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Regional & national history
Paperback. Until the Industrial Revolution Cardiff was a sleepy little town, but the coming of the Glamorganshire Canal and the development of the first Cardiff dock in 1839 changed all that. With the aid of over 300 photographs, this work tells the tale of Cardiff's docks, focusing on the people who worked here. Num Pages: 144 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 1DBKWS; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJD1; HBLL; HBLW; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 247 x 172 x 2. Weight in Grams: 432.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 144
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780750944243
- ISBN
- 9780750944243
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.60
€ 19.99
€ 18.60
Paperback. The Wolfenden Report of 1957 has long been recognized as a landmark in moves towards gay law reform. Less well known are the testimonials and statements of witnesses before the Wolfenden Committee, which provide the most complete and extensive array of perspectives we have on how homosexuality was understood in mid-twentieth century Britain. Series: Genders and Sexualities in History. Num Pages: 336 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJPG; HBJD1; HBLW3; JFSJ; JFSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137321480
- ISBN
- 9781137321480
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.25
€ 41.25
Hardback. This book seeks to enrich our understanding of middle-class life in England during the Industrial Revolution. It compares and contrasts three Lancashire milltowns and surrounding parishes in the early phase of textile industrialization--when the urbanizing process was at its most rapid and dysfunctional, and class relations were most fraught. Num Pages: 592 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JF; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 38. Weight in Grams: 962.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 592
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804741743
- ISBN
- 9780804741743
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 141.49
€ 141.49
Paperback. * Magisterial history of the Japanese prisoner-of-war experience, a gut-wrenching narrative that resonates to this day. Num Pages: 512 pages, Section: 16, b/w. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; HBJD; HBWQ; JWXR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 144 x 33. Weight in Grams: 428.
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 512
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780349119373
- ISBN
- 9780349119373
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.94
€ 19.99
€ 14.94
Paperback. During World War II, some 120,000 Japanese Americans were forcibly removed from their homes and detained in concentration camps in several states. This book evaluates the three-year ordeal of interred Japanese Americans. It examines the forces behind the US government's decision to establish internment camps. Num Pages: 352 pages, 2 line illus. 11 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 158 x 236 x 19. Weight in Grams: 512.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691138237
- ISBN
- 9780691138237
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.48
€ 46.99
€ 33.48
Paperback. From Lexington and Gettysburg to Normandy and Iraq, the wars of the United States have defined the nation. But after the guns fall silent, the army searches the lessons of past conflicts in order to prepare for the next clash of arms. This title surveys the past assumptions - and errors - that underlie the army's many visions of warfare. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBW; JWK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 356.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674034792
- ISBN
- 9780674034792
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 29.79
€ 34.99
€ 29.79
Paperback. A study of the often misunderstood Philippine War. From the pitched battles of the early war to the final campaigns against guerrillas, it traces the entire course of the war. The text is grounded in original documents, including the letters and diaries of soldiers from both sides. Series: Modern War Studies. Num Pages: 442 pages, 21 photographs, 9 maps. BIC Classification: 1FMP; 1KBB; 3JJC; HBJF; HBJK; HBLL; HBLW; JWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 612.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- University Press of Kansas
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700612253
- ISBN
- 9780700612253
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.09
€ 44.09
Paperback. In this analysis of migration in a globalizing world, the author highlights how the Polish immigrant experience a hundred years ago is relevant to present-day immigration debates on both sides of the Atlantic. Series: Polish and Polish-American Studies. Num Pages: 296 pages, illus. BIC Classification: 1DV; 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJD; HBJK; JFFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 19. Weight in Grams: 416.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Ohio University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780821419267
- ISBN
- 9780821419267
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 31.82
€ 34.99
€ 31.82
Paperback. A surprising work of narrative history and detection that illuminates one of the most daring-and long-forgotten-heroes of the Civil War. Num Pages: 240 pages, 8 pages of illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBTS; HBWJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140. .
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781631493010
- ISBN
- 9781631493010
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 15.55
€ 17.99
€ 15.55
Hardback. Mixing idealism with violence, abolitionist John Brown cut a wide swath across the United States before winding up in Virginia, where he led an attack on the US armory and arsenal at Harpers Ferry. But he was quickly captured and, after a short but stormy trial, hanged on December 2, 1859. This book provides an account of the trial. Num Pages: 384 pages, 19 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; HBWJ; JFSL3; LAZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140 x 31. Weight in Grams: 599.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674035171
- ISBN
- 9780674035171
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 40.16
€ 47.99
€ 40.16
Hardback. A surprising work of narrative history and detection that illuminates one of the most daring-and long-forgotten-heroes of the Civil War. Num Pages: 240 pages, 8 pages of illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTS; HBWJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 150 x 25. Weight in Grams: 350.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781631491290
- ISBN
- 9781631491290
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 24.56
€ 29.99
€ 24.56
Hardback. The untold story of how one sensational trial propelled a self-taught lawyer and a future president into the national spotlight. Num Pages: 272 pages, 18 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 155. Weight in Grams: 666.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- W W Norton & Co Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780871407849
- ISBN
- 9780871407849
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 25.46
€ 29.99
€ 25.46
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Southwater
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857236708
- ISBN
- 9780857236708
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 9.98
€ 10.99
€ 9.98
Hardcover. Presents the life of Woodrow Wilson (1856-1924), from his early years during the American Civil War, through his academic and political career and US' involvement in the First World War, to Wilson's role at Versailles, including the construction of his 14 Points, his principles for the reformation of Europe, and the consequences of Versailles. Series Editor(s): Sharp, Alan. Series: Makers of the Modern World. Num Pages: 256 pages, 1 tables, 3 black & white halftones, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; HBLW; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 209 x 138 x 21. Weight in Grams: 462.
- Publisher
- Haus Publishing
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781905791620
- ISBN
- 9781905791620
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.44
€ 17.99
€ 13.44
Paperback. The thrilling true story of a forgotten British hero of World War II. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations, maps (some col.), ports. BIC Classification: 1FMM; 3JJH; BGH; HBJF; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 134 x 30. Weight in Grams: 308.
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Publisher
- Quercus Publishing
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849162081
- ISBN
- 9781849162081
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.39
€ 17.99
€ 13.39
Paperback. * A reissue of the vivid, compellingly researched biography of one of history's most celebrated martyrs - translator of the Bible William Tyndale, published to coincide with the 400th anniversary of the publication of the King James Bible Num Pages: 448 pages, 8pp of int b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JB; HBJD1; HBLH; HRCC2; HRCG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 127 x 26. Weight in Grams: 356.
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 448
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- Digital original
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780349123226
- ISBN
- 9780349123226
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.95
€ 19.99
€ 14.95
Paperback. Leningrad: Siege and Symphony sets the composition of Shostakovich's most famous work against the tragic canvas of the siege itself and the years of repression and terror that preceded it. Num Pages: 560 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JJH; AVGC6; HBJD; HBWQ; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 36. Weight in Grams: 396.
- Publisher
- Quercus Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857383020
- ISBN
- 9780857383020
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.39
€ 17.99
€ 13.39
paperback. 'It had been a busy few days for Adolf Hitler, but Douglas Hyde had not slipped his mind ..' Hyde's values stood in stark contrast to those of a continental dictator. As a Protestant nationalist and a leading figure in the language revival, he made the office an inclusive one and determined to be a president for all the people of Ireland. Num Pages: 328 pages, B&W photos. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JH; 3JJ; BGH; HBJD; HBWQ; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 159 x 394 x 27. Weight in Grams: 528.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- The Collins Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781848892903
- ISBN
- 9781848892903
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.63
€ 17.99
€ 14.63
Paperback. Num Pages: 324 pages, 5 black & white tables, 16 black & white halftones, 1 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JD; HBJD; HBLH; HBTB; HRQX5. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 159 x 232 x 16. Weight in Grams: 548.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 4th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781138808102
- ISBN
- 9781138808102
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.56
€ 53.56
Paperback. A collection of essays from leading scholars in the field that collectively study the rise and fall of witchcraft prosecutions in the various kingdoms and territories of Europe and in English, Spanish, and Portuguese colonies in the Americas. Editor(s): Levack, Brian P. Series: Oxford Handbooks in History. Num Pages: 644 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 1KBB; 3JB; HBJD; HBJK; HBLH; HBTB; HRQX5. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 245 x 172 x 35. Weight in Grams: 1136.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198723639
- ISBN
- 9780198723639
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.33
€ 53.33