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Regional & national history
Paperback. While the world looked the other way, Sri Lanka's Tamils, civilians and rebels alike, were systematically and pitilessly attacked by their own government for five relentless months. Survivors of the devastation tell their stories of sacrifice, cruelty and bravery Num Pages: 272 pages, maps (black and white). BIC Classification: 1FKS; 3JMC; HBJF; HBLX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 18. Weight in Grams: 201.
- Publisher
- Granta Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781846274701
- ISBN
- 9781846274701
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.40
€ 19.99
€ 14.40
Hardback. Presents a collection of tintype cowboy photographs taken on ranches across fourteen states of the American West, as well as in British Columbia, Canada, and Coahuila, Mexico. This book features photographs that reveal the variety of people who are drawn to the cowboying life, women as well as men, Native Americans, and Mexican Americans. Series: M.K. Brown Range Life Series. Num Pages: 232 pages, 144 b&w photos. BIC Classification: AJ; HBJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 257 x 207 x 30. Weight in Grams: 1305.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press United States
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780292714380
- ISBN
- 9780292714380
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 51.96
€ 51.96
Paperback. Stevenage Voices Series: Tempus Oral History Series. Num Pages: 128 pages, 100ill. BIC Classification: HBJD1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 167 x 9. Weight in Grams: 304.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Number of pages
- 128
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752415932
- ISBN
- 9780752415932
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.35
€ 17.99
€ 16.35
Paperback. Enlivened with profiles and vignettes of some of the remarkable people whose histories inform this study, Stepping Lively in Place shows how single, free women navigated life in a busy slave-encrusted river-port town before, during, and after the Civil War. It examines how single women coped with life unencumbered, or unprotected, by husbands. Num Pages: 368 pages, 17 black & white photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBBSM; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of Georgia Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780820349725
- ISBN
- 9780820349725
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.26
€ 46.26
Paperback. Num Pages: 312 pages, 18 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; ASZH; HBJK; HBLL; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 225 x 157 x 17. Weight in Grams: 444.
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1984
- Edition
- New ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226215150
- ISBN
- 9780226215150
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 29.11
€ 36.99
€ 29.11
Hardback. The defeat of the Ottoman Empire in the Balkans in 1475 at the Battle of Vaslui heralded the beginnings of a historic legacy. Suitable for those interested in medieval history, Balkan history and the Ottomans, this title offers a fresh approach to the history of the Balkans, and reinvigorates the study of the Ottoman Empire in Europe. Series: International Library of Historical Studies. Num Pages: 256 pages, 8 bw integrated, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1DVUM; 1DVW; 1QDT; 3H; HBJD; HBLH; JPFN. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 219 x 158 x 27. Weight in Grams: 498.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780763538
- ISBN
- 9781780763538
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 152.89€ 135.20
€ 152.89
€ 135.20
Paperback. Stephen & Matilda Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations, maps, ports.,. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3H; HBJD1; HBLC; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 24. Weight in Grams: 316.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780750937931
- ISBN
- 9780750937931
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.38
€ 17.99
€ 16.38
Steeltown U.S.A.: Work and Memory in Youngstown (Culture America) (Cul...
Linkon, Sherry Lee, Russo, John
Paperback. Exploring conflicting representations of Youngstown across a century of growth, struggle and heartbreaking decline, this study looks at the roles of work and memory. It acts as a cautionary tale about corporate responsibility in an era of globalization. Series: CultureAmerica. Num Pages: 288 pages, maps, 37photos. BIC Classification: 1KBBNH; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB; JHBL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 210 x 139 x 13. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Univ Pr of Kansas
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700612925
- ISBN
- 9780700612925
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.63
€ 35.63
Hardcover. Num Pages: 200 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJK; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 422.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815610120
- ISBN
- 9780815610120
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 23.89
€ 25.99
€ 23.89
Paperback. Reynolds provides unique insight into the experiences of 1st SS Panzer Corps, one of only two units in the German Army which had borne Hitler's name, during its fight against their Allied adversaries in Normandy. Num Pages: 352 pages, 16 pages, black and white. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 1DFG; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JWH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 156 x 27. Weight in Grams: 584.
- Publisher
- Pen & Sword Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848840010
- ISBN
- 9781848840010
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 24.17
€ 25.99
€ 24.17
Hardback. Chinese activist Liu Xiaobo-awarded the Nobel Peace Prize while serving an eleven-year prison sentence-has helped shatter longstanding barriers to freedom of organization and expression in China. This biography, written by one of his closest friends, retraces Liu Xiaobo's inspiring life, from his childhood years to his current imprisonment. Translator(s): Hsu, H.C. Num Pages: 260 pages, 11 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJP; 3JM; BGH; HBJF; HBLW; HBLX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 161 x 24. Weight in Grams: 531.
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442237131
- ISBN
- 9781442237131
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 108.07
€ 108.07
Paperback. The untold story of the real man behind the iconic American folk hero John Henry, and how he came to be immortalized through blues music and art, beautifully written by the historian who discovered his existence. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: AVGH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 135 x 11. Weight in Grams: 176.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195341195
- ISBN
- 9780195341195
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 17.31
€ 17.99
€ 17.31
Paperback. Num Pages: 428 pages, illustrations maps, portraits. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 1DBKS; HBJD1; HBLH; JWDG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 133 x 36. Weight in Grams: 498.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780002727464
- ISBN
- 9780002727464
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 17.25
€ 25.99
€ 17.25
Hardcover. Examines how the fortunes of Mexicans in South Chicago were linked to the environment they helped to build Series: Culture, Labor, History. Num Pages: 248 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white line drawings, maps, figures. BIC Classification: 1KBBNC; 3JJG; HBJK; HBLW; JFSL4; JHBL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 508.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814785850
- ISBN
- 9780814785850
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 102.68
€ 102.68
Paperback. Examines how the fortunes of Mexicans in South Chicago were linked to the environment they helped to build Series: Culture, Labor, History. Num Pages: 248 pages, black & white illustrations, maps, figures. BIC Classification: 1KBBNC; 3JJG; HBJK; HBLW; JFSL4; JHBL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 18. Weight in Grams: 394.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814724651
- ISBN
- 9780814724651
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 31.27
€ 32.99
€ 31.27
Hardcover. Num Pages: 360 pages, 14 colour & 45 b/w. BIC Classification: 1FM; HBJF; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 288 x 224 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1342.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- OUP India India
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198092193
- ISBN
- 9780198092193
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 160.34
€ 160.34
Hardback. An examination of the factors which led to the breakdown of the Soviet Union. The author argues the main factor was that weak mechanisms for controlling bureaucrats within Soviet organizations meant they were able to seize the organizational assets they were supposed to be managing. Series: Russian Research Center Studies. Num Pages: 352 pages, 5 line illustrations, 21 tables. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JJPN; 3JJPR; HBJD; HBLW3; HBTB; JPA; JPH; JPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 248 x 169 x 27. Weight in Grams: 636.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Edition
- 1St Edition
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674836808
- ISBN
- 9780674836808
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 92.85€ 82.46
€ 92.85
€ 82.46
Paperback. On the night of the presidential election in 1876, a gang of counterfeiters out of Chicago attempted to steal the entombed embalmed body of Abraham Lincoln and hold it for ransom. The custodian of the tomb was so shaken by the incident that he willingly dedicated the rest of his life to protecting the president's corpse. Num Pages: 288 pages, 26 halftones. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBWJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 141 x 20. Weight in Grams: 368.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674030398
- ISBN
- 9780674030398
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 24.23
€ 27.99
€ 24.23
Paperback. McCreary and his community provide a framework to examine slave catching and kidnapping in the Baltimore-Wilmington-Philadelphia region and how those activities contributed to the nation's political and visceral divide. Num Pages: 254 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJK; WQH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 250 x 150 x 15. Weight in Grams: 666.
- Publisher
- The Maryland Historical Society
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780996594448
- ISBN
- 9780996594448
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 28.42
€ 28.42
Paperback. This is the first systematic study of the changing nature of Roman identity in post-Roman North Africa. Series: Cambridge Studies in Medieval Life and Thought: Fourth Series. Num Pages: 458 pages, 5 b/w illus. 5 maps 29 tables. BIC Classification: 1HBA; 1HBT; 3F; HBJH; HBLA; HBLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 156 x 320 x 29. Weight in Grams: 664.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 458
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Reprint
- SKU
- V9781107530720
- ISBN
- 9781107530720
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.00
€ 42.00