Regional & national history
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Regional & national history
Paperback. This is a survey of the American past from the earliest colonial settlements to the present day. The author assesses not only the epic achievements of the nation, but also the tensions and limitations of the society behind the American dream. A new chapter reviews recent presidential elections. Series: Short Oxford History of the Modern World. Num Pages: 752 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3J; 4KL; HBJK. Category: (UA) A / AS level; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 159 x 41. Weight in Grams: 1050.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press, USA
- Number of pages
- 752
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198205722
- ISBN
- 9780198205722
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.02
€ 49.02
Hardback. By studying the chemists at the Swedish Bureau of Mines and their networks, and integrating their practices into the wider European context, the author illustrates how they and their successors played a significant role in the development of our modern notion of matter and made a significant contribution to the modern European view of reality. Series: Synthesis. Num Pages: 248 pages, 10 halftones. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JD; 3JF; HBJD; HBLH; HBLL; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226194998
- ISBN
- 9780226194998
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 36.53
€ 46.99
€ 36.53
Hardback. Series: Columbia Studies in International and Global History. Num Pages: 288 pages, 9 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1KBB; 1QDT; HBG; HBJF1; HBJK; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231182027
- ISBN
- 9780231182027
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.43€ 51.34
€ 65.43
€ 51.34
Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 348 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBWJ; JPFK; JPHC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 657.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 348
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691631967
- ISBN
- 9780691631967
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 194.90
€ 194.90
Paperback. "The Lincoln Reader is a biography of Abraham Lincoln written by sixty-five authors. Paul Angle, the noted Lincoln scholar, selected passages from the works on contemporaries, later biographers, and e" Num Pages: 608 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 38. Weight in Grams: 731.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- INGRAM PUBLISHER SERVICES US
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780306803987
- ISBN
- 9780306803987
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 23.01
€ 33.99
€ 23.01
paperback. Editor(s): Johannsen, Robert W. Num Pages: 368 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBNC; HBAH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 141 x 20. Weight in Grams: 417.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Edition
- 150th Anniversary ed
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195339420
- ISBN
- 9780195339420
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 76.15
€ 76.15
Paperback. The seven debates between Abraham Lincoln and Stephen Douglas held during the Illinois senatorial race of 1858 are among the most important statements in American political history, dramatic struggles over the issues that would tear apart the nation in the Civil War: the virtues of a republic and the evils of slavery. Editor(s): Holzer, Harold. Num Pages: 422 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLL; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 151 x 27. Weight in Grams: 585.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 422
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823223428
- ISBN
- 9780823223428
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 37.73
€ 41.99
€ 37.73
Paperback. Telling the story of the remarkable British impact upon India, this book examines what the Raj really meant for the British and their Indian subjects. Among the questions explored are whether the British were intent on development or exploitation, whether they were the civilizing force they claimed, and what their greatest legacies were. Num Pages: 256 pages, numerous halftones. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HBJF; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 132 x 15. Weight in Grams: 294.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press, USA
- Number of pages
- 247
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780192805799
- ISBN
- 9780192805799
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.65
€ 33.65
paperback. Gladstone and Disraeli were the fiercest political rivals. The vitriolic duel between Gladstone and Disraeli was nothing less than a battle to lead the richest powerful nation on earth. To Disraeli, his antagonist was an 'unprincipled maniac'. For Gladstone, his rival was 'The Grand Corrupter'. Victorians were electrified by the confrontation. Num Pages: 384 pages, 16pp b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; BGH; HBJD1; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 153 x 30. Weight in Grams: 542.
- Publisher
- Pimlico
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781844133123
- ISBN
- 9781844133123
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 19.49
€ 25.99
€ 19.49
Paperback. With The Lion Sleeps Tonight South Africa's answer to Hunter S. Thompson returns with his first book since the groundbreaking classic My Traitor's Heart. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; HBJH; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 155 x 24. Weight in Grams: 438.
- Publisher
- Grove Press / Atlantic Monthly Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781611855838
- ISBN
- 9781611855838
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.76
€ 13.99
€ 11.76
Hardback. With The Lion Sleeps Tonight South Africa's answer to Hunter S. Thompson returns with his first book since the groundbreaking classic My Traitor's Heart. Num Pages: 317 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; HBJH; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 164 x 32. Weight in Grams: 599. With The Lion Sleeps Tonight South Africa's answer to Hunter S. Thompson returns with his first book since the groundbreaking classic My Traitor's Heart. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1HFMS; JP. Dimension: 237 x 164 x 32. Weight: 598.
- Publisher
- Grove Press / Atlantic Monthly Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781611856057
- ISBN
- 9781611856057
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 16.91
€ 24.99
€ 16.91
Paperback. This book examines the challenges faced through history by female leaders of Britain. From empress Matilda to Queen Victoria, the author shows how these powerful women succeeded in a male-dominated patriarchal culture. Num Pages: 280 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DB; HBJD1; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 17. Weight in Grams: 384.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230606340
- ISBN
- 9780230606340
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 71.87
€ 71.87
Hardcover. Series: Queenship and Power. Num Pages: 280 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD1; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 510.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781403972033
- ISBN
- 9781403972033
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.31
€ 67.31
Paperback. In a series of paradigmatic readings of Rene Girard, Peter Sloterdijk, Michael Haneke, Anselm Kiefer, Michel Houellebecq, Elfriede Jelinek, Giorgio Agamben, Naqvi examines the current fascination with victimhood and the desire for victim status." Num Pages: 264 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CBX; DSA; HBJK; JFC; JHM; JM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349536351
- ISBN
- 9781349536351
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.29
€ 66.29
Hardback. Series: Postcolonialism and Religions. Num Pages: 210 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSC; HBJF; HRA; HRJ; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 405.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 210
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137551368
- ISBN
- 9781137551368
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.62
€ 66.62
Paperback. Series: New Directions in Irish & Irish American Literature. Num Pages: 228 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSA; DSBH; DSC; HBJD1; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 300.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 228
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349501618
- ISBN
- 9781349501618
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Hardback. The world Thomas conjures up in this groundbreaking new study is one in which successful remedies to racial wrongs remain to be imagined. Num Pages: 400 pages, 16, 16 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; DSA; HBJK; HBLL; JFFJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 168 x 245 x 2. Weight in Grams: 698.
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421421322
- ISBN
- 9781421421322
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 39.40
€ 46.99
€ 39.40
Hardback. Sanaz Fotouhi here traces the origins of the emerging body of diasporic Iranian literature in English, and uses these origins to examine the socio-political position and historical context from which they emerged. Series: International Library of Iranian Studies. Num Pages: 256 pages, 5 bw integrated. BIC Classification: 1FBN; DSBH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 149 x 223 x 29. Weight in Grams: 484.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780767284
- ISBN
- 9781780767284
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 154.65€ 137.39
€ 154.65
€ 137.39
Paperback. The first critical survey of an unjustly neglected body of literature: the autobiographies and memoirs of writers of Irish birth or background who lived and worked in Britain between 1725 and the present day. It offers a stimulating and provocative introduction to the themes, preoccupations and narrative strategies of a diverse range of writers. Num Pages: 344 pages, 1 maps. BIC Classification: 1DBR; BGL; DQ; HBJD1; HBLL. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 215 x 175 x 20. Weight in Grams: 418.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 344
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 2009 ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230296367
- ISBN
- 9780230296367
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.86
€ 66.86
Determining that the term sykophant was applied rhetorically rather than, as some have believed, to describe a specific subclass, Christ shows how the public debates over legal chicanery helped define the limits of ethical behavior under the law and in public life. Series: Ancient Society and History. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBJD; HBLA; LA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 24. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801858635
- ISBN
- 9780801858635
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 69.51
€ 69.51
Hardback.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Number of pages
- 144
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781845888046
- ISBN
- 9781845888046
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 8.50
€ 8.50
Paperback.
- Publisher
- THP Ireland
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2018
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781845882266
- ISBN
- 9781845882266
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 6.23
€ 14.99
€ 6.23
Paperback. How one little girl survived a Japanese Prisoner of War camp. A powerful true story. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1FMN; 3JJH; BTP; HBJF; HBWQ; JWXR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 21. Weight in Grams: 234. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Pan Macmillan
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- SKU
- KRA0010678
- ISBN
- 9781447273561
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Hardcover. How the smile and fortitude of a child actress revived a nation. Num Pages: 320 pages, 32 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; APB; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 164 x 243 x 27. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393240795
- ISBN
- 9780393240795
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 50.99€ 42.62
€ 50.99
€ 42.62