History: specific events & topics
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History: specific events & topics
Hardcover. The Great Famine is possibly the most pivotal event/experience in modern Irish history. Its global reach and implications cannot be underestimated. In terms of mortality, it is now widely accepted that over a million people perished between the years 1845-1852 and at least one million and a quarter fled the country. Editor(s): Crowley, John; Smyth, William J.; Murphy, Mike. Num Pages: 728 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB; JFFC1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 304 x 240 x 48. Weight in Grams: 3718.
- Publisher
- Cork University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781859184790
- ISBN
- 9781859184790
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 69.00€ 59.99
€ 69.00
€ 59.99
Paperback. Not long after Six Day War, three Palestinian men ventured into the town of Ramla in Israel. They were cousins, on a pilgrimage to see their childhood homes. One cousin had the door slammed in his face, one found that his house had been converted into a school. But the third, Bashir, was met at the door by a woman named Dalia, who invited him in. Num Pages: 560 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1FBH; HBJF1; HBLW3; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 37. Weight in Grams: 392.
- Publisher
- Black Swan
- Number of pages
- 560
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780552155144
- ISBN
- 9780552155144
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 12.58
€ 16.99
€ 12.58
Hardback. A study of how Napoleon's very real and very serious threat to British India was countered. Num Pages: 288 pages, 5 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 3JH; HBJF; HBLL; HBTQ; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 242 x 23. Weight in Grams: 634.
- Publisher
- Boydell & Brewer Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781783271290
- ISBN
- 9781783271290
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 133.30
€ 133.30
Paperback. The story of arsenic in Victorian Britain, looking both at its widespread presence in everything from candles to curtains, and also its more sinister use for murder and suicide. Num Pages: 448 pages, 12 integrated halftones. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; HBTB; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 130 x 33. Weight in Grams: 466.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 448
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199605996
- ISBN
- 9780199605996
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 15.94
€ 21.99
€ 15.94
Paperback. The highly praised biography of an archetypal great house and the family who lived there for over 250 years. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKEYK; HBTB; WQY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 32. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780007107100
- ISBN
- 9780007107100
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.45
€ 15.99
€ 11.45
Hardback. Sexual exploitation was and is a critical feature of enslavement. Across many different societies, slaves were considered to own neither their bodies nor their children, even if many struggled to resist. This book tells the history of slavery and bondage to take sexuality seriously. Editor(s): Campbell, Gwyn; Elbourne, Elizabeth. Num Pages: 352 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 157 x 49. Weight in Grams: 944.
- Publisher
- Ohio University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780821420966
- ISBN
- 9780821420966
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 97.31
€ 97.31
Paperback. Editor(s): Adell, Sandra. Num Pages: 432 pages, 10 black and white photographs. BIC Classification: AN; HBTB; JFSJ5; JFSL4. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 157 x 27. Weight in Grams: 726.
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252081194
- ISBN
- 9780252081194
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 38.81
€ 43.99
€ 38.81
Hardcover. This text on Berlin charts the Nazi-Communist struggle of the Weimar Republic; the grandeur, both public and architectural, of the Third Reich; and the city's battering by Allied and Soviet forces. "Focus on the Cold War" looks at the partition, and eventual reunion, of East and West Berlin. Num Pages: 472 pages, 1700 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; HBJD; HBTB; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 304 x 222 x 34. Weight in Grams: 2248. 472 pages, 1700 illustrations. This text on Berlin charts the Nazi-Communist struggle of the Weimar Republic; the grandeur, both public and architectural, of the Third Reich; and the city's battering by Allied and Soviet forces. "Focus on the Cold War" looks at the partition, and eventual reunion, of East and West Berlin. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1DFG; HBJD; HBTB; HBWQ. Dimension: 304 x 222 x 34. Weight: 2248.
- Publisher
- After the Battle
- Number of pages
- 472
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780900913723
- ISBN
- 9780900913723
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.51€ 50.65
€ 53.51
€ 50.65
Paperback. Series: Culture, Place, and Nature. Num Pages: 232 pages, 10 black & white illustrations, 10 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 1HFMW; 3JJ; 3JM; HBJH; HBTR; JHMC; RNKH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887. .
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295999548
- ISBN
- 9780295999548
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.60
€ 45.60
Paperback. An expansive new biography of Sojourner Truth, charismatic preacher and activist Num Pages: 520 pages, 38 black and white photographs. BIC Classification: BG; HBJK; HBTS; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 346 x 236 x 34. Weight in Grams: 914.
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 520
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252078019
- ISBN
- 9780252078019
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.53
€ 26.53
Paperback. Guides the reader on an intimate tour of Liverpool's sporting treasures; from the site of the 19th century Liverpool Olympics and the dockside location of Britain's first municipal swimming baths, to the football giants of Liverpool and Everton. Series: Played in Britain. Num Pages: 188 pages, 349. BIC Classification: 1DBKENL; HBTB; WS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 206 x 17. Weight in Grams: 630.
- Publisher
- English Heritage United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 188
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781850749905
- ISBN
- 9781850749905
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.58
€ 32.58
Paperback. "The Other Schindlers: Why Some People Chose to Save Jews in the Holocaust". Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJG; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBTZ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 159 x 185 x 23. Weight in Grams: 310.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 2nd Revised edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752459677
- ISBN
- 9780752459677
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.53
€ 19.99
€ 18.53
Paperback. Arguing for the benefits of boredom, this title dispels the myth that it's simply a childish emotion or an existential malaise like Jean-Paul Sartre's nausea. It shows how boredom is, in fact, one of our most common and constructive emotions and is an essential part of the human experience. Num Pages: 224 pages, 26 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTB; HPX; JMQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 137 x 214 x 17. Weight in Grams: 296.
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300181845
- ISBN
- 9780300181845
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 13.44
€ 16.99
€ 13.44
Paperback. This book discusses a group of themes designed to highlight how Muslims reacted to the alien presence of the Crusaders in the heart of traditional Muslim territory. Num Pages: 704 pages, 17 colour illustrations, 135 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3H; HBG; HBLC; HBTB; JFC; JFSR2; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 243 x 191 x 37. Weight in Grams: 1702. Islamic Perspectives. 704 pages, 17 colour illustrations, 135 black & white illustrations. This book discusses a group of themes designed to highlight how Muslims reacted to the alien presence of the Crusaders in the heart of traditional Muslim territory. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: 3H; HBG; HBLC; HBTB; JFC; JFSR2; JW. Dimension: 243 x 191 x 37. Weight: 1712.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Number of pages
- 704
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748606306
- ISBN
- 9780748606306
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 55.95€ 52.95
€ 55.95
€ 52.95
Hardcover. .
- Publisher
- W. W. Norton & Company
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393249385
- ISBN
- 9780393249385
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.17
€ 30.99
€ 27.17
Paperback. History Of Western Philosophy was published in 1946. A dazzlingly ambitious project, it remains unchallenged to this day as the ultimate introduction to Western philosophy. Series: Routledge Classics. Num Pages: 792 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBT; HPC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 214 x 140 x 43. Weight in Grams: 952.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Number of pages
- 778
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415325059
- ISBN
- 9780415325059
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.25
€ 26.99
€ 25.25
Paperback. From the bestselling author of 'The Lighthouse Stevensons', a gripping history of the drama and danger of wrecking since the 18th-century - and the often grisly ingenuity of British wreckers, scavengers of the sea. Num Pages: 320 pages, 30 b/w plates (16pp). BIC Classification: 1DB; 3JH; HBTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 128 x 24. Weight in Grams: 280.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780007170333
- ISBN
- 9780007170333
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.23
€ 17.99
€ 14.23
Paperback. A classic work that rereads questions of "muthos" and "logos" in multifaceted contexts. Translator(s): Lloyd, Janet; Fort, Jeff. Num Pages: 505 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBJD; HBLA; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 151 x 33. Weight in Grams: 698.
- Publisher
- Zone Books United States
- Number of pages
- 505
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781890951603
- ISBN
- 9781890951603
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 27.67
€ 37.99
€ 27.67
Hardback. Making available an invaluable perspective on African American life, this volume represents a publication of immense historical and literary importance. Editor(s): Dolinar, Brian. Series: New Black Studies Series. Num Pages: 328 pages, 10 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBBNC; 3JJG; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 257 x 175 x 33. Weight in Grams: 839.
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252037696
- ISBN
- 9780252037696
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 134.30
€ 134.30
Paperback. Num Pages: 398 pages, 11 halftones, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JJG; 3JJH; 3JJPG; HBTB; JFSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 29. Weight in Grams: 634.
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 398
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226354620
- ISBN
- 9780226354620
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 28.46
€ 36.99
€ 28.46