Regional & national history
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Regional & national history
Paperback. A history of the gypsies, examining the ways they have preserved a distinct heritage and culture that transcends national boundaries. Opening with a study of gypsy origins, the book traces their migration through the early Middle Ages to the present, through the Middle East, Europe and the world. Series: Peoples of Europe. Num Pages: 376 pages, 5. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 18. Weight in Grams: 552.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631196051
- ISBN
- 9780631196051
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 48.99€ 47.19
€ 48.99
€ 47.19
Paperback. * Crosses the boundaries between history, classical studies and archaeology. * Shows students and scholars of archaeology what they can learn from text--aided cultural history. Series: Social Archaeology. Num Pages: 376 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBJD; HBLA; HBTB; HDDK; JFFN; JFS; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 512.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631196020
- ISBN
- 9780631196020
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 64.91
€ 64.91
Paperback. This introductory textbook provides an historical overview of developments in local government in postwar Britain. The authors incorporate the latest research into their overview to offer a an up-to-date assessment of the dominant arguments and debates. Series: Making Contemporary Britain. Num Pages: 352 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJP; HBJD1; HBLW3; JPR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 139 x 25. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631195825
- ISBN
- 9780631195825
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 60.81
€ 60.81
Hardback. The Restoration of the Monarchy in 1660 has often been depicted as a watershed in English history. This study challenges this portrayal of events, arguing that the Restoration was in fact tentative and insecure, unsure either of its popular support or its future. Series: History of Early Modern England S. Num Pages: 288 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JD; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 157 x 25. Weight in Grams: 554.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631195740
- ISBN
- 9780631195740
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 133.08
€ 133.08
Paperback. aeo Only one--volume encyclopedia in English on this event. aeo Authoritative articles on all aspects of the background, events and aftermath. aeo Alphabetical listing and notes on major characters involved. aeo c. 80 illustrations. Num Pages: 448 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; GBC; HBJD; HBLL; HBLW; HBTV; JPWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 278 x 211 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1036.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631195252
- ISBN
- 9780631195252
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.99€ 53.85
€ 53.99
€ 53.85
Paperback. Presents a 'total history' of the British Isles from the outbreak of the First World War through to the late 1990s. This volume offers readers a multi-layered narrative combining social, economic, cultural and political perspectives on this era of significant and rapid change. It also describes the 'big events' that dominated British politics. Series: History of the Modern British Isles. Num Pages: 432 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1DB; 3JJ; HBJD1; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 239 x 169 x 26. Weight in Grams: 740.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631195221
- ISBN
- 9780631195221
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.99€ 53.83
€ 53.99
€ 53.83
Hardback. Presents a 'total history' of the British Isles from the outbreak of the First World War through to the late 1990s. This volume offers readers a multi-layered narrative combining social, economic, cultural and political perspectives on this era of significant and rapid change. It also describes the 'big events' that dominated British politics. Series: History of the Modern British Isles. Num Pages: 432 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1DB; 3JJ; HBJD1; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 28. Weight in Grams: 880.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631195214
- ISBN
- 9780631195214
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 139.26
€ 139.26
Paperback. The Holocaust and the Liberal Imagination attempts to explain and not to condemn the responses and reactions of the democratic world to the attempted destruction of European Jewry. It concentrates on the impact of the Holocaust on ordinary people in the democracies and examines the actions of the nation--state in the light of popular responses. Series: Jewish Society & Culture S. Num Pages: 360 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJG; 3JJH; HBJD; HBTB; HBTZ1; HBWQ; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 163 x 24. Weight in Grams: 608.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631194835
- ISBN
- 9780631194835
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.37
€ 51.37
Paperback. The Romantic Movement in Europe was both a revolt and a revival, a philosophy of life as well as of art. In the earliest expressions of romantic theory by Rousseau and Diderot, it is seen as a revolt against rationalism. Num Pages: 176 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1D; HBJD; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 156 x 228 x 11. Weight in Grams: 290.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631194712
- ISBN
- 9780631194712
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.37
€ 51.37
Paperback. This book, now available in paperback, is a challenging and controversial account of the history of Spain in the eighth century. In it Roger Collins assesses the political and cultural impact on Spain of the first hundred years of Arab rule, focusing upon aspects of continuity and discontinuity with Visigoth Spain. Series: A History of Spain. Num Pages: 256 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 3F; HBJD; HBLC; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 378.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631194057
- ISBN
- 9780631194057
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.13
€ 45.13
Paperback. The seventeenth century has gained enormously from the resurgence of historical studies in Spain and from the contributions of historians outside the penninsula. In this book, John Lynch has taken account of this research to substantially revise and expand his Spain Under the Hapsburgs, Volume II . Series: A History of Spain. Num Pages: 456 pages, Illustrations, maps, ports. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 1K; 3JB; 3JD; HBJD; HBJK; HBLH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 166 x 28. Weight in Grams: 712.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 456
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631193975
- ISBN
- 9780631193975
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 58.80
€ 58.80
Paperback. Ranging from the first human settlement in the Nile Valley (c. 120,000 BC) to the appearance of Alexander the Great (c. 331 BC), this history blends archaeological and textual evidence into an informed narrative. Numerous quotes from the original documentary sources are included. Num Pages: 528 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1HBE; 1QDA; HBG; HBJH; HBLA; HDD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 31. Weight in Grams: 768.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 528
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631193968
- ISBN
- 9780631193968
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.99€ 53.85
€ 53.99
€ 53.85
Paperback. The hardback edition has sold over 7,500 copies. Includes a chronology of key events. Draws on a wide variety of contemporary Roman sources. Takes account of much recent research, particularly anthropological. The hardback edition has sold over 7,500 copies. Includes a chronology of key events. Num Pages: 328 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HBJD; HBLA; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 444.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631193951
- ISBN
- 9780631193951
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.78
€ 51.78
Paperback. aeo The most comprehensive history ever written of one of the most effective (and one of the oddest) armies the world has ever seen. aeo Based entirely on contemporary sources. Num Pages: 600 pages, 10 maps, notes, index. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 1DBKS; 1DBR; 3JD; HBJD1; HBLH; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 32. Weight in Grams: 844.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 600
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631193470
- ISBN
- 9780631193470
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.37
€ 51.37
Hardback. * A lively reassessment of England and Scotland under the Tudors and Stuarts* Examines the relationship with Ireland throughout the sixteenth-century* Covers politics and religion as well as economic, social and cultural change. . Series: History of the Modern British Isles. Num Pages: 416 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 1DBKS; 3JB; 3JD; HBJD1; HBLC; HBLH; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 179 x 254 x 31. Weight in Grams: 874.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631193333
- ISBN
- 9780631193333
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 139.26
€ 139.26
Hardback. The Origins of English Individualism is about the nature of English society during the five centuries leading up to the Industrial Revolution, and the crucial differences between England and other European nations. Num Pages: 232 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; HBJD1; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 165 x 19. Weight in Grams: 518.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1978
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631193104
- ISBN
- 9780631193104
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 51.54
€ 51.54
Hardback. Intended for students of modern European history, this work includes chapters on: population trends, the international economy, leisure and society, the rise of European feminism, revolutionary movements, and, European imperialism. Editor(s): Pugh, Martin. Num Pages: 432 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJD; HBLL; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 241 x 164 x 29. Weight in Grams: 754.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631192176
- ISBN
- 9780631192176
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 140.41
€ 140.41
Paperback. This work examines the structures of power and jurisdiction that operated in Tudor England. It explains what the institutions of central government were designed to do, and how they related to each other. It also discusses how order and obedience were supposed to be preserved in the countryside. Num Pages: 320 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 1DBKW; 3JB; 3JD; HBJD1; HBLC; LND. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 154 x 230 x 18. Weight in Grams: 462.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631191575
- ISBN
- 9780631191575
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.99€ 53.85
€ 53.99
€ 53.85
Paperback. aeo Provides new perspective on one of the most complex and popular periods of British history. aeo Reflects new interest in "regional" history, setting political struggles against broad geographical and local background. aeo Introduces students to histiographical debates of the period. Num Pages: 472 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DBR; 3JD; HBJD1; HBLH; HBTB; HBW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 160 x 29. Weight in Grams: 712.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 472
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631191551
- ISBN
- 9780631191551
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 56.32
€ 56.32
Paperback. This work illustrates the social, cultural, legal and, political conditions that European women have faced from the Middle Ages to the present day. It also explores women's ideas and ideals, and their struggle for civil, political, and social rights. Series: Making of Europe. Num Pages: 320 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1D; HBJD; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 24. Weight in Grams: 466.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631191452
- ISBN
- 9780631191452
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 58.80
€ 58.80
Paperback. This edition provides two new chapters covering superpower relations in the 1970s and the developments of the 1980s that led to the end of the Cold War and the collapse of the Eastern bloc. The book also now contains a fuller chronology and suggestions for further reading. Series: Historical Association Studies. Num Pages: 192 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1DVU; 1KBB; 3JJP; HBJD; HBJK; HBLW3; JPS; JWK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 157 x 216 x 11. Weight in Grams: 246.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631191384
- ISBN
- 9780631191384
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 42.64
€ 42.99
€ 42.64
Hardback. This second of three volumes focuses on the period from c.1090-1212. The volume explores the lives, scholarly resources and contributions of a wide sample of people who either took part in the creation of the scholastic system of thought or gave practical effect to it in public life. Num Pages: 240 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1D; 3H; HBJD; HBLC; HPCB; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 167 x 241 x 19. Weight in Grams: 502.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631191124
- ISBN
- 9780631191124
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 140.50
€ 140.50
Hardback. The first of three volumes which look at the history of scholastic humanism. This volume is concerned with the years between 1100 and 1160, when the main lines of scholastic thought were laid down and its agenda established. Num Pages: 352 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1D; 3H; HBJD; HBLC; HPCB; HRQA; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 166 x 27. Weight in Grams: 678.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- Volume I
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631191117
- ISBN
- 9780631191117
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 108.32
€ 108.32
Paperback. British Politics since 1945 offers a comprehensive overview of postwar British politics ideal for introductory students and general readers alike. The book balances a narrative of the major events and personalities of the postwar political scene with a critical assessment of the recurrent issues and concerns of political debate. Series: Making Contemporary Britain. Num Pages: 400 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJP; HBJD1; HBLW3; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 142 x 215 x 23. Weight in Grams: 500.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631190752
- ISBN
- 9780631190752
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.37
€ 51.37