History: specific events & topics
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History: specific events & topics
Paperback. The electrifying story of India's struggle for independence, told in this classic account (first published in 1975) by two fine journalists who conducted hundreds of interviews with nearly all the surviving participants - from Mountbatten to the assassins of Mahatma Gandhi. Num Pages: 656 pages, 8 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 1FKP; HBJF; HBLW3; HBTQ; HBTR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 129 x 38. Weight in Grams: 488.
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780006388517
- ISBN
- 9780006388517
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 15.96
€ 23.99
€ 15.96
Paperback. Series: Chicago Visions and Revisions. Num Pages: 256 pages, , black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBNC; HBJK; HBTB; JFSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 327.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226323794
- ISBN
- 9780226323794
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 19.22
€ 23.99
€ 19.22
paperback. Larissa Taylor has examined over 1600 sermons given by the leading lay preachers in France between 1460 and 1560, and examines the social context of preaching and the sermon while reconstructing popular attitudes towards original sin, free will, purgatory, the Devil, the sacraments, and the magical arts. Series: Rsart: Renaissance Society of America Reprint Text Series. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBLC; HBTB; HRAX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 155 x 272 x 28. Weight in Grams: 548.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780802085573
- ISBN
- 9780802085573
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 39.84
€ 44.99
€ 39.84
Paperback. A powerful chronicle of wartime London as experienced by five writers driving ambulances, fighting fires and falling passionately in love." Num Pages: 528 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJH; HBJD1; HBLW; HBTB; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 133 x 33. Weight in Grams: 422.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781408830901
- ISBN
- 9781408830901
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.25
€ 17.99
€ 13.25
Paperback. In the Pacific Northwest, the river of dominance is the Columbia, and its history is the history of the region. In this book, historians and anthropologists consider a range of topics about the river, from Indian rock art, and ethnobotany on the Columbia to literary and family history, and the creation of an engineered river. Editor(s): Lang, William L. Series: Columbia Northwest Classics S. Num Pages: 176 pages, 19 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; HBT; RBKF; WTM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295977775
- ISBN
- 9780295977775
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.51
€ 32.99
€ 29.51
Paperback. "The savage canary: the story of resistance in Denmark was first published by Cassell & Company .. London in 1957. This edition contains a revised plate section and a new foreword by Birger Riis-Jrgensen, ambassador at the Embassy of Denmark in London"--T.p. verso. Num Pages: 264 pages, maps. BIC Classification: HBTZ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 414.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Skyhorse Publishing United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781628723717
- ISBN
- 9781628723717
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.30
€ 17.30
Paperback. Five decades after one of America's greatest tragedies, this compelling book pierces the veil of secrecy to document the small, tightly held conspiracy that killed President John F. Kennedy. It explains why he was murdered, and how it was done in a way that forced many records to remain secret for decades. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: HBT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 141 x 39. Weight in Grams: 580.
- Publisher
- Scribe Publications Australia
- Number of pages
- 368
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781922247117
- ISBN
- 9781922247117
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.51
€ 19.99
€ 14.51
Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 412 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJD; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 24. Weight in Grams: 485.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2019
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 412
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691650128
- ISBN
- 9780691650128
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 178.25€ 133.13
€ 178.25
€ 133.13
Hardback. Examines the uses of ethnic identity in Sri Lankan society from the early medieval period through to the present day in South India and Sri Lanka. The book also traces the cultural geography of ethnic regions that existed under Portuguese and Dutch rule (1506-1796). Num Pages: 280 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FKS; HBTB; JFSL; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 25. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- St Martin's Press United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780312293482
- ISBN
- 9780312293482
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 51.74€ 45.76
€ 51.74
€ 45.76
Paperback. Bringing together the most recent research on the Cultural Revolution in China, musicologists, historians, literary scholars, and others discuss the music and its political implications. Combined, these chapters, paint a vibrant picture of the long-lasting impact that the musical revolution had on ordinary citizens, as well as political leaders. Editor(s): Pang, Laikwan; Clark, Paul; Tsai, Tsan-Huang. Series: Chinese Literature and Culture in the World. Num Pages: 289 pages, biography. BIC Classification: AB; AV; HBJF; HBTB; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 374.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349565085
- ISBN
- 9781349565085
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 111.99
€ 111.99
paperback. Num Pages: 608 pages, 2 black and white photos; some black and white lines drawings. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JH; HBJF; HBLL; HBTB; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 133 x 204 x 43. Weight in Grams: 574.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Tuttle Publishing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780804847551
- ISBN
- 9780804847551
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 16.33
€ 19.99
€ 16.33
Hardcover. New.
- Publisher
- Old House
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- Translation from the French
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781873590621
- ISBN
- 9781873590621
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 13.07
€ 13.07
Paperback. Presents an account of the men who 'made' Britain. Ranging from Brunel to Telford, this book takes us on a journey from the first railway tracks being laid down to bridges spanning hitherto unimagined lengths, through to the 'invention' and mastery of gas and electricity. It examines the creations that made Britain's empire great. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; HBTK; TBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 158 x 21. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780750946575
- ISBN
- 9780750946575
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 20.53
€ 23.99
€ 20.53
Paperback. The first Great Lakes history to expose the heroism, villainy, courage, and confusion surrounding the tragedy of the freighter "Cedarville" Num Pages: 256 pages, 16 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBNG; 3JJPK; HBTM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 463.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- The University of Michigan Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780472030637
- ISBN
- 9780472030637
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.57
€ 18.57
Hardcover. Examines the development of antisemitism from the beginnings of Christianity, through the Middle Ages, Reformation, Enlightenment and 19th-century liberalism, nationalism and racism to the Holocaust. Num Pages: 300 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: HBG; HBJD; HBTZ1; JFFJ; JFSL; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 163 x 28. Weight in Grams: 712.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Edition
- 1998th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333716670
- ISBN
- 9780333716670
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 219.89
€ 219.89
Paperback. This richly illustrated pamphlet seeks to contextualize the mass evictions by focussing on the ideological and economic factors as well as the role of religious and racial prejudice in prompting owners to rid their estates of what was known as a "surplus population." Num Pages: 44 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB; JFFC1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 283 x 231 x 5. Weight in Grams: 250.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Quinnipiac University Press Hamden, CT
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780990468660
- ISBN
- 9780990468660
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 12.02
€ 13.99
€ 12.02
Paperback. Originally published in hardcover in 1990. Num Pages: 386 pages, 2 maps, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 3H; 3JB; HBJD; HBTB; HRH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 153 x 24. Weight in Grams: 530.
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226319629
- ISBN
- 9780226319629
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.41
€ 40.99
€ 31.41
Paperback. Explores the context of theological speculations and political aspirations through the medium of dreams to present insights into the social history of the pre-modern Islamic world in its cultural diversity. Editor(s): Marlow, Louise. Series: Hellenic Studies. Num Pages: 160 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QFM; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 463.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Center for Hellenic Studies
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674021228
- ISBN
- 9780674021228
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.41
€ 19.99
€ 18.41
Hardcover. Poland is the only European country where Jews were being murdered after the end of the war and where strong anti-Semitic tendencies are still present. This book analyses this in an historical context and attempts an explanation for Polish anti-Semitism during and after the end of the war. Num Pages: 272 pages, index. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 1DVP; HBJD; HBLW3; HBTZ1; HBWQ; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 223 x 145 x 21. Weight in Grams: 528.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- 2000th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333752654
- ISBN
- 9780333752654
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.39
€ 64.39
Paperback. This book examines the commemoration of 9/11 in American memorial culture. It argues that the emergence of counter-memories of September 11 has been compromised by the dominance of certain narrative paradigms - or, frames of memory - that have mediated the representation of the attacks across cultural, critical, political, and juridical discourses. Series: Palgrave Macmillan Memory Studies. Num Pages: 218 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBAH; HBTB; JFC; JFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 310.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349494392
- ISBN
- 9781349494392
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 63.61
€ 63.61
Hardback. .
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137569837
- ISBN
- 9781137569837
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 118.82€ 42.54
€ 118.82
€ 42.54
Paperback. Covers every major accident on British railways between 1840 and 1957 which resulted in a change in railway working practice. This book reveals the evolution of safety devices and methods which came to make the British railway carriage one of the safest modes of transport in the world. Num Pages: 231 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBTB; KNGT; WGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 149 x 19. Weight in Grams: 392.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Number of pages
- 231
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 2nd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752451060
- ISBN
- 9780752451060
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.61
€ 19.61
Paperback. The interface of metalliferous mining with the China Clay Industry is addressed in some detail in the first chapter. It will be noticed that the decline of metal mining in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries is marked by the movement of steam engines to the ever-expanding clay area centred on St Austell. Num Pages: 128 pages, 200ill. BIC Classification: 1DBKEWC; HBT; KNAT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 167 x 10. Weight in Grams: 310.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Number of pages
- 128
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752428789
- ISBN
- 9780752428789
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.54
€ 17.99
€ 16.54
Paperback. A history of mining in Cornwall Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKEWC; HBTK; KNAT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 165 x 234 x 9. Weight in Grams: 312.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752432496
- ISBN
- 9780752432496
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.53
€ 17.99
€ 16.53