Regional & national history
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Regional & national history
Paperback. This compact book traces the history of the nomadic steppe tribes and sedentary inhabitants of the oasis city-states of Central Asia from pre-history to the present. Golden covers themes of trade, religion, empire, technology, and language as he introduces readers to the people who have inhabitedge this region. Series: New Oxford World History. Num Pages: 192 pages, 18 halftones, 6 maps. BIC Classification: 1FC; HBJF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 160 x 11. Weight in Grams: 282.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195338195
- ISBN
- 9780195338195
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.36
€ 35.36
Paperback. Goes behind the scenes of contemporary Russia to offer a sobering picture of its leader and the direction in which the country is now headed. This book helps our understanding of Russia and the debate about the country's uncertain future and its relationship with the United States. Num Pages: 484 pages, 21 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JMC; HBJD; HBLX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 150 x 37. Weight in Grams: 730.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Potomac Books Inc
- Edition
- Updated
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781597971225
- ISBN
- 9781597971225
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 28.83
€ 31.99
€ 28.83
Paperback. The updated and enhanced third edition of A History of Latin America to 1825 presents a comprehensive narrative survey of Latin American history from the region's first human presence until the majority of Iberian colonies in America emerged as sovereign states c. 1825. Series: Blackwell History of the World. Num Pages: 608 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KL; HBJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 247 x 172 x 32. Weight in Grams: 1058.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Number of pages
- 608
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 3rd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405183680
- ISBN
- 9781405183680
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.25
€ 52.25
Paperback. Assumptions and speculation about the Spanish conquerors' treatment of the indigenous miners at Potisi, Peru, have long obscured the complexity of the motives in mining there. Peter Bakewell's innovative study incorporates the Indians' viewpoint, finding that they were willing to work for the Spaniards. Num Pages: 229 pages, black & white illustrations, maps, frontispiece, graphs. BIC Classification: HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 150 x 15. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of New Mexico Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826349002
- ISBN
- 9780826349002
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.36
€ 40.36
Paperback. The tenth anniversary edition of New York Times bestselling author Peter Balakian's exploration of the Ottoman Turkish government's extermination of more than one million Armenians in 1915 Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1DVT; 1DVUR; 3JJF; BM; HBJF; HBLW; HBTZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 141 x 25. Weight in Grams: 376.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Basic Books
- Edition
- Anv
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780465010196
- ISBN
- 9780465010196
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 18.65
€ 20.99
€ 18.65
Paperback. Num Pages: 552 pages. BIC Classification: HBJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691169095
- ISBN
- 9780691169095
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 21.76
€ 29.99
€ 21.76
Hardcover. Over the past 2000 years London has developed from a small town, fitting snugly within its walls, into one of the world's largest and most dynamic cities. This book illustrates and helps to explain the transformation. Num Pages: 400 pages, Over 400 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; HBJD1; HBTP1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 246 x 314 x 32. Weight in Grams: 2498. 400 pages, Over 400 colour illustrations. Over the past 2000 years London has developed from a small town, fitting snugly within its walls, into one of the world's largest and most dynamic cities. This book illustrates and helps to explain the transformation. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; HBJD1; HBTP1. Dimension: 246 x 314 x 32. Weight: 2486.
- Publisher
- British Library
- Number of pages
- 400
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 0002-
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780712358798
- ISBN
- 9780712358798
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 76.91
€ 76.91
Hardcover. As Buckfast Abbey prepares to celebrate its millennium in 2018, this new book chronicles the remarkable history of this famous English abbey. Essays by a dozen distinguished historians explore Buckfast's Saxon origins, its medieval architecture, the rebuilding, its silver, metalwork and art. Editor(s): Beacham, Peter. Num Pages: 272 pages, 260 illustrations in colour. BIC Classification: 1DBKEWD; AGR; AMN; HBJD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 305 x 250. .
- Publisher
- Merrell Publishers
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781858946504
- ISBN
- 9781858946504
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 69.57€ 63.11
€ 69.57
€ 63.11
Paperback. Offers a fresh approach to British kings and queens, examining their lives and times through the unfamiliar perspective of their illegitimate children. Num Pages: 288 pages, 50 illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 124 x 22. Weight in Grams: 310.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Number of pages
- 286
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752446684
- ISBN
- 9780752446684
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.17
€ 17.99
€ 16.17
Paperback. Featuring commentary and introduction, this title brings together three important works. It provides an important insight into the early Byzantine period. Series: Translated Texts for Historians. Num Pages: 256 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1QDAZ; HBJD; HBLC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 210 x 148 x 14. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Publisher
- Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781846312090
- ISBN
- 9781846312090
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.95
€ 36.95
Hardback. This text examines the role of Chamberlain and the National Government in responding to the strategic problems of a two-front danger from Germany and Japan. It focuses on the first defence requirements enquiry of 1933-4, when rearmament foundations were laid and foreign policy redefined. Series: Studies in Military and Strategic History. Num Pages: 252 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DFG; 1FPJ; 3JJG; HBJD1; HBJF; HBLW; JWK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 146 x 25. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 252
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333644348
- ISBN
- 9780333644348
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 186.35
€ 186.35
Hardcover. Argues that Israel stands on the frontlines of a new struggle over the international laws of war and exposes abuses of law that have been promulgated by international human rights lawyers, UN bodies, and intellectuals to illegitimately circumscribe the right of liberal democracies to defend themselves against transnational terrorists. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBH; HBJF1; JPH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 277.
- Publisher
- Hoover Institution Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780817914349
- ISBN
- 9780817914349
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.56
€ 26.56
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470053126
- ISBN
- 9780470053126
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 18.68
€ 18.99
€ 18.68
Hardback. Here, Professor Blanchard examines why slavery managed to survive for more than three decades after Peru declared its independence despite anti-slavery legislation passed by the liberators at that time. The book focuses on the economics of Peruvian slavery, slave life and the abolition movement. Series: Latin American Silhouettes. Num Pages: 272 pages, index, bibliography, map. BIC Classification: 1KLSR; HBJK; HBLL; HBTS; JHM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 164 x 20. Weight in Grams: 517.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Scholarly Resources Inc.,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780842024006
- ISBN
- 9780842024006
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 162.25
€ 162.25
paperback. Here, Professor Blanchard examines why slavery managed to survive for more than three decades after Peru declared its independence despite anti-slavery legislation passed by the liberators at that time. The book focuses on the economics of Peruvian slavery, slave life and the abolition movement. Series: Latin American Silhouettes. Num Pages: 272 pages, index, bibliography, map. BIC Classification: 1KLSR; HBJK; HBLL; HBTS; JHM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 164 x 20. Weight in Grams: 422.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Scholarly Resources Inc.,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780842024297
- ISBN
- 9780842024297
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 61.19
€ 61.19
Paperback. This work presents a picture of Germany as one of Europe's most intensive areas of local self-governance from 1300 to 1800. Arguing against the traditional image of a passive lower class, the author shows that the peasantry participated in a continuous struggle for political autonomy. Translator(s): Brady Jr., Thomas A. (Professor of History, University of California, Berkeley, USA); Brady, Thomas A. Jr. Series: Studies in Early Modern German History. Num Pages: 145 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3H; 3JB; 3JD; 3JF; HBJD; JFS; JPR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 139 x 12. Weight in Grams: 245.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813918099
- ISBN
- 9780813918099
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.83
€ 29.83
hardcover. This work presents a picture of Germany as one of Europe's most intensive areas of local self-governance from 1300 to 1800. Arguing against the traditional image of a passive lower class, the author shows that the peasantry participated in a continuous struggle for political autonomy. Translator(s): Brady Jr., Thomas A. (Professor of History, University of California, Berkeley, USA); Brady, Thomas A., Jr. Series: Studies in Early Modern German History. Num Pages: 145 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3H; 3JB; 3JD; 3JF; HBJD; JFS; JPR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 139 x 17. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press United States
- Number of pages
- 145
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813917450
- ISBN
- 9780813917450
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 75.72
€ 75.72
Paperback. Num Pages: 270 pages, 12 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 374. 270 pages, illustrations. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK. Dimension: 227 x 155 x 16. Weight: 368.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Number of pages
- 270
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520274426
- ISBN
- 9780520274426
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 28.99€ 24.27
€ 28.99
€ 24.27
bundle. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: HBJQ. Dimension: 209 x 55. .
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Folklore Publishing Canada
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781894864541
- ISBN
- 9781894864541
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 20.83
€ 30.99
€ 20.83
Hardback. Combines research on a wide variety of leisure activities in the early modern and modern periods, providing an unprecedented transnational perspective to the study of European leisure history. Editor(s): Borsay, Peter; Furnee, Jan Hein. Series: Studies in Popular Culture. Num Pages: 256 pages, 24 black & white illustrations, 1 black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JF; 3JH; HBJD; HBLL; HBTB; JHBS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 193 x 29. Weight in Grams: 666.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780719089695
- ISBN
- 9780719089695
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 7.28
€ 19.99
€ 7.28
Paperback. A companion and guide to the Norman Conquests Num Pages: 240 pages, Illustrations (some col.), maps, ports. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3H; HBJD1; HBLC1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 247 x 174 x 14. Weight in Grams: 662.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752463353
- ISBN
- 9780752463353
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.18
€ 26.99
€ 23.18
Paperback. A Companion & Guide to The Wars of the Roses will appeal to those who find that visiting a historical site brings life and colour to the period. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3H; HBJD1; HBLC; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 246 x 176 x 18. Weight in Grams: 760.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752463360
- ISBN
- 9780752463360
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 30.81
€ 35.99
€ 30.81
Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations (black and white, and colour). BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JB; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 158 x 15. Weight in Grams: 502.
- Publisher
- The History Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752487557
- ISBN
- 9780752487557
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.27
€ 26.99
€ 23.27
Hardcover. .
- Publisher
- Prospect Books
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781909248328
- ISBN
- 9781909248328
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 51.99€ 43.12
€ 51.99
€ 43.12