Regional & national history
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Regional & national history
Paperback. Presents a comprehensive history of the Czech people that is a remarkably original history of modern Europe. This book describes how Bohemia's ambiguities and contradictions are those of Europe itself, and it considers the ironies of viewing Europe, the West, and modernity from the vantage point of a country that has been too often ignored. Num Pages: 464 pages, 56 halftones, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 1DVKC; HBJD; JFC; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 154 x 28. Weight in Grams: 734.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 462
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- 1st Paperback Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691050522
- ISBN
- 9780691050522
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 72.53
€ 72.53
Paperback. Over the course of the nineteenth century, gardening came to be considered a respectable profession, providing a means to an education, a good chance of advancement and decent working conditions. This book explores the gardening profession within the complexities of Victorian society and the advances in science and technology. Series: Shire Library. Num Pages: 64 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB; WMB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 150 x 6. Weight in Grams: 152.
- Publisher
- Shire
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780747813279
- ISBN
- 9780747813279
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 9.95
€ 11.99
€ 9.95
Hardcover. A century after Amundsen's triumph and Scott's tragedy, our fascination with Antarctica remains as acute as ever. This glorious visual history traces our search for the South Pole, from our earliest encounters through the Heroic Age to modern times. Num Pages: 192 pages, 150 photographs and illustrations. BIC Classification: 1MTS; HBJQ; RGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 207 x 276 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1022.
- Publisher
- Conway
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781844861378
- ISBN
- 9781844861378
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 10.00
€ 24.99
€ 10.00
Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1DFA; 1DFG; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJD; HBLL; HBLW; JPH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 157 x 14. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781444186512
- ISBN
- 9781444186512
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 72.69
€ 72.69
Paperback. The studies in this 1928 book illustrate the lives of children within various different times and social contexts. Num Pages: 292 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBJD1; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 203 x 130 x 18. Weight in Grams: 32. 292 pages. The studies in this 1928 book illustrate the lives of children within various different times and social contexts. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBJD1; HBTB. Dimension: 203 x 130 x 18. Weight: 342.
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Number of pages
- 292
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521236041
- ISBN
- 9780521236041
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.72
€ 32.72
Paperback. "Simultaneously published in the USA and Canada"--T.p. verso. Num Pages: 344 pages, 25 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1D; 3F; 3H; HBJD; HBLC1; RN. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 157 x 16. Weight in Grams: 598.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Number of pages
- 344
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415779463
- ISBN
- 9780415779463
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.61
€ 53.61
Paperback. From the early days of radio through the rise of television after World War II to the present, music has been used more and more to sell goods and establish brand identities. This book tells the history of music used in advertising in the United States and is an original contribution to this little-studied part of our cultural history. Num Pages: 368 pages, 26 halftones, 5 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW; KJSA; KNTF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 229 x 28. Weight in Grams: 554.
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226151625
- ISBN
- 9780226151625
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.75
€ 41.75
Paperback. A fully-revised and updated new edition of a concise and insightful socio-historical analysis of the Cuban revolution, and the course it took over five and a half decades. Series: Viewpoints/Puntos de Vista. Num Pages: 248 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KJC; HBJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 142 x 216 x 15. Weight in Grams: 276.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118942284
- ISBN
- 9781118942284
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 29.70
€ 30.99
€ 29.70
Hardback. The ground-breaking Voices From the Past series tells the stories of the great conflicts of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, from the Battle of Waterloo to the fall of Hitler's Germany, through the words of the politicians, the press, the generals, and the ordinary soldier and civilian that lived and fought through those momentous times. Num Pages: 256 pages, 16 pages of b/w plates. BIC Classification: 1DBKX; 3JJH; BK; HBJD1; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 167 x 242 x 28. Weight in Grams: 566.
- Publisher
- Pen & Sword Books Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781473851597
- ISBN
- 9781473851597
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 33.93
€ 40.99
€ 33.93
Paperback. In December 1884, Austin was terrorised by someone equally as vicious and, in some ways, far more diabolical than London's infamous Jack the Ripper. With vivid historical detail and novelistic flair, Texas Monthly journalist Skip Hollandsworth brings this terrifying saga to life. Num Pages: 37 black and white photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; 3JH; BTC; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140 x 14. .
- Publisher
- St Martin´s Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781250118493
- ISBN
- 9781250118493
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.09
€ 19.99
€ 18.09
Paperback. Focuses on the state of liberty and shows how longstanding restraints against tyranny - and the rights of habeas corpus, trial by jury, and due process of law, and the prohibition of torture - are abridged. This book demonstrates how these ancient rights are laid aside when the greed of privatization and the ambition of empire seize a state. Num Pages: 376 pages, 13 b/w photographs, 1 line illustration, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3H; HBJD1; HBLC; LND. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 131 x 23. Weight in Grams: 400. Liberties and Commons for All. 376 pages, Illustrations. Focuses on the state of liberty and shows how longstanding restraints against tyranny - and the rights of habeas corpus, trial by jury, and due process of law, and the prohibition of torture - are abridged. This book demonstrates how these ancient rights are laid aside when the greed of privatization and the ambition of empire seize a state. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3H; HBJD1; HBLC; LND. Dimension: 201 x 131 x 23. Weight: 384.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Number of pages
- 376
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- Abridged edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520260009
- ISBN
- 9780520260009
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.70
€ 41.70
Hardcover. Num Pages: illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JM; BGH; HBJK; HBLX; JPA; JPHC; JPHF; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 164 x 236 x 39. Weight in Grams: 646.
- Publisher
- Skyhorse Publishing
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- First
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781510726925
- ISBN
- 9781510726925
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.32
€ 30.99
€ 27.32
Paperback. The Anglo-Scottish union crisis is used to demonstrate the growing influence of popular opinion in this period. Series: Royal Historical Society Studies in History New Series. Num Pages: 202 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 3JF; HBJD1; HBLL; JPVK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 159 x 12. Weight in Grams: 298. Series: Royal Historical Society Studies in History New Series. 202 pages, black & white illustrations. The Anglo-Scottish union crisis is used to demonstrate the growing influence of popular opinion in this period. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 3JF; HBJD1; HBLL; JPVK. Dimension: 234 x 159 x 12. Weight: 310.
- Publisher
- Boydell & Brewer Ltd
- Number of pages
- 202
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843836513
- ISBN
- 9781843836513
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.74
€ 41.74
Paperback. Num Pages: 32 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJP; 3JM; BGR; HBJD1; HBLW3; HBLX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 207 x 275 x 5. Weight in Grams: 200.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 32
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781841653747
- ISBN
- 9781841653747
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 7.99€ 7.95
€ 7.99
€ 7.95
Hardcover. This biography of writer, translator, teacher, and feminist Ada Gobetti, the first in English or Italian, frames her activism in the Resistenza as a chapter in a lifetime of resistance. Num Pages: 328 pages, 20 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JJ; BGH; HBJD; HBLW; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 165 x 242 x 24. Weight in Grams: 634.
- Publisher
- University of Rochester Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781580465724
- ISBN
- 9781580465724
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 148.79
€ 148.79
Paperback. Yugoslavia was well positioned at the end of the cold war to make a successful transition to a market economy and westernization. Yet two years later, the country had ceased to exist, and devastating local wars were being waged to create new states. Num Pages: 556 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1DVWY; 3JJPR; HBJD; HBLW3; HBW; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 152 x 36. Weight in Grams: 848.
- Publisher
- Brookings Institution United States
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815795131
- ISBN
- 9780815795131
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.93
€ 37.93
Paperback. The first ever complete history of Britain's Second World War female secret agents, including many of the women's accounts of their experiences working with resistance movements before and after D-Day. Num Pages: 384 pages, 16 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JPSH; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 126 x 197 x 29. Weight in Grams: 350.
- Publisher
- Amberley Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781445634319
- ISBN
- 9781445634319
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.48
€ 18.48
paperback. Clean copy in good to very good condition. Some light shelf wear.
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1900
- Edition
- New edition
- SKU
- KRF0005325
- ISBN
- 9780349109442
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Looks at the transformation of the Roman world under the combined impact of Christianity and barbarian incomers. This book charts these and other significant developments which marked the transformation of Ancient Rome into medieval Byzantium. It provides a clear analytical narrative of pivotal political, military, and religious developments. Series Editor(s): Richardson, J. S. Series: The Edinburgh History of Ancient Rome. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations, maps, figures. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HBJD; HBLA1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 157 x 18. Weight in Grams: 628.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748627912
- ISBN
- 9780748627912
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 38.56
€ 43.99
€ 38.56
Hardcover.
- Publisher
- Loose Chippings Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781907991004
- ISBN
- 9781907991004
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 22.55
€ 23.99
€ 22.55