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Regional & national history
Hardback. .
- Publisher
- Verso Books
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784781491
- ISBN
- 9781784781491
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.70
€ 26.99
€ 23.70
Paperback. This book recaptures the experience of exile and religious radicalisation among sixteenth-century Catholic refugees during the Dutch Revolt. Num Pages: 236 pages, 10 b/w illus. 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1DDN; 3JB; 3JD; HBJD; HBLH; HRCC2; HRCC7. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 229 x 16. Weight in Grams: 342.
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781107634114
- ISBN
- 9781107634114
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.83
€ 34.83
paperback. In 1960, John Steinbeck and his dog Charley set out in their green pickup truck to rediscover the soul of America, visiting small towns and cities from New York to New Orleans. The trip became Travels With Charley, one of his best-loved books. Half a century on, Geert Mak sets off from Steinbeck's home. Translator(s): Waters, Liz. Num Pages: 560 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTB; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 198 x 37. Weight in Grams: 392.
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099578734
- ISBN
- 9780099578734
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.95
€ 19.99
€ 14.95
Paperback. The author spent the year 1999 criss-crossing the continent. This book offers an account of that journey, full of diaries, newspaper reports and memoirs, and the voices of prominent figures and unknown players; from the grandson of Kaiser Wilhelm II to Adriana Warno in Poland, with her holiday job at the gates of the camp at Birkenau. Translator(s): Garrett, Sam. Num Pages: 896 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1D; HBJD; HBLW; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 143 x 39. Weight in Grams: 608.
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099516736
- ISBN
- 9780099516736
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.00
€ 19.99
€ 15.00
Paperback. Istanbul's Galata Bridge has spanned the Golden Horn since the sixth century AD, connecting the old city with the more Western districts to the north. This title introduces reader to the cigarette vendors and the best pickpockets in Europe, and interweaves their stories with vignettes illuminating the history of Istanbul and Turkey. Translator(s): Garrett, Sam. Num Pages: 160 pages, integrated b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1DVT; HBJD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 11. Weight in Grams: 118.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099532149
- ISBN
- 9780099532149
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.00€ 11.82
€ 13.00
€ 11.82
Paperback. A magnet for trade and travellers from all over the world, cosmopolitan Amsterdam is a city not only of dreams and nightmares, of grand civic architecture and legendary beauty, but also of civil wars, bloody religious purges, and the tragedy of Anne Frank. This title - part history and part travel guide - examines the city's soul. Translator(s): Blom, Philipp. Num Pages: 352 pages, 40 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1DDN; HBJD; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 131 x 22. Weight in Grams: 290.
- Publisher
- Vintage London
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781860467899
- ISBN
- 9781860467899
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.00€ 11.85
€ 13.00
€ 11.85
Paperback. Born in Friesland himself, Geert Mak explores the "silent revolution" that took place in the small village of Jorwerd after World War II. By interweaving the personal stories of villagers with the wider history of Europe, he demonstrates how rural life is under threat from the modern world. Translator(s): Kelland, Ann. Num Pages: 284 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 2AB; 3JJ; FA; HBJD; HBLW; JFSF; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 135 x 23. Weight in Grams: 355. Very good copy
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Harvill Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- SKU
- KEX0303369
- ISBN
- 9781860468032
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 15.00
€ 15.00
Hardcover. Offers an overview of the issues, events and personalities of the two decades before the 1917 revolution in Russia. This book analyzes the motivations and activities of the various political parties operating during the reign of Tsar Nicholas II. It examines factions ranging from radical foes of the tsarist regime to conservative groups. Editor(s): Geifman, Anna. Num Pages: 320 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJD; HBLL; HBTV; JPH; JPL; JPWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 159 x 27. Weight in Grams: 636.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781557869944
- ISBN
- 9781557869944
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 134.73
€ 134.73
Paperback. Offers an overview of the issues, events and personalities of the two decades before the 1917 revolution in Russia. This book analyzes the motivations and activities of the various political parties operating during the reign of Tsar Nicholas II. It examines factions ranging from radical foes of the tsarist regime to conservative groups. Editor(s): Geifman, Anna. Num Pages: 320 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJD; HBLL; HBTV; JPH; JPL; JPWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 22. Weight in Grams: 520.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781557869951
- ISBN
- 9781557869951
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.11
€ 65.11
Paperback. When Hitler assumed power in 1933, he and other Nazis had firm ideas on what they called a racially pure "community of the people." This work includes eesays that explore the political strategies used by the Third Reich to gain support for its ideologies and programs, and each following essay concentrates on one group of outsiders. Editor(s): Gellately, Robert; Stoltzfus, Nathan. Num Pages: 352 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJG; 3JJH; HBJD; HBTZ1; HBWQ; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 156 x 21. Weight in Grams: 496.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691086842
- ISBN
- 9780691086842
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.24€ 42.32
€ 53.24
€ 42.32
Paperback. "Jim Crow New York" provides readers with both scholarly analysis and access to a series of extraordinary documents, including extensive excerpts from the resonant speeches made at New York's 1821 constitutional convention and additional documents which recover a diversity of voices. Editor(s): Gellman, David Nathaniel; Quigley, David. Num Pages: 353 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 494.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 353
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814731505
- ISBN
- 9780814731505
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.83
€ 33.99
€ 30.83
Hardcover. In 1941, philosopher and poet Gendun Chopel (1903-51) sent a large manuscript by ship, train, and yak across mountains and deserts to his homeland in the northeastern corner of Tibet. He would follow it five years later, returning to his native land after twelve years in India and Sri Lanka. Translator(s): Jinpa, Thupten; Lopez, Donald S. Series: Buddhism and Modernity. Num Pages: 456 pages, 74 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1FPCT; 3JJH; HBJF; HBLW; HRE. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 771.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 456
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226091976
- ISBN
- 9780226091976
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 42.99
€ 54.99
€ 42.99
Paperback. In the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries, the city of Florence experienced the most creative period in her entire history. This book offers an analysis of that community, focusing on the years 1380-1450 in an examination of the city's physical character, its economic and social structure and developments, and its political and religious life. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DST; HBJD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 209 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 388.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1983
- Edition
- Updated Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520046955
- ISBN
- 9780520046955
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.86
€ 33.99
€ 24.86
Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 540 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JB; HBJD; HBLH; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 30. Weight in Grams: 914.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reissue
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691631097
- ISBN
- 9780691631097
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 231.87€ 173.72
€ 231.87
€ 173.72
Hardcover. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 446 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3H; HBJD; HBLC; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 799.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691651910
- ISBN
- 9780691651910
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 188.10€ 141.52
€ 188.10
€ 141.52
Hardback. Entomologist Gene Kritsky presents the first full-length discussion of the ways in which bees were a part of life in ancient Egypt. From the presence of bees in paintings and hieroglyphs in tombs to the use of beeswax in a variety of products, bees had a significant presence in ancient Egyptian culture. Num Pages: 160 pages, 103. BIC Classification: 1QDAE; 3D; HBJH; HBLA1; TVHH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199361380
- ISBN
- 9780199361380
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 44.23
€ 44.23
Paperback. The Persians is a succinct narrative of Iranian history from the time of Cyrus the Great in 560BC to the present day. * A succinct narrative of Iranian history from the time of Cyrus the Great in 560BC to the present day. Series: Peoples of Asia. Num Pages: 336 pages, 5 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBN; HBJF1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 229 x 20. Weight in Grams: 482.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405156806
- ISBN
- 9781405156806
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.24
€ 52.24
paperback. Badly wounded at the battle of Arnhem, and then spirited from his hospital bed by the Dutch Resistance, Brigadier John Hackett spent the winter of 1944 in Nazi-occupied Holland, hidden by a Dutch family, at great risk to their own lives, in a house a stone's throw from a German military police billet. Num Pages: 224 pages, map. BIC Classification: 1DDN; BGA; HBJD; HBWQ; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 254.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Vintage United Kingdom
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780712665629
- ISBN
- 9780712665629
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 16.78
€ 20.99
€ 16.78
Hardcover. Drawing on a variety of sixteenth-century sources, including household inventories, epigrams, dedications, catalogs, travel books, and advice manuals, this book studies how individuals displayed different maps in their homes as deliberate acts of self-fashioning. Num Pages: 240 pages, 19 halftones, 4 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JB; HBJD; HBLH; HBTP1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226255316
- ISBN
- 9780226255316
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 51.99€ 40.31
€ 51.99
€ 40.31
Hardback. Focusing on one landmark catastrophic event in the history of an emerging modern nation - the Great Kanto Earthquake that devastated Tokyo and surrounding areas in 1923, this volume examines the history of the visual production of the disaster. Series: Asia: Local Studies/ Global Themes. Num Pages: 400 pages, 99 color illustrations, 101 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJG; ACX; HBJF; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 259 x 186 x 27. Weight in Grams: 1192. Tokyo and the Visual Culture of Japan's Great Earthquake of 1923. Series: Asia: Local Studies/ Global Themes. 400 pages, Illustrationsstrations. Focusing on one landmark catastrophic event in the history of an emerging modern nation - the Great Kanto Earthquake that devastated Tokyo and surrounding areas in 1923, this volume examines the history of the visual production of the disaster. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJG; ACX; HBJF; HBLW. Dimension: 259 x 186 x 27. Weight: 1192.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Edition
- Tion
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520271951
- ISBN
- 9780520271951
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.07€ 51.02
€ 65.07
€ 51.02