History: specific events & topics
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History: specific events & topics
Paperback. Old-fashioned seaside holidays inspire a great deal of nostalgic affection among British people. Focusing on the hundred year period from 1870 to 1970, this title takes a journey through the promenades, deckchairs and sandcastles to discover how ordinary people spent their seaside holidays. Series: Shire History. Num Pages: 128 pages, Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: 1DB; HBJD1; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 192 x 11. Weight in Grams: 458. New.
- Publisher
- Shire Publications
- Number of pages
- 128
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 1St Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780747807278
- ISBN
- 9780747807278
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.07
€ 13.07
Paperback. In the 1930s Britain experienced an economic crisis, with high unemployment, wage cuts, benefit cuts and a deterioration in living standards. It was a decade noted for its austerity. Yet industrial output saw remarkable growth between 1935 and 1938. This title provides a portrait of this decade in British social history. Series: Shire Living Histories. Num Pages: 80 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJH; HBJD1; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148 x 7. Weight in Grams: 204. New.
- Publisher
- Shire Publications
- Number of pages
- 80
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780747807797
- ISBN
- 9780747807797
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.26
€ 10.26
Paperback. This book provides a vivid picture of the Drottningholm Court Theatre: the architecture, the many different activities which took place here during the Gustavian era, and the use made of the theatre since its rediscovery to explore the nature of Baroque performance. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: 1DNS; AN; HBJD; HBTB. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 251 x 18. Weight in Grams: 832.
- Publisher
- University of Exeter Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789187235924
- ISBN
- 9789187235924
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.41
€ 51.41
Hardback. An original exploration of how the intelligence community became aware of the growing insurgent threat in the twilight of Empire, the challenges this posed, and its impact upon how Whitehall saw the world. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDB; 3JJP; HBJD1; HBLW3; HBTQ; JPSH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 222 x 145 x 24. Weight in Grams: 510.
- Publisher
- C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849042932
- ISBN
- 9781849042932
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 49.99€ 44.75
€ 49.99
€ 44.75
Paperback. This book provides a comprehensive overview of the history of British seafarers of African descent from the Tudor period to the present day. Num Pages: 246 pages, 15 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DB; 1H; HBJD1; HBTM; JFSL3. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 186 x 232 x 15. Weight in Grams: 422.
- Publisher
- Liverpool University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781380147
- ISBN
- 9781781380147
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.73
€ 40.73
Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages, b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTB; WBA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 174 x 21. Weight in Grams: 544. The Art of Cookery Made Plain and Easy (1747). 272 pages, b&w illustrations. A facsimile of the classic Georgian cookery book. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: HBTB; WBA. Dimension: 243 x 174 x 21. Weight: 558.
- Publisher
- Prospect Books
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781903018880
- ISBN
- 9781903018880
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 28.76
€ 33.99
€ 28.76
Hardcover. Num Pages: 243 pages, Fr. BIC Classification: 1DBR; BGH; HBTB; HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 163 x 24. Weight in Grams: 512.
- Publisher
- Cork University Press Cork
- Number of pages
- 243
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780902561601
- ISBN
- 9780902561601
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 49.99€ 35.16
€ 49.99
€ 35.16
Paperback. Masur tells the story of the period between September 22, 1862, when Lincoln issued his preliminary Proclamation, and January 1, 1863, when he signed the significantly altered decree. Num Pages: 384 pages, Illustrations (black and white). BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; HBTS; HBWJ; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 159 x 24. Weight in Grams: 542.
- Publisher
- Belknap Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674284098
- ISBN
- 9780674284098
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 30.85
€ 35.99
€ 30.85
Paperback. Unravels a polyphony of silences from the history of Christianity and beyond. This book considers Judaeo-Christian borrowings from Greek explorations of the divine, and the silences which were a feature of Jesus' brief ministry. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: HRAX; HRCV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 21. Weight in Grams: 264.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780241952320
- ISBN
- 9780241952320
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.85
€ 14.99
€ 11.85
Paperback. Takes us on a global journey of discovery, highlighting the extraordinary influence the Scots have had on communities and cultures on almost every continent. This work is a celebration of the enormous contribution the Scots have made to the modern world. Num Pages: 336 pages, 1 x 8pp b/w. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; HBTB; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 153 x 23. Weight in Grams: 456.
- Publisher
- Transworld Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845963170
- ISBN
- 9781845963170
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.39
€ 17.99
€ 13.39
Hardback. Num Pages: 272 pages, 6, 6 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1KBB; HBTS; HRCC97; KCF; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801452086
- ISBN
- 9780801452086
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 49.62
€ 49.62
Hardcover. .
- Publisher
- Mapseeker Archive Publishing
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781844918201
- ISBN
- 9781844918201
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 26.57
€ 26.99
€ 26.57
Sheet map, folded. .
- Publisher
- Alan Godfrey Maps
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847844996
- ISBN
- 9781847844996
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 7.01
€ 7.01
Hardback. Provides deep insights into the roles and responsibilities of men, women and children within naval families. Num Pages: 296 pages, 4 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JF; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 245 x 26. Weight in Grams: 684.
- Publisher
- Boydell & Brewer Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781783271092
- ISBN
- 9781783271092
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 151.06
€ 151.06
Paperback.
- Publisher
- Luath Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781906307110
- ISBN
- 9781906307110
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.81
€ 14.99
€ 11.81
Paperback. Num Pages: 755 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBLW; HBTV4; HRCC2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 153 x 43. Weight in Grams: 1194.
- Publisher
- Holy Trinity Publications
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780884653363
- ISBN
- 9780884653363
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 22.52
€ 25.99
€ 22.52
Hardcover. .
- Publisher
- Pool of London Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781910860021
- ISBN
- 9781910860021
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 18.49
€ 18.49
Paperback. Num Pages: 316 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJF; HBTK; JHBL; KNXB2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 286 x 23. Weight in Grams: 514.
- Publisher
- Levellers Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Paperback edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781937146955
- ISBN
- 9781937146955
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 19.55
€ 20.99
€ 19.55
Hardback. Explores the notion of yellowness and shows that this label originated not in early travel texts or objective descriptions, but in the eighteenth- and nineteenth-century scientific discourses on race. This title weaves together multiple narratives to tell the complex history of a problematic term. Num Pages: 240 pages, 7 color illus. 16 halftones. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFC; JFSL; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 163 x 19. Weight in Grams: 516.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 248
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691140315
- ISBN
- 9780691140315
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.66€ 51.06
€ 64.66
€ 51.06
Hardcover. Num Pages: 350 pages, illus. BIC Classification: 1MTNG; 3JH; HBJQ; HBLL; HBTB; JFFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 245 x 175 x 27. Weight in Grams: 978.
- Publisher
- Museum Tusculanum Press Denmark
- Number of pages
- 350
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788763531658
- ISBN
- 9788763531658
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 58.94€ 46.48
€ 58.94
€ 46.48
Paperback. A fully revised, extended and updated edition of this important work on contemporary slavery Num Pages: 216 pages, 8pp colour section. BIC Classification: 3JM; HBLX; HBTS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 138 x 12. Weight in Grams: 286.
- Publisher
- Lion Hudson Plc
- Number of pages
- 216
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Updated and Expanded
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857214447
- ISBN
- 9780857214447
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 12.50
€ 14.99
€ 12.50
Paperback. A thoughtful and fascinating portrait of England, told through the story of A. E. Housman and his much-loved poetry collection, A Shropshire Lad. Num Pages: 624 pages, b/w pics. BIC Classification: 1DBKEMP; 2AB; DSC; HBJD1; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 126. .
- Publisher
- Abacus
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780349140681
- ISBN
- 9780349140681
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.06
€ 19.99
€ 15.06
Hardcover. Highlights the valuable contribution Aboriginal people made in assisting European explorers, surveyors and stockmen to open the country for colonisation, and explores the interface between Aboriginal possession of the Australian continent and European colonisation and appropriation. Num Pages: 206 pages, b/w photos & maps. BIC Classification: 1MBF; HBJM; HBTB; KCZ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 255 x 178 x 19. Weight in Grams: 558.
- Publisher
- Sussex Academic Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 206
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845193386
- ISBN
- 9781845193386
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 129.15
€ 129.15
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 416
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415234894
- ISBN
- 9780415234894
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.03
€ 51.03