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Regional & national history
Paperback. Covering the volatile period from 1945 to 1962 this book looks at key issues and people that shaped Soviet foreign policy. Using recently uncovered archival materials and personal interviews, an interpretation of the Cold War from a Russian point of view is presented. Num Pages: 382 pages, 16 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DVU; 3JJPG; 3JJPK; HBJD; HBLW3; JPQB; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 154 x 25. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 382
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Edition
- Revised
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674455320
- ISBN
- 9780674455320
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 33.83
€ 40.99
€ 33.83
Hardback. This book addresses the impact that transnational cooperation of political parties has on European politics and policy-making. Looking specifically at western European socialist parties, it argues that transnational party cooperation through informal networks was an important factor in the emerging European governance system in the 1970s. Series: Palgrave Studies in the History of Social Movements. Num Pages: 256 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJPL; HBJD; HBLW3; JPFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 475.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137551191
- ISBN
- 9781137551191
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.24
€ 65.24
Paperback. Over the past two decades, Ian Bradley's Complete Annotated Gilbert and Sullivan has become established as the authorized and definitive 'Bible' for all interested in the Savoy operas. Num Pages: 1296 pages. BIC Classification: AN; AVGC9; HBJD1; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 156 x 56. Weight in Grams: 1757.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Anniversary, Annotated
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199392421
- ISBN
- 9780199392421
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 93.64
€ 93.64
Hardback. Describes T K Taylor's experiences in schools from Kuala Lumpur to Johore Bahru. This memoir brings a different insight into the workings of the Colonial Service in a period of enormous change as its officers helped to rebuild the country in the aftermath of World War II and Japanese occupation, Communist struggles and the dawn of independence. Num Pages: 164 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FMM; HBJF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 183 x 22. Weight in Grams: 376.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 164
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845111113
- ISBN
- 9781845111113
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 59.43€ 54.65
€ 59.43
€ 54.65
Paperback. Seeks to establish the interrelations among the three known works of the Cairene historian al-Jabarti, which are the best known narrative sources in Arabic for the entire period of Ottoman rule in Egypt (1517-1798) until the rise of Mehmet Ali Pasha. Num Pages: 358 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1HBE; HBJH; HBLL. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 240 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 864.
- Publisher
- Aarhus University Press Denmark
- Number of pages
- 358
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788779342811
- ISBN
- 9788779342811
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.41
€ 17.41
Hardcover. For those living in Britain between 1939 and 1945, the war was an ever-present reality. Huge numbers of objects relating to the war effort at home were manufactured and became commonplace in homes up and down the land. This work talks about this issue. Series: Crowood Collectors' Series. Num Pages: 256 pages, 500 colour photographs. BIC Classification: 3JJH; HBJD1; HBWQ; WC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 304 x 220 x 19. Weight in Grams: 1160. British Wartime Memorabilia, 1939-1945. Series: Crowood Collectors' Series. 256 pages, 500 colour photographs. For those living in Britain between 1939 and 1945, the war was an ever-present reality. Huge numbers of objects relating to the war effort at home were manufactured and became commonplace in homes up and down the land. This work talks about this issue. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 3JJH; HBJD1; HBWQ; WC. Dimension: 304 x 220 x 19. Weight: 1156.
- Publisher
- Crowood
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781861269270
- ISBN
- 9781861269270
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 28.75
€ 33.99
€ 28.75
Hardcover. RAF Liberators over Burma provides an insight of operational flying in the Far East, including an examination of the importance of bombing bridges and railway constructions to thwart the Japanese transit infrastructure. In many cases the efforts and sacrifice by dedicated Commonwealth aircrew are recounted from their own flying logbooks. Num Pages: 208 pages, 38 black and white photographs. BIC Classification: 1FMB; 3JJH; HBJF; HBWQ; JWG; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 167 x 242 x 24. Weight in Grams: 496.
- Publisher
- Fonthill Media
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781555194
- ISBN
- 9781781555194
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 19.53
€ 26.99
€ 19.53
Paperback. Editor(s): Abidor, Mitchell. Num Pages: 122 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JH; HBJD; HBLL; JPH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 203 x 12. Weight in Grams: 114.
- Publisher
- PM Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781629631004
- ISBN
- 9781629631004
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 14.58
€ 16.99
€ 14.58
Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages, 8 halftones. BIC Classification: HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 135 x 11. Weight in Grams: 172.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- 9th Print
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195173253
- ISBN
- 9780195173253
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 16.77
€ 21.99
€ 16.77
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 440
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 4th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415736145
- ISBN
- 9780415736145
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.56
€ 53.56
Paperback. A fresh, enlightening and comprehensive history of Britain in the early 1960s by a supremely talented young historian. Num Pages: 928 pages, Section: 24, b/w. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; HBJD1; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 47. Weight in Grams: 668.
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 928
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780349115306
- ISBN
- 9780349115306
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 18.17
€ 25.99
€ 18.17
Paperback. Waterloo is one of the defining campaigns of European history. Drawn from unpublished first-hand accounts, and using detailed illustrations, this volume is suitable for studying the intense fighting at the battles of Waterloo and Wavre, the final, decisive engagements of the Waterloo campaign. Illustrator(s): Embleton, Gerry. Series: Campaign. Num Pages: 96 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JH; HBJD; HBLL; HBWH; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 249 x 319 x 8. Weight in Grams: 312.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781472804129
- ISBN
- 9781472804129
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 16.34
€ 23.99
€ 16.34
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Human Givens Publishing Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781899398089
- ISBN
- 9781899398089
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.95
€ 19.99
€ 15.95
Paperback. Tells the story of the epic clash between Senator John F Kennedy and Vice-President Richard M Nixon. This book imbues America's presidential election process. Num Pages: 432 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPK; HBJK; HBLW3; JPHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 136 x 26. Weight in Grams: 334.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 432
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- Reissue
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780061900600
- ISBN
- 9780061900600
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 12.93
€ 17.99
€ 12.93
Hardback. A riveting look at how the early modern world revolutionized sleep and its relation to body, mind, soul, and society Num Pages: 296 pages, 25 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JD; HBJD1; HBLH; HBTB; JHBT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 188 x 293 x 33. Weight in Grams: 656.
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300220391
- ISBN
- 9780300220391
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.15
€ 40.99
€ 29.15
Paperback. The two-year revolution that totally changed how Britain is governed. Num Pages: 448 pages, Illustrations (black and white, and colour). BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLL; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 23. Weight in Grams: 290.
- Publisher
- Phoenix
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780753829226
- ISBN
- 9780753829226
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.96
€ 19.99
€ 14.96
Hardcover. Sarah M. Allen explores the tale literature of eighth- and ninth-century China to show how written tales of the Tang canon we know today grew out of a fluid culture of hearsay in elite society. The book focuses on two main types of tales, those based in gossip about recognizable public figures and those developed out of lore concerning the occult. Series: Harvard-Yenching Institute Monograph Series. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: 2GDC; DSB; HBJF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 158 x 24. Weight in Grams: 608.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Asia Center
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674417205
- ISBN
- 9780674417205
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 37.79
€ 45.99
€ 37.79
Paperback. A grand and fascinating figure in Victorian politics, the charismatic Lord Palmerston (1784-1865) presided over a period of great political and social change. This title gives full weight not only to his foreign policy achievements, but also to his domestic political activity, political thought, life as a landlord, and private life and affairs. Num Pages: 584 pages, 30 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; BGH; HBJD1; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 155 x 46. Weight in Grams: 942.
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Number of pages
- 584
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300177961
- ISBN
- 9780300177961
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.60
€ 26.99
€ 20.60
Hardback. Offers a study of polyandry, wife-selling, and a variety of related practices in China during the Qing dynasty. This book explores the functions played by marriage, sex, and reproduction in the survival strategies of the rural poor under conditions of overpopulation, worsening sex ratios, and shrinking farm sizes. Num Pages: 499 pages, 7 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JD; 3JF; 3JH; HBJF; HBTB; JFSL3; LAZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 162 x 238 x 37. Weight in Grams: 806.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520287037
- ISBN
- 9780520287037
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 79.64€ 61.33
€ 79.64
€ 61.33
Paperback. Num Pages: 56 pages, 59ill. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; HBJD1; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 175 x 241 x 4. Weight in Grams: 184.
- Publisher
- Stenlake Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 56
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781872074658
- ISBN
- 9781872074658
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 15.23
€ 15.99
€ 15.23
Paperback. Fortress, palace & prison, the 1000-year story of the Tower Num Pages: 304 pages, 100. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; HBJD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 197 x 19. Weight in Grams: 228.
- Publisher
- Amberley Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781445643779
- ISBN
- 9781445643779
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 12.50
€ 15.99
€ 12.50
paperback. This comprehensive and engaging new history traces Switzerland's changeable development from its medieval origins to the present. Series: Cambridge Concise Histories. Num Pages: 339 pages, 54 b/w illus. 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1DFH; HBJD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 141 x 17. Weight in Grams: 498.
- Edition
- New
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 339
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521143820
- ISBN
- 9780521143820
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 30.53
€ 31.99
€ 30.53
Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JH; HBJD1; HBTQ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 159 x 30. Weight in Grams: 604.
- Publisher
- Irish Academic Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780716532347
- ISBN
- 9780716532347
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 19.45
€ 31.99
€ 19.45
Hardback. .
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781107182899
- ISBN
- 9781107182899
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 120.36
€ 120.36