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History: specific events & topics

Paperback. Georgian London evokes images of elegant buildings and fine art, but it was also a city where prostitution was rife. Examining the nature of the sex trade, this title offers an insight into the impact of prostitution to give a vivid portraits of some of the women who became involved in its world. Num Pages: 672 pages, Illustrations (some col.), maps, ports. (some col.). BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JF; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB; JFMX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 133 x 44. Weight in Grams: 640.
Publisher
Cornerstone
Number of pages
672
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099527961
ISBN
9780099527961
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.54

Hardcover. Argues that the revolutionaries of eighteenth-century France used the natural right concept of the 'enemy of the human race' - an individual who has transgressed the laws of nature and must be executed without judicial formalities - to authorize three-quarters of the deaths during the Terror. Num Pages: 350 pages, 6 halftones, 2 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JF; 3JH; HBJD; HBLL; HBTV2; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 161 x 237 x 28. Weight in Grams: 698.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Number of pages
350
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226184388
ISBN
9780226184388
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.48
€ 45.53

paperback. Argues that the revolutionaries of eighteenth-century France used the natural right concept of the 'enemy of the human race' - an individual who has transgressed the laws of nature and must be executed without judicial formalities - to authorize three-quarters of the deaths during the Terror. Num Pages: 350 pages, 6 halftones, 2 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JF; 3JH; HBJD; HBLL; HBTV2; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 229 x 2. Weight in Grams: 528.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of Chicago Press
Condition
New
SKU
9780226184395
ISBN
9780226184395
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 39.99
€ 28.09

Paperback. This intoxicating look at the history of drug regulation in Canada reveals how a variety of social and political forces converged at the turn of the twentieth century to transform both public attitudes toward, and access to, narcotics. Num Pages: 640 pages, 10 tables. BIC Classification: HBTB; LAZ; MBQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
640
Condition
New
SKU
V9780774829205
ISBN
9780774829205
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 36.23

Hardback. This intoxicating look at the history of drug regulation in Canada reveals how a variety of social and political forces converged at the turn of the twentieth century to transform both public attitudes toward, and access to, narcotics. Num Pages: 640 pages, 10 tables. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFFH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 25. Weight in Grams: 825.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
640
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780774829199
ISBN
9780774829199
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 44.75

Paperback. Series: The traveller's history. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTP; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 198 x 25. Weight in Grams: 502.
Publisher
Interlink Pub Group Inc
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781566562836
ISBN
9781566562836
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.90

Hardback. Reveals thousands of forgotten US and Allied war crimes prosecutions against Hitler and other Axis war criminals based on a popular movement for justice that stretched from Poland to the Pacific. This history also brings long overdue credit to the United Nations' War Crimes Commission (UNWCC), which operated during and after World War II. Num Pages: 272 pages, 11 tables, 7 figures, 7 figures, 11 tables. BIC Classification: HBTZ1; JPVH; LB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Publisher
Georgetown University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781626164314
ISBN
9781626164314
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 36.75

Hardback. Dan Stone presents a global history of concentration camps, and considers the importance of these institutions to modern consciousness and identity. Tracing camps from their origins in in early-twentieth century colonial warfare, he discusses their evolution throughout the last century, and the complex questions their use raises. Num Pages: 176 pages, 10 black and white images. BIC Classification: HBLW; HBT; HBTZ1; HBW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 140 x 204 x 22. Weight in Grams: 266.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198790709
ISBN
9780198790709
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.84

Hardcover. This volume argues that reflection on the historical process of (re)constructing the past is as important for understanding the Holocaust - and, by extension, any past event - as is archival research. It aims to go beyond the dominant paradigm of political history and describe the emergence of methods now being used.. Editor(s): Stone, Dan. Series: Making Sense of History. Num Pages: 356 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; HBAH; HBTZ1; HBWQ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 237 x 159 x 23. Weight in Grams: 586. Series: Making Sense of History. 356 pages. Editor(s): Stone, Dan. This volume argues that reflection on the historical process of (re)constructing the past is as important for understanding the Holocaust - and, by extension, any past event - as is archival research. It aims to go beyond the dominant paradigm of political history and describe the emergence of methods now being used. Cateogry: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. BIC Classification: 1D; HBAH; HBTZ1; HBWQ. Dimension: 237 x 159 x 23. Weight: 586.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Berghahn Books
Number of pages
356
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857454928
ISBN
9780857454928
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 166.94

Paperback. .
Publisher
Birlinn Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843410690
ISBN
9781843410690
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.39

Paperback. Adolf Hitler despised cricket, considering it un-German and decadent. And Berlin in 1937 was not a time to be going against Fuhrer's wishes. But hot on the heels of 1936 Olympics, an enterprising cricket fanatic of enormous bravery, Felix Menzel, somehow persuaded his Nazi leaders to invite an English team to play his motley band of part-timers. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 1DFG; 3JJG; HBTB; WSBX; WSJC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 128 x 20. Weight in Grams: 234.
Publisher
Corgi Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780552169882
ISBN
9780552169882
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.88

Paperback. Dana Arnold presents an analysis of the social and cultural significance of the country house, the focal point of Georgian architecture, landscape and society, exploring the meaning of this distinct cultural form using a wide range of examples and approaches. Num Pages: 256 pages, 159 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JF; AMKH; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 245 x 168 x 15. Weight in Grams: 592.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
New ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780750934701
ISBN
9780750934701
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.74

Hardback. This original and innovative book examines an intensive period in the development of London, when in the opening decades of the nineteenth century a concerted attempt was made to transform the metropolis into a modern European capital Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations, black & white. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JH; AM; HBTB; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 248 x 178 x 19. Weight in Grams: 538.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Manchester University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719068201
ISBN
9780719068201
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 139.03

Hardcover. The Northwest Territory sparked heated debates over race and civil rights in the nascent United States from the moment of its founding. Part of the "Early American Places" series, this book contributes to the study of slavery and social activism in nineteenth-century America. Series: Early American Places. Num Pages: 325 pages, 6 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBBN; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 31. Weight in Grams: 640.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Northern Illinois University Press United States
Number of pages
325
Condition
New
SKU
V9780875804576
ISBN
9780875804576
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 138.75

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 566 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KJ; 3JJ; HBJK; HBTB; JPQB; JPSD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 32. Weight in Grams: 971.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
566
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691651521
ISBN
9780691651521
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 273.90

Hardback. A timely account of workers taking back their union Num Pages: 256 pages, 12 black and white photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBBNK; 1KBBWS; HBTK; KNDV; KNXB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 28. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252036378
ISBN
9780252036378
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 62.16

Hardback. " Readers who love history and stories of exploration on the high seas will devour this gripping tale. Series: The Johns Hopkins University Studies in Historical and Political Science. Num Pages: 280 pages, 26, 26 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTM; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 150 x 21. Weight in Grams: 516.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421415420
ISBN
9781421415420
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 34.28

Paperback. " Readers who love history and stories of exploration on the high seas will devour this gripping tale. Series: The Johns Hopkins University Studies in Historical and Political Science. Num Pages: 280 pages, 26, 26 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBTB; RGR. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 231 x 153 x 25. Weight in Grams: 404.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421422572
ISBN
9781421422572
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 28.84

Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: HBTB; KNDF; WBXD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 125 x 213 x 23. Weight in Grams: 286.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780062241405
ISBN
9780062241405
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.00
€ 15.90

Hardcover. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTB; KNDF; WBXD2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 646.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
William Morrow
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780062389756
ISBN
9780062389756
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 23.14

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