History: earliest times to present day
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History: earliest times to present day
Hardback. Recounts the life and epic rescue of captured fugitive slave Charles Nalle of Culpeper, Virginia, who was forcibly liberated by Harriet Tubman and others in Troy, New York, on April 27, 1860. This title follows Nalle from his enslavement by the Hansborough family in Virginia through his escape by the Underground Railroad. Series: The New Black Studies Series. Num Pages: 240 pages, 19 black & white photographs, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLL; HBTS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252034398
- ISBN
- 9780252034398
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 119.11
€ 119.11
Paperback. In the annals of American criminal justice, two prisons stand out as icons of institutionalized brutality and deprivation: Alcatraz and Sing Sing. This book takes us on a disturbing and poignant tour of Sing Sing's legendary death house, and introduces us to those whose lives Sing Sing claimed. Num Pages: 200 pages, 100 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLL; HBLW; JKVP1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 6452 x 4522 x 11. Weight in Grams: 400.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814716168
- ISBN
- 9780814716168
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 27.67
€ 29.99
€ 27.67
Paperback. First constructed in Nevada in 1924, the gas chamber, a method of killing sealed off and removed from the sight and hearing of witnesses, was originally touted as a 'humane' method of execution. This title takes us to the dark side of human history in the first full chronicle of the gas chamber in the United States. Num Pages: 344 pages, 18 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW; JFMC; JKVP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 147 x 22. Weight in Grams: 448.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520271210
- ISBN
- 9780520271210
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 25.13
€ 33.99
€ 25.13
Paperback. Editor(s): Martin, Scott C. Num Pages: 272 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 167 x 17. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742527713
- ISBN
- 9780742527713
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 75.17
€ 75.17
Hardback. Editor(s): Martin, Scott C. Num Pages: 304 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742527706
- ISBN
- 9780742527706
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 190.16
€ 190.16
Paperback. Editor(s): Noegel, Scott B. Series: Magin in History Series. Num Pages: 272 pages, Illustrations, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1QDA; HBG; HBLA; HRKP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 435.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Pennsylvania State University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780271022581
- ISBN
- 9780271022581
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 34.64
€ 43.99
€ 34.64
Paperback. The Sunday Times Top Ten Bestseller Num Pages: 592 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; 3JJF; HBJF1; HBLW; HBWN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 142 x 45. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Publisher
- Atlantic Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782392026
- ISBN
- 9781782392026
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 16.15
€ 21.99
€ 16.15
Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages, 12 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJF; BGH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 16. Weight in Grams: 216.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780750967563
- ISBN
- 9780750967563
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.73
€ 13.99
€ 11.73
Paperback. Why was the machine gun so devastating and how did it change the nature of the war? Who invented poison gas and how effective was it on the battlefield? What was it like to come face-to-face with the iron monsters that were the World War Itanks, unleashed for the first time?" Num Pages: 128 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJF; HBJD; HBLW; HBWN; JWM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 175 x 117 x 8. Weight in Grams: 112.
- Publisher
- The History Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752493220
- ISBN
- 9780752493220
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 8.34
€ 8.34
With 30 historiographical essays by established and rising scholars, this Companion is a comprehensive picture of the presidencies and legacies of Gerald Ford and Jimmy Carter. Editor(s): Kaufman, Scott. Series: Wiley Blackwell Companions to American History. Num Pages: 608 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPL; 3JJPN; HBJK; HBLW3; JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 250 x 150. .
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 608
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781444349948
- ISBN
- 9781444349948
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 225.55
€ 225.55
Paperback. By focusing on such controversies and conflicts as the status of women, relations between the sexes, class antagonisms and the growth of a commercial mass culture, this book offers a new interpretation of the key decade of the 1920s and its significance for contemporary Thailand. Series: Asia/Pacific/Perspectives. Num Pages: 288 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1FMT; 3JJ; GTB; HBJF; HBLW; JFC; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 148 x 16. Weight in Grams: 380.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742501577
- ISBN
- 9780742501577
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 77.37
€ 77.37
Hardback. By focusing on such controversies and conflicts as the status of women, relations between the sexes, class antagonisms and the growth of a commercial mass culture, this book offers a new interpretation of the key decade of the 1920s and its significance for contemporary Thailand. Series: Asia/Pacific/Perspectives. Num Pages: 288 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1FMT; 3JJ; GTB; HBJF; HBLW; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 485.
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742501560
- ISBN
- 9780742501560
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 211.20
€ 211.20
hardcover. This book is a comprehensive investigation, discussion and analysis of the origins and development of the first civil war in the Sudan, which occured between 1955 and 1972. Num Pages: 260 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1HBS; 3JJPG; 3JJPK; HBJH; HBLW3; HBWS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 485.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2009th Edition
- Number of pages
- 260
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230607965
- ISBN
- 9780230607965
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.16
€ 67.16
A commoner's presentation to the emperor of a lucky omen from his garden, the repercussions for his family, and several retellings of the incident provide the background for this introduction to Ming society, culture, and politics. This work includes discussions of the founding of the Ming dynasty; the character of the first emperor; and more. Num Pages: 176 pages, b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3H; 3JB; 3JD; HBJF; HBLC; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 224 x 153 x 15. Weight in Grams: 314.
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 141
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780872208254
- ISBN
- 9780872208254
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 32.93
€ 45.99
€ 32.93
Perceptions of the Second Sophistic and Its Times - Regards sur la Sec...
Schmidt, Thomas; Fleury, Pascale
hardcover. From a workshop held at Universite Laval, Perceptions of the Second Sophistic and its Times brings together fourteen essays and a range of perspectives, including work from scholars in literature, philology, linguistics, history, political science, sociology, and religion. Series: Phoenix Supplementary Volumes. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 162 x 26. Weight in Grams: 600.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press, Scholarly Publishing Division Canada
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Bilingual
- SKU
- V9781442642164
- ISBN
- 9781442642164
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 87.25
€ 87.25
Paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages, 800+ photos and drawings. BIC Classification: AM; HBJD1; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 303 x 229 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1662.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764319693
- ISBN
- 9780764319693
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 25.41
€ 36.99
€ 25.41
An official, verbatim transcript of the proceedings of a Joint Fighter Conference held in October 1944, including frank discussion on the operational and technical capabilities of the P-39, P-47, P-51, P-38, Corsair, Hellcat, P-61, YP-59, Mosquito, Spitfire, and other allied aircraft. Num Pages: 416 pages, over 100 b/w photographs, charts. BIC Classification: HBG; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 163 x 233 x 34. Weight in Grams: 898.
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764304040
- ISBN
- 9780764304040
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 28.63
€ 42.99
€ 28.63
Paperback. "Mendoza the Jew combines graphic history with primary documentation and contextual information to analyze and explore issues of nationalism, identity, culture, and historical methodology through the life story of Daniel Mendoza, a poor Sephardic Jew from East London who became the boxing champion of Britain in 1789"-- Num Pages: 240 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HBLL; HBTB; JFSR1; WS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 180 x 255 x 17. Weight in Grams: 684.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199334094
- ISBN
- 9780199334094
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 56.46
€ 56.46
Hardback. This book presents articles on the French Revolution, introduced and contextualised for student readers. It includes interpretations from a number of world-renowned historians and covers topics including: the Enlightenment; the origins of the revolution; and class, cultural and social perspectives. Editor(s): Schechter, Ronald. Series: Blackwell Essential Readings in History. Num Pages: 352 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBLL; HBTV; JPWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 160 x 31. Weight in Grams: 630.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631212706
- ISBN
- 9780631212706
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 150.90
€ 150.90
hardcover. This volume highlights the complex intra-alliance politics of what was seen as the likeliest flash point of conflict in the Cold War and demonstrates how strongly determinant were concerns about relationships with allies in the choices made by all the major governments. Series: Cold War History. Num Pages: 230 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJPG; HBJD; HBLW3; JPS; JPV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 402.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 230
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 2002nd Edition
- SKU
- V9780333929605
- ISBN
- 9780333929605
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.69
€ 127.69