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Regional & national history
Paperback. Traces the experiences of three small French towns during the troubled months of the Provisional Government following the Liberation in 1944. This title reveals how citizens of these towns expected legal, and honorary justice - such as punishment for collaborators, fair food distribution, and formal commemoration of patriots, both living and dead. Num Pages: 368 pages, 6 b&w photographs, 7 maps. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 158 x 28. Weight in Grams: 636.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780822323730
- ISBN
- 9780822323730
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 31.10
€ 34.99
€ 31.10
Paperback. In The Experience of a Slave in South Carolina, escaped slave John Andrew Jackson seeks to educate his readers on the horrors of slavery. He spares no details in relating the murder of his sister, the separation of his family, and his own frequent whippings at the hands of a "Christian" master and mistress. Num Pages: 60 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white halftones, figures. BIC Classification: 1KBBFS; 3JH; DSB; HBJK; HBLL; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 10. Weight in Grams: 77.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- The University of North Carolina Press United States
- Edition
- 1 New ed
- Number of pages
- 60
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780807869550
- ISBN
- 9780807869550
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 22.23
€ 22.23
Paperback. Experience of Rev. Thomas H. Jones, Who Was a Slave for Forty-Three Years: Written by a Friend, as Related to Him by Brother Jones Num Pages: 94 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white halftones, figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; DSB; HBJK; HBLL; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 10. Weight in Grams: 118.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- The University of North Carolina Press United States
- Edition
- 1 New ed
- Number of pages
- 94
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780807869536
- ISBN
- 9780807869536
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 22.23
€ 22.23
hardcover. Ranging widely across the history of revolution in seventeenth-century Britain, this volume focuses on understanding personal experiences of the crises. Editor(s): Braddick, Michael J.; Smith, David L. (Professor). Num Pages: 348 pages, 1 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JD; HBJD1; HBLH; HBTV. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 230 x 161 x 21. Weight in Grams: 690.
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 348
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521868969
- ISBN
- 9780521868969
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 108.41
€ 108.41
Hardback. Num Pages: 304 pages, Illustrations, black & white. BIC Classification: HBJD1; HBLL; JFFA; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 166 x 252 x 31. Weight in Grams: 626.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719075049
- ISBN
- 9780719075049
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 101.07
€ 101.07
Hardback. Academics and students alike will enjoy this fascinating study of the invention of the professional chef, of how ordinary workers influenced emerging trends of scientific knowledge, culture-creation, and taste in eighteenth-century France. Series: Johns Hopkins University Studies in Historical and Political Science. Num Pages: 216 pages, 15, 15 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JF; HBJD; HBLL; HBTB; JFCV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 162 x 19. Weight in Grams: 436.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421402833
- ISBN
- 9781421402833
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.59€ 57.07
€ 62.59
€ 57.07
Paperback. Num Pages: 352 pages, 32. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; AVA; HBJK; HBTV; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 228 x 24. Weight in Grams: 420.
- Publisher
- PM Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781629632315
- ISBN
- 9781629632315
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 22.55
€ 24.99
€ 22.55
Hardcover. A fascinating collection of essays by renowned and emerging scholars exploring how everyday matters from farting to friendship reveal extraordinary aspects of early modern life, while seemingly exceptional acts and beliefs -- such as those of ghosts, prophecies, and cannibalism -- illuminate something of the routine experience of ordinary people. Editor(s): McShane, Angela; Walker, Garthine. Num Pages: 265 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; HBJD1; HBLH; HBTB. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 226 x 148 x 19. Weight in Grams: 464.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230537248
- ISBN
- 9780230537248
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.41
€ 64.41
Hardback. Editor(s): Hainsworth, Paul. Series: History and Politics in the 20th Century: Bloomsbury Academic. Num Pages: 352 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 1KBB; HBJD; HBJK; JPFN; JPFQ. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 166 x 258 x 24. Weight in Grams: 650.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781474290982
- ISBN
- 9781474290982
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.51€ 113.81
€ 127.51
€ 113.81
Paperback. The discovery of hundreds of botanical and zoological drawings at Windsor Castle led to a trail that led across Europe to a little-known scientific organization from 17th century Italy called the academy of Linceans (or Lynxes). This volume documents the history of their work. Num Pages: 528 pages, 83 colour plates, 89 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JD; ACQ; AGN; HBJD; HBLH; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 179 x 254 x 29. Weight in Grams: 1386.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Edition
- First Edition, Second Impression
- Number of pages
- 528
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226261485
- ISBN
- 9780226261485
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 37.54
€ 47.99
€ 37.54
Paperback. In 1903, Roger Casement, then a British consul, left his consular base on the Lower Congo River and made a journey through the regions of the Upper Congo to investigate at first hand reports of alleged atrocities. This edition brings together Casement's report, together with his diary of that year. Editor(s): O Siochain, Seamas (Senior Lecturer, Department of Anthropology, National University of Ireland, Maynooth, Ireland). Num Pages: 320 pages, 20 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1HFJC; 1HFJZ; 3JJC; BG; HBJH; HBLW; HBTQ; HBTR; HBTZ; JPV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 236 x 163 x 23. Weight in Grams: 556.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Univ College Dublin Pr
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9781900621991
- ISBN
- 9781900621991
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 27.07
€ 31.99
€ 27.07
Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Helion & Company United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781907677656
- ISBN
- 9781907677656
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 69.49€ 52.88
€ 69.49
€ 52.88
Paperback. The money spent by the French government on the public image of Louis XIV was extensive and succeeded in making him into a god like figure. In this book the author gives an account of the contemporary representations of Louis XIV and illustrates the relationship between art and power. Num Pages: 256 pages, 90 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 3JD; 3JF; A; HBJD; HBLH; HBTG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 156 x 16. Weight in Grams: 488.
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Edition
- New ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300059434
- ISBN
- 9780300059434
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.79
€ 19.99
€ 15.79
Hardcover. Simon Schama brings Britain to life through its portraits, as seen in the five-part BBC TV series The Face of Britain and the major National Portrait Gallery exhibition In the age of the hasty glance and the selfie, Simon Schama has built from the nation's portraits a collective picture of Britain, our past and our present. Num Pages: 632 pages, 100 full colour pictures. BIC Classification: 1DBK; ACX; AGHF; HBJD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 167 x 53. Weight in Grams: 1512.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Viking
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780670922291
- ISBN
- 9780670922291
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 17.01
€ 17.01
Paperback. Num Pages: 312 pages, 62. BIC Classification: 1KBBEP; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB; KNBC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 181 x 261 x 39. Weight in Grams: 624.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780801484735
- ISBN
- 9780801484735
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 33.25
€ 36.99
€ 33.25
Hardcover. Anna Riehl investigates the aesthetic, political, and gender-related meanings inscribed in Queen Elizabeth I's face by her contemporaries. Series: Queenship and Power. Num Pages: 248 pages, 14 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3J; HBJD1; HBLH; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 149 x 19. Weight in Grams: 402.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230614956
- ISBN
- 9780230614956
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 122.69
€ 122.69
Paperback. This exploration of US policy debates and decisions from the end of World War II to the present day has been revised to include new information on the Bush and Clinton presidencies. It focuses on the basic premises of US policy-makers concerning the country's international interests and goals. Num Pages: 658 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; HBJK; HBLW3; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 862.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- 2 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 658
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231096690
- ISBN
- 9780231096690
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 68.41
€ 68.41
Paperback. Series: Cold War History. Num Pages: 324 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD1; HBJF; HBJK; HBL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 418.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 324
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349524181
- ISBN
- 9781349524181
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 64.46
€ 64.46
Hardcover. Series: Cold War History. Num Pages: 316 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1FB; 1KBB; 3JJPG; HBJD1; HBJK; HBLW3; JPS; JPVN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 566.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781403947147
- ISBN
- 9781403947147
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.03
€ 65.03
Hardback. Based on new archival research, this is a study of the failure of international co-operation to combat the Great Depression. The text explores the impact of protectionism, reparations and war debts, as well as the more well-known disagreements on monetary issues. Num Pages: 289 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DFG; 1KBB; 3JJG; HBJD1; HBJK; HBLW; KCL; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 26. Weight in Grams: 521.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 289
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333605301
- ISBN
- 9780333605301
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 240.18
€ 240.18
Paperback. Originally published in Italian as: Italia senza nazione?: Geopolitica di una identita difficile. Roma: Donzelli, 2007. Series: Italian and Italian American Studies. Num Pages: 264 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBL; HBTB; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 406.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349288670
- ISBN
- 9781349288670
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 64.46
€ 64.46
Hardback. This book provides a political, economic, sociological, and cultural history of Italy that looks at its difficulties with the task of nation-building. Series: Italian and Italian American Studies. Num Pages: 264 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DST; HBJD; HBTB; HBTV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 161 x 20. Weight in Grams: 528.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230104136
- ISBN
- 9780230104136
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.90
€ 64.90
Paperback. Editor(s): Varsori, Antonio. Series: Cold War History. Num Pages: 354 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBL; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 354
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349650996
- ISBN
- 9781349650996
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 122.90
€ 122.90
Hardcover. With the aid of official records of former Communist countries, this analysis of diplomatic relations, economic imperialism, and cultural influences on great, middle and small rank European powers, reveals how and why the victors failed to reach an agreement of postwar order in Europe. Editor(s): Varsori, Antonio; Calandri, Elena; Calandra, Elena. Series: Cold War History. Num Pages: 354 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJH; 3JJPG; GTJ; HBJD; HBLW3; HBWQ; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 26. Weight in Grams: 657.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333723388
- ISBN
- 9780333723388
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 123.39
€ 123.39