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Regional & national history
Paperback. Through informative case studies, this illuminating book remaps considerations of the Civil War and Reconstruction era by charting the ways in which the needs, interests, and experiences of going to war, fighting it, and making sense of it informed and directed politics, public life, social change, and cultural memory after the war's end. Editor(s): Cimbala, Paul A. Series: Reconstructing America. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 3895 x 5830 x 18. Weight in Grams: 411.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823232031
- ISBN
- 9780823232031
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 41.07
€ 41.99
€ 41.07
Paperback. Tells how aboriginal Americans and then early Spanish and Mexican immigrants contrived to use and share the available water and how American settlers, arriving in ever-increasing numbers after the Gold Rush, transformed California into the home of the nation's preeminent water seekers. Num Pages: 832 pages, 94 b/w photographs, 25 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; HBJK; RNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 226 x 48. Weight in Grams: 1356.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 2 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 832
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520224568
- ISBN
- 9780520224568
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 29.51
€ 41.99
€ 29.51
Paperback. Escape from British Rule: the Boer Exodus from the Cape Colony 1836. 584 pages, 30 b/w illustrations, 30 maps. Binckes has adopted a broader approach that studies the impact of the earlier white incursions and migrations-Portuguese, Dutch, French and British-on southern Africa, to create a better understanding of the trek and its causes. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1HFMS; 3JH; HBJH; HBLL. Dimension: 235 x 160 x 31. Weight: 816.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Helion and Company
- Number of pages
- 584
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781908916280
- ISBN
- 9781908916280
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 32.65
€ 46.99
€ 32.65
Paperback. Num Pages: 264 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: B; HBJK; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 349.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813935874
- ISBN
- 9780813935874
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.08
€ 19.08
Paperback. China's Great Wall north of Beijing is one of the world's most famous sights. For 2,000 years, the Wall marked the border between China and nomadic peoples to the north and west. The author covers two millennia of history, from the country's first unification onwards, when the Great Wall, built and rebuilt over centuries of war. Num Pages: 464 pages, ill. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 126 x 28. Weight in Grams: 344.
- Publisher
- Bantam
- Number of pages
- 416
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780553817683
- ISBN
- 9780553817683
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.73
€ 14.99
€ 11.73
Paperback. Editor(s): Helleiner, Eric; Kirshner, Jonathan. Series: Cornell Studies in Money. Num Pages: 288 pages, 13, 2 tables, 11 charts. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; JPS; KCP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 230 x 22. Weight in Grams: 460.
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801479595
- ISBN
- 9780801479595
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 34.56
€ 35.99
€ 34.56
Hardcover. In The Great War and American Foreign Policy, 1914-1924, Robert E. Hannigan challenges the conventional belief that the United States entered World War I only because its hand was forced and disputes the claim that Washington was subsequently driven by a desire "to make the world safe for democracy." Series: Haney Foundation Series. Num Pages: 368 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJF; HBJK; HBLW; HBWN; JPS. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 635.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812248593
- ISBN
- 9780812248593
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 97.19
€ 97.19
hardcover. Focuses on the traumatized German war veteran. This work traces how some of the most vulnerable members of society, marginalized and persecuted as 'enemies of the nation,' attempted to regain authority over their own minds and reclaim the authentic memory of the Great War. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJF; 3JJG; HBJD; HBLW; HBWN; JWXV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 164 x 22. Weight in Grams: 624.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 2nd ed.
- SKU
- V9780859898423
- ISBN
- 9780859898423
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 138.50
€ 138.50
Paperback. Robert Fisk's bestselling eyewitness account of the events that have shaped the Middle East is alive with vivid reporting and incisive historical analysis. Num Pages: 1392 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; HBJF1; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 128 x 63. Weight in Grams: 936.
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Publisher
- Harper Perennial
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781841150086
- ISBN
- 9781841150086
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 18.01
€ 26.99
€ 18.01
Hardback. A new look at the legacy of WWI, a war fought for peace yet followed by a century of devastating violence Num Pages: 368 pages, 16 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJF; HBJD; HBLW; HBWN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 165 x 41. Weight in Grams: 918.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300173772
- ISBN
- 9780300173772
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 26.55
€ 36.99
€ 26.55
Paperback. This detailed case study of a part of London shows how both the survivors and the bereaved sought to come to terms with the losses and implications of the Great War. Series: Royal Historical Society Studies in History New Series. Num Pages: 271 pages, 10 black & white illustrations, 1 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JJF; 3JJG; HBJD1; HBLW; HBWN; JWTY. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 233 x 12. Weight in Grams: 414.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Royal Historical Society
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780861933273
- ISBN
- 9780861933273
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 33.57
€ 34.99
€ 33.57
Paperback. In this, his most famous work, Marc Ferro looks at the realities faced by the millions who fought in the Great War and their families at home. In doing so, he presents us with one of the most significant reappraisals of the war ever written. Series: Routledge Classics. Num Pages: 288 pages, 5 black & white tables. BIC Classification: 3JJF; HBG; HBJD; HBWN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 198 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 322.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415267359
- ISBN
- 9780415267359
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 19.72
€ 19.99
€ 19.72
Paperback. Starting with the context and origins of the war, this work questions common assumptions about the nature of the First World War and how it has been consistently and, wrongly, perceived as an exercise in futility. It also covers the course of the conflict and its consequences for states, societies, and individuals. Series: Modern Wars in Perspective. Num Pages: 856 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJF; HBJD; HBWN; JWLF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 158 x 52. Weight in Grams: 1288.
- Publisher
- Pearson
- Number of pages
- 856
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405812528
- ISBN
- 9781405812528
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.56
€ 65.56
Hardcover. The opening photograph is of the gun that fired the first shot of the war. The final photograph is of an audio recording showing the arrival of silence on the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month of 1918. This book offers a chronology of events and a historical summary, together with detailed captions for every picture. Num Pages: 504 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJF; HBJD; HBLW; HBWN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 296 x 296 x 40. Weight in Grams: 3254.
- Publisher
- Jonathan Cape
- Number of pages
- 504
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780224096553
- ISBN
- 9780224096553
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 40.00
€ 52.99
€ 40.00
Paperback. Using postcards and photographs, this book tells the story of one newspaper editor's vision and the men and women who brought the idea to fruition in Herbert Park. Series: Images of Ireland. Num Pages: 128 pages, 125. BIC Classification: 1DB; 3JJC; HBJD1; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 165 x 10. Weight in Grams: 310.
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd Dublin
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845885809
- ISBN
- 9781845885809
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99
€ 16.99
paperback. The story of the landmark case of Fletcher v. Peck (1810), in which Chief Justice John Marshall first expounded the contract clause of the Constitution. Series: Landmark Law Cases and American Society. Num Pages: 256 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; LNB; LNCJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University Press of Kansas United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780700623310
- ISBN
- 9780700623310
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.30
€ 35.30
hardcover. The story of the landmark case of Fletcher v. Peck (1810), in which Chief Justice John Marshall first expounded the contract clause of the Constitution. Series: Landmark Law Cases and American Society. Num Pages: 256 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; LNB; LNCJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University Press of Kansas United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780700623303
- ISBN
- 9780700623303
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 90.08
€ 90.08
Paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages, 219 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3J; HBJK; WS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 256 x 204 x 20. Weight in Grams: 666.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231146494
- ISBN
- 9780231146494
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.19
€ 26.99
€ 20.19
Hardback. Shows that the experiences of depression-era children help us understand the course of the 1930s as well as the history of American childhood. This book states that federal policy extended childhood dependence through the teen years while cultural changes reinforced this ideal of modern childhood. Series: American Childhoods Series. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 166 x 29. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Ivan R Dee, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781566636605
- ISBN
- 9781566636605
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 36.54
€ 36.54
Paperback. Shows that the experiences of depression-era children help us understand the course of 1930s as well as the history of American childhood. Series: American Childhoods Series. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB; JFSP1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 153 x 23. Weight in Grams: 472.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Ivan R Dee, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781566637305
- ISBN
- 9781566637305
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.28
€ 19.28
Hardback. Editor(s): Ballon, Hilary. Num Pages: 224 pages, 200 illus; gatefold. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; HBJK; RPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 311 x 231 x 19. Weight in Grams: 1298.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231159906
- ISBN
- 9780231159906
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 72.92€ 55.92
€ 72.92
€ 55.92
Hardcover. During the American Civil War the Republican party attempted to construct the world's most powerful and socially advanced nation. This book rejects the assumption of wartime legislation as piecemeal reactions, and argues that they engineered laws to promote their own theory of political economy. Series: Harvard Historical Studies. Num Pages: 350 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ; KCB; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 26. Weight in Grams: 649.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 350
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674362130
- ISBN
- 9780674362130
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 70.50€ 64.01
€ 70.50
€ 64.01
Paperback. One night in August 1323, a captive rebel baron, Sir Roger Mortimer, drugged his guards and escaped from the Tower of London. With the king's men-at-arms in pursuit he fled to the south coast, and sailed to France. There he was joined by Isabella, the Queen of England, who threw herself into his arms. Num Pages: 400 pages, 8. BIC Classification: BGH; HBJD1; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 27. Weight in Grams: 292.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780099552222
- ISBN
- 9780099552222
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 12.53
€ 17.99
€ 12.53
Paperback. An account of the historic sea battle which ended in a Greek victory at Salamis in 489 BC. It evokes the sweep of events that the Persian offensive set in motion, and describes the everyday details of the lives of the soldiers, statesmen and ordinary citizens. Num Pages: 356 pages, 16 b&w illustrations, 12 maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 1QDAP; HBJD; HBJF; HBLA; HBTM; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 156 x 26. Weight in Grams: 566. 356 pages, 16 b&w illustrations, 12 maps. An account of the historic sea battle which ended in a Greek victory at Salamis in 489 BC. It evokes the sweep of events that the Persian offensive set in motion, and describes the everyday details of the lives of the soldiers, statesmen and ordinary citizens. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 1QDAP; HBJD; HBJF; HBLA; HBTM; JW. Dimension: 233 x 156 x 26. Weight: 562.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Number of pages
- 356
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520203136
- ISBN
- 9780520203136
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 26.22
€ 35.99
€ 26.22