Regional & national history
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Regional & national history
Paperback. The history of Algerian Jews has thus far been viewed from the perspective of communities on the northern coast, who became, to some extent, beneficiaries of colonialism. Drawing on materials from thirty archives across six countries, this book tells the story of colonial imposition on a desert community. Num Pages: 272 pages, 27 halftones. BIC Classification: 1HBA; HBJH; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 163 x 17. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226123745
- ISBN
- 9780226123745
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 27.52
€ 34.99
€ 27.52
Hardback. As Japan's pre-Pearl Harbor ambassador to the United States, Admiral Nomura Kichisaburo (1877-1964) played a significant role in a tense and turbulent period in Japanese-US relations. This biography casts light on the life and career of this important figure. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 332 pages, 24 halftones. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 1KBB; BGH; HBJF; HBWQ; JPSD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 635.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Harvard University, Asia Center United States
- Number of pages
- 332
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674055995
- ISBN
- 9780674055995
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 38.26
€ 45.99
€ 38.26
paperback. Margaret, saint and 11th-century Queen of the Scots, remains an often-cited yet little-understood historical figure. Keene's analysis of sources in terms of both time and place including her Life of Saint Margaret, translated for the first time allows for an informed understanding of the forces that shaped this captivating woman." Series: The New Middle Ages. Num Pages: 348 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSBB; HBJD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 516.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2013
- Number of pages
- 348
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349343102
- ISBN
- 9781349343102
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 183.21
€ 183.21
Num Pages: 109 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBC; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 208 x 10. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Baraka Books Canada
- Number of pages
- 109
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780981240589
- ISBN
- 9780981240589
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.86
€ 26.99
€ 23.86
Paperback. Presents lives of eighteen Frankish women of the sixth and seventh centuries, all of whom became saints. This title covers the period from the fall of the Roman Empire and the conversion of the invading Franks to the rise of Charlemagne's family. Editor(s): McNamara, Jo Ann; Halborg, John E.; Whatley, E.Gordon. Num Pages: 369 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; HBG; HBJD; HBLC; HRCM; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 149 x 234 x 20. Weight in Grams: 504.
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822312161
- ISBN
- 9780822312161
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 37.67
€ 41.99
€ 37.67
Paperback. Presents a thorough excavation of the history of the Indigenous inhabitants of California in the late 18th and 19th centuries and their interaction with the Spanish occupiers and Mexican society. This book gives portrayal of how native painters worked to incorporate their cultural iconography in colonial painting. Num Pages: 272 pages, 12 b/w photographs, 6 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; 3JF; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 153 x 228 x 18. Weight in Grams: 380.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520280625
- ISBN
- 9780520280625
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.40
€ 40.99
€ 29.40
Paperback. Conforti discusses how these subcommunities of white, red, and black strangers to Protestant piety retained their own cultures, coexisted, and even thrived within and beyond the domains of Puritan settlement, creating tensions and pressure points in the later development of early America. Series: Regional Perspectives on Early America. Num Pages: 248 pages, 11, 7 black & white halftones, 4 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBBE; HBJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 295.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801882548
- ISBN
- 9780801882548
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 26.13
€ 30.99
€ 26.13
Paperback. Saints' cults flourished in the medieval world, and the phenomenon is examined here in a series of studies. Editor(s): Boardman, Steve; Davies, John Reuben; Williamson, Eila. Series: Studies in Celtic History. Num Pages: 236 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DB; 3F; 3H; HBJD1; HBLC1; HRAX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 159 x 13. Weight in Grams: 348.
- Publisher
- Boydell & Brewer Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 236
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843838456
- ISBN
- 9781843838456
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.91
€ 36.91
Hardcover. Editor(s): Liddle, Swapna. Translator(s): Jaffery, Nausheen. Num Pages: 152 pages, b&w illustrations throughout. BIC Classification: 1FKA; AMGD; HBJF; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 178 x 15. Weight in Grams: 666.
- Publisher
- Tulika Books
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2018
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789382381860
- ISBN
- 9789382381860
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.65
€ 26.99
€ 20.65
Paperback. The description for this book, Sakamato Ryoma and the Meiji Restoration, will be forthcoming. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 440 pages. BIC Classification: HBJF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 440
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691625898
- ISBN
- 9780691625898
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.48€ 51.30
€ 65.48
€ 51.30
Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 440 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; HBJF; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 771.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 440
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691652245
- ISBN
- 9780691652245
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 221.33
€ 221.33
Paperback. Exploring a tumultuous time in Japanese 19th-century history, when the country began to emerge from self-imposed exile, this study profiles activists such as Sakamoto Ryoma and Nakaoka Shintaro, who played an important role in the development of a unified nation state. Num Pages: 423 pages, maps, ports. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; BGHA; HBJF; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 140 x 24. Weight in Grams: 538.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 423
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231101738
- ISBN
- 9780231101738
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.80
€ 46.99
€ 33.80
Paperback. "Saladin" represents the best kind of biography a portrait of a man who is said to have made an age, and the most complete account we have to date of an age that made the man. The result is a unique view of the Crusades from an Arab perspective, and an erudite biography of a political figure whose image was layered in myth with the passage of time. Num Pages: 704 pages, Illustrations (black and white, and colour), maps (black and white). BIC Classification: 1FB; BGH; HBAH; HBJF1; HRH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 161 x 35. Weight in Grams: 858.
- Publisher
- Belknap Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674283978
- ISBN
- 9780674283978
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 28.96
€ 33.99
€ 28.96
Paperback. Saladin united warring Muslim lands, reconquered the bulk of Crusader states and faced Richard the Lionheart. Geoffrey Hindley's study of the life and times of this remarkable man, who dominated the Middle East in his day, gives a fascinating insight into his achievements and his world. Num Pages: 224 pages, 20 Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FB; 3H; BGH; HBJF1; HBLC1; HBWC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 370.
- Publisher
- Pen & Sword Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848842038
- ISBN
- 9781848842038
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.94
€ 19.99
€ 15.94
paperback. Saladin remains one of the most iconic figures of his age. As the man who united the Arabs and saved Islam from Christian crusaders in the 12th century, he is the Islamic world's preeminent hero. Charting his rise to power, his struggle to unify the warring factions of his faith, this book explores the enduring legacy of this champion of Islam. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1QFM; 3H; BGH; HBG; HBJF; HRH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 198 x 31. Weight in Grams: 280.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Corgi
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780552170840
- ISBN
- 9780552170840
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.45
€ 13.99
€ 10.45
Hardback. This faithful English-language translation includes an introduction that places Saladinin his geographic, political, and cultural context. Translator(s): Bachrach, Dr. David S. Num Pages: 144 pages, 2, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 3H; HBJF1; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 295.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 144
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801889912
- ISBN
- 9780801889912
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 46.08
€ 54.99
€ 46.08
Paperback. This volume collects together Salam Pax's writings to tell the story of the war in Iraq from inside that besieged country. It provides a gripping perspective on the conflict and its aftermath. Num Pages: 176 pages, map. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; DNF; HBJF1; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 127 x 16. Weight in Grams: 210.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Atlantic Books
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Edition
- Main
- SKU
- KNW0008816
- ISBN
- 9781843542629
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. In mid-September 1943, as the opening move of the Allied campaign to liberate the mainland of Italy, an Anglo-American invasion force landed on the beaches of the Gulf of Salerno, only a few dozen miles to the south of Naples. Using documentary records, memoirs from all sides, this title recreates the battle day by day, hour by hour. Illustrator(s): Noon, Steve. Series: Campaign. Num Pages: 96 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 246 x 185 x 7. Weight in Grams: 310.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 96
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780962498
- ISBN
- 9781780962498
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 22.59
€ 26.99
€ 22.59
Paperback. Covers the story of raising of Salford Pals during WW1. This book covers the raising of the battalion, training and where they fought, and the impact on Salford. It records the impact of war from start on Salford and follows the difficulties and triumphs. It also includes rare photographs Num Pages: 383 pages, Illustrated. BIC Classification: 1DBKENL; 3JJF; HBJD1; HBWN; JWTR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 169 x 18. Weight in Grams: 720.
- Publisher
- Pen & Sword Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 383
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781844155200
- ISBN
- 9781844155200
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 17.46
€ 23.99
€ 17.46
Paperback. Series: Battleground Europe. Num Pages: 150 pages, Illustrations, maps, ports. BIC Classification: 1DB; 3JJF; BTM; HBJD1; HBWN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 137 x 8. Weight in Grams: 230.
- Publisher
- Pen and Sword
- Number of pages
- 150
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780850529326
- ISBN
- 9780850529326
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.20
€ 14.20
Hardcover. The Histories of Sallust (86-35 BCE), while fragmentary, provide invaluable information about a crucial period of history from 78 to around 67 BCE. In this volume, John T. Ramsey has freshly edited the Histories and the two pseudo-Sallustian Letters to Caesar, completing the Loeb Classical Library edition of his works. Num Pages: 655 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 3D; HBJD; HBLA1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 171 x 116 x 37. Weight in Grams: 468.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674996861
- ISBN
- 9780674996861
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 28.95
€ 33.99
€ 28.95
Paperback. Recounts the events of the year 63 B C E when a disgruntled nobleman, L Sergius Catilina, after two electoral defeats, made himself the leader of a group of heavily indebted young aristocrats and the Roman poor and tried to kill his rival Cicero and overthrow the government. This work is suitable for second-year or advanced Latin study. Editor(s): Ramsey, J.T. Series: American Philological Association Classical Texts with Commentary S. Num Pages: 280 pages, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 233 x 161 x 15. Weight in Grams: 416.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195320855
- ISBN
- 9780195320855
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.76
€ 54.76
Paperback. A discussion of the probability (shown by DNA tests) that Thomas Jefferson was the father of his slave Sally Hemings's children. The essays reflect the deeper questions the relationship between Jefferson and Hemings has raised about American history and national culture. Editor(s): Lewis, Jan; Onuf, Peter S. Series: Jeffersonian America. Num Pages: 325 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; HBJK; HBLL; HBTS; JFSL1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press United States
- Number of pages
- 325
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813919195
- ISBN
- 9780813919195
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.62
€ 49.62
Paperback. The history of a bewilderingly exotic city, rarely written about: five hundred years of clashing cultures and peoples, from the glories of Suleiman the Magnificent to its nadir under Nazi occupation. Num Pages: 352 pages, Illustrations , maps , ports. BIC Classification: 1DVG; HBJD; HRAX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 39. Weight in Grams: 424.
- Edition
- Reprint
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780007120222
- ISBN
- 9780007120222
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 15.86
€ 23.99
€ 15.86