×


 x 

Shopping cart

Regional & national history

Results 4561 - 4584 of 17315

Regional & national history

Paperback. Sets the pieces of the story that are known to historians into their cultural, religious, and political context. This book explores important questions about the period and about historical memory that is of interest to both the general reader and students of the period. Num Pages: 176 pages, b&w photo. BIC Classification: HBJD; JFSL9; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 139 x 13. Weight in Grams: 230.
Publisher
Indiana University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Edition
62987th
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253207517
ISBN
9780253207517
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.19

Paperback. How often does a visitor to Rome drift towards some landmark and wonder who created it? Why? What was their story? This book provides the answers. At once a history and a guide, it divides Rome into the districts dominated by the fabulously rich families of the Popes: the Colonna, della Rovere, Farnese, Borghese, Barberini and others. Num Pages: 432 pages, app 100 integrated maps and drawings. BIC Classification: 1DST; HBJD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 152 x 34. Weight in Grams: 578.
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Number of pages
432
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844134090
ISBN
9781844134090
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.63

Paperback. The lives of the kings, queens, princes and princesses of Wales Num Pages: 232 pages, 14. BIC Classification: 1DBKEW; HBJD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 126 x 21. Weight in Grams: 222.
Publisher
Amberley Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781445646657
ISBN
9781445646657
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 12.50

Paperback. Did the Washington Post bring down Richard Nixon by reporting on the Watergate scandal? Did a cryptic remark by Walter Cronkite effectively end the Vietnam War? This book describes how myths like these can feed stereotypes, deflect blame from policymakers, and overstate the power and influence of the news media. Num Pages: 381 pages, 20 black and white. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW; JFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520291294
ISBN
9780520291294
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.86

Paperback. 'His book is timely and a triumph. Roberts manages to convey all the reader needs to know about two men to whom battalions of biographies have been devoted' EVENING STANDARD Num Pages: 304 pages, 16. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJH; HBJD; HBWQ; JF; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 21. Weight in Grams: 288.
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780753817780
ISBN
9780753817780
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.06

Hardback. Num Pages: 320 pages, 60 b/w, 36 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBR; DSBH; HBJD1; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 189 x 29. Weight in Grams: 1311. dustjacket
Condition
Used, Acceptable
Publisher
Yale University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
SKU
KTK0099404
ISBN
9780300109948
Hardback
Condition: Used, Acceptable

€ 10.00

Paperback. A dramatic blow-by-blow account of the defeat of the Spanish Armada by the English fleet - a tale of derring-do and disaster on the high seas by one of our best narrative historians. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 3JB; HBJD; HBLC; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 132 x 27. Weight in Grams: 350.
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780220888
ISBN
9781780220888
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.08

Hardback. Presents a social analysis of new music dissemination at the Warsaw Autumn International Festival of Contemporary Music, one of the most important venues for East-West cultural contact during the Cold War. The author examines the festival's institutional organization, negotiations among its various actors, and its reception in Poland. Series: California Studies in 20th-Century Music. Num Pages: 272 pages, 9 b/w, 3 music ex, 3 tables. BIC Classification: 1DVP; 3JJPG; 3JJPK; AVGC6; HBJD; HBLW3; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 173 x 271 x 25. Weight in Grams: 510.
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520292543
ISBN
9780520292543
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.98
€ 51.06

Paperback. A powerful tale of destruction, heroism and survival by the bestselling author of NATHANIEL'S NUTMEG. Num Pages: 464 pages, 3 B&W illustrated maps and 2x 8pp B&W picture sections - integrated onto text paper for s. BIC Classification: 1DVG; 1DVT; 3JJG; HBJD; HBLW; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 27. Weight in Grams: 318.
Publisher
John Murray Press
Number of pages
448
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780340837870
ISBN
9780340837870
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.45

Paperback. The charming true story of four young women working in a glamorous department store in the 1950s. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKEAC; 3JJH; 3JJPG; BGB; HBJD1; HBLW3; KNPR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 126 x 23. Weight in Grams: 262.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780751554960
ISBN
9780751554960
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.85

Paperback. Num Pages: 448 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 133 x 24. Weight in Grams: 478.
Publisher
The New York Review of Books, Inc United States
Number of pages
448
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781590175804
ISBN
9781590175804
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.63

Hardback. This latest incisive work from Christopher Coker is a prescient analysis of the likelihood of a US-China conflict and how it might be avoided. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1KBB; JPS; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 147 x 19. Weight in Grams: 402.
Publisher
C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849043960
ISBN
9781849043960
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 22.00

Hardcover.
Publisher
The History Press
Number of pages
192
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752488578
ISBN
9780752488578
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 22.71

Paperback. On 27 May 1942 a Czech agent threw a bomb at a passing Mercedes Reinhard Heydrich was travelling in. The assassination sent a shock wave through the Nazi leadership and provoked ferocious reprisals against Czechs and Jews. This book is based on archive material and interviews with surviving members of SOE and Czech military intelligence. Num Pages: 256 pages, 8pp plates. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJH; HBJD; HBWQ; JPWL1; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 314.
Publisher
Birlinn Ltd
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843410362
ISBN
9781843410362
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.83

Paperback. Frank McCourt continues his life story in the brilliant, bestselling sequel to the million-selling 'Angela's Ashes'. Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 1KBBEY; 3JJ; BGA; HBJK; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 33. Weight in Grams: 372.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007205240
ISBN
9780007205240
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.68

Paperback. Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey was one of the most flamboyant and controversial characters of Henry VIII's reign. Celebrated for his chivalrous deeds both on and off the battlefield, Surrey became, at only twenty-eight, the King's Lieutenant General in France. This book sheds light on the opulence and artifice of a deadly age. Num Pages: 416 pages, 8pp colour plates; 8pp b/w plates; 1 map. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JB; BGH; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 27. Weight in Grams: 360.
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780712643474
ISBN
9780712643474
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.47

Paperback. Tells the story of the Comanche Code Talkers, who played a vital role in transmitting orders and messages in a code that was never broken. Num Pages: 322 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJH; HBJD; HBJK; HBLW3; HBWQ; JWH; JWKF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 228 x 21. Weight in Grams: 475.
Publisher
University of Texas Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780292752740
ISBN
9780292752740
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.75

Paperback. .
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472808240
ISBN
9781472808240
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.49

Paperback. Series: Ancient Society and History. Num Pages: 416 pages, 58, 37 black & white illustrations, 21 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DST; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 134 x 215 x 25. Weight in Grams: 466.
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1988
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801836923
ISBN
9780801836923
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 29.36

Paperback. .
Publisher
Amberley Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781445635781
ISBN
9781445635781
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 21.92

Hardback. In early modern Britain, there was an argument that war at sea, especially war in Spanish America, was an ideal means of warfare, offering the prospect of rich gains at relatively little cost whilst inflicting considerable damage on enemy financial resources. Num Pages: 298 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JF; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 160 x 24. Weight in Grams: 688.
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Number of pages
296
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843838623
ISBN
9781843838623
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 116.28

Hardcover. Num Pages: 416 pages, 744 colour & b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JWTU. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 314 x 42. Weight in Grams: 2890.
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764351570
ISBN
9780764351570
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 96.87
€ 69.38

Paperback. Editor(s): Sedgwick, Peter. Translator(s): Sedgwick, Peter. Num Pages: 532 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVU; 3JJG; HBJD; HBLW; HBTV4; JPWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 152 x 38. Weight in Grams: 802.
Publisher
Haymarket Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781608462674
ISBN
9781608462674
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 25.66

Hardback. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBP; 1KBB; HBJF1; HBJK; JPS; KNBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 454.
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
432
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231152884
ISBN
9780231152884
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.61

Subscribe to our newsletter

News on special offers, signed editions & more!