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History: specific events & topics
Hardcover. Presents the story of how a handful of young women radically changed British education by following the philosophy of the German educationalist, Friedrich Froebel. Their efforts also led to the foundation of the Kindergarten Movement in Britain. Num Pages: 176 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: HBTB; JNA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 243 x 160 x 23. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- James Clarke & Co Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780718828356
- ISBN
- 9780718828356
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 84.31
€ 84.31
Hardback. This book describes the development of local history in England from its origins in the Middle Ages to its practise in the early twenty-first century. It looks also at how local history is related to archaeology, landscape, and family history. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: HBAH; HBTB. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 25. Weight in Grams: 422.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719029509
- ISBN
- 9780719029509
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 138.31
€ 138.31
Hardback. Offering a new contribution to debates about the British home front in WWII, this book addresses the way the Home Guard has been remembered in popular culture through examination of key films, as well as TV's Dad's Army. The authors also explore the personal memories of individuals who served in the Home Guard. Series Editor(s): Taithe, Bertrand; Gatrell, Peter; Jones, Max; Carden-Coyne, Ana. Series: Cultural History of Modern War. Num Pages: 328 pages, Illustrations, black & white|Tables. BIC Classification: HBJD1; HBTD; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 30. Weight in Grams: 508.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719062018
- ISBN
- 9780719062018
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 138.81
€ 138.81
Hardback. Explores some of the ways in which conscientious objectors to compulsory military service were viewed and treated in England during the First World War. This book considers these men's experiences, their beliefs, perceptions and actions. Num Pages: 272 pages, Illustrations, black & white. BIC Classification: 3JJF; HBLW; HBTB; HBWN. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 149 x 223 x 27. Weight in Grams: 466.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719069222
- ISBN
- 9780719069222
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 149.35
€ 149.35
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
Hardback. The book is the first comprehensive survey charting the development of cinema exhibition and cinema-going in Britain from the first public film screening - the Lumiere Brothers' showing of their Cinematographe show at London's Regent Street Polytechnic in February 1896 - through to the development of the multiplex and megaplex cinema. Series Editor(s): Richards, Jeffrey. Series: Studies in Popular Culture. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1DB; APF; HBT. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 467.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719069444
- ISBN
- 9780719069444
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 149.63
€ 149.63
Hardback. This study of caregiving during WW I looks anew at life behind the lines for ordinary British soldiers who served on the Western front. Using a variety of literary, artistic, and architectural evidence, Dr Reznick shows that Britain's 'generation of 1914' was a group bound as much by comradeship of healing as by comradeship of the trenches. Series Editor(s): Taithe, Bertrand; Summerfield, Penny; Gatrell, Peter; Jones, Max; Carden-Coyne, Ana. Series: Cultural History of Modern War. Num Pages: 192 pages, Illustrations, black & white. BIC Classification: 1DB; 3JJF; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 21. Weight in Grams: 354.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719069741
- ISBN
- 9780719069741
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 148.83
€ 148.83
Hardback. Neil Armstrong offers the first study to examine both the experience and representation of Christmas during the formative period of the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Series Editor(s): Richards, Jeffrey. Series: Studies in Popular Culture. Num Pages: 208 pages, Illustrations, black & white. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JH; 5HC; HBTB; JHBT. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 240 x 165 x 21. Weight in Grams: 488.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719077593
- ISBN
- 9780719077593
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 149.48
€ 149.48
A study of darts and society. It examines the development of darts in the context of English society in the early twentieth century, concentrating principally upon key developments between 1918 and 1939. It is suitable for sports historians, social historians, business historians, sociologists and sports scientists. Series Editor(s): Richards, Jeffrey. Series: Studies in Popular Culture. Num Pages: 272 pages, Illustrations, black & white. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JJC; 3JJF; 3JJG; HBTB; JHBS; WDM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 162 x 27. Weight in Grams: 570.
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719078033
- ISBN
- 9780719078033
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 151.86
€ 151.86
Hardback. This book examines the experiences of the millions of service dependents created by total war, particularly those of men taken captive in both Europe and the Far East. Num Pages: 304 pages, Illustrations, black & white|Tables|Maps. BIC Classification: 3JJH; HBLW; HBTB; HBWQ. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 138 x 28. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719078545
- ISBN
- 9780719078545
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 149.65
€ 149.65
Hardback. This book charts the growth of the university settlement movement, a fundamental influence in the shaping of the welfare state, from 1918 to Margaret Thatcher's election in 1979. It looks at the complex relationships between charities, the welfare state and individuals and the ways in which change was negotiated over the twentieth century. Num Pages: 240 pages, Illustrations, black & white. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JJ; HBJD1; HBLW; HBTB; JKSN1. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 241 x 166 x 23. Weight in Grams: 526.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719078750
- ISBN
- 9780719078750
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 149.98
€ 149.98
Hardback. This book examines the activities of William Blundell, a seventeenth-century Catholic gentleman, and using the approaches of the history of reading provides a detailed analysis of his mindset. The findings of the study challenge a historical determinism which removes Catholics from the mainstream of early-modern society. Series Editor(s): Lake, Peter; Milton, Anthony; Peacey, Jason; Gajda, Alexandra. Series: Politics, Culture and Society in Early Modern Britain. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations, black & white|Tables. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JD; HBJD1; HBLH; HBTB. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 536.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719080241
- ISBN
- 9780719080241
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 150.08
€ 150.08
hardcover. Elizabeth Wolstenholme Elmy (1833-1918) was one of the most significant pioneers of the British women's emancipation movement. Wolstenholme Elmy referred to herself as an 'initiator' of movements, and she was at the heart of every campaign Victorian feminists conducted. This title presents a portrait of this 'Insurgent woman'. Series Editor(s): Sharpe, Pamela; Summerfield, Penny; Abrams, Lynn; Beattie, Cordelia. Series: Gender in History. Num Pages: 296 pages, Illustrations, black & white. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; BGH; HBJD1; HBTB; JFFK. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 221 x 139 x 30. Weight in Grams: 502.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780719081095
- ISBN
- 9780719081095
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 149.63
€ 149.63
Detailed study of same-sex desire and military authority in the British Armed Forces between 1939 and 1945 Series Editor(s): Sharpe, Pamela; Summerfield, Penny; Abrams, Lynn; Beattie, Cordelia. Series: Gender in History. Num Pages: 224 pages, Tables, black & white|Illustrations, black & white. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJG; HBTB; JFSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 221 x 162 x 21. Weight in Grams: 398.
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719082948
- ISBN
- 9780719082948
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 151.02
€ 151.02
Hardback. Medicine was transformed in the eighteenth century. Aligning the trajectories of intellectual and material wealth, this book uncovers how medicine acquired a new materialism as well as new materials in the context of global commerce and warfare. Series Editor(s): Thompson, Andrew; MacKenzie, John. Series: Studies in Imperialism. Num Pages: 272 pages, Illustrations, black & white. BIC Classification: 1FK; 1KJW; 3JF; HBTQ; MBX. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 243 x 166 x 22. Weight in Grams: 580.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719083129
- ISBN
- 9780719083129
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 150.03
€ 150.03
Hardback. Explores the political mobilisation of the two largest French veterans' associations during the interwar years, the Union federale (UF) and the Union nationale des combattants (UNC). Series Editor(s): Taithe, Bertrand; Summerfield, Penny; Gatrell, Peter; Jones, Max; Carden-Coyne, Ana. Series: Cultural History of Modern War. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBTB; HBW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 221 x 137 x 25. Weight in Grams: 446.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719085505
- ISBN
- 9780719085505
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 149.51
€ 149.51
The Transformation of European Football. Towards the Europeanisation o...
. Ed(S): Niemann, Arne; Garcia, Borja; Grant,...
Hardback. The book examines the transformation of European football in recent years by focusing on the impact of Europe in general and the EU in particular on the way that the game has evolved in a broad cross section of European states. Editor(s): Niemann, Arne; Garcia, Borja; Grant, Wyn. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations, black & white. BIC Classification: 1D; 1QFE; HBTB; JHBS; KNSP; WSJA. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 164 x 242 x 28. Weight in Grams: 592.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719085758
- ISBN
- 9780719085758
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 161.20
€ 161.20
Explores the rapid rise of cheap print and how it permeated Venetian urban culture in the Renaissance Num Pages: 240 pages, 14 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JB; HBJD; HBLH; HBTB; KNTP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 177 x 242 x 22. Weight in Grams: 536.
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719087035
- ISBN
- 9780719087035
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 151.77
€ 151.77
Looks at how the Anglican Church coped with mass migration from Britain in the first half of the nineteenth century Series: Studies in Imperialism. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1QDB; 3JH; HBJD1; HBTQ; HRCC91. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 164 x 28. Weight in Grams: 598.
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719087226
- ISBN
- 9780719087226
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 152.33
€ 152.33
This book examines a decade of extraordinary ferment in ideas, and the battles about those ideas out of which emerged the Britain of the late-twentieth century. Editor(s): Black, Lawrence; Pemberton, Hugh; Thane, Pat. Num Pages: 288 pages, Line drawings, black & white|Tables, black & white. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJPL; HBJD1; HBLW3; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 164 x 28. Weight in Grams: 596.
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719088148
- ISBN
- 9780719088148
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 163.11
€ 163.11
This book considers the ways that representations of Africa have contributed to the changing nature of British national identity. Using interviews, photo archives, media coverage, advertisements, and web material, the book focuses on major Africa campaigns: the abolition of slavery, anti-apartheid, drop the debt, and Make Poverty History. Num Pages: 232 pages, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1H; HBTR; JFC; JPFN. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 238 x 159 x 22. Weight in Grams: 504.
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719088858
- ISBN
- 9780719088858
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 151.51
€ 151.51
Paperback. Offers both a narrative and an analysis of the influence of British imperial involvements on history writing since 1750 Series: Historical Approaches. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: HBTQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 23. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719090462
- ISBN
- 9780719090462
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.61
€ 38.61
Hardcover. Explores the evolving shape of a series of Catholic festivals that took place throughout the duration of Portuguese colonial rule in Goa (1510-1961) Series Editor(s): Thompson, Andrew; MacKenzie, John. Series: Studies in Imperialism. Num Pages: 280 pages, Illustrations, black & white. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 3J; HBJF; HBTQ; HRCC7; HRCR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 162 x 26. Weight in Grams: 598.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719090615
- ISBN
- 9780719090615
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 150.38
€ 150.38
Hardback. Provides a deeply researched account of contemporary Asian art movements, focusing on the work of a select group of internationally renowned and politically engaged artists. Series Editor(s): Jones, Amelia; Meskimmon, Marsha. Series: Rethinking Art's Histories. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations, black & white|Illustrations, colour. BIC Classification: 1F; AC; HBJF; HBTB; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 164 x 259 x 18. Weight in Grams: 630.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719090646
- ISBN
- 9780719090646
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 139.34
€ 139.34