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Regional & national history
Paperback. Focusing on the fate of the federal Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) program, this comprehensive history of the thirty year war over welfare shows how stubborn allegiance to the male-headed household undermined the struggle for economic justice. Series: Politics & Culture in Modern America. Num Pages: 360 pages, 16 illus. BIC Classification: HBJK. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812221541
- ISBN
- 9780812221541
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 35.75
€ 36.99
€ 35.75
The War that Ended Peace: How Europe abandoned peace for the First Wor...
Professor Margaret Macmillan
paperback. .
- Publisher
- Profile Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781846682735
- ISBN
- 9781846682735
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.56
€ 19.99
€ 14.56
Paperback. James McPherson evokes the meaning and significance of the Civil War Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ. Dimension: 210 x 140. .
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780190658533
- ISBN
- 9780190658533
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 17.17
€ 17.99
€ 17.17
Hardback. James McPherson evokes the meaning and significance of the Civil War Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 245 x 165 x 27. Weight in Grams: 470.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199375776
- ISBN
- 9780199375776
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 28.16
€ 31.99
€ 28.16
The War That Never Ends. New Perspectives on the Vietnam War.
. Ed(S): Anderson, David L.; Ernst, John
Presents different perspectives on the war in Vietnam, from the homefront to Ho Chi Minh City, from government halls to the hotbeds of activist opposition. This work examines Vietnamese as well as American experiences of the grueling conflict. It sheds light on the evolving historical meanings of the Vietnam War. Editor(s): Anderson, David L.; Ernst, John. Num Pages: 368 pages, 30 photographs, 1 map. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBWS2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 163 x 35. Weight in Grams: 716.
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- The University Press of Kentucky United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813124735
- ISBN
- 9780813124735
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 43.81
€ 43.81
Paperback. Tells the story of a secret war fought by British mercenaries in the Yemen in the early 1960s. Num Pages: 400 pages, Illustrations (some col.), map, ports. (some col.). BIC Classification: 1FBXY; 3JJPK; BTM; HBJF1; HBWS; JWXN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 196 x 26. Weight in Grams: 304.
- Publisher
- Arrow
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099553298
- ISBN
- 9780099553298
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 17.49
€ 21.99
€ 17.49
Paperback. A classic account of war - in the soldiers' own words. Num Pages: 720 pages, illustrations maps, portraits. BIC Classification: 1DDB; 3JJF; 3JJG; HBJD; HBWN; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 139 x 44. Weight in Grams: 512.
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Number of pages
- 720
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1988
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780349106359
- ISBN
- 9780349106359
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 16.30
€ 21.99
€ 16.30
Paperback. " The War to End All Wars is considered by many to be the best single account of America's participation in World War I. Covering famous battles, the birth of the air force, naval engagements, the War Department, and experiences of the troops, this indispensable volume is again available in paperback for students and general readers. Num Pages: 440 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; HBJD; HBWN; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 642.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- The University Press of Kentucky United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 440
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813109558
- ISBN
- 9780813109558
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.95
€ 36.95
Paperback. It took three weeks for the second Gulf War to shake the world, despite public protest and international negotiation. Here, Guardian journalists - some of them in the heat of battle, some of them at a more reflective distance around the world - tell the story of this controversial war. Editor(s): Ramesh, Randeep. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrationsmap,ports. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; 3JM; HBJF1; HBLW; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 126 x 21. Weight in Grams: 225.
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Faber and Faber
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- SKU
- KNW0009756
- ISBN
- 9780571221103
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 5.49
€ 5.49
Hardback. Japan's surprise attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941 was the beginning of the United States' battle with Japan during World War II. Series: Total War: New Perspectives on World War II. Num Pages: 180 pages, illustrations, maps, charts, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 1KBB; 3JJH; HBJF; HBJK; HBWQ; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 221 x 165 x 18. Weight in Grams: 381.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Scholarly Resources Inc.,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 180
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780842050326
- ISBN
- 9780842050326
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 155.80
€ 155.80
Hardcover. Edition, with full notes and apparatus, of a text which sheds much light on university affairs at the time. Series: Oxford Historical Society New Series. Num Pages: 253 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKESF; 3JD; 3JF; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLH; HBLL; JNMN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 148 x 28. Weight in Grams: 520.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Oxford Historical Society United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 253
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780904107265
- ISBN
- 9780904107265
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 43.78
€ 46.99
€ 43.78
Paperback. The Supreme Court under Chief Justice Earl Warren was the most revolutionary and controversial Supreme Court in America. But in what sense? Challenging the reigning consensus that the Warren Court was protecting minorities, this text looks at the Supreme Court in a wide political environment. Num Pages: 600 pages, 13 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW3; JP; LNAA; LND. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 162 x 29. Weight in Grams: 789.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Belknap Press: An Imprint of Harvard University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674006836
- ISBN
- 9780674006836
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 33.56
€ 40.99
€ 33.56
Paperback. The tenure of Earl Warren as chief justice of the United States Supreme Court (1953-69) was marked by a series of decisions unique in the history of the Court for the progressive agenda they bespoke. This work explores how each justice contributed to the distinctiveness of the Warren Court. Editor(s): Tushnet, Mark V. Series: Constitution & Democracy S. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPG; 3JJPK; HBJK; HBLW3; HBTB; JPQ; LNAA; LNB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 395.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813916651
- ISBN
- 9780813916651
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99
€ 33.99
Hardback. Presenting the history of the men who directed and determined the outcome of the mid-seventeenth-century British wars such as Cromwell, Fairfax, and Essex, this title examines how the generals prepared for, fought in, and followed up a battle, and provides an appraisal of the performance of individual commanders set against their peers. Num Pages: 336 pages, 8 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; HBJD1; HBWE. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 166 x 32. Weight in Grams: 708.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300113082
- ISBN
- 9780300113082
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 26.55
€ 36.99
€ 26.55
Paperback. The Birth and Growth of Democracy. 128 pages, B&W illustrations and photographs. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 1KBB; HBJD1; HBJK; HBTQ; HBTR. Dimension: 197 x 131 x 10. Weight: 128.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Luath Press Limited
- Number of pages
- 128
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781906307271
- ISBN
- 9781906307271
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 9.99€ 8.59
€ 9.99
€ 8.59
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Savas Beatie United States
- Edition
- First Trade Paper
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781932714319
- ISBN
- 9781932714319
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.64
€ 19.99
€ 18.64
Paperback. In this devastating and brilliant new book John Simpson offers a compelling and cogent analysis of the West's relationship with Saddam Hussein and Iraq, past and present. Num Pages: 432 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; BGH; HBJF1; HBLW3; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 133 x 28. Weight in Grams: 322.
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Edition
- Reprints
- Publisher
- Pan
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- SKU
- KNW0009296
- ISBN
- 9780330418904
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781107697478
- ISBN
- 9781107697478
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.66
€ 30.66
Paperback. This revelatory, unprecedented, insider's account of Afghanistan's history since the 1970s, and of U.S. involvement, is indispensable reading for anyone concerned about the current war Num Pages: 912 pages, includes 16-pp. b/w photo insert on text. BIC Classification: 1FCA; 3JJP; 3JM; HBJF; HBLW3; HBLX; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 159 x 61. Weight in Grams: 1094.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- The Perseus Books Group United States
- Edition
- First Trade Paper ed
- Number of pages
- 912
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781610392624
- ISBN
- 9781610392624
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 26.55
€ 26.99
€ 26.55
hardcover. Num Pages: 352 pages, maps, ports. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; BGH; HBJD; JP. Category: (G) General; (U) Tertiary Education. Dimension: 236 x 159 x 29. Weight in Grams: 640.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Penn State University Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780271016047
- ISBN
- 9780271016047
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 59.74€ 50.13
€ 59.74
€ 50.13
Paperback. Series: Modern Wars. Num Pages: 424 pages. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JH; HBJD; HBLL; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 157 x 26. Weight in Grams: 638.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 368
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 2nd Revised edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780938080
- ISBN
- 9781780938080
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 32.60
€ 37.99
€ 32.60
Paperback. A study of the wars during the reign of Louis XIV, this text sets the wars, and their consequences, in their full diplomatic, military, administrative and institutional contexts, providing an insight into 17th- and 18th-century warfare. Series: Modern Wars in Perspective. Num Pages: 440 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JD; 3JF; HBG; HBJD; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 141 x 23. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Publisher
- Pearson Education Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 440
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780582056299
- ISBN
- 9780582056299
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 63.31
€ 63.31
Paperback. This book discusses the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries in detail as a single period of both developing and fragmenting political hierarchies and communities. It provides a political narrative which places events in their immediate context as well as highlighting special issues and groups in thematic chapters. Series: New Edinburgh History of Scotland. Num Pages: 392 pages, 15. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; HBJD1; HBLC; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 30. Weight in Grams: 646. Series: New Edinburgh History of Scotland. 392 pages, 15. This book discusses the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries in detail as a single period of both developing and fragmenting political hierarchies and communities. It provides a political narrative which places events in their immediate context as well as highlighting special issues and groups in thematic chapters. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; HBJD1; HBLC; JW. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 30. Weight: 604.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Number of pages
- 392
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748612383
- ISBN
- 9780748612383
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 29.39
€ 34.99
€ 29.39
Paperback. John Ashdown-Hill, whose research was instrumental in the discovery of Richard III's remains, offers a meticulous and engaging insight into the famous Wars of the Roses. Num Pages: 336 pages, 30. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3H; HBJD1; HBLC1; HBW; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
- Publisher
- Amberley Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781445660356
- ISBN
- 9781445660356
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.15
€ 17.99
€ 14.15