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Regional & national history
Paperback. Guardian journalist Victoria Brittain presents a moving account of the years of civil war, foreign invasions and landmines which have decimated Angola. Num Pages: 128 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1HFMA; 3JJPL; 3JJPN; 3JJPR; HBJH; HBLW3; HBW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 135. Weight in Grams: 273.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Pluto Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745312477
- ISBN
- 9780745312477
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 20.95
€ 31.99
€ 20.95
Hardback. For more than 300 years, questions have surrounded the death of Oliver Cromwell. In a wide ranging investigation that draws upon the fields of history, toxicology, medical forensics, and literature, McMains claims that Cromwell was poisoned and suggests possible poisoners. Num Pages: 288 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; BGH; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 139 x 25. Weight in Grams: 535.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- The University Press of Kentucky United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813121338
- ISBN
- 9780813121338
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 46.73
€ 46.73
Hardcover. The gripping book about a panzer division and its battles in the shattered streets of Stalingrad. In Death of the Leaping Horseman, the untold story of 24. Panzer-Division's savage fighting on Stalingrad's outskirts and in the devastated ruins of the city itself is revealed in a detailed day-by-day account. Num Pages: 560 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 264 x 210 x 34. Weight in Grams: 1818.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Stackpole Books
- Edition
- First Thus
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780811714044
- ISBN
- 9780811714044
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.74€ 45.53
€ 53.74
€ 45.53
Paperback. Drawing on first-hand accounts from veterans and civilians, as well as previously unpublished source material, Death on the Don tells the story of one of the greatest military disasters of the Second World War. Num Pages: 256 pages, 60 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780750979467
- ISBN
- 9780750979467
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 21.42
€ 24.99
€ 21.42
Paperback. An epic history of the battle of Quebec, the death of General James Wolfe and the beginnings of Britain's empire in North America. Military history at its best. Num Pages: 560 pages, With index. BIC Classification: 1KBCQ; 3JF; HBJK; HBLL; HBW; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 36. Weight in Grams: 418.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Number of pages
- 560
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780007286218
- ISBN
- 9780007286218
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 15.76
€ 23.99
€ 15.76
Num Pages: 256 pages, over 420 b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJD; HBWQ; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 286 x 224 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1464.
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764309533
- ISBN
- 9780764309533
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.28€ 38.86
€ 54.28
€ 38.86
Hardback. Offers a study of ancient Greek tyrant-killing legislation - laws that explicitly gave individuals incentives to "kill a tyrant." This title demonstrates that the ancient Greeks promulgated these laws to harness the dynamics of mass uprisings and preserve popular democratic rule in the face of anti-democratic threats. Num Pages: 280 pages, 3 halftones. 2 line illus. 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 3D; HBJD; HBLA1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 240 x 163 x 25. Weight in Grams: 588.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691156903
- ISBN
- 9780691156903
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 56.65€ 44.39
€ 56.65
€ 44.39
Paperback. * Offers a unique perspective on modern mechanized warfare * Fills a critical gap in World War II Literature In his rare behind the scenes story of an American armour division during World War II, Benton Y. Cooper provides surprising insight into what it took to keep Patton's tanks rolling across Europe. Num Pages: 384 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBWQ; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 177 x 106 x 30. Weight in Grams: 226.
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Presidio Press
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Format
- Paperback
- SKU
- V9780891418146
- ISBN
- 9780891418146
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.21
€ 10.21
Paperback. Series: Early Modern History: Society and Culture. Num Pages: 240 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBJD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 229 x 17. Weight in Grams: 364.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349432714
- ISBN
- 9781349432714
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 119.13
€ 119.13
hardcover. 'Who will write the History of the American Revolution' asked a worried John Adams, and 'who will ever write it? This book is an attempt to answer these questions. Examining the many histories of the American Revolution and Constitution, it looks at how the transition from amateur to professional transformed the interpretation of the Revolution. Series Editor(s): Richardson, Roger. Series: Issues in Historiography. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: HBAH; HBJK; HBLH. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 31. Weight in Grams: 526.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719052415
- ISBN
- 9780719052415
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 136.24
€ 136.24
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719074493
- ISBN
- 9780719074493
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 24.21
€ 24.99
€ 24.21
Paperback. Num Pages: 292 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBJF; HBJK; HBL; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 292
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349352111
- ISBN
- 9781349352111
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 62.08
€ 62.08
Hardback. The Spanish-American War focused not only on foreign policy, but also on the nation's very essence and purpose. At the heart of this debate was a consensus on American nationalism. This book explains why the belief in exceptionalism still serves as the basis of American nationalism and foreign policy even in spite of more recent military failures. Num Pages: 292 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JPHV; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 142 x 22. Weight in Grams: 486.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 292
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230392892
- ISBN
- 9780230392892
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.82
€ 62.82
paperback. Examines how political rule in Arab countries is effectuated, organized, and executed, and how authoritarianism works in practice and how it can be grasped conceptually. Editor(s): Schlumberger, Oliver. Num Pages: 360 pages, 4 tables. BIC Classification: 1FBX; HBJF1; JFC; JPHX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 227 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 486.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804763332
- ISBN
- 9780804763332
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 33.44
€ 33.99
€ 33.44
Paperback. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 159 x 31. Weight in Grams: 717.
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 3rd Revised ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442208650
- ISBN
- 9781442208650
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 59.56
€ 59.56
Hardcover. Num Pages: 221 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLH; JFSL9; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 159 x 23. Weight in Grams: 510.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Clear Light Publishers United States
- Edition
- First Edition, 1st Printing
- Number of pages
- 221
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780940666788
- ISBN
- 9780940666788
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 23.37
€ 34.99
€ 23.37
Paperback. Num Pages: 221 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 372.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Clear Light Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 221
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780940666795
- ISBN
- 9780940666795
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 15.59
€ 20.99
€ 15.59
paperback. Touching on the decade's biggest issues, from changing cultural norms to the role of the state, Debating Dissent critically examines ideas of generational change and the sixties. Series: Canadian Social History Series. Num Pages: 384 pages, 14. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 3JJPK; HBJK; HBLW3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 141 x 24. Weight in Grams: 500.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442610781
- ISBN
- 9781442610781
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 36.69
€ 40.99
€ 36.69
hardcover. Touching on the decade's biggest issues, from changing cultural norms to the role of the state, Debating Dissent critically examines ideas of generational change and the sixties. Series: Canadian Social History Series. Num Pages: 384 pages, 14. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 3JJPK; HBJK; HBLW3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 147 x 28. Weight in Grams: 600.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442641648
- ISBN
- 9781442641648
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 89.42
€ 89.42
Paperback. The popular referendum of 1974 which affirmed Italy's recently-won divorce law is widely regarded as a turning point in modern Italian history, but the long story behind that struggle has remained largely unfamiliar. Using the debates over divorce as a lens, this book is a study of the quest to modernize Italy, Italians, and Italian marriage. Series: Italian and Italian American Studies. Num Pages: 310 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBL; HBTB; JHBK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 389.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2006
- Number of pages
- 310
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349533923
- ISBN
- 9781349533923
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 62.54
€ 62.54
Hardcover. Series: Italian and Italian American Studies. Num Pages: 310 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DST; HBJD; JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 510.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781403972712
- ISBN
- 9781403972712
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.87
€ 62.87
Paperback. By exploring the relationship between domestic and international human rights discourses, this study offers new insights not only into the Chinese but the Western human rights debate as well. Students and scholars should find this work an important tool for understanding the issues of human rights. Num Pages: 400 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 148 x 22. Weight in Grams: 530.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742516977
- ISBN
- 9780742516977
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 78.88
€ 78.88
Paperback. Brings together papers presented at a symposium held in Oxford in 2002 to debate the theme of ancient Orientalization. This title reassesses the concept of Orientalizing, questioning whether it is valid to interpret Mediterranean-wide processes of change in the Late Bronze and Early Iron Ages by the term Orientalization. Editor(s): Riva, Corinna; Vella, Nicholas C. Series: Monographs in Mediterranean Archaeology. Num Pages: 224 pages, 25 figures. BIC Classification: 1F; HBJF; HBLA; HDD. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 190 x 248 x 10. Weight in Grams: 352.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Equinox Publishing
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845538910
- ISBN
- 9781845538910
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.28
€ 53.28
Hardback. In the 20th century, no region of the US has experienced greater social upheaval or undergone a more dramatic political transformation then the South. This text critically examines the magnitude of these changes, the individuals who made them happen, and their influence on the rest of the nation. Series: Debating Twentieth-Century America. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBF; 1KBBS; HBJK; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 400.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780847694136
- ISBN
- 9780847694136
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 138.33
€ 138.33