History: earliest times to present day
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History: earliest times to present day
Paperback. Examines the evolution of the ideas and practices of benevolence, chiefly in the context of British imperialism, from the late 18th century onwards. This book offers a study of benevolence that avoids simple moralistic judgments while exploring a range of ethical, political, social, and cultural issues linked with benevolent pursuits and policies. Editor(s): Gilbert, Helen; Tiffin, Chris. Series: Philanthropic and Nonprofit Studies. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLL; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 162 x 236 x 17. Weight in Grams: 360.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253219602
- ISBN
- 9780253219602
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 23.21
€ 24.99
€ 23.21
hardcover. Curiosity about elite military units is greater than ever in today's crisis-ridden world. And while numerous books have examined the various elite forces, Bunker Hill to Bastogne goes much further to show the relationship between these special units and the societies that gave birth to them. Num Pages: 320 pages, 10 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; 3JM; HBJK; HBLH; JWH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 29. Weight in Grams: 599.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Potomac Books United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781574887754
- ISBN
- 9781574887754
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.72
€ 33.72
Hardback. An insightful look at the varying types of food eaten during the Great War and the differences in quality between the ordinary troops on the front lines and the officers. The book explores the accounts of men cooking and eating on the front line and the difficulties they faced. Num Pages: 256 pages, Approx 120 B&W photographs. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJF; HBJD; HBLW; HBTB; HBWN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 168 x 34. Weight in Grams: 970.
- Publisher
- Pen & Sword Books Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781473827455
- ISBN
- 9781473827455
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.99€ 46.80
€ 53.99
€ 46.80
Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages, 32 colour ills, 39 tables. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJF; HBJD1; HBLW; HBWN; JWT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. .
- Publisher
- Helion & Company
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781911512080
- ISBN
- 9781911512080
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.32
€ 26.99
€ 20.32
Paperback. Examines literary and historical texts to show how writers have manipulated images and ideas associated with the cattle killing - harvest, sacrifice, rebirth, devastation - to speak to their contemporary predicaments. Num Pages: 304 pages, 6 halftones, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; 3JH; HBJH; HBLL; HBTB; JHMC. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780226893488
- ISBN
- 9780226893488
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 29.91
€ 37.99
€ 29.91
Paperback. The bloody sacrifices made by Australian and British soldiers notwithstanding, the fighting at Bullecourt resulted in the first breakthrough of the 'impregnable' Hindenburg Line. Author Paul Kendall has contacted many of the living relatives of those who fought to bring a human face to those terrible statistics. Num Pages: 416 pages, 366 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJF; HBLW; HBWN; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 172. .
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780750981781
- ISBN
- 9780750981781
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 28.98
€ 33.99
€ 28.98
Hardcover. Num Pages: 181 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 261 x 179 x 22. Weight in Grams: 536.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 181
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781560729631
- ISBN
- 9781560729631
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 63.04€ 49.58
€ 63.04
€ 49.58
Paperback. Num Pages: 166 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJ; HBLW; JPFC; JPFQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 213 x 11. Weight in Grams: 240.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- IMG Publications
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780902869813
- ISBN
- 9780902869813
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.45
€ 12.45
Hardback. Num Pages: 456 pages, 18 halftones. 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBBSL; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 246 x 163 x 37. Weight in Grams: 818.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691166896
- ISBN
- 9780691166896
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 50.99€ 36.45
€ 50.99
€ 36.45
Paperback. This text examines the connection between the decline of the orphanage and the rise of welfare. Matthew Crenson argues that the prehistory of the welfare system was played out not on the stage of national politics or class conflict but in the micropolitics of institutional management. Num Pages: 400 pages, 10 halftones, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW3; JKSB1; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 225 x 144 x 25. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674005549
- ISBN
- 9780674005549
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 44.53
€ 52.99
€ 44.53
Paperback. Presents the history of New Orleans' early years, tracing the town's development from its origins in 1718 to its revolt against Spanish rule in 1768. This book presents an account of New Orleans' wild youth. It features a cast of strong-willed captives, thin-skinned nobles, sharp-tongued women, and carousing travelers. Num Pages: 336 pages, 7 colour plates, 8 halftones, 5 maps, 1 figure, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBBSL; 3JF; HBJK; HBLL; HBTQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226138428
- ISBN
- 9780226138428
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 26.09
€ 32.99
€ 26.09
hardcover. Editor(s): Deighton, Anne. Series: St Antony's Series. Num Pages: 215 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBL; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 425.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United States
- Number of pages
- 215
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1995th Edition
- SKU
- V9780312125806
- ISBN
- 9780312125806
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.57
€ 127.57
Hardcover. This is an examination of two eras of Chinese history that have commonly been viewed as periods of state disintegration or retreat. The text highlights variation in local state structures and practices between localities and between the central and local governments. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 375 pages, 16 figures, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 166 x 30. Weight in Grams: 624.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 375
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674013988
- ISBN
- 9780674013988
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 46.60
€ 54.99
€ 46.60
Hardback. It is one part corporate and industrial history, using the evolution of mortgage finance as a way to understand larger dynamics in the nation's political economy. This biography weaves together three engrossing stories. Num Pages: 368 pages, 25 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPG; HBJK; HBLW3; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 485.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520273757
- ISBN
- 9780520273757
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.44
€ 40.99
€ 29.44
Hardback. This work covers cultural change in a Chinese city following the Manchu conquest of 1644. Yangzhou, at the intersection of the Grand Canal and the Yangzi river, is known as the site of human and physical devastation during the conquest and as a vibrant commercial centre during the 18th century. Num Pages: 304 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; HBLL; HBLW; JFC; RPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 22. Weight in Grams: 540.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804744850
- ISBN
- 9780804744850
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 78.42
€ 78.42
Paperback. This concise text explores the spread of settler colonies within the British Empire over the course of the nineteenth century, specifically those in New Zealand, Canada, South Africa, and Australia. Series: International Themes & Issues. Num Pages: 232 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JF; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB; HBTQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 300.
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442607521
- ISBN
- 9781442607521
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 28.72
€ 31.99
€ 28.72
Paperback. This work follows the evolution of the pattern book houses and how they represented the notion of home and community in American historical memory. The book also includes illustrations of such communities. Num Pages: 336 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; AM; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; JFS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 150 x 17. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- AltaMira Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780761989639
- ISBN
- 9780761989639
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 67.47
€ 67.47
paperback. Num Pages: 254 pages, 10 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBL; HBTB; JPQB; MBS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 353.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2012
- Number of pages
- 254
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349433797
- ISBN
- 9781349433797
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Hardcover.
- Publisher
- Boydell & Brewer Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 390
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781580465052
- ISBN
- 9781580465052
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 134.56
€ 134.56
Hardback. An exploration of the history, ideology and aesthetics of China's left-wing cinema movement, a quixotic film culture that was as political as commercial, as militant as sensationalist. The author demonstrates that the movement was a product of the era's social, economic and political discourses. Num Pages: 304 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJG; APF; HBJF; HBLW; JFC; JPFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 160 x 25. Weight in Grams: 603.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742509450
- ISBN
- 9780742509450
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 184.22
€ 184.22
Hardcover. Based on extensive multi-archival research, this study combines analysis of French policy-making with an inquiry into the evolution of political language, highlighting the significance of the new concept of a political European identity. Series: Berghahn Monographs in French Studies. Num Pages: 244 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 1KBB; 3JJPL; HBJD; HBLW3; JPS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 228 x 160 x 21. Weight in Grams: 536. France, the United States, and the Oil Shock, 1973-1974. Series: Berghahn Monographs in French Studies. 244 pages, black & white illustrations. Based on extensive multi-archival research, this study combines analysis of French policy-making with an inquiry into the evolution of political language, highlighting the significance of the new concept of a political European identity. Cateogry: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 1KBB; 3JJPL; HBJD; HBLW3; JPS. Dimension: 228 x 160 x 21. Weight: 536.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Number of pages
- 244
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857452252
- ISBN
- 9780857452252
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 162.64
€ 162.64
Drawing on extensive research in published and unpublished documents - including associational records, newspapers, periodicals, government documents, guidebooks, exhibition catalogues, memoirs, and private letters - Steven C. Soper provides a complex account of Italian liberalism during Europe's age of association. Series: Toronto Italian Studies. Num Pages: 320 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JH; HBJD; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 162 x 236 x 26. Weight in Grams: 632.
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442645035
- ISBN
- 9781442645035
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 93.62
€ 93.62
paperback. African-American soldiers played a decisive role in the US Army on the western frontier during the Plains Wars. Nicknamed the 'buffalo soldiers' by their Cheyenne and Comanche enemies, these brave soldiers fought many enemies over the years, including Sitting Bull and Geronimo. Illustrator(s): Hook, Richard. Series: Elite. Num Pages: 64 pages, 55 b&w and 8 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; JWT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 185 x 7. Weight in Grams: 220.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Osprey Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 64
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9781841767567
- ISBN
- 9781841767567
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.68
€ 19.99
€ 18.68
Paperback. A new, definitive edition of the biography of William Cody or Buffalo Bill includes the full text and all the photographs and line drawings of Burke's original Editor(s): Dixon, Chris. Series: The Papers of William F. "Buffalo Bill" Cody. Num Pages: 400 pages, 15 photographs, 58 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 25. Weight in Grams: 612.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780803240728
- ISBN
- 9780803240728
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 32.13
€ 34.99
€ 32.13