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Regional & national history
Paperback. In the last years of the twentieth century, Richard Lloyd Parry found himself in Indonesia, which was paralysed by the grip of the dictator General Suharto. After the fall of Suharto came the vote of independence from Indonesia for the tiny occupied country of East Timor. And it was here, that Lloyd Parry reached his own painful, personal crisis. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1FMN; 3JJPR; HBJF; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 22. Weight in Grams: 228.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099481454
- ISBN
- 9780099481454
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.20
€ 17.99
€ 13.20
Hardback. This compelling historical ethnography explores how people in Bahla, an oasis town in the interior of Oman, experienced dramatic transformation in their lives following the discovery of oil in the late 1960s, and now grapple with the prospect of this resource's future depletion. Num Pages: 264 pages, 5 illustrations, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1FBXM; HBJF1; HBLW3; JHM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804756266
- ISBN
- 9780804756266
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 125.03
€ 125.03
Paperback. This compelling historical ethnography explores how people in Bahla, an oasis town in the interior of Oman, experienced dramatic transformation in their lives following the discovery of oil in the late 1960s, and now grapple with the prospect of this resource's future depletion. Num Pages: 264 pages, 5 illustrations, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1FBXM; HBJF1; HBLW3; JHM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 358.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804756273
- ISBN
- 9780804756273
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.10
€ 29.10
paperback. Showcases peasants' memories of everyday life in North India under royal rule before Indian Independence and their musings on the contrast between the old days and the unprecedented shifts that a half century has wrought. Num Pages: 432 pages, 32 b&w photos, 2 figures. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HBJF; HBLW; HBTQ; HBTR; JHMC; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 149 x 28. Weight in Grams: 654.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780822328209
- ISBN
- 9780822328209
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 33.45
€ 33.99
€ 33.45
Hardback. Translator(s): Gentes, Andrew A. Series: Anthem Series on Russian, East European and Eurasian Studies. Num Pages: 298 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVU; 1FCS; 3JH; HBJD; HBLL; HBTB; JKVP1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 681.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Anthem Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 298
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781783081127
- ISBN
- 9781783081127
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 147.94
€ 147.94
In the World of the Outcasts: Notes of a Former Penal Laborer, Volume ...
Petr Filippovich Iakubovich
Hardback. Translator(s): Gentes, Andrew A. Series: Anthem Series on Russian, East European and Eurasian Studies. Num Pages: 306 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVU; 1FCS; 3JH; HBJD; HBLL; HBTB; JKVP1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 681.
- Publisher
- Anthem Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781783081110
- ISBN
- 9781783081110
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 147.44
€ 147.44
Paperback. As the Napoleonic wars raged, what was life really like for those left at home? This book reveals the colourful and turbulent everyday life of Georgian Britain through the diaries, letters and records of farmers, bankers, aristocrats and mill-workers. It tells the story of how people lived in one of the most momentous periods of history. Num Pages: 752 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JF; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 275 x 40. Weight in Grams: 546.
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571269532
- ISBN
- 9780571269532
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 15.70
€ 23.99
€ 15.70
Paperback. From an award-winning journalist, this is a study of Ireland during the Second World War. It covers a range of topics, from German U-boats to conscription attempts in Northern Ireland. It also talks about Ireland's neutrality during the period, which is relevant for contemporary times. Num Pages: 672 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJH; HBJD1; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 188 x 112 x 38. Weight in Grams: 712.
- Publisher
- Gill Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1985
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780717124114
- ISBN
- 9780717124114
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 22.99€ 18.38
€ 22.99
€ 18.38
paperback. Tracing the history of New York transit workers from the Depression to the 1966 transit strike, this work shows how, through collective action, the men and women who operated the world's largest transit system brought about a revolution in their daily lives. It is for those interested in New York City's subways, politics, history, and labor. Series: Labor in Crisis. Num Pages: 456 pages, 1 figure, 16 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JJH; 3JJPG; 3JJPK; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB; KNG; KNXB2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 29. Weight in Grams: 735.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Temple University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 456
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9781566399227
- ISBN
- 9781566399227
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 37.06
€ 41.99
€ 37.06
Paperback. During World War I, the first US war in which women were mobilized by the armed services on a mass scale, more than sixteen thousand female personnel served overseas with the American Expeditionary Force. The author presents the stories of servicewomen in the context of women's employment in the early twentieth century. Num Pages: 224 pages, 16 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJF; HBJK; HBWN; JFSJ1. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780812218756
- ISBN
- 9780812218756
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.38
€ 32.99
€ 29.38
This volume tells of the secret interrogation camp Wilton Park's history and the extraordinary life of Heinz Koeppler, its founding father. Series: Whitehall Histories. Num Pages: 468 pages, illustrations, index. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; AMKH; BG; HBJD1; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 40. Weight in Grams: 890.
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 468
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780714654331
- ISBN
- 9780714654331
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 190.40
€ 190.40
Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages, 21 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; HBJK; JPQB; RND; WNCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 153 x 13. Weight in Grams: 22.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Edition
- 1 New ed
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780762797530
- ISBN
- 9780762797530
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 16.50
€ 18.99
€ 16.50
Paperback. Featuring the translation of poems written to the Near Eastern goddess Inanna by Enheduanna, this work is an articulation of a theology. Num Pages: 225 pages, 23 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1QDAM; 2AB; 3D; DCF; HBJF; HBLA; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 19. Weight in Grams: 394.
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press United States
- Number of pages
- 245
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780292752429
- ISBN
- 9780292752429
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.01
€ 26.99
€ 25.01
Paperback. Over the decades, structural unemployment, concentrated urban poverty, and mass homelessness have also become permanent features of the political economy. This title traces the roots of this carceral crisis through a series of turning points in US history including the Watts insurrection in 1965, the Detroit rebellion in 1967, and more. Series: American Crossroads. Num Pages: 268 pages, 15 b/w images. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520281820
- ISBN
- 9780520281820
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.41
€ 33.99
€ 24.41
Paperback. Num Pages: 528 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; BGH; HBJF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. Weight in Grams: 368.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141981437
- ISBN
- 9780141981437
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.20
€ 17.99
€ 13.20
Paperback. Uncovers twelve shocking stories, untold for over a century and reveals the darker side of the Victorian upper and middle classes - their sexuality, fears of inherited madness, financial greed and fraudulence - and chillingly evoke the black motives at the heart of the phenomenon of the 'inconvenient person'. Num Pages: 496 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB; JKSM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 36. Weight in Grams: 456.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Number of pages
- 496
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099541868
- ISBN
- 9780099541868
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.74
€ 19.99
€ 14.74
Num Pages: 128 pages, colour illus, maps & drawings. BIC Classification: 1QDT; AMX; HBJF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 320 x 267 x 16. Weight in Grams: 986.
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Blue Dome Press United States
- Number of pages
- 128
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781935295273
- ISBN
- 9781935295273
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 26.48
€ 40.99
€ 26.48
Hardcover. The story of the battle to legalise free expression in America. Num Pages: 368 pages, 8 pages of illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 173 x 242 x 32. Weight in Grams: 716.
- Publisher
- W. W. Norton & Company
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393245462
- ISBN
- 9780393245462
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 25.26
€ 25.99
€ 25.26
Hardback. The first full examination of the English trade in indentured servants, who paid for their transportation and keep, and continued to work unpaid for years on their arrival. Often these people were deceived and coerced, despite half-hearted government efforts to curtail the activities of what was, after all, a useful crime for the English state. Num Pages: 320 pages, black and white figures. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1K; 3JD; HBJD1; HBJK; HBLH; HBTQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 240 x 162 x 22. Weight in Grams: 598.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198788904
- ISBN
- 9780198788904
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 178.62
€ 178.62
Paperback. "This is a book I have long awaited, one that tells the life of a single building so as to illuminate American history from almost every angle-cultural, social, and political."-Mary Ryan, author of Civic Wars: Democracy and Public Life in the American City During the Nineteenth Century Num Pages: 368 pages, 60 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 612.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812222821
- ISBN
- 9780812222821
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 35.64
€ 37.99
€ 35.64
Paperback. Extensively revised to incorporate the latest interpretations and address issues of race and gender as well as of economic interest, this is the only book that in such a short space covers the causes, events, and consequences of the wars of independence (1810-1825) in all of Latin America Num Pages: 224 pages, 32 b&w photographs, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KL; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 158 x 16. Weight in Grams: 328.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press United States
- Edition
- Third
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780292745346
- ISBN
- 9780292745346
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 26.97
€ 26.99
€ 26.97
Paperback. Num Pages: 464 pages, 14 maps; 9 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; HBJK; HBLL; HBTR; HBTV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 133 x 34. Weight in Grams: 366.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Random House Trade Paperbacks
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812981209
- ISBN
- 9780812981209
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 17.70
€ 19.99
€ 17.70
Paperback. Num Pages: 261 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FM; HBJF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 229 x 16. Weight in Grams: 418.
- Publisher
- Sussex Academic Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 261
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845194918
- ISBN
- 9781845194918
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.61
€ 33.99
€ 30.61
Hardcover. Presents a history of the struggle for independence after East Timor was invaded by Indonesia in 1975. This book addresses such multi-dimensional perspectives as: Indonesian, US and Australian diplomacy; Indonesian military operations and activities against the populace; East Timorese resistance at various social levels; and, human rights abuses. Num Pages: 261 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FM; HBJF; HBTQ; HBTR; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 159 x 26. Weight in Grams: 528.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Sussex Academic Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 261
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845194284
- ISBN
- 9781845194284
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 126.94
€ 126.94