History: specific events & topics
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History: specific events & topics
Paperback. The history of the British-Spanish Society, an example of 'soft' or cultural diplomacy between countries. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DSE; 3JJ; 3JM; HBJD; HBTB; JHMC; JPSD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 158 x 234 x 18. Weight in Grams: 326.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Liverpool University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781781382752
- ISBN
- 9781781382752
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.99€ 6.23
€ 12.99
€ 6.23
Hardcover. This book focuses on the rise of sharing and collaboration practices among peers in Spanish digital cultures and social movements in the wake of Spain's financial meltdown of 2008. Series: Contemporary Hispanic and Lusophone Cultures. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1DSE; HBTB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 165 x 240 x 23. Weight in Grams: 610.
- Publisher
- Liverpool University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781381939
- ISBN
- 9781781381939
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 9.47
€ 52.99
€ 9.47
paperback. This collection of essays exposes how meaning has been produced around the Great Exhibition. Critics and historians of art, culture, design and literature have been brought together to examine the objects, the images, the documents and the fictions of 1851. Editor(s): Purbrick, Louise. Series Editor(s): Wallace, Jeff; Whale, John. Series: Texts in Culture. Num Pages: 232 pages, Illustrations, black & white. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; HBT; KJP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 143 x 19. Weight in Grams: 324.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780719055928
- ISBN
- 9780719055928
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 19.04
€ 24.99
€ 19.04
Paperback. At the end of the Second World War in 1945, the countries of Western Europe found themselves at crossroads. How should they react to the challenges posed by the peace, Germany's defeat and the newly won freedom? This book presents accounts and interpretations of the immediate postwar situation in leading Western European countries and regions. Editor(s): Lund, Joachim; Ohrgaard, Per. Num Pages: 145 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJP; 3JM; HBTB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 226 x 163 x 10. Weight in Grams: 268.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Copenhagen Business School Press
- Edition
- 1. Ed
- Number of pages
- 145
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788763002035
- ISBN
- 9788763002035
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 19.18
€ 24.99
€ 19.18
Hardback. This comprehensive volume demonstrates that the question of how to care for the poor has had significant implications for German history throughout the modern era. Here, eight leading historians provide essential case studies and syntheses of current research into German welfare, from the Holy Roman Empire to the present day. Editor(s): Raphael, Lutz. Series: New German Historical Perspectives. Num Pages: 326 pages, 7 figures. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3J; HBJD; HBTB; JKS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 162 x 237 x 20. Weight in Grams: 508.
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781785333569
- ISBN
- 9781785333569
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 155.32
€ 155.32
Hardback. This comprehensive survey of weapons of mass destruction (WMD) rivalries places the Bush Doctrine of preemption in historical context, arguing that instability fueled by first-strike incentives is an inherent byproduct of WMD proliferation. Num Pages: 280 pages, 3 tables, 2 figures, 5 maps. BIC Classification: HBT; JPS; JWMC; JWMN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 22. Weight in Grams: 494.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804750264
- ISBN
- 9780804750264
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 88.98
€ 88.98
Hardback. Hugh Casey was one of the most colorful members of the iconic Brooklyn Dodgers of the 1940s. He played with the likes of Jackie Robinson, Dixie Walker, Joe Medwick, and Pete Reiser, and along the way he helped redefine the role of the relief pitcher. This book covers Casey's life and career in great detail, the first to truly do so. Num Pages: 288 pages, 6 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJH; BGS; HBTB; WSJT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442277595
- ISBN
- 9781442277595
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.95
€ 64.95
Paperback. Num Pages: 176 pages, Illustrations (some col.), ports. BIC Classification: 1DBKW; 3JJPL; HBJD1; HBLW3; HBTB; JKVG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 139 x 15. Weight in Grams: 264.
- Publisher
- Y Lolfa United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 176
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2018
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847711465
- ISBN
- 9781847711465
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.20
€ 14.20
paperback. Following the success of "Forgotten Voices of the Great War", this book chronicles one of human histories darkest hours - the Holocaust. This book draws on the recorded evidence of the experiences of Holocaust survivors for the Imperial War Museum sound archive - one of the most important archives of its kind in the world. Num Pages: 368 pages, 50. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBTZ1; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 124 x 23. Weight in Grams: 264.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Ebury Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780091898267
- ISBN
- 9780091898267
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 13.73
€ 19.99
€ 13.73
Paperback. In the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, thousands of women confessed to being witches and were put to death. This book presents an account of the pursuit, interrogation, torture, and burning of witches, particularly in Germany, as well as a deeper exploration of the psychology of witch-hunting in modern culture. Num Pages: 376 pages, 70 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1DFG; HBJD; HBLH; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 158 x 29. Weight in Grams: 594.
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 376
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300119831
- ISBN
- 9780300119831
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 22.38
€ 30.99
€ 22.38
Paperback. The appendices, which include contemporary reviews of the novel, historical documents on race and inheritance in Jamaica, and examples of other women of colour in early British prose fiction, will further inspire readers to rethink issues of race, gender, class, and empire from an African woman's perspective. Editor(s): Dominique, Lyndon J. Series: Broadview Editions. Num Pages: 268 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 217 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 316.
- Publisher
- Broadview Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781551111766
- ISBN
- 9781551111766
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 26.99
€ 36.99
€ 26.99
Paperback. In this book leading cultural historians come together to examine how the daily activities of Scottish people reflected a constant re-construction of culture, religion, ideology and identity between 1900 and 2000. Editor(s): Abrams, Lynn; Brown, Callum G. Series: A History of Everyday Life in Scotland. Num Pages: 320 pages, 9 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 3JJ; HBJD1; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 472.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748624317
- ISBN
- 9780748624317
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 37.34
€ 41.99
€ 37.34
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781138905399
- ISBN
- 9781138905399
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.67
€ 53.67
Hardback. .
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781474403894
- ISBN
- 9781474403894
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 106.95€ 102.41
€ 106.95
€ 102.41
Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 442 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 1KBB; HBJD; HBTW; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 799.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691645322
- ISBN
- 9780691645322
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 188.95€ 141.38
€ 188.95
€ 141.38
Paperback. Outlines the history of pier and pavilion construction, using colour illustrations and photographs to show the development of these attractions from simple wooden structures to complex entertainment venues. Series: Shire Library. Num Pages: 64 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: AMV; HBTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 157 x 4. Weight in Grams: 168. New.
- Publisher
- Shire Publications Ltd
- Number of pages
- 64
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780747806936
- ISBN
- 9780747806936
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 8.89
€ 8.89
Paperback. "A tour de force."-Gordon S. Wood, New York Times Book Review Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: HBT; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 209 x 141 x 17. Weight in Grams: 228.
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- Presumed to be 1st as edition is unstated
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393331998
- ISBN
- 9780393331998
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.38
€ 17.99
€ 16.38
Paperback. This study argues that morphology was integral to the life sciences of the 19th century. It traces the development of morphological research in German universities and illuminates significant institutional as well as intellectual changes in 19th-century German biology. Num Pages: 428 pages, 9 halftones, 1 map, 7 line drawings, 3 tables. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JH; HBTB; JNU; PDX; PSVD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 26. Weight in Grams: 700.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226610887
- ISBN
- 9780226610887
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.48€ 45.53
€ 53.48
€ 45.53
Hardcover. Florence Nightingale is famous as the 'lady with the lamp' in the Crimean War, 1854-56. This title reports on Nightingale's correspondence from the war hospitals and on the staggering amount of work she did post-war to ensure that the appalling death rate from disease (higher than that from bullets) did not recur. Num Pages: 1096 pages, Illustrations, maps, ports. BIC Classification: BGH; DN; HBTB; JW; MQC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 161 x 63. Weight in Grams: 1630.
- Publisher
- Wilfrid Laurier University Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 785
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780889204690
- ISBN
- 9780889204690
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 188.94
€ 188.94
Hardcover. Relates the founding of Florence Nightingale's school at St Thomas' Hospital and her guidance of its teaching for the rest of her life. This title reveals her evolving views on nursing, and on germ theory. It presents material on the early years of the school. It covers the crisis of its near breakdown in the early 1870s. Editor(s): McDonald, Lynn. Num Pages: 944 pages, illus. BIC Classification: BGH; DN; HBTB; MQC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 161 x 55. Weight in Grams: 1420.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Wilfrid Laurier University Press Canada
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 935
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780889204676
- ISBN
- 9780889204676
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 185.59
€ 185.59