Regional & national history
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Regional & national history
Hardcover. This book sets out to narrate the contributions to and influence on the history of Chile that British visitors and immigrants have had, not as bystanders but as key players, starting in 1554 with the English Queen 'Bloody Mary' becoming Queen of Chile, and ending with the decline of British influence following the Second World War. Num Pages: 288 pages, 5 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1KLSH; HBJK. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 217 x 147 x 20. Weight in Grams: 422.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230618497
- ISBN
- 9780230618497
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.90€ 47.41
€ 52.90
€ 47.41
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
€ 38.34
€ 38.34
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€ 16.06
€ 19.99
€ 16.06
Paperback. Incorporating the latest scholarly research, the third edition of A History of the Ancient Near East ca. 3000 323 BC presents a comprehensive overview of the multicultural civilizations of the ancient Near East. Series: Blackwell History of the Ancient World. Num Pages: 424 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1QDA; 3D; HBJF1; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 174 x 244 x 20. Weight in Grams: 830.
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 3rd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118718162
- ISBN
- 9781118718162
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.99€ 50.93
€ 51.99
€ 50.93
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415715089
- ISBN
- 9780415715089
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 69.40
€ 69.40
Hardback. 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: 476 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; HBJM. Category: (P) Professional & Scholarly; (UP) Postgraduate; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 251 x 173 x 22. Weight in Grams: 966.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 476
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631179610
- ISBN
- 9780631179610
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 93.56
€ 93.56
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€ 38.66
€ 38.99
€ 38.66
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: 458.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780300189353
- ISBN
- 9780300189353
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 17.57
€ 21.99
€ 17.57
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
€ 27.99€ 23.03
€ 27.99
€ 23.03
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€ 14.33
€ 17.99
€ 14.33
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
€ 51.13€ 51.10
€ 51.13
€ 51.10
Paperback. This is Volume One of "A History of Russia, Central Asia and Mongolia", covering from the time of the first inhabitants in the region right up to the Mongol Empire in the 13th century of the modern era. Series: Blackwell History of the World. Num Pages: 512 pages, 25 halftones, 22 maps, bibliography, chronologies, index. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 1FC; 1FPM; HBJD; HBJF. Category: (P) Professional & Scholarly; (UP) Postgraduate; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 244 x 170. .
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2018
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631210399
- ISBN
- 9780631210399
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.78
€ 52.78
Paperback. Offers a history of Russia, Central Asia and Mongolia from the time of the first inhabitants of the region up-to the break-up of the Mongol Empire in 1260 AD. This book sets political events in the broadest context of social and economic change, linking evolution to the vast geography of the territories it describes. Series: Blackwell History of the World. Num Pages: 496 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 1FC; 1FPM; HBJD; HBJF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 246 x 172 x 27. Weight in Grams: 874.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 496
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631208143
- ISBN
- 9780631208143
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.07
€ 54.07
Paperback. A concise history of Russia from its beginnings in Kiev Rus through to the twenty-first century. Series: Palgrave Essential Histories Series. Num Pages: 336 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 432.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333632642
- ISBN
- 9780333632642
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 39.70
€ 39.70
Paperback. Spanning over 1,300 years, this popular history of Rome combines an overview of political events with a balanced analysis of social and economic change, and of religious and cultural life. This new edition includes increased coverage of the late republic, and more attention is devoted to the impact of material culture. Editor(s): Manolaraki, Eleni. Num Pages: 672 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 246 x 189 x 32. Weight in Grams: 1300.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Number of pages
- 672
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 4th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405183277
- ISBN
- 9781405183277
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.46
€ 46.46
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€ 19.49
€ 25.99
€ 19.49
Paperback. A comprehensive overview and reinterpretation of Portugal's formation and history up to 1807 and of its acquisition of a wide-flung maritime empire from the early fifteenth century. Num Pages: 482 pages, 19 maps. BIC Classification: 1DSP; HBJD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 155 x 26. Weight in Grams: 716. From Beginnings to 1807. 480 pages, 19 maps. A comprehensive overview and reinterpretation of Portugal's formation and history up to 1807 and of its acquisition of a wide-flung maritime empire from the early fifteenth century. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: 1DSP; HBJD. Dimension: 234 x 155 x 26. Weight: 678.
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Number of pages
- 480
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521738224
- ISBN
- 9780521738224
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 37.79
€ 38.99
€ 37.79
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€ 35.66
€ 40.99
€ 35.66
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
€ 57.67€ 55.30
€ 57.67
€ 55.30
Hardback. In telling the story of how New York has grown from Dutch colonial outpost to the global city, 'the capital of the 21st century', Francois Weil also examines the social tensions that have arisen from this evolving role and how the New York experience has affected American notions of urban space. Translator(s): Gladding, Jody. Series: The Columbia History of Urban Life. Num Pages: 256 pages, 59 photos and maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; HBJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 137 x 25. Weight in Grams: 635.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231129343
- ISBN
- 9780231129343
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 95.12€ 73.45
€ 95.12
€ 73.45