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Regional & national history
Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781846319754
- ISBN
- 9781846319754
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 139.70
€ 139.70
Paperback. This book examines two large and generally overlooked diaspora communities, one Jewish, the other Slavic, who found refuge in Shanghai during the tumultuous first half of the twentieth century. Num Pages: 392 pages, 27 illustrations, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJ; HBJF; HBLW3; HBTB; JFFN; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 155 x 228 x 22. Weight in Grams: 526.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804750233
- ISBN
- 9780804750233
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.98
€ 33.99
€ 30.98
Hardcover. The true story of the city of Port Royal in Jamaica. In 1692 an earthquake and tidal wave caused the city to sink beneath the sea. Robert F. Marx was one of the men caught up in the legends of buried treasure and this book describes the fulfillment of his childhood dream: a two-and-a-half year exploration of the historic Jamaican port. Num Pages: 304 pages, 46 colour photographs, 6 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KJWJ; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 163 x 26. Weight in Grams: 848. The Sunken City. 304 pages, 46 colour photographs, 6 b&w photographs. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1KJWJ; HBJK. Dimension: 243 x 163 x 26. Weight: 844.
- Publisher
- Aquapress
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780954406011
- ISBN
- 9780954406011
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 15.18
€ 18.99
€ 15.18
Paperback. What fueled the Victorian passion for hair-jewelry and memorial rings? When would an everyday object metamorphose from commodity to precious relic? This title examines the role played by portable objects in persuading Victorian Britons that they could travel abroad with religious sentiments, family ties, and national identity intact. Num Pages: 288 pages, 10 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DBK; DSB; HBJD1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 155 x 234 x 16. Weight in Grams: 422.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691146621
- ISBN
- 9780691146621
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 30.86
€ 43.99
€ 30.86
Paperback. Series: Archive Photographs. Num Pages: 128 pages, 200ill. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBJD1; WQH; WQP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 165 x 235 x 8. Weight in Grams: 304.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752406077
- ISBN
- 9780752406077
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.32
€ 17.99
€ 14.32
Paperback. Before 1996, no one assumed Portmahomack held a key to the understanding of the mysterious Pictish world. This book develops the interpretation of a prime Pictish settlement site in north east Scotland, along with chapters exploring Iron Age, Medieval and European contexts of the settlement. Num Pages: 256 pages, 60 b&w illustrations, 24 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKSH; 3F; HBJD1; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 172. .
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748697670
- ISBN
- 9780748697670
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 37.01
€ 44.99
€ 37.01
Paperback. Series: Pitt Series in Russian and East European Studies. Num Pages: 448 pages, Illustrations, col. maps. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JH; HBJD; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 491.
- Publisher
- University of Pittsburgh Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822961710
- ISBN
- 9780822961710
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 75.78
€ 75.78
Num Pages: 128 pages, 250 color images. BIC Classification: 1KBBEP; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 284 x 225 x 18. Weight in Grams: 962.
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 128
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764343148
- ISBN
- 9780764343148
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 21.44
€ 31.99
€ 21.44
Paperback. Editor(s): Schlesinger, Roger. Num Pages: 214 pages, 14 b/w illus. BIC Classification: HBJD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 153 x 4. Weight in Grams: 400.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Truman State University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 214
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781931112987
- ISBN
- 9781931112987
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 37.11
€ 47.99
€ 37.11
Hardback. Compelling as well as informative, Portraits of African American Life since 1865 gives students a heightened understanding of the evolution of what it has meant to be black and American through more than 150 years of U.S. history. This book is ideal for African American history courses. Editor(s): Mjagkij, Nina. Series: The Human Tradition in America. Num Pages: 252 pages, photographs, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; BG; HBJK; HBLL; HBLW; HBTB; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 170 x 22. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Scholarly Resources Inc.,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 252
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780842029667
- ISBN
- 9780842029667
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 168.44
€ 168.44
Paperback. Compelling as well as informative, Portraits of African American Life since 1865 gives students a heightened understanding of the evolution of what it has meant to be black and American through more than 150 years of U.S. history. This book is ideal for African American history courses. Editor(s): Mjagkij, Nina. Series: The Human Tradition in America. Num Pages: 252 pages, photographs, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; BG; HBJK; HBLL; HBLW; HBTB; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 157 x 17. Weight in Grams: 445.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Scholarly Resources Inc.,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 252
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780842029674
- ISBN
- 9780842029674
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 63.82
€ 63.82
Hardcover. Part of the "Portraits of Conflict" series, this work offers a portrayal of Tennesseans - in uniforms both blue and gray - who fought and lost their lives in the Civil War - the story of a widow working as a Union spy to support her family and the story of a father emerging from his house to find his Confederate soldier son dying at his feet. Series: Conflict Series. Num Pages: 430 pages, 250 illustrations, index. BIC Classification: 1KBBSN; 3JH; AJC; HBJK; HBWJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 279 x 216 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1760.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of Arkansas Press
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781557288318
- ISBN
- 9781557288318
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 81.73
€ 81.73
Hardback. Wiesel called the genocide of the Armenians during the First World War 'the Holocaust before the Holocaust'. Around one and a half million Armenians - men, women and children - were slaughtered at the time of the First World War. This book outlines some of the historical facts and consequences of the massacres. Editor(s): Voss, Huberta von. Num Pages: 50 photographs. BIC Classification: 1DVUR; HBJD; HBLW; HBTZ. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 163 x 24. Weight in Grams: 618.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books United Kingdom
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845452575
- ISBN
- 9781845452575
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 179.55
€ 179.55
Hardback. Hagiography,or writing about and illustrating the lives of saints, was one of the most creative areas for artistic inspiration in the Middle Ages. This book explores the sumptuously illustrated saints' lives that were made in medieval Europe. Num Pages: 455 pages, 8 color illustrations, 149 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1D; 3F; AKLB; DSB; HBJD; HBLC; HRCC1; HRCC2; HRCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 189 x 264 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1058.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 455
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780520223202
- ISBN
- 9780520223202
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 69.05€ 53.93
€ 69.05
€ 53.93
Paperback. Tells the story of Pompey during the Second World War. This book uses nearly 200 photographs to illustrate events in Portsmouth from 1939 to 1945, from the first days of war to the Blitz, from D-Day to VJ Day, also covering the post-war reconstruction of the city. Num Pages: 128 pages, around 200. BIC Classification: 1DBKESH; 3JJH; HBJD1; HBWQ; WQH; WQP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 164 x 10. Weight in Grams: 298.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- 07th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752442969
- ISBN
- 9780752442969
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.57
€ 17.99
€ 16.57
Paperback. An illustrated brief history of Portugal written for non-specialist foreign readers. Also included in the book is a historical gazetteer, short biographies, chronological tables and maps. Translator(s): Fonss, Ursula. Series: Aspects of Portugal S. Num Pages: 180 pages, tables, 16 maps, 32pp illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DSP; HBJD; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 19. Weight in Grams: 348.
- Publisher
- Carcanet Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 180
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781857542110
- ISBN
- 9781857542110
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.03
€ 26.99
€ 20.03
Paperback. Portugal is a country that has sometimes been dismissed as small and relatively unimportant. This title demonstrates that the contrary is true, showing that Portugal has been crucial to the development of Europe and the modern world. It offers a fresh appraisal of Portuguese history and its role in the world. Num Pages: 256 pages, 10 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DSP; HBJD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 148 x 26. Weight in Grams: 316.
- Publisher
- Reaktion Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781861895196
- ISBN
- 9781861895196
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.07
€ 42.07
Paperback. Num Pages: 317 pages, Photographs. BIC Classification: 1DSP; 1HFMA; 3JJPK; HBJD; HBJH; HBLW3; HBWS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 157 x 20. Weight in Grams: 668. 317 pages, Photographs. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DSP; 1HFMA; 3JJPK; HBJD; HBJH; HBLW3; HBWS. Dimension: 222 x 157 x 20. Weight: 668.
- Publisher
- Protea Boekhuis
- Number of pages
- 317
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781869193515
- ISBN
- 9781869193515
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 32.13
€ 37.99
€ 32.13
Paperback. Series: Africa@War. Num Pages: 64 pages, 90 b/w & 10 colour photos, 10 tables, 15 maps. BIC Classification: 1DSP; 1H; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; HBJH; HBLW3; HBWS; JWH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 297 x 6. Weight in Grams: 270.
- Publisher
- Helion & Company
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781911096320
- ISBN
- 9781911096320
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.25
€ 26.99
€ 20.25
Hardcover. Num Pages: 448 pages, 21. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 164 x 243 x 41. Weight in Grams: 744.
- Publisher
- Zena Publications
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780951106969
- ISBN
- 9780951106969
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.69
€ 26.99
€ 23.69
Hardback. This book examines Anglican missionary work in nineteenth-century British Columbia at several scales: the local ethnographic literature; histories of contact and conflict in mainland B.C. from the early nineteenth century; the theology and sociology of mission; and the recent critical literature on European colonialism. Num Pages: 200 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBC; HBJK; HBLL; HBTQ; HBTR; HRCX7; JFC; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887. Weight in Grams: 449.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780774806541
- ISBN
- 9780774806541
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 113.85
€ 113.85
Paperback. In 1500 few Europeans regarded nature as a subject worthy of inquiry. Yet years later the first museums of natural history had appeared in Italy, dedicated to the marvels of nature. Drawing on archives of visitors' books, letters, and pleas for patronage, this title reconstructs the lost social world of Renaissance and Baroque museums. Series: Studies on the History of Society & Culture. Num Pages: 449 pages, 30 b&w reproductions, 1 map, 6 museum floor plans, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1DST; GM; HBJD; HBLH; HBTB; P; WN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 150 x 29. Weight in Grams: 640.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 449
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520205086
- ISBN
- 9780520205086
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 28.52
€ 38.99
€ 28.52
Hardback. Analyzes how and why museums emerged in the late-nineteenth-century Ottoman Empire. This work argues that, rather than directly emulating post-Enlightenment museums of Western Europe, Ottoman elites produced categories of collection and modes of display appropriate to framing a new identity for the empire in the modern era. Num Pages: 280 pages, 43 b/w photographs, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1F; 1QDT; 3JH; GM; GTB; HBJF; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 161 x 24. Weight in Grams: 602. Museums, Archaeology and the Visualization of History in the Late Ottoman Empire. Series: Ahmanson-Murphy Fine Arts Book S. 280 pages, 43 b&w photographs, 2 maps. Analyzes how and why museums emerged in the late-nineteenth-century Ottoman Empire. This work argues that, rather than directly emulating post-Enlightenment museums of Western Europe, Ottoman elites produced categories of collection and modes of display appropriate to framing a new identity for the empire in the modern era. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1F; 1QDT; 3JH; GM; GTB; HBJF; HBLL. Dimension: 231 x 161 x 24. Weight: 602.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520233355
- ISBN
- 9780520233355
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 84.52€ 65.32
€ 84.52
€ 65.32
Hardback. The lives of saints were among the most reproduced and widely distributed literatures of medieval and early modern Europe. This study examines how humanist authors received, criticized, and rewrote the traditional stories of exemplary virtue for patrons and audiences who were surprisingly open to their textual experiments. Num Pages: 544 pages, 6 photos, 2 charts. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3H; HBJD; HBLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 167 x 34. Weight in Grams: 953.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 544
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231129763
- ISBN
- 9780231129763
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 80.95€ 61.56
€ 80.95
€ 61.56