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Regional & national history
Paperback. A story of adventure and aspiration in the high peaks that makes a vivid case for the importance of mountains to American national identity. Num Pages: 448 pages, 65 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; RGBS; RGR; WSZG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 140 x 30. Weight in Grams: 350.
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393353761
- ISBN
- 9780393353761
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.68
€ 19.99
€ 18.68
Paperback. An epic page-turner about Waterloo, one of the greatest land battles in British history, rich in dramatic human detail and grounded in first class research. Num Pages: 704 pages, Section: 16, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JH; HBJD; HBLL; HBWH; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 32. Weight in Grams: 506.
- Publisher
- Abacus
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780349123011
- ISBN
- 9780349123011
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 16.06
€ 19.99
€ 16.06
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781472815163
- ISBN
- 9781472815163
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 19.72
€ 21.99
€ 19.72
Paperback. How does a society recover from a devastating war? This title uncovers the hardships and stresses of the age, strains which manifested in the general strike of 1926. It offers insights into the difficult time period for Britain and the people tasked with its recovery. Series: Shire Living Histories. Num Pages: 80 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJG; HBJD1; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 149 x 209 x 6. Weight in Grams: 200. New.
- Publisher
- Shire
- Number of pages
- 80
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780747807926
- ISBN
- 9780747807926
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 9.57
€ 9.57
Paperback. Relics affected everyone in medieval society. In this book, the author illustrates that the pervasiveness and variety of relics answered very specific needs of ordinary people across a darkened Europe under threat of political upheavals, disease, and hellfire. It examines an array of relics in the broad social and cultural context of their age. Num Pages: 306 pages, 16pp. section of black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3H; HBJD; HBLC1; HRAX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 197 x 25. Weight in Grams: 382.
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Number of pages
- 306
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300184303
- ISBN
- 9780300184303
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.67
€ 26.99
€ 20.67
Paperback. Num Pages: 295 pages, b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1DFA; HBJD; HBLL. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 220 x 141 x 19. Weight in Grams: 416.
- Publisher
- Ariadne Press United States
- Number of pages
- 295
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781572411449
- ISBN
- 9781572411449
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 32.06
€ 44.99
€ 32.06
Paperback. A reinterpretation of the iconic photographs of the black civil rights struggle. It shows how the very pictures credited with arousing white sympathy, and thereby paving the way for civil rights legislation, actually limited the scope of racial reform in the 1960s. Num Pages: 264 pages, 65 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPK; HBJK; HBLW3; HBTB; JPVH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 179 x 16. Weight in Grams: 588.
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520268647
- ISBN
- 9780520268647
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.44
€ 40.99
€ 29.44
Paperback. This book explores the lands of the ancient Near East from around 3200 BCE to 539 BCE. The earth-shaking changes that marked this era include such fundamental inventions as the wheel and the plow and intellectual feats such as the inventions of astronomy, law, and diplomacy. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 168 pages, 10 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDA; 3D; HBJF1; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 173 x 125 x 8. Weight in Grams: 132.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 144
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195377996
- ISBN
- 9780195377996
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.86
€ 11.99
€ 10.86
Hardcover. Both colonial and postcolonial historical approaches often sideline New Zealand as a peripheral player. This book redresses the balance, and evaluates its role as an imperial power - as both a powerful imperial envoy and a significant presence in the Pacific region. Editor(s): Pickles, Katie; Coleborne, Catharine. Series: Studies in Imperialism. Num Pages: 288 pages, 20 black & white illustrations, 1 graphs. BIC Classification: 1MBN; HBJM; HBTQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 164 x 241 x 26. Weight in Grams: 644.
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719091537
- ISBN
- 9780719091537
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 169.21
€ 169.21
Hardback. No up-to-date book on Venezuelan politics out there Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLSV; HBJK; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
- Publisher
- C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849047951
- ISBN
- 9781849047951
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 22.10
€ 23.99
€ 22.10
paperback. Louis Perez brings Mikiso Hane's rich and beloved account of early Japanese history up-to-date in this thoroughly revised edition. Num Pages: 416 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; HBJF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 153 x 28. Weight in Grams: 578.
- Publisher
- Westview Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813349657
- ISBN
- 9780813349657
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 73.22
€ 73.22
Paperback. Old-fashioned seaside holidays inspire a great deal of nostalgic affection among British people. Focusing on the hundred year period from 1870 to 1970, this title takes a journey through the promenades, deckchairs and sandcastles to discover how ordinary people spent their seaside holidays. Series: Shire History. Num Pages: 128 pages, Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: 1DB; HBJD1; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 192 x 11. Weight in Grams: 458. New.
- Publisher
- Shire Publications
- Number of pages
- 128
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 1St Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780747807278
- ISBN
- 9780747807278
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.07
€ 13.07
Paperback. In 1948, in a Greek mountain village, Eleni Gatzoyiannis was arrested, tortured and shot. She was one of the 158,000 victims of the Greek Civil War. Her crime had been to help her children escape from the Communist guerrillas who occupied their village. Her son, Nicholas Gage, was then eight years old. Num Pages: 640 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1DVG; 3JJPG; BG; BTC; HBJD; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 35. Weight in Grams: 444.
- Publisher
- Vintage United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 640
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781860463464
- ISBN
- 9781860463464
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.49
€ 17.99
€ 13.49
Paperback. In the 1930s Britain experienced an economic crisis, with high unemployment, wage cuts, benefit cuts and a deterioration in living standards. It was a decade noted for its austerity. Yet industrial output saw remarkable growth between 1935 and 1938. This title provides a portrait of this decade in British social history. Series: Shire Living Histories. Num Pages: 80 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJH; HBJD1; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148 x 7. Weight in Grams: 204. New.
- Publisher
- Shire Publications
- Number of pages
- 80
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780747807797
- ISBN
- 9780747807797
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.26
€ 10.26
Paperback. This work charts the seemingly spontaneous growth of the "Free Corps" movement from the ashes of the Imperial German Army following the 1918 Armistice. It features accounts of dramatic and little-known campaigns inside Germany and on the Baltic and Polish frontiers. Illustrator(s): Bujeiro, Ramiro. Series: Elite. Num Pages: 64 pages, 10 colour & 55 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJG; HBJD; HBLW; JWH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 247 x 184 x 6. Weight in Grams: 214.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st
- Number of pages
- 64
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781841761848
- ISBN
- 9781841761848
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.64
€ 19.99
€ 18.64
Paperback. The Northern Ireland conflict is the most protracted campaign of terrorist violence in modern history. Despite decommissioning and political compromise, violent incidents are still rife and Unionists and Nationalists are as segregated as ever. This book uses the archival material to chart the history of The Troubles and examine their legacy. Series: Beginner's Guides. Num Pages: 224 pages, 10 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKN; 3JJ; HBJD1; HBLW; JPWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 18. Weight in Grams: 250.
- Publisher
- Oneworld Publications United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781851687299
- ISBN
- 9781851687299
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.76
€ 13.99
€ 11.76
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- The New York Review of Books, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 416
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781590174517
- ISBN
- 9781590174517
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 15.19
€ 18.99
€ 15.19
Paperback. This book provides a vivid picture of the Drottningholm Court Theatre: the architecture, the many different activities which took place here during the Gustavian era, and the use made of the theatre since its rediscovery to explore the nature of Baroque performance. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: 1DNS; AN; HBJD; HBTB. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 251 x 18. Weight in Grams: 832.
- Publisher
- University of Exeter Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789187235924
- ISBN
- 9789187235924
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.41
€ 53.41
Paperback. Lancaster pilot Victor Wood's aircraft arrived too early over Gelsenkirchen when the target was shrouded in darkness and the Main Force miles behind. His bomber was suddenly struck with terrifying force by flak and turned upside-down. Could Vic get his crew back to base safely? This book contains 19 similar stories. Num Pages: 272 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: BGH; BTM; HBJD; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 139 x 18. Weight in Grams: 370.
- Publisher
- Grub Street United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781904943860
- ISBN
- 9781904943860
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.06
€ 19.06
Paperback. An acclaimed biography of Elizabeth I and an examination of the politics and intrigues of her Tudor court. Series: Women in History. Num Pages: 720 pages, 16 illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH; BGR; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 196 x 131 x 52. Weight in Grams: 582.
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing Co United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 720
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781842126240
- ISBN
- 9781842126240
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 16.06
€ 19.99
€ 16.06