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History: specific events & topics

Paperback. What was it like to be a slave in colonial South Africa? What difference did freedom make? John Edwin Mason presents complex answers after delving into the slaves' experience within the slaveholding patriarchal household, primarily during the period from 1820 to 1850. Series: Reconsiderations in Southern African History. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; 3JH; HBJH; HBLL; HBTB; HBTS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 158 x 22. Weight in Grams: 502.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
University of Virginia Press
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813921792
ISBN
9780813921792
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.77

Hardcover. What was it like to be a slave in colonial South Africa? What difference did freedom make? John Edwin Mason presents complex answers after delving into the slaves' experience within the slaveholding patriarchal household, primarily during the period from 1820 to 1850. Series: Reconsiderations in Southern African History. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; 3JH; HBJH; HBLL; HBTB; HBTS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 28. Weight in Grams: 644.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
University of Virginia Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813921785
ISBN
9780813921785
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 93.34

Paperback. This book outlines the history of theatres and music halls from the late 16th century to the present time, noting changing fashions in entertainment and evolving official attitudes to safety that have, at various times, influenced the architectural characters of the buildings. Series: Shire album. Num Pages: 56 pages, illustrations, (some colour ). BIC Classification: 1DBK; AN; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 149 x 210 x 6. Weight in Grams: 168. New.
Publisher
Shire Publications
Number of pages
56
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
9780747806271
ISBN
9780747806271
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 4.99

Paperback. 'The Monster Evil' represents the first significant account of all forms of 19th-century interpersonal violence in any British city. Num Pages: 281 pages, 5 black & white illustrations, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1DBKENL; 3JH; HBTB; JFFE; JKSW1; JKV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 158 x 17. Weight in Grams: 460.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
281
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846316838
ISBN
9781846316838
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 36.30

Hardback. With over 1800 entries ranging from Helen Abell (historic preservationist), to Sebastian Zorn (twice president of the Lousiville Water Company), this work aims to offer a detailed reference to Louisville - Kentucky's first chartered city. Editor(s): Kleber, John E. Num Pages: 992 pages, 306 photographs, 79 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBSK; GBC; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 279 x 216 x 58. Weight in Grams: 2631.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
The University Press of Kentucky United States
Number of pages
992
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813121000
ISBN
9780813121000
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 78.12

Paperback. This work traces the yearning for contact not only through philosophy and literature but also by exploring the cultural reception of communication technologies from the telegraph to the radio. It is an account of a complex concept that has both shaped us and been shaped by us. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBT; JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 155 x 235 x 23. Weight in Grams: 480.
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226662770
ISBN
9780226662770
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 26.02

Paperback. Num Pages: 344 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBT; MBNH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 255 x 23. Weight in Grams: 496.
Publisher
University of Illinois Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252062766
ISBN
9780252062766
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.59

Hardcover. Recovers the lasting significance of the radical ideas of Coleman Street Ward by exploring their wider Atlantic history and revealing how republican radicals redefined themselves against the emergent economy of empire. Num Pages: 400 pages, 9 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JD; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 658.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226157658
ISBN
9780226157658
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 42.71

Paperback. The history of American gender and sexuality is examined here through a case study of the YMCA, the organization devoted to young men. After 1900 the YMCA seemed to grow hostile towards masculine love, reflecting the struggle and shifting societal mores about masculine friendship and intimacy. Series: Chicago Series on Sexuality, History & Society. Num Pages: 274 pages, 16 halftones, 2 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB; JFSK2; JKS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 390.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
274
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226907857
ISBN
9780226907857
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 25.76

Paperback. Traces the monumental battle waged by civil rights organizations and by local people to establish basic human rights for all citizens of Mississippi Series: Blacks in the New World. Num Pages: 560 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 29. Weight in Grams: 752.
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
560
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252065071
ISBN
9780252065071
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.40

Hardcover. Based on cultural studies, gender studies, and the study of popular cinema, this anthology offers an account by focusing on popular genres, famous stars, and dominant practices, by taking into account the complicated relationships between East vs West German, German vs European, and European vs American cinemas. Editor(s): Davidson, John; Hake, Sabine. Series: Film Europa. Num Pages: 258 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJPG; APF; HBTB. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 516.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Berghahn Books
Edition
1st Edition in this form
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845452049
ISBN
9781845452049
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 155.28

Hardcover. "Includes bibliography. Commissioning organisation: John Darwin. [ix, 232] p. 22 cm. Paperback. As new." Keywords: "History - Britain - Post-war Period, 1946-Present,History - Social & Economic History - Imperialism,Subjects - History - General,Subject"
Condition
Used, Like New
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
232
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1988
Edition
1988th Edition
SKU
KEX0164467
ISBN
9780333292563
Hardback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 110.22

Paperback. Offers a both controversial and comprehensive historical analysis of how the British Empire worked. This book shows how diverse, contradictory and in many ways chaotic the British Empire really was, controlled by interests that were often at loggerheads, and as much driven on by others' weaknesses as by its own strength. Num Pages: 496 pages, 16 bw interleaved. BIC Classification: 1QDB; HBG; HBJD1; HBTQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 23. Weight in Grams: 338.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
496
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846140891
ISBN
9781846140891
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.37

Hardcover. Num Pages: 350 pages, index. BIC Classification: 3JF; HBJD; HBLL; HBTV; JPWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 243 x 162 x 26. Weight in Grams: 722.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Liberty Fund Inc United States
Edition
y First printing
Number of pages
350
Condition
New
SKU
V9780865972803
ISBN
9780865972803
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 21.31

Hardback. A comprehensive overview of the activities of the British navy in the Baltic Sea from the earliest times until the twentieth century. Num Pages: 304 pages, 3 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1QSB; HBJD1; HBTM; HBW; JWF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 171 x 24. Weight in Grams: 680.
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843839477
ISBN
9781843839477
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 114.97

Hardcover. A study of how narratives of travel through the antebellum South helped construct an American national identity during the years between the Revolutionary and the Civil Wars. The author makes his case on the basis of a broad range of texts including slave narratives, domestic literature, soldiers' diaries, and traditional forms of travel writing. Num Pages: 264 pages, 2 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBBF; 3JH; HBTB; WTLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 513.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University of Georgia Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780820327655
ISBN
9780820327655
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 62.52

Hardcover. This is a lively, narrative history of the world's great weather tragedies - the greatest storms in history - and the epic quest by pioneering scientists to figure out how to accurately predict the weather. It tells the story of the development of meterology from the time of Aristotle up to current-day breakthroughs in weather prediction. Num Pages: 252 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: HBT; RBP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 163 x 21. Weight in Grams: 534.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
252
Condition
New
SKU
V9780471381082
ISBN
9780471381082
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 30.45

hardcover. Editor(s): Langlois, John D. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 516 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 2AB; DNF; HBJF; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 29. Weight in Grams: 885.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
516
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691642666
ISBN
9780691642666
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 250.20

Hardcover. The ASTI has rich history in representing the teaching profession and in promoting second-level education and has been a dynamic force in the education sector in Ireland. This work provides a social and historical account of the ASTI's role in the development of second-level education and the teaching profession in Ireland. Num Pages: 392 pages, Illustrations (some col.), ports. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBTB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 241 x 170 x 36. Weight in Grams: 810.
Publisher
Cork University Press
Number of pages
392
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9781859184608
ISBN
9781859184608
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 39.00
€ 31.26

Hardcover. The Great Famine is possibly the most pivotal event/experience in modern Irish history. Its global reach and implications cannot be underestimated. In terms of mortality, it is now widely accepted that over a million people perished between the years 1845-1852 and at least one million and a quarter fled the country. Editor(s): Crowley, John; Smyth, William J.; Murphy, Mike. Num Pages: 728 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB; JFFC1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 304 x 240 x 48. Weight in Grams: 3718.
Publisher
Cork University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781859184790
ISBN
9781859184790
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 69.00
€ 52.59

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