Regional & national history
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Regional & national history
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. "The first book to tell the strange and fascinating story of General Zhang Xue-liang, the Chinese-Manchurian "Young Marshall"--a man who left an indelible mark on the history of modern China, but few know his story. Unlocking the mystery of this man's life, the author helps to shed light on 20th-century China."-- Num Pages: 188 pages, biography. BIC Classification: D; HBJF; HBL; HBW; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 188
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349326785
- ISBN
- 9781349326785
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Hardcover. The first book to tell the strange and fascinating story of General Zhang Xue-liang, the Chinese-Manchurian 'Young Marshall' - a man who left an indelible mark on the history of modern China, but few know his story. Unlocking the mystery of this man's life, Aron Shai helps to shed light on 20th-century China. Num Pages: 188 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJ; BGH; HBJF; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 144 x 17. Weight in Grams: 346.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230279063
- ISBN
- 9780230279063
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.73
€ 66.73
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
Paperback. Glantz offers a definitive account of the forgotten catastrophe of Operation Mars, reveals the key players, and details the major events of the military disaster. 24 photos, 24 maps. Series: Modern War Studies. Num Pages: 422 pages, 24 photographs, 24 maps. BIC Classification: 1DVU; 3JJH; HBJD; HBWQ; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Univ Pr of Kansas
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700614172
- ISBN
- 9780700614172
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.04
€ 35.04
Hardcover. Num Pages: 166 pages, b/w photos & tables. BIC Classification: 1HFMW; HBJH; HBLW; JFFA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 231 x 158 x 16. Weight in Grams: 356.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 166
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781608764860
- ISBN
- 9781608764860
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 171.21€ 117.83
€ 171.21
€ 117.83
Hardcover. Catalog of an exhibition co-organized by Blaffer Art Museum, University of Houston, and Krannert Art Museum and Kinkead Pavilion, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, held at Blaffer Art Museum from September 26, 2015-March 19, 2016 and at Krannert Art Museum from November 10, 2016-March 25, 2017. Num Pages: 120 pages, 61 color illus. BIC Classification: 1H; ACBS; AFKV; HBJH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 272 x 234 x 15. Weight in Grams: 704.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Krannert Art Museum,US United States
- Number of pages
- 120
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9781883015480
- ISBN
- 9781883015480
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 35.98
€ 43.99
€ 35.98
Series: The Modern Jewish Experience. Num Pages: 494 pages, 2 maps, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1DVK; 3JJG; HBJD; HBLW; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 32. Weight in Grams: 808.
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 494
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253018670
- ISBN
- 9780253018670
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.85
€ 52.85
Paperback. Series: Cornell Studies in Security Affairs. Num Pages: 336 pages, 9, 9 tables. BIC Classification: 1FBH; 3JJPN; 3JJPR; 3JM; HBJF1; HBLW3; HBLX; JWK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 159 x 234 x 23. Weight in Grams: 562.
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801479762
- ISBN
- 9780801479762
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 36.59
€ 40.99
€ 36.59
Hardback. This book tells the story of more than 150,000 Canadians who were subjected to conscription during the Second World War, and how their experiences shaped and were shaped by the decisions of the generals and politicians who guided the country's war effort. Series: Studies in Canadian Military History. Num Pages: 688 pages, 22 b&w photographs, 10 tables, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 3JJH; HBJK; HBWQ; JWL; JWT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 160 x 28. Weight in Grams: 658.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 688
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780774830515
- ISBN
- 9780774830515
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 107.64
€ 107.64
Paperback. Editor(s): Bund; Misereor. Num Pages: black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: 1DFG; HBJD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 635.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Birkhauser Verlag AG Switzerland
- Edition
- 4
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783764357115
- ISBN
- 9783764357115
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 48.99€ 41.31
€ 48.99
€ 41.31
paperback. The Anglo-Zulu war was one of deception, dishonour, incompetence and dereliction of duty by Lord Chelmsford who invaded Zululand without the knowledge of the British Government. This title looks at the most controversial and brutal British imperial conflict of the nineteenth century. Num Pages: 528 pages, Illustrations, maps, ports. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; 3JH; HBJH; HBLL; HBW; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 151 x 32. Weight in Grams: 368.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780141015699
- ISBN
- 9780141015699
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 12.37
€ 19.99
€ 12.37
Paperback. A gripping and vivid account of one of the British army's most famous battles Num Pages: 720 pages, Illustrations, maps, plan, ports. BIC Classification: 1HFM; 3JH; HBJH; HBLL; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 132 x 65. Weight in Grams: 560.
- Publisher
- Pan Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 720
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 1st Edition Thus
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780330445931
- ISBN
- 9780330445931
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 17.77
€ 23.99
€ 17.77
Paperback. Anne Boleyn, Henry VIII's second wife, was imprisoned in the Tower of London on 2 May 1536, and tried and found guilty of high treason on 15 May. Her supposed crimes included adultery with five men, one her own brother, and plotting the King's death. She was executed on 19 May 1536. This title tells the story of Anne's fall. Num Pages: 544 pages, 16. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JB; BGH; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 134 x 37. Weight in Grams: 398.
- Edition
- Reprint
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780712640176
- ISBN
- 9780712640176
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.08
€ 19.99
€ 15.08
Paperback. Num Pages: 340 pages. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBWP. Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Publisher
- Sussex Academic Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845197889
- ISBN
- 9781845197889
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 36.59
€ 40.99
€ 36.59
Paperback. This volume examines the study and reconstruction of medieval and early modern fight-books and related subjects. The subjects covered range from manuscript studies to philology, from Aristotelian physics to martial musicality, from medieval textuality to women and warfare. Editor(s): Mondschein, Ken. Series: Insights from Reconstruction, Reenactment, and Re-Creation. Num Pages: 100 pages. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBLC; JWXZ. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 178. Weight in Grams: 449.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- FreeLance Academy Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781937439132
- ISBN
- 9781937439132
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.02
€ 32.02
Hardback. States are inherently and fundamentally geographical. Sovereignty is based on control of territory. This book uses Song China to explain how a pre-industrial regime organized itself spatially in order to exercise authority. Series: Harvard-Yenching Institute Monograph Series. Num Pages: 396 pages, 8 halftones; 9 line art; 37 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3H; HBJF; HBLC1; JPHC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 36. Weight in Grams: 680.
- Publisher
- Harvard University, Asia Center
- Number of pages
- 396
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674056022
- ISBN
- 9780674056022
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 46.60
€ 54.99
€ 46.60
Paperback. A deeply researched and gracefully written history of Boko Haram's cultural and religious hinterland in northern Nigeria Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFDN; 3JM; HBJH; HBLX; JPFR; JPWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 145. Weight in Grams: 500.
- Publisher
- C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849045582
- ISBN
- 9781849045582
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 24.33
€ 25.99
€ 24.33
Hardback. The early twentieth-century advent of aerial bombing made successful evacuations essential to any war effort, but ordinary people resented them deeply. Based on extensive archival research in Germany and France, this is the first broad, comparative study of civilian evacuations in Germany and France during World War II. Num Pages: 280 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 1DFG; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 236 x 159 x 22. Weight in Grams: 516.
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 280
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845457259
- ISBN
- 9781845457259
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 137.19
€ 137.19
Paperback. Perhaps the most profound cultural change in modern Irish history has been the replacement of Irish by English as the main vernacular of the general population in the centuries since the conquest of Ireland in the sixteenth century. Num Pages: 52 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 283 x 231 x 5. Weight in Grams: 288.
- Publisher
- Quinnipiac University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780990468677
- ISBN
- 9780990468677
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 12.02
€ 13.99
€ 12.02