Regional & national history
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Regional & national history
Paperback. Conservation became the first nationwide political movement in American history to grapple with environmental problems like waste, pollution, resource exhaustion, and sustainability. This title places conservation in historical context, using the words of participants in and opponents to the movement. Series: Weyerhaeuser Environmental Classics. Num Pages: 112 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJK; RNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 196 x 273 x 12. Weight in Grams: 210.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Number of pages
- 112
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295983752
- ISBN
- 9780295983752
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.49
€ 24.49
Paperback. In the 1920s, revolution, and imperialist aggression brought chaos to China. Many of the dramatic events associated with this upheaval took place in or near China's cities. This book offers a view of the capital of Beijing during these years by examining how the residents coped with the changes wrought by itinerant soldiers, politicians and more. Num Pages: 388 pages, 25 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJG; HBJF; HBLW; HBTB; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 467.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520082861
- ISBN
- 9780520082861
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.83
€ 47.83
Argues that the Chinese Revolution of 1911 engendered a new political life - one that began to free men and women from the inequality and hierarchy that formed the spine of China's social and cultural order. This title demonstrates how a sea change in political performance left leaders dependent on popular support. Num Pages: 408 pages, 11 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; HBLW; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 162 x 31. Weight in Grams: 686.
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 408
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520267367
- ISBN
- 9780520267367
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 112.51
€ 112.51
Paperback. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJPR; AB; HBJK; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 128 x 197 x 14. Weight in Grams: 170.
- Publisher
- Repeater
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781910924280
- ISBN
- 9781910924280
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 9.78
€ 11.99
€ 9.78
Paperback. The Parthenon is one of the worlds most iconic buildings: today, its silhouette symbolizes Greece. This title takes the reader through the dramatic story of the conception and creation of the Parthenon, setting it against a turbule nt historical background and rooting the building firmly in the real and mythological landscape of Athens. Num Pages: 240 pages, 60 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; AMN; HBJD; HBLA1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 138 x 20. Weight in Grams: 372.
- Publisher
- British Museum Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780714122847
- ISBN
- 9780714122847
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 14.19
€ 14.99
€ 14.19
Paperback. First in-depth account of the role played by the Crown Agents in the growth of the colonies. Series: Royal Historical Society Studies in History New Series. Num Pages: 370 pages, 1, 1 black & white illustrations, 1 black and white. BIC Classification: 1QDB; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 158 x 20. Weight in Grams: 536.
- Publisher
- Boydell & Brewer Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 370
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Reissue
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843838418
- ISBN
- 9781843838418
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.29
€ 43.29
Hardback. The City of London and Colonial India, 1858-1940. 256 pages, 15, 15 line drawing. A detailed analysis of how government in India was financed during the period of direct British rule. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1FKA; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJF; HBLL; HBLW; HBTQ. Dimension: 237 x 167 x 20. Weight: 564.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Boydell & Brewer Ltd
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843837954
- ISBN
- 9781843837954
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 123.90
€ 123.90
paperback. Examining the concept of trust and the role that it played on the Industrial Revolution, this title is a key resource for students studying 19th century British history as well as historically minded sociologists. Num Pages: 272 pages, 2 black & white illustrations, 16 black & white tables, 2 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB; JHBA; KCP; KCZ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 159 x 235 x 16. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Routledge United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415748766
- ISBN
- 9780415748766
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.37
€ 30.37
hardcover. The Seven Years War was the most successful in British History, with naval supremacy triumphantly asserted over France and Spain, and a vast new overseas empire conquered. This book tells the story of the British shipping that carried, supplied and sustained the British expeditions that shattered French and Spanish imperial power in America. Series: Exeter Maritime Studies. Num Pages: 192 pages, 13 black & white illustrations, 1 black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JF; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTM; HBW; JWF. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 147 x 19. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- SKU
- V9780859897860
- ISBN
- 9780859897860
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 173.13
€ 173.13
Hardcover. In this operational history of a significant period for the Royal Navy, the author presents the story of the battles, blockades, great fleet cruises, and the failures and lost opportunities. He argues that the British government underestimated the American maritime strength. Series: Studies in Maritime History. Num Pages: 224 pages, maps, 1 plan. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JF; HBJD; HBLL; HBTB; HBTM; JWF; JWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 158 x 21. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- University of South Carolina Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781570032387
- ISBN
- 9781570032387
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 43.29
€ 43.29
Paperback. Num Pages: 181 pages, 16 color and 43 b&w photos, 2 b&w maps. BIC Classification: 1KLSE; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 10. Weight in Grams: 681.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781477309810
- ISBN
- 9781477309810
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.67
€ 27.67
Paperback. Bound for Australia Num Pages: 416 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1MBF; 3JH; HBJM; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 246 x 172 x 27. Weight in Grams: 1046.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Number of pages
- 416
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752460185
- ISBN
- 9780752460185
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 28.16
€ 40.99
€ 28.16
Hardcover. In this challenge to traditional historiography, the author argues that geopolitical ideas were most dynamic and significant in Germany during the democratic culture of the Weimar Republic. He asserts that rather than rising with the Nazis, geopolitics faded in importance when Hitler came to power. Num Pages: 340 pages, 21 line drawings, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJG; HBJD; HBLW; JPSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 35. Weight in Grams: 685.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Kent State University Press
- Edition
- First Edition first Printing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780873385640
- ISBN
- 9780873385640
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 54.31
€ 54.31
Paperback. Invisible Wars examines the impact of three centuries of colonial evangelization on indigenous religious practices in Central Mexico by focusing on clandestinely produced Nahua and Zapotec texts, trial records, and native resistance to disciplinary and punitive campaigns. Num Pages: 400 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, maps, figures. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; HBJK; HRAM9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804788656
- ISBN
- 9780804788656
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.37
€ 46.37
Hardback. Invisible Wars examines the impact of three centuries of colonial evangelization on indigenous religious practices in Central Mexico by focusing on clandestinely produced Nahua and Zapotec texts, trial records, and native resistance to disciplinary and punitive campaigns. Num Pages: 400 pages, ill. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; HBJK; HBTQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 25. Weight in Grams: 658.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804773287
- ISBN
- 9780804773287
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 155.32
€ 155.32
Hardback. This book focus on the various constitutional problems surrounding the need to provide both enough union and public authority to guarantee defense and order, and a sufficient degree of individual liberty to satisfy the demands and expectations of private citizens who were wary of the arbitrary powers of government. Editor(s): Konig, David Thomas. Series: The Making of Modern Freedom Series. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLH; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 30. Weight in Grams: 730.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804725361
- ISBN
- 9780804725361
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 157.94
€ 157.94
Paperback. This book focus on the various constitutional problems surrounding the need to provide both enough union and public authority to guarantee defense and order, and a sufficient degree of individual liberty to satisfy the demands and expectations of private citizens who were wary of the arbitrary powers of government. Editor(s): Konig, David Thomas. Series: The Making of Modern Freedom Series. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLH; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 25. Weight in Grams: 658.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- New edition
- SKU
- V9780804741934
- ISBN
- 9780804741934
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.61
€ 46.61
Paperback. A history of Europe since Napoleon, covering the main topics of that period. Num Pages: 1008 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1D; HBJD; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 41. Weight in Grams: 676.
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140135619
- ISBN
- 9780140135619
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 17.27
€ 25.99
€ 17.27
Paperback. A delicate, lyrical picture of a gentle pre-war society, of Irish history and troubled Anglo-Irish relations, and of a delightful family. This story reverberates with the enchantment of falling in love and with the desolation of bereavement. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; BG; HBJD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 21. Weight in Grams: 248 332pp. 2002 reprint. Keywords: Memoirs, local history
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780099359913
- ISBN
- 9780099359913
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.14
€ 14.99
€ 11.14
Hardcover. Num Pages: 378 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Publisher
- The Chinese University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1978
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789622011441
- ISBN
- 9789622011441
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 24.88
€ 24.88