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Regional & national history
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€ 11.76
€ 13.99
€ 11.76
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€ 25.44
€ 26.99
€ 25.44
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
€ 36.99€ 31.06
€ 36.99
€ 31.06
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
€ 111.46
€ 111.46
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
€ 66.57€ 61.08
€ 66.57
€ 61.08
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
€ 80.80
€ 80.80
Hardback. Cvijeto Job witnessed his country's history as a committed partisan in World War II, a member of the Yugoslav Communist Party and a career ambassador. This book combines analysis and memoir to offer the perspective of an informed insider who lived through Yugoslavia's demise. Series: Eastern European Studies. Num Pages: 304 pages, bibliography; index. BIC Classification: 1DVWY; HBJD; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 530.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742517837
- ISBN
- 9780742517837
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 173.97
€ 173.97
paperback. Cvijeto Job witnessed his country's history as a committed partisan in World War II, a member of the Yugoslav Communist Party and a career ambassador. This book combines analysis and memoir to offer the perspective of an informed insider who lived through Yugoslavia's demise. Series: Eastern European Studies. Num Pages: 304 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1DVWY; HBJD; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 148 x 17. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742517844
- ISBN
- 9780742517844
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 67.32
€ 67.32
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€ 19.08
€ 26.99
€ 19.08
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€ 14.29
€ 18.99
€ 14.29
Paperback. Zamumo's Gifts traces the evolution of Indian-European exchange, from gift giving as a diplomatic tool to the trade of commodities that bound colonists and Natives in commercial relations. Series: Early American Studies. Num Pages: 248 pages, 12 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBBF; 3J; HBJK; HBLH; HBLL; JFSL9. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780812222234
- ISBN
- 9780812222234
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.90
€ 32.99
€ 29.90
Paperback. The description for this book, Zanzibar: Background to Revolution, will be forthcoming. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFGT; HBJH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 203 x 127. .
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691624273
- ISBN
- 9780691624273
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.54€ 42.58
€ 53.54
€ 42.58
Paperback. Series: Carsten Niebuhr Institute Publications. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAM; HBJF; HBLA; HRQX5; HRQX9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 238 x 170 x 7. Weight in Grams: 200.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1987
- Publisher
- Museum Tusculanum Press Denmark
- Number of pages
- 96
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788772890067
- ISBN
- 9788772890067
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 18.92
€ 24.99
€ 18.92
Hardback. Quandt, Robert Hunter, James Thomson, Patrick Vaughan, Marin Strmecki, James Mann, David Ignatius, Adam Garfinkle, Stephen F. Szabo, Francis Fukuyama, Charles Gati Editor(s): Gati, Charles. Num Pages: 280 pages, 8, 8 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPL; 3JJPN; HBJK; HBLW3; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 151 x 22. Weight in Grams: 552.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421409764
- ISBN
- 9781421409764
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 32.14
€ 37.99
€ 32.14
Paperback. Num Pages: 352 pages, 150 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DFG; 3JJF; HBJD; HBLW; HBWN; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 24. Weight in Grams: 728.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780750956253
- ISBN
- 9780750956253
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 21.78
€ 24.99
€ 21.78
Paperback. London becomes one of the greatest killing machines in human history. Hundreds of thousands of soldiers are brought back to be treated in hospitals and millions of shells are produced in its factories. This book presents the determination of Londoners to get on with their lives in the backdrop of a war. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JJF; HBJD1; HBLW; HBTB; HBWN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 129 x 28. Weight in Grams: 300.
- Publisher
- Vintage Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099556046
- ISBN
- 9780099556046
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 17.74
€ 23.99
€ 17.74
Hardback. Minute by minute detail on one of the first Zeppelin raids, the first aerial bombardment of Britain. Num Pages: 224 pages, 30 illustrations and 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1DBKEM; 1DFG; 3JJF; HBJD1; HBLW; HBWN; JWG; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Publisher
- Pen & Sword Books Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781473834194
- ISBN
- 9781473834194
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.31
€ 26.99
€ 20.31
Num Pages: 240 pages, over 500 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1DFG; HBJD; HBWQ; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 312 x 239 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1756.
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764304798
- ISBN
- 9780764304798
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.43€ 60.09
€ 65.43
€ 60.09
Paperback. In this book leading Chinese experts review the life, career, and artistic development of the pioneering Chinese artist Zhang Hongtu, whose diverse works speak to China's past and present, the relationship between Asia and the West, and canonical Western art. Editor(s): Lee, Luchia Meihua; Silbergeld, Jerome. Num Pages: 120 color illustrations. BIC Classification: 1F; ACBS; AGB; HBJF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 277 x 231 x 41. Weight in Grams: 1905.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822360421
- ISBN
- 9780822360421
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 45.75
€ 46.99
€ 45.75
Paperback. Works about Zhou Enlai are heavily censored in China. This work offers a portrait of the real Zhou, a man who lived his life at the heart of Chinese politics for fifty years, who survived both the Long March and the Cultural Revolution - no thanks to ideological or personal purity - but because he was artful, crafty and politically supple. Num Pages: 368 pages, 8 pp. b/w photo insert. BIC Classification: 1FPC; BGH; HBJF; HBLW3; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 146 x 20. Weight in Grams: 486.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- PublicAffairs
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781586486457
- ISBN
- 9781586486457
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 22.82
€ 25.99
€ 22.82