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Regional & national history
Paperback. From 1539 to 1542, Hernando de Soto and several hundred armed men cut a path of destruction and disease across the Southeast, from Florida to the Mississippi River. This book investigates the broad cultural and literary aspects of the resulting social and demographic collapse or radical transformation of many Native societies. Editor(s): Galloway, Patricia Kay. Num Pages: 494 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJK; RGR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 29. Weight in Grams: 704.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 494
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780803271227
- ISBN
- 9780803271227
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 37.67
€ 42.99
€ 37.67
Num Pages: 266 pages, 5 black & white illustrations, 3 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 161 x 20. Weight in Grams: 494.
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 266
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442236226
- ISBN
- 9781442236226
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 70.67
€ 70.67
The Portrayal of Czechoslovakia in the American Print Media, 1938-1989
Galush, William J.. Ed(S): Ference, Gregory C...
hardcover. Tells the history of a tiny country caught up in four major world crises from 1938 to 1989 and how the American print media presented these events to its readers. This book also discusses how American journalists and political cartoons portrayed, and in some cases stereotyped, Czechoslovakia during this period. Editor(s): Ference, Gregory C. Num Pages: 160 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVK; 1KBB; HBJD; HBLW; KNTJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 144 x 16. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- East European Monographs United States
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780880335904
- ISBN
- 9780880335904
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 25.02
€ 33.99
€ 25.02
Paperback. A celebration of the history of the British-Yemeni community with extraordinary archival photography. Num Pages: 128 pages, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBXY; AJC; HBJF1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 165 x 242 x 8. Weight in Grams: 372.
- Publisher
- Gilgamesh Publishing
- Number of pages
- 128
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781908531360
- ISBN
- 9781908531360
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 16.22
€ 19.99
€ 16.22
Paperback. Debunks one of the most enduring myths of imperialism, civilization, and conquest: the notion that the Western civilizer is a god to savages. This work reveals the captain as both the self-conscious civilizer and as the person who, his mission gone awry, becomes a "savage" himself. Num Pages: 336 pages, 14 halftones. BIC Classification: 1MKPH; 1QSP; BGH; HBJM; HBTQ; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 514.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Revised
- SKU
- V9780691057521
- ISBN
- 9780691057521
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.17€ 39.91
€ 50.17
€ 39.91
Paperback. One of the first evaluations of China's leadership transition with Jiang Zemin's 2002 retirement as Communist Party chief, this book probes the country's related institutional transitions--both those under way and those still needed if China is to remain stable and prosperous in the 21st century. Editor(s): Lin, Gang; Hu, Xiaobo. Num Pages: 172 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JM; GTB; HBJF; HBLW3; JPH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 11. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 172
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804749190
- ISBN
- 9780804749190
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.65
€ 30.99
€ 27.65
Paperback. In this book the authors examine the the country's power structure, economy, politics and the ways in which various branches of government and the private sector interact, and envision a prosperious South Africa built on the principles of a free market economy and parliamentary compromise. Num Pages: 224 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; HBJH; JPA; LAM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- Hoover Institution Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780817989521
- ISBN
- 9780817989521
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.04
€ 11.04
Paperback. Works about Zhou Enlai are heavily censored in China. This work offers a portrait of the real Zhou, a man who lived his life at the heart of Chinese politics for fifty years, who survived both the Long March and the Cultural Revolution - no thanks to ideological or personal purity - but because he was artful, crafty and politically supple. Num Pages: 368 pages, 8 pp. b/w photo insert. BIC Classification: 1FPC; BGH; HBJF; HBLW3; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 146 x 20. Weight in Grams: 486.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- PublicAffairs
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781586486457
- ISBN
- 9781586486457
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 22.79
€ 25.99
€ 22.79
Paperback. An abridgment of both volumes of Livermore's classic translation, this work presents those selections that comprise Garcilaso's historical narrative. The author's introduction and notes set Garcilaso in his intellectual, historical, and cultural contexts. Editor(s): Spalding, Karen. Translator(s): Livermore, Harold V. Num Pages: 264 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; HBJK; HBLC. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 214 x 139 x 14. Weight in Grams: 316.
- Publisher
- Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 232
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- Abridged
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780872208438
- ISBN
- 9780872208438
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.52
€ 26.99
€ 20.52
An abridgment of both volumes of Livermore's classic translation, this work presents those selections that comprise Garcilaso's historical narrative. The author's introduction and notes set Garcilaso in his intellectual, historical, and cultural contexts. Editor(s): Spalding, Karen. Translator(s): Livermore, Harold V. Num Pages: 264 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1KLSR; 3H; 3JB; HBJK; HBLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 142 x 21. Weight in Grams: 418.
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
- Edition
- Abridged
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780872208445
- ISBN
- 9780872208445
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.93€ 43.39
€ 54.93
€ 43.39
Hardback. Num Pages: 304 pages, 3 black & white illustrations, 2 graphs. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; JFSL; JPFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 160 x 23. Weight in Grams: 558.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231147583
- ISBN
- 9780231147583
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 85.80
€ 85.80
Paperback. Tells the story in which a first time mother-to-be, whose psyche has been scarred by the loss of her pilot father in Vietnam, must break free from anxiety to embrace healing and renewal for the sake of her husband and child. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: AN; AVGC9; HBJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5193 x 3895 x 9. Weight in Grams: 182.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Number of pages
- 112
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295989396
- ISBN
- 9780295989396
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.28
€ 26.28
Paperback. Comprehensive survey of the economic crisis in Eastern Europe. Detailed analysis outlines failings of the neoliberal capitalist model in the region. Editor(s): Dale, Dr. Gareth. Num Pages: 288 pages, 6 Figures. BIC Classification: 1DVU; 3JMC; HBJD; HBLX; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 136 x 16. Weight in Grams: 336.
- Publisher
- Pluto Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745331157
- ISBN
- 9780745331157
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 33.39
€ 43.99
€ 33.39
Paperback. This account charts the changing nature of Great Society liberalism from the early 1960s to the early 1970s. Based on research, it analyzes the downward path of the welfare state in the USA, and demonstrates the march of the liberals away from the centre and into the political wilderness. Num Pages: 336 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; HBJK; HBLW3; JKS; JPFK; JPRB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 463.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Univ Pr of Kansas
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700609949
- ISBN
- 9780700609949
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.28
€ 34.28
hardcover. Unique memoir of a British officer in the war in the Mediterranean. Num Pages: 212 pages, 16 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JH; HBJD; HBLL; HBWH; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 168 x 242 x 26. Weight in Grams: 520.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Pen & Sword Books Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781473886841
- ISBN
- 9781473886841
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 7.81
€ 21.99
€ 7.81
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Pen & Sword Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2019
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781473854321
- ISBN
- 9781473854321
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.32
€ 17.99
€ 14.32
Paperback. In the violent maelstrom of early 1970s Belfast many young members of the loyalist youth gangs known as 'Tartans' joined the fledgling paramilitary groups - this is an in-depth account of that dramatic convergence. Num Pages: 256 pages, 12 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKN; 3JJPL; HBJD1; HBLW3; HBTV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 270 x 235 x 24. Weight in Grams: 372.
- Publisher
- Liverpool University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781383261
- ISBN
- 9781781383261
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 28.44
€ 28.44
Paperback. Fascinated by history? Wish you knew more? The Illustrated Introductions are here to help. In this lavishly illustrated, accessible guide, find out everything you need to know about the Tudors. Series: An Illustrated Introduction. Num Pages: 96 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JB; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 168 x 234 x 8. Weight in Grams: 308.
- Publisher
- Amberley Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781445641218
- ISBN
- 9781445641218
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 28.40
€ 28.40
Paperback. The fascinating story of the Austrian, German and Russian imperial families during the four years of the First World War and the political and personal struggles that brought about their ruin Num Pages: 304 pages, 25. BIC Classification: 1DFA; 1DFG; 1DVUA; 3JJF; HBJD; HBLW; HBTQ; HBWN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 126 x 198 x 30. Weight in Grams: 198.
- Publisher
- Amberley Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781445650500
- ISBN
- 9781445650500
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.65
€ 20.65
Hardback. Few countries can claim to have endured such a difficult and tortuous history as that of Iraq. Its varied peoples have had to contend with externally imposed state-building at the end of the First World War, through to the rise of authoritarian military regimes, to the all-encompassing power of Saddam Hussein's dictatorship. Series: Hot Spots in Global Politics. Num Pages: 352 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; 3JJP; 3JM; HBJF1; HBLW3; HBLX; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 147 x 25. Weight in Grams: 566.
- Publisher
- Polity Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745649290
- ISBN
- 9780745649290
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 79.56
€ 79.56
Paperback. Few countries can claim to have endured such a difficult and tortuous history as that of Iraq. Its varied peoples have had to contend with externally imposed state-building at the end of the First World War, through to the rise of authoritarian military regimes, to the all-encompassing power of Saddam Hussein's dictatorship. Series: Hot Spots in Global Politics. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; 3JM; HBJF1; HBTB; HBWS5; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 139 x 27. Weight in Grams: 450.
- Publisher
- Polity Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745649306
- ISBN
- 9780745649306
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.77
€ 24.77
Paperback. Illustrator(s): Dennis, Professor of History Peter (UNSW Canberra). Series: Combat. Num Pages: 80 pages, 20 b/w; 41 col. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3F; 3H; HBJD1; HBLC; HBW; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 184 x 8. .
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781472818324
- ISBN
- 9781472818324
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 15.60
€ 21.99
€ 15.60
Paperback. The Viking ship is one of the most iconic images of the Viking Age. As well as including well-known vessels such as the spectacular ship-burials from Gokstad and Oseberg in southern Norway, Viking Ships introduces the Roskilde 6 ship from Denmark. This book explores the evolution of their sea-going vessels. Num Pages: 96 pages, 50 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DN; 3F; HBJD; HBLC1; HDDM; WGG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 190 x 173 x 11. Weight in Grams: 280.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- British Museum Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780714123400
- ISBN
- 9780714123400
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.99€ 9.57
€ 12.99
€ 9.57
Paperback. Editor(s): Garratt, Delia; Hamling, Tara. Num Pages: 136 pages, 50 colour illus. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JB; DSGS; HBJD1; HBLH; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 182 x 280 x 11. Weight in Grams: 376. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KKD0002957
- ISBN
- 9781474222266
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 17.95
€ 17.95