History: specific events & topics
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History: specific events & topics
Paperback. An inquiry into the collective psychology of the ancient Romans that speaks not about military conquest, sober law, and practical politics, but about extremes of despair, desire, and envy. This title makes us uncomfortably familiar with a society struggling at or beyond the limits of human endurance. Num Pages: 224 pages, 2 halftones. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HBJD; HBLA; HBTB; JMH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 346.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691010915
- ISBN
- 9780691010915
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 72.46
€ 72.46
Paperback. Num Pages: 312 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBG; HBLL; HBTB; HBTS; JFSC; JFSL3; JHBD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 22. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814755259
- ISBN
- 9780814755259
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.72
€ 45.72
Hardcover. Hardback in good condition. With dustjacket. May have some shelf wear.
- Condition
- Used, Good
- Publisher
- BARNES, 1956
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1956
- Edition
- 1ST
- SKU
- KRF0040551
Hardback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Original, comprehensive, and compelling, The Treasure of the San Jose separates popular myth from history and sheds light on the human lives associated with a "treasureship. Num Pages: 290 pages, 19, 15 black & white illustrations, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JF; HBJD; HBLL; HBTM; JWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 154 x 19. Weight in Grams: 472.
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 290
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421404165
- ISBN
- 9781421404165
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.98
€ 35.98
Hardback. "Contains selections from Clausewitz's historical writings and the majority of his essays and notes on political topics"--Preface. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 416 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JF; 3JH; HBJD; HBTB; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 24. Weight in Grams: 942.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691631592
- ISBN
- 9780691631592
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 196.16
€ 196.16
Paperback. A city is more than a massing of citizens, a layout of buildings and streets, or an arrangement of political, economic, and social institutions. By examining the place of water in the nineteenth-century consciousness, the author illuminates how city dwellers perceived themselves during the great age of American urbanization. Num Pages: 344 pages, 31 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; JFSG; KNBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 60 x 90 x 19. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226151595
- ISBN
- 9780226151595
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.08
€ 35.08
Paperback. The Great Chicago Fire of 1871, Haymarket bombing of 1886, and the making and unmaking of the model town of Pullman are remarkable events. This book explores the imaginative dimensions of these events and traces the evolution of interconnected beliefs and actions that increasingly linked city, disorder, and social reality in minds of Americans. Num Pages: 403 pages, 40 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBBNC; 3JH; HBTB; JFSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 156 x 229 x 32. Weight in Grams: 708.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 2nd
- Number of pages
- 403
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226764245
- ISBN
- 9780226764245
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 48.78
€ 48.78
Hardback. In the tradition of Ruskin and Arnold, here's a witty, elegant essay on the contemporary academy by a renowned teacher, scholar, and former administrator. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSB; HBTB; JNK; JNV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 160 x 22. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231115223
- ISBN
- 9780231115223
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 80.17
€ 80.17
Paperback. Apparently innocuous, sugar is a substance which brings with it a profound disquiet. This title provides the account of the historical transformations which sugar's representation has undergone, providing a resource for scholars in Slavery, Caribbean, Black Atlantic, Postcolonial and Literary Studies. Series: Liverpool Studies in International Slavery. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: DSB; HBTS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 163 x 12. Weight in Grams: 310.
- Publisher
- Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781846317491
- ISBN
- 9781846317491
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.10
€ 38.10
Paperback. Mr. Friedrich develops his own position within the framework of the history of Western legal philosophy from the Old Testament down to contemporary writers. In addition, he highlights some important problems of the present day, including certain aspects of legal realism. First published in 1958, this book has been revised and enlarged. Series: Phoenix Books. Num Pages: 310 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBT; LAB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 141 x 21. Weight in Grams: 446. Very good copy with minor shelf wear. Previous owners name on FFEP. Cover has light shelf wear, remains a very good copy
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1963
- Publisher
- University of Chicago Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KCW0008269
- ISBN
- 9780226264660
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. The Swing Riots were the most dramatic and widespread rising of the English rural poor. Protestors destroyed machines, demanding higher wages and better poor relief. Swing represented a genuine challenge to the existing ruling order, provoking a bitter and bloody repression. This is a vivid account of a defining moment in British history. Num Pages: 344 pages, 9 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTV; KNAC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 237 x 157 x 28. Weight in Grams: 598.
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719097270
- ISBN
- 9780719097270
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.80
€ 45.80
Paperback. "First published by Patrice Press in 1985. Second edition published in 1996"--Title page verso. Num Pages: 542 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBNU; 3JF; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; HBTQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 726.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Southern Illinois University Press
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780809333806
- ISBN
- 9780809333806
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.45
€ 50.45
Paperback. Series: Historical Studies of Urban America. Num Pages: 538 pages, , black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFSG. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 155 x 230 x 31. Weight in Grams: 788.
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226379715
- ISBN
- 9780226379715
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.06
€ 36.06
Paperback. Fumo illuminates the rich socio-economic history of twentieth-century Italy by following the cigarettes diffusion across class and gender boundaries, navigation of imperialism, Wars, Fascism, and 1970s protest movements to its eventual decline in recent decades. Num Pages: 300 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JJ; HBJD; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 276 x 23. Weight in Grams: 438.
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804798396
- ISBN
- 9780804798396
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 39.93
€ 39.93
Paperback. With full access to the Bournville archives, Dr. Chinn has traced the history of this distinguished family and its long established business. Num Pages: 160 pages, 80 b&w and colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; HBJD1; HBTB; KNDF; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 150 x 210 x 6. Weight in Grams: 238.
- Publisher
- Brewin Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781858581057
- ISBN
- 9781858581057
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.36
€ 15.36
hardcover. The story of one of the landmark censorship trials of the 20th century. Num Pages: 175 pages. BIC Classification: HBT; LA; LNT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 236 x 161 x 27. Weight in Grams: 644.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Roberts Rinehart United States
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- Number of pages
- 175
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780911797480
- ISBN
- 9780911797480
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 57.23€ 51.41
€ 57.23
€ 51.41
Hardback. The story of one of the landmark censorship trials of the 20th century. Num Pages: 175 pages. BIC Classification: HBT; LA; LNT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 176 x 20. Weight in Grams: 413.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- Roberts Rinehart Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 175
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780911797404
- ISBN
- 9780911797404
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 26.09
€ 30.99
€ 26.09
Paperback. Everything you ever wanted to know about London's rock 'n' roll venues. Num Pages: 176 pages, 150. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; AMGC; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 13. Weight in Grams: 392.
- Publisher
- Amberley Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781445658193
- ISBN
- 9781445658193
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 28.99
€ 28.99
Paperback. Editor(s): Ray, Carina E.; Rich, Jeremy. Series: Research in Maritime History. Num Pages: 213 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 150. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- International Maritime Economic History Association Canada
- Number of pages
- 213
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780986497315
- ISBN
- 9780986497315
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.61
€ 45.61
Paperback. Num Pages: 208 pages, 100 in full colour. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; HBTB; WBN; WBTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 192 x 234 x 17. Weight in Grams: 650.
- Publisher
- Struik Publishers (Pty) Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781432305659
- ISBN
- 9781432305659
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 18.88
€ 24.99
€ 18.88
Hardback. Offers a collection of fifteen insightful essays that examines the complexity and diversity of Quaker antislavery attitudes across three centuries, from 1658 to 1890. This volume seeks to correct that oversight, offering accessible and provocative insights on a key chapter of religious, political, and cultural history. Editor(s): Carey, Brycchan; Plank, Geoffrey. Num Pages: 280 pages, 3 black and white photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTS; HRCC97. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 166 x 27. Weight in Grams: 596.
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252038266
- ISBN
- 9780252038266
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.47
€ 64.47
Paperback. A mosaic of photographs, words and songs which tells the turbulent story of the Appalachian South in the 20th century. Focusing on the abuses of the coal industry and the grassroots struggle against mine owners that began in the 1960s, the authors have gathered quotations from a variety of sources. Editor(s): Carawan, Guy; Carawan, Candie. Series: Brown Thrasher Books. Num Pages: 256 pages, 151 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 266 x 222 x 17. Weight in Grams: 816.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- University of Georgia Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780820318820
- ISBN
- 9780820318820
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.40
€ 42.40
Paperback. Contemplates modern history from the perspective of Tibetan women. This book uncovers stories of Tibetan women's courage, resourcefulness, and spiritual strength in the face of the loss and hardship since the Chinese occupation of Tibet in 1950. Num Pages: 278 pages, 30 illus. BIC Classification: 1FPCT; 3JJ; 3JMC; HBTD; JFSJ1; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 412.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Number of pages
- 278
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295989532
- ISBN
- 9780295989532
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.00
€ 43.00
Paperback. Explores the relationship of citizenship and gender across a range of regions, nations and historical time periods. In this title, each case study is an exploration of how gender shaped citizenship as a claims-making activity, and how women, often aligned with immigrants and minorities, took a leading role in articulating these claims. Editor(s): Canning, Kathleen; Rose, Sonya O. Series: Gender and History Special Issues. Num Pages: 248 pages, 0. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFSJ1; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 14. Weight in Grams: 358.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9781405100267
- ISBN
- 9781405100267
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.75
€ 37.75