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History: specific events & topics

Paperback. Sociology began as a historical discipline, created by Marx, Weber and others, to explain the emergence and consequences of rational, capitalist society. Today, the best historical sociology combines precision in theory-construction with the careful selection of appropriate methodologies to address ongoing debates across a range of subfields. Series: What is Sociology?. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: HBTB; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 137 x 217 x 14. Weight in Grams: 244.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Polity Press United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745660097
ISBN
9780745660097
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 22.94

Hardcover. Sociology began as a historical discipline, created by Marx, Weber and others, to explain the emergence and consequences of rational, capitalist society. Today, the best historical sociology combines precision in theory-construction with the careful selection of appropriate methodologies to address ongoing debates across a range of subfields. Series: What is Sociology?. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: HBTB; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 139 x 18. Weight in Grams: 350.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Polity Press United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745660080
ISBN
9780745660080
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.57

Hardcover. This fully revised edition of Martin Shaw s classic, award-winning text proposes a way through the intellectual confusion surrounding genocide. In a thorough account of the idea s history, Shaw considers its origins and development and its relationships to concepts like ethnic cleansing and politicide. Num Pages: 232 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTZ; JPS; JWXK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 160 x 23. Weight in Grams: 514.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Polity
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745687063
ISBN
9780745687063
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 72.70

Paperback. This fully revised edition of Martin Shaw s classic, award-winning text proposes a way through the intellectual confusion surrounding genocide. In a thorough account of the idea s history, Shaw considers its origins and development and its relationships to concepts like ethnic cleansing and politicide. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: HBTZ; JPS; JWXK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 22. Weight in Grams: 382.
Publisher
Polity
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
2nd ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745687070
ISBN
9780745687070
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.88

Hardcover. What is environmental history? It is a kind of history that seeks understanding of human beings as they have lived, worked, and thought in relationship to the rest of nature through the changes brought by time. In this new edition of his seminal student textbook, J. Series: What is History Series. Num Pages: 200 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTB; RN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 141 x 18. Weight in Grams: 396.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Polity
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745688428
ISBN
9780745688428
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.93

Paperback. What is environmental history? It is a kind of history that seeks understanding of human beings as they have lived, worked, and thought in relationship to the rest of nature through the changes brought by time. In this new edition of his seminal student textbook, J. Series: What is History Series. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: HBTB; RN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 140 x 217 x 19. Weight in Grams: 292.
Publisher
Polity
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745688435
ISBN
9780745688435
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 23.77

Paperback. 'Anyone interested in military history or indeed history in general will find it fascinating to read.' The Spectator Num Pages: 448 pages, 25 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3B; 3D; 3F; 3H; 3J; HBG; HBT; JWA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 27. Weight in Grams: 338.
Publisher
Pan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
Main Market
Condition
New
SKU
V9780330487245
ISBN
9780330487245
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.51

Hardback. Num Pages: 315 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBCO; 3JH; 3JJ; HBTB; JFFA; JFFB; JFSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 260 x 180. .
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781634856027
ISBN
9781634856027
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 290.02
€ 215.28

Paperback. Num Pages: 101 pages. BIC Classification: HBTV; JPWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 127 x 9. Weight in Grams: 118.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
North Atlantic Books,U.S. United States
Number of pages
101
Condition
New
SKU
V9781556435485
ISBN
9781556435485
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 10.41

Paperback. Did you know that the Cornish pasty was invented to protect tin miners from arsenic poisoning, or that the word salary comes from Roman soldiers being paid their wages in salt? Why do we eat goose (or turkey) at Christmas? This title tells the strange tales behind our favourite dishes and drinks and where they come from. Num Pages: 368 pages, 40 b/w. BIC Classification: HBT; JFCV; WB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 197 x 126 x 22. Weight in Grams: 272.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141043449
ISBN
9780141043449
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 16.85

Hardcover. Real-life adventures of 19th-century travel Series: Railroads Past & Present. Num Pages: 544 pages, 280 b/w. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBTB; KNG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 251 x 190 x 43. Weight in Grams: 1339.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
544
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253356963
ISBN
9780253356963
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 68.70

Hardback. Through the study of hundreds of criminal cases, Westward Bound explores how encounters between the courts and ordinary people on the Canadian Prairies contributed to the construction of race, class, and gender hierarchies in a settler society. Series: Law and Society. Num Pages: 352 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887. Weight in Grams: 336.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780774818582
ISBN
9780774818582
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 112.77

Paperback. Explores what Western women did, thought, and felt in and about the colonies in Africa and India, areas that have been presented, both at the time and in subsequent scholarship, as 'no place for a white woman'. This title analyzes Western women's complicity in the cultural values dominant during an imperialist era. Editor(s): Chaudhuri, Nupur; Strobel, Margaret. Series: A Midland Book. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTQ; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3887 x 15. Weight in Grams: 483.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253207050
ISBN
9780253207050
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 24.02

Paperback. Documents the hitherto unrecorded contribution made by West Indian women in the British armed forces during the World War II and highlights the racism of government recruitment policies. Num Pages: 232 pages, ports. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJH; HBTB; JFFJ; JFSJ1; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 214 x 136 x 9. Weight in Grams: 230.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
Lawrence and Wishart Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780853157434
ISBN
9780853157434
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 19.53

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

Hardcover. Hardcover, white spine. 176pp
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
DSV Hamburg
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1994
SKU
KON0819684
ISBN
9783881421959
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 20.99
€ 5.49

Hardcover. Num Pages: 292 pages, 245. BIC Classification: 1DBKW; HBTK; HDW; KNAT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 286 x 226 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1662.
Publisher
Royal Commission on the Ancient & Historical Monuments of Wales
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781871184518
ISBN
9781871184518
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 60.01

Paperback. Bruce Durie provides an accessible guide to genealogy and family history in Wales. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKW; HBTG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 246 x 19. Weight in Grams: 754.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752465999
ISBN
9780752465999
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 28.76

paperback. Henry Wells (1805-78) and William Fargo (1818-81) first worked together when they broke the Post Office monopoly on mail service along the Erie Canal in the 1840s. This title presents the story of Henry Wells and his drivers; his accountants; and, how they built a lasting empire in a business most entrepreneurs thought too risky to try. Num Pages: 186 pages, Illus., map. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTK; KNG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 136 x 274 x 12. Weight in Grams: 222.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
186
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803283039
ISBN
9780803283039
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 15.27

Paperback. This authoritative new book offers a panoramic overview on health and healthy living from classical Antiquity through to the mid-nineteenth century. Klaus Bergdolt offers the reader a thoroughly researched and a well exemplified examination of the numerous historical manifestations of 'dietetics'. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: HBG; HBTB; MBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 229 x 30. Weight in Grams: 548.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745629148
ISBN
9780745629148
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.10

Hardback. This authoritative new book offers a panoramic overview on health and healthy living from classical Antiquity through to the mid-nineteenth century. Klaus Bergdolt offers the reader a thoroughly researched and a well exemplified examination of the numerous historical manifestations of 'dietetics'. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: HBG; HBTB; MBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 162 x 29. Weight in Grams: 726.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745629131
ISBN
9780745629131
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 79.17

Hardback. Puts the Renaissance Faire back at the historical centre of the American counterculture Num Pages: 359 pages, 20 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; HBJK; HBLW3; HBTB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 162 x 26. Weight in Grams: 612.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
359
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814771389
ISBN
9780814771389
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 76.42

Hardcover. The welfare state arouses controversy whether attention is focused on its recent past or future development. Experts in welfare history draw together research in essays in this work, combining broad policy surveys and detailed case studies. Editor(s): Fawcett, Helen; Lowe, Rodney. Series: Contemporary History in Context S. Num Pages: 237 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJP; HBJD1; HBLW3; HBTB; JFF; JKS; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 455.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Edition
1999th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333675137
ISBN
9780333675137
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 269.89

Hardback. Weimar was a centre of the arts during the Enlightenment. This book offers a complete history of Weimar, from its meteoric eighteenth-century rise from obscurity through its glory days of unbridled creative expression to its dark descent back into artistic insignificance under Nazi rule and, later, Soviet occupation and beyond. Num Pages: 472 pages, 29 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; HBJD; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 157 x 43. Weight in Grams: 978.
Publisher
Yale University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300170566
ISBN
9780300170566
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 49.99
€ 35.54

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