Regional & national history
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Regional & national history
Paperback. The real Master and Commander 'There is no man I envy so much as Lord Cochrane' Lord Byron Num Pages: 448 pages, Illustrations (some col.), maps, ports. (some col.). BIC Classification: BGH; HBJD1; HBLL; JWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 30. Weight in Grams: 336. The Life and Adventures of Thomas Cochrane, 1775-1860. 448 pages, Illustrations (some col.), maps, ports. (some col.). The real Master and Commander 'There is no man I envy so much as Lord Cochrane' Lord Byron. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: BGH; HBJD1; HBLL; JWF. Dimension: 198 x 129 x 30. Weight: 326.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 448
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- First printing of this edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780747585459
- ISBN
- 9780747585459
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.50
€ 19.99
€ 14.50
Paperback. Russell Margerison tells of his experiences as a young air gunner in the Second World War, of being shot down, sheltered by the Belgian resistance and then taken into captivity by the Germans. His story is told frankly and modestly, and makes compulsive reading. Num Pages: 204 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BG; HBJD1; HBWQ; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 20. Weight in Grams: 238. 204 pages, illustrations. Russell Margerison tells of his experiences as a young air gunner in the Second World War, of being shot down, sheltered by the Belgian resistance and then taken into captivity by the Germans. His story is told frankly and modestly, and makes compulsive reading. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: BG; HBJD1; HBWQ; JWG. Dimension: 197 x 130 x 20. Weight: 242.
- Publisher
- Northway Publications
- Number of pages
- 204
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- 2nd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780953704088
- ISBN
- 9780953704088
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.05
€ 11.05
Paperback. An introductory history that takes Scotland through two world wars and subsequent social exhaustion, through the re energising adjustments loosely referred to as 'the sixties' to a final endgame of Union versus Independence. Series: New History of Scotland. Num Pages: 192 pages, 24 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 3JJ; HBJD1; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 138. .
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 4th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748682560
- ISBN
- 9780748682560
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 21.08
€ 23.99
€ 21.08
Paperback. In this revised and updated edition new accounts have been included of the ways in which the islanders resisted occupation and did not - hitherto unpublished material describes how a small minority of islanders threw their lot in with the Argentines. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1MTASF; 3JJPN; HBJQ; HBLW3; HBWS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Publisher
- Pen & Sword Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781473853430
- ISBN
- 9781473853430
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.96
€ 17.99
€ 13.96
Paperback. A classic espionage title available for the first time in many decades, The Fought Alone is a unique look at SOE - a wartime initiative devised by Winston Chuchill. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations (black and white), maps (black and white). BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DDF; 3JJH; HBJD1; HBLW; HBWQ; JPSH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 25. Weight in Grams: 314.
- Publisher
- Biteback Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849546928
- ISBN
- 9781849546928
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.42
€ 13.99
€ 11.42
Paperback. Series: Contemporary Asia in the World. Num Pages: 240 pages, 5 halftones, 13 tables. BIC Classification: 1FP; HBJF; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 146 x 14. Weight in Grams: 330.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231153195
- ISBN
- 9780231153195
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.67
€ 41.67
Paperback. Encompasses the entire life of Ivan the Terrible and views him in the context of his own time. Notorious for a policy of unrestrained terror - and for killing his own son - his reign was devastating for Russia and her people. This book illuminates the reign and the politics, as well as Ivan's marriages and disordered personality. Num Pages: 526 pages, 16 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; BGR; HBJD; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 156 x 37. Weight in Grams: 764.
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 526
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- First Edition Thus
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300119732
- ISBN
- 9780300119732
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.89
€ 36.89
Paperback. The Norman Conquest was more than an English phenomenon, for Wales, Scotland and Normandy were all deeply affected by it too. This book encompasses these wider British and French perspectives to offer a fresh, clear and concise introduction to the events which propelled the two nations into the Middle Ages. Num Pages: 392 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3H; HBJD1; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 232 x 157 x 22. Weight in Grams: 589.
- Publisher
- Pearson
- Number of pages
- 392
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405811552
- ISBN
- 9781405811552
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.99€ 50.98
€ 50.99
€ 50.98
Paperback. An historical overview of Ethiopia's transformation from a multicultural empire into a modern nation state. Series: Eastern Africa Series. Num Pages: 399 pages, 12, 12 black & white line drawings, 12 line drawing. BIC Classification: 1HFGA; HBJH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 138 x 216 x 25. Weight in Grams: 498.
- Publisher
- James Currey
- Number of pages
- 399
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847010742
- ISBN
- 9781847010742
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.74
€ 41.74
Paperback. Num Pages: 278 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 3JJG; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 424.
- Publisher
- NeWest Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 278
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781897126820
- ISBN
- 9781897126820
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 16.18
€ 21.99
€ 16.18
Paperback. Georgian London evokes images of elegant buildings and fine art, but it was also a city where prostitution was rife. Examining the nature of the sex trade, this title offers an insight into the impact of prostitution to give a vivid portraits of some of the women who became involved in its world. Num Pages: 672 pages, Illustrations (some col.), maps, ports. (some col.). BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JF; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB; JFMX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 133 x 44. Weight in Grams: 640.
- Publisher
- Cornerstone
- Number of pages
- 672
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099527961
- ISBN
- 9780099527961
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 16.07
€ 21.99
€ 16.07
Paperback. Explains what life was like in the most immediate way, through taking readers, to the middle ages, and showing various things from the horrors of leprosy and war to the ridiculous excesses of roasted larks and haute couture. Num Pages: 368 pages, col. Illustrations, col. maps. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3H; HBJD1; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 133 x 25. Weight in Grams: 292.
- Edition
- 18th Impression
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845950996
- ISBN
- 9781845950996
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.27
€ 17.99
€ 13.27
Paperback. This book challenges traditional assumptions about the nature of Viking settlement in the Inner Hebrides and will be of interest to researchers, students and amateur historians of Place-Name Studies, Viking Studies, Scottish Medieval History, Scottish Studies and Scandinavian Cultural History. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; HBJD; HBJD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Publisher
- John Donald Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 400
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781906566623
- ISBN
- 9781906566623
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 35.35
€ 38.99
€ 35.35
Paperback. Num Pages: 226 pages, black & white illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: 1DST; 1FB; BGH; HBJD; HBJF1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 384.
- Publisher
- Olive Branch Pr
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781566569637
- ISBN
- 9781566569637
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.02
€ 19.99
€ 18.02
Hardcover. .
- Publisher
- After the Battle United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 432
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780900913952
- ISBN
- 9780900913952
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 51.94€ 46.22
€ 51.94
€ 46.22
Hardcover. Num Pages: 312 pages, black & white halftones, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Publisher
- Univ Tennessee Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- First edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781572338517
- ISBN
- 9781572338517
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 96.67
€ 96.67
Hardback. Editor(s): Chiu-Duke, Josephine; Duke, Michael S. Series: Masters of Chinese Studies. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; HRKN1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 166 x 244 x 32. Weight in Grams: 782.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231178600
- ISBN
- 9780231178600
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 96.38
€ 96.38
Paperback. Reconstructing religious motivation, conviction and behaviour in early modern Europe, this text shows the shifting perspectives of authorities willing to kill, martyrs willing to die, martyrologists eager to memorialize and controversialists keen to dispute. Series: Harvard Historical Studies. Num Pages: 544 pages, 8 halftones, 28 line illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; HBJD; HBLH; HRAM7; HRAM9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 155 x 237 x 36. Weight in Grams: 638.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 544
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674007048
- ISBN
- 9780674007048
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.69
€ 53.69
Hardcover. Num Pages: 350 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLL; HBT; JFCX; JN; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 160 x 28. Weight in Grams: 694.
- Publisher
- Liberty Fund Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 350
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780865973091
- ISBN
- 9780865973091
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 18.17
€ 23.99
€ 18.17
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
€ 33.55
€ 33.55
Paperback. The First Crusade is one of the best-known and most written-about events in history. This book intends to address the history of the First Crusade from the perspective of the east, examining the role of the Byzantine Empire and its ruler, Emperor Alexios I Komnenos. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1FB; 3H; HBJF1; HBLC1; HBWC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 174 x 199 x 19. Weight in Grams: 220.
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099555032
- ISBN
- 9780099555032
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.27
€ 17.99
€ 13.27
Hardback. During World War I, Britain and France imported workers from their colonies to labor behind the front lines. The single largest group of support labor came not from imperial colonies, however, but from China. This title tells the story of the 140,000 Chinese men recruited for the Allied war effort. Num Pages: 366 pages, 30 halftones, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1D; 1FPC; 3JJF; HBJD; HBLW; HBWN; JFSL3; JWT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 164 x 31. Weight in Grams: 706.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 366
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674049994
- ISBN
- 9780674049994
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 77.08
€ 77.08
Paperback. A magisterial, single-volume history of the greatest conflict the world has ever known by our foremost military historian. Num Pages: 1024 pages, illustrations (black and white), maps (black and white). BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 140 x 61. Weight in Grams: 794.
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing Co
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780225647
- ISBN
- 9781780225647
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 16.18
€ 21.99
€ 16.18
Paperback. Hitler saw himself as a 'philosopher-leader', and astonishingly gained the support of many intellectuals of his time. In this book, the author explores Hitler's relationship with philosophers - those who supported his rise to power and those whose lives were wrecked by his regime. Num Pages: 328 pages, 16 b/w illustrations in 8-page insert. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 199 x 26. Weight in Grams: 474.
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300205473
- ISBN
- 9780300205473
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.25
€ 26.25
Paperback. Contributors from the US, Britain and Europe explore a neglected aspect of transatlantic slavery: the implication of a continental European hinterland. Num Pages: 280 pages, 12 black & white illustrations, 3 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JD; 3JF; 3JH; HBJD; HBLL; HBTS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 157 x 24. Weight in Grams: 512.
- Publisher
- Boydell & Brewer Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781783271122
- ISBN
- 9781783271122
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.68
€ 41.68
Paperback. Stalin's reign of terror in the Soviet Union has been called 'the other Holocaust'. During the Stalin years, it is thought that more innocent men, women and children perished than in Hitler's destruction of the European Jews. This book tells the story of the survivors. Num Pages: 224 pages, 89 bw integrated in 38pp plates. BIC Classification: 1DVU; 3JJ; HBJD; HBLW; HBTZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 134 x 212 x 17. Weight in Grams: 248.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- New
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780761374
- ISBN
- 9781780761374
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.22
€ 26.99
€ 23.22
Paperback. Anthology of 80 texts selected from the Last whole Earth catalog (1971). Editor(s): Maniaque Benton, Caroline. Num Pages: 288 pages, 98 b&w illus., 1 table. BIC Classification: HBJK; JHMC; RNA; THX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 208 x 268 x 20. Weight in Grams: 858.
- Publisher
- MIT Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780262529280
- ISBN
- 9780262529280
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 28.07
€ 43.99
€ 28.07
Paperback. Using a variety of documentary, narrative and normative sources, this title explores the growth of reading audiences in a pre-print culture. It examines the accessibility and profile of libraries. It looks at popular reading practices, often associated with the notion of the illicit. Num Pages: 304 pages, Illustrations (chiefly col.). BIC Classification: 1FBS; 1HBE; 3H; HBJF1; HBLC1; HBTB. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 161 x 13. Weight in Grams: 392.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748677344
- ISBN
- 9780748677344
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 33.19
€ 36.99
€ 33.19
Paperback. At 8.46 am on September 11, 2001, 14,000 people were inside the Twin Towers in New York - reading emails, making calls, eating croissants.. over the next 102 minutes each would become part of a drama for the ages. This title tells the saga of the men and women - the 12,000 who escaped and the 2,749 who perished - as they made 102 minutes count. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JMC; BTP; HBJK; HBLX; JPWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 23. Weight in Grams: 280.
- Edition
- 1st. Edition
- Publisher
- Arrow
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099492566
- ISBN
- 9780099492566
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.85
€ 14.99
€ 11.85
Hardcover. Why did Asquith take Britain to war in 1914? What did educated young men believe their role should be? What was it like to fly over the Somme battlefield? How could a trench on the front line be 'the safest place'? These fascinating contemporary papers paint a highly personal and immediate picture of the war as it happened. Num Pages: 304 pages, 20 black & white illustrations, 16 colour plates. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJF; BJ; HBJD1; HBLW; HBWN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 157 x 27. Weight in Grams: 614.
- Publisher
- Bodleian Library, University of Oxford
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781851243938
- ISBN
- 9781851243938
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 18.49
€ 18.49
Paperback. Baltic Facades presents a new history of the Baltic area, one that dispels the myth of a single, coherent regional identity. Aldis Purs describes the unique character of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania, whilst also examining the anxiety that these peoples feel about how others perceive them. Series: Contemporary Worlds. Num Pages: 224 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1DVUC; 1DVUE; 1DVUF; 3JJP; HBJD; HBLW3. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 213 x 136 x 16. Weight in Grams: 282.
- Publisher
- Reaktion Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781861898968
- ISBN
- 9781861898968
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.27
€ 29.27
Paperback. They were all under the age of seven when they were driven from a war-ravaged country. In this deceptively understated memoir, three boys recall in their own words their harrowing journey to safety. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1HBS; 3JJPN; BTP; HBJH; HBLW3; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 143 x 210 x 36. Weight in Grams: 370.
- Publisher
- INGRAM PUBLISHER SERVICES US
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Anniversary
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781610395984
- ISBN
- 9781610395984
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 16.07
€ 21.99
€ 16.07
Paperback. Num Pages: 448 pages, 12. BIC Classification: HBJD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 158 x 31. Weight in Grams: 778.
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 486
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Edition
- Revised
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801481789
- ISBN
- 9780801481789
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 40.12
€ 41.99
€ 40.12
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781408270509
- ISBN
- 9781408270509
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 58.33
€ 58.33
Paperback. Details nearly fifty turbulent years of warfare in Greece between 411 and 362 BC. Presenting the story of the Peloponnesian War at the point where Thucydides finished his magisterial history, this title chronicles the conflicts that ultimately led to the decline of Greece, and the wars with both Thebes and the might of Persia. Translator(s): Warner, Rex. Num Pages: 432 pages, notes, maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; DNF; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 152 x 196 x 26. Weight in Grams: 314.
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1979
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140441758
- ISBN
- 9780140441758
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.16
€ 17.99
€ 13.16
Paperback. A narrative of the civil war period in Lancashire, including the sieges of Lathom House, the 'massacre' at Bolton, the Battle of Preston and many other nationally important military engagements within the county. Num Pages: 512 pages, 80 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKENL; 3JD; HBJD1; HBLH; HBWE. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 962. The Civil Wars in Lancashire, 1640-1660. 512 pages, 80 illustrations. A narrative of the civil war period in Lancashire, including the sieges of Lathom House, the 'massacre' at Bolton, the Battle of Preston and many other nationally important military engagements within the county. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DBKENL; 3JD; HBJD1; HBLH; HBWE. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 24. Weight: 962.
- Publisher
- Carnegie Publishing Ltd
- Number of pages
- 512
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781859361917
- ISBN
- 9781859361917
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 18.88
€ 24.99
€ 18.88
Hardback. Richard Davis has expertly crafted a stirring narrative of the last years of Song, focusing on loyalist resistance to Mongol domination as more than just a political event. Seen from the perspective of the conquered, the phenomenon of martyrdom reveals much about the cultural history of the Song. Series: Harvard-Yenching Institute Monograph Series. Num Pages: 300 pages, Illustrations, maps, ports. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBG; HBJF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 160 x 26. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Publisher
- Harvard University, Asia Center
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674953574
- ISBN
- 9780674953574
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 61.33
€ 61.33
Hardback. Explores the origins and significance of the French concept of terroir, demonstrating that the way the French eat their food and drink their wine today derives from a cultural mythology that developed between the Renaissance and the Revolution. Series: California Studies in Food and Culture. Num Pages: 248 pages, 11 b/w images. BIC Classification: 1DDF; HBJD; HBTB; JFCV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 159 x 237 x 20. Weight in Grams: 468.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520277502
- ISBN
- 9780520277502
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 126.37
€ 126.37
Paperback. This Companion provides an authoritative and up-to-date overview of Roman Republican history as it is currently practiced. Highlights recent developments, including archaeological discoveries, fresh approaches to textual sources, and the opening up of new areas of historical study. Retains the drama of the Republic's rise and fall. Editor(s): Rosenstein, Nathan; Morstein-Marx, Robert. Series: Blackwell Companions to the Ancient World. Num Pages: 776 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, maps, figures. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 3D; HBJD; HBLA1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 172 x 40. Weight in Grams: 1318.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 776
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781444334135
- ISBN
- 9781444334135
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 52.54
€ 54.99
€ 52.54
Paperback. In 1630s, the Netherlands was gripped by tulipmania: a speculative fever unprecedented in scale and, as history would have it, folly. The author lays waste to the legends, revealing that while the 1630s did see a speculative bubble in tulip prices, neither the height of bubble nor its bursting were anywhere near as dramatic as we tend to think. Num Pages: 446 pages, 13 colour plates, 69 halftones, 3 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DDN; 3JD; HBJD; HBLH; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 648.
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226301266
- ISBN
- 9780226301266
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.67
€ 44.67