Regional & national history
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Regional & national history
Paperback. First published in the 1950s, this is a classic account of the discovery in 1911 of the lost city of Machu Picchu. Editor(s): Thomson, Hugh. Num Pages: 320 pages, 25, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1KLSR; HBJK; HBLC; HDD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 23. Weight in Grams: 264.
- Publisher
- Phoenix London
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781842125854
- ISBN
- 9781842125854
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.41
€ 17.99
€ 13.41
Paperback. Examining the strengths and weaknesses of European and Chinese military techniques during the period, this title provides a balanced perspective on long-held assumptions about Western power, Chinese might, and the nature of war. Num Pages: 448 pages, 9 halftones. 6 line illus. 10 maps. BIC Classification: 1DDN; 1FPC; HBJD; HBJF; HBLH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 225 x 147 x 27. Weight in Grams: 588.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 448
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691159577
- ISBN
- 9780691159577
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 22.15
€ 30.99
€ 22.15
paperback. Num Pages: 680 pages, 29 color illus. 48 halftones. 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1FC; 3F; 3H; HBJF; HBLC; HRAX; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 158 x 235 x 38. Weight in Grams: 976.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691165851
- ISBN
- 9780691165851
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 19.65
€ 25.99
€ 19.65
Paperback. Focusing on the early modern period, this book establishes the presence of an informal frontier between two of the proposed societies astride the Leicestershire-Lincolnshire border. It encourages researchers to identify other regions and their frontiers by adopting similar methods. Series: Studies in Regional and Local History. Num Pages: 224 pages, 86. BIC Classification: 1DBKEAL; 1DBKEML; HBJD1; HBTB; HBTP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 173 x 244 x 13. Weight in Grams: 464.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of Hertfordshire Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- Volume 7
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781902806976
- ISBN
- 9781902806976
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 22.75
€ 25.99
€ 22.75
Paperback. Terpstra's meticulous investigation not only uncovers the sad fate of the lost girls of the Casa della Pieta but explores broader themes, including gender relations, public health, church politics, and the challenges girls and adolescent women faced in Renaissance Florence. Num Pages: 266 pages, 10, 10 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1DST; HBJD; HBLC1; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 20. Weight in Grams: 376.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421407722
- ISBN
- 9781421407722
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.63
€ 42.63
Paperback. A survey of the chalk hill-figures which form some of Britain's best-known landmarks Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKES; HBJD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 247 x 173 x 15. Weight in Grams: 582.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Number of pages
- 230
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752449395
- ISBN
- 9780752449395
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.75
€ 26.99
€ 23.75
Hardback. Linking the study of business and politics, this book reconstructs the debate over the development of the book trade in 19th-century France. It shows how publishers succeeded in transforming the industry from a tightly controlled trade into a free enterprise, with dramatic but paradoxical consequences for literature in France. Series: Harvard Historical Studies. Num Pages: 346 pages, 15 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DDF; CBW; HBJD; JFCA; KNTP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 33. Weight in Grams: 612.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 346
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674035768
- ISBN
- 9780674035768
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.30€ 59.21
€ 65.30
€ 59.21
Hardcover. Shows how Scottish imagination was shaped by its emigre experience with wilderness and the extreme. Drawing on journals, emigrant guides, memoirs, letters, poetry and fiction, this book examines patterns of survival, defeat, adaptation and response in North America's harshest landscapes. Num Pages: 224 pages, map. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 1KB; HBJD1; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 21. Weight in Grams: 554.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748647392
- ISBN
- 9780748647392
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 95.07€ 91.90
€ 95.07
€ 91.90
Hardback. Argues that Islam's cultural stasis is not due to the Muslim faith itself, but to the nature of the sacred it is infused with and that penetrates every aspect of life - spiritual and material. This book shows how the sacred in Islam suspends the acceleration of social time, hinders change, and circumvents secularization and modernity. Translator(s): Rendall, Steven. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1QFM; HBJF; HBLL; HBLW; JFSR2. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 165 x 241 x 280. Weight in Grams: 466.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691129112
- ISBN
- 9780691129112
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.74
€ 33.99
€ 24.74
Hardback. Series: Women in American History. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBJK; HBTB; JFSJ1; JFSL4. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- First Edition
- SKU
- V9780252040900
- ISBN
- 9780252040900
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 118.19
€ 118.19
Paperback. Series: Women in American History. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBJK; HBTB; JFSJ1; JFSL4. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252082382
- ISBN
- 9780252082382
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.12
€ 26.99
€ 25.12
Paperback. Through ethnographic essays and short stories based on her experiences in Eastern Europe between 1989 and 2009, Kristen Ghodsee explains why many Eastern Europeans are nostalgic for the communist past. Num Pages: 232 pages, 30 photographs. BIC Classification: 1DVWB; 3JJPR; 3JMC; HBJD; HBLW3; HBTB; JPFC; JPHV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 159 x 235 x 14. Weight in Grams: 326.
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 232
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822351023
- ISBN
- 9780822351023
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.31
€ 27.99
€ 26.31
Paperback. This book follows the history of Celtic Scotland from the ancient kingdoms of the Picts and Scots to the downfall of Clan Donald at the end of the fifteenth century. Num Pages: 240 pages, illustrations, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 3H; 3JB; 3JD; HBJD1; HBLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 184 x 232 x 13. Weight in Grams: 374.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748609109
- ISBN
- 9780748609109
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 37.54
€ 41.99
€ 37.54
Paperback. Drawn from two medieval collections of form letters for all manner of business and personal affairs, Lost Letters of Medieval Life depicts early thirteenth-century England through the everyday correspondence of people of all classes, from peasants and shopkeepers to bishops and earls. Editor(s): Carlin, Martha; Crouch, David. Series: The Middle Ages Series. Num Pages: 360 pages, 19 illus. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3H; HBJD1; HBLC1; HBTB. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 599.
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 360
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812223361
- ISBN
- 9780812223361
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 37.22
€ 41.99
€ 37.22
Hardback. The strange, untold story of the Nazis and adventurers who fought for Ethiopia against Mussolini's invaders. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFGA; 3JJG; HBJH; HBLW; HBW; JWXN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Publisher
- Amberley Publishing
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781445659831
- ISBN
- 9781445659831
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 28.11
€ 32.99
€ 28.11
Paperback. Paints seven scenes from a boyhood and early adolescence in Korea at the height of the Japanese occupation, 1932 to 1945. This title presents a memory of family and a vivid portrayal of life in a time of anguish. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 1FPK; 3JJH; BGHA; HBJF; HBLW; HBTQ; HBTR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 213 x 143 x 15. Weight in Grams: 266.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 40 Anv
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520268128
- ISBN
- 9780520268128
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.49
€ 26.99
€ 20.49
Hardback. A lively account of the 1924 Revolution in Sudan and the way in which the colonial situation has affected its representation, a case in point in the histories of nationalist anti-colonial movements in Africa and the Middle East. Series: Eastern Africa Series. Num Pages: 333 pages, 6 black & white illustrations, 2 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1HBS; 3JJG; HBJH; HBLW; HBTV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 165 x 242 x 26. Weight in Grams: 692.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- James Currey
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847011152
- ISBN
- 9781847011152
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 115.97
€ 115.97
Paperback. Takes the reader on a tour across the Buckeye State to a massive swamp that swallowed pioneers' wagons, a haunted prison, a faded German utopia, a town where they still chase horse thieves, a marriage mecca, a village where Buster the dog voted Republican, and a myriad of abandoned "ghost towns" and small cities. Num Pages: 232 pages, illustrations, notes, biblio., index. BIC Classification: 1KBBNH; HBJK; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 358.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Kent State University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780873388726
- ISBN
- 9780873388726
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.79
€ 26.99
€ 23.79
Paperback. New in paperback by Laurence Gardner, the bestselling author of Bloodline of the Holy Grail. From the tombs of pharaonic Egypt, to the laboratories of modern science, comes the extraordinary account of gravity defiance and teleportation in the ancient world, and amazing revelations about the past power and future significance of the sacred Ark. Num Pages: 480 pages, (16 page plate section (24 colour photos, 21 b/w line illustrations)). BIC Classification: 1QDAE; 3D; HBJH; HBLA; PDZ; VX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 27. Weight in Grams: 356.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780007142965
- ISBN
- 9780007142965
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 12.84
€ 17.99
€ 12.84
Paperback. A collection and translation of seventeenth-century narratives about Europeans travelling across the great Ocean Sea and encountering a people who had maintained an independent existence in the lowlands of Guatemala and Belize. Editor(s): Feldman, Lawrence H. Series: Latin America in Translation. Num Pages: 296 pages, 15 figures. BIC Classification: 1KL; 3JD; HBJK; HBLH; JHM; WTLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 481.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780822326243
- ISBN
- 9780822326243
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.21
€ 27.99
€ 26.21
Hardback. Offers tribute to great unrealized states like West Florida, Forgotonia, Texlahoma, and Chicago (yes, Chicago wanted to be its own state). This title is suitable for fans of US history. Num Pages: 160 pages, 75 Colour. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 254 x 25. Weight in Grams: 720.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Quirk Books United States
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781594744105
- ISBN
- 9781594744105
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 24.60
€ 26.99
€ 24.60
Paperback. Num Pages: 176 pages, 34 b/w photos & illus. BIC Classification: 1KBBWR; HBJK; HBTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 148 x 224 x 13. Weight in Grams: 350.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764331978
- ISBN
- 9780764331978
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 14.13
€ 18.99
€ 14.13
Hardback. The book examines the role that theoretical thinking and intellectual discussion played in preparing the downfall of communism. Drawing on the impact of various 20th century thinkers it revisits debates on the end of history, utopia, and man, as well as controversies over gender and the political implications of theory. Num Pages: 184 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DV; 3JJPN; 3JJPR; HBJD; HBLW3; JPFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 3895 x 5830 x 18. Weight in Grams: 377.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823242993
- ISBN
- 9780823242993
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 82.72
€ 82.72
Paperback. The book examines the role that theoretical thinking and intellectual discussion played in preparing the downfall of communism. Drawing on the impact of various 20th century thinkers it revisits debates on the end of history, utopia, and man, as well as controversies over gender and the political implications of theory. Num Pages: 184 pages. BIC Classification: 1DV; 3JJPN; 3JJPR; HBJD; HBLW3; JPFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 3895 x 5830 x 13. Weight in Grams: 261.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823243006
- ISBN
- 9780823243006
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.82
€ 32.99
€ 29.82