Regional & national history
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Regional & national history
Paperback. Examines the tumultuous and often fractious politics in Kroonstad's black townships. In spite of the town's relative obscurity, the author demonstrates a rich tradition of civic and political life in its townships and provides a persuasive explanation for the violence unleashed in the 1990s after decades of relative political "quiescence". Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJH; JFSL3; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 135 x 13. Weight in Grams: 525.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Wits University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781868146871
- ISBN
- 9781868146871
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.21
€ 40.21
Paperback. After the man she defied her parents to marry died in 1866, leaving her alone on the frontier with their many children, Martha Maupin was torn between grief and relief after a difficult marriage. Lone mothers had few options in her day, but she took charge of her own dream and bought her own place. Num Pages: 256 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; BG; HBJK; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 23.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780762796014
- ISBN
- 9780762796014
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 15.95
€ 18.99
€ 15.95
Paperback. This book offers a fundamental review of the Palestine/Israel conflict. It rejects the two state solution, which it likens to Apartheid. Instead it shows there is a better future for a single state; one that is secular and bi-national and as a result economically successful. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBH; 1FBP; GTJ; HBJF1; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 216 x 17. Weight in Grams: 234.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Radical Read
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781871204339
- ISBN
- 9781871204339
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 14.51
€ 14.99
€ 14.51
Paperback. From the era of the industrial factory to the age of the microchip, Pivotal Tuesdays explores four twentieth-century elections-1912, 1932, 1968, and 1992-using the election of the American president as a lens through which to explore the broader sweep of the nation's social, economic, and political history. Num Pages: 256 pages, 30 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBJK; HBTB; JPHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Reprint
- SKU
- V9780812223934
- ISBN
- 9780812223934
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.90
€ 32.99
€ 29.90
Hardcover. An account of the controversial actions of Pius XII, the man whom some have called "Hitler's Pope", and the Vatican during Europe's darkest years. Num Pages: 352 pages, 14 b&w photos, 2 maps. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBTZ1; HRCC7; HRCX1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 245 x 166 x 29. Weight in Grams: 690.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253349309
- ISBN
- 9780253349309
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 35.00
€ 35.00
Paperback. Pope Pius XII's alleged silence in the face of the destruction of the European Jews during World War II has been the subject of a fierce controversy. This work discusses the reasons given for Pius' behaviour by the authors who have contributed to the dispute and evaluates their findings. Num Pages: 190 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBTZ1; HRCC7. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 286.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- The Catholic University of America Press United States
- Number of pages
- 190
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813210810
- ISBN
- 9780813210810
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 19.84
€ 21.99
€ 19.84
Paperback. Account of war in the late-20th century both as historical document and as an eyewitness testament to human savagery. Written by one of Britain's foremost journalists, this book combines political analysis and war reporting: it is an epic account of the Lebanon conflict Num Pages: 752 pages, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1FBL; HBJF1; HBLW3; JWDG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 195 x 131 x 42. Weight in Grams: 488.
- Publisher
- OUP Oxford
- Number of pages
- 752
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- Updated
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780192801302
- ISBN
- 9780192801302
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 21.16
€ 27.99
€ 21.16
Hardback. This book is based on years of research and includes contributions by such noted American historians as Henry Steele Commager and Oscar Handlin. Num Pages: 776 pages, 1100 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEP; HBJK; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 284 x 225 x 43. Weight in Grams: 2901.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Derrydale Press United States
- Edition
- 5 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 776
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780967410302
- ISBN
- 9780967410302
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.86
€ 40.86
Pittsburg State University: A Photographic History of the First 100 Ye...
Roberts, Randy, Phillips, Shannon
Hardcover. Recounts how the Pittsburg State University took root and grew from a vocational school to a multipurpose campus with over one hundred programs of study. This book chronicles the story of the emergence of this modern university from its chrysalis. Num Pages: 216 pages, 373 photographs, 49 in colour. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBTB; JNMN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 279 x 216 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1157.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University Press of Kansas
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700616442
- ISBN
- 9780700616442
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 41.74
€ 41.74
hardcover. Num Pages: 408 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HBJF; HBLL; JFSK. Dimension: 216 x 138. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publisher
- OUP India India
- Number of pages
- 408
- Condition
- New
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- UK ed.
- SKU
- V9780199468188
- ISBN
- 9780199468188
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.87
€ 67.87
Paperback. This inter-disciplinary study is the first to consider how representations of pirates addressed both national political issues and the agenda of particular interest groups. Series: Early Modern Literature in History. Num Pages: 257 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSA; DSB; HBG; HBJD; HBL; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 257
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349280933
- ISBN
- 9781349280933
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.17
€ 66.17
Paperback. Num Pages: 344 pages, 39 illustrations, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 229 x 22. Weight in Grams: 580.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Tidewater Publishers
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780870336072
- ISBN
- 9780870336072
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 19.88
€ 27.99
€ 19.88
Pirates of Virginia: Plunder and High Adventure on the Old Dominion Co...
Donnelly, Mark P., Diehl, Daniel
Paperback. Num Pages: 144 pages, 8 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBFV; HBJK; HBTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 206 x 142 x 13. Weight in Grams: 222. Plunder and High Adventure on the Old Dominion Coastline. 144 pages, 8 b/w illustrations. High adventure, dastardly deeds, and newly uncovered lore feature heavily in this fantastic new book from Stackpole. Pirates of Virginia recounts the remarkable stories of the Accomac and Revolutionary war privateers. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1KBBFV; HBJK; HBTM. Dimension: 206 x 142 x 13. Weight: 222.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Stackpole Books
- Number of pages
- 144
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780811710367
- ISBN
- 9780811710367
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 11.41
€ 11.99
€ 11.41
Paperback. By 1540, piracy, with some encouragement from the English and French governments, was thriving in the Caribbean. This book brings to life Francis Drake and less civilized English privateers and smugglers, buccaneers like Henry Morgan, and those who suffered all manner of hardship for riches and generally died young and poor. Num Pages: 274 pages, Illus., maps. BIC Classification: 1QSP; 3JB; 3JD; 3JF; HBJM; HBLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5182 x 3429 x 17. Weight in Grams: 295.
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803270305
- ISBN
- 9780803270305
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99
€ 20.99
Paperback. Swashbuckling tales sure to shiver your timbers Compelling accounts of the colorful personalities behind treachery, murder, and mayhem in the waters of coastal New England during the "Golden Age of Piracy," from 1630 to 1730, as well as a description of how New England's leaders tolerated, even encouraged, piracy during the colonial period. Num Pages: 240 pages, 7 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KBBE; HBJK; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781493029297
- ISBN
- 9781493029297
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 18.36
€ 18.99
€ 18.36
Paperback. Drawing on material, from furious royal proclamations to the private letters of pirates and their victims, as well as Islamic accounts, this title provides perspectives of the corsairs and an insight into what it meant to sacrifice all you have for a life so violent, so uncertain and so alien that it sets you apart from the rest of mankind. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1HB; 3JF; HBJH; HBLL; HBTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 129 x 28. Weight in Grams: 346.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Number of pages
- 368
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099523864
- ISBN
- 9780099523864
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.37
€ 17.99
€ 13.37
Paperback. At last available in a modern, annotated edition, these tales describe combat at sea, extraordinary escapes, and religious conversion, but they also illustrate the power, prosperity, and piety of Muslims in the early modern Mediterranean. Editor(s): Vitkus, Daniel J. Num Pages: 416 pages, illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1HB; 3J; BGH; HBJH; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 21. Weight in Grams: 566. Barbary Captivity Narratives from Early Modern England. 416 pages, illustrations, maps. Editor(s): Vitkus, Daniel J. At last available in a modern, annotated edition, these tales describe combat at sea, extraordinary escapes, and religious conversion, but they also illustrate the power, prosperity, and piety of Muslims in the early modern Mediterranean. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1HB; 3J; BGH; HBJH; HBLL. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 21. Weight: 548.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Number of pages
- 416
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231119054
- ISBN
- 9780231119054
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.44
€ 40.99
€ 29.44
Hardback. Editor(s): Klarer, Mario. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: HBJH; HBLH; HBTB; HBTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2018
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781138640276
- ISBN
- 9781138640276
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 174.72
€ 174.72
Paperback. In Pipe Politics, Contested Waters, Lisa Bjorkman explores why water is chronically unavailable in Mumbai, India's economic and financial capital. She attributes water shortage to economic reforms that allowed urban development to ignore the water infrastructure, which means that in Mumbai, politics is often about water. Num Pages: 296 pages, 18 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FK; HBJF; JHMC; RNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 15. Weight in Grams: 409.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822359692
- ISBN
- 9780822359692
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 27.67
€ 36.99
€ 27.67
Paperback. Num Pages: 144 pages, b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1KB; 3JB; HBJK; HBLH; HBTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 143 x 9. Weight in Grams: 172.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Heritage House Publishing Co Ltd Canada
- Number of pages
- 144
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781926971001
- ISBN
- 9781926971001
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.92
€ 14.99
€ 11.92
Paperback. This volume contains a series of biographical essays on seven of the most influential economists in Britain since World War II. Each essay gives background details and a critical assessment of the economist's work, examining his or her impact on the development of modern economics. Editor(s): Greenaway, Professor David; Presley, John R. Num Pages: 215 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD1; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 301.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 215
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349093786
- ISBN
- 9781349093786
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.93
€ 65.93
Paperback. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJPL; 3JJPN; HBJD1; JFD; KNTD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
- Publisher
- Profile Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781252727
- ISBN
- 9781781252727
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.29
€ 17.99
€ 13.29
hardcover. A heart-pounding historical account of Allan Pinkerton's role in the Civil War-protector of Abraham Lincoln and mastermind of a controversial network of Union spies. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; HBWJ; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 34.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780762770724
- ISBN
- 9780762770724
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 21.98
€ 27.99
€ 21.98
Paperback. With invasion a very real threat, in 1940 Great Britain began a huge military construction programme designed to stop an invading army in its tracks. This book guides the inquiring reader in identifying these remaining defensive structures and explains their seemingly 'random' placement across the British landscape. Series: Shire Library. Num Pages: 64 pages, 63 col. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJH; HBJD1; HBLW; HBWQ; JWKW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 149 x 4. Weight in Grams: 150.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Shire Publications Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780747813569
- ISBN
- 9780747813569
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.15
€ 11.99
€ 10.15