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Regional & national history

Paperback. In this history of World War II, the author explores both the technical and the human impact of the conflict. The text concentrates on five crucial battles with the aim of illuminating the war as a whole: Crete, Midway, Falaise, Berlin and Okinawa. Num Pages: 528 pages, 1. BIC Classification: 3JJH; HBG; HBJD; HBWQ; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 155 x 40. Weight in Grams: 774.
Publisher
Pimlico
Number of pages
528
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Condition
New
SKU
V9780712673488
ISBN
9780712673488
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 26.77

Paperback. Religion is commonly imagined as a timeless component of human inheritance, but in the Western Himalayas the community of Himachal Pradesh discovered their religion only after India became an independent secular state. This title shows that modern secularity is not so much the eradication of religion as the very condition for its emergence. Num Pages: 305 pages, 25 images. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HBJF; HRAM2; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
First
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520290549
ISBN
9780520290549
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.92

Paperback. A global story of passion, espionage and double-crossing that saw a woman born to indulgence and selfishness sacrifice everything for love, only to be betrayed Num Pages: 416 pages, 20 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JJ; BGH; HBJD; HBLW; JPSH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 29. .
Publisher
Oneworld Publications United Kingdom
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780747972
ISBN
9781780747972
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.00

Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH; HBJD1; HBLW3; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 135 x 13. Weight in Grams: 170.
Publisher
Penguin Putnam Inc United States
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780143117995
ISBN
9780143117995
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 15.75

hardcover. Drawing on first-hand interviews with rank and file members of Hezbollah, the author illuminates the inner workings of this Islamist terrorist group. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBL; 3JJPN; 3JJPR; 3JM; HBJF; HBLW3; HBLX; JPWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Weight in Grams: 750.
Publisher
C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2019
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849046312
ISBN
9781849046312
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 36.42

Paperback. Num Pages: 176 pages, Illustrations (some col.), ports. BIC Classification: 1DBKW; 3JJPL; HBJD1; HBLW3; HBTB; JKVG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 139 x 15. Weight in Grams: 264.
Publisher
Y Lolfa United Kingdom
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2018
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847711465
ISBN
9781847711465
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.20

Hardback. A book about the losers of the Meiji Restoration and the supporters who promoted their legacy. Using sources ranging from essays by former Tokugawa supporters like Fukuzawa Yukichi to postwar film and "lost decade" manga, it shows how shifting portrayals of Restoration losers have influenced the formation of national history. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 250 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3J; HBAH; HBJF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 161 x 28. Weight in Grams: 514.
Publisher
Harvard University, Asia Center United States
Number of pages
250
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674726703
ISBN
9780674726703
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 38.07

Paperback. In 1945, New York City stood at the pinnacle of its cultural and economic power. Taking into account both Social Register and slum, this title celebrates New York's Golden Age as a place where, for one unrepeatable moment in history, anything seemed possible. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JJPG; HBJK; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 126 x 16. Weight in Grams: 232.
Edition
Main
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571241781
ISBN
9780571241781
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.00
€ 11.54

Paperback. Retells the standard history of the end of World War II in the Pacific. By integrating the three key actors in the story - the United States, the Soviet Union, and Japan - this work puts the last months of the war into international perspective. Num Pages: 432 pages, 44 halftones, 5 maps - as two 16-page inserts. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJH; HBJD; HBJF; HBWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 28. Weight in Grams: 528.
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
432
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674022416
ISBN
9780674022416
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 29.82

Paperback. What does it mean to live in the modern world? How different is that world from those that preceded it, and when did we become modern? This book argues that the world was made modern not by revolution, industrialization, or the Enlightenment. Series: Berkeley Series in British Studies. Num Pages: 184 pages, 11 b/w images, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JF; 3JJ; HBJD1; HBLL; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 152 x 229 x 11. Weight in Grams: 266.
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520282049
ISBN
9780520282049
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 21.42

Paperback. A history of the forging of the Scottish kingdom during the first three centuries of the second millennium. It describes the evolution of Scottish kingship and government during the period, in the process examining the character of Scottish feudalism and the manner of its imposition. Series: Edinburgh Classic Editions. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 3H; HBJD1; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 138 x 20. Weight in Grams: 280.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781474401814
ISBN
9781474401814
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.70

Paperback. The Ninjas are the stuff of myth and legend in comics, film and electronic games. But once they were real, the medieval equivalent of the SAS: spies, saboteurs, assassins. Could they fly? Make themselves invisible? In a journey to the heartland of the ninjas, the author takes you from their origins over 1,000 years ago, through their heyday. Num Pages: 400 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; HBJF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 26. Weight in Grams: 286.
Publisher
Transworld Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780552165341
ISBN
9780552165341
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.41

Hardcover. Collector's item, landmark in the history of the tour guide, snapshot of Britain in the 1860s - Bradshaw's Handbook deserves a place on the bookshelf of any traveller, railway enthusiast, historian or anglophile. Series: Old House. Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; HBJD1; WGF; WTLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 183 x 131 x 42. Weight in Grams: 524.
Publisher
Old House Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Facsimile
Condition
New
SKU
V9781908402028
ISBN
9781908402028
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.23

Paperback. The Royal Flying Corps Handbook 1914-18 Num Pages: 224 pages, 175 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJF; HBJD; HBLW; HBWN; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 172 x 15. Weight in Grams: 592.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780750960052
ISBN
9780750960052
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.57

Hardback. The story of Waterloo, the battle that finally ended Napoleon's imperial dreams: how it was fought, how it has been remembered, and what it has come to mean. Series: Great Battles. Num Pages: 240 pages, 18 b&w halftones and 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1DDB; 3JH; HBJD; HBLL; HBWH; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 149 x 22. Weight in Grams: 414.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199663255
ISBN
9780199663255
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 22.28

hardcover. This book explores the significance of the peach as a cultural icon and viable commodity in the American South. Series: Cambridge Studies on the American South. Num Pages: 316 pages, 29 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1KBBFG; 3JH; 3JJ; 3JM; HBJK; HBTB; KNAC; RN. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 163 x 236 x 30. Weight in Grams: 580.
Edition
Illustrated
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781107071728
ISBN
9781107071728
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 28.02

Paperback. While the world looked the other way, Sri Lanka's Tamils, civilians and rebels alike, were systematically and pitilessly attacked by their own government for five relentless months. Survivors of the devastation tell their stories of sacrifice, cruelty and bravery Num Pages: 272 pages, maps (black and white). BIC Classification: 1FKS; 3JMC; HBJF; HBLX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 18. Weight in Grams: 201.
Publisher
Granta Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846274701
ISBN
9781846274701
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.59

Paperback. Authoritative and hugely informative, with over 170 contributors, this is an essential companion for students of British history, and for anyone interested in Scottish history. It includes Columba, Macbeth, and William Wallace; Burns Clubs, curling, and shinty; clans, Clearances and Covenanters. Editor(s): Lynch, Michael. Series: Oxford Quick Reference. Num Pages: 768 pages, 9 maps. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; HBJD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 132 x 47. Weight in Grams: 558.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Number of pages
768
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199693054
ISBN
9780199693054
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 18.10

Paperback. BIC Classification: 1DBKW; 3F; HBJD1; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 150 x 155. .
Publisher
Llygad Gwalch Cyf
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2018
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845242107
ISBN
9781845242107
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.82

Paperback. Tracing China's course from the eighteenth-century Qing Dynasty to today's People's Republic, this title shows how the country's worldview has evolved. It explains how Chinese attitudes have been determined by both receptiveness and resistance to outside influence and presents the preoccupations that have set its foreign-relations agenda. Num Pages: 528 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 39. Weight in Grams: 496.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
432
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099569596
ISBN
9780099569596
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.00

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