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Regional & national history
Paperback. Examines the role of white women in perpetuating racism after the American Revolution. The author examines the lives and writings of three women of the period - Mercy Otis Warren, Abigall Smith Adams, and Judith Sargent Murray.This book sheds light on a previously unknown chapter in race and gender relations in the early American Republic. Num Pages: 243 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLL; JFSJ1; JFSL1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 13. Weight in Grams: 349.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 243
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- New Ed
- SKU
- V9780814797624
- ISBN
- 9780814797624
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 31.45
€ 32.99
€ 31.45
Hardcover. Num Pages: 272 pages, illus. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBLW; HBWP; HRAM9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 160 x 22. Weight in Grams: 588.
- Publisher
- Sussex Academic Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845195465
- ISBN
- 9781845195465
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.48
€ 128.48
Paperback. James Fintan Lalor (1807-1849) was one of the most original thinkers of the Young Ireland movement, and one of the most frequently appropriated by later Irish activists. This edition offers a fresh transcription of Lalor's articles in their original newspaper form. Series: Classics of Irish History. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JH; DNJ; HBJD1; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 183 x 128 x 15. Weight in Grams: 186.
- Publisher
- Univ College Dublin Pr
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781906359263
- ISBN
- 9781906359263
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.32
€ 20.32
paperback. Frantz Schmidt is an executioner, torturer and, most unusually for his times, diarist. Following in his father's footsteps, Frantz entered the executioner's trade as an Apprentice. 394 executions and forty-five years later, he retired to focus his attentions on running the large medical practice that he had always viewed as his true vocation. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JB; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 24. Weight in Grams: 304.
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099572664
- ISBN
- 9780099572664
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.29
€ 17.99
€ 13.29
Hardcover. Num Pages: 360 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1FKP; HBJF1; HRH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 161 x 34. Weight in Grams: 610. Fine in fine dustjacket
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- OTHER PRESS
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- SKU
- KTJ0042717
- ISBN
- 9781590515051
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 6.86
€ 6.86
Paperback. Not only sustains a bold thesis about Americanization but also affords the reader one of the freshest and most comprehensive histories of the seventh century New England mind and society. Series: Harvard Theological Studies. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBE; 3JD; HBJK; HBLH; HRAX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 180 x 22. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Harvard Divinity School
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674019591
- ISBN
- 9780674019591
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 27.25
€ 32.99
€ 27.25
Hardback. Beginning with an account of the religious culture of the late colonial era, this book surveys the religious groups in each colony. It describes the various forms of Deism that flourished in America, highlighting the influence this intellectual movement had on the founding generation. Num Pages: 240 pages, 20 halftones. BIC Classification: 1K; HBJK; HBLH; HRAX; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 150 x 25. Weight in Grams: 405.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195300925
- ISBN
- 9780195300925
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 31.86
€ 31.86
Hardback. Series: History and Politics in the 20th Century: Bloomsbury Academic. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1KLSA; 1MTASF; 3JJPN; HBJQ; HBLW3; HBWS; JPS. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 162 x 242 x 16. Weight in Grams: 444.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781474291149
- ISBN
- 9781474291149
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 129.37€ 114.88
€ 129.37
€ 114.88
Hardcover. In 1982, Argentina rashly gambled that a full-scale invasion of the Falklands Islands - ownership of which had been disputed with Great Britain for over a century - would put an end to years of political wrangling. This title lists the casualties of both sides and the graves of all the British fallen - both on the islands and the United Kingdom. Editor(s): Ramsey, Gordon. Num Pages: 624 pages, over 1600 colour and black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1MTASF; 3JJPN; HBJD1; HBLW3; HBWS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 306 x 45. Weight in Grams: 2830. 624 pages, over 1600 colour and black and white illustrations. Editor(s): Ramsey, Gordon. In 1982, Argentina rashly gambled that a full-scale invasion of the Falklands Islands - ownership of which had been disputed with Great Britain for over a century - would put an end to years of political wrangling. This title lists the casualties of both sides and the graves of all the British fallen - both on the islands and the United Kingdom. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1MTASF; 3JJPN; HBJD1; HBLW3; HBWS. Dimension: 302 x 219 x 47. Weight: 2832.
- Publisher
- After the Battle
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781870067713
- ISBN
- 9781870067713
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 56.39€ 53.47
€ 56.39
€ 53.47
Paperback. Tells the story behind the popular call for the establishment of the shari'a - the law of the traditional Islamic state - in the modern Muslim world. This book gives us the sweeping history of the traditional Islamic constitution - its noble beginnings, its downfall, and the renewed promise it could hold for Muslims and Westerners alike. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: 1QFM; HBJF1; JPHC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 217 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 280.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 232
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- With a New introduction by the author
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691156248
- ISBN
- 9780691156248
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.20
€ 17.99
€ 14.20
Paperback. The greatest conflict of antiquity, the struggle for supremacy between Rome and Carthage. Series: Cassell Military Paperbacks. Num Pages: 416 pages, 20 maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 3B; HBG; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 27. Weight in Grams: 298.
- Publisher
- W&N
- Number of pages
- 412
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- Messianic ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780304366422
- ISBN
- 9780304366422
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.70
€ 19.99
€ 14.70
Paperback. In early May 1940, the fortress of Eben Emael was a potent sentinel over the Belgian-Dutch borderlands. The fortress covered 75 hectares on the surface, had 5km of tunnels underground and was studded with bunkers, gun turrets and casemates. Illustrator(s): Dennis, Peter; Stacey, Mark; Gilliland, Alan. Series: Raid. Num Pages: 80 pages, 30 b/w; 20 col. BIC Classification: 1DDB; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 247 x 187 x 6. Weight in Grams: 268.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 80
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780962610
- ISBN
- 9781780962610
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 19.41
€ 20.99
€ 19.41
Paperback. This new book by Julian Jackson, a leading historian of twentieth-century France, charts the breathtakingly rapid events that led to the defeat and surrender of one of the key Allied powers, setting in motion the traumatic years of the Occupation, the Vichy regime, and the rapid escalation of World War Two. Series: Making of the Modern World. Num Pages: 296 pages, numerous halftones and line drawings. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 139 x 22. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 296
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780192805508
- ISBN
- 9780192805508
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.51
€ 21.51
Hardcover. Fall of Hitler's Third Reich Num Pages: 192 pages, 70col.ill.30col.M. BIC Classification: 3JJH; HBJD; HBWQ; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 290 x 230 x 20. Weight in Grams: 1100.
- Publisher
- Spellmount Publishers Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- First edition.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781862272613
- ISBN
- 9781862272613
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.35
€ 26.99
€ 23.35
Paperback. The collapse of France in 1870 had an overwhelming impact - on Paris, on France and on the rest of the world. People everywhere saw Paris as the centre of Europe and the hub of culture, fashion and invention. This book tells the story of the great crises of the rivalry between France and Germany Num Pages: 480 pages, Illustrations, maps, ports. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JH; HBJD; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 128 x 29. Weight in Grams: 374.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 480
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141030630
- ISBN
- 9780141030630
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.51
€ 17.99
€ 16.51
Paperback. The dominant view is that the 'fall of Rome' was a largely peaceful transition to Germanic rule, and the start of a positive cultural transformation. Encouraging the readers to think again by reclaiming the drama and violence of Rome's fall, this book examines how and why successive generations have understood this period differently. Num Pages: 256 pages, 40 integrated halftones. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HBJD; HBLA; HDDK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 193 x 129 x 13. Weight in Grams: 268.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press, USA
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780192807281
- ISBN
- 9780192807281
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.87
€ 19.99
€ 15.87
Paperback. Series: A New History of the Peloponnesian War. Num Pages: 480 pages, 13. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 660.
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 480
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Edition
- First Paperback Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801499845
- ISBN
- 9780801499845
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 35.64
€ 36.99
€ 35.64
Paperback. This meticulous and authoritative review of the collapse of the GDR uses first-hand interview material with a number of the leading figures to provide a detailed account and analysis of the collapse of East Germany. Suitable for 2nd and 3rd year students of German politics, contemporary history and the Cold War.
Series: Themes in Modern German History S. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; HBJD; HBLW3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 13. Weight in Grams: 336.
Series: Themes in Modern German History S. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; HBJD; HBLW3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 13. Weight in Grams: 336.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780582315693
- ISBN
- 9780582315693
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 72.09
€ 72.09
Hardcover. A cross-cultural study of opium in 19th-century China. It explores early Western observations of opium smoking, the formation of arguments for and against the legalization of opium, the portrayals of opium smoking in Chinese poetry and prose, and scenes of opium-smoking interactions in China. Num Pages: 256 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JH; HBJF; HBLL; HBTB; JFC; JFFH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 147 x 19. Weight in Grams: 456.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742518025
- ISBN
- 9780742518025
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 172.46
€ 172.46
Paperback. Num Pages: 480 pages, maps; 16-pp black and white photo section. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; HBWJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 199 x 27. Weight in Grams: 361.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Random House Trade Paperbacks
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812978728
- ISBN
- 9780812978728
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 17.90
€ 19.99
€ 17.90
Hardcover. First history of influential international banking family. Num Pages: 256 pages, 46 bw integrated. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJG; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; KNST. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 166 x 27. Weight in Grams: 506.
- Publisher
- I.B. Tauris & Co. Ltd.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784531768
- ISBN
- 9781784531768
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.92€ 48.87
€ 52.92
€ 48.87
Paperback. A major new narrative account of one of history's greatest and most epic mysteries: the strange death of the Roman Empire. Num Pages: 592 pages, b/w plates (pages) 16. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 3D; HBG; HBJD; HBLA; HBT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 196 x 132 x 41. Weight in Grams: 430.
- Publisher
- Pan
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- Main Market
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780330491365
- ISBN
- 9780330491365
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 16.15
€ 21.99
€ 16.15
Paperback. The essays collected in this book present the first comprehensive appreciation of The Fall of the Roman Empire from historical, historiographical, and cinematic perspectives. The book also provides the principal classical sources on the period. Editor(s): Winkler, Martin M. Num Pages: 352 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HBJD; HBLA1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 157 x 18. Weight in Grams: 502.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118589823
- ISBN
- 9781118589823
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 58.85
€ 58.85
Paperback. This text argues that Christianising the household became a central survival strategy for the Roman Empire. Num Pages: 336 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 1QDH; HBG; HBJD; HBLA; HBLA1; HBTB; HDDK; HRCC2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 20. Weight in Grams: 474.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Reissue
- SKU
- V9780521187930
- ISBN
- 9780521187930
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 52.84
€ 52.99
€ 52.84