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Regional & national history

Hardback. The first Reader and Guide on the subject of slavery in America. It combines both an introduction to the field and a selection of core primary and secondary readings, covering the period from the early seventeenth century to the American Civil War. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JD; 3JF; 3JH; HBJK; HBLH; HBLL; HBTS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 244 x 172 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1076.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748617951
ISBN
9780748617951
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 154.58
€ 147.72

Paperback. Originally published in hardcover in 1990. Num Pages: 386 pages, 2 maps, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 3H; 3JB; HBJD; HBTB; HRH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 153 x 24. Weight in Grams: 530.
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226319629
ISBN
9780226319629
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.82

Hardback. The book offers a frank account of an African state that shook off colonial rule but has yet to see the fruits of independence distributed evenly among its people. Drawing on inside knowledge of SWAPO, the anti-colonial liberation movement, the author provides a valuable case study of nation building in the modern era. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFMN; 3JJPR; 3JM; HBJH; HBLW3; HBLX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 141 x 25. Weight in Grams: 498.
Publisher
C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849044127
ISBN
9781849044127
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.51
€ 53.20

Hardback. Between 1885 and 1960, laws and policies designed to repress prostitution dramatically shaped London's commercial sex industry. This book examines how laws translated into street-level reality, explores how women who sold sex experienced criminalization, and charts the complex dimensions of the underground sexual economy in the modern metropolis. Series: Genders and Sexualities in History. Num Pages: 320 pages, 0, 1 tables, 3 charts. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJD1; HBLL; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 221 x 23. Weight in Grams: 518.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230230545
ISBN
9780230230545
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 161.88

Paperback. Providing an on-the-ground account of the Israeli-Palestine conflict, Menchaem Klein argues that the aggressive Israeli settlement programme has shifted the Israeli-Palestine dispute from a border struggle to an ethnic conflict. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBH; 1FBP; HBJF1; HBLW3; JPWS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 190 x 127 x 12. Weight in Grams: 226.
Publisher
C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849040853
ISBN
9781849040853
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.40

Paperback. Middle Easterners struggle to find solutions to crises of economic stagnation, political gridlock, and cultural identity. The author presents an analysis of Islam's place in Middle East and integrates the medieval and modern history of the region to show how the sacred and secular are tightly interwoven in its political and intellectual life. Num Pages: 328 pages, 1 map, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1FB; HBJF1; JFSR2; JP. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 454.
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
328
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
First Edition,Revised
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520246911
ISBN
9780520246911
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.23

Paperback. Num Pages: 619 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white line drawings, printed music items. BIC Classification: 1HBE; HBJH; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 155 x 43. Weight in Grams: 839.
Publisher
The American University in Cairo Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9789774165603
ISBN
9789774165603
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.10

Hardback. Examines the Scottish contribution to the British state during the 1790s, with a view to establish how the government of Scotland met and handled the specific challenges it faced over the course of the decade, and the extent to which the Scots rallied to the defence of Britain at this time of crisis. Series: Scottish Historical Review Monographs. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 1DDF; 3JF; HBJD; HBLL; HBTV2. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 165 x 241 x 19. Weight in Grams: 522.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781474403313
ISBN
9781474403313
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 107.02
€ 103.50

Hardcover. Using various sources, including diaries and letters, this book contributes to the study of Gertrude Bell's colourful life - exploring the personal passions, desires and relationships that drove her - and to an understanding of the background behind the creation of modern Iraq. Num Pages: 320 pages, b&w plates. BIC Classification: 1FBN; 3JJ; BGH; GTB; HBJF1; HBLW; HBTQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 28. Weight in Grams: 617.
Publisher
I. B. Tauris
Number of pages
320
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9781850434153
ISBN
9781850434153
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.40
€ 59.94

Paperback. The first book in a new Johns Hopkins series, Regional Perspectives on Early America, At the Edge of Empire explores one of British America's most intriguing regions, both widening and deepening our understanding of North America's colonial experience. Series: Regional Perspectives on Early America. Num Pages: 224 pages, 17, 17 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KB; 1QDB; HBJK; HBLH; HBTQ; HBTR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 272.
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801871375
ISBN
9780801871375
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 26.97

Paperback. Series: Northern Scotland Books Eup. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBJD1; JF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 183 x 244 x 12. Weight in Grams: 254.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781474406628
ISBN
9781474406628
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 33.25

Paperback. .
Publisher
Paul Holberton Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780995557703
ISBN
9780995557703
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 37.57

Paperback.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Number of pages
236
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752446783
ISBN
9780752446783
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.61

Paperback. Although Israelis and Palestinians are adamant that they will not negotiate or compromise over the status of Jerusalem, agreements have been made and understandings reached between the two protagonists, as well as other Arab states. This text sheds light on the political history of Jerusalem. Num Pages: 369 pages, colour maps. BIC Classification: 1FBH; HBJF1; HBLW3; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230. Weight in Grams: 475.
Publisher
C Hurst & Co (Publishers)Ltd
Number of pages
369
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Condition
New
SKU
V9781850655763
ISBN
9781850655763
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.40

Hardcover. Shows how Scottish imagination was shaped by its emigre experience with wilderness and the extreme. Drawing on journals, emigrant guides, memoirs, letters, poetry and fiction, this book examines patterns of survival, defeat, adaptation and response in North America's harshest landscapes. Num Pages: 224 pages, map. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 1KB; HBJD1; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 21. Weight in Grams: 554.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
224
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748647392
ISBN
9780748647392
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 95.12
€ 92.11

Paperback. Num Pages: 128 pages, black & white halftones, colour illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBF; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 164 x 235 x 5. Weight in Grams: 304.
Publisher
Fonthill Media LLc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781625450470
ISBN
9781625450470
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.00
€ 21.88

Paperback. This book collects first-person accounts from Iraqi Jews about the lives they led in Iraq's once-vibrant, 2,500-year-old Jewish community - once the world centre of Jewish life. Series: Palgrave Studies in Oral History. Num Pages: 223 pages, 8 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: HBJF; HBWQ; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 406.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230618008
ISBN
9780230618008
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 39.13

Paperback. Analyses the military tactics and methods adopted by Napoleon Bonaparte in the time leading up to, and during, the Jena Campaign of 1806. This book explores the elements that contributed to his success; from the organisation and movements of staff, to Napoleon's own strategic decision-making, and, more. Num Pages: 192 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JH; HBJD; HBLL; HBWH; JWKT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 163 x 17. Weight in Grams: 310.
Publisher
Nonsuch Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
Modern edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845883744
ISBN
9781845883744
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.55

Hardback. The fall of the powerful Safavid Dynasty (1501-1722) to invading Afghan tribesmen in 1722 marked a crucial turning point in the country's history. Num Pages: 904 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBN; 3JF; HBJF1; HBLL. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156. Weight in Grams: 454.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2018
Edition
Translation
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780764689
ISBN
9781780764689
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 447.95

Paperback. A celebration of the history of the British-Yemeni community with extraordinary archival photography. Num Pages: 128 pages, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBXY; AJC; HBJF1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 165 x 242 x 8. Weight in Grams: 372.
Publisher
Gilgamesh Publishing
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781908531360
ISBN
9781908531360
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 16.26

Hardcover. Using archival sources, Azar Gat overturns historiographical trends in the study of British and German armour developments between the two World Wars. He reinstates British pioneering theory and practice as the inspiration for the creators of the Panzer arm. Series: St Antony's Series. Num Pages: 136 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DFG; HBJD; HBWN; HBWQ; JWK; JWM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 7. Weight in Grams: 310.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
144
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333773482
ISBN
9780333773482
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 130.78
€ 125.78

Paperback. Around Lutterworth Series: Archive Photographs. Num Pages: 128 pages, 200ill. BIC Classification: 1DBKEML; HBJD1; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 172 x 10. Weight in Grams: 300.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752410180
ISBN
9780752410180
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.57

Hardcover. This is a critical parallel-text edition of the Latin Speculum Inclusorum - a late-medieval English 'rule' for male anchorites - and its Middle English translation, A Mirror for Recluses. Series: Exeter Medieval Texts and Studies. Num Pages: 224 pages, 2 colour plates, 2 black & white plates. BIC Classification: 1D; 3H; HBJD; HBLC1; HRCV; HRCX8. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 158 x 19. Weight in Grams: 486.
Publisher
Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780859898850
ISBN
9780859898850
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 142.68

Hardcover. A comprehensive look at the military aircraft that flew for the Luftwaffe in World War II Num Pages: 176 pages, 40 colour illustrations, 70 b&w photographs, index, appendices. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; HBJD; HBWQ; JWG; JWMV; WGM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 224 x 297 x 18. Weight in Grams: 912.
Publisher
Spellmount Publishers Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Edition
2nd
Condition
New
SKU
V9781862271289
ISBN
9781862271289
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 22.82

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