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Regional & national history
Paperback. Told from the perspective of its former Foreign minister, this is a uniquely candid account of Chechnya's struggle for independence and its two wars against Russia which will revise our understanding of the conflict and explain how it continues. Features new insights, intimate portraits of key personalities and a foreword by Zbigniew Brzezinski. Num Pages: 271 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTJ; HBJ; HBL; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 444.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 271
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349289745
- ISBN
- 9781349289745
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.19
€ 54.19
Paperback. The Long Defeat explores war memory in Japan after World War II, showing how and why defeat remains an indelible part of national life. The book shows that assessing the culture of defeat is the key to understanding Japan's "history problem" - the disputes over revising the pacifist constitution, remilitarization, and frictions in East Asia. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJP; 3JM; HBJF; HBLW3; HBLX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 157 x 17. Weight in Grams: 282.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780190239169
- ISBN
- 9780190239169
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.63
€ 51.63
Hardcover. Reconstructs the use of armed resistance by Black activists and supporters in Mississippi to challenge racist terrorism, segregation, and fight for human rights and political empowerment Num Pages: 4 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJK; JHMP; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 163 x 29. Weight in Grams: 608.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- NYU Press
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814725245
- ISBN
- 9780814725245
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 96.39
€ 96.39
Paperback. Professor Iriye analyses the origins of the 1941 conflict against the background of international relations in the preceding decade in order to answer the key question: Why did Japan, which had not been able to defeat the isolated and divided forces of China, decide to go to war against so formidable a combination of powers? Series: Origins of Modern War. Num Pages: 214 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QSP; 3JJH; HBJM; HBWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 12. Weight in Grams: 278.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1987
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780582493490
- ISBN
- 9780582493490
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 94.27
€ 94.27
Paperback. Num Pages: 436 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1H; BTH; HBJH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 220 x 30. Weight in Grams: 1012.
- Publisher
- Protea Boekhuis
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781869198428
- ISBN
- 9781869198428
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 19.56
€ 20.99
€ 19.56
paperback. Presents the stories of 48 American and Asian witnesses who participated in the Vietnam War, including POW Dan Pitzer learning of the American build-up from his bamboo cage; Vietnam operative, Nguyen Tuong Lai describing a terrorist run into Saigon; and, Cambodian teacher Kassie Neou charming his executioners with fairy tales learned from the BBC. Series: Vietnam War Era Classics Series. Num Pages: 374 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FMV; BG; HBJF; HBLW3; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 28. Weight in Grams: 667.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 374
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253213044
- ISBN
- 9780253213044
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.29
€ 27.99
€ 26.29
Hardcover. Presents the authors columns from the period, a comprehensive account of the turmoil of the post-revolutionary years, and a portrait of a country and a people in flux. This book features columns, that are presented along with an introduction, notes and a glossary, all designed to give non-Egyptian readers the background they need to understand. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 1HBE; 3JMG; HBJF1; HBLX; HBTV; JPHV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 165 x 46. Weight in Grams: 826.
- Publisher
- Gingko Library
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781909942714
- ISBN
- 9781909942714
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 41.19
€ 41.19
Paperback. Series: Critical Caribbean Studies. Num Pages: 232 pages, 2 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KJD; 1KJH; 1KJP; HBJK; HBTR; JFSL3; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Rutgers University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 244
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813571997
- ISBN
- 9780813571997
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 39.83
€ 44.99
€ 39.83
Hardback. On 13 November 2015, Paris suffered the second wave of brutal terrorist attacks in a year, leaving 130 dead and many more seriously injured. Num Pages: 80 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JMG; HBJD; HBLX; JPWL2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 134 x 268 x 15. Weight in Grams: 198.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781509514939
- ISBN
- 9781509514939
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 10.01
€ 10.99
€ 10.01
Paperback. A case study of the folklore of sexuality, this text examines the myth of the "droit de cuissage" and how for seven hundred years each era used the mythical custom to its own ends in an insight into popular misconceptions of the Middle Ages. Studies Translator(s): Cochrane, Lydia G. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; HBJD; HBLC; JFHF; WJW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 156 x 228 x 24. Weight in Grams: 494.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226067438
- ISBN
- 9780226067438
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.74
€ 40.99
€ 31.74
Hardback. Originally published in 2 vols.: Paris: Armand Colin, c2007 and c2008. Translator(s): Rendall, Steven. Num Pages: 648 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 3D; HBJD1; HBLA1; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 43. Weight in Grams: 1028.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 648
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691144702
- ISBN
- 9780691144702
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.29€ 42.23
€ 53.29
€ 42.23
Paperback. Manchester was the first industrial city and arguably the first modern city. During the industrial revolution it became the centre of the world's trade in cotton goods. With the history of the city and numerous insights and unexpected stories, this book is essential for an understanding of what Manchester has been and what it can become. Editor(s): Kidd, Alan; Wyke, Terry. Num Pages: 400 pages, 230, 230 colour illustrations, Colour. BIC Classification: 1DBKENL; HBJD1; HBTK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 193 x 246 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1632.
- Publisher
- Liverpool University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781846318788
- ISBN
- 9781846318788
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 21.39
€ 21.99
€ 21.39
Paperback. Making environmental history accessible to scholars of the Middle East and the history of the region accessible to environmental historians, Water on Sand opens up new fields of scholarly inquiry. Editor(s): Mikhail, Alan. Num Pages: 352 pages, 13 hts. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1HB; HBJF1; HBL; HBTP; RN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 159 x 23. Weight in Grams: 468.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199768660
- ISBN
- 9780199768660
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.34
€ 49.34
Hardback. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Rutgers University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813564593
- ISBN
- 9780813564593
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 47.45
€ 47.45
Paperback. Examines the impact of World War Two across Huntingdonshire. This book charts activities and attitudes at the outbreak of war. It describes the county's experience of bombing, looks at airfields and path finders, RAF Bomber Command, USAAF at Molesworth and Kimbolton, and the military presence and interactions with civilians. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKEA; HBJD1; HBWQ; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 157 x 15. Weight in Grams: 356.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752444208
- ISBN
- 9780752444208
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.57
€ 19.99
€ 18.57
Paperback. Num Pages: 424 pages, 22 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBJD1; HBTB; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 127. .
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300226386
- ISBN
- 9780300226386
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 16.25
€ 19.99
€ 16.25
Paperback. Snapshots of gaiety and celebration are how some people today think of Britain in 1945. This book tells the real story of what happened when millions of ex-servicemen returned home. It draws on their personal letters and diaries to illuminate the darker side of the homecoming experience for ex-servicemen, their families and society at large. Num Pages: 288 pages, 16 b&w plate section. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJP; HBJD1; HBLW3; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 132 x 22. Weight in Grams: 330.
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300168860
- ISBN
- 9780300168860
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 12.68
€ 15.99
€ 12.68
Paperback. As he stepped into the massive, roaring space of the Coliseum, he would have been aware of two things: first the bodies of those who had fought and fallen, their blood mingling with the hot dust of the arena floor; second, a sound as ominous as the scenes before him - that of swords being sharpened. Num Pages: 224 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; ASZ; HBJD; HBLA; HBTS; WST. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 127 x 15. Weight in Grams: 160. Fine copy
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Ebury Press
- Condition
- Used, Like New
- SKU
- KSS0001040
- ISBN
- 9780091886547
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Hardcover. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: AM; HBJD; HBLA; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Weight in Grams: 666.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2019
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9781119182290
- ISBN
- 9781119182290
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 109.42
€ 109.42
Paperback. The kingdom of Scotland began as a tribal contest and ended as a political contraversy. Editor(s): McIlwain, John. Num Pages: 24 pages, 35 colour images, 3 b/w images. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; HBJD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 174 x 241 x 6. Weight in Grams: 112.
- Publisher
- Pitkin Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781841651606
- ISBN
- 9781841651606
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 8.99€ 8.11
€ 8.99
€ 8.11
Paperback. A history of liberalism since the 1930s, offering an account of: where it came from, where it has gone, and why. Considering the role of alternative political traditions in liberalism's downfall, it shows how historical interpretation has been a reflection of liberal assumptions. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; JPFK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 27. Weight in Grams: 531.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674001855
- ISBN
- 9780674001855
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.04€ 48.52
€ 52.04
€ 48.52
Hardback. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; HBLW; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 131 x 18. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 128
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199732029
- ISBN
- 9780199732029
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 15.62
€ 15.99
€ 15.62
Paperback. Alan Bullock's bestselling and monumental masterpiece, now in a revised Second Edition Num Pages: 1216 pages, 18 b/w illus, 40 b/w plates (32pp), With index. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 1DVU; BGH; HBJD; HBLW; JPFC; JPFQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 167 x 196 x 70. Weight in Grams: 744.
- Publisher
- Fontana Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Edition
- Second edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780006863748
- ISBN
- 9780006863748
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 21.95
€ 33.99
€ 21.95
Paperback. Covers Hitler's life, from his obscure beginnings through his advance to supreme absolute power and then his final decline and suicide in the bunker as Russian shells fell around him. This title is divided into three main sections, dealing with Hitler's early life, how he consolidated his position, and his actions in the Second World War. Num Pages: 848 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1DFG; BGH; HBJD; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 34. Weight in Grams: 578.
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140135640
- ISBN
- 9780140135640
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 18.22
€ 25.99
€ 18.22