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History: specific events & topics

Paperback. Encountering Ellis Island lays bare the profound and sometimes-victorious story of people chasing the American Dream: leaving everything behind, facing a new language and a new culture, and starting a new American life. Series: How Things Worked. Num Pages: 184 pages, 10, 10 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTB; JFFN. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 152 x 229 x 11. Weight in Grams: 260.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Edition
1st Printing
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421413686
ISBN
9781421413686
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 24.58

Paperback. This brief history acts as an introduction to the inter-related themes of race, ethnicity and immigration in American history. It spans the years 1600 to 2000, exploring the historical roots of contemporary identity politics. Editor(s): Bayor, Ronald H. Num Pages: 288 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3J; HBJK; HBTB; JFSL1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 157 x 230 x 15. Weight in Grams: 406.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
Edition
Annotated
SKU
V9780231129411
ISBN
9780231129411
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.15

Paperback. A study of the decade that swept America into the modern age and changed it forever, this book looks at the 1920s as framed by the aspirations, scandals, and attitudes of the Wilson, Harding, Collide and Hoover presidencies, examining how Victorian values transformed into the Jazz Age. Series: America in the Twentieth Century. Num Pages: 248 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 320.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815630333
ISBN
9780815630333
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.13

Paperback. "A fresh and provocative contribution .. the clearest, most penetrating, and best-informed study of the post-1830 antislavery movement that exists." -Richard Bardolph, North Carolina Historical Review Num Pages: 210 pages. BIC Classification: HBTS; JPWF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 199 x 130 x 11. Weight in Grams: 222.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1984
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
210
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393954449
ISBN
9780393954449
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 23.01

Hardcover. Discover the rarified Peranakan (native-born Chinese of Southeast Asia) aesthetics that are today highly sought-after for their beauty: distinctive furniture and ceramics, textiles and jewellery, and many other art objects. Num Pages: 160 pages, over 400 photographs-all in colour except a few older photos included for historical refe. BIC Classification: 1FM; ACBP; HBTB; WC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 279 x 216. Weight in Grams: 1106.
Publisher
Tuttle Publishing
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804848909
ISBN
9780804848909
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.74

Paperback. Helps you discover what civil war, revolution and counter-revolution felt like from inside both camps. Num Pages: 624 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 3JJG; HBJD; HBLW; HBTD; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 157 x 29. Weight in Grams: 614.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Edition
New Ed
Number of pages
624
Condition
New
SKU
V9780712660143
ISBN
9780712660143
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 18.41

Paperback. In this wide-ranging and accessible survey of American labour songs, Ronald D. Cohen chronicles the history behind the work songs of cowboys, sailors, hoboes, and others, as well as the singing culture of groups ranging from the Industrial Workers of the World to Pete Seeger Num Pages: 208 pages, 36 color Illustrations and 6 Black & White. BIC Classification: AVGC; HBJK; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 163 x 15. Weight in Grams: 428.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Carquinez Press United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780974412481
ISBN
9780974412481
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.21

Hardcover. Series: Race in the Atlantic World 1700-1900. Num Pages: 216 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTS; JFSL3; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 522.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of Georgia Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780820342122
ISBN
9780820342122
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 139.57

Paperback.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752455426
ISBN
9780752455426
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.74

Paperback. Available for the first time in one volume, a unique and comprehensive guide that includes the precise position and characteristics of 285 wrecks between Whitby to Berwick - from fishing boats to submarines and steamers to warships - that were lost or sunk from the 1850s to the present day. Num Pages: 400 pages, liberally illustrated. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 170 x 27. Weight in Grams: 844.
Publisher
Whittles Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
1ST
Condition
New
SKU
V9781904445890
ISBN
9781904445890
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.55

Paperback. Tells the story of the rise of behavioral scientists in government and how their potentially dangerous, "American" assumptions about human behavior would shape US views of domestic disturbances and insurgencies in Third World countries. Num Pages: 296 pages, 12 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; HBT; JMAL; JPS; JWKF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 428.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691114552
ISBN
9780691114552
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 39.56

Paperback. Timely contribution to British historiography foregrounding the previously hidden histories of the Black and Asian communities in Britain over the last 500 years. Num Pages: 396 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBJD; HBTB; JFSL1; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 520.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Pluto Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
396
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745315997
ISBN
9780745315997
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 25.29

Num Pages: 208 pages, 155 color images. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 286 x 219 x 22. Weight in Grams: 1270.
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764344299
ISBN
9780764344299
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 54.65
€ 39.25

Paperback. During the worst years of apartheid, the most popular show on television in South Africa - among both blacks and whites - was "The Cosby Show". Combining South Africa's political history and a social history of television, this title challenges conventional understandings of globalization. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; 3JJP; HBJH; HBLW3; HBTB; JFD. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 295.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226451893
ISBN
9780226451893
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 27.64

Hardcover. During the worst years of apartheid, the most popular show on television in South Africa - among both blacks and whites - was "The Cosby Show". Combining South Africa's political history and a social history of television, this title challenges conventional understandings of globalization. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; 3JJP; HBJH; HBLW3; HBTB; JFD. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226451886
ISBN
9780226451886
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 95.07
€ 78.49

Paperback. A nostalgic look back at the county's aircraft industry from balloon flight through to the A.R. Roe company's Lancaster and Vulcan bombers and the English Electric's Canberra and Lightening fighter. Series: Local History. Num Pages: 176 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKENL; HBTK; KNDV; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148 x 12. Weight in Grams: 340. Series: Local History. 176 pages, illustrations. A nostalgic look back at the county's aircraft industry from balloon flight through to the A.R. Roe company's Lancaster and Vulcan bombers and the English Electric's Canberra and Lightening fighter. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DBKENL; HBTK; KNDV; WQH. Dimension: 210 x 148 x 12. Weight: 340.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Countryside Books
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846741661
ISBN
9781846741661
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 22.27

Paperback. Showing the lessons that can be learned from the past, the author explores twelve universal topics, from work and love to money and creativity, and reveals the wisdom that we've been missing. It stepping into the territory of Alain de Botton and Theodore Zeldin, is 'practical history' - using the past to think about our day to day lives. Num Pages: 368 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTB; HP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 132 x 23. Weight in Grams: 300.
Publisher
Profile Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846683947
ISBN
9781846683947
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.11

Paperback. Series: Stackpole Military History Series. Num Pages: 320 pages, 28 b/w photos & 16 maps. BIC Classification: HBT; JWD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 514. 276 pages, b/w illus. For centuries, mounted cavalry dominated the battle-field through shock and mobility. This book traces the evolution of cavalry through the ages, from the warhorse to the tank and helicopter, demonstrating how cavalry's survival has depended on creative responses to the changing dynamics of modern warfare. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: HBT; JWD. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 20. Weight: 514.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Stackpole Books
Condition
New
SKU
V9780811735773
ISBN
9780811735773
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 18.81

Paperback. This widely acclaimed book is a comprehensive and authoritative account of the history and ideas of the Frankfurt School -- the most important and influential group of leftist intellectuals, philosophers and social theorists in Germany this century. Num Pages: 798 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; HBTB; JH; JPFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 156 x 42. Weight in Grams: 1094.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
New Ed
Number of pages
798
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745616216
ISBN
9780745616216
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 33.48

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 196 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JH; 3JJ; BGH; HBJD; HBTV; JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 457.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
196
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691643588
ISBN
9780691643588
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 106.37

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