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History: specific events & topics

Hardcover. .
Publisher
Whittles Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849951708
ISBN
9781849951708
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 34.01

Paperback. 'Beautifully written, acutely observed This is a wonderful memoir of an exotic childhood and a striking portrait of one of the world's most beguiling countries. A gem of a book.' ALEXANDER MCCALL SMITH Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFMB; 3JJPR; BM; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 30. Weight in Grams: 376. The Story of an African Childhood. 464 pages. 'Beautifully written, acutely observed This is a wonderful memoir of an exotic childhood and a striking portrait of one of the world's most beguiling countries. A gem of a book.' ALEXANDER MCCALL SMITH. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1HFMB; 3JJPR; BM; HBTB. Dimension: 197 x 129 x 30. Weight: 322.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Number of pages
464
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780747596561
ISBN
9780747596561
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.25

Hardback. In The Revolution Has Come Robyn C. Spencer traces the Black Panther Party's organizational evolution in Oakland, California, examining how its internal politics along with external forces such as COINTELPRO shaped the Party's efforts at fostering self-determination in Oakland's black communities. Num Pages: 280 pages, 9 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; HBTV; JFSL3; JPL; JPWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 522.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822362753
ISBN
9780822362753
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 110.75

Paperback. In The Revolution Has Come Robyn C. Spencer traces the Black Panther Party's organizational evolution in Oakland, California, examining how its internal politics along with external forces such as COINTELPRO shaped the Party's efforts at fostering self-determination in Oakland's black communities. Num Pages: 280 pages, 9 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; HBTV; JFSL3; JPL; JPWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 265 x 18. Weight in Grams: 416.
Publisher
Duke University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822362869
ISBN
9780822362869
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.59

Paperback. .
Publisher
OUP Oxford
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1960
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198767473
ISBN
9780198767473
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.20

Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, b/w photos & maps. BIC Classification: BGH; HBTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 312.
Publisher
Hancock House Publishers Ltd ,Canada Canada
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780888394729
ISBN
9780888394729
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 15.78

Paperback. (Re)Visualizing National History is a unique and interdisciplinary volume that offers insights on the dilemmas of present-day European culture, manifestations of nationalism in Europe, and the debates surrounding museums as sites for the representation of politics and history. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1DFG; HBJD; HBTB; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 157 x 230 x 15. Weight in Grams: 398.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442627024
ISBN
9781442627024
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 33.05

Hardback.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
182
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843838562
ISBN
9781843838562
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 80.29

Hardback.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
174
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843835370
ISBN
9781843835370
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 79.93

Hardback. Pan-European research on medieval clothing and textiles, drawing from a range of disciplines. Editor(s): Netherton, Robin; Owen-Crocker, Gale R. Series: Medieval Clothing and Textiles. Num Pages: 178 pages, 38, 24 black and white, 14 line drawing. BIC Classification: 1D; 3F; 3H; HBJD; HBLC1; HBTB; JFCD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 160 x 235 x 18. Weight in Grams: 438. Series: Medieval Clothing and Textiles. 178 pages, 38, 24 black and white, 14 line drawing. Editor(s): Netherton, Robin; Owen-Crocker, Gale R. Pan-European research on medieval clothing and textiles, drawing from a range of disciplines. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1D; 3F; 3H; HBJD; HBLC1; HBTB; JFCD. Dimension: 160 x 235 x 18. Weight: 562.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
178
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843837367
ISBN
9781843837367
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 80.29

Hardback. This year's volume focuses largely on the British Isles, with papers on dress terms in the Middle English Pearl; a study of a thirteenth-century royal bride's trousseau, based on unpublished documents concerning King Henry III's Wardrobe; an investigation into the "open surcoat" referenced in the multilingual texts of late medieval England; .. Series: Medieval Clothing and Textiles. Num Pages: 180 pages, b/w illus. BIC Classification: 3F; 3H; AKTH; HBLC1; HBTB; JFCK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 164 x 19. Weight in Grams: 590. Series: Medieval Clothing and Textiles. 180 pages, b/w illus. Editor(s): Netherton, Robin; Owen-Crocker, Gale R. This year's volume focuses largely on the British Isles, with papers on dress terms in the Middle English Pearl; a study of a thirteenth-century royal bride's trousseau, based on unpublished documents concerning King Henry III's Wardrobe; an investigation into the "open surcoat" referenced in the multilingual texts of late medieval England; . Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 3F; 3H; AKTH; HBLC1; HBTB; JFCK. Dimension: 232 x 164 x 19. Weight: 590.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Number of pages
180
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843836254
ISBN
9781843836254
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 80.56

Hardback. The best new research on medieval clothing and textiles, drawing from a range of disciplines. Num Pages: 224 pages, 42 black & white illustrations, 6 colour illustrations, 1 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 3H; HBG; HBLC1; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 166 x 241 x 19. Weight in Grams: 614.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
V9781783270897
ISBN
9781783270897
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 80.29

Hardback. The Russians have undergone an historical development whose direction and destiny fascinates us. This book represents an exploration of the ancient roots and subsequent transformations of their cultural history. It helps readers understand controversial matters of ethnicity and historical identity for this influential, if often unstable, nation. Series: Peoples of Europe. Num Pages: 272 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; HBJD; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 238 x 160 x 21. Weight in Grams: 538.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631188056
ISBN
9780631188056
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 116.14

Hardback. Re-envisages what we know about African political economies through its examination of one of the key questions in colonial and African history, that of commercial agriculture and its relationship to slavery. Editor(s): Law, Robin; Schwarz, Suzanne; Strickrodt, Silke. Series: Western Africa Series. Num Pages: 290 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFD; 3JF; 3JH; HBJH; HBLL; HBTQ; HBTS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 163 x 25. Weight in Grams: 656.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
James Currey
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847010759
ISBN
9781847010759
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 98.09

Paperback. Re-envisages what we know about African political economies through its examination of one of the key questions in colonial and African history, that of commercial agriculture and its relationship to slavery. Num Pages: 288 pages, 5 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1HFD; 3J; HBJH; HBTS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 158 x 15. Weight in Grams: 446.
Publisher
James Currey
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847011367
ISBN
9781847011367
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 32.81

Paperback. Shows the deep, broad, and continuous influence of slavery on America's fear and loathing of taxes. This book reveals how the heated battles over taxation, the power to tax, and the distribution of tax burdens were rooted not in debates over personal liberty but rather in the rights of slaveholders to hold human beings as property. Num Pages: 352 pages, 6 line drawings, 2 maps, 10 tables. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBLL; HBTS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 158 x 20. Weight in Grams: 450.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226194882
ISBN
9780226194882
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 28.88

Hardcover. Focuses on the conspiracy of the sinking of Titanic ship, with evidence of why the White Star company intended to defraud the insurance company by swapping the identity of Titanic and the damaged Olympic, Titanic's sister ship, in a collision with HMS Hawke, with conclusive photographic and documentary evidence of the swap. Num Pages: 288 pages, c20 illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTM; JFHC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 157 x 23. Weight in Grams: 526. 288 pages, c20 illustrations. Focuses on the conspiracy of the sinking of Titanic ship, with evidence of why the White Star company intended to defraud the insurance company by swapping the identity of Titanic and the damaged Olympic, Titanic's sister ship, in a collision with HMS Hawke, with conclusive photographic and documentary evidence of the swap. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: HBTM; JFHC. Dimension: 234 x 157 x 23. Weight: 520.
Publisher
Ian Allan Publishing
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780711034969
ISBN
9780711034969
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 17.33

Paperback. Provides an introduction to the most prominent artists and musical styles that have emerged in Cuba since 1959, and to the policies that have shaped artistic life. Tracing the development of dance styles, nueva trova, folkloric drumming, and other forms, this book describes how the arts have become a point of negotiation between individuals. Series: Music of the African Diaspora. Num Pages: 367 pages, 22 b/w photographs, 13 music examples. BIC Classification: 1KJC; AV; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 616. Cultural Change in Socialist Cuba. Series: Music of the African Diaspora. 367 pages, 22 b/w photographs, 13 music examples. Provides an introduction to the most prominent artists and musical styles that have emerged in Cuba since 1959, and to the policies that have shaped artistic life. Tracing the development of dance styles, nueva trova, folkloric drumming, and other forms, this book describes how the arts have become a point of negotiation between individuals. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1KJC; AV; HBTB. Dimension: 226 x 156 x 24. Weight: 616.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of California Press
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
367
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520247116
ISBN
9780520247116
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.24

Paperback. Num Pages: 68 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; HBG; HBJD1; HBLC; HBTB; HRCC99; JFC; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 5. Weight in Grams: 162.
Publisher
Sussex Academic Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
68
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Edition
F First Paperback Edition Used
Condition
New
SKU
V9781898595243
ISBN
9781898595243
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.17

Paperback. Buried Lives: The Protestants of Southern Ireland Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; HBJD; HBTB; HRAX; HRCC9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 159 x 234 x 21. Weight in Grams: 410.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845888800
ISBN
9781845888800
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 22.99
€ 18.38

Paperback. A landmark history of the rise, abolition, and legacy of slavery in the New World. Num Pages: 520 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 155 x 29. Weight in Grams: 718.
Publisher
Verso
Number of pages
520
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781681060
ISBN
9781781681060
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.11

Paperback. A fascinating insight into everyday life on Hadrian's Wall. The translations of the Vindolanda Scrolls ('send fresh socks' etc) are also a treat! Num Pages: 208 pages, 130, 100 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKEYN; 3D; HBJD1; HBLA; HBTB; HDDK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 246 x 173 x 15. Weight in Grams: 686.
Publisher
Amberley Publishing United Kingdom
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848682108
ISBN
9781848682108
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.71

Hardcover. 8vo.Good copy in slightly worn original cloth . Maritime History.The Sea.
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
New York Knopf
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1954
Edition
Second Printing
SKU
KEX0254487
Hardback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages, b/w photos, maps, letters & newspaper articles. BIC Classification: 1KBC; HBJK; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 482.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Granville Island Publishing Canada
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9781926991092
ISBN
9781926991092
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 19.02

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