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Regional & national history
Hardcover. Henley-on-Thames and Its Environs: Binfield Hundred. Series: Victoria County History. 398 pages, 96, 17 colour, 59 black and white, 20 line drawing. Editor(s): Townley, Simon. Authoritative account of the history of Henley-on-Thames and its neighbouring parishes. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1DBKESF; HBJD1. Dimension: 312 x 209 x 33. Weight: 1726.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Victoria County History
- Number of pages
- 398
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781904356387
- ISBN
- 9781904356387
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 115.27
€ 115.27
Hardcover. Authoritative account of the history of villages in the western parts of Oxfordshire, including Kelmscott, famous for its pre-Raphaelite associations. Editor(s): Townley, Simon. Series: Victoria County History. Num Pages: 328 pages, 91, 16 colour, 54 black and white, 21 line drawing. BIC Classification: 1DBKESF; HBJD1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 307 x 216 x 27. Weight in Grams: 1526. Broadwell, Langford and Kelmscott: Brampton Hundred. Series: Victoria County History. 328 pages, 91, 16 colour, 54 black and white, 21 line drawing. Editor(s): Townley, Simon. Authoritative account of the history of villages in the western parts of Oxfordshire, including Kelmscott, famous for its pre-Raphaelite associations. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1DBKESF; HBJD1. Dimension: 307 x 216 x 27. Weight: 1526.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Victoria County History
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781904356400
- ISBN
- 9781904356400
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 115.27
€ 115.27
A History of the County of Essex: XI: Clacton, Walton and Frinton: Nor...
Christopher C. Thornton (Ed.)
Hardcover. Clacton, Walton and Frinton: North-East Essex Seaside Resorts. Series: Victoria County History. 403 pages, 134, 18 colour, 86 black and white, 30 line drawing. Editor(s): Thornton, Christopher C.; Eiden, Herbert. An important contribution to the social, cultural and economic history of seaside resorts. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1DBKEAX; HBJD1; HBTB. Dimension: 307 x 216 x 33. Weight: 1840.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Victoria County History
- Number of pages
- 403
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781904356394
- ISBN
- 9781904356394
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 115.27
€ 115.27
Paperback. Thoroughly updated and revised, the second edition of this successful and widely praised textbook offers an account of the 'classical' period of Greek history, from the aftermath of the Persian Wars in 478 BC to the death of Alexander the Great in 323 BC. Series: Wiley Desktop Editions. Num Pages: 488 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 3D; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 251 x 168 x 26. Weight in Grams: 754.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Number of pages
- 488
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405192866
- ISBN
- 9781405192866
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 44.18
€ 45.99
€ 44.18
Paperback. The first comprehensive and up-to-date history of Byzantium to appear in almost sixty years, and the first ever to cover both the Byzantine state and Byzantine society. Includes 208 illustrations, 21 maps, 18 tables. 1048 pages. Num Pages: 1044 pages, 221 half-tones 18 maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAZ; HBJD; HBLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 239 x 156 x 56. Weight in Grams: 1404.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 1048
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804726306
- ISBN
- 9780804726306
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 64.29€ 63.28
€ 64.29
€ 63.28
Paperback. This book tells the story of a group of islands, their peoples, and their remarkable impact on the rest of the world. Concise and authoritative, it provides a balanced and absorbing narrative of an extraordinary shared past. This new edition brings the story up to the present day, and pays greater attention to social developments. Series: Palgrave Essential Histories Series. Num Pages: 338 pages, 7 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBJD1. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 141 x 295 x 22. Weight in Grams: 464.
- Publisher
- Macmillan Education UK
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 4th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137573605
- ISBN
- 9781137573605
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.59
€ 37.59
Paperback. Featuring the history of the Arab peoples from the seventh century, when the new religion of Islam began to spread from the Arabian peninsula westwards, this book offers an insight into a perpetually troubled region. It also includes events such as 9/11, the US invasion of Iraq and the fall of the Mubarak and Ben Ali regimes in Egypt and Tunisia. Num Pages: 640 pages, maps. BIC Classification: HBJF1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 199 x 48. Weight in Grams: 486.
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Number of pages
- 640
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571288014
- ISBN
- 9780571288014
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.56
€ 19.99
€ 14.56
Paperback. A History of Southeast Asia: Critical Crossroads presents a comprehensive history of Southeast Asia from our earliest knowledge of its civilizations and religious patterns up to the present day. Series: Blackwell History of the World. Num Pages: 480 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FM; HBJF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 245 x 172 x 22. Weight in Grams: 854.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118513002
- ISBN
- 9781118513002
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 38.52
€ 38.99
€ 38.52
Paperback. A magisterial history of South Africa, from the earliest known human inhabitation of the region to the present. It also includes a chapter chronicling the first presidential term of Mbeki and ending with the celebrations of the centenary of South Africa's ruling African National Congress in January 2012. Num Pages: 512 pages, black & white halftones, maps, frontispiece. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; HBJH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 152 x 34. Weight in Grams: 518.
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 4th Revised, Updated ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300189353
- ISBN
- 9780300189353
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 17.90
€ 23.99
€ 17.90
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- Second Edition
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781403969293
- ISBN
- 9781403969293
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 22.97
€ 26.99
€ 22.97
Paperback. 'The beauty of Scotland is overwhelming and I've often thought that Scotland's popular history is just like her landscape - impossibly romantic, obscured by mist and myth and always changing.' The dramatic story of Scotland - by charismatic television historian, Neil Oliver. Num Pages: 480 pages, Illustrations (chiefly col.), maps (some col.), ports. (chiefly col.). BIC Classification: 1DBKS; HBJD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 26. Weight in Grams: 396.
- Publisher
- Phoenix
- Number of pages
- 480
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- First Paperback Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780753826638
- ISBN
- 9780753826638
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.31
€ 17.99
€ 13.31
Paperback. Beginning with the birth of science in the ancient Greeks, the collection contains just about every major textual source in the growth of science, not shying away from recent controversies in the political and social place of contemporary science. Num Pages: 470 pages, black & white illustrations, maps, figures. BIC Classification: 1D; HBJD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 182 x 230 x 24. Weight in Grams: 760.
- Publisher
- Broadview Press Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 470
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781551117706
- ISBN
- 9781551117706
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.12€ 50.97
€ 51.12
€ 50.97
Paperback. A comprehensive history of RAF Drem, a Fighter Command airfield during the Second World War. Located east of Edinburgh it was responsible for protecting the naval base at Rosyth. Its Spitfires participated in some of the first air battles fought over Britain and along with Hurricanes they continued to patrol the skies until the end of the war. Num Pages: 224 pages, 77 photographs and 5 maps. BIC Classification: 1DBKSC; 3JJH; HBJD1; HBWQ; JWG; JWTR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 174 x 248 x 18. Weight in Grams: 578.
- Publisher
- Fonthill Media
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781555231
- ISBN
- 9781781555231
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 18.69
€ 25.99
€ 18.69
Paperback. A comprehensive overview and reinterpretation of Portugal's formation and history up to 1807 and of its wide-flung maritime empire. Num Pages: 418 pages, 8 maps. BIC Classification: 1DSP; HBJD. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 159 x 24. Weight in Grams: 602. From Beginnings to 1807. Portugal. 416 pages, 8 maps. A comprehensive overview and reinterpretation of Portugal's formation and history up to 1807 and of its wide-flung maritime empire. Cateogry: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: 1DSP; HBJD. Dimension: 233 x 159 x 24. Weight: 592.
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Number of pages
- 416
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521603973
- ISBN
- 9780521603973
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 37.30
€ 38.99
€ 37.30
Paperback. It is impossible to understand Palestine today without a careful reading of its distant and past. This book offers a detailed interpretation of this critical region's evolution. Starting with the prebiblical and biblical roots of Palestine, it examines the meanings ascribed to the land in the Jewish, Christian, and Muslim traditions. Translator(s): Harman, Graham; Kramer, Gudrun. Num Pages: 376 pages, 14 halftones. 5 tables. 8 maps. BIC Classification: 1FBP; HBJF1; HBTB; HRAF; JFSR1; JFSR2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 542.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 376
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691150079
- ISBN
- 9780691150079
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 28.92
€ 40.99
€ 28.92
Hardback. "No.10 Squadron of England's Royal Naval Air Service was formed at St. Pol, a suburb of Dunkerque, in February 1917, as part of the rapid naval aviation expansion programme required by the Royal Naval Air Service's commitment to assist the Royal Flying Cor" Num Pages: 160 pages, over 100 b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JJF; HBJD; HBWN; JWG; JWTR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 289 x 228 x 22. Weight in Grams: 1464.
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2023
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764320552
- ISBN
- 9780764320552
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 57.46€ 55.14
€ 57.46
€ 55.14
Paperback. This second updated and expanded edition traces the storied past and rich culture of Myanmar over nearly three millennia, from the relics of its Neolithic civilization, through its encounters with British colonialism and the struggles for republic, to the changes that have taken place since the elections of 2010. Num Pages: 304 pages, 55 black and white. BIC Classification: 1FMB; HBJF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 157 x 31. Weight in Grams: 514.
- Publisher
- Reaktion Books
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 2nd ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780231723
- ISBN
- 9781780231723
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.39
€ 34.39
Hardback. It is not possible to fully understand contemporary politics between China and the Dalai Lama without understanding what happened in the 1950's. This title examines the critical years of 1955 through 1957. Num Pages: 592 pages, 20 halftones and 6 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPCT; 3JJPG; HBJF; HBLW3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 163 x 44. Weight in Grams: 948.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 684
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520276512
- ISBN
- 9780520276512
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 84.53€ 64.27
€ 84.53
€ 64.27
Paperback. It is not possible to fully understand contemporary politics between China and the Dalai Lama without understanding what happened - and why - during the 1950s. This work offers an understanding of that key period in midcentury. Num Pages: 676 pages, 26 b/w photographs, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPCT; 3JJPG; HBJF; HBLW3; JPS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 43. Weight in Grams: 964. The Calm Before the Storm: 1951-1955. 676 pages, Illustrations, maps. It is not possible to fully understand contemporary politics between China and the Dalai Lama without understanding what happened - and why - during the 1950s. This work offers an understanding of that key period in midcentury. Cateogry: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: 1FPCT; 3JJPG; HBJF; HBLW3; JPS. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 43. Weight: 928.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Number of pages
- 676
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520259959
- ISBN
- 9780520259959
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 34.31
€ 47.99
€ 34.31
Paperback. Presents a detailed, non-partisan account of the demise of the Lamaist state. This book examines what happened and why. It balances the traditional focus on international relations with an emphasis on the intricate web of internal affairs and events that produced the fall of Tibet. It is suitable for students of Asian history. Num Pages: 936 pages, Ill.M. BIC Classification: 1FPCT; 3JJ; HBJF; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 155 x 46. Weight in Grams: 1276.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520075900
- ISBN
- 9780520075900
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 58.34€ 45.24
€ 58.34
€ 45.24
Paperback. Num Pages: 360 pages, 23 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1FK; 3J; HBJF; HBTQ; HBTR. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 156. .
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 360
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300196948
- ISBN
- 9780300196948
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 26.96
€ 36.99
€ 26.96
Paperback.
- Publisher
- Pluto Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745332741
- ISBN
- 9780745332741
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 26.91
€ 40.99
€ 26.91
Paperback. Presents reassessment of German history. This work covers the two centuries from the crucial aftermath of the thirty years' war to the eve of the revolution of 1848-49. It explores the impact of the French Revolution on Germany, its part in the collapse of the Holy Roman Empire, and the subsequent reorganization of the German states. Num Pages: 558 pages, 1map. BIC Classification: 1DFG; HBJD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 38. Weight in Grams: 857.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1982
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691007960
- ISBN
- 9780691007960
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.58€ 41.90
€ 53.58
€ 41.90
Paperback. A History of Modern Europe surveys European history from the defeat of Napoleon to the twenty-first century, presenting major historical themes in an authoritative and compelling narrative. Concise and readable, this single volume covers Europe from the early nineteenth century through the early twenty-first century. Series: Wiley Blackwell Concise History of the Modern World. Num Pages: 462 pages, black & white tables, maps, figures. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JH; 3JJ; 3JM; HBJD; HBLL; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 245 x 174 x 21. Weight in Grams: 702.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 462
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405121873
- ISBN
- 9781405121873
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 29.55
€ 30.99
€ 29.55