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Regional & national history
Hardcover. On August 4, 1578, in an ill-conceived attempt to wrest Morocco back from the hands of the infidel Moors, King Sebastian of Portugal led his troops to slaughter and was himself slain. Sixteen years later, King Sebastian rose again. The author recalls this conspiracy, marked both by scheming and absurdity, and the legal inquest that followed. Num Pages: 312 pages, 2 colour plates, 11 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 1DSP; 3JB; HBJD; HBLH; JFHF. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 152 x 224 x 28. Weight in Grams: 524.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226501086
- ISBN
- 9780226501086
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 31.90
€ 41.99
€ 31.90
Hardcover. Historians of British colonial rule in India have noted both the place of military might and the imposition of new cultural categories in the making of Empire. In this book, the author uncovers a lesser-known story of power: the power of bureaucracy. Series: South Asia Across the Disciplines. Num Pages: 296 pages, 6 halftones, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 3JH; HBJF; HBLL; HBTQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226703275
- ISBN
- 9780226703275
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.92€ 44.89
€ 52.92
€ 44.89
Hardcover. After Fidel Castro came to power in 1959, his second declaration, after socialism, was that Cuba would become a leader in international science. This book shows how Cuba came to compete with US pharmaceutical giants - despite a trade embargo and crippling national debt. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: 1KJC; HBJK; HBLW3; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 164 x 230 x 22. Weight in Grams: 472.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226709178
- ISBN
- 9780226709178
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 40.61
€ 52.99
€ 40.61
Hardcover. A city of immense literary mystique, Prague has inspired writers across the centuries with its beauty, cosmopolitanism, and tragic history. This interdisciplinary study helps to explain why Prague - more than any other major European city - has haunted the cultural and political imagination of the West. Num Pages: 200 pages, 6 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DVKC; DSB; HBJD; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 157 x 19. Weight in Grams: 460.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226795409
- ISBN
- 9780226795409
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 40.25
€ 52.99
€ 40.25
paperback. An insight into the life and world of Civil War-time Washington from the woman's perspective, this collection of letters is a perspective on life in the nation's capital during an important period in American history. Editor(s): Laas, Virginia Jeans. Num Pages: 592 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGHA; BJ; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 32. Weight in Grams: 787.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 592
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- First Edition
- SKU
- V9780252068591
- ISBN
- 9780252068591
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 33.73
€ 36.99
€ 33.73
paperback. How the Cold War affected local-level union politics Editor(s): Stromquist, Shelton. Series: The Working Class in American History. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; HBJK; HBLW3; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 19. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252074691
- ISBN
- 9780252074691
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Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 29.23
€ 29.99
€ 29.23
paperback. Addresses conceptual and ethical questions that arise from historical accounts of the Holocaust. Series: Jewish Literature & Culture. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBTZ1; HBWQ; HP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 15. Weight in Grams: 354.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253217288
- ISBN
- 9780253217288
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Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 21.84
€ 21.99
€ 21.84
paperback. For more than three centuries, St Petersburg, founded in 1703 by Peter the Great as Russia's westward-oriented capital and as a visually stunning showcase of Russia's imperial ambitions, has been the country's most mythologized city. This volume traces the ways in which St Petersburg has become a "museum piece," embodying history, and nostalgia. Editor(s): Goscilo, Helena; Norris, Stephen M. Num Pages: 264 pages, 45 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; HBJD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 157 x 16. Weight in Grams: 452.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- First Edition
- SKU
- V9780253219800
- ISBN
- 9780253219800
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 23.90
€ 25.99
€ 23.90
paperback. An exploration of the administration of law and its role in the lives of ordinary people in the northern provinces of the Roman Empire. It draws upon a rich but little-known legal collection from the late 3rd century known as the "Codex Hermogenianus". Num Pages: 296 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 3D; HBJD; HBLA1; HPCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 139 x 23. Weight in Grams: 450.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253221476
- ISBN
- 9780253221476
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.08
€ 26.99
€ 25.08
paperback. Odessa--celebrated and vilifi ed as a Jewish city of sin Num Pages: 288 pages, 10 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 1DVUK; GTB; HBJD; HBTB; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 430.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253223289
- ISBN
- 9780253223289
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 29.11
€ 29.99
€ 29.11
hardcover. Series: Indigenous Confluences. Num Pages: 184 pages, 16 black & white illustrations, 3 maps, 16 illus., 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; HBJK; HBTB; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 14. Weight in Grams: 409.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295998343
- ISBN
- 9780295998343
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 119.21
€ 119.21
Hardcover. Winner of the 2014 Pulitzer Prize for History This searing story of slavery and freedom in the Chesapeake by a Pulitzer Prize-winning historian reveals the pivot in the nation's path between the founding and civil war. Num Pages: 624 pages, 35 illustrations; 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBFV; 3JF; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 164 x 242 x 46. Weight in Grams: 1072.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 624
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393073713
- ISBN
- 9780393073713
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 34.03
€ 35.99
€ 34.03
Paperback. A finalist for the Lincoln Prize, The Sea Captain's Wife "comes surprisingly, and movingly, alive" (Tina Jordan, Entertainment Weekly). Num Pages: 384 pages, 47 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 211 x 139 x 24. Weight in Grams: 310.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393330298
- ISBN
- 9780393330298
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 18.24
€ 18.99
€ 18.24
Paperback. "An important, revealing story, exceptionally well told."-Jonathan Yardley, Washington Post Num Pages: 416 pages, 8 pages of black-and-white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVP; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBTZ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 140 x 25. Weight in Grams: 338.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393338874
- ISBN
- 9780393338874
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 21.05
€ 21.99
€ 21.05
paperback. This panoramic account of 1776 chronicles the other revolutions unfolding that year across North America, far beyond the British colonies. Num Pages: 288 pages, 22 illustrations; 15 maps. BIC Classification: 1KB; 3JF; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 211 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 230.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Reprint
- SKU
- V9780393351156
- ISBN
- 9780393351156
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Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.55
€ 17.99
€ 16.55
Hardcover. This title aims to show a new side to Lyndon Johnson and demonstrates that Johnson's diplomacy toward Europe deserves recognition as one of the most important achievements of his presidency. Num Pages: 352 pages, 15 halftones. BIC Classification: 1D; 1KBB; BGH; HBJD; HBJK; HBLW3; HBWS2; JPHL; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 147 x 29. Weight in Grams: 562.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674010741
- ISBN
- 9780674010741
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 39.26
€ 47.99
€ 39.26
Paperback. Analyses the Dutch involvement in Atlantic slavery and assesses the historical consequences of this for contemporary European society. Series: Decolonial Studies, Postcolonial Horizons. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1DDN; HBJD; HBTR; HBTS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 139 x 14. Weight in Grams: 288.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Pluto Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745331072
- ISBN
- 9780745331072
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.23
€ 40.99
€ 31.23
paperback. The Tlingits, the largest Indian group in Alaska, have lived in Alaska's coastal southwestern region for centuries and first met non-Natives in 1741 during an encounter with the crew of the Russian explorer Alexei Chirikov. This title outlines a picture of traditional Tlingit society before contact with Europeans. Translator(s): Bland, Richard; Solovjova, Katerina. Num Pages: 388 pages, 1. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KBBW; HBJK; HBTB; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 163 x 25. Weight in Grams: 678.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 388
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780803220713
- ISBN
- 9780803220713
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 26.95
€ 26.99
€ 26.95
paperback. A collection of the most influential work on the Ojibwes by noted anthropologist A Irving Hallowell. Editor(s): Brown, Jennifer S. H.; Gray, Susan Elaine. Series: Critical Studies in the History of Anthropology. Num Pages: 664 pages, 7 photos, 2 maps, 5 tables, 1 figure. BIC Classification: 1KB; HBJK; HBTB; JFSL9; JHMC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 34. Weight in Grams: 898.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 664
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780803223912
- ISBN
- 9780803223912
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.99€ 45.80
€ 50.99
€ 45.80
paperback. The story of four Wabanaki Indian women, spanning the 17th to the 20th centuries. Num Pages: 152 pages, Illus., map. BIC Classification: 1KBBE; 3J; HBJK; HBTB; JFSJ1; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5741 x 3556 x 9. Weight in Grams: 227.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 152
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780803282773
- ISBN
- 9780803282773
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.38
€ 19.38