History: specific events & topics
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History: specific events & topics
Paperback. Tells the story of Christmas - from its pre-Christian roots, through the birth of Jesus, to the holiday's spread across Europe into the Americas and beyond, and to its mind-boggling transformation through modern consumerism. This book explores the historical origins of traditions including Santa, the reindeer, gift giving, and the Christmas tree. Num Pages: 187 pages, 12 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 5HC; HBTB; JHBT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 154 x 12. Weight in Grams: 250.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 187
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520258020
- ISBN
- 9780520258020
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 18.45
€ 24.99
€ 18.45
Paperback. * Challenges previous assumptions about the 1670s. * Based on and quotes a wide range of manuscripts, newsletters, correspondence, contemporary diaries, poems, plays and other documents and printed works. * Includes literary sources not only to enrich the coverage of the period, but for interdisciplinary approach to the period. Series: History of Early Modern England S. Num Pages: 368 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JD; HBJD1; HBLH; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 154 x 20. Weight in Grams: 500.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631222538
- ISBN
- 9780631222538
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.52
€ 65.52
Paperback. Helps you discover what civil war, revolution and counter-revolution felt like from inside both camps. Num Pages: 624 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 3JJG; HBJD; HBLW; HBTD; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 157 x 29. Weight in Grams: 614.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Vintage United Kingdom
- Edition
- New Ed
- Number of pages
- 624
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780712660143
- ISBN
- 9780712660143
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 18.25
€ 24.99
€ 18.25
Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; HBJF; HBTB; JFC; JHBT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 534. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 252
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804778671
- ISBN
- 9780804778671
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 31.29
€ 32.99
€ 31.29
Paperback. Houston's meteoric rise from a bayou trading post to the world's leading oil supplier owes much to its geography, geology, and climate. This title presents the history of the development of Houston, examining the factors that have facilitated unprecedented growth - and the environmental cost of that development. Editor(s): Melosi, Martin V.; Pratt, Joseph A. Series: History of the Urban Environment. Num Pages: 352 pages, 14 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; HBTK; KNBP; RNP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 503.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of Pittsburgh Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822959632
- ISBN
- 9780822959632
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.01
€ 66.01
Paperback. Explores how the study of classics spread English values in the British Empire and beyond. Editor(s): Hallett, Judith P.; Stray, Chris. Num Pages: 230 pages. BIC Classification: G; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 153 x 15. Weight in Grams: 366.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Baylor University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781602583337
- ISBN
- 9781602583337
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.93
€ 36.93
Paperback. When Titanic set sail in 1912, she was the largest, most luxurious and most technologically advanced man-made moving object in the world. This book tells the untold stories of the men and women who made the ship of dreams a reality. Num Pages: 304 pages, 2 x 8pp pics. BIC Classification: 3JJC; HBTM; TBX; WGG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 21. Weight in Grams: 274.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Channel 4 Books
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781905026746
- ISBN
- 9781905026746
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 16.66
€ 20.99
€ 16.66
Paperback. Tracing the process by which an area seen as a war-zone was transformed by the actions of the Romans, this text examines the effects of imperial expansion, not only on those who were subjected to it but also on Rome itself, which was radically transformed by its experience as an imperial power. Series: A History of Spain. Num Pages: 352 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 1QDAR; HBJD; HBLA; HBTQ; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 159 x 21. Weight in Grams: 540.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631209317
- ISBN
- 9780631209317
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.31
€ 50.31
Hardback. Presenting the Second Temple era as an age of transition between a territorial past and an exilic and religious future, Judeans and Jews sharpens our understanding of this important era. Series: The Kenneth Michael Tanenbaum Series in Jewish Studies. Num Pages: 192 pages, 6. BIC Classification: 1QDA; 3D; HBLA; HBTB; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 164 x 237 x 21. Weight in Grams: 434.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442648395
- ISBN
- 9781442648395
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 57.82
€ 57.82
Paperback. Num Pages: 178 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; 3JJC; HBJK; HBLW; HBTV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 140 x 10. Weight in Grams: 207.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Monthly Review Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 178
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781583672242
- ISBN
- 9781583672242
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.27
€ 17.99
€ 16.27
Hardback. To mark the centennial of the Bolshevik takeover of Russia, one of its greatest scholars has written a searing and defining account of the Russian Revolution, the fall of the old order, and the creation of the Soviet state. Num Pages: 848 pages, 32. BIC Classification: 1DVU; HBJD; HBLW; HBTV4; HBWN. Dimension: 235 x 156. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780199794218
- ISBN
- 9780199794218
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 39.99€ 29.09
€ 39.99
€ 29.09
Paperback. This book is an updated edition of the classic history of the development of the American atomic bomb, the decision to use it against Japan, and the origins of U.S. atomic diplomacy toward the Soviet Union. Series: Stanford Nuclear Age Series. Num Pages: 424 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW; HBT; JPS; JWMN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 24. Weight in Grams: 485.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Edition
- 3rd Edition
- Number of pages
- 424
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804739573
- ISBN
- 9780804739573
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.35
€ 32.99
€ 29.35
Paperback. Num Pages: 120 pages, 180 colour illustrations, 40 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTM; WGG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 247 x 226 x 10. Weight in Grams: 532.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- The History Press
- Number of pages
- 120
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752479514
- ISBN
- 9780752479514
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 28.39
€ 33.99
€ 28.39
Paperback. Covers the SS United States' active service from 1952 to 1969 when she dominated the seas of Atlantic, sweeping all rivals before her. This title offers insight into the record-breaking liner, how she performed in the secret sea trials and her epic maiden voyage. Num Pages: 120 pages, Illustrations (chiefly col.). BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTM; WGG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 250 x 10. Weight in Grams: 526.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- The History Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 120
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752479538
- ISBN
- 9780752479538
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 28.31
€ 33.99
€ 28.31
Paperback. How many people can truly say that they know the history of the city in which they live? It is true to say that for most of us who live in Johannesburg, the rich political and social history, and the many fascinations of the city, remain hidden. Num Pages: 132 pages, b & w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; HBJH; HBTB; WTHH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 209 x 9. Weight in Grams: 270.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Jacana Media (Pty) Ltd South Africa
- Number of pages
- 132
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781919931333
- ISBN
- 9781919931333
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 19.30
€ 20.99
€ 19.30
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253208613
- ISBN
- 9780253208613
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 20.64
€ 20.99
€ 20.64
Paperback. Lucrative and complex, the fur trade bound together Europeans and Native peoples of North America in the 17th and 18th centuries. This title offers a look at the broad range of contracts that characterized the fur trade. It explains the working mechanisms of the fur trade and explores how and why it evolved in a North Atlantic context. Editor(s): Sleeper-Smith, Susan. Num Pages: 702 pages, 9 photographs, 5 maps, 14 tables, 1 figure. BIC Classification: 1KB; HBJD; HBTB; JFSL9; KCLT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 38. Weight in Grams: 885.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 702
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803243293
- ISBN
- 9780803243293
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 41.41
€ 46.99
€ 41.41
Paperback. From the Model T to the SUV, this title reveals that our vexed relationship with the automobile is nothing new - in fact, debates over whether cars are forces of good or evil in our world have raged for over a century, ever since the automobile was invented. Num Pages: 236 pages, 20 halftones. BIC Classification: HBTB; WGCB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 236
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226467290
- ISBN
- 9780226467290
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 22.66
€ 27.99
€ 22.66
Paperback. From the 1920s through the 1960s, scores of small, independent record companies nurtured distinctly American music: jazz, blues, gospel, country, rhythm and blues, and the 1950s offspring of R&B, rock n' roll. This title profiles ten such companies. Num Pages: 224 pages, 33 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; AVG; AVX; HBTB; KNTF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 12. Weight in Grams: 500.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253214348
- ISBN
- 9780253214348
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.27
€ 17.27
Hardback. Num Pages: 147 pages, black & white illustrations, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: AGB; HBTZ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 261 x 22. Weight in Grams: 975.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- University of New Mexico Press
- Edition
- F First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826348272
- ISBN
- 9780826348272
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 56.48
€ 56.48