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History: earliest times to present day

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History: earliest times to present day

hardcover. A vivid exploration of the evolution of reading as an essential social and domestic activity during the eighteenth century Series: The Lewis Walpole Series in Eighteenth-Century Culture and History. Num Pages: 360 pages, 57 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JF; DSB; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 156. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Yale University Press
Condition
New
SKU
9780300208290
ISBN
9780300208290
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 22.79

Paperback. A 1999 reissue of a classic text on the French revolution, with an introduction by Gwynne Lewis. Num Pages: 232 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; HBJD; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 219 x 157 x 15. Weight in Grams: 304.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521667678
ISBN
9780521667678
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.24

Paperback. In 1918, as the First World War was drawing to a close, the eminent liberal industrial Lord Leverhulme bought - lock, stock and barrel - the Hebridean island of Lewis. His intention was to revolutionise the lives and environments of its 30,000 people, and those of neighbouring Harris, which he shortly added to his estate. Num Pages: 256 pages, 16pp b&w illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1DBKSHL; BGH; HBJD1; HBLL; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 21. Weight in Grams: 278.
Publisher
Birlinn General United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9781841583273
ISBN
9781841583273
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.52

Paperback. Tensions over the 'Tibet Question' - the political status of Tibet - are escalating everyday. The Dalai Lama has gained broad international sympathy in his appeals for autonomy from China, yet the Chinese government maintains a hard-line position against it. This title presents a view of the conflict and a proposal for the future. Num Pages: 165 pages, 16 black-and-white photos. BIC Classification: 1FPCT; HBJF; HBLW; JFC; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 141 x 11. Weight in Grams: 232. China, Tibet and the Dalai Lama. 165 pages, 25 b&w illustrations. Tensions over the 'Tibet Question' - the political status of Tibet - are escalating everyday. The Dalai Lama has gained broad international sympathy in his appeals for autonomy from China, yet the Chinese government maintains a hard-line position against it. This title presents a view of the conflict and a proposal for the future. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1FPCT; HBJF; HBLW; JFC; JPS. Dimension: 209 x 141 x 11. Weight: 216.
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
165
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520219519
ISBN
9780520219519
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 23.25

Paperback. .
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198715825
ISBN
9780198715825
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.65

Paperback. Recounts the story of the largest mass murder trial in California's history, in which 22 Mexican-American youths were tried and 17 were convicted for a crime to which none of the defendants were ever tied. Opens a window onto a time and place that highlights the historical prejudices of white America towards Mexican Americans. Series: Landmark Law Cases and American Society. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBLW; LAZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 295.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Univ Pr of Kansas
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780700617470
ISBN
9780700617470
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.75

Paperback. Sex is beyond reason, and yet we constantly reason about it. So, too, did the peoples of Ancient Greece and Rome.This work considers how erotic experience is understood in classical texts, and what ethical and philosophical arguments are made about sex? Editor(s): Nussbaum, Martha C.; Sihvola, Juha. Num Pages: 464 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 1QDAR; HBG; HBLA; JFCX; JFSJ; VFVC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 151 x 26. Weight in Grams: 628.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
464
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226609157
ISBN
9780226609157
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 37.18

Hardback. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 3H; HBJD; HBLC1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 161 x 26. Weight in Grams: 628.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801451324
ISBN
9780801451324
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 70.47

Paperback. A groundbreaking history of abolition in the long march toward emancipation from the American Revolution through the Civil War Num Pages: 784 pages, 66 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; HBTS; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 41. Weight in Grams: 1089.
Publisher
Yale University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300227116
ISBN
9780300227116
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 22.15

Paperback. Many leading historians have argued that the Constitution of the United States was a proslavery document, but in this text, Don Fehrenbacher refutes this claim in a history that stretches from the Continental Congress to the Presidency of Abraham Lincoln. Editor(s): McAfee, Ward M. Num Pages: 480 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; 3JH; HBJK; HBLH; HBLL; HBTS; JPHC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 686.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
480
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195158052
ISBN
9780195158052
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.85

Paperback. At the height of the debate about the slave trade and its abolition in the 1780s and '90s, each side issued pamphlets in support of its position. This valuable source-book reproduces a selection of representative pamphlets encompassing the arguments for and against. Issues discussed include humanitarianism and the Rights of Man. Num Pages: 400 pages, 21 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 195 x 132 x 23. Weight in Grams: 416.
Publisher
Bodleian Library, University of Oxford
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781851243167
ISBN
9781851243167
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.40

Paperback. Examines Black pre-Civil War culture and the slave family, detailing sexual attitudes, courtship practices and wedding ceremonies, childrearing, familial roles, language, and discipline. Num Pages: 432 pages, illustrations, tables. BIC Classification: 1KBBF; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; JFSL3. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 217 x 140 x 25. Weight in Grams: 626.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1979
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Edition
Revised, Enlarg
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195025637
ISBN
9780195025637
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 151.02

Hardcover. The Fourteenth Amendment to the US Constitution, ratified in 1868, sought to protect the rights of newly freed slaves, but it was first put to the test in a row between the butchers and state of New Orleans five years later. This study analyses the case and the controversial Supreme Court decision. Num Pages: 328 pages, 12 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; JPHC; LND. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 27. Weight in Grams: 694.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
University Press of Kansas
Condition
New
SKU
V9780700612901
ISBN
9780700612901
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 74.84

Paperback. A lyrical and searing account of life on the front line of the wars between the Russian state and the Chechen people Translator(s): Gunin, Anna. Num Pages: 304 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1DVUAC; 3JJPR; BM; HBJD; HBLW3; HBWS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 164 x 21. Weight in Grams: 406.
Publisher
Granta Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846273186
ISBN
9781846273186
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.46

Paperback. 'The Sketchbook War' is not a book about art but the story of war artists, how men who had previously made a comfortable living painting in studios were transformed by military uniforms and experiences that were to shape the rest of their lives and the way in which we view war today. Num Pages: 256 pages, 20 black & white illustrations, 30 colour illustrations, 16 colour plates. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJH; ACXD; HBG; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 19. Weight in Grams: 296.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780750956154
ISBN
9780750956154
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.25

Paperback. Amid the turbulence of political assassinations, the civil rights struggle, and antiwar protests, American society was experiencing growing affluence and profound cultural change during the 1960s. This text looks at the way in which the film industry interpreted the era. Series: History of the American Cinema S. Num Pages: 359 pages, 112 b/w photographs, 6 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPK; APFA; HBJK; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 251 x 176 x 21. Weight in Grams: 632. 1960-1969. Series: History of the American Cinema S. 359 pages, 112 b&w photographs, 6 tables. Amid the turbulence of political assassinations, the civil rights struggle, and antiwar protests, American society was experiencing growing affluence and profound cultural change during the 1960s. This text looks at the way in which the film industry interpreted the era. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPK; APFA; HBJK; HBLW3. Dimension: 251 x 176 x 21. Weight: 632.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
University of California Press
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
359
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520238046
ISBN
9780520238046
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 34.35

Paperback. One of the most powerful monarchs in British history, Henry VIII ruled England in unprecedented splendour. This biography brings Henry's six wives to life, revealing each as a distinct and compelling personality in her own right. Num Pages: 656 pages, 1. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JB; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 197 x 40. Weight in Grams: 476.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Number of pages
656
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099523628
ISBN
9780099523628
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.37

Paperback. Divorced, beheaded, died; divorced, beheaded, survived. For over four centures the popular imagination has been gripped by the story of King Henry VIII and his six wives - and by the tangled web of passion and intrigue that lies behind it. Series: Pitkin biographical series. Num Pages: 24 pages, 63ill.(54col.). BIC Classification: 1DBKE; BGR; HBJD1; HBLC; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 171 x 4. Weight in Grams: 100.
Publisher
Pitkin Guides
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780853729402
ISBN
9780853729402
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 8.99
€ 8.07

Paperback. The marital ups and downs of England's most infamous king. Num Pages: 336 pages, 33. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JB; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 125 x 20. Weight in Grams: 240.
Publisher
Amberley Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9781445618975
ISBN
9781445618975
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.20

Paperback. The story of the six wives of Henry VIII from the viewpoint of the women themselves. Num Pages: 400 pages, 75. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JB; BGH; BK; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Amberley Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781445660394
ISBN
9781445660394
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.91

Paperback. .
Publisher
Bravo Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780061469053
ISBN
9780061469053
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 17.90

Paperback. The dramatic untold story of the Grey sisters, heirs to the Tudor throne. Num Pages: 352 pages, (16pp col pics). BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JB; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 134 x 29. Weight in Grams: 310.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007219063
ISBN
9780007219063
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.36

Hardback. Num Pages: 288 pages, 12 black & white illustrations, 8 colour plates. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3H; HBJD; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 2340 x 156. .
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780750964203
ISBN
9780750964203
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 31.66

Hardcover. Series: Chicago Studies in Practices of Meaning. Num Pages: 496 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJP; 3JM; HBJD; HBLW3; HBLX; JPF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 209 x 316 x 2. Weight in Grams: 870.
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226386492
ISBN
9780226386492
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.29
€ 44.70

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