History: specific events & topics
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History: specific events & topics
Paperback. In this survey of the modern American Christmas, Waits shows how this holiday emerged, tracing its evolution from the days prior to 1880 to the present day. In addition, he examines the differing traditions of giftgiving to friends, employees, the poor, and among communtys. Series: The Modern Christmas in America. Num Pages: 290 pages, 77 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; HBTB; JFC; JHBT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 290
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- SKU
- V9780814792841
- ISBN
- 9780814792841
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 31.02
€ 33.99
€ 31.02
Hardback. A collection that features an assortment of ephemera, or paper collectibles, related to food. Suitable for food lovers, collectors, designers, and curators alike, it includes images of postcards, match covers, menus, labels, posters, brochures, valentines, packaging, advertisements, and other materials from 19th- and 20th-century America. Series: California Studies in Food and Culture. Num Pages: 320 pages, 354 color illustrations. BIC Classification: HBT; WB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 209 x 24. Weight in Grams: 974.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520259775
- ISBN
- 9780520259775
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 25.06
€ 33.99
€ 25.06
In 1812, less than forty years after breaking from Britain, the United States found itself in another war with its former colonial master. Neither Victor nor Vanquished is William Weber's reappraisal of this critical but frequently misunderstood conflict. Num Pages: 248 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 535.
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Potomac Books Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781612346076
- ISBN
- 9781612346076
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 31.18
€ 31.18
Hardback. Series: Scott and Laurie Oki Series in Asian American Studies. Num Pages: 400 pages, 36 black & white illustrations, 4 maps, 36 b&w illus., 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; HBJK; HBTB; JFSL4; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 36. Weight in Grams: 704.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295995434
- ISBN
- 9780295995434
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 63.11
€ 63.11
Hardback. Num Pages: 216 pages, over 260 b/w and color photos. BIC Classification: HBT; JWG; WGM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 291 x 229 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1412.
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- First
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764325816
- ISBN
- 9780764325816
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.56€ 46.95
€ 65.56
€ 46.95
hardcover. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 340 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JH; HBJF; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 657.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 340
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691639505
- ISBN
- 9780691639505
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 187.93
€ 187.93
Paperback. This book provides a vivid picture of the Drottningholm Court Theatre: the architecture, the many different activities which took place here during the Gustavian era, and the use made of the theatre since its rediscovery to explore the nature of Baroque performance. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: 1DNS; AN; HBJD; HBTB. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 251 x 18. Weight in Grams: 832.
- Publisher
- University of Exeter Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789187235924
- ISBN
- 9789187235924
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.21
€ 53.21
Paperback. Slavery's impact on children and families Series: Blacks in the Diaspora. Num Pages: 544 pages, 17 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 155 x 32. Weight in Grams: 726.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Edition
- 2 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 544
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253222640
- ISBN
- 9780253222640
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.78
€ 32.99
€ 29.78
Hardback. This brisk history traces City Light's origins to 1889 and follows its story through the national energy crisis of 2000-2001 up to the present. Num Pages: 128 pages, 158 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBBWS; HBTK; KNBL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 290 x 261 x 17. Weight in Grams: 976.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Number of pages
- 128
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295985763
- ISBN
- 9780295985763
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 43.51
€ 43.51
Paperback. What is a Mark of the Beast waistcoat? Why did John Milton hate bishops? How does a Monsignor tear his postage stamps? And what does a congregation do when the Vicar announces that he is God? This book deals with these questions. Editor(s): Wilson, A. N. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: DQ; GBC; HBTB; HRC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 136 x 32. Weight in Grams: 480.
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 400
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571169757
- ISBN
- 9780571169757
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.81
€ 13.99
€ 10.81
Paperback. Editor(s): Wilson, Diana. Num Pages: 240 pages, b/w photos & drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBCB; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 158 x 15. Weight in Grams: 376.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Heritage House Publishing Co Ltd Canada
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781894974080
- ISBN
- 9781894974080
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 15.90
€ 21.99
€ 15.90
Hardback. Series: Translations from the Asian Classics. Num Pages: 344 pages, B&W Illus.: 7,. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; HBTB; HRKN5; JHBZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 608.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231165044
- ISBN
- 9780231165044
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.57€ 51.34
€ 65.57
€ 51.34
Paperback. Reveals several central themes in the field of Atlantic history, from the concept of European empire to slavery and Diaspora Num Pages: 247 pages, 3 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 1KB; HBJ; HBTV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 228 x 157 x 15. Weight in Grams: 412.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- NYU Press
- Number of pages
- 247
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814747896
- ISBN
- 9780814747896
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.33
€ 34.33
Paperback. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTB; HRLP5; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 218 x 22. Weight in Grams: 400.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Haymarket Books United States
- Edition
- 2 ed
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781608466276
- ISBN
- 9781608466276
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 22.20
€ 24.99
€ 22.20
Paperback. Num Pages: 244 pages. BIC Classification: 1KB; HBJK; HBTB; JFSL9; JPVR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 143 x 271 x 21. Weight in Grams: 346.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Haymarket Books
- Edition
- Reissue
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781608466290
- ISBN
- 9781608466290
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 20.28
€ 21.99
€ 20.28
Hardcover. In the 12 years that the National Socialist Party was in power in Germany -- from January 1933 to May 1945 -- upwards of 15,000 concentration and labour camps were established in the Greater Reich and the occupied countries to incarcerate all who were deemed enemies of the state. Editor(s): Ramsey, Winston G. Num Pages: 448 pages, 1000 colour, black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJ; 3JM; AJCR; HBTZ; JPFQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 221 x 306 x 33. Weight in Grams: 2206.
- Publisher
- After the Battle
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781870067898
- ISBN
- 9781870067898
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 59.61€ 49.08
€ 59.61
€ 49.08
paperback. John Brown Russwurm (1799-1851) played a pioneering role as an educator, abolitionist, editor, government official, emigrationist and colonizationist. He is the first African American graduate of Maine's Bowdoin College, and co-founder of "Freedom's Journal". This title presents an account of Russwurm's life. Num Pages: 288 pages, 10 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1H; 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814742907
- ISBN
- 9780814742907
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 23.21
€ 24.99
€ 23.21
Paperback. September 1940. With calm deliberation, Polish Army officer Witold Pilecki walked into a Nazi German street roundup in Warsaw.. and became Auschwitz Prisoner No. 4859. Translator(s): Garlinski, Jarek. Num Pages: 460 pages, 5 black & white illustrations, 40 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1DVP; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBTZ1; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 230 x 31. Weight in Grams: 860.
- Publisher
- Aquila Polonica Publishing United States
- Number of pages
- 460
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781607720102
- ISBN
- 9781607720102
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.40
€ 47.40
Hardback. Modern medicine has penetrated Bedouin tribes, but when serious illnesses strike, even educated people turn to traditional medicine for a remedy. Based on interviews with healers, clients, and other active participants in treatments, this book will contribute to renewed thinking about a synthesis between traditional and modern medicine.. Editor(s): Fischer-Nebmaier, Wladimir; Berg, Matthew P.; Christou, Anastasia. Series: Space and Place. Num Pages: 256 pages, 23 illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFSG. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 162 x 237 x 22. Weight in Grams: 610.
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782387756
- ISBN
- 9781782387756
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 162.83
€ 162.83
Paperback. Assembling the reflections of prominent writers on the political and intellectual history of modern Britain, this book deals with aspects of British life and manners. It includes chapters on T.E. Lawrence, Winston Churchill and Chamberlain. Editor(s): Louis, William Roger. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1DB; HBJD1; HBTB; JFCX; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 138. .
- Publisher
- I B Tauris & Co Ltd
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781860641152
- ISBN
- 9781860641152
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 27.99
€ 32.99
€ 27.99