History: specific events & topics
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History: specific events & topics
Hardcover. In 1828 a strange youth, barely able to speak or walk appeared in Nuremberg. The case excited widespread curiosity; was the "wild man", as many claimed, the rightful heir to the Grand Duchy of Baden, or simply an ingenious fraud? This book examines the many ramifications of this case. Num Pages: 254 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JH; BGH; HBJD; HBLL; HBTB; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 514.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333962145
- ISBN
- 9780333962145
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.90
€ 127.90
Hardback. Avram Taylor assesses the effect of credit on working-class communities and relates this to the debate about community. Based on extensive archival research and oral history interviews, this book combines lively individual accounts with theoretical arguments. Num Pages: 228 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DB; 3JJ; HBJD1; HBLW; HBTB; JFF; JFSC; KFFL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 407.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 228
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333962329
- ISBN
- 9780333962329
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.74
€ 66.74
Hardback. 'Luxury in the 18th Century' explores the political, economic, moral and intellectual effects of the production and consumption of luxury goods, and provides a broadly-based account from a variety of perspectives, addressing key themes of economic debate, material culture, the principles of art and taste, luxury as 'female vice' and the exotic. Editor(s): Berg, Maxine; Eger, Elizabeth. Num Pages: 292 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DB; 3JF; HBTB; JFC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 566.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 292
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333963821
- ISBN
- 9780333963821
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.51
€ 128.51
Hardcover. In this reflective account of what the revolution has meant to various actors such as the dominant powers, the Third World, fellow revolutionaries and intellectuals, Geraldine Lievesley addresses significant themes with which the revolution has engaged and the problems that it has encountered. Num Pages: 237 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KJC; HBJK; HBLW3; HBTV; JPWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333968529
- ISBN
- 9780333968529
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Paperback. In this reflective account of what the revolution has meant to various actors such as the dominant powers, the Third World, fellow revolutionaries and intellectuals, Geraldine Lievesley addresses significant themes with which the revolution has engaged and the problems that it has encountered. Num Pages: 237 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KJC; HBJK; HBLW3; HBTV; JPWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 295.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 237
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333968536
- ISBN
- 9780333968536
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.02
€ 66.02
Hardback. Marjo Kaartinen has in this book provided a portrait of the world of late-15th- and early-16th-century monks, friars and nuns, and their monastic vows of obedience, poverty, chastity and stability. Num Pages: 218 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JB; HBJD1; HBLC; HBTB; HRCC2; HRCV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 463.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 218
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333969243
- ISBN
- 9780333969243
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.62
€ 66.62
Paperback. This text provides a critical interpretation of the construction of Irish national identity in the longer perspective of history. Drawing on recent sociological theory, the authors argue that national identity was invented and codified by a nationalist intelligentsia in the late 19th century. Editor(s): Campling, Jo. Num Pages: 228 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBR; HBJD1; HBTB; JFC; JH; JPFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 217 x 151 x 15. Weight in Grams: 358.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333971109
- ISBN
- 9780333971109
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.96
€ 65.96
Hardcover. Explores the politicization of consumer goods in eighteenth-century Ireland. Moving beyond tangible items purchased by consumers, it examines the political manifestations of the consumption of elite leisure activities, entertainment and display, and in doing so makes a contribution to work on the cultural life of the Protestant Ascendancy. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JF; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB; JFFT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 169 x 22. Weight in Grams: 496.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333973554
- ISBN
- 9780333973554
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.29
€ 128.29
Hardcover. This title examines how, between 1680 and 1800, British maritime travellers became both friends and foes of the commercial state. These nomadic characters report on remote parts of the globe in the twin contexts of an increasingly powerful imperial state and an emerging world economy. Num Pages: 239 pages, 6 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JF; DSBD; HBTP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 483.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333973745
- ISBN
- 9780333973745
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Hardback. In Renaissance Europe, the human need for recreation became a cultural topos. This book explores, amongst other subjects, the spectrum of leisure activities of that period, the moral approach to play, and the visual representation of leisure. Series: Early Modern History: Society and Culture. Num Pages: 197 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; HBJD; HBLC; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 405.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 197
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333984536
- ISBN
- 9780333984536
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 149.53
€ 149.53
Hardback. This monograph provides an interpretation of the friendly societies in Britain. It shows the role of the friendly societies in the political activism of workers, changing understandings of masculinity and femininity, the ritualised expression of social tensions and the origins of the welfare state. Num Pages: 243 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JF; 3JH; 3JJC; HBTB; JKSB; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 465.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 243
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333990315
- ISBN
- 9780333990315
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.84
€ 127.84
Hardback. This collection of essays discusses a wide range of issues from female education to lesbian passion, and the authors demonstrate through detailed case studies, women's skilful negotiation of the boundaries between personal religious beliefs, moral attitudes and social action. Num Pages: 246 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JF; 3JH; HBTB; HRA; HRC; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 146 x 225 x 19. Weight in Grams: 428.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 246
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333993071
- ISBN
- 9780333993071
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.04
€ 67.04
Hardcover. Taking Hegel's famous "Master Slave Dialectic" as its starting point, this wide-ranging book examines portrayals of masters, slaves and servants in works by Carlyle, Dickens, Eliot, Collins and others. Num Pages: 239 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; HBTS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 417.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333993125
- ISBN
- 9780333993125
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Hardcover. This text examines the British government's policy towards Ireland during the imperial crisis of 1750-83, focusing on its attempts to reassert control over Ireland's increasingly hostile Protestant parliament and populace. Num Pages: 290 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1QDB; 3JF; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTQ; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 480.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333994023
- ISBN
- 9780333994023
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.23
€ 67.23
Paperback. With easily understood maps and text, this atlas depicts complex issues in an accessible manner. The author also looks at themes such as cultural issues and detente to the reader, presenting the Cold War in all its complexities in a form which is both useful and understandable. Num Pages: 127 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 3JJP; HBG; HBLW3; HBTP; JPS; RGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 279 x 210 x 8. Weight in Grams: 341.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 127
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333994047
- ISBN
- 9780333994047
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 71.73
€ 71.73
Hardback. This collection of essays by leading scholars in their fields provides a comprehensive survey of Holocaust historiography, and covers both long-established historical disputes as well as research questions and methodologies that have developed during the massive growth in Holocaust studies. Editor(s): Stone, Dan. Num Pages: 584 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJH; HBAH; HBJD; HBTZ1; HBWQ; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 1029.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 584
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333997451
- ISBN
- 9780333997451
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 208.94
€ 208.94
Paperback. From ordinary soldiers to commanding officers, thirty-three tours of duty are presented in rough chronological order, from December 1962, when John F. Kennedy was still alive, to April 1975, when Saigon fell. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: BG; HBJF; HBJK; HBTD; HBWS2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 108 x 176 x 23. Weight in Grams: 136.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Presidio Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780345322791
- ISBN
- 9780345322791
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.45
€ 10.45
Paperback. "This is one of those rare books that quickly became the standard work in its field. Professor White has done justice to the complexity of her subject."-Anne Firor Scott, Duke University Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLL; HBTS; JFSJ1; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 174 x 209 x 16. Weight in Grams: 212.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Edition
- 2 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393314816
- ISBN
- 9780393314816
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 17.63
€ 18.99
€ 17.63
Paperback. A revealing new look at the groundbreaking form of contraception that enabled women to control their lives and transform the world Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; HBJK; HBLW3; HBTB; JHBK5. Category: (Y) Teenage / Young Adult. Dimension: 213 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 296.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Basic Books
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780465024599
- ISBN
- 9780465024599
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 15.86
€ 17.99
€ 15.86
Paperback. An original book that will endure.. As a comprehensive and multilayered appreciation of the [slave] trade, The Diligent has no peer. --New York Times Book Review. Num Pages: 496 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JF; HBTB; HBTS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 32. Weight in Grams: 792.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Basic Books
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780465028726
- ISBN
- 9780465028726
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 21.94
€ 24.99
€ 21.94