Regional & national history
Results 1921 - 1944 of 24250
Regional & national history
Hardback. This volume presents six essays by notable scholars examining fine bindings, provenances, historical associations and technical aspects of the holdings of the Arcadian Library, London. With its precise scholarship, detailed information, original research and lavish illustration, it will be a standard work for bibliophiles and book scholars. Editor(s): Mandelbrote, Giles; de Bruijn, Willem. Series: Studies in the Arcadian Library. Num Pages: 408 pages, c. 730 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FB; HBJF1; WCS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 328 x 249 x 48. Weight in Grams: 2880.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 408
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199654819
- ISBN
- 9780199654819
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 312.19
€ 312.19
Hardback. Offers a perspective on everyday life in ancient Egypt. This book provides discussions of topics of debate, including the body, sexuality and issues of identity, and also addresses some of the traditional questions in archaeology about society and self, the individual and social relations. Series: Social Archaeology. Num Pages: 272 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1QDAE; HBJH; HBLA; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 502.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631212980
- ISBN
- 9780631212980
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 171.32
€ 171.32
Paperback. Offers a perspective on everyday life in ancient Egypt. This book provides discussions of topics of debate, including the body, sexuality and issues of identity, and also addresses some of the traditional questions in archaeology about society and self, the individual and social relations. Series: Social Archaeology. Num Pages: 260 pages, b/w figs and pls. BIC Classification: 1QDAE; HBJH; HBLA; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 388.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 260
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631212997
- ISBN
- 9780631212997
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 57.09
€ 57.09
Paperback. This text provides a detailed introduction to archaeology as practised in the African continent. It explains how archaeologists find sites, design an excavation, date finds, and write history. The reader is given an outline of the history of the continent, from the early hominids to the present. Num Pages: 288 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1H; HBJH; HDD. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 410.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- BOYE6
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780852557358
- ISBN
- 9780852557358
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 32.90
€ 33.99
€ 32.90
Paperback. Popular views of Scottish archaeology are dominated by images of the great stone monuments of the west and north - such as chambered tombs and brochs. This book provides an overview of a part of Lowland Scotland, with its own, very different, archaeological record. Num Pages: 192 pages, Illustrations (some col.), maps. BIC Classification: 1DBKSB; HBJD1; HBLA; HDD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 248 x 172 x 10. Weight in Grams: 534.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752441146
- ISBN
- 9780752441146
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 28.95
€ 33.99
€ 28.95
Paperback. * Crosses the boundaries between history, classical studies and archaeology. * Shows students and scholars of archaeology what they can learn from text--aided cultural history. Series: Social Archaeology. Num Pages: 376 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBJD; HBLA; HBTB; HDDK; JFFN; JFS; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 512.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631196020
- ISBN
- 9780631196020
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.32
€ 66.32
Paperback. Archaeology - along with Native American traditions and memories - holds a key to understanding early chapters of the human story in Washington. This book presents a sample of sites representing Washington's geographic regions and touches on historical archaeology, including excavations at fur-trade forts and the Whitman mission. Num Pages: 168 pages, 150 color illus. BIC Classification: 1KBBWS; GTB; HBJK; HDD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 7128 x 5499 x 12. Weight in Grams: 681.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Number of pages
- 168
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780295986968
- ISBN
- 9780295986968
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 28.42
€ 32.99
€ 28.42
hardcover. Using archaeological work at Thotlakonda in Southern India as a lens in an examination of Buddhist monastic life, this title discovers the tension between the desired isolation of the monastery and the mutual engagement with neighbors in the Early Historic Period. It shows how archaeology can contribute to our understanding of religious practice. Series: Archaeology of Religion. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: HBJF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 180 x 21. Weight in Grams: 503.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- AltaMira Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780759107496
- ISBN
- 9780759107496
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 169.83
€ 169.83
Hardback. Can one give voice to those whom history has forgotten? The essays collected here examine the formation of religious identities during the Reformation in 16th- and 17th-century Germany through case studies of remembering and forgetting-instances in which patterns and practices of religious plurality were excised from historical memory. Editor(s): Johnson, Carina L.; Luebke, David M.; Spohnholz, Jesse. Series: Spektrum: Publications of the German Studies Association. Num Pages: 390 pages, 1 illustration. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3J; HBJD; HBLH; HRCC2. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781785335402
- ISBN
- 9781785335402
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 205.32
€ 205.32
Hardback. First full study devoted to the archery and crossbow guilds which grew up in Flanders in the middle ages. Num Pages: 272 pages, 6 black & white illustrations, 1 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DDB; 3H; HBJD; HBLC1; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 163 x 24. Weight in Grams: 634.
- Publisher
- Boydell & Brewer Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781783271047
- ISBN
- 9781783271047
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 97.32
€ 97.32
Hardback. How was it that ordinary men in medieval England and Wales became such skilled archers that they defeated noble knights in battle after battle? This book reveals the way ordinary men used bows and arrows in their day-to-day lives, and the way that their skills became recognised by the kings of England as invaluable in warfare. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 1DDF; 3H; HBJD; HBLC1; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 166 x 23. Weight in Grams: 536.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752465876
- ISBN
- 9780752465876
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 22.60
€ 25.99
€ 22.60
Paperback. Reconstructs a biography of enslaved Archibald Monteath, an Igbo, who was brought to Jamaica around 1802, became active in the Moravian Church and later purchased his freedom. This book explores the sociology of slavery from 1750 to the 1860s through Monteath's biography. Num Pages: 400 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KJ; HBJK; HBTS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 251 x 178 x 28. Weight in Grams: 735.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of the West Indies Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789766401979
- ISBN
- 9789766401979
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 91.07
€ 91.07
Paperback. Remembering a life devoted to preserving working-class traditions Num Pages: 232 pages, 16 black and white photographs. BIC Classification: BG; HBJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252078286
- ISBN
- 9780252078286
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.21
€ 27.99
€ 26.21
Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 460 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBJD; HBTB; PBX; PDZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 25. Weight in Grams: 999.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2019
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 460
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691636290
- ISBN
- 9780691636290
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 290.61
€ 290.61
Hardcover. Looking to the works of prominent architects and intellectuals such as John Evelyn, Robert Hooke, Sir Christopher Wren, and Roger North, this volume explores the origins of the study of architecture as an intellectual persuit in late seventeenth-century England. Num Pages: 240 pages, 30 black and white images. BIC Classification: AMX; HBJD1; HBLH. Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198746355
- ISBN
- 9780198746355
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 152.38
€ 152.38
Architects of the Resurrection: Ailtirí na hAisérghe and the Fascist...
Architects Of The Resurrection
hardcover. Seeking the creation of a one-party totalitarian state, Ailtiri na hAiseirghe was Ireland's leading fascist movement during the Second World War. Architects of the Resurrection reconstructs the hidden history of this pro-Axis organisation, and its ambitious plans to make Ireland the leading light of ultra-right extremism in the postwar world. Num Pages: 336 pages, Illustrations, black & white|Maps. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJH; 3JJPG; HBJD1; HBLW; JPFQ; JPL. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 30. Weight in Grams: 635.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press Manchester
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719079733
- ISBN
- 9780719079733
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 139.57
€ 139.57
Hardback. This book looks beyond political structures and towards a reconsideration of the interactions between the rural and the urban; an analysis of the relationships between architecture, culture and power; and an examination of the region's multiple geographies. Editor(s): Blessing, Patricia; Goshgarian, Rachel. Num Pages: 312 pages, 64 black and white, 16 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: AMV; AMX; HBJF1; HRH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 172. .
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781474411295
- ISBN
- 9781474411295
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 124.78€ 119.62
€ 124.78
€ 119.62
Paperback. Architecture and the Canadian Fabric traces how culture and politics have influenced, and been influenced by, Canadian architecture from first contact to the postmodern era. Editor(s): Windsor-Liscombe, Rhodri. Num Pages: 536 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBC; AMX; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887. Weight in Grams: 794.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 536
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780774819404
- ISBN
- 9780774819404
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 41.75
€ 46.99
€ 41.75
Paperback. Num Pages: 360 pages, 172 illus., 16 in color. BIC Classification: 1HBL; 3JJF; 3JJG; AMC; HBJH; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 6466 x 4531. .
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2018
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295741413
- ISBN
- 9780295741413
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.40
€ 47.40
Paperback. Editor(s): Cracraft, James; Rowland, Daniel. Num Pages: 272 pages, 79. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; AC; AM; HBJD; HBJF; HBJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 249 x 178 x 17. Weight in Grams: 558. 304 pages, 79 halftones. Editor(s): Cracraft, James (Professor of History and University Scholar, University of Illinois, Chicago, USA); Rowland, Daniel (Director, Gaines Center for the Humanities, University of Kentucky, USA). Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; AC; AM; HBJD; HBJF; HBJK. Dimension: 249 x 178 x 17. Weight: 558.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801488283
- ISBN
- 9780801488283
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 41.60
€ 46.99
€ 41.60
Hardback. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1KB; GBCR; HBJF; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 280 x 216. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Bilingual
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231161404
- ISBN
- 9780231161404
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 143.79€ 108.81
€ 143.79
€ 108.81
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 852
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822331896
- ISBN
- 9780822331896
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 38.62
€ 43.99
€ 38.62
Hardback. Num Pages: 328 pages, 7 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; DSK; HBJK; HBLL; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780822362999
- ISBN
- 9780822362999
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 115.33
€ 115.33
paperback. Num Pages: 328 pages, 7 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; DSK; HBJK; HBLL; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780822363224
- ISBN
- 9780822363224
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 28.51
€ 31.99
€ 28.51