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History: specific events & topics
Paperback. At the close of the 19th century, strange new forms of energy arrested the American public's attention in ways that no scientific discovery ever had before. This groundbreaking cultural history tells the story of the first nuclear culture, one whose lasting effects would be seen in the familiar "atomic age" of the post-war twentieth century. Series: Palgrave Studies in the History of Science and Technology. Num Pages: 258 pages, 13 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBL; HBTB; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 334.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 258
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349455478
- ISBN
- 9781349455478
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 150.14
€ 150.14
Hardback. The first ever history of Isambard Kingdom Brunel's forgotten first ship, the SS Great Western, the fastest and largest Atlantic Steamship of its day. Num Pages: 304 pages, 40. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBTM; WGG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Publisher
- Amberley Publishing
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781445667201
- ISBN
- 9781445667201
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 34.63
€ 34.63
Paperback. An illustrated study of the First Afghan War--a setback for British forces in the Great Game of the 19th century--that holds important lessons for modern forces in Afghanistan today. Illustrator(s): Dennis, Peter. Series: Campaign. Num Pages: 96 pages, 35 b/w; 44 col. BIC Classification: 1FCA; 3JH; HBJF; HBLL; HBTQ; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 187 x 249 x 8. Weight in Grams: 310.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781472813978
- ISBN
- 9781472813978
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 15.48
€ 20.99
€ 15.48
Hardcover. This fascinating new book explores some of the materials and bizarre methods that women - and men - have used in the past to enhance or hold on to their looks. Num Pages: 160 pages, 30 black and white. BIC Classification: HBTB; WJH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 184 x 124 x 20. Weight in Grams: 294.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- British Library
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780712357524
- ISBN
- 9780712357524
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 17.75
€ 18.99
€ 17.75
Paperback. A critical review of the British experience in Hong Kong which particularly emphasizes the tenure of the last governor, Chris Patten, and the discourse he used in guiding the transfer of sovereignty to China. Num Pages: 258 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPCH; HBJF; HBLW3; HBTQ; HBTR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140. Weight in Grams: 353.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1998th Edition
- Number of pages
- 258
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333683132
- ISBN
- 9780333683132
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 48.16
€ 48.16
Paperback. The Final Solution sets out to clarify the key questions surrounding the attempt by the Nazis to exterminate the Jews. The controversial results of this study challenge many of our accepted ideas about the period. Editor(s): Ceserani, David. Num Pages: 332 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; HBJD; HBTZ1; HBWQ; JFSR1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 474.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 332
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415152327
- ISBN
- 9780415152327
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 57.62
€ 57.62
The Final Solution in Riga: Exploitation and Annihilation, 1941-1944 (...
Angrick, Andrej, Klein, Peter
Hardcover. Ghetto, forced labor camp, concentration camp: All of the elements of the National Socialists' policies of annihilation were to be found in Riga. This first analysis of the Riga ghetto and the nearby camps of Salaspils and Jungfernhof addresses all aspects of German occupation policy during the Second World War. Series: War and Genocide. Num Pages: 530 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVUC; HBJD; HBLW; HBTZ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 160 x 33. Weight in Grams: 844.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Edition
- English ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845456085
- ISBN
- 9781845456085
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 216.04
€ 216.04
Paperback. Presents the story of the battle of Plattsburgh during the War of 1812, wherein, despite the odds, the Americans managed to thwart the British, the world's strongest naval power. This title explores the immediacy and immensity of the British threat, the bloody reality of naval warfare, and the consequences of the American victory against odds. Num Pages: 296 pages, 1 map, 1 image. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 4039 x 15. Weight in Grams: 404.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803227941
- ISBN
- 9780803227941
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 20.93
€ 20.99
€ 20.93
Paperback. For more than a century, accounts of progress in the West foregrounded the technological feats performed while canals and railroads were built and lionized the capitalists who financed the projects. This book focuses on the suffering and survival of the workers who were treated as outsiders. Num Pages: 284 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTK; KNG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 284
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520284609
- ISBN
- 9780520284609
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.80
€ 33.99
€ 24.80
Paperback. Series: Early Modern Cultural Studies. Num Pages: 264 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSB; HBTB; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349529513
- ISBN
- 9781349529513
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.77
€ 66.77
Paperback. J.M.W. Turner's The Fighting Temeraire Tugged to her Last Berth to be Broken Up (1838) was his masterpiece. Sam Willis tells the real-life story behind this remarkable painting. Series: Hearts of Oak Trilogy. Num Pages: 416 pages, 32pp colour plates. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JF; 3JH; HBJD1; HBTM; HBWH; JWMV2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 134 x 30. Weight in Grams: 530.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Quercus Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849162616
- ISBN
- 9781849162616
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 16.53
€ 21.99
€ 16.53
Hardback. The story of baseball's most violent incident-August 22, 1965-when Giants pitcher Juan Marichal clobbered Dodgers catcher John Roseboro with his bat: the stories of the players, the American cultural backdrop, and the baseball competition and culture that led to the explosive moment, plus the incident's lasting effects. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white plates. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGS; HBTB; WSJT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 34.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780762787128
- ISBN
- 9780762787128
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 22.72
€ 29.99
€ 22.72
Hardback.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Boydell & Brewer Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843837121
- ISBN
- 9781843837121
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 97.57
€ 97.57
Hardback.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Boydell & Brewer Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 241
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843838753
- ISBN
- 9781843838753
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 97.07
€ 97.07
Hardback. This series (pushes) the boundaries of knowledge and (develops) new trends in approach and understanding. ENGLISH HISTORICAL REVIEW Editor(s): Clark, Linda. Series: The Fifteenth Century. Num Pages: 228 pages, 11, 10 black and white, 1 line drawing. BIC Classification: 1D; 3H; HBJD; HBLC1; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 164 x 22. Weight in Grams: 658.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Boydell & Brewer Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 228
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843836070
- ISBN
- 9781843836070
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 97.07
€ 97.07
Paperback. "A masterwork [by] the preeminent historian of the Civil War era."-Boston Globe Num Pages: 448 pages, 16 pages of black-and-white illustrations; 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTS; JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 172 x 209 x 28. Weight in Grams: 422.
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393340662
- ISBN
- 9780393340662
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 19.63
€ 19.99
€ 19.63
Paperback. A journey through time: from a scattering of cottages along a pre-roman horse track, to a medieval parish and staging post for travellers, onwards into a prosperous Tudor village favoured by gentlemen for their country seats and an 18th century resort of pleasure gardens eventually transformed by a warren of railway lines. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; HBTB; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 138 x 18. Weight in Grams: 362. The History of One London Village. 256 pages, Illustrations, maps. A journey through time: from a scattering of cottages along a pre-roman horse track, to a medieval parish and staging post for travellers, onwards into a prosperous Tudor village favoured by gentlemen for their country seats and an 18th century resort of pleasure gardens eventually transformed by a warren of railway lines. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; HBTB; WQH. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 18. Weight: 350.
- Publisher
- Eland Books
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781906011482
- ISBN
- 9781906011482
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.72
€ 19.99
€ 14.72
Paperback. The Fetterman Massacre occurred on December 21, 1866, at Fort Phil Kearny, a small outpost in the foothills of the Big Horns. The second battle in American history from which came no survivors, it became a cause celebre and was the subject of a congressional investigation. Num Pages: 259 pages, Illus., map. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 203 x 136 x 14. Weight in Grams: 292.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1970
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 259
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Reprint
- SKU
- V9780803257306
- ISBN
- 9780803257306
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 20.67
€ 20.99
€ 20.67
Paperback. These essays trace the femme fatale across literature, visual culture and cinema, exploring the ways in which fatal femininity has been imagined in different cultural contexts and historical epochs, and moving from mythical women such as Eve, Medusa and the Sirens via historical figures such as Mata Hari to fatal women in contemporary cinema. Num Pages: 250 pages, biography. BIC Classification: AF; AP; HBTB; JFC; JFD; JFSJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1
- Number of pages
- 250
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349301447
- ISBN
- 9781349301447
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.12
€ 66.12
Paperback. Kristen Hogan traces the feminist bookstore movement's rise and fall, showing how the women at the heart of the movement developed theories and practices of lesbian antiracism and feminist accountability that continue to resonate today. Num Pages: 34 illustrations. BIC Classification: 5SL; HBTB; JFSJ1; JFSK2; JFSL4. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 229 x 20. Weight in Grams: 484.
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822361299
- ISBN
- 9780822361299
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 28.79
€ 28.79
Hardback. Kristen Hogan traces the feminist bookstore movement's rise and fall, showing how the women at the heart of the movement developed theories and practices of lesbian antiracism and feminist accountability that continue to resonate today. Num Pages: 328 pages, 34 illustrations. BIC Classification: 5SL; HBTB; JFSJ1; JFSK2; JFSL4. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 160 x 237 x 24. Weight in Grams: 610.
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822361107
- ISBN
- 9780822361107
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 114.60
€ 114.60
Paperback. In this text, international scholars reflect on the dramatic transformations of Germany's past and on Germany's future prospects. Post-war democratic and economic renewal is set in the context of continuing debates about German identity. Editor(s): Merkl, Peter H. Num Pages: 388 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DFG; HBJD; HBLW3; HBTB; JPA; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 592.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 388
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333770429
- ISBN
- 9780333770429
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 195.01
€ 195.01
Hardback. In this text, international scholars reflect on the dramatic transformations of Germany's past and on Germany's future prospects. Post-war democratic and economic renewal is set in the context of continuing debates about German identity. Editor(s): Merkl, Peter H. Num Pages: 388 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DFG; HBJD; HBLW3; HBTB; JPA; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 34. Weight in Grams: 646.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 388
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333725610
- ISBN
- 9780333725610
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 195.34
€ 195.34
Paperback. This book traces the evolution of the Faust myth from the Sixteenth century to modern times. The authors studied include Marlowe, Calderon, Milton, Goethe, Byron, Dostoevsky, Wilde, Thomas Mann, and Salman Rushdie. Num Pages: 257 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSB; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 334.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 257
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349536290
- ISBN
- 9781349536290
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95