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Paperback. Describes the history of how the 'Africa Trade' formed the backbone of the British Empire. This book retells the story of how the international commodity market in Africans operated, how transportation of millions of Africans over thousands of miles developed and how the experience affected slaves both in bondage and then in freedom. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1DB; 3JD; 3JF; HBJD1; HBLH; HBLL; HBTB; HBTS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 10. Weight in Grams: 230.
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752444277
- ISBN
- 9780752444277
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.54
€ 17.99
€ 16.54
Paperback. An encyclopaedic work on various aspects of monarchy in Britain from semi-legendary times onwards. It includes mini biographies on each of the forty-two kings and queens who have ruled since the Norman Conquest, details of the royal lines in Scotland before the Act of Union, the background to the royal houses of Britain and the consorts. Num Pages: 384 pages, Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: 1DBK; GBC; HBJD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 173 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1014.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752459110
- ISBN
- 9780752459110
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.60
€ 19.99
€ 18.60
Paperback. Num Pages: 564 pages, 13 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1FBP; 3JJ; HBJF1; HBLW; HBTQ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 28. Weight in Grams: 748.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 564
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9781138193888
- ISBN
- 9781138193888
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 58.84
€ 58.84
paperback. Only a few years after Britain defeated fascism came the Mau Mau uprising in Kenya - a mass armed rebellion by the Kikuyu people, demanding the return of their land and freedom. Unearthing reams of documents, the author reveals the full savagery of the Mau Mau war and the ruthless determination with which Britain sought to control its empire. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFGK; 1QDB; 3JJ; HBJH; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 152 x 37. Weight in Grams: 652.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Bodley Head
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781847922946
- ISBN
- 9781847922946
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.10
€ 19.99
€ 15.10
Paperback. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1QFE; HBJD; HBJD1; JPSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141983905
- ISBN
- 9780141983905
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.00€ 11.88
€ 13.00
€ 11.88
Paperback. Contemporary Britain is often held to be in decline and yet the nature of this decline is elusive. Num Pages: 96 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; HBJD1; HBLW; JP; KC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 204 x 129 x 8. Weight in Grams: 136.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1987
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 96
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631150848
- ISBN
- 9780631150848
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.24
€ 52.24
Paperback. The remarkable story of Britain's part in the nuclear arms race during the Cold War Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJP; HBJD1; HBLW3; HBWS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 173 x 18. Weight in Grams: 652.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752450179
- ISBN
- 9780752450179
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 28.75
€ 33.99
€ 28.75
Paperback. Num Pages: 302 pages, 30-40 ills & diags, approx 15-25 tables. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJH; HBJD1; HBLW; HBTB; HBWN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 235 x 23. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Publisher
- Helion & Company
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781911096313
- ISBN
- 9781911096313
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.17
€ 26.99
€ 20.17
Paperback.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752461977
- ISBN
- 9780752461977
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 20.63
€ 23.99
€ 20.63
Hardback. This book illustrates the impact of the Second World War on people on both sides of the border in Ireland. Series: Societies at War. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DBR; 3JJH; HBJD1; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 161 x 20. Weight in Grams: 508.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press Edinburgh
- Number of pages
- 248
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748623273
- ISBN
- 9780748623273
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 136.05€ 130.52
€ 136.05
€ 130.52
Paperback. Britain's murky relationship with the Greek dictatorship is revealed in this important new study. Series: LSE Hellenic Observatory Series. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DVG; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; HBJD; HBLW3; JPS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 138. Weight in Grams: 750.
- Publisher
- C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2020
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849043656
- ISBN
- 9781849043656
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 33.67
€ 36.99
€ 33.67
Paperback. The familiar image of the British in the Second World War is that of the plucky underdog taking on German might. This title shows the conflict in a new light, with Britain as a very wealthy country, formidable in arms, ruthless in pursuit of its interests and sitting at the heart of a global production system. Num Pages: 464 pages, 8pp colour, 16pp b&w. BIC Classification: HBJD1; HBLW; HBWQ; JWM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 350.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 464
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- First Paperback Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141026107
- ISBN
- 9780141026107
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.47
€ 17.99
€ 13.47
paperback. Num Pages: 848 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJG; 3JJH; HBJD1; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780141026916
- ISBN
- 9780141026916
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 16.46
€ 19.99
€ 16.46
Paperback. Britain's Rottenest Years is not just a bad news story. It is a fantastically readable leapfrog through British history which takes us, via the interesting bits, from the misery of the Roman invasion of AD60 (when 50,000 Roman thugs invaded) to the Thatcherite year of discontent of 1981. Num Pages: 272 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 208 x 141 x 26. Weight in Grams: 466.
- Publisher
- Short Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781906021580
- ISBN
- 9781906021580
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.47
€ 17.99
€ 13.47
Paperback. This volume places war and conflict at the centre of the colonial enterprise in the 18th century. It incorporates the history of Britain's expansion with events in Europe and the wider international arena. Also included is a detailed examination of the origins of the American Revolution. Series: Modern Wars in Perspective. Num Pages: 296 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JD; 3JF; HBJD1; HBLH; HBLL; JWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 446.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780582424012
- ISBN
- 9780582424012
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 108.83€ 97.75
€ 108.83
€ 97.75
Hardcover. They were Britain's Second World War 'Band of Brothers', a secret army of fifty handpicked, cross-Channel raiders who carried the fight to the enemy shore long before D-Day. Created Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 158 x 25. Weight in Grams: 584.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752489902
- ISBN
- 9780752489902
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 22.52
€ 25.99
€ 22.52
Paperback. This volume provides a balanced historical analysis of the Thatcher years and their consequences in the light of the miners' strike, unfavourable relations with Europe, the poll tax and the Falklands War. Series: Seminar Studies. Num Pages: 160 pages, facsimiles. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJPL; 3JJPN; HBJD1; HBLW3; JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 10. Weight in Grams: 222.
- Publisher
- Pearson
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780582317147
- ISBN
- 9780582317147
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.98
€ 49.98
Paperback. This volume offers an overview of Britain's development since the end of World War II. The book draws together the themes that have dominated discussion amongst scholars and media commentators, and provides a useful introduction for students of contemporary British history, politics and society. Editor(s): Hollowell, Jonathan. Series: Making Contemporary Britain. Num Pages: 480 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJP; HBJD1; HBLW3; HBTB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 245 x 172 x 37. Weight in Grams: 870.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 480
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631209683
- ISBN
- 9780631209683
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 56.26
€ 56.26
Paperback. A new political history of modern Britain - entertaining, instructive and thought-provoking. Num Pages: 496 pages, 32. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; 3JMC; HBJD1; HBLW; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 135 x 37. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Publisher
- PHOENIX
- Number of pages
- 496
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- New Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780753826065
- ISBN
- 9780753826065
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.02
€ 19.99
€ 15.02
paperback. A study of the circumstances leading to British intervention in Vietnam in 1945, and the course and consequences of this intervention. It links French colonialism with the native communist insurgency, while examining British and Foreign Office attitudes towards French Indochina. Series: Military History and Policy. Num Pages: 252 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJD1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 158 x 14. Weight in Grams: 382.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 252
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780415487474
- ISBN
- 9780415487474
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 79.85
€ 79.85
Paperback. Num Pages: 692 pages, 7 maps. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBJD1; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 150 x 38. Weight in Grams: 848.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1985
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 4th Edition
- Number of pages
- 692
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226319704
- ISBN
- 9780226319704
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.07€ 55.38
€ 65.07
€ 55.38
Paperback. As in 'Britain B.C.' and 'Britain A.D.' (also accompanied by Channel 4 series), eminent archaeologist Francis Pryor challenges familiar historical views of the Middle Ages by examining fresh evidence from the ground. Num Pages: 320 pages, 30 b/w illus, 16 col plates. BIC Classification: 1DB; 3H; HBJD1; HBLC; HDDM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 122 x 24. Weight in Grams: 262.
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780007203628
- ISBN
- 9780007203628
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 12.96
€ 17.99
€ 12.96
paperback. This survey of medieval Britain is a coherent narrative of events between the two great invasions from continental Europe. It is unique both for its broad historical perspective and for its wide geographic coverage: it spans the "long" millennium from the first century BC through the Norman conquest and covers events in the whole of Britain Series: Britain and Europe. Num Pages: 320 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBJD1; HBLA; HBLC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 562. Very good clean copy
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Academic
- Condition
- Used, Like New
- SKU
- KSG0031560
- ISBN
- 9780340586877
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New
€ 6.49
€ 6.49
Paperback. Num Pages: 24 pages, 60 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJH; HBJD1; HBLW; HBWQ; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 172. .
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 24
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781841656854
- ISBN
- 9781841656854
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 8.99€ 8.11
€ 8.99
€ 8.11