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History: specific events & topics

Paperback. .
Publisher
Blue Dome Press United States
Number of pages
250
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781935295839
ISBN
9781935295839
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 18.85

Paperback. Jamaica used to be the source of much of Britain's wealth, a tropical paradise for the planters, a Babylonian exile for the Africans shipped to the Caribbean. This work focuses on the all-pervading influence of the USA; and the increasing disillusionment felt by its people, who can't rely on the state for their most basic security. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1KJ; HBG; HBLW; HBTB; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 127 x 25. Weight in Grams: 304.
Publisher
Faber & Faber United Kingdom
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571227624
ISBN
9780571227624
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 12.99

Paperback. .
Publisher
Floris Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780863156670
ISBN
9780863156670
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.66

Paperback. Isambard Kingdom Brunel had strong associations with South Wales; chief engineer of the GWR, he was the same for the South Wales Railway Company, taking the railways across South Wales. This work focuses on his contribution to the maritime world, from his work on dry docks and shipping facilities to his steamships, including his 'great leviathan'. Num Pages: 192 pages, Illustrations (some col.), maps. BIC Classification: 1DBKWS; BGT; HBTK; TNC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 172 x 13. Weight in Grams: 540.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752449128
ISBN
9780752449128
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 33.87

Paperback. Drawn from two medieval collections of form letters for all manner of business and personal affairs, Lost Letters of Medieval Life depicts early thirteenth-century England through the everyday correspondence of people of all classes, from peasants and shopkeepers to bishops and earls. Editor(s): Carlin, Martha; Crouch, David. Series: The Middle Ages Series. Num Pages: 360 pages, 19 illus. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3H; HBJD1; HBLC1; HBTB. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 599.
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Number of pages
360
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812223361
ISBN
9780812223361
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 37.22

Paperback. A study of civil rights in the USA. It is designed to fulfil the AS and A Level specifications in place from September 2000. The AS section deals with narrative and explanation of the topic. The A2 section reflects the different demands of the higher level examination. Series: Heinemann Advanced History. Num Pages: 336 pages, illustrations, maps, portraits. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 4KL; HBJK; HBTB; JPVH1. Category: (UA) A / AS level. Dimension: 245 x 176 x 16. Weight in Grams: 592.
Publisher
Heinemann Secondary Education
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780435327224
ISBN
9780435327224
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.59

Paperback. Examines the history of British worldwide expansion from the Glorious Revolution of 1689 to the end of the Napoleonic Wars, a crucial phase in the creation of the modern British Empire. Series Editor(s): Louis, Wm Roger. Series: The Oxford History of the British Empire. Num Pages: 664 pages, 12 Maps, numerous tables. BIC Classification: 1QDB; HBG; HBLH; HBLL; HBTB; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 156 x 36. Weight in Grams: 978.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
664
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199246779
ISBN
9780199246779
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 82.54

Paperback. Writer and historian Kaye Jones has investigated the case of Christiana Edmunds, a seemingly demure middle-class young lady who suddenly started sending out poisoned chocolates to fellow residents of Brighton in 1871. Num Pages: 224 pages, 8-page plate section. BIC Classification: 1DBKESK; 3JH; BTC; HBTB; JKV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 236 x 17. Weight in Grams: 306.
Publisher
Pen & Sword Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781593752
ISBN
9781781593752
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.21

Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: HBTS; JFFE2; KCL; LNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Weight in Grams: 454.
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
With a new preface by the author
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231180337
ISBN
9780231180337
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.63

Paperback. John Waller describes the changing ideas concerning heredity from antiquity to the modern biological understanding, considering both the efforts over the centuries to identify the physiological mechanisms involved and how views of heredity have been used to justify or condemn inequalities of class, gender, and race. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 144 pages, 23 black and white images. BIC Classification: HBTB; PDX; PSAK. Dimension: 174 x 111. .
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198790457
ISBN
9780198790457
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.41

Paperback. In Duress Ann Laura Stoler traces how imperial formations and colonialism's presence shape current inequities around the globe by examining Israel's colonial practices, the United State's imperial practices, the recent rise of the French right wing, and affect's importance to governance. Series: A John Hope Franklin Center Book. Num Pages: 448 pages, 4 illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTQ; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 230 x 29. Weight in Grams: 652.
Publisher
Duke University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822362678
ISBN
9780822362678
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.93

Paperback. People of African and Caribbean descent have inhabited Great Britain for centuries. Professor Paul Gilroy has assembled a living visual history of their social life in the modern British Isles. Published in association with Getty Images,this volume faeture 321 b&w photographs, commentary by Paul Gilroy and a preface from Professor Stuart Hall. Num Pages: 320 pages, 321 black and white photographs. BIC Classification: 1DB; AJC; HBTB; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 267 x 21. Weight in Grams: 1336.
Publisher
Saqi Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780863565403
ISBN
9780863565403
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.62

Hardcover. Hardcover, white spine. 298pp
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Thames & Hudson Ltd New York
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1986
SKU
KON0819922
ISBN
9780500013373
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 165.00

Paperback. Pasteur's success depended upon a whole network of forces, including the public hygiene movement, the medical profession and colonial interests. It is the operation of these forces, in combination with the talent of Pasteur, that Latour sets out as a prime example of science in action. Translator(s): Sheridan, Alan; Law, John. Num Pages: 292 pages, 3 line illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBLL; HBTB; JFC; JHM; MBN; P. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 490.
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
292
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Edition
1st Paberback Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674657618
ISBN
9780674657618
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.99
€ 41.87

Paperback. A passionate and vivid recreation of the history of Trinidad by the winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature. Num Pages: 400 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1KJWWT; HBJK; HBTQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 26. Weight in Grams: 326.
Publisher
PAN MACMILLAN
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780330522847
ISBN
9780330522847
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.28

Paperback. Presents ten key Anglo-German encounters from the last 200 years: an encounter between Joe Strummer and the Baader Meinhof gang, Helmut Kohl trying to explain the virtues of German cuisine to a sceptical Margaret Thatcher and philosophers Theodor Adorno and A J Ayer clashing over jazz. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DFG; HBJD; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 177 x 23. Weight in Grams: 344. 8vo. Good copy
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Main
SKU
KEX0277860
ISBN
9780571240173
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Why is so much heroism attached to the sinking of the Titanic? Why do we accord impossible glory to the miserable, misbegotten drowning of the equivalent of a small town? What did society - and the press - do with an overriding need for blame? This book focuses on Titanic, history's most famous shipwreck. Num Pages: 224 pages, 30 illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 386.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
Illustrated
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752445700
ISBN
9780752445700
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 28.82

Paperback. Presents a survey of the perception and reality of the use of cosmetics and perfumes under the Roman Empire. This work, a companion to "Roman Clothing and Fashion" draws on literary, non-literary, visual and archaeological evidence to show, among other things, the importance of cosmetics and perfumes for health. Num Pages: 160 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HBTB; TDCJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 164 x 10. Weight in Grams: 344.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752440989
ISBN
9780752440989
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 20.60

Paperback. A classic study of the Jews by a best selling author. Num Pages: 656 pages. BIC Classification: HBTB; HRAX; HRJ; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 138 x 40. Weight in Grams: 704.
Publisher
Weidenfeld & Nicolson History
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Condition
New
SKU
V9781842124796
ISBN
9781842124796
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.54

Paperback. This book defines what a folly is and shows that these architectural curiosities are to be found all over Britain. Series: Shire album. Num Pages: 56 pages, illustrations, (some colour ). BIC Classification: 1DBK; AM; HBT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 158 x 6. Weight in Grams: 170. New.
Publisher
Shire Publications Ltd
Number of pages
56
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
9780747806240
ISBN
9780747806240
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 8.89

Paperback. An insider's account of the drama of Muslim women's lives in Egypt Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1HBE; HBTB; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 19. Weight in Grams: 234.
Publisher
Abacus Software
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780349119809
ISBN
9780349119809
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 12.64

Paperback. Challenges long-standing views of popular medieval revolts. Comparing rebellions in northern and southern Europe over two centuries, this book analyzes their causes and forms, their leadership, the role of women, and the suppression or success of these revolts. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 3H; HBJD; HBLC; HBTV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 177 x 260 x 25. Weight in Grams: 596.
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674030381
ISBN
9780674030381
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.63
€ 47.25

Paperback. Num Pages: 464 pages, 71 halftones. 18 maps. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFSL1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 256 x 179 x 22. Weight in Grams: 816.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691169750
ISBN
9780691169750
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 27.55

Sheet map.
Publisher
Old House
Number of pages
1
Publication date
2013
Edition
Map
Condition
New
SKU
9781908402554
ISBN
9781908402554
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.05

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