Regional & national history
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Regional & national history
Paperback. Examines the evolution of the modern Afghan state in the shadow of Britain's imperial presence in South Asia during the first half of the nineteenth century, and challenges the staid assumptions that the Afghans were little more than pawns in a larger Anglo-Russian imperial rivalry known as the 'Great Game'. Series: Cambridge Imperial and Post-Colonial Studies Series. Num Pages: 280 pages, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1FCA; HBJF; HBLL. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 140 x 216 x 17. Weight in Grams: 360.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230302372
- ISBN
- 9780230302372
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 60.10
€ 60.10
Paperback. Shrouded in secrecy until recently, Colossus was the world's first fully-functioning electronic computer, built during the Second World War and used at Bletchley Park to crack the codes of high-level Nazi communications. This collection of essays delves into code-breaking, personal recollections, and declassified information. Num Pages: 480 pages, various line drawings and 16pp black and white plate section. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJH; HBJD1; HBLW; HBWQ; JWKF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 156 x 37. Weight in Grams: 748.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 480
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199578146
- ISBN
- 9780199578146
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 17.67
€ 23.99
€ 17.67
Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 3H; 3JB; 3JD; 3JF; HBJD; HBLC; HRCC7; HRJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 142 x 17. Weight in Grams: 370.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Edition
- 3rd edition
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801485688
- ISBN
- 9780801485688
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 35.11
€ 38.99
€ 35.11
Paperback. Investigates the social and sexual world of these sea rovers Num Pages: 264 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KJ; HBJK; HBLH; HBTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 153 x 17. Weight in Grams: 368.
- Publisher
- NYU Press
- Number of pages
- 264
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Edition
- Revised edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814712368
- ISBN
- 9780814712368
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.67
€ 32.99
€ 29.67
Hardcover. The Practice of the Law in Lincolnshire, 1787-1838. Part I: the Justice Books of Thomas Dixon of Riby, 1787-1798; Part II: Papers in the Case of Thorold V. Catton, 1830-1838. Series: Publications of the Lincoln Record Society. 208 pages, 12, 12 black and white. Editor(s): Davey, B.J.; Wheeler, R. C. Legal documents from eighteenth and nineteenth-century Lincolnshire provide fascinating insights into life at the time. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1DBKEAL; 3JF; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLL. Dimension: 241 x 164 x 21. Weight: 630.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Lincoln Record Society
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780901503947
- ISBN
- 9780901503947
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 38.76
€ 40.99
€ 38.76
Paperback.
- Publisher
- James Currey United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- 2nd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780852557860
- ISBN
- 9780852557860
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 32.81
€ 33.99
€ 32.81
Paperback. This fresh departure from other California history readers offers students a compilation of engaging essays. The work of ten experts, this book presents interpretive examinations of an eclectic range of topics seldom, if ever, considered in standard books. Editor(s): Bakken, Gordon Morris. Num Pages: 232 pages, b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 256 x 179 x 13. Weight in Grams: 418.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Harlan Davidson Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780882959719
- ISBN
- 9780882959719
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.74
€ 34.74
Num Pages: 224 pages, over 240 color and b/w photographs. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBT; HBWQ; JWKT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 286 x 221 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1486.
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764302220
- ISBN
- 9780764302220
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.41€ 39.54
€ 54.41
€ 39.54
Paperback. Nine of America's top legal experts rewrite the landmark desegregation decision as they would like it to have been written. Editor(s): Balkin, Jack M. Num Pages: 257 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW3; JPVH1; LND. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 372.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 257
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814798904
- ISBN
- 9780814798904
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.73
€ 32.99
€ 29.73
Hardback. This Companion illuminates Greek and Roman political thought in all its range, diversity, and depth. Thirty-four essays from leading scholars in history, classics, philosophy, and political science provide stimulating discussions of classical political thought, ranging from the Archaic Greek epics to the final days of the Roman Empire and beyond. Series: Blackwell Companions to the Ancient World. Num Pages: 658 pages. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBLA; HPS; JFSJ; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 255 x 184 x 41. Weight in Grams: 1342.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 658
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405151436
- ISBN
- 9781405151436
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 220.79
€ 220.79
Paperback. The story of India's great flowering of wealth and cultural splendour Series: Brief Histories. Num Pages: 304 pages, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HBJF; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 138 x 20. Weight in Grams: 282.
- Publisher
- Robinson
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781841195339
- ISBN
- 9781841195339
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.00€ 11.88
€ 13.00
€ 11.88
Paperback. By focusing on the key colourful characters of the eight major dynasties, Bamber Gascoigne brings to life 3500 years of Chinese civilization. Series: Brief Histories. Num Pages: 240 pages, 2 x 8pp of Colour plates. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1QD; HBJF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 16. Weight in Grams: 230.
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Publisher
- Robinson
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781841197913
- ISBN
- 9781841197913
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.39
€ 17.99
€ 13.39
Hardback. Series: New Directions in Critical Theory. Num Pages: 512 pages, 4. BIC Classification: HBJF1; HPS; JPF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 161 x 236 x 36. Weight in Grams: 814.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231163408
- ISBN
- 9780231163408
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 80.44€ 62.54
€ 80.44
€ 62.54
Paperback. Series: New Directions in Critical Theory. Num Pages: 512 pages, 4. BIC Classification: 1DVT; 3JMC; HBJF1; HPS; JPA; JPWF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 155 x 39. Weight in Grams: 710.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231163415
- ISBN
- 9780231163415
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.22
€ 40.99
€ 29.22
Hardback. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: HBJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691172743
- ISBN
- 9780691172743
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.24€ 42.14
€ 53.24
€ 42.14
Hardback. Representing Imperial Rivalry in the Early Modern Mediterranean explores representations of national, racial, and religious identities within a region dominated by the clash of empires. Series: UCLA Clark Memorial Library Series. Num Pages: 296 pages, 12. BIC Classification: 1DD; 1DS; DSBD; HBJD; HBLH; HBTQ. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 240 x 163 x 29. Weight in Grams: 618.
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442649026
- ISBN
- 9781442649026
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 70.24
€ 70.24
Paperback. A collection of essays which provide insights into such topics as concepts of animal/human relationships; environmental and ecological history; medieval hunting; early modern collections of natural objects; the relationship of religion and nature; and the rise of science. Editor(s): Hanawalt, Barbara A.; Kiser, Lisa J. Num Pages: 248 pages, 27 illustrated halftones. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBLC; WN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 153 x 15. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Publisher
- University of Notre Dame Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780268030834
- ISBN
- 9780268030834
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.82
€ 32.99
€ 29.82
Paperback. Examines the lives of those who lived on the margins of medieval and early modern European society. This book explores obvious marginalized classes, such as criminals, gypsies, and prostitutes. It also challenges traditional understandings of the margin by showing that female mystics could fall into the margins. Editor(s): Hanawalt, Barbara A.; Grotans, Anna. Num Pages: 208 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBLC; HBLH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 162 x 12. Weight in Grams: 367.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of Notre Dame Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780268030827
- ISBN
- 9780268030827
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.48
€ 27.99
€ 26.48
Paperback. "An insightful portrait of this paradoxical woman."-People Num Pages: 432 pages, 16 pages of photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; BGH; HBJK; HBLW; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 145 x 201 x 26. Weight in Grams: 356.
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co
- Number of pages
- 416
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393349467
- ISBN
- 9780393349467
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.51
€ 17.99
€ 16.51
Hardcover. An unprecedented look at the life of Rose Kennedy reveals the private woman who became a political legend. Num Pages: 416 pages, 16 pages of photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; BGH; HBJK; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 165 x 242 x 33. Weight in Grams: 638.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- W. W. Norton & Co.
- Edition
- First
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393068955
- ISBN
- 9780393068955
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 25.77
€ 30.99
€ 25.77