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Regional & national history
Paperback. How did great academics come to love their subjects? How do they see their roles as educators? Addressing the questions, this series of autobiographies focusses on the forces that drive some of America's bright minds. It is useful to those interested in history and the methods and philosophy of its teaching. Editor(s): Louis, William Roger. Num Pages: 967 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBJD1; JFCX; JNU. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 155 x 52. Weight in Grams: 1342.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845111991
- ISBN
- 9781845111991
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 25.58
€ 30.99
€ 25.58
Paperback. In 1895 twenty-six-year-old Bridget Cleary disappeared from her house in rural Tipperary. At first, some said that the fairies had taken her into their stronghold in a nearby hill, from where she would emerge, riding a white horse. But then her badly burned body was found in a shallow grave. Num Pages: 272 pages, 8pp b/w plates. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JH; BG; HBJD1; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 132 x 16. Weight in Grams: 202.
- Publisher
- Pimlico
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781844139347
- ISBN
- 9781844139347
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.88
€ 15.99
€ 11.88
Hardback. Num Pages: 336 pages, 8 page photo insert. BIC Classification: 1FMB; 3JM; HBJF; HBLX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 164 x 229 x 43. Weight in Grams: 724.
- Publisher
- Pegasus Books
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781605986678
- ISBN
- 9781605986678
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 19.80
€ 30.99
€ 19.80
Paperback. Tells the story of the four larger-than-life commanders directing the Allied effort: Louis Mountbatten, Orde Wingate, Joseph Stilwell and William Slim, and explores the Campaign through their often stormy relationship. Num Pages: 544 pages, 18. BIC Classification: 1FMB; 3JJH; HBJF; HBLW; HBWQ; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 34. Weight in Grams: 396.
- Publisher
- Vintage United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 544
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099551782
- ISBN
- 9780099551782
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.04
€ 19.99
€ 15.04
hardcover. Drawing on local and national sources, this book sheds light upon the way in which parliament acted as a point of contact, a place where legislative business was done, relationships formed and status affirmed. It places Scotland within the wider British and European context and argues that the Scottish parliament was an effective institution. Num Pages: 252 pages, Includes 4 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 3JB; 3JD; HBJD1; HBLH; JPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 16. Weight in Grams: 517.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 252
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780754653288
- ISBN
- 9780754653288
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 173.30
€ 173.30
Paperback. Using the lives of the three outstanding French intellectuals of the 20th century, renowned historian Tony Judt offers a unique look at how intellectuals can ignore political pressures and demonstrate a heroic commitment to personal integrity and moral responsibility unfettered by the difficult political exigencies of their time. Num Pages: 204 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; HBJD; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 163 x 13. Weight in Grams: 262.
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 204
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226414195
- ISBN
- 9780226414195
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 23.17
€ 27.99
€ 23.17
Paperback. A fourth volume of Alastair Campbell's diaries that begins on September 11, 2001, a day which immediately wrote itself into the history books, and it ends on the day he leaves Downing Street. It describes in detail the discussions he had with President Bush and other world leaders as the steps to war are taken. Num Pages: 752 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JMC; BJ; BM; HBJD1; HBLX; JPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 130 x 35. Weight in Grams: 550.
- Publisher
- Random House UK
- Number of pages
- 752
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099514732
- ISBN
- 9780099514732
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 16.54
€ 23.99
€ 16.54
Paperback. A story of two of the most heroic, and controversial, figures in archaeology: Heinrich Schliemann, who discovered the remains of Troy, and Arthur Evans who unearthed the great city of King Minos. Replete with drama and adventure, it tells of the 3,000-year old civilisations that were brought back to life. Num Pages: 232 pages, 12pp bw plates. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBJD; HBLA; HDDK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 197 x 129 x 16. Weight in Grams: 276.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 232
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845119423
- ISBN
- 9781845119423
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.75
€ 15.75
Hardback. Num Pages: 9 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBLA; HBTQ; HBW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 148. .
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319562056
- ISBN
- 9783319562056
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 179.06
€ 179.06
Hardback. Herod the Great, King of Judaea from 444 BC, is known as one of the world's great villains. This notoriety has overshadowed his actual achievements, particularly his role as a client king of Rome during Augustus's reign as emperor. This title presents and discusses the building projects known to have been initiated by Herod. Num Pages: 368 pages, 48 b/w photographs, 1 drawing, 15 maps, 14 tables. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; AM; HBJD; HBLH; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520209343
- ISBN
- 9780520209343
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 82.90€ 64.13
€ 82.90
€ 64.13
Paperback. " By the middle of the 18th century a remarkable collection of men and women had made it into "one of the most sparkling communities in British America." Num Pages: 28 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1970
- Publisher
- Maryland Historical Society United States
- Number of pages
- 28
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780938420613
- ISBN
- 9780938420613
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.05
€ 24.05
Hardback. aeo The first account in English of this ancient people. aeo Of interest to anthropologists, historians, geographers and orientalists. aeo Based on over 30 years of first--hand research. aeo The first account in English of this ancient people. aeo Of interest to anthropologists, historians, geographers and orientalists. Series: Peoples of South-East Asia and the Pacific. Num Pages: 384 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FMN; 3D; 3F; 3H; 3J; HBJF; HBTB; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 163 x 238 x 35. Weight in Grams: 808.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631172314
- ISBN
- 9780631172314
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 92.01
€ 92.01
Paperback. In 1867, conservative estimates put the number of buffaloes in the trans-Missouri region at fifteen million. By the end of the 1880s, that figure had dwindled to a few hundred. This title focuses on the destruction of the great herds. Num Pages: 392 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5182 x 3226 x 21. Weight in Grams: 417.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Edition
- Revised edition
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803218802
- ISBN
- 9780803218802
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 21.90
€ 23.99
€ 21.90
Hardback. The Buddha Party tells the story of how the People's Republic of China employs propaganda to define Tibetan Buddhist belief and sway opinion within the country and abroad. Num Pages: 392 pages. BIC Classification: HBJF; HREX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 165 x 32. Weight in Grams: 668.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199358151
- ISBN
- 9780199358151
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 75.76
€ 75.76
Paperback. The fascinating story of the role played by Britons in uncovering the origins of Buddhism on the Indian subcontinent. Num Pages: 336 pages, Illustrated throughout. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HBJF; HRAX; HRE. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 131 x 25. Weight in Grams: 242.
- Publisher
- John Murray
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719554285
- ISBN
- 9780719554285
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.78
€ 15.99
€ 11.78
Hardback. Num Pages: 336 pages, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1DVT; 3JJH; HBJD1; HBLW; HBWQ; JWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. .
- Publisher
- Helion & Company
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781911512424
- ISBN
- 9781911512424
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.29€ 41.44
€ 53.29
€ 41.44
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Boydell & Brewer Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 260
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781571134042
- ISBN
- 9781571134042
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 38.45
€ 40.99
€ 38.45
Paperback.
- Publisher
- Canongate Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 808
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780862416812
- ISBN
- 9780862416812
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 22.22
€ 33.99
€ 22.22
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Reveille Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781908336491
- ISBN
- 9781908336491
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 17.33
€ 19.99
€ 17.33
paperback. During the 1950s, when the Cold War was at its peak, two immensely powerful brothers led the US into a series of foreign adventures whose effects are still shaking the world. In this book, the story of John Foster Dulles and Allen Dulles is the story of America. It illuminates and helps explain the modern history of the US and the world. Num Pages: 416 pages, 8-page black-&-white photograph insert. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBJK; JPSH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 139 x 211 x 29. Weight in Grams: 384.
- Publisher
- St. Martin's Griffin
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781250053121
- ISBN
- 9781250053121
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 19.51
€ 21.99
€ 19.51
Paperback. Freemasonry has long been one of the most romanticized secret societies in the world. But a simple fact escapes most depictions of this elite brotherhood: there are women Freemasons, too. The author takes you inside Masonic lodges in contemporary Italy, where she observes the many ritualistic and fraternal bonds forged among women initiates. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1DST; HBJD; JFSJ1; JFSV1; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 154 x 14. Weight in Grams: 404.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226095868
- ISBN
- 9780226095868
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 29.52
€ 37.99
€ 29.52
Paperback. The discovery of Bronze, an alloy of copper and tin, was a remarkable technological development, permitting the casting of much stronger tools and weapons. In this text, the authors explore the story of the Bronze Age in Europe, tracing it back beyond the borders of history. Series: New Horizons S. Num Pages: 160 pages, 180 illustrations, 139 in colour. BIC Classification: 1D; 3B; HBJD; HBLA; HDDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 178 x 126 x 10. Weight in Grams: 238.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Thames & Hudson Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780500301012
- ISBN
- 9780500301012
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 4.99
€ 11.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Presenting a history of the Bronx, this book describes how the once-infamous New York City borough underwent one of the most successful and inspiring community revivals in American history. It shows how the Bronx interacted with and was affected by the rest of New York City as it grew from a small colony in Manhattan into a sprawling metropolis. Series: The Columbia History of Urban Life. Num Pages: 304 pages, 69 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; HBJK; JFSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 162 x 17. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231121156
- ISBN
- 9780231121156
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.82
€ 33.99
€ 24.82
Paperback. The Broken Middle offers a startlingly original rethinking of the modern philosophical tradition and fundamentally rejects the anti--philosophy and anti--theory of post--modernity. Num Pages: 372 pages, 0. BIC Classification: HBJD1; HPCF; JFC; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 0. Weight in Grams: 574.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 372
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631182214
- ISBN
- 9780631182214
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 48.99€ 47.19
€ 48.99
€ 47.19