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History: earliest times to present day

Paperback. Benjamin Franklin secretly loved London more than Philadelphia: it was simply the most exciting place to be in the British Empire. Offering a portrait of eighteenth-century London as the capital of America, this title recreates the famous city's heyday as the centre of an empire that encompassed North America and the West Indies. Num Pages: 320 pages, 36 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJD1; HBJK; HBLL; HBTQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 149 x 18. Weight in Grams: 502.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300178135
ISBN
9780300178135
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.90

Paperback. Offers an analysis of both visual and textual representations of the commodity and the ritual that was tea in nineteenth-century England. This book demonstrates how tea functions within the literature as an arbiter of taste and middle-class respectability, aiding in the determination of class status and moral position. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 230 x 24. Weight in Grams: 564.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Ohio University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780821418291
ISBN
9780821418291
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.73

Paperback. An accessible, engaging examination of Lillian Gilbreth, whose research in efficiency and human factors changed the way factories are run, how domestic tasks are completed, and how consumers are "sold" on a product Series: Lives of American Women. Num Pages: 192 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; HBLW; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 199.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Westview Press
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813347639
ISBN
9780813347639
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.15

Paperback. Beauty shops are places where women can enjoy the company of other women and exchange information or secrets. This work traces the development of the American beauty shop, from its largely separate racial origins, through white recognition of the "ethnic market", to the end of the 20th century. Num Pages: 262 pages, 18 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB; JFSJ1; JFSL1; KCCD; KNSX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 16. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
262
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780814793589
ISBN
9780814793589
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.83

hardcover. Beasts and Beauties examines the relationship between domesticity and power by focusing on the contemporaneous development of the invention of the 'pet' and the delineation of the home as a uniquely private enclosure, where the pater familias ruled over his own secluded world of domesticated wife, children, servants, and animals. Series: Toronto Italian Studies. Num Pages: 176 pages, 9 halftones. BIC Classification: HBLH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 160 x 15. Weight in Grams: 400.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9780802099228
ISBN
9780802099228
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.81

Paperback. Contested Spaces of Early America is a wide-ranging, eclectic volume that seeks to reconcile the parallel histories and historiographies of European and Indian spaces created throughout the hemisphere during the colonial era. Editor(s): Barr, Juliana; Countryman, Edward. Series: Early American Studies. Num Pages: 444 pages, 29 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1K; 3J; HBJK; HBLH; JFSL; RGC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Number of pages
444
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812223996
ISBN
9780812223996
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 42.06

Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages, 25 halftones, 1 line drawing. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3H; HBJD1; HBLC; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 14. Weight in Grams: 366.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816639625
ISBN
9780816639625
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.40

Paperback. Julian Thompson presents a complete insider's story of the campaign and victory of the Falklands War with personal touches. Num Pages: 224 pages, 16pp B & W Photos. BIC Classification: 1MTASF; 3JJPN; HBJQ; HBLW3; HBWS; JWTR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 157 x 18. Weight in Grams: 404.
Publisher
Pen & Sword Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844158799
ISBN
9781844158799
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 16.82

Paperback. The Fourteenth Army in Burma became one of the largest and most diverse armies of the Second World War. British, West African, Ghurkha and Indian regiments fought alongside one another and became comrades. Taken from Imperial War Museum's Sound Archive - this title tells stories of this epic conflict. Num Pages: 416 pages, Illustrations, maps, ports. BIC Classification: 1FMB; 3JJH; HBJF; HBLW; HBWQ; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 28. Weight in Grams: 286.
Publisher
Ebury Publishing
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
Illustrated
Condition
New
SKU
V9780091932374
ISBN
9780091932374
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.63

paperback. A FORGOTTEN VOICES for Victoria's Redcoats Num Pages: 352 pages, 8. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; HBJD; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 288. Paperback, some slight shelfwear othwerwise in very good condition.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Cassell
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KRF2233596
ISBN
9780304367214
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 19.99
€ 4.99

Paperback. An epic true story of treachery, revenge and courage Num Pages: 400 pages, Illustrations (some col.), maps, ports. (some col.). BIC Classification: 1FKA; 3JH; HBJF; HBLL; JWXT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 132 x 24. Weight in Grams: 332.
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780753824023
ISBN
9780753824023
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.85

Hardback. Volumes 2 and 3 of the Industrial Revolutions eleven part set, (Industrial Revolution in Britain Vol I and II) present over thirty of the articles which have best illuminated Britain's Industrial revolution, and cover four main areas: the concept of the Industrial Revolution, and the central themes of land, labour and capital. Num Pages: 440 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBJD1; HBLL; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 256 x 185 x 34. Weight in Grams: 960.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
440
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631180722
ISBN
9780631180722
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 237.25

Hardback. Volumes 2 and 3 present over thirty of the articles which have best illuminated Britain's Industrial revolution, and cover four main areas: the concept of the Industrial Revolution, and the central themes of land, labour and capital. Num Pages: 440 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBJD1; HBLL; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 255 x 176 x 32. Weight in Grams: 948.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
440
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631180715
ISBN
9780631180715
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 237.45

Hardback. A meticulously researched and groundbreaking study of the activities and motivations of the British Navy on North America's eastern seabord. Series: Studies in Canadian Military History. Num Pages: 224 pages, 20 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DB; 1KBCV; 3JF; 3JH; HBJK; HBLH; HBLL; HBTM; JWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5969 x 4039 x 20. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780774809108
ISBN
9780774809108
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 113.28

Paperback. .
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415254533
ISBN
9780415254533
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 61.36

Paperback. Brings together some of the top American historians to offer a look at one of the most controversial US presidencies. This book examines the successes as well as the failures, covering different major aspect of Bush's two terms in office. Editor(s): Zelizer, Julian E. Num Pages: 408 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JMC; HBJK; HBLX; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 233 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 574.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
408
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691149011
ISBN
9780691149011
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.61

paperback. The Viking reputation is of bloodthirsty seafaring warriors. Yet Vikings were also traders, settlers, and farmers, with a complex artistic and linguistic culture. Using archaeological evidence, this book attempts to reveal the whole Viking world: their history, society and culture, and their expansion overseas for trade, colonization, and plunder. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 168 pages, numerous maps and halftones. BIC Classification: 1DB; 3F; HBJD; HBLC; HDD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 174 x 113 x 10. Weight in Grams: 156.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Condition
New
SKU
9780192806079
ISBN
9780192806079
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 8.95

Paperback. Viking Age England Num Pages: 272 pages, 60 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; HBJD1; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 125 x 16. Weight in Grams: 286.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
254
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752428888
ISBN
9780752428888
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.55

Paperback. .
Publisher
Manchester University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
244
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719060243
ISBN
9780719060243
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 26.83

Hardback. A Companion to Ancient Thrace presents a series of essays that reveal the newly recognized complexity of the social and cultural phenomena of the peoples inhabiting the Balkan periphery of the Classical world. Editor(s): Graninger, Denver; Valeva, Julia; Nankov, Emil. Series: Blackwell Companions to the Ancient World. Num Pages: 512 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 1QDA; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 252 x 178 x 29. Weight in Grams: 930.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
512
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9781444351040
ISBN
9781444351040
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 217.00

Paperback. This study looks at the lives of the most famous 'wild children' of eighteenth century Europe, showing how they open a window onto European ideas about the potential and perfectability of mankind. The work contains in-depth reports on feral children and their 'civilisation'. Num Pages: 344 pages, 24 halftones. BIC Classification: 1D; HBJD; HBLL; HBLW; HBT; HPC; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 169 x 17. Weight in Grams: 450.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226160566
ISBN
9780226160566
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 29.74

Hardback. The early twentieth-century advent of aerial bombing made successful evacuations essential to any war effort, but ordinary people resented them deeply. Based on extensive archival research in Germany and France, this is the first broad, comparative study of civilian evacuations in Germany and France during World War II. Num Pages: 280 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 1DFG; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 236 x 159 x 22. Weight in Grams: 516.
Publisher
Berghahn Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
280
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845457259
ISBN
9781845457259
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 136.29

Paperback. A fascinating exploration of the tavern as a significant and fluid social space in colonial Canada. Num Pages: 240 pages, figures. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 15. Weight in Grams: 363.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780774815765
ISBN
9780774815765
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 36.36

Hardcover. Explores business development in the Black power era and the centrality of economic goals to the larger black freedom movement. Editor(s): Warren Hill, Laura; Rabig, Julia. Num Pages: 354 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; HBJK; HBLW3; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 650.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of Rochester Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781580464031
ISBN
9781580464031
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 115.88

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