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History: earliest times to present day

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History: earliest times to present day

Hardback. Offers an original, thought provoking analysis of the origins and permutations of Danish modernism and Danish national identity Series: New Directions in Scandinavian Studies. Num Pages: 280 pages, 12 illus. BIC Classification: 1DND; 3JJ; HBJD; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5830 x 3895 x 25. Weight in Grams: 545.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295992204
ISBN
9780295992204
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 132.25

hardcover. When their native Virginia had become hostile to men unafraid to speak out against slavery, the Remley family had taken refuge in the Midwest. This collection of two brothers' letters to and from home sharply portrays the human costs of the Civil War. Editor(s): Holcomb, Julie. Num Pages: 216 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 165 x 19. Weight in Grams: 517.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Northern Illinois University Press United States
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780875803197
ISBN
9780875803197
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 50.37

Paperback. Darfur has become synonymous with genocide and humanitarian crisis. A guide to the conflict, this book provides a short history of the region, and traces the origins, organization and ideology of the infamous Janjawiid and other rebel groups, including the Sudan Liberation Army and the Justice and Equality Movement. Series: African Arguments. Num Pages: 336 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1HBS; 3JMC; HBJH; HBLX; HBTZ; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 21. Weight in Grams: 392.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Zed Books
Edition
2nd
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9781842779507
ISBN
9781842779507
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.92

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

€ 21.99
€ 17.70

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
€ 31.30

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

€ 50.58

Hardcover. Attempting to indoctrinate the public into a new society, the Bolsheviks staged "show trials" - legal trials that incorporated theatrical elements. This work examines how elements of theatre and film were incorporated into Soviet courtrooms, turning public trials into propaganda vehicles. Num Pages: 250 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 1DVU; 3JJ; AN; APF; HBJD; HBLW; JPVN; JPVR; LNAA; LNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 160 x 24. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Northern Illinois University Press United States
Number of pages
250
Condition
New
SKU
V9780875802664
ISBN
9780875802664
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 57.23

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
€ 33.63

Hardback. A thematic overview of how sexuality was perceived in the period from 1650 to 1820, covering homosexuality, heterosexuality, sexual variations, prostitution, medicine, religion, erotica and popular belief. Editor(s): Peakman, Julie. Series: The Cultural Histories. Num Pages: 310 pages, 76 bw illus. BIC Classification: 3JF; HBLL; HBTB; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 252 x 174 x 20. Weight in Grams: 794.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
310
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847888037
ISBN
9781847888037
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 117.61
€ 104.73

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

€ 56.58

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
€ 46.42

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
€ 26.97

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
€ 16.69

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

€ 21.99
€ 16.29

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

€ 11.99
€ 10.74

Paperback. The Story of Wamba offers the first complete English translation of Julians Translator(s): Pizarro, Joaquin Martinez. Num Pages: 280 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: HBLC1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 363.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
The Catholic University of America Press United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813221076
ISBN
9780813221076
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.93

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

€ 232.10

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

€ 230.89

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

€ 120.10

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

€ 60.80

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
OUP Oxford
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
€ 16.21

Paperback. A magisterial new account of this passionately debated period in Spanish history, by one of the nation's leading experts. Num Pages: 372 pages, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 3JJG; HBJD; HBLW; HBWP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 18. Weight in Grams: 590. 370 pages, 4 maps. A magisterial new account of this passionately debated period in Spanish history, by one of the nation's leading experts. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 3JJG; HBJD; HBLW; HBWP. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 18. Weight: 590.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
370
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521737807
ISBN
9780521737807
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 39.46

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