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History: specific events & topics

paperback. Tells the story of JFK, the Cold War, and the power of oratory to change the course of history. This title recalls the days from October 1962 to September 1963, when JFK marshaled the power of oratory and his astonishing political skills towards that end. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPK; HBJK; HBLW3; HBTW; JPHL; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 232 x 154 x 21. Weight in Grams: 404.
Publisher
Bodley Head
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847922755
ISBN
9781847922755
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.00
€ 16.81

Paperback. Anglo-Saxon elves (Old English aelfe) are one of the best attested non-Christian beliefs in early medieval Europe, but modern interpretations of the evidence derive directly from outdated nineteenth- and early twentieth-century scholarship. This book traces continuities and changes in medieval non-Christian beliefs with a degree of reliability. Series: Anglo-Saxon Studies. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3F; HBJD1; HBLC; HBTB; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 158 x 14. Weight in Grams: 366.
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843835097
ISBN
9781843835097
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 32.68

Paperback. Frequently perceived as a characteristic of modern culture, the phenomenon of celebrity has much older roots. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781509508747
ISBN
9781509508747
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 28.26

Paperback. Presents the history of the bicycle, an invention that precipitated nothing short of a social revolution. This book recounts a story replete with disputed patents, brilliant inventions, and missed opportunities. It shows us why the bicycle captured the public's imagination and the myriad ways it has reshaped our world. Num Pages: 480 pages, 98 b/w and 115 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTB; YNWY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 179 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1064.
Publisher
Yale University Press
Number of pages
480
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
Illustrated
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300120479
ISBN
9780300120479
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 27.00

Paperback.
Edition
Illustrated
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752460710
ISBN
9780752460710
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.42

Paperback. Starting from the events surrounding the First World War, the author traces the history of the modern Middle East and puts the Arab Spring into context. McMillan breaks down the nuances of Western involvement in the Middle East, alliances and divisions between Middle Eastern peoples and nations, and the role of religion in these conflicts. Series: Middle East Today. Num Pages: 296 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FB; 3JJ; 3JM; HBJF1; HBTV; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 141 x 216 x 21. Weight in Grams: 376.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st ed. 2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137522047
ISBN
9781137522047
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 130.71
€ 124.46

Paperback. Series: America in the World. Num Pages: 416 pages, 13 halftones. BIC Classification: HBLW; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 26. Weight in Grams: 582.
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691157917
ISBN
9780691157917
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.81

Paperback. .
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198310211
ISBN
9780198310211
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 56.71

Paperback. Matt Cook explores the relationship between London and homosexuality in the period 1885 to 1914. Series: Cambridge Studies in Nineteenth-Century Literature & Culture. Num Pages: 244 pages, 9 b/w illus. 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JH; 3JJC; HBTB; JFSK2. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 16. Weight in Grams: 380. Series: Cambridge Studies in Nineteenth-century Literature & Culture. 244 pages, 9 b/w illus. 2 tables. Matt Cook explores the relationship between London and homosexuality in the period 1885 to 1914. Cateogry: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JH; 3JJC; HBTB; JFSK2. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 16. Weight: 408.
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Number of pages
244
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521089807
ISBN
9780521089807
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.07

Paperback. How one Jewish woman survived the Holocaust - through marriage to a Nazi officer. Num Pages: 320 pages, Section: 16, B&W. BIC Classification: 1DFA; BGA; HBJD; HBTZ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 128 x 28. Weight in Grams: 230.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780349113791
ISBN
9780349113791
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 12.68

Paperback. Toys have been made in Britain for hundreds of years, but it was in the twentieth century that the British toy industry reached its peak. Names such as Meccano, Chad Valley, Dinky, Scalextric, Bayko and Hornby dominated the trade at home and abroad. This book tells the story of the British toy industry and its products. Series: Shire Library. Num Pages: 64 pages, Illustrations (chiefly col.). BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBJD1; HBTK; KND; WCW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 150 x 5. Weight in Grams: 148. New.
Publisher
Shire Publications Ltd
Number of pages
64
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
9780747808244
ISBN
9780747808244
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 8.89

Paperback. Using photos from two collections donated to the West Highland Steamer Club, the best are shown here in this new book on West Highland Steamers. Num Pages: 96 pages, 150. BIC Classification: 1DBKSH; HBTM; WGG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 165 x 236 x 6. Weight in Grams: 302.
Publisher
Amberley Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781445644172
ISBN
9781445644172
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.77

Paperback. The French Revolutionary and Napoleonic period was the defining moment for modern European history. Using primary texts, this volume explains the upheavals, terror, and drama that restructured politics and society on such a large scale. Editor(s): Dwyer, Philip; McPhee, Peter. Num Pages: 240 pages, facsimiles. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JF; 3JH; HBJD; HBLL; HBTV; JPWQ. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 13. Weight in Grams: 366.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415199087
ISBN
9780415199087
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.72

Paperback. Covers the story of prejudice against Jews from the time of Christ through the rise of Nazi Germany. This work presents an assessment of this egregious human failing that is nearly ubiquitous in the history of Europe. Translator(s): Gerardi, Natalie. Num Pages: 416 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HBT; JFFJ; JFSL; JFSR1. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 232 x 174 x 31. Weight in Grams: 612.
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812218640
ISBN
9780812218640
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 37.22

Paperback. A cultural and political interpretation of the portraits, reliefs, allegories and historical paintings commissioned for the US Capital between 1815 and 1860. It seeks to give the reader an enhanced appreciation for the racial and ethnic implications of these works. Series: Perspectives on the Art & Architectural History of the United States Capitol. Num Pages: 292 pages, illustrations, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; ACV; HBJK; HBLL; HBTQ; JFC; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 23. Weight in Grams: 685.
Condition
Used, Like New
Publisher
Ohio University Press Ohio
Number of pages
292
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
New Ed
SKU
KEX0212660
ISBN
9780821413425
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 17.95

Paperback. A groundbreaking history of abolition in the long march toward emancipation from the American Revolution through the Civil War Num Pages: 784 pages, 66 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; HBTS; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 41. Weight in Grams: 1089.
Publisher
Yale University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300227116
ISBN
9780300227116
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 22.15

Hardcover. A major contribution to a subject of broad maritime interest Based on detailed research, but informed by practical experience Wide range of unfamiliar illustration from international source Num Pages: 240 pages, 300 colour & b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; HBTM; TRLD; WGG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 278 x 225 x 22. Weight in Grams: 1194.
Publisher
Seaforth Publishing
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848321762
ISBN
9781848321762
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 28.68

Hardcover. Num Pages: 96 pages, 105 blank and white photographs. BIC Classification: 1DBKEWS; 3JJPK; 3JJPN; HBTM; KNGS; WGG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 245 x 197 x 11. Weight in Grams: 516.
Publisher
Bernard McCall
Number of pages
96
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781902953618
ISBN
9781902953618
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 18.29

Paperback. Looks back to an earlier era of care for orphaned and dependent children of Eastern European Jewish immigrants. Within this social history and ethnography, the voices of elders - once wards of the home in the 1930s and 1940s - tell readers what it was really like to grow up in an orphanage. Num Pages: 256 pages, 19 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; 3JJH; 3JJP; BG; HBTB; JKSB1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 372. Large format paperback. Clean copy.
Condition
Used, Like New
Publisher
The University of Alabama Press Alabama
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Edition
Reprint
SKU
KEX0211642
ISBN
9780817307813
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 5.49

Paperback. The book examines the historic environment of the Hoo Peninsula landscape and describes how changing patterns of land use and maritime activity over time have given this landscape and seascape its distinctive character. Series: Informed Conservation. Num Pages: 96 pages, 79. BIC Classification: 1DBKESK; HBTP; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 2100 x 2100. .
Publisher
Historic England United Kingdom
Number of pages
96
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848022256
ISBN
9781848022256
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 21.94

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