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History: specific events & topics
Paperback. In "The greatest killer" Donald R. Hopkins provides a historical account of smallpox beginning with its origins 10,000 years ago in Africa or Asia and tracing its spread through the ancient and modern worlds. Hopkins shows smallpox to be one of the most devastating attacks on society. Num Pages: 400 pages, 36 halftones, 15 line drawings. BIC Classification: HBT; MBX; MJCJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 155 x 231 x 30. Weight in Grams: 648.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780226351681
- ISBN
- 9780226351681
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 21.00
€ 25.99
€ 21.00
Paperback. Shows that the experiences of depression-era children help us understand the course of 1930s as well as the history of American childhood. Series: American Childhoods Series. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB; JFSP1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 153 x 23. Weight in Grams: 472.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Ivan R Dee, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781566637305
- ISBN
- 9781566637305
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 20.41
€ 20.99
€ 20.41
Hardback. Num Pages: 336 pages, 219 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; HBTB; WS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 260 x 22. Weight in Grams: 854.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231146487
- ISBN
- 9780231146487
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 93.96€ 72.38
€ 93.96
€ 72.38
Hardcover. Between 1935 and 1940, the Nazis incorporated large portions of Europe into the German Reich. The contributors to this volume analyze the evolving anti-Jewish policies in the annexed territories and their impact on the Jewish population, as well as the attitudes and actions of non-Jews, Germans, and indigenous populations. Editor(s): Gruner, Wolf; Osterloh, Jorg. Series: War and Genocide. Num Pages: 416 pages, 21 illus., 3 tables. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJG; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBTZ1; JFSR1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 237 x 159 x 33. Weight in Grams: 774.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782384434
- ISBN
- 9781782384434
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 175.87
€ 175.87
Hardback. Using a theoretical framework built on Lacan and Foucault, Licia Fiol-Matta traces the careers of four iconic female Puerto Rican singers to explore how their voices, performance style, physical appearance, and subject matter of their songs challenged social and cultural norms. Series: Refiguring American Music. Num Pages: 312 pages, 50 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KJP; AVC; AVG; HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 545.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780822362821
- ISBN
- 9780822362821
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 148.40
€ 148.40
Paperback. Using a theoretical framework built on Lacan and Foucault, Licia Fiol-Matta traces the careers of four iconic female Puerto Rican singers to explore how their voices, performance style, physical appearance, and subject matter of their songs challenged social and cultural norms. Series: Refiguring American Music. Num Pages: 312 pages, 50 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KJP; AVC; AVG; HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 229 x 21. Weight in Grams: 470.
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822362937
- ISBN
- 9780822362937
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 33.99
€ 36.99
€ 33.99
Paperback. This book offers detailed scholarly analysis, eyewitness testimonies and profiles of known victims, and a selection of fiction, memoirs, and poetry that testifies to the lasting impact of the massacre in the collective memory of Ukrainians. Editor(s): Kiebuzinski, Petro Jacyk Bibliographer in Ukrainian Studies Ksenya (Harvard Ukrainian Research Institute); Motyl, Alexander. Num Pages: 432 pages, 1 black and white; 24 full color. BIC Classification: 1DVU; 3JJP; BTC; HBJD; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 161 x 236 x 26. Weight in Grams: 728.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Amsterdam University Press
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789089648341
- ISBN
- 9789089648341
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 59.12
€ 59.12
paperback. Records of prices span the entire range of history, from medieval grain prices to modern statistics. Going beyond the economic data, this text gives a history of the people of the Western world: the economic patterns they lived in, and the politics, culture and society they created as a result. Num Pages: 552 pages, tables, graphs, and maps. BIC Classification: HBG; HBTB; JHBC; KCC; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 35. Weight in Grams: 846.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press, U.S.A.
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780195121216
- ISBN
- 9780195121216
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 31.97
€ 45.99
€ 31.97
Paperback. The Great War is a collection of seven original essays and three critical comments by senior scholars dealing with the greatest conflict in modern history to its time - the 1914-18 World War. The Great War is edited by the distinguished historian of the First World War, R.J.Q.Adams. Editor(s): Adams, R. J. Q. Series: Studies in Military and Strategic History. Num Pages: 207 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBG; HBJD; HBL; HBTB; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 271.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 207
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349114566
- ISBN
- 9781349114566
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 126.56
€ 126.56
Paperback. After the Great War, Veterans were a new transnational mass phenomenon. This volume uses case studies to discuss the extent and impact of international veterans' organisations and draws out important comparative points between well-researched and documented movements and those that are less well-known. Editor(s): Newman, J.; Eichenberg, Julia. Num Pages: 233 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBG; HBJD; HBL; HBTB; HBW; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 320.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 233
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349448234
- ISBN
- 9781349448234
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 126.68
€ 126.68
Paperback. The story of life after the Great War: a turning point in history Num Pages: 400 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJG; HBJD1; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 27. Weight in Grams: 282.
- Publisher
- John Murray Publishers Ltd
- Number of pages
- 416
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719562570
- ISBN
- 9780719562570
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.81
€ 14.99
€ 11.81
Paperback. The Great Siege of Chester Num Pages: 208 pages, 103 b&w illustrations, 32 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKENC; 3JD; HBJD1; HBLH; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 248 x 172 x 10. Weight in Grams: 530.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752423456
- ISBN
- 9780752423456
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.34
€ 33.99
€ 24.34
Paperback. Profiles the greatest journalists in history & their best stories -- chosen by David Randall of the Independent on Sunday Num Pages: 288 pages, 13 photographs. BIC Classification: HBT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 218 x 170 x 19. Weight in Grams: 432.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Pluto Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745322964
- ISBN
- 9780745322964
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 22.83
€ 33.99
€ 22.83
Paperback. A groundbreaking and lyrically written work that explores the world of the Pacific Ocean. Num Pages: 272 pages, 15 hts. BIC Classification: HBJM; HBLL; HBTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780190498757
- ISBN
- 9780190498757
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 57.62
€ 57.62
Paperback. Almost 35 years before New York saw the first great battle waged by the new United States of America for its independence, rumours of a slave conspiracy spread in the city, leading to the conviction and execution of over 70 slaves. This text retells the dramatic story of these landmark trials. Series: Landmark Law Cases and American Society. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JF; HBJK; HBLL; HBTS; L. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 141 x 14. Weight in Grams: 280.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Univ Pr of Kansas
- Edition
- Text is Free of Markings
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700612468
- ISBN
- 9780700612468
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.06
€ 37.06
Paperback. A compelling history of the Black Death that scoured Europe in the mid 14th-century killing twenty-five million people. It was one of the worst human disasters in history. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; HBJD; HBLC; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 25. Weight in Grams: 264.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- First Harper Perennial Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780007150700
- ISBN
- 9780007150700
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.48
€ 14.99
€ 11.48
Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: BG; BM; BTH; HBJF; HBTB; HBWS1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130. .
- Publisher
- Pan Macmillan
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Main Market Ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781447253365
- ISBN
- 9781447253365
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.93
€ 13.99
€ 10.93
Hardback. Series: Contemporary Asia in the World. Num Pages: 400 pages, 61 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJG; HBJF; HBLW; HBTB; RNR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 160 x 29. Weight in Grams: 690.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 400
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231162180
- ISBN
- 9780231162180
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 86.94
€ 86.94
Hardcover. 8vo.Good copy in slightly worn original cloth . Maritime History.The Sea.
- Condition
- Used, Good
- Publisher
- Hamish Hamilton London
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1858
- SKU
- KEX0254490
Hardback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Challenging the standard narrative of Interwar International History, this account establishes the causal relationship between the global political and economic crises of the period, and offers a radically new look at the role of ideology, racism and the leading liberal powers in the events between the First and Second World Wars. Num Pages: 622 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: HBG; HBJD; HBL; HBTQ; JPA; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 32. Weight in Grams: 775.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 622
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349365517
- ISBN
- 9781349365517
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 69.71
€ 69.71
paperback. The Irish potato famine of the 1840s, perhaps the most appalling event of the Victorian era, killed over a million people and drove as many more to emigrate to America. The impact on Anglo-Irish relations was incalculable, the immediate human cost almost inconceivable. This book provides a definitive account. Num Pages: 528 pages, 1 map; portraits. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 23. Weight in Grams: 370. From the library of Ivor Browne and June Levine. Good clean copy. Covers sunned to spine and showing light shelf wear. Lightly toned, text is crisp and clear remains a very good copy
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0031433
- ISBN
- 9780140145151
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 16.99€ 14.00
€ 16.99
€ 14.00
paperback. The Irish potato famine of the 1840s, perhaps the most appalling event of the Victorian era, killed over a million people and drove as many more to emigrate to America. The impact on Anglo-Irish relations was incalculable, the immediate human cost almost inconceivable. This book provides a definitive account. Num Pages: 528 pages, 1 map; portraits. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 23. Weight in Grams: 370.
- Format
- Paperback
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Publication date
- 1991
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780140145151
- ISBN
- 9780140145151
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 12.53
€ 16.99
€ 12.53
Hardcover. An investigation of life in the great household of late mediaeval England. Based on household accounts and related primary documents, it looks at the daily routines, weekly and annual patterns, and the life-cycle observances of birth, childhood, marriage, death and burial. Num Pages: 262 pages, 24 colour plates, 54 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; HBJD1; HBLC; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 246 x 171 x 22. Weight in Grams: 820.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Edition
- First edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300076875
- ISBN
- 9780300076875
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 31.29
€ 43.99
€ 31.29
Hardback. The Civil War revealed what united as well as what divided Americans in the nineteenth century - not only in its deadly military conflict, but also in the broader battle of ideas, dueling moral systems, and competing national visions that preceded and followed. This title reveals a city at the heart of the cultural civil war. Num Pages: 352 pages, 22 halftones, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBNU; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 27. Weight in Grams: 662.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674052888
- ISBN
- 9780674052888
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.99€ 45.48
€ 53.99
€ 45.48