History: specific events & topics
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History: specific events & topics
Paperback. What is slavery? It seems a simple enough question. Despite the long history of the institution and its widespread use around the globe, many people still largely associate slavery, outside of the biblical references in the Old Testament, to the enslavement of Africans in America, particularly the United States. Series: What is History Series. Num Pages: 208 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 142 x 216 x 25. Weight in Grams: 362.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Polity
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745671512
- ISBN
- 9780745671512
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.94
€ 25.94
Hardcover. Tells the absorbing story of post-famine Donegal, the Molly Maguires - a secret society who had set themselves up against the exploitation of the rural poor - and Patrick McGlynn - an avaricious schoolmaster who turned informer on them, availing of hunger, disease, debt, hardship, and death to expand his holding at the expense of his neighbours. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB; JFFC1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 138. .
- Publisher
- OUP Oxford
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198738619
- ISBN
- 9780198738619
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 42.84
€ 42.99
€ 42.84
Sheet map. A map of the Elizabethan London. It offers an insight into the geography of the capital and lives of its inhabitants. It features the infamous Tower of London, a bear baiting arena, the Charterhouse monastery, the monument at Chary-ncros, Old St Paul's Cathedral and even local wildlife in the grassy fields north of Holborn. Series: Old House. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JB; HBTP1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 475 x 140 x 40. Weight in Grams: 46. New.
- Publisher
- Old House Books
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781908402271
- ISBN
- 9781908402271
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 5.28
€ 20.99
€ 5.28
Hardback. Num Pages: 192 pages, over 160 large format sepia tinted photos. BIC Classification: 1DFG; HBT; JWH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 315 x 240 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1686.
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764325656
- ISBN
- 9780764325656
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 81.98€ 57.93
€ 81.98
€ 57.93
Paperback. The book contains a stunning photographic survey of our pub heritage and lists most of the finest and interesting surviving examples. This new edition also explains the changes that have affected pubs, their culture and appearance during the past seven years. Num Pages: 212 pages, 300. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; AMG; HBJD1; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 193 x 242 x 14. Weight in Grams: 786.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- English Heritage United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2nd New edition
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848020856
- ISBN
- 9781848020856
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.12
€ 26.99
€ 25.12
Hardback. Engaging the Line explores how the First World War forever changed the Canada-US border by examining reactions to increasingly strict security measures in six adjacent border communities. Series: Studies in Canadian Military History. Num Pages: 484 pages, 28 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KBC; 3JJF; HBJK; HBTB; HBWN; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 484
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780774832748
- ISBN
- 9780774832748
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 106.50
€ 106.50
Paperback. Num Pages: 56 pages, Illustrations (some col.), 1 map. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBJD1; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 149 x 4. Weight in Grams: 136. New.
- Publisher
- Shire Publications Ltd
- Number of pages
- 56
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780747810933
- ISBN
- 9780747810933
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 8.89
€ 8.89
Paperback. Examines several topics, including the business of baseball (industrial and labour relations, Curt Flood, law and organised baseball); social commentary biographies (the work of Stephen Jay Gould and Ken Burns, for example); and, culture of the game as it spreads across the globe to places like Australia, Japan, and Latin America. Num Pages: 238 pages, black & white halftones, black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; WSJT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 154 x 15. Weight in Grams: 346.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Fitness Information Technology, Inc, U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 238
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781935412243
- ISBN
- 9781935412243
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 17.19
€ 17.99
€ 17.19
Paperback. To many who hear, the deaf world is as foreign as a country never visited. This title asserts that English is for many signing people a second, infrequently used language and that Deaf culture is the socially transmitted pattern of behavior, values, beliefs, and expression of those who use American Sign Language. Editor(s): Bragg, Lois. Num Pages: 430 pages, 32 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; HBT; JFFG; JFM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 25. Weight in Grams: 800.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- NYU Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814798539
- ISBN
- 9780814798539
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 32.80
€ 36.99
€ 32.80
Hardback. Offers a snapshot of Britain in the 1860s. This is a facsimile of the actual book, often referred to as "Bradshaw's Guide", that inspired the "Great British Railway Journeys" television series, and is possibly the only surviving example of the 1863 edition. Num Pages: 512 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB; WGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 146 x 177 x 44. Weight in Grams: 804.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publisher
- Old House Books
- Number of pages
- 512
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Premium ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781908402486
- ISBN
- 9781908402486
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 26.31
€ 40.99
€ 26.31
Paperback. A collection of ghost stories collected from baseball players, stadium personnel, umpires, front-office folks, and fans, which explores the sometimes amusing and sometimes spooky connection between baseball and the paranormal. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; WSJT; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 137 x 17. Weight in Grams: 21.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781599218564
- ISBN
- 9781599218564
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 13.80
€ 16.99
€ 13.80
Hardcover. .
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781107190580
- ISBN
- 9781107190580
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 120.36
€ 120.36
Hardback. Num Pages: 386 pages, port. BIC Classification: HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 241 x 165 x 32. Weight in Grams: 907.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- The University Press of Kentucky United States
- Number of pages
- 386
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813118017
- ISBN
- 9780813118017
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 60.55
€ 60.55
Paperback. Comic Book Nation is at once a serious study of popular culture and an entertaining look at an enduring American art form. Num Pages: 360 pages, 53, 53 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AKLC; HBTB; JFCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 248 x 177 x 26. Weight in Grams: 670.
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Number of pages
- 360
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801874505
- ISBN
- 9780801874505
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 28.75
€ 33.99
€ 28.75
Hardback. Num Pages: 152 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, 9 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: HBTB; JHB; JPFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 11. Weight in Grams: 432.
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 152
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 2015th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781493925124
- ISBN
- 9781493925124
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.46
€ 64.46
Paperback. The Forrestal class (Forrestal, Saratoga, Ranger, and Independence) was the first completed class of US Navy supercarriers, so-named for their 25 percent size increase over the World War II-era carriers such as the Midway class, and the strength of their air wings. This title deals with this topic. Illustrator(s): Wright, Paul. Series: New Vanguard. Num Pages: 48 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; HBTW; JWMV2; WGG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 185 x 245 x 3. Weight in Grams: 168.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782003809
- ISBN
- 9781782003809
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.46
€ 17.99
€ 16.46
Hardback. Editor(s): Beaven, Brad; Bell, Karl; James, Robert. Num Pages: 289 pages, 7 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 3J; HBG; HBTB; HBTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 160 x 219 x 23. Weight in Grams: 532.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137483157
- ISBN
- 9781137483157
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 156.79
€ 156.79
Hardcover. 192 pages. The vulnerability of material objects as Holocaust texts. Cateogry: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. BIC Classification: 2AGP; DSBH; HBTZ1. Dimension: 232 x 161 x 20. Weight: 430.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253355645
- ISBN
- 9780253355645
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.39
€ 33.39
Paperback. A facsimile reprint of the very first "Boy Scout Handbook", complete with the advertisements that accompanied the original 1911 edition. Num Pages: 448 pages, full colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJC; HBTB; JFSV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 190 x 15 x 128. Weight in Grams: 450.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Skyhorse Publishing United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781616081980
- ISBN
- 9781616081980
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.53
€ 17.53
Paperback. Paperback, grey cover. Cover is slightly worn
- Condition
- Used, Good
- Publisher
- Boy Scouts of America
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1960
- SKU
- KON0819782
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 5.49
€ 5.49
Rot, Riot, and Rebellion: Mr. Jefferson's Struggle to Save the Univers...
Bowman, Rex, Santos, Carlos
Paperback. Award-winning journalists Rex Bowman and Carlos Santos offer a dramatic re-creation of the University of VirginiaAEs early struggles. Political enemies, powerful religious leaders, and fundamentalist Christians fought Thomas Jefferson and worked to thwart his dream. Num Pages: 216 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTB; JNM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 10. Weight in Grams: 227.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813937632
- ISBN
- 9780813937632
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 15.64
€ 16.99
€ 15.64
Songs Upon the Rivers: The Buried History of the French-Speaking Canad...
Bouchard, Michel; Foxcurran, Robert; Malette,...
paperback. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBTQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 168 x 242 x 30. Weight in Grams: 814.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Baraka Books Canada
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9781771860819
- ISBN
- 9781771860819
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 32.88
€ 36.99
€ 32.88
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1986
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140390513
- ISBN
- 9780140390513
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.53
€ 13.99
€ 13.53
Paperback. 2008 reissue of the 19th century classic. Editor(s): Andrews, William L. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGA; HBTS; JFSL3; JPVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 131 x 11. Weight in Grams: 172.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199552399
- ISBN
- 9780199552399
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.73
€ 11.73