History: specific events & topics
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History: specific events & topics
Hardcover. Richard Foss chronicles the evolution of rum from a raw spirit concocted for slaves five hundred years ago, to a beverage savoured by connoisseurs. Rum: A Global History features recipes for sweet and savoury rum dishes, obscure but delicious rum drinks, and many unusual illustrations of rum memorabilia. Series: Edible. Num Pages: 128 pages, 34 colour illustrations, 53 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFCV; WBXD3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 205 x 126 x 10. Weight in Grams: 332.
- Publisher
- Reaktion Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 128
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781861899262
- ISBN
- 9781861899262
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.31
€ 17.99
€ 14.31
Hardback. Written for scholars and students alike, Plantation Kingdom is an accessible and fascinating study. Series: The Marcus Cunliffe Lecture Series. Num Pages: 176 pages, 1 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBS; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTS; KCZ. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 295.
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421419398
- ISBN
- 9781421419398
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 50.64€ 47.68
€ 50.64
€ 47.68
paperback. Through close examination of dozens of electoral contests in carefully chosen constituencies, the author demonstrates that the fundamental division separating the burgeoning liberal and conservative parties in England in the 1830s and 1840s was religion, and that this controversy was what created a perceptible two-party system in British politics. Series: Studies in Modern History. Num Pages: 311 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD1; HBL; HBTB; HRAX; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 311
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2008
- SKU
- V9781349357611
- ISBN
- 9781349357611
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.58
€ 66.58
Paperback. The hop has been intimately involved in social history for many centuries. This book examines hop's history since the earliest times, describing the traditional tools of the trade, the growers, the pickers and those whose versatile skills have through the centuries made the hop industry a success. Series: Shire Library. Num Pages: 80 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 150 x 7. Weight in Grams: 180. New.
- Publisher
- Shire Publications Ltd
- Number of pages
- 80
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- illustrated edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780852636176
- ISBN
- 9780852636176
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 9.57
€ 9.57
Hardcover. During the Second World War, the popularity and importance of the cinema in Britain was at its peak. In this groundbreaking book, Richard Farmer provides a social and cultural history of cinemas and cinemagoing in Britain between 1939 and 1945, and explores the impact that the war had on the places in which British people watched films. Series Editor(s): Richards, Jeffrey. Series: Studies in Popular Culture. Num Pages: 288 pages, 15 black & white illustrations, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJH; APF; HBJD1; HBTB; KNTC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 166 x 241 x 26. Weight in Grams: 582.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719091889
- ISBN
- 9780719091889
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 157.67
€ 157.67
paperback. This title is a detailed examination of social interaction in the city of Chihuahua, a major silver mining center of colonial Mexico. Founded at the beginning of the 18th century, the city attracted people from all over New Spain, all summoned by the voices of the mines of Chihuahua. Num Pages: 264 pages, 7 tables. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; 3JF; HBJK; HBLH; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 16. Weight in Grams: 331.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804741682
- ISBN
- 9780804741682
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.83
€ 32.99
€ 29.83
Hardcover. Num Pages: 316 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 2GDC; 3JD; 3JF; DSA; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 279 x 263 x 29. Weight in Grams: 1872.
- Publisher
- Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780884024095
- ISBN
- 9780884024095
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 49.01
€ 54.99
€ 49.01
Series: Topics in Kentucky History. Num Pages: 384 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBSK; 3JJH; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 825.
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- The University Press of Kentucky United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813165639
- ISBN
- 9780813165639
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 69.04
€ 69.04
Paperback. Joined together in an extraordinarily close relationship, Walt Disney World and Orlando, Florida, have become the world's most popular tourist destination. This title traces the history of this "marriage" and tells the story of Disney's use and abuse of unparalleled governmental powers. Num Pages: 274 pages, 16 b/w illus. + 6 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBFL; 3JJP; HBT; JPV; KNSG; KNSP; RP. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300098280
- ISBN
- 9780300098280
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.03
€ 38.03
Hardback. Num Pages: 224 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFSL; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Palgrave USA United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781403965660
- ISBN
- 9781403965660
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.82
€ 66.82
Paperback. Marking the centenary of the Titanic disaster, 'Titanic Lives' is a fresh investigation of the lives of the passengers and crew on board the most famous ship in history. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: 1QSAN; 3JJC; BT; HBLW; HBTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 32. Weight in Grams: 366.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780007321667
- ISBN
- 9780007321667
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.31
€ 17.99
€ 14.31
Paperback. Illustrated 8vo.Good copy Maritime History.The Sea.
- Condition
- Used, Good
- Publisher
- Dorrance Pub Co
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- SKU
- KEX0254560
- ISBN
- 9780805978063
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Hardcover. Through close examination of dozens of electoral contests in carefully chosen constituencies, the author demonstrates that the fundamental division separating the burgeoning liberal and conservative parties in England in the 1830s and 1840s was religion, and that this controversy was what created a perceptible two-party system in British politics. Series: Studies in Modern History. Num Pages: 311 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 223 x 138 x 22. Weight in Grams: 496.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230525405
- ISBN
- 9780230525405
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.40
€ 67.40
Paperback. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 152 pages, 10 b/w halftones. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJPK; HBJF; HBLW3; HBTB; HBTV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 174 x 119 x 8. Weight in Grams: 118.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc
- Number of pages
- 144
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199740550
- ISBN
- 9780199740550
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 14.09
€ 14.99
€ 14.09
Paperback. "A superb, all-encompassing survey of music in America." -Kirkus Reviews Num Pages: 992 pages, 200 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AV; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 157 x 38. Weight in Grams: 1210.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 992
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393327267
- ISBN
- 9780393327267
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 32.13
€ 36.99
€ 32.13
Hardback. Num Pages: 146 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, 1 colour illustrations, 2 colour tables, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JF; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB; JKV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 157 x 15. Weight in Grams: 348.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137411952
- ISBN
- 9781137411952
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 72.82
€ 72.82
Paperback. Examines the impact of the European Parliament on the process of integration within Europe, with a look at what was initially expected by the integration theorists and how the course of events has altered their expectations. Num Pages: 424 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; 1QFE; HBTB; JPH; JPSN2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 27. Weight in Grams: 672.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333949382
- ISBN
- 9780333949382
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 194.84
€ 194.84
Hardback. Assesses the impact of the European Parliament on the process of European integration, comparing it with early expectations. Richard Corbett is an MEP, and Klaus Hansch, the writer of the introduction, was the President of the European Parliament 1994-1997. Aimed at academics in the field. Num Pages: 444 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; 1QFE; HBTB; JPH; JPSN2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 30. Weight in Grams: 766.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 444
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333722527
- ISBN
- 9780333722527
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 195.85
€ 195.85
Paperback. Awide-ranging history of swordsmanship through the ages, written with passion and artistry by a former Olympic fencer. Num Pages: 560 pages, 77 b-w integrated photographs. BIC Classification: HBT; HBW; WSTF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 134 x 36. Weight in Grams: 382.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Cohen, Richard
- Number of pages
- 560
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847396709
- ISBN
- 9781847396709
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.09
€ 17.99
€ 13.09
Paperback. Num Pages: 620 pages. BIC Classification: 1DST; HBJD; HBLC; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 225 x 154 x 40. Weight in Grams: 938. 620 pages. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: 1DST; HBJD; HBLC; HBTB. Dimension: 225 x 154 x 40. Weight: 936.
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press
- Number of pages
- 620
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801499791
- ISBN
- 9780801499791
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 37.73
€ 41.99
€ 37.73