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Regional & national history
paperback. This account of King John's reign is a study both of the king and his political misfortunes, and also of his times. John is set against the background of his predecessors, of the society in which he lived and of the problems posed by continuities independent of his making. Series: The Yale English Monarchs Series. Num Pages: 376 pages, 8 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; BGH; HBJD1; HBLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 592.
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Number of pages
- 376
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Edition
- New
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300073744
- ISBN
- 9780300073744
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.64
€ 33.99
€ 24.64
Paperback. A Companion to the First World War brings together a team of distinguished historians from 10 countries who contribute 38 substantial and thought-provoking chapters. In addition to covering the military history of the war and the individual states involved, contributors explore major themes such as war crimes, occupations, film, and gender. Editor(s): Horne, John. Series: Wiley Blackwell Companions to World History. Num Pages: 724 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJF; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 245 x 172 x 34. Weight in Grams: 1098.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 724
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781119968702
- ISBN
- 9781119968702
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 43.95
€ 43.99
€ 43.95
Paperback. Examination of welfare during the last years of the Poor Law, bringing out the impact of poverty on particular sections of society - the lone mother and the elderly. Series: Royal Historical Society Studies in History New Series. Num Pages: 206 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JF; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 164 x 12. Weight in Grams: 328.
- Publisher
- Boydell & Brewer Ltd
- Number of pages
- 206
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Reissue
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843838661
- ISBN
- 9781843838661
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 28.54
€ 33.99
€ 28.54
Paperback. * Photographic history of the Arab and Israeli armoured vehicles from 1948 to the present day * Includes dramatic photographs of the fighting in 1948, at Suez, during the Six Day War, the Yom Kippur War * Features many of the Russian, British and American main battle tanks of the late twentieth century * Insight into modern tank warfare Num Pages: 118 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FB; 3JJP; 3JMC; HBJF1; HBLW3; HBWS; JWMV1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 247 x 194 x 9. Weight in Grams: 374.
- Publisher
- Pen & Sword Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848848054
- ISBN
- 9781848848054
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.80
€ 19.99
€ 15.80
Hardback. Migration and intermarriage between Mexican women and men from Asia, Europe, and the United States transformed Baja California into a multicultural society. This book tells the story of working-class communities and how they constituted the racially and ethnically diverse landscape of Baja California from 1850 to 1954. Series: Western Histories. Num Pages: 192 pages, 10 b/w images, 3 maps, 11 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLL; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 163 x 238 x 20. Weight in Grams: 400.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520291638
- ISBN
- 9780520291638
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 69.18€ 53.37
€ 69.18
€ 53.37
Paperback. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: HBJK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 146 x 8. Weight in Grams: 200.
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816628414
- ISBN
- 9780816628414
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 22.80
€ 24.99
€ 22.80
Hardback. A lively and timely work about the history and politics of Ulster Protestants. The volume draws on over sixty interviews with politicians and cultural figures and focuses on ten writers whose work has reflected and challenged the views of their community. Num Pages: 280 pages, 10 illustrations. BIC Classification: DSG; HBJD1; JPA. Dimension: 216 x 135. .
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198791591
- ISBN
- 9780198791591
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 143.84
€ 143.84
Hardback. Minute by minute detail on one of the first Zeppelin raids, the first aerial bombardment of Britain. Num Pages: 224 pages, 30 illustrations and 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1DBKEM; 1DFG; 3JJF; HBJD1; HBLW; HBWN; JWG; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Publisher
- Pen & Sword Books Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781473834194
- ISBN
- 9781473834194
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.00
€ 26.99
€ 20.00
Paperback. For over a hundred years England repeatedly invaded France on the pretext that her kings had a right to the French throne. Seward's account traces the changes that led to France's final victory and brings to life all the intrigue of the last chivalric combats as they gave way modern warfare. Series: Brief Histories. Num Pages: 304 pages, illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3H; HBJD1; HBLC; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (J) Children / Juvenile; (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (Y) Teenage / Young Adult. Dimension: 196 x 133 x 18. Weight in Grams: 226.
- Publisher
- Robinson Publishing
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781841196787
- ISBN
- 9781841196787
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.77
€ 14.99
€ 11.77
Paperback. A collection of primary readings on the social, intellectual, and religious traditions of China, this text provides a resource for scholars and students and an introduction for general readers. Editor(s): De Bary, William Theodore; Cohen, Irene; De Bary, Wm. Theodore. Series: Introduction to Asian Civilizations. Num Pages: 944 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; GTB; HBJF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 156 x 50. Weight in Grams: 1438.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 944
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- second edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231109390
- ISBN
- 9780231109390
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 38.81
€ 54.99
€ 38.81
Paperback. This book is an introduction to significant people and events - cultural, social, political, and historical - spanning the beginning of the Kamakura period in 1185 through the end of the Edo (Tokugawa) period in 1868. Num Pages: 432 pages, 90 halftones & line illus. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; HBJF; HBLC. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 189 x 24. Weight in Grams: 788.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 432
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195331264
- ISBN
- 9780195331264
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.41
€ 43.41
Paperback. The book explores ways of remembering and commemorating the Nakba, dealing with the issue within the context of Palestinian oral history, 'social history from below', narratives of memory and the formation of collective identity. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBP; 3JJP; 3JM; HBJF1; HBLW3; HBLX; JP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 215 x 139 x 17. Weight in Grams: 366.
- Publisher
- Zed Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848139701
- ISBN
- 9781848139701
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.38
€ 32.99
€ 29.38
Hardcover. Dr Anthea Jones describes Cheltenham's varied and unique journey from market town to booming spa, followed by the arrival of industry and suburban expansion, right up to today's tourist hotspot that benefits from a varied economic base and a wide social mix. A major new book. Num Pages: 384 pages, 280 colour and monochrome. BIC Classification: 1DBKEWG; HBJD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 257 x 199 x 29. Weight in Grams: 1354. A New History. 384 pages, 280 colour and monochrome. Dr Anthea Jones describes Cheltenham's varied and unique journey from market town to booming spa, followed by the arrival of industry and suburban expansion, right up to today's tourist hotspot that benefits from a varied economic base and a wide social mix. A major new book. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DBKEWG; HBJD1. Dimension: 257 x 199 x 29. Weight: 1354.
- Publisher
- Carnegie Publishing Ltd
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- Firsttion ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781859361542
- ISBN
- 9781859361542
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.60
€ 13.99
€ 11.60
Hardcover. Brilliant, insightful and exciting, Redmond: A Life Undone charts the change in nationalist politics over the course of seven pivotal years in Irish history, from 1910 to 1917, providing a new and much-needed perspective on the events beyond the Easter Rising. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJC; 3JJF; BGH; HBJD1; HBLW; HBTV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 169 x 235 x 35. Weight in Grams: 668.
- Publisher
- Gill & Macmillan Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780717165827
- ISBN
- 9780717165827
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 21.62
€ 27.99
€ 21.62
Paperback. A story of Philiphe Binh, a Vietnamese Catholic priest who in 1796 traveled from Tonkin to the Portuguese court in Lisbon to persuade its ruler to appoint a bishop for his community of ex-Jesuits. This book examines how the intersections of Roman Catholic geographies shaped the lives of Vietnamese Christians in the early modern era. Num Pages: 352 pages, 27 b/w, 5 maps. BIC Classification: 1FM; 3JF; 3JH; HBJF; HRAX; HRCC7; HRCX1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 230 x 25. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520293434
- ISBN
- 9780520293434
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 32.09
€ 44.99
€ 32.09
Paperback. Num Pages: 640 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBF; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; JFSK2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 135 x 204 x 30. Weight in Grams: 542.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780062078216
- ISBN
- 9780062078216
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 17.85
€ 18.99
€ 17.85
Paperback. Britain, as the most powerful of the European victors of World War One, had a unique responsibility to maintain the peace in the aftermath of the Treaty of Versailles. This title concentrates on the figure of Lord Londonderry - grandee, patriot, cousin of Churchill and the government minister responsible for the RAF. Num Pages: 512 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJG; 3JJH; HBJD1; HBWQ; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 24. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- paperback / softback
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141014234
- ISBN
- 9780141014234
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 19.22
€ 25.99
€ 19.22
Paperback. By its presentation of contemporary and near contemporary sources, this book enables the reader to get behind the mythology and gain a more realistic picture of the king. An invaluable collection of the primary sources presented clearly and concisely, it demonstrates just why Richard has remained an enigma for so long. Num Pages: 176 pages, 32 colour and B&W illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3H; BGH; HBJD1; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 153 x 14. Weight in Grams: 296.
- Publisher
- Fonthill Media
- Number of pages
- 176
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Revised
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781553138
- ISBN
- 9781781553138
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.34
€ 19.99
€ 15.34
Paperback. Drawing on technical illustrations and exhaustive research, this book tells the story of Germany's commerce raiders of World War I, the surface ships that were supposed to starve the British Isles of the vast cargoes of vital resources being shipped from the furthest reaches of the Empire. Illustrator(s): Wright, Paul. Series: New Vanguard. Num Pages: 48 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJF; HBJD; HBLW; HBWN; JWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 186 x 248 x 14. Weight in Grams: 168.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781472809506
- ISBN
- 9781472809506
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 12.24
€ 16.99
€ 12.24
Paperback. "Thoughtful, suggestive and highly readable."-New York Times Book Review Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBFV; HBJK; HBLH; HBTS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 160 x 234 x 31. Weight in Grams: 660.
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Number of pages
- 464
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- Reissue
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393324945
- ISBN
- 9780393324945
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.21
€ 19.99
€ 18.21