History: specific events & topics
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History: specific events & topics
Paperback. Founded in the final years of the Enlightenment, the Louvre became the model for all state art museums subsequently established. This text chronicles the formation of the museum from its origins in the French royal picture collections to its apotheosis during the Revolution and Napoleonic Empire. Num Pages: 302 pages, 84 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: GM; HBJD; HBLH; HBLL; HBT; WTHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 19. Weight in Grams: 502. Art, Politics and the Origins of the Modern Museum in Eighteenth-Century Paris. 302 pages, 84 b&w illustrations. Founded in the final years of the Enlightenment, the Louvre became the model for all state art museums subsequently established. This text chronicles the formation of the museum from its origins in the French royal picture collections to its apotheosis during the Revolution and Napoleonic Empire. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: GM; HBJD; HBLH; HBLL; HBT; WTHM. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 19. Weight: 506.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Number of pages
- 302
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520221765
- ISBN
- 9780520221765
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 26.73
€ 36.99
€ 26.73
Hardcover. Through environmental philosophy and emerging paradigms in complex systems theory, the book presents a new reading of Emerson, Thoreau and the green tradition of American thought, analyzing their foundational roles in the formation of the two main currents in American environmentalism. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBT; RN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 242 x 165 x 22. Weight in Grams: 549.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of Georgia Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780820325309
- ISBN
- 9780820325309
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 60.55
€ 60.55
Paperback. The Radcliffe Infirmary holds a special place in the history of medicine. It was here that penicillin was first used to treat infections, the first accident service was set up, and a flying squad to go to the aid of mothers in crisis in childbirth was created. This work presents a picture of hospital life since the Infirmary's foundation in 1770. Num Pages: 128 pages, 229 ilustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKESF; 3JH; 3JJ; HBT; MBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 169 x 7. Weight in Grams: 310.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752442488
- ISBN
- 9780752442488
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.54
€ 17.99
€ 16.54
Paperback. The extraordinary history of news and its dissemination, from medieval pilgrim tales to the birth of the newspaper Num Pages: 456 pages, 64 b/w illus. BIC Classification: DSB; HBTB; JFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 159 x 35. Weight in Grams: 726.
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300212761
- ISBN
- 9780300212761
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 17.82
€ 23.99
€ 17.82
Paperback. The dawn of print was a major turning point in the early modern world. This book reconstructs the first 150 years of the world of print, exploring the complex web of religious, economic and cultural concerns surrounding the printed word. Num Pages: 440 pages, 69 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBLH; HBTB; KNTP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 146 x 215 x 33. Weight in Grams: 560.
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 440
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300178210
- ISBN
- 9780300178210
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 19.59
€ 25.99
€ 19.59
Paperback. This volume, the third of five, covers the long 19th century, from the achievement of American independence in the 1780s to the eve of world war in 1914. This was the period of Britain's greatest expansion as both empire-builder and dominant world power. Series Editor(s): Louis, Wm Roger. Series: The Oxford History of the British Empire. Num Pages: 800 pages, 15 Maps, numerous tables and figures. BIC Classification: 1QDB; 3JH; HBG; HBLL; HBTB; HBTQ; HBTR; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 162 x 45. Weight in Grams: 1190.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 800
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199246786
- ISBN
- 9780199246786
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.30
€ 66.30
Hardback. Drawing on intellectual and social history as well as the work of Michel Foucault, the author investigates the intersection of scientific, political, and professional interests that informed perceptions and understandings of contagion in 19th-century France. Num Pages: 252 pages. BIC Classification: 3JH; HBTB; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 21. Weight in Grams: 465.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 252
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804733953
- ISBN
- 9780804733953
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 88.81
€ 88.81
Paperback. Winner of the Labriola Center American Indian National Book Award. One of the American West's bloodiest-and least-known-massacres is searingly re-created in this generation-spanning history of native-white intermarriage. Num Pages: 368 pages, 35 illustrations; 3 maps. BIC Classification: HBLL; HBTB; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 211 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 300.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780871408570
- ISBN
- 9780871408570
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 17.63
€ 18.99
€ 17.63
Paperback. Recognizes the central role Jews and Jewish values have played in shaping American ideas of the inner life. This book aims to overturn the widely shared assumption that modern ideas of human nature derived from the nation's Protestant heritage. It also provides fresh interpretations of Sigmund Freud, Alfred Adler, and Western views of the psyche. Num Pages: 480 pages, 20 halftones. 1 line illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 685.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 480
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691127750
- ISBN
- 9780691127750
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Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 30.98
€ 42.99
€ 30.98
Paperback. This is the moving story of how people lived in the forced labour camps and died in the gas chambers. It gives a unique insight into how the camps were run, by the SS commandants down to privileged prisoners. Num Pages: 144 pages, 30 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVP; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBTZ1; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 234 x 14. Weight in Grams: 364.
- Publisher
- Pen & Sword Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781473827981
- ISBN
- 9781473827981
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 17.19
€ 17.99
€ 17.19
Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1MBF; HBJM; HBTB; J; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 156 x 233 x 11. Weight in Grams: 290.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Monash University Publishing Australia
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780980651263
- ISBN
- 9780980651263
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Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 26.55
€ 36.99
€ 26.55
Hardback. Andrew Reynolds' The Children of Harvey Milk is not only a compelling collective portrait of gay politicians around the globe; it also offers a powerful explanation of why individual politicians practicing "identity politics"have been absolutely crucial to the successes of this still-expanding global social movement. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFSK; JHBK; JPVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156. .
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2018
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780190460952
- ISBN
- 9780190460952
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 68.86
€ 68.86
Paperback. Num Pages: 352 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white line drawings, maps. BIC Classification: HBT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 191 x 241 x 34. Weight in Grams: 1108.
- Publisher
- Thames & Hudson
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780500288160
- ISBN
- 9780500288160
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.38
€ 33.99
€ 24.38
This book appraises the critical contribution of the Studies in Imperialism series to the writing of imperial histories as the series passes its 100th publication. The volume brings together some of the most distinguished scholars writing today to explore the major intellectual trends in Imperial history. Editor(s): Thompson, Andrew S. Series: Studies in Imperialism. Num Pages: 304 pages, 2 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1QDB; HBTQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 161 x 29. Weight in Grams: 632.
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719086007
- ISBN
- 9780719086007
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 163.66
€ 163.66
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Helm Information Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781903206140
- ISBN
- 9781903206140
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.25
€ 25.25
Paperback. Examines the history of political and intellectual life in nineteenth- and twentieth-century Bengal to show how the concept can take on a life of its own in different contexts. This interdisciplinary study is suitable for historians and anthropologists, as well as scholars of South Asia and colonialism. Series: Chicago Studies in Practices of Meaning. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFCX; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 230 x 157 x 20. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226734941
- ISBN
- 9780226734941
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 28.58
€ 36.99
€ 28.58
Hardback. Andrew Schlesinger tells the fascinating story of Harvard College as an American institution. He examines the important actions and decisions of its leadership from Puritan times to the present. Num Pages: 318 pages, Illustrations, map, ports. BIC Classification: 1KBBES; HBTB; JNM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 30. Weight in Grams: 594.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Ivan R Dee, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 318
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781566636360
- ISBN
- 9781566636360
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 36.85
€ 36.85
Hardback. Revised version of the author's thesis (Ph. D., University of Chicago, Department of History, 2009). Series: The Modern Jewish Experience. Num Pages: 346 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1DVUB; 3JJ; HBJD; HBTV4; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 24. Weight in Grams: 682.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 346
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253024510
- ISBN
- 9780253024510
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 96.07
€ 96.07
Paperback. Revised version of the author's thesis (Ph. D., University of Chicago, Department of History, 2009). Series: The Modern Jewish Experience. Num Pages: 346 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1DVUB; 3JJ; HBJD; HBTV4; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 510.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 346
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253024664
- ISBN
- 9780253024664
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 36.34
€ 40.99
€ 36.34
hardcover. Spurred by the dramatic landscape transformation associated with European colonization of the Americas, this work creates a prototype theory to explain relationships between colonialism and landscape. Num Pages: 282 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; HBTP; RGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 600.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 282
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742515598
- ISBN
- 9780742515598
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 188.70
€ 188.70