Regional & national history
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Regional & national history
Paperback. This concise and elegant contribution to the Very Short Introduction series reintroduces the history that shaped the founding fathers, the history that they made, and what history has made of them. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 184 pages, 10 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 176 x 112 x 12. Weight in Grams: 142.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780190273514
- ISBN
- 9780190273514
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.99€ 11.61
€ 12.99
€ 11.61
Paperback. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 184 pages, 10 b/w halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBG; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 172 x 113 x 9. Weight in Grams: 142.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780195389142
- ISBN
- 9780195389142
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.99€ 11.61
€ 12.99
€ 11.61
Paperback. A concise history of slavery in America, including the daily life of American slaves, the laws that sought to legitimize white supremacy, the anti-slavery movement, and the abolition of slavery Num Pages: 160 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 177 x 9. Weight in Grams: 126.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780199922680
- ISBN
- 9780199922680
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Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 10.90
€ 14.99
€ 10.90
Paperback. Runes employ many techniques from informal scratchings to sophisticated inlaid designs on weapons, or the exquisite relief carvings of the Franks Casket. This book tells the story of runes from their mysterious origins, their development as a script, to their use and meaning in the modern world. Num Pages: 112 pages, 38 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 2AC; CBX; CFF; HBJD; HBLC1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 147 x 11. Weight in Grams: 312.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- British Museum Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780714180298
- ISBN
- 9780714180298
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 12.50
€ 14.99
€ 12.50
Paperback. Tells the personal experiences of British soldiers in combat during raids on German trenches, patrols and of 'going over-the-top'. Uncovering information from forgotten and obscure books, privately held diaries, and the voices of the soldiers themselves, this book includes some of the most horrific descriptions of the battle of the Somme. Num Pages: 384 pages, 60. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBWN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 10. Weight in Grams: 360.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780752439402
- ISBN
- 9780752439402
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.29
€ 14.99
€ 11.29
Paperback. Tombstone, Bodie, St Elmo, Silver City: these are some of the most famous of the Old West ghost towns and mining camps that dot America's landscape and provide hints to the country's history. This title describes various types of ghost towns, explains their histories, and outlines ongoing research and archaeological study into decaying towns. Series: Shire Library USA. Num Pages: 64 pages, 80 col. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 207 x 4. Weight in Grams: 148.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Shire Publications
- Number of pages
- 64
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780747810858
- ISBN
- 9780747810858
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 13.76
€ 15.99
€ 13.76
Paperback. HRH Queen Elizabeth II was crowned Queen of the United Kingdom and Head of the Commonwealth, in Westminster Abbey on 2 June, 1953 at the age of 27, the 40th monarch since William the Conqueror and the great-great granddaughter of Queen Victoria. This title celebrates the life and long reign of Queen Elizabeth II. Num Pages: 300 pages, full colour throughout, 250 photographs. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJP; 3JM; AJC; BGR; HBJD1; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 246 x 188 x 21. Weight in Grams: 924.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- AE Publications United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781907708077
- ISBN
- 9781907708077
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.86
€ 19.99
€ 14.86
Paperback. This volume asks questions about both nationalism and the discipline of history itself. The essays offer fresh ways of thinking about the traditional themes and periods of American history. The aim is to provide a history that more accurately reflects the dimensions of American experience. Editor(s): Bender, Thomas. Num Pages: 436 pages, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 174 x 26. Weight in Grams: 612.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 436
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520230583
- ISBN
- 9780520230583
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 26.35
€ 36.99
€ 26.35
Hardcover. Num Pages: 192 pages, over 200 bw images. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 3JJG; HBJD; HBLW; HBWP; JWF; JWG; JWTR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 163 x 22. Weight in Grams: 730.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764333415
- ISBN
- 9780764333415
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.99€ 35.71
€ 53.99
€ 35.71
Hardback. Num Pages: 368 pages, 14, 14 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1DVUK; HBJD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 28. Weight in Grams: 657.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801453915
- ISBN
- 9780801453915
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 46.42
€ 46.42
Hardback. Why is the world orderly, and how does order occur? Humans inhabit many systems - natural, social, political, economic, cognitive, and others - with seemingly obscure origins. In this book, the authors trace the versatile language of self-organization in the eighteenth-century West. Num Pages: 384 pages, 5 halftones. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JF; HBJD; HBLL; JFCX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 165 x 237 x 30. Weight in Grams: 686.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226752051
- ISBN
- 9780226752051
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 51.99€ 40.39
€ 51.99
€ 40.39
Paperback. A history of San Francisco, this work traces the exploitation of both local and distant regions by prominent families - the Hearsts, de Youngs, Spreckelses, and others - who gained power through mining, ranching, water and energy, transportation, real estate, weapons, and the mass media. Num Pages: 437 pages, 85 b/w photographs, 7 maps, 1 graph. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; HBJK; HBLL; HBLW; JFSG; RGC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 31. Weight in Grams: 802.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 437
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520250086
- ISBN
- 9780520250086
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 25.02
€ 33.99
€ 25.02
Paperback. Beginning with the founding of profession in late 1920s and continuing into post-September 11 era, this title examines the history of men who joined workplaces customarily identified as female-oriented. It examines various hardships these men faced at work, paying particular attention to conflation of gender-based, and AIDS-based discrimination. Num Pages: 302 pages, 10 b/w photographs, 4 line illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JFSK; KCFM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 414. Labor, Sexuality, and AIDs in the History of Male Flight Attendants. 302 pages, illustrations. Beginning with the founding of profession in late 1920s and continuing into post-September 11 era, this title examines the history of men who joined workplaces customarily identified as female-oriented. It examines various hardships these men faced at work, paying particular attention to conflation of gender-based, and AIDS-based discrimination. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JFSK; KCFM. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight: 414.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Number of pages
- 302
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520274778
- ISBN
- 9780520274778
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.64
€ 33.99
€ 24.64
Paperback. Translator(s): Banfield, Laura F.; Mansfield, Harvey C. Num Pages: 416 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DST; DNF; HBJD; HBLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 155 x 26. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Edition
- Newly Translated
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691008639
- ISBN
- 9780691008639
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.45
€ 46.99
€ 33.45
Paperback. This study attempts to survey the historiography, history and central interpretative problems surrounding the issue of investiture and the clashes between church and monarchy during the Middle Ages. Series: The Middle Ages Series. Num Pages: 216 pages, 4 illustrations, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1D; 3F; 3H; HBAH; HBJD; HBLC; HBTB; HRCC1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 352.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812213867
- ISBN
- 9780812213867
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.66
€ 32.99
€ 29.66
Paperback. This important new book takes a fascinating thematic approach, providing a useful survey of the position and role of the nobility in the government of states in early modern Europe. Series: Historical Connections. Num Pages: 172 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3H; 3J; HBJD1; HBTG; JPHC. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 236.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415150446
- ISBN
- 9780415150446
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 56.55
€ 56.55
Paperback. Unravel the history behind of one of the most fascinating ancient civilisations with this engaging, entertaining and educational guide to the ancient Egyptians. Num Pages: 384 pages, ill. BIC Classification: 1QDAE; HBJH; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 187 x 21. Weight in Grams: 696.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470065440
- ISBN
- 9780470065440
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 18.25
€ 21.99
€ 18.25
Hardback. In the sixteenth century, European missionaries brought a foreign and global religion to China. Converts then transformed this new religion into a local one. This book focuses on the Catholic communities of Fuan county in northeast Fujian. It suggests that Christianity became part of a pre-existing pluralistic, local religious space. Series: Harvard-Yenching Institute Monograph Series. Num Pages: 450 pages, 5 halftones, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; HRCC7; HRCX7; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 163 x 34. Weight in Grams: 860.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Harvard University, Asia Center United States
- Number of pages
- 450
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674035966
- ISBN
- 9780674035966
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 46.53
€ 54.99
€ 46.53
Paperback. Explains the causes and consequences of "white flight" in Atlanta and elsewhere. Seeking to understand segregationists on their own terms, this book moves past stereotypes to explore the meaning of white resistance. Series: Politics and Society in Modern America. Num Pages: 352 pages, 12 halftones. 12 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBFG; HBJK; HBLW3; JFSG; JFSL; JPFM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 485.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691133867
- ISBN
- 9780691133867
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 27.65
€ 37.99
€ 27.65
Paperback. A detailed scientific and conservation record of a group of ivory and bone furniture overlays excavated at Begram, stolen from the National Museum of Afghanistan, privately acquired on behalf of Kabul, analysed and conserved at the British Museum and returned to the National Museum of Afghanistan in 2012 Num Pages: 336 pages, Highly illustrated throughout in colour. BIC Classification: 1FCA; HBJF; HDD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 298 x 211 x 15. Weight in Grams: 1110.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Archaeopress
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784910167
- ISBN
- 9781784910167
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 129.28
€ 129.28
Paperback. Illustrator(s): Dore, Gustave. Series: Anthem Travel Classics. Num Pages: 280 pages, 180+ halftone engravings. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JH; HBJD1; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 197 x 127 x 20. Weight in Grams: 266. A Pilgrimage. Series: Anthem Travel Classics. 280 pages, 180+ halftone engravings. Illustrator(s): Dore, Gustave. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JH; HBJD1; HBTB. Dimension: 197 x 127 x 20. Weight: 268.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Anthem Press
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843311935
- ISBN
- 9781843311935
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.08
€ 14.08
Paperback. Paints seven scenes from a boyhood and early adolescence in Korea at the height of the Japanese occupation, 1932 to 1945. This title presents a memory of family and a vivid portrayal of life in a time of anguish. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 1FPK; 3JJH; BGHA; HBJF; HBLW; HBTQ; HBTR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 213 x 143 x 15. Weight in Grams: 266.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 40 Anv
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520268128
- ISBN
- 9780520268128
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.65
€ 26.99
€ 20.65
Hardback. This book reconstructs American consular activity in Ireland from 1790 to 1913 and elucidates the interconnectedness of America's foreign interests, Irish nationalism and British imperialism Num Pages: 320 pages, ill. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 1KBB; 3JF; 3JH; 3JJC; HBJD1; HBLL; JPSD. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 237 x 167 x 32. Weight in Grams: 698 299pp
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780719083013
- ISBN
- 9780719083013
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 68.84
€ 68.84
Paperback. Between the early 1930s and his death in 1953, Joseph Stalin had more than a million of his own citizens executed. Millions more fell victim to forced labor, deportation, famine, bloody massacres, and detention and interrogation by Stalin's henchmen. This book tells the story of these crimes. Series: Human Rights and Crimes Against Humanity. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JJG; 3JJH; 3JJPG; HBJD; HBLW; HBTZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 171 x 217 x 13. Weight in Grams: 242.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691152387
- ISBN
- 9780691152387
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 22.06
€ 30.99
€ 22.06