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History: specific events & topics

Paperback. Describes the conquest of Paraguay and the River Plate, of the Yucatan in Mexico, the only partial conquest of Chile, and battles with the French over Florida, and then, in the 1580s, the extraordinary projection of Spanish power across the Pacific to conquer the Philippines. This is book deals withe the history of the Spanish Empire. Num Pages: 496 pages, 16 pp colour. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 3JB; HBLH; HBTQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 134 x 247 x 26. Weight in Grams: 374.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141034478
ISBN
9780141034478
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.95

Paperback. The rise and fall of the business of slave trading - by a bestselling historian Num Pages: 928 pages, 75, 10 maps. BIC Classification: HBTB; HBTS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 154 x 59. Weight in Grams: 1084.
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Number of pages
928
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780753820568
ISBN
9780753820568
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 18.97

Hardback. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Rutgers University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813554389
ISBN
9780813554389
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 68.70

Paperback. An insider's account of the drama of Muslim women's lives in Egypt Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1HBE; HBTB; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 19. Weight in Grams: 234.
Publisher
Abacus Software
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780349119809
ISBN
9780349119809
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 12.64

Paperback. The first major study of the relationship between army and society in the early Islamic period, which reveals the pivotal role of the military in politics and offers a timely reassessment of the early Islamic State. Series: Warfare and History. Num Pages: 256 pages, 7 b&w photographs, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1QFM; HBJF; HBLC; HBT; JWA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 157 x 14. Weight in Grams: 384.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
252
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415250931
ISBN
9780415250931
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 64.25

Paperback.

The first history in English of the political history of Muslim Spain and Portugal, based on vividly translated Arab sources, this volume provides comprehensive coverage of events across the whole of the region from 711 to the fall of Granada in 1492.

Num Pages: 358 pages, maps, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 1DSP; 3H; HBJD; HBTB; HBTQ; HBTR; JFSR2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 137 x 19. Weight in Grams: 428.
Publisher
Pearson Education Limited United Kingdom
Number of pages
360
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780582495159
ISBN
9780582495159
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 63.65

Hardback. Traces the evolution of the Abbey Theatre from amateur organization to professional theatre of international renown, examining its history within the context of Ireland's social and political environment and in relation to its playwrights, directors, andactors. Num Pages: 306 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJ; AN; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 278 x 153 x 22. Weight in Grams: 635. 8vo. .20th century Ireland. . Good copy.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1979
Edition
1st US - 1st Printing
SKU
KEX0276815
ISBN
9780231049061
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 20.00

Paperback. An in-depth look at the history, culture and physical landscape of bowls in Britain. Editor(s): Inglis, Simon. Series: Played in Britain. Num Pages: 232 pages, 500. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBTB; WSJY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 211 x 17. Weight in Grams: 758.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Historic England
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781905624980
ISBN
9781905624980
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 21.58

Paperback. .
Publisher
Amberley Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781445664040
ISBN
9781445664040
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 16.77

Paperback. 8vo.good copy. Maritime History.The Sea
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
North Carolina Div of Archives
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1986
Edition
12th Edition
SKU
KEX0254430
ISBN
9780865261006
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Hardcover. Identifying key events, practices, stakeholders and institutions in the history of French cycling, this volume presents an interdisciplinary analysis of how cycling has been significant in French society and culture since the late Nineteenth century. Series: Contemporary French and Francophone Cultures. Num Pages: 290 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDF; HBJD; HBTB; WSBX; WSQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 164 x 21. Weight in Grams: 590.
Publisher
Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
290
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846318351
ISBN
9781846318351
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 70.91

Hardcover. Hugh Crow was the captain of a slave-trading vessel which made one of the last legal journeys across the Atlantic with its 'human cargo'. This is a highly engaging, rare, first-hand account written by a staunch defender of the slave trade. Crow depicts himself as an enlightened practitioner of the trade, concerned with the welfare of his 'negroes'. Num Pages: 224 pages, 11 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 161 x 231 x 20. Weight in Grams: 522.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Bodleian Library, University of Oxford
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781851243211
ISBN
9781851243211
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 16.95

Paperback. A fascinating, first-person account of a historic era in the struggle for black empowerment in America. Editor(s): Morrison, Toni. Num Pages: 248 pages, 14 B&W photographs. BIC Classification: JF; JPWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 142 x 20. Weight in Grams: 344.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
City Lights Books United States
Edition
Reissue
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780872865297
ISBN
9780872865297
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.46

Paperback. Five of the six essays are based on lectures delivered at an April 2000 symposium arranged by the Center for Holocaust Studies at the University of Vermont. Historians discuss such topics as the ideology of elimination: American and German eugenics, 1900- 45; the Nazi campaign against tobacco: scien Editor(s): Nicosia, Francis R.; Huener, Jonathan. Num Pages: 176 pages, index. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; HBJD; HBTZ1; MBDC; MBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 147 x 222 x 17. Weight in Grams: 330.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Berghahn Books, Incorporated United States
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9781571813862
ISBN
9781571813862
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 154.25

Paperback. The 2009 quadricentennial celebrations commemorating the discovery of the Hudson River by Henry Hudson will also spotlight one of our deepest and most enduring national legacies. This book takes needed stock of the remarkable past created by the settlers of New Netherlands. Editor(s): Panetta, Roger. Num Pages: 450 pages, 2 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3J; HBJK; HBTB; JFC; JFFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 181 x 253 x 34. Weight in Grams: 1104.
Edition
Illustrated
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
450
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823230402
ISBN
9780823230402
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 59.42
€ 58.58

Hardback. Wiesel called the genocide of the Armenians during the First World War 'the Holocaust before the Holocaust'. Around one and a half million Armenians - men, women and children - were slaughtered at the time of the First World War. This book outlines some of the historical facts and consequences of the massacres. Editor(s): Voss, Huberta von. Num Pages: 50 photographs. BIC Classification: 1DVUR; HBJD; HBLW; HBTZ. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 163 x 24. Weight in Grams: 618.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Berghahn Books United Kingdom
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845452575
ISBN
9781845452575
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 166.94

paperback. A portrait and revisionist study of the famous Native leader Powhatan and his realm, which encompassed the Tidewater area of Virginia from the James River to the Potomac River. This work illuminates alternative conceptions of power and cosmology that force reconsideration of important components of Powhatan society. Num Pages: 12 figures, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBBFV; 3JD; HBJK; HBLH; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 230 x 31. Weight in Grams: 472.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780803260375
ISBN
9780803260375
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.20

Paperback. Paperback, white spine (blank). Cover is slightly worn
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Swordbond Ltd London
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1983
SKU
KON0819339
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 20.99
€ 5.49

paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Seven Stories Press United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9781609801342
ISBN
9781609801342
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 14.51

paperback. A highly readable history and almost encyclopedic reference work, with information on every pertinent aspect of farming and country life. Editor(s): Lapping, Mark B. Num Pages: 394 pages, 36 illus. 7 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; TBX; TV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 27. Weight in Grams: 513.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1982
Publisher
University Press of New England United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
394
Condition
New
SKU
V9780874512144
ISBN
9780874512144
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 34.23

Paperback.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752446615
ISBN
9780752446615
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.54

Hardback. This brief history connects the past and present of utopian thought, from the first utopias in ancient Greece, right up to present day visions of cyberspace communities and paradise. Series: Wiley Blackwell Brief Histories of Religion. Num Pages: 304 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFCX; JPFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 145 x 19. Weight in Grams: 442.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405183291
ISBN
9781405183291
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 95.40

Paperback. Describes the urban bachelor life that took shape in the late nineteenth century, when a significant population of single men migrated to American cities. This book also describe a complex subculture that continues to affect the larger meanings of manhood and manliness in American society. Num Pages: 352 pages, 24 halftones, 9 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; JFC; JFSG; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 542.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691070551
ISBN
9780691070551
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 57.04
€ 44.83

Hardback. Before Thomas Edison, light and fire were thought to be one and the same. Turns out, they were separate things altogether. This book explores how our sudden interconnectedness, both physically, as through the railroad, and through inventions like the telegraph, changed our concept of time and place forever. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 147 x 18. Weight in Grams: 385.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780892728169
ISBN
9780892728169
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.10

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