History: earliest times to present day
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History: earliest times to present day
Paperback. Uncovers twelve shocking stories, untold for over a century and reveals the darker side of the Victorian upper and middle classes - their sexuality, fears of inherited madness, financial greed and fraudulence - and chillingly evoke the black motives at the heart of the phenomenon of the 'inconvenient person'. Num Pages: 496 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB; JKSM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 36. Weight in Grams: 456.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Number of pages
- 496
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099541868
- ISBN
- 9780099541868
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.74
€ 19.99
€ 14.74
Paperback. In The Italian Boy, Sarah Wise not only investigates the case of the London Burkers but also, by making use of an incredibly rich archival store, the lives of ordinary lower-class Londoners. Num Pages: 368 pages, 80. BIC Classification: 3JH; BTC; HBJD1; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 266.
- Publisher
- Vintage United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 368
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781844133307
- ISBN
- 9781844133307
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.29
€ 17.99
€ 13.29
Paperback. In 1887 Government inspectors were sent to investigate the Old Nichol, a slum on the boundary of Bethnal Green parish, where almost 6,000 inhabitants were crammed into thirty or so streets of rotting dwellings and where the mortality rate ran at nearly twice that of the rest of Bethnal Green. This work evokes the texture of life at that time. Num Pages: 352 pages, Illustrations, maps, ports. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 147 x 26. Weight in Grams: 330.
- Publisher
- Vintage United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781844133314
- ISBN
- 9781844133314
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.73
€ 14.99
€ 11.73
Paperback. This fascinating book studies Katherine Knollys' life and times, including her intriguing relationship with Elizabeth I. Num Pages: 132 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JB; BGH; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 221 x 149 x 8. Weight in Grams: 148.
- Publisher
- John Hunt Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782795858
- ISBN
- 9781782795858
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.19
€ 13.99
€ 13.19
Paperback. The Life and Times of Mary Tudor and Charles Brandon. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JB; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 217 x 22. Weight in Grams: 242.
- Publisher
- John Hunt Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781785353321
- ISBN
- 9781785353321
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.27
€ 13.99
€ 13.27
Paperback. A collection of biographical essays introducing the suffragettes who influenced Ireland's struggle for women's rights. Many of the women were political activists while others became militant suffragettes between 1912 and 1914. Num Pages: 144 pages, 25 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 131 x 11. Weight in Grams: 170.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845888244
- ISBN
- 9781845888244
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 13.21
€ 14.99
€ 13.21
Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 400 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 714.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691639444
- ISBN
- 9780691639444
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 176.41€ 131.46
€ 176.41
€ 131.46
Paperback. A autobiography in which the anonymous writer intersperses personal reflections, anecdotes and lyrical poems with accounts of her travels and descriptions of the Japanese countryside. She illuminates her pilgrimages to temples and mystical dreams in exquisite prose, describing a journey that can be read as a metaphor for life itself. Translator(s): Morris, Ivan. Num Pages: 176 pages, illustrations, maps, index. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 2AFS; BG; HBJF; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 12. Weight in Grams: 136.
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140442823
- ISBN
- 9780140442823
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.73
€ 14.99
€ 11.73
Paperback. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; 3JJ; GTB; HBJF1; HBLW; HRAX; HRH; JFSL; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 432
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781474412124
- ISBN
- 9781474412124
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 27.52
€ 32.99
€ 27.52
Hardback. A riveting look at how the early modern world revolutionized sleep and its relation to body, mind, soul, and society Num Pages: 296 pages, 25 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JD; HBJD1; HBLH; HBTB; JHBT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 188 x 293 x 33. Weight in Grams: 656.
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300220391
- ISBN
- 9780300220391
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 28.95
€ 40.99
€ 28.95
paperback. Examines the representation of blackness on television at the height of the southern civil rights movement and again in the aftermath of the Reagan-Bush years. This book looks at how television's ideological projects with respect to race have supported or conflicted with the industry's incentive to maximize profits or consolidate power. Num Pages: 168 pages, 24 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; HBJK; HBLW3; JFD; JFSL3; JPVH1; KNTD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 157 x 10. Weight in Grams: 234.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780691016573
- ISBN
- 9780691016573
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 39.99€ 28.53
€ 39.99
€ 28.53
Hardback. Coenen Snyder considers what the architecture and construction of nineteenth-century European synagogues reveal about the social progress of modern European Jews. The process of claiming a Jewish space was a marker of acculturation but not full acceptance, she argues. The new edifices, even if spectacular, revealed the limits of Jewish integration. Num Pages: 360 pages, 20 halftones. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JH; HBJD; HBLL; HBTB; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 167 x 29. Weight in Grams: 688.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Number of pages
- 360
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674059894
- ISBN
- 9780674059894
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 61.10€ 56.12
€ 61.10
€ 56.12
Paperback. Editor(s): McCarthy, Ann; Zainuddin, Ailsa G. Thomson. Num Pages: 264 pages, 9 b/w images. BIC Classification: 1FMN; 1MBF; 3JJ; HBJF; HBLW; HBTV; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 135. Weight in Grams: 350.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Monash University Publishing Australia
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781925495225
- ISBN
- 9781925495225
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 26.24
€ 35.99
€ 26.24
Paperback. A gripping and fascinating account of the Great War - told through the events of 100 key dates between 1914 and 1918. Num Pages: 544 pages, Integrated b&w. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJF; HBJD; HBLW; HBWN; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 32. Weight in Grams: 400.
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781444763386
- ISBN
- 9781444763386
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.20
€ 17.99
€ 13.20
paperback. Explores the early part of Queen Victoria's reign, when the British Empire was well on the way to becoming the greatest empire the world had ever seen. This title shows how Britain ruthlessly exploited her position as the world's only superpower to expand her empire. Num Pages: 560 pages, 24pp b&w inset. BIC Classification: HBJD1; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 132 x 38. Weight in Grams: 406.
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- paperback / softback
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141005553
- ISBN
- 9780141005553
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.87
€ 19.99
€ 14.87
paperback. In 1857 the native troops of the Bengal army rose against their colonial masters. The ensuing insurrection was to become the bloodiest in the history of the British Empire. This title explores one of Britain's most harrowing colonial battles. Num Pages: 544 pages, maps, 16halftones, glossary, bibliog , notes, index. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 3JH; HBJF; HBLL; JWXT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 24. Weight in Grams: 402.
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Number of pages
- 544
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141005546
- ISBN
- 9780141005546
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.75
€ 19.99
€ 14.75
Paperback. This is the true story of the greatest special forces' operation of the 20th Century and the first shot in the West's long war against international terrorism. It is a tale of human drama and unbearable tension in which courage, comradeship, fanaticism, incompetence and luck all play their part. Num Pages: 464 pages, 2 x 8 pg B&W insets. BIC Classification: 1HFGU; 3JJPL; HBJH; HBLW3; HBWS; JPWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 32. Weight in Grams: 330.
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton General Division
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781444762549
- ISBN
- 9781444762549
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.65
€ 14.99
€ 11.65
paperback. Between 1660 and 1815 British supremacy on foreign soil was near total. Central to this success was the humble redcoat soldier who showed heroism in battle and stoicism in peace, despite appalling treatment. This book tells their story: of brutal discipline and inedible food, of loyalty and low pay, and of barracks and battlefield. Num Pages: 608 pages, 16 pages colour. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JD; 3JF; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLL; HBW; JWD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 132 x 35. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780141027937
- ISBN
- 9780141027937
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 12.37
€ 19.99
€ 12.37
paperback. The Anglo-Zulu war was one of deception, dishonour, incompetence and dereliction of duty by Lord Chelmsford who invaded Zululand without the knowledge of the British Government. This title looks at the most controversial and brutal British imperial conflict of the nineteenth century. Num Pages: 528 pages, Illustrations, maps, ports. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; 3JH; HBJH; HBLL; HBW; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 151 x 32. Weight in Grams: 368.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780141015699
- ISBN
- 9780141015699
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 12.37
€ 19.99
€ 12.37
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199550678
- ISBN
- 9780199550678
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 39.00
€ 39.00