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Regional & national history
Paperback. A great adventure story from World War II. The ideal follow-up read for fans of PATRICK LEIGH FERMOR: AN ADVENTURE. Also a classic film. Series: Cassell Military Paperbacks. Num Pages: 192 pages, 16. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 18. Weight in Grams: 246.
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing Co United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780226231
- ISBN
- 9781780226231
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.23
€ 11.99
€ 10.23
Paperback. This book critically examines the origins of American diplomacy in the greater Persian Gulf region, arguing that it was the inability of the United States to contend effectively with the disintegration of British imperial authority in the Gulf that eventually led it to assume its current role in the region. Num Pages: 291 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBG; HBJD1; HBJF; HBJK; HBL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 372.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2008
- Number of pages
- 291
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349370825
- ISBN
- 9781349370825
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Hardback. This book critically examines the origins of American diplomacy in the greater Persian Gulf region, arguing that it was the inability of the United States to contend effectively with the disintegration of British imperial authority in the Gulf that eventually led it to assume its current role in the region. Num Pages: 283 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1FBX; 1KBB; HBJF1; JPS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 210 x 147 x 21. Weight in Grams: 422.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 283
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230601512
- ISBN
- 9780230601512
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.23
€ 67.23
Paperback. The Early Byzantine Historians is the first original study of every significant Byzantine historian from Eusebius of Caesarea (c.255-339) to Theophylact Simocatta (c.585-after 641?). Individually and as a group, these authors had a decisive influence on Byzantine culture and modern perceptions of Byzantine history. Num Pages: 448 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; HBAH; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 215 x 140 x 26. Weight in Grams: 554.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 456
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230243675
- ISBN
- 9780230243675
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 194.80
€ 194.80
Paperback. This book examines the struggles for political ascendancy between Federalists and the Republicans in the early days of the American republic viewed through the lens of the Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions authored by Thomas Jefferson and James Madison and demonstrates the Resolutions' relevance to current politics. Num Pages: 262 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 387.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 262
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230602571
- ISBN
- 9780230602571
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.50
€ 66.50
Hardback. In approaching the history of the legal professions through the lens of cultural history, Wes Pue locates the legal profession within England and its empire, supplementing and disrupting established narratives of professionalism as proffered by lawyers and their critics. Series: Law and Society. Num Pages: 1032 pages, 23 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBJD1; LAZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 36. Weight in Grams: 885.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 1032
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780774833097
- ISBN
- 9780774833097
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 91.07
€ 91.07
Paperback. "This book brings together a distinguished group of historians to explore the previously neglected relationship between nationalism and urban history. It reveals the contrasting experiences of nationalism in different societies and milieus. It will help historians to reassess the role of nationalism both inside and outside the nation state. "-- Editor(s): Whyte, W.; Zimmer, O. Num Pages: 324 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBL; HBTB; JHBD; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 433.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349319435
- ISBN
- 9781349319435
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 67.49
€ 67.49
Hardcover. Comprehensive survey of the history of Shrewsbury. Editor(s): Champion, W. A.; Thacker, A. T. Series: Victoria County History. Num Pages: 344 pages, 85 black & white illustrations, 18 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DBKEMP; HBJD1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 312 x 216 x 29. Weight in Grams: 1592.
- Publisher
- Boydell & Brewer Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 512
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781904356424
- ISBN
- 9781904356424
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 116.64
€ 116.64
Paperback. Num Pages: 112 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; BTH; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 137 x 8. Weight in Grams: 172.
- Publisher
- Dover Publications Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 112
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780486470146
- ISBN
- 9780486470146
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.37
€ 10.37
Paperback. An autobiographical account of one soldier's experiences as he fought in the Vietnam war. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 1KBB; BGHA; HBJF; HBJK; HBLW3; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 22. Weight in Grams: 503.
- Publisher
- University of Massachusetts Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Edition
- second edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780870239571
- ISBN
- 9780870239571
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.60
€ 40.60
Paperback. Num Pages: 334 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- 3rd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780312233730
- ISBN
- 9780312233730
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 117.51
€ 117.51
Hardcover. This book offers a culture-based, interdisciplinary study that formulates a general theory as to the essence of the Restoration mentality, that is, ways in which the period viewed itself, its artistic creations, and the world. Contributors include Restoration scholars from around the world. Editor(s): Marshall, Gerald W. Num Pages: 275 pages, 6ill. BIC Classification: HBG; HBJD1; HBLH; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 230 x 162 x 22. Weight in Grams: 580.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- University of Delaware Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780874135718
- ISBN
- 9780874135718
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 131.74
€ 131.74
Paperback. Written just after the heat of battle, in the language of the time, this is the personal account of an ordinary soldier's experience of one of the most horrific series of battles ever fought. Downing not only offers a graphic description of war, but also of the humour and heroism of these actions. Num Pages: 218 pages, map. BIC Classification: 3JJF; BTM; HBG; HBJD; HBWN; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 127 x 17. Weight in Grams: 242.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Grub Street Publishing
- Publication date
- 2002
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781904010203
- ISBN
- 9781904010203
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.47
€ 17.47
Paperback. This text examines the role played by the mass media and public opinion in the development of United States foreign policy in the Gulf War. It explores the prewar media debate, news coverage during and after the war, and the media's effect on public opinion and decision-makers. Editor(s): Bennett, W.Lance; Paletz, David L. Series: American Politics & Political Economy S. Num Pages: 341 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJF; JFD; JPQB; JPS; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 18. Weight in Grams: 514.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226042596
- ISBN
- 9780226042596
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 26.17
€ 32.99
€ 26.17
Hardback. W. Puck Brecher overturns standard narratives of wartime Japan's racial attitudes, focusing on the experiences of Western civilians rather than enemy POWs in Japan. His bold thesis is borne out by a broad mosaic of stories of police harassment, suspicion, relocation, starvation, internment, and torture, as well as extraordinary acts of charity. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 330 pages. BIC Classification: HBJF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 22 x 15. .
- Publisher
- Harvard University, Asia Center
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674975149
- ISBN
- 9780674975149
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 46.06
€ 54.99
€ 46.06
Hardback. Num Pages: 224 pages, 42 black & white illustrations, 16 black & white plates. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JJF; BM; HBJD; HBWN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 167 x 245 x 24. Weight in Grams: 538.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780750969826
- ISBN
- 9780750969826
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.81
€ 26.99
€ 23.81
Paperback. Katutura, located in Namibia's major urban center and capital, Windhoek, was a township created by apartheid, and administered in the past by the most rigid machinery of the apartheid era. This book looks at urbanization, poverty, stratification, ethnicity, social structure, and social history. Series: Research in International Studies - Africa Series. Num Pages: 170 pages, Tables, maps, photos. BIC Classification: HBG; HBJH; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 139 x 407. Weight in Grams: 295.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Ohio University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 170
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780896801882
- ISBN
- 9780896801882
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.49
€ 27.99
€ 26.49
Thatcher's Grandchildren?: Politics and Childhood in the Twenty-First ...
Wagg, Stephen, Pilcher, Jane
Paperback. Thatcher's Grandchildren explores sociological and political issues about childhood that have that have become increasingly significant in the twenty first century within a political landscape framed by neo-liberalism. Issues addressed include child protection and abuse, the media, education and schooling, and poverty. Series: Palgrave Studies in the History of Childhood. Num Pages: 327 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD1; HBTB; JHBK; JPA; JPQB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 215 x 23. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349448210
- ISBN
- 9781349448210
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.62
€ 66.62
Paperback. In the early years of the 21st century, a number of Muslim women have achieved positions of influence. This book presents the stories of 20 women from Bradford between the ages of 14 and 80, from their own perspectives. It offers a mosaic of the experiences, views and hopes of these women. Editor(s): Shaffi, Wahida. Num Pages: 152 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKEYK; 3JJ; 3JMC; HBJD1; HBLW3; HBTB; HBTD; JFSJ1; JFSR2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 247 x 175 x 8. Weight in Grams: 388.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Policy Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 152
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847424105
- ISBN
- 9781847424105
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.68
€ 18.68
Hardcover. Wai-yee Li examines the discursive space of women in seventeenth-century China. Using texts written by women or by men writing in a feminine voice, as well as writings that turn women into signifiers of lamentation or nostalgia, Li probes the emotional and psychological turmoil of the Ming-Qing transition and subsequent moments of national trauma. Series: Harvard-Yenching Institute Monograph Series. Num Pages: 625 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 2GDC; DSB; HBJF; JFSJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 158 x 55. Weight in Grams: 1342.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Harvard University Asia Center
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674492042
- ISBN
- 9780674492042
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 69.43€ 64.03
€ 69.43
€ 64.03