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Regional & national history
Hardback. Ferdinand Alvarez de Toledo, the third duke of Alba, is remembered as a fanatical monster who laid waste much of the Netherlands rather than surrender it to Protestant heretics. Kamen attempts a re-evaluation of the duke, assessing this complex figure in the context of his times and personal faith. Num Pages: 204 pages, 12 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 3JB; HBJD; HBLH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 165 x 22. Weight in Grams: 534.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 204
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300102833
- ISBN
- 9780300102833
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 26.99
€ 36.99
€ 26.99
paperback. Explores the boundaries of this paternalistic order by investigating workers' strategies of conformity and resistance and by tracing the disciplinary practices of managers during the period from the turn of the century to a massive reorganisation of the mills in the late 1950s. Series: Comparative & International Working-Class History. Num Pages: 320 pages, 14 b&w photographs, 8 tables, 4 maps, 9 figures. BIC Classification: 1KLSC; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; JFSJ; JHBL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 23. Weight in Grams: 531.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Paperback Edition
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822324973
- ISBN
- 9780822324973
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.18
€ 37.18
Paperback. The streets of Dumfries, 'Queen of South', rise steeply from either side of the broad River Nith. Established as a royal burgh in 1186, the town has been touched over the centuries by some of the most significant events in Scotland's colourful history. This book celebrates the more everyday face of Dumfries and its surrounding area. Series: Scotland in Old Photographs. Num Pages: 128 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; HBJD1; WQH; WQP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 173 x 9. Weight in Grams: 348.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 128
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780750909853
- ISBN
- 9780750909853
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.45
€ 17.99
€ 16.45
Paperback. Tells the story of the rescue in May 1940 of British soldiers fleeing capture and defeat by the Nazis at Dunkirk. Num Pages: 672 pages, 24pp b&w inset. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 130 x 48. Weight in Grams: 504.
- Publisher
- Viking
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780241972267
- ISBN
- 9780241972267
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.95
€ 19.99
€ 14.95
Paperback. The true story of the 41,000 British soldiers who were left behind after the evacuation of Dunkirk, May 1940. Num Pages: 608 pages, 8pp B/w plate section. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 134 x 50. Weight in Grams: 450. The Men They Left Behind. 528 pages, 8pp b&w plate section. Tradition tells us that the dramatic events of the evacuation of Dunkirk, in which 300,000 BEF servicemen escaped the Nazis, was a victory gained from the jaws of defeat. This title reveals the story of the 40,000 men sacrificed in the rearguard battles. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JWLF. Dimension: 196 x 134 x 50. Weight: 450.
- Publisher
- Constable
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845299774
- ISBN
- 9781845299774
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.47
€ 17.99
€ 13.47
Paperback. Num Pages: 352 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBJD1; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 141 x 31. Weight in Grams: 384.
- Publisher
- Skyhorse Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781628725155
- ISBN
- 9781628725155
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.79
€ 17.99
€ 16.79
Paperback. Operation Dynamo, and its rescues from beaches and harbour, has gone down in history as a victory from certain defeat. Here Tim Lynch presents the true story of this miraculous event using stunning, rare images from the Mirrorpix archive. Num Pages: 96 pages, 100 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JJH; AJC; HBJD; HBWQ; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 248. .
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780750982733
- ISBN
- 9780750982733
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.57
€ 19.99
€ 18.57
Hardcover. This festschrift honours the contribution to historical scholarship and Irish public life by John A Murphy, Professor of Irish History at University College Cork, 1971-1990,independent member of the Irish Senate during a turbulent period, and a contributor to public debate over many decades, especially in relation to the crisis in Northern Ireland. Editor(s): Dunne, Tom; Geary, Lawrence M. Num Pages: 282 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; GTB; HBJD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 159 x 26. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Publisher
- Cork University Press
- Number of pages
- 282
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781859183922
- ISBN
- 9781859183922
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 39.00€ 31.26
€ 39.00
€ 31.26
Paperback. A collection of old photographs and memorabilia relating to Durham city. It focuses on the city's inhabitants at work and play, between the 1860s and the 1960s. It includes over two hundred photographs that create a record of trades, transport, festivities, military matters, street scenes, royal visits, sport and leisure. Series: Britain in Old Photographs. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: HBJD1; HBTB; WQP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 167 x 8. Weight in Grams: 316.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 128
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780750907088
- ISBN
- 9780750907088
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.49
€ 17.99
€ 16.49
Hardcover. Edited accounts from the estates of Durham Priory provide a rich vein of information for the economic history of the time. Editor(s): Britnell, Richard. Series: Publications of the Surtees Society. Num Pages: 453 pages, 1 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DBKEYD; 3H; HBJD1; HBLC1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 180 x 221 x 32. Weight in Grams: 886.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Surtees Society
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780854440733
- ISBN
- 9780854440733
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.02
€ 62.02
Paperback. Discussing the work of Durkheim, the author of this book discounts the theory that there is anything "essentially" Jewish in his work. He aims to show that Durkheim's sociology, especially his sociology of religion, was formed in relation to 19th and 20th century Jewish intellectual life in France. Series: Chicago Studies in the History of Judaism. Num Pages: 226 pages, 5 halftones. BIC Classification: BGH; HBJD; HBLL; JFC; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 139 x 18. Weight in Grams: 280.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 226
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780226777245
- ISBN
- 9780226777245
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 27.64
€ 34.99
€ 27.64
Paperback. Editor(s): Gates, Henry Louis, Jr. Num Pages: 222 pages. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBTS; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 158 x 11. Weight in Grams: 326.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 222
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199386710
- ISBN
- 9780199386710
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.58
€ 36.58
Paperback. An illustrated study of the Dutch infantry during the 80 Years War and the struggle for independence from Spain. It will appeal to enthusiasts of 16th- and 17th-century warfare." Illustrator(s): Embleton, Gerry. Series: Men-at-Arms. Num Pages: 48 pages, 40 b/w; 7 col. BIC Classification: 1DDN; 3JB; 3JD; HBJD; HBW; JWD; JWTR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 186 x 247 x 5. Weight in Grams: 164.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781472819116
- ISBN
- 9781472819116
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.49
€ 17.99
€ 16.49
Paperback. Illustrator(s): Embleton, Gerry. Series: Men-at-Arms. Num Pages: 48 pages, 40 b/w; 7 col. BIC Classification: 1DDN; 3JB; 3JD; HBJD; HBW; JWD; JWTR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 184 x 5. .
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781472819147
- ISBN
- 9781472819147
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 12.40
€ 16.99
€ 12.40
Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBLL. Dimension: 152 x 230 x 17. Weight in Grams: 442.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Granville Island Publishing
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781926991320
- ISBN
- 9781926991320
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 15.75
€ 21.99
€ 15.75
Paperback. The 2009 quadricentennial celebrations commemorating the discovery of the Hudson River by Henry Hudson will also spotlight one of our deepest and most enduring national legacies. This book takes needed stock of the remarkable past created by the settlers of New Netherlands. Editor(s): Panetta, Roger. Num Pages: 450 pages, 2 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3J; HBJK; HBTB; JFC; JFFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 181 x 253 x 34. Weight in Grams: 1104.
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 450
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823230402
- ISBN
- 9780823230402
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 59.42€ 58.58
€ 59.42
€ 58.58
paperback. This is the first general account of Dutch hegemony in trade, shipping, and finance between 1585 and 1740. Professor Israel, the leading historian in this field, uses a wide range of sources to explain why, despite its small size and population, the Dutch Republic functioned as the hub of world trade for nearly two centuries. Series: Clarendon Paperbacks. Num Pages: 484 pages, 4 figures, 12 maps. BIC Classification: 1DDN; 3JB; 3JD; 3JF; HBJD; HBLH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 141 x 27. Weight in Grams: 654.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press, USA United Kingdom
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 484
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198211396
- ISBN
- 9780198211396
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 88.23
€ 88.23
Hardback. Num Pages: 170 pages. BIC Classification: HBJD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 186 x 260 x 15. Weight in Grams: 488.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781634850377
- ISBN
- 9781634850377
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 221.07€ 164.84
€ 221.07
€ 164.84
Hardcover. This book examines the formation, entrenchment, and sociopolitical consequences of land conflict in the Negev region of Israel as it has become defined along ethnic lines. Num Pages: 264 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBH; HBJF1; JHMC; RGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 160 x 239 x 21. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804797603
- ISBN
- 9780804797603
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.46
€ 127.46
Paperback. This book examines the formation, entrenchment, and sociopolitical consequences of land conflict in the Negev region of Israel as it has become defined along ethnic lines. Num Pages: 264 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBH; HBJF1; JHMC; RGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 229 x 28. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804798303
- ISBN
- 9780804798303
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.31
€ 30.99
€ 27.31