Regional & national history
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Regional & national history
Hardback. From whitened doorsteps to polished boots, starched pinafores to scrubbed floors, this title tells the story of how Victorians and Edwardians engaged in the pursuit of cleanliness and the battle against grime in domestic life. It reveals how cleanliness and dirt were perceived and understood at this period of history. Num Pages: 256 pages, 30 integrated b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; 3JJC; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 241 x 167 x 25. Weight in Grams: 524.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848850521
- ISBN
- 9781848850521
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 138.66€ 123.56
€ 138.66
€ 123.56
Hardback. Reveals how cookery came to be seen as an important part of medical care and diet, revolutionising the nation's health. This book assesses the impact of nutrition in hospitals, schools and the military and explores the challenges and struggles faced by those who undertook work to educate the nation in the areas of sanitation, medicine and food. Series: International Library of Historical Studies. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: HBJD1; MBNH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 146 x 29. Weight in Grams: 482.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845116828
- ISBN
- 9781845116828
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 150.22€ 133.60
€ 150.22
€ 133.60
Hardback. This is an introduction to the history of the ancient Near East during the last millennium bc: Phoenicia, Palestine, the Neo-Assyrian and Neo-Babylonian empires, the Persian Achaemenid empire, the empire of Alexander, and the vast Persian Seleucid empire founded around 300 bc and defeated in 64 bc. Translator(s): Nevill, Antonia. Num Pages: 224 pages, 28 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAM; HBJF1; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 598.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748617555
- ISBN
- 9780748617555
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 156.00€ 148.02
€ 156.00
€ 148.02
Paperback. A beautifully illustrated history of the Grand Concourse, New York Num Pages: 274 pages, 44 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJK; JFSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 376.
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 274
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814777244
- ISBN
- 9780814777244
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.27
€ 47.27
Paperback. Contains over 200 old pictures and facts, anecdotes and opinions on the way North Glasgow was. This book examines North Woodside, Maryhill, Lambhill, Ruchill, Possilpark, and Springburn, using a series of images which illustrates the changes over the past 100 years and the sense of community that is prevalent in this area of Glasgow. Series: Archive Photographs: Images of Scotland. Num Pages: 128 pages, 200ill. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; HBJD1; WQH; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 165 x 9. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 128
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752415406
- ISBN
- 9780752415406
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.19
€ 17.99
€ 16.19
Paperback. A clear overview of the major cultural forms of 1940s America: fiction and non-fiction (specifically newspapers and magazines), music and radio, film and theatre, serious and popular visual arts, and case studies of influential texts and practitioners of the decade. Series: Twentieth-century American Culture. Num Pages: 312 pages, 20 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPG; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 163 x 19. Weight in Grams: 532.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Number of pages
- 312
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748624133
- ISBN
- 9780748624133
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.27
€ 37.99
€ 34.27
Hardcover. Britain's conduct for World War I was based upon international coalitions, particularly her partnership with France, and her primary goal was its preservation. Drawing on archive material, this work shows how the "Salonika campaign" seriously threatened this relationship. Series: International Library of Historical Studies. Num Pages: 256 pages, map. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DV; 3JJF; HBJD1; HBWN; JPS; JWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 224 x 145 x 24. Weight in Grams: 462.
- Publisher
- I. B. Tauris
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781860641121
- ISBN
- 9781860641121
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 150.22€ 133.60
€ 150.22
€ 133.60
Hardback. In this volume of original essays, scholars from around the world address the history of British colonial cinema stretching from the emergence of cinema at the height of imperialism, to moments of decolonization and the ending of formal imperialism in the post-Second World War. Editor(s): Grieveson, Lee; MacCabe, Colin. Series: Cultural Histories of Cinema. Num Pages: 304 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1QDB; 3JJ; APF; HBJD1; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 172 x 24. Weight in Grams: 765.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781844574223
- ISBN
- 9781844574223
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 115.55€ 103.50
€ 115.55
€ 103.50
An Enemy We Created: The Myth of the Taliban / Al-Qaeda Merger in Afgh...
Alex Strick Van Linschoten
Hardback. Taken from the Taliban's perspective based on local sources This is the first book to address seriously the problem of conflating the Taliban with Al-Qaeda. It is from the Taliban's perspective based on local sources. The authors are Western researchers based on the ground in Kandahar Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1FCA; 3JMC; HBJF1; HBLX; HBWS4; JPS; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 151 x 36. Weight in Grams: 788.
- Publisher
- C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849041546
- ISBN
- 9781849041546
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 40.72
€ 45.99
€ 40.72
Paperback. Editor(s): Strudwick, Helen M. BIC Classification: 1HBE; 1QDAE; GBC; HBJH; HBLA; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 287 x 333 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1998.
- Publisher
- Amber Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- First edition.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782744368
- ISBN
- 9781782744368
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 26.01
€ 32.99
€ 26.01
Hardback. This first major study of Thomas Jefferson's reputation in nearly fifty years is concerned with Jefferson and history both as something Jefferson made and something that he sought to shape. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; BGH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 238 x 159 x 29. Weight in Grams: 596.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748624997
- ISBN
- 9780748624997
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 109.78€ 105.10
€ 109.78
€ 105.10
Paperback. Ukranian Cossacks used icon painting to investigate their relationship with both God and the Russian tsar. This study provides answers to many questions pertaining to the political and religious culture of Ukranian Cossackdom, as reflected in the Cossack-era paintings, icons and woodcuts. Series: Harvard Papers in Ukrainian Studies. Num Pages: 132 pages, 4 colour illustrations, 17 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DVUK; AGR; HBJD; HBLH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 10. Weight in Grams: 218.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 132
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780916458959
- ISBN
- 9780916458959
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.61
€ 27.61
Hardback. Provides a unique insight into the pivotal themes, both political and cultural, which have shaped 20th century state and society. There is detailed consideration of the works of leading figures in art, literature, politics and scholarship. Editor(s): Louis, Wm Roger. Num Pages: 352 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; DSB; HBJD1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 236 x 165 x 29. Weight in Grams: 826.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780760575
- ISBN
- 9781780760575
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 63.55€ 58.34
€ 63.55
€ 58.34
Paperback. With what effects, Rice asks, did humankind exploit and then alter the landscape and the quality of the river's waters? Equal parts environmental, Native American, and colonial history, Nature and History in the Potomac Country is a useful and innovative study of the Potomac River, its valley, and its people. Num Pages: 360 pages, 8, 6 black & white halftones, 2 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBBFM; HBJK; HBTB; HBTQ; WNW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 229 x 26. Weight in Grams: 520.
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421421513
- ISBN
- 9781421421513
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 39.95
€ 39.95
Hardback. *Unique study of a lesser-known Victorian radical *Insight into Chartist movement Series: Library of Victorian Studies. Num Pages: 224 pages, 16 bw integrated. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLL; JPW. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 222 x 144 x 32. Weight in Grams: 572.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780767239
- ISBN
- 9781780767239
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 138.66€ 123.56
€ 138.66
€ 123.56
Hardback. The first study of its kind, strongly recommended by David Washbrook. Num Pages: 344 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1FKA; 3JH; HBJD1; HBJF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 149 x 223 x 34. Weight in Grams: 578.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780768793
- ISBN
- 9781780768793
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 150.22€ 131.63
€ 150.22
€ 131.63
Paperback. A collection of over 200 old photographs that offers a pictorial commentary on various aspects of the life and development of Southampton from Victorian times to the Second World War. It provides some highlights on everyday life and the social history of Southampton people, recalling past pleasures, events and occasions. Series: Archive Photographs. Num Pages: 128 pages, 200ill. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; HBJD1; WQH; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 165 x 10. Weight in Grams: 312.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 128
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752407333
- ISBN
- 9780752407333
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.47
€ 17.99
€ 16.47
Hardback. .
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804762380
- ISBN
- 9780804762380
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 134.04€ 119.39
€ 134.04
€ 119.39
Hardback. A critical account of Lukashenko of Belarus that covers the collapse of the Soviet Union until the present day. Num Pages: 372 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVUB; 3JJPR; 3JMC; HBJD; HBLW3; HBLX; JPHX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 219 x 173 x 26. Weight in Grams: 582.
- Publisher
- C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849041676
- ISBN
- 9781849041676
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 40.72
€ 45.99
€ 40.72
Hardcover. Missionaries have been blamed for some of the worst effects of western imperialism in Africa. This book, based on the letters of Herbert and Doris Gerrard, leaves readers to judge for themselves. Gerrsrd was a medical missionary who served in Zambia and Kenya for 26 years. Num Pages: 280 pages, 16ill.2M. BIC Classification: 1H; BGHA; HBJH; HBLW; HRCX7. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 222 x 137 x 27. Weight in Grams: 482.
- Publisher
- I.B.Tauris
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781860646591
- ISBN
- 9781860646591
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 57.78€ 53.33
€ 57.78
€ 53.33
Paperback. This accessible volume looks at the centrality of the Nile to Egyptian history - how the people of Egypt have relied on it for food, irrigation, and transportation, how they have impacted on the Nile itself, and the place it has held in their culture. Num Pages: 192 pages, b/w illus, col pls. BIC Classification: 1HBEN; 1QDAE; HBJH; HBLA; HDDG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 156 x 13. Weight in Grams: 438.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 191
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752455068
- ISBN
- 9780752455068
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 20.63
€ 21.99
€ 20.63
Hardback. Based upon original research in archives in Ireland, Great Britain, the United States and Canada, this study opens a new page in the history of wartime propaganda and censorship Series: International Communications. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; HBJD1; HBWQ; JFMD; JPVN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 181 x 21. Weight in Grams: 470.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748622771
- ISBN
- 9780748622771
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 121.33€ 119.42
€ 121.33
€ 119.42
Hardcover. Before Tito's Yugoslavia, which disintegrated violently in the 1990s, there was another Yugoslav state. This book is about the interwar Yugoslavia (1918-41), and is based on the author's research in Croatian, Serbian, British and American archives. It places Yugoslavia in the context of a Europe-wide struggle between democracy and dictatorship. Num Pages: 310 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1DVWY; HBJD; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 138. .
- Publisher
- C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
- Number of pages
- 310
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781850658511
- ISBN
- 9781850658511
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.00€ 51.45
€ 52.00
€ 51.45
Hardback. Discusses the subjects of WWI propaganda, Turkish nationalism and national identity construction. This book concludes that the unfavourable conditions in the Ottoman-Turkish cultural sphere, the literature of the years 1914-1918, was the continuation of a project to build a national culture, inherited from the pre-war years and never completed. Series: Library of Ottoman Studies. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVT; 2FMC; 3JJF; DSBH; HBJD; HBWN; JPVN. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 27. Weight in Grams: 467.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845114909
- ISBN
- 9781845114909
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 150.22€ 133.60
€ 150.22
€ 133.60