Regional & national history
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Regional & national history
Paperback. Reveals the origins, significance, and consequences of the Thirty Years War (1618-1648), the first great, and catastrophic, pan-European conflict. This book also provides a brief history of the War and a discussion of its causes. It includes maps and a chronology, an index, a select bibliography, and several examples of 17th-century artwork. Num Pages: 352 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 142 x 19. Weight in Grams: 422.
- Publisher
- Hackett Pub Co
- Number of pages
- 332
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780872209398
- ISBN
- 9780872209398
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 22.10
€ 29.99
€ 22.10
Paperback. A study of the Thirty Years' War, a conflict of key importance in the history of the development of warfare. It offers a behind-the-scenes view of the men who really made the decisions in the fighting - Olivares, Mazarin and Cardinal Richelieu - and discusses the long-term effects of the war. Series: Essential Histories. Num Pages: 96 pages, 25 colour & 25 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JD; HBJD1; HBLH; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 245 x 171 x 8. Weight in Grams: 290.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 96
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- 1st Edition Uk Pbk
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781841763781
- ISBN
- 9781841763781
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.00€ 16.19
€ 20.00
€ 16.19
Hardback. First printed edition, with facsimile and studies, of a significant manuscript from medieval England. Editor(s): Rollason, Lynda. Num Pages: 387 pages, 12 black & white illustrations, 24 colour illustrations, 4 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3H; HBJD1; HBLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 220 x 279 x 38. Weight in Grams: 1278.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Boydell & Brewer Ltd
- Edition
- Facsimile
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781783270101
- ISBN
- 9781783270101
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 174.84
€ 174.84
Hardcover. In the early days of 1937, the Ohio River, swollen by heavy winter rains, began rising. By the time the waters crested, the Ohio and Mississippi had climbed to record heights. Nearly four hundred people had died, while a million more had run from their homes. This is a history of one of the most destructive disasters in American history. Num Pages: 384 pages, 18 halftones, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBNH; 1KBBSM; 3JJG; HBJK; HBLW; RNR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 653.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226887166
- ISBN
- 9780226887166
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 41.01
€ 41.01
Paperback. For 700 years the fierce tribesmen of Thrace dominated a huge stretch of territory between the Danube, the Black Sea and northern Greece. This volume brings to light archaeological discoveries which allow a reconstruction of these colourful warriors, including their tactics and costume. Illustrator(s): McBride, Angus. Series: Men-at-Arms. Num Pages: 48 pages, 8 colour & 40 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 1QDA; 3D; HBJD; HBLA; JWD; JWL; JWT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 250 x 184 x 4. Weight in Grams: 172.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Osprey Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 48
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781841763293
- ISBN
- 9781841763293
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 16.93
€ 19.99
€ 16.93
Paperback. As cousins, George V, Kaiser Wilhelm II and the last Tsar Nicholas II should have been friends - but they happened also to rule Europe's three most powerful states. This book offers an account of how three men who should have known better helped bring down an entire world is a gripping story of abdication, betrayal and murder. Num Pages: 624 pages, 2x16 insets. BIC Classification: 3JJC; 3JJF; HBJD; HBLW; HBWN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 41. Weight in Grams: 442.
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141019987
- ISBN
- 9780141019987
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.31
€ 19.99
€ 14.31
Paperback. Investigates the military, economic, and intellectual dimensions of China's influence. This book provides a different perspective from which to assess China - how its strengths are changing, where vulnerabilities and uncertainties lie, and how the rest of the world, not least the United States, should view it. Num Pages: 384 pages, 11 b/w photographs, 2 charts, 3 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 23. Weight in Grams: 534. Might, Money, and Minds. 384 pages, illustrations. Investigates the military, economic, and intellectual dimensions of China's influence. This book provides a different perspective from which to assess China - how its strengths are changing, where vulnerabilities and uncertainties lie, and how the rest of the world, not least the United States, should view it. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; JP. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 23. Weight: 534.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520254428
- ISBN
- 9780520254428
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.25
€ 50.25
Hardback. Investigates the military, economic, and intellectual dimensions of China's influence. This book provides a fresh perspective from which to assess China - how its strengths are changing, where vulnerabilities and uncertainties lie, and how the rest of the world, not least the United States, should view it. Num Pages: 384 pages, 11 b/w photographs, 2 charts, 3 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; HBLW3; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 31. Weight in Grams: 485.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- First Edition
- SKU
- V9780520249516
- ISBN
- 9780520249516
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.73
€ 128.73
Paperback. This volume asserts that the three Kentucky Presidents - Lincoln, Taylor, and Davis - were shaped both personally and politically by their experiences in Kentucky, poised as it was on the border between North and South, the East and the Western frontier. Num Pages: 96 pages, 8 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBSK; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; JPF; JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 8. Weight in Grams: 181.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University Press of Kentucky
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813190532
- ISBN
- 9780813190532
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.69
€ 26.69
paperback. Translator(s): Goldhammer, A. Num Pages: 392 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBLH; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 22. Weight in Grams: 570.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1982
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226167725
- ISBN
- 9780226167725
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.39
€ 54.39
Hardback. In 1666, King Charles II introduced a fashion that developed into the three-piece suit. This text examines the inspiration behind this royal revolution in masculine attire, showing how the ideology of modern English masculinity was a self-consciously political and public creation. Series: Studies on the History of Society & Culture. Num Pages: 313 pages, 39 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3J; HBJD1; HBLH; HBLL; JFSJ2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 165 x 239 x 32. Weight in Grams: 644.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 313
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520214934
- ISBN
- 9780520214934
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 86.36
€ 86.36
Hardcover. Among the many contentious frontier zones in nineteenth-century North America, Florida was an early and important borderland where the United States worked out how it would colonize new territories. Series: Early American Studies. Num Pages: 288 pages, 8 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBBFL; HBJK; JFSJ1; JFSL. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812248364
- ISBN
- 9780812248364
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 70.54
€ 70.54
Paperback. * A book that will change the course of modern history, and specifically our attitudes to China. * Three of the top four China scholars in America have said this is the most important book on China published in decades. Editor(s): Nathan, Andrew J.; Link, Perry; Zhang, Liang. Num Pages: 736 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJPR; HBJF; HBLW3; JPH; JPVR; JPW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 202 x 132 x 34. Weight in Grams: 500.
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- 1st Abacus Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780349114699
- ISBN
- 9780349114699
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.90
€ 19.99
€ 14.90
Hardback. This book provides a clear and comprehensive introduction to Tibet, its culture and history. * A clear and comprehensive overview of Tibet, its culture and history. * Responds to current interest in Tibet due to continuing publicity about Chinese rule and growing interest in Tibetan Buddhism. Series: Peoples of Asia. Num Pages: 384 pages, 25. BIC Classification: 1FPCT; GTB; HBJF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 156 x 28. Weight in Grams: 704.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631225744
- ISBN
- 9780631225744
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 51.51
€ 51.51
paperback. Presents the prototype of the etymological thesaurus that has been the goal of the Sino-Tibetan Etymological Dictionary and Thesaurus project (STEDT) since 1987. This book provides nearly 170 Proto-Tibeto-Burman etymologies in the semantic area of the reproductive system, along with discussions of possible Chinese cognates. Series: UC Publications in Linguistics. Num Pages: 302 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1F; CF; HBJF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 12. Weight in Grams: 472.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 302
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520098718
- ISBN
- 9780520098718
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.96
€ 54.96
Hardback. This study of British shipbuilding in its heyday brings together original discussions of the organization of production, the relationship between leaders and members of the industry's key trade union, and the involvement of that union in wider labour politics. Num Pages: 384 pages, Tables. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 241 x 167 x 43. Weight in Grams: 740.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719081033
- ISBN
- 9780719081033
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 145.75
€ 145.75
Hardback. .
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764321016
- ISBN
- 9780764321016
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 25.13
€ 36.99
€ 25.13
Paperback. The story of the 10th Armored Division at Bastogne, now available in paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDB; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JWLF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152. .
- Publisher
- Casemate Publishers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781612004761
- ISBN
- 9781612004761
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.79
€ 19.99
€ 15.79
Hardback. With their trademark style, King and Collins, through their firsthand interviews with veterans, bring us straight into the combats of the 10th Armored, equaling the balance between the brave paratroopers and gallant tankers who, together, held off Germany's last major offensive in the West. Num Pages: 336 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DDB; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 143 x 24. Weight in Grams: 626.
- Publisher
- Casemate Publishers
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- KSC0000186
- ISBN
- 9781612001814
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 25.00
€ 35.99
€ 25.00
Paperback. An epic modern-day quest across the Sahara and a unique insight into the nomadic communities that surround the legendary city, by award-winning travel writer Nicholas Jubber. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFDM; HBJH; HBTB; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton General Division
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781473655447
- ISBN
- 9781473655447
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.74
€ 14.99
€ 11.74