History: specific events & topics
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History: specific events & topics
Paperback. Hugh Everett III's "Many Worlds" theory is now considered a hugely important breakthrough in the history of physics. This book tells the story of the physics establishment's rejection of his theory, his subsequent Pentagon career in nuclear strategy, and his difficult personal life and eventual death from alcoholism. Num Pages: 464 pages, 43 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: BGT; HBTW; PDX; PHQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 680.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 464
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199659241
- ISBN
- 9780199659241
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99
€ 36.99
Hardcover. What is the history of knowledge? This engaging and accessible introduction explains what is distinctive about the new field of the history of knowledge (or, as some scholars say, knowledges in the plural ) and how it differs from the history of science, intellectual history, the sociology of knowledge or from cultural history. Series: What is History Series. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 141 x 18. Weight in Grams: 350.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Polity Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780745669830
- ISBN
- 9780745669830
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.57
€ 53.57
Paperback. A work of comparative history which examines the elites or ruling groups of two major cities in early modern Europe. Focusing on the lives of 563 individuals - the procuratori di San Marco in Venice and the aldermen and burgomasters of Amsterdam - the author examines the ways in which the elites recruited themselves, their wealth and their power. Num Pages: 206 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDN; 1DST; HBJD; HBLH; HBTB; JFSC; JFSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 11. Weight in Grams: 283.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 206
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745613246
- ISBN
- 9780745613246
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.74
€ 25.74
Paperback. The money spent by the French government on the public image of Louis XIV was extensive and succeeded in making him into a god like figure. In this book the author gives an account of the contemporary representations of Louis XIV and illustrates the relationship between art and power. Num Pages: 256 pages, 90 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 3JD; 3JF; A; HBJD; HBLH; HBTG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 156 x 16. Weight in Grams: 488.
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Edition
- New ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300059434
- ISBN
- 9780300059434
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 16.10
€ 19.99
€ 16.10
Paperback. What is the history of knowledge? This engaging and accessible introduction explains what is distinctive about the new field of the history of knowledge (or, as some scholars say, knowledges in the plural ) and how it differs from the history of science, intellectual history, the sociology of knowledge or from cultural history. Series: What is History Series. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 138 x 16. Weight in Grams: 230.
- Publisher
- Polity
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745669847
- ISBN
- 9780745669847
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 22.55
€ 22.55
Paperback. Num Pages: 248 pages, black & white halftones, figures. BIC Classification: HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 155 x 27. Weight in Grams: 570.
- Publisher
- Polity Press
- Number of pages
- 248
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745650432
- ISBN
- 9780745650432
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.65
€ 34.65
paperback. In this book Peter Burke adopts a socio-cultural approach to examine the changes in the organization of knowledge in Europe from the invention of printing to the publication of the French Encyclopedie. Num Pages: 280 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; HBTB; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 22. Weight in Grams: 434.
- Publisher
- Polity Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 280
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745624853
- ISBN
- 9780745624853
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.28
€ 27.28
Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 316 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; GTJ; HBJK; HBTQ; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 599.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2019
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 316
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691649122
- ISBN
- 9780691649122
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 129.53€ 97.24
€ 129.53
€ 97.24
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Prospect Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 560
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781903018873
- ISBN
- 9781903018873
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 44.13
€ 52.99
€ 44.13
Hardcover. .
- Publisher
- Prospect Books
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781909248328
- ISBN
- 9781909248328
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 43.49
€ 52.99
€ 43.49
Hardback. Combines research on a wide variety of leisure activities in the early modern and modern periods, providing an unprecedented transnational perspective to the study of European leisure history. Editor(s): Borsay, Peter; Furnee, Jan Hein. Series: Studies in Popular Culture. Num Pages: 256 pages, 24 black & white illustrations, 1 black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JF; 3JH; HBJD; HBLL; HBTB; JHBS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 193 x 29. Weight in Grams: 666.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780719089695
- ISBN
- 9780719089695
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 7.28
€ 19.99
€ 7.28
Paperback. * Presents a fresh look at broad trends in human prehistory. * Ranges across the globe using particular regions and periods as case studies. * Reveals to the non--specialist how archaeological data are assembled and interpreted to develop models of past society. . Series: Blackwell History of the World. Num Pages: 496 pages, 0. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLA; HBTB; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 244 x 172 x 26. Weight in Grams: 798.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 496
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781577181125
- ISBN
- 9781577181125
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 70.89
€ 70.89
Paperback. At the turn of the twentieth century, two distinct, yet at times overlapping, male same-sex sexual subcultures had emerged in the Pacific Northwest. This title draws on police logs, court records, and newspaper accounts to create a picture of the lives of these men and youths - their sexual practices, cultural networks, and more. Num Pages: 335 pages, 15 b/w photographs, 2 maps, 3 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; HBT; JFSK2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 335
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520240483
- ISBN
- 9780520240483
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.24
€ 40.99
€ 29.24
paperback. Here, Professor Blanchard examines why slavery managed to survive for more than three decades after Peru declared its independence despite anti-slavery legislation passed by the liberators at that time. The book focuses on the economics of Peruvian slavery, slave life and the abolition movement. Series: Latin American Silhouettes. Num Pages: 272 pages, index, bibliography, map. BIC Classification: 1KLSR; HBJK; HBLL; HBTS; JHM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 164 x 20. Weight in Grams: 422.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Scholarly Resources Inc.,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780842024297
- ISBN
- 9780842024297
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 59.94
€ 59.94
Hardback. Here, Professor Blanchard examines why slavery managed to survive for more than three decades after Peru declared its independence despite anti-slavery legislation passed by the liberators at that time. The book focuses on the economics of Peruvian slavery, slave life and the abolition movement. Series: Latin American Silhouettes. Num Pages: 272 pages, index, bibliography, map. BIC Classification: 1KLSR; HBJK; HBLL; HBTS; JHM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 164 x 20. Weight in Grams: 517.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Scholarly Resources Inc.,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780842024006
- ISBN
- 9780842024006
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 156.83
€ 156.83
Paperback. Offers readers an understanding of the origins and histories of early agricultural populations in various parts of the world. This book focuses on agricultural origins in and dispersals out of the Middle East, central Africa, China, New Guinea, and the northern Andes. It examines the reasons for the multiple primary origins of agriculture. Num Pages: 384 pages, 45. BIC Classification: HBT; JFSC; JFSF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 245 x 173 x 29. Weight in Grams: 672.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631205661
- ISBN
- 9780631205661
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.36
€ 47.36
Hardback. First Farmers: the Origins of Agricultural Societies offers readers an understanding of the origins and histories of early agricultural populations in all parts of the world. Num Pages: 384 pages, 45. BIC Classification: HBT; JFSC; JFSF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 260 x 187 x 25. Weight in Grams: 782.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631205654
- ISBN
- 9780631205654
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 126.13
€ 126.13
Hardback. Thoughts Upon Hunting us one of the all time classics of the hunt. Series: The Derrydale Press Foxhunters' Library. Num Pages: 272 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: HBT; WSXH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 164 x 32. Weight in Grams: 653.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Derrydale Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781568331515
- ISBN
- 9781568331515
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 31.82
€ 36.99
€ 31.82
Paperback. Covers the wider dynamic of Cold War engagements over the emerging Middle East crisis Num Pages: 136 pages, 80 b/w & 30 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTW; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Publisher
- Pen & Sword Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781526707901
- ISBN
- 9781526707901
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 21.42
€ 24.99
€ 21.42
Hardcover. Num Pages: 376 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; 3JJ; HBTB; MBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 694.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- BMJ Publishing Group United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780727909985
- ISBN
- 9780727909985
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 90.98
€ 90.98