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History: specific events & topics

Paperback. Provides important background for the continued scholarly and popular interest in witches and witchcraft today Editor(s): Breslaw, Elaine G. Num Pages: 550 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KB; 3H; 3JB; 3JD; HBTB; HRQX5. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 6452 x 4522 x 26. Weight in Grams: 948.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
550
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814798515
ISBN
9780814798515
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.93

Paperback. A collection of articles addressing research trends in the history of British leisure while also presenting a wide range of articles on cultural conflict and leisure in the twentieth century. It includes innovative research on a number of topics, including television, cinema, the circus, women's leisure, dance, football and drug culture. Editor(s): Bebber, Brett. Series Editor(s): Richards, Jeffrey. Series: Studies in Popular Culture. Num Pages: 224 pages, Tables, black & white. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; HBJD1; HBTB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 158 x 246 x 20. Weight in Grams: 352.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Manchester University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784993511
ISBN
9781784993511
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.28

Paperback. The term "civilization" comes with considerable baggage, setting up a dichotomy wherein people, cultures, and histories are "civilized" - or not. This book examines how the idea of civilization has informed our thinking about international relations over the course of ten centuries. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTQ; HBW; JFCX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 164 x 18. Weight in Grams: 496.
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226142401
ISBN
9780226142401
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 34.45

Hardback. This book examines Anglican missionary work in nineteenth-century British Columbia at several scales: the local ethnographic literature; histories of contact and conflict in mainland B.C. from the early nineteenth century; the theology and sociology of mission; and the recent critical literature on European colonialism. Num Pages: 200 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBC; HBJK; HBLL; HBTQ; HBTR; HRCX7; JFC; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887. Weight in Grams: 449.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780774806541
ISBN
9780774806541
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 112.81

Paperback. A monograph that places Ainu - the native people living in Ezo, the northernmost island of the Japanese archipelago - at the center of an exploration of Japanese expansion during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, the height of the Tokugawa shogunal era. Num Pages: 344 pages, 23 figures, 4 maps, 3 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JD; 3JF; HBJF; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 542. Ecology and Culture in Japanese Expansion, 1590-1800. 344 pages, 23 figures, 4 maps, 3 tables. A monograph that places Ainu - the native people living in Ezo, the northernmost island of the Japanese archipelago - at the center of an exploration of Japanese expansion during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, the height of the Tokugawa shogunal era. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JD; 3JF; HBJF; HBLL; HBTB. Dimension: 227 x 155 x 22. Weight: 486.
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
344
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
Revised ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520248342
ISBN
9780520248342
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 26.56

Paperback. Offers a unique account of Marxist theories of Imperialism. It has been fully updated and expanded to cover all the developments since its initial publication and will be essential reading for any student of Marxism or Imperialism. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: HBTQ; JPFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 217 x 144 x 19. Weight in Grams: 434.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
2 Rev ed
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415044691
ISBN
9780415044691
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 81.88

Paperback. Takes stock of the 'new British queer history'. Topics range from newspaper reporting of sodomy cases, to homoerotic representations in art, to queer autobiographical accounts, to oral histories of Scottish lesbians, and much else besides. Editor(s): Lewis, Brian. Num Pages: 272 pages, 10 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBTB; JFSK2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 24. Weight in Grams: 406.
Publisher
Manchester University Press
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719088957
ISBN
9780719088957
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 26.83

Hardback. Adopts a varied approach to the study of the "material world" in the French literature, thought and visual arts of the 19th century. The book moves from purely philosphical definitions to a more general treatment of materialism, examining the repercussions of the emergence of a consumer society. Editor(s): Rigby, Brian. Series: Warwick Studies in the European Humanities. Num Pages: 243 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2ADF; 3JH; DSA; DSB; HBTB; HPN; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 25. Weight in Grams: 470.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
243
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333532669
ISBN
9780333532669
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 185.56

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803232907
ISBN
9780803232907
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 18.58

Paperback. Editor(s): Balogh, Brian; Schulman, Bruce J. Series: Miller Center of Public Affairs Books. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBJK; HBTB; JPHL; JPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 485.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801456572
ISBN
9780801456572
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.82

Paperback. Brian Barton's incisive commentary explains the context of the trials and the motivations of the leaders, providing an invaluable insight into what went on behind closed doors at a defining moment in Irish history. Num Pages: 384 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJF; HBJD1; HBLW; HBTV; JPWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 157 x 28. Weight in Grams: 448.
Edition
Illustrated
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780750950633
ISBN
9780750950633
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 33.67

Paperback. Presents a look at one of the first major railway disasters in Britain, the fall of the Dee bridge in May 1847, which occurred just outside Chester with the loss of five lives. This book provides detailed technical insight and is illustrated with contemporary material. It is useful for engineering students, historians and railway enthusiasts. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKENC; 3JH; HBTK; TNCJ; TRF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 288 x 172 x 10. Weight in Grams: 560.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
07th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752442662
ISBN
9780752442662
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 21.51

Paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages, 42 b/w illus., 10 maps, 5 plans. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HBLA1; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 146. Weight in Grams: 508.
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300220261
ISBN
9780300220261
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 16.09

Paperback. Num Pages: 704 pages. BIC Classification: HBTB; HRQX2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 198 x 35. Weight in Grams: 480.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141393148
ISBN
9780141393148
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.37

Paperback. Provides an account of the origins of coffee drinking and coffeehouse society, and in so doing the author reshapes our understanding of the commercial and consumer revolutions in Britain during the long Stuart century. Num Pages: 378 pages, 43 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JD; HBJD1; HBLH; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 544.
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
378
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300171228
ISBN
9780300171228
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 31.42

Hardback. In charting the growth of gleaming shopping centers and refurbished brownstones in Harlem, Brian Goldstein shows that gentrification was not imposed on an unwitting community by opportunistic developers or outsiders. It grew from the neighborhood's grassroots, producing a legacy that benefited some longtime residents and threatened others. Num Pages: 356 pages, 42 halftones, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JJP; 3JM; HBJK; HBTB; JFSG; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 245 x 166 x 35. Weight in Grams: 716.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674971509
ISBN
9780674971509
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 30.66

Hardback. Making available an invaluable perspective on African American life, this volume represents a publication of immense historical and literary importance. Editor(s): Dolinar, Brian. Series: New Black Studies Series. Num Pages: 328 pages, 10 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBBNC; 3JJG; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 257 x 175 x 33. Weight in Grams: 839.
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
328
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252037696
ISBN
9780252037696
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 132.47

Paperback. Yorkshire coal miners have always been a prominent group of industrial workers, especially during times of adversity. The men, their wives and families have had to deal with the real prospect of everyday accidents. This book provides a glimpse of Yorkshire's mining heritage and in particular the men, their families and the communities. Num Pages: 144 pages, 265. BIC Classification: HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 249 x 173 x 10. Weight in Grams: 374.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
144
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752449388
ISBN
9780752449388
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.56

Paperback. A full and richly illustrated history of windmills in Suffolk - a county particularly notable for them. Num Pages: 188 pages, 75, 70 black and white, 5 line drawing. BIC Classification: 1DBKEAS; HBTB; TGB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 157 x 12. Weight in Grams: 354. 188 pages, 75, 70 black and white, 5 line drawing. A full and richly illustrated history of windmills in Suffolk - a county particularly notable for them. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1DBKEAS; HBTB; TGB. Dimension: 231 x 157 x 12. Weight: 354.
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Number of pages
188
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843837237
ISBN
9781843837237
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.54

Hardback. Traces the ever-evolving relationship between science and industry and reveals the unsuspected role geology played in shaping our understanding of the history of oil Num Pages: 248 pages, 34 illustrations. BIC Classification: HBT; KNBP; RBGL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 25. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803234864
ISBN
9780803234864
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.25

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