Regional & national history
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Regional & national history
Hardback. Explores the remarkable rise of a Greek-ruled kingdom in ancient Bactria (modern Afghanistan) during the third century BC Diodotus I and II, whose dynasty emblazoned its coins with the dynamic image of Thundering Zeus, led this historic movement by breaking free of the Seleucid Empire and building a strong independent state in Central Asia. Series: Hellenistic Culture and Society. Num Pages: 248 pages, 27 black-and-white photos, 4 maps, 5 line figures. BIC Classification: 1FCA; 1QDA; HBG; HBJF; HBLA; HDDK; WCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520211407
- ISBN
- 9780520211407
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 72.57€ 57.29
€ 72.57
€ 57.29
Hardback. David Silverman argues against the notion that Indians prized flintlock muskets more for their pyrotechnics than for their efficiency as tools of war. Native peoples fully recognized the potential of firearms to assist them in their struggles against colonial forces, and mostly against one another, as arms races erupted across North America. Num Pages: 360 pages, 28 halftones, 1 map. BIC Classification: HBJK; JFSL; JWM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 168 x 244 x 33. Weight in Grams: 758.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674737471
- ISBN
- 9780674737471
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 28.95
€ 33.99
€ 28.95
Paperback. Presents an account of the life of Tiberius, the second Roman emperor. This title argues that Tiberius' character provides the key to understanding his reign. It portrays Tiberius as a man whose virtues and beliefs were corrupted by power. It shows how Tiberius' fears of conspiracy and assassination caused him to lose his grasp of reality. Series: Blackwell Ancient Lives. Num Pages: 336 pages, 6 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; BGH; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 150 x 26. Weight in Grams: 512.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405115292
- ISBN
- 9781405115292
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 43.51
€ 43.99
€ 43.51
Hardcover. This volume closely examines Tibet's history and politics, focusing on issues of autonomy, human rights, and India's role vis-a-vis Tibet. The author provides possible alternatives for conflict resolution in this contested nation. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HBJF; JFSL3; JPA; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 227 x 31. Weight in Grams: 588.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- OUP India India
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198068624
- ISBN
- 9780198068624
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.72
€ 67.72
Hardback. Jianglin Li provides the first clear historical account of the Chinese crackdown in Lhasa in 1959. Sifting facts from the distortions of propaganda and partisan politics, she reconstructs a chronology of events that answers lingering questions and tells a gripping story of a crisis whose aftershocks continue to rattle the region today. Translator(s): Wilf, Susan. Num Pages: 372 pages, 30 halftones, 7 maps. BIC Classification: 1FKN; 1FPCT; HBJF; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 245 x 164 x 36. Weight in Grams: 858.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674088894
- ISBN
- 9780674088894
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 40.33
€ 47.99
€ 40.33
Paperback. Tibet has long fascinated the West, but what really lies beyond our romantic image of a Buddhist mountain kingdom of peace and spirituality? Travelling through the country, the author meets warrior monks, nomads and a nun secretly fighting Chinese communist rule, but also young Tibetans with a more pragmatic attitude to their situation. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPCT; HBJF; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 136 x 22. Weight in Grams: 266.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780241950388
- ISBN
- 9780241950388
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.06
€ 19.99
€ 15.06
Hardback. The mythologising of Tibet in the West and the Himalyan state's subsequent abandonment to China are recounted in this briskly-paced and revealing new history. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPCT; 3JJP; 3JM; HBJF; HBLW3; HBLX; JPSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 172 x 232 x 36. Weight in Grams: 846.
- Publisher
- C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849043595
- ISBN
- 9781849043595
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.42
€ 26.99
€ 25.42
Hardback. Editor(s): Tuttle, Gray; Schaeffer, Kurtis R. Num Pages: 752 pages, Maps: 3,, Figures: 12,. BIC Classification: 1FPCT; HBJF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 159 x 43. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 752
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231144681
- ISBN
- 9780231144681
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 186.38
€ 186.38
Paperback. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGL; BM; HBJK; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 135 x 203 x 28. Weight in Grams: 284.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780062267412
- ISBN
- 9780062267412
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 19.63
€ 19.99
€ 19.63
Hardback. Num Pages: 318 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPCT; 3JMC; HBJF; HBLX; HBTV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 159 x 24. Weight in Grams: 630.
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 318
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742566859
- ISBN
- 9780742566859
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 83.04
€ 83.04
Hardcover. Editor(s): Kadar Lynn, Katalin. Num Pages: 450 pages, ports. BIC Classification: 1DVH; BGHA; HBJD; HBLW; JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 168 x 38. Weight in Grams: 908.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- East European Monographs United States
- Number of pages
- 450
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780880335485
- ISBN
- 9780880335485
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 58.53€ 46.93
€ 58.53
€ 46.93
Hardcover. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 143 x 22. Weight in Grams: 394.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- The New Press United States
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781595586209
- ISBN
- 9781595586209
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 24.14
€ 25.99
€ 24.14
Paperback. Num Pages: 230 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; BGBA; HBJF; KC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 150 x 16. Weight in Grams: 280.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- The New Press United States
- Number of pages
- 230
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781595588807
- ISBN
- 9781595588807
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 18.45
€ 18.99
€ 18.45
Hardcover. Analyzing the economic, political, social, and scientific changes on which the British sailed to power, this book shows how the British Admiralty collaborated closely not only with scholars, such as William Whewell, but also with the maritime community, in order to systematize knowledge of the world's oceans, coasts, ports, and estuaries. Num Pages: 392 pages, 61 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBJD1; JWF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 165 x 30. Weight in Grams: 394.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226709321
- ISBN
- 9780226709321
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 72.56
€ 72.56
Hardcover. Num Pages: 288 pages, 175 mono/24 colour. BIC Classification: 1KBBFV; HBJK; HBLW; JWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 286 x 29. Weight in Grams: 1456. Fine in fine dustjacket
- Condition
- Used, Like New
- Publisher
- Naval Institute Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- First Edition
- SKU
- KTJ0042435
- ISBN
- 9781591144656
Hardback
Condition: Used, Like New
€ 20.00
€ 20.00
Hardcover. Christian Raffensperger tracks the dynastic marriages of the Volodimerovi i, the ruling family of Rus. Using a modern scholarly approach and broad range of primary sources, he delivers a fully realized picture of the Volodimerovi i from the tenth through twelfth centuries and the first comprehensive, scholarly treatment of the subject in English." Num Pages: 450 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3F; 3H; HBJD; HBLC; HBTG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 15. Weight in Grams: 666.
- Publisher
- Harvard Ukrainian Research Institute
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781932650136
- ISBN
- 9781932650136
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 46.46
€ 54.99
€ 46.46
Paperback. Shoe Boots, a famed Cherokee warrior and successful farmer, and Doll, an African slave he acquired in the late 1790s. Over the next thirty years, Shoe Boots and Doll lived together as master and slave and also as lifelong partners who, with their children and grandchildren, experienced key events in American history. Series: American Crossroads. Num Pages: 416 pages, 45 h/t, 1 line, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTS; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 154 x 27. Weight in Grams: 580.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520285637
- ISBN
- 9780520285637
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 23.06
€ 30.99
€ 23.06
Hardcover. Num Pages: 416 pages, 12 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 152. .
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226147550
- ISBN
- 9780226147550
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 32.76
€ 41.99
€ 32.76
Paperback. Describes the first of Germany's heavy tanks, the Tiger, which was a devastating combination of armour and firepower. When it entered service its 88mm gun outclassed every other tank it faced. A detailed double page full cutaway of the tank is included. Illustrator(s): Sarson, Peter. Series: Osprey New Vanguard S. Num Pages: 48 pages, 48ill.(8col.). BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; HBJD; HBWQ; JWD; JWM; TTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 249 x 184 x 19. Weight in Grams: 172.
- Publisher
- Osprey Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 48
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781855323377
- ISBN
- 9781855323377
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.28
€ 17.99
€ 13.28
Hardback. .
- Publisher
- Pen & Sword Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- F First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848842106
- ISBN
- 9781848842106
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 17.75
€ 21.99
€ 17.75
Hardcover. Series: Spielberger German Armor and Military Vehicle Series. Num Pages: 256 pages, over 500 bw images. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBWQ; JWMV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 287 x 221 x 27. Weight in Grams: 1568. Series: Spielberger German Armor and Military Vehicle Series. 256 pages, illustrations. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: HBJD; HBWQ; JWMV. Dimension: 287 x 221 x 27. Weight: 1556.
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764327803
- ISBN
- 9780764327803
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.37€ 46.92
€ 64.37
€ 46.92
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University of Cape Town Press South Africa
- Edition
- 1st
- Number of pages
- 64
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781919713632
- ISBN
- 9781919713632
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.37
€ 13.99
€ 13.37
Paperback. This volume interweaves such diverse themes as colonial slavery and apartheid, human and carnivore evolution and science and romance, to show how we create the past and understand the present. Num Pages: 60 pages, 60 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; HBJH; JFC; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 210 x 6. Weight in Grams: 259.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press
- Number of pages
- 60
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813921297
- ISBN
- 9780813921297
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.80
€ 26.80
Hardcover. Num Pages: 144 pages, 105 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1DDB; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 166 x 238 x 25. Weight in Grams: 694.
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764347900
- ISBN
- 9780764347900
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 28.32
€ 42.99
€ 28.32