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History: specific events & topics

Paperback. Hidden behind velvet curtains above a stairway in a house in London's Piccadilly is an enormous and beautiful hand-coloured map - the first geological map of anywhere in the world. Its maker was a farmer's son named William Smith. Born in 1769 his life was beset by troubles. This title tells his story. Num Pages: 352 pages, illustrations, facsimiles, maps, glossary, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: BGH; HBTP; RGV; WNW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 24. Weight in Grams: 254.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140280395
ISBN
9780140280395
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.88

Paperback. The first collection of essays to bring together Deleuzian philosophy and postcolonial theory. Editor(s): Bignall, Simone; Patton, Paul. Series: Deleuze Connections. Num Pages: 320 pages, 7 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTQ; HPCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 470.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748637003
ISBN
9780748637003
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 37.30

Paperback. Simone Browne shows how racial ideologies and the long history of policing black bodies under transatlantic slavery structure contemporary surveillance technologies and practices. Analyzing a wide array of archival and contemporary texts, she demonstrates how surveillance reifies boundaries, borders, and bodies around racial lines. Num Pages: 224 pages, 18 illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFSL4; JHB; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 10. Weight in Grams: 318.
Publisher
Duke University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822359388
ISBN
9780822359388
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.48

Hardcover. Explores the cultural construction of ethnic economies and markets, the social dynamics of American race, and the fully transnational history of American wine Series: Nation of Nations. Num Pages: 280 pages, 48 halftones, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1DST; 1KBBWF; HBTB; HBTK; JFFN; KNDF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 162 x 26. Weight in Grams: 410.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814717387
ISBN
9780814717387
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 76.26

Paperback. A collection of primary and secondary readings that encourages scholars and students to engage critically with debates about the origins, implementation and postwar interpretation of the Holocaust. It encourages students to engage with philosophical, political, cultural and literary debate as well as historiographical issues. Editor(s): Gigliotti, Simone; Lang, Berel. Num Pages: 484 pages, 3. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBTZ1; HBWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 153 x 26. Weight in Grams: 686.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
484
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405114004
ISBN
9781405114004
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.99
€ 50.81

paperback. Editor(s): Gigliotti, Simone. Num Pages: 368 pages, 30 bw illus. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJG; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBTZ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 160 x 235 x 21. Weight in Grams: 562.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Bloomsbury Academic
Condition
New
SKU
9781472527110
ISBN
9781472527110
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 8.07

Hardback. Italian Academies have typically been studied individually or in the context of specific cities, leaving an important lacuna in the scholarship on Italian culture and early modernity. Cutting across various disciplines, this volume traces the relationships of these Academies and explains how they prefigured networks like the Republique des letters. Series: Italian & Italian American Studies. Num Pages: 304 pages, 1. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JB; 3JD; HBJD; HBTB; JNB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 149 x 224 x 24. Weight in Grams: 512.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st ed. 2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137438409
ISBN
9781137438409
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 113.84

Hardcover. In the fall of 1950, newspapers around the world reported that the Italian-born nuclear physicist Bruno Pontecorvo and his family had mysteriously disappeared while returning to Britain from a holiday trip. This title offers an account of Pontecorvo, his activities, and his possible motivations for defecting. Num Pages: 272 pages, 19 halftones. BIC Classification: HBLW3; HBTW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
Tra Rev
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226816647
ISBN
9780226816647
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 59.33
€ 50.58

Paperback. Twentieth-century French philosopher Simone Weil's complete writings on colonialism are collected and translated into English in this volume. Translator(s): Little, J. P. Series: After the Empire: The Francophone World & Postcolonial France. Num Pages: 256 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBLW; HBTQ; HBTR; HPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 148 x 14. Weight in Grams: 335.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742522831
ISBN
9780742522831
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 73.73

Hardback. Twentieth-century French philosopher Simone Weil's complete writings on colonialism are collected and translated into English in this volume. Translator(s): Little, J. P. Series: After the Empire: The Francophone World & Postcolonial France. Num Pages: 256 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBLW; HBTQ; HBTR; HPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 157 x 20. Weight in Grams: 449.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742522824
ISBN
9780742522824
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 181.62

Paperback. A cultural history of Italian fascism, this work traces the narrative path that accompanied the making of a regime and the construction of Mussolini's power. The author reads fascist myths, rituals, images, and speeches as texts that tell the story of fascism. Series: Studies on the History of Society & Culture. Num Pages: 314 pages, 21 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1DST; HBJD; HBLW; HBTB; JPFQ; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 458.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
New Ed
Number of pages
314
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520226777
ISBN
9780520226777
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 26.47

Paperback. Num Pages: 352 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; HBTB; JFCV; WB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 228 x 29. Weight in Grams: 392.
Publisher
HarperOne
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780061581083
ISBN
9780061581083
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.70

Hardcover. A history of walking and our relationship with the British countryside. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1DB; HBTB; WSZC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 134 x 216 x 28. Weight in Grams: 436. Clean copy
Condition
Used, Like New
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
SKU
KST0030465
ISBN
9780007428649
Hardback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 4.99

Hardcover. A history of walking and our relationship with the British countryside. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1DB; HBTB; WSZC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 134 x 216 x 28. Weight in Grams: 436. Good clean copy in dust jacket
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KCW0000684
ISBN
9780007428649
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Num Pages: 308 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; BGH; HBTB; JFF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 129 x 35. Weight in Grams: 386.
Publisher
New Africa Books (Pty) Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Educational ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9781485622925
ISBN
9781485622925
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 17.49

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
New Africa Books (Pty) Ltd South Africa
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9780864864338
ISBN
9780864864338
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.37

Hardcover. .
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198757894
ISBN
9780198757894
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 50.77

Paperback. Details the odyssey of a Birmingham primary school, in a deprived area, which was restored to vitality over two decades by a dedicated headteacher, David Winkley. In this book, he describes the development of a philosophy of education that will cater for the needs of all children. Num Pages: 344 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKEM; HBT; JFF; JNA; JNK; JNLB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 140 x 28. Weight in Grams: 428.
Publisher
Giles de la Mare Publishers United Kingdom
Number of pages
344
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Condition
New
SKU
V9781900357210
ISBN
9781900357210
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.46

Paperback / so. Theharrowing account of Shackleton s ill-fated attempt to traverse Antarctica andthe struggle to survive the world s most unforgiving.. Num Pages: black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1QMP; HBJQ; HBTP; RGR; WGG; WTH; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 522.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Skyhorse Publishing United States
Condition
New
SKU
V9781620874363
ISBN
9781620874363
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.39

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Prospect Books United Kingdom
Edition
Revised edition
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9781903018705
ISBN
9781903018705
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 21.51

Paperback. Summarizes Grenfell's first contact with the residents of Labrador Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBCF; 3JH; 3JJ; HBTB; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 133 x 108 x 23. Weight in Grams: 200.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University Press of New England United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780982170335
ISBN
9780982170335
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 22.70

Paperback. Editor(s): Ibler, Reinhard. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: HBTZ1; HPN. Dimension: 151 x 213 x 16. Weight in Grams: 396.
Publisher
ibidem-Verlag, Jessica Haunschild u Christian Schon
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9783838209524
ISBN
9783838209524
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 25.78

Hardback. Documents the work of America's first major film company, Vitagraph, from its beginnings in the 1890s through its sale to Warner Bros. in 1925. Num Pages: 356 pages, Illustrations plans transparencies :Bibliography: p124-133. - Includes index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APF; HBT; KNTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 143 x 24. Weight in Grams: 567.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1987
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Edition
New and Revised Edition
Number of pages
356
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810820302
ISBN
9780810820302
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 147.30

paperback. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: HBTG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 137 x 204 x 15. Weight in Grams: 174.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1989
Publisher
HarperOne United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9780062548504
ISBN
9780062548504
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.64

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