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History: specific events & topics
Paperback. Presents a history of holy wells from the Pagan cult of water to the Christian wells of the middle ages, and includes a full gazetteer. This work begins the story in the ancient world, exploring the archetypal motifs present in the cult of water. It traces the distinctive development of the holy well in England. Num Pages: 196 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3F; 3H; 3J; HBT; HD; HRCC1; HRCR; HRKP; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 158 x 234 x 11. Weight in Grams: 304. Holy Wells in Historical Context. 192 pages, 14 line drawing. Presents a history of holy wells from the Pagan cult of water to the Christian wells of the middle ages, and includes a full gazetteer. This work begins the story in the ancient world, exploring the archetypal motifs present in the cult of water. It traces the distinctive development of the holy well in England. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1DB; 1DBK; 3F; 3H; 3J; HBT; HD; HRCC1; HRCR; HRKP; JFC. Dimension: 158 x 234 x 11. Weight: 296.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Boydell Press
- Number of pages
- 196
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780851158488
- ISBN
- 9780851158488
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 26.88
€ 26.99
€ 26.88
Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Surtees Society United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 350
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780854440696
- ISBN
- 9780854440696
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.50
€ 62.50
Hardcover. Covers the evolution of accounting, financial reporting and related institutions for major economies in the world. This title addresses ten European economies, including France, Germany, Italy and the UK as well as the Netherlands, Belgium, Spain, Poland, Sweden, and Switzerland. Editor(s): Previts, Gary J.; Walton, Peter; Wolnizer, Peter. Series Editor(s): Previts, Gary J.; Bricker, Robert. Series: Studies in the Development of Accounting Thought. Num Pages: 220 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; HBT; KFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 158 x 234 x 29. Weight in Grams: 570.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Emerald Group Publishing Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 220
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857246714
- ISBN
- 9780857246714
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 136.28
€ 136.28
Paperback. How can court testimony be used to rebuild a cohesive national identity for the Hutus and Tutsis? And how is it that dance and theater help to move forward the cause of justice and reconciliation? This title provides a satisfying analysis of the interplay between justice, performance, narrative, and memorialization. Num Pages: 264 pages, 30 halftones. BIC Classification: 1HFGR; AN; HBTZ; LNAA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 160 x 231 x 11. Weight in Grams: 360.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Seagull Books London Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857421081
- ISBN
- 9780857421081
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 28.31
€ 35.99
€ 28.31
Paperback. Features the Victorians' fascination with the old north. This title explores the ways in which the terms 'Viking' and 'Viking Age', both unknown in 1800, were invented, explored and popularised during the nineteenth century. It presents an account of the construction and translation of the Viking Age in Queen Victoria's Britain. Num Pages: 456 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 2AB; AB; DSB; HBTB; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 154 x 26. Weight in Grams: 688.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- D.S. Brewer
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780859916448
- ISBN
- 9780859916448
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 34.03
€ 40.99
€ 34.03
Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Boydell & Brewer Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 204
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780861933112
- ISBN
- 9780861933112
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 98.07
€ 98.07
Hardcover. Series: Royal Historical Society Studies in History New Series. 268 pages, 5, 5 line drawing. An examination of the mid-seventeenth century maritime battles between Ireland, England, and Scotland, showing them to have had a dramatic impact on the overall conflict. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JD; HBJD1; HBLH; HBTM; JWF. Dimension: 238 x 163 x 27. Weight: 584.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Royal Historical Society
- Number of pages
- 268
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780861933181
- ISBN
- 9780861933181
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 98.09
€ 98.09
Hardcover. An investigation into aphrodisiacs challenges pre-conceived ideas about sexuality during this period. Series: Royal Historical Society Studies in History New Series. Num Pages: 225 pages, 3 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3J; HBJD1; HBLH; HBTB; JHBK5. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 245 x 163 x 21. Weight in Grams: 558.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Royal Historical Society
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780861933242
- ISBN
- 9780861933242
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 98.09
€ 98.09
Paperback. A fresh look at the complex question of outdoor poor relief in the nineteenth century. Series: Royal Historical Society Studies in History. Num Pages: 308 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, 2 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB; JFFA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 157 x 22. Weight in Grams: 470.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Royal Historical Society
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780861933297
- ISBN
- 9780861933297
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 35.30
€ 35.99
€ 35.30
Paperback. Barry J. Marshall and J. Robin Warren have been awarded The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2005 "for their discovery of the bacterium Helicobacter pylori and its role in gastritis and peptic ulcer disease". More information about The Nobel Prize can be found by visiting: http://nobelprize. org/medicine/laureates/2005/. Editor(s): Marshall, Barry J. Num Pages: 224 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 3JJ; HBT; PSGD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 255 x 180 x 13. Weight in Grams: 436.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Blackwell Publishing Asia Australia
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780867930351
- ISBN
- 9780867930351
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 106.89
€ 106.89
Paperback. Our Musicals, Ourselves is the first full-scale social history of the American musical theatre from the imported Gilbert and Sullivan comic operas of the late nineteenth century to such recent musicals as "The Producers" and "Urinetown". John Bush Jones uses musicals as a way of illuminating broader social and cultural themes of the times. Num Pages: 426 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVGM; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 234 x 26. Weight in Grams: 624.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- University Press of New England United States
- Edition
- 2nd Printing
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780874519044
- ISBN
- 9780874519044
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 29.77
€ 37.99
€ 29.77
Hardcover. A story of the transformation of the British pub, this book draws on sources from gender studies, cultural history, literature, architecture, and urban planning, without neglecting the crucial role of ideology, economics, and politics. It appeals to specialists, and also to those interested in the history of a pivotal English social institution. Num Pages: 356 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DB; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 31. Weight in Grams: 721.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Northern Illinois University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780875803357
- ISBN
- 9780875803357
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.64
€ 62.64
Hardcover. Analyzes the ideas and activities of the parish clergy serving in St Petersburg, the capital of imperial Russia, in order to discover how the Russian Orthodox Church responded theologically and pastorally to the profound social, economic, and cultural changes that transformed Russia during the 19th and early 20th centuries. Num Pages: 307 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JH; 3JJC; HBTB; HRCC2; HRCC8. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 250 x 150 x 15. Weight in Grams: 666.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Northern Illinois University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 307
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780875803821
- ISBN
- 9780875803821
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 139.86
€ 139.86
Hardcover. The Northwest Territory sparked heated debates over race and civil rights in the nascent United States from the moment of its founding. Part of the "Early American Places" series, this book contributes to the study of slavery and social activism in nineteenth-century America. Series: Early American Places. Num Pages: 325 pages, 6 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBBN; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 31. Weight in Grams: 640.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Northern Illinois University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 325
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780875804576
- ISBN
- 9780875804576
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 139.86
€ 139.86
Hardcover. When Atlanta enacted prohibition in 1885, it was the largest city in the US to do so. This book examines the rise of temperance sentiment among freed African Americans that made this vote possible, and the forces that resulted in its 1887 reversal well before the Eighteenth Amendment to the Constitution created a national prohibition in 1919. Num Pages: 384 pages, 16 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBBFG; 3JH; HBTB; HRAX; HRCX6; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 671.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Northern Illinois University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780875804583
- ISBN
- 9780875804583
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 60.12
€ 60.12
Paperback. Ordinary working people, convinced their life could be better than it was, demanded a share in Mexico's progress and also to be respected for their contribution to that progress. This study demonstrates how the workers resisted the radical ideology of foreign revolutionary dogmas and based their demands on indigenous sociopolitical traditions. Num Pages: 431 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, maps, charts. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; 3JJC; HBJK; HBLW; HBTK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 250 x 150 x 15. Weight in Grams: 666.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Northern Illinois University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 431
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780875809922
- ISBN
- 9780875809922
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.77
€ 33.99
€ 30.77
Paperback. In recent years, history has been increasingly popularized through television docudramas, history museums, paperback historical novels, grassroots community history projects, and other public representations of historical knowledge. This title offers a collection of essays which is the examination of the growing field called "public history." Editor(s): Benson, Susan Porter; Brier, Stephen; Rosenzweig, Roy. Series: Critical Perspectives on the Past Series. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: HBG; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 146 x 25. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1986
- Publisher
- Temple University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780877224136
- ISBN
- 9780877224136
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 36.36
€ 40.99
€ 36.36
Hardcover. This book presents thirteen articles by leading scholars offering different approaches to mediating, facilitating, and resolving ethnic and class tensions, based on case studies in Hungary, Bulgaria, the Baltic States, and Yugoslavia. Among the topics discussed are higher education, the role of women, nationalism, minorities, and religion. Editor(s): Carey, Henry F. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: 1DV; HBJD; HBLW; HBTB; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 179 x 29. Weight in Grams: 681.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- East European Monographs United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780880335126
- ISBN
- 9780880335126
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 37.97
€ 52.99
€ 37.97
Hardcover. Examines the Soviet state's attempt to rebuild following World War II by offering support to families and encouraging women to enter the work force. This book also scrutinizes a society that proclaimed sexual equality, but was unable to achieve these goals because of the failure of the state to provide the structures necessary for equality. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVU; 3JJPG; HBJD; HBLW3; HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 148 x 17. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- East European Monographs United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780880335805
- ISBN
- 9780880335805
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.48
€ 46.99
€ 33.48
Hardcover. Consisting of five essays examining the American portrayal of the Hungarian Revolution of 1956, this title examines depictions in the New York Times, history, textbooks, fiction, prose, art, and memoirs of diplomats. Num Pages: 250 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 1DVH; 3JJPG; HBJD; HBLW3; HBTV; JPWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 147 x 21. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- East European Monographs United States
- Number of pages
- 250
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780880336161
- ISBN
- 9780880336161
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 39.84
€ 54.99
€ 39.84