Regional & national history
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Regional & national history
Paperback. Updated to cover events between 1986 and 1992, including the destruction of the mosque at Ayodhya in December 1992, this book analyzes the secessionist crisis in Punjab which led to Indira Ghandhi's murder and examines larger themes of ethnic conflict and threats to Indian unity. Num Pages: 303 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 3JJPN; 3JJPR; HBJF; HBLW3; JFF; JFSL1; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 397.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Edition
- 2nd ed. 1994
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333594445
- ISBN
- 9780333594445
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 122.71
€ 122.71
Paperback. Shows the deep, broad, and continuous influence of slavery on America's fear and loathing of taxes. This book reveals how the heated battles over taxation, the power to tax, and the distribution of tax burdens were rooted not in debates over personal liberty but rather in the rights of slaveholders to hold human beings as property. Num Pages: 352 pages, 6 line drawings, 2 maps, 10 tables. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBLL; HBTS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 158 x 20. Weight in Grams: 450.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226194882
- ISBN
- 9780226194882
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 28.24
€ 35.99
€ 28.24
Paperback. In this text, Robin L. Einhorn uses City Council records and census data to track the course of city government in Chicago, providing an important reinterpretation of the relationship between political and social structures. Num Pages: 296 pages, 7 halftones, 10 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBNC; 3JH; HBJK; JH; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 148 x 18. Weight in Grams: 422.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780226194868
- ISBN
- 9780226194868
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 36.61
€ 46.99
€ 36.61
Paperback. Tough, resolute, fearless, Alexander was a born warrior and ruler of passionate ambition who understood the intense adventure of conquest and of the unknown. When he died in 323 BC aged thirty-two, his vast empire comprised more than two million square miles, spanning from Greece to India. Num Pages: 576 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; BGH; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 27. Weight in Grams: 418.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books
- Number of pages
- 576
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141020761
- ISBN
- 9780141020761
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 16.45
€ 21.99
€ 16.45
Paperback. The classical civilizations of Greece and Rome dominated the world for centuries and continue to intrigue and enlighten us with their inventions, whether philosophy, politics, theatre, athletics, celebrity, science or the pleasures of horse racing. This book offers an introduction to Ancient civilization. Num Pages: 720 pages, Illustrations (some col.), maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 1QDAR; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 33. Weight in Grams: 538. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- SKU
- KKD0005748
- ISBN
- 9780141021416
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
Paperback. Ouidah, an African town in the Benin, was the principal pre-colonial commercial centre of its region. This is a history of its role in the slave trade. It examines the organization of the African end of the slave trade, and the impact participation in the trade had on the societies involved. Num Pages: 320 pages, 5 maps, 5 tables. BIC Classification: 1HFDB; 3JF; 3JH; HBJH; HBLL; HBTS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 157 x 25. Weight in Grams: 462. The Social History of a West African Slaving Port 1727-1892. 320 pages, 5 maps, 5 tables. Ouidah, an African town in the Benin, was the principal pre-colonial commercial centre of its region. This is a history of its role in the slave trade. It examines the organization of the African end of the slave trade, and the impact participation in the trade had on the societies involved. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: 1HFDB; 3JF; 3JH; HBJH; HBLL; HBTS. Dimension: 233 x 157 x 25. Weight: 506.
- Publisher
- James Currey
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780852554975
- ISBN
- 9780852554975
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 28.28
€ 33.99
€ 28.28
Paperback. Re-envisages what we know about African political economies through its examination of one of the key questions in colonial and African history, that of commercial agriculture and its relationship to slavery. Num Pages: 288 pages, 5 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1HFD; 3J; HBJH; HBTS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 158 x 15. Weight in Grams: 446.
- Publisher
- James Currey
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847011367
- ISBN
- 9781847011367
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 28.31
€ 33.99
€ 28.31
Hardback. Re-envisages what we know about African political economies through its examination of one of the key questions in colonial and African history, that of commercial agriculture and its relationship to slavery. Editor(s): Law, Robin; Schwarz, Suzanne; Strickrodt, Silke. Series: Western Africa Series. Num Pages: 290 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFD; 3JF; 3JH; HBJH; HBLL; HBTQ; HBTS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 163 x 25. Weight in Grams: 656.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- James Currey
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847010759
- ISBN
- 9781847010759
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 84.37
€ 84.37
Paperback. Covers the origins, development and organisation of both the Waffen-SS and the Allgemeine-SS. This title details the wide-ranging effects which the SS had on the police, racial policies, German history, education, the economy and public life. Num Pages: 228 pages, Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 246 x 173 x 21. Weight in Grams: 814.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 228
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- First Illustrated Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752450261
- ISBN
- 9780752450261
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 28.31
€ 33.99
€ 28.31
Hardcover. Num Pages: 168 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLCS; 3JJP; 3JM; HBJK; HBLW; HBLX; JPFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 358.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of Arizona Press
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816509393
- ISBN
- 9780816509393
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 57.03€ 52.89
€ 57.03
€ 52.89
Num Pages: 168 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLC; HBJK; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 150 x 10. Weight in Grams: 227.
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of Arizona Press United States
- Edition
- 3
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816531011
- ISBN
- 9780816531011
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 30.54
€ 35.99
€ 30.54
Hardback. The Russians have undergone an historical development whose direction and destiny fascinates us. This book represents an exploration of the ancient roots and subsequent transformations of their cultural history. It helps readers understand controversial matters of ethnicity and historical identity for this influential, if often unstable, nation. Series: Peoples of Europe. Num Pages: 272 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; HBJD; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 238 x 160 x 21. Weight in Grams: 538.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631188056
- ISBN
- 9780631188056
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 113.36
€ 113.36
Paperback. Represents an exploration of the ancient roots and subsequent transformations of the Russians' cultural history. This book concentrates on seven hundred years up to Russia's 'Westernization' in the eighteenth century, and follows several important social, cultural and artistic themes through to modern times. Series: Peoples of Europe. Num Pages: 272 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3H; 3J; HBJD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 154 x 16. Weight in Grams: 406.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631218494
- ISBN
- 9780631218494
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.41
€ 46.41
Paperback. A fresh and incisive examination of one of the Second World War's crucial campaigns, the battle for Normandy in the months after D-Day. Num Pages: 448 pages, 36, 10 maps. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJH; HBJD; HBWQ; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 30. Weight in Grams: 394.
- Publisher
- Phoenix
- Number of pages
- 448
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780304365630
- ISBN
- 9780304365630
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.73
€ 14.99
€ 11.73
Hardback. The best new research on medieval clothing and textiles, drawing from a range of disciplines. Num Pages: 208 pages, 41 black & white illustrations, 2 colour illustrations, 11 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1D; 3H; HBJD; HBLC1; HBTB; JFCK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Weight in Grams: 666.
- Publisher
- Boydell & Brewer Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781783272150
- ISBN
- 9781783272150
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 78.65
€ 78.65
Hardback. Pan-European research on medieval clothing and textiles, drawing from a range of disciplines. Editor(s): Netherton, Robin; Owen-Crocker, Gale R. Series: Medieval Clothing and Textiles. Num Pages: 178 pages, 38, 24 black and white, 14 line drawing. BIC Classification: 1D; 3F; 3H; HBJD; HBLC1; HBTB; JFCD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 160 x 235 x 18. Weight in Grams: 438. Series: Medieval Clothing and Textiles. 178 pages, 38, 24 black and white, 14 line drawing. Editor(s): Netherton, Robin; Owen-Crocker, Gale R. Pan-European research on medieval clothing and textiles, drawing from a range of disciplines. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1D; 3F; 3H; HBJD; HBLC1; HBTB; JFCD. Dimension: 160 x 235 x 18. Weight: 562.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Boydell & Brewer Ltd
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 178
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843837367
- ISBN
- 9781843837367
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 78.57
€ 78.57
Hardback.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Boydell & Brewer Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 182
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843838562
- ISBN
- 9781843838562
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 78.57
€ 78.57
Paperback. Classical Greece provides an analysis of the physical setting of and the archaic legacy to the classical city, its economy, its civic and religious institutions, the waging of war between cities, the occurrence and ancient analysis of conflict within the city, and the private life of the citizen. Editor(s): Osborne, Robin. Series: The Short Oxford History of Europe. Num Pages: 284 pages, 8 halftones, 3 line illustrations, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 3D; 4KL; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (UA) A / AS level; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 141 x 20. Weight in Grams: 384.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 284
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198731535
- ISBN
- 9780198731535
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.94
€ 45.94
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415644648
- ISBN
- 9780415644648
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 25.49
€ 25.99
€ 25.49
Paperback. (Re)Visualizing National History is a unique and interdisciplinary volume that offers insights on the dilemmas of present-day European culture, manifestations of nationalism in Europe, and the debates surrounding museums as sites for the representation of politics and history. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1DFG; HBJD; HBTB; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 157 x 230 x 15. Weight in Grams: 398.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442627024
- ISBN
- 9781442627024
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 33.47
€ 36.99
€ 33.47
Hardback. The Italian Antimafia, New Media, and the Culture of Legality is the first book to examine the online battles between the mafia and its growing cohort of opponents. Series: Toronto Italian Studies. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: 1DST; 2ADT; DSB; HBJD; JF; PDR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 460.
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781487501105
- ISBN
- 9781487501105
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 75.13
€ 75.13
Paperback. Nuanced introduction to China offering an overview of its society, politics and economics. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; KCL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 141 x 17. Weight in Grams: 352.
- Publisher
- C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849040839
- ISBN
- 9781849040839
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.23
€ 33.99
€ 30.23
Paperback. Num Pages: 360 pages, 30 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; HBJD1; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 127. .
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300226430
- ISBN
- 9780300226430
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 15.18
€ 18.99
€ 15.18
Paperback. Num Pages: 368 pages, 20 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JJF; HBJD; HBLW; HBWN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156. .
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300220285
- ISBN
- 9780300220285
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 13.47
€ 15.99
€ 13.47