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History: specific events & topics

Hardback. When the 'unsinkable' White Star liner, RMS Titanic, struck an iceberg on her maiden voyage across the Atlantic on 14 April 1912, she sank with the loss of 1,503 lives; 705 survived the disaster. Num Pages: 128 pages, 100 colour & b/w. BIC Classification: 1QSAN; 3JJC; HBTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 138 x 192 x 14. Weight in Grams: 270.
Edition
Illustrated
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Number of pages
114
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780750948456
ISBN
9780750948456
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 11.92

Paperback. The Black Death is considered by many to be the great watershed in medieval history, as it ravaged a continent, killed millions and decimated economies. The author sees in this catastrophe the birth of technologically advanced societies, struggling to create labour-saving devices. Editor(s): Cohn Jr., Samuel K. Series: European history series. Num Pages: 128 pages, 1 chart. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JB; HBJD; HBLC; HBTB; JFC; MBN; MBX; TB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 144 x 10. Weight in Grams: 128.
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674076136
ISBN
9780674076136
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 26.76

Paperback. Prehistoric drummers used natural acoustics to recreate natural sound. In classical Europe, orators turned the human voice into a lyrical instrument. In Buddhist temples, the icons' ears were exaggerated to represent their spiritual power. This book explores the role of sound, noise and listening in 100,000 years of human history. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: GTC; HBTB; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 26. Weight in Grams: 324.
Publisher
Profile Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
402
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781250907
ISBN
9781781250907
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.27

Paperback. The astonishing story of the 1930s project that gave birth to Mass Observation Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKENL; 3JJG; HBJD1; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 197 x 21. Weight in Grams: 276.
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780227801
ISBN
9781780227801
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.85

paperback. Records of prices span the entire range of history, from medieval grain prices to modern statistics. Going beyond the economic data, this text gives a history of the people of the Western world: the economic patterns they lived in, and the politics, culture and society they created as a result. Num Pages: 552 pages, tables, graphs, and maps. BIC Classification: HBG; HBTB; JHBC; KCC; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 35. Weight in Grams: 846.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Oxford University Press, U.S.A.
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
9780195121216
ISBN
9780195121216
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 31.97

Hardcover. Num Pages: 292 pages, 245. BIC Classification: 1DBKW; HBTK; HDW; KNAT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 286 x 226 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1662.
Publisher
Royal Commission on the Ancient & Historical Monuments of Wales
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781871184518
ISBN
9781871184518
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 60.01

Hardcover. A story of the transformation of the British pub, this book draws on sources from gender studies, cultural history, literature, architecture, and urban planning, without neglecting the crucial role of ideology, economics, and politics. It appeals to specialists, and also to those interested in the history of a pivotal English social institution. Num Pages: 356 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DB; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 31. Weight in Grams: 721.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Northern Illinois University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780875803357
ISBN
9780875803357
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 62.64

Hardback. David Gutierrez and his contributors have produced this volume that provides interpretations of recent Latino history, including the six major groups, as well as insight into the major areas of contention and debate that characterize Latino scholarship in the early 21st century. Editor(s): Gutierrez, David G. Num Pages: 512 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPK; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 150 x 221 x 38. Weight in Grams: 953.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
512
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231118088
ISBN
9780231118088
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 118.15
€ 90.18

Paperback. Series: Rural Studies. Num Pages: 208 pages, 17 b&w illustrations, 6 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBE; 3J; HBTB; RNT; RP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 139 x 18. Weight in Grams: 308.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Pennsylvania State University Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780271019512
ISBN
9780271019512
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.46

Paperback. Aims to provide a definitive history of global football. Num Pages: 992 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: HBT; WSJA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 155 x 49. Weight in Grams: 954.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Penguin
Condition
New
SKU
9780141015828
ISBN
9780141015828
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 18.37

Hardback. .
Publisher
Pen & Sword Books Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781526704085
ISBN
9781526704085
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.56

Paperback. Draws on a variety of eyewitness accounts, letters, and governmental documents to examine the causes of the Haitian Revolution and the impact it had on the eighteenth-century Atlantic world. Num Pages: 262 pages, map. BIC Classification: 1KJH; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 310.
Publisher
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780872208650
ISBN
9780872208650
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 19.75

Hardback. .
Publisher
Berghahn Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781785334986
ISBN
9781785334986
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 136.76

Paperback. Num Pages: 396 pages, 36 b/w illustrations, 4 maps. BIC Classification: HBTV; JPWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 636.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
University of California Press
Edition
New Ed
Number of pages
396
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520243279
ISBN
9780520243279
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 26.55

paperback. Living with Strangers tells the story of the Sioux who moved into the Canadian-American borderlands in the later years of the nineteenth century. David G. McCrady's award-winning study crosses national boundaries to examine how Native peoples on both sides of the border reacted to the arrival of the Sioux. Num Pages: 200 pages, 14 halftones; 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 300.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442609907
ISBN
9781442609907
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.83

Hardback. Amidst the revolutionary euphoria of August 1945, most Vietnamese believed that colonialism and war were being left behind in favor of independence and modernization. In this title, the author explains what became the largest, most intense mobilization of human resources ever seen in Vietnam. Series: From Indochina to Vietnam: Revolution and War in a Global Perspective. Num Pages: 748 pages, 30 b/w photographs, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 3JJPG; HBJF; HBLW; HBTV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 163 x 47. Weight in Grams: 1124.
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
748
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Edition
First
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520274150
ISBN
9780520274150
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 83.88
€ 64.94

Paperback. First published in 1940, David Mandelbaum's study remains the definitive account of the Plains Cree. In this revised edition, first reprinted in 1978, it contains the original material dealing with the Plains Cree history and ethnology. Num Pages: 400 pages, b/w & colour illus. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 680.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1978
Publisher
Canadian Plains Research Center
Condition
New
SKU
V9780889770133
ISBN
9780889770133
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 26.29

Paperback. Presents the story of the battle of Plattsburgh during the War of 1812, wherein, despite the odds, the Americans managed to thwart the British, the world's strongest naval power. This title explores the immediacy and immensity of the British threat, the bloody reality of naval warfare, and the consequences of the American victory against odds. Num Pages: 296 pages, 1 map, 1 image. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 4039 x 15. Weight in Grams: 404.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803227941
ISBN
9780803227941
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 20.88

Paperback. During the Second World War, East Kent was at the forefront of the defence of the United Kingdom. In 1940 the ports of Dover, Ramsgate, Folkestone and Margate took part in the Dunkirk evacuation, while airfields such as Manston, Hawkinge and Lympne were active in refuelling aircraft involved in the Battle of Britain. Series: Britain in Old Photographs. Num Pages: 192 pages, 200ill. BIC Classification: HBJD1; HBTB; WQP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 166 x 9. Weight in Grams: 316.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Condition
New
SKU
V9780750907743
ISBN
9780750907743
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.96

Paperback. The story of the most controversial Test series in cricket's history. Num Pages: 480 pages, b&w photographs. BIC Classification: HBT; WSJC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 29. Weight in Grams: 344. The Full Story of the Most Sensational Test Cricket Series: Australia V England 1932-33. 480 pages, b&w photographs. The story of the most controversial Test series in cricket's history. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: HBT; WSJC. Dimension: 196 x 129 x 29. Weight: 332.
Publisher
Aurum Press Ltd
Number of pages
480
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9781854109316
ISBN
9781854109316
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 20.07

Paperback. Num Pages: 296 pages, 11ill. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLH; HBTQ; HBTR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 137 x 16. Weight in Grams: 349. Paperback in good to very good condition. Some shelf wear.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Hachette Books
Number of pages
296
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1989
SKU
KRF0020529
ISBN
9780306803529
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. A lively look at the ghosts of old New York's nightlife Num Pages: 320 pages, 24 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JH; 3JJ; AMGC; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 20. Weight in Grams: 414.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
NYU Press
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814727638
ISBN
9780814727638
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 28.62

Hardback. A study of Australia's attempt in the late 1980s and early 1990s to prosecute three individuals for crimes committed in German-occupied Ukraine Num Pages: 392 pages, 8 illustrations, 1 table. BIC Classification: HBG; HBJD; HBTZ1; HBWQ; LBBS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 33. Weight in Grams: 726.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
392
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780803234123
ISBN
9780803234123
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 60.12

Hardcover. The Queen Alexander Hosptial Home Num Pages: 144 pages, 61 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; HBTB; JFFG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 256 x 180 x 15. Weight in Grams: 572. Good copy in dustwrapper 4to Illustrated. The History of Nursing and Hospital Histories.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Phillimore
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KEX0304569
ISBN
9781860770555
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 25.00

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