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Regional & national history
Hardback. The blood of the Hambletons is the blood of Maryland, a rich land stretching from the shores of the Atlantic Ocean to the tidal basins of the mighty Chesapeake to the mountains of the west, a poetic framework that illuminates one truly American family that continues its legacy of building new generations of strong Americans. Num Pages: 690 pages, 406, 181 black & white illustrations, 225 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBFM; 3J; HBJK; WQH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 250 x 150 x 15. Weight in Grams: 666.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Maryland Historical Society United States
- Number of pages
- 690
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780996594400
- ISBN
- 9780996594400
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 75.22€ 69.24
€ 75.22
€ 69.24
Paperback. Paul and Marie Pireaud, a young peasant couple from southwest France, were newlyweds when World War I erupted. With Paul in the army from 1914 to 1919, they were forced to conduct their marriage by correspondence. This book draws upon the hundreds of letters they wrote and tells their moving story and reveals a personal perspective on war. Num Pages: 352 pages, 6 halftones, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JJF; BJ; HBJD; HBLW; HBWN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 139 x 23. Weight in Grams: 430.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674030510
- ISBN
- 9780674030510
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 31.06
€ 35.99
€ 31.06
Paperback. How did individual Americans respond to the shock of President Lincoln's assassination? Diaries, letters, and intimate writings reveal a complicated, untold story Num Pages: 408 pages, 25 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBTB; HBWJ; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 157 x 29. Weight in Grams: 578.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780300219753
- ISBN
- 9780300219753
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 6.23
€ 29.99
€ 6.23
Paperback. A finalist for the Lincoln Prize, The Sea Captain's Wife "comes surprisingly, and movingly, alive" (Tina Jordan, Entertainment Weekly). Num Pages: 384 pages, 47 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 211 x 139 x 24. Weight in Grams: 310.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393330298
- ISBN
- 9780393330298
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.68
€ 19.99
€ 18.68
paperback. Num Pages: 248 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1MKLF; HBJM; JHM; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 436.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822315933
- ISBN
- 9780822315933
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 26.56
€ 33.99
€ 26.56
Paperback. Num Pages: 368 pages, , black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVH; 3JJ; HBJD; HBLW; KCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226314600
- ISBN
- 9780226314600
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 36.61
€ 46.99
€ 36.61
Paperback. After a failed suicide attempt and recovery in the mad house, Martha is heading for France to be reunited with the one true love of her life. Father Ralph Fitzgerald rescued her from the streets when she was sixteen and was the first person to show Martha true love and affection. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJP; BGA; HBJD1; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 19. Weight in Grams: 204.
- Publisher
- Transworld Publishers Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780576114
- ISBN
- 9781780576114
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 16.87
€ 20.99
€ 16.87
Hardback. Cleansing Honor with Blood examines the daily experiences of interpersonal violence, the elaboration of masculine identities around honor and the practice of violence, and the contests for power and authority among free poor men from the hinterlands of the northeastern Brazilian province of Ceara between 1845 and 1889. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations, map. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; JFFE. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 25. Weight in Grams: 456.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804774567
- ISBN
- 9780804774567
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 82.16
€ 82.16
Hardcover. Editor(s): Oppenheim, A Leo; Roth, Martha T; Reiner, Erica. Series: Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the Univers. Num Pages: 435 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; DB; HBJF1; HD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 290 x 211 x 39. Weight in Grams: 1510.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1958
- Publisher
- Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780918986108
- ISBN
- 9780918986108
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 98.59
€ 98.59
Paperback. Brings together primary and secondary documents related to the reparations movement in the United States. While the movement is united in its goal of "repairing" the injustices to African Americans that have followed from the long history of slavery and Jim Crow, this title reveals the range of opinions as to the form that repair might take. Editor(s): Martin, Michael T.; Yaquinto, Marilyn. Num Pages: 728 pages, 6 tables, 1 figure. BIC Classification: 1K; GTB; HBJK; LBBR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 42. Weight in Grams: 993.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 728
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822340249
- ISBN
- 9780822340249
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 37.83
€ 41.99
€ 37.83
Hardcover. From 1505 to 1689, Russia's Tsars chose their wives through an elaborate ritual: the bride-show. Alongside accounts of sordid boyar plots against brides and the multiple marriages of Ivan the Terrible, this book offers an analysis of the show's role in the complex politics of royal marriage in early modern Russia. Num Pages: 396 pages, 9 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JB; HBJD; HBLH; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 726.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Northern Illinois University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 396
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780875804484
- ISBN
- 9780875804484
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 60.49
€ 60.49
Paperback. Analyzes Ridley Scott's film "Gladiator" from historical, cultural, and cinematic perspectives. This work examines the film's presentation of Roman history and culture. It considers its cinematic origins and traditions. It draws out the film's modern social and political overtones. It also includes relevant ancient sources in translation. Editor(s): Winkler, Martin M. Num Pages: 256 pages, 1. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; APFA; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 153 x 229 x 19. Weight in Grams: 392.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405110426
- ISBN
- 9781405110426
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.51
€ 51.51
paperback. Considers the presence and use of texts in religious and political ritual in Early China. Through balanced attention to both the received literary tradition and the range of excavated artefacts, manuscripts, and inscriptions, this title reveals the rich and multilayered interplay of textual composition and ritual performance. Editor(s): Kern, Martin. Num Pages: 362 pages, 7 bw photos,. BIC Classification: 1FPC; DSBB; HBJF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5830 x 3895 x 22. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Number of pages
- 362
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295987873
- ISBN
- 9780295987873
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.48
€ 45.48
Paperback. Editor(s): McCauley, Martin. Series: Studies in Russia and East Europe. Num Pages: 350 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DVU; HBJD; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 19. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1980
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 350
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333257982
- ISBN
- 9780333257982
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.92
€ 66.92
Paperback. A reinterpretation of the iconic photographs of the black civil rights struggle. It shows how the very pictures credited with arousing white sympathy, and thereby paving the way for civil rights legislation, actually limited the scope of racial reform in the 1960s. Num Pages: 264 pages, 65 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPK; HBJK; HBLW3; HBTB; JPVH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 179 x 16. Weight in Grams: 588.
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520268647
- ISBN
- 9780520268647
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.44
€ 40.99
€ 29.44
Hardback. This second edition relates the long and brutal history of slavery and the struggle for abolition using several key features: *Chronology *Introductory essay *Appendixes *Bibliography *Over 500 cross-referenced entries on forms of slavery, famous slaves and abolitionists, origins of slaves, and current conditions of modern slavery Series: Historical Dictionaries of Religions, Philosophies, and Movements Series. Num Pages: 478 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 157 x 36. Weight in Grams: 880.
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810859661
- ISBN
- 9780810859661
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 154.29
€ 154.29
Hardcover. Drawing on a wide range of British and Argentine sources, this book highlights the importance of the neglected 1960s as the decade in which the dormant Falklands (Malvinas) dispute became reactivated, developing into a dynamic set of bilateral negotiations on the question of sovereignty. Editor(s): Ashton, Nigel J. Series: Security, Conflict and Cooperation in the Contemporary World. Num Pages: 275 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KLSA; 1MTASF; HBJD1; HBLW3; HBTR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 137 x 20. Weight in Grams: 462.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137354228
- ISBN
- 9781137354228
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.50
€ 66.50
Paperback. A definitive study of coin production in medieval England, tracing the development, significance and wider context of mints and money. Num Pages: 596 pages, 55 b/w illus. 11 maps. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3H; HBJD1; HBLC; HBTB; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 246 x 189 x 31. Weight in Grams: 105.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 596
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781107564985
- ISBN
- 9781107564985
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.18
€ 49.18
Paperback. Addresses itself to the central lacuna of twentieth century thought: the indulgence of communism by intellectuals of the West. In between the personal beginning and the personal ending, this work gives us information about Stalin: Koba the Dread, losif the Terrible. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; BGH; HBJD; HBLW; JFCX; JPFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 20. Weight in Grams: 236.
- Publisher
- Vintage United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099438021
- ISBN
- 9780099438021
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.33
€ 17.99
€ 14.33
Paperback. This study explores the decolonization movement in Cameroon. It analyzes the reforms introduced by France in Cameroon after World War II, the circumstances surrounding the unsuccessful attempt of the UPC to seize independence by force, and the subsequent eradication of this party by an alliance of Franco-Cameroonian forces. Num Pages: 160 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFJA; HBJH; HBTR. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 154 x 231 x 11. Weight in Grams: 260.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University Press of America United States
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780761852780
- ISBN
- 9780761852780
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 56.94
€ 56.94