Regional & national history
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Regional & national history
Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVGP; HBJK; JF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 525.
- Publisher
- University of Massachusetts Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781625341624
- ISBN
- 9781625341624
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.14
€ 32.14
Paperback. In this thorough social and political history Anne Eller breaks with dominant narratives of the history of the Dominican Republic and its relationship with Haiti by tracing the complicated history of its independence between 1822 and 1865, showing how the Dominican Republic's political roots are deeply entwined with Haiti's. Num Pages: 400 pages, 11 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KJD; 1KJH; 3JH; 3JJC; HBJK; HBTQ; HBTR; JPW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 545.
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822362371
- ISBN
- 9780822362371
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 37.05
€ 41.99
€ 37.05
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reissue
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781493023455
- ISBN
- 9781493023455
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.01
€ 21.01
Paperback. A World War Two epic of escape and endurance Num Pages: 256 pages, 16pp B&W photos. BIC Classification: 1DNN; 3JJH; BTM; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 134 x 18. Weight in Grams: 186. 256 pages, 16pp B&W photos. A World War Two epic of escape and endurance. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DNN; 3JJH; BTM; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ. Dimension: 197 x 134 x 18. Weight: 210.
- Publisher
- Canongate Books
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847678454
- ISBN
- 9781847678454
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.75
€ 13.99
€ 10.75
Paperback. Num Pages: 196 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJH; BM; HBJD; HBTZ1; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 170. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Gefen Publishing House Israel
- Edition
- Tra
- Number of pages
- 196
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789652297433
- ISBN
- 9789652297433
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 17.23
€ 24.99
€ 17.23
Paperback. Bounded by the Great War on one side and by the looming shadow of the Second World War on the other, the inter-war period has characteristically been portrayed as a time of unremitting poverty, rising crime and mass unemployment. This work shows how the British people reacted to the privations of wartime by indulging in leisure activities. Num Pages: 512 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJG; HBJD1; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 34. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Publisher
- Vintage United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 512
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781844139231
- ISBN
- 9781844139231
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.06
€ 19.99
€ 15.06
Paperback. A history of the U.S. grassroots campaign against torture in Brazil, and the ways those efforts helped to create a new discourse about human-rights violations in Latin America. Series: Radical Perspectives. Num Pages: 472 pages, 24 photographs, 1 figure. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; 3JJP; HBJK; HBLW3; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 156 x 28. Weight in Grams: 682.
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822347354
- ISBN
- 9780822347354
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 37.67
€ 41.99
€ 37.67
Paperback. A Palestinian Melkite priest tells the story of his life spent working for peace and reconciliation among Israeli Jews, Christians and Muslims. From the destruction of his boyhood village to his efforts to build summer camps for children of all religions, his moving story brings hope. Series: Erma Konya Kess Lives of the Just & Virtuous S. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBH; 3JJ; BG; GTJ; HBJF1; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 218 x 142 x 15. Weight in Grams: 332.
- Publisher
- University of Notre Dame Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780268019631
- ISBN
- 9780268019631
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.25
€ 26.99
€ 25.25
Paperback. The authors receive letters from readers wanting to know what's happened to the characters of "We Were Soldiers Once And Young" (1992). This title answers these questions. It takes us back to the battlefields by the commanders and veterans of both sides. Num Pages: 288 pages, 16-page black and white photo insert. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; HBJF; HBLW3; HBWS2; JWXV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 146 x 17. Weight in Grams: 218.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780061147777
- ISBN
- 9780061147777
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 20.05
€ 21.99
€ 20.05
Hardback. This book is a radical reinterpretation of the process that led to the independence of Mexico, one that emphasizes political processes and cultural continuities instead of a break with the Spanish Monarchy. Num Pages: 520 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 6452 x 4522 x 992. Weight in Grams: 456.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 520
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804778305
- ISBN
- 9780804778305
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 87.01
€ 87.01
Paperback. The topics of Edward Shapiro's book span the gamut of the American Jewish experience: from the politics of American Jews, the nature of American Jewish identity, relations between Jews and blacks, and Jews and American capitalism. Series: Modern Jewish History. Num Pages: 360 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 422.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815630753
- ISBN
- 9780815630753
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.30
€ 26.99
€ 25.30
Hardcover. We Are Charleston not only recounts the events of that terrible day but also offers a history lesson that reveals a deeper look at the suffering, triumph, and even the ongoing rage of the people who formed Mother Emanuel A.M.E. church and the wider denominational movement. Num Pages: illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBF; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 194 x 285 x 27. Weight in Grams: 432.
- Publisher
- Thomas Nelson
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780718077310
- ISBN
- 9780718077310
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 24.84
€ 26.99
€ 24.84
Paperback. Provocative essays explore the poetry and political economy of life in Canada's rural West. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; HBJK; HBLW; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 154 x 16. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- University of Alberta Press Canada
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 235
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780888645067
- ISBN
- 9780888645067
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 23.77
€ 32.99
€ 23.77
Paperback. Traces the black freedom struggle in all its diversity, from the first years of freedom during the Civil War to President Obama's inauguration. Moving from popular culture to high politics, from the Deep South to New England, the West Coast, and abroad, this title weaves stories of ordinary black people - as well as celebrated figures. Num Pages: 528 pages, 32 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; 3JM; HBJK; HBLL; HBLW; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 161 x 32. Weight in Grams: 744.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 528
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674062290
- ISBN
- 9780674062290
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 29.50
€ 34.99
€ 29.50
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Pen & Sword Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 176
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781473844872
- ISBN
- 9781473844872
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.09
€ 17.99
€ 14.09
Paperback. Presents essays on seven core, premodern classical Chinese texts. This book draws from literature, philosophy, religion, and art history and challenges the presumption of a monolithic Chinese tradition that has been promoted by scholars and popular culture alike, both in China and the West. Editor(s): Yu, Pauline; Bol, Peter; Owen, Stephen; Peterson, Willard. Series: Studies on China. Num Pages: 292 pages, 6 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 2GDC; DSB; HBG; HBJF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 292
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520224667
- ISBN
- 9780520224667
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 28.55
€ 38.99
€ 28.55
Hardcover. This study traces the story of how Jacob Mordecai and his family, German-American Orthodox Jews, adopted the Anglo-Irish enlightened pedagogical system developed by Richard Lovell Edgeworth and his daughter Maria. The text includes the complete diary of Rachel Mordecai Lazarus. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; JFC; JFSJ1; JN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 603.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- University of Georgia Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780820322520
- ISBN
- 9780820322520
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 63.98
€ 63.98
Hardback. A striking look back at a remarkable period in history Featuring 125 black and white photographs by such renowned Farm Security Administration photographers as Dorothea Lange, Arthur Rothstein, Russell Lee, and several others, this book documents ranching culture in western states during the Great Depression and leading up to World War II. Num Pages: 176 pages, 125 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KBBW; AJC; HBJK; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 216. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781493027279
- ISBN
- 9781493027279
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 26.14
€ 26.99
€ 26.14
Paperback. A profoundly moving, piercingly frank memoir of grief -- of learning to live with grief -- that begins in Sri Lanka on December 26, 2004, when the author lost her parents, her husband, and her two young sons in the tsunami she miraculously survived. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1QSN; 3JMC; BG; HBJF; HBLX; RNR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 136 x 215 x 18. Weight in Grams: 246.
- Publisher
- Virago
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781844089079
- ISBN
- 9781844089079
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.81
€ 15.99
€ 11.81
Paperback. In 1935 Italy declared war on Abyssinia and Evelyn Waugh was sent to Addis Ababa to cover the conflict. This title captures the dilemmas and complexities of a feudal society caught up in twentieth-century politics and confrontation. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFGA; 3JJG; BGB; HBJH; HBLW; KNTJ; WT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 133 x 12. Weight in Grams: 134.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 176
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141185057
- ISBN
- 9780141185057
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.77
€ 15.99
€ 11.77
hardcover. A history of the innovative women's scholarship halls at the University of Kansas. Num Pages: 72 pages, 87 Photographs. BIC Classification: HBJK; JNMH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 279 x 215 x 10. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University Press of Kansas United States
- Number of pages
- 72
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700622757
- ISBN
- 9780700622757
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 44.18
€ 44.18
paperback. Its clear and instructional discussions of hydraulic technology and engineering principles make it a useful resource for a range of courses, including the history of technology, urban history, and American business history. Series: Johns Hopkins Introductory Studies in the History of Technology. Num Pages: 272 pages, 39, 7 black & white line drawings, 32 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBBES; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTK; KNDD; TBX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 161 x 214 x 18. Weight in Grams: 320.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780801893063
- ISBN
- 9780801893063
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.53
€ 40.53
Hardback. Its clear and instructional discussions of hydraulic technology and engineering principles make it a useful resource for a range of courses, including the history of technology, urban history, and American business history. Series: Johns Hopkins Introductory Studies in the History of Technology. Num Pages: 272 pages, 39, 7 black & white line drawings, 32 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBBES; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTK; KNDD; TBX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780801893056
- ISBN
- 9780801893056
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.49
€ 66.49
paperback. 'Some battles change nothing. Waterloo changed almost everything.' Num Pages: 352 pages, (Two 16-page colour plate sections and 12 maps), With index. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JH; HBJD; HBLL; HBWH; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 196 x 28. Weight in Grams: 376.
- Publisher
- William Collins
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780007539406
- ISBN
- 9780007539406
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 12.77
€ 17.99
€ 12.77