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History: specific events & topics
Hardcover. At the end of the nineteenth century, Pittsburgh was leading the nation in glass production, and glass bottle plants in particular relied heavily on adolescent (and younger) males for their manufacturing process. This title presents an examination of legislative clashes over the singular issue of the glass house boys. Num Pages: 240 pages, 20 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEP; HBJK; HBTB; JKSB1; KCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 494.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of Pittsburgh Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822943778
- ISBN
- 9780822943778
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 60.52
€ 60.52
Paperback. As he stepped into the massive, roaring space of the Coliseum, he would have been aware of two things: first the bodies of those who had fought and fallen, their blood mingling with the hot dust of the arena floor; second, a sound as ominous as the scenes before him - that of swords being sharpened. Num Pages: 224 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; ASZ; HBJD; HBLA; HBTS; WST. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 127 x 15. Weight in Grams: 160. Fine copy
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Ebury Press
- Condition
- Used, Like New
- SKU
- KSS0001040
- ISBN
- 9780091886547
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. The first and only global social history of the world's most romantic, flamboyant, glamorous and politically influential art-form: opera. Num Pages: 496 pages, Illustrations (some col.), facsims., ports. BIC Classification: AVGC9; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 170 x 39. Weight in Grams: 930. A Social History of Opera. 496 pages, Illustrations (some col.), facsims., ports. The first and only global social history of the world's most romantic, flamboyant, glamorous and politically influential art-form: opera. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: AVGC9; HBTB. Dimension: 234 x 170 x 39. Weight: 890.
- Publisher
- Atlantic Books
- Number of pages
- 496
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843544678
- ISBN
- 9781843544678
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 25.44
€ 40.99
€ 25.44
Paperback. War, Debt, and Other Refugee Passages. Series: Next Wave: New Directions in Women's Studies. 304 pages, 4 photographs. Develops a new critique of United States empire and its self-interested claims to provide for others the advantage of human freedom. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW; HBTR; JPVH1. Dimension: 227 x 155 x 17. Weight: 418.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822352396
- ISBN
- 9780822352396
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 29.10
€ 29.99
€ 29.10
Paperback. Tells the story of the terrifying cholera epidemic that engulfed London in 1854, and the two unlikely heroes - anesthetist Doctor John Snow and affable clergyman Reverend Henry Whitehead - who defeated the disease through a combination of local knowledge, scientific research and map-making. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations, maps, ports. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JH; HBTB; MBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 19. Weight in Grams: 244.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- First Edition Thus
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141029368
- ISBN
- 9780141029368
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.64
€ 14.99
€ 11.64
Paperback. Num Pages: 350 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DSBH; HBTB; JFSG; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 29. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Transaction Publishers
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781560009832
- ISBN
- 9781560009832
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 48.99€ 40.83
€ 48.99
€ 40.83
Hardback. A pioneering study of the social aspects of industrialisation in a developing country in tropical Africa. Series: African Studies. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFDH; HBG; HBJH; HBTK; JHBL. Weight in Grams: 553. Ex Libris with usual markings. Fine copy in dustwrapper, DW with some minor nicks and bumps but remains very good
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1972
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KKD0013801
- ISBN
- 9780521082969
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
Paperback. An exploration of the degree of Germanic influence in the development of early medieval Christianity. This work argues for a fundamental Germanic reinterpretation of Christianity. A general model of religious transformation is developed and applied to the Germano-Christian scenario. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; HBJD; HBLC; HBTB; HRC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195104660
- ISBN
- 9780195104660
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 132.42
€ 132.42
Paperback. Containing chapters that deal with travel narratives, cosmography, commerce, and medical botany, this book examines how ideas and methods are deployed to make German commentators experts in the overseas world, and how this incorporation established the discoveries as important intellectual, commercial, and scientific developments. Series: Studies in Early Modern German History. Num Pages: 320 pages, 5 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; HBTB; RGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press
- Edition
- F First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813927343
- ISBN
- 9780813927343
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.03
€ 36.03
Hardcover. Pidcock's was just one of a number of commercial menagerists who plied their trade in London in this period the predecessors to the zoological societies of the Victorian era. This book introduces the tales of exotic animals in London. Num Pages: 304 pages, 20 bw integrated, 8pp colour plates. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JF; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 146 x 28. Weight in Grams: 444.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784530846
- ISBN
- 9781784530846
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.97€ 48.36
€ 52.97
€ 48.36
Paperback. Dana Arnold presents an analysis of the social and cultural significance of the country house, the focal point of Georgian architecture, landscape and society, exploring the meaning of this distinct cultural form using a wide range of examples and approaches. Num Pages: 256 pages, 159 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JF; AMKH; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 245 x 168 x 15. Weight in Grams: 592.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- New ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780750934701
- ISBN
- 9780750934701
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.46
€ 26.99
€ 23.46
hardcover. Editor(s): Bose, Meena; Fritz, Paul. Num Pages: 278 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; 3JM; BGH; HBJK; HBTB; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 185 x 261 x 18. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 278
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781634857833
- ISBN
- 9781634857833
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 240.13€ 177.63
€ 240.13
€ 177.63
Paperback. Based on a close examination of letters, diaries and account books, this study offers an insight into the intimate and everyday lives of genteel women and transforms our understanding of the position of women in this period. Series: Yale Nota Bene. Num Pages: 448 pages, 66 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JF; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 194 x 129 x 28. Weight in Grams: 364.
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Number of pages
- 448
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300102222
- ISBN
- 9780300102222
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 15.18
€ 18.99
€ 15.18
Paperback. Covers various aspects of western feminine life, which include a good deal about the western male. This book shows that the reactions of the women to their frontier experience were as important as male reactions in the development of American mores and American democracy. Num Pages: 335 pages, Illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 137 x 203 x 18. Weight in Grams: 360.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1981
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 335
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803250253
- ISBN
- 9780803250253
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 19.88
€ 19.99
€ 19.88
Hardback. Num Pages: 560 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFGA; GTB; HBT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 223 x 144 x 34. Weight in Grams: 776.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- University Press of America United States
- Number of pages
- 560
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780761810971
- ISBN
- 9780761810971
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 166.89
€ 166.89
hardcover. Many genealogists have likely tried to find family information on the World Wide Web. The Internet has become a popular place to do research. Num Pages: 268 pages. BIC Classification: GBCR; HBTG; UDBR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 284 x 218 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1111.
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 268
- Condition
- New
- Format
- Hardback
- SKU
- V9780842028646
- ISBN
- 9780842028646
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 173.07
€ 173.07
Paperback. Analyzes the scientific work and social implications of the flourishing field of genetic history. In this book, the author examines genetic history's working assumptions about culture and nature, identity and biology, and the individual and the collective. Series: Chicago Studies in Practices of Meaning. Num Pages: 328 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTG; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 504.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Reprint
- SKU
- V9780226154701
- ISBN
- 9780226154701
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 27.27
€ 34.99
€ 27.27
paperback. Emphasising the integration of traditional labour history topics with historical accounts of gender, female subjectivity, and community, this volume explores working women's agency and consciousness and offers details regarding women's lives as daughters, housewives, mothers, factory workers, trade union leaders, and political activists. Editor(s): French, John D.; James, Daniel. Series: Comparative & International Working-Class History. Num Pages: 336 pages, 19 b&w photographs, 5 figures, 5 tables. BIC Classification: 1KLC; 1KLS; HBTB; JFSJ1; JHBL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 152 x 229 x 24. Weight in Grams: 572.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780822319962
- ISBN
- 9780822319962
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 30.33
€ 31.99
€ 30.33
Paperback. Deals with a thousand-mile migration marked by hardship and sudden death - but unique in American history for its purpose, discipline, and solidarity. Num Pages: 348 pages, Illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 204 x 135 x 20. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 348
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 2nd Revised ed.
- SKU
- V9780803292130
- ISBN
- 9780803292130
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.89
€ 24.89
Hardback. Traces the evolution of University Extension at Harvard from the Lyceum movement in Boston to its creation by the newly appointed president A Lawrence Lowell in 1910. Series: Harvard University Extension School. Num Pages: 250 pages, 20 halftones. BIC Classification: HBT; JNM; JNP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 190 x 22. Weight in Grams: 668.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 250
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674036161
- ISBN
- 9780674036161
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 24.23
€ 27.99
€ 24.23
Hardcover. Hardback, in very good condition. With dustjacket in protective mylar wraps.
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Julian Messner, Inc.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1955
- Edition
- 1st U.S. Edn.
- SKU
- KRF0040031
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Presents the urban biography of Omaha. This book describes the building of the transcontinental railroad, the penetration of the Great Plains by homesteaders, the establishment of the meat packing industry, and the creation of an elaborate national defense system. Num Pages: 356 pages, Illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 23. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Edition
- Enlarged ed.
- Number of pages
- 356
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803279674
- ISBN
- 9780803279674
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 27.17
€ 29.99
€ 27.17
Hardback. Offers a sampling from the pages of "Gastronomica: The Journal of Food and Culture" - including essays, poetry, interviews, memoirs, and a selection of the artwork that has made Gastronomica so distinctive. This book investigates topics from early hominid cooking to Third Reich caterers to the Shiite clergy. Editor(s): Goldstein, Darra. Num Pages: 376 pages, 46 color illustrations, 14 b/w photographs, 4 line illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTB; WB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 259 x 204 x 34. Weight in Grams: 1540.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520259393
- ISBN
- 9780520259393
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 33.75
€ 47.99
€ 33.75
hardcover. The Gargantuan Polity examines political, legal, theological, and literary texts in the late Middle Ages, to show how individuals were defined by contracts of mutual obligation, which allowed rulers to hold power due to approval of their subjects. Num Pages: 432 pages, 4 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 2ADF; DSBD; HBTB; JFCX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 243 x 159 x 28. Weight in Grams: 740.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780802098146
- ISBN
- 9780802098146
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 94.63
€ 94.63