Regional & national history
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Regional & national history
Paperback. This Very Short Introduction addresses the themes, developments, and controversies that have shaped Modern China. Covering a range of social issues, Rana Mitter provides a contemporary view of the world's most populous nation, with a new acknowledgement of China's changing foreign policy, and its unique engagement with the internet. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 176 pages, 12 black and white halftones. BIC Classification: HBJ; JF; JP; RG. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 113 x 173 x 11. Weight in Grams: 132.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- OUP Oxford
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780198753704
- ISBN
- 9780198753704
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.99€ 10.38
€ 12.99
€ 10.38
Hardback. An important collection of essays on the subjects of kingship, lordship, warfare and sanctity, penned by the highly respected historian of late medieval England, the late Professor Simon Walker Editor(s): Braddick, Mike. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations, black & white. BIC Classification: HBJD1; HBLC; HBTB; JP. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 241 x 164 x 27. Weight in Grams: 580.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719068263
- ISBN
- 9780719068263
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 139.14
€ 139.14
Hardcover. Part of a series dealing with physical and human geography and history of the Pacific region, this collection of writings examines the various aspects of the French presence in the region from the 17th through to the 19th century Series Editor(s): Flynn, Professor Dennis O.; Giraldez, Professor Arturo. Series: The Pacific World: Lands, Peoples and History of the Pacific, 1500-1900. Num Pages: 388 pages, Includes 32 b&w illustrations and 10 maps. BIC Classification: 3JD; 3JF; 3JH; HBJD; HBJM; HBLC; HBLL; RGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 244 x 169. Weight in Grams: 834.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 388
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780754606017
- ISBN
- 9780754606017
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 236.32
€ 236.32
Hardcover. This study of the construction of intellectual authority examines the impact of Thucydides's "History". It argues that Thucydides's work succeeded for two main reasons: he refined the language of administration, and drew upon the abstract philosophical rhetoric that arose in the 5th century. Series: Greek Studies: Interdisciplinary Approaches. Num Pages: 288 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 2AHA; DSBB; HBJD; HBLA; HPCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 164 x 21. Weight in Grams: 553.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780847681297
- ISBN
- 9780847681297
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 138.15
€ 138.15
Hardback. Months before crowds in Moscow dismantled monuments to Lenin, residents of the western Ukrainian city of Lviv toppled theirs. Risch argues that Soviet politics of empire created this anti-Soviet city, and that opposition from the periphery as much as from the imperial center was instrumental in unraveling the Soviet Union. Series: Harvard Historical Studies. Num Pages: 374 pages, 12 halftones, 5 tables. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JJ; HBJD; HBLW; JPFC; JPFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 163 x 30. Weight in Grams: 692.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 374
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674050013
- ISBN
- 9780674050013
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.30€ 59.62
€ 65.30
€ 59.62
Paperback. The author describes his archeological excavation of a seventeenth-century English settlement in Virginia and his discovery of evidence of the early colonial way of life. Num Pages: 400 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBLH; HDD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 159 x 28. Weight in Grams: 658.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press United States
- Edition
- Second
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813913230
- ISBN
- 9780813913230
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.49
€ 43.49
Hardback. Num Pages: 304 pages, 46 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield
- Edition
- No Additional Printings Listed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781493011926
- ISBN
- 9781493011926
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 25.64
€ 29.99
€ 25.64
Hardback.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Casemate Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 126
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781612001449
- ISBN
- 9781612001449
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 26.56
€ 32.99
€ 26.56
Hardcover. Editor(s): Kahler Holst, Mads; Rasmussen, Marianne. Num Pages: 360 pages, illus., with plates. BIC Classification: 1DN; HBJD; HD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 295 x 210 x 30. Weight in Grams: 2087.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Aarhus University Press
- Edition
- Pck Har/Pa
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788788415797
- ISBN
- 9788788415797
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 57.80
€ 57.80
Paperback. Series: Conjunctions of Religion and Power in the Medieval Past. Num Pages: 416 pages, 26. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3F; HBJD; HBLC1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 234 x 25. Weight in Grams: 602.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801475290
- ISBN
- 9780801475290
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.51
€ 32.99
€ 29.51
Paperback. Translator(s): Ealey, Mark; McLauchlan, Alastair. Num Pages: 486 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1D; HBJD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 36. Weight in Grams: 816.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- MerwinAsia
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781937385262
- ISBN
- 9781937385262
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 56.97
€ 56.97
Hardback. Covering a range of information about the five boroughs, this title includes 800 entries that help complete the story of New York: from Air Train to E-ZPass, from September 11 to public order. Editor(s): Jackson, Kenneth T.; Keller, Professor Lisa; Flood, Nancy. Num Pages: 601 pages, 752 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; GBC; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 282 x 222 x 62. Weight in Grams: 3450.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 601
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300114652
- ISBN
- 9780300114652
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 56.45€ 47.94
€ 56.45
€ 47.94
Paperback. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: HBJK; JPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 703.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1975
- Publisher
- Hoover Institution Press
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780817914929
- ISBN
- 9780817914929
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.18
€ 30.18
Paperback. A magnificent account of one American platoon's tour of duty in Baghdad. It is simply one of the most powerful, nerve-shredding pieces of war writing ever. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; 1KBB; 3JMC; HBJF1; HBLX; HBWS5; JWD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 22. Weight in Grams: 290.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Atlantic Books
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848873278
- ISBN
- 9781848873278
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 26.63
€ 36.99
€ 26.63
Paperback. Editor(s): Blaisdell, Bob. Series: Dover Thrift Editions. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 141 x 11. Weight in Grams: 157.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Dover Publications Inc.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780486496238
- ISBN
- 9780486496238
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 8.55
€ 8.55
Hardback. Num Pages: 184 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; HBJK; HBLL; HBWF; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 259.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Potomac Books Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781612347677
- ISBN
- 9781612347677
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 18.70
€ 18.99
€ 18.70
Hardcover. Though an undoubtedly brilliant military leader-whose achievements, considering the forces at his disposal, cast those of Patton, Rommel, MacArthur, and Montgomery in the pale-surprisingly little is known about Manstein himself, save for his own memoir and the accolades of his contemporaries. In this book we finally have a full portrait of the man. Num Pages: 320 pages, 16 pages of b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; BM; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 162 x 34. Weight in Grams: 874.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Casemate Publishers
- Edition
- 1st American Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781935149262
- ISBN
- 9781935149262
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 51.80€ 48.88
€ 51.80
€ 48.88
Hardback. This book takes a thematic approach that analyses a broad range of military and social aspects of Greek warfare in the period from the Late Bronze Age to Alexander the Great. Topics include: the causes of war, land battles, sieges and naval warfare, as well as the economic, religious, political, and cultural impact of war. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 163 x 241 x 27. Weight in Grams: 558.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719056574
- ISBN
- 9780719056574
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 101.01€ 90.20
€ 101.01
€ 90.20
Hardback. The premier practitioner of the Nahuatl annals form was a writer of the early seventeenth century now known as Chimalpahin. This volume is the first English edition of Chimalpahin's largest work, written during the first two decades of the seventeenth century. Editor(s): Lockhart, James; Schroeder, Susan; Namala, Doris. Translator(s): Lockhart, James; Schroeder, Susan; Namala, Doris. Num Pages: 340 pages, 2 figures, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; 3JD; HBJK; HBLH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 6452 x 4522 x 25. Weight in Grams: 771.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 340
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804754545
- ISBN
- 9780804754545
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 94.84
€ 94.84
Paperback. Translator(s): Baker, Chris; Phongpaichit, Pasuk. Num Pages: 166 pages. BIC Classification: 1FMT; 3H; HBJF; LBB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 12. Weight in Grams: 371.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 166
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780877277699
- ISBN
- 9780877277699
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.82
€ 32.99
€ 29.82