History: specific events & topics
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History: specific events & topics
Paperback. Between the first revolution in February 1917, and Lenin's Bolshevik coup in October, Petrograd was in turmoil. Foreign visitors who filled hotels, bars and embassies were acutely aware of the chaos breaking out on their doorsteps. Among them were journalists, diplomats, businessmen, governesses and volunteer nurses. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JJF; HBJD; HBLW; HBTV4. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 197 x 35. Weight in Grams: 344.
- Publisher
- Windmill Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099592426
- ISBN
- 9780099592426
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.90
€ 15.99
€ 11.90
Paperback. On 4 July 1918, a new commandant took control of a closely guarded house in the Russian town of Ekaterinburg. His name was Yakov Yurovsky, and his prisoners were the Imperial family. Thirteen days later, at Yurovsky's command, the family was gunned down in a blaze of bullets. This title presents the story of those murders. Num Pages: 272 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JJF; HBJD; HBLW; HBTV4. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 197 x 132 x 20. Weight in Grams: 222.
- Publisher
- Cornerstone
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099520092
- ISBN
- 9780099520092
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.76
€ 13.99
€ 11.76
Paperback. Jet, a hard, black, shiny gen, closely related to coal, has been fashioned into jewellery and trinkets for generations, but during the Victorian period, when the ritual surrounding death and the long mourning of Queen Victoria made black fashionable, jet became hugely popular. This book traces the history of jet and the Whitby jet industry. Series: Shire Library. Num Pages: 56 pages, Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: 1DBKEYK; HBJD1; HBTK; WCP; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 150 x 4. Weight in Grams: 148.
- Publisher
- Shire Publications Ltd
- Number of pages
- 56
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780747807315
- ISBN
- 9780747807315
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.44
€ 11.44
Paperback. Tells the story some of the most coveted scraps of paper in existence, from Amuritius' Port Louis to Bordeaux, India and Great Britain, Switzerland and Japan, into the fantasies and imagination of stamp collectors everywhere. Num Pages: 336 pages, integrated prints & line drawings throughout. BIC Classification: HBT; WCG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 26. Weight in Grams: 316.
- Publisher
- Atlantic Books London
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843544364
- ISBN
- 9781843544364
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 16.06
€ 19.99
€ 16.06
Paperback. Series: Contemporary Chinese Studies. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 158 x 22. Weight in Grams: 514.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780774819985
- ISBN
- 9780774819985
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 36.53
€ 40.99
€ 36.53
Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages, colour illus. BIC Classification: 1MBN; 3JJ; HBJM; HBT; JFCD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 270 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1186.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Otago University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781877578373
- ISBN
- 9781877578373
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 22.87
€ 30.99
€ 22.87
Paperback. Num Pages: 248 pages, 12. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJK; HBTB; JFFK; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140. .
- Publisher
- The Feminist Press at CUNY
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781558614291
- ISBN
- 9781558614291
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 19.33
€ 20.99
€ 19.33
Paperback. A comprehensive, state-of-the-art reference collection, bringing together an authoritative and international line-up of scholars to examine key social and political issues related to the Olympics. An essential, 'one-stop' volume for a wide range of academics, students and researchers. Editor(s): Lenskyj, Helen Jefferson; Wagg, Stephen. Num Pages: 605 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFD; JFSR; JHBS; JPQB; WS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 180 x 253 x 36. Weight in Grams: 1128.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349319657
- ISBN
- 9781349319657
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 198.64
€ 198.64
Paperback. Provides a new model of comparative race studies by situating contemporary questions of differential racial formations within a long genealogy of anti-racist discourse constrained by liberal notions of inclusion Series: Nation of Nations. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; 3JMC; HBTB; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 14. Weight in Grams: 286.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814742983
- ISBN
- 9780814742983
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.67
€ 30.99
€ 27.67
Hardcover. Investigates women's employment in the British Civil Service and London County Council during the twentieth century, providing a new perspective on the development of the women's movement. Series: Gender in History. Num Pages: 232 pages, 4 black & white illustrations, 8 black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JJ; HBJD1; HBTB; JFSJ1; JHBL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 138. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719090271
- ISBN
- 9780719090271
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 156.92
€ 156.92
Paperback. In this exciting new book, Helen Dingwall introduces the history of Scottish medicine from earliest times to the present day. Num Pages: 288 pages, 20 photographs. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; HBTB; MBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 157 x 16. Weight in Grams: 424.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- First
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748608652
- ISBN
- 9780748608652
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 37.63
€ 43.99
€ 37.63
Paperback.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752461793
- ISBN
- 9780752461793
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.47
€ 13.99
€ 13.47
Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 394 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3F; HBJF; HBLC; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 714.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 394
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691643427
- ISBN
- 9780691643427
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 206.83
€ 206.83
Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 394 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; HBJF; HBLC; HBTG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 542.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 394
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691616087
- ISBN
- 9780691616087
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.43€ 51.34
€ 65.43
€ 51.34
Hardcover. Exotic animals were coveted commodities in nineteenth-century Britain. Spectators flocked to zoos and menageries to see female lion tamers and hungry hippos. Helen Cowie examines zoos and travelling menageries in the period 1800-1880, using animal exhibitions to examine issues of class, gender, imperial culture and animal welfare. Num Pages: 272 pages, 15 black & white illustrations, 1 graphs. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; ASZX; HBTB; JFFZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 144 x 222 x 20. Weight in Grams: 444.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137384430
- ISBN
- 9781137384430
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 150.02
€ 150.02
Paperback. The Wars of the Roses turned England upside down. Between 1455 and 1485, four kings, including Richard III, lost their thrones, more than forty noblemen lost their lives on the battlefield, and thousands of the men who followed them met violent deaths. This title tells how a family survived one of the tempestuous periods in English History. Num Pages: 368 pages, Illustrations (chiefly col.). BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3H; HBJD1; HBLC; HBTG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 196 x 127 x 28. Weight in Grams: 278.
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571216710
- ISBN
- 9780571216710
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.09
€ 17.99
€ 13.09
Paperback. Pocahontas may be the most famous Native American who ever lived, but during the settlement of Jamestown, and for 2 centuries afterward, the great chiefs Powhatan and Opechancanough were the subjects of considerably more interest and historical documentation than the young woman. This book provides the biographies of these three important figures. Num Pages: 304 pages, 23 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JD; 3JF; HBJK; HBLH; HBTB; JFSL9. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 494.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813925967
- ISBN
- 9780813925967
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.11
€ 40.11
Paperback. The first comprehensive survey of women in the Weimar Republic, exploring the diversity and multiplicity of women's experiences in the economy, politics and society. Num Pages: 304 pages, 20 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 29. Weight in Grams: 464.
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719088193
- ISBN
- 9780719088193
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99
€ 26.99
Paperback. The tale of Giusto Ferdinando Tenducci, 18th century castrato, celebrity, and heart-throb, and his elopement and love affair with his teenage pupil Doroethea Maunsell, a story that opens up a new history of attitudes towards sex and celebrity in Georgian Britain, and explores questions about the meaning of marriage that resonate in our own time. Num Pages: 336 pages, 8pp black and white plates. BIC Classification: 3JF; AVGC9; AVH; HBTB; JHBK5. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 26. Weight in Grams: 366.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780199655267
- ISBN
- 9780199655267
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 6.12
€ 13.99
€ 6.12
Paperback. The real story of Oliver Twist and Fagin's children. Num Pages: 160 pages, 70. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 173 x 14. Weight in Grams: 302. 160 pages, 70 Illustrations. The real story of Oliver Twist and Fagin's children. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB. Dimension: 238 x 173 x 14. Weight: 302.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Amberley
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848688469
- ISBN
- 9781848688469
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.40
€ 33.40
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
€ 19.06
€ 19.06
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
€ 430.77
€ 430.77
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€ 29.90
€ 32.99
€ 29.90
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
€ 76.12€ 55.99
€ 76.12
€ 55.99