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Regional & national history
Hardback. This book examines the social and cultural consequences of a war normally looked at for its role in the story of Italian unification - the convergence of French, Austrian, and Piedmont-Sardinian armies in northern Italy in 1859, referred to in Italy as the "Second War for Independence." Num Pages: 262 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JH; HBJD; HBLL; HBW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 416.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 262
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230108134
- ISBN
- 9780230108134
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.11
€ 67.11
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Short Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780722429
- ISBN
- 9781780722429
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.33
€ 17.99
€ 14.33
Paperback. In the late 19th century, the port of Massawa on the Red Sea was a thriving, vibrant, multiethnic commercial hub. This title tells the story of how Massawa rose to prominence as one of Northeast Africa's important shipping centres. It constructs the social, material, religious, and cultural history of this mercantile community. Num Pages: 400 pages, 35 b&w photos, 5 maps. BIC Classification: 1HFGE; 3JH; HBJH; HBLL; HBTB; JFSL3; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 28. Weight in Grams: 666.
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 360
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253220790
- ISBN
- 9780253220790
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.58
€ 32.99
€ 29.58
Paperback. This is a study of the radical peasant trade union which thrived in parts of south and west Germany in the 1920s. The Free Peasantry, as it was known, challenged the authority of the state through food delivery strikes, a separatist putsch which ended in bloodshed. Series: St Antony's Series. Num Pages: 224 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DFG; HBJD; HBLW; JPWF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 311.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333524480
- ISBN
- 9780333524480
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.02
€ 66.02
Hardcover. This work is a reappraisal of Sir Anthony Eden's conduct of foreign relations during the Suez crisis of 1956. It details the confusion and failed attempts at negotiation that eventually culminated in the reluctant gamble. Num Pages: 264 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1QDB; 3JJPG; HBJD1; HBLW3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 154 x 217 x 20. Weight in Grams: 436.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 264
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333984512
- ISBN
- 9780333984512
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.00
€ 128.00
Hardback. A penetrating inquiry into the motives, moral dilemmas, and compromises of Walter Gropius, Emil Nolde, and other celebrated artists who chose to remain in Nazi Germany Num Pages: 416 pages, 12 colour + 44 black and white. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJG; 3JJH; ACXD; HBJD; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 158 x 29. Weight in Grams: 758.
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- First Edition /First Printing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300197471
- ISBN
- 9780300197471
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 31.64
€ 43.99
€ 31.64
Paperback. The Second Crusade (1145-1149) was an extraordinarily bold attempt to overcome unbelievers on no less than three fronts. Crusader armies set out to defeat Muslims in the Holy Land and in Iberia as well as pagans in northeastern Europe. This book provides an understanding of the Crusades and their importance in medieval European history. Num Pages: 336 pages, 12 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJF1; HBWC; HRAM9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 157 x 29. Weight in Grams: 630.
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300164756
- ISBN
- 9780300164756
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.81
€ 24.81
Paperback. In April 1204, the armies of Western Christendom wrote another bloodstained chapter in the history of holy war. Two years earlier, aflame with religious zeal, the Fourth Crusade set out to free Jerusalem from the grip of Islam. Num Pages: 400 pages, 8. BIC Classification: 1QDAZ; 3H; HBJD; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 131 x 27. Weight in Grams: 298. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Pimlico
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KKD0001632
- ISBN
- 9781844130801
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
Paperback. Offers an account of life inside 'the bunker' of Number 10. Taking the lessons of Machiavelli derived from his experience as an official in fifteenth-century Florence, this title shows how these lessons can still apply today. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JMC; BM; HBJD1; HBLX; JPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 197 x 132 x 23. Weight in Grams: 248.
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099546092
- ISBN
- 9780099546092
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.49
€ 17.99
€ 13.49
Hardback. Num Pages: 184 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; HBJK; HBLL; HBWF; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 259.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Potomac Books Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781612347677
- ISBN
- 9781612347677
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 18.80
€ 18.99
€ 18.80
Hardback. A wide-ranging yet concise survey of the U.S. Navy from the colonial era through the Civil War Series: Studies in War, Society, and the Military. Num Pages: 216 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JD; 3JF; 3JH; HBJK; HBLH; HBTM; JWF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 19. Weight in Grams: 404.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780803240520
- ISBN
- 9780803240520
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 31.18
€ 31.99
€ 31.18
Paperback. The Seven Years' War was the world's first global conflict, spanning five continents and the critical sea lanes that connected them. Winner of the 2005 France-Ameriques Prize, this book is the account written of the French navy's role in the hostilities. Series: France Overseas: Studies in Empire and Decolonization Series. Num Pages: 472 pages, 5 maps, 12 appendixes, index. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JF; HBJD; HBLL; HBW; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 154 x 25. Weight in Grams: 624.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 472
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803260245
- ISBN
- 9780803260245
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 22.97
€ 24.99
€ 22.97
Paperback. Good copy
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Simon and Schuster
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1980
- SKU
- KEX0241183
- ISBN
- 9780671250577
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. This text focuses on the history of the Prussian army from the Thirty Years War to the unification of Germany in the Franco-Prussian War. The author uses an entertaining format to describe the rise of militarism in Prussia. Num Pages: 378 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1DFG; HBJD; JWD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 135 x 19. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- University Press of America United States
- Number of pages
- 378
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780761802068
- ISBN
- 9780761802068
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 102.01
€ 102.01
Paperback. Series: Conjunctions of Religion and Power in the Medieval Past. Num Pages: 224 pages, 2. BIC Classification: 1DSE; HBJD; HBLC; HBTB; JFSR1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 156 x 234 x 16. Weight in Grams: 320.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780801474514
- ISBN
- 9780801474514
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.52
€ 26.99
€ 25.52
Hardback. Shows how US officials during World War I discovered the enormous value of global communications. This book sheds light on the early stages of the global infrastructure that helped launch the United States as one of the predominant powers. Series: Harvard Historical Studies. Num Pages: 358 pages, 6 maps, 3 charts. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJF; HBJK; HBWN; JWK. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 28. Weight in Grams: 653.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 358
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674028395
- ISBN
- 9780674028395
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 81.20€ 74.55
€ 81.20
€ 74.55
Paperback. A study that blends diplomatic, military, technology, and business history. It shows how US officials during World War I discovered the enormous value of global communications. It sheds light on the early stages of the global infrastructure that helped launch the United States as the predominant power of the century. Series: Harvard Historical Studies. Num Pages: 358 pages, maps (black and white). BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJF; HBJK; HBLW; HBWN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 160 x 25. Weight in Grams: 414.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 358
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674725775
- ISBN
- 9780674725775
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 32.10
€ 36.99
€ 32.10
Rees shows that how we obtain and preserve perishable food is related to our changing relationship with the natural world. Series: Studies in Industry and Society. Num Pages: 248 pages, 12, 12 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JFCD; KCZ; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 149 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421411064
- ISBN
- 9781421411064
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 61.45
€ 61.45
Paperback. Tells the story about the tangle of race, talk, and identity in the life of Martin Luther King Jr. This title delves into the intricacies of his sermons, speeches, storytelling, exhortations, jokes, jeremiads, taunts, repartee, eulogies, confessions, lamentation, and gallows humor. It explores his performances. Num Pages: 408 pages, 6 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; CFG; HBJK; HBLW; JFSL3; JPH; JPVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 146 x 25. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 408
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674046986
- ISBN
- 9780674046986
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 31.06
€ 35.99
€ 31.06
Hardcover. In this original study British rule in Burma is examined through quotidian acts of corruption. Saha outlines a novel way to study the colonial state as it was experienced in everyday life, revealing a complex world of state practices where legality and illegality were inseparable: the informal world upon which formal colonial power rested. Series: Cambridge Imperial and Post-Colonial Studies Series. Num Pages: 176 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FMB; HBJF; HBTQ; JPZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 138 x 15. Weight in Grams: 336.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230358270
- ISBN
- 9780230358270
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.36
€ 66.36
God and Churchill: How the Great Leader's Sense of Divine Destiny Chan...
Jonathan Sandys And Wallace Henley
Paperback. The first biography of Churchill to focus on the Christian motivation behind his style of leadership, his inspiring speeches and his eventual success in preventing the collapse of Christian civilization in Europe. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJH; BGH; HBJD1; HRCV; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 197 x 28. Weight in Grams: 348.
- Publisher
- SPCK Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780281075393
- ISBN
- 9780281075393
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 13.47
€ 16.99
€ 13.47
Paperback. Collects the foremost aticles written about Jews and the Civil War in a single accessible volume Editor(s): Sarna, Jonathan D.; Mendelsohn, Adam D. Num Pages: 445 pages, 26 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 151 x 21. Weight in Grams: 594.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 445
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814771136
- ISBN
- 9780814771136
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.58
€ 32.99
€ 29.58
Paperback. Drawing on new research, The Balfour Declaration gets to the heart of the present crisis in the Middle East by going back to the roots of the conflict in a British government communication of autumn of 1917. Num Pages: 464 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1FB; 3JJ; HBJD1; HBJF1; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 32. Weight in Grams: 384. The Origins of the Arab-Israeli Conflict. 464 pages, Illustrations, ports. Drawing on new research, The Balfour Declaration gets to the heart of the present crisis in the Middle East by going back to the roots of the conflict in a British government communication of autumn of 1917. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1FB; 3JJ; HBJD1; HBJF1; HBLW. Dimension: 196 x 129 x 32. Weight: 330.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 464
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781408809709
- ISBN
- 9781408809709
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 16.45
€ 23.99
€ 16.45
Paperback. How do we balance the desire for tales of exceptional accomplishment with the need for painful doses of reality? How hard do we work to remember our past or to forget it? These are some of the questions that Jonathan Scott Holloway addresses in this exploration of race memory from the dawn of the modern civil rights era to the present. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; 3JM; HBJK; HBTB; JFFJ; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 525.
- Publisher
- The University of North Carolina Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781469626413
- ISBN
- 9781469626413
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.85
€ 54.85