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Regional & national history
Paperback. During the 16th century a new type of sailing vessel emerged, designed to carry the wealth of the Americas to Spain. This book traces the development of the Spanish galleon, and outlines the constructional methods, the ordnance and the crewing needed to produce and maintain these stately vessels. Illustrator(s): Bryan, Tony. Series: New Vanguard. Num Pages: 48 pages, 40 b&w and 7 colour illustrations, index. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 3JB; 3JD; HBJD; HBLH; HBTM; WGG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 247 x 183 x 4. Weight in Grams: 168.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 48
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781841766379
- ISBN
- 9781841766379
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.00
€ 17.99
€ 13.00
Paperback. Presents a collection of court documents, testimonials, and letters, portraying the Spanish Inquisition in detail, offering fresh perspectives on such topics as the Inquisition's persecution of Jews and Muslims, the role of women in Spanish religious culture, and the Inquisition's construction and persecution of witchcraft. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 3JB; HBJD; HBLH; HRAM9; HRCC2. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 139 x 17. Weight in Grams: 378.
- Publisher
- Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780872207943
- ISBN
- 9780872207943
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 19.48
€ 25.99
€ 19.48
Hardback. A collection of court documents, testimonials, and letters that portrays the Inquisition. This work offers fresh perspectives on topics: the Inquisition's persecution of Jews and Muslims, the role of women in Spanish religious culture, the Inquisition's construction and persecution of witchcraft, daily life inside an inquisition prison, and more. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1DSE; HBJD; HBLH; HRC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 146 x 24. Weight in Grams: 502.
- Publisher
- Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- 1St Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780872207950
- ISBN
- 9780872207950
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 54.14€ 42.50
€ 54.14
€ 42.50
Hardcover. The Spanish Civil War is one of the most studied events in modern European history. This book analyses the main obstacles to the consolidation of democracy in Spain and debates the principal stereotypes of the traditional historiography of both left and right. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 3JJG; HBJD; HBLW; HBWP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 161 x 21. Weight in Grams: 594.
- Publisher
- Sussex Academic Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845194598
- ISBN
- 9781845194598
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.16
€ 128.16
Paperback. Editor(s): Alvarez Tardio, Manuel; Reguillo, Fernando. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1DSE; HBJD; HBLW; HBWP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 157 x 17. Weight in Grams: 460.
- Publisher
- Sussex Academic Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845195922
- ISBN
- 9781845195922
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 33.24
€ 36.99
€ 33.24
Hardcover. While Brazil declared war on Germany, in the First World War, the rest of South America held back. In the end no other South American nation joined the fighting. But four - Bolivia, Equador, Peru and Uruguay did break off diplomatic relations with Germany, in sympathy with US policy and with Allies in Europe. This title deals with this topic. Series Editor(s): Sharp, Alan. Series: Makers of the Modern World. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KLS; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 206 x 141 x 22. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Publisher
- Haus Publishing Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781906598242
- ISBN
- 9781906598242
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.31
€ 17.99
€ 13.31
The illegal press in Denmark opposing German occupation grew to impressive size and influence by the end of World War II. But its origins were modest, springing up from the small banned Danish Community Party and informal friendship groups in 1941. Num Pages: 308 pages, photos & charts. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBWQ; KNTJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 156 x 16. Weight in Grams: 526.
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- University Press of Southern Denmark Denmark
- Number of pages
- 308
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788778381262
- ISBN
- 9788778381262
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 27.11
€ 36.99
€ 27.11
Paperback. Crucial to the understanding of Athenian literature and the political history of numerous Greek states, the history of Sparta is, at last, receiving due attention. Num Pages: 472 pages, b/w figs . BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 237 x 165 x 26. Weight in Grams: 706.
- Publisher
- Classical Press of Wales United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 472
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781905125319
- ISBN
- 9781905125319
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 28.24
€ 33.99
€ 28.24
Paperback. This volume introduces the reader to every important aspect of the society of Sparta, the dominant power in southern Greece from the seventh century BC and the great rival of democratic Athens in the fifth and fourth centuries. Series: Edinburgh Readings on the Ancient World. Num Pages: 276 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 3D; HBJD; HBLA; HBTB. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 460.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748612932
- ISBN
- 9780748612932
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 36.86
€ 41.99
€ 36.86
Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Classical Press of Wales United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 502
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781905125388
- ISBN
- 9781905125388
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 117.59
€ 117.59
Hardcover.
- Publisher
- Classical Press of Wales United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 300
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781905125111
- ISBN
- 9781905125111
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 75.79
€ 75.79
Hardback. The slave and gladiator Spartacus has been the subject of myth-making in his own time and of movie-making in ours. Aldo Schiavone brings him squarely into the arena of serious history. Spartacus emerges here as the commander of an army, whose aim was to incite Italy to revolt against Rome and to strike at the very heart of the imperial system. Translator(s): Carden, Jeremy. Series: Revealing Antiquity. Num Pages: 218 pages, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; BGH; HBJD; HBLA1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 187 x 123 x 20. Weight in Grams: 258.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Number of pages
- 218
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Tra
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674057784
- ISBN
- 9780674057784
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 20.48
€ 21.99
€ 20.48
Hardcover.
- Publisher
- Classical Press of Wales United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 389
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780954384579
- ISBN
- 9780954384579
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 82.82
€ 82.82
Paperback. Num Pages: 120 pages, 100 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBJD1; HBTB; JPVH2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 248 x 9. Weight in Grams: 534.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780750961066
- ISBN
- 9780750961066
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.38
€ 19.99
€ 18.38
Paperback. "Speaking Freely" tells the story of how and why Americans today came to enjoy the most liberal speech laws in the world. Series: Landmark Law Cases and American Society. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW; LNDC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 525.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University Press of Kansas United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700621354
- ISBN
- 9780700621354
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.14
€ 35.14
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822353126
- ISBN
- 9780822353126
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 31.30
€ 32.99
€ 31.30
Hardback. An innovative study of student activism during Brazil's military dictatorship (1964-85) and an examination of the very notion of student activism, which changed dramatically in response to the student protests of 1968. Num Pages: 352 pages, 32 photographs, 7 tables. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; 3JJPK; HBJK; HBLW; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5983 x 3971 x 25. Weight in Grams: 654.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780822352983
- ISBN
- 9780822352983
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 123.83
€ 123.83
Hardback. Series: Conjunctions of Religion and Power in the Medieval Past. Num Pages: 256 pages, 1. BIC Classification: 1DST; 2ADT; CFF; HBJD; HBTS; JFFJ; JFSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 542.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801438486
- ISBN
- 9780801438486
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 87.18
€ 87.18
Paperback. Series: Signale: Modern German Letters, Cultures, and Thought. Num Pages: 248 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJP; HBJD; HBLW3; HBTZ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 342.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801479632
- ISBN
- 9780801479632
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 37.99
€ 38.99
€ 37.99
Hardback. Series: Signale: Modern German Letters, Cultures, and Thought. Num Pages: 248 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJP; HBJD; HBLW3; HBTZ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 457.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801453601
- ISBN
- 9780801453601
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 147.48
€ 147.48
Paperback. The ancient story of King Goujian, a psychologically complex fifth-century BCE monarch, spoke powerfully to the Chinese during China's turbulent twentieth century. This title connects the story to the major traumas of the last century, exploring why such stories often remain sealed up within a culture, unknown to outsiders. Series: Asia: Local Studies/ Global Themes. Num Pages: 384 pages, 30 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1F; HBJF; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520265837
- ISBN
- 9780520265837
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 25.40
€ 34.99
€ 25.40
Paperback. During the colonial period, Africans told each other terrifying rumors that Africans who worked for white colonists captured unwary residents and took their blood. Providing the stories that Africans told to describe colonial power, this book presents an epistemological inquiry into the nature of historical truth and memory. Series: Studies on the History of Society & Culture. Num Pages: 368 pages, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1HFG; 1HFJ; GTB; HBJH; HBLL; HBLW; JFHF; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 135 x 20. Weight in Grams: 488.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520217041
- ISBN
- 9780520217041
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 27.84
€ 38.99
€ 27.84
Paperback. Umkhonto weSizwe, Spear of the Nation, was arguably the last of the great liberation armies of the twentieth century - but it never got to "march triumphant into Pretoria." This book presents the various stages of MK's thirty-year history, and considers the difficult strategic and moral problems the revolutionary army faced. Series: Ohio Short Histories of Africa. Num Pages: 156 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; HBJH; JPVH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 173 x 179 x 9. Weight in Grams: 118.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Ohio University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 156
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780821420263
- ISBN
- 9780821420263
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.45
€ 19.45
Hardback. Num Pages: 320 pages, 16 pp of illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 163 x 235 x 28. Weight in Grams: 734.
- Publisher
- Casemate Publishers
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781612004273
- ISBN
- 9781612004273
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 31.01
€ 33.99
€ 31.01