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L’Écriture est la peinture de la voix: essays in honour of Nicholas Cronk Gillian Pink 9781835537626
RRP: £115.00£97.75L’Écriture est la peinture de la voix honours and celebrates the inestimable contributions that Professor Nicholas Cronk has made to our understanding of the Enlightenment. As director of the University of Oxford’s Voltaire Foundation, he has played a... -
The Madagascar Youths: British Alliances and Military Expansion in the Indian Ocean Region Gwyn Campbell 9781009054539
RRP: £29.99£25.49In 1820, King Radama of Imerina, Madagascar signed a treaty allowing approximately one hundred young Malagasy to train abroad under official British supervision, the so-called 'Madagascar Youths'. In this lively and carefully researched book, Gwyn... -
Legitimation as Political Practice: Crafting Everyday Authority in Tanzania Kathy Dodworth 9781009015721
RRP: £29.99£25.49Legitimacy has long been perceived through a Westernized lens as a fixed, binary state. In this book, Kathy Dodworth offers an exploration of everyday legitimation practices in coastal Tanzania, which challenges this understanding within postcolonial... -
Houses, Families, and Cohabitation: Swedish Towns in the Eighteenth Century Dag Lindström 9780367436834
RRP: £130.00£110.50This book is an interdisciplinary study that draws on a combination of archaeological evidence, building archaeological analysis, archival sources to explore the dynamic relations between dwelling houses, social organization of households, and patterns... -
Pharaoh: Art and Power in Ancient Egypt Marie Vandenbeusch 9781512827217
RRP: £63.00£53.55Covers three thousand years of history and highlights key pieces from the British Museum’s outstanding collection of Egyptian antiquities The rulers of ancient Egypt were not always male, nor always Egyptian. At times, Egypt was divided by civil war,... -
Performing Magic in the Pre-Modern North: Practice and Transgressions Jennifer Hemphill 9783031612046
RRP: £129.99£110.49This book addresses the varied performances of magic in medieval and early modern Scandinavia. It provides a comprehensive review of the rapidly expanding field of European magic and specifically discusses performances of magic in the pre-modern north... -
Women Architects at Work: Making American Modernism Mary Anne Hunting 9780691206691
RRP: £55.00£46.75A comprehensive history of the women architects who left their enduring mark on American ModernismIn the decades preceding World War II, professional architecture schools enrolled increasing numbers of women, but career success did not come easily. Women... -
The Ancient Sea: The Utopian and Catastrophic in Classical Narratives and their Reception Hamish Williams 9781835537954
RRP: £29.99£25.49In the ancient Mediterranean world, the sea was an essential domain for trade, cultural exchange, communication, exploration, and colonisation. In tandem with the lived reality of this maritime space, a parallel experience of the sea emerged in narrative... -
Fishes with Funny French Names: The French Restaurant in London from the Nineteenth to the Twenty-First Century Debra Kelly 9781835536964
RRP: £29.99£25.49This book tells the story of what happens when an essentially Parisian institution travels and establishes itself in its neighbour’s capital city, bringing with it French food culture and culinary practices. The arrival and evolution of the French... -
All the Seas of the World: The First Global Naval War, 1739-1748: Volume 2 - 1745-1748 Albert C E Parker 9781915113948
RRP: £45.00£38.25Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781915113948Author Albert C E ParkerFormat PaperbackPage Count 448Imprint Helion & CompanyPublisher Helion & Company -
Our Onward March: The Grand Army of the Republic in the Progressive Era Jonathan D. Neu 9781531509019
RRP: £29.99£25.49Provides vital new evidence that Union veterans remained stubbornly opposed to the nation’s reconciliationist tendencies and unwilling to surrender the causes for which they fought Union soldiers’ service to the nation did not end in 1865. Instead, it... -
The Other Trench: The WW1 Diary and Photos of a German Officer Alexander Pfeifer 9781068609800
RRP: £16.99£14.44Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781068609800Author Alexander PfeiferFormat PaperbackImprint True Perspective PressPublisher True Perspective Press -
Caring for the Socially Marginalised in Interwar Europe, 1919–1939: The Mixed Economy of Welfare Michele Mioni 9783031533440
RRP: £109.99£93.49This book investigates the mixed economy of welfare that took care of the assistance of socially marginalised people in interwar Europe: namely, the state; local authorities; and a combination of voluntary and informal actors. While literature has... -
The New Television Rachel Churner 9781949484113
RRP: £41.00£34.85Sorry no description is available for this book at this time. -
101 Surrealists Desmond Morris 9780500027813
RRP: £14.99£12.74A concise compendium of the lives and work of the 101 most significant Surrealists by one of the last surviving members of the movement, bestselling author and artist Desmond Morris, who knew several of the key participants personally. 2024 marks the... -
Gladiators 1st–5th centuries AD François Gilbert 9781472862761
RRP: £14.99£12.74This illustrated study lifts the veil on the gladiators of ancient Rome, who provided a bloody spectacle for the people of the Eternal City and its vast empire. By the start of the Principate in 27 BC, the gladiator games were a long-standing part of the... -
Thoughts and Adventures: Churchill Reflects on Spies, Cartoons, Flying and the Future Sir Sir Winston S. Churchill 9781350450264
RRP: £75.00£63.75First published in 1932, Thoughts and Adventures is Churchill’s most philosophical book. It conveys the extraordinary variety and depth of the statesman’s mature thoughts on questions facing modern men and women. Written in what biographers have called... -
The Business of Transition: Jewish and Greek Merchants of Salonica from Ottoman to Greek Rule Paris Papamichos Chronakis 9781503639669
RRP: £63.00£53.55The Business of Transition examines how the cosmopolitan bourgeoisie of the Eastern Mediterranean navigated the transition from empire to nation-state in the early twentieth century. In this social and cultural history, Paris Papamichos Chronakis shows... -
Zephaniah Kingsley Jr. and the Atlantic World: Slave Trader, Plantation Owner, Emancipator Daniel L. Schafer 9780813080789
RRP: £26.95£22.91A biography of a controversial patriarch of a mixed-race family A controversial figure for his views on manumission and his unorthodox marital arrangements, Zephaniah Kingsley Jr. (1765-1843) is mostly known today for his Fort George Island plantation in... -
Political Violence in Turkey, 1975-1980: The State at Stake Benjamin Gourisse 9780755646432
RRP: £28.99£24.64This book examines the period of political violence in Turkey between 12 March 1971 and 12 September 1980. It sets out a close analysis of the tactics used by the various protagonists in the conflict, showing how they took over public institutions, the... -
Informelle Kunst: Begriffe, Kontexte, Rezeptionen Christoph Zuschlag 9783422988613
RRP: £34.00£28.90Der erste Band der Reihe der Schriften der Forschungsstelle Informelle Kunst dokumentiert die Ergebnisse des ersten »Forschungskolloquiums Informelle Kunst«. Die Beiträge von Nachwuchswissenschaftler*innen decken ein breites Spektrum relevanter Themen... -
The Incarcerations: Bk16 and the Search for Democracy in India Alpa Shah 9781682195185
RRP: £24.99£21.24Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781682195185Author Alpa ShahFormat PaperbackPage Count 688Imprint OR BooksPublisher OR Books -
Battle for Grozny: Volume 2 - The First Chechen War and the Battle of 31 December 1994-January 1995 Efim Sandler 9781804514641
RRP: £19.95£16.96Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781804514641Author Efim SandlerFormat PaperbackPage Count 104Imprint Helion & CompanyPublisher Helion & Company -
Selections from Petronius, The Satyrica: The Tales of Eumolpus Debra Freas 9781350341289
RRP: £17.99£15.29Taking the reader through the fragmentary text of Petronius’ Satyrica in a coherent sequence, this book gives a deeper understanding of the fascinating aesthetic, literary and social issues raised within the text. Petronius' Satyrica has long been... -
The Jewish Purging of a Small German Town: Personal Recollection, Private Letters, and Oral Testimony Professor Emerita Maria R. Boes 9781350450196
RRP: £85.00£72.25Through the analysis of 10 oral witness testimonies of local residents and a previously undocumented letter correspondence between a Jewish Holocaust survivor and her gentile friend, The Jewish Purging of a Small German Town provides new insights into... -
Algerian Independence and the British Left: Solidarities and Resistance in a Decolonising World Professor Mélanie Torrent 9781784537890
RRP: £100.00£85.00Based on archives from governments, parties, organisations and individuals, this book investigates the relationship between the British left and Algerian liberation movements during the Algerian War of Independence (1954-1962). It explores the presence... -
The King’s Road: Diplomacy and the Remaking of the Silk Road Xin Wen 9780691243191
RRP: £35.00£29.75An exciting and richly detailed new history of the Silk Road that tells how it became more important as a route for diplomacy than for tradeThe King’s Road offers a new interpretation of the history of the Silk Road, emphasizing its importance as a... -
La Monarquía Indiana de Carlos II en la encrujiada: La reconfiguración del poder virreinal en el Perú (1674-1689) Juan Jiménez Castillo 9789462704084
RRP: £67.00£56.95A finales del siglo XVII, la América española no sufrió ninguna crisis destinada a la decadencia de su Imperio. El presente libro desentraña las causas y consecuencias de los cambios políticos que llevó a cabo Carlos II en uno de los reinos más poderosos...Qty in Cart: 0Quantity:Price:RRP: £67.00£56.95Subtotal: -
Cassino '44 James Holland 9780857505538
RRP: £25.00£21.25There are no such thing as an easy victory in war but after triumph in Tunisia, the sweeping success of the Sicilian invasion, and with the Italian surrender, the Allies were confident that they would be in Rome before Christmas 1943.And yet it didn't... -
Catholic Women and Mexican Politics, 1750–1940 Margaret Chowning 9780691264578
RRP: £28.00£23.80How women preserved the power of the Catholic Church in Mexican political lifeWhat accounts for the enduring power of the Catholic Church, which withstood widespread and sustained anticlerical opposition in Mexico? Margaret Chowning locates an answer in... -
The Eagle and the Hart: The Tragedy of Richard II and Henry IV Helen Castor 9780241419328
RRP: £25.00£21.25Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780241419328Author Helen CastorFormat HardbackPage Count 672Imprint Allen LanePublisher Penguin Books LtdWeight(grams) 750g -
Doomsday Torpedoes: Live Testing of Soviet Naval Nuclear Weapons, 1954-1962 Krzysztof Dabrowski 9781804515839
RRP: £19.95£16.96Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781804515839Author Krzysztof DabrowskiFormat PaperbackPage Count 64Imprint Helion & CompanyPublisher Helion & Company -
Republic of Indians: Empires of Indigenous Law in the Early American South Bradley J. Dixon 9781512826425
RRP: £40.00£34.00A sweeping history of the Native Southerners who wrote their principles into Spanish and English law A sweeping history of the Native Southerners who challenged European empires from the inside, Republic of Indians tells the story of Indigenous leaders... -
In Defense of Partisanship Julian E. Zelizer 9798987053683
RRP: £12.99£11.04Partisanship is a dirty word in American politics. If there is one issue on which almost everyone in our divided country seems to agree, it’s the belief that the intense loyalty within the electorate toward Democrats and Republicans is the source of our... -
German Troops in the American Revolution (2): Hannover, Braunschweig, Waldeck, Hessen-Hanau, Ansbach-Bayreuth, and Anhalt-Zerbst Robbie MacNiven 9781472840196
RRP: £12.99£11.04Fully illustrated, this is the second volume in a detailed study of the German auxiliary troops who fought for Britain in the American Revolutionary War. During the American Revolutionary War (1775-83), German auxiliary troops provided a vital... -
Cutover Capitalism: The Industrialization of the Northern Forest Jason L. Newton 9781959000297
RRP: £29.95£25.46What happened to the loggers of America’s past when lumbermen moved west and south in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries? How did these communities continue to create value and meaning in these marginal lands? Cutover Capitalism: The... -
Mukden 1905: Russia and Japan's Battle for Manchuria John Valitutto 9781472864222
RRP: £16.99£14.44A compelling narrative of the largest land battle of its time, and the decisive engagement of the Russo-Japanese War. Mukden stands out as the most significant battle of the Russo-Japanese War. By February 1905, the conflict had reached its culmination,... -
For Russia with Hitler: White Russian Émigrés and the German-Soviet War Oleg Beyda 9781487556488
RRP: £87.00£73.95The Bolshevik takeover of Russia created an alternative Russia in exile that never laid down its arms. For two decades, expelled White Russians sought ways to retaliate against the Soviet Union and return home. Their irreconcilability was galvanized by a... -
Aircraft of World War 2 The Imperial War Museum 9780008704179
RRP: £30.00£25.50Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780008704179Author The Imperial War MuseumFormat HardbackPage Count 256Imprint CollinsPublisher HarperCollins PublishersWeight(grams) 270g -
The Weimar Years: Rise and Fall 1918–1933 Frank McDonough 9781803284798
RRP: £12.99£11.04A DAILY MAIL BOOK OF THE WEEK A SPECTATOR BOOK OF THE YEAR A DAILY TELEGRAPH BEST HISTORY BOOK OF 2023 ASPECTS OF HISTORY BOOKS OF THE YEAR A GUARDIAN BOOK OF THE YEAR 2023 A DAILY MAIL BEST CHRISTMAS BOOK OF 2023 The prequel to Frank McDonough's...