Regional & national history
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Regional & national history
Paperback. The Irish famine that began in 1845 was one of the nineteenth century's greatest disasters. By its end, the island's population of eight million had shrunk by a third through starvation, disease and emigration. This title presents a compassionate retelling of that awful story for a new generation. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 148 x 26. Weight in Grams: 324.
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Number of pages
- 416
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571284429
- ISBN
- 9780571284429
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 12.83
€ 17.99
€ 12.83
paperback. From World War II until the 1980s, the United States reigned supreme as both the economic and the military leader of the world. This book offers a devastating analysis of American Imperialism, drawing alarming connections between its repression of information inside the US and its aggressive empire-building abroad. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; HBJK; HBLW3; HBTQ; JPHV; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 29. Weight in Grams: 334.
- Edition
- New
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099135012
- ISBN
- 9780099135012
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.31
€ 19.99
€ 14.31
Hardback. Series: Global Chinese Culture. Num Pages: 280 pages, 49 figures. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJ; HBJF; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231167161
- ISBN
- 9780231167161
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 138.70
€ 138.70
Paperback. Lucie Aubrac, of Catholic and peasant background, was teaching history in a Lyon girls' school and newly married to Raymond, a Jewish engineer, when World War II broke out and divided France. The couple, living in the Vichy zone, soon joined the Resistance movement in opposition to the Nazis and their collaborators. Translator(s): Bieber, Konrad; Wing, Betsy. Num Pages: 241 pages. BIC Classification: 1DFG; HBJD; HBWQ; JKSW1; JPFQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 137 x 15. Weight in Grams: 304.
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press
- Number of pages
- 241
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803259232
- ISBN
- 9780803259232
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 20.64
€ 20.99
€ 20.64
Paperback. Illustrator(s): Tan, Darren. Series: Campaign. Num Pages: 96 pages, 30 b/w; 40 col. BIC Classification: 1HB; 3JJH; HBJH; HBLW; HBWQ; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 184 x 8. .
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781472820549
- ISBN
- 9781472820549
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 15.98
€ 21.99
€ 15.98
Paperback. Editor(s): Williams, Daryle; Chazkel, Amy; Knauss De Mendonca, Paulo. Series: The Latin America Readers. Num Pages: 408 pages, 73 illustrations, incl. 11 in color. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 159 x 26. Weight in Grams: 658.
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822360063
- ISBN
- 9780822360063
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.80
€ 65.80
Paperback. A lucid introduction to the chilling but clear system of thought of the most notorious anti-Semite in history Series: How to Read. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJG; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JPFQ; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 186 x 8. Weight in Grams: 96.
- Publisher
- Granta Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781783780280
- ISBN
- 9781783780280
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 9.08
€ 10.99
€ 9.08
Hardback. Series: Wolverhampton Military Studies. Num Pages: 208 pages, 18 b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1DBKENL; 3JJF; HBJD1; HBLW; HBWN; JWTR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. .
- Publisher
- Helion & Company
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2018
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781911512165
- ISBN
- 9781911512165
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 32.33
€ 46.99
€ 32.33
Hardback. .
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442215320
- ISBN
- 9781442215320
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 100.41
€ 100.41
Hardback. Ascending from obscurity and without dynastic credentials, Nadir Shah tried and failed to establish his right to rule the people of Iran from the 1720s until 1747. This biography of Nadir tells how Nadir Shah's novel strategies influenced successive rulers of Iran in their own defense of power. Num Pages: 176 pages, map, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1FBN; 3JF; BGH; HBJF1; HBLL. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Publisher
- University Press of Florida
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813029641
- ISBN
- 9780813029641
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 86.82
€ 86.82
Paperback. Num Pages: 448 pages, 27 maps and plans and 6 genealogical tables. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 136 x 34. Weight in Grams: 480.
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1986
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571114610
- ISBN
- 9780571114610
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 15.91
€ 21.99
€ 15.91
Paperback. Conspiracies, treason and heresy at the court of the dying tyrant Num Pages: 336 pages, 12. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JB; BGH; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 27. Weight in Grams: 304.
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing Co
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780753819364
- ISBN
- 9780753819364
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 16.73
€ 25.99
€ 16.73
Hardback. Mauritian Independence in 1968 marked the end of the heyday of the island's Franco-Mauritian elite, who are now is faced with a more diverse power constellation. This book focuses on the power of these white elites still lingering on in postcolonial realities, and addresses how this group aims to prolong its position over time. Series: New Directions in Anthropology. Num Pages: 252 pages, 1 illus. BIC Classification: 1HSU; 3JJP; 3JM; HBJH; HBLW3; HBTR. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 238 x 160 x 21. Weight in Grams: 498.
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782386407
- ISBN
- 9781782386407
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 147.54
€ 147.54
Paperback. Since he was in charge of the amphibious operations in the Falklands War, it goes without saying that there is no one better qualified to tell the story of that aspect of the campaign than Commodore Michael Clapp. He tells of why San Carlos Water was chosen for the assault and the subsequent inshore operations. Num Pages: 300 pages, Numerous B&W Photos. BIC Classification: 1MTASF; 3JJPN; HBJM; HBLW3; HBW; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 142 x 30. Weight in Grams: 614.
- Publisher
- Pen & Sword Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 300
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781844155064
- ISBN
- 9781844155064
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 24.11
€ 24.99
€ 24.11
Hardcover. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HBJF; HBTB; JFSJ1; JPWF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 203 x 127 x 15. Weight in Grams: 666.
- Publisher
- Zubaan Books
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789384757762
- ISBN
- 9789384757762
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 29.19
€ 29.19
Paperback. This volume adopts a distinctive thematic approach to the history of British imperialism from the eighteenth to the twentieth century, bringing together leading scholars representing an unusually wide range of historical approaches to the British Empire. Editor(s): Stockwell, Sarah E. Num Pages: 384 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: HBJD1; HBLL; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 171 x 20. Weight in Grams: 654.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405125352
- ISBN
- 9781405125352
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.85
€ 47.85
Paperback. A highly readable survey of women's experiences in Latin America from the late fifteenth to the early nineteenth centuries. Series: New Approaches to the Americas. Num Pages: 272 pages, 14 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1KL; 3JD; 3JF; HBJK; HBLH; HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 231 x 154 x 22. Weight in Grams: 392.
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521148825
- ISBN
- 9780521148825
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.07
€ 38.07
paperback. Num Pages: 176 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DN; 3F; HBJD; HBLC; WST. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 265 x 175 x 16. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780750967457
- ISBN
- 9780750967457
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 18.14
€ 24.99
€ 18.14
Paperback. It sounds like the stuff of a fiction thriller: two revolutions, a massacre of unarmed civilians, a civil war, a drug-smuggling highway, brazen corruption schemes, and larger-than-life characters who may be villains.. or heroes.. or possibly both. This book offers a first-hand account of Central Asia's unfolding history from 2005 onwards. Num Pages: 328 pages, 18 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FC; 3JM; HBJF; HBLX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 150 x 228 x 22. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300205916
- ISBN
- 9780300205916
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 28.28
€ 28.28
Paperback. Num Pages: 363 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; HBJK; HBWF; JFFJ; JFSL1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 246 x 197 x 28. Weight in Grams: 562.
- Publisher
- New York University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781479806898
- ISBN
- 9781479806898
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.23
€ 32.99
€ 29.23