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History: specific events & topics

Paperback. An authoritative and enlightening guide to the origins of over 16,000 English surnames and their development over the centuries. Different forms of names are cross-referenced for ease of use. Includes a fasinating historical and linguistic introduction to the subject, and an appendix on tracing the origins of family names. Editor(s): Reaney, P. H.; Wilson, R. M. Series: Oxford Quick Reference. Num Pages: 592 pages, 3 maps. BIC Classification: GBC; HBTG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 129 x 29. Weight in Grams: 398.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
592
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
New ed of 3. Revised ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780192806635
ISBN
9780192806635
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.21

Hardcover. A history of world's fairs and expositions from London to Shanghai 1851-2010. Num Pages: 282 pages, 200. BIC Classification: HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 304 x 270 x 31. Weight in Grams: 2264.
Publisher
Papadakis United Kingdom
Number of pages
282
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781906506094
ISBN
9781906506094
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 47.83

Hardcover. Num Pages: 1250 pages. BIC Classification: HBTZ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 296 x 224 x 70. Weight in Grams: 2942.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Gefen Publishing House
Edition
Regular edition
Number of pages
1250
Condition
New
SKU
V9789652295910
ISBN
9789652295910
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 97.01
€ 91.59

Hardback. Editor(s): Bloore, Peter; Martin, Edward. Num Pages: 289 pages, 32 black & white illustrations, 27 colour illustrations, 10 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DBKEAS; 3H; HBJD1; HBLC; HBTB; JNB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 253 x 241 x 25. Weight in Grams: 800.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843838326
ISBN
9781843838326
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 97.32

Paperback. Examines the history of British worldwide expansion from the Glorious Revolution of 1689 to the end of the Napoleonic Wars, a crucial phase in the creation of the modern British Empire. Series Editor(s): Louis, Wm Roger. Series: The Oxford History of the British Empire. Num Pages: 664 pages, 12 Maps, numerous tables. BIC Classification: 1QDB; HBG; HBLH; HBLL; HBTB; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 156 x 36. Weight in Grams: 978.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
664
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199246779
ISBN
9780199246779
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 82.79

Paperback. The Empire Reformed describes how, in the era of the Glorious Revolution, imperial leaders and colonial subjects created new political bonds based on their common desire to save English America from the designs of French "papists" and their "savage" Indian allies. Series: Early American Studies. Num Pages: 288 pages, 9 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; HBJK; HBLL; HBTQ. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 440.
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812222838
ISBN
9780812222838
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.70

Paperback. This is a history of the University of Hertfordshire, relating the challenges and achievements of sixty years in further and higher education. At the same time, through its focus on a single institution, the book illustrates the importance of the post-1992 higher education sector in advancing the knowledge economy and cultural life of the country. Editor(s): Davies, Owen. Num Pages: 224 pages, 80 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKEST; HBJD1; HBTB; JNMN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 246 x 184 x 13. Weight in Grams: 608.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of Hertfordshire Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9781907396830
ISBN
9781907396830
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.29

Paperback. The first ever history of magic books - or grimoires - from the ancient Middle East through to the modern day, from harmless charms and remedies to sinister pacts with the Devil. Num Pages: 384 pages, 27 black and white halftones, 17 black and white plates. BIC Classification: 1D; HBT; HRQX2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 136 x 31. Weight in Grams: 492.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199590049
ISBN
9780199590049
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 20.91

Paperback. In 1820, the Nantucket whaleship Essex was sailing in the South Pacific when it was rammed by an angry sperm whale. The ship sank, leaving twenty crew members floating in three small boats for ninety days. This edition brings together the harrowing tales of the survivors. Editor(s): Philbrick, Nathaniel; Philbrick, Thomas. Num Pages: 256 pages, facsimiles. BIC Classification: 1QSP; FC; HBTM; RGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 128 x 198 x 14. Weight in Grams: 208.
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
First American Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140437966
ISBN
9780140437966
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.43

Paperback. In this bold work of 1787, an ex-slave refutes pro-slavery arguments and calls for the immediate emancipation of all slaves. Series: Cambridge Library Collection - Slavery and Abolition. Num Pages: 162 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBTS; JFCX. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 217 x 141 x 16. Weight in Grams: 222.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781108060196
ISBN
9781108060196
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.01

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 488 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JH; HBJD; HBLL; HBTB; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 857.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691632117
ISBN
9780691632117
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 207.05
€ 154.80

Paperback. As a child, the distinguished historian the author was sent first to the ghetto of Theresienstadt and then to Auschwitz. As one of the few survivors he has spent much of his life studying Nazism and the Holocaust, but always as a discipline requiring the greatest coldness and objectivity, with his story set to one side. This title tells his story. Num Pages: 144 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJG; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBTZ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 9. Weight in Grams: 114.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
144
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780718197025
ISBN
9780718197025
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.00
€ 11.81

Hardcover. Hardcover, white spine. 176pp
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
DSV Hamburg
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1994
SKU
KON0819684
ISBN
9783881421959
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 20.99
€ 5.49

Paperback. The peculiar history of prosthetic devices sheds light on the relationship between technological change and the civilizing process of modernity, and analyzes the concrete materials of prosthetics which carry with them ideologies of body, ideals, body politics, and culture. Editor(s): Ott, Katherine; Serlin, David; Mihm, Stephen. Num Pages: 359 pages, halftones, 68 pages. BIC Classification: HBTB; MBX; MQWP; PDZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 154 x 24. Weight in Grams: 498.
Publisher
New York University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814761984
ISBN
9780814761984
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.69

Paperback. Editor(s): Alexandrakis, Othon. Num Pages: 284 pages, 3 b&w illus. BIC Classification: GTJ; HBTV; JHMC; JPVH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 17. Weight in Grams: 536.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
284
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253023117
ISBN
9780253023117
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 35.75

hardcover. Editor(s): Alexandrakis, Othon. Num Pages: 284 pages, 3 b&w illus. BIC Classification: GTJ; HBTV; JHMC; JPVH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 21. Weight in Grams: 368.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
284
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253022783
ISBN
9780253022783
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 86.25

Paperback. Feasting with the ancestors Num Pages: 256 pages, 30 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: HBT; WBA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 10. Weight in Grams: 390.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9780750938365
ISBN
9780750938365
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.16

paperback. In the Japanese labor movement of the early twentieth century, no one captured the public imagination as vividly as Osugi Sakae (1885-1923): rebel, anarchist, and martyr. This work offers a glimpse into a Japanese boy's life at the time of the Sino-Japanese (1894-95) and the Russo-Japanese (1904-5) wars. Series: Voices from Asia S. Num Pages: 192 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JH; 3JJ; BGHA; HBTB; KNXB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 156 x 12. Weight in Grams: 45.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520077607
ISBN
9780520077607
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 25.80

paperback. Num Pages: 262 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; JFSL; JHBD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 144 x 16. Weight in Grams: 204.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1989
Publisher
Random House USA Inc United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
262
Condition
New
SKU
V9780679722120
ISBN
9780679722120
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.03

hardcover. Num Pages: 346 pages, 41 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 3JH; AB; HBT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 221 x 287 x 27. Weight in Grams: 1210.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Pennsylvania State University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
346
Condition
New
SKU
V9780271020846
ISBN
9780271020846
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 134.82
€ 110.46

Hardcover.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Luath Press Ltd
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9781906307042
ISBN
9781906307042
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 22.91

Paperback. Takes us on a tour of the Western holiday world and shows how two centuries of 'learning to be a tourist' have shaped our own ways of vacationing. This title shows how fashions in destinations have changed through the years, with popular images teaching the tourist what to look for and how to experience it. Series: California Studies in Critical Human Geography. Num Pages: 334 pages, 33 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: HBT; JHM; KNSG; RGC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 154 x 24. Weight in Grams: 536.
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
334
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520234642
ISBN
9780520234642
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.20

paperback. A history of Russia's mighty culture. It covers the lives of those who have shaped its culture, and the enduring spirit of a people. Num Pages: 768 pages, 32pp colour illustrations, b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; AB; HBJD; HBTB; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 33. Weight in Grams: 552.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Penguin
Condition
New
SKU
9780140297966
ISBN
9780140297966
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 16.68

Paperback. A provocative history of Israeli society in the 1950s that demonstrates how a voluntarist collectivism gave way to an individualist ethos Num Pages: 276 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBH; HBJF1; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 456.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Brandeis University Press United States
Number of pages
276
Condition
New
SKU
V9781611680812
ISBN
9781611680812
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 29.52

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