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Regional & national history
Paperback. Inserting China into the history of nineteenth-century colonialism, this title explores the ways that Euro-American imperial powers humiliated the Qing monarchy and disciplined the Qing polity in the wake of multi-power invasions of China in 1860 and 1900. Num Pages: 416 pages, 41 illustrations, 3 tables, 3 maps, 5 figures. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JH; HBJF; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3887 x 25. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780822331889
- ISBN
- 9780822331889
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.73
€ 32.99
€ 29.73
Hardback.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Boydell & Brewer Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 218
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843837862
- ISBN
- 9781843837862
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 97.65
€ 97.65
Hardback. Drawing on hitherto unexamined manuscripts, this book challenges the standard narrative that English presbyterianism was successfully extinguished from the late sixteenth century until its prominent public resurgence during the English Civil War. Num Pages: 320 pages, 9 tables, 1 figure, 4 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JB; 3JD; HBJD1; HRCC93. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 28. Weight in Grams: 558.
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804759878
- ISBN
- 9780804759878
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 86.32
€ 86.32
Paperback. A fascinating picture of society and rural change in the late sixteenth and seventeenth centuries which discusses both the enduring characteristics of society as well as the course of social change. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; HBJD1; HBLH; HBTB. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 138 x 22. Weight in Grams: 396.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415290685
- ISBN
- 9780415290685
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.23
€ 51.23
hardcover. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJD1; HBLH; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 138 x 18. Weight in Grams: 689.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781138171053
- ISBN
- 9781138171053
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 195.05
€ 195.05
Paperback. The complete story of how the German Enigma codes were broken, reissued for the 70th anniversary of the event. Perfect for fans of THE IMITATION GAME, the new film on Alan Turing's Enigma code, starring Benedict Cumberbatch. Num Pages: 576 pages, 55. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJH; HBJD1; HBWQ; JPSH; JWKF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 35. Weight in Grams: 446. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- W&N
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- New Ed
- SKU
- KTJ0049534
- ISBN
- 9780304366620
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 10.00
€ 10.00
Hardback. Num Pages: 240 pages, 24. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KBBE; 3JH; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 141 x 21. Weight in Grams: 414.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801448515
- ISBN
- 9780801448515
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.90
€ 26.99
€ 23.90
Paperback. This book describes a period which saw the rise of some of the most influential thinkers of the contemporary world, as the Scottish Enlightenment reached and perhaps passed its peak. Series: New History of Scotland. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 3JF; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 141 x 18. Weight in Grams: 372.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 2nd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748625154
- ISBN
- 9780748625154
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.73
€ 32.99
€ 29.73
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Birlinn General
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780273730
- ISBN
- 9781780273730
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.50
€ 17.99
€ 16.50
Paperback. Offers a study of those at the centre of Western civilization's vision of the world - the Enlightenment: nobles, priests, functionaries, men of letters, artists, explorers, soldiers and women. This book examines the fundamental structures of society, and attitudes to birth, death and sexuality. Editor(s): Vovelle, Michel. Translator(s): Cochrane, Lydia G. Num Pages: 460 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH; HBG; HBJD; HBLH; HBLL; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 155 x 28. Weight in Grams: 634.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 460
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226865706
- ISBN
- 9780226865706
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 59.07€ 50.62
€ 59.07
€ 50.62
Paperback. This book offers a new interpretation of political reform in Spain and its American empire in the second half of the Eighteenth century. It examines the intellectual foundation of commercial, administrative and colonial policy during the tumultuous reigns of Charles III and Charles IV. Series: Cambridge Imperial and Post-Colonial Studies Series. Num Pages: 255 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DSE; HBJD; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 188 x 242 x 20. Weight in Grams: 330.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 264
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230300521
- ISBN
- 9780230300521
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 59.06€ 58.27
€ 59.06
€ 58.27
Paperback. The Enlightenment was a period of intense activity devoted to discovery and learning about the natural world, the past and other civilizations. Classification, collecting and deciphering were all important stages on the way to understanding the world. Num Pages: 304 pages, 270 illustrations, 245 in colour. BIC Classification: HBJD1; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 274 x 218 x 29. Weight in Grams: 1482. Discovering the World in the Eighteenth Century. 304 pages, 270 illustrations, 245 in colour. The Enlightenment was a period of intense activity devoted to discovery and learning about the natural world, the past and other civilizations. Classification, collecting and deciphering were all important stages on the way to understanding the world. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: HBJD1; HBLL. Dimension: 274 x 218 x 29. Weight: 1350.
- Publisher
- British Museum Press
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780714150208
- ISBN
- 9780714150208
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 28.96
€ 33.99
€ 28.96
Paperback. The Republic of Ireland, which declared itself in 1949, allowed the Catholic Church to dominate its civil society and education system. Investment by American and European companies, and a welcoming tax regime, created the 'Celtic Tiger' of the 1990s. It needs to become a fully modern republic in fact as well as name. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJPR; 3JMC; HBJD1; HBLW3; HBLX; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 153 x 20. Weight in Grams: 366. 8vo . Some light shelfwear otherwise a good copy.Signed and inscribed by the author
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Edition
- Main
- SKU
- KEX0280919
- ISBN
- 9780571270088
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 15.00
€ 15.00
Paperback. Think more deeply and work more independently at A level History through a carefully thought-out enquiry approach from SHP. Each enquiry tackles a discrete topic which together build a rounded and balanced picture of the causes, the course, the consequences, and the historiography of the revolution. Series: Enquiring History. Num Pages: 144 pages, Full colour throughout. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JF; 4KL; HBJD; HBLL; HBTV2. Category: (UA) A / AS level. Dimension: 247 x 191 x 6. Weight in Grams: 336.
- Publisher
- Hodder Education United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 144
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781444144543
- ISBN
- 9781444144543
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.97
€ 31.97
Paperback. Traces the rich legacy of stories and images of the Amazon that reflects the influence of different groups of people - conquistadors, corporate executives, subsistence farmers - over the centuries. This book argues that we cannot defend the Amazon's array of plants and animals without comprehending its astonishing human and cultural diversity. Num Pages: 332 pages, 41 b/w photographs, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KLSBZ; DSB; GTB; HBJK; RGBL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- New Ed
- Number of pages
- 332
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520226425
- ISBN
- 9780520226425
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.15
€ 40.99
€ 29.15
Hardcover. Jack Williams provides a thought-provoking examination of television's role in British popular culture. Num Pages: 224 pages, 25 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJP; 3JM; APT; HBJD1; HBLW3; JFC; JFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 150 x 29. Weight in Grams: 542.
- Publisher
- Sutton Pub Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780750921817
- ISBN
- 9780750921817
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 4.73
€ 4.73
Paperback. The origins of England's regional cultures are here shown to be strongly influenced by the natural environment and geographical features. Series: Anglo-Saxon Studies. Num Pages: 280 pages, 41 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3F; HBJD1; HBLC1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 156 x 233 x 18. Weight in Grams: 432.
- Publisher
- Boydell & Brewer Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781783270552
- ISBN
- 9781783270552
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 32.74
€ 33.99
€ 32.74
Hardback. The origins of England's regional cultures are here shown to be strongly influenced by the natural environment and geographical features. Series: Anglo-Saxon Studies. Num Pages: 280 pages, 41, 41 black and white. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3H; HBJD1; HBLC; RGC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 165 x 234 x 21. Weight in Grams: 576. Time and Topography. Series: Anglo-Saxon Studies. 280 pages, 41, 41 black and white. The Anglo-Saxon period was crucial in the development of England's character: its language, and much of its landscape and culture, were forged in the period between the fifth and the eleventh centuries. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3H; HBJD1; HBLC; RGC. Dimension: 241 x 162 x 25. Weight: 778.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Boydell & Brewer Ltd
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843837374
- ISBN
- 9781843837374
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 98.09
€ 98.09
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784993443
- ISBN
- 9781784993443
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 26.88
€ 26.99
€ 26.88
Paperback. Politics under Salvador Allende was a battle fought in the streets. This book places urban conflict at the heart of Chilean history, exploring how marches and protests, posters and murals, documentary film and street photography, became the basis of a new form of political change in Latin America in the late twentieth century. Num Pages: 296 pages, 15 b/w. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBLW3. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 275 x 20. Weight in Grams: 412.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520289918
- ISBN
- 9780520289918
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.92
€ 33.99
€ 24.92
Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages, 7 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBC; HBJK; JH; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 148 x 13. Weight in Grams: 355.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816639250
- ISBN
- 9780816639250
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.40
€ 27.99
€ 26.40
Paperback. Examines how popular culture has shaped the ways Americans define their 'interests' in the Middle East. Including the 9/11 and the Iraq war, this book argues that US foreign policy, while grounded in material and military realities, is also developed in a cultural context. Series: American Crossroads. Num Pages: 426 pages, 30 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1KBB; HBJF1; HBJK; HBLW3; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 152 x 228 x 26. Weight in Grams: 570.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 2 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 426
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520244993
- ISBN
- 9780520244993
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.30
€ 40.99
€ 29.30
Hardback. Rigorous archival research, careful readings, and long chronologies of genre define this magisterial work, making it an invaluable resource for scholars of American studies, American poetry, and literary history. Num Pages: 376 pages, 20, 20 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DSC; HBJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 159 x 233 x 29. Weight in Grams: 620.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421404899
- ISBN
- 9781421404899
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 73.84€ 67.44
€ 73.84
€ 67.44
Hardcover. This first detailed study of the bishops of Florence tells the story of a dynamic Italian lordship during the most prosperous period of the Middle Ages. Drawing upon a rich base of primary sources, Dameron demonstrates that the nature of the Florentine episcopal lordship results from the tension between seigneurial pressure and peasant resistance. Num Pages: 284 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1DST; HBJD; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 243 x 166 x 28. Weight in Grams: 681.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Edition
- 1ST
- Number of pages
- 284
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674258914
- ISBN
- 9780674258914
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 86.19€ 78.18
€ 86.19
€ 78.18