Regional & national history
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Regional & national history
Hardcover. This is a history and ethnography of the Cheyenne people, from their prehistoric origins north of the Great Lakes to their present life in the reservations in Oklahoma. It is based on archaeological, material, historical and linguistic evidence, and draws on the oral traditions of the Cheyenne. Series: Peoples of America. Num Pages: 352 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3F; 3H; 3J; HBJK; HBTB; HBTD; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 161 x 31. Weight in Grams: 668.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Basil Blackwell Inc, US United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781557864840
- ISBN
- 9781557864840
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 183.24
€ 183.24
Hardcover. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JFCX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 152 x 229 x 28. Weight in Grams: 685.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801425028
- ISBN
- 9780801425028
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 97.20
€ 97.20
Paperback. In The Chicken and the Quetzal Paul Kockelman tells the cultural history of a village in Guatemala's highland cloud forests and its relation to conservation movements and eco-tourism to create a theoretical framework for understanding the entanglement of values as they are created, interpreted, and reconfigured. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLC; HBJK; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 252 x 13. Weight in Grams: 316.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822360728
- ISBN
- 9780822360728
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 25.44
€ 32.99
€ 25.44
Hardback. In The Chicken and the Quetzal Paul Kockelman tells the cultural history of a village in Guatemala's highland cloud forests and its relation to conservation movements and eco-tourism to create a theoretical framework for understanding the entanglement of values as they are created, interpreted, and reconfigured. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLC; HBJK; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 15. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822360568
- ISBN
- 9780822360568
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 108.92
€ 108.92
Paperback. Contradicts accepted theories about Soviet planning before World War II Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; HBJD; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 19. Weight in Grams: 686.
- Publisher
- Naval Institute Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781591148067
- ISBN
- 9781591148067
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 32.97
€ 37.99
€ 32.97
Paperback. In this fascinating biography, Professor Gary Sheffield reassesses Haig's reputation, assessing his critical role in preparing the army for war. Num Pages: 400 pages, ill. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; BGH; HBJD1; HBLW; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 199 x 30. Weight in Grams: 342. Douglas Haig and the British Army. 400 pages, ill. In this fascinating biography, Professor Gary Sheffield reassesses Haig's reputation, assessing his critical role in preparing the army for war. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; BGH; HBJD1; HBLW; HBW. Dimension: 129 x 199 x 30. Weight: 342.
- Publisher
- Quarto Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 400
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845137694
- ISBN
- 9781845137694
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 16.91
€ 21.99
€ 16.91
Paperback. Was there a notion of childhood for the labouring classes, and was it distinctive from that of the elite? Examining pauper childhood, family life and societal reform, Levene asks whether new models of childhood in the eighteenth century affected the treatment of the young poor, and reveals how they and their families were helped through hard times. Num Pages: 262 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD1; HBL; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 262
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349346592
- ISBN
- 9781349346592
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Paperback. According to one myth, the first Athenian citizen was born from the earth after the sperm of a rejected lover, the god Hephaistos, dripped off the virgin goddess Athena's leg and onto fertile soil. This title explores how Athenians in the fifth century forged and maintained a collective identity. Translator(s): Levine, Caroline. Num Pages: 296 pages, 10 line drawings, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBJD; HBLA; HBTB; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 428.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691037622
- ISBN
- 9780691037622
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.43€ 51.34
€ 65.43
€ 51.34
Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages, 90 black & white illustrations, 8 black & white plates, 8 colour plates. BIC Classification: 1DBR; AMKH; HBJD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 158 x 22. Weight in Grams: 448.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845888572
- ISBN
- 9781845888572
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.00€ 19.69
€ 25.00
€ 19.69
Paperback. The fascinating family drama of Henry VIII and his four children, re-created from the original sources by best-selling Tudor historian John Guy Num Pages: 280 pages, 14 b&w halftones, 11 colour plates. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JB; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 215 x 137 x 16. Weight in Grams: 362.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Reissue
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198700876
- ISBN
- 9780198700876
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 13.47
€ 16.99
€ 13.47
Paperback. Num Pages: 263 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBL; HPC; HRAM; HRAX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 263
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349548026
- ISBN
- 9781349548026
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.24
€ 66.24
Hardcover. British children were mobilised for total war in 1914-18. It dominated their school experience and they enjoyed it as a source of entertainment. Their support was believed to be vital for Britain's present and future but their participation was motivated by a desire to remain connected to their absent fathers and brothers. Num Pages: 208 pages, 8 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJF; HBJD1; HBLW; HBWN; JFSP1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 144 x 17. Weight in Grams: 366.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2014th Edition
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230221758
- ISBN
- 9780230221758
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.65
€ 66.65
Paperback. Kirsten Sehnbruch uses the case study of Chile to show the failures and inner-working of neo-liberal labour policy. She shows in detail what the real policy issue should be, namely the creation of proper institutions and of a corps of competent professionals with relevant skills and powers to operate them. Num Pages: 339 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJK; JFC; JP; KCF; KCL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 533.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2006
- Number of pages
- 339
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349533602
- ISBN
- 9781349533602
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 67.55
€ 67.55
Paperback. Series: Contemporary Asia in the World. Num Pages: 264 pages, 22 figures. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; KCL; KJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231164191
- ISBN
- 9780231164191
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 22.43
€ 30.99
€ 22.43
Paperback. "A standout .. a balanced, informative, and highly intelligent guide to dealing with China."-Fareed Zakaria Num Pages: 400 pages, 23 maps and charts. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1KBB; HBJF; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 133. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393352993
- ISBN
- 9780393352993
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 17.61
€ 18.99
€ 17.61
Paperback. Num Pages: 312 pages, 12 halftones. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 156 x 16. Weight in Grams: 434.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231159258
- ISBN
- 9780231159258
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 27.68
€ 37.99
€ 27.68
Hardback. Num Pages: 312 pages, 12 halftones. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1KBB; 3JJPG; HBJF; HBLW3; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 160 x 25. Weight in Grams: 552.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231159241
- ISBN
- 9780231159241
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 99.93€ 76.74
€ 99.93
€ 76.74
paperback. Editor(s): Cook, Raymond. Num Pages: 400 pages, photographs. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJG; HBJF; HBLW; HBTB; HRCX7. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 21. Weight in Grams: 236.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Marion Boyars Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780714531120
- ISBN
- 9780714531120
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.41
€ 12.41
Paperback. In the summer of 1909, the gruesome murder of nineteen-year-old Elsie Sigel sent shock waves through New York City and the nation at large. Through the lens of this unsolved murder, this work offers a snapshot of social and sexual relations between Chinese and non-Chinese populations in turn-of-the-century New York City. Num Pages: 320 pages, 23 halftones. 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JJC; HBJK; HBLW; JFSL1; JKV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 485.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Edition
- Second Printing
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691130484
- ISBN
- 9780691130484
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 31.27
€ 43.99
€ 31.27
Hardcover. In 1936 a group of Chinese communists were released from jail after a humiliating renunciation of communism. Pamela Lubell uncovers the history of these communists, known as the Sixty-one, and in doing so produces an account of the tensions within the Chinese Communist Party. Series: St Antony's Series. Num Pages: 274 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJPK; HBJF; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 537.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333919552
- ISBN
- 9780333919552
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.84
€ 127.84
Hardback. This book reconsiders the Chinese Cultural Revolution from the perspective of the current economic and political climate. With contributions from leading international scholars this volume brings together the latest research on explanations for China's revolution and its legacy. Num Pages: 304 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; HBLW3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 580.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333738351
- ISBN
- 9780333738351
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 150.40
€ 150.40
Paperback. This book reconsiders the Chinese Cultural Revolution from the perspective of the current economic and political climate. With contributions from leading international scholars this volume brings together the latest research on explanations for China's revolution and its legacy. Num Pages: 304 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJF; HBTB; JFC; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349652785
- ISBN
- 9781349652785
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 160.92
€ 160.92
Paperback. Series: Center for Chinese Studies, UC Berkeley. Num Pages: 409 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJG; HBJF; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 622.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 409
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520068377
- ISBN
- 9780520068377
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.81
€ 46.99
€ 33.81
The Chinese in Britain, 1800 - Present: Economy, Transnationalism, Ide...
Benton, Gregor, Gomez, Edmund Terence
Paperback. This study points up the complex interplay of ethnic and national identities in the lives of Chinese in Britain, arguing that transnational studies reinforce essentialist conceptions of identity and cultural authenticity in diasporic communities, and thus frustrate the promotion of ethnic co-existence and social cohesion in multi-ethnic societies. Series: Palgrave Macmillan Transnational History Series. Num Pages: 485 pages, 20 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD1; HBJF; HBLW; JFSL. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 140 x 215 x 31. Weight in Grams: 634.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 512
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230296411
- ISBN
- 9780230296411
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 140.04
€ 140.04