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History: specific events & topics
Hardcover. Illustrated 8vo.Good copy in slightly worn original cloth . Maritime History.The Sea.
- Condition
- Used, Good
- Publisher
- Abelard-Schuman
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1970
- Edition
- First Edition
- SKU
- KEX0254521
- ISBN
- 9780200716581
Hardback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Hardcover. The foundations for the modern textile industry were laid by the technical developments of the 18th century. These volumes contain a selection of more than 100 articles that identify the key historical developments and which reveal the complex issues within the textile industry today. Editor(s): Chapman, S.D. Series: Tauris Industrial Histories. Num Pages: 1800 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFC; KND. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 168. Weight in Grams: 2481.
- Publisher
- I. B. Tauris
- Number of pages
- 1800
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781860640575
- ISBN
- 9781860640575
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 978.96
€ 978.96
Paperback. In 1975 Kapuscinski flew into Luanda in Angola, to cover the murderous civil war that had broken out after independence. This book is a record of his experiences there, of a city and a country that seemed, for a prolonged period, to have taken leave of the world, to enter a nightmare of anarchy. Translator(s): Brand, William; Mrockowska-Brand, Katarzyna. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 176 pages, map. BIC Classification: 1HFMA; BG; HBJH; HBLW3; HBTV; JPWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 128 x 11. Weight in Grams: 136.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Number of pages
- 176
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141186788
- ISBN
- 9780141186788
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.05
€ 13.99
€ 11.05
Paperback. For more than a century, accounts of progress in the West foregrounded the technological feats performed while canals and railroads were built and lionized the capitalists who financed the projects. This book focuses on the suffering and survival of the workers who were treated as outsiders. Num Pages: 284 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTK; KNG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 284
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520284609
- ISBN
- 9780520284609
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.92
€ 33.99
€ 24.92
Paperback. One woman's daily record of life in Guernsey during the German occupation. Num Pages: 160 pages, 42 Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKX; 3JJH; BJ; HBJD1; HBTB; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 158 x 14. Weight in Grams: 258.
- Publisher
- Amberley Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781445603131
- ISBN
- 9781445603131
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.93
€ 29.93
Paperback. Traditional marriage was not the only option for couples in medieval Europe. Alternative forms of union could make lives precarious but also provided a degree of flexibility. The study draws on a wide geographical and chronological range of examples in order to illustrate local difference while bringing out broad patterns. Series: The Middle Ages Series. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: 3H; HBLC1; HBTB; JHBK. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 449.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Reprint
- SKU
- V9780812222982
- ISBN
- 9780812222982
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.15
€ 37.99
€ 34.15
Paperback. A "Common Woman" in medieval England was a prostitute, distinguished as such less for taking money for sex than for belonging to all men in common. Karras's book tells the story of these women, their experiences, relations, and treatment under the law, and concludes that prostitution was central to the medieval understanding of feminity. Series: Studies in the History of Sexuality. Num Pages: 232 pages, 3 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; HBJD1; HBLC; HBTB; JFC; JFMX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 364.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Edition
- New Ed
- Number of pages
- 230
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195124989
- ISBN
- 9780195124989
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.17
€ 46.17
Hardback. Series: Psychoanalysis and Social Theory. Num Pages: 176 pages, 3. BIC Classification: 1D; HBAH; HBJD; HBTB; HBTZ1; HBWQ; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 207 x 143 x 17. Weight in Grams: 320.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801441301
- ISBN
- 9780801441301
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 34.79
€ 34.79
Paperback. Why has shame displaced guilt as a dominant emotional reference in the West? This book presents a genealogical-critical study of the vicissitudes of the concept of survivor guilt and the significance of guilt's replacement by shame. Series: 20/21. Num Pages: 216 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSB; HBTZ1; JMH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 227 x 146 x 13. Weight in Grams: 294.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691143323
- ISBN
- 9780691143323
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 30.94
€ 42.99
€ 30.94
Paperback. The Manhattan Project was a sprawling research and industrial enterprise. It also included women in every capacity. Although women participated in all aspects of the Manhattan Project, their contributions are either omitted or only mentioned briefly in most histories of the project. This title presents this hidden story. Series: Labor & Social Change. Num Pages: 264 pages, 44 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJH; HBT; JFSJ1; JWMN; PHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9781592131921
- ISBN
- 9781592131921
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.82
€ 32.99
€ 29.82
Paperback. The Tudor era encompasses some of the greatest changes in our history. But while we know about the historical dramas of the times - most notably in the court of Henry VIII - what was life really like for a commoner like you or me? This is a time traveller's guide to daily life in Tudor England. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JB; HBJD1; HBLH; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 248 x 25. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780241973714
- ISBN
- 9780241973714
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 11.69
€ 16.99
€ 11.69
Paperback. A captivating re-examination of the Easter Rising, addressing the fundamental questions and myths surrounding Ireland's founding fathers Num Pages: 416 pages, 8 page plate section (colour/greyscale). BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJG; HBJD1; HBLW; HBTV; JPWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Oneworld Publications
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- KKD0007056
- ISBN
- 9781786070739
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
Hardcover. With eccentric characters (including her father, "The Wee Wild One") and rich stories, Schwertfeger has painted a fresh picture of Northern Ireland as she lived it and as it remains today as a touchstone for all who have roots in this storied country. Num Pages: 122 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKN; BGA; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 139 x 18. Weight in Grams: 336. Fine in fine dust wrapper. DW showing light shelf wear, remains fine
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- University of Wisconsin Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0027004
- ISBN
- 9780299198800
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 15.00
€ 15.00
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Persephone Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- New ed of 1975 ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781903155097
- ISBN
- 9781903155097
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 19.29
€ 23.99
€ 19.29
Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages, 40 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTG; WQY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 162 x 9. Weight in Grams: 246.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752497020
- ISBN
- 9780752497020
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.60
€ 19.99
€ 18.60
paperback. Rural Protest on Prince Edward Island is a comprehensive and fascinating examination of an important, but often overlooked, period in the history of Canada's smallest province. Num Pages: 386 pages, 1 figure, 7 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBCP; HBJK; HBTQ; HBTR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 23. Weight in Grams: 560.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 386
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780802072290
- ISBN
- 9780802072290
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 41.95
€ 46.99
€ 41.95
Paperback. Collecting in a Consumer Society outlines the history of museum collecting from ancient civilizations to the present. It also looks at aspects of consumer culture and how this relates to the activity of collecting. Series: Collecting Cultures. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: GLH; HBT; JFFT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780415258487
- ISBN
- 9780415258487
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 57.25
€ 57.25
Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages, b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1MBF; 3JJ; HBTB; JFSL1; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 227 x 154 x 12. Weight in Grams: 502.
- Publisher
- Aboriginal Studies Press Australia
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780855757793
- ISBN
- 9780855757793
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 26.59
€ 35.99
€ 26.59
Paperback. "Discovering Highwaymen". Series: Shire Discovering. Num Pages: 88 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTB; JKV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 167 x 177 x 10. Weight in Grams: 126. New.
- Publisher
- Shire Publications Ltd
- Number of pages
- 88
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 2nd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780747802600
- ISBN
- 9780747802600
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 8.89
€ 8.89
Paperback. Painstakingly researched, utterly true, hilariously entertaining book documenting the unusual, hilarious, silly and downright ridiculous names that have existed in Britain in the last millennium Num Pages: 336 pages, Line illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBTG; WH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 145 x 25. Weight in Grams: 234.
- Publisher
- Headline
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 2008th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780755316557
- ISBN
- 9780755316557
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.00€ 11.81
€ 13.00
€ 11.81