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Regional & national history
Hardcover. Ancient China collides with newfangled America in this epic tale of opium smugglers, sea pirates, and dueling clipper ships. Num Pages: 416 pages, 16 pages of color and 83 black-and-white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1KBB; HBJF; HBJK; HBT; KCLT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 167 x 34. Weight in Grams: 802.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Liveright
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780871404336
- ISBN
- 9780871404336
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 25.28
€ 29.99
€ 25.28
Paperback. "What Moby-Dick is to whales, Brilliant Beacons is to lighthouses-a transformative account of a familiar yet mystical subject." -Laurence Bergreen, author of Columbus: The Four Voyages Num Pages: 560 pages, 112 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; TRLN; WGG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Number of pages
- 560
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781631492501
- ISBN
- 9781631492501
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.12
€ 19.12
Hardback. In a work rich in maritime lore and brimming with original historical detail, Eric Jay Dolin, the best-selling author of Leviathan, presents an epic history of American lighthouses, telling the story of America through the prism of its beloved coastal sentinels. Num Pages: 560 pages, 112 illustrations; 8 pages of color. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; TRLN; WGG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 170 x 38. Weight in Grams: 960.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Number of pages
- 560
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780871406682
- ISBN
- 9780871406682
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 29.98
€ 30.99
€ 29.98
Hardback. It is one part corporate and industrial history, using the evolution of mortgage finance as a way to understand larger dynamics in the nation's political economy. This biography weaves together three engrossing stories. Num Pages: 368 pages, 25 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPG; HBJK; HBLW3; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 485.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520273757
- ISBN
- 9780520273757
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 28.70
€ 40.99
€ 28.70
Hardcover. This poignant memoir tells the story of a young Jewish refugee and his long-distance love interest, both caught in the grip of WWII. Num Pages: 282 pages. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; BM; HBJD; HBLW; HBTZ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 124 x 173 x 27. Weight in Grams: 310.
- Publisher
- University of Regina Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780889774438
- ISBN
- 9780889774438
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.26
€ 26.99
€ 23.26
Paperback. Based on years of research and personal interviews, Eric L. Muller recreates the emotions and events that followed the punishment imposed on the young men who refused to follow draft orders in World War II. Series: Chicago Series in Law and Society. Num Pages: 250 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 141 x 20. Weight in Grams: 350.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 250
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226548234
- ISBN
- 9780226548234
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 25.69
€ 32.99
€ 25.69
Hardback. * a major new analysis of the hidden networks and alliances that lie behind George W. Busha s power * uncovers the ideological sources of the Bush Administration and its highly controversial a war on terrora * written by the celebrated French reporter and author of the best--selling book Busha s War. . Num Pages: 192 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JM; BGH; HBJK; HBLX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 158 x 18. Weight in Grams: 380.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745633480
- ISBN
- 9780745633480
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.28
€ 65.28
Paperback. * a major new analysis of the hidden networks and alliances that lie behind George W. Busha s power * uncovers the ideological sources of the Bush Administration and its highly controversial a war on terrora * written by the celebrated French reporter and author of the best--selling book Busha s War. . Num Pages: 192 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JM; BGH; HBJK; HBLX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 13. Weight in Grams: 262.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745633497
- ISBN
- 9780745633497
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.22
€ 23.22
Hardback. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKX; 3JJH; HBJD1; HBLW; HBWQ; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780750964364
- ISBN
- 9780750964364
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 21.43
€ 24.99
€ 21.43
Hardcover. Most authoritative study ever of the subject, based on thorough and meticulous research. Includes 300 detailed camouflage views in full and accurate colour. Num Pages: 192 pages, 300 colour illustrations, 85 b/w. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JWMV2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 258 x 210 x 15. Weight in Grams: 760.
- Publisher
- Seaforth Publishing
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848322233
- ISBN
- 9781848322233
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 32.77
€ 46.99
€ 32.77
paperback. During the second world war Eric Lomax was forced to work on the notorious Burma-Siam Railway and was tortured by the Japanese for making a crude radio. Left emotionally scarred and unable to form normal relationships Lomax suffered for years until, with the help of his wife Patti and the Medical Foundation for the Care of Victims of Torture. Num Pages: 256 pages, map. BIC Classification: 1FM; BGHA; HBJF; HBWQ; JWXR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 18. Weight in Grams: 192.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780099582311
- ISBN
- 9780099582311
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.64
€ 13.99
€ 10.64
Hardback. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HPS; JPHC; JPHV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 150 x 25. Weight in Grams: 396.
- Publisher
- Penguin Putnam Inc
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781101979983
- ISBN
- 9781101979983
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 22.60
€ 26.99
€ 22.60
Hardcover. Num Pages: 232 pages, 67 b/w photos & 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BTC; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 163 x 235 x 23. Weight in Grams: 508.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780870335181
- ISBN
- 9780870335181
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 21.79
€ 32.99
€ 21.79
Paperback. Based on interviews with forty American and Filipino survivors who-battling hunger, dysentery, malaria, and rapidly encroaching Japanes-were the untested but brilliant defenders of General MacArthur and Wainwright's tiny island fortress. Num Pages: 560 pages, 27. BIC Classification: 1FMP; HBJD; HBWQ; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 159 x 30. Weight in Grams: 752.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Cooper Square Publishers Inc.,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 560
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815410850
- ISBN
- 9780815410850
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 22.02
€ 22.02
Hardback. Ten U.S. Marines are assigned to live, train, and go into battle with more than five hundred raw and undisciplined Iraqi soldiers. A member of this Adviser Support Team, Capt. Eric Navarro, recounts their tour in vivid and brutally honest detail. Their deployment comes at a particularly important time in the war. Num Pages: 296 pages, 16 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; 3JMC; HBJF1; HBLX; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 150 x 27. Weight in Grams: 572.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Potomac Books Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781597971690
- ISBN
- 9781597971690
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 30.62
€ 30.62
Paperback. A substantial revision of standard narratives of the trajectory of republican political theory. Series Editor(s): Skinner, Quentin; Daston, Lorraine; Ross, Dorothy; Tully, James. Series: Ideas in Context. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBJD; HBLA; JFCX; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 19. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521024280
- ISBN
- 9780521024280
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.13
€ 38.13
Paperback. Hailed as Newby's 'masterpiece', 'Love and War in the Apennines' is the gripping real-life story of Newby's imprisonment and escape from an Italian prison camp during World War II. Num Pages: 224 pages, map. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JJH; BM; HBJD; HBLW3; HBWQ; JWXR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 20. Weight in Grams: 220.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780007367894
- ISBN
- 9780007367894
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.24
€ 14.99
€ 11.24
Paperback. Demonstrates how caution, confusion, and conflicting goals marked US relations with Trujillo and set the tone for the ambivalent Cold War relations that prevailed until Trujillo's assassination in 1961. This title is for suitable Latin Americanists, historians, political scientists, and specialists in international relations and diplomacy. Series: American Encounters/Global Interactions. Num Pages: 368 pages, 17 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KJD; 3JJG; 3JJH; HBJK; HBLW; JPA; JPQB; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 156 x 236 x 28. Weight in Grams: 622.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780822321231
- ISBN
- 9780822321231
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 31.41
€ 32.99
€ 31.41
Paperback. Editor(s): Pawson, Eric; Brooking, Tom. Num Pages: 396 pages, colour & b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1MBN; HBJM; HBTP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 174 x 24. Weight in Grams: 834.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Otago University Press New Zealand
- Edition
- Second Edition, New edition
- Number of pages
- 276
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781877578526
- ISBN
- 9781877578526
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.23
€ 26.99
€ 20.23
Paperback. Moving beyond the 'clash of civilizations' model that surveys the relationship between Islam and Christianity from a geopolitical perch, the author focuses on a localized microcosm: the Venetian merchant and diplomatic community in Muslim Constantinople. Series: Johns Hopkins University Studies in Historical and Political Science. Num Pages: 312 pages, 9, 6 black & white halftones, 2 black & white line drawings, 1 maps. BIC Classification: 1DST; 1DVT; HBJD; HBJF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 486.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801891052
- ISBN
- 9780801891052
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 39.42
€ 39.42