History: specific events & topics
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History: specific events & topics
Paperback. Cardiff has a long and momentous maritime history. This title delves into the maritime past of Cardiff and Penarth, providing an account from the first stirrings of seaborne trade and the cargoes of wool, hides and butter, to the threat of piracy, and from the rapid development linked to the export of iron and the later trade in coal. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKWS; HBTM; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 173 x 11. Weight in Grams: 414.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752435688
- ISBN
- 9780752435688
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.62
€ 19.99
€ 18.62
Sheet map, folded. .
- Publisher
- Mapseeker Archive Publishing
- Number of pages
- 1
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781844918096
- ISBN
- 9781844918096
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.71
€ 26.99
€ 23.71
Paperback. Colin MacFarlane was born in Gorbals in the 1950s, 20 years after the publication of "No Mean City", the novel about pre-war life in what was once Glasgow's deprived district. The author witnessed the last days of old Gorbals as street boy as a regeneration programme was implemented. He reveals what it was really like to live in old Gorbals. Num Pages: 256 pages, 1 x 8pp colour & b/w. BIC Classification: 1DBKSC; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 232 x 153 x 20. Weight in Grams: 332.
- Publisher
- Transworld Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845962074
- ISBN
- 9781845962074
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.47
€ 17.99
€ 13.47
Paperback. Uncovers twelve shocking stories, untold for over a century and reveals the darker side of the Victorian upper and middle classes - their sexuality, fears of inherited madness, financial greed and fraudulence - and chillingly evoke the black motives at the heart of the phenomenon of the 'inconvenient person'. Num Pages: 496 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB; JKSM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 36. Weight in Grams: 456.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Number of pages
- 496
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099541868
- ISBN
- 9780099541868
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.06
€ 19.99
€ 15.06
Paperback. Num Pages: 704 pages. BIC Classification: HBTB; HRQX2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 198 x 35. Weight in Grams: 480.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141393148
- ISBN
- 9780141393148
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.47
€ 17.99
€ 13.47
Paperback. Part cycling story, part cold war and love story, this is Ben MacIntyre meets the great escape, a sporting equivalent of Anna Funder's seminal Stasiland. Num Pages: 416 pages, colour plates. BIC Classification: 1DFGE; 3JJP; BGS; HBJD; HBTW; WSQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
- Publisher
- Aurum Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 416
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781315361
- ISBN
- 9781781315361
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.25
€ 13.99
€ 11.25
Paperback. Examining the lives of three individuals caught up in the enterprise of human enslavement - a trader, an owner and a slave, this book offers an interpretation of the barbaric world of slavery and of its historic end in April 1807. Num Pages: 336 pages, 8 pages b/w plates; 1 map. BIC Classification: HBTS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 20. Weight in Grams: 282.
- Publisher
- Vintage United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780712667630
- ISBN
- 9780712667630
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.39
€ 17.99
€ 13.39
Paperback. This book provides a brief yet informative evaluation of the variety and complexity of theatrical endeavours in the United States, embracing all epochs of theatre history and situating American theatre as a lively, dynamic and diverse arena. Series: British Association for American Studies (BAAS) Paperbacks. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AN; HBJK; HBT. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 138 x 13. Weight in Grams: 270.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Number of pages
- 216
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748625925
- ISBN
- 9780748625925
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.87
€ 33.99
€ 30.87
Paperback. Num Pages: 220 pages, , black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FMT; HBJF; HBTB; HBTG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 181 x 254 x 17. Weight in Grams: 456.
- Publisher
- Southeast Asia Program Publications
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780991047802
- ISBN
- 9780991047802
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.82
€ 32.99
€ 29.82
Hardback. Series: Studies of the Weatherhead East Asian Institute, Columbia University. Num Pages: 248 pages, 16, 14 black & white halftones, 1 maps, 1 black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JH; HBTB; HBW; JWA; JWM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781501703096
- ISBN
- 9781501703096
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 49.99
€ 49.99
Paperback. We are taught that the world is a top-down place. Acclaimed author, Matt Ridley, shows just how wrong this is in his compelling new book. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFCX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130. .
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780007542475
- ISBN
- 9780007542475
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.70
€ 13.99
€ 10.70
Hardcover. An extensive and fascinating history of the sporting lodge. Num Pages: 224 pages, colour illustrations throughout. BIC Classification: HBTB; WSX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 251 x 201 x 23. Weight in Grams: 976.
- Publisher
- Quiller Publishing Ltd
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781846891687
- ISBN
- 9781846891687
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 28.96
€ 33.99
€ 28.96
Paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages, 13. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BG; HBTV; JFFJ; JFSL3; JPWF; JPWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 428.
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801485978
- ISBN
- 9780801485978
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.29
€ 26.99
€ 25.29
Paperback. Num Pages: 672 pages, 3 maps, 1 line illustration, 1 table. BIC Classification: HBTV; JPWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 154 x 44. Weight in Grams: 928.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 672
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1983
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674517769
- ISBN
- 9780674517769
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 38.20
€ 45.99
€ 38.20
Paperback. Series: Politics and Society in Twentieth Century America. Num Pages: 376 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155. .
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 376
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691168029
- ISBN
- 9780691168029
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.35
€ 40.35
Paperback. As Europe's borderlands emerged from Soviet rule, the author travelled from the Baltic to the Black Sea, through Lithuania, Belarus, Ukraine and the Carpathian mountains. Rich in vivid characters and stories of tragedy and survival, this book illuminates the soul of a place, and the secret history of its people. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; HBJD; HBJF; HBTB; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 21. Weight in Grams: 252.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141979229
- ISBN
- 9780141979229
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.43
€ 17.99
€ 13.43
Hardback. Historians, by relying on biased sources, have perpetuated the acceptance of a privileged perspective on imperial British history. Series: Critical Histories. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KJ; HBJK; HBLL; HBTS; JFC; KCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 550.
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812234671
- ISBN
- 9780812234671
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.32
€ 66.32
Hardback. Num Pages: 224 pages, 32 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JJF; HBJD; HBLW; HBTV4. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780750982443
- ISBN
- 9780750982443
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.75
€ 26.99
€ 23.75
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 176
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781603841986
- ISBN
- 9781603841986
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 17.13
€ 20.99
€ 17.13
Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVWR; 2AB; FA; HBTV; JPWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200. Weight in Grams: 179. Clean copy with some shelf wear and yellowing
- Condition
- Used, Good
- Publisher
- Attic Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- SKU
- KOC0021148
- ISBN
- 9781855941267
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Not only has Glasgow produced some incredible personalities, it has also been witness to some of the greatest happenings. This title features these outstanding people and epoch-making events. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 132 x 16. Weight in Grams: 182.
- Publisher
- Transworld Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845966775
- ISBN
- 9781845966775
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.00€ 11.88
€ 13.00
€ 11.88
Paperback. A rich and fresh survey of women's lives between George III and the First World War Num Pages: 352 pages, 16. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JF; 3JH; 3JJC; HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 25. Weight in Grams: 362.
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing Co
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780753819890
- ISBN
- 9780753819890
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.09
€ 13.99
€ 11.09
Paperback. Series: X-Planes. Num Pages: 80 pages, 30 b/w; 42 col. BIC Classification: HB; HBLW3; HBTW; JW; TRP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 184. .
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781472819581
- ISBN
- 9781472819581
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.19
€ 17.99
€ 13.19
Paperback. Prehistoric drummers used natural acoustics to recreate natural sound. In classical Europe, orators turned the human voice into a lyrical instrument. In Buddhist temples, the icons' ears were exaggerated to represent their spiritual power. This book explores the role of sound, noise and listening in 100,000 years of human history. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: GTC; HBTB; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 26. Weight in Grams: 324.
- Publisher
- Profile Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 402
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781250907
- ISBN
- 9781781250907
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.27
€ 17.99
€ 13.27