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Regional & national history
Hardcover. This text on Berlin charts the Nazi-Communist struggle of the Weimar Republic; the grandeur, both public and architectural, of the Third Reich; and the city's battering by Allied and Soviet forces. "Focus on the Cold War" looks at the partition, and eventual reunion, of East and West Berlin. Num Pages: 472 pages, 1700 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; HBJD; HBTB; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 304 x 222 x 34. Weight in Grams: 2248. 472 pages, 1700 illustrations. This text on Berlin charts the Nazi-Communist struggle of the Weimar Republic; the grandeur, both public and architectural, of the Third Reich; and the city's battering by Allied and Soviet forces. "Focus on the Cold War" looks at the partition, and eventual reunion, of East and West Berlin. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1DFG; HBJD; HBTB; HBWQ. Dimension: 304 x 222 x 34. Weight: 2248.
- Publisher
- After the Battle
- Number of pages
- 472
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780900913723
- ISBN
- 9780900913723
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.50€ 50.72
€ 52.50
€ 50.72
Hardcover. Num Pages: 480 pages, 1450ill. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJ; HBJD; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 305 x 220 x 40. Weight in Grams: 2446. 480 pages, 1450ill. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJ; HBJD; HBLW. Dimension: 305 x 220 x 40. Weight: 2462.
- Publisher
- After the Battle
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781870067560
- ISBN
- 9781870067560
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.50€ 50.06
€ 52.50
€ 50.06
Paperback. In addition to concentration camps, World War II Germany was also home to 54 prisoner-of-war camps, the largest of which was Stalag IVB. This historical chronicle evokes the heartbreaking reality of day-to-day life in Stalag IVB, with firsthand accounts by the author and other veterans of the camp. Closing chapters detail the camp's final months. Num Pages: 296 pages, photographs, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; HBJD; HBWQ; JWXR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 156 x 12. Weight in Grams: 306.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- McFarland & Co Inc United States
- Edition
- annotated edition
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780786424047
- ISBN
- 9780786424047
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.69
€ 40.69
Paperback. Presents a study of Roman amphitheatres in Britain, and draws on the excavations at Chester, London and Silchester. This work describes each amphitheatre, amphitheatre-type structure and mixed theatre/amphitheatre structure in the province. It also includes illustrations that come from inscriptions, paintings, mosaics and artefacts. Num Pages: 176 pages, 100 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBJD1; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 174 x 16. Weight in Grams: 634.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752441238
- ISBN
- 9780752441238
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 28.24
€ 33.99
€ 28.24
Hardcover. Num Pages: 111 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; AJC; HBJF1; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 233 x 15. Weight in Grams: 696.
- Publisher
- Olive Branch Pr
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781566569828
- ISBN
- 9781566569828
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.01
€ 30.99
€ 27.01
hardcover. This book documents the involvement of Sweden in the liberation struggle in Southern Africa both through the study of source material at government and NGO archives as well as interviews with the key actors in Sweden and in Southern Africa. The book is also an analysis the social, political and economic factors behind the Swedish involvement. Num Pages: 914 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DNS; 1HFM; HBJD; HBJH; HBLW3; JPS; JPW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 175 x 249 x 41. Weight in Grams: 1742.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Nordic Africa Institute
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789171064486
- ISBN
- 9789171064486
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 58.34€ 53.57
€ 58.34
€ 53.57
Paperback. Editor(s): Petersen, Tore T. Num Pages: 185 pages. BIC Classification: HBJF1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 171 x 12. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Tapir Academic Press Norway
- Number of pages
- 185
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788251925884
- ISBN
- 9788251925884
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 33.95
€ 47.99
€ 33.95
Paperback. Showing why Afghan activists often chose to use the leverage of Western powers instead of entering into either protracted negotiations with powerful national actors or broad political mobilization, this book examines both the achievements and the limits of this strategy. Num Pages: 204 pages, 2 b/w tables. BIC Classification: 1FB; HBJF1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- First
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520293199
- ISBN
- 9780520293199
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.68
€ 33.99
€ 24.68
Paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBC; BGH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 142 x 21. Weight in Grams: 448.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Heritage House Publishing Co Ltd Canada
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781894384636
- ISBN
- 9781894384636
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 23.37
€ 34.99
€ 23.37
Hardback. Covers some of the leading themes of historiography of 20th-century Iran, including constitutional reform and revolution, literature and architecture, identity, women and gender, nationalism, modernism, Orientalism, Marxism and Islamism. Editor(s): Atabaki, Touraj. Num Pages: 352 pages, 16 black and white integrated illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBN; 3JJ; HBAH; HBJF1; HBLW. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 242 x 168 x 34. Weight in Grams: 694.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845119621
- ISBN
- 9781845119621
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 151.83€ 135.20
€ 151.83
€ 135.20
Paperback. BIC Classification: 1DVT; 1FBN; HBJF1; HBLW; HBTV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 139 x 34. Weight in Grams: 336.
- Publisher
- I.B. Tauris & Co. Ltd.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784537067
- ISBN
- 9781784537067
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 29.55
€ 34.99
€ 29.55
Paperback. The Sasanians were the last of the ancient Persian dynasties, and the largest empire to espouse Zoroastrianism, before the encounter with the Arabs swept away the pre-Islamic institutions. In this clear and comprehensive book, Touraj Daryaee provides an unrivalled account of Sasanian Persia. Num Pages: 240 pages, illus. BIC Classification: 1QDAP; 3D; 3F; HBJF1; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 159 x 20. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780763781
- ISBN
- 9781780763781
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.45
€ 36.45
Paperback. Series: South Asia in Motion. Num Pages: 304 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FK; HBJF; JHMC; JPFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 230 x 25. Weight in Grams: 452.
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804796262
- ISBN
- 9780804796262
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 33.45
€ 33.99
€ 33.45
Hardback. Examines key contemporary accounts of the civil war and a range of subsequent texts to reveal the ideas behind the conflict and how these frame the understandings of what took place and what it means for contemporary Nigeria. Editor(s): Falola, Toyin; Ezekwem, Ogechukwu. Num Pages: 512 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFDN; 3JJPK; HBJH; HBLW3; HBWS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 304 x 37. Weight in Grams: 1010.
- Publisher
- James Currey
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847011442
- ISBN
- 9781847011442
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 130.66
€ 130.66
Paperback. In this definitive study of the African diaspora in North America, Toyin Falola offers a causal history of the western dispersion of Africans and its effects on the modern world. Series: Rochester Studies in African History and the Diaspora. Num Pages: 454 pages, 48 black & white illustrations, 21 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1H; GTB; HBJH; JFFS; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 698.
- Publisher
- University of Rochester Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Reissue
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781580464536
- ISBN
- 9781580464536
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.99€ 43.34
€ 51.99
€ 43.34
Paperback. Provides an overview of the Atlantic world, since the 15th century, by exploring the major themes that define the study of this region. This work discusses topics such as: Contact with Europeans in Africa and the Americas, the slave trade, gender and race in the early Atlantic world, independence movements in Africa, and Caribbean nationalism. Editor(s): Falola, Toyin; Roberts, Kevin D. Series: Blacks in the Diaspora. Num Pages: 408 pages, 7 figures, 1 maps. BIC Classification: 1H; GTB; HBJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 165 x 22. Weight in Grams: 570.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 464
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253219435
- ISBN
- 9780253219435
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.85
€ 27.99
€ 26.85
Paperback. The study of Aegean prehistory developed over the 20th century into a vibrant area of archaeological research. This book offers a synthesis of research in the field and covers approaches to the discipline of Aegean prehistory whilst also including information on field projects and museum studies. Editor(s): Cullen, Tracey. Series: American journal of archaeology monographs. Num Pages: 480 pages, 109 figs. BIC Classification: 1DVG; 1QDAG; 3B; ACC; HBJD; HBLA; HDDA; HDDK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 287 x 218 x 29. Weight in Grams: 1479.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Archaeological Institute of America
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780960904259
- ISBN
- 9780960904259
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.94
€ 25.94
Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Archaeological Institute of America United States
- Number of pages
- 480
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780960904242
- ISBN
- 9780960904242
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 50.21
€ 50.21
Hardback. Num Pages: black & white illustrations, frontispiece. BIC Classification: 1DDF; DSBB; HBJD; HBLC1; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 164 x 18. Weight in Grams: 464.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Pennsylvania State University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780271050713
- ISBN
- 9780271050713
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 79.36€ 66.77
€ 79.36
€ 66.77
Paperback. Elizabeth I is often portrayed as a ruthless 'man's woman', who derided her own sex - and loved to flirt with the young men at her court. Yet she was born into a world of women and it is her relationships with these women that provide the most fascinating insight into the character of this remarkable monarch. Num Pages: 464 pages, col. Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JB; BGH; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 30. Weight in Grams: 356.
- Publisher
- Vintage United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 464
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099548621
- ISBN
- 9780099548621
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 16.42
€ 21.99
€ 16.42
Paperback. Historian Tracy Borman tells the story of the real Wolf Hall in this definitive biography of Thomas Cromwell, Henry VIII's most trusted servant. Num Pages: 480 pages, 2 x 8pg colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JD; BGH; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 130 x 31. Weight in Grams: 366.
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781444782882
- ISBN
- 9781444782882
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.20
€ 17.99
€ 13.20
Paperback. Tracy Borman, author of the bestselling biography of Thomas Cromwell, takes us behind the scenes to reveal the intimate secrets of the Tudor court and the private lives of Henry VIII, Anne Boleyn, Elizabeth I and more. Num Pages: 464 pages, 2 x 8 page colour insets. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3H; 3JB; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 199 x 35. Weight in Grams: 348.
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton General Division
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781444782929
- ISBN
- 9781444782929
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.87
€ 19.99
€ 14.87
Paperback. Matilda, wife of William the Conqueror, was the first woman to be crowned Queen of England and formally recognised as such by her subjects. Beyond this, however, little is known of her. No contemporary images of her remain, and the chroniclers of her age left us only the faintest clues as to her life. Who was this spectral queen? Num Pages: 320 pages, col. Illustrations, maps, ports. (chiefly col.). BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3H; BGR; HBJD1; HBLC1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 21. Weight in Grams: 242.
- Publisher
- Vintage United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099549130
- ISBN
- 9780099549130
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.74
€ 19.99
€ 14.74
Paperback. Henrietta Howard, later Countess of Suffolk, was the long-term mistress and confidante of King George II. She was also, as Tracy Borman's wonderfully readable biography reveals, a dedicated patron of the arts; a lively and talented intellectual in her own right; a passionate advocate for the rights of women long before the dawn of feminism. Num Pages: 352 pages, 8. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JF; BGH; HBJD1; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 131 x 23. Weight in Grams: 262.
- Publisher
- Vintage United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099549178
- ISBN
- 9780099549178
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.74
€ 14.99
€ 11.74