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Regional & national history
Paperback. From the 17th century Cavaliers and Uncle Tom's Cabin to Civil Rights museums and the conflicts over the Confederate flag, this book presents a portrait of southern identity, in the blend of history, literature, and culture. It explains how the South first came to be seen and then came to see itself as a region apart from the rest of America. Num Pages: 416 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBS; HBJK; HBTB. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 232 x 154 x 22. Weight in Grams: 602.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195315813
- ISBN
- 9780195315813
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 22.64
€ 22.64
Hardcover. Based on primary source research, this is the most comprehensive history of the Victoria Cross available, tracing the evolution of the award from its inception in 1856 to the most recent bestowals. The study also examines the evolution of the concept of heroism and how the definition of heroism changed along with the nature of warfare. Num Pages: 290 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; 3JJ; 3JMC; HBJD1; HBLW; HBW; JWT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 158 x 25. Weight in Grams: 588.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 2008th Edition
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230547056
- ISBN
- 9780230547056
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 56.20
€ 56.20
Paperback. Based on primary source research, this is the most comprehensive history of the Victoria Cross available, tracing the evolution of the award from its inception in 1856 to the most recent bestowals. The study also examines the evolution of the concept of heroism and how the definition of heroism changed along with the nature of warfare. Series: Studies in Military and Strategic History. Num Pages: 281 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD1; HBL; HBTB; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155. Weight in Grams: 450.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 281
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349361366
- ISBN
- 9781349361366
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 55.35
€ 55.35
Paperback. This work analyzes the link between the awakening of China as a historical narrative and the awakening of the Chinese people as a political technique for building a sovereign and independent state. In sum, it asks what we mean when we say that China woke up in the last century. Num Pages: 480 pages, 12 half-tones. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5830 x 3895 x 27. Weight in Grams: 645.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 480
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804733373
- ISBN
- 9780804733373
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 36.00
€ 37.99
€ 36.00
Hardback. Num Pages: 264 pages, 30. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; HBW; JHBZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 542.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801437618
- ISBN
- 9780801437618
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.93
€ 30.99
€ 27.93
Paperback. At the beginning of the fourteenth century, anarchy in Italy led to the capital of the Christian world being moved from Romefor the first and only time in history. It was a critical moment, and it resulted in seven successive popes remaining in exile for the next seventy years. The city chosen to replace Rome was Avignon. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDF; HBJD; HBLC; HRCC7; HRCX1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 406.
- Publisher
- Signal Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- paperback / softback
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781904955566
- ISBN
- 9781904955566
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 17.21
€ 17.99
€ 17.21
Hardback. .
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442215320
- ISBN
- 9781442215320
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 100.69
€ 100.69
The last of O'Connor's series covering the air awards and pilots of Imperial Germany. The eight German states appear first in alphabetical order. Among the 43 biographies included in this volume are: Althaus, Bhme, von Cassel, Dornheim, Flrke, Friedewald, von Grone, Hehnelt, and von Whlisch. Num Pages: 400 pages, over 700 b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1DFG; HBJD; HBWN; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 286 x 228 x 44. Weight in Grams: 2770.
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764316265
- ISBN
- 9780764316265
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 75.76€ 56.69
€ 75.76
€ 56.69
Hardback. The first and only comprehensive narrative account of the secret Cuban missile crisis ExComm meetings, by the first historian to hear the tapes of every secretly recorded discussion. Series: Stanford Nuclear Age Series. Num Pages: 496 pages, 8 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KJC; HBJK; HBLW3; JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 35. Weight in Grams: 771.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 504
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804748469
- ISBN
- 9780804748469
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 39.24
€ 45.99
€ 39.24
Hardback. The most powerful American of his time, Andrew Jackson saw himself as the people's "great avenger." Yet his ideas also limited the people's sovereignty, imposing one kind of law to inflict one sort of "justice." Drawing from new evidence about Jackson and the southern frontiers, Avenging the People boldly reinterprets the man and his age. Num Pages: 336 pages, 21 hts. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLW; LAZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199751709
- ISBN
- 9780199751709
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 31.64
€ 34.99
€ 31.64
Paperback. The first and only successful slave revolution in the Americas began in 1791 on Saint-Domingue, the most profitable colony at that time. The stories of slaves, free people of African descent, wealthy whites, and French administrators are woven into an unforgettable tale of insurrection, war, heroism, and victory. Num Pages: 384 pages, 19 halftones, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KJH; 3JF; HBJK; HBLL; HBTS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 158 x 25. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674018266
- ISBN
- 9780674018266
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 29.23
€ 34.99
€ 29.23
Paperback. Num Pages: 64 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKEWW; HBJD1; HBLA; WTHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 126 x 7. Weight in Grams: 84.
- Publisher
- Wooden Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 64
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- New ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781904263159
- ISBN
- 9781904263159
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 9.18
€ 9.18
Hardback. 'Autumn of the Matriarch' is the first book to focus on Indira Gandhi's last years in power, offering a revealing political history that sheds light on the successes and failures of her last four years in office and highlighting the legacy of Gandhi's leadership in today's India. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 3JJPN; BGH; HBJF; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 150 x 224 x 23. Weight in Grams: 452.
- Publisher
- C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849044301
- ISBN
- 9781849044301
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.34
€ 33.99
€ 30.34
Paperback. Num Pages: 96 pages, 90 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLL; JKV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 162 x 6. Weight in Grams: 284.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780750954532
- ISBN
- 9780750954532
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.29
€ 13.99
€ 13.29
Paperback. Stephen R. Platt's Autumn in the Heavenly Kingdom tells the dramatic and disastrous story of the Taiping Rebellion: the bloodiest civil war in history. Num Pages: 512 pages, 1 x 8pp b/w plates plus 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JH; HBJF; HBLL; HBTV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 157 x 46. Weight in Grams: 708.
- Publisher
- Atlantic Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 512
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857897688
- ISBN
- 9780857897688
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 18.33
€ 24.99
€ 18.33
Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 250 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; HBJD; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 342.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 250
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691608341
- ISBN
- 9780691608341
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.23
€ 46.99
€ 33.23
Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 250 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 1FBN; 3JH; 3JJC; HBJD; HBLL; HBTB; HBWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 514.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691636818
- ISBN
- 9780691636818
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 124.77
€ 124.77
Hardcover. An examination of the Russian security service in the titanic struggle between the regime and those dedicated to the defeat of monarchical absolutism. It looks at the years from 1866 through to 1905, tracing the reaction, expansion and evolution of the security police. Num Pages: 260 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJD; HBLL; JKSW1; JWH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 241 x 165 x 25. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Northern Illinois University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 260
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780875802435
- ISBN
- 9780875802435
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 57.90
€ 57.90
Hardback. In this text, the authors argue that Chairman Mao can best be compared to a specific imperial predecessor, Ming Taizu, the 14th century peasant rebel who founded the Ming dynasty. They examine imperial predecessors and the elements linking Mao and Taizu. Editor(s): Andrew, Anita M.; Rapp, John A. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; HBLC; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 160 x 25. Weight in Grams: 617.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780847695799
- ISBN
- 9780847695799
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 166.69
€ 166.69
Hardback. Series: Cambridge Imperial and Post-Colonial Studies Series. Num Pages: 315 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HBJF; HBLW; JPFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 219 x 145 x 23. Weight in Grams: 516.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave USA United States
- Number of pages
- 315
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781403985958
- ISBN
- 9781403985958
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.98
€ 62.98