History: specific events & topics
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History: specific events & topics
Paperback. Footbinding originated in the dance culture of China's medieval court and spread to gentry families, brothels, maid's quarters, and peasant households. Neither condemning nor defending foot-binding, this work debunks many myths and misconceptions about its origins, development, and its eventual end. Num Pages: 360 pages, 53 b/w photographs, 1 map, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBTB; JFCK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 148 x 25. Weight in Grams: 596. A Revisionist History of Footbinding. 360 pages, Illustrations, map. Footbinding originated in the dance culture of China's medieval court and spread to gentry families, brothels, maid's quarters, and peasant households. Neither condemning nor defending foot-binding, this work debunks many myths and misconceptions about its origins, development, and its eventual end. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBTB; JFCK. Dimension: 224 x 148 x 25. Weight: 566.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Number of pages
- 360
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520253902
- ISBN
- 9780520253902
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.15
€ 40.99
€ 29.15
Hardcover. Hardcover, green spine. 388pp
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Hollis & Carter
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1967
- SKU
- KON0819905
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 60.00
€ 60.00
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Verso Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Second Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781844677696
- ISBN
- 9781844677696
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 25.49
€ 31.99
€ 25.49
Paperback. Originally published in French under title: Une histoire de la violence. Editions du Seuil, c2008. Num Pages: 388 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3J; HBTB; JFFE; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 28. Weight in Grams: 582.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Number of pages
- 388
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- Translation
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745647470
- ISBN
- 9780745647470
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.53
€ 34.53
Hardcover. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JF; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB; WM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 155 x 25. .
- Publisher
- I.B. Tauris & Co. Ltd.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784535728
- ISBN
- 9781784535728
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.04
€ 46.99
€ 33.04
Hardback. What can we learn about modern Chinese history by reading a marginalized set of materials from a widely neglected period? This book captures the ingenuity of a journal that captures the chaotic potentialities within China's early Republic and its global twentieth century. Series: Asia: Local Studies/ Global Themes. Num Pages: 384 pages, 84 black and white, 8 color. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJC; HBJF; HBTV; JPH; JPWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 160 x 30. Weight in Grams: 654.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520284364
- ISBN
- 9780520284364
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 69.36€ 54.08
€ 69.36
€ 54.08
Paperback. Food and feast in Medieval England Num Pages: 208 pages, 35 b/w pls. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3H; HBJD1; HBLC; HBTB; JHBT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 127 x 10. Weight in Grams: 190.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780750937733
- ISBN
- 9780750937733
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.54
€ 17.99
€ 16.54
Paperback. The kitchen garden was once a key part of every large country home, and they are now popular destinations for visitors. This is the history of the British kitchen garden and those who tended it. Series: Britain's Heritage Series. Num Pages: 64 pages, 80. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBTB; WMB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 165. .
- Publisher
- Amberley Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781445668840
- ISBN
- 9781445668840
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.30
€ 17.30
Paperback. "The Architect" was one of the first books in 50 years to survey the role of the profession from its beginnings in ancient Egypt to the present. In this edition Dana Cuff considers the continuing relevence of the book and evaluates changes in architectural practice and the profession since 1965. Editor(s): Kostof, Spiro. Num Pages: 405 pages, 75 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: AM; HBT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 169 x 25. Weight in Grams: 646.
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 405
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520226043
- ISBN
- 9780520226043
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 28.38
€ 38.99
€ 28.38
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199688340
- ISBN
- 9780199688340
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.82
€ 11.99
€ 10.82
Paperback. Offers both legal scholars and historians a much-needed framework for analysing the complex and fluid legal politics of empires. Editor(s): Benton, Lauren. Num Pages: 323 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTQ; LAZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 149 x 20. Weight in Grams: 438.
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 323
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814708361
- ISBN
- 9780814708361
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.93
€ 33.99
€ 30.93
Hardcover. Num Pages: 208 pages, Black and white and colour photography and illustration. BIC Classification: 1DBKSH; HBTB; WGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 282 x 219 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1142.
- Publisher
- Stenlake Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781840334975
- ISBN
- 9781840334975
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 36.24
€ 40.99
€ 36.24
Paperback. Editor(s): Daybell, Professor James; Norrhem, Svante. Num Pages: 258 pages, 3 black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1D; HBJD; HBLH; HBTB; JFSJ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 159 x 234 x 20. Weight in Grams: 406.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781138667426
- ISBN
- 9781138667426
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 58.61
€ 58.61
Paperback. Michael Meighan takes us on a journey into a time when Scotland, despite its small size, produced the best of everything, from stone to steel and rubber tyres to motor cars Num Pages: 224 pages, 171 Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; HBTB; HBTK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 168 x 243 x 14. Weight in Grams: 688. 224 pages, 171 Illustrations. Michael Meighan takes us on a journey into a time when Scotland, despite its small size, produced the best of everything, from stone to steel and rubber tyres to motor cars. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DBKS; HBTB; HBTK. Dimension: 168 x 243 x 14. Weight: 570.
- Publisher
- Amberley Publishing
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781445609171
- ISBN
- 9781445609171
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.55
€ 34.55
Paperback. Between the first revolution in February 1917, and Lenin's Bolshevik coup in October, Petrograd was in turmoil. Foreign visitors who filled hotels, bars and embassies were acutely aware of the chaos breaking out on their doorsteps. Among them were journalists, diplomats, businessmen, governesses and volunteer nurses. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JJF; HBJD; HBLW; HBTV4. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 197 x 35. Weight in Grams: 344.
- Publisher
- Windmill Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099592426
- ISBN
- 9780099592426
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.88
€ 14.99
€ 11.88
Paperback. Featuring new material on the Irish Famine which has never been published before, this is a comprehensive and accessible overview of one of the most significant periods of Irish history. Series: Short Histories. Num Pages: 144 pages, 16 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 151 x 12. Weight in Grams: 134.
- Publisher
- O´Brien Press Ltd
- Number of pages
- 144
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847173713
- ISBN
- 9781847173713
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 9.99€ 9.98
€ 9.99
€ 9.98
Paperback. Told with the full cooperation of many of the survivors, this is the story of WWII's greatest escape. Num Pages: 384 pages, 16pp black and white photographs. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBTZ1; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 198 x 39. Weight in Grams: 260.
- Publisher
- Nicholas Brealey Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781857886498
- ISBN
- 9781857886498
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.47
€ 17.99
€ 13.47
Paperback. Looking at the long history of navigation at sea, Jim Bennett discusses the scientific and technological developments that have enabled the accurate measurement of position and setting of directions in the oceans. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 152 pages, 10 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTM; PDX; RGR; TRLN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 113 x 174 x 12. Weight in Grams: 122.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198733713
- ISBN
- 9780198733713
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.32
€ 13.99
€ 13.32
Paperback. Considered to be the saltiest shore in England, the Blackwater provides the background for John Leather's story of Essex seafaring. It is an accurate study of men and craft that have sailed form the small communities beside this broad estuary and river. Num Pages: 200 pages, 200pp illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKEAX; HBTM; WGG; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 176 x 18. Weight in Grams: 548.
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 200
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- New ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780954275013
- ISBN
- 9780954275013
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 18.77
€ 18.99
€ 18.77
Paperback. Editor(s): Riddell, John. Series: Historical Materialism. Num Pages: 1302 pages. BIC Classification: HBTB; JPF; JPH; JPWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 230 x 59. Weight in Grams: 1394.
- Publisher
- Haymarket Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781608466351
- ISBN
- 9781608466351
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 83.74
€ 83.74
Paperback. This popular text has now been revised to ensure that it continues to meet the needs of the growing number of people interested in all the main philosophical traditions of the world. Introduces all the main philosophical systems of the world, from ancient times to the present day. Num Pages: 584 pages, 0. BIC Classification: HBT; HP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 243 x 169 x 31. Weight in Grams: 946.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 584
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631232612
- ISBN
- 9780631232612
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 48.30
€ 48.30
Paperback. Num Pages: 176 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTB; HRCX4. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 206 x 15. Weight in Grams: 199.
- Publisher
- Zondervan United States
- Number of pages
- 176
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780310532217
- ISBN
- 9780310532217
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.37
€ 12.37
Paperback. Editor(s): Cohen, Lester H. Num Pages: 755 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; HBJK; HBLL; HBTV; JPWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 46. Weight in Grams: 1160.
- Publisher
- Liberty Fund Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 755
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Edition
- Revised
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780865970816
- ISBN
- 9780865970816
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.44
€ 26.99
€ 20.44
Paperback. This reader on world history emphasizes the centrality of raced, sexed, and classed bodies as sites on which imperial power was imagined and exercised, in order to examine the effects of global politics, capital and culture on everyday spaces and local cultural encounters Editor(s): Ballantyne, Tony; Burton, Antoinette. Num Pages: 464 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: HBG; HBTQ; HBTR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 166 x 29. Weight in Grams: 653.
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822334675
- ISBN
- 9780822334675
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 31.82
€ 34.99
€ 31.82