Regional & national history
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Regional & national history
Paperback. 'If the 1960s were a wild weekend and the 1980s a hectic day at the office, the 1970s were a long Sunday evening in winter, with cold leftovers for supper and a power cut expected at any moment.'A jaw-droppingly brilliant account of how the seventies was defined by mass paranoia told with Francis Wheen's wonderfully acute sense of the absurd. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1KBB; 3JJPL; HBJD1; HBJK; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 132 x 23. Weight in Grams: 252.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780007244287
- ISBN
- 9780007244287
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.99€ 11.14
€ 12.99
€ 11.14
paperback. Features a story of saints and spies, of fishermen and pirates, traders and marauders - and of how their wild and daring journeys across the North Sea built the world we know. Num Pages: 400 pages, 8pp colour inset. BIC Classification: 1QSF; HBJD; HBTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 198 x 35. Weight in Grams: 290.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780241963838
- ISBN
- 9780241963838
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 13.91
€ 19.99
€ 13.91
paperback. In late eighteenth-century Britain a handful of men brought about the greatest transformation in human history. This book tells the story of those decades, the moments of inspiration, the rivalries, skulduggery and death threats, and the tireless perseverance of the visionaries who made it all happen. Num Pages: 400 pages, Illustrations (black and white). BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JF; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 233 x 30. Weight in Grams: 532.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Pimlico
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781845952129
- ISBN
- 9781845952129
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 22.99€ 17.36
€ 22.99
€ 17.36
paperback. What makes someone willing to die, not for a nation, but for a language? In the 1950s and 1960s, southern India saw a wave of dramatic suicides in the name of the Telugu language. This title traces the colonial-era changes in knowledge and practice linked to language that lay behind these events. Series: Contemporary Indian Studies. Num Pages: 304 pages, 6 b&w photos, 5 maps. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 3JJPG; CFB; HBJF; HBLW3; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 157 x 22. Weight in Grams: 474.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253220691
- ISBN
- 9780253220691
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.59
€ 30.99
€ 27.59
Paperback. Combines the methods of anthropology and cultural history to examine the civic culture of Barcelona between 1888 and 1939 and shows how artists like Picasso, Miro, Casals and anarchists, and other political activists shaped and were influenced by the artistic and political culture of Barcelona. Num Pages: 280 pages, 10 colour plates, 25 b&w illustrations, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 3JH; 3JJ; ACX; HBJD; HBLL; HBLW; JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 149 x 217 x 13. Weight in Grams: 410.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520084407
- ISBN
- 9780520084407
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 32.14
€ 35.99
€ 32.14
paperback. Series: Collected Works of Peter Kropotkin. Num Pages: 610 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBLL; JPSN1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 210 x 140 x 36. Weight in Grams: 748.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Publisher
- Black Rose Books Canada
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 610
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780921689386
- ISBN
- 9780921689386
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 34.12
€ 40.99
€ 34.12
Paperback. This work is an analysis of the ideology, causal patterns, and means employed in the Nazi genocide against the Jews. It argues that the events of the genocide compel reconsideration of such moral concepts as individual and group responsibility, and the role of knowledge in ethical decisions. Series: Religion, Theology and the Holocaust. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; HBJD; HBTZ1; HBWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 17. Weight in Grams: 396.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815629931
- ISBN
- 9780815629931
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.73
€ 27.73
Paperback. Editor(s): Gehring, Charles T.; Starna, William A. Num Pages: 130 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBE; 3JD; HBJK; HBLH; WTLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 177.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Edition
- Revised
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815633228
- ISBN
- 9780815633228
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.25
€ 26.25
Paperback. Dear Dov, You must really be surprised to be receiving a letter from a girl you don't know.. Dov Indig was killed on October 7, 1973, in a holding action on the Golan Heights in Israel during the Yom Kippur War Num Pages: 190 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJF1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 133 x 209 x 12. Weight in Grams: 266.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Gefen Publishing House Israel
- Number of pages
- 190
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789652296016
- ISBN
- 9789652296016
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 18.85
€ 26.99
€ 18.85
paperback. An up-to-date and detailed eyewitness account of Burma's Civil War. It is indispensable for understanding the travails of modern Burma. Num Pages: 304 pages, 5 maps/16 photos. BIC Classification: 1FMB; 3JJP; GTB; HBJF; HBLW3; HBW; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 214 x 131 x 17. Weight in Grams: 356.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Pluto Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- Annotated
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745315416
- ISBN
- 9780745315416
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 26.71
€ 40.99
€ 26.71
Paperback. Num Pages: 112 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 9. Weight in Grams: 152.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Heritage House Publishing Co Ltd Canada
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 112
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781894384261
- ISBN
- 9781894384261
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.35
€ 17.99
€ 13.35
Hardcover. An authoritative introduction to the Crimean peninsula, This Blessed Land is the first book in English to trace the vast history of Crimea from pre-historic times to the present. Num Pages: 160 pages, black & white illustrations, colour illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1DV; 1DVU; 1DVUA; HBJD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 173 x 243 x 15. Weight in Grams: 652.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press, Scholarly Publishing Division
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780772751102
- ISBN
- 9780772751102
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 34.53
€ 34.53
paperback. Kaleidoscopic Odessa provides a detailed account of how local conceptions of imperial cosmopolitanism shaped the city's identity in a newly formed state. Num Pages: 240 pages, 11 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVUK; HBJD; JHM; JHMP; PSX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 148 x 223 x 16. Weight in Grams: 374.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780802095633
- ISBN
- 9780802095633
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 38.32
€ 42.99
€ 38.32
paperback. This comprehensive overview of Kinsale's seafaring tradition will be enjoyed by all who appreciate a whiff of salty sea spray, and the sense of adventure bound to ships voyaging to distant lands. Num Pages: 304 pages, B&W photographs. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3J; HBJD1; HBTM; JWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 192 x 25. Weight in Grams: 328. CORK
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- The Collins Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781848893092
- ISBN
- 9781848893092
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 13.42
€ 14.99
€ 13.42
Hardback. The history of a city and the evolution of a nation Num Pages: 352 pages, 12 b&w illus., 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1FKA; GTB; HBJF; JHBL; RPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 28. Weight in Grams: 613.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253355874
- ISBN
- 9780253355874
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.12
€ 52.12
Paperback. Num Pages: 16 pages, illustrations, map. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTB; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 133 x 25. Weight in Grams: 380.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780385239547
- ISBN
- 9780385239547
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 17.71
€ 19.99
€ 17.71
Paperback. Explores the relationship between economic changes in the Highlands and the clansmen's emigration to Canada in the late 18th and early 19th centuries. This title challenges the accepted position endorsed in works by Eric Richards and J M Bumsted that the clearances and sheep farms did not have a central role in provoking mass emigration. Num Pages: 312 pages, 14ill. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 1KBC; 3JF; 3JH; HBJD1; HBTB; JFFN; JFSL; JPVH1; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156. Weight in Grams: 469.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- McGill-Queen's University Press Canada
- Edition
- New Ed
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780773511569
- ISBN
- 9780773511569
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 36.23
€ 40.99
€ 36.23
paperback. Analyses the changes that occurred in naval organization and administration in the years between the end of the War of Austrian Succession and the conclusion of the Seven Years War. Num Pages: 312 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; HBJD; HBLL; JWF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 151 x 18. Weight in Grams: 420.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- McGill-Queen's University Press Canada
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780773536319
- ISBN
- 9780773536319
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.25
€ 37.99
€ 34.25
Paperback. The largest city in Normandy, Caen's position gave it major strategic value for Allies and Germans alike. This title describes the battle for Caen, revealing how, as a result of the British failure to take the city early in the campaign, Caen and its population were immolated - a fate for which Montgomery has been held responsible. Illustrator(s): Gerrard, Howard. Series: Campaign. Num Pages: 96 pages, 75ill.11col.ill. BIC Classification: 3JJH; HBJD; HBWQ; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 170 x 8. Weight in Grams: 315.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Osprey Publishing United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1St Edition
- Number of pages
- 96
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781841766256
- ISBN
- 9781841766256
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 20.60
€ 23.99
€ 20.60
Paperback. Horses were key to the colonial economies of southern Africa, buttressing the socio-political order and inspiring contemporary imaginations. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJH; WNGH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 170 x 220 x 21. Weight in Grams: 505.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Wits University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781868145140
- ISBN
- 9781868145140
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.51
€ 32.99
€ 29.51
hardcover. This study of the women who led the United States section of the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom in the interwar years argues that the ideas of these women constitute an important addition to our understanding of the intellectual heritage of the United States. Num Pages: 228 pages, 12 half-tones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; GTJ; HBJK; HBLW; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 160 x 20. Weight in Grams: 515.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 228
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804727464
- ISBN
- 9780804727464
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 71.22
€ 71.22
Hardcover. The gripping book about a panzer division and its battles in the shattered streets of Stalingrad. In Death of the Leaping Horseman, the untold story of 24. Panzer-Division's savage fighting on Stalingrad's outskirts and in the devastated ruins of the city itself is revealed in a detailed day-by-day account. Num Pages: 560 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 264 x 210 x 34. Weight in Grams: 1818.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Stackpole Books
- Edition
- First Thus
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780811714044
- ISBN
- 9780811714044
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 56.65€ 46.22
€ 56.65
€ 46.22
paperback. Begins with a discussion of the nature of evil, exploring the fragility of human beings and the phenomena of compartmentalizing, unquestioning obedience to authority, and moral drift. Citing examples from history and contemporary life, the author characterizes evil acts in terms of moral agency, magnitude, and intent. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 1KBB; HBJD; HBTS; HBTZ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 171 x 146 x 17. Weight in Grams: 295.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781566391009
- ISBN
- 9781566391009
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 40.65
€ 40.99
€ 40.65
Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: DSB; HBJK; HBLW. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 210 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 287.
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195326550
- ISBN
- 9780195326550
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 39.06
€ 39.06