History: specific events & topics
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History: specific events & topics
Hardcover. In the fall of 1950, newspapers around the world reported that the Italian-born nuclear physicist Bruno Pontecorvo and his family had mysteriously disappeared while returning to Britain from a holiday trip. This title offers an account of Pontecorvo, his activities, and his possible motivations for defecting. Num Pages: 272 pages, 19 halftones. BIC Classification: HBLW3; HBTW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- Tra Rev
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226816647
- ISBN
- 9780226816647
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 59.42€ 50.58
€ 59.42
€ 50.58
Hardback. Italian Academies have typically been studied individually or in the context of specific cities, leaving an important lacuna in the scholarship on Italian culture and early modernity. Cutting across various disciplines, this volume traces the relationships of these Academies and explains how they prefigured networks like the Republique des letters. Series: Italian & Italian American Studies. Num Pages: 304 pages, 1. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JB; 3JD; HBJD; HBTB; JNB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 149 x 224 x 24. Weight in Grams: 512.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137438409
- ISBN
- 9781137438409
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 113.84
€ 113.84
The Young Victims of the Nazi Regime: Migration, the Holocaust and Pos...
Simone Gigliotti & Monica Tempiani (Eds.)
paperback. Editor(s): Gigliotti, Simone. Num Pages: 368 pages, 30 bw illus. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJG; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBTZ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 160 x 235 x 21. Weight in Grams: 562.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Academic
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781472527110
- ISBN
- 9781472527110
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 8.07
€ 34.99
€ 8.07
Paperback. A collection of primary and secondary readings that encourages scholars and students to engage critically with debates about the origins, implementation and postwar interpretation of the Holocaust. It encourages students to engage with philosophical, political, cultural and literary debate as well as historiographical issues. Editor(s): Gigliotti, Simone; Lang, Berel. Num Pages: 484 pages, 3. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBTZ1; HBWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 153 x 26. Weight in Grams: 686.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 484
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405114004
- ISBN
- 9781405114004
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.99€ 50.81
€ 50.99
€ 50.81
Hardcover. Explores the cultural construction of ethnic economies and markets, the social dynamics of American race, and the fully transnational history of American wine Series: Nation of Nations. Num Pages: 280 pages, 48 halftones, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1DST; 1KBBWF; HBTB; HBTK; JFFN; KNDF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 162 x 26. Weight in Grams: 410.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814717387
- ISBN
- 9780814717387
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 76.26
€ 76.26
Paperback. Simone Browne shows how racial ideologies and the long history of policing black bodies under transatlantic slavery structure contemporary surveillance technologies and practices. Analyzing a wide array of archival and contemporary texts, she demonstrates how surveillance reifies boundaries, borders, and bodies around racial lines. Num Pages: 224 pages, 18 illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFSL4; JHB; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 10. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822359388
- ISBN
- 9780822359388
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.48
€ 27.99
€ 26.48
Paperback. The first collection of essays to bring together Deleuzian philosophy and postcolonial theory. Editor(s): Bignall, Simone; Patton, Paul. Series: Deleuze Connections. Num Pages: 320 pages, 7 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTQ; HPCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 470.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748637003
- ISBN
- 9780748637003
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 37.30
€ 41.99
€ 37.30
Paperback. Hidden behind velvet curtains above a stairway in a house in London's Piccadilly is an enormous and beautiful hand-coloured map - the first geological map of anywhere in the world. Its maker was a farmer's son named William Smith. Born in 1769 his life was beset by troubles. This title tells his story. Num Pages: 352 pages, illustrations, facsimiles, maps, glossary, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: BGH; HBTP; RGV; WNW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 24. Weight in Grams: 254.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140280395
- ISBN
- 9780140280395
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.88
€ 15.99
€ 11.88
Paperback. * Fascinating explanations of causes of death in the past * Covers prevalent diseases and accidents * Describes how to investigate your ancestor's cause of death * Insight into the way our ancestors died and the treatments available to them * Guide to interpreting death certificates and other records Num Pages: 240 pages, 40 illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTG; WQY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 502.
- Publisher
- Pen & Sword Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781590386
- ISBN
- 9781781590386
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.91
€ 19.99
€ 15.91
Paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; HBJD; HBTZ1; HPQ; HRJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 203 x 132 x 16. Weight in Grams: 294.
- Publisher
- Schocken Books
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Edition
- Revised and Expanded Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780805210606
- ISBN
- 9780805210606
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 16.79
€ 18.99
€ 16.79
Paperback.
- Publisher
- The History Press
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752486376
- ISBN
- 9780752486376
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.45
€ 19.99
€ 18.45
Paperback. Simon Taylor looks at the history of nuclear power in Britain, charting the decline following it's initial introduction through to the renaissance we're currently seeing. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJP; 3JM; HBTB; KNBN; RNQ; THK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Publisher
- UIT Cambridge United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781906860318
- ISBN
- 9781906860318
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 22.82
€ 31.99
€ 22.82
Hardback. Age was a critical factor in shaping imperial experience, yet it has not received any sustained scholarly attention. This pioneering interdisciplinary collection is the first to investigate the lives of children and young people and the construction of modes of childhood and youth within the British world. Editor(s): Robinson, Shirleene; Sleight, Simon. Series: Palgrave Studies in the History of Childhood. Num Pages: 341 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBJD1; HBTB; JFSP1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 223 x 24. Weight in Grams: 556.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137489401
- ISBN
- 9781137489401
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 157.14
€ 157.14
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780679781240
- ISBN
- 9780679781240
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 27.51
€ 31.99
€ 27.51
Paperback. Offers a social, cultural and narrative history of the French Revolution. This title provides an impression of the currents and contradictions which made up this terrible sequence of events. Num Pages: 848 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JF; HBJD; HBLL; HBTV; JPWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 132 x 36. Weight in Grams: 600.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Reprint
- SKU
- 9780141017273
- ISBN
- 9780141017273
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 17.36
€ 24.99
€ 17.36
Paperback. The forest primeval, the river of life, the sacred mount - read 'Landscape and Memory' to have these explained.. Num Pages: 672 pages, 32pp colour plates, 200 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; HBTP; JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 168 x 43. Weight in Grams: 1624.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 672
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780006863489
- ISBN
- 9780006863489
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 29.36
€ 46.99
€ 29.36
Hardback. Using the tools of medicine, literary theory, psychology, psychoanalysis, and etymology, this book probes the breast-related fantasies underlying German culture and literature in the second half of the eighteenth century. It is intended for those interested in German textual studies, the history of sexuality, and theories of psychoanalysis. Series: Literary Conjugations. Num Pages: 368 pages, 12 illus. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JF; DSBD; HBTB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5830 x 3895 x 29. Weight in Grams: 654.
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295986111
- ISBN
- 9780295986111
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 118.23
€ 118.23
Paperback. From Morrissey and Nick Cave to The Streets and Kanye West, this book explores the links between hip-hop and rock. It focuses on two strands: white alternative rock and black street music. It identifies the strange dance of white bohemian rock and black culture, how they come together at various points and then go their own way. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVGR; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 154 x 35. Weight in Grams: 584.
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 448
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571232079
- ISBN
- 9780571232079
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 18.26
€ 26.99
€ 18.26
Paperback. On a freezing night in January 2013, an assailant hurled acid in the face of the artistic director of the Bolshoi Ballet, Sergei Filin. The crime, organized by a lead soloist, dragged one of Russia's most illustrious institutions into scandal. Num Pages: 544 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; ASDL; HBJD; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130. .
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780007576630
- ISBN
- 9780007576630
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 12.91
€ 17.99
€ 12.91
Hardcover. Of equal appeal to general readers, designers and typographers, this book is a vibrant cultural guide to fifty of the most remarkable typefaces. Num Pages: 288 pages, 50 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AKD; HBTB; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 138. .
- Publisher
- Bodleian Library, University of Oxford
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781851244317
- ISBN
- 9781851244317
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.63
€ 26.99
€ 20.63