History: specific events & topics
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History: specific events & topics
Paperback. How was Elizabeth Bennett expected to respond to Mr Darcy's fumbled advances? How was a mother meant to present her daughter to society for the first time? Read the manuals and 'conduct books' every respectful Regency lady was required to read before embarking on the long courtship process made famous by the novels of Jane Austen. Num Pages: 288 pages, 15. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JF; 3JH; FZC; HBTB; WJX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
- Publisher
- Amberley Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781445651729
- ISBN
- 9781445651729
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 15.15
€ 16.99
€ 15.15
Hardback. This work consists of essays dealing with the astronomical knowledge and beliefs of cultures outside the United States and Europe. It includes essays on Astronomy and Religion, Astronomy and Myth, and Astronomy and Astrology. Editor(s): Selin, Helaine. Series: Science Across Cultures: The History of Non-Western Science. Num Pages: 688 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBT; JFC; PDX; WNX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 36. Weight in Grams: 1138.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 688
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792363637
- ISBN
- 9780792363637
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 415.72
€ 415.72
paperback. Reveals how thousands of California natives died from 1847 to 1865 from starvation, disease, drunkenness, enslavement, rape, murder, and warfare. This book editor lets the documents tell the story and provides an organization and balance which make it possible to trace themes while letting the reader draw the conclusions. Editor(s): Heizer, Robert F. Num Pages: 321 pages, Illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 486.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Bison Books United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 321
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803272620
- ISBN
- 9780803272620
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.58
€ 32.99
€ 29.58
Hardback. Num Pages: 360 pages, over 350 black and white photographs, line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DFG; HBT; JWG; JWMV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 286 x 224 x 31. Weight in Grams: 1996. An Illustrated History. 360 pages, illustrations. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DFG; HBT; JWG; JWMV. Dimension: 286 x 224 x 31. Weight: 1994.
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764317842
- ISBN
- 9780764317842
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 76.06€ 55.69
€ 76.06
€ 55.69
Paperback. This book looks at representations of the male body, sexuality and power in the arts in Mexico. It analyses literature, visual art and cinema produced from the 1870s to the present, focusing on the Porfirian regime, the Post-revolutionary era, the decadence of the revolutionary state and the emergence of the neo-liberal order in the 1980s. Series: New Directions in Latino American Cultures. Num Pages: 189 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFC; JFSJ; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2007
- Number of pages
- 189
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349369980
- ISBN
- 9781349369980
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 62.78
€ 62.78
Hardback. An in-depth study of the masculine self-fashioning of scientific practitioners in 19th and early 20th-century Britain, this book focusses on the British Association for the Advancement of Science, founded in 1831, exploring shifts in the public image of the 'man of science , and questioning the natural scientist as a modern masculine hero. Series: Genders and Sexualities in History. Num Pages: 240 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBJD1; HBTB; JFSJ; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 157 x 217 x 21. Weight in Grams: 464.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137311733
- ISBN
- 9781137311733
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 135.01
€ 135.01
Hardcover. In the late 1910s, Henry Ford relocated his industry to a Detroit suburb called Dearborn. Due to the high wages he paid, this became the first place in the nation where the modern "American dream" was realized: it was here that the ordinary person could own a house and a car. Num Pages: 230 pages, 15 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBNG; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB; KNDR. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Northern Illinois University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 230
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780875804903
- ISBN
- 9780875804903
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 138.75
€ 138.75
Paperback. Patchwork quilts are hugely evocative emblems of our domestic past. With no two quite the same, each example hints both at the story of the particular household in which it was produced and at a larger piece of social history. This book offers an introduction to an important aspect of British domestic history. Series: Shire Library. Num Pages: 64 pages, 10 b/w; 60 col. BIC Classification: 1DBK; AFWH; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 155 x 5. Weight in Grams: 150.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Shire Publications Ltd
- Number of pages
- 64
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780747812418
- ISBN
- 9780747812418
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.06
€ 11.99
€ 10.06
Paperback. A concise history of slavery in America, including the daily life of American slaves, the laws that sought to legitimize white supremacy, the anti-slavery movement, and the abolition of slavery Num Pages: 160 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 177 x 9. Weight in Grams: 126.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780199922680
- ISBN
- 9780199922680
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.99€ 11.61
€ 12.99
€ 11.61
Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 292 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJK; HBTB; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 571.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 292
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691635347
- ISBN
- 9780691635347
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 144.66
€ 144.66
Paperback. Num Pages: 234 pages, b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBT; RGBL; RNF; RNPD; WNP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 16. Weight in Grams: 348.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- McDonald & Woodward Publishing Company, US United States
- Number of pages
- 234
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780939923892
- ISBN
- 9780939923892
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 23.63
€ 34.99
€ 23.63
Paperback. Presents the first history of Maori war captives. Drawing on Maori oral sources as well the records of colonists, Petrie analyses freedom and unfreedom in traditional Maori society; the role of economics and mana in shaping captivity; and how the arrival of colonists, trade and war transformed Maori society and the place of captives. Num Pages: 384 pages, colour and b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1MBN; HBJM; HBTS; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 165. Weight in Grams: 525.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Auckland University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781869408305
- ISBN
- 9781869408305
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.08
€ 54.08
Paperback. The authors offer documentary evidence to support their conclusion that under capitalism the workers, despite long hours and other hardships of factory life, were better off financially, had more opportunities, and led a better life than had been the case before the Industrial Revolution. Editor(s): Hayek, F. A. Num Pages: 191 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBTB; JPFM; KCS; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 143 x 216 x 18. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1963
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st
- Number of pages
- 191
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226320724
- ISBN
- 9780226320724
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.52
€ 40.99
€ 31.52
Hardback. Compiling a portrait that's both fascinating and deliciously fun, Gastropolis explores the endlessly evolving relationship between New Yorkers and food. Series: Arts & Traditions of the Table: Perspectives on Culinary History. Num Pages: 368 pages, 36 b&w halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; HBJK; HBTB; JFCV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 29. Weight in Grams: 826.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231136532
- ISBN
- 9780231136532
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 49.08
€ 49.08
Paperback. A major re-examination of postwar American Jewry that debunks the assumption of silence Series: The Goldstein-Goren Series in American Jewish History. Num Pages: 540 pages, 26 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; HBJK; HBLW3; HBTZ1; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 220 x 147 x 32. Weight in Grams: 704.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- NYU Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814721223
- ISBN
- 9780814721223
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.81
€ 33.99
€ 30.81
Paperback. Manhattan's Lower East Side stands for Jewish experience in America. This is an account of one of our famous neighborhoods and its power to shape identity. It examines children's stories, novels, movies, museum exhibits, television shows, summer-camp reenactments, walking tours, and photos hung on deli walls far from Manhattan. Num Pages: 240 pages, 29 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JH; 3JJ; HBTB; JFSG; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 342.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- Second Printing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691095455
- ISBN
- 9780691095455
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.37
€ 46.99
€ 33.37
Paperback. Traces Jewish participation in American history - from the communities that sent formal letters of greeting to George Washington; to the three thousand Jewish men who fought for the Confederacy and the ten thousand who fought in the Union army; and, to the Jewish activists who devoted themselves to the labor movement and the civil rights movement. Series: Jewish Communities in the Modern World. Num Pages: 476 pages, 35 b/w photographs, 15 line illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 31. Weight in Grams: 485.
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 476
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520248489
- ISBN
- 9780520248489
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 26.47
€ 36.99
€ 26.47
Hardback. Series: African Histories and Modernities. Num Pages: 384 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; HBJH; HBTB; JFSL3; JPFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 160 x 218 x 26. Weight in Grams: 632.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137590879
- ISBN
- 9781137590879
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 135.85
€ 135.85
Paperback. A study of Arab politics in the late Ottoman Empire as viewed from the imperial capital in Istanbul. This analytical narrative of the young Turk period (1908-1918), discusses both Arab concerns and the policies of the Ottoman government toward the Arabs. Num Pages: 266 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1FB; 3JJC; 3JJF; HBJF1; HBTB; JFSR2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 266
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520204461
- ISBN
- 9780520204461
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 28.19
€ 38.99
€ 28.19
paperback. The International Longshore and Warehouse Union has been known from the start for its strong commitment to democracy, solidarity, and social justice. This title presents a collection of narratives that talk about the lives at work, on the picket line, and in the union of union leaders and rank-and-file workers. Num Pages: 352 pages, 50 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; HBTD; KNXB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5830 x 3895 x 23. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Edition
- Annotated
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295988849
- ISBN
- 9780295988849
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.95
€ 37.95
Hardcover. An Oral History of the ILWU. 320 pages, 50 illustrations. The International Longshore and Warehouse Union has been known from the start for its strong commitment to democracy, solidarity, and social justice. This title presents a collection of narratives that talk about the lives at work, on the picket line, and in the union of union leaders and rank-and-file workers. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; HBTD; KNXB. Dimension: 168 x 236 x 27. Weight: 728.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Univ of Washington Pr
- Edition
- annotated edition
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295988832
- ISBN
- 9780295988832
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 117.40
€ 117.40
Hardcover. There may be no greater source of anxiety for Americans today than the question of what to eat and drink. Are eggs the perfect protein, or are they cholesterol bombs? Is red wine good for my heart or bad for my liver? The author reveals the people and interests who have created and exploited these worries. Num Pages: 232 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; JFCV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 159 x 11. Weight in Grams: 456.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226473741
- ISBN
- 9780226473741
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 25.85
€ 32.99
€ 25.85
Hardback. Num Pages: 224 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; WSJT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 163 x 21. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Taylor Trade Publishing United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781589792548
- ISBN
- 9781589792548
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 21.71
€ 24.99
€ 21.71
Paperback. In this delightful history of the sport, Frommer captures the flavor, smell, and craziness of the early days of baseball. Starting with its invention in 1842 by the descendant of a British sea captain (and not Abner Doubleday), Frommer traces the development of the sport from the first games on a vacant lot at 27th and Madison in New York to the turn of the century, when the National League was emerging as the preeminent forum for truly professional baseball. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; WSJT. Dimension: 215 x 140. Weight in Grams: 286.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Lyons Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781630760069
- ISBN
- 9781630760069
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.85
€ 17.99
€ 16.85