History: specific events & topics
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History: specific events & topics
Paperback. A cultural and political interpretation of the portraits, reliefs, allegories and historical paintings commissioned for the US Capital between 1815 and 1860. It seeks to give the reader an enhanced appreciation for the racial and ethnic implications of these works. Series: Perspectives on the Art & Architectural History of the United States Capitol. Num Pages: 292 pages, illustrations, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; ACV; HBJK; HBLL; HBTQ; JFC; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 23. Weight in Grams: 685.
- Condition
- Used, Like New
- Publisher
- Ohio University Press Ohio
- Number of pages
- 292
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- New Ed
- SKU
- KEX0212660
- ISBN
- 9780821413425
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
Paperback. Having established laws removing many children from the marketplace, turn-of-the-century America was discovering new, sentimental criteria to determine a child's monetary worth. This book traces the emergence of the modern child, at once economically 'useless' and emotionally 'priceless,' from the late 1800s to the 1930s. Num Pages: 296 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; HBTB; JFSP1; JFSP2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 209 x 139 x 15. Weight in Grams: 354.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 294
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691034591
- ISBN
- 9780691034591
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.37
€ 46.99
€ 33.37
paperback. Considers how we remember historical instances of suffering and atrocity, framing its central questions to show larger cultural shifts in how we position ourselves in relation to history, performance, and memory. Series: Unnatural Acts: Theorizing the Performative. Num Pages: 176 pages, 1 bibliog., 1 index. BIC Classification: AN; APFA; DSG; HBJD; HBTZ1; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 12. Weight in Grams: 1062.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253212924
- ISBN
- 9780253212924
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 16.45
€ 16.99
€ 16.45
Hardcover. Num Pages: 157 pages, colour illus. BIC Classification: 1DN; 3F; 3H; HBJD; HBLC1; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 302 x 211 x 17. Weight in Grams: 982.
- Publisher
- University Press of Southern Denmark
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788776021894
- ISBN
- 9788776021894
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 26.68
€ 36.99
€ 26.68
Paperback. A history of some of the sailing ships that have called the Bristol Channel home. Num Pages: 96 pages, 100. BIC Classification: 1DBKEWS; HBTM; WGG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 165. .
- Publisher
- Amberley Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781445664002
- ISBN
- 9781445664002
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 21.09
€ 24.99
€ 21.09
Hardcover. Series: A Nation Divided: Studies in the Civil War Era. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, tables, maps, figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KLSB; HBJK; HBLL; HBTS; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 508.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813935850
- ISBN
- 9780813935850
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 61.43
€ 61.43
Paperback. Vitaly Leonidovich Katayev was an eyewitness to history as he saw the arms race accelerating at an absurd and inexplicable pace, and he understood why. His perspective was from inside the Soviet system. His recollections in this book offer an extraordinary window into Soviet decisions and calculations. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: HBTW; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 525.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Hoover Institution Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780817914752
- ISBN
- 9780817914752
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 17.46
€ 17.99
€ 17.46
Hardcover. Vitaly Leonidovich Katayev was an eyewitness to the arms race accelerating at an absurd and inexplicable pace. His perspective was from inside the Soviet system, in an office that was devoted to analysis of arms control and defence matters. His recollections in this book offer an extraordinary window into Soviet decisions and calculations. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: HBTW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Hoover Institution Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780817914745
- ISBN
- 9780817914745
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 24.02
€ 26.99
€ 24.02
Paperback. A pioneering history of personal hygiene and body-care, from the earliest times to the present day. Num Pages: 470 pages, 23 black and white halftones. BIC Classification: HB; HBTB; MBNH1; MBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 131 x 199 x 33. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 480
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199532087
- ISBN
- 9780199532087
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.63
€ 36.63
Paperback. Tells the story of women in the 1950s: a time before the Pill, when divorce spelled scandal and two-piece swimsuits caused mass alarm. This book illustrates how the women of the 1950s yearned for the innovative technology of the era to liberate them from repetitive drudgery. Num Pages: 544 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJPG; HBJD1; HBLW3; HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. Weight in Grams: 368.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 544
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780241958049
- ISBN
- 9780241958049
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 21.01
€ 27.99
€ 21.01
Paperback. We tend to see the Second World War as a man's war, featuring Spitfire crews and brave deeds on the Normandy beaches. But in conditions of "Total War" millions of women demonstrated that they were cleverer, more broad-minded and altogether more complex than anyone had ever guessed. This title tells the story of the women's Second World War. Num Pages: 560 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJH; 3JJPG; HBTB; HBWQ; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 34. Weight in Grams: 388.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Number of pages
- 528
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141037899
- ISBN
- 9780141037899
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.47
€ 17.99
€ 13.47
Paperback. Tells the story of the women who were left alone after World War I - a remarkable generation of women who were changed by war; and in their turn helped change society. This title is about those women, and about how they were forced, to stop depending on men for their income. Num Pages: 432 pages, ill. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJG; HBJD1; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 27. Weight in Grams: 304.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 432
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141020624
- ISBN
- 9780141020624
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.88
€ 15.99
€ 11.88
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199688463
- ISBN
- 9780199688463
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.81
€ 11.99
€ 10.81
Hardback. These books, produced from the archives of the Library of Congress and edited by Vincent Virga, offer a glimpse into the history of the United States through rare historical full-color maps, narrative captions, and short essays. Series: Mapping the States Through History. Num Pages: 128 pages, black & white illustrations, colour illustrations, maps, frontispiece. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KBBN; HBJK; HBTP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 249 x 221 x 18. Weight in Grams: 50.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 128
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780762760114
- ISBN
- 9780762760114
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 21.00
€ 26.99
€ 21.00
Hardcover. Tells the tale of the authors childhood spent in the city of Caliphs, Scheherazade and the land of the Garden of Eden, of traditions passed down over the generations, and captures the elusive quality of a scene totally at odds with our image of Iraq. Editor(s): Rocca, Tony; Rocca, Mira. Num Pages: 320 pages, 50-55 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; 3JJ; BGHA; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 145 x 225 x 28. Weight in Grams: 644.
- Publisher
- Forum Books Ltd
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780955709500
- ISBN
- 9780955709500
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.57
€ 26.99
€ 23.57
Paperback. Num Pages: 252 pages. BIC Classification: 1KL; APFA; HBTB; JFSK; KNTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 154 x 19. Weight in Grams: 410.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press United States
- Number of pages
- 252
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781477310151
- ISBN
- 9781477310151
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.58
€ 32.99
€ 29.58
Hardback. Num Pages: 252 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KL; APFA; HBTB; JFSK; KNTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5830 x 3895 x 509. Weight in Grams: 508.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press United States
- Number of pages
- 252
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781477310144
- ISBN
- 9781477310144
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 102.62
€ 102.62
Paperback. Takes the enslaved person's claims of human consumption seriously, focusing on both the literal starvation of the slave and the tropes of cannibalism on the part of the slaveholder, and further draws attention to the ways in which Blacks experienced their consumption as a fundamentally homoerotic occurrence. Series: Sexual Cultures. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTS; JFSL3; JHMP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 146 x 20. Weight in Grams: 442.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- NYU Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814794623
- ISBN
- 9780814794623
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.69
€ 33.99
€ 30.69
Hardcover. Takes the enslaved person's claims of human consumption seriously, focusing on both the literal starvation of the slave and the tropes of cannibalism on the part of the slaveholder, and further draws attention to the ways in which Blacks experienced their consumption as a fundamentally homoerotic occurrence. Series: Sexual Cultures. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTS; JFSL3; JHMP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 617.
- Publisher
- NYU Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814794616
- ISBN
- 9780814794616
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 85.26
€ 85.26
hardcover. A fascinating and richly illustrated exploration into the most glorious and world-changing maps ever made. Num Pages: 256 pages, maps. BIC Classification: HBTP; RGV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 336 x 262 x 26. Weight in Grams: 2200. Good clean copy in dustwrapper. Some minor shelf wear.
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Edition
- Third printing
- Publisher
- Little, Brown and Company
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- SKU
- KRA0003166
- ISBN
- 9780316997669
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 30.00
€ 30.00