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Regional & national history
Paperback. From its humble beginnings as a fur-trading outpost, Chicago has become one of the foremost centers of world finance and trade. Beginning with an overview of the city's commercial development, this book considers how key industries shaped - and were shaped by - both the local and global economies. Editor(s): Reiff, Janice L. Num Pages: 392 pages, 23 halftones, 7 maps, 1 line drawing. BIC Classification: 1KBBNC; HBJK; HBTK; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 21. Weight in Grams: 676.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226709369
- ISBN
- 9780226709369
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 23.07
€ 27.99
€ 23.07
Paperback. A reconstruction of the 1968 Democratic Convention in Chicago. Farber tells the story of the protests from the perspectives of the major protagonists--the Yippies, the National Mobilization to End the War, and Mayor Richard J. Daley and his police. Num Pages: 334 pages, 28ill.1M. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPK; HBJK; HBLW3; JFC; JPHV; JPWF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 528.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226238012
- ISBN
- 9780226238012
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 21.05
€ 25.99
€ 21.05
Paperback. A work that traces the storied past of the author's hometown, from the explorations of Joliet and Marquette in 1673 to the new wave of urban pioneers today. It gives voice to the city's steelyard workers and kill floor operators, and maps the neighborhoods distinguished not by Louis Sullivan masterworks but by bungalows and corner taverns. Editor(s): Pacyga, Dominic A. Num Pages: 464 pages, 145 halftones, 7 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBNC; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 253 x 180 x 31. Weight in Grams: 986.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 464
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226644288
- ISBN
- 9780226644288
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 22.20
€ 26.99
€ 22.20
Hardback. In the 1970s and 1980s the Republic of China on Taiwan was under the direction of Chiang Ching-Kuo, who served first as its premier, and later as its president. This work provides insight into the substantial role that Chiang played in the social and economic development of the republic. Series: Miller Center Series on Asian Political Leadership. Num Pages: 230 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPCW; 3JJPL; 3JJPN; BGH; HBJF; HBLW3; JPQ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- University Press of America United States
- Edition
- 3 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 230
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780819189035
- ISBN
- 9780819189035
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 120.46
€ 120.46
Paperback. Country by country, historians follow the routes taken by Che Guevara on his two trips across Latin America in the early 1950s. Editor(s): Drinot, Paulo. Num Pages: 4 photos, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KL; 3JJPG; BGH; HBJK; HBLW3; JPWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 215 x 139 x 19. Weight in Grams: 384.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780822347675
- ISBN
- 9780822347675
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 28.51
€ 31.99
€ 28.51
Paperback. This book is part of the Images ofEngland series, which uses old photographs and archived images toshow the history ofvarious local areas in England, through their streets, shops, pubs, and people." Series: Archive Photographs: Images of England. Num Pages: 128 pages, black & white illustrations, frontispiece. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBJD1; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 166 x 10. Weight in Grams: 296.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- 1st Ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752418612
- ISBN
- 9780752418612
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.54
€ 17.99
€ 16.54
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Amberley Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781445641034
- ISBN
- 9781445641034
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.00€ 16.77
€ 19.00
€ 16.77
Paperback. A selection of old images of Chester, the city and district that are evocatively recreated in over 200 photographs, postcards and engravings which combine the variety of life to be found here. It gives an insight into the everyday life of the people who have shaped the history of Chester. Series: Archive Photographs: Images of England. Num Pages: 128 pages, 200ill. BIC Classification: 1DBKENC; HBJD1; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 165 x 10. Weight in Grams: 310.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752422190
- ISBN
- 9780752422190
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.54
€ 17.99
€ 16.54
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Mark Davison United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 64
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780953424016
- ISBN
- 9780953424016
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.70
€ 15.70
Paperback. In the turbulent years between 1944 and 1947, Hungarian politics was marked by constant conflict between the two most powerful parties in the governing coalition - the Independent Smallholders Party and the Communist Party. The history of this struggle reads like a series of moves in a dramatic chess game, where no one could predict the outcome. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVH; 3JJPG; HBJD; HBLW3; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 16. Weight in Grams: 380.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- McGill-Queen's University Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780773538504
- ISBN
- 9780773538504
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 38.45
€ 43.99
€ 38.45
Paperback. An account of Cheshire's airfields during the last war; the planes and pilots who flew them; and the local civilians who worked alongside them. Series: Airfields Series. Num Pages: 256 pages, Yes. BIC Classification: 1DBKENC; 3JJH; HBJD1; HBLW; HBWQ; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 148 x 16. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Publisher
- Countryside Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781853069277
- ISBN
- 9781853069277
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 27.25
€ 32.99
€ 27.25
Hardcover. Num Pages: 232 pages, 67 b/w photos & 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BTC; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 163 x 235 x 23. Weight in Grams: 508.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780870335181
- ISBN
- 9780870335181
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 21.99
€ 32.99
€ 21.99
Paperback. Num Pages: 128 pages, 43 photos. BIC Classification: 1KBBF; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 10. Weight in Grams: 322.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 128
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764344619
- ISBN
- 9780764344619
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 21.20
€ 31.99
€ 21.20
Hardcover. Num Pages: 288 pages, 8 illus, 35 b/w photos & 3 maps. BIC Classification: HBJK; TQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 163 x 234 x 24. Weight in Grams: 620.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Tidewater Pub
- Edition
- 2 Sub
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780870335013
- ISBN
- 9780870335013
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 25.12
€ 37.99
€ 25.12
Hardcover. Num Pages: 224 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JF; HBJD; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780226377896
- ISBN
- 9780226377896
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 51.99€ 40.15
€ 51.99
€ 40.15
Paperback. On 26 April 1986, at 1.23am, a series of explosions shook the Chernobyl nuclear reactor. While officials tried to hush up the accident, the author spent years collecting testimonies from survivors. A chronicle of the past and a warning for our nuclear future, this book shows what it is like to remember in a world that wants you to forget. Translator(s): Gunin, Anna; Tait, Arch. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVU; 3JJ; HBJD; HBLW3; HBTD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 198 x 20. Weight in Grams: 224.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780241270530
- ISBN
- 9780241270530
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.02
€ 13.99
€ 11.02
Paperback. Looks at the initial confrontation of the Manchu or Qing dynasty of China and the maritime empire of Great Britain from a historical perspective informed by the insights of contemporary postcolonial criticism and cultural studies. Num Pages: 312 pages, 6 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JF; HBJF; HBLL; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 23. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Publisher
- Duke University Press Duham, NC
- Number of pages
- 312
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822316374
- ISBN
- 9780822316374
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 28.42
€ 31.99
€ 28.42
Hardback. The rapid rise and fall of the southern kingdom of Wu inspired many memorials in the former capital city of Suzhou, including the building of temples, shrines, and monuments. Analyzing the history of Wu as recorded in ancient Chinese texts and literature, the author illuminates the cultural endurance of this powerful but short-lived kingdom. Series: Harvard-Yenching Institute Monograph Series. Num Pages: 360 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 159 x 32. Weight in Grams: 750.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Harvard University, Asia Center United States
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674726680
- ISBN
- 9780674726680
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 37.79
€ 45.99
€ 37.79
paperback. Seven people signed the Proclamation of the Republic in 1916 - four of them were poets. To commemorate its centenary, Cork City Council has commissioned four of Ireland's leading contemporary writers to reflect on the meaning of this single most important artefact of the 1916 Rising. Editor(s): McCarthy, Thomas. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJF; HBJD1; HBTB; JPWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- The Collins Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781848893122
- ISBN
- 9781848893122
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.99€ 10.60
€ 12.99
€ 10.60
The 308ths wide-ranging activities through nearly three years of bitter air warfare are described here by reknowned author C.V. Glines. Num Pages: 320 pages, over 130 b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJD; HBJF; HBWQ; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 159 x 31. Weight in Grams: 878.
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780887408090
- ISBN
- 9780887408090
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 25.12
€ 37.99
€ 25.12
Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 302 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JH; 3JJ; BGH; HBJF; JPHL; JPL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 599.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 302
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691640952
- ISBN
- 9780691640952
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 148.10
€ 148.10
Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages, 80 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKEWG; 3JJF; HBJD1; HBLW; HBWN; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780750964159
- ISBN
- 9780750964159
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.45
€ 19.99
€ 18.45
Paperback. This book is part of the Images of England series, which uses old photographs and archived images to show the history of various local areas in England, through their streets, shops, pubs, and people. Series: Archive Photographs: Images of England. Num Pages: 128 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: AGB; AJC; HBJD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 165 x 9. Weight in Grams: 500.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752406879
- ISBN
- 9780752406879
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.45
€ 17.99
€ 16.45
Hardback. Translator(s): Brombert, Beth Archer. Series: Arts & Traditions of the Table: Perspectives on Culinary History. Num Pages: 128 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DST; HBJD; WBN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 292.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231152501
- ISBN
- 9780231152501
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 83.18€ 63.79
€ 83.18
€ 63.79