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Great War Britain Tyneside: Remembering 1914-18 by Jo Bath
RRP: $27.28$20.73First World War claimed over 995,000 British lives, and its legacy continues to be remembered today. Great War Britain: Tyneside offers an intimate portrayal of the area and its people living in the shadow of the 'war to end all wars'. A beautifully... -
Citizen Soldiers and the British Empire, 1837-1902 Ian F W Beckett 9781138661653
RRP: $100.78$88.47The British amateur military tradition of raising auxiliary forces for home defence long preceded the establishment of a standing army. This was a model that was widely emulated in British colonies. This volume of essays seeks to examine the role of... -
The Slavery Reader by Gad J. Heuman 9780415213042
RRP: $100.78$89.90The Slavery Reader brings together the most recent and essential writings on slavery. The focus is on Atlantic slavery - the enforced movement of millions of Africans from their homelands into the Americas, and the complex historical story of slavery in... -
Strange Histories: The Trial of the Pig, the Walking Dead, and Other Matters of Fact from the Medieval and Renaissance Worlds Darren Oldridge (University of Worcester, UK) 9781138830820
RRP: $75.58$67.07Strange Histories is an exploration of some of the most extraordinary beliefs that existed in the late Middle Ages through to the end of the seventeenth century. Presenting serious accounts of the appearance of angels and demons, sea monsters and dragons... -
Imperial Networks: Creating Identities in Nineteenth-Century South Africa and Britain Alan Lester 9780415259149
RRP: $83.98$73.63Imperial Networks investigates the discourses and practices of British colonialism. It reveals how British colonialism in the Eastern Cape region was informed by, and itself informed, imperial ideas and activities elsewhere, both in Britain and in other... -
The New Imperial Histories Reader by Stephen Howe
RRP: $92.38$81.56In recent years, imperial history has experienced a newfound vigour, dynamism and diversity. There has been an explosion of new work in the field, which has been driven into even greater prominence by contemporary world events. However, this resurgence... -
The Cultural Identity of Seventeenth Century Woman: A Reader by Neil Keeble
RRP: $88.18$77.18In this anthology, N.H. Keeble illustrates both the historical circumstances of women's lives in the seventeenth century and the cultural notions of woman which prevailed then. Within the body of the collection, contemporary evidence is arranged... -
Victory at Stalingrad: The Battle That Changed History by Geoffrey Roberts 9780582771857
$73.12Victory at Stalingrad tells the gripping strategic and military story of that battle. The hard-won Soviet victory prevented Hitler from waging the Second World War for another ten years and set the Germans on the road to defeat. The Soviet victory also... -
The Cathars and the Albigensian Crusade: A Sourcebook Catherine Leglu 9781408255506
RRP: $96.58$91.92The Cathars and the Albigensian Crusade brings together a rich and diverse range of medieval sources to examine key aspects of the growth of heresy and dissent in southern France in the twelfth and thirteenth centuries and the Church's response to that... -
Malting and Malthouses in Kent by James M. Preston
RRP: $31.48$20.92Before the late nineteenth century ale and beer, brewed from malt, were widely consumed due to the lack of affordable, safe alternatives. North Kent was well placed for growing and malting barley to supply local and London brewers. While the malting... -
Upminster and Hornchurch by Tony Benton 9780752432069
RRP: $27.28$20.73This selection of over 200 archive photographs of Upminster and Hornchurch brings to life the early decades of the twentieth century. This unique sequence of images captures the rural past, and also shows buildings from a former era, swept away by the... -
Winchester Curiosities by David Hilliam
RRP: $33.58$26.10Winchester, ancient capital of Wessex, is a crucial part of Britain's heritage. In his latest book, David Hilliam condenses the city's long and fascinating history into a collection of memorable 'curiosities' that are still to be seen today. Visitors -... -
Rochdale and the Vale of Whitworth by William Robertson 9780244457808
RRP: $37.76$33.47William Robertson (1834 - 1924) came to Rochdale in 1860 as a journalist for the Rochdale Observer and fell in love with the town and surrounding area. He devoted much of his time to creating popular histories of the town and its inhabitants. At the... -
Hitler's Uranium Club: The Secret Recordings at Farm Hall by Jeremy Bernstein 9780387950891
RRP: $62.98$52.37From April through December of 1945, ten of Nazi Germany's greatest nuclear physicists were detained by Allied military and intelligence services in a kind of gilded cage at Farm Hall, an English country manor near Cambridge. The physicists knew the... -
Local People: The Struggle for Civil Rights in Mississippi by John Dittmer
RRP: $46.18$41.14Winner of the Bancroft Prize, the Lillian Smith Book Award, the Mississippi Historical Society McLemore Prize, the Herbert G. Gutman Prize and the Gustavus Myers Center for Study of Human Rights Outstanding Book Prize. Publication of this book was... -
Fire on the Horizon Large Print: The Untold Story of the Gulf Oil Disast er by Tom Shroder
RRP: $71.40$47.48Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780062066541Author Tom ShroderFormat PaperbackPage Count 386Imprint HarperCollinsPublisher HarperCollins Publishers IncWeight(grams) 440gDimensions(mm)... -
The Second Sophistic by Timothy Whitmarsh
RRP: $46.18$39.38Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780198568810Author Timothy WhitmarshFormat PaperbackPage Count 120Imprint Oxford University PressPublisher Oxford University PressWeight(grams)... -
Philosophy of History: A Guide for Students by M.C. Lemon
RRP: $92.38$81.56Philosophy of History is an essential introduction to a vast body of writing about history, from classical Greece and Rome to the modern world. M.C. Lemon maps out key debates and central concepts of philosophy of history, placing principal thinkers in... -
Popular Radicalism: The Working Class Experience 1780-1880 by D.G. Wright 9780582494404
$100.46This well-argued and richly-detailed book concludes that the working-class radical movement was never able to prove a serious challenge to the stability of the British state; and, in fact, achieved very little in these years, except when operating in... -
Citizen Emperor: Pedro II and the Making of Brazil, 1825-1891 by Roderick J. Barman 9780804744003
RRP: $94.50$81.10In the history of post-colonial Latin America no person has held power so firmly and for so long as did Pedro II as emperor of Brazil. Called to the throne in 1840 at the age of 14, Pedro II devoted himself for the next half century to transforming... -
The Scottish Brick Industry by Moses Jenkins 9781840338010
RRP: $25.10$22.93Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781840338010Author Moses JenkinsFormat PaperbackPage Count 48Imprint Stenlake PublishingPublisher Stenlake PublishingDimensions(mm) 173mm * 240mm * 4mm -
The French Revolution: Rethinking the Debate by Gwynne Lewis 9780415054669 [USED COPY]
RRP: $79.78$4.39First Published in 2004. Historical Connections is a new series of short books on important historical topics and debates, written primarily for those studying and teaching history. The books will offer original and challenging works of synthesis that... -
The French Revolution: Rethinking the Debate by Gwynne Lewis
RRP: $79.78$70.10First Published in 2004. Historical Connections is a new series of short books on important historical topics and debates, written primarily for those studying and teaching history. The books will offer original and challenging works of synthesis that... -
Transforming the Countryside: The Electrification of Rural Britain Paul Brassley (University of Exeter, UK) 9781032402291
RRP: $83.98$74.19It is now almost impossible to conceive of life in western Europe, either in the towns or the countryside, without a reliable mains electricity supply. By 1938, two-thirds of rural dwellings had been connected to a centrally generated supply, but the... -
Politics under the Later Stuarts: Party Conflict in a Divided Society 1660-1715 by T. Harris 9780582040823
RRP: $151.18$145.11The first major study of party conflict in England over the later Stuart period from the reign of Charles II to its culmination under Anne. Tim Harris shows how the party configuration of subsequent British politics emerged in these crucial years. He... -
A Social History of Western Europe, 1450-1720: Tensions and Solidarities among Rural People by Sheldon J. Watts 9781138744967
RRP: $48.28$42.34This thoroughly readable and stimulating social history of Western Europe, first published in 1984, explores the family, religion and the supernatural, and the social structure and social controls of rural society. This title will be of interest not only... -
Europe 1783-1914 William Simpson (formerly at Cheltenham College, UK) 9781138786530
RRP: $92.38$82.19The third edition of Europe 1783-1914 provides a comprehensive overview of Europe from the outbreak of the French Revolution to the origins of the First World War. William Simpson and Martin Jones combine accounts of the most important countries, notably... -
A Grim Almanac of Norfolk by Neil R. Storey 9780752456805
RRP: $46.20$35.05Did you know... In one of the last executions in Norwich Castle Gaol in 1885 an event so horrible occurred that a shadow was cast on the nation's Public Executioner for the rest of his career? And Matthew Hopkins, 'The Witchfinder General', found witches... -
Reconstructing the Black Past: Blacks in Britain 1780-1830 Norma Myers 9780714641300
RRP: $104.98$92.06This book examines the character and composition of the black population of Britain between 1780 and 1830, previous studies of which have been hampered by a lack of demographic evidence. Drawing heavily from data collected from parish registers,... -
Among the Ibos of Nigeria: 1912 G.T. Basden 9780415760638
RRP: $113.38$98.43First published in 1966. This book offers a description of the primitive life, customs and animistic beliefs of the Ibo people of Nigeria by one who, for thirty-five years, enjoyed the privilege of their intimate confidence and friendship. It includes 70... -
Courtly Mediators: Transcultural Objects between Renaissance Italy and the Islamic World by Leah R. Clark
RRP: $210.00$191.10In Courtly Mediators, Leah R. Clark investigates the exchange of a range of materials and objects, including metalware, ceramic drug jars, Chinese porcelain, and aromatics, across the early modern Italian, Mamluk, and Ottoman courts. She provides a new... -
The Making of the President 1972 by Theodore H. White 9780061900679
RRP: $35.68$26.69Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780061900679Author Theodore H WhiteFormat PaperbackPage Count 432Imprint HarperPerennialPublisher HarperCollins Publishers IncWeight(grams)... -
Strange History: Mysterious Artifacts, Macabre Legends, Boneheaded Blunders & Mind-Blowing Facts Bathroom Readers' Institute 9781626865839
RRP: $27.28$24.74Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781626865839Author Bathroom Readers' InstituteFormat PaperbackPage Count 416Imprint Canterbury ClassicsPublisher Canterbury ClassicsWeight(grams) 519g -
A is for Arson: A Suffragette Alphabet of Rebellion & Resistance by Jack Joslin
RRP: $16.78$12.85Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780993566844Author Jack JoslinFormat PaperbackPage Count 32Imprint Clavis & ClaustraPublisher Clavis & Claustra -
Old Glen Prosen and Glen Clova: with neighbouring wee glens and Kirriemuir John Alexander 9781840338829
RRP: $23.00$20.29Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781840338829Author John AlexanderFormat PaperbackPage Count 48Imprint Stenlake PublishingPublisher Stenlake Publishing -
The Essays of Elia: Classic Articles on English Culture, Religion, History and Society in the early 1800s (Hardcover) by Charles Lamb 9780359746743
RRP: $61.11$53.99This edition of The Essays of Elia reproduces Charles Lamb's classic reflections on English culture, faith and social life as it stood in the early 19th century. A much-loved figure of his time, Charles Lamb published numerous reflections on the changing... -
The Grail Chronicles: Tracing the Holy Grail from the Last Supper to its Current Location by E. C. Coleman 9780752455327
RRP: $20.98$16.32This is the story of a plain silver chalice from the first century AD that now rests in the heart of England. From its momentous beginnings as the cup used by Christ at the Last Supper, and as the vessel used to catch His blood at the Crucifixion, to its... -
Richard III: Classic Histories Series by Michael Hicks
RRP: $16.78$13.34Richard III has been written off in history as one of England's evil kings. His usurpation of the throne from his nephew Edward V and then subsequent generations of pro-Tudor historians ensured his fame as the disfigured murderer portrayed by Shakespeare... -
Atlas of Eastern Europe in the Twentieth Century Richard Crampton 9780415164610
RRP: $79.78$70.10An invaluable guide to a complex subject, this atlas:* gives a general introduction to the physical, ethnic and religious composition of the region* includes summary maps of Eastern Europe in 1900, 1923, and 1945 * charts the ebb and flow of the first... -
The Race For Timbuktu: In Search Of Africa's City Of Gold by Frank T Kryza 9780060560652
$26.48Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780060560652Author Frank T KryzaFormat PaperbackPage Count 352Imprint HarperCollinsPublisher HarperCollins Publishers IncWeight(grams) 302g