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History: specific events & topics
Paperback. Reveals that the globalization of American mass culture that seems unstoppable today began as early as the mid-nineteenth century. This book narrates how the circuses, amusement parks, vaudeville, mail-order catalogs, dime novels, and movies that developed after the Civil War actually doubled as agents of American cultural diplomacy abroad. Num Pages: 232 pages, 37 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJC; 3JJF; HBTB; JFCA; JFFS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 153 x 14. Weight in Grams: 326.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226007120
- ISBN
- 9780226007120
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 25.01
€ 31.99
€ 25.01
Paperback. Shows how the interwar exhibitions heralded the arrival of modern America - a new empire of abundance built on old foundations of inequality. Rydell demonstrates how the fairs reached their height of popularity following the crash of 1929 by offering a vision of recovery from the Depression. Num Pages: 280 pages, 58 halftones. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLW; HBTB; KCZ; TB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 448.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226732374
- ISBN
- 9780226732374
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.41
€ 40.99
€ 31.41
Paperback. Num Pages: 400 pages, 100 b&w/colour. BIC Classification: 1DBR; HBJD1; HBTD; HBTV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 247 x 180. .
- Publisher
- Merrion Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781785370939
- ISBN
- 9781785370939
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 21.29
€ 24.99
€ 21.29
Paperback. First published in 1974, Fogel and Engerman's groundbreaking book reexamined the economic foundations of American slavery, marking "the start of a new period of slavery scholarship and some searching revisions of a national tradition" (C. Vann Woodward, New York Review of Books). Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLH; HBLL; HBTS; KCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 141 x 21. Weight in Grams: 450.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Edition
- Reissue
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393312188
- ISBN
- 9780393312188
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 21.01
€ 23.99
€ 21.01
Paperback. Num Pages: 640 pages, 8pp b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBJD1; HBTB; JFFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 197 x 50. Weight in Grams: 450.
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 640
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780349138800
- ISBN
- 9780349138800
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.96
€ 19.99
€ 14.96
Paperback. Num Pages: 376 pages, 23 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBBN; HBTB; JFSF; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 146 x 22. Weight in Grams: 498.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 376
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691158020
- ISBN
- 9780691158020
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.15
€ 40.99
€ 29.15
paperback. This work is a local study of wartime France under the Vichy regime that considers resistance and collaboration within the context of everyday life. Concentrating on the city of Nimes, it examines wartime reports, official departmental documents, local secular and religious newspapers and letters. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJG; 3JJH; HBG; HBJD; HBTB; HBW; HBWQ; JWLF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Pennsylvania State University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780271013275
- ISBN
- 9780271013275
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 6.49
€ 19.99
€ 6.49
Hardcover. Num Pages: 220 pages, 1 maps, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBTB; JFFN; JFSC; JFSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 477.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Number of pages
- 220
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295999241
- ISBN
- 9780295999241
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.12
€ 52.12
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Llygad Gwalch Cyf
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845242435
- ISBN
- 9781845242435
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 9.73
€ 9.73
Pittsburg State University: A Photographic History of the First 100 Ye...
Roberts, Randy, Phillips, Shannon
Hardcover. Recounts how the Pittsburg State University took root and grew from a vocational school to a multipurpose campus with over one hundred programs of study. This book chronicles the story of the emergence of this modern university from its chrysalis. Num Pages: 216 pages, 373 photographs, 49 in colour. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBTB; JNMN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 279 x 216 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1157.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University Press of Kansas
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700616442
- ISBN
- 9780700616442
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 47.64
€ 47.64
Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages, b/w photos, maps, letters & newspaper articles. BIC Classification: 1KBC; HBJK; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 482.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Granville Island Publishing Canada
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781926991092
- ISBN
- 9781926991092
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 18.97
€ 26.99
€ 18.97
Hardcover. 8vo.Good copy in slightly worn original cloth . Maritime History.The Sea.
- Condition
- Used, Good
- Publisher
- New York Knopf
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1954
- Edition
- Second Printing
- SKU
- KEX0254487
Hardback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. A fascinating insight into everyday life on Hadrian's Wall. The translations of the Vindolanda Scrolls ('send fresh socks' etc) are also a treat! Num Pages: 208 pages, 130, 100 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKEYN; 3D; HBJD1; HBLA; HBTB; HDDK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 246 x 173 x 15. Weight in Grams: 686.
- Publisher
- Amberley Publishing United Kingdom
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848682108
- ISBN
- 9781848682108
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.71
€ 34.71
Paperback. A landmark history of the rise, abolition, and legacy of slavery in the New World. Num Pages: 520 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 155 x 29. Weight in Grams: 718.
- Publisher
- Verso
- Number of pages
- 520
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781681060
- ISBN
- 9781781681060
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 40.96
€ 40.99
€ 40.96
Paperback. Buried Lives: The Protestants of Southern Ireland Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; HBJD; HBTB; HRAX; HRCC9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 159 x 234 x 21. Weight in Grams: 410.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845888800
- ISBN
- 9781845888800
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 22.99€ 18.38
€ 22.99
€ 18.38
Paperback. Num Pages: 68 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; HBG; HBJD1; HBLC; HBTB; HRCC99; JFC; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 5. Weight in Grams: 162.
- Publisher
- Sussex Academic Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 68
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Edition
- F First Paperback Edition Used
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781898595243
- ISBN
- 9781898595243
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.17
€ 14.17
Hardback. This book examines the cultural impact of colonialism on both colonizer and colonized via analysis of the domestic interiors and public spaces of empire within the Indian Subcontinent, contrasting representations of such spaces within contemporary discourse with analysis of the evidence of actual interiors and the social practices there engendered. Series Editor(s): Breward, Christopher; Sherman, Bill. Series: Studies in Design and Material Culture. Num Pages: 272 pages, Illustrations, black & white. BIC Classification: 1FK; AMR; HBTB; JHM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 248 x 171 x 20. Weight in Grams: 810.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719069420
- ISBN
- 9780719069420
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 150.51
€ 150.51
Paperback. Provides an introduction to the most prominent artists and musical styles that have emerged in Cuba since 1959, and to the policies that have shaped artistic life. Tracing the development of dance styles, nueva trova, folkloric drumming, and other forms, this book describes how the arts have become a point of negotiation between individuals. Series: Music of the African Diaspora. Num Pages: 367 pages, 22 b/w photographs, 13 music examples. BIC Classification: 1KJC; AV; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 616. Cultural Change in Socialist Cuba. Series: Music of the African Diaspora. 367 pages, 22 b/w photographs, 13 music examples. Provides an introduction to the most prominent artists and musical styles that have emerged in Cuba since 1959, and to the policies that have shaped artistic life. Tracing the development of dance styles, nueva trova, folkloric drumming, and other forms, this book describes how the arts have become a point of negotiation between individuals. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1KJC; AV; HBTB. Dimension: 226 x 156 x 24. Weight: 616.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 367
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520247116
- ISBN
- 9780520247116
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.24
€ 40.99
€ 29.24
Hardback. The book explores the identity of British agricultural labourers during a time of crisis for the British countryside. It looks at how they expressed grievances and celebrated their sexuality and way of life through songs Series Editor(s): Richards, Jeffrey. Series: Studies in Popular Culture. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations, black & white. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; AVGH; HBTB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 28. Weight in Grams: 566.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719078903
- ISBN
- 9780719078903
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 149.88
€ 149.88
Hardcover. Focuses on the conspiracy of the sinking of Titanic ship, with evidence of why the White Star company intended to defraud the insurance company by swapping the identity of Titanic and the damaged Olympic, Titanic's sister ship, in a collision with HMS Hawke, with conclusive photographic and documentary evidence of the swap. Num Pages: 288 pages, c20 illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTM; JFHC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 157 x 23. Weight in Grams: 526. 288 pages, c20 illustrations. Focuses on the conspiracy of the sinking of Titanic ship, with evidence of why the White Star company intended to defraud the insurance company by swapping the identity of Titanic and the damaged Olympic, Titanic's sister ship, in a collision with HMS Hawke, with conclusive photographic and documentary evidence of the swap. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: HBTM; JFHC. Dimension: 234 x 157 x 23. Weight: 520.
- Publisher
- Ian Allan Publishing
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780711034969
- ISBN
- 9780711034969
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 17.33
€ 26.99
€ 17.33
Hardcover. This is the first history in over a century of what is arguably Oxford's oldest College. As one of the few organizations in the UK whose history goes back so far, this is an account of the College from its origins over seven and a half centuries ago to the present day. Num Pages: 640 pages, 18 colour plates; 80 black and white figures; 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; AMK; HBJD1; HBTB; JFCX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 164 x 36. Weight in Grams: 1294.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 640
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199284290
- ISBN
- 9780199284290
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 214.46
€ 214.46
Paperback. Shows the deep, broad, and continuous influence of slavery on America's fear and loathing of taxes. This book reveals how the heated battles over taxation, the power to tax, and the distribution of tax burdens were rooted not in debates over personal liberty but rather in the rights of slaveholders to hold human beings as property. Num Pages: 352 pages, 6 line drawings, 2 maps, 10 tables. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBLL; HBTS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 158 x 20. Weight in Grams: 450.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226194882
- ISBN
- 9780226194882
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 28.79
€ 36.99
€ 28.79
Paperback. Re-envisages what we know about African political economies through its examination of one of the key questions in colonial and African history, that of commercial agriculture and its relationship to slavery. Num Pages: 288 pages, 5 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1HFD; 3J; HBJH; HBTS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 158 x 15. Weight in Grams: 446.
- Publisher
- James Currey
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847011367
- ISBN
- 9781847011367
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 32.57
€ 33.99
€ 32.57
Hardback. Re-envisages what we know about African political economies through its examination of one of the key questions in colonial and African history, that of commercial agriculture and its relationship to slavery. Editor(s): Law, Robin; Schwarz, Suzanne; Strickrodt, Silke. Series: Western Africa Series. Num Pages: 290 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFD; 3JF; 3JH; HBJH; HBLL; HBTQ; HBTS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 163 x 25. Weight in Grams: 656.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- James Currey
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847010759
- ISBN
- 9781847010759
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 97.32
€ 97.32