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Regional & national history

Paperback. Num Pages: 176 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: BGA; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 249.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Heritage House Publishing Co Ltd Canada
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9781927527139
ISBN
9781927527139
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 18.26

Paperback. Editor(s): Mackie, Richard; Wynn, Graeme. Num Pages: 304 pages, 60 b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBCB; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 154 x 25. Weight in Grams: 672.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Harbour Publishing Canada
Edition
1St Edition
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9781550175776
ISBN
9781550175776
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 27.44

Paperback. Home Truths uncovers the strange and often bizarre stories behind the inventions, and inventors, that have shaped our homes. From dado rails and stencilling - which date from Roman times - noggins and newel posts to power showers. Num Pages: 240 pages, 100 b&w. BIC Classification: HBJD1; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 124 x 17. Weight in Grams: 344.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752458595
ISBN
9780752458595
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.52

Hardback. Offers an exploration of the oral histories of three generations of refugees from India's Partition. This book focuses on the emergent conceptual nexus of home, travel, and identity in the stories of participants from ten Hindu and Sikh families in Delhi. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white halftones, figures. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HBJF; HBLW3; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 150 x 25. Weight in Grams: 545.
Publisher
Fordham University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823256433
ISBN
9780823256433
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 118.78

Paperback. Explores the first nine thousand years of life in Britain, from the retreat of the glaciers to the Romans departure. This book traces the settlement of domestic communities, and shows how archaeology enables us to reconstruct the evolution of habits, traditions and customs. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3B; HBJD1; HBLA; HDDA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 197 x 23. Weight in Grams: 286.
Publisher
Penguin Classic
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780241955888
ISBN
9780241955888
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.47

Hardback. Series: Studies of the Weatherhead East Asian Institute, Columbia University. Num Pages: 320 pages, 14 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJH; 3JJP; HBJF; HBTB; HBWQ; JWXR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 164 x 264 x 24. Weight in Grams: 582.
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231177702
ISBN
9780231177702
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.42

Hardback. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVW; HBJD; HBLW3; HBW; JFFN; JPFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 164 x 24. Weight in Grams: 568.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801441585
ISBN
9780801441585
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 47.63

Hardcover. Despite the massive influx of Hollywood movies and films from other European countries after World War II, Austrian film continued to be hugely popular with Austrian and German audiences. By examining the decisive role that popular cinema played in the turbulent post-war era, this book provides unique insights into the reconstruction of a society. Series: Film Europa. Num Pages: 272 pages, 10 ills. BIC Classification: 1DFA; 3JJPG; APFA; HBJD; HBLW3; HBTB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 237 x 158 x 21. Weight in Grams: 534.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Berghahn Books
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857459459
ISBN
9780857459459
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 161.93

Hardback. Alive with personal stories, this book considers how people and communities on the Canadian home front perceived the Great War. Num Pages: 360 pages, 16 b/w photographs, 10 figures. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 3JJF; HBJK; HBTB; HBWN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 4217. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
SKU
V9780774810135
ISBN
9780774810135
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 113.85

Paperback. When did the first people arrive here? What did they look like? How did they survive? Who were the Neanderthals? The author takes us back to when it was so tropical we lived alongside hippos, elephants and sabre-toothed tigers or to times so cold we hunted reindeer and mammoth, and to others even colder when we were forced to flee a wall of ice. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations (chiefly col.), col. maps, ports. (some col.). BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBJD1; JHMP; PDZ; PSX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 190 x 111 x 18. Weight in Grams: 226.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141018133
ISBN
9780141018133
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.88

Paperback. Collects the primary texts on homosexuality in ancient Greece and Rome that are translated into modern English. Covering a period - from the earliest Greek texts in the late seventh century bce to Greco-Roman texts of the third and fourth centuries ce - this title includes well-known writings by Plato, Sappho, Aeschines, Catullus, and Juvenal. Editor(s): Hubbard, Thomas K. Num Pages: 575 pages, 35 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 1QDAR; 3D; HBJD; HBLA; JFSK2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 156 x 36. Weight in Grams: 922. A Sourcebook of Basic Documents. 558 pages, b/w illus. Editor(s): Hubbard, Thomas K. Collects the primary texts on homosexuality in ancient Greece and Rome that are translated into modern English. Covering a period - from the earliest Greek texts in the late seventh century bce to Greco-Roman texts of the third and fourth centuries ce - this title includes well-known writings by Plato, Sappho, Aeschines, Catullus, and Juvenal. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 1QDAR; 3D; HBJD; HBLA; JFSK2. Dimension: 227 x 156 x 36. Weight: 832.
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
558
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
First Printing Writing In Book
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520234307
ISBN
9780520234307
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.00
€ 34.76

Paperback. Bray explores how men who engaged in sodomy reconciled this behavior with their society's violent loathing for the sodomite, and shows how a social more that had remained stable for centuries changed dramatically toward the end of the seventeenth century. Series: Between Men - Between Women: Lesbian & Gay Studies. Num Pages: 165 pages, 5 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 2AB; DSBD; HBJD1; HBLH; JFSK2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 130 x 203 x 10. Weight in Grams: 208.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
165
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231102896
ISBN
9780231102896
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 35.36

Hardcover. In 1997 the United Kingdom returned control of Hong Kong to China, ending the city's status as one of the last remnants of the British Empire and initiating a new phase for it as both a modern city and a hub for global migrations. This book presents a tour of Hong Kong city's post colonial urban landscape. Num Pages: 320 pages, 101 halftones, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPCH; 3JJPR; 3JMC; HBJF; HBLX; HBTR; JFSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 20. Weight in Grams: 839.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780226448565
ISBN
9780226448565
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 95.56
€ 79.56

Hardcover. Under-researched and often forgotten, documentary film-making in Hong Kong includes a thriving independent documentary film movement, a large archive of documentaries made by the colonial film units, and a number of classic British Official Films. In this book, case studies from all three categories are examined, including The Battle of Shanghai. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; APF; HBJF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 520.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748664696
ISBN
9780748664696
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 113.47
€ 109.28

Paperback. Sze-yuen Chung was closely and actively involved in the entire process of transferring Hong Kong's sovereignty back to China. These memoirs record his personal experiences in Hong Kong's political scene in the two decades between 1979 and 1999. Editor(s): Chung, Sze-Yuen. Num Pages: 388 pages, col. Illustrations, col. maps, col. ports. BIC Classification: 1FPCH; 3JJPN; 3JJPR; HBJF; HBLW3; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 685.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
The Chinese University Press
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9789629960209
ISBN
9789629960209
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.67

hardcover. Series: Then and Now. Num Pages: 144 pages, 140 colour and b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1FPCH; AJ; HBJF; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 286 x 18. Weight in Grams: 958.
Publisher
Pavilion Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781910904084
ISBN
9781910904084
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 18.32

Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 11. Weight in Grams: 16.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9780762740697
ISBN
9780762740697
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 12.87

Paperback. The 'honorable men' who ruled the Old South had a language that comprised apparently outlandish features, yet revealed much about the lives of masters and the nature of slavery. This book demonstrates the language of honor that embraced a system of phrases, gestures, and behaviors centered on values, asserting authority and maintaining respect. Num Pages: 192 pages, 12 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; HBTS; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 28.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691017198
ISBN
9780691017198
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.75
€ 42.46

Hardback. W. Puck Brecher overturns standard narratives of wartime Japan's racial attitudes, focusing on the experiences of Western civilians rather than enemy POWs in Japan. His bold thesis is borne out by a broad mosaic of stories of police harassment, suspicion, relocation, starvation, internment, and torture, as well as extraordinary acts of charity. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 330 pages. BIC Classification: HBJF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 22 x 15. .
Publisher
Harvard University, Asia Center
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674975149
ISBN
9780674975149
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 50.11
€ 46.46

paperback. Num Pages: 592 pages, 50 b&w illustrations, 5 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBC; HBJK; HBTB; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 6300 x 4369 x 41. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
McGill-Queen's University Press Canada
Number of pages
592
Condition
New
SKU
V9780773546707
ISBN
9780773546707
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 45.04

Hardcover. As the University of Regina marks 100 years of excellence in education on its campus, "Honouring Our Past, Embracing Our Future "is a tribute to the thousands of students, faculty members, and staff who have contributed to the institution's development over the past century. Num Pages: 109 pages, colour illus. BIC Classification: HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 286 x 16. Weight in Grams: 948.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of Regina Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780889772434
ISBN
9780889772434
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 32.09

Paperback. Honouring the Contract provides a novel perspective on the distinctive foundations of New Zealand's welfare state. It raises issues concerning modern-day concepts of citizenship as the welfare state comes under challenge. Num Pages: 296 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1MBN; HBJM; HBLW; HBLX; JKS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 565.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Victoria University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780864736345
ISBN
9780864736345
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 28.79

Hardback. A memoir about growing up in Montana and what it means to call Montana home. Num Pages: 248 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBBWM; BM; HBJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 440.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803225183
ISBN
9780803225183
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 23.11

Paperback. Examines various aspects of childhood delinquency, from hooliganism, teenage gangs and vandalism to juvenile crime and classroom anarchy. This book argues that far from being simply the product of society, the rebellion of under-privileged children and youth has a long and compelling history. It is intended for those interested in oral history. Num Pages: 288 pages, 0. BIC Classification: HBJD1; HBLW; HBTB; JFF; JFSP1; JFSP2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 460.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631199847
ISBN
9780631199847
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.99
€ 50.79

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