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Regional & national history

Hardcover. Examines indigenous oral traditions and histories in order to explain the factors propelling sociopolitical consolidation and the emergence of chiefdoms and kingdoms in nineteenth-century southeastern Africa. Series: Rochester Studies in African History and the Diaspora. Num Pages: 450 pages, 6 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1H; HBJH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 162 x 237 x 37. Weight in Grams: 830.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University of Rochester Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781580465144
ISBN
9781580465144
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 132.63

Hardback. A collection of social anthropologist Ardener's papers concerning the Bakweri people of Mount Cameroon on the coast of West Africa. The studies of the culture and history of the Cameroon Kingdom cover the Bakweri's early contacts with the Portuguese, the defeat of the first German expedition.. Series: Cameroon Studies. Num Pages: 400 pages, 4 maps, 1 fig., 9 ills, 4 appendices, Bibliog., Index. BIC Classification: 1HFJA; 3J; HBJH; JFSL9; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 220. Weight in Grams: 699.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Berghahn Books, Incorporated United States
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9781571819291
ISBN
9781571819291
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 167.40

paperback. Num Pages: 280 pages, Illustrations, geneal. tables, map. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; HBJD1; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 154 x 25. Weight in Grams: 494. Scotland's Western Seaboard C.1100-C.1336. 288 pages, Illustrations, geneal. tables, map. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DBKS; HBJD1; HBLC. Dimension: 234 x 154 x 25. Weight: 494.
Publisher
Birlinn Ltd
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781904607793
ISBN
9781904607793
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.79

Hardback. Kingdom of Snow investigates the impact of Roman rule in Cappadocia and the fate of classical Greek culture in an increasingly Christian society. Num Pages: 336 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1DVT; 1QDAR; 3D; HBJF; HBLA; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 160 x 236 x 25. Weight in Grams: 642.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press
Number of pages
308
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812236811
ISBN
9780812236811
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 76.23

Paperback. Num Pages: 560 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, maps. BIC Classification: 1FBH; HBJF1; HBLA; HRCG. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 156 x 228 x 29. Weight in Grams: 762.
Publisher
Baker Publishing Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801031991
ISBN
9780801031991
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 30.51

Paperback. Published to coincide the with 50th anniversary of the Israel occupation of the West Bank, an anthology that explores the human cost of the conflict there as witnessed by such notable writers as Colum McCann, Colm Toibin, Dave Eggers, Madeleine Thien, Eimear McBride, Taiye Selasi and editors Michael Chabon and Ayelet Waldman. Editor(s): Chabon, Michael; Waldman, Ayelet. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBH; 3JJP; HBJF1; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 153. Weight in Grams: 270.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780008229191
ISBN
9780008229191
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 15.06

hardcover. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 338 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJF1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 628.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
338
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691652771
ISBN
9780691652771
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 173.61

Paperback. Henrietta Howard, later Countess of Suffolk, was the long-term mistress and confidante of King George II. She was also, as Tracy Borman's wonderfully readable biography reveals, a dedicated patron of the arts; a lively and talented intellectual in her own right; a passionate advocate for the rights of women long before the dawn of feminism. Num Pages: 352 pages, 8. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JF; BGH; HBJD1; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 131 x 23. Weight in Grams: 262.
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099549178
ISBN
9780099549178
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.88

paperback. A biography that provides the most authoritative picture yet of King Stephen, whose reign (1135-1154), with its 'nineteen long winters' of civil war, made his name synonymous with failed leadership. After years of work on the sources, the author shows with clarity the strengths and weaknesses of the monarch. Series: The Yale English Monarchs Series. Num Pages: 384 pages, 16 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3H; BGH; HBJD1; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 233 x 30. Weight in Grams: 618.
Publisher
Yale University Press
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300181951
ISBN
9780300181951
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.60

Paperback. The harrowing story of one of America's first and costliest wars-featuring a new foreword by bestselling author Nathaniel Philbrick Num Pages: 432 pages, 25 b&w photographs and 10 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLH; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 142 x 30. Weight in Grams: 490.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Edition
Revised
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
SKU
V9781581574890
ISBN
9781581574890
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 20.37

Paperback. This fast-paced history incorporates the most recent scholarship on the region and features nine new maps and a bibliographic essay about Native-Anglo relations. Series: Witness to History. Num Pages: 176 pages, 12, 9 black & white halftones, 3 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: HBJK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 84 x 12. Weight in Grams: 248.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801896286
ISBN
9780801896286
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 24.58

Hardback. Kathryn Allamong Jacob's engaging account shows how the "kingearned his crown through cookery and conversation and how this son of wealth and privilege helped to create a questionable profession in a city that then, as now, rested on power and influence. Num Pages: 240 pages, 20, 20 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 468.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780801893971
ISBN
9780801893971
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 49.99
€ 41.41

Paperback. Num Pages: 328 pages, maps, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 250 x 141 x 23. Weight in Grams: 399.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815624981
ISBN
9780815624981
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.69

Paperback. Translator(s): Lewis, Peter. BIC Classification: 1HFGA; 3JJ; HBJH; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Publisher
Haus Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781910376645
ISBN
9781910376645
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.04

Paperback. King John is familiar to everyone as the villain from the tales of Robin Hood - greedy, cowardly, despicable and cruel. But who was the man behind the legend? Was he truly a monster, or a capable ruler cursed by ill luck? This book draws on contemporary chronicles and the king's own letters to bring the real John vividly to life. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3H; BGH; BGR; HBJD1; HBLC1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Cornerstone
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099591825
ISBN
9780099591825
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.04

Paperback. King John long ago acquired the epithet 'Bad,' and he is reputed to be the worst of England's kings. Before his death in 1216, his desperate exploitation of his subjects for ever more money had turned him into the mythical monster of Hollywood legend. This is his biography. Num Pages: 240 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; HBJD1; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 125 x 17. Weight in Grams: 260.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752448503
ISBN
9780752448503
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.34

Paperback. Num Pages: 36 pages, 60 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3H; HBJD1; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 383 x 7. Weight in Grams: 156.
Publisher
The History Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781841656045
ISBN
9781841656045
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 12.54

Paperback. Presenting ideas and arguments from historians of John's reign, this title is formulated around: the loss of his continental inheritance, and the ending of his reign in the disaster of civil war. It covers his life and career, from his reputation, the economy, the Norman aristocracy, the Church, Justice and the Empire, to his mother, and his wife. Editor(s): Church, S. D. Num Pages: 361 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3H; BGH; HBJD1; HBLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 170 x 34. Weight in Grams: 580.
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
361
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780851159478
ISBN
9780851159478
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 29.97

paperback. This account of King John's reign is a study both of the king and his political misfortunes, and also of his times. John is set against the background of his predecessors, of the society in which he lived and of the problems posed by continuities independent of his making. Series: The Yale English Monarchs Series. Num Pages: 376 pages, 8 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; BGH; HBJD1; HBLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 592.
Publisher
Yale University Press
Number of pages
376
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Edition
New
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300073744
ISBN
9780300073744
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.98

Hardcover. James VI & I had a series of notorious male favourites. These affairs were almost certainly sexual. They diminished the majesty of the monarchy and raised the spectre of a sodomitical court and effeminized nation. It is a story of political intrigue coloured by sodomy, pederasty, and gender instability as backdrop to the English Civil War. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JD; BGH; BGR; HBJD1; HBLH; HBTB; JFSK2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 167 x 242 x 29. Weight in Grams: 610.
Publisher
Fonthill Media
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781555439
ISBN
9781781555439
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 23.75

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