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History: specific events & topics

Hardback. Num Pages: 208 pages, 10, 5 tables, 3 maps, 2 charts. BIC Classification: HBTV; HBW; JHB; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 162 x 257 x 22. Weight in Grams: 434.
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801453540
ISBN
9780801453540
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 48.72

Paperback. The Mediterranean has nurtured three of the most dazzling civilisations of antiquity, witnessed the birth or growth of three of our greatest religions and links three of the world's six continents. This book tells the story of the Middle Sea itself - a story that begins with the Phoenicians and the Pharaohs and ends with the Treaty of Versailles. Num Pages: 688 pages, 32 pp colour and b/w illustrations; 8 maps. BIC Classification: 1QSM; HBT; RBKC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 33. Weight in Grams: 516.
Publisher
Vintage
Number of pages
688
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844133086
ISBN
9781844133086
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.02

Hardcover. Num Pages: 272 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JJP; APF; AVGM; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 544.
Publisher
University of Chicago Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226301808
ISBN
9780226301808
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 27.92

Hardback. Series: Columbia Studies in the History of U.S. Capitalism. Num Pages: 352 pages, 19 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTB; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 454.
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231168083
ISBN
9780231168083
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.27

Paperback. A contribution to the history of American violence. It focuses on the bedrock issues of race and class, analysising the quick of urban-industrial life in the early twentieth century. Series: Blacks in the New World. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; JFFJ; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 138 x 210 x 23. Weight in Grams: 392.
Publisher
University of Illinois Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Edition
1st THUS
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252065866
ISBN
9780252065866
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 27.40

Paperback. Calling into question the prevailing narrative of how sociology developed, the author uncovers the seminal theoretical work of Du Bois in developing a "scientific" sociology through a variety of methodologies and examines how the leading scholars of the day disparaged and ignored Du Bois' work. Num Pages: 320 pages, 23 gathered plates, 3 scattered b/w figs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTB; JHB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454.
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520286764
ISBN
9780520286764
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.92

Hardcover. The world-famous French singer Edith Piaf (1915-63) was never just a singer. This book suggests new ways of understanding her, her myth and her meanings over time at home and abroad, by proposing the notion of an 'imagined' Piaf. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: AVH; BGF; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 166 x 241 x 23. Weight in Grams: 564.
Publisher
Liverpool University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781382578
ISBN
9781781382578
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 44.10

Paperback. "Obscenity" is central to an understanding of medieval culture, and it is here examined in a number of different media. Editor(s): McDonald, Nicola (Lecturer in English and Medieval Studies,, University of York). Num Pages: 224 pages, 21 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3H; HBTB; JFMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 166 x 13. Weight in Grams: 340.
Publisher
York Medieval Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781903153505
ISBN
9781903153505
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 32.80

Paperback. The next chapter in Robert Douglas's remarkable life story picks up from the bestselling NIGHT SONG OF THE LAST TRAM Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKSC; BGA; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 25. Weight in Grams: 316.
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton United Kingdom
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780340898444
ISBN
9780340898444
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.85

Paperback. Maclean's history of Indian revolutionaries in the interwar years situates their politics of violence in the broader context of the freedom struggle and Congress politics. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 3JJG; HBJF; HBLW; HBTQ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 231 x 157 x 24. Weight in Grams: 538.
Publisher
C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849043328
ISBN
9781849043328
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 24.22

Paperback. Niamh O'Sullivan considers the aesthetic, historical, technical and contextual roles of British newspaper illustration in interpreting the story of the Famine. The booklet examines how academically trained artists who had little experience of looking at unfiltered or distanced atrocity became pictorial journalists. Num Pages: 68 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBR; HBJD1; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 282 x 229 x 6. Weight in Grams: 356.
Publisher
Quinnipiac University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780990468639
ISBN
9780990468639
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 12.02

Paperback. Num Pages: 48 pages, 73 colour and black & white. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; HBTB; WQH; WQP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 174 x 7. Weight in Grams: 166.
Publisher
Stenlake Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781840337679
ISBN
9781840337679
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.25

Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJPG; HBTB; JFSL3; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 141 x 17. Weight in Grams: 348.
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816675869
ISBN
9780816675869
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.37

Paperback. Inspired by the works of Tawney and Postan, this volume examines their relevance to historians today, distinguishing between their contrasting approaches to the pre-industrial economy and exploring the development of agriculture and rural industry; changes in land and property rights; and competition over resources in the English countryside. Editor(s): Bowen, J. P.; Brown, A. T. Series: Studies in Regional and Local History. Num Pages: 256 pages, 20 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; HBJD1; HBLH; HBTB; JFSF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 176 x 247 x 16. Weight in Grams: 644.
Publisher
University Of Hertfordshire Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781909291454
ISBN
9781909291454
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 22.68

Paperback. Explores how particular sexual practices and identifications were normalized while others were outlawed in medieval England. This work demonstrates how intellectual inquiry into pre-modern societies can contribute invaluably to contemporary issues in cultural studies. It also attempts to make connections between past and present cultures. Series: Series Q. Num Pages: 360 pages. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLC; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 157 x 27. Weight in Grams: 603.
Publisher
Duke University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822323655
ISBN
9780822323655
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 31.94

paperback. Num Pages: 424 pages, 16 pp. color + 87 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBJD1; HBTB; JFSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 140 x 217 x 33. Weight in Grams: 584.
Publisher
Yale University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300212358
ISBN
9780300212358
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 15.31

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
€ 10.75

Paperback. The story of life after the Great War: a turning point in history Num Pages: 400 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJG; HBJD1; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 27. Weight in Grams: 282.
Publisher
John Murray Publishers Ltd
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719562570
ISBN
9780719562570
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.89

Paperback. When Peter Minuit bought Manhattan for $24 in 1626, he showed his shrewdness by also buying the oyster beds off tiny, nearby Oyster Island, renamed Ellis Island in 1770. From the Minuit purchase until pollution finally destroyed the beds in the 1920s, New York was a city known for its oysters. This book presents the story of this city. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; HBTB; WB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 21. Weight in Grams: 242.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099477594
ISBN
9780099477594
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.41

Hardback. What India's founders derived from Western political traditions is widely understood. Less well-known is how India's own rich knowledge traditions of 2,500 years influenced these men. Vajpeyi furnishes this missing account, showing how five founders turned to classical texts to fashion an original sense of Indian selfhood. Num Pages: 368 pages, 1 line illustration, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HBJF; HBTB; HBTR; JPH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 165 x 26. Weight in Grams: 680.
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
368
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674048959
ISBN
9780674048959
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.11
€ 49.18

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