Regional & national history
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Regional & national history
Paperback. Less than a half century ago, China experienced a cataclysmic famine, which was particularly devastating in the countryside. This book examines the role of food in one rural Chinese community, as it has shaped everyday lives over the course of several tumultuous decades. Series: California Studies in Food and Culture. Num Pages: 280 pages, 19 b/w photos, 1 map, 10 charts, 4 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520293526
- ISBN
- 9780520293526
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.06
€ 40.99
€ 29.06
Hardback. A biting satire on corruption, Xala set the standard for the new wave of African cinema. This is a dazzlingly illustrated reflection on West African cultural practices -- literary, social and visual -- and one of a kind. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFDS; APF; HBJH; JFD; JHM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 151 x 217 x 19. Weight in Grams: 362.
- Publisher
- C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849046954
- ISBN
- 9781849046954
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 23.11
€ 24.99
€ 23.11
Paperback. At the heart of Aberdeen lies Union Terrace Gardens, opened to the public in 1879. In this title, the author tells the story of the Gardens from their early days onwards and details the inside story of the battle for the future of this green jewel in the heart of the Granite City. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; HBJD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 159 x 235 x 17. Weight in Grams: 580.
- Publisher
- Black and White Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845024949
- ISBN
- 9781845024949
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.37
€ 19.99
€ 14.37
Hardcover. Num Pages: 384 pages, 82 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJD1; HBWQ; JWH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 166 x 26. Weight in Grams: 670. Behind Enemy Lines in France and Burmah with the Special Operations Executive. 384 pages, 82 black & white illustrations. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: HBJD1; HBWQ; JWH. Dimension: 242 x 166 x 26. Weight: 686.
- Publisher
- Independent Books
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781872836850
- ISBN
- 9781872836850
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.17
€ 26.99
€ 20.17
Paperback. This essential text provides a clear and engaging introduction to the history of modern Germany. The updated and expanded new edition now takes the story back to 1789 and brings it right up to the present day, adopting a controversy-led approach throughout. Visual evidence, maps, documents and key event boxes support the text and aid learning. Num Pages: 520 pages, 14 black & white halftones, 9 maps. BIC Classification: 1DFG; HBJD. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Publisher
- Macmillan Education UK United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 520
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 2nd ed. 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137350053
- ISBN
- 9781137350053
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 37.95
€ 44.99
€ 37.95
Paperback. The phrase "Cold War" was coined by George Orwell in 1945 to describe the impact of the atomic bomb on world politics. Far more than merely a straightforward history of the Cold War, this book presents an account of politics and decision making at the highest levels of Soviet power. Num Pages: 544 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JJ; HBJD; HBLW; HBTW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 234 x 28. Weight in Grams: 770.
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Number of pages
- 544
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300188196
- ISBN
- 9780300188196
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 27.00
€ 36.99
€ 27.00
Paperback. Witchcraft, astrology, divination and every kind of popular magic flourished in England during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. This analysis of beliefs held on different levels of English society begins with the collapse of the medieval Church and ends with the changing intellectual atmosphere around 1700. Num Pages: 880 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JB; 3JD; HBJD1; HBLH; HRA; JFCX; VXWM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 36. Weight in Grams: 600.
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Number of pages
- 880
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140137446
- ISBN
- 9780140137446
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 18.05
€ 25.99
€ 18.05
Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages, Photographs. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JJG; HBJD1; HBLW; JPFQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 133 x 198 x 17. Weight in Grams: 356.
- Publisher
- Five Leaves Publications United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781907869181
- ISBN
- 9781907869181
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.46
€ 17.99
€ 16.46
Paperback. A new addition to the well-regarded Images of War series, this book features many never-before-published images of the catastrophic Luftwaffe Raids of World War Two. Num Pages: 150-200 B&W photographs. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DFG; 3JJH; HBJD1; HBLW; HBWQ; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 181 x 10. Weight in Grams: 418.
- Publisher
- Pen & Sword Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781593684
- ISBN
- 9781781593684
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 23.43
€ 25.99
€ 23.43
Paperback. From the invasions of Julius Caesar to the unexpected end of Roman rule in the early fifth century AD and the subsequent collapse of society in Britain, this is an account of Roman Britain. Num Pages: 608 pages, line drawings, maps. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBJD1; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 33. Weight in Grams: 388.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 608
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780192801388
- ISBN
- 9780192801388
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.29
€ 26.99
€ 20.29
Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; DSB; HBG; HBJD; JH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 217 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 300.
- Publisher
- Broadview Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781551116341
- ISBN
- 9781551116341
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.58
€ 40.99
€ 29.58
Hardback. Num Pages: 264 pages, 100 halftones. BIC Classification: 1FB; 3JH; AJCP; HBJF1; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 178. .
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691151328
- ISBN
- 9780691151328
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 39.41
€ 54.99
€ 39.41
Paperback. Biography of the anti-imperialist fighter and slave liberator Toussaint Louverture, explored through the prism of his radical politics. Series: Revolutionary Lives. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1KJH; 3JF; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTS; HBTV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 198 x 129. .
- Publisher
- Pluto Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745335148
- ISBN
- 9780745335148
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 16.65
€ 21.99
€ 16.65
Hardback. .
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781474402279
- ISBN
- 9781474402279
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 161.48
€ 161.48
Paperback. Build strong subject knowledge and skills in A Level History using the in-depth analysis and structured support in this tailor-made series for OCR's British period studies and enquiries. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JF; 3JH; 4KL; HBJD1; HBLL. Category: (E) Primary & Secondary Education. Dimension: 221 x 276 x 11. Weight in Grams: 562.
- Publisher
- Hodder Education
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781471836718
- ISBN
- 9781471836718
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.44
€ 38.44
Hardcover. Wellington Koo (1887-1985) achieved notoriety at the Paris Peace Conference where he sternly resisted Japanese attempts to hold onto seized German colonial territory in mainland China. Koo was China's first representative to the League of Nations, and ended up as acting president of Republican China during the unrest of the period 1926-7. Series Editor(s): Sharp, Alan. Series: Makers of the Modern World. Num Pages: 220 pages, 1 tables, 2 maps, 4 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; HBLW; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 208 x 142 x 19. Weight in Grams: 414.
- Publisher
- Haus Publishing Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 220
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781905791699
- ISBN
- 9781905791699
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.44
€ 17.99
€ 13.44
Hardcover. Analysing Abraham Zapruder's iconic film frame-by-frame, David Wrone builds a convincing case against the official findings of the "crime of the century": the assassination of JFK. Tracing its 40-year history, he demonstrates how the film itself refutes the lone-gunman and single-bullet theory. Num Pages: 400 pages, 22 colour photographs, 18 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BTC; HBJK; HBLW3; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 34. Weight in Grams: 776.
- Publisher
- University Press of Kansas United States
- Number of pages
- 400
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700612918
- ISBN
- 9780700612918
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 57.29
€ 57.29
Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages, 16 black & white plates, 40 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DVGS; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 158 x 32. Weight in Grams: 498.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780750968355
- ISBN
- 9780750968355
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 22.71
€ 25.99
€ 22.71
Paperback. This is a must-read book for anyone interested in British history during the late 1930s and early '40s, and for local historians in these three counties. Num Pages: 192 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKES; 3JJG; HBJD1; HBLW; HBWQ; JWK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 157 x 17. Weight in Grams: 338.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752450735
- ISBN
- 9780752450735
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 20.48
€ 21.99
€ 20.48
Paperback. 'It was all about the cult of pleasure and beauty. Some lost their plumes, others lost their lives' - Anouchka, former model and Paris party girl Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JJPL; AKTA; HBJD; HBLW3; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 30. Weight in Grams: 338. Fashion, Genius and Glorious Excess in 1970s Paris. 448 pages. 'It was all about the cult of pleasure and beauty. Some lost their plumes, others lost their lives' - Anouchka, former model and Paris party girl. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JJPL; AKTA; HBJD; HBLW3; HBTB. Dimension: 131 x 198 x 30. Weight: 322.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 448
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780747585466
- ISBN
- 9780747585466
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 16.27
€ 21.99
€ 16.27
Paperback. Series: The History of England. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JF; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130. .
- Publisher
- Pan Macmillan
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Main Market Ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781509811472
- ISBN
- 9781509811472
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 16.51
€ 21.99
€ 16.51
Paperback. When the author returned home from Afghanistan, he left behind him surreal intensity and exhilaration of battle. He also left behind lasting bonds of friendship formed with his Afghan comrades Qiam, Syed and Majhib. This title tells of their first meetings, mutual suspicion and incomprehension, and how this eventually turned into brotherhood. Num Pages: 400 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FCA; 3JM; BM; HBJF; HBWS4; JWT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 23. Weight in Grams: 292.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 400
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780241951279
- ISBN
- 9780241951279
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 17.61
€ 21.99
€ 17.61
Hardcover. Num Pages: 415 pages, maps. BIC Classification: HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 230 x 150. Weight in Grams: 726. Hardback in very good condition. With dustjacket. Some shelf wear.
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- The University of Alabama Press
- Number of pages
- 415
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1988
- Edition
- First Edition
- SKU
- KRF0026801
- ISBN
- 9780817303174
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. At least 130,000 Irish - from north and south - served during the Second World War. Seven thousand never returned. In this poignant yet detailed book, award winning author Neil Richardson documents veterans' stories with personal interviews, military records, diaries and letters. Num Pages: 352 pages, 120 black & white halftones, 1 index, 1 biography. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJH; HBJD1; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 171 x 23. Weight in Grams: 848.
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Publisher
- O´Brien Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847172976
- ISBN
- 9781847172976
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 16.44
€ 19.99
€ 16.44