Regional & national history
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Regional & national history
Paperback. This book begins with the emergence of peoples in North America and traces their stories to the beginning of the early twenty-first century. The narrative rests on the premise that indigenous nations retain sovereign rights, and it explores the ways in which contests over those rights shaped their histories. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 160 pages, 10 halftones & maps. BIC Classification: 1KB; HBJK; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 174 x 112 x 10. Weight in Grams: 128.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195307542
- ISBN
- 9780195307542
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.73
€ 11.99
€ 10.73
Paperback. Over the past five hundred years, North Americans have increasingly turned to mining to produce much of their basic social and cultural objects. Drawing on the work of scholars from Mexico, the United States, and Canada, this book explores how mining has shaped North America over the last half millennium. Editor(s): McNeill, John R. Num Pages: 420 pages, 6 b/w photos, 8 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KL; HBJK; RNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- First
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520279179
- ISBN
- 9780520279179
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 28.82
€ 40.99
€ 28.82
Paperback. Winner of the Longman's History Today Book of the Year Award and the inaugural Westminster Medal for Military Literature, this book recreates the atmosphere of the British navy in the years leading up to Jutland and gives a superb account of the battle itself and its bitterly acrimonious aftermath. Num Pages: 720 pages. BIC Classification: 1DND; 3JJF; HBJD; HBLW; HBWN; JWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 46. Weight in Grams: 556.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141980324
- ISBN
- 9780141980324
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 17.98
€ 25.99
€ 17.98
Hardback. Series: Culture and Society After Socialism. Num Pages: 392 pages, 27. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JJF; HBJD; HBLW; HBTV; JPWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 29. Weight in Grams: 742.
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801442735
- ISBN
- 9780801442735
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 148.71
€ 148.71
Hardback. During the First World War many sportsmen exchanged their sports field for the battlefield, switched their equipment for firearms. Num Pages: 256 pages, 80 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKEAC; 1DBKESF; 3JJF; HBJD1; HBLW; HBWN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 164 x 27. Weight in Grams: 556.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780750967716
- ISBN
- 9780750967716
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.47
€ 26.99
€ 23.47
Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 3JJPK; HBJF; HBLW3; HBWS2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 130 x 11. Weight in Grams: 124.
- Publisher
- Oldcastle Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843442134
- ISBN
- 9781843442134
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.87
€ 19.99
€ 15.87
Paperback. Paints a picture of two Roman auxilary regiments, the 9th Cohort of Batavians and the 1st Cohort of Tungrians. Covering officers and familes, friends and colleagues, this book brings to life the ordinary soldiers and their names and duties; military routine, duty-reports, leave and deserters; the supply of food, drink and goods; and, more. Num Pages: 176 pages, colour and b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKEYN; 1QDAR; HBJD1; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 247 x 171 x 13. Weight in Grams: 532.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752419503
- ISBN
- 9780752419503
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 26.13
€ 30.99
€ 26.13
paperback. Examines culinary writing and practices as forces for the production of social order and, at the same time, points of cultural resistance. This book offers a close reading of a wide variety of sources and genres to uncover the intersections of food, politics, and privilege in American culture. Series: California Studies in Food and Culture. Num Pages: 283 pages, 8 b/w. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTB; JFCV; JFSJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 228 x 17. Weight in Grams: 394.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520284982
- ISBN
- 9780520284982
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.77
€ 33.99
€ 24.77
Paperback. Translator(s): Bednarz, John. Series: Stackpole Military History Series. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVP; 3JJH; BGH; HBJD; HBWQ; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Publisher
- Stackpole Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Translation
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780811718493
- ISBN
- 9780811718493
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 20.05
€ 21.99
€ 20.05
Paperback. Fred I Greenstein has long been one of our keenest observers of the modern presidency. This book provides an account of the presidential qualities that have served well and poorly in the Oval Office, beginning with Franklin D Roosevelt's first hundred days. Num Pages: 344 pages, 13 halftones. 1 line illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW; HBLX; JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 232 x 154 x 22. Weight in Grams: 506.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 344
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 3rd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691143835
- ISBN
- 9780691143835
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 30.49
€ 42.99
€ 30.49
Paperback. Food and feast in Tudor England Num Pages: 192 pages, 10 colour plates, 47 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3H; HBJD1; HBLC; HBTB; JHBT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 176 x 15. Weight in Grams: 230.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 180
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- New ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780750937726
- ISBN
- 9780750937726
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.31
€ 13.99
€ 13.31
Paperback. Hitler won support even as he established the Gestapo and concentration camps. What has been in dispute is exactly what the Germans knew about these camps, and how they were involved. The author traces the story from 1933, and shows how war and the prospect of defeat radicalized Nazism. Num Pages: 384 pages, 24pp halftone plates. BIC Classification: 1DFG; HBG; HBJD; HBTZ1; HBWQ; JPHX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 139 x 22. Weight in Grams: 504.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 378
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780192802910
- ISBN
- 9780192802910
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 32.96
€ 32.99
€ 32.96
Paperback. A highly stimulating Very Short Introduction to the history of Ancient Greek civilization, from the first documented use of the Greek language in about 1400 BCE, through the glories of the Classical and Hellenistic periods, to the foundation of the Byzantine empire in about CE 330. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 216 pages, 15 black and white halftones. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 3D; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 173 x 121 x 11. Weight in Grams: 174.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 216
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199601349
- ISBN
- 9780199601349
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.77
€ 11.99
€ 10.77
Paperback. Comprehensively updated new edition of Christopher Duggan's acclaimed introduction to the history of Italy. Series: Cambridge Concise Histories. Num Pages: 360 pages, 41 b/w illus. 4 maps 12 tables. BIC Classification: 1DST; HBJD. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 214 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 504.
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 300
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521747431
- ISBN
- 9780521747431
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 30.25
€ 31.99
€ 30.25
Paperback. How the age of the great WWI aces came to an end in the skies over the Western Front Num Pages: 400 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJF; HBJD; HBLW; HBWN; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 134 x 26. Weight in Grams: 338.
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing Co
- Number of pages
- 400
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780753824078
- ISBN
- 9780753824078
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.74
€ 14.99
€ 11.74
Paperback. Examining imperial efforts to police urban space from the late sixteenth century onward, the author shows how the production of urban space was explicitly centered on the politics of racial exclusion and social control. Num Pages: 296 pages, 24 b/w. BIC Classification: 1KJC; HBJK; HBTQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520286047
- ISBN
- 9780520286047
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 28.94
€ 40.99
€ 28.94
Hardback. A full and frank history of an enduringly bitter relationship, covering the years 2001-2014, set against the background of Islamist militancy in Pakistan and India's economic liberalisation Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKP; HBJF; HBWS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
- Publisher
- C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849046411
- ISBN
- 9781849046411
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 38.25
€ 38.25
Paperback. Highlights the complex inter-action between indigenous activity and colonial governance, emphasizing how Japanese rule adapted to Korean and missionary initiatives Editor(s): Lee, Hong Yung; Ha, Yong-Chool; Sorensen, Clark W. Series: Center for Korean Studies Publication. Num Pages: 350 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPK; 3JJ; GTB; HBJF; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 31. Weight in Grams: 532.
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Number of pages
- 350
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295992167
- ISBN
- 9780295992167
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 41.43
€ 46.99
€ 41.43
Paperback. Winston Churchill is probably the best-known Prime Minster of Great Britain. Born at Blenheim Palace, he joined the army after Harrow, but in 1899 resigned his commission to report on the Boer War. Elected to Parliament in 1900, he served in both Conservative and Liberal governments, and became Chancellor of the Exechequer under Baldwin. Num Pages: 128 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; BGH; HBJD1; HBLW; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 127 x 10. Weight in Grams: 150.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 128
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752453866
- ISBN
- 9780752453866
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.28
€ 11.28
Paperback. Here is a pioneering account of everyday life under Stalin, written by one of the foremost authorities on modern Russian history. Focusing on urban areas, the book is an eye-opening account of day-to-day life in the blighted urban landscape of 1930's Russia Num Pages: 312 pages, 10 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DVU; 3JJG; 3JJH; 3JJPG; HBJD; HBLW; HBTB; JPFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 137 x 18. Weight in Grams: 416.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 300
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195050011
- ISBN
- 9780195050011
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 19.17
€ 25.99
€ 19.17
Hardback. Yuval Ben-Bassat examines the petitions, including many previously unpublished ones, sent during the last decades of the Empire to the Ottoman Sultan Abdulhamid II. The petitions enable Ben-Bassat to explore Palestine's history in this formative period from a unique perspective, providing first-hand accounts. Num Pages: 331 pages, maps, figures. BIC Classification: 1FBP; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJF1; HBLL; HBLW; JPV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 139 x 32. Weight in Grams: 586.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780764573
- ISBN
- 9781780764573
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 152.89€ 135.20
€ 152.89
€ 135.20
Hardback. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJK; HBTB; KCR; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691169590
- ISBN
- 9780691169590
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 49.99€ 35.50
€ 49.99
€ 35.50
Hardback. Dimension: 240 x 164 x 29. Weight in Grams: 618.
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442650046
- ISBN
- 9781442650046
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 69.78
€ 69.78
Paperback. Sigmund Stein was a Jew and also a German with deep roots in rural Germany. When fellow Jews urged Stein to leave Germany in the 1930s and after, he refused. The divided loyalty of a lifetime was finally resolved in Auschwitz. Published in association with the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. Num Pages: 360 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; G; HBG; HBJD; HBTZ1; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 211 x 26. Weight in Grams: 424.
- Publisher
- Ivan R. Dee
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- 2001st ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781566634045
- ISBN
- 9781566634045
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.98
€ 23.98