History: specific events & topics
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History: specific events & topics
Paperback. Final Voyage: The World's Worst Maritime Disasters tells the stories of the deadliest and most often forgotten maritime tragedies in the history of seafaring. Num Pages: 192 pages, 12 maps. BIC Classification: HBTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 13. Weight in Grams: 146.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442221673
- ISBN
- 9781442221673
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 17.93
€ 19.99
€ 17.93
Hardback. Sick Economies: Drama, Mercantilism, and Disease in Shakespeare's England teases out the double helix of the pathological and the economic in two seemingly disparate spheres of early modern textual production: drama and mercantilist writing. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; HBJD1; HBLH; HBTB; KCZ. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 237 x 159 x 24. Weight in Grams: 592.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812237733
- ISBN
- 9780812237733
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 92.61
€ 92.61
Paperback. From Jonathan Glancey, the critically acclaimed and bestselling author of Spitfire: The Biography, comes his new bestseller telling the incredible story of the last days of the great steam locomotives. BIC Classification: HBTK; WGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 133 x 29. Weight in Grams: 380.
- Publisher
- Atlantic Books United Kingdom
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843547730
- ISBN
- 9781843547730
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.31
€ 33.99
€ 24.31
Hardback. Num Pages: 336 pages, 8. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; APB; APT; BM; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 572.
- Publisher
- Penguin Putnam Inc
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781101986233
- ISBN
- 9781101986233
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 23.77
€ 27.99
€ 23.77
Hardback. Num Pages: 256 pages, 20 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTB; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156. Weight in Grams: 517.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300176704
- ISBN
- 9780300176704
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 30.79
€ 43.99
€ 30.79
Paperback. The phrase "Cold War" was coined by George Orwell in 1945 to describe the impact of the atomic bomb on world politics. Far more than merely a straightforward history of the Cold War, this book presents an account of politics and decision making at the highest levels of Soviet power. Num Pages: 544 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JJ; HBJD; HBLW; HBTW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 234 x 28. Weight in Grams: 770.
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Number of pages
- 544
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300188196
- ISBN
- 9780300188196
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 26.80
€ 36.99
€ 26.80
Paperback. The first major regional study of poverty and its relief in the seventeenth century: the first century of welfare. Series: People, Markets, Goods: Economies and Societies in History. Num Pages: 335 pages, 2 black & white illustrations, 29 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DBKENL; 3JD; HBJD1; HBTB; JFFA; JKS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 157 x 236 x 21. Weight in Grams: 580.
- Publisher
- Boydell & Brewer Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843839569
- ISBN
- 9781843839569
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 28.46
€ 33.99
€ 28.46
Paperback. This volume offers an overview of Britain's development since the end of World War II. The book draws together the themes that have dominated discussion amongst scholars and media commentators, and provides a useful introduction for students of contemporary British history, politics and society. Editor(s): Hollowell, Jonathan. Series: Making Contemporary Britain. Num Pages: 480 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJP; HBJD1; HBLW3; HBTB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 245 x 172 x 37. Weight in Grams: 870.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 480
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631209683
- ISBN
- 9780631209683
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 55.08
€ 55.08
Paperback. Num Pages: 888 pages, 15 halftones. 7 line illus. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JF; HBJD; HBLL; HBTV2; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 158 x 234 x 47. Weight in Grams: 1218.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691169712
- ISBN
- 9780691169712
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 27.21
€ 36.99
€ 27.21
Paperback. This anthology places the works of such well-known figures as Captain James Cook and Robert Louis Stevenson alongside the writings of lesser-known explorers, missionaries, beachcombers, and literary travellers who roamed the South Seas from the late 17th through the late 19th centuries. Num Pages: 386 pages, 12 illustrations, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1MK; 3JD; 3JF; 3JH; HBJM; HBTM; RGR; WTLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 151 x 23. Weight in Grams: 532.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226468464
- ISBN
- 9780226468464
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 27.29
€ 34.99
€ 27.29
Paperback. An examination of the rise of Islam, the life of Muhammad, and the Islamic principles of faith. Jonathan Bloom and Sheila Blair describe the golden age of the Abbasids, the Mongol invasions, and the great Ottoman, Safavid and Mughal empires that emerged in their wake. Series: Yale Nota Bene. Num Pages: 304 pages, 50 colour plates, 4 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QFM; HBTB; HRAX; HRH; JFSR2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 134 x 196 x 19. Weight in Grams: 264.
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300094220
- ISBN
- 9780300094220
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 16.11
€ 19.99
€ 16.11
Paperback. In the late 19th century, the port of Massawa on the Red Sea was a thriving, vibrant, multiethnic commercial hub. This title tells the story of how Massawa rose to prominence as one of Northeast Africa's important shipping centres. It constructs the social, material, religious, and cultural history of this mercantile community. Num Pages: 400 pages, 35 b&w photos, 5 maps. BIC Classification: 1HFGE; 3JH; HBJH; HBLL; HBTB; JFSL3; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 28. Weight in Grams: 666.
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 360
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253220790
- ISBN
- 9780253220790
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 31.29
€ 32.99
€ 31.29
hardcover. Using thousands of examples, the book identifies the genesis and evolution in African name formation and meaning. Each entry discusses the origins of the name, its meaning, and the wide cultural and social connotations of its use. Num Pages: 416 pages, bibliography. BIC Classification: 1H; CFF; HBTG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 221 x 143 x 28. Weight in Grams: 581.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810836433
- ISBN
- 9780810836433
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 173.25
€ 173.25
Paperback. Narrates a history of the Muslims of northwest China, at the intersection of the frontiers of the Mongolian-Manchu, Tibetan, Turkic, and Chinese cultural regions Series: Studies on Ethnic Groups in China. Num Pages: 318 pages, 24 photos. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBTB; JFSR2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 157 x 229 x 20. Weight in Grams: 510.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Number of pages
- 318
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295976440
- ISBN
- 9780295976440
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 33.43
€ 33.99
€ 33.43
Paperback. "Heterosexuality" is assumed to denote a universal sexual and cultural norm. This work challenges the common notion that the distinction between heterosexuality and homosexuality has been a timeless one. It reveals that as late as 1923, the term "heterosexuality" referred to a "morbid sexual passion". Num Pages: 298 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 414.
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 298
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- New ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226426013
- ISBN
- 9780226426013
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 22.63
€ 27.99
€ 22.63
Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 252 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HBE; HBTB; JFSR2; JNB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 342.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691606835
- ISBN
- 9780691606835
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 32.90
€ 46.99
€ 32.90
Hardback. Pamphlet, cream cover. Jonathan Potter stock catalogue. 8pp
- Publisher
- Jonathan Potter Ltd London
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Format
- Hardback
- SKU
- KON0819795
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 20.99€ 5.49
€ 20.99
€ 5.49
Hardback. Pamphlet, cream cover. Jonathan Potter stock catalogue. 8pp
- Publisher
- Jonathan Potter Ltd London
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Format
- Hardback
- SKU
- KON0819793
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 20.99€ 5.49
€ 20.99
€ 5.49
Hardback. Pamphlet, cream cover. Jonathan Potter stock catalogue. 8pp
- Publisher
- Jonathan Potter Ltd
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Format
- Hardback
- SKU
- KON0819790
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 20.99€ 5.49
€ 20.99
€ 5.49
Hardback. Pamphlet, cream cover. Jonathan Potter stock catalogue. 8pp
- Publisher
- Jonathan Potter Ltd London
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Format
- Hardback
- SKU
- KON0819794
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 20.99€ 5.49
€ 20.99
€ 5.49
Hardback. Pamphlet, cream cover. Jonathan Potter stock catalogue. 8pp
- Publisher
- Jonathan Potter Ltd London
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Format
- Hardback
- SKU
- KON0819792
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 20.99€ 5.49
€ 20.99
€ 5.49
Hardback. Pamphlet, cream cover. Jonathan Potter stock catalogue. 8pp
- Publisher
- Jonathan Potter Ltd London
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Format
- Hardback
- SKU
- KON0819791
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 20.99€ 5.49
€ 20.99
€ 5.49
Paperback. Series: Conjunctions of Religion and Power in the Medieval Past. Num Pages: 224 pages, 2. BIC Classification: 1DSE; HBJD; HBLC; HBTB; JFSR1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 156 x 234 x 16. Weight in Grams: 320.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780801474514
- ISBN
- 9780801474514
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.02
€ 26.99
€ 25.02
Paperback. Reflections on Race, Masculinity and Empire. 224 pages. This volume is a series of reflections about the effects on English white masculinity of Britain's history of empire, from Victorian times to the present day. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: HBTB; HBTQ; HBTR; JFSJ2. Dimension: 216 x 139 x 14. Weight: 226.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Lawrence And Wishart Ltd
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780853158288
- ISBN
- 9780853158288
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 19.30
€ 20.99
€ 19.30