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History: specific events & topics
Paperback. The significance of feasts, feasting and drinking throughout the history of the world is not to be underestimated. The Never-Ending Feast explores and analyses the variety of traditions surrounding and significances ascribed to commensality, throwing light on how and why human history is essentially the story of the never-ending feast. Num Pages: 256 pages, 21 bw illus. BIC Classification: HBTB; HD; JFCV; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 157 x 235 x 11. Weight in Grams: 406.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847889256
- ISBN
- 9781847889256
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 30.95
€ 36.99
€ 30.95
Hardback. This highly engaging book offers a wealth of fresh insights into both the history and development of botanical gardens as well as connections between science and aesthetics. Series: Tauris Historical Geography Series. Num Pages: 288 pages, 28 bw integrated illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTP; PST. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 169 x 240 x 29. Weight in Grams: 618.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848857124
- ISBN
- 9781848857124
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 154.49€ 137.06
€ 154.49
€ 137.06
Paperback. From late 2010 onwards, the Arab world has been shot through with insurrection and revolt. As a result, Tunisia is now seen as the unlikely birthplace and exemplar of the process of democratisation in the Arab world. This is a full history of the Tunisian revolution, from its roots decades ago to the process of becoming a democracy. Editor(s): Gana, Nouri. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1HBT; 3JM; HBJF1; HBLX; HBTV. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 157 x 19. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748691043
- ISBN
- 9780748691043
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 35.38
€ 38.99
€ 35.38
Paperback. Rev. ed. of: United Nations since 1945: peacekeeping and the Cold War. London: Longman, 1999. Series: Seminar Studies. Num Pages: 224 pages, maps. BIC Classification: HBTW; JPSN1; JWLP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 171 x 12. Weight in Grams: 396.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781408237663
- ISBN
- 9781408237663
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 50.85
€ 52.99
€ 50.85
Paperback. A comprehensive guide for visitors and locals. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBTB; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 192 x 156 x 10. .
- Publisher
- Luath Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781910745199
- ISBN
- 9781910745199
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.47
€ 17.99
€ 13.47
Hardback. This unique analysis of Manchuria's environmental history provides an overview of the climatic and imperialist forces that have shaped an area of ongoing geopolitical importance. Editor(s): Smith, Norman. Series: Contemporary Chinese Studies. Num Pages: 632 pages, 22 photographs, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; GTB; HBJF; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 632
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780774832892
- ISBN
- 9780774832892
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 106.50
€ 106.50
Paperback. The "Cliveden set" included leading politicians, academics, bankers, writers and newspaper editors who gathered at the wealthy country estate of Nancy and Waldorf Astor. But in the late 1930s it was identified as a treacherous cabal seeking to manipulate foreign policy in its own class interests. Num Pages: 288 pages, 8pp b&w plates. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JJG; HBJD1; HBLW; HBTB; JPV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 157 x 23. Weight in Grams: 378. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Pimlico
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KKD0003141
- ISBN
- 9780712667425
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
Hardcover. This second volume of Norman Polmar's landmark study details the role of aircraft carriers in the unification of the US armed forces and strategic deterrence, fiscally constrained Great Britain, the development of British Commonwealth and ex-colonial navies, and the efforts of France and the Netherlands to rebuild their fleets. Num Pages: 560 pages, 215 b&w photos, maps. BIC Classification: HBTM; HBW; JWF; WGG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 279 x 216 x 29. Weight in Grams: 1758.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Potomac Books Inc United States
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 560
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781574886658
- ISBN
- 9781574886658
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 57.09
€ 57.09
Hardback. Presents is the definitive history of world aircraft carrier development and operations. Norman Polmar's revised and updated, two-volume classic describes the political and technological factors that influenced aircraft carrier design and construction, meticulously records their operations, and explains their impact on modern warfare. Num Pages: 576 pages, 205 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: HBTM; HBW; JWF; WG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 279 x 216 x 30. Weight in Grams: 1814.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Potomac Books Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 576
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781574886634
- ISBN
- 9781574886634
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 55.42
€ 55.42
Paperback. Submarines had a vital, if often unheralded, role in the superpower navies during the Cold War. Num Pages: 432 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables. BIC Classification: HBTM; JWF; JWX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 278 x 203 x 18. Weight in Grams: 1150.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Potomac Books Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9781574885309
- ISBN
- 9781574885309
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 41.75
€ 47.99
€ 41.75
Paperback. Translator(s): Whiteside, Shaun. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJG; 3JJH; HBJD; HBTB; HBWQ; JFFH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. Weight in Grams: 368.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141983165
- ISBN
- 9780141983165
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.78
€ 15.99
€ 11.78
Paperback. This world history of genocide examines the longue duree of mass murder from the beginning of human history to the present. Cases of genocide are examined as distinct episodes of killing, but in connection with earlier episodes. Communist and anti-communist genocides are considered, as are cases of settler (or colonial) genocide. Series: New Oxford World History. Num Pages: 192 pages, 19 illus. BIC Classification: HBG; HBL; HBTQ; HBTZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 233 x 15. Weight in Grams: 278.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199765263
- ISBN
- 9780199765263
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.10
€ 42.10
Paperback. Num Pages: 284 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBBNT; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 20. Weight in Grams: 410.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Minnesota Historical Society Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 284
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780873515320
- ISBN
- 9780873515320
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 22.47
€ 24.99
€ 22.47
Hardcover. For many years, histories of the Holocaust focused on its perpetrators, & only recently have more scholars begun to consider in detail the experiences of victims & survivors, as well as the documents they left behind. This title provides an introduction and overview of Jewish narratives of the Holocaust. Editor(s): Goda, Norman J. W. Series: Making Sense of History. Num Pages: 314 pages, 9 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBTZ1; JFSR1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 238 x 154 x 25. Weight in Grams: 636.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782384410
- ISBN
- 9781782384410
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 155.75
€ 155.75
Paperback. An introduction to the history of cartography, this title charts the links between maps and history. It includes illustrations made using Geographical Information Systems which illuminate the many ways in which various human cultures have interpreted spatial relationships. Num Pages: 362 pages, 80 halftones, 15 line drawings, 1 table. BIC Classification: HBT; RGV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 154 x 26. Weight in Grams: 524.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- Third Edition
- Number of pages
- 362
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226799742
- ISBN
- 9780226799742
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 33.29
€ 43.99
€ 33.29
Paperback. For as long as anyone can remember, coal has been the lifeblood of the communities of County Durham. This title presents a portrayal of Durham life that deals with the anonymous individuals, and their families, and behind the story of coalmining in the area. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKEYD; HBTK; KNAT; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 174 x 15. Weight in Grams: 568.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752450421
- ISBN
- 9780752450421
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.63
€ 26.99
€ 23.63
Paperback. Norman Davies travels back in time to highlight the long-term themes and traditions which have influenced contemporary attitudes. His account reveals Poland as the heart of Europe in more than the geographical sense. Num Pages: 512 pages, 8 pp black and white halftones. BIC Classification: 1DVP; HBJD; HBLW3; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 34. Weight in Grams: 348.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 512
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- Updated Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780192801265
- ISBN
- 9780192801265
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.16
€ 26.99
€ 20.16
Paperback. The Middle Ages inherited from antiquity a tradition of prophecy and gave it new life. This tradition foretold a millennium in which humanity would enjoy a new paradise on earth, free from suffering and sin. This is the story of those millenarian fanaticisms, and points to their persistence in the modern era. Series: Galaxy Books. Num Pages: 416 pages, 8pp halftones. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLC; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 147 x 26. Weight in Grams: 538.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 408
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1983
- Edition
- Revised edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195004564
- ISBN
- 9780195004564
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.06
€ 42.06
Paperback. Traces popular beliefs about witches to their origins, and shows how the great witch-hunt erupted, when thousands of innocent people were tortured and burned alive in the 16th and 17th centuries. Norman Cohn is the author of "The Pursuit of the Millennium" and "Warrant for Genocide". Num Pages: 288 pages, 1. BIC Classification: 1D; HBTB; HRQX5; HRQX9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 136 x 20. Weight in Grams: 322.
- Publisher
- Vintage United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- 2Rev Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780712657570
- ISBN
- 9780712657570
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.91
€ 19.99
€ 14.91
Paperback. This book chronicles the life of Keith Duckworth OBE, the remarkable engineer famous for being co-founder of Cosworth Engineering and creating the most successful F1 engine of all time, the DFV. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: BGT; HBT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 155. .
- Publisher
- Veloce Publishing Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781787111035
- ISBN
- 9781787111035
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.00
€ 46.99
€ 33.00
Paperback. This is a collection of papers providing an analysis of the Cyprus conflict and possible directions for its resolution. The essays blend political, economic, constitutional and socio-psychological considerations into a contemporary assessment of the problem. Num Pages: 271 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJF; HBTQ; JPS. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 355.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 271
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349127832
- ISBN
- 9781349127832
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 63.43
€ 63.43
Paperback. Exploring the phenomenon of divorce in American society, this book looks at divorce as a legal action, as an individual experience, and as a cultural symbol in its era of institutionalization. It analyzes the legal and legislative aspects of divorce and the public response to them. Num Pages: 249 pages, 8 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; 3JH; HBTB; JFC; JHBK; LA; LNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 68.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 249
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520231962
- ISBN
- 9780520231962
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.74
€ 33.99
€ 24.74
Hardcover. .
- Publisher
- Univ College Dublin Pr
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- Revised
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781904558408
- ISBN
- 9781904558408
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.70
€ 62.70
Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 412 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; 3JJ; HBTV; JPA; KCM; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 485.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 412
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691641737
- ISBN
- 9780691641737
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 207.01
€ 207.01