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History: specific events & topics
Paperback. Founded in the final years of the Enlightenment, the Louvre became the model for all state art museums subsequently established. This text chronicles the formation of the museum from its origins in the French royal picture collections to its apotheosis during the Revolution and Napoleonic Empire. Num Pages: 302 pages, 84 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: GM; HBJD; HBLH; HBLL; HBT; WTHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 19. Weight in Grams: 502. Art, Politics and the Origins of the Modern Museum in Eighteenth-Century Paris. 302 pages, 84 b&w illustrations. Founded in the final years of the Enlightenment, the Louvre became the model for all state art museums subsequently established. This text chronicles the formation of the museum from its origins in the French royal picture collections to its apotheosis during the Revolution and Napoleonic Empire. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: GM; HBJD; HBLH; HBLL; HBT; WTHM. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 19. Weight: 506.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Number of pages
- 302
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520221765
- ISBN
- 9780520221765
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 26.35
€ 36.99
€ 26.35
Paperback. Why is the Victoria Line so hot? What is an Electrical Multiple Unit? Is it really possible to ride from King's Cross to King's Cross on the Circle line? This book offers an informative history of everything you need to know about the Tube. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; HBJD1; HBTB; WGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 133 x 20. Weight in Grams: 262.
- Publisher
- Profile Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781846684784
- ISBN
- 9781846684784
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.57
€ 15.99
€ 11.57
Paperback. Num Pages: 672 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBJD1; HBLW; HBTB; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130. .
- Publisher
- Pan Macmillan
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Anniversary
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781509839667
- ISBN
- 9781509839667
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 16.54
€ 23.99
€ 16.54
Paperback. This important synthesis of recent findings and scholarship demonstrates how the Romans acquired, kept and controlled their Empire. A contemporary post-imperial approach to the Roman exercise of power. Num Pages: 280 pages, Illustrations, 1 facsim., ports. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HBJD; HBLA; HBTQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 143 x 217 x 16. Weight in Grams: 368.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415093750
- ISBN
- 9780415093750
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 57.29
€ 57.29
Paperback. The City: A World History depicts the rise of urban centers from the middle of the fourth century BCE to the early twenty-first century. It begins in the ancient Near East, and traces urban growth and its effects throughout Asia, Europe, Africa, and the Americas. Series: New Oxford World History. Num Pages: 160 pages, 23 illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; HBTB; JFSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 236 x 12. Weight in Grams: 284.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199859542
- ISBN
- 9780199859542
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.91
€ 42.91
Paperback. Explores the professional, personal, intellectual and practical origins of a practioner of Britain's naval command, to understand how the greatest warrior transformed the art of conflict, and enabled his country to survive the challenge of total war and international isolation. Num Pages: 480 pages, 16 colour plate section. BIC Classification: BGH; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTM; JWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 36. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Publisher
- Faber and Faber United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 356
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571212279
- ISBN
- 9780571212279
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 12.89
€ 17.99
€ 12.89
Paperback. Sparberg deftly captures five boroughs of grit, chaos, and emotion grappling with a massive and unwieldy transit system. Num Pages: 192 pages, 6 color, 150 b/w Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB; RPT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 246 x 165 x 13. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Reprint
- SKU
- V9780823271801
- ISBN
- 9780823271801
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 25.68
€ 29.99
€ 25.68
Paperback. Examines the meaning of liberalism for a slave society, the tension between systems of patriarchy and patronage, and the link between language and power in a largely illiterate society. Series: Engendering Latin America. Num Pages: 270 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; JFSJ2; JFSP; JMJ; JNC; LN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 270
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803278042
- ISBN
- 9780803278042
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.33
€ 37.99
€ 34.33
Paperback. Series: Indigenous Confluences. Num Pages: 176 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, 2 black & white tables, 1 b&w illus, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; HBTB; JFFH2; JFSK2; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 229 x 23. Weight in Grams: 286.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295998503
- ISBN
- 9780295998503
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.59
€ 32.99
€ 29.59
Paperback. Shows how the issues confronted America in the late twentieth century have roots in the fifties, some apparent at the time, others only in retrospect: civil rights, environmentalism, the counterculture, and "movements" on behalf of women, Chicanos, and Native Americans. This book is useful for instructors of American history survey courses. Series: America in the Twentieth Century. Num Pages: 336 pages, 11 black-&-white photographs, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBLW3; HBTB; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 154 x 23. Weight in Grams: 520.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815631286
- ISBN
- 9780815631286
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.62
€ 29.62
Paperback. The RAF's first Cold War strategic bomber, the Vickers Valiant, was procured as an insurance measure in case either the Vulcan or Victor was found to have a serious flaw. The Valiant was the equivalent of the US B-47 Stratojet. Illustrator(s): Davey, Chris. Series: Combat Aircraft. Num Pages: 96 pages, Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJP; HBJD1; HBTW; HBWS; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 246 x 183 x 8. Weight in Grams: 316.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 96
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849087537
- ISBN
- 9781849087537
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 20.40
€ 23.99
€ 20.40
Paperback. Paris is the city of light and the city of darkness - a place of ceaseless revolution and reinvention that for two thousand years has drawn those with the highest ideals and the lowest morals to its teeming streets. This book features myriad citizens whose stories have shaped Paris. Num Pages: 544 pages, 16pp b&w inset. BIC Classification: 1DDF; HBJD; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 33. Weight in Grams: 368.
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Number of pages
- 544
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141011134
- ISBN
- 9780141011134
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 17.65
€ 23.99
€ 17.65
Paperback. A history of Glamorgan County Cricket Club 1897-1997 Series: Archive Photographs. Num Pages: 128 pages, 200ill. BIC Classification: 1DBKW; HBTB; WQH; WSJC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 172 x 10. Weight in Grams: 300.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 128
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752411378
- ISBN
- 9780752411378
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.48
€ 13.99
€ 13.48
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Coch-Y-Bonddu Books Ltd
- Number of pages
- 383
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781899600298
- ISBN
- 9781899600298
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 28.55
€ 28.55
Hardback. This book explains why concerns that the Nazi past would be marginalized by the more recent Communist past proved to be misplaced. It examines the delicate East-West dynamics and the notion that the West sought to impose "victor's justice" (or history) on the East. Series: Contemporary European History. Num Pages: 292 pages. BIC Classification: 1DFGE; HBJD; HBLW3; HBTW. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Weight in Grams: 578.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 292
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845455330
- ISBN
- 9781845455330
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 164.42
€ 164.42
Paperback. Num Pages: 464 pages, Two 8 page plate sections. One black and white, one color. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; AVGD; HBJD1; HBT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 305 x 31. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Publisher
- Profile Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781252482
- ISBN
- 9781781252482
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.28
€ 17.99
€ 13.28
Paperback. Num Pages: 440 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJ; GTB; HBJF; HBLW; HBTB; JPFC; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 23 x 15. .
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674975491
- ISBN
- 9780674975491
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 29.86
€ 34.99
€ 29.86
Paperback. Series: Arts & Traditions of the Table: Perspectives on Culinary History. Num Pages: 336 pages, black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTB; JFCV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 150 x 222 x 20. Weight in Grams: 420.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231151177
- ISBN
- 9780231151177
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 18.01
€ 23.99
€ 18.01
Hardback. Series: Arts & Traditions of the Table: Perspectives on Culinary History. Num Pages: 336 pages, ill. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTB; JFCV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 164 x 25. Weight in Grams: 574. Fifteen Turning Points in the Making of American Beverages. Series: Arts & Traditions of the Table: Perspectives on Culinary History. 336 pages, ill. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTB; JFCV. Dimension: 235 x 164 x 25. Weight: 574.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231151160
- ISBN
- 9780231151160
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 25.05
€ 33.99
€ 25.05
Paperback. Series: Arts & Traditions of the Table: Perspectives on Culinary History. Num Pages: 392 pages, 30 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBT; WB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231140935
- ISBN
- 9780231140935
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 18.02
€ 23.99
€ 18.02
Hardback. Series: Arts & Traditions of the Table: Perspectives on Culinary History. Num Pages: 392 pages, 30 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBT; WB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 668.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231140928
- ISBN
- 9780231140928
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 25.05
€ 33.99
€ 25.05
Paperback. This book examines the course and nature of Roman expansion during the Republic and Early Empire, focusing on the impact of Roman rule on the subject, and the effect of empire on the imperial power. Series: Debates and Documents in Ancient History. Num Pages: 232 pages, 15 black & white illustrations, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HBJD; HBLA1; HBTQ. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 11. Weight in Grams: 406.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748619634
- ISBN
- 9780748619634
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 37.05
€ 41.99
€ 37.05
Hardcover. Shows how the issues confronted America in the late twentieth century have roots in the fifties, some apparent at the time, others only in retrospect: civil rights, environmentalism, the counterculture, and "movements" on behalf of women, Chicanos, and Native Americans. This book is useful for instructors of American history survey courses. Series: America in the Twentieth Century. Num Pages: 336 pages, 11 black-&-white photographs, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBLW3; HBTB; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 626.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815631033
- ISBN
- 9780815631033
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.79
€ 64.79
Hardback. Presenting the history of German youth in the First World War, this book investigates the dawn of the era of mobilizing teenagers and schoolchildren for experiments in state building and the political movements like fascism and communism. It explores how German teachers could be legendary for their sarcasm and harsh methods. Series: Harvard Historical Studies. Num Pages: 344 pages, 10 halftones, 3 charts, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJ; HBJD; HBLW; HBTB; HBWN; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 30. Weight in Grams: 635.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 344
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674049833
- ISBN
- 9780674049833
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.61€ 60.57
€ 66.61
€ 60.57