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Regional & national history
Paperback. Published to coincide with the centenary of the first expeditions to reach the South Pole, this book presents a fresh take on Antarctic exploration. By focusing on the larger purpose, it deepens our appreciation of the explorers' achievements, shares little-known stories, and shows what the Heroic Age of Antarctic discovery was really about. Num Pages: 326 pages, 54 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1MTS; 3JJC; HBJQ; HBLW; RGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 142 x 22. Weight in Grams: 412.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Number of pages
- 326
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300188219
- ISBN
- 9780300188219
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 19.59
€ 25.99
€ 19.59
Paperback. "O'Shaughnessy's excellent, clearly written book is an important contribution to Caribbean and US history. He successfully explains why the Caribbean colonists, far from supporting the American Revolution, preferred to keep the British empire intact.. Highly recommended."-Choice Series: Early American Studies. Num Pages: 376 pages, 41 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KJ; HBJK; HBLH. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 24. Weight in Grams: 550.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780812217322
- ISBN
- 9780812217322
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 37.42
€ 41.99
€ 37.42
Paperback. Editor(s): Stearns, Peter N.; Lewis, Jan. Num Pages: 486 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 252 x 178 x 32. Weight in Grams: 862.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 486
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814780886
- ISBN
- 9780814780886
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.75
€ 32.99
€ 29.75
Hardback. Num Pages: 256 pages, 20 black & white illustrations, 8 colour plates. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JB; BGH; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 169 x 246 x 28. Weight in Grams: 562.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780750962612
- ISBN
- 9780750962612
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 21.68
€ 24.99
€ 21.68
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781316501856
- ISBN
- 9781316501856
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.78
€ 49.78
Paperback. A transnational survey of the economic development of Europe, exploring why some regions advanced and some stayed behind. Num Pages: 566 pages, 26 b/w illus. 5 maps 47 tables. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JH; HBJD; HBLL; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 245 x 174 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1054. Diversity and Industrialization. 528 pages, 26 b/w illus. 5 maps 47 tables. A transnational survey of the economic development of Europe, exploring why some regions advanced and some stayed behind. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: 1D; 3JH; HBJD; HBLL; KCZ. Dimension: 245 x 174 x 25. Weight: 1056.
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Number of pages
- 528
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781107689992
- ISBN
- 9781107689992
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.76
€ 34.76
Paperback. An account of the development of the European economy and its infrastructure from the second century to 1500. This updated edition aims to provide a balanced view of controversial topics, includes treatment of Eastern Europe and examines the links between Britain and continental Europe. Num Pages: 552 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; HBJD; HBLC; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 206 x 161 x 32. Weight in Grams: 684.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 554
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780582215993
- ISBN
- 9780582215993
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 77.69
€ 77.69
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Agenda Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781911116394
- ISBN
- 9781911116394
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.07
€ 44.07
Paperback. Gandhi's non-violent struggles against racism, violence, and colonialism in South Africa and India had brought him to such a level of notoriety, adulation that when asked to write an autobiography midway through his career, he took it as an opportunity to explain himself. This book features his life story. Translator(s): Desai, Mahadev. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; BGHA; HBJF; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 21. Weight in Grams: 330.
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141186863
- ISBN
- 9780141186863
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.84
€ 15.99
€ 11.84
hardcover. Focuses on the dialogue between the American anthropological tradition and Korea, from Korea's first treaty with the United States to the end of World War II, with the goal of rereading anthropology's history and theoretical development through its Pacific frontier. Series: Critical Studies in the History of Anthropology. Num Pages: 450 pages, 7 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPK; 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJF; HBJK; HBLW; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 29. Weight in Grams: 807.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 450
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803285613
- ISBN
- 9780803285613
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 81.00
€ 81.00
Paperback. In 1890, a delegation of African American activists formed the Afro-American League, the nation's first national civil rights organization. Over the course of nearly two decades, these activists fought to end disfranchisement and segregation, and to contest racial violence, creating the foundation for the NAACP and the modern civil rights movement. Series: Politics & Culture in Modern America. Num Pages: 408 pages, 22 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JPVH1. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 635.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 408
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812222449
- ISBN
- 9780812222449
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 37.34
€ 41.99
€ 37.34
Paperback. Vasily Grossman, author of Life and Fate, reflects on a season spent in Armenia. Translator(s): Chandler, Robert; Chandler, Elizabeth. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVUR; HBJD; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 201 x 15. Weight in Grams: 160.
- Publisher
- MacLehose Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782060888
- ISBN
- 9781782060888
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.85
€ 15.99
€ 11.85
Hardcover. Num Pages: 272 pages, illustrations (black and white), maps (black and white). BIC Classification: 1DNF; HBJD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 214 x 115 x 18. Weight in Grams: 332.
- Publisher
- Haus Publishing
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781909961005
- ISBN
- 9781909961005
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.47
€ 17.99
€ 13.47
Hardcover. A story of the heel of Italy - Puglia - as told by travellers. It has beautiful landscapes, cave towns and frescoed grotto churches, wonderful old cities with Romanesque cathedrals, Gothic castles and a wealth of Baroque architecture. Series: Armchair Taveller's History. Num Pages: 384 pages, illustrations (black and white), maps (black and white). BIC Classification: HBJ; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 131 x 23. Weight in Grams: 396.
- Publisher
- The Armchair Traveller at the Bookhaus United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781907973758
- ISBN
- 9781907973758
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.06
€ 13.99
€ 11.06
Paperback. The author was one of the first openly and politically gay public officials in the United States, and his remarkable activism put him at the very heart of a pivotal civil rights movement reshaping America in the 1970s. This title brings together a substantial collection of his speeches, editorials, political campaign materials, and press releases. Editor(s): Black, Jason Edward; Morris, Charles E., III. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; 3JJ; HBJK; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 151 x 17. Weight in Grams: 378. Harvey Milk's Speeches and Writings. 280 pages. Editor(s): Black, Jason Edward; Morris, Charles E., III. The author was one of the first openly and politically gay public officials in the United States, and his remarkable activism put him at the very heart of a pivotal civil rights movement reshaping America in the 1970s. This title brings together a substantial collection of his speeches, editorials, political campaign materials, and press releases. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; 3JJ; HBJK; JFSJ. Dimension: 228 x 151 x 17. Weight: 378.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Number of pages
- 280
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520275492
- ISBN
- 9780520275492
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.06
€ 40.99
€ 29.06
Paperback. This book presents investigations of several constructed floors, built during the 600 to 800 years of site formation in the Archaic period (ca. 8000u2000 BCE), the crucial timespan in Mesoamerican prehistory when people were transitioning from full-blown dependency on wild resources to the use of domesticated crops. Editor(s): Voorhies, Barbara. Series: Monograph. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLC; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 279 x 216 x 13. Weight in Grams: 794.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Cotsen Institute of Archaeology at UCLA United States
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781938770029
- ISBN
- 9781938770029
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 59.82
€ 59.82
paperback. Adopting a material culture perspective, this study examines the social and cultural history of the Soviet period, looking particularly at social relations and the way individuals variously appropriated architectural space and material culture in order to cope with daily life. Series: Materializing Culture. Num Pages: 256 pages, 26 b/w figs. BIC Classification: 1DVU; 3JJ; AM; HBJD; HBLW; JFC; JHM; JPFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 160 x 14. Weight in Grams: 364.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Routledge United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781859734261
- ISBN
- 9781859734261
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 48.63
€ 48.63
Hardback. An Archaeology of Improvement in Rural Massachusetts Series: Contributions to Global Historical Archaeology. Num Pages: 249 pages, 12 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBBES; 3JH; HBJK; HBTK; HDT; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 543.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
- Number of pages
- 249
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319221045
- ISBN
- 9783319221045
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.55
€ 64.55
Paperback. The author argues that classical archaeology has a rare potential in the whole field of the study of the past to make innovative discoveries and apply modern approaches by widening the aims of the discipline. Series: Sather Classical Lectures. Num Pages: 240 pages, 35 half-tones, 17 figures, 10 maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBJD; HBLA; HDA; HDDK; HDW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 54.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520078925
- ISBN
- 9780520078925
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 28.19
€ 38.99
€ 28.19
Paperback. Opens up new ways of thinking about the period, 1400-1750. An original and theoretically-informed contribution to the discipline. Wide-disciplinary appeal. Well-illustrated. Series: Social Archaeology. Num Pages: 244 pages, with 41 illus. BIC Classification: 1D; HBG; HBJD1; HBLH; HBLL; HDT; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 17. Weight in Grams: 428.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 244
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781557863485
- ISBN
- 9781557863485
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 57.09
€ 57.09