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Regional & national history
Paperback. This is first major study of the history of singleness in England to include both women and men. The book explores the lives of people who never married between 1914 and 1960, drawing upon a wide range of sources, and offers valuable insights into the significance of marital status for historians and social scientists. Series Editor(s): Sharpe, Pamela; Summerfield, Penny; Abrams, Lynn; Beattie, Cordelia. Num Pages: 257 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBJD1; HBTB; JFSJ1; VFV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 141 x 15. Weight in Grams: 332.
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 257
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719068935
- ISBN
- 9780719068935
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.01
€ 27.01
Hardcover. The period of reform, revolution, and reaction that characterized seventeenth - and eighteenth-century Europe also witnessed an intensified interest in lesbians. The author demonstrates how intimacies between women became harbingers of the modern, bringing the sapphic into the mainstream of some of the most significant events in Western Europe. Num Pages: 344 pages, 9 halftones, 1 line drawing. BIC Classification: 1D; 3J; HBJD; HBLH; HBLL; JFSK1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 161 x 267 x 26. Weight in Grams: 618.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780226187563
- ISBN
- 9780226187563
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 97.42€ 80.83
€ 97.42
€ 80.83
Hardcover. This is the first scholarly study of Scotland's sexual coming-of-age in the post-war period, charting its political growth from a deeply moralistic policy framework towards a less judgmental, global and scientific context. Num Pages: 272 pages, 0 black & white illustrations, some black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 3JJP; HBJD1; HBLW3; HBTB; JHBK5. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 168 x 24. Weight in Grams: 662. Sexuality and Scottish Governance 1950-80. 272 pages, 0 black & white illustrations, some black & white line drawings. This is the first scholarly study of Scotland's sexual coming-of-age in the post-war period, charting its political growth from a deeply moralistic policy framework towards a less judgmental, global and scientific context. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 3JJP; HBJD1; HBLW3; HBTB; JHBK5. Dimension: 240 x 168 x 24. Weight: 662.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748645602
- ISBN
- 9780748645602
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 112.87€ 107.83
€ 112.87
€ 107.83
Paperback. Providing a vital perspective on Scotland's sexual history and its political and social context, this study fills a gap in our understanding of modern Scottish, and British society. It explores the period from 1950 to 1980, covering the immediate post-war and Scotland's sexual 'coming-of-age'. Num Pages: 336 pages, black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 3JJP; HBJD1; HBLW3; HBTB; JHBK5. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 157 x 225 x 19. Weight in Grams: 518.
- Publisher
- EDINBURGH UNIVERSITY PRESS
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748694068
- ISBN
- 9780748694068
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 36.19
€ 40.99
€ 36.19
Paperback. Editor(s): Howell, Kenneth W. Series: War and the Southwest Series. Num Pages: 368 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of North Texas Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781574413120
- ISBN
- 9781574413120
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.06
€ 23.06
Paperback. Offers sources vital for the reconstruction of events in the first Islamic century, covering the period which ends with the unsuccessful Arab siege of Constantinople, an event which both modern historians and Syriac chronographers see as making a decisive caesura in history. Series: Translated Texts for Historians. Num Pages: 352 pages, 4 tables, 5 maps, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1FB; DNF; HBJF1; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 132 x 206 x 22. Weight in Grams: 472.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Liverpool University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780853232384
- ISBN
- 9780853232384
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.27
€ 43.27
Paperback. The chapters in this volume, each written by a leading scholar of the period, analyse in turn the response to the Union of 1603, the religious controversies under the early Stuarts, the Civil War, Commonwealth, and Restoration periods, and the social and economic context within which these developments took place. Editor(s): Wormald, Jenny. Series: Short Oxford History of the British Isles. Num Pages: 320 pages, 7 halftones, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JD; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 217 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 396. Clean copy with some shelf wear and yellowing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press, U.S.A.
- Condition
- Used, Good
- SKU
- KOG0007964
- ISBN
- 9780198731610
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. A captivating re-examination of the Easter Rising, addressing the fundamental questions and myths surrounding Ireland's founding fathers Num Pages: 416 pages, 8 page plate section (colour/greyscale). BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJG; HBJD1; HBLW; HBTV; JPWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Oneworld Publications
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- KKD0007056
- ISBN
- 9781786070739
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
Paperback. A study of the Seven Years' War, reviewing the grand strategies of the combatants and the differing styles of warfare used in the many campaigns. The narrative is supported by official war papers, personal diaries and memoirs, and official reports. Series: Essential Histories. Num Pages: 96 pages, 12 colour & 27 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JF; HBG; HBJD; HBJK; HBLL; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 169 x 242 x 7. Weight in Grams: 286.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 96
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781841761916
- ISBN
- 9781841761916
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.62
€ 19.99
€ 14.62
Paperback. Together, Cranach's paintings and Luther's powerful oratory created a force field that transformed Germany, Europe, and ultimately the Western world Num Pages: 344 pages, 77 b&w illustrations in text, 11 colour plates in an 8-page insert. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JB; HBJD; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 148 x 19. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300192537
- ISBN
- 9780300192537
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 26.79
€ 36.99
€ 26.79
Paperback. First published in Italy in 1953, this autobiography details the author's harrowing experiences as a soldier on the Russian front during World War II. Translator(s): Colquhoun, Archibald. Num Pages: 158 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; BGA; HBJD1; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 184 x 128 x 10. Weight in Grams: 122.
- Publisher
- Northwestern University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 158
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Edition
- Translated
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810160552
- ISBN
- 9780810160552
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.82
€ 29.82
Paperback. Covers the Kosovo War, and the overthrow of Milosevic, with close-up accounts of his trial at the Hague, and subsequent death. This book looks at the assassination of Serbian Prime Minister Zoran Djindic in 2003, and its consequences. Num Pages: 368 pages, 40 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVWY; HBJD; HBLW; HBLX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 198 x 130 x 33. Weight in Grams: 516.
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Number of pages
- 368
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 3rd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300158267
- ISBN
- 9780300158267
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 18.00
€ 23.99
€ 18.00
Hardcover. After the Crimean War, when photographers were reporting from the field of military conflict for the first time, coverage of the American Civil War and Franco-Prussian War followed, as did the Balkan wars of 1876-78. This book offers remarkable photographs of the time, showing all manner of aspects of the Serbian campaigns, including uniforms. Num Pages: 200 pages, illustrations (black and white, and colour). BIC Classification: 1DVWYS; 3JH; HBJD; HBLL; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 303 x 14. Weight in Grams: 638.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Helion and Company
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781909982246
- ISBN
- 9781909982246
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 37.11
€ 52.99
€ 37.11
Paperback. Describing the tensions that existed between the Sephardic community of Bordeaux and the Ashkenazic Jews of France, the author also depicts their role in the relation of the Jews with Napoleon and the forming of the Grand Sanhedrin. Series: Judaic Studies S. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBLL; HBTB; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- The University of Alabama Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780817350789
- ISBN
- 9780817350789
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 39.60
€ 39.60
Paperback. Series: Conjunctions of Religion and Power in the Medieval Past. Num Pages: 224 pages, 2. BIC Classification: 1DSE; HBJD; HBLC; HBTB; JFSR1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 156 x 234 x 16. Weight in Grams: 320.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780801474514
- ISBN
- 9780801474514
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.01
€ 26.99
€ 25.01
Paperback. Num Pages: 280 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTB; JFCX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 11. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801456664
- ISBN
- 9780801456664
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 35.10
€ 38.99
€ 35.10
Paperback. Between 1958 and 1970, a distinctive movement for racial justice emerged from unique circumstances in Milwaukee. The Milwaukee movement culminated in the dramatic - and sometimes violent - 1967 open housing campaign. This book offers a useful contribution to movement history in the urban North that also adds a vital piece to the national story. Num Pages: 360 pages, 19 halftones, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBBN; HBJK; HBLW. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 540.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 360
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674057296
- ISBN
- 9780674057296
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 30.01
€ 34.99
€ 30.01
hardcover. This volume seeks to fill the gap in the historiography of premodern Islam and is conceived as a new standard scholarly resource for those interested in the Seljuk period. Num Pages: 328 pages, 29 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FB; 3H; HBJF1; HBLC; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 718.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- PAPERBACKSHOP UK IMPORT
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780748639946
- ISBN
- 9780748639946
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 139.99€ 90.15
€ 139.99
€ 90.15
Paperback. The first book to include Thomas Jefferson's writings and writings about him-from his era and ours. Editor(s): Franklin, Wayne. Series: Norton Critical Editions. Num Pages: 592 pages, 10 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BJ; HBJK; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 145 x 20. Weight in Grams: 496.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- W. W. Norton & Company
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393974072
- ISBN
- 9780393974072
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 20.40
€ 23.99
€ 20.40
Paperback. Num Pages: 400 pages, port. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; DNF; HBJK; HBLH; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 154 x 28. Weight in Grams: 718.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Liberty Fund Inc United States
- Edition
- New Edition
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780865971639
- ISBN
- 9780865971639
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 12.73
€ 15.99
€ 12.73
Hardcover. A leading representative of New York in the Continental Congress, John Jay (1745-1829) became one of the American commissioners who negotiated peace with Great Britain. This work consists of a wide-ranging selection of some of the most significant and interesting public and private documents and letters, written or received by Jay. Editor(s): Nuxoll, Elizabeth Miles. Num Pages: 912 pages, 14 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; BJ; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 58. Weight in Grams: 1406.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813928043
- ISBN
- 9780813928043
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 118.78
€ 118.78
Hardback. From Quaker beginnings to the excitement and challenges of life as the First Lady, Dolley Payne Todd Madison (1768-1849) led an extraordinary life. This selection of her letters illuminates the story of the women widely credited with setting the standard for successive political Washington women. Num Pages: 480 pages, 15 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; BJ; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 35. Weight in Grams: 835.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press United States
- Number of pages
- 480
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813921525
- ISBN
- 9780813921525
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 73.21
€ 73.21
Paperback. Owen Chadwick's acclaimed lectures on the secularisation of the European mind trace the declining hold of the Church and its doctrines on European society in the nineteenth century. Num Pages: 296 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JF; 3JH; HBJD; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 141 x 19. Weight in Grams: 372.
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Edition
- Canto Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521398299
- ISBN
- 9780521398299
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.55
€ 34.55
Hardback. Central to the Enlightenment is the ideal of the Secular City, in militant reply to the Civitas Dei of St Augustine. The essays in this volume illustrate the elaboration of that vision, both in the planning and depiction of actual cities and in the speculation on social justice to which Voltaire in particular devoted himself. Editor(s): Hemming, T. D.; Freeman, Ted; Meakin, David. Num Pages: 259 pages, 6 half-tones. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBLL; HRAB; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 22. Weight in Grams: 572.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- University of Exeter Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 259
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780859894166
- ISBN
- 9780859894166
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 144.95
€ 144.95