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History: specific events & topics

Paperback. Pick, shovel, dynamite: the classic account of the men who built the railways. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: HBJD1; HBTK; WGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 153. .
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2019
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784977344
ISBN
9781784977344
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.21

Hardcover. A compendium of fascinating information about the great waters that cover two-thirds of our Earth and the men and women that sailed them. Num Pages: 384 pages, 100 b&w illus. BIC Classification: HBTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 143 x 32. Weight in Grams: 652.
Publisher
Quercus Publishing Plc
Number of pages
384
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847247766
ISBN
9781847247766
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 18.20

Hardback. A fascinating history of Tudor food and drink, from swan-neck soup to roasted-alive goose. Num Pages: 368 pages, 30. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JB; HBJD1; HBTB; JFCV; WBN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 168 x 242 x 35. Weight in Grams: 648.
Publisher
Amberley Publishing
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781445648743
ISBN
9781445648743
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 14.17

Hardback. "A cultural analysis of representation and representational discourse that advances black feminist practice as a modality through which black social life is both theorized and made material." Series: Commonalities. Num Pages: 184 pages, 8 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; JFFK; JFSJ1; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 3887 x 5817 x 20. Weight in Grams: 340.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
184
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823274727
ISBN
9780823274727
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 106.50

Hardcover. Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 162 x 237 x 22. Weight in Grams: 526.
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
256
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226280561
ISBN
9780226280561
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 51.99
€ 40.03

Paperback. Engles' was not only the father of dialectical and historical materialism, the official philosophies of history and science in many communist countries; he was also the first Marxist historian, anthropologist, philosopher, and commentator on early Marx. This introductory book explores the importance of Engels's thought and work. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 128 pages, 8 halftones. BIC Classification: HBTB; HPS; JHBA; JPA; JPFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 174 x 111 x 6. Weight in Grams: 112.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
SKU
V9780192804662
ISBN
9780192804662
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.82

Hardcover. Spanning a period of eighty years, this book depicts a nineteenth-century central New York family grappling with shifting mores, civil war, and vast changes in technology, transportation, culture, education, and even regional landscape. Num Pages: 256 pages, 12 black-&-white illustrations, 10 maps, notes, index. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; DNF; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815608608
ISBN
9780815608608
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.32

Paperback. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Rutgers University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813571324
ISBN
9780813571324
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 39.56

Hardback. Largely absent from our history books is the social history of railroad development in nineteenth-century Mexico. This work connects foreign investment in Mexico, largely in railroad development, with its effects on the people living in the isthmus of Tehuantepec, Mexico's region of greatest ethnic diversity. Series: Jaguar Books on Latin America. Num Pages: 272 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; HBTB; KNGT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 161 x 23. Weight in Grams: 513.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742553279
ISBN
9780742553279
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 170.70

Paperback. Editor(s): Mangum, Teresa. Series: The Cultural Histories Series. Num Pages: 288 pages, 47 bw illus. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJC; HBLL; HBTB; JFFK; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 172 x 245 x 17. Weight in Grams: 578.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781350009813
ISBN
9781350009813
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 33.75

Hardback. Series: Critical Studies in Italian America. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1DST; HBJD; HBTQ; JFFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 4522 x 6452. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823274321
ISBN
9780823274321
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 145.03

Paperback. Series: Critical Studies in Italian America. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1DST; HBJD; HBTQ; JFFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 4522 x 6452. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823274338
ISBN
9780823274338
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 37.46

Paperback. Presents the social history of the descendants of the Prophet Muhammad in early Islam. This book covers the crucial formative period from the Abbasid Revolution of 750 to the Seljuq period of 1100. It draws on historical, legal and biographical material, recent genealogical works and a wide range of primary sources in both Arabic and Persian. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; HBJF1; HBTG; HRH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 157 x 7. Weight in Grams: 212.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748695843
ISBN
9780748695843
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 35.08

Paperback. Explores how oral history, using video recordings and storytelling as well as interviews, can be used for a number of purposes in communities of colour Editor(s): Barnett, Teresa; Noriega, Chon A. Num Pages: 160 pages, 11 illus. BIC Classification: HBTD; JFSL; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 318.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
UCLA Chicano Studies Research Center Press United States
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9780895511447
ISBN
9780895511447
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.80

Reconsidering captivity narratives published between 1682 and 1707, The Captive's Position explores the ways in which two generations of New England Puritan ministers reacted to internal and imperial challenges to colonial authority by seizing upon representations of captive women to negotiate and to shape a distinctive male identity. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBE; 3JD; HBTB; HBTS; JFSJ. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 501.
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812239584
ISBN
9780812239584
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 78.85

Paperback. * An extensive survey of the history of women around the world, their interaction with men, and the role of gender in shaping human behavior over thousands of years. * Discusses family history, the history of the body and sexuality, and cultural history alongside women's history and gender history. Series: Blackwell Companions to History. Num Pages: 688 pages, 0. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 171 x 37. Weight in Grams: 1140.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
688
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405149600
ISBN
9781405149600
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 58.34

Hardback. Num Pages: 400 pages, 59, 51 black & white halftones, 5 maps, 3 charts. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; WSZR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801454028
ISBN
9780801454028
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 38.40

Paperback. Part of the "Men-At-Arms" series, this book looks at medieval heraldry. Illustrator(s): Hook, Richard; Walker, William. Num Pages: illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLC; HBTG; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 249 x 183 x 4. Weight in Grams: 174.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1980
Publisher
Osprey Publishing United Kingdom
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
48
Condition
New
SKU
V9780850453485
ISBN
9780850453485
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 17.49

Paperback. Illustrator(s): Embleton, Gerry. Series: Men-at-Arms. Num Pages: 40 pages, illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: HBT; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 247 x 185 x 4. Weight in Grams: 170.
Publisher
Osprey Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
40
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1979
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780850453010
ISBN
9780850453010
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.24

Paperback. Discusses about medieval kitchen - facilities, seasonal foods, strictures of the church, and the interweaving of foodstuffs with medical theory. Num Pages: 286 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; HBJD; HBLC; HBTB; WBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 156 x 13. Weight in Grams: 440. 286 pages, black & white illustrations. Discusses about medieval kitchen - facilities, seasonal foods, strictures of the church, and the interweaving of foodstuffs with medical theory. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1D; HBJD; HBLC; HBTB; WBA. Dimension: 233 x 156 x 13. Weight: 410.
Publisher
Boydell Press
Number of pages
286
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780851154305
ISBN
9780851154305
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 32.76

Paperback. Focusing on the evolutions and revolutions of six key changes in the history of communication - becoming human; creating writing; developing print; capturing the image; harnessing electricity; and exploring cybernetics, this book reveals how communication was generated, stored, and shared. Num Pages: 382 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: GTC; HBAH; HBTB; HD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 152 x 226 x 23. Weight in Grams: 556.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Peter Lang Publishing Inc.
Edition
First printing
Condition
New
SKU
V9781433104121
ISBN
9781433104121
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 72.57

Hardcover. Presents four extant manuscripts of the Viandier de Taillevent. This title includes the commentary and notes that trace the significance of these modifications and indicate the influence the Viandier exercised on cookery books throughout Europe. It also includes a glossary and a bibliography. Editor(s): Seully, Terence. Num Pages: 270 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBT; WB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 673.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1988
Publisher
University of Ottawa Press Canada
Number of pages
270
Condition
New
SKU
V9780776601748
ISBN
9780776601748
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 34.27

Paperback. After the American Civil War, southern black women, such as household labourers and washerwomen, constructed their own world of work, play, negotiation, resistance and community organization. This book traces their struggles as they resisted efforts to keep them economically depressed. Num Pages: 322 pages, 15 halftones; 2 maps, 3 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; HBTS; JFSJ1; JFSL3; KCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 159 x 235 x 23. Weight in Grams: 392.
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
322
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Edition
Presumed to be 1st as edition is unstated
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674893085
ISBN
9780674893085
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 29.63

Paperback. Translator(s): Chandler, Robert; Jackson, Anne Marie; Steinberg, Irina. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JJG; BM; DSK; HBTV4; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Pushkin Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782272991
ISBN
9781782272991
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.03

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