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Regional & national history
Though millions of women drive regularly, the image of the flighty "woman driver" continues to stigmatize their abilities. Scharff travels back in time to explore how the first automobiles collided with cultural and sexual notions of feminine nature and how women have influenced the car industry as a whole. Num Pages: 220 pages, b&w illus. BIC Classification: HBJK; TRC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 410.
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- University of New Mexico Press United States
- Number of pages
- 220
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826313959
- ISBN
- 9780826313959
Condition: New
€ 39.45
€ 39.45
The second edition of this highly successful textbook analyses the structure of later medieval society in Europe, identifies its main groups and their political programmes, and examines their impact on the political, economic and social history of the major European states. Series: General History of Europe. Num Pages: 496 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3H; 3JB; HBJD; HBLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 214 x 140 x 28. Weight in Grams: 616.
- Publication date
- 1989
- Publisher
- Routledge
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 496
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780582491793
- ISBN
- 9780582491793
Condition: New
€ 66.69
€ 66.69
This text examines the early modern period and begins by focusing on France, examining the Valois and Bourbon monarchs and the modes of operation they employed. The second part of the text looks at early modern Europe, making the distinction between "absolute" and "limited" monarchs. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; HBJD; HBLC; HBLH; JPH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 162 x 15. Weight in Grams: 322.
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Routledge
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780582056176
- ISBN
- 9780582056176
Condition: New
€ 81.93
€ 81.93
Editor(s): Fawn, Rick. Num Pages: 184 pages, 4 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVUG; 3JM; HBJD; HBLX; HBTV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 246 x 174 x 15. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415842532
- ISBN
- 9780415842532
Condition: New
€ 113.70
€ 113.70
paperback. Num Pages: 440 pages, 22 photographs, 8 line drawings. BIC Classification: BGH; HBJK; HBLL; HBW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 661. Weight in Grams: 576.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 440
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252072598
- ISBN
- 9780252072598
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 22.10
€ 23.99
€ 22.10
A revisionist narrative of Appomattox, the surrender of the Confederacy to the Union. Num Pages: 320 pages, 30 hts. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 162 x 235 x 26. Weight in Grams: 584.
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199751716
- ISBN
- 9780199751716
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 39.60
€ 39.60
This volume explores the ways in which the English settlers in Louth maintained their English identity in the face of plague and warfare, through the turbulent decades between 1330 and 1450. Num Pages: 280 pages, 6 maps, 4 tables. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3H; HBJD1; HBLC1; HBTB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 162 x 235 x 23. Weight in Grams: 604.
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199594757
- ISBN
- 9780199594757
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 199.74
€ 199.74
- Publisher
- United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 350
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199244584
- ISBN
- 9780199244584
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 107.53
€ 107.53
Before his death in 1989, Sir Ronald Syme approved the publication of these 59 papers on Roman history which complete this distinguished collection of his life's work. Editor(s): Birley, Anthony R. Num Pages: 486 pages, index. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 164 x 244 x 33. Weight in Grams: 888.
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 486
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198144946
- ISBN
- 9780198144946
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 218.20
€ 218.20
Made famous through Evans-Pritchard's ethnography, the Nuer are the second largest ethnic group in South Sudan. They were the object of Britain's last pacification campaign in Africa. The contemporary administrative reports and more recent interviews with Nuer and Dinka participants collected here cover significant events from 1898 to 1930. Editor(s): Johnson, Douglas H. Series: Fontes Historiae Africanae. Num Pages: 350 pages, 6 including 5 maps. BIC Classification: 1HBS; 3JJ; HBJH; HBLW; HBTQ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 350
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780197265888
- ISBN
- 9780197265888
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 103.50
€ 103.50
This edition is the first full scale study of John Cannon and his chronicles. Known to some as 'the poor man's Pepys', Cannon wrote a remarkably candid autobiography, during a crucial period of change in British history. Part 1 includes Cannon's account of his service in the Country Excise. Editor(s): Money, John. Series: Records of Social & Economic History. Num Pages: 420 pages, Colour plate section, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; BGHA; BJ; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 239 x 167 x 28. Weight in Grams: 766.
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 420
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780197264546
- ISBN
- 9780197264546
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 117.54
€ 117.54
hardcover. This volume brings together essays by 14 accomplished Lincoln scholars. They provide an insight into how Lincoln's administration dealt with the issues of war and slavery. The work covers facets of three general themes, the problems of emancipation, presidential politics and the Lincoln legacy. Series: The North's Civil War. Num Pages: 267 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTS; HBW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 154 x 22. Weight in Grams: 514.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 267
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- SKU
- V9780823219599
- ISBN
- 9780823219599
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 110.67
€ 110.67
A Revolution of the Spirit: Crisis of Value in Russia, 1890-1924
Rosenthal, Bernice Glatzer; Bohachevsky-Chomi...
hardcover. The spiritual revival that is sweeping the Soviet Union had its genesis in the religious renaissance of the early 20th century. In both cases, it was lay intellectuals who adapted Russian orthodoxy to modern life. This book includes selections that reflect the profundity and breadth of their thought. Num Pages: 368 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJD; HBLL; HRCC8. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 3895 x 5830 x 21. Weight in Grams: 541.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Edition
- 2nd ed.
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823212859
- ISBN
- 9780823212859
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 100.29
€ 100.29
paperback. Allan D. Austin explores via portraits, documents, maps and texts, the lives of 50 sub-Saharan non-peasant Muslim Africans caught in the American slave trade between 1730 and 1860. Num Pages: 216 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLH; HBLL; HBTS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 11. Weight in Grams: 317.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Routledge United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415912709
- ISBN
- 9780415912709
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 59.21
€ 59.21
Paperback. The German Fallschirmjager divisions were solely used in airborne assault role. This title looks at the life and experiences of the average Fallschirmjager, and includes first-hand accounts from different theatres and periods of the war, including Holland/Belgium, North Africa and Leningrad. Illustrator(s): Vuksic, V. Series: Warrior S. Num Pages: 64 pages, 7 colour & 51 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJG; 3JJH; HBJD; HBWQ; JWG; JWH; JWL; JWT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 247 x 185 x 6. Weight in Grams: 224.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Osprey Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 64
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781841763262
- ISBN
- 9781841763262
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 19.17
€ 23.99
€ 19.17
Paperback. Editor(s): Edwards, Grace Toney; Asbury, Joann Aust; Cox, Ricky L. Num Pages: 279 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Univ Tennessee Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781572334595
- ISBN
- 9781572334595
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.91
€ 36.91
Paperback. This ground-breaking, work is both a reference collection of 27 new essays by leading specialists in their own fields, and also a collective demonstration of major new directions in the study of ancient Greece. Editor(s): Powell, Anton. Series: Routledge Worlds. Num Pages: 640 pages, 10 line drawings, 17 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBJD; HBLA; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 36. Weight in Grams: 997.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 640
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415170420
- ISBN
- 9780415170420
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 110.66
€ 110.66
Paperback. 'Abraham Lincoln and Civil War America' is a short biography aimed at a general audience, but because of its short length, it will also be suitable for use on college courses in American history. The biography concentrates on Lincoln's years as president, with particular emphasis upon his role in determining the course and outcome of the Civil War. Num Pages: 256 pages, numerous halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 142 x 17. Weight in Grams: 274.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195151008
- ISBN
- 9780195151008
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 58.87€ 46.16
€ 58.87
€ 46.16
paperback. How one family built an empire while promoting a small town 's progress Num Pages: 312 pages, 75 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 1KBBND; HBJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 6452 x 4522 x 20. Weight in Grams: 636.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Quarry Books United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253002037
- ISBN
- 9780253002037
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 27.67
€ 29.99
€ 27.67
paperback. Begins with a discussion of the nature of evil, exploring the fragility of human beings and the phenomena of compartmentalizing, unquestioning obedience to authority, and moral drift. Citing examples from history and contemporary life, the author characterizes evil acts in terms of moral agency, magnitude, and intent. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 1KBB; HBJD; HBTS; HBTZ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 171 x 146 x 17. Weight in Grams: 295.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781566391009
- ISBN
- 9781566391009
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 36.59
€ 40.99
€ 36.59