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Regional & national history
Paperback.
- Publisher
- Pen & Sword Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781844159178
- ISBN
- 9781844159178
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.91
€ 19.99
€ 15.91
Paperback. This account of the Yorktown campaign of the American Revolution presents six full-colour battle scenes detailing the critical points in the battle. Yorktown would be a model example to the British Crown of the impossible odds she now faced in holding onto her colonies. Illustrator(s): Hook, Adam. Series: Osprey Military Campaign S. Num Pages: 96 pages, illustrations, colour plates, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLH; JWKT; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 247 x 183 x 8. Weight in Grams: 310.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Osprey Publishing United Kingdom
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 96
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781855326880
- ISBN
- 9781855326880
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 16.37
€ 23.99
€ 16.37
Hardback. Yoshimasa may have been the worst shogun ever to rule Japan. But his influence on the cultural life of Japan was unparalleled. Yoshimasa is remembered primarily as the builder of the Temple of the Silver Pavilion and as the ruler at the time of the Onin War (1467-1477), after which the authority of the shogun all but disappeared. Series: Asia Perspectives: History, Society and Culture. Num Pages: 224 pages, 10 illus. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3H; BGH; HBJF; HBLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 150 x 19. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231130561
- ISBN
- 9780231130561
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 104.20€ 79.73
€ 104.20
€ 79.73
Paperback. Yoshimasa may have been the worst shogun ever to rule Japan. But his influence on the cultural life of Japan was unparalleled. Yoshimasa is remembered primarily as the builder of the Temple of the Silver Pavilion and as the ruler at the time of the Onin War (1467-1477), after which the authority of the shogun all but disappeared. Series: Asia Perspectives: History, Society and Culture. Num Pages: 224 pages, 10 illus. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3H; BGH; HBJF; HBLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 139 x 210 x 13. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231130578
- ISBN
- 9780231130578
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 27.61
€ 37.99
€ 27.61
Paperback. From his eccentric South London working class childhood to running one of the biggest cities in the world, Livingstone is one of the very few politicians to have scored a major victory over the Thatcher Government and has championed issues as diverse as the environment, gay rights and anti-racism. This title tells his story. Num Pages: 720 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJP; BGHA; HBJD1; HBLW3; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 126 x 197 x 46. Weight in Grams: 562.
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571280414
- ISBN
- 9780571280414
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.71
€ 13.99
€ 10.71
Paperback. In 1952 the New Yorker published a three-part essay by A J Liebling in which he dubbed Chicago the "Second City." From garbage collection to the skyline, nothing escaped Liebling's withering gaze. This book weaves the story of author's coming-of-age as a young outsider who made his way into the inner circles and upper levels of Chicago journalism. Series: Chicago Visions and Revisions. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBNC; BM; DNF; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226104157
- ISBN
- 9780226104157
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 17.39
€ 19.99
€ 17.39
Paperback. Argues that it was the working people's interest in equitable access to the country's most obvious asset - land - that led them to advocate a federal Homestead Act granting land to the landless, state legislation to prohibit the foreclosure of family farms, and antimonopolistic limitations on land ownership. Num Pages: 256 pages, 3 photographs, 5 line drawings. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBTB; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 458. Weight in Grams: 395.
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252072307
- ISBN
- 9780252072307
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 23.15
€ 24.99
€ 23.15
Hardcover. A traveller's observations of a nation emerging from war Editor(s): Grant, H. Roger. Translator(s): Veenendaal, Augustus J. Num Pages: 208 pages, 13 b&w illus., 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLL; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 162 x 20. Weight in Grams: 438.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253356093
- ISBN
- 9780253356093
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.55
€ 33.55
Paperback. Compelling account of the first 35 years of a magnificent and ruthless monarch. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JB; BGH; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 25. Weight in Grams: 284.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Phoenix (an Imprint of The Orion Publishing Group Ltd )
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780753827710
- ISBN
- 9780753827710
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.89
€ 15.99
€ 11.89
Paperback. A biography of Lawrence of Arabia in the years that formed him. Num Pages: 336 pages, 2 x 8pp b&w. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1FB; 3JJC; BGH; HBJD1; HBJF1; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 206 x 28. Weight in Grams: 262.
- Publisher
- John Murray Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848549111
- ISBN
- 9781848549111
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.88
€ 15.99
€ 11.88
Paperback. Ruthless revolutionary; passionate womaniser; activist; hothead. Meet the young Mandela. Num Pages: 352 pages, 16. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; BGH; HBJH; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 134 x 196 x 22. Weight in Grams: 292. Some minor shelfwear, remains very good
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing Co
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0009711
- ISBN
- 9780753825488
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Num Pages: 352 pages, 12 halftones, 6 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 139. .
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226450353
- ISBN
- 9780226450353
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 20.25
€ 24.99
€ 20.25
Hardback. A definitive new biography, deftly interweaving an account of Turner's early life with profound scholarly and aesthetic appreciation of his work Series: J.M.W. Turner: A Life in Art. Num Pages: 552 pages, 350 color + 100 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; AGB; BGF; HBJD1; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 286 x 241. .
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300140651
- ISBN
- 9780300140651
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 100.65€ 77.58
€ 100.65
€ 77.58
Paperback. 'The narrative is as suspenseful as any thriller. Truly, an excellent read' Lynn Barber, Sunday Times Married for almost seventy years to the most famous woman in the world, Prince Philip is the longest-serving royal consort in British history. Yet his origins have remained curiously shrouded in obscurity. Num Pages: 384 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; BGR; HBJD1; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 24. Weight in Grams: 286.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780007305391
- ISBN
- 9780007305391
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.67
€ 13.99
€ 10.67
Paperback. Offers a study of the 'Young Turks', a group of Turkish army officers who sought to reform the Ottoman Empire and led a constitutional revolution against Sultan Ahmed Hamid II in 1908. This book discusses the counter-revolution of 1909 and the emergence of the 'Group of Saviour officers' who formed a cabinet determined to destroy the Young Turks. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVT; 3JJC; HBJD; HBLW; HBTV; JPWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 221 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 336.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press USA
- Number of pages
- 264
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781850659105
- ISBN
- 9781850659105
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.29
€ 26.99
€ 25.29
Paperback. Paul and Marie Pireaud, a young peasant couple from southwest France, were newlyweds when World War I erupted. With Paul in the army from 1914 to 1919, they were forced to conduct their marriage by correspondence. This book draws upon the hundreds of letters they wrote and tells their moving story and reveals a personal perspective on war. Num Pages: 352 pages, 6 halftones, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JJF; BJ; HBJD; HBLW; HBWN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 139 x 23. Weight in Grams: 430.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674030510
- ISBN
- 9780674030510
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 30.87
€ 35.99
€ 30.87
Paperback. A ground-breaking history of class struggle and the making of the black working class in South Africa. Series: African History Archive. Num Pages: 264 pages, 21 black & white halftones, 1 biography, 1 index, 1 maps. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; 3JJG; 3JJH; 3JJPG; HBJH; HBLW; HBTB; JFSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 135 x 20. .
- Publisher
- Zed Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781783609840
- ISBN
- 9781783609840
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 26.84
€ 31.99
€ 26.84
Hardback.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780324623
- ISBN
- 9781780324623
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 110.28
€ 110.28
Hardback. Presenting the history of German youth in the First World War, this book investigates the dawn of the era of mobilizing teenagers and schoolchildren for experiments in state building and the political movements like fascism and communism. It explores how German teachers could be legendary for their sarcasm and harsh methods. Series: Harvard Historical Studies. Num Pages: 344 pages, 10 halftones, 3 charts, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJ; HBJD; HBLW; HBTB; HBWN; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 30. Weight in Grams: 635.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 344
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674049833
- ISBN
- 9780674049833
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.25€ 60.69
€ 66.25
€ 60.69
Hardcover. Addresses evidence for childhood and youth from the sixth century to the sixteenth, but with particular emphasis on later medieval England. This work features contents such as the idea of childhood in the writing of Gregory of Tours, skaldic verse narratives and their implications for the understanding of kingship, and more. Editor(s): Goldberg, P.J.P.; Riddy, Felicity. Num Pages: 152 pages, Cloth over boards. BIC Classification: 1D; 3F; 3H; DSBB; HBJD1; HBLC; HBT; JFC; JFSP2; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 161 x 16. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- York Medieval Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781903153130
- ISBN
- 9781903153130
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 80.29
€ 80.29
Paperback. Introducing a trilogy of books on the Battle of Ypres 1914, the last great battle of the massive clashes on the Western Front in the first, fateful months of the Great War. Num Pages: 176 pages, 125 black & white pics and maps. BIC Classification: 1DDB; 3JJF; HBJD; HBLW; HBWN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 138. .
- Publisher
- Pen & Sword Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2019
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781592007
- ISBN
- 9781781592007
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.29
€ 17.99
€ 14.29
Paperback. Charts the author's experiences on the front-line at Ypres from late October 1914 to the centenary of Waterloo in June 1915. This title describes a battlefield a world away from what he and any of his comrades had experienced before. It explains the bewildering pace of technological change as weapons such as gas and hand grenades entered the fray. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDB; 3JJF; BJ; HBJD; HBLW; HBWN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 126 x 24. Weight in Grams: 324.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752455792
- ISBN
- 9780752455792
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.54
€ 17.99
€ 16.54
Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages, b/w photos, maps, letters & newspaper articles. BIC Classification: 1KBC; HBJK; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 482.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Granville Island Publishing Canada
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781926991092
- ISBN
- 9781926991092
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 19.02
€ 26.99
€ 19.02
Paperback. Num Pages: 96 pages, Ill.(some col.). BIC Classification: 1KB; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 138.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Hancock House Publishers Ltd ,Canada Canada
- Number of pages
- 96
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780888393623
- ISBN
- 9780888393623
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 14.20
€ 18.99
€ 14.20