History: specific events & topics
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History: specific events & topics
Paperback. Tells the story of the terrifying cholera epidemic that engulfed London in 1854, and the two unlikely heroes - anesthetist Doctor John Snow and affable clergyman Reverend Henry Whitehead - who defeated the disease through a combination of local knowledge, scientific research and map-making. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations, maps, ports. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JH; HBTB; MBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 19. Weight in Grams: 244.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- First Edition Thus
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141029368
- ISBN
- 9780141029368
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.64
€ 15.99
€ 11.64
Paperback. Dating from the 16th century, there were hundreds of shtetls - Jewish settlements - in Eastern Europe that were home to a large and compact population. This book includes chapters on the history of the shtetl, its myths and realities, politics, gender dynamics, and how the shtetl has been (mis)represented in literature. Editor(s): Katz, Steven T. Series: Elie Wiesel Center for Judaic Studies Series. Num Pages: 336 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DV; 3JB; HBTB; JFSR1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 225 x 153 x 20. Weight in Grams: 446.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814748312
- ISBN
- 9780814748312
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 33.63
€ 33.99
€ 33.63
Hardcover. Based on a three-day symposium, "The Claims of Memory," this book conveys the omnipresence of memory in Elie Wiesel's writing and attempts to preserve the flavor of the exchange that took place. It also represents several intersecting approaches to memory. Editor(s): Katz, Steven; Rosen, Alan. Series: Religion, Theology and the Holocaust. Num Pages: 224 pages, footnotes, works cited contributors list, index. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBTZ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 422.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815630647
- ISBN
- 9780815630647
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 29.90
€ 29.90
Hardback. Offers a reappraisal of the role of women in the politics and practice of welfare in late Victorian and early Edwardian England. Using a working diary written by the activist and female poor law guardian Mary Haslam, this book portrays Bolton women as sophisticated political operators. Num Pages: 364 pages, illus. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JJC; HBTB; JFSJ1; JP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 236 x 161 x 28. Weight in Grams: 696.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 364
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845190873
- ISBN
- 9781845190873
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 126.76
€ 126.76
Paperback. Num Pages: 230 pages, x, 220 p., 4 line drawings, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; HBTB; JHBL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 137 x 14. Weight in Grams: 283.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 230
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226345857
- ISBN
- 9780226345857
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 29.15
€ 37.99
€ 29.15
Hardback. Tells the stories of three of the most dramatic fugitive slave trials of the 1850s, presenting the determination of the fugitives, the radical tactics of their rescuers, the brutal doggedness of the slavehunters, and the tortuous response of the federal courts. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; LND. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 163 x 241 x 32. Weight in Grams: 696.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674047044
- ISBN
- 9780674047044
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 39.32
€ 47.99
€ 39.32
Paperback. An examination of the complex history of the French coiffure and its role in the evolution of consumption and consumerism culture in modern France Num Pages: 343 pages, 9 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBTB; KCZ; KJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 435.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 343
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349533459
- ISBN
- 9781349533459
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 62.54
€ 62.54
paperback. Taking as a point of departure the authors, the audience, and the texts of Victorian writings on sex in general and of Victorian pornography in particular, this book offers a perspective on the underside of Victorian culture. Num Pages: 316 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB; JFMP; JHBK5. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 150 x 229 x 20. Weight in Grams: 478.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Transaction Publishers United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 316
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781412808194
- ISBN
- 9781412808194
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 58.30
€ 58.30
Paperback. Like Huck's raft, the experience of American childhood has been both adventurous and terrifying. This title gives us a comprehensive history of American childhood. Num Pages: 464 pages, 36 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; JFSP1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 154 x 31. Weight in Grams: 716.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 464
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674019980
- ISBN
- 9780674019980
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 29.26
€ 34.99
€ 29.26
Paperback. Fully revised, updated, and extended, the fifth edition of Hollywood s America provides an important compilation of interpretive essays and primary documents that allows students to read films as cultural artifacts within the contexts of actual past events. Num Pages: 440 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; APF; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Weight in Grams: 666.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Edition
- 5th Edition
- Number of pages
- 440
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118976494
- ISBN
- 9781118976494
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.99€ 53.77
€ 53.99
€ 53.77
Paperback. In 100 stories, one for every year that has passed since the Great War, this collection provides snapshots of how Ireland and its people, at home and scattered across the world, were affected by, and had an effect on, the conflict that changed the world forever. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJF; HBJD1; HBLW; HBTB; HBWN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 159 x 235 x 25. Weight in Grams: 670.
- Publisher
- Colourpoint Creative Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781780730769
- ISBN
- 9781780730769
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 6.99€ 6.93
€ 6.99
€ 6.93
Paperback. In 100 stories, one for every year that has passed since the Great War, this collection provides snapshots of how Ireland and its people, at home and scattered across the world, were affected by, and had an effect on, the conflict that changed the world forever. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJF; HBJD1; HBLW; HBTB; HBWN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 159 x 235 x 25. Weight in Grams: 670. Clean copy with minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Colourpoint Creative Ltd
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KCW0000665
- ISBN
- 9781780730769
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 6.99€ 6.93
€ 6.99
€ 6.93
Paperback. BIC Classification: 3JJC; HBLW; HBTM. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 135 x 191 x 8. Weight in Grams: 162.
- Publisher
- Capstone Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781491484579
- ISBN
- 9781491484579
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 10.37
€ 10.99
€ 10.37
Hardcover. DIASPORA Knights Across the Atlantic tells the story of the Knights of Labor, one of the great social movements of American history, in Britain and Ireland. Series: Studies in Labour History. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; KNXB2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 164 x 241 x 20. Weight in Grams: 560.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Liverpool University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781781383186
- ISBN
- 9781781383186
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 44.31
€ 44.99
€ 44.31
Paperback. This gripping and vivid book is, amazingly, the first comprehensive world history of the most important transport innovation of the modern age. Num Pages: 448 pages, illustrations (black and white, and colour). BIC Classification: HBTB; KNDR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 137 x 34. Weight in Grams: 508.
- Publisher
- Atlantic Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848877078
- ISBN
- 9781848877078
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.59
€ 34.59
Paperback. Can violence really have declined? The images of conflict we see daily on our screens from around the world suggest this is an almost obscene claim to be making. In this title, the author shows violence within and between societies - both murder and warfare. Num Pages: 1056 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFFE; JM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 47. Weight in Grams: 720.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Number of pages
- 1056
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141034645
- ISBN
- 9780141034645
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 18.02
€ 25.99
€ 18.02
paperback. Series: Indigenous Americas. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1KBB; GTB; HBTR; JFSL9; JPH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Univ Of Minnesota Press United Kingdom
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 3rd ed.
- SKU
- V9781517901424
- ISBN
- 9781517901424
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.37
€ 32.37
Hardcover. Draws a comparison between the dynamics of settler colonialism in the United States in regard to Native Americans and Israel in regard to the Palestinians, revealing the way in which politics influences literary production. This work also identifies the commonalities in the myths and rationales employed by both groups. Series: Middle East Beyond Dominant Paradigms S. Num Pages: 216 pages, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1FB; HBJF1; HBTQ; HBTR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815631255
- ISBN
- 9780815631255
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.48
€ 26.48
Hardcover. A look at the extensive inequality and individualism in Prince George's County, Maryland, and the wider tobacco south, this book draws on colonial historiography to take a groundbreaking approach and examines the profound impacts of the structure of the international tobacco trade on local life. Series: The Americas in the Early Modern Atlantic World. Num Pages: 272 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTK; HBTQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 139 x 20. Weight in Grams: 446.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 274
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230111899
- ISBN
- 9780230111899
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.26
€ 62.26
paperback. A look at the extensive inequality and individualism in Prince George's County, Maryland, and the wider tobacco south, this book draws on colonial historiography to take a groundbreaking approach and examines the profound impacts of the structure of the international tobacco trade on local life. Series: Americas in the Early Modern Atlantic World. Num Pages: 272 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBL; HBTB; HBTQ; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2013
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349294121
- ISBN
- 9781349294121
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 61.92
€ 61.92