History: specific events & topics
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History: specific events & topics
Paperback. Full of detail and colour about everyday life in Dickens's London, and leaves you with a sense not only of how hard life was then, but how strange. Even if you've read Dickens and the contemporary historians of the poor, there is still more to marvel at here.' Sebastian Faulks, Mail on Sunday Books of the Year Num Pages: 544 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 159 x 197 x 41. Weight in Grams: 546.
- Publisher
- Atlantic Books
- Number of pages
- 544
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848877979
- ISBN
- 9781848877979
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.40
€ 19.99
€ 14.40
Paperback. This is the extraordinary saga of Countess Evelina van Millingen Pisani, a modern woman who lived in the age of Queen Victoria. A friend of Henry James and Isabella Stewart Gardner, she led a rich but turbulent life that spanned from Rome to Constantinople and Venice. Num Pages: 176 pages, 30 black and white photographs. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JH; BGH; HBTB; TV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Publisher
- Fonthill Media
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781555934
- ISBN
- 9781781555934
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 16.95
€ 21.99
€ 16.95
Hardback. Explores the exceptional roles that women played in the vibrant cultural and political life of medieval Byzantium. Drawing on a diverse range of sources, this title focuses on the importance of marriage in imperial statecraft, the tense coexistence of empresses in the imperial court, and the critical relationships of mothers and daughters. Num Pages: 352 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVG; 3H; HBJD; HBLC1; HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 243 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 628.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691153216
- ISBN
- 9780691153216
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 58.80€ 45.41
€ 58.80
€ 45.41
Paperback. Provides a comprehensive overview of the gender rules encountered in Europe in the period between approximately 500 and 1500 C.E. Editor(s): Bennett, Judith M.; Karras, Ruth Mazo. Series: Oxford Handbooks in History. Num Pages: 640 pages, 7 black and white images. BIC Classification: 1D; 3F; 3H; HBJD; HBLC1; HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 174 x 246 x 35. Weight in Grams: 1092.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198779384
- ISBN
- 9780198779384
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 75.50
€ 75.50
Paperback. Judith Millidge here describes the handful of British royal jubilees, how they have been celebrated, the similarities and differences between them, and illustrates examples of the myriad souvenir products that accompany these events. Series: Shire Library. Num Pages: 64 pages, Illustrations (chiefly col.). BIC Classification: HBG; HBLL; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 147 x 4. Weight in Grams: 146. New.
- Publisher
- Shire Publications
- Number of pages
- 64
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780747811671
- ISBN
- 9780747811671
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 8.89
€ 8.89
Paperback. In 1986, the USX Homestead Works closed, with the loss of thousands of jobs. This book looks at the people of Homestead and how they dealt with the trauma that affected them, detailing the modifications and revisions of domestic strategies in a public crisis. Num Pages: 284 pages, photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW3; HBTB; JFSG; KCZ; KNJH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 241 x 178 x 25. Weight in Grams: 771.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- University of Pittsburgh Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822956761
- ISBN
- 9780822956761
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 67.71
€ 67.71
Paperback. Explores how the study of classics spread English values in the British Empire and beyond. Editor(s): Hallett, Judith P.; Stray, Chris. Num Pages: 230 pages. BIC Classification: G; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 153 x 15. Weight in Grams: 366.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Baylor University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781602583337
- ISBN
- 9781602583337
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.93
€ 36.93
Hardback. Num Pages: 240 pages, 26. BIC Classification: DSBF; DSC; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 211 x 184 x 25. Weight in Grams: 576.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801443626
- ISBN
- 9780801443626
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 51.41
€ 51.41
paperback. Series: Women in Culture and Society Series. Num Pages: 368 pages, 15 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Scholarly; (UP) Postgraduate; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 155 x 229 x 37. Weight in Grams: 538.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- University of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780226871462
- ISBN
- 9780226871462
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 39.99€ 26.54
€ 39.99
€ 26.54
Paperback. A guide to the ancient Olympic Games. It traces their mythological and religious origins, and describes the events, the sacred ceremony and the celebrations that were an essential part of the Olympic festival. It covers the diet and medical treatment of athletes, sponsorship, patronage, propaganda and revivals of the Games. Num Pages: 120 pages, 120 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDA; 3D; HBLA; HBTB; WSBB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 246 x 190 x 9. Weight in Grams: 406. 120 pages, 120 colour illustrations. A guide to the ancient Olympic Games. It traces their mythological and religious origins, and describes the events, the sacred ceremony and the celebrations that were an essential part of the Olympic festival. It covers the diet and medical treatment of athletes, sponsorship, patronage, propaganda and revivals of the Games. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1QDA; 3D; HBLA; HBTB; WSBB. Dimension: 246 x 190 x 9. Weight: 406.
- Publisher
- British Museum Press
- Number of pages
- 120
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 2nd Revised edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780714119854
- ISBN
- 9780714119854
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.50
€ 13.99
€ 11.50
Hardcover. Texas just may be the state in the Union with the strongest masculine image. Heroes, from cowboys to the Alamo to Stephen F Austin and Sam Houston, have always been men. But there have also always been women with gumption. This book presents Texas women who have made history in a variety of ways - some outrageous, some inventive, most courageous. Num Pages: 96 pages, 29 b&w illustrations, bib., index. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; HBJK; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 165 x 114 x 10. Weight in Grams: 150.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Texas Christian University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780875653662
- ISBN
- 9780875653662
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 10.58
€ 10.58
Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white halftones, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: HBT; WBV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 180 x 16. Weight in Grams: 624.
- Publisher
- Smart Pop
- Number of pages
- 260
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781936661411
- ISBN
- 9781936661411
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 17.58
€ 17.99
€ 17.58
Paperback. Starting with the crippling custom of footbinding, this work presents a study of Chinese American women during the first half of the twentieth century. Using this symbol of subjugation to examine social change in the lives of these women, it shows the stages of 'unbinding' that occurred between the turn of the century and the end of World War II. Num Pages: 395 pages, 33 b&w illustrations, 12 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 467.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 395
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520088672
- ISBN
- 9780520088672
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 27.84
€ 38.99
€ 27.84
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781138639997
- ISBN
- 9781138639997
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 76.79
€ 76.79
Paperback. The author and her husband moved to a little house in the mountains of northern Italy in 1999. She arrived as a stranger but a series of events brought her close to the old people of the village and they began to tell her their stories. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1DST; HBTB; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 130 x 20. Weight in Grams: 260.
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099549420
- ISBN
- 9780099549420
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.65
€ 14.99
€ 11.65
Paperback. Sweig shatters the mythology surrounding the Cuban Revolution in this compelling revisionist history that reconsiders the roles of Fidel Castro and Che Guevara and restores to a central position the leadership of the Cuban urban underground. 20 halftones. 2 maps. Num Pages: 286 pages, 10 halftones, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KJC; BGH; HBJK; HBLW3; HBTV; JPWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 143 x 21. Weight in Grams: 380.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 286
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674016125
- ISBN
- 9780674016125
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 31.54
€ 36.99
€ 31.54
Paperback. An exploration of the personal, social, and cultural meanings of the iconic Canadian cottage. Num Pages: 308 pages, , maps. BIC Classification: 1KBC; HBJK; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 308
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780774826082
- ISBN
- 9780774826082
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 36.74
€ 36.99
€ 36.74
Paperback. Presents a personal and provocative look at poverty in America. This book tells the story of growing up in a large Irish Catholic working-class family in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and draws together the experiences of living in poverty, the role of the church and music. Num Pages: 160 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGA; HBTB; HRCV; JFFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 263.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Augsburg Fortress United States
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780806656243
- ISBN
- 9780806656243
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 9.91
€ 10.99
€ 9.91
Paperback. A thorough examination of the manner in which three of the most unsettling modern writers-Aragon, Sartre, and Barthes-affirm their personal rebellion followed by Kristeva's own ideas on the future of rebellion. Translator(s): Herman, Jeanine. Series: European Perspectives: A Series in Social Thought and Cultural Criticism. Num Pages: 392 pages. BIC Classification: DSBH; DSK; HBTV; JFC; JMAF; JPWF; JPWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 416.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 92
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231114158
- ISBN
- 9780231114158
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 26.99
€ 36.99
€ 26.99
Hardcover. Num Pages: 272 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JJP; APF; AVGM; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Publisher
- University of Chicago Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226301808
- ISBN
- 9780226301808
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 27.27
€ 34.99
€ 27.27
Paperback. Num Pages: 400 pages, numerous maps. BIC Classification: 1D; 3F; HBJD; HBLC; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 232 x 26. Weight in Grams: 570.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press, Usa
- Number of pages
- 398
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780192892638
- ISBN
- 9780192892638
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.38
€ 46.38
Paperback. Irish singing star Daniel O'Donnell's mother, Julia, grew up on a remote island off the northwest coast of Ireland, going barefoot and doing hard labour as a child during the poverty-stricken 1920s. This book offers an insight into this Irish family's life. Num Pages: 336 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBR; BGA; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 177 x 114 x 21. Weight in Grams: 166.
- Publisher
- Ebury Press
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780091917982
- ISBN
- 9780091917982
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 16.69
€ 20.99
€ 16.69
Hardback. A fascinating exploration of the tavern as a significant and fluid social space in colonial Canada. Num Pages: 256 pages, 11 b/w photos, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1KBC; HBJK; HBTB; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780774815758
- ISBN
- 9780774815758
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 119.94
€ 119.94
Paperback. A fascinating exploration of the tavern as a significant and fluid social space in colonial Canada. Num Pages: 240 pages, figures. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 15. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780774815765
- ISBN
- 9780774815765
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 40.12
€ 40.99
€ 40.12