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Regional & national history
Paperback. In 1975 Kapuscinski flew into Luanda in Angola, to cover the murderous civil war that had broken out after independence. This book is a record of his experiences there, of a city and a country that seemed, for a prolonged period, to have taken leave of the world, to enter a nightmare of anarchy. Translator(s): Brand, William; Mrockowska-Brand, Katarzyna. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 176 pages, map. BIC Classification: 1HFMA; BG; HBJH; HBLW3; HBTV; JPWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 128 x 11. Weight in Grams: 136.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Number of pages
- 176
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141186788
- ISBN
- 9780141186788
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.91
€ 13.99
€ 10.91
Hardback. Num Pages: 400 pages, over 60 ills. BIC Classification: 1DBKN; 3JJPN; HBJD1; HBLW3; JPWS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. .
- Publisher
- Helion & Company
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781911512011
- ISBN
- 9781911512011
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.31
€ 33.99
€ 24.31
Paperback. Riven by caste, committed to commerce, practicing democratic and Christian ideals haphazardly, the Americo-Liberians created a history that is, to a surprising degree, the mirror image of our own. This book shows that the settlers struggled to balance their high ideals with their prejudices. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1HFDL; 1KBB; 3JH; HBJH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 145 x 222 x 23. Weight in Grams: 388.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Hill and Wang
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780809026951
- ISBN
- 9780809026951
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 17.90
€ 19.99
€ 17.90
Anooshi Lingit Aani Ka, Russians in Tlingit America
. Ed(S): Dauenhauer, Nora Marks; Dauenhauer, ...
paperback. Traces the series of events which culminated in the 1802 and 1804 Battles of Sitka, a turning point in the history of the Tlingit people of southeast Alaska and, ultimately, in the history of America. Editor(s): Dauenhauer, Nora Marks; Dauenhauer, Richard; Black, Lydia T. Series: Classics of Tlingit Oral Literature. Num Pages: 560 pages, 55 illus., 20 in color. BIC Classification: 1KBBWK; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBW; JWLF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 7128 x 5499 x 34. Weight in Grams: 1316.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 560
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295986012
- ISBN
- 9780295986012
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.74€ 52.94
€ 53.74
€ 52.94
Paperback. Anne of France (1461-1522) composed these lessons - presented as a portrait of an ideal princess - as guidance in negotiating the pitfalls facing a woman in the world of politics. First English translation. Series: Library of Medieval Women. Num Pages: 124 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 2ADF; 3H; DSBB; HBJD; JFM; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 144 x 202 x 7. Weight in Grams: 170.
- Publisher
- Boydell & Brewer Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 124
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Reissue
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843842934
- ISBN
- 9781843842934
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.33
€ 26.99
€ 23.33
Paperback. The first major biography of Henry VIII least favourite wife - but the one who outlived them all. Num Pages: 224 pages, 27 black & white illustrations, 27 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JB; BGH; BGR; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 127 x 17. Weight in Grams: 324. Henry VIII's Discarded Bride. 224 pages, 54 illustrations, 27 in colour. The first major biography of Henry VIII least favourite wife - but the one who outlived them all. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JB; BGH; BGR; HBJD1; HBLH. Dimension: 197 x 127 x 17. Weight: 240.
- Publisher
- Amberley Publishing
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781445601830
- ISBN
- 9781445601830
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 12.32
€ 14.99
€ 12.32
Paperback. The real story of the 'Kingmaker's Daughter'. Published to coincide with the reburial of Richard III Num Pages: 304 pages, 49 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3H; BGH; BGR; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 125 x 23. Weight in Grams: 428.
- Publisher
- Amberley Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781445633121
- ISBN
- 9781445633121
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.13
€ 20.13
Paperback. Anne Neville was queen to England's most notorious king, Richard III. Dying before the age of thirty, she was always, apparently, the passive instrument of others' evil intentions. This biography seeks to tell the story of Anne's life, and uncovers the real wife of Richard III by charting the twists and turns of her fraught and tragic life. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; BGH; HBJD1; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 125 x 20. Weight in Grams: 274.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Number of pages
- 254
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752441290
- ISBN
- 9780752441290
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.19
€ 13.99
€ 13.19
Paperback. A biography that offers a fresh portrait of Anne Boleyn, one of England's most captivating queens. Through a wide-ranging forensic examination of sixteenth-century sources, it reconsiders Boleyn's girlhood, her experience at the French court, the nature of her relationship with Henry, and the authenticity of her evangelical sympathies. Num Pages: 256 pages, 16 black-&-white illustrations + 8pp section. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JB; BGH; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 21. Weight in Grams: 284.
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300170894
- ISBN
- 9780300170894
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 15.16
€ 18.99
€ 15.16
Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages, 113 b/w photos & 28 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBBF; HBJK; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 145 x 217 x 18. Weight in Grams: 378.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Tidewater Pub
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780870335716
- ISBN
- 9780870335716
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 21.01
€ 30.99
€ 21.01
Hardback. The premier practitioner of the Nahuatl annals form was a writer of the early seventeenth century now known as Chimalpahin. This volume is the first English edition of Chimalpahin's largest work, written during the first two decades of the seventeenth century. Editor(s): Lockhart, James; Schroeder, Susan; Namala, Doris. Translator(s): Lockhart, James; Schroeder, Susan; Namala, Doris. Num Pages: 340 pages, 2 figures, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; 3JD; HBJK; HBLH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 6452 x 4522 x 25. Weight in Grams: 771.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 340
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804754545
- ISBN
- 9780804754545
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 92.17
€ 92.17
Paperback. Offers a translation of one of the greatest accounts of ancient Rome. This title recounts the major historical events from the years shortly before the death of Augustus to the death of Nero in AD 68. Translator(s): Damon, Cynthia. Num Pages: 544 pages, 1 map (black and white). BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 2ADL; 3D; DB; DSBB; HBJD; HBLA1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 130 x 24. Weight in Grams: 368.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 544
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140455649
- ISBN
- 9780140455649
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.29
€ 17.99
€ 13.29
Hardback. This cultural biography rescues Queen Anna from the shadow of King James I, arguing that she sponsored many of the artistic endeavors at court in the innovative Jacobean period (e.g., the extravagant drama known as the masque) in her role as early modern queen consort. Leeds Barroll also delves into her relationship with Catholicism. Series: New Cultural Studies. Num Pages: 232 pages, 15 illus. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JD; BGH; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 163 x 236 x 30. Weight in Grams: 552.
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812235746
- ISBN
- 9780812235746
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 71.31
€ 71.31
Hardcover. The Chinese-born wife of General Claire Chennault of World War II Flying Tigers fame, Anna Chennault was a leader in America's informal relations with East Asia from 1950 to 1990. This book examines Chennault's multifaceted career as an exemplar of American informal diplomacy during the post World War II era. Series: Biographies in American Foreign Policy. Num Pages: 171 pages, illustrations, chronology, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1FP; 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; HBLW3; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 159 x 19. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Publisher
- Scholarly Resources Inc.,U.S.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780842028325
- ISBN
- 9780842028325
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 160.40
€ 160.40
Hardback. Num Pages: 203 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; GBC; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB; JFSJ1; LAQG; LAZ; LND. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 157 x 18. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Fairleigh Dickinson University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 203
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781611474787
- ISBN
- 9781611474787
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 119.34
€ 119.34
Paperback. Looks at all the practical ways in which animals were essential to the war effort, but is equally interested in their roles as companions, mascots and morale boosters - on land, in the air and at sea. Series: Shire Library. Num Pages: 56 pages, illustrations (black and white, and colour). BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJF; HBJD; HBLW; HBWN; JFFZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 151 x 6. Weight in Grams: 150.
- Publisher
- Shire Publications Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780747813675
- ISBN
- 9780747813675
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 9.27
€ 10.99
€ 9.27
Paperback. Num Pages: 32 pages, 60 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJF; HBJD; HBLW; HBWN; JFFZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 172. .
- Publisher
- The History Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781841656885
- ISBN
- 9781841656885
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 8.99€ 7.98
€ 8.99
€ 7.98
Paperback. Animals for Show and Pleasure in Ancient Rome is a complete and comprehensive investigation of the rise, function, and pageantry of wild and domesticated animals as household pets and as fodder for entertainment in the Roman world. Num Pages: 232 pages, 8 illus. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; ASZX; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 203 x 141 x 18. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 232
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812219197
- ISBN
- 9780812219197
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 26.93
€ 26.99
€ 26.93
Hardback. Animal Kingdoms reveals the far-reaching cultural, political, and environmental importance of hunting in colonial India. Julie E. Hughes explores how Indian princes relied on their prowess as hunters of prized game to advance personal status, solidify power, and establish links with the historic battlefields and legendary deeds of their ancestors. Num Pages: 320 pages, 12 color illustrations, 5 maps. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HBJF; HBTQ; WSXH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 219 x 149 x 26. Weight in Grams: 572.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674072800
- ISBN
- 9780674072800
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 59.74€ 54.40
€ 59.74
€ 54.40
Hardback. Series: Animalibus of Animals and Cultures. Num Pages: black & white illustrations, black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DD; HBG; HBJD1; HBTB; WNG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 157 x 23. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Pennsylvania State University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780271065885
- ISBN
- 9780271065885
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 73.82€ 61.57
€ 73.82
€ 61.57