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History: specific events & topics
Hardback. In October 1962, the fate of the world hung on the American response to the discovery of Soviet nuclear missile sites in Cuba. That response was informed by hours of discussions between John F Kennedy and his top advisers. This title reveals how conversational practices and dynamics shaped Kennedy's perception of the options available to him. Num Pages: 256 pages, 47 line illus. 1 table. BIC Classification: 1DVU; 1KBB; 1KJC; 3JJPK; HBTW; JPSF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 163 x 232 x 21. Weight in Grams: 470.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691151311
- ISBN
- 9780691151311
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 39.41
€ 54.99
€ 39.41
Paperback. The remarkable stories of Scottish women throughout history.. Exciting and fascinating tales about princesses, witches, peasants and revolutionaries. Not merely reproducing the biographies of famous women such as Mary, Queen of Scots, Scottish Women reveals a new and interesting perspective on the lives of Scottish women throughout history. Num Pages: 224 pages, 16pp colour section. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; HBJD1; HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 157 x 13. Weight in Grams: 266.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Luath Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781906817572
- ISBN
- 9781906817572
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.04
€ 13.99
€ 11.04
Paperback. Num Pages: 312 pages, 11. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JJG; HBJD; HBLW; HBTB; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 400.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press Ithaca
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801483851
- ISBN
- 9780801483851
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 48.99€ 43.81
€ 48.99
€ 43.81
Hardback. This is the first full-length study of one of the most popular, profitable and persistent genres in British cinema. It redraws the map of British film history by arguing that comedy was the most successful, and important, genre of the 1930s, and that the very qualities which ensured the comedy film's low status are also its particular strengths. Series: Exeter Studies in Film History. Num Pages: 303 pages, 20 halftones, 10 line illustrations, filmography, bibliography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJG; APFA; HBT; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 244 x 162 x 21. Weight in Grams: 676.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- University of Exeter Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 303
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780859896030
- ISBN
- 9780859896030
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 138.45
€ 138.45
Paperback. Editor(s): Cohen, Lester H. Num Pages: 755 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; HBJK; HBLL; HBTV; JPWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 46. Weight in Grams: 1160.
- Publisher
- Liberty Fund Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 755
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Edition
- Revised
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780865970816
- ISBN
- 9780865970816
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.44
€ 26.99
€ 20.44
Paperback.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Number of pages
- 128
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752447780
- ISBN
- 9780752447780
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.45
€ 19.99
€ 18.45
Paperback. Profiles the greatest journalists in history & their best stories -- chosen by David Randall of the Independent on Sunday Num Pages: 288 pages, 13 photographs. BIC Classification: HBT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 218 x 170 x 19. Weight in Grams: 432.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Pluto Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745322964
- ISBN
- 9780745322964
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 22.83
€ 33.99
€ 22.83
Paperback. Blacks, Hispanics, and Asians represent three of every four immigrants who arrived in the United States after 1970. In "Other Immigrants", David M. Reimers offers a comprehensive account of non-European immigration, chronicling the stories of frequently overlooked Americans. Num Pages: 389 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; JFFN; JFSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 26. Weight in Grams: 535.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 389
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814775356
- ISBN
- 9780814775356
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.86
€ 33.99
€ 30.86
Hardcover. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: BTP; HBTB; HBW; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 220 x 150. .
- Publisher
- Gefen Publishing House
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2018
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789652298812
- ISBN
- 9789652298812
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 23.79
€ 34.99
€ 23.79
Paperback.
- Publisher
- Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781846312441
- ISBN
- 9781846312441
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.33
€ 43.33
Paperback. An award-winning author and veteran mountain climber takes us deep into the Southwest backcountry to uncover secrets of its ancient inhabitants. Num Pages: 352 pages, 16 pages of illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; HBJK; HBTB; HDD; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- W. W. Norton & Company
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393352337
- ISBN
- 9780393352337
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.34
€ 19.99
€ 18.34
Paperback. Num Pages: 302 pages, 30-40 ills & diags, approx 15-25 tables. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJH; HBJD1; HBLW; HBTB; HBWN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 235 x 23. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Publisher
- Helion & Company
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781911096313
- ISBN
- 9781911096313
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.17
€ 26.99
€ 20.17
Hardback. As ideas about personhood - what constitutes a self - have changed over time, so too have ideas about how to represent, shape, or invade the self. Spanning nearly 500 years of cultural and social history, this book examines the ways that literature and surveillance have developed together, as kindred modern practices. Num Pages: 352 pages, 10 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: DSB; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 164 x 27. Weight in Grams: 694.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300155419
- ISBN
- 9780300155419
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 59.42€ 46.46
€ 59.42
€ 46.46
Hardcover. Num Pages: 208 pages, Black and white and colour photography and illustration. BIC Classification: 1DBKSH; HBTB; WGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 282 x 219 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1142.
- Publisher
- Stenlake Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781840334975
- ISBN
- 9781840334975
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 36.24
€ 40.99
€ 36.24
Hardback. This is study and analysis of social and political change in the Taihang Base Area during the key years of the War of Resistance to Japan, which was instrumental to the establishment of the People's Republic of China. Series: Asia/Pacific/Perspectives. Num Pages: 384 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJ; HBJF; HBLW; HBTB; JF; JPFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 26. Weight in Grams: 615.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742508644
- ISBN
- 9780742508644
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 199.94
€ 199.94
paperback. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBS; HBTB; JFCV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 635.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226422022
- ISBN
- 9780226422022
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 21.05
€ 25.99
€ 21.05
Paperback. Attempts to account for the widespread phenomenon of sport. Drawing upon ethnological findings to demonstrate the ritual character of sport, the text explores the relationship between ancient Greek sport and sacrificial ritual and traces elements common to both back to primitive origins. Num Pages: 136 pages, with 24 figs. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBTB; JFC; JHM; WS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 150 x 16. Weight in Grams: 36.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 136
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520080959
- ISBN
- 9780520080959
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.65
€ 38.65
Hardcover. The memories of David Shachar are a journey through the tunnel of time: from wanderings in Poland to the life of a refugee in World War II, and on to a soldier's life fighting the Nazis. After the war, while studying radio electronics in Paris, David cut his studies short and came to Israel to fight in the War of Independence. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white halftones, colour illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: BGHA; HBJD; HBLW; HBTZ1; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 170 x 246 x 24. Weight in Grams: 580.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Gefen Publishing House Israel
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789652295460
- ISBN
- 9789652295460
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 23.79
€ 34.99
€ 23.79
Paperback. Num Pages: 283 pages, black & white illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: AJ; HBTB; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 252 x 177 x 18. Weight in Grams: 646.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Rutgers University Press
- Edition
- First Paperback Edition
- Number of pages
- 283
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813553931
- ISBN
- 9780813553931
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 41.60
€ 46.99
€ 41.60
Paperback. This detailed study of the Roman iron industry, focusing primarily on Britain, uses both archaeological evidence and experimental work to highlight the enormous investment of time, labour and skill required in the production process. Num Pages: 176 pages, 74 b/w figs, 31 col pls, 8 tbs. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1QDAR; HBJD1; HBLA1; HBTK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 172 x 246 x 13. Weight in Grams: 496.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Number of pages
- 159
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752468655
- ISBN
- 9780752468655
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 28.66
€ 33.99
€ 28.66