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Regional & national history
Hardback. This is the first full-length biography of Ptolemy I of Egypt in English. From his boyhood friendship with Alexander the Great to his reign as king and pharaoh of Egypt, Ptolemy's story is one of ambition and ruthlessness as he helped shape Egypt's history and that of the early Hellenistic world. Num Pages: 280 pages, 16 black and white halftones; 6 black and white line drawing. BIC Classification: 1QDAE; 3D; BGH; HBJH; HBLA; HDDG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 166 x 243 x 24. Weight in Grams: 550.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780190202330
- ISBN
- 9780190202330
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 86.45
€ 86.45
Hardcover. This title is a 13th-century "Life" of a 7th-century saint Colman. It provides a rich description of the lives of the Irish saints, replete with details of the daily life of the monasteries, their royal patrons and subjects, dwelling among miracle workers and the vagaries of plague, famine and war. Translator(s): Meyer, Kuno. Num Pages: 160 pages, 6 b&w & 10 colour photographs. BIC Classification: 1DBR; BG; HBJD1; HBLC; HRCC1; HRCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 160. .
- Publisher
- The Lilliput Press Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Edition
- New ed of 1911 ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781901866353
- ISBN
- 9781901866353
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 20.48
€ 24.99
€ 20.48
Paperback. A tale of greed, lust, deceit, theft on an extraordinary scale, charlatanry, kidnapping, assassination and escape from prison. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JF; HBJD; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 29. Weight in Grams: 284.
- Publisher
- John Murray Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848549975
- ISBN
- 9781848549975
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.41
€ 17.99
€ 13.41
Hardcover. A comprehensive, transnational account of the social and cultural history of the First World War. Editor(s): Winter, Dr Jay. Series: The Cambridge History of the First World War. Num Pages: 779 pages, 1 b/w illus. 48 colour illus. 1 table. BIC Classification: 3JJF; HBG; HBLW; HBWN. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 163 x 227 x 42. Weight in Grams: 1422.
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 808
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521766845
- ISBN
- 9780521766845
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 150.94
€ 150.94
Hardback. .
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780887407475
- ISBN
- 9780887407475
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 28.44
€ 42.99
€ 28.44
Paperback. First-hand accounts of the Holocaust from the rise to power of Hilter to the Nuremberg trials. Series: Brief Histories. Num Pages: 304 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJG; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBTZ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 152 x 199 x 19. Weight in Grams: 250.
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849017237
- ISBN
- 9781849017237
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.79
€ 15.79
Paperback. When Siraj, the ruler of Bengal, overran the British settlement of Calcutta in 1756, he allegedly jailed 146 European prisoners overnight in a cramped prison. Of the group, 123 died of suffocation. This title follows the ever-changing representations of this historical event and founding myth of the British Empire in India. Num Pages: 440 pages, 23 halftones. 5 line illus. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1FKA; 3JF; HBJF; HBLL; HBTQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 230 x 154 x 27. Weight in Grams: 615.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 440
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691152011
- ISBN
- 9780691152011
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.55
€ 46.99
€ 33.55
Paperback.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- New ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780750942539
- ISBN
- 9780750942539
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.54
€ 17.99
€ 16.54
Paperback. Argentine by birth, Ernesto Che Guevara came to embody the spirit of the Cuban revolution led by Fidel Castro. Guevara spent two years fighting in the sierras of Cuba, and after the revolutionaries victory became one of the most important members of the government as well as one of Castros closest and most controversial associates. Series: Caribbean Lives. Num Pages: 208 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KJC; 3JJPG; BGH; HBJK; HBTV; JPWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 182 x 124 x 17. Weight in Grams: 174. Che Guevara
- Publisher
- Signal Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- KST0002248
- ISBN
- 9781904955559
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 7.28
€ 7.28
Hardback. In this extraordinary book, bestselling biographer Christopher Andersen paints an unsparing yet sympathetic and touching portrait of Mr and Mrs JFK in their final year together. Num Pages: 336 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPK; BGH; HBJK; HBLW3; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 152 x 29. Weight in Grams: 590. T
- Publisher
- Biteback Publishing
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781849545860
- ISBN
- 9781849545860
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 5.28
€ 5.28
Paperback. The book includes appendices with translations of German primary sources and discussion questions. Series: Young Center Books in Anabaptist and Pietist Studies. Num Pages: 520 pages, 14, 11 black & white halftones, 3 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DFG; HBJD; HRCC9. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 227 x 151 x 33. Weight in Grams: 694.
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 520
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421408316
- ISBN
- 9781421408316
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.07
€ 49.07
Paperback. Lina Prokofiev was alone in her Moscow apartment one night when the telephone rang. The caller insisted that she come downstairs to collect a parcel, but when she reached the courtyard she was arrested for treason. Num Pages: 336 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVU; 3JJ; AVGC6; BGF; HBJD; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 22. Weight in Grams: 268.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099581789
- ISBN
- 9780099581789
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 16.77
€ 20.99
€ 16.77
Paperback. A study which takes the reader beyond the euphemistic and romantic popular misconceptions to reveal the often invisible past and the present subterfuge of Australia. It portrays a country of stark contrasts, of visionaries and criminals whose secrets are exposed. Num Pages: 464 pages, 1. BIC Classification: 1MBF; HBJM; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 32. Weight in Grams: 330.
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099152316
- ISBN
- 9780099152316
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.96
€ 19.99
€ 14.96
Hardback. This is the story of the Handschar, a Muslim combat formation created by the Germans to restore order in Bosnia. What actually transpired was quite different. Num Pages: 380 pages, over 250 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1DFG; HBJD; HBWQ; JWH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 163 x 31. Weight in Grams: 1146. Waffen SS Handschar Division 1943-1945. 380 pages, 250 b&w photographs. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DFG; HBJD; HBWQ; JWH. Dimension: 237 x 163 x 31. Weight: 1144.
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764301346
- ISBN
- 9780764301346
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 48.99€ 32.18
€ 48.99
€ 32.18
Hardcover. Num Pages: 528 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HBJF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 171 x 46. Weight in Grams: 816.
- Publisher
- Bold Type Books
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781568587349
- ISBN
- 9781568587349
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.06
€ 40.99
€ 31.06
Hardcover.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752497686
- ISBN
- 9780752497686
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 20.65
€ 21.99
€ 20.65
Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, 30 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVP; 3JJH; BM; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 158 x 22. Weight in Grams: 456.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780750962100
- ISBN
- 9780750962100
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.54
€ 17.99
€ 16.54
Hardcover. Comprehensive survey of the history of Shrewsbury. Editor(s): Champion, W. A.; Thacker, A. T. Series: Victoria County History. Num Pages: 344 pages, 85 black & white illustrations, 18 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DBKEMP; HBJD1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 312 x 216 x 29. Weight in Grams: 1592.
- Publisher
- Boydell & Brewer Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 512
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781904356424
- ISBN
- 9781904356424
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 114.97
€ 114.97
Paperback. This ground-breaking account challenges received wisdom about the history of language in Liverpool. Exploring a range of sources, and drawing on recent developments in sociolinguistics and linguistic anthropology, it provides a radically new understanding of Scouse in terms of its history, representation and social and cultural significance. Num Pages: 190 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKENL; HBJD1; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 12. Weight in Grams: 328.
- Publisher
- Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 190
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781846318405
- ISBN
- 9781846318405
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.78
€ 33.99
€ 30.78
Hardback. How did Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood win power so quickly after the dramatic "Arab Spring" uprising that ended President Hosni Mubarak's reign? Based on research in Egypt and interviews with dozens of Brotherhood leaders, the author argues that the very organizational characteristics that helped them win power also contributed to its rapid downfall. Num Pages: 296 pages, 3 figures, 2 tables, 3 figures, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1HBE; 3JMG; HBJF; HBLW3; HBTV; JFSR2; JPWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 635.
- Publisher
- Georgetown University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781626163621
- ISBN
- 9781626163621
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 45.37
€ 45.37