Regional & national history
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Regional & national history
Hardcover. Shows how Scottish imagination was shaped by its emigre experience with wilderness and the extreme. Drawing on journals, emigrant guides, memoirs, letters, poetry and fiction, this book examines patterns of survival, defeat, adaptation and response in North America's harshest landscapes. Num Pages: 224 pages, map. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 1KB; HBJD1; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 21. Weight in Grams: 554.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748647392
- ISBN
- 9780748647392
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 95.07€ 91.90
€ 95.07
€ 91.90
Hardback. Linking the study of business and politics, this book reconstructs the debate over the development of the book trade in 19th-century France. It shows how publishers succeeded in transforming the industry from a tightly controlled trade into a free enterprise, with dramatic but paradoxical consequences for literature in France. Series: Harvard Historical Studies. Num Pages: 346 pages, 15 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DDF; CBW; HBJD; JFCA; KNTP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 33. Weight in Grams: 612.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 346
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674035768
- ISBN
- 9780674035768
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.30€ 59.21
€ 65.30
€ 59.21
Paperback. A survey of the chalk hill-figures which form some of Britain's best-known landmarks Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKES; HBJD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 247 x 173 x 15. Weight in Grams: 582.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Number of pages
- 230
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752449395
- ISBN
- 9780752449395
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.75
€ 26.99
€ 23.75
Paperback. Terpstra's meticulous investigation not only uncovers the sad fate of the lost girls of the Casa della Pieta but explores broader themes, including gender relations, public health, church politics, and the challenges girls and adolescent women faced in Renaissance Florence. Num Pages: 266 pages, 10, 10 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1DST; HBJD; HBLC1; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 20. Weight in Grams: 376.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421407722
- ISBN
- 9781421407722
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.63
€ 42.63
Paperback. Focusing on the early modern period, this book establishes the presence of an informal frontier between two of the proposed societies astride the Leicestershire-Lincolnshire border. It encourages researchers to identify other regions and their frontiers by adopting similar methods. Series: Studies in Regional and Local History. Num Pages: 224 pages, 86. BIC Classification: 1DBKEAL; 1DBKEML; HBJD1; HBTB; HBTP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 173 x 244 x 13. Weight in Grams: 464.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of Hertfordshire Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- Volume 7
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781902806976
- ISBN
- 9781902806976
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 22.75
€ 25.99
€ 22.75
paperback. Num Pages: 680 pages, 29 color illus. 48 halftones. 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1FC; 3F; 3H; HBJF; HBLC; HRAX; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 158 x 235 x 38. Weight in Grams: 976.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691165851
- ISBN
- 9780691165851
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 19.65
€ 25.99
€ 19.65
Paperback. Examining the strengths and weaknesses of European and Chinese military techniques during the period, this title provides a balanced perspective on long-held assumptions about Western power, Chinese might, and the nature of war. Num Pages: 448 pages, 9 halftones. 6 line illus. 10 maps. BIC Classification: 1DDN; 1FPC; HBJD; HBJF; HBLH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 225 x 147 x 27. Weight in Grams: 588.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 448
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691159577
- ISBN
- 9780691159577
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 22.15
€ 30.99
€ 22.15
Paperback. First published in the 1950s, this is a classic account of the discovery in 1911 of the lost city of Machu Picchu. Editor(s): Thomson, Hugh. Num Pages: 320 pages, 25, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1KLSR; HBJK; HBLC; HDD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 23. Weight in Grams: 264.
- Publisher
- Phoenix London
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781842125854
- ISBN
- 9781842125854
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.41
€ 17.99
€ 13.41
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Adventures Unlimited Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780932813022
- ISBN
- 9780932813022
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.09
€ 19.09
Paperback. Takes us through the numerous battles in Wales. Num Pages: 288 pages, 213. BIC Classification: 1DBKW; HBJD1; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 235 x 24. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Publisher
- Amberley Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781445655222
- ISBN
- 9781445655222
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 19.30
€ 25.99
€ 19.30
Paperback. A concise account of each engagement is provided, along with an analysis of its strategic, archaeological and political significance, complimented by a modern map of the battlefield with suggested tours and information on exploring the site today. Num Pages: 184 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBJD1; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 247 x 173 x 10. Weight in Grams: 462.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 184
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752464336
- ISBN
- 9780752464336
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 20.48
€ 23.99
€ 20.48
Hardcover. Hiraku Shimoda places the origin of modern Japanese regionalism in the tense relationship between region and nation in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. This study shows that "region," often seen as a hard, natural place that impedes national unity, is in fact a supple spatial category that can be made to reinforce nationalist sensibilities. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 180 pages, map. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJ; HBJF; HBLL; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 163 x 16. Weight in Grams: 406.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Harvard University Asia Center
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674492011
- ISBN
- 9780674492011
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 37.91
€ 45.99
€ 37.91
Paperback. Reveals the complexities of a people reclaiming their own history. This title ponders how the dual act of recovering - and recovering from - history necessitates private and public mediation between remembering and forgetting, speaking out and remaining silent. Series: The Asian American Experience. Num Pages: 264 pages, 100 photographs. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 1KBB; 3JJH; HBJK; HBLW3; HBTB; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5182 x 4522 x 407. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780252073724
- ISBN
- 9780252073724
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.12
€ 26.99
€ 25.12
Paperback. This is a story of dispossession, a meditation on place, home and identity, as well as a deeply personal account of the social ills of South Africa and the triumph of its people Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; BM; HBJH; JFFJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 201 x 130 x 23. Weight in Grams: 248.
- Publisher
- Granta Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781783780990
- ISBN
- 9781783780990
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.69
€ 13.99
€ 10.69
Paperback. A passionate and vivid recreation of the history of Trinidad by the winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature. Num Pages: 400 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1KJWWT; HBJK; HBTQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 26. Weight in Grams: 326.
- Publisher
- PAN MACMILLAN
- Number of pages
- 400
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780330522847
- ISBN
- 9780330522847
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.37
€ 17.99
€ 13.37
Paperback. Editor(s): Grob, Leonard; Roth, John K. Series: Stephen S. Weinstein Series in Post-Holocaust Studies. Num Pages: 245 pages. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; HBJD; HBTZ1; HBWQ; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 268 x 20. Weight in Grams: 364.
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295998466
- ISBN
- 9780295998466
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 33.91
€ 37.99
€ 33.91
Hardback. Editor(s): Grob, Leonard; Roth, John K. Series: Stephen S. Weinstein Series in Post-Holocaust Studies. Num Pages: 245 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; HBJD; HBTZ1; HBWQ; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 506.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Number of pages
- 245
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295998459
- ISBN
- 9780295998459
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 117.40
€ 117.40
Paperback. Num Pages: 344 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1FBQ; 1FCA; 3JM; HBJD1; HBJF1; HBLX; HBW; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 197 x 26. Weight in Grams: 368.
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300227512
- ISBN
- 9780300227512
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 17.11
€ 20.99
€ 17.11
Paperback. The first book to sum up the consequences of the cold war for Americans. "A searching account of the costs of the cold war 'victory' that we are celebrating-not only the material price but the blight on our ideas, ideals, and institutions."-James MacGregor Burns. Num Pages: 257 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW3; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 207 x 136 x 17. Weight in Grams: 295.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Ivan R Dee, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 257
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781566630962
- ISBN
- 9781566630962
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.12
€ 19.12
Hardback. The first book to sum up the consequences of the cold war for Americans. Num Pages: 257 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW3; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 221 x 151 x 23. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Ivan R Dee, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 257
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781566630375
- ISBN
- 9781566630375
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.19
€ 33.19