Regional & national history
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Regional & national history
Hardback. Explores the rise of female athletes in China in the early twentieth century. It shows how female athletes coped with the conflicting demands of nationalist causes, unwanted male attention, and modern fame, arguing that the athletic female form helped to create a new ideal of modern womanhood in China. Series: Contemporary Chinese Studies. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; JFSJ1; WSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 636.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780774824811
- ISBN
- 9780774824811
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 107.04
€ 107.04
Hardback.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Boydell & Brewer Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 298
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843837886
- ISBN
- 9781843837886
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 56.55
€ 56.55
Paperback. * New edition maintains the book s acclaimed level of research, analysis, and readability * Explores topics including urbanization, ethnicity, class, sport in educational institutions, women in sport, and sport s role in manifesting city, regional, and national pride. Series: The American History Series. Num Pages: 336 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJK; JHBS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 203 x 137 x 16. Weight in Grams: 344.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Edition
- 2 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118537718
- ISBN
- 9781118537718
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.08
€ 42.08
Paperback. * Explores British sport as experienced by those who watched it, played it, wrote and talked about it. * Gives equal attention to the post--war years and to the more immediate present. * Includes discussion of women, ethnic minorities, and the disabled within the general text rather than treating them separately. Series: Making Contemporary Britain. Num Pages: 224 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBJD1; HBLW3; JFC; JHM; WS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 13. Weight in Grams: 322.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631171546
- ISBN
- 9780631171546
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.11
€ 65.11
Hardback. An account of the changing nature of sport in Britain since the end of World War II. The book examines: the changing patterns of participation; commercialization; the role of the media in promoting sport and its stars; and Britain's role in international sport and its attendant political problems. Series: Making Contemporary Britain. Num Pages: 224 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBJD1; HBLW3; JFC; JHM; WS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 239 x 160 x 21. Weight in Grams: 464.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631171539
- ISBN
- 9780631171539
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 149.77
€ 149.77
Paperback. The first history of sport in Ireland, locating the history of sport within Irish political, social, and cultural history, and within the global history of sport. It studies the relationship between sport and national identity, how sport influences policy-making in modern states, and the ways in which sport has been colonized by the media. Num Pages: 400 pages, 22 black and white images. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JH; 3JJ; 3JM; HBJD1; HBLL; HBLW; WSBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198784517
- ISBN
- 9780198784517
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.98
€ 42.98
Paperback. Illustrator(s): Hoffman, Paul. Series: Spooky. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; HBJK; VXQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 137 x 15. Weight in Grams: 16.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780762751266
- ISBN
- 9780762751266
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 14.42
€ 14.99
€ 14.42
Paperback. Illustrator(s): Hoffman, Paul. Series: Spooky. Num Pages: 208 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBE; HBJK; VXQ; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. Weight in Grams: 18.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Edition
- 2 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781493027125
- ISBN
- 9781493027125
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 17.63
€ 18.99
€ 17.63
Paperback. Pull up a chair or gather round the campfire and get ready for twenty-seven creepy tales of ghostly hauntings, eerie happenings, and other strange occurrences in Montana. Illustrator(s): Hoffman, Paul. Series: Spooky. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: HBJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 151 x 14. Weight in Grams: 16.
- Publisher
- Globe Pequot Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- First
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780762751235
- ISBN
- 9780762751235
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 14.33
€ 14.99
€ 14.33
Paperback. Illustrator(s): Hoffman, Paul. Series: Spooky. Num Pages: 208 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBN; HBJK; VXQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Edition
- 2 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781493027132
- ISBN
- 9781493027132
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 17.78
€ 18.99
€ 17.78
Paperback. Pull up a chair or gather round the campfire and get ready for creepy tales of ghostly hauntings, eerie happenings, and other strange occurrences in the Hoosier State. Whether read around the campfire on a dark and stormy night or from the backseat of the family van on the way to grandma's, this is a collection to treasure. Series: Spooky. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBN; HBJK; VXQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 137 x 15. Weight in Grams: 16.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780762764211
- ISBN
- 9780762764211
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 14.27
€ 14.99
€ 14.27
Paperback. Tales of hauntings, strange happenings and other local lore throughout the Sunshine state! Illustrator(s): Hoffman, Paul. Series: Spooky. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBS; HBJK; VXQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 137 x 13. Weight in Grams: 16.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780762751228
- ISBN
- 9780762751228
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 12.37
€ 14.99
€ 12.37
Spooky Colorado: Tales of Hauntings, Strange Happenings, and Other Loc...
Schlosser, S. E.; Hoffman, Paul
paperback. Tales of hauntings, strange happenings and other local lore throughout the Centennial state! Series: Spooky. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; HBJK; VXQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 137 x 15. Weight in Grams: 16.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Globe Pequot United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- First Edition
- SKU
- V9780762764105
- ISBN
- 9780762764105
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 14.42
€ 14.99
€ 14.42
Paperback. Num Pages: 250 pages, 15 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPN; BM; HBJK; HBLW3; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 141 x 30. Weight in Grams: 536.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Strategic Media Books United States
- Number of pages
- 250
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781939521262
- ISBN
- 9781939521262
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 18.90
€ 26.99
€ 18.90
Hardback. Num Pages: 312 pages, 2, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1FBL; 3JJPR; HBJF1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 162 x 23. Weight in Grams: 518.
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801451003
- ISBN
- 9780801451003
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 61.39
€ 61.39
Hardback. This is the story of two immigrants, William and Katherine Brueckmann, who started a new life in America's first industrial city, Paterson New Jersey Committed to a socialist dream, they struggled to improve life for fellow immigrants, but their vision of a socialist America was never realized. Num Pages: 205 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEJ; GTB; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB; JHMC; KND; KNXB1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 3895 x 5830 x 19. Weight in Grams: 494.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 205
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823221332
- ISBN
- 9780823221332
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 100.14
€ 100.14
paperback. This is the story of two immigrants, William and Katherine Brueckmann, who started a new life in America's first industrial city, Paterson New Jersey Committed to a socialist dream, they struggled to improve life for fellow immigrants, but their vision of a socialist America was never realized. Num Pages: 205 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEJ; GTB; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB; JHMC; KND; KNXB1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 3895 x 5830 x 9. Weight in Grams: 361.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 205
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- SKU
- V9780823221349
- ISBN
- 9780823221349
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 37.61
€ 41.99
€ 37.61
paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages, 18 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPK; AFKV; APF; HBJF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 313.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780816691340
- ISBN
- 9780816691340
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.40
€ 30.99
€ 27.40
Hardcover. Series: American Ways Series. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBS; HBJK; HBLL; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 144 x 25. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Publisher
- Ivan R. Dee
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781566637343
- ISBN
- 9781566637343
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 34.13
€ 34.13
Paperback. In 1941, before America entered World War II, determined young LeRoy Gover signed on with Britain's Royal Air Force to fly the plane of his dreams, the fast, sleek Spitfire. When America joined the fight, he transitioned to the powerful P-47 Thunderbolt. Former USAF pilot and aviation historian Philip D. Series: Warriors. Num Pages: 430 pages, 31 b&w photographs, 1 map. BIC Classification: 3JJH; BTM; HBJD; HBWQ; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 134 x 16. Weight in Grams: 216.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Potomac Books Inc United States
- Edition
- 1st
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781574888447
- ISBN
- 9781574888447
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.90
€ 10.90
Hardback. In the year that the Spitfire turns 80, passion for the RAF's best-loved fighter is running at an all-time high. This book reveals the history of the most iconic of British aircraft. It is suitable for aviation enthusiasts. Num Pages: 224 pages, 95 b/w, 90 col. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJH; HBJD1; HBLW; HBWQ; JWMV3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 252 x 292 x 27. Weight in Grams: 1528.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781472815491
- ISBN
- 9781472815491
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 26.49
€ 40.99
€ 26.49
Paperback. An extraordinary true story of combat in the Battle of Britain. Includes some of the most graphic and atmospheric accounts of air combat between Spitfire and Nazi Messerschmitt fighters ever published. Num Pages: 192 pages, 66 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DB; 3JJH; BM; HBJD1; HBWQ; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 124 x 15. Weight in Grams: 210.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Amberley Publishing
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781445616841
- ISBN
- 9781445616841
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.90
€ 18.90
Paperback. Written in 1940 in the heat of battle when the RAF stood alone against the might of Hitler's Third Reich, this work presents a personal account of one of the fiercest and most idealised air conflicts - the Battle of Britain - seen through the eyes of a pilot of the famous 609 Squadron, which shot down over 100 planes in that epic contest. Num Pages: 208 pages, 16pp photos. BIC Classification: 3JJH; BGHA; HBJD1; HBWQ; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 127 x 18. Weight in Grams: 248.
- Publisher
- Grub Street
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 2008 rep
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781906502041
- ISBN
- 9781906502041
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.73
€ 13.99
€ 11.73
Paperback. As the Battle of Britain approached its conclusion, two new versions of the famous Spitfire and Messerschmitt Bf109 arrived on the scene. The RAF could see that the Luftwaffe were stepping down their incursions into British airspace, and went on the offensive. Illustrator(s): Laurier, Jim; Hector, Gareth. Series: Duel. Num Pages: 80 pages, Illustrated throughout with colour artwork and black and white photos. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 250 x 184 x 8. Weight in Grams: 262.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781472805768
- ISBN
- 9781472805768
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 14.04
€ 18.99
€ 14.04