Regional & national history
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Regional & national history
paperback. From the beginning of July 1637, battles raged on for 200 years - both at home and abroad, on sea and on land, up and down the length of burgeoning Britain, across Europe, America and India. This book explores the forces that tore Britain apart during two centuries of dynamic change - transforming outlooks, allegiances and boundaries. Num Pages: 448 pages, Illustrations (chiefly col.), maps (chiefly col.), ports. (chiefly col.). BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JD; HBJD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 155 x 34. Weight in Grams: 738.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Bodley Head
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781847920133
- ISBN
- 9781847920133
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 24.29
€ 34.99
€ 24.29
Paperback. What makes or breaks a nation? To whom do we give our allegiance and why? And where do the boundaries of our community lie - in our hearth and home, our village or city, tribe or faith? What is Britain - one country or many? This book delivers these themes. Num Pages: 352 pages, Illustrations (some col.), col. maps, ports. (some col.). BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBJD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 154 x 28. Weight in Grams: 582.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847920126
- ISBN
- 9781847920126
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 27.00
€ 40.99
€ 27.00
paperback. A synthesis of developments and events in Brazilian history from the colonial period to the present, this volume is aimed at non-specialized readers and students, seeking a straightforward introduction to this unique Latin American country. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; 3J; HBJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 466.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Routledge United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780582257719
- ISBN
- 9780582257719
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 63.77
€ 63.77
Hardback. A history of an ancient Sahelian kingdom whose hinterland is now being laid waste by the Boko Haram insurgency. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFDN; HBJH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 138. Weight in Grams: 750.
- Publisher
- C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849044745
- ISBN
- 9781849044745
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 77.44€ 75.54
€ 77.44
€ 75.54
Paperback. During most of its history, Babylon was the capital of a kingdom that corresponded roughly to the southern and central parts of Iraq. This work presents a narrative history of Babylon from the time of its First Dynasty (1880-1595) until the last centuries of the city's existence during the Hellenistic and Parthian periods (ca 331-75 AD). Series: Blackwell History of the Ancient World. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAB; 3D; HBJF1; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. .
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2018
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405188982
- ISBN
- 9781405188982
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 42.31
€ 43.99
€ 42.31
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781316641132
- ISBN
- 9781316641132
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 34.71
€ 36.99
€ 34.71
Paperback. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBTB; HRAM9; JFSR1; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 153 x 26. Weight in Grams: 492.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Wilfrid Laurier University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781771121668
- ISBN
- 9781771121668
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.29
€ 47.29
Paperback. Draws on a lifetime of research and thought to recreate the story of how a civilization which began with handfuls of semi-itinerant fishermen settled, spread and created a rich, vivid, strange civilization that had its first culmination in the pharaoh Khufu building the Great Pyramid. Num Pages: 512 pages, Illustrations (some col.), maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAE; HBJH; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 137 x 23. Weight in Grams: 374.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Number of pages
- 512
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141399713
- ISBN
- 9780141399713
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.86
€ 19.99
€ 14.86
Hardcover. A history of American sports told through one hundred iconic objects Num Pages: 384 pages, 100 images. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTB; WSBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 244 x 36. Weight in Grams: 834.
- Publisher
- Basic Books
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780465097746
- ISBN
- 9780465097746
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 27.03
€ 40.99
€ 27.03
Paperback. * A significant contribution to our understanding of how politics affects real people, and a brilliant blend of sweeping narrative and detailed analysis: this is a major and potentially prize-winning work Num Pages: 736 pages, Integrated: 17, 17pp b/w int. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJ; HBJD1; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 126 x 49. Weight in Grams: 498. Clean copy with some shelf wear and yellowing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Condition
- Used, Good
- SKU
- KOG0003779
- ISBN
- 9780349112695
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Hebrew Scriptures Greeks Canaanites Israelites Romans Christians Muslims Crusaders. You will meet them all in this lively guide book, as you tour from event to event in the history of this small piece of land, wedged between Egypt and the Fertile Crescent. Num Pages: 160 pages, colour illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1FBH; HBJF1; HRAX; HRJ; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 167 x 9. Weight in Grams: 388.
- Publisher
- Gefen Publishing House
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 2010th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789652294920
- ISBN
- 9789652294920
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 17.23
€ 24.99
€ 17.23
Hardcover. Documents cultural and religious sites across the Tibetan Plateau and its bordering regions from the Paleolithic and Neolithic times all the way up to today. This book ranges through the five periods in Tibetan history, offering introductory maps of each followed by details of western, central, and eastern regions. Num Pages: 216 pages, 121 colour plates, 36 halftones, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPCT; HBJF; HBTP1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 279 x 216 x 17. Weight in Grams: 1334.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University of Chicago Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226732442
- ISBN
- 9780226732442
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 51.99€ 39.99
€ 51.99
€ 39.99
Paperback. This instant Sunday Times bestseller tells the story of two fighter pilots, an American and a German, whose remarkable encounter during the Second World War became the stuff of legend Num Pages: 400 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 180 x 196 x 30. Weight in Grams: 402.
- Publisher
- Atlantic Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782392569
- ISBN
- 9781782392569
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.08
€ 17.99
€ 13.08
Hardback. No up-to-date book on Venezuelan politics out there Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLSV; HBJK; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
- Publisher
- C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849047951
- ISBN
- 9781849047951
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 22.07
€ 23.99
€ 22.07
Hardcover. Two and a half centuries after the American Revolution the US stands as one of the greatest powers on earth and the undoubted leader of the western hemisphere. The author maintains that the Founding Fathers clearly understood the connection between public finance and power: a well-managed public debt was a key part of every modern state. Series: American Beginnings, 1500 - 1900. Num Pages: 336 pages, 10 line drawings, 18 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226181578
- ISBN
- 9780226181578
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 51.99€ 40.40
€ 51.99
€ 40.40
Hardcover. *A Handbook to Classical Reception in Eastern and Central Europe is the first comprehensive English ]language study of the reception of classical antiquity in Eastern and Central Europe. Editor(s): Torlone, Zara Martirosova; Munteanu, Dana LaCourse; Dutsch, Dorota. Series: HCRZ - Wiley Blackwell Handbooks to Classical Reception. Num Pages: 632 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 1QDAG; 1QDAR; DSBB; HBJD; HBLA1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 250 x 150 x 15. Weight in Grams: 666.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118832714
- ISBN
- 9781118832714
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 216.52
€ 216.52
Hardback. The Israel-Palestine conflict is one of the world's most polarizing confrontations. Its current phase, Israel's "temporary" occupation of the West Bank, Gaza, and East Jerusalem, turns a half century old in June 2017. This book shows what is the occupation, why has it lasted so long, and how has it transformed the Israeli-Palestinian conflict? Num Pages: 296 pages, 5 maps. BIC Classification: 1FBH; HBJF1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 152. .
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520293502
- ISBN
- 9780520293502
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 23.06
€ 31.99
€ 23.06
Hardcover. Hundreds of images showing details of these original wartime publications covers the stories behind all the familiar slogans exhorted to the population to do the utmost. This title advises enthusiasts on what is available, what is still published and where to find it. Num Pages: 272 pages, 150 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJF; 3JJH; HBJD; HBTB; HBWN; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 185 x 256 x 20. Weight in Grams: 786.
- Publisher
- Pen and Sword
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781783831548
- ISBN
- 9781783831548
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 37.85
€ 43.99
€ 37.85
Hardcover. Emerging in the early 1970s, the Organization of Iranian People's Fadai Guerrillas (OIPFG) become one of the most important secular leftist political organizations in Iran. This title presents a comprehensive examination of the rise and fall of the Fadai urban guerrilla movement in Iran. Series: Modern Intellectual and Political History of the Middle East. Num Pages: 272 pages, 9 black-&-white illustrations, 5 tables, notes, references, index. BIC Classification: 1FBN; 3JJPL; HBJF1; HBLW3; JPW. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 576.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815632436
- ISBN
- 9780815632436
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 45.64
€ 45.64
Paperback. To many foreigners, Colombia is a nightmare of drugs and violence. Yet normal life goes on there, and, in Bogota, it's even possible to forget that war still ravages the countryside. This paradox of perceptions drew the author back to Bogota for a year's stay in 2005. This title presents a portrait of Bogota and covers many aspects of city life. Num Pages: 174 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLSC; HBJK; HBLX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 242.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780292722972
- ISBN
- 9780292722972
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 20.67
€ 21.99
€ 20.67
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- The History Press
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752487397
- ISBN
- 9780752487397
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 21.67
€ 24.99
€ 21.67
Hardback. Grim Almanac of Suffolk Num Pages: 192 pages, 150 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKEAS; HBJD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 267 x 199 x 15. Weight in Grams: 744.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780750934985
- ISBN
- 9780750934985
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 20.53
€ 23.99
€ 20.53
Paperback. Focuses on the Imperial mission to promote the unity of the Church, the State's involvement in intensely-debated doctrinal questions, and the calling by the Emperor of two major Church Councils at Ephesus, in 431 and 449. This work also includes material that illustrates the working of government and the involvement of State and the church. Series: Sather Classical Lectures. Num Pages: 306 pages, 5 b/w photographs, 7 maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 154 x 22. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 306
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- First
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520253919
- ISBN
- 9780520253919
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 28.98
€ 40.99
€ 28.98
Hardback. Dispelling the myth that Florentine politics offered only negative lessons, Mark Jurdjevic shows that significant aspects of Machiavelli's political thought were inspired by his native city. Machiavelli's contempt for Florence's shortcomings was a direct function of his considerable estimation of the city's unrealized political potential. Series: I Tatti Studies in Italian Renaissance History. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: 1DST; HBJD; HBLH; HPS; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 240 x 163 x 27. Weight in Grams: 616.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674725461
- ISBN
- 9780674725461
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 61.89€ 56.18
€ 61.89
€ 56.18