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Regional & national history
Hardback. Part Regency mystery, part imperial history, this title presents a tale of adventure and deceit across two worlds - British aristocrats and Australian felons - bound together in an emerging age of opportunity and individualism, where personal worth was battling power based on birth alone. It illuminates the darker side of this age of liberty. Num Pages: 368 pages, 16 color illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1M; BTC; HBJD1; HBJM; HBTB; JFSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 29. Weight in Grams: 662.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674052789
- ISBN
- 9780674052789
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 30.19
€ 35.99
€ 30.19
Hardback. This is the tale of an accusation of blood libel during a period when France prided itself on its rationality. Translator(s): Goldhammer, Arthur. Series: Stanford Studies in Jewish History and Culture. Num Pages: 192 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JF; HBJD; HBLH; HRAM9; JFSR1; JKV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 28. Weight in Grams: 417.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804774048
- ISBN
- 9780804774048
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 86.52
€ 86.52
Paperback. While the cult of St Theodore has been studied in the context of hagiographical writing and from the perspective of his representation in medieval art, this translation of the Greek texts connected with St Theodore examines the structure of the texts and their historical development. Series: Translated Texts for Byzantinists. Num Pages: 192 pages, 3, 3 black & white illustrations, Black and White. BIC Classification: 1QDAZ; 3F; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 151 x 211 x 14. Weight in Grams: 220.
- Publisher
- Liverpool University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781381663
- ISBN
- 9781781381663
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 58.62
€ 58.62
Hardcover. Num Pages: 264 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; HBJD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 263 x 162 x 31. Weight in Grams: 650.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226322841
- ISBN
- 9780226322841
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 27.27
€ 34.99
€ 27.27
paperback. Examines culinary writing and practices as forces for the production of social order and, at the same time, points of cultural resistance. This book offers a close reading of a wide variety of sources and genres to uncover the intersections of food, politics, and privilege in American culture. Series: California Studies in Food and Culture. Num Pages: 283 pages, 8 b/w. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTB; JFCV; JFSJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 228 x 17. Weight in Grams: 394.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520284982
- ISBN
- 9780520284982
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.64
€ 33.99
€ 24.64
Hardback. A Temperate Empire explores how early North American settlers understood the widespread process of climate warming and tried to remake local climates through colonial settlement and economic development. Num Pages: 280 pages, 7 illus. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBLL; HBTQ; RNPG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 168 x 244 x 29. Weight in Grams: 518.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780190206598
- ISBN
- 9780190206598
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 126.38
€ 126.38
Paperback. A Tender Voyage is the first full-length study of the history of childhood and children's lives in late imperial China. Num Pages: 378 pages, 47 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JD; 3JF; HBJF; HBLL; HBTB; JFSP1. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 158 x 237 x 21. Weight in Grams: 526.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 378
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804757546
- ISBN
- 9780804757546
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.71
€ 46.71
hardcover. In 1940, for the first time since America's founding, a sitting president sought a third term in office. But this was only one remarkable aspect of that year's election. A Third Term for FDR reveals how domestic policy more than international events influenced Roosevelt's decision to run and his victory in November. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: HBJK; JPHC; JPHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- University Press of Kansas United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780700624027
- ISBN
- 9780700624027
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.85
€ 66.85
Paperback. This title brings together texts by and about Thomas More - poet, scholar, statesman, educational reformer, philospher, historian and saint. The writings focus upon More's views of education, political theory, church-state relations, love and friendship, practical politics and conscience. Editor(s): Wegemer, Gerard B.; Smith, Stephen W. Num Pages: 384 pages, Illustrations (some col.), maps. BIC Classification: 2AB; DNF; DSBD; DSK; HBJD1; HBLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 862.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- The Catholic University of America Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813213767
- ISBN
- 9780813213767
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.44
€ 45.44
Paperback. An as-told-to political autobiography of Phuntso Wangye (Phunwang), one of the most important Tibetan revolutionary figures of the twentieth century. It illuminates one of the world's most tragic and dangerous ethnic conflicts at the same time that it relates the details of a stormy life spent in the quest for a new Tibet. Num Pages: 400 pages, 25 b/w photographs, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPCT; BGH; HBJF; HBLW; JPW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 264 x 27. Weight in Grams: 572.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520249929
- ISBN
- 9780520249929
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 23.58
€ 32.99
€ 23.58
Paperback. Provides an examination of the production, consumption, and circulation of tea. This book reveals how the female tea-pluckers seen in advertisements came to symbolise the heart of colonialism in India. It exposes how this image has distracted from working conditions, low wages, and coercive labour practices enforced by the patronage system. Series: A John Hope Franklin Center Book. Num Pages: 440 pages, 27 b&w photos, 6 tables. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HBJF; HBTQ; HBTR; JFSJ1; JFSL; JHBL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 29. Weight in Grams: 658.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 440
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780822326748
- ISBN
- 9780822326748
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 33.59
€ 33.99
€ 33.59
Paperback. By revealing the ways in which the state and communities dealt with the Great Depression in Japan, this study brings us closer to a comparative, grassroots perspective on how average men and women addressed some of modernity's fundamental questions. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 512 pages, 3 maps, 9 line drawings, 12 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJG; GTB; HBJF; HBLW; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 155 x 32. Weight in Grams: 676.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Harvard University Asia Center
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674012776
- ISBN
- 9780674012776
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 24.21
€ 27.99
€ 24.21
Hardback. Packed with vibrant characters-conniving friends, FBI agents, and rival politicians split by sectional and ideological interests as well as gamblers, revelers, and wronged wives-A Time of Scandal will appeal to anyone interested in political gossip, presidential politics, the "Ohio Gang," and the 1920s. Num Pages: 408 pages, 18, 18 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; HBJK; HBLW; JPP; JPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 179 x 237 x 31. Weight in Grams: 672.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421421308
- ISBN
- 9781421421308
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 32.28
€ 35.99
€ 32.28
Paperback. Praised by Ian McEwan, Michael Longley, the Guardian and many others, A Time to Speak tells the story of Helen Lewis, shipped from Prague to Auschwitz at the start of WW2 as part of the Final Solution, and her struggle to survive the Holocaust. Num Pages: 128 pages, map. BIC Classification: 1DVKC; 3JJH; BM; HBJD; HBLW; HBTZ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 186.
- Publisher
- Blackstaff Press Ltd
- Number of pages
- 128
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780856408557
- ISBN
- 9780856408557
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.76
€ 12.76
Paperback. An exploration of the personal, social, and cultural meanings of the iconic Canadian cottage. Num Pages: 308 pages, , maps. BIC Classification: 1KBC; HBJK; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 308
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780774826082
- ISBN
- 9780774826082
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 36.74
€ 36.99
€ 36.74
Paperback. Series: The A to Z Guide Series. Num Pages: 488 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAZ; HBJD. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 214 x 137 x 31. Weight in Grams: 658.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1955
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 488
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810855915
- ISBN
- 9780810855915
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.69
€ 66.69
Paperback. Series: The A to Z Guide Series. Num Pages: 408 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; GBC; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 142 x 25. Weight in Grams: 558.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 408
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810853607
- ISBN
- 9780810853607
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 69.32
€ 69.32
Paperback. This is a reprint of a 2002 work titled, Historical Dictionary of the Civil War (Scarecrow Press). In this two-volume reference prepared for the wide audience of Civil War historians, buffs, and students, Jones (history, U. of Louisiana) provides a lengthy (75-page) introduction, giving a broad overview of the war and its origins and consequences. Num Pages: 1702 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; GBC; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 142 x 101. Weight in Grams: 2333.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 1702
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810853867
- ISBN
- 9780810853867
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 81.39
€ 81.39
Paperback. Series: The A to Z Guide Series. Num Pages: 968 pages. BIC Classification: GBC; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 220 x 143 x 57. Weight in Grams: 1321.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 968
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810868205
- ISBN
- 9780810868205
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 74.04
€ 74.04
Paperback. Series: The A to Z Guide Series. Num Pages: 646 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white line drawings, maps. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBJD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 221 x 144 x 34. Weight in Grams: 762.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 646
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810872042
- ISBN
- 9780810872042
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 70.58
€ 70.58