History: specific events & topics
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History: specific events & topics
paperback. Discusses the underlying causes of the US Civil War as they relate to Missouri and reveals how the war helped create both the legend and the reality of Jesse James and his gang. Series: Missouri Heritage Readers Series. Num Pages: 80 pages, illustrations, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBTB; HBW; JFC; JKV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 168.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- University of Missouri Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 80
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826209597
- ISBN
- 9780826209597
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 15.76
€ 16.99
€ 15.76
Hardcover. The oil industry in the United States has been the subject of innumerable histories. But books on the development of the natural gas industry and the electricity industry in the U.S. are scarce. Edison to Enron is a readable flowing history of two of America's largest and most colorful industries. Num Pages: 608 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTK; KNBG; KNBL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 165 x 38. Weight in Grams: 962.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 608
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470917367
- ISBN
- 9780470917367
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 57.45
€ 57.45
Hardcover. Some beg for forgiveness. Others claim innocence. At least three cheer for their favorite football teams. This book presents an oral history of American capital punishment, as heard from the gallows, the chair, and the gurney. It explores the cultural value of these final statements and asks what we can learn from them. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BTC; HBTD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 149 x 28. Weight in Grams: 506.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226202686
- ISBN
- 9780226202686
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 21.72
€ 26.99
€ 21.72
Hardback. How did Britain manage the transportation of large numbers of troops to French controlled territory during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars and successfully land them? Num Pages: 296 pages, 4 black & white illustrations, 14 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DDF; 3JF; 3JH; HBTM; HBWH; JWF; JWLF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 164 x 241 x 25. Weight in Grams: 698.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Boydell & Brewer Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843839491
- ISBN
- 9781843839491
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 113.80
€ 113.80
Hardback. In this engaging new book Robert Jtte offers a rich and nuanced account of how men and women across the centuries have struggled with the needs both for sexual gratification and for limitation of offspring, while also looking beyond the present to catch a glimpse of how contraception might evolve in the future. Translator(s): Russell, V. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTB; MBNH4. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 162 x 27. Weight in Grams: 524.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745632704
- ISBN
- 9780745632704
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 77.33
€ 77.33
Paperback. In this engaging new book Robert Jtte offers a rich and nuanced account of how men and women across the centuries have struggled with the needs both for sexual gratification and for limitation of offspring, while also looking beyond the present to catch a glimpse of how contraception might evolve in the future. Translator(s): Russell, V. Num Pages: 272 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTB; MBNH4. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 406.
- Publisher
- Polity Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745632711
- ISBN
- 9780745632711
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.67
€ 26.67
Hardcover. Series: The Herald book of the Clyde. Num Pages: 176 pages, 200 photographs. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; HBJD1; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 282 x 220 x 20. Weight in Grams: 1024. Folio. Illustrated. Very good copy in dustwarpper.First edition.
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Black and White Publishing
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- SKU
- KEX0287787
- ISBN
- 9781902927046
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 20.00
€ 20.00
paperback. A brilliant analysis and history of the crucial role that German doctors played in Nazi genocide. Num Pages: 576 pages, index. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJG; 3JJH; HBJD; HBTZ1; JPFQ; M. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 157 x 39. Weight in Grams: 720. From the library of Ivor Browne. Very good copy showing minor age and wear. Sunning to spine. Gift inscription to half title
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1988
- Publisher
- Basic Books New York
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KMK0026007
- ISBN
- 9780465049059
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 5.12
€ 5.12
Hardback. An account of Delaware's experience of educational modernization led by Pierre S. du Pont, from a local-based collection of school districts to a coherent state system that by the 1930s ranked near the top in the nation. Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HBT; JN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 310 x 200. Weight in Grams: 550.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1988
- Publisher
- Associated University Presses United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780874133189
- ISBN
- 9780874133189
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 125.42
€ 125.42
Hardback. Provides the first comprehensive review of the evolution of tropical rain forests on a continent by continent basis, within an up--to--date tectonic, palaeogeographical and palaeoclimatic framework primarily by reference to the record of fossil pollens and spores. Num Pages: 378 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: HBT; PSAF; RGBL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 256 x 198 x 26. Weight in Grams: 962.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 378
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471983262
- ISBN
- 9780471983262
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 397.80
€ 397.80
Paperback. An innovative and lively account of both the history and key debates in postcolonialism. Robert Young situates it in a wide cultural context, discussing its importance as an historical condition, and as a means of changing the way that we think about the world. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 192 pages, 10 halftones. BIC Classification: HBTQ; HBTR; JFCX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 180 x 118 x 11. Weight in Grams: 146. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- OUP Oxford
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KKD0006138
- ISBN
- 9780192801821
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
Paperback. Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: DSBH5; HBTQ; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. .
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Anniversary
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405120944
- ISBN
- 9781405120944
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.13
€ 45.13
Paperback. Broaches themes such as culture, politics, impenetrable tension and post-1945 America. Series: American Visions: Readings in American Culture. Num Pages: 262 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; HBTB; JFC; JHM; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 164 x 15. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Scholarly Resources Inc.,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 262
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780842026901
- ISBN
- 9780842026901
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 56.91
€ 56.91
Hardback. Broaches themes such as culture, politics, impenetrable tension and post-1945 America. Series: American Visions: Readings in American Culture. Num Pages: 262 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; HBTB; JFC; JHM; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 158 x 20. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Scholarly Resources Inc.,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 262
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780842026895
- ISBN
- 9780842026895
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 157.55
€ 157.55
Paperback. This book provides a radical reassessment of Europe from the late-tenth to the early-13th centuries. Professor Moore argues that the period witnessed the first true "revolution" in European society, characterized by a transformation in the economy, in family structures, and in the sources of power. Series: Making of Europe. Num Pages: 256 pages, 2. BIC Classification: 1D; 3F; 3H; HBJD; HBLC; HBTV; JPWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 362.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631222774
- ISBN
- 9780631222774
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 40.37
€ 41.99
€ 40.37
Hardback. This impressive book, which assembles contributions by some of the world's most eminent historians, art historians and other scholars of the Iranian world, explores the history of the country through the prism of Persian literature, art and culture. Editor(s): Hillenbrand, Robert; Peacock, A. C. S.; Abdullaeva, Firuza. Num Pages: 416 pages, 24pp colour plates, 48 integrated bw illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBN; AC; DSB; HBTB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 196 x 244 x 39. Weight in Grams: 1110.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 416
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780760155
- ISBN
- 9781780760155
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 152.89€ 135.20
€ 152.89
€ 135.20
Paperback. A comprehensive and authoritative survey of Islamic Architecture from the world's leading expert. Num Pages: 656 pages, Contains 24 colour plates, 300 black-and-white photographs, 1246 line drawings and a sect. BIC Classification: 1QFM; AC; AM; HBTB; JFSR2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 241 x 188 x 39. Weight in Grams: 1738.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Number of pages
- 656
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- 2nd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748613793
- ISBN
- 9780748613793
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 74.09€ 66.36
€ 74.09
€ 66.36
Paperback. An original book that will endure.. As a comprehensive and multilayered appreciation of the [slave] trade, The Diligent has no peer. --New York Times Book Review. Num Pages: 496 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JF; HBTB; HBTS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 32. Weight in Grams: 792.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Basic Books
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780465028726
- ISBN
- 9780465028726
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 20.68
€ 20.99
€ 20.68
Paperback. Work has always been central to the African American experience. Whether as slaves or freedmen, African Americans have struggled to gain economic opportunity. This title analyzes the position of African American workers in the US economy and social order over the past century and a half. Series: African American Studies. Num Pages: 312 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 460.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University Press of Kentucky
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813192598
- ISBN
- 9780813192598
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.22
€ 31.22
Hardback. In Africa and Asia, the conceptualization of freedom for individuals and societies has been heavily influenced by the translation of specific European or American ideas of freedom into new political and social contexts. This volume represents a pioneering preliminary assessment of some of the causes and consequences of the process. Editor(s): Taylor, Robert H. Series: The Making of Modern Freedom Series. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1F; 1H; HBJF; HBJH; HBTB; JPVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 26. Weight in Grams: 612.
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804745147
- ISBN
- 9780804745147
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 92.29
€ 92.29