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History: specific events & topics

Paperback.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
144
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
illustrated ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752417530
ISBN
9780752417530
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 28.98

paperback. "An examination of the modernization of the English and Welsh police during the interwar years, focusing upon the increasing professionalization of the police, the Federation, forensic work and the growth of traffic policing. The authors challenge the established viewpoint by arguing that this period saw significant changes in policing"-- Num Pages: 268 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD1; HBL; HBTB; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
1st ed. 2011
Number of pages
268
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349312757
ISBN
9781349312757
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.95

Paperback. Was October 1917 a coup d'etat or a social revolution? Writing as both a historian and political activist, Ernest Mandel vigorously reasserts the deep legitimacy of the Russian Revolution. He considers mistakes made by the Bolshevik leadership in 1917-21 and sets out lessons to be learnt. Editor(s): Leplat, Fred. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JJF; HBJD; HBTV4; JPFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 157 x 21. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Merlin Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780850367270
ISBN
9780850367270
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 21.70

Hardcover. In 1986, when drought brought the level of the Sea of Galilee unusually low, the two brothers Moshe and Yuval Lufan unearthed the timber frame of an ancient fishing boat. Archaeologist Kurt Raveh was to call the two-thousand-year-old boat of the very type Jesus used to sail the Galilee the most important discovery of the twentieth century. Num Pages: 104 pages, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QS; HBTM; HDD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 239 x 16. Weight in Grams: 646.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Gefen Publishing House
Number of pages
104
Condition
New
SKU
V9789652294029
ISBN
9789652294029
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 23.86

Hardcover. Building on Claudia Goldin's landmark research on the labor history of the United States, this book features contributors who consider the roles of education and technology in contributing to American economic growth and well-being, the experience of women in the workforce, and how trends in marriage and family affected broader economic outcomes. Editor(s): Boustan, Leah Platt; Frydman, Carola; Margo, Robert A. Series: National Bureau of Economic Research Conference Report. Num Pages: 432 pages, 2 halftones, 61 line drawings, 49 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 703.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780226163895
ISBN
9780226163895
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 111.66
€ 93.94

Hardcover. Num Pages: 338 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HBT; JN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 789.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Hoover Institution Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780817939212
ISBN
9780817939212
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 36.03

Paperback. This is a reexamination of John Dewey's idea of schools, specifically community schools, as the best places to grow a democratic society that is based on racial, social, and economic justice. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJC; HBTB; JNA; JNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 211 x 141 x 15. Weight in Grams: 216.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Temple University Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9781592135929
ISBN
9781592135929
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.44

Hardback. This book covers many important events for those studying censorship conflicts. Num Pages: 395 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJP; DSB; HBT; JFMD; JNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 144 x 27. Weight in Grams: 603.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1989
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
395
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810821514
ISBN
9780810821514
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 130.98

Paperback. More than Petticoats: Remarkable South Carolina Women celebrates the women who shaped the Palmetto State. Short, illuminating biographies and archival photographs and paintings tell the stories of women from across the state who served as teachers, writers, entrepreneurs, and artists. Series: More Than Petticoats Series. Num Pages: 144 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HBT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 152 x 10. Weight in Grams: 12.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
144
Condition
New
SKU
V9780762743438
ISBN
9780762743438
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 14.40

Paperback. Generations of scholars have debated the influence of Greco-Roman culture on Jewish society and the degree of its impact on Jewish material culture and religious practice in Palestine and the Diaspora of antiquity. Scholar Lee I. Levine examines this phenomenon from the aftermath of Alexander's conquest to the Byzantine era. 28 illustrations. Series: Samuel & Althea Stroum Lectures in Jewish Studies. Num Pages: 248 pages, 28 illus. BIC Classification: 1D; HBTB; HDD; HRJ; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 143 x 16. Weight in Grams: 340.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295976822
ISBN
9780295976822
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.90

Paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages, 40 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 200 x 130 x 30. Weight in Grams: 374.
Publisher
Yale University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300216110
ISBN
9780300216110
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 13.64

Hardback. Between 1880 and 1940, California cities were in the vanguard in creating comprehensive city plans and zoning ordinances that came to characterize modern American city growth. This book reveals the means by which property-owning middle-class women achieved entry into the male-dominated sphere of urban planning. Num Pages: 232 pages, 19 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; 3JH; 3JJ; HBTB; RPC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 445.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804748759
ISBN
9780804748759
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 82.16

Paperback. Brings together Lee Patterson's essays published in various venues over the years. Num Pages: 400 pages, 2 illustrated halftones. BIC Classification: 3F; 3H; DSBB; HBLC1; HBTB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 522.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of Notre Dame Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780268038373
ISBN
9780268038373
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 36.59

Paperback. A study of the history of modern insomnia, this book explores how poets, journalists, and doctors of the Victorian period found themselves in near-universal agreement that modernity and sleep were somehow incompatible. It investigates how psychologists, philosophers and literary artists worked to articulate its causes, and its potential cures. Num Pages: 257 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBL; HBTB; MB; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 344.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
257
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349443598
ISBN
9781349443598
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.02

Hardcover. A study of the history of modern insomnia, this book explores how poets, journalists, and doctors of the Victorian period found themselves in near-universal agreement that modernity and sleep were somehow incompatible. It investigates how psychologists, philosophers and literary artists worked to articulate its causes, and its potential cures. Num Pages: 267 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 3JH; HBTB; HPM; JMTD; MMZS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 144 x 217 x 20. Weight in Grams: 444.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137268730
ISBN
9781137268730
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.25

Hardcover. Looks at the origins of the iconic cheongsam dress, and its social and cultural importance in Singapore. This book examines the origins and development of the cheongsam in the social context of Singapore since its introduction from Shanghai, China, in the 1920s onwards. Num Pages: 160 pages, photographs & illustrations throughout. BIC Classification: 1FMS; AKTH; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 247 x 180 x 27. Weight in Grams: 740.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Editions Didier Millet Pty Ltd Singapore
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9789814260923
ISBN
9789814260923
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 28.91

Paperback. Drawing on multi-archival research in Korean, Russian and English, this book looks at the complexity and changes in Stalin's policy toward Korea for answers about the division of Korea in 1945 and the failure of reunification between 1945 and 1948. Lee argues that the trusteeship decision is key to the division's origins and permanency. Num Pages: 220 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBG; HBJF; HBL; HBTQ; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 320.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
220
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230602274
ISBN
9780230602274
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.08

paperback. Europeans and Americans tend to hold the opinion that democracy is a uniquely Western inheritance. In this book, the authors recover stories of an alternate version, describing a transnational history of democracy in the first half of the twentieth century through the lens of ethics in the broad sense of disciplined self-fashioning. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: HBTR; HPS; JPF; JPHV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 345.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of Chicago Press
Condition
New
SKU
9780226019901
ISBN
9780226019901
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 28.99
€ 26.22

Paperback. This is the story of a cultural phenomenon which embraced Andy Warhol, Jim Morrison, Lou Reed, David Bowie, Patti Smith, The Sex Pistols, Iggy Pop, and more. Documenting a time of self-destruction and peverse innocence, this text has contributions from both stars and groupies. Num Pages: 544 pages, Section: 16, B&W. BIC Classification: AVGU; HBTD; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 127 x 37. Weight in Grams: 418.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
Number of pages
544
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780349108803
ISBN
9780349108803
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.10

Paperback. Offers a reassessment of the 'consumer rites' that social critics have decried. This book discusses how holiday celebrations were almost banished by Puritans and religious reformers but went on to be romanticized and reinvented in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. It offers a cultural history of the commercialization of American holidays. Num Pages: 384 pages, 101 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTB; HRA; HRLF; JFC; JHBS; JHBT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 514.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
Edition
Revised ed.
SKU
V9780691017211
ISBN
9780691017211
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.89
€ 42.58

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