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Regional & national history
Hardcover. Ink landscape painting is a distinctive feature of the Northern Song, and Song painters created some of the most celebrated artworks in Chinese history. Foong Ping shows how landmark works of this era came to be identified first as potent symbols of imperial authority and later as objects by which exiled scholars expressed disaffection and dissent. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: ACBP; HBJF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 191 x 265 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1002.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Harvard University Asia Center
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674417151
- ISBN
- 9780674417151
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 79.13€ 70.74
€ 79.13
€ 70.74
hardcover. Translator(s): Pomerans, Arnold (Rijksuniversiteit Groningen the Netherlands). Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 488 pages, 11 halftones 1 map 24 tables. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JH; 3JJC; HBJD; HBLL; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 857.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 488
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691634135
- ISBN
- 9780691634135
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 233.35
€ 233.35
Paperback. Pilar OrtuNo Anaya's book makes use of new archival sources and interviews with key participants in tracing Spain's transition to democracy. Series: St Antony's. Num Pages: 271 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBL; JPA; JPQB; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 271
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349426959
- ISBN
- 9781349426959
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 61.92
€ 61.92
Hardcover. This work looks at the international dimensions of the Spanish transition to democracy. The author argues that specific individuals and organizations made a significant contribution to the democratization process, and establishes the role played by European socialist and trade union organizations. Series: St Antony's Series. Num Pages: 271 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DSE; HBJD; HBLW3; JPFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 498.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- 2002nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333949276
- ISBN
- 9780333949276
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 63.07
€ 63.07
The Zimbabwe Culture. Origins and Decline of Southern Zambezian States...
Pikirayi, Innocent; Vogel, Joseph O.
Hardback. This volume examines the growth of precolonial states in Southern Zambezia, and its historical and cultural developments through the evolution of the small-scale, farming societies. Series: African Archaeology Series. Num Pages: 336 pages, 81 illustrations, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1HFMW; HBJH; HBTB; HDD; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 653.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- AltaMira Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780759100909
- ISBN
- 9780759100909
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 171.54
€ 171.54
Hardback. Pietro Bembo (1470-1547), a Venetian nobleman, later a cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church, was the celebrated Latin stylist of his day and was admired for his writings in Italian. This book chronicles internal politics and events, and external affairs of Venice, principally conflicts with other European states and with the Turks in the East. Editor(s): Ulery, Robert W., Jr. Translator(s): Ulery, Robert W., Jr. Series: The I Tatti Renaissance Library. Num Pages: 384 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1DST; HBJD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 212 x 146 x 24. Weight in Grams: 504.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674022836
- ISBN
- 9780674022836
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 33.25
€ 40.99
€ 33.25
Hardback. This book offers a fascinating and insightful overview of seven centuries of murder in Europe. It tells the story of the changing face of violence and documents the long-term decline in the incidence of homicide. Num Pages: 282 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; HBJD; HBTB; JKV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 534.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 282
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745643779
- ISBN
- 9780745643779
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 71.25
€ 71.25
Hardcover. Introduces the history and people of West Papua, tracing the origins of the international conflict surrounding their struggle for self-determination following the Second World War. This title focuses on the sham referendum of 1969, which Indonesia dubbed 'The Act of Free Choice', an election rigged to legitimize Indonesian control over West Papua. Num Pages: 928 pages, Illustrations, map. BIC Classification: 1FMN; 1MKLP; 3JJP; 3JMC; HBJF; HBLW; HBLX; HBTQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 165 x 51. Weight in Grams: 1520.
- Publisher
- Oneworld Publications United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 928
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781851687152
- ISBN
- 9781851687152
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 159.41
€ 159.41
Hardcover. During the 4 decades of the communist regime in Czechoslovakia a vast literature on working-class movements has been produced but it has hardly any value for today's scholarship. This remarkable study reopens the field. Based on Czech, Slovak, German and other sources, it focuses on the history of the multi-ethnic social democratic labor movement. Series: International Studies in Social History. Num Pages: 546 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVKS; HBJD; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 159 x 235 x 31. Weight in Grams: 766.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 546
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845453954
- ISBN
- 9781845453954
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 201.44
€ 201.44
Paperback. The dramatic, ultimately tragic history of the Knights Templar, the largest and most powerful military order of the Crusades. Num Pages: 368 pages, 16, 7 maps. BIC Classification: 1D; HBJD; HRAM9; HRC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 132 x 21. Weight in Grams: 262.
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing Co
- Number of pages
- 368
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780753810873
- ISBN
- 9780753810873
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.99€ 11.77
€ 12.99
€ 11.77
Paperback. A compelling, new and highly accessible account of one of the most high-profile and influential miscarriages of justice in French history: The Dreyfus Affair Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JH; HBJD; HBLL; JWJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 131 x 27. Weight in Grams: 312. The Story of the Most Infamous Miscarriage of Justice in French History. 416 pages. A compelling, new and highly accessible account of one of the most high-profile and influential miscarriages of justice in French history: The Dreyfus Affair. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JH; HBJD; HBLL; JWJ. Dimension: 199 x 131 x 27. Weight: 314.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 416
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781408830574
- ISBN
- 9781408830574
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 18.45
€ 26.99
€ 18.45
Paperback. The events of the American Revolution signified by Lexington, Bunker Hill, Valley Forge, Saratoga, and Yorktown are familiar to American readers. This title views the American Revolution from the standpoint of the British government and the British military leaders as they attempted to execute an overseas war of great complexity. Num Pages: 569 pages, Illus., map. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 31. Weight in Grams: 816.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 569
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- SKU
- V9780803281929
- ISBN
- 9780803281929
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 37.99
€ 38.99
€ 37.99
paperback. No empire has been larger or more diverse than the British Empire. At its apogee in the 1930s, 42 million Britons governed 500 million foreign subjects. Britannia ruled the waves and a quarter of the earth's surface was painted red on the map. Yet no empire (except the Russian) disappeared more swiftly. This title tells this history. Num Pages: 816 pages, ill. BIC Classification: 1QDB; 3JJ; HBJD1; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 132 x 25. Weight in Grams: 616.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780712668460
- ISBN
- 9780712668460
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.10
€ 19.99
€ 15.10
Paperback. Num Pages: 141 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW3; JPHL. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 12. Weight in Grams: 314.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 141
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781594546952
- ISBN
- 9781594546952
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 73.27€ 51.05
€ 73.27
€ 51.05
Hardcover. Series: Presidential Wives. Num Pages: 141 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 238 x 162 x 16. Weight in Grams: 396.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 141
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781590337592
- ISBN
- 9781590337592
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 73.27€ 56.18
€ 73.27
€ 56.18
Paperback. Originally published as: Voyage a travers la mort, Le temoignage d'un exile Hutu du Rwanda. Translator(s): Taylor, Phil. Num Pages: 190 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BM; HBJH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 143 x 213 x 10. Weight in Grams: 250.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Baraka Books
- Number of pages
- 190
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781926824789
- ISBN
- 9781926824789
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.60
€ 19.99
€ 18.60
Hardback. An account of one of the more curious realities of contemporary French culture: the prominence accorded to "revisionism". This is an attempt on the part of a specific group to deny the existence of Hitler's Holocaust. The study reveals the underlying causes of revisionism and its influence. Translator(s): Mehlman, Jeffrey. Series: European Perspectives: A Series in Social Thought and Cultural Criticism. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBTZ1; JFC; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 20. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231074582
- ISBN
- 9780231074582
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 91.49
€ 91.49
Paperback. "Invaluable to those who need to disentangle the complex family relationships of those who controlled much of Europe for so many centuries."-American Historical Review Translator(s): Allen, Michael Idomir. Series: The Middle Ages Series. Num Pages: 424 pages, 9 illus. BIC Classification: 1D; HBJD; HBLC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 230 x 157 x 26. Weight in Grams: 694.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 424
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812213423
- ISBN
- 9780812213423
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.35
€ 42.35
Paperback. Where else .. can one learn about Carolingian furniture, medicine, dieting, birth control, astrology, .. drinking habits, or hygiene? A fine introduction to early medieval Europe."-International Historical Studies Series: The Middle Ages Series. Num Pages: 352 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; HBJD; HBLC; HBTB. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 164 x 19. Weight in Grams: 536.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1988
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press
- Edition
- 2Rev Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812210965
- ISBN
- 9780812210965
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 33.73
€ 37.99
€ 33.73
Hardback. Originally published: La Guerre Iran-Irak, 1980-1988: Premiere guerre du Golfe. Perrin, un department d'Edi8, 2013. Num Pages: 580 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBN; 1FBQ; HBJF1; HBWS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 245 x 166 x 51. Weight in Grams: 1200.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Tra
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674088634
- ISBN
- 9780674088634
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 43.74
€ 52.99
€ 43.74
Hardcover. Documents the history and culture of France. This book covers French manners, mores, and society. It concerns with conversation, cafes, songs, wine, gallantry, and places imbued with national symbolism such as Notre Dame and Sacre Coeur cathedrals. Translator(s): Jordan, David Peter. Num Pages: 480 pages, 126 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DDF; HBJD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 235 x 165 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1179.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 480
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226591346
- ISBN
- 9780226591346
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 106.37€ 88.00
€ 106.37
€ 88.00
paperback. Operation Valkyrie was the code name given to the plot to assassinate Hitler. Galante's book is based in large part on achived materials and extensive interviews with Adolf Heusinger, one of the generals who played a key role in the plot. Num Pages: 328 pages, 26. BIC Classification: 1DFG; HBG; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 141 x 18. Weight in Grams: 372.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Cooper Square Press United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780815411796
- ISBN
- 9780815411796
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.55
€ 20.55
Hardback. An exciting and accessible history, Wealth and Disaster offers riveting insight into the matrimonial strategies and inheritance customs of French rural society and the resulting choices to emigrate or to stay. Num Pages: 256 pages, 16, 16 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 1KJ; 3JF; 3JH; HBJD; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 161 x 244 x 20. Weight in Grams: 464.
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421421285
- ISBN
- 9781421421285
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 55.78
€ 55.78
Hardback. Num Pages: 285 pages, 10 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1QDT; 3JH; HBJF1; HBTB; HRAX; JPSD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 218 x 22. Weight in Grams: 502.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319341019
- ISBN
- 9783319341019
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.59
€ 62.59