Regional & national history
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Regional & national history
Paperback. This text introduces the political thought of Yanaihara Tadao (1893-1961), the most prominent Japanese social scientist working on empire, population migration and colonial policy, and uses it as a platform which to examine the global challenges faced by the U.S. hegemonic world order today, or what is often described as the Western liberal order. Series: The Palgrave Macmillan History of International Thought. Num Pages: 213 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJF; HPS; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 280.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 213
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349450589
- ISBN
- 9781349450589
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Condition: New
€ 126.44
€ 126.44
Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, Ill.M. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; BGH; HBJF; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 141 x 22. Weight in Grams: 365.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Kodansha USA
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781568363561
- ISBN
- 9781568363561
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Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 15.62
€ 16.99
€ 15.62
Paperback. In 1975 Kapuscinski flew into Luanda in Angola, to cover the murderous civil war that had broken out after independence. This book is a record of his experiences there, of a city and a country that seemed, for a prolonged period, to have taken leave of the world, to enter a nightmare of anarchy. Translator(s): Brand, William; Mrockowska-Brand, Katarzyna. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 176 pages, map. BIC Classification: 1HFMA; BG; HBJH; HBLW3; HBTV; JPWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 128 x 11. Weight in Grams: 136.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Number of pages
- 176
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141186788
- ISBN
- 9780141186788
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Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.10
€ 13.99
€ 11.10
Paperback. Creates an account of post-colonial Africa seen at once as a whole and as a location that wholly defies generalised explanations. This book gives a sustained meditation on themosaic of peoples and practices we call 'Africa', and an impassioned attempt to come to terms with humanity itself as it struggles to escape from foreign domination. Translator(s): Glowczewska, Klara. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1H; BGHA; HBJH; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 15. Weight in Grams: 236.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140292626
- ISBN
- 9780140292626
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Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.90
€ 15.99
€ 11.90
Paperback. Depicting the final years of the Shah in Iran, this book offers a meditation on the nature of revolution and the devastating results of fear. It describes the tyrannical monarch, who, despite his cruel oppression of the Iranian people, sees himself as the father of a nation, who can turn a backward country into a great power. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBN; HBJF1; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 192 x 130 x 12. Weight in Grams: 138.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Reprint
- SKU
- 9780141188041
- ISBN
- 9780141188041
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Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.33
€ 13.99
€ 10.33
Paperback. After the deposition of Haile Selassie in 1974, which ended the ancient rule of the Abyssinian monarchy, Ryszard Kapuscinski travelled to Ethiopia and sought out surviving courtiers to tell their stories. This work depicts the lavish, corrupt world they had known - from the rituals, hierarchies and intrigues at court to the vagaries of a ruler. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFGA; 3JJPL; HBJH; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 130 x 14. Weight in Grams: 154.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780141188034
- ISBN
- 9780141188034
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.99€ 10.64
€ 12.99
€ 10.64
Paperback. Translator(s): Ealey, Mark; McLauchlan, Alastair. Num Pages: 486 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1D; HBJD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 36. Weight in Grams: 816.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- MerwinAsia
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781937385262
- ISBN
- 9781937385262
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 57.55
€ 57.55
Paperback. Editor(s): Akita, S. Num Pages: 278 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD1; HBL; HBTQ; JPA; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2002
- Number of pages
- 278
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349431830
- ISBN
- 9781349431830
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Condition: New
€ 127.12
€ 127.12
Paperback. As the Regia Aeronautica & the Luftwaffe unleashed their full might against the island of Malta, the civilian population was in the eye of the storm. Based on official wartime records & personal memoirs, the tale unfolds of the challenges they faced - as the enemy employed every possible weapon in a relentless bombing campaign. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DSM; 3JJH; HBJD1; HBWQ; JWH; JWM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 236 x 20. Weight in Grams: 432.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752466194
- ISBN
- 9780752466194
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Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 16.06
€ 19.99
€ 16.06
Hardback. The seventeenth century was one of the most dramatic periods in Scotland's history, with two political revolutions, intense religious strife culminating in the beginnings of toleration, and the modernisation of the state and its infrastructure. This book focuses on the history that the Scots themselves made. Editor(s): Adams, Sharon; Goodare, Julian. Series: Studies in Early Modern Cultural, Political and Social History. Num Pages: 270 pages, 5 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 3JD; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 163 x 237 x 22. Weight in Grams: 592.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Boydell & Brewer Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843839392
- ISBN
- 9781843839392
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 98.53
€ 98.53
Paperback. An in depth look at Israeli Air Force operations during the Suez War. The text is supported by numerous photographs and colour profiles. Series: Middle East @ War. Num Pages: 72 pages, c 150 colour & b/w photos, maps. BIC Classification: 1FBH; 1HBE; 3JJPG; HBJF1; HBJH; HBWS; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 297 x 210. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Helion & Company United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 72
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781910294123
- ISBN
- 9781910294123
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Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.32
€ 26.99
€ 20.32
Paperback. Presents the story of American art through the many voices of its contemporary practitioners, consumers, and commentators. This book highlights such themes as women artists, African American representation and expression, regional and itinerant artists, Native Americans and the frontier, and popular culture and vernacular imagery. Editor(s): Burns, Sarah; Davis, John. Num Pages: 1104 pages, 14 b/w scattered. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AC; HBJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 251 x 179 x 40. Weight in Grams: 1632.
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 1104
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520257566
- ISBN
- 9780520257566
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 34.69
€ 47.99
€ 34.69
paperback. An accessible, analytical survey of the rise and fall of Imperial Japan in the context of its grand strategy to transform itself into a great power. Num Pages: 216 pages, 5 b/w illus. 12 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJF; HBLL; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 152. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781107676169
- ISBN
- 9781107676169
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Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 29.52
€ 36.99
€ 29.52
Paperback. Editor(s): Carapico, Sheila. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBXY; 3JMG; HBJF1; HBLX; HBW; JPWS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 228 x 22. Weight in Grams: 504.
- Publisher
- Just World Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781682570036
- ISBN
- 9781682570036
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 25.09
€ 27.99
€ 25.09
Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKN; 3JJPL; HBJD1; HBLW3; HBWS; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 582.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Helion and Company
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781910294499
- ISBN
- 9781910294499
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.28
€ 26.99
€ 20.28
paperback. Series: Studies in Russia and East Europe. Num Pages: 253 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DS; HBJ; HBJD; HBL; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 253
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2004
- SKU
- V9781349421459
- ISBN
- 9781349421459
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.24
€ 66.24
Paperback. Series: Early Modern Cultural Studies. Num Pages: 284 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSB; HBJD1; JFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 284
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349292615
- ISBN
- 9781349292615
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Hardback. Completely revised and updated, the fourth edition of this established dictionary offers entries on all aspects of the classical world. With reception and anthropology as new focus areas and numerous new entries, it is an essential reference work for students, scholars, and teachers of classics and for anyone with an interest in the classical era. Editor(s): Hornblower, Simon; Spawforth, Antony; Eidinow, Esther. Num Pages: 1648 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 1QDAR; 3D; GBC; HBJD; HBLA; HDDK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 214 x 283 x 74. Weight in Grams: 2922.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 1648
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 4th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199545568
- ISBN
- 9780199545568
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 249.92
€ 249.92
Paperback. This authoritative survey of Britain in the later middle ages comprises 28 chapters written by leading international specialists in the field. The volume is broad-ranging, discussing the social, economic, political, religious, and cultural history of England, Scotland, and Wales from 1100 to 1500. Editor(s): Rigby, S. H. Series: Blackwell Companions to British History. Num Pages: 684 pages, Illustrations maps,. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3H; HBJD1; HBLC1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 245 x 172 x 36. Weight in Grams: 1168.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 684
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405189736
- ISBN
- 9781405189736
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 61.55
€ 61.55
Hardback. This authoritative survey of Britain in the later middle ages comprises 28 chapters written by leading international specialists in the field. The volume is broad--ranging, discussing the social, economic, political, religious, and cultural history of England, Scotland, and Wales from 1100 to 1500. Editor(s): Rigby, S. H. Series: Blackwell Companions to British History. Num Pages: 688 pages, 38. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DBR; HBJD1; HBLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 248 x 174 x 44. Weight in Grams: 1336.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 688
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631217855
- ISBN
- 9780631217855
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 217.16
€ 217.16
Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Classical Press of Wales United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 502
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781905125388
- ISBN
- 9781905125388
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 126.09
€ 126.09
Paperback. In a field riven by controversy, the Oxford Companion to Irish History is a comprehensive and balanced source of information on the history of this complex and fascinating country. Written by a team of almost 100 experts, the Companion's 1,800 A-Z entries explore Irish history from earliest times to the beginning of the 21st century. Editor(s): Connolly, S. J. Series: Oxford Quick Reference. Num Pages: 672 pages, 7 maps, 1 line diagram. BIC Classification: 1DBR; GBC; HBJD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 175 x 194 x 41. Weight in Grams: 484.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Number of pages
- 672
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199691869
- ISBN
- 9780199691869
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 18.20
€ 23.99
€ 18.20
Paperback. This interdisciplinary book intergrates the historical practices regarding material excrement and its symbolic representation, concluding that excrement is a moral and ethical category deserving scrutiny. Series: The New Middle Ages. Num Pages: 284 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSBB; DSC; HBG; HBJD; HBJD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 368.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 284
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349540167
- ISBN
- 9781349540167
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 127.76
€ 127.76
Paperback. More than a quarter of a century after his death, Douglas Bader remains the most famous fighter pilot Britain has every known. While he had as many flaws as laudable qualities, Bader undeniably achieved great things, both during the Second World War and in his later work for the disabled. This title sheds light on various episodes in his life. Num Pages: 192 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 127 x 15. Weight in Grams: 234.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752455341
- ISBN
- 9780752455341
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.49
€ 13.99
€ 13.49