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Regional & national history
Paperback. In 1630s, the Netherlands was gripped by tulipmania: a speculative fever unprecedented in scale and, as history would have it, folly. The author lays waste to the legends, revealing that while the 1630s did see a speculative bubble in tulip prices, neither the height of bubble nor its bursting were anywhere near as dramatic as we tend to think. Num Pages: 446 pages, 13 colour plates, 69 halftones, 3 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DDN; 3JD; HBJD; HBLH; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 648.
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226301266
- ISBN
- 9780226301266
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 28.68
€ 35.99
€ 28.68
Paperback. This Companion provides an authoritative and up-to-date overview of Roman Republican history as it is currently practiced. Highlights recent developments, including archaeological discoveries, fresh approaches to textual sources, and the opening up of new areas of historical study. Retains the drama of the Republic's rise and fall. Editor(s): Rosenstein, Nathan; Morstein-Marx, Robert. Series: Blackwell Companions to the Ancient World. Num Pages: 776 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, maps, figures. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 3D; HBJD; HBLA1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 172 x 40. Weight in Grams: 1318.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 776
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781444334135
- ISBN
- 9781444334135
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 55.43
€ 55.43
Hardback. Explores the origins and significance of the French concept of terroir, demonstrating that the way the French eat their food and drink their wine today derives from a cultural mythology that developed between the Renaissance and the Revolution. Series: California Studies in Food and Culture. Num Pages: 248 pages, 11 b/w images. BIC Classification: 1DDF; HBJD; HBTB; JFCV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 159 x 237 x 20. Weight in Grams: 468.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520277502
- ISBN
- 9780520277502
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 94.05€ 72.21
€ 94.05
€ 72.21
Hardback. Richard Davis has expertly crafted a stirring narrative of the last years of Song, focusing on loyalist resistance to Mongol domination as more than just a political event. Seen from the perspective of the conquered, the phenomenon of martyrdom reveals much about the cultural history of the Song. Series: Harvard-Yenching Institute Monograph Series. Num Pages: 300 pages, Illustrations, maps, ports. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBG; HBJF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 160 x 26. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Publisher
- Harvard University, Asia Center
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674953574
- ISBN
- 9780674953574
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 49.99€ 42.15
€ 49.99
€ 42.15
Paperback. A narrative of the civil war period in Lancashire, including the sieges of Lathom House, the 'massacre' at Bolton, the Battle of Preston and many other nationally important military engagements within the county. Num Pages: 512 pages, 80 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKENL; 3JD; HBJD1; HBLH; HBWE. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 962. The Civil Wars in Lancashire, 1640-1660. 512 pages, 80 illustrations. A narrative of the civil war period in Lancashire, including the sieges of Lathom House, the 'massacre' at Bolton, the Battle of Preston and many other nationally important military engagements within the county. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DBKENL; 3JD; HBJD1; HBLH; HBWE. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 24. Weight: 962.
- Publisher
- Carnegie Publishing Ltd
- Number of pages
- 512
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781859361917
- ISBN
- 9781859361917
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 19.32
€ 25.99
€ 19.32
Paperback. Details nearly fifty turbulent years of warfare in Greece between 411 and 362 BC. Presenting the story of the Peloponnesian War at the point where Thucydides finished his magisterial history, this title chronicles the conflicts that ultimately led to the decline of Greece, and the wars with both Thebes and the might of Persia. Translator(s): Warner, Rex. Num Pages: 432 pages, notes, maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; DNF; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 152 x 196 x 26. Weight in Grams: 314.
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1979
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140441758
- ISBN
- 9780140441758
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.47
€ 17.99
€ 13.47
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781408270509
- ISBN
- 9781408270509
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 53.10
€ 54.99
€ 53.10
Paperback. Num Pages: 448 pages, 12. BIC Classification: HBJD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 158 x 31. Weight in Grams: 778.
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 486
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Edition
- Revised
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801481789
- ISBN
- 9780801481789
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 35.12
€ 38.99
€ 35.12
Paperback. They were all under the age of seven when they were driven from a war-ravaged country. In this deceptively understated memoir, three boys recall in their own words their harrowing journey to safety. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1HBS; 3JJPN; BTP; HBJH; HBLW3; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 143 x 210 x 36. Weight in Grams: 370.
- Publisher
- INGRAM PUBLISHER SERVICES US
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Anniversary
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781610395984
- ISBN
- 9781610395984
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 17.31
€ 21.99
€ 17.31
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415508018
- ISBN
- 9780415508018
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 63.65
€ 63.65
Paperback. Baltic Facades presents a new history of the Baltic area, one that dispels the myth of a single, coherent regional identity. Aldis Purs describes the unique character of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania, whilst also examining the anxiety that these peoples feel about how others perceive them. Series: Contemporary Worlds. Num Pages: 224 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1DVUC; 1DVUE; 1DVUF; 3JJP; HBJD; HBLW3. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 213 x 136 x 16. Weight in Grams: 282.
- Publisher
- Reaktion Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781861898968
- ISBN
- 9781861898968
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.07
€ 30.07
Hardcover. Why did Asquith take Britain to war in 1914? What did educated young men believe their role should be? What was it like to fly over the Somme battlefield? How could a trench on the front line be 'the safest place'? These fascinating contemporary papers paint a highly personal and immediate picture of the war as it happened. Num Pages: 304 pages, 20 black & white illustrations, 16 colour plates. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJF; BJ; HBJD1; HBLW; HBWN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 157 x 27. Weight in Grams: 614.
- Publisher
- Bodleian Library, University of Oxford
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781851243938
- ISBN
- 9781851243938
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.82
€ 13.99
€ 11.82
Paperback. At 8.46 am on September 11, 2001, 14,000 people were inside the Twin Towers in New York - reading emails, making calls, eating croissants.. over the next 102 minutes each would become part of a drama for the ages. This title tells the saga of the men and women - the 12,000 who escaped and the 2,749 who perished - as they made 102 minutes count. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JMC; BTP; HBJK; HBLX; JPWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 23. Weight in Grams: 280.
- Edition
- 1st. Edition
- Publisher
- Arrow
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099492566
- ISBN
- 9780099492566
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.77
€ 14.99
€ 11.77
Paperback. Using a variety of documentary, narrative and normative sources, this title explores the growth of reading audiences in a pre-print culture. It examines the accessibility and profile of libraries. It looks at popular reading practices, often associated with the notion of the illicit. Num Pages: 304 pages, Illustrations (chiefly col.). BIC Classification: 1FBS; 1HBE; 3H; HBJF1; HBLC1; HBTB. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 161 x 13. Weight in Grams: 392.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748677344
- ISBN
- 9780748677344
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 32.90
€ 35.99
€ 32.90
Paperback. Num Pages: 52 pages, 57 black & white photographs. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; HBJD1; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 173 x 239 x 6. Weight in Grams: 172.
- Publisher
- Stenlake Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 52
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781872074726
- ISBN
- 9781872074726
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 16.34
€ 16.99
€ 16.34
Paperback. Anthology of 80 texts selected from the Last whole Earth catalog (1971). Editor(s): Maniaque Benton, Caroline. Num Pages: 288 pages, 98 b&w illus., 1 table. BIC Classification: HBJK; JHMC; RNA; THX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 208 x 268 x 20. Weight in Grams: 858.
- Publisher
- MIT Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780262529280
- ISBN
- 9780262529280
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 28.83
€ 43.99
€ 28.83
Paperback. Stalin's reign of terror in the Soviet Union has been called 'the other Holocaust'. During the Stalin years, it is thought that more innocent men, women and children perished than in Hitler's destruction of the European Jews. This book tells the story of the survivors. Num Pages: 224 pages, 89 bw integrated in 38pp plates. BIC Classification: 1DVU; 3JJ; HBJD; HBLW; HBTZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 134 x 212 x 17. Weight in Grams: 248.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- New
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780761374
- ISBN
- 9781780761374
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.62
€ 26.99
€ 23.62
Paperback. Contributors from the US, Britain and Europe explore a neglected aspect of transatlantic slavery: the implication of a continental European hinterland. Num Pages: 280 pages, 12 black & white illustrations, 3 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JD; 3JF; 3JH; HBJD; HBLL; HBTS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 157 x 24. Weight in Grams: 512.
- Publisher
- Boydell & Brewer Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781783271122
- ISBN
- 9781783271122
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 28.94
€ 33.99
€ 28.94
Paperback. Hitler saw himself as a 'philosopher-leader', and astonishingly gained the support of many intellectuals of his time. In this book, the author explores Hitler's relationship with philosophers - those who supported his rise to power and those whose lives were wrecked by his regime. Num Pages: 328 pages, 16 b/w illustrations in 8-page insert. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 199 x 26. Weight in Grams: 474.
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300205473
- ISBN
- 9780300205473
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 16.14
€ 19.99
€ 16.14
Paperback. By focusing on the key colourful characters of the eight major dynasties, Bamber Gascoigne brings to life 3500 years of Chinese civilization. Series: Brief Histories. Num Pages: 240 pages, 2 x 8pp of Colour plates. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1QD; HBJF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 16. Weight in Grams: 230.
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Publisher
- Robinson
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781841197913
- ISBN
- 9781841197913
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.39
€ 17.99
€ 13.39
Paperback. A magisterial, single-volume history of the greatest conflict the world has ever known by our foremost military historian. Num Pages: 1024 pages, illustrations (black and white), maps (black and white). BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 140 x 61. Weight in Grams: 794.
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing Co
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780225647
- ISBN
- 9781780225647
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 16.49
€ 21.99
€ 16.49
Hardback. During World War I, Britain and France imported workers from their colonies to labor behind the front lines. The single largest group of support labor came not from imperial colonies, however, but from China. This title tells the story of the 140,000 Chinese men recruited for the Allied war effort. Num Pages: 366 pages, 30 halftones, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1D; 1FPC; 3JJF; HBJD; HBLW; HBWN; JFSL3; JWT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 164 x 31. Weight in Grams: 706.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 366
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674049994
- ISBN
- 9780674049994
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 56.37€ 52.26
€ 56.37
€ 52.26
Paperback. The First Crusade is one of the best-known and most written-about events in history. This book intends to address the history of the First Crusade from the perspective of the east, examining the role of the Byzantine Empire and its ruler, Emperor Alexios I Komnenos. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1FB; 3H; HBJF1; HBLC1; HBWC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 174 x 199 x 19. Weight in Grams: 220.
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099555032
- ISBN
- 9780099555032
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.39
€ 17.99
€ 13.39
Paperback. Featuring the translation of poems written to the Near Eastern goddess Inanna by Enheduanna, this work is an articulation of a theology. Num Pages: 225 pages, 23 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1QDAM; 2AB; 3D; DCF; HBJF; HBLA; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 19. Weight in Grams: 394.
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press United States
- Number of pages
- 245
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780292752429
- ISBN
- 9780292752429
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.20
€ 26.99
€ 25.20