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Regional & national history
Paperback. The search for gold and for the mythical El Dorado gripped the imagination of the conquistadors from the beginning of the sixteenth century. Crossing over the Andes, they explored the unknown eastern forests and jungles, launching expeditions that were often disastrous and always disappointing. Num Pages: 368 pages, black & white illustrations, colour illustrations, black & white tables, maps. BIC Classification: 1KLSC; 1KLSX; 3JB; HBJK; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 209 x 139 x 18. Weight in Grams: 296.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Polity Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745645537
- ISBN
- 9780745645537
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.38
€ 24.38
Paperback. A unique account of the lives and raids of British bomber crews during the Second World War, based on original research and written by the bestselling author of THE DAMBUSTERS. Num Pages: 288 pages, Section: 16, b/w. BIC Classification: 1DB; 3JJH; HBJD1; HBWQ; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 127 x 19. Weight in Grams: 232.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Abacus
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780349117966
- ISBN
- 9780349117966
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 12.52
€ 16.99
€ 12.52
Paperback. The story of Reconstruction is about how a middle class formed in America and how its members defined what the nation would stand for, both at home and abroad. Presenting the history of the United States from the era of Abraham Lincoln to the presidency of Theodore Roosevelt, this book provides an understanding of the Reconstruction. Num Pages: 416 pages, 23 b&w illustrations + 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 27. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300136302
- ISBN
- 9780300136302
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.96
€ 34.96
Paperback. Untangling the ongoing consequences of Guatemala's 1954 coup d'etat Editor(s): Smith, Timothy J.; Adams, Abigail E. Num Pages: 184 pages, 1 black and white photograph. BIC Classification: 1KLCG; 3JJPG; HBJK; HBLW3; HBTB; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 152 x 11. Weight in Grams: 266.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252077845
- ISBN
- 9780252077845
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 23.91
€ 25.99
€ 23.91
Paperback. A psychological portrait of the twenty-sixth president of the United States, a man whose personal obsession with masculinity profoundly influenced the fate of a nation. This book argues that Theodore Roosevelt struggled, like many of his contemporaries, with what it meant to be a man in the modern era. Num Pages: 299 pages, 57 halftones. BIC Classification: BGH; HBJK; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 185 x 19. Weight in Grams: 416.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 299
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226876092
- ISBN
- 9780226876092
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 27.99
€ 34.99
€ 27.99
Hardcover. Assembled by Pierre Nora during the Mitterand years, the multi-volume series "Les Lieux ds Memoire" covers the history and culture of the French nation. This first volume in the translation brings together works addressing the omnipresent role of the state in French life. Editor(s): Nora, Pierre. Translator(s): Jordan, David P. (Professor and Chair, Department of History, University of Illinois, Chicago, USA); Trouille, Mary. Num Pages: 508 pages, 76 halftones, 10 maps. BIC Classification: HBJD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 241 x 174 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1250.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 508
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226591322
- ISBN
- 9780226591322
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 71.43€ 60.43
€ 71.43
€ 60.43
Hardcover. This text on Bernardino considers the preacher's inflammatory role in Renaissance social issues. It takes the reader into the social underworld of early Renaissance Italy to discover how one influential figure helped to dramatically increase fear, hatred and intolerance for society's margins. Num Pages: 378 pages, 5 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DST; BGH; HBJD; HBLC; HRCC7. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 158 x 28. Weight in Grams: 704.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226538549
- ISBN
- 9780226538549
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.57€ 46.10
€ 53.57
€ 46.10
paperback. Focuses on a mysterious and grand civilization, from its beginnings to the Spanish Conquest in the 16th century. Each chapter of this book, is supplemented by a bibliography and photographs, original line drawings, and maps. It includes civilization and archaeology, evolution, geography, society and government, astronomy and more. Num Pages: 416 pages, Numerous halftones, line illustrations and maps. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 188 x 23. Weight in Grams: 714.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195183634
- ISBN
- 9780195183634
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.05
€ 41.05
paperback. In this revisionist account of U.S.-Iran relations during the Cold War, Roham Alvandi provides a detailed historical study of the partnership that Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi of Iran forged with U.S. President Richard Nixon and his adviser Henry Kissinger in the 1970s. Num Pages: 272 pages, 12 illus. BIC Classification: 1FBN; 1KBB; 3JJP; HBJF1; HBJK; HBTW; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 396.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780190610685
- ISBN
- 9780190610685
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 58.85
€ 58.85
Paperback. Formed in September 1941 from the Western Desert Force, British 8th Army went on to wage a lengthy, hard-fought campaign against Axis forces across the deserts of North Africa. During its two-year period of service in North Africa, the 8th Army underwent major changes. This title looks at these changes. Series: Battle Orders S. Num Pages: 96 pages, Illustrations (some col.), maps. BIC Classification: 3JJH; HBJD1; HBJH; HBWQ; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 249 x 157 x 8. Weight in Grams: 326.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Osprey Publishing
- Number of pages
- 96
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781846031441
- ISBN
- 9781846031441
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 16.30
€ 23.99
€ 16.30
Hardcover. Ancient China collides with newfangled America in this epic tale of opium smugglers, sea pirates, and dueling clipper ships. Num Pages: 416 pages, 16 pages of color and 83 black-and-white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1KBB; HBJF; HBJK; HBT; KCLT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 167 x 34. Weight in Grams: 802.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Liveright
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780871404336
- ISBN
- 9780871404336
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 29.55
€ 30.99
€ 29.55
Paperback. A history of colonial interference in Palestine and the East Mediterranean that constructs a valuable and original historical and cultural narrative Num Pages: 288 pages, 28 photographs. BIC Classification: 1FB; HBJF1. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 135 x 18. Weight in Grams: 384.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Pluto Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745328300
- ISBN
- 9780745328300
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.77
€ 40.99
€ 31.77
Hardcover. A powerful history of emancipation that reshapes our understanding of Lincoln, the Civil War, and the end of American slavery. Num Pages: 596 pages, 8 pages illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 170 x 41. Weight in Grams: 1044.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Edition
- First
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393065312
- ISBN
- 9780393065312
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 27.95
€ 32.99
€ 27.95
paperback. Offers a comprehensive study of English police constables walking the beat in the early part of the twentieth century. This book explores police relations with the public, the varied arrangements of the Bobby's domestic life, and the vicissitudes of his working life from the moment that he first put his uniform on, to when he finally took it off. Num Pages: 334 pages, 3 black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1DBKEM; 1DBKEN; 3JJ; HBJD1; HBLW; HBTB; JKSW1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 158 x 20. Weight in Grams: 524.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 334
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781846312366
- ISBN
- 9781846312366
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 76.80
€ 76.80
hardcover. Looks at the surge of Bretons who left their homes in Western France in the latter half of the nineteenth century to live and work in Paris. Num Pages: 272 pages, 5 illustrations, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JH; HBJD; JFFN; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780822351696
- ISBN
- 9780822351696
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 111.39
€ 111.39
hardcover. The Power of Song analyzes the music of Franciscan and Jesuit mission communities in the Spanish-American borderlands. Num Pages: 336 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 3J; HBJD; HBLH; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 30. Weight in Grams: 635.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804770866
- ISBN
- 9780804770866
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 81.20
€ 81.20
paperback. A portrait and revisionist study of the famous Native leader Powhatan and his realm, which encompassed the Tidewater area of Virginia from the James River to the Potomac River. This work illuminates alternative conceptions of power and cosmology that force reconsideration of important components of Powhatan society. Num Pages: 12 figures, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBBFV; 3JD; HBJK; HBLH; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 230 x 31. Weight in Grams: 472.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780803260375
- ISBN
- 9780803260375
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.41
€ 26.99
€ 25.41
hardcover. Num Pages: 232 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3H; HBJD; HBLC1; HRCC2; HRCC7. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 542.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801454035
- ISBN
- 9780801454035
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 63.12
€ 63.12
hardcover. Num Pages: 216 pages, 69. BIC Classification: 1KBBE; 3JH; ACVT; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 5. Weight in Grams: 714.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780801444708
- ISBN
- 9780801444708
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 71.41
€ 71.41
hardcover. Num Pages: 232 pages, 17. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJF; 3JJG; HBJF; HBLW; JFS; JPFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 514.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780801439667
- ISBN
- 9780801439667
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 75.35
€ 75.35
hardcover. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 232 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 1KBBNU; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; JFFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 14. Weight in Grams: 599.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691637129
- ISBN
- 9780691637129
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 120.38
€ 120.38
hardcover. Provides fresh perspectives on colonialism, tourism, imagery, and the anthropology of place Series: Culture, Place, and Nature. Num Pages: 288 pages, 40 illus. BIC Classification: 1F; GTB; HBJM; JHM; KNSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295991016
- ISBN
- 9780295991016
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 119.02
€ 119.02
paperback. During the 20th century, the Palouse became synonymous with wheat, and the landscape was irrevocably altered with soil erosion problems. This book traces the transformation of the Palouse region of Washington and Idaho from land thought unusable and unproductive to a wealth-generating industrial agricultural paradise. Series: Weyerhaeuser Environmental Books. Num Pages: 272 pages, 21 illus. BIC Classification: HBJK; TV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295990170
- ISBN
- 9780295990170
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.89
€ 32.99
€ 29.89
paperback. Presents the environmental history of the early years of Oregon, a state that has been associated with environmental protection. Covering the period from early human habitation to the end of World War II, this book shows that the reality of Oregon's environmental history involves far more than a discussion of timber cutting and land-use planning. Series: Weyerhaeuser Environmental Books. Num Pages: 416 pages, 21 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBBWR; HBJK; HBLL; HBLW; RN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 156 x 27. Weight in Grams: 649.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- SKU
- V9780295979014
- ISBN
- 9780295979014
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.89
€ 32.99
€ 29.89