History: specific events & topics
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History: specific events & topics
Hardback. A collection of stories and myths about geography, navigation, and geodesy - the science that deals with the Earth's figure and the interrelationship of selected points on its surface - that reaches far beyond dry scientific texts to concentrate on the people behind the discoveries. Series: Explorations in World Maritime History. Num Pages: 248 pages, 51 illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTM; PDX; RGR; RGY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 24. Weight in Grams: 771.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing Plc United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780275988951
- ISBN
- 9780275988951
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 58.80€ 53.95
€ 58.80
€ 53.95
Hardback. Series: Praeger Series on the Middle Ages. 224 pages, Illustrations, music. Covers key topics relating to the cultures of the Middle Ages: from art and architecture, literature, mythology, and music, to chivalry and courtly love, field sports, and education, and from Islam and Judaism to women and men at work, medicine, and crime. Cateogry: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UF) Further/Higher Education. BIC Classification: AVGC2; HBLC1; HBTB. Dimension: 164 x 243 x 23. Weight: 508.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780275994129
- ISBN
- 9780275994129
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 58.80€ 53.95
€ 58.80
€ 53.95
Hardcover. This fascinating study looks at how the seemingly incompatible forces of science, magic, and religion came together in the 15th, 16th, and 17th centuries to form the foundations of modern culture. Series: Praeger Series on the Early Modern World. Num Pages: 287 pages, 16. BIC Classification: 1D; 1KB; HBTB; HRAM3; JFCX; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 170 x 24. Weight in Grams: 674.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- ABC-CLIO United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 287
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780275996734
- ISBN
- 9780275996734
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 58.80€ 53.95
€ 58.80
€ 53.95
Hardcover. Series: Contributions in Women's Studies. Num Pages: 228 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 150. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1983
- Publisher
- ABC-CLIO United States
- Number of pages
- 228
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Reprint
- SKU
- V9780313236112
- ISBN
- 9780313236112
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 55.27€ 50.90
€ 55.27
€ 50.90
Hardback. "This work should prove to be a joy and a delight to both novices and experts. Its depth of coverage within its topics places it well beyond more general works. . . . [Its] usefulness in the areas of history, literature, and the arts can justify its purchase by any library with patrons whose interests are set in the medieval period." RQ Num Pages: 614 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3H; GBC; HBG; HBLC; HBTG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 150 x 44. Weight in Grams: 1036.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1986
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing Plc United States
- Number of pages
- 614
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780313245527
- ISBN
- 9780313245527
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 75.27€ 68.16
€ 75.27
€ 68.16
Hardback. An introduction and research guide to onomastics, this book covers the major areas of name study in individual chapters on personal names, place names, acronyms, brand names and trade names. Every topic comprises a discussion of underlying principles as well as numerous illustrative examples. Num Pages: 176 pages, references, bibliography, index, glossary. BIC Classification: CFB; GBGP; HBTG. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 449.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing Plc United States
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Annotated
- SKU
- V9780313283567
- ISBN
- 9780313283567
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 79.97€ 72.22
€ 79.97
€ 72.22
Hardback.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing Plc United States
- Edition
- annotated edition
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780313299797
- ISBN
- 9780313299797
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 57.63€ 52.93
€ 57.63
€ 52.93
Hardback. Surveying the cultural and political heritage of the Irish people, North and South, this book highlights the remarkable accomplishments of Ireland's artists, musicians and performers. It also investigates the role of religion in Irish life, and the ways in which prosperity, feminism, and scandals within the churches have weakened that role. Series: Cultures and Customs of the World. Num Pages: 264 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBR; HBTB; JFC; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 545.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing Plc United States
- Edition
- Annotated
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780313331626
- ISBN
- 9780313331626
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 55.27€ 50.90
€ 55.27
€ 50.90
Hardback. Examines the crafts of jewelry making, needlework, quilting, weaving, pottery, and metalwork, identifying the history and development of each craft through time, and the tools, techniques, and people who have made their contributions to the craft from different places of the globe. Series: Handicrafts Through World History Series. Num Pages: 177 pages, col. Illustrations. BIC Classification: HBT. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 241 x 160 x 19. Weight in Grams: 446.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780313336546
- ISBN
- 9780313336546
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 61.15€ 55.38
€ 61.15
€ 55.38
Hardback. Explores the turning points and key events in business history. This book explains the nature of these changes, how they came about, how people reacted to the new economic environment, and the direct impact that they have had on the way business is conducted. It addresses how the Industrial Revolution progressed in Europe, the US, and globally. Series: Milestones in Business History Series. Num Pages: 192 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JF; 3JH; HBTK; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 163 x 241 x 15. Weight in Grams: 420.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing Plc United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780313338533
- ISBN
- 9780313338533
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 39.99€ 37.69
€ 39.99
€ 37.69
Hardcover. Three distinguished diplomatic historians offer an assessment of the Cold War in the realist tradition that focuses on balancing the objectives of foreign policy with the means of accomplishing them. Series: Praeger Security International. Num Pages: 686 pages. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBLW3; HBTW; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 58. Weight in Grams: 1383.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- ABC-CLIO United States
- Number of pages
- 686
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780313385254
- ISBN
- 9780313385254
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 137.60€ 121.25
€ 137.60
€ 121.25
Hardcover. Editor(s): Blocker, Jack S.; Fahey, David M.; Tyrrell, Ian R. Num Pages: 758 pages, 110. BIC Classification: GBC; HBT; JFFH; JFM; WBXD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 279 x 216 x 51. Weight in Grams: 2336.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- ABC-CLIO Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 758
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781576078334
- ISBN
- 9781576078334
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 182.29€ 167.14
€ 182.29
€ 167.14
Hardcover. Suitable for students and readers with a general interest in medieval history, this anthology juxtaposes the recorded experiences and views of participants on the opposing sides in the Crusades. Each chapter focuses on an event, such as the Crusader massacre of the inhabitants of Jerusalem in 1099 and the Siege of Damascus in 1148. Series: Fighting Words. Num Pages: 288 pages, maps. BIC Classification: HBTD; HBW; HRAM9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 839.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- ABC-CLIO United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781846450112
- ISBN
- 9781846450112
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 55.27€ 50.90
€ 55.27
€ 50.90
Hardcover. Explores the daily life of ordinary men, women and children of Anglo-Saxon England. This book covers domestic and family life, work and leisure, education, clothing and housing, food, religion, magic and superstition, health and sickness, warfare, crime and punishment, ethnic and national identity, the creation of kingship, and slavery. Series: Daily Life. Num Pages: 224 pages, 30 illustrations. BIC Classification: 3F; 3H; HBJD1; HBLC; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 163 x 28. Weight in Grams: 672.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Greenwood
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781846450136
- ISBN
- 9781846450136
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 63.51€ 58.01
€ 63.51
€ 58.01
Hardcover. Editor(s): Levy, Richard S.; Bell, Dean Phillip; Donahue, William Collins; Madigan, Kevin; Morse, Jonathan; Shevitz, Amy Hill; Stillman, Norman A. Num Pages: 828 pages, 103. BIC Classification: HBT; JFFJ; JFSL; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 262 x 186 x 59. Weight in Grams: 1886.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- ABC-CLIO Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 828
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781851094394
- ISBN
- 9781851094394
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 182.29€ 167.14
€ 182.29
€ 167.14
Hardcover. Editor(s): Zumerchik, John; Danver, Steven L. Num Pages: 731 pages. BIC Classification: GBC; HBT; KNGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 56. Weight in Grams: 1973.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- ABC-CLIO Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 731
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9781851097111
- ISBN
- 9781851097111
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 172.88€ 158.81
€ 172.88
€ 158.81
Paperback. Traces the Caribbean from its pre-Columbian state through European contact and colonialism to the rise of US hegemony and the economic turbulence of the twenty-first century. This volume begins with a discussion of the region's diverse geography and challenging ecology and features an in-depth look at the transatlantic slave trade. Editor(s): Palmie, Stephan; Scarano, Francisco A. Num Pages: 624 pages, 71 halftones, 2 figures, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1KJ; HBJK; HBTQ; HBTS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 179 x 255 x 38. Weight in Grams: 1184.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Number of pages
- 624
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226645087
- ISBN
- 9780226645087
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 48.99€ 37.46
€ 48.99
€ 37.46
Hardcover. Examines events surrounding the Massachusetts witch trials of 1692. Rather than seeing the people of Salem Village as being swept along by the forces of historical change, Gragg argues that the people involved were active participants, making decisions that shaped the outcome of those events. Num Pages: 248 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JD; HBJK; HBLH; HBTB; HRQX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- ABC-CLIO United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780275941895
- ISBN
- 9780275941895
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 87.03€ 78.31
€ 87.03
€ 78.31
Paperback. Covering the Irish Sea Ferries from Liverpool, this title looks at the ships that sailed to Belfast. Covering Coast Lines, the Belfast Steamship Company and many others, this volume is of interest to those interested in short sea boats as well as locals in both Belfast and Liverpool. Num Pages: 240 pages, 100 black and white. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DBR; HBTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 172 x 10. Weight in Grams: 720.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752442358
- ISBN
- 9780752442358
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.33
€ 26.99
€ 23.33
Hardcover. Communications, Agriculture and Meatpacking, Overview/comparison. Series: Industrial Revolution in America S. 900 pages, Illustrations, ports. Editor(s): Hillstrom, Kevin; Hillstrom, Laurie Collier. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UF) Further/Higher Education. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTK. Dimension: 235 x 157 x 71. Weight: 1824.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- ABC-CLIO
- Number of pages
- 900
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781851097197
- ISBN
- 9781851097197
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 115.25€ 101.36
€ 115.25
€ 101.36