History: specific events & topics
Results 1061 - 1080 of 8681
History: specific events & topics
paperback. Argues that the revolutionaries of eighteenth-century France used the natural right concept of the 'enemy of the human race' - an individual who has transgressed the laws of nature and must be executed without judicial formalities - to authorize three-quarters of the deaths during the Terror. Num Pages: 350 pages, 6 halftones, 2 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JF; 3JH; HBJD; HBLL; HBTV2; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 229 x 2. Weight in Grams: 528.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780226184395
- ISBN
- 9780226184395
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 39.99€ 28.09
€ 39.99
€ 28.09
Paperback. On the eve of World War II, the Squalus, America's newest submarine, plunged to the bottom of the North Atlantic. Miraculously, thirty-three crew members still survived in the stricken vessel. This title presents a moment-by-moment account of the disaster and the man at its centre. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: BG; BTP; HBTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 175 x 112 x 24. Weight in Grams: 246. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Ebury Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KKD0003333
- ISBN
- 9780091879372
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
Hardcover. Presents a document from the last months of the Holocaust. This book tells the story of the Terezin camp and how the author and her family fared while imprisoned there. Editor(s): Dwork, Deborah. Num Pages: 280 pages, 124 colour plates. BIC Classification: BG; HBJD; HBTZ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 213 x 273 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1182.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- Facsimile ed
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226511863
- ISBN
- 9780226511863
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 31.94
€ 41.99
€ 31.94
Paperback. Series: Housing and Society Series. Num Pages: 200 pages, 10 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFFB; JFSG. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 12. Weight in Grams: 312.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415720250
- ISBN
- 9780415720250
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 64.67€ 59.16
€ 64.67
€ 59.16
Hardback. How the temp industry undermined the idea that workers are a company's chief asset Num Pages: 232 pages, 45 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; HBTB; JHBL; KCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5334 x 3556 x 18. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9781439900802
- ISBN
- 9781439900802
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 88.44
€ 88.44
Paperback. In the medieval Castilian village of Guzman (population: 80), villagers have gathered for centuries in the 'telling room' to share stories and drink the local wine. This book deals with this topic. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1DSE; DN; HBTB; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 24. Weight in Grams: 248.
- Publisher
- Canongate Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782112792
- ISBN
- 9781782112792
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 12.95
€ 17.99
€ 12.95
Paperback. Shows how food - and its lack - was central to the war's causes and continuation. This title explores how starvation was often a deliberate governmental policy, and reveals how the necessity of feeding whole countries leads to Pearl Harbour, Germany's invasion of Russia, and the Holocaust itself. Num Pages: 656 pages, Illustrations, maps, ports. BIC Classification: 3JJH; HBG; HBTB; HBWQ; JFCV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 197 x 30. Weight in Grams: 462.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 656
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141028972
- ISBN
- 9780141028972
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 16.30
€ 21.99
€ 16.30
Hardback. Illustrated with images and photographs, this book traces the architecture of the synagogue in Britain and Ireland from its discreet Georgian- and Regency-era beginnings to the golden age of the grand 'cathedral synagogues' of the High Victorian period. Series: The Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art. Num Pages: 398 pages, 80 colour images + 170 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JF; 3JH; AMN; HBTB; HRJC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 286 x 227 x 32. Weight in Grams: 1970.
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 398
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300170511
- ISBN
- 9780300170511
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.92€ 45.01
€ 52.92
€ 45.01
Hardcover. Much of early-modern Europe was built up gradually by a series of leagues and alliances, and this volume seeks to demonstrate that the Swiss Confederation was one such composite polity, surviving until the end of the ancien regime by accommodating and absorbing internal conflicts through a sense of common identity and mutual obligation. Num Pages: 256 pages, 5 black and white maps. BIC Classification: 1DFH; 3JB; HBJD; HBLH; HBTB; JPR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198725275
- ISBN
- 9780198725275
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 125.67
€ 125.67
Paperback. Num Pages: 592 pages, 28 halftones. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 33. Weight in Grams: 844.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 592
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195326888
- ISBN
- 9780195326888
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 39.37
€ 39.37
Hardback. Walker Rumble follows the trail of the Swifts, a group of colourful compositors who became famous by winning typesetting races. Tellingly, at the same time that the most celebrated contests were taking place, technological and cultural forces were threatening the Swifts's way of life. Num Pages: 256 pages, 25 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBT; KNTR; TBX; TDPP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 24. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813921617
- ISBN
- 9780813921617
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 45.84
€ 45.84
Hardback. This wide-ranging volume integrates documentary sources and contemporary archaeological evidence to provide a comprehensive and up-to-date account of Swahili history, anthropology, language and culture. Series: The peoples of Africa. Num Pages: 288 pages, 10. BIC Classification: 1HFG; 1HSM; HBTB; JFC; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 166 x 22. Weight in Grams: 572.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631189190
- ISBN
- 9780631189190
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 61.28
€ 61.28
Paperback. An eloquent revelation that touches the foundations of what man is. Neither despairing nor conventionally hopeful, The Survivor describes the most terrible events in human memory. But what emerges finally is an image of man stubbornly equal to the worst that can happen. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTZ1; HBWQ; JPFQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 254 x 185 x 19. Weight in Grams: 276.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1980
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Edition
- 50061st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195027037
- ISBN
- 9780195027037
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.88
€ 31.88
Paperback. This book provides a comprehensive guide to researching your surname. It will take you through the available resources both online and offline to enable you to understand the origins, meaning, evolution, frequency and distribution of your surname. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 157 x 17. Weight in Grams: 362.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752468624
- ISBN
- 9780752468624
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 19.38
€ 20.99
€ 19.38
Paperback. Paperback, white spine. Cover is slightly stained, stamp on first page. 141pp
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- The Surf Life Saving Association of Great Britain
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1971
- SKU
- KON0819776
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 20.99€ 5.49
€ 20.99
€ 5.49
Paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; HBJD; HBTZ1; HPQ; HRJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 203 x 132 x 16. Weight in Grams: 294.
- Publisher
- Schocken Books
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Edition
- Revised and Expanded Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780805210606
- ISBN
- 9780805210606
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 16.63
€ 18.99
€ 16.63
Hardcover. This critical biography of Charles A. Dana, the 19th-century editor of the "New York Sun", blends the democratic ideal of the man with social and media history. Focusing on Dana's early years and political emergence, it analyses the "Sun" as the conscience and advocate for the working class. Num Pages: 300 pages, 18 illustrations, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGB; HBTB; KNTJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 238 x 159 x 19. Weight in Grams: 517.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815625797
- ISBN
- 9780815625797
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 44.43
€ 44.43
Paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages, B&W photos and illustrations throughout. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBTB; WSJT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 146 x 19. Weight in Grams: 354.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- The Perseus Books Group United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781610393775
- ISBN
- 9781610393775
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.22
€ 19.99
€ 18.22
Hardback. This book examines the Jewish community of Morocco in the late 18th and early 19th centuries through the life of a merchant who was the chief intermediary between the Moroccan sultans and Europe . Series: Stanford Studies in Jewish History and Culture. Num Pages: 264 pages, 15 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HBM; 3JF; 3JH; HBJH; HBLL; HBTB; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 531.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804737777
- ISBN
- 9780804737777
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 86.40
€ 86.40
Paperback. Tales of Hardship, Love and Happiness in Tate & Lyle's East End Factories. The Sugar Girls went straight to No.10 in the Sunday Times Bestseller List, spending five weeks in the top ten. Num Pages: 352 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JJH; 3JJPG; BT; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 27. Weight in Grams: 248.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780007448470
- ISBN
- 9780007448470
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 8.95
€ 13.99
€ 8.95