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Regional & national history
Paperback. A statistical study of lynching in ten southern states which shows that economic and status concerns were at the heart of that violent practice. This book tests explanations of the causes of lynching, using US Census and historical voting data and a newly constructed inventory of southern lynch victims. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLL; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 230 x 21. Weight in Grams: 492.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252064135
- ISBN
- 9780252064135
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 26.97
€ 26.99
€ 26.97
Paperback. Many Guatemalans speak of Mayan indigenous organizing as 'a finger in the wound'. This book explores the implications of this painfully graphic metaphor in a study of the civil war and its aftermath. It investigates the notion of Quincentennial Guatemala, which has given focus to the overarching question of Mayan - and Guatemalan - identity. Num Pages: 448 pages, 21 black-and-white illustrations and 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KLCG; HBJK; HBLW3; HBW; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 31. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520212855
- ISBN
- 9780520212855
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 29.67
€ 41.99
€ 29.67
Paperback. Examines the grim reality of southern Africa's contemporary post-'liberation' plight, with up-to-date analysis of the ANC and social movements. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFM; HBJH; HBLW3; HBTR; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 137 x 11. Weight in Grams: 256.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Pluto Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780745334790
- ISBN
- 9780745334790
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Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 24.25
€ 30.99
€ 24.25
Paperback. A history examining the interactions between church authorities and Mexican parishioners-from the late-colonial era into the early-national period-shows how religious thought and practice shaped Mexico s popular politics. Num Pages: 336 pages, 5 photos, 10 tables, 9 maps, 2 figures. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; 3JF; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 235 x 21. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822346395
- ISBN
- 9780822346395
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 30.35
€ 30.99
€ 30.35
Paperback. A wartime romance, survival saga and murder mystery set in rural France during the First World War, from the bestselling author of 'Operation Mincemeat' and 'Agent Zig-Zag'. Num Pages: 320 pages, 35 b/w plates (16pp), With index. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JJF; BTM; HBJD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 133 x 22. Weight in Grams: 250.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780007395262
- ISBN
- 9780007395262
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.32
€ 14.99
€ 11.32
Hardcover. Num Pages: 192 pages, 17 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTB; JFSJ1; JNB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 162 x 25. Weight in Grams: 438.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442211384
- ISBN
- 9781442211384
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 72.16
€ 72.16
Paperback. With all the emotional power of The Kite Runner, this is the very first true life account of growing up in Afghanistan, by a writer who still lives in Kabul. Num Pages: 416 pages, maps (black and white). BIC Classification: 1FCA; 3JM; BGA; HBJF; HBLX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 125 x 27. Weight in Grams: 298.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Pan Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781447221753
- ISBN
- 9781447221753
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.42
€ 19.99
€ 18.42
Hardcover. Intimate insights into the life of a woman in 1930s London, both private and public. Editor(s): Malcolmson, Patricia; Malcolmson, Robert. Series: London Record Society. Num Pages: 231 pages, 12 black & white illustrations, 1 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JJG; 3JJH; BM; HBJD1; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 157 x 252 x 21. Weight in Grams: 578.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- London Record Society
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780900952555
- ISBN
- 9780900952555
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 70.18€ 63.51
€ 70.18
€ 63.51
paperback. A remarkable account by a French naval officer who volunteered to take part in the Royal Navy search for the Franklin expedition. Translator(s): Barr, William. Num Pages: 339 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QMP; HBJQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press, Scholarly Publishing Division Canada
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 339
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442623699
- ISBN
- 9781442623699
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 37.77
€ 42.99
€ 37.77
Paperback. A narrative of the family odyssey across the America and of their early years in California. It presents the portrait of a remarkable woman. Num Pages: 144 pages, Map. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5182 x 3404 x 10. Weight in Grams: 182.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1977
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 144
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803258563
- ISBN
- 9780803258563
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.37
€ 19.37
Hardcover. In 1847, General Winfield Scott's military campaign helped pave the way for victory in the wider war against Mexico and also posed new challenges for discipline and logistics. This work highlights the visionary command of this general, the toughness of the troops he led, and the emergence of the United States as a potential global military power. Series: Modern War Studies. Num Pages: 384 pages, 14 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; HBJK; HBLL; HBW; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 31. Weight in Grams: 699.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University Press of Kansas
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700615414
- ISBN
- 9780700615414
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.84
€ 67.84
Paperback. Editor(s): Schonhorn, Manuel. Series: Dover Maritime. Num Pages: 800 pages, illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; HBJK; HBLL; JKV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 214 x 137 x 41. Weight in Grams: 932.
- Publisher
- Dover Publications Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 800
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Edition
- New ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780486404882
- ISBN
- 9780486404882
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 22.08
€ 33.99
€ 22.08
Paperback. Germans of the generation born just before the outbreak of World War I lived through a tumultuous and dramatic century. This book tells the story of their lives and, in so doing, offers a new history of twentieth-century Germany, as experienced and made by ordinary human beings. Num Pages: 352 pages, 1 b&w illustration. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJ; HBJD; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 162 x 29. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300192452
- ISBN
- 9780300192452
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.41
€ 33.99
€ 24.41
Hardback. Editor(s): Ugolini, Wendy (University of Edinburgh); Forsyth, David (National Museums Scotland). Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; HBJD1; HBLW; JFFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781474402736
- ISBN
- 9781474402736
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 105.26€ 101.00
€ 105.26
€ 101.00
Hardback. By focusing on the theme of mobility as the defining feature of 'modern globalization' in the Middle East, this book provides an essential examination of the formative years of the region. Editor(s): Kozma, Liat; Schayech, Cyrus; Wishnitzer, Avner. Series: Library of Middle East History. Num Pages: 256 pages, 2 integrated bw. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1QRM; HBJF1; JFFN. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 145 x 218 x 34. Weight in Grams: 632.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780769424
- ISBN
- 9781780769424
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 152.05€ 135.20
€ 152.05
€ 135.20
Paperback. Told with the full cooperation of many of the survivors, this is the story of WWII's greatest escape. Num Pages: 384 pages, 16pp black and white photographs. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBTZ1; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 198 x 39. Weight in Grams: 260.
- Publisher
- Nicholas Brealey Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781857886498
- ISBN
- 9781857886498
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.31
€ 17.99
€ 13.31
Paperback. In this succinct history of a conflict that raged for over a century, Gordon Corrigan reveals the horrors of battle and the machinations of power that have shaped a millennium of Anglo-French relationships. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 1DDF; 3H; HBJD; HBLC1; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 159 x 24. Weight in Grams: 524.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Atlantic Books
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848879270
- ISBN
- 9781848879270
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 19.84
€ 26.99
€ 19.84
Paperback. Edward I is familiar to millions as 'Longshanks', conqueror of Scotland and nemesis of Sir William Wallace ('Braveheart'). Edward was born to rule England, but believed that it was his right to rule all of Britain. His reign was one of the most dramatic of the entire Middle Ages. This title presents the biography of this truly formidable king. Num Pages: 480 pages, 16. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3H; BGH; HBJD1; HBLC1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 31. Weight in Grams: 364.
- Publisher
- Cornerstone
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099481751
- ISBN
- 9780099481751
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.72
€ 19.99
€ 14.72
Hardback. Dispelling the myth that Florentine politics offered only negative lessons, Mark Jurdjevic shows that significant aspects of Machiavelli's political thought were inspired by his native city. Machiavelli's contempt for Florence's shortcomings was a direct function of his considerable estimation of the city's unrealized political potential. Series: I Tatti Studies in Italian Renaissance History. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: 1DST; HBJD; HBLH; HPS; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 240 x 163 x 27. Weight in Grams: 616.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674725461
- ISBN
- 9780674725461
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 60.76€ 55.86
€ 60.76
€ 55.86
Paperback. Focuses on the Imperial mission to promote the unity of the Church, the State's involvement in intensely-debated doctrinal questions, and the calling by the Emperor of two major Church Councils at Ephesus, in 431 and 449. This work also includes material that illustrates the working of government and the involvement of State and the church. Series: Sather Classical Lectures. Num Pages: 306 pages, 5 b/w photographs, 7 maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 154 x 22. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 306
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- First
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520253919
- ISBN
- 9780520253919
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 28.78
€ 40.99
€ 28.78