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History: specific events & topics

Paperback. A definitive study of coin production in medieval England, tracing the development, significance and wider context of mints and money. Num Pages: 596 pages, 55 b/w illus. 11 maps. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3H; HBJD1; HBLC; HBTB; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 246 x 189 x 31. Weight in Grams: 105.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
596
Condition
New
SKU
V9781107564985
ISBN
9781107564985
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.03

Hardcover. Focusing on the subject of citizen volunteerism by chronicling the nature and purpose of volunteer police in America since 1620, this book emphasizes the role of young people in the fields of security and safety, and stresses the need for more qualified, trained volunteers to help cope with man-made and natural disasters. Num Pages: 364 pages, 13 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; KNSS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 567.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University of Pittsburgh Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822942641
ISBN
9780822942641
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.96

Paperback. An historical overview of slavery through the ages, from prehistoric times to the 21st century. It details slavery's different forms and the circumstances existing in numerous countries and regions. It also explores the causes and cures of slavery, and the plight of those who fought against it. Series: The A to Z Guide Series. Num Pages: 344 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: GBC; HBTS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 467.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810845596
ISBN
9780810845596
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.04

Hardback. This second edition relates the long and brutal history of slavery and the struggle for abolition using several key features: *Chronology *Introductory essay *Appendixes *Bibliography *Over 500 cross-referenced entries on forms of slavery, famous slaves and abolitionists, origins of slaves, and current conditions of modern slavery Series: Historical Dictionaries of Religions, Philosophies, and Movements Series. Num Pages: 478 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 157 x 36. Weight in Grams: 880.
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810859661
ISBN
9780810859661
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 145.53

Paperback. A reinterpretation of the iconic photographs of the black civil rights struggle. It shows how the very pictures credited with arousing white sympathy, and thereby paving the way for civil rights legislation, actually limited the scope of racial reform in the 1960s. Num Pages: 264 pages, 65 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPK; HBJK; HBLW3; HBTB; JPVH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 179 x 16. Weight in Grams: 588.
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
264
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520268647
ISBN
9780520268647
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.35

Hardcover. This is the first book to study representations of the non-Western world in European modernist cinema. In offering new perspectives on the history of Soviet montage cinema and on the British documentary movement, it connects with the growing body of work analysing manifestations of orientalism, Eurocentrism and colonial discourse in the cinema. Series: Exeter Studies in Film History. Num Pages: 256 pages, 20 line drawings/halftones. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJ; APF; HBT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 163 x 237 x 20. Weight in Grams: 584.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
University of Exeter Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780859896047
ISBN
9780859896047
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 138.62

Hardcover. From 1505 to 1689, Russia's Tsars chose their wives through an elaborate ritual: the bride-show. Alongside accounts of sordid boyar plots against brides and the multiple marriages of Ivan the Terrible, this book offers an analysis of the show's role in the complex politics of royal marriage in early modern Russia. Num Pages: 396 pages, 9 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JB; HBJD; HBLH; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 726.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Northern Illinois University Press United States
Number of pages
396
Condition
New
SKU
V9780875804484
ISBN
9780875804484
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 59.85

Hardback. Cleansing Honor with Blood examines the daily experiences of interpersonal violence, the elaboration of masculine identities around honor and the practice of violence, and the contests for power and authority among free poor men from the hinterlands of the northeastern Brazilian province of Ceara between 1845 and 1889. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations, map. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; JFFE. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 25. Weight in Grams: 456.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804774567
ISBN
9780804774567
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 81.00

Paperback. An interpretative racial history of Mexican Americans, focusing on racial foundations and race relations from pre-Hispanic times to the present. It uses the concept of racialisation to describe the process through which Spanish, Mexican and US authorities constructed racial status hierarchies. Series: Joe R. & Teresa Lozano Long Series in Latin American & Latino Art & Culture. Num Pages: 389 pages, 50 b&w illustrations, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTB; JFSL; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 21. Weight in Grams: 531.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University of Texas Press
Edition
1St Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780292752542
ISBN
9780292752542
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 31.70

Paperback. A finalist for the Lincoln Prize, The Sea Captain's Wife "comes surprisingly, and movingly, alive" (Tina Jordan, Entertainment Weekly). Num Pages: 384 pages, 47 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 211 x 139 x 24. Weight in Grams: 310.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393330298
ISBN
9780393330298
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.45

Paperback. How did individual Americans respond to the shock of President Lincoln's assassination? Diaries, letters, and intimate writings reveal a complicated, untold story Num Pages: 408 pages, 25 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBTB; HBWJ; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 157 x 29. Weight in Grams: 578.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Yale University Press
Condition
New
SKU
9780300219753
ISBN
9780300219753
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 6.23

Paperback. Drawn from two medieval collections of form letters for all manner of business and personal affairs, Lost Letters of Medieval Life depicts early thirteenth-century England through the everyday correspondence of people of all classes, from peasants and shopkeepers to bishops and earls. Editor(s): Carlin, Martha; Crouch, David. Series: The Middle Ages Series. Num Pages: 360 pages, 19 illus. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3H; HBJD1; HBLC1; HBTB. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 599.
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Number of pages
360
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812223361
ISBN
9780812223361
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 37.22

Paperback. Series: Women in Culture and Society Series. Num Pages: 304 pages, 1 line drawing. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLC; HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 154 x 20. Weight in Grams: 436.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226355047
ISBN
9780226355047
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 37.06

Paperback. Num Pages: 368 pages, 20 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 153 x 23. Weight in Grams: 506.
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520282186
ISBN
9780520282186
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.93

Paperback. Although the scale on which children are affected by war may be greater today than at any time since the world wars of the twentieth century, children have been a part of conflict since the beginning of warfare. This book shows that boys and girls have routinely contributed to home front war efforts. Editor(s): Marten, James. Num Pages: 313 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HBT; JFSP1; JFSP2; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 151 x 24. Weight in Grams: 456.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
313
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814756676
ISBN
9780814756676
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.61

Hardcover. Num Pages: 272 pages, TBD. BIC Classification: HBT; JFCV; WB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 169 x 244 x 27. Weight in Grams: 492.
Publisher
Basic Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780465036622
ISBN
9780465036622
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 23.78

Paperback. Series: The Library of Black America. Num Pages: 552 pages. BIC Classification: HBT; LA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 226 x 155 x 29. Weight in Grams: 776.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
A Cappella Books United States
Number of pages
552
Condition
New
SKU
V9781556523861
ISBN
9781556523861
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.41

Paperback. This volume seeks to go far beyond specialized debates about the alleged superiority of Western traditions. The culmination of Sahlins's ethnohistorical research on Hawaii, is a reaffirmation for understanding difference. Num Pages: 328 pages, 3 maps. BIC Classification: BG; HBTB; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 145 x 230 x 19. Weight in Grams: 430.
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
328
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226733692
ISBN
9780226733692
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.58

Paperback. Remains the most complete history of the Assassins. Beginning the story with the separation of Sunnis and Shi'ites and the rise of Isma'ilism, an offshoot of Shi'ism, Hodgson traces the long and complex history of power struggles within Islam that led ultimately to the separation of the Nizari Isma'ilis and their direct challenge to Muslim leadership. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1QFM; HBTB; JFSR2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 157 x 24. Weight in Grams: 516.
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812219166
ISBN
9780812219166
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.61

Hardback. In this work, Marshall Foletta contends that by calling for a new American literature in their journal, "The North American Review", the second-generation Federalists helped American readers break free from imported neo-classical standards, thus paving the way for the American Renaissance. Num Pages: 288 pages, 9 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBBE; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; JPHC; JPHV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 29. Weight in Grams: 617.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
University of Virginia Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813920597
ISBN
9780813920597
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 74.36

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