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History: specific events & topics
Sheet map. At the turn of the 20th century the rail network extended to over 23,000 miles, very nearly the circumference of the world - the greatest length it was ever to achieve. Some urban routes had closed and later, hundreds of rural lines and stations succumbed to the Beeching axe. This title shows the network in its heyday before the decline commenced. Series: Old House. BIC Classification: HBTP1; WGF; WQN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 150 x 7. Weight in Grams: 124. New.
- Publisher
- Old House Books
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- Facsimile map
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781908402134
- ISBN
- 9781908402134
Condition: New
€ 12.23
€ 12.23
Paperback. George Bird Grinnell was a zoologist by training. He accompanied Custer's Black Hills expedition as a naturalist in 1874 and from that time until his death in 1938 was closely associated with the Cheyennes and other Plains tribes. In this title, he looks at its warmaking and warrior societies, healing practices and responses to European diseases. Num Pages: 478 pages, Illus., map. BIC Classification: 1KB; HBTB; JFSL9; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 31. Weight in Grams: 667.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1972
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 478
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803257726
- ISBN
- 9780803257726
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 29.27
€ 29.99
€ 29.27
Paperback. Num Pages: 384 pages, 130 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJC; HBLW; HBTM; WGG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 175 x 244 x 24. Weight in Grams: 938.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780750967990
- ISBN
- 9780750967990
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.25
€ 26.99
€ 23.25
Paperback. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: 1QSAN; 3JJC; HBG; HBLW; HBTM; WGG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 159 x 234 x 25. Weight in Grams: 526.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780750961899
- ISBN
- 9780750961899
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.45
€ 26.99
€ 23.45
Paperback. During the Civil War, Americans from homefront to battlefront played baseball as never before. This work gives us a commentary of the growth and transformation of baseball. It shows that the game was a vital part of the lives of many a soldier and civilian - and that baseball's popularity had everything to do with surging American nationalism. Num Pages: 168 pages, 15 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBTB; WSJT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 28.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 168
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691130439
- ISBN
- 9780691130439
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 18.46
€ 24.99
€ 18.46
Hardback. A guide to Victorian domestic life. Packed with pithy advices, it covers everything from entertaining and etiquette to household management, and takes in consideration discussion of such matters as how singing might prevent consumption, which ointments removes freckles, and why chess should on no account ever be played at a ball. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; HBTB; WJX; WKH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 139 x 20. Weight in Grams: 308.
- Publisher
- Cornerstone
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781847945846
- ISBN
- 9781847945846
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 5.70
€ 15.99
€ 5.70
Paperback. This 1748 publication documents the extraordinary and lucrative circumnavigation accomplished by the British naval officer George Anson in 1740-4. Editor(s): Walter, Richard. Series: Cambridge Library Collection - Maritime Exploration. Num Pages: 590 pages, 32 b/w illus. 10 maps. BIC Classification: HBTP; WTLP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 298 x 211 x 31. Weight in Grams: 1424.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 590
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781108074995
- ISBN
- 9781108074995
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 77.50
€ 77.50
Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 187 x 127 x 15. Weight in Grams: 227.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780226412306
- ISBN
- 9780226412306
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 17.14
€ 19.99
€ 17.14
Hardcover. Num Pages: 184 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; HBJK; HBLW3; HBTW; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 152. Weight in Grams: 760.
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764352393
- ISBN
- 9780764352393
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 24.70
€ 36.99
€ 24.70
Paperback. A series of essays treating, among other topics, the definition of orthodox Marxism, the question of legality and illegality, Rosa Luxemburg as a Marxist, the changing function of Historic Marxism, class consciousness, and the substantiation and consciousness of the Proletariat. Num Pages: 408 pages. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFS. Category: (P) Professional & Scholarly; (UP) Postgraduate; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 203 x 133 x 17. Weight in Grams: 500.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1972
- Publisher
- MIT Press Ltd
- Edition
- MIT Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780262620208
- ISBN
- 9780262620208
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 56.45€ 53.59
€ 56.45
€ 53.59
Paperback. Translator(s): Livingstone, R. Num Pages: 397 pages. BIC Classification: HBG; HBTB; JFS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 22. Weight in Grams: 518.
- Publisher
- The Merlin Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 397
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1975
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780850361971
- ISBN
- 9780850361971
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.27
€ 26.99
€ 23.27
Paperback. Composed at the height of the Hundred Years War by Geoffroi de Charny, one of the most respected knights of his age, A Knight's Own Book of Chivalry is an invaluable guide to fourteenth-century knighthood. Translator(s): Kennedy, Elspeth. Series: The Middle Ages Series. Num Pages: 128 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3H; HBTB; JHBT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 170 x 9. Weight in Grams: 208.
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 124
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812219098
- ISBN
- 9780812219098
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 26.93
€ 26.99
€ 26.93
Paperback. Tells the story of East Timor, a half-island that suffered genocide after Indonesia invaded in 1975, and which was again laid to waste after the population voted for independence from Indonesia in 1999. This title provides a first-person account of the violence, as well as an assessment of the politics and history behind it. Series: Human Rights and Crimes Against Humanity. Num Pages: 344 pages, 22 halftones. BIC Classification: 1FMNT; HBTZ; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 157 x 18. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 344
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691150178
- ISBN
- 9780691150178
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 28.70
€ 40.99
€ 28.70
Paperback.
- Publisher
- Shire Publications Ltd
- Number of pages
- 80
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- 2nd Revised edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780747803249
- ISBN
- 9780747803249
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 7.59
€ 7.59
Hardcover. Num Pages: 305 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; HBTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 262 x 209 x 29. Weight in Grams: 1154.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Tidewater Pub
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780870335112
- ISBN
- 9780870335112
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 48.99€ 31.92
€ 48.99
€ 31.92
Paperback. This Handbook shows that Business History is a wide-ranging and dynamic area of study, producing compelling empirical data, which has sometimes confirmed and sometimes contested widely-held views in management and the social sciences. A key reference work for scholars of Business History, and a fascinating resource for social scientists in general. Series: Oxford Handbooks in Business and Management C. Num Pages: 736 pages, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: HBT; KJ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 245 x 171 x 41. Weight in Grams: 1210.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 736
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199573950
- ISBN
- 9780199573950
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.75
€ 54.75
Paperback. A study of the evolution of an English sense of nationhood and of the distinctive characteristics of England and the English that gave it form and substance. Covering 12 centuries, this is a one-volume history of the English nation, from its origins to the present. Series: Peoples of Europe. Num Pages: 264 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; HBJD1; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 156 x 230 x 14. Weight in Grams: 374.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631196068
- ISBN
- 9780631196068
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 46.42
€ 46.99
€ 46.42
Hardcover. Series: Dedalus Concept Books. Num Pages: 240 pages, 28 black and whilte illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTB; WBXD3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 135 x 24. Weight in Grams: 336.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Dedalus Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781907650048
- ISBN
- 9781907650048
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.30
€ 19.99
€ 18.30
hardcover. Ranging from discussions of the natural world, livelihoods, and religious and intellectual encounters to language play, crime and punishment, and gender, this book replays the themes of enduring hybridity and "creolization" of cultures dating from the first great encounter between Europe and Asia. Series: World Social Change. Num Pages: 360 pages, illustrations, glossary. BIC Classification: 1D; 1F; 3J; HBTB; JFC; JFFS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 156 x 21. Weight in Grams: 594.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742526617
- ISBN
- 9780742526617
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 188.48
€ 188.48
Paperback. The oboe is an instrument with a long and rich history. In this book two distinguished oboist-musicologists trace that history from its beginnings to the 21st century, discussing how and why the oboe evolved, what music was written for it, and which players were prominent. Series: Yale Musical Instrument Series. Num Pages: 352 pages, 45 black-&-white illustrations, 20 colour plates, Discography. BIC Classification: AVRN; HBT. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 175 x 249 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1080.
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300100532
- ISBN
- 9780300100532
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.64
€ 33.99
€ 24.64
Hardcover. Illustrated 8vo.Good copy in slightly worn original cloth . Maritime History.The Sea.
- Condition
- Used, Good
- Publisher
- Charles Scribner's Sons
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1972
- SKU
- KEX0254503
Hardback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJF; 3JJG; HBJD1; HBTV; JFSC; JHBL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 137 x 291 x 23. Weight in Grams: 352.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Pluto Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- 9780745336602
- ISBN
- 9780745336602
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 22.99€ 19.61
€ 22.99
€ 19.61
Paperback. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; HBJD1; HBTB; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 192 x 17. Weight in Grams: 208.
- Publisher
- Harbour Books (East) Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781905128303
- ISBN
- 9781905128303
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.27
€ 13.99
€ 13.27
Paperback. This is the story of the many industries found in London during the industrial revolution and beyond. It looks at long lost breweries, synthetic dyes, plastics, leatherworks and more. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; HBJD1; HBTK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 572.
- Publisher
- The History Press
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752487281
- ISBN
- 9780752487281
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 20.41
€ 21.99
€ 20.41