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Regional & national history
Paperback. What does the Rosetta Stone tell us about the past? What treasures of Egyptian literature can now be read, thanks to its decipherment? What does it tell us about the history of writing and the story of our own alphabets? How do decipherments work and how can we know if they are right? This book answers these questions. Num Pages: 208 pages, 25 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAE; HBJH; HBLA; HDD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 158 x 14. Weight in Grams: 174.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Profile Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781861973399
- ISBN
- 9781861973399
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.61
€ 15.99
€ 11.61
paperback. Recreates the panorama of African history, from the primeval cataclysms that formed the continent to the political upheavals facing much of the continent. This book shows how the world's richest assortment of animals and plants has helped - or hindered - human progress in Africa. Num Pages: 816 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1H; HBJH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 34. Weight in Grams: 542.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780140266757
- ISBN
- 9780140266757
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 16.46
€ 19.99
€ 16.46
Paperback. Presents an account of the Russian revolution. This book describes the events in Petrograd in November 1917, when Lenin and the Bolsheviks finally seized power. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVU; 3JJF; HBJD; HBLW; HBTV; JPWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 22. Weight in Grams: 268.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Number of pages
- 368
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- New Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141442129
- ISBN
- 9780141442129
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.88
€ 15.99
€ 11.88
paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBCV; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 205 x 135 x 9. Weight in Grams: 178.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Fernwood Publishing Canada
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781552663257
- ISBN
- 9781552663257
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 20.45
€ 23.99
€ 20.45
Paperback. The War for Independence promised liberty, the opportunity for a better life, and the excitement of the battlefield. It also brought disappointment, misery, and mourning. This book presents essays that investigate the diverse experiences of Americans from North to South, coast to backcountry, and white townsfolk to African American slaves. Editor(s): Resch, John; Sargent, Walter. Num Pages: 326 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 250 x 150 x 15. Weight in Grams: 666.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Northern Illinois University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 326
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780875806143
- ISBN
- 9780875806143
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 28.51
€ 31.99
€ 28.51
Paperback. In January 1919, at Soloheadbeg in County Tipperary, two members of the Royal Irish Constabulary (RIC) were killed by the IRA. In the four bloody years that followed, nearly 500 RIC men were killed and hundreds more wounded. In Tipperary alone, 46 policemen were killed, making it one of most violent counties in Ireland. Num Pages: 232 pages, Black and white photos. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJG; HBJD; HBW; JKSW1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 221 x 225 x 18. Weight in Grams: 302.
- Publisher
- The Collins Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848892729
- ISBN
- 9781848892729
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 22.99€ 18.38
€ 22.99
€ 18.38
Paperback. Examines the impact of war on Greek society from Homeric times to the age of Alexander and his successors. Discusses the causes and profits of war, links between war, piracy, slavery and trade and the ideology of warfare in literature and art. Editor(s): Rich, John; Shipley, Graham. Series: Leicester-Nottingham Studies in Ancient Society. Num Pages: 288 pages, 8 b&w photographs, 7 figures. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBJD; HBLA; HBTB; JFFE; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 146 x 16. Weight in Grams: 364.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415121668
- ISBN
- 9780415121668
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 60.48
€ 60.48
hardcover. Num Pages: 336 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white line drawings, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBW; HBWJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 196 x 31. Weight in Grams: 46.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Lyons Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780762782239
- ISBN
- 9780762782239
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 23.07
€ 30.99
€ 23.07
Paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBWJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 189 x 23. Weight in Grams: 599.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780762787906
- ISBN
- 9780762787906
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 20.91
€ 20.99
€ 20.91
Paperback. Gold offers a feel for what it was like to live through the heady days of the discovery and exploitation of gold in California in the mid-1800s through firsthand accounts, short stories, and tall tales written by the people who were there. These eyewitness accounts offer an immediacy that brings the events to life. Num Pages: 368 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KBBW; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTP; RGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 30.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780762791507
- ISBN
- 9780762791507
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.67
€ 17.99
€ 16.67
Paperback. This book explores Brahe's wide range of activities which encompass much more than his reputed role of astronomer. Num Pages: 374 pages, 72 b/w illus. 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JB; HBJD; HBLH; JFCX; PDX; PGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 500.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- Abridged
- Number of pages
- 374
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521008846
- ISBN
- 9780521008846
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.43
€ 37.43
Hardback. In this significantly expanded second edition of The Presidency of George H.W. Bush , John Robert Greene takes full advantage of newly released documents to revisit BushAEs term, to consider his post-presidency accomplishments, and to enhance and clarify our understanding of his place in history. Series: American Presidency Series. Num Pages: 400 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPN; 3JJPR; HBJK; HBLW3; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 36. Weight in Grams: 726.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University Press of Kansas United States
- Edition
- 2 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700620791
- ISBN
- 9780700620791
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 75.05
€ 75.05
Paperback. A unique account of Iraq - cradle of great civilizations and birthplace of the first cities Series: Short Histories. Num Pages: 400 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; HBJF1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 136 x 216 x 31. Weight in Grams: 444.
- Publisher
- Oneworld Publications
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780749495
- ISBN
- 9781780749495
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 19.00
€ 25.99
€ 19.00
Hardcover. A biography of the Laird of Torosay Castle Num Pages: 240 pages, colour and b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH; HBJD1; HBLW; JWD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 160 x 20. Weight in Grams: 690.
- Publisher
- Spellmount Ltd Pub
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781862270367
- ISBN
- 9781862270367
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 28.84
€ 33.99
€ 28.84
Paperback. There are hundreds of inscriptions to be found on Roman tombstones in museums throughout Britain. They tell us about the Romans in Britain. However, to save space the wording is full of abbreviations and the meaning of the typical inscription is lost on the average museum visitor. Num Pages: 128 pages, 50. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 2ADL; 3D; CFF; HBJD1; HBLA; HDDK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 155 x 9. Weight in Grams: 292.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 128
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752439525
- ISBN
- 9780752439525
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.50
€ 19.99
€ 18.50
Hardcover. Editor(s): Rolland, John C. Num Pages: 235 pages, b/w photos & tables. BIC Classification: 1FBL; HBJF1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 262 x 186 x 21. Weight in Grams: 668.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 235
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781590338711
- ISBN
- 9781590338711
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 101.00€ 76.80
€ 101.00
€ 76.80
Paperback. Draws on a lifetime of research and thought to recreate the story of how a civilization which began with handfuls of semi-itinerant fishermen settled, spread and created a rich, vivid, strange civilization that had its first culmination in the pharaoh Khufu building the Great Pyramid. Num Pages: 512 pages, Illustrations (some col.), maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAE; HBJH; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 137 x 23. Weight in Grams: 374.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Number of pages
- 512
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141399713
- ISBN
- 9780141399713
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.96
€ 19.99
€ 14.96
Gray Zones: Ambiguity and Compromise in the Holocaust and its Aftermat...
John Roth Jonathan Petropoulos
Hardcover. Few essays about the Holocaust are better known or more important than Primo Levi's reflections on what he called "the gray zone," a reality in which moral ambiguity and compromise were pronounced. In this volume accomplished Holocaust scholars, among them Raul Hilberg, Gerhard L. Num Pages: Illustrations, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1DFG; HBG; HBJD; HBTZ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 160 x 29. Weight in Grams: 698.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845450717
- ISBN
- 9781845450717
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 167.46
€ 167.46
Paperback. A thoroughly up-to-date revision of a landmark textbook. Num Pages: 344 pages, 1 bibliog., 1 index. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1H; GTB; HBJH; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 158 x 235 x 24. Weight in Grams: 554.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Edition
- 2 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253217820
- ISBN
- 9780253217820
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.29
€ 27.99
€ 26.29
Paperback. Num Pages: 384 pages, black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBBNC; HBJK; HBTB; JKVM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 154 x 12. Weight in Grams: 235.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Trine Day United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781937584511
- ISBN
- 9781937584511
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 18.65
€ 20.99
€ 18.65
Hardcover. Series: Studies in Regional and Local History. Num Pages: 238 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1DBKEAC; 3H; 3JB; HBJD1; HBLC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 252 x 178 x 19. Weight in Grams: 692.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of Hertfordshire Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 238
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781902806471
- ISBN
- 9781902806471
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 22.60
€ 25.99
€ 22.60
Paperback. "Dwight D. Eisenhower once remarked that "the history of alliances is a history of failure." This provocative, absorbing work, based on a study by the General and written by his son, is a history of on" Num Pages: 528 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBG; HBJK; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 477. Clean copy
- Condition
- Used, Like New
- Publisher
- Hachette Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- SKU
- KEX0236943
- ISBN
- 9780306809415
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. "Dwight D. Eisenhower once remarked that "the history of alliances is a history of failure." This provocative, absorbing work, based on a study by the General and written by his son, is a history of on" Num Pages: 528 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBG; HBJK; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 477. Clean copy.
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Hachette Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- SKU
- KEX0215144
- ISBN
- 9780306809415
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Hardback. Provides a comprehensive evaluation of the consequences of the Iraq war for the national security of the United States. This work examines both how the war has advanced or retarded the achievement of other important goals of US national security policy and its impact on the ability of the US to pursue its security interests in the future. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; 1KBB; 3JMC; HBJF; HBJK; HBLX; HBWS5; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 147 x 25. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804760133
- ISBN
- 9780804760133
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 32.97
€ 41.99
€ 32.97