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Regional & national history
Hardcover. This work locates the CIA's origins in government-wide efforts to reorganize national security during the transition from World War II to the Cold War. The author believes that the creation of the CIA was the culmination of years of negotiation among numerous policy makers. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJH; 3JJPG; HBJK; HBLW; JPQ; JPSH; JWKF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Univ Pr of Kansas
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700610242
- ISBN
- 9780700610242
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 79.30
€ 79.30
Hardcover. This deliberate reinterpretation of the American idea of the national park was innovative and radical, but its consequences were not limited to Switzerland. The Swiss park became the prime example of a "scientific national park," thereby influencing the course of national parks worldwide. Translator(s): Weiss, Giselle. Num Pages: 272 pages, 20 ills, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1DFH; 3JJ; 3JM; HBJD; HBLW; HBLX; RNK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 158 x 232 x 23. Weight in Grams: 586.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782383734
- ISBN
- 9781782383734
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 151.89
€ 151.89
Hardback. It will be of interest to students and scholars in the history and philosophy of science, religious studies, and evolutionary theory, as well as policy makers and educators concerned about the spread of creationism in our time. Editor(s): Blancke, Stefaan; Hjermitslev, Hans Henrik; Kjaergaard, Peter C. Series: Medicine, Science, and Religion in Historical Context. Num Pages: 296 pages, 11, 7 black & white halftones, 4 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1D; HBJD; HRAM3; PDX; PSAJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 162 x 230 x 22. Weight in Grams: 534.
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Edition Unstated
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421415628
- ISBN
- 9781421415628
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 38.36
€ 46.99
€ 38.36
Hardback. The "Maratha period" of the 17th and 18th centuries, when an independent Maratha state successfully resisted the Mughals, is a defining era in the history of the region of Maharashtra in western India. This book highlights shifts in history writing in early modern and modern India and the connections between historical and literary narratives. Series: Cultures of History. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HBAH; HBJF; HBLL; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231124867
- ISBN
- 9780231124867
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 80.25€ 61.32
€ 80.25
€ 61.32
Hardback. Num Pages: 352 pages, 12. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JJPG; AVH; HBJD; HBLW3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 165 x 26. Weight in Grams: 620.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801444111
- ISBN
- 9780801444111
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 102.55
€ 102.55
Editor(s): Leung, Chi-Cheung; Lo, Sonny Shiu-Hing. Num Pages: 374 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1QFG; GTF; HBJF; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Bridge21 Publications, LLC United States
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781626430082
- ISBN
- 9781626430082
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 56.67
€ 56.67
Paperback. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTV; JFCA; LNR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 180 x 128 x 12. Weight in Grams: 130.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Thought Catalog
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781576877708
- ISBN
- 9781576877708
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 12.37
€ 13.99
€ 12.37
Paperback. Paperback edition of an original and groundbreaking work of colonial American history. Anderson argues that pigs, cows and other animals were critical agents of imperialism. Num Pages: 336 pages, 7 halftones, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLH; JFFZ; WNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 158 x 18. Weight in Grams: 498.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195304466
- ISBN
- 9780195304466
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 22.87
€ 23.99
€ 22.87
Hardback. Series: Palgrave Studies in the History of Finance. Num Pages: 292 pages, 6 black & white illustrations, 2 colour illustrations, 13 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBJD1; HBTB; KFCF; KFF; KNP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 161 x 219 x 22. Weight in Grams: 518.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 292
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137489852
- ISBN
- 9781137489852
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 139.85
€ 139.85
Hardback. Credit transactions were a common and important feature of peasant society in the middle ages. This study of rural credit in medieval England uses the evidence of inter-peasant debt litigation to investigate the lenders and borrowers, the uses to which credit was put, and the effects of credit on social relationships. Series: British Academy Postdoctoral Fellowship Monographs. Num Pages: 268 pages, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3H; HBJD1; HBLH; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 162 x 20. Weight in Grams: 558.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 268
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780197264416
- ISBN
- 9780197264416
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 132.54
€ 132.54
Hardback. Series: Columbia Studies in the History of U.S. Capitalism. Num Pages: 352 pages, 19 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTB; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231168083
- ISBN
- 9780231168083
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 28.70
€ 40.99
€ 28.70
Hardcover. The first full-length account of Scotland's major change from burial to cremation Num Pages: 356 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; HBJD1; HBTB; JHBZ; LAZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 168 x 242 x 35. Weight in Grams: 814.
- Publisher
- John Donald Short Run Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781906566791
- ISBN
- 9781906566791
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 25.00
€ 25.00
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Steve Savage Publishers Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 2nd edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781904246350
- ISBN
- 9781904246350
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 13.73
€ 16.99
€ 13.73
Paperback. Reissue with a new Introduction by acclaimed historian Antony Beevor vividly bringing to life the epic struggles that took place in Second World War Crete Num Pages: 432 pages, 8pp b/w inset + maps. BIC Classification: 1DVGSC; HBJD; HBWQ; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 26. Weight in Grams: 292.
- Publisher
- John Murray London
- Number of pages
- 400
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719568312
- ISBN
- 9780719568312
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.87
€ 19.99
€ 14.87
Paperback. About King Minos, Theseus, the Minotaur, Ariadne, The birth of Zeus in the Diktaon Cave. One of the six 'Put it in your pocket series'. Series: "Put it in Your Pocket" Series of Booklets. Num Pages: 16 pages, lyne on cover. BIC Classification: 1DVGS; 1QDAG; HBJD; HBLA1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (Y) Teenage / Young Adult. Dimension: 150 x 105 x 5. Weight in Grams: 20.
- Publisher
- Orpington Publishers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780993489051
- ISBN
- 9780993489051
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 6.53
€ 6.53
Paperback. Num Pages: 175 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1FMNT; 3JJH; HBJF; HBJM; HBLW; HBWQ; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 139 x 12. Weight in Grams: 206.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Indra Publishing Australia
- Number of pages
- 175
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780957873544
- ISBN
- 9780957873544
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 16.37
€ 23.99
€ 16.37
Hardback. The history of criminal justice in modern Germany has become a vibrant field of research, as demonstrated in this volume. Following an introductory survey, the 12 chapters examine major topics in the history of crime and criminal justice from Imperial Germany, through the Weimar and Nazi eras, to the early postwar years, including case studies.. Editor(s): Wetzell, Richard F. Series: Studies in German History. Num Pages: 370 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJ; HBJD; HBLW; JKV; LNF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 238 x 159 x 28. Weight in Grams: 724.
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 388
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782382461
- ISBN
- 9781782382461
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 164.06
€ 164.06
Paperback. Provides a picture of the variety of criminal activity in the city. This illustrated book shows how both pure greed and genuine mental illness were responsible for unpleasant cases - such as the murder of an elderly aristocrat in his bed or the poisoning of a series of 'working girls'. It is of interest to London and Victorian historians. Num Pages: 160 pages, 100 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; HBJD1; HBLL; JKV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 184 x 16. Weight in Grams: 578.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781860773921
- ISBN
- 9781860773921
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 20.31
€ 23.99
€ 20.31
Paperback. Num Pages: 284 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 370.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Palgrave USA United States
- Number of pages
- 284
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780312163310
- ISBN
- 9780312163310
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 60.16
€ 60.16
Paperback. Representing a wave of legal history that has emerged in recent years, this title presents essays about the relationship between ordinary people and the law. It is suitable for scholars in Latin American studies and to those interested in the social and cultural history of law. Editor(s): Salvatore, Ricardo Donato; Aguirre, Carlos A.; Joseph, Gilbert M. Num Pages: 480 pages, 11 tables, 5 figures. BIC Classification: 1KL; 3JF; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJK; HBTB; JKV; LN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 33. Weight in Grams: 717.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 480
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822327448
- ISBN
- 9780822327448
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 33.59
€ 34.99
€ 33.59
Paperback. The Crime Buff's Guide to Outlaw Washington D.C. is the ultimate guide to the criminal history of our nation's capitol. It reveals the darker side of the city through riveting tales from history, photos, maps, directions, and GPS coordinates for sites to visit. Series: Crime Buff's Guides. Num Pages: 232 pages, black & white halftones, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KBBF; BG; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 18.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780762773855
- ISBN
- 9780762773855
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 15.08
€ 17.99
€ 15.08
Paperback. A fascinating journey through the Rockies' unruly past-with maps, photos, and more. Series: Crime Buff's Guides. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white halftones, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KBBW; BTC; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 150 x 15. Weight in Grams: 18.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780762771639
- ISBN
- 9780762771639
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 13.69
€ 15.99
€ 13.69
Paperback. Editor(s): Cockburn, J. S. Series: Routledge Library Editions: The History of Crime and Punishment. Num Pages: 380 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JB; 3JD; 3JF; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB; LAZ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 156 x 234 x 32. Weight in Grams: 584.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 380
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781138942783
- ISBN
- 9781138942783
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 55.58
€ 55.58
Paperback. Num Pages: 277 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD1; HBL; HBTB; JFD; KNTJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 344.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 277
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349338276
- ISBN
- 9781349338276
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 61.67
€ 61.67