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Regional & national history
Paperback. Byron Farwell's account of the great Boer War explains the origin of this dramatic conflict, and covers the political developments, the bloody battles, the concentration camps and the men. Num Pages: 512 pages, Illustrated. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; 3JJC; HBJH; HBLW; HBWM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 161 x 39. Weight in Grams: 828.
- Publisher
- Pen & Sword Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 512
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- Republished
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848840140
- ISBN
- 9781848840140
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 31.44
€ 33.99
€ 31.44
Hardcover. An investigation of life in the great household of late mediaeval England. Based on household accounts and related primary documents, it looks at the daily routines, weekly and annual patterns, and the life-cycle observances of birth, childhood, marriage, death and burial. Num Pages: 262 pages, 24 colour plates, 54 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; HBJD1; HBLC; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 246 x 171 x 22. Weight in Grams: 820.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Edition
- First edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300076875
- ISBN
- 9780300076875
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 30.79
€ 43.99
€ 30.79
Paperback. Essays on the six monarchies of the Gulf: Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, and UAE. Editor(s): Davidson, Christopher. Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBX; HBJF1; JP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 215 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 258.
- Publisher
- C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849041218
- ISBN
- 9781849041218
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 35.64
€ 40.99
€ 35.64
Hardcover. Addressing a historical period so far mostly ignored, this new work provides some examples of the many interesting and talented officers who exercised command during the Victorian Era. Editor(s): Brice, Christopher. Series: Wolverhampton Military Studies. Num Pages: 400 pages, 40 b/w ills. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLL; HBW; JWK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2021
- Publisher
- Helion & Company United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781910777206
- ISBN
- 9781910777206
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 28.42
€ 40.99
€ 28.42
Hardcover. For the first time in print a book identifies each regiment and illustrates the change in uniforms, the colour of the facings and the nature and shape of the lace for the officers, NCOs and private soldiers over the period of the Napoleonic War 1793-1815. Num Pages: 336 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; GBC; HBJD1; HBLL; HBWH; JWTU; WCK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 283 x 219 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1356.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 330
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781862274846
- ISBN
- 9781862274846
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 70.56€ 63.43
€ 70.56
€ 63.43
Paperback. A concise synthesis of recent research which has transformed our view of religious belief and practice in pre-Reformation England. Series: Seminar Studies. Num Pages: 152 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3H; 3JB; HBJD1; HBLC; HRCC7. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 214 x 140 x 9. Weight in Grams: 202.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 152
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780582289895
- ISBN
- 9780582289895
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 62.30
€ 62.30
Paperback. A selection of old images of Chester, the city and district that are evocatively recreated in over 200 photographs, postcards and engravings which combine the variety of life to be found here. It gives an insight into the everyday life of the people who have shaped the history of Chester. Series: Archive Photographs: Images of England. Num Pages: 128 pages, 200ill. BIC Classification: 1DBKENC; HBJD1; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 165 x 10. Weight in Grams: 310.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752422190
- ISBN
- 9780752422190
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.35
€ 17.99
€ 16.35
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Helion & Company United Kingdom
- Edition
- Rev Exp
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781906033965
- ISBN
- 9781906033965
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 28.42
€ 40.99
€ 28.42
Paperback. Num Pages: 132 pages, c 20 b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJF; HBJD1; HBLW; HBWN; JWD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Helion and Company
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781910294758
- ISBN
- 9781910294758
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.31
€ 33.99
€ 24.31
Paperback. This text illustrates how the Continental Reformation movement was bound and shaped by the society in which it was broadcast, how the reformers interacted with the trends and tensions of the period, and how the forces of religious change came to influence European culture and society. Editor(s): Dixon, C. Scott. Series: Blackwell Essential Readings in History. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; HBJD; HBLH; HRCC9; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 161 x 16. Weight in Grams: 420.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631208112
- ISBN
- 9780631208112
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 63.75
€ 63.75
Paperback. An exploration of Francophone communities from the 19th century to the present. It is a collection of ten articles that provides an opportunity to explore Francophone communities from a range of perspectives which similarly engage with the most pressing questions in Francophone-Caribbean studies and postcolonial studies more generally. Editor(s): Forsdick, Charles; Hanrahan, Mairead; Munro, Martin. Series: Paragraph Special Issues. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 2ADF; HBJD; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 161 x 235 x 7. Weight in Grams: 286.
- Publisher
- EDINBURGH UNIVERSITY PRESS
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748692491
- ISBN
- 9780748692491
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 28.15
€ 31.99
€ 28.15
Hardback. The sequel and companion volume to C.A. Bayly's ground-breaking The Birth of the Modern World, 1780-1914, this wide-ranging and sophisticated study explores global history since the First World War, offering a coherent, comparative overview of developments in politics, economics, and society at large. Series: Blackwell History of the World. Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJ; 3JM; HBJ; HBLW; HBLX; JFFJ; JFFS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 170. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2018
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405187152
- ISBN
- 9781405187152
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 87.69
€ 87.69
Paperback. Li Hsiu-ch'eng - the Loyal Prince - was the most important military leader on the rebel side during the last years of the Taiping Rebellion in China (1851-64). Series: Cambridge Studies in Chinese History, Literature & Institutions. Num Pages: 368 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JH; HBJF; HBLL; HBW. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 540.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521104869
- ISBN
- 9780521104869
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 48.99€ 33.13
€ 48.99
€ 33.13
Hardcover. Num Pages: 320 pages, 16 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJPN; HBJD1; HBLW3; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 165 x 33. Weight in Grams: 656.
- Publisher
- The History Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752499741
- ISBN
- 9780752499741
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 35.03
€ 40.99
€ 35.03
Paperback. Covers over 400 years of British imperial history from the founding of the East India Company in 1600, to the 'First' and 'Second' British Empires, the time of 'High Empire' following the War of American Independence, the unprecedented expansion of the 'Scramble' for Africa, the development of Dominion Status and the history. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDB; GBC; HBG; HBJD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 139 x 25. Weight in Grams: 428.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845118716
- ISBN
- 9781845118716
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 29.55
€ 34.99
€ 29.55
Hardcover. Revisionist new biography of Earl Kitchener, pivotal figure in World War I and British Empire history Num Pages: 336 pages, 15 bw in 8pp plates. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJF; BGH; HBJD1; HBLW; HBWN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 135. .
- Publisher
- I.B. Tauris & Co. Ltd. United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784533502
- ISBN
- 9781784533502
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 58.80€ 53.63
€ 58.80
€ 53.63
Hardback. Robert Clive (1725-1774), later 1st Baron Clive, is widely considered the founder of British India. Clive is a fascinating and important historical figure: a lowly company employee who rose to great heights. Clive's position as both a servant of the East India Company and an agent of imperialism makes him a surprisingly resonant figure. Series: Military Profiles. Num Pages: 140 pages, 16 B 4 maps; chronology; notes; bibliographic essay; index. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 3JF; BGH; HBJF; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 129 x 16. Weight in Grams: 264.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Potomac Books Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 144
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781612341682
- ISBN
- 9781612341682
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 22.79
€ 25.99
€ 22.79
Paperback. An examination of the political thought of John Adams. The author seeks to reconstruct the contours and influences of Adams's mental universe, the ideas he challenged, the problems he considered central to constitution-making, and the methods of his reasoning. Series: American Political Thought. Num Pages: 360 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; 3JH; HBJK; HBLH; HBLL; JPA; JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 540.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Univ Pr of Kansas
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700611812
- ISBN
- 9780700611812
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.34
€ 46.34
Hardcover. .
- Publisher
- Palgrave USA United States
- Number of pages
- 257
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- 2008th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781403969422
- ISBN
- 9781403969422
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.34
€ 66.34
Paperback. The Eastern Shore's Cambridge, guided by savvy and energetic leaders, became a political and cultural center of African American life. Num Pages: 356 pages. BIC Classification: HBJK; WQH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 250 x 150 x 15. Weight in Grams: 666.
- Publisher
- The Maryland Historical Society
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780996594417
- ISBN
- 9780996594417
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.45
€ 33.45
Paperback. "Joyce and the G-Men" explores Hoover's suspicions that James Joyce was a Communist. In his FBI file, Culleton tracks the evidence of the FBI's surveillance of Joyce to show the culture of the FBI under Hoover and the resurgence of American anti-intellectualism. Num Pages: 240 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSBH; HBJK; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 127 x 13. Weight in Grams: 268.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2004
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349386420
- ISBN
- 9781349386420
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 62.96
€ 62.96
Hardback. Using both Russian and US documents, this work investigates why the Russian Pacific Squadron came to San Francisco in 1863; what happened during its nearly year-long visit; and how its presence influenced events. It gives us an examination of the Russians' visit and its social, diplomatic, and military impact. Series: Military Controversies S. Num Pages: 208 pages, 15 b&w photos & illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; JPS; JWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 203 x 127 x 23. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Potomac Books Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781597970549
- ISBN
- 9781597970549
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 30.47
€ 30.47
Paperback. Editor(s): Hinkle, George Henry; Hinkle, Bliss McGlashan. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 206 x 135 x 23. Weight in Grams: 417.
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1940
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804703673
- ISBN
- 9780804703673
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 29.14
€ 29.99
€ 29.14
Paperback. Num Pages: 508 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 159 x 31. Weight in Grams: 839.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- The Catholic University of America Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813207360
- ISBN
- 9780813207360
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.73
€ 29.73