History: specific events & topics
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History: specific events & topics
Hardcover. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: HBT; RN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 141. Weight in Grams: 272. 8vo.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2018
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- KEX0295428
- ISBN
- 9780007544615
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Hardback. Traces debates about the woman consumer to examine the complex encounter between the market and the republic in nineteenth-century France. This work explores how agents of capitalism - department store managers, fashion journalists - addressed fears of consumerism through the forging of an aesthetics of the marketplace: a 'marketplace modernism'. Num Pages: 334 pages, 20 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 3JH; HBJD; HBLL; HBTB; JFFT; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 154 x 27. Weight in Grams: 674.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 334
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520225299
- ISBN
- 9780520225299
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 57.63€ 44.81
€ 57.63
€ 44.81
Paperback. Num Pages: 237 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLS; 3JF; ACN; HBJK; HBTB; HBTQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 275 x 18. Weight in Grams: 388.
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781477310977
- ISBN
- 9781477310977
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 31.49
€ 32.99
€ 31.49
Hardback. Drawing on archival research, this illuminating study shows how residents of all ethnicities in three colonial boomtowns used festivals to redefine wealth and present themselves as more than subjects of European power. Num Pages: 237 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLS; 3JF; ACN; HBJK; HBTB; HBTQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 585. Weight in Grams: 477.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press United States
- Number of pages
- 237
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781477310502
- ISBN
- 9781477310502
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 103.30
€ 103.30
Hardcover. Introducing radical counter-visions of race and slavery, this title focuses on Chinese labourers who worked side by side with African slaves in Cuba. This title presents an examination of writings by Chinese coolies that raises theoretical and methodological questions regarding freedom, race, diaspora, trans-nationalism, and globalization. Series: Asian American History and Culture Series. Num Pages: 336 pages, 6 tables, 2 illustrations, 2 figures. BIC Classification: 1KJC; HBTB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 161 x 31. Weight in Grams: 618.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9781592135813
- ISBN
- 9781592135813
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 71.58
€ 71.58
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 258
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781439908051
- ISBN
- 9781439908051
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 32.38
€ 32.99
€ 32.38
Hardback. This book describes the most important events and people in Jewish history from Abraham to the present day, in a very concise, accessible way. These 'read-bites' include up-to-date essays discussing the impact of 9-11; the Iraq War, Muslim fundamentalism, and rise of European anti-Semitism on the Jewish people. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 149 x 25. Weight in Grams: 608.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742543652
- ISBN
- 9780742543652
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 181.94
€ 181.94
Paperback. Editor(s): Meier, August. Series: Blacks in the New World. Num Pages: 360 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; JFSL3; JHBD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 228 x 26. Weight in Grams: 526.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252062131
- ISBN
- 9780252062131
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 29.23
€ 29.99
€ 29.23
Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVH; BG; HBJD; HBTZ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 177 x 111 x 19. Weight in Grams: 162.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1984
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780586062586
- ISBN
- 9780586062586
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.58
€ 13.99
€ 10.58
Paperback. The tragic account of a family steeped in the War of Independence in West Cork and divided by the Civil War in which two of the brothers played key roles on opposing sides. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJ; HBJD1; HBLW; HBTR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 137 x 215 x 26. Weight in Grams: 298.
- Publisher
- The Mercier Press Ltd Cork
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781173756
- ISBN
- 9781781173756
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 16.44
€ 19.99
€ 16.44
Paperback. A celebratory history of how lesbians "made a scene" by creating places and opportunities to form relationships, debate politics, and build their own culture across Canada. Series: Sexuality Studies. Num Pages: 15 photographs, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 3JJP; 5SL; HBTV; JFSJ1; JFSK2; JPW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780774830676
- ISBN
- 9780774830676
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 36.90
€ 36.99
€ 36.90
Paperback. This work traces the history of the Kimono - its designs, uses, aesthetics and social significance - and in doing so explores the world of the geisha, last wearers of the kimono. Num Pages: 416 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; AKTA; HBT; JFCK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 24. Weight in Grams: 300.
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099428992
- ISBN
- 9780099428992
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.33
€ 17.99
€ 13.33
Paperback. 'From poverty to pets, from medicine to magic, from slang to sex, from wallpaper to women's rights' A glorious portrait of life in London from 1660-1670 by the bestselling author of ELIZABETH'S LONDON. Num Pages: 352 pages, 24. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JD; HBJD1; HBLH; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 25. Weight in Grams: 276.
- Publisher
- Weidenfeld & Nicolson History
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781842127308
- ISBN
- 9781842127308
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.24
€ 17.99
€ 13.24
Paperback. The everyday realities of life in the city of Hogarth, Fielding and Dr Johnson, based on contemporary evidence, by the author of the bestselling ELIZABETH'S LONDON. Num Pages: 384 pages, 32. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JF; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 130 x 196 x 28. Weight in Grams: 300.
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing Co United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781842127292
- ISBN
- 9781842127292
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.31
€ 17.99
€ 13.31
Paperback. Shows how food - and its lack - was central to the war's causes and continuation. This title explores how starvation was often a deliberate governmental policy, and reveals how the necessity of feeding whole countries leads to Pearl Harbour, Germany's invasion of Russia, and the Holocaust itself. Num Pages: 656 pages, Illustrations, maps, ports. BIC Classification: 3JJH; HBG; HBTB; HBWQ; JFCV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 197 x 30. Weight in Grams: 462.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 656
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141028972
- ISBN
- 9780141028972
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 16.30
€ 21.99
€ 16.30
Paperback. "Women who kill rupture the assumptions about what a woman is. This book explores different socio-cultural understandings of women who commit, or are accused, of murder. It discusses a wide range of cases in order to highlight the ways in which such women have been perceived"-- Series: Cultural Criminology. Num Pages: 214 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFC; JFSJ; JHB; JKV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 323.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 214
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349308385
- ISBN
- 9781349308385
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 72.09
€ 72.09
Paperback. Presents an account of the history of reggae. This book describes reggae's origins and development in Jamaica, from ska to rock-steady to dub and to reggae itself, a local music which conquered the world. It relates the story of reggae to the history of Jamaica, from Colonial Island to troubled independence, and Jamaicans, from Kingston to London. Num Pages: 608 pages, 8pp b&w photographs, further reading, index. BIC Classification: AVGS; HBTB; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 40. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780140237634
- ISBN
- 9780140237634
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.32
€ 19.99
€ 14.32
Paperback. Based on interviews with the survivors of the disaster, this book records the facts as they were known, together with several maps, diagrams, drawings and photographs (including a picture of the actual iceberg that sank the Titanic). Num Pages: 224 pages, 50. BIC Classification: HBTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 157 x 14. Weight in Grams: 304.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Nonsuch Publishing
- Edition
- illustrated edition
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845886318
- ISBN
- 9781845886318
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 20.21
€ 21.99
€ 20.21
Hardback. Gleans from more than 400 genealogy and history periodicals articles listing military men in America's wars from the Colonial era to the Spanish-American War. Num Pages: 1118 pages. BIC Classification: HBTG; WQY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 220 x 148 x 64. Weight in Grams: 1371.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 1118
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810821668
- ISBN
- 9780810821668
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 327.80
€ 327.80
paperback. This historical survey of Central Europe covers a region that encompasses contemporary Germany, Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Austria, Hungary, Slovenia, and Croatia. Central Europe: Enemies, Neighbors, Friends contains a new epilogue-updated to cover events since 1995-and several redesigned or updated maps. Num Pages: 400 pages, 25 illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBTB; HBTP; HBTW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 602.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United States
- Edition
- 3rd Edition
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195386646
- ISBN
- 9780195386646
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.36
€ 54.36
Hardback. A handbook to the events and locations of the Easter 1916 Rising. This '1916 bible' will be invaluable to anyone with an interest in recent Irish history who wants to separate the facts from the fiction. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJF; HBJD1; HBLW; HBTV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130. .
- Publisher
- O´Brien Press Ltd Ireland
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847175991
- ISBN
- 9781847175991
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 13.21
€ 14.99
€ 13.21
Hardcover. Num Pages: 240 pages, 7 color illus., 12 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; HBJD; HBTK; PDX; TBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 450.
- Publisher
- MIT Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780262019798
- ISBN
- 9780262019798
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 27.61
€ 38.99
€ 27.61
Paperback. Series: Blacks in the New World. Num Pages: 448 pages, illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 25. Weight in Grams: 612.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780252066344
- ISBN
- 9780252066344
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.08
€ 27.99
€ 26.08
Paperback. Examines Israel as a colonial society, making comparisons with South Africa, French Algeria and Australia. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBH; HBTQ; HBTR; JPWS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 135 x 11. Weight in Grams: 249.
- Publisher
- Pluto Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 144
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745325002
- ISBN
- 9780745325002
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 24.81
€ 36.99
€ 24.81