History: specific events & topics
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History: specific events & topics
Paperback. Containing chapters that deal with travel narratives, cosmography, commerce, and medical botany, this book examines how ideas and methods are deployed to make German commentators experts in the overseas world, and how this incorporation established the discoveries as important intellectual, commercial, and scientific developments. Series: Studies in Early Modern German History. Num Pages: 320 pages, 5 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; HBTB; RGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press
- Edition
- F First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813927343
- ISBN
- 9780813927343
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.59
€ 33.59
Hardcover. Asks how 'reading for the law' as literary history contributes to the progressive educational purposes of the Law and Literature movement. This title demonstrates the relevance of literary history to feminist jurisprudence and suggests how literary history might contribute to other forms of 'outsider jurisprudence'. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3J; DSB; HBJD; HBL; HBTB; LAZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 28. Weight in Grams: 635.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813928937
- ISBN
- 9780813928937
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 72.50
€ 72.50
Hardback. Examines the events that led up to the 1848 rising in Ireland and examines the reasons for its failure. This book places the rising in the context of political changes outside Ireland, especially the links between the Irish nationalists and radicals and republicans in Britain, France and north America. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTV. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 28. Weight in Grams: 635.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719065163
- ISBN
- 9780719065163
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 148.21
€ 148.21
Paperback. Christine Kinealy provides a chronology of the Famine and examines the causes and consequences of this tragedy, and asks how could a famine of this magnitude occur at the centre of the British Empire? Why did Ireland starve? Num Pages: 40 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; HBJD1; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 281 x 229 x 7. Weight in Grams: 224.
- Publisher
- Quinnipiac University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780990468615
- ISBN
- 9780990468615
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 12.00
€ 13.99
€ 12.00
Paperback. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTB; JFC; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 145 x 275 x 15. Weight in Grams: 238.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295995571
- ISBN
- 9780295995571
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.86
€ 32.99
€ 29.86
Paperback. Examining how the shared interests of state elites and the middle classes rationalize mistreatment of domestic workers, the author argues that the "premodern" exploitation of migrant domestic workers is at odds with the global expansion of open markets and free trade. Num Pages: 336 pages, Illustrations, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1FMM; HBTS; JFSJ1; JFSL; JHBL; JPA; KCLT; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231109871
- ISBN
- 9780231109871
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 30.94
€ 43.99
€ 30.94
Paperback. In Tropical Renditions Christine Bacareza Balance examines how the performance and reception of post-World War II Filipino and Filipino American popular music provide crucial tools for composing Filipino identity, publics, and politics as well as challenge dominant racial stereotypes. Series: Refiguring American Music. Num Pages: 256 pages, 20 illustrations. BIC Classification: AVA; HBTB; JFFN; JFSL4. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 15. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780822360018
- ISBN
- 9780822360018
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 33.81
€ 37.99
€ 33.81
Paperback. Editor(s): Rudisel, Christine. Series: Dover Thrift Editions. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTS; HBWJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 137 x 15. Weight in Grams: 172.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Dover Publications Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780486780610
- ISBN
- 9780486780610
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.26
€ 11.26
Fact and Fiction explores the intersection between literature and the sciences, focusing on German and British culture between the eighteenth century and today. Editor(s): Lehleiter, Christine. Num Pages: 368 pages, 5. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DFG; 3JF; DSB; HBJD; HBTB; HPCD; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442645981
- ISBN
- 9781442645981
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 76.76
€ 76.76
Hardback. With deep research and lively prose, prize-winning historian Christina Snyder reinterprets the history of Jacksonian era America through an experimental educational community called Great Crossings, a place where Indians, settlers, and slaves were transformed and tried to secure their place in a changing world. Num Pages: 416 pages, 20 hts. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBLL; HBTQ; HBTS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 41. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199399062
- ISBN
- 9780199399062
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 34.05
€ 36.99
€ 34.05
Paperback. Slavery existed in North America long before the first Africans arrived at Jamestown in 1619. For centuries, from the pre-Columbian era through the 1840s, Native Americans took prisoners of war and killed, adopted, or enslaved them. This book demonstrates the profound role of Native American history in the American past. Num Pages: 344 pages, 1 halftone, 6 line illustrations, 3 maps. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBTB; HBTS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 229 x 22. Weight in Grams: 400.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674064232
- ISBN
- 9780674064232
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 29.95
€ 34.99
€ 29.95
Hardback. Using the multiple meanings of "wake" to illustrate the ways Black lives are determined by slavery's afterlives, Christina Sharpe weaves personal experiences with readings of literary and artistic representations of Black life and death to examine what survives in the face of insistent violence and the possibilities for resistance. Num Pages: 192 pages, 31 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSB; HBTB; JFFJ; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822362838
- ISBN
- 9780822362838
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 108.28
€ 108.28
Paperback. Wartime Britain through the eyes of children who were there. Num Pages: 272 pages, 30. BIC Classification: 3JJH; BM; HBTB; HBWQ; JFSP1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 126 x 24. Weight in Grams: 262.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Amberley
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781445647203
- ISBN
- 9781445647203
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 15.94
€ 16.99
€ 15.94
Paperback. BIC Classification: 1DBR; HBJD1; HBTB; JFSJ1; JKVP1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 160 x 22. Weight in Grams: 514.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Irish Academic Press Ltd
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780716530473
- ISBN
- 9780716530473
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 21.27
€ 27.99
€ 21.27
Paperback. Series: Studies in Critical Research on Religion. Num Pages: 212 pages. BIC Classification: 1MTNG; HBTQ; HRAX; HRCX7. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Publisher
- Haymarket Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781608466450
- ISBN
- 9781608466450
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.01
€ 40.01
Hardback. Series: NWSA / UIP First Book Prize. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; HBTB; JFFK; JFSL4. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780252040542
- ISBN
- 9780252040542
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 118.94
€ 118.94
Paperback. Using the multiple meanings of "wake" to illustrate the ways Black lives are determined by slavery's afterlives, Christina Sharpe weaves personal experiences with readings of literary and artistic representations of Black life and death to examine what survives in the face of insistent violence and the possibilities for resistance. Num Pages: 192 pages, 31 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSB; HBTB; JFFJ; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 175 x 300 x 14. Weight in Grams: 300.
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822362944
- ISBN
- 9780822362944
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.64
€ 30.99
€ 27.64
Paperback. A collection of stories, in which moments of change, chance encounters, the twist of fate leads a person to a new way of thinking or being. It presents a radiant, indelible portrait of just how dangerous and strange ordinary life can be. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 21. Weight in Grams: 244.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Thames & Hudson Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780500300343
- ISBN
- 9780500300343
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.99€ 10.45
€ 12.99
€ 10.45
Hardback. A Christmas hardback with tremendous sales potential. Blood, Iron and Gold tells the dramatic story of the people and events that shaped the world's railways, stimulating economic growth and social change on an unprecedented scale. Num Pages: 400 pages, 2x8 colour, 1x4 colour. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJ; HBG; HBTK; KNGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 164 x 36. Weight in Grams: 809. Good copy with some minor shelf wear. Dustwrapper with minor edge wear but remains good
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Atlantic Books
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Edition
- Main
- SKU
- KKD0008858
- ISBN
- 9781848871700
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
Paperback. The opening of the Liverpool and Manchester Railway in 1830 marked the beginning of the railways' vital role in changing the face of Britain. This work celebrates the vision and determination of the Victorian pioneers who developed this transport system and the navvies who cut through the land to enable a countrywide network to emerge. Num Pages: 384 pages, 2x 8 & 1x 4 pages of colour plates. BIC Classification: 1DB; 3JH; 3JJ; HBTK; WGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 131 x 30. Weight in Grams: 388. A New History of the Railways in Britain. 384 pages, 2x 8 & 1x 4 pages of colour plates. The opening of the Liverpool and Manchester Railway in 1830 marked the beginning of the railways' vital role in changing the face of Britain. This work celebrates the vision and determination of the Victorian pioneers who developed this transport system and the navvies who cut through the land to enable a countrywide network to emerge. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DB; 3JH; 3JJ; HBTK; WGF. Dimension: 196 x 131 x 30. Weight: 394.
- Publisher
- Atlantic Books
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843546306
- ISBN
- 9781843546306
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.46
€ 19.99
€ 14.46
Paperback. An examination of power struggles and ideological shifts in various social sectors where the public authority of religion has diminished, in particular, education, science, law and journalism. Together the essays depict a cultural and institutional revolution. Editor(s): Smith, Christian. Num Pages: 496 pages, 3 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; GTB; HBTB; HRA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 31. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- First Printing
- Number of pages
- 496
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520235618
- ISBN
- 9780520235618
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 29.78
€ 41.99
€ 29.78
Hardcover. Christian Raffensperger tracks the dynastic marriages of the Volodimerovi i, the ruling family of Rus. Using a modern scholarly approach and broad range of primary sources, he delivers a fully realized picture of the Volodimerovi i from the tenth through twelfth centuries and the first comprehensive, scholarly treatment of the subject in English." Num Pages: 450 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3F; 3H; HBJD; HBLC; HBTG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 15. Weight in Grams: 666.
- Publisher
- Harvard Ukrainian Research Institute
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781932650136
- ISBN
- 9781932650136
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 46.46
€ 54.99
€ 46.46
Hardcover. Takes us on a well-researched journey across America - from Augusta to Sacramento, Albany to Baton Rouge - shedding light along the way on the historical circumstances that led to their appointment, their success or failure, and their evolution over time. Series: University of Chicago Geography Research Papers S. Num Pages: 392 pages, 21 halftones, 6 line drawings, 42 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 658.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226080482
- ISBN
- 9780226080482
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 71.43€ 60.43
€ 71.43
€ 60.43
hardcover. This volume seeks to fill the gap in the historiography of premodern Islam and is conceived as a new standard scholarly resource for those interested in the Seljuk period. Num Pages: 328 pages, 29 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FB; 3H; HBJF1; HBLC; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 718.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- PAPERBACKSHOP UK IMPORT
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780748639946
- ISBN
- 9780748639946
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 139.99€ 90.15
€ 139.99
€ 90.15