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Regional & national history
Paperback. Best known for his academy award-winning role as Dith Pran in "The Killing Fields", for Haing Ngor his greatest performance was not in Hollywood but in war-torn Cambodia. Here, in his memoir of life under the Khmer Rouge, is a searing account of a country's descent into hell. Num Pages: 528 pages, photos. BIC Classification: 1FMC; BGA; HBJF; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 33. Weight in Grams: 374.
- Publisher
- Constable and Robinson United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781841197937
- ISBN
- 9781841197937
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.41
€ 17.99
€ 13.41
Paperback. Examining one of the defining events of the twentieth century, Doris L. Bergen situates the Holocaust in its historical, political, social, cultural, and military contexts. Including firsthand accounts from perpetrators, victims, and eyewitnesses, her book is immediate, human, and eminently readable. Series: Critical Issues in World and International History. Num Pages: 368 pages, 10 black & white illustrations, 73 black & white halftones, 8 maps. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBTZ1; JFSR1. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 3rd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442242289
- ISBN
- 9781442242289
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 58.05
€ 58.05
Hardcover. Num Pages: 384 pages, 342 colour & b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBBWM; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 191 x 263 x 31. Weight in Grams: 1310.
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764351518
- ISBN
- 9780764351518
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.99€ 35.75
€ 53.99
€ 35.75
Hardcover. *A fascinating study of the early American experience in Egypt and the Eastern Mediterranean *Includes previously unpublished and rarely seen personal travel accounts complemented by more than 30 illustrations Num Pages: 432 pages, 33 colour in 20pp plates. BIC Classification: 1HBE; 3JF; 3JH; HBJH; HBLL; RGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 163 x 241 x 36. Weight in Grams: 912.
- Publisher
- The American University in Cairo Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789774166679
- ISBN
- 9789774166679
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 50.62
€ 50.62
Paperback. Glasgow city has been the silent witness to some of the most significant events. This title presents such notable events as the launching of the Queen Mary, the victorious 16-month work-in campaign by the Upper Clyde Shipbuilders in the early 1970s, the Ibrox disaster of 1971 and the plague that gripped the Gorbals in 1900. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: HBJD1; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 15. Weight in Grams: 180.
- Publisher
- Transworld Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845966782
- ISBN
- 9781845966782
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.88
€ 15.99
€ 11.88
Hardcover. From the Bronze Age to the twenty-first century, vying armies have clashed over the territory stretching from the Upper Nile to modern-day Iraq and Iran. Ian Barnes's Crossroads of War> captures five millennia of conflict and conquest in detailed full-color maps, accompanied by incisive, accessible commentary. Num Pages: 288 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1FB; GTB; HBJF1; HBW; HRAM2; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 287 x 217 x 18. Weight in Grams: 1088.
- Publisher
- Belknap Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674598492
- ISBN
- 9780674598492
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 34.15
€ 40.99
€ 34.15
Paperback. In this first up-do-date, single volume history of the Czechs, Agnew provides an introduction to the major themes and contours of Czech history for the general reader--from prehistory and the first Slavs to the Czech Republic's entry into the European Union. Num Pages: 442 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 228 x 34. Weight in Grams: 724.
- Publisher
- Hoover Institution Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780817944926
- ISBN
- 9780817944926
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.31
€ 35.31
Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVH; 3JJPG; HBJD; HBLW3; HBTV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 143 x 210 x 18. Weight in Grams: 234.
- Publisher
- Presidio Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812986747
- ISBN
- 9780812986747
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 16.42
€ 18.99
€ 16.42
Paperback. China is a vast nation comprised of hundreds of distinct ethnic communities, each with its own language, history, and culture. This book recounts the history of the most sweeping attempt to sort and categorize the nation's enormous population: the 1954 Ethnic Classification project (minzu shibie). Series: Asia: Local Studies/ Global Themes. Num Pages: 256 pages, 1 line illustration, 4 maps, 22 tables. BIC Classification: 1F; HBJF; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 150 x 16. Weight in Grams: 362. Ethnic Classification in Modern China. Series: Asia: Local Studies/ Global Themes. 256 pages, Illustrations, maps. China is a vast nation comprised of hundreds of distinct ethnic communities, each with its own language, history, and culture. This book recounts the history of the most sweeping attempt to sort and categorize the nation's enormous population: the 1954 Ethnic Classification project (minzu shibie). Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1F; HBJF; JFSL. Dimension: 228 x 150 x 16. Weight: 350.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520272743
- ISBN
- 9780520272743
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.28
€ 40.99
€ 29.28
Paperback. In addition to providing an insightful account of life and work in nineteenth-century urban America, The Horse in the City brings us to a richer understanding of how the animal fared in this unnatural and presumably uncomfortable setting. Series: Animals, History, Culture. Num Pages: 280 pages, 42, 42 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJK; JFSG; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 177 x 235 x 18. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421400433
- ISBN
- 9781421400433
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 32.82
€ 38.99
€ 32.82
Paperback. Num Pages: 32 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBJD1; HBTK; KNAT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 165 x 5. Weight in Grams: 162.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 32
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781841654140
- ISBN
- 9781841654140
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 8.99€ 8.07
€ 8.99
€ 8.07
Paperback. The true story of how Britain won the First World War. Series: Cassell Military Paperbacks. Num Pages: 464 pages, 27, 9 maps. BIC Classification: 3JJF; HBJD; HBWN; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 29. Weight in Grams: 374.
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing Co United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 448
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780304366590
- ISBN
- 9780304366590
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.48
€ 17.99
€ 13.48
Hardback. Mark C. Yerger, responding to requests from readers of his previous books, this new photo album provides material for the model builder, vehicle enthusiast, memorabilia collector and those interested in SS holders of the Knights Cross. Num Pages: 176 pages, over 320 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1DFG; HBJD; HBWQ; JWD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 310 x 241 x 26. Weight in Grams: 1650.
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764300783
- ISBN
- 9780764300783
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 54.75€ 39.36
€ 54.75
€ 39.36
Paperback. The SOE (Special Operations Executive) was one of the most innovative British creations of the Second World War. This book looks at the men and women who made up the SOE, the rigorous training to which they were subjected, and their lives during and after the war. Series: Shire Library. Num Pages: 64 pages, 55 b/w; 5 col. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JWDG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 151 x 211 x 9. Weight in Grams: 152.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Shire Publications
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784420406
- ISBN
- 9781784420406
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.17
€ 11.99
€ 10.17
Paperback. Traces how the Bible came to be known by lay people through different mediums. It brings together intellectual and religious history with art history, music, literature and social history to trace how the Bible was sung and preached, revered and studied in thirteenth- and fourteenth-century England. Series: Manchester Medieval Studies. Num Pages: 256 pages, Halftones, colour|Illustrations, black & white. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 2ADL; 3H; HBJD1; HBLC1; HRCC2; HRCG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 143 x 216 x 23. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784993740
- ISBN
- 9781784993740
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.64
€ 40.64
Paperback. This Very Short Introduction provides a narrative interpretation of key themes that emerge in the history of Asian migrations to North America, highlighting how Asian immigration has shaped the evolution of ideological and legal interpretations of America as a 'nation of immigrants'. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 184 pages, 8. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTB; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 113 x 268 x 11. Weight in Grams: 138.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 2nd ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780190219765
- ISBN
- 9780190219765
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.70
€ 13.99
€ 11.70
Hardback. Focuses on the London's royal buildings. This title includes the glorious palaces of kings and queens, their places of worship and repose, the parks they laid out and the institutions they patronised. It features pictures of Royal London with finest details. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; HBJD1; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 270 x 216 x 18. Weight in Grams: 756.
- Publisher
- Editions Didier Millet Pte Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789814385428
- ISBN
- 9789814385428
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.43
€ 13.99
€ 13.43
Hardback. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVWYB; 1DVWYC; 1DVWYS; HBJD; HBTZ1; JFSJ1; JKV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 360.
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Edition
- Second Printing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816628186
- ISBN
- 9780816628186
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 28.59
€ 28.59
Paperback. Contains a selection of prose and poetry from 38 contemporary British, Australian and New Zealand writers who fought during the Battle of the Somme. This work tells the stories of different men from different backgrounds. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJF; HBJD; HBWN; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 157 x 24. Weight in Grams: 444.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780750946148
- ISBN
- 9780750946148
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 9.04
€ 19.99
€ 9.04
Paperback. This revised second edition now extends to the end of the first decade of the twenty-first century, covering the financial crisis and the related crisis in European integration, the impact of the War on Terror on Europe, and the redefinition of Europe following EU enlargement. Series: Blackwell history of Europe. Num Pages: 336 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJP; HBJD; HBLW3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 174 x 247 x 16. Weight in Grams: 518.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470655788
- ISBN
- 9780470655788
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 74.91
€ 74.91
Hardback. Alshaer's book offers a subtle and historically grounded reading of modern Arabic poetry, emphasising the aesthetic integration of politics within poetic form. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; 2CSR; 3JH; 3JJ; DSC; HBJF1; HBLL; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 138. Weight in Grams: 750.
- Publisher
- C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849043199
- ISBN
- 9781849043199
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 42.14
€ 46.99
€ 42.14
Hardback. Offers the best essays from the acclaimed collection originally published in French. This monumental work examines how and why events and figures become a part of a people's collective memory, how rewriting history can forge new paradigms of cultural identity, and how the meaning attached to an event can become as significant as the event itself. Editor(s): Nora, Pierre; Kritzman, Lawrence D. Translator(s): Goldhammer, Arthur. Series: European Perspectives: A Series in Social Thought and Cultural Criticism. Num Pages: 643 pages, 140 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJD; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 253 x 180 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1218. The Construction of the French Past. Traditions. Series: European Perspectives: A Series in Social Thought and Cultural Criticism. 642 pages, 140 black & white illustrations. Editor(s): Kritzman, Lawrence D. Offers the best essays from the acclaimed collection originally published in French. This monumental work examines how and why events and figures become a part of a people's collective memory, how rewriting history can forge new paradigms of cultural identity, and how the meaning attached to an event can become as significant as the event itself. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: HBJD; JFC. Dimension: 253 x 180 x 25. Weight: 1186. Translator(s): Goldhammer, Arthur.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Number of pages
- 643
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231106344
- ISBN
- 9780231106344
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 73.81€ 56.40
€ 73.81
€ 56.40
Paperback. Behind the celebrated code-breaking at Bletchley Park lies another secret. Num Pages: 352 pages, 1 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJH; HBJD1; HBLW; HBWQ; JPSH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 278.
- Publisher
- Aurum Press Ltd
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- PB Reissue
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781310793
- ISBN
- 9781781310793
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 14.31
€ 18.99
€ 14.31
Paperback. A major new history of the most infamous battle of the First World War, as described by the men who fought it. Num Pages: 608 pages, 25 maps. BIC Classification: 1DDF; HBJD; HBWN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 135 x 46. Weight in Grams: 674.
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing Co United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 608
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780304367351
- ISBN
- 9780304367351
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.39
€ 17.99
€ 13.39