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History: specific events & topics

Paperback. Presents the story of how the modern, professional, spectator sport of football was born in Britain in the second half of the nineteenth century. This title picks apart the complex processes which forged the modern game, turning accepted wisdom on its head. Num Pages: 336 pages, 2x8pp. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBTB; WSJA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 21. Weight in Grams: 236.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Transworld Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780553819359
ISBN
9780553819359
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.00
€ 16.77

Paperback. Presents descriptions of coronations, funerals, parades, trips through the realm, and historical celebrations. This book reveals how these ceremonies were constructed or reconstructed to fit the political and cultural narratives in the lives and reigns of successive tsars. It also describes the upbringing of the heirs as well as their roles. Series: Studies of the Harriman Institute, Columbia University. Num Pages: 512 pages, 30 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; HBJD; HBLL; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 236 x 157 x 31. Weight in Grams: 772.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Edition
Abridged
Number of pages
512
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691123745
ISBN
9780691123745
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 71.30
€ 55.26

Paperback. This collection of essays from a broad cross-section of historians and political scientists provides a 'second generation' scholarly assessment of Ronald Reagan's presidency. The authors use a mix of comparative case-studies and quantitative approaches. Editor(s): Conley, Richard S. Num Pages: 284 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPN; HBT; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 363.
Publisher
University Press of America
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
SKU
V9780761824831
ISBN
9780761824831
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 106.82

Hardcover. A brief guide to the history of England's only native medieval heretical movement. From its 14th-century origins in the theology of an Oxford professor, John Wyclif, Richard Rex examines the spread of Lollardy across much of England until its eventual dissolution in the 16th century. Series: Social History in Perspective. Num Pages: 208 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3H; HBJD1; HBLC; HBTB; HRAM7; HRAX; HRLB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UA) A / AS level; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 16. Weight in Grams: 267.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
208
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Edition
2002nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333597514
ISBN
9780333597514
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 43.34

Hardback. Num Pages: 320 pages, 92 drawings, 1 Map. BIC Classification: 1KBB; GM; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 703.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
The University of North Carolina Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9781469629506
ISBN
9781469629506
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.45

Paperback. "First Time" traces the shape of historical thought among peoples who had previously been denied any history at all. Each page of the book presents s transcript of oral histories told by living Saramakas about their 18th century ancestors, with additional commentary. Num Pages: 208 pages, 44 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KLSS; HBTB; JHMC; JHMP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 253 x 180 x 12. Weight in Grams: 390.
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226680606
ISBN
9780226680606
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 37.18

Paperback. An immersive account of Britain in 1997, a year which laid the foundation of our current political crisis. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJPR; AC; HBJD1; HBTB; JFC; JFCA; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Zed Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781786991997
ISBN
9781786991997
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.24

Hardback. The author of this work explores the immediate aftermath of slavery in Maryland, which differed ways from other slaveholding states of the South: it never left the Union; white radicals had access to power; and, even before legal emancipation, a large free black population lived there. Series: Reconstructing America. Num Pages: 307 pages, Illustrations, 1 map, ports. BIC Classification: 1KBBFM; HBJK; HBLL; HBTS; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 619.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
307
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823219629
ISBN
9780823219629
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 106.48

Paperback. Provides an account of Cassidy's life. Num Pages: 372 pages, Illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; JKV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 156 x 21. Weight in Grams: 544.
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
372
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803287563
ISBN
9780803287563
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 22.03

Paperback. Draws on research in archeology, anthropology, linguistics and on historiography. This book charts the development of Ethiopian peoples and their society, placing emphasis on the African origins of Ethiopian civilization. Series: Peoples of Africa S. Num Pages: 320 pages, 6. BIC Classification: 1HFGA; HBJH; HBTB; JFSL; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 17. Weight in Grams: 464.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631224938
ISBN
9780631224938
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.06

Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages, 100 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJC; HBTM; WGG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 155 x 12. Weight in Grams: 402.
Publisher
The History Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752493237
ISBN
9780752493237
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.62

Paperback. Traces the role of religion in the lives and communities of Italian immigrants in Philadelphia from the 1850s to the early 1930s, from the perspective of historical sociology. This book provides both the details of parish history in Philadelphia and the larger context of Italian-American Catholic history. Num Pages: 464 pages, 15 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBBEP; 3JH; 3JJ; HBTB; HRCC7. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 158 x 22. Weight in Grams: 599.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of Notre Dame Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780268032654
ISBN
9780268032654
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 38.57

Paperback. Based on intensive, long-term study, this comparative book traces the role of ethics in the formation of modernity in four Western nations (the U.S., Britain, France, and Germany). Series: Legacies of Social Thought Series. Num Pages: 296 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1DB; 1DFG; 1KBB; HBTB; HPQ; JHBA; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 148 x 17. Weight in Grams: 395.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780847699216
ISBN
9780847699216
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 62.31

Paperback. Num Pages: 308 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBCL; HBT; WSPC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 153 x 20. Weight in Grams: 546.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Granville Island Publishing Canada
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
308
Condition
New
SKU
V9781894694353
ISBN
9781894694353
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 20.48

Paperback. An illustrated study of the First Afghan War--a setback for British forces in the Great Game of the 19th century--that holds important lessons for modern forces in Afghanistan today. Illustrator(s): Dennis, Peter. Series: Campaign. Num Pages: 96 pages, 35 b/w; 44 col. BIC Classification: 1FCA; 3JH; HBJF; HBLL; HBTQ; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 187 x 249 x 8. Weight in Grams: 310.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472813978
ISBN
9781472813978
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.00
€ 15.44

paperback. In 1950s America, flag waving, martial pomp, and staged ceremony were presented and perceived as America's last best defence against the communist threat. In this volume, Fried explores the often absurd lengths the average citizen in McCarthyite America went to to help shore up patriotism and fend off the threat of the Red Menace. Num Pages: 240 pages, 1 halftone. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB; JHBT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 180 x 220 x 14. Weight in Grams: 338.
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Condition
New
SKU
9780195134179
ISBN
9780195134179
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 8.29

Paperback. Num Pages: 358 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVP; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBTZ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 154 x 24. Weight in Grams: 640.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Hippocrene Books Inc.,U.S. United States
Edition
Third
Number of pages
358
Condition
New
SKU
V9780781813020
ISBN
9780781813020
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.54

Paperback. The author goes in search of his old childhood haunts and instead finds an England changed beyond recognition. This book takes you on a poignant journey to a time and a place we will never see again. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKEAX; 3JJPG; 3JJPK; BGA; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 129 x 32. Weight in Grams: 308.
Publisher
Cornerstone
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099569282
ISBN
9780099569282
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.61

Paperback. For the 25th anniversary of the National Consortium for Academics and Sports (NCAS), this title brings to you some of the most uplifting stories in sporting history, featuring student-athletes, professional athletes, athletics administrators, civic leaders, coaches, parents, and more who have had a positive and great impact on sport and society. Num Pages: 580 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: HBTB; WS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 146 x 214 x 47. Weight in Grams: 826.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Fitness Information Technology, Inc, U.S. United States
Number of pages
580
Condition
New
SKU
V9781935412229
ISBN
9781935412229
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 25.60

Paperback. Much more than a group of stories that feature the talents, triumphs, and tempests of the careers of Latino's in sport, this is a book of living history, rich in culture and tradition. It contains inspiring stories that were, at times, created out of dire hardship and oppression. Num Pages: 532 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: GBC; HBTB; WS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 140 x 217 x 35. Weight in Grams: 772.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Fitness Information Technology, Inc, U.S. United States
Number of pages
532
Condition
New
SKU
V9781935412182
ISBN
9781935412182
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 25.60

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