History: specific events & topics
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History: specific events & topics
Paperback. States that a nation's standards of private cleanliness reveal much about its ideals of civilization, fears of disease, and expectations for public life. Starting with the shake-up of European practices that coincided with Atlantic expansion, this title traces attitudes toward 'dirt' through the mid-nineteenth century. Series: Society and the Sexes in the Modern World. Num Pages: 464 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; MBNH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 157 x 28. Weight in Grams: 654.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 464
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300171556
- ISBN
- 9780300171556
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 61.37
€ 61.37
Paperback. The origins of racism and slavery in British North America from the perspective of gender are examined in this book. The author argues that gender was both a basic social relationship and a model for other social hierarchies, and assesses its role in the construction of racism in Virginia. Num Pages: 584 pages, 10 illustrations, 2 maps, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLH; HBTS; JFFJ; JFSJ; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 32. Weight in Grams: 771.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- The University of North Carolina Press
- Edition
- 1st New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780807846230
- ISBN
- 9780807846230
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.75
€ 54.75
Hardback. Gossip is one of the most common, and most condemned, forms of discourse in which we engage - even as it is often absorbing and socially significant, it is also widely denigrated. This volume examines fascinating moments in the history of gossip in America, from witchcraft trials to People magazine, helping us to see the subject with new eyes. Editor(s): Feeley, Kathleen; Frost, Jennifer. Num Pages: 284 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3J; HBJK; HBTB; JFFP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 144 x 22. Weight in Grams: 472.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 2014th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137442291
- ISBN
- 9781137442291
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 124.38
€ 124.38
Paperback. Num Pages: 464 pages, 14 maps; 9 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; HBJK; HBLL; HBTR; HBTV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 133 x 34. Weight in Grams: 366.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Random House Trade Paperbacks
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812981209
- ISBN
- 9780812981209
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.16
€ 19.99
€ 18.16
Paperback. Seasons of Misery offers a boldly original account of early English settlement in American by placing catastrophe and crisis at the center of the story. Donegan argues that the constant state of suffering and uncertainty decisively formed the colonial identity and produced the first distinctly colonial literature. Series: Early American Studies. Num Pages: 272 pages, 2 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBAH; HBJK; HBTB; HBTQ. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812223774
- ISBN
- 9780812223774
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.51
€ 32.99
€ 29.51
Paperback. Tells the history of US flight attendants, tracing the evolution of their glamorized image as ideal women and their activism as trade unionists and feminists. This book combines attention to political economy and technology of the airline industry with perceptive readings of popular culture, newspapers, industry publications, and worker accounts. Series: Radical Perspectives. Num Pages: 328 pages, 19 b&w photos. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFSJ1; KNGV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 472.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780822339465
- ISBN
- 9780822339465
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 28.42
€ 31.99
€ 28.42
Hardback. Num Pages: 360 pages, 7 black & white illustrations, 7 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; BM; HBTB; RNFF; WBN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 147 x 30. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295999388
- ISBN
- 9780295999388
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 31.25
€ 36.99
€ 31.25
Hardback. Medievalisms in the Postcolonial World will both redirect scholarship in medievalism and inform approaches to temporality in postcolonial studies. Editor(s): Davis, Kathleen; Altschul, Nadia. Series: Rethinking Theory. Num Pages: 456 pages, 4, 4 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLC1; HBTR. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 236 x 163 x 34. Weight in Grams: 678.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 456
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801893209
- ISBN
- 9780801893209
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 88.04
€ 88.04
Paperback. Series: California Studies in Food and Culture. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBT; WBN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 153 x 14. Weight in Grams: 314.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520277588
- ISBN
- 9780520277588
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.74
€ 33.99
€ 24.74
Paperback. The battle to keep the nation fed during the Second World War was waged by an army of workers on the land and the resourcefulness of the housewives on the Kitchen Front. Num Pages: 240 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJH; HBJD1; HBLW; HBTB; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 124 x 17. Weight in Grams: 262.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752459462
- ISBN
- 9780752459462
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.45
€ 17.99
€ 16.45
Paperback. Series: Ohio RIS Latin America Series. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLCN; HBTV; JPA; JPHV; JPWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 407. Weight in Grams: 286.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Ohio University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780896801974
- ISBN
- 9780896801974
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 28.42
€ 31.99
€ 28.42
Hardcover. Addresses the significance of Sylvester Manor's plantation history to American attitudes about diversity, Indian land politics, slavery and Jim Crow, in tension with idealized visions of white colonial community Series: Early American Places. Num Pages: 238 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; HBJK; HBLH; HBLL; HBTS; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 162 x 24. Weight in Grams: 503.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- NYU Press
- Edition
- First Edition first Printing
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814785775
- ISBN
- 9780814785775
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 76.23
€ 76.23
Paperback. This is first major study of the history of singleness in England to include both women and men. The book explores the lives of people who never married between 1914 and 1960, drawing upon a wide range of sources, and offers valuable insights into the significance of marital status for historians and social scientists. Series Editor(s): Sharpe, Pamela; Summerfield, Penny; Abrams, Lynn; Beattie, Cordelia. Num Pages: 257 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBJD1; HBTB; JFSJ1; VFV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 141 x 15. Weight in Grams: 332.
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 257
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719068935
- ISBN
- 9780719068935
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 26.96
€ 26.99
€ 26.96
Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages, 21. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; HBTP; JFC; JPFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 371.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801483264
- ISBN
- 9780801483264
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 42.06
€ 46.99
€ 42.06
Hardback. Num Pages: 256 pages, 15 illustrations, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB; JFMX; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Pennsylvania State University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780271021256
- ISBN
- 9780271021256
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 78.37€ 65.98
€ 78.37
€ 65.98
Hardback. Editor(s): McCann, Katherine D.; North, Tracy. Num Pages: 720 pages. BIC Classification: 1KL; HBTB; JFSL4; JHB; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Weight in Grams: 1106.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press United States
- Number of pages
- 720
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781477309568
- ISBN
- 9781477309568
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 139.23
€ 139.23
Hardcover. Katherine C. Mooney recaptures the sights, sensations, and illusions of America's first mass spectator sport. Her central characters are not the elite white owners of slaves and thoroughbreds but the black jockeys, grooms, and horse trainers who called themselves race horse men and made the racetrack run--until Jim Crow drove them from their jobs. Num Pages: 290 pages, Illustrations (black and white). BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBTS; JFSL3; WSNB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 166 x 236 x 26. Weight in Grams: 668.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674281424
- ISBN
- 9780674281424
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 39.84
€ 47.99
€ 39.84
This book explores the Papal Inquisition in Modena and the status of Jews in an early modern Italian duchy. Its purpose is to deepen existing insights into the role of the former and thus lead to a better understanding of how the tribunal assumed jurisdiction over a practicing Jewish community in the seventeenth century. Series: Studies in Early Modern European History. Num Pages: 336 pages, 6 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBLH; HBTB; JFFP; JFSR1. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 236 x 164 x 28. Weight in Grams: 608.
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719085192
- ISBN
- 9780719085192
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 152.06
€ 152.06
Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, 15 black & white halftones, 1 maps. BIC Classification: 1DVP; 3JJP; HBJD; HBLW; HBTB; JPFF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 371.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781501704383
- ISBN
- 9781501704383
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 21.82
€ 23.99
€ 21.82
Hardcover. An exploration of women's experiences and the impact of their activities on the history and landscape of St Louis. Beginning with the colonial period and ending in the 1960s, each chapter identifies the experiences of women in a specific time period and sites of their public activities. Series: Missouri Historical Society Press. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBBNU; HBJK; HBTB; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 279 x 216 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1211.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Missouri History Museum Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781883982300
- ISBN
- 9781883982300
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 51.04€ 29.52
€ 51.04
€ 29.52