Regional & national history
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Regional & national history
Hardback. Thomas Babington Macaulay's "History of England" was a phenomenal Victorian best-seller. In this book, the author explores the emotional, intellectual, and political roots of Zachary Macaulay, the leading abolitionist, and his son Thomas' visions of race, nation, and empire. Num Pages: 420 pages, 16pp. section of black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 166 x 39. Weight in Grams: 864.
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 420
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300160239
- ISBN
- 9780300160239
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 49.99€ 36.02
€ 49.99
€ 36.02
Hardback. Num Pages: 304 pages, 12 pp. b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DDF; BGH; HBJD; HBJD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156. .
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300217452
- ISBN
- 9780300217452
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.12
€ 40.99
€ 29.12
Hardback. A fantastically readable biography of a 19th-century Parisian courtesan who harbours an incredible secret Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JH; BGH; HBJD; HBLL; JFMX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 171 x 35. Weight in Grams: 640.
- Publisher
- Icon Books
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848319264
- ISBN
- 9781848319264
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 17.96
€ 26.99
€ 17.96
Paperback. In February 2012, in a Munich flat belonging to an elderly recluse, German customs authorities seized an astonishing hoard of more than 1,400 paintings, drawings, prints and sculptures. The author has delved into archives and conducted dozens of interviews to uncover the story behind the headlines. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1DFG; BGH; HBJD; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 134 x 198 x 26. Weight in Grams: 326.
- Publisher
- Thames & Hudson Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780500292570
- ISBN
- 9780500292570
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.20
€ 17.99
€ 14.20
Reveals the idealism, naivety, and racism that shaped attitudes toward Africa, even among those who sought to improve the conditions of its workers. Num Pages: 236 pages, photographs & maps. BIC Classification: 1HFM; HBJH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 160 x 21. Weight in Grams: 470.
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Ohio University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 236
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780821420065
- ISBN
- 9780821420065
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 87.25
€ 87.25
Hardcover. Margaret, saint and 11th-century Queen of the Scots, remains an often-cited yet little-understood historical figure. Keene's analysis of sources in terms of both time and place - including her Life of Saint Margaret, translated for the first time - allows for an informed understanding of the forces that shaped this captivating woman. Series: New Middle Ages. Num Pages: 348 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 3H; BGH; HBJD1; HBLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 161 x 237 x 25. Weight in Grams: 680.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230340480
- ISBN
- 9780230340480
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 184.35
€ 184.35
Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages, 5 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBBF; HBJK; HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 10. Weight in Grams: 399.
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801456787
- ISBN
- 9780801456787
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.58
€ 32.99
€ 29.58
Hardcover. Catherine L. Phipps examines a largely unacknowledged system of "special trading ports" that operated under full Japanese jurisdiction in the shadow of the better-known treaty ports. Phipps demonstrates why the special trading ports were key to Japan's achieving autonomy and regional power during the pivotal second half of the nineteenth century. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JH; HBJF; HBLL; KCLT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 161 x 29. Weight in Grams: 564.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Asia Center
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674417168
- ISBN
- 9780674417168
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 37.89
€ 44.99
€ 37.89
Paperback. Series: Queenship and Power. Num Pages: 238 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSB; HBJD1; HBL; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 324.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 238
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349288656
- ISBN
- 9781349288656
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Hardback. Series: AsiaWorld. Num Pages: 260 pages, figures. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 162 x 21. Weight in Grams: 526.
- Publisher
- Lexington Books
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780739165720
- ISBN
- 9780739165720
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 160.56
€ 160.56
Hardback. Editor(s): Parisian, Catherine M. Series: Penn State Studies in the History of the Book. Num Pages: 336 pages, 15 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; GL; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 38. Weight in Grams: 1089.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Pennsylvania State University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780271037134
- ISBN
- 9780271037134
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.72€ 55.98
€ 65.72
€ 55.98
Paperback. Commemorative projects, born out of conflicting memories, can be problematic. Catherine Marshall challenges the coarsening of history by the construction of commemorative monuments that are thought to provide closure over the events that they mark. Num Pages: 36 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBR; HBJD1; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 282 x 229 x 3. Weight in Grams: 208.
- Publisher
- Quinnipiac University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780990468608
- ISBN
- 9780990468608
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.00
€ 12.00
Paperback. Winner of the Wolfson Prize 2013 and Herald Books of the Year 2014, this book revels in both the drama of the Kremlin and its sheer unexpectedness: an impregnable fortress which has repeatedly been devastated, a symbol of all that is Russian substantially created by Italians. Num Pages: 528 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; HBJD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 25. Weight in Grams: 402.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141032351
- ISBN
- 9780141032351
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.37
€ 17.99
€ 13.37
Paperback. Focusing on the development of the Communist Party in Moscow between 1925 and 1932 and its ultimate assumption of absolute power. This volume examines in detail the political changes in Moscow, including the crisis over collectivization, and the organization strategy of the Party in Moscow. Series: Studies in Soviet History and Society. Num Pages: 328 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 453.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349210442
- ISBN
- 9781349210442
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 127.76
€ 127.76
Hardback. Though blacks were not often seen on the streets of seventeenth-century London, they were already capturing the British imagination. In her exploration of this emerging black presence, Molineux assembles evidence ranging from shop signs, tea trays, trading cards, board games, and playing cards to song ballads and William Hogarth's graphic satires. Series: Harvard Historical Studies. Num Pages: 374 pages, 17 color illustrations, 69 halftones. BIC Classification: 1QDB; 3J; HBJD1; HBLH; HBLL; HBTS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 167 x 27. Weight in Grams: 722.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 374
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674050082
- ISBN
- 9780674050082
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.72€ 60.93
€ 65.72
€ 60.93
Paperback. William Mulholland presided over the creation of a water system that forever changed the course of southern California's history. This biography of Mulholland challenges many of the prevailing versions of his life story and sheds light on the history of Los Angeles and its relationship with its most prized resource: water. Num Pages: 436 pages, 40 b/w photographs, 7 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; BGH; GT; HBJK; TQSW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 908. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KKD0000153
- ISBN
- 9780520234666
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Hardback. An investigation into the connections between military and literary culture in the late medieval period, and how warfare shaped such texts as Malory's Morte. Num Pages: 198 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3H; DSBB; HBJD1; HBLC1; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 163 x 22. Weight in Grams: 500.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Boydell & Brewer Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 198
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843843245
- ISBN
- 9781843843245
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 97.57
€ 97.57
Hardback. This study of politics in early modern England uses the relations between provincial towns, the landed elite, and the crown to argue that the growth of connections, as much as of conflict, explains the development of early modern government. Num Pages: 352 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JB; 3JD; HBJD1; HBLC; HBLH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 27. Weight in Grams: 655.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804735872
- ISBN
- 9780804735872
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 106.73
€ 106.73
Paperback. Eric Rudsdale's role as a curator and air-raid shelter superintendent at Colchester Castle during the Second World War gave him the perfect opportunity to record life on the home front in his diaries. Num Pages: 224 pages, 30 b&w. BIC Classification: 1DBKESK; 3JJH; BJ; HBJD1; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 157 x 14. Weight in Grams: 398.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752458212
- ISBN
- 9780752458212
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.64
€ 19.99
€ 18.64
Hardback. Why do the people of the French Caribbean still continue to be haunted by the memory of their slave past more than one hundred and fifty years after the abolition of slavery? What process led to the divorce of their collective memory of slavery and emancipation from France's portrayal of these historical phenomena? Series: Polygons: Cultural Diversities & Intersections. Num Pages: 216 pages, 34 b/w photos, Bibliog., index. BIC Classification: 1KJ; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; HBTS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 162 x 17. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845450793
- ISBN
- 9781845450793
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 163.40
€ 163.40