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Hardback. The Puritans were not as busy policing their neighbors' behavior as Nathaniel Hawthorne or many early American historians would have us believe. Keeping their own households in line occupied too much of their time. Under Household Government reveals that family members took on the role of watchdogs in matters of sexual indiscretion. Series: Harvard Historical Studies. Num Pages: 326 pages, 15 charts, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBBES; 3JD; HBJK; HBLH; JHBK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 167 x 23. Weight in Grams: 632.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 326
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674066335
- ISBN
- 9780674066335
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 61.77€ 56.94
€ 61.77
€ 56.94
Offers an inside look at the 1982 Israeli occupation of Beirut, describes P.L.O. activities prior to their evacuation, and discusses the behind-the-scenes politics of the situation. Num Pages: 241 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1FB; HBJF1; HBLW3; JPWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 159 x 20. Weight in Grams: 450.
- Publication date
- 1985
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 241
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231061865
- ISBN
- 9780231061865
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 134.36
€ 134.36
Hardcover. Studies on the First World War are plentiful but most tend to focus on the combatants. This volume offers a new and highly original perspective that shows the reader the civilian side of this protracted and destructive war through a succession of "snapshots": 130 excerpts from leading American and Canadian newspapers provide a collective portrait. Editor(s): Young, Robert J. Num Pages: 200 pages, 13 maps. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJF; GTB; HBJD; HBWN; JWT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 222 x 146 x 16. Weight in Grams: 356.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781571811325
- ISBN
- 9781571811325
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 161.72
€ 161.72
Hardcover. Under the Ancestors' Eyes elucidates the role of Neo-Confucianism as an ideological and political device by which the elite in Korea regained and maintained dominance during the Choson period. Using historical and social anthropological methodology, Martina Deuchler highlights Korea's distinctive elevation of the social over the political. Num Pages: 629 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPK; 3H; 3J; HBJF; HPDF; HRAM2; HRKN1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 257 x 173 x 43. Weight in Grams: 1293.
- Publisher
- Harvard University, Asia Center United States
- Number of pages
- 629
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674504301
- ISBN
- 9780674504301
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 79.61€ 72.48
€ 79.61
€ 72.48
Paperback. Surrounded, abandoned and fighting overwhelming odds in Afghanistan - one true man's story. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1FCA; 3JMC; BTM; HBJF; HBWS4; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton General Division
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781444784435
- ISBN
- 9781444784435
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.92
€ 15.99
€ 11.92
Paperback. The inside account of ISIS, including first-hand accounts and interviews. Num Pages: 256 pages, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1FB; HBJF1; JPFR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 131 x 20. Weight in Grams: 246.
- Publisher
- I.B. Tauris & Co. Ltd.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784533083
- ISBN
- 9781784533083
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 20.99
€ 21.99
€ 20.99
Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages, 17. BIC Classification: 1FPK; HBJF; HBLW; HBTQ; HBTR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 15. Weight in Grams: 268.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801472701
- ISBN
- 9780801472701
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.44
€ 26.99
€ 25.44
Hardcover. The Canadian contribution to the Second World War bombing campaign, from the first days to the last, proved instrumental in securing the defeat of Nazism. Historian Ken Cothliff has pieced together the extraordinary stories of four Canadian volunteers who chose to fly Under the Maple Leaf and play their part in the eventual victory over tyranny. Num Pages: 256 pages, Approx 90. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 3JJH; HBJK; HBLW; HBWQ; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 169 x 241 x 23. Weight in Grams: 654.
- Publisher
- Fighting High Publishing
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780993212918
- ISBN
- 9780993212918
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 33.33
€ 37.99
€ 33.33
Paperback. In the 16th century, Elizabethan London was uneasy: would France side with Protestant England or with Catholic Europe? This volume describes the espionage operation that was devised to find the answer, and speculates on the identity of the mole in the French ambassador's household. Series: Yale Nota Bene. Num Pages: 208 pages, facsimiles, portraits. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JB; HBJD1; HBLH; JPSH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 196 x 128 x 13. Weight in Grams: 172.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Edition
- New Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300094503
- ISBN
- 9780300094503
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 15.40
€ 18.99
€ 15.40
Hardcover. Centered around thousands of regular service personnel who have served under the Queen's Colours since 1952. Celebrating their achievement, service men and women recall their experiences from post-WW2 to the Falklands War in 1982, through to modern military service at the end of a millennium and into the first years of the twenty-first century. Num Pages: 272 pages, col. Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJP; 3JM; HBJD1; HBLW3; HBW; JWT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 252 x 179 x 23. Weight in Grams: 898.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752469959
- ISBN
- 9780752469959
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 22.82
€ 25.99
€ 22.82
Paperback. Based on extensive archival research, this book is the first wide-ranging analysis of how memories of the Franco-Prussian War shaped French political culture and identities. Examining war remembrance as an emerging mass phenomenon in Europe, it sheds new light on the relationship between memories and the emergence of new concepts of the nation. Num Pages: 310 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBL; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 399.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 310
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349281916
- ISBN
- 9781349281916
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 138.85
€ 138.85
Hardcover. Based on extensive archival research, this book is the first wide-ranging analysis of how memories of the Franco-Prussian War shaped French political culture and identities. Examining war remembrance as an emerging mass phenomenon in Europe, it sheds new light on the relationship between memories and the emergence of new concepts of the nation. Num Pages: 310 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JH; HBJD; HBLL. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 147 x 225 x 24. Weight in Grams: 526.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230005198
- ISBN
- 9780230005198
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.19
€ 128.19
Hardback. This book is a study of the ethics of war, focusing on the moral dilemmas of resistance and collaboration in Nazi occupied Europe, including a detailed examination of Jewish resistance. It presents a guide to the ethical choices that confronted people in response to the German doctrine of collective responsibility. Num Pages: 327 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBG; HBJD; HBWQ; HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 26. Weight in Grams: 571.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 327
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333656020
- ISBN
- 9780333656020
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.72
€ 67.72
Paperback. Contains two interlocking strands: the story of those who sought to know and understand our weather; and the story of its impact on us - our history, our culture, the way we think and behave. This work focuses on the people who volunteered and toiled for the cause, telling their stories by tracking them down to the places. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1DB; HBJD1; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 23. Weight in Grams: 254. Clean copy
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Cornerstone
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- Reprint
- SKU
- KEX0224754
- ISBN
- 9780099461241
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Determined to take on the Nazis, Texan Bill Ash joined the Royal Canadian Air Force in 1939. Before long, he was sent to England where he flew Spitfires. Shot down over France in March 1942, he survived the crash-landing and, thanks to local civilians, evaded capture for months. This work is both a war memoir and a tribute to the bravery. Num Pages: 416 pages, Map + 16pp B & W photos. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 26. Weight in Grams: 292.
- Publisher
- Transworld Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 416
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780553817119
- ISBN
- 9780553817119
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.49
€ 17.99
€ 13.49
Hardcover. Num Pages: 296 pages, 72 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 167 x 25. Weight in Grams: 33.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Lyons Press
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781493008346
- ISBN
- 9781493008346
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 22.72
€ 27.99
€ 22.72
Paperback. The Marine Corps has always considered itself a breed apart. Since 1775 America s smallest armed service has been suspicious of outsiders and deeply loyal to its traditions. Undying faith in its exceptionalism made the Marines one of the sharpest, swiftest tools of American military power, but developing this brand did not come without costs." Num Pages: 400 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBW; JWF; JWH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 150 x 29. Weight in Grams: 368.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674416819
- ISBN
- 9780674416819
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 31.06
€ 36.99
€ 31.06
Paperback. In spite of the perpetrators' intentions, the Tokyo gas attack left only twelve people dead, but thousands were injured and many suffered serious after-effects. This title features the author's interviews with the victims to tried and established precisely what happened on the subway that day. Translator(s): Birnbaum, Alfred; Gabriel, Philip. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; BTC; HBJF; HBLW3; JPWL. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 21. Weight in Grams: 230.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099461098
- ISBN
- 9780099461098
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.88
€ 15.99
€ 11.88
Paperback. * Fresh, funny and impeccably researched, UNDERGROUND LONDON is 'alternative' history at its best - an illuminating glimpse into the hidden world beneath our feet. Num Pages: 416 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; HBJD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 127 x 27. Weight in Grams: 322.
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Number of pages
- 416
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- Digital original
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780349115658
- ISBN
- 9780349115658
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.33
€ 17.99
€ 14.33
Paperback. Num Pages: 324 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JJ; HBJD; HBLW; HBTV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 228 x 26. Weight in Grams: 460.
- Publisher
- Northern Illinois University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780875807447
- ISBN
- 9780875807447
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 42.18
€ 46.99
€ 42.18