History: specific events & topics
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History: specific events & topics
Paperback. Biography of Michael O'Hanrahan, one of the leaders of Ireland's 1916 Rising. A journalist, novelist and fierce nationalist, he was quartermaster of the Irish Volunteers, in charge of getting and managing many of the arms used in the rebellion. Series: 16Lives. Num Pages: 272 pages, 26 black & white halftones, 1 index, 1 maps. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJF; BGH; HBTV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 133 x 197 x 23. Weight in Grams: 286. Nice clean copy with very minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- O´Brien Press Ltd
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KTJ8038261
- ISBN
- 9781847173355
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 10.00
€ 10.00
Paperback. Examines the Chicano movement's development in Los Angeles, home of the largest population of people of Mexican descent outside of Mexico City. This book focuses on four organizations that constituted the heart of the movement: the Brown Berets, the Chicano Moratorium Committee, La Raza Unida Party, and the Centro de Accion Social Autonomo. Num Pages: 183 pages, 7 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; HBJK; HBLW3; HBTB; JFSL; JPFN; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 45.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 183
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520230187
- ISBN
- 9780520230187
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 28.66
€ 40.99
€ 28.66
Paperback. Num Pages: 178 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; 3JJC; HBJK; HBLW; HBTV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 140 x 10. Weight in Grams: 207.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Monthly Review Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 178
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781583672242
- ISBN
- 9781583672242
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.27
€ 17.99
€ 16.27
Paperback. A "bottom-up" perspective on democratization, correcting analyses that view the process in Mexico as flowing down from the President. The author challenges existing theories by stressing the importance of strong social institutions for the development of democracy. Series: Helen Kellogg Institute for International Studies. Num Pages: 270 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB; JPHV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 27. Weight in Grams: 553.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- University of Notre Dame Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780268034597
- ISBN
- 9780268034597
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.54
€ 21.54
Paperback. Focusing on the malaise of underdevelopment that has shaped the country since the Spanish conquest, the author offers a panoramic interpretation of Mexican history and culture from the pre-Hispanic and colonial eras through the twentieth century. He helps us understand where the country has come, why it is where it is today, and where it might go. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; HBJK; HBTB; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 414.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520262362
- ISBN
- 9780520262362
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 28.70
€ 40.99
€ 28.70
paperback. Num Pages: 384 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB; JPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Scholarly; (UP) Postgraduate; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 152 x 31. Weight in Grams: 606.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Monthly Review Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780853459255
- ISBN
- 9780853459255
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 19.17
€ 20.99
€ 19.17
paperback. A study of the bracero program during World War II. It describes the labor history of Mexican and Chicano workers in Oregon, Washington, and Idaho. It analyses the ways in which Braceros were active agents of their own lives. It also describes the living and working conditions in migrant farm camps. Series: Columbia Northwest Classics. Num Pages: 208 pages, illustrations, map, tables, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; 3JJH; GTB; HBT; JPFF; KCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 295.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- SKU
- V9780295978499
- ISBN
- 9780295978499
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.06
€ 35.06
Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 364 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JF; 3JH; HBJD; HBLL; HBTB; HBWH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 514.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 364
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Reprint
- SKU
- V9780691625164
- ISBN
- 9780691625164
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.97€ 41.59
€ 52.97
€ 41.59
Paperback. Num Pages: 400 pages, 110. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLL; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 292 x 27. Weight in Grams: 606.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press
- Edition
- 1st Printing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801473043
- ISBN
- 9780801473043
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 40.12
€ 40.99
€ 40.12
Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- CABI Publishing United Kingdom
- Edition
- First
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780851994208
- ISBN
- 9780851994208
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 137.50
€ 137.50
Hardback. Examines the crafts of jewelry making, needlework, quilting, weaving, pottery, and metalwork, identifying the history and development of each craft through time, and the tools, techniques, and people who have made their contributions to the craft from different places of the globe. Series: Handicrafts Through World History Series. Num Pages: 177 pages, col. Illustrations. BIC Classification: HBT. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 241 x 160 x 19. Weight in Grams: 446.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780313336546
- ISBN
- 9780313336546
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 61.21€ 55.38
€ 61.21
€ 55.38
Hardcover. Of the many family banks founded in Restoration England, Hoare's Bank is the only one that continues - by adapting to the new circumstances of every generation - as an independent partnership. This title reflects the changing face of England over three centuries through the story of a single family. Num Pages: 240 pages, fully illustrated throughout. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; HBT; KFFK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 193 x 20. Weight in Grams: 958.
- Publisher
- Constable and Robinson United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- 1st Edition.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781841199658
- ISBN
- 9781841199658
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 18.60
€ 26.99
€ 18.60
Hardback. Num Pages: 360 pages, over 350 black and white photographs, line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DFG; HBT; JWG; JWMV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 286 x 224 x 31. Weight in Grams: 1996. An Illustrated History. 360 pages, illustrations. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DFG; HBT; JWG; JWMV. Dimension: 286 x 224 x 31. Weight: 1994.
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764317842
- ISBN
- 9780764317842
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 75.33€ 54.92
€ 75.33
€ 54.92
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Osprey Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 96
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781855327535
- ISBN
- 9781855327535
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 21.40
€ 24.99
€ 21.40
Paperback. Situated in an area roughly corresponding to Iraq, Mesopotamia is one of the great, ancient civilizations. Yet, over 7,000 years ago in Mesopotamia, the very first cities were created. This book reveals how life was lived in ten Mesopotamian cities: from Eridu, the Mesopotamian Eden, to that potent symbol of decadence, Babylon. Num Pages: 400 pages, 16 illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAM; 3D; HBJF1; HBLA; HBTB; JFSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 132 x 18. Weight in Grams: 292.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 400
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140265743
- ISBN
- 9780140265743
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.19
€ 17.99
€ 13.19
Paperback. Num Pages: 232 pages, 18 halftones. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 281.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1986
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674569515
- ISBN
- 9780674569515
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 35.46
€ 42.99
€ 35.46
Paperback. The busy River Mersey and its two ports, Liverpool and Birkenhead, have seen great changes in recent years. In Mersey Ports - Liverpool and Birkenhead, Ian Collard charts the developments that have taken place in maritime life on the Mersey, from the 1950s and 1960s through to the present day. Num Pages: 128 pages, 200ill. BIC Classification: 1DBKENL; HBTM; KNGS; WGG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 174 x 9. Weight in Grams: 310.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 128
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752421100
- ISBN
- 9780752421100
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.29
€ 19.99
€ 18.29
Hardback. "Merry Laughter and Angry Curses" reveals how the late-Qing-era tabloid press became the voice of the people. This book shows the tabloid community to be both a producer of meanings and a participant in the social and cultural dialogue that would shake the foundations of imperial China and lead to the 1911 Republican Revolution. Num Pages: 240 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: GTC; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 163 x 230 x 21. Weight in Grams: 498.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780774823388
- ISBN
- 9780774823388
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 113.73
€ 113.73
paperback. Competition, flexibility and profit are still the common currency, even at a time when Western countries have been driven off a cliff by these very values. But will it always be this way? This title argues for the predominance in any society of one of three broad value systems - that of the merchant; the soldier; and the sage. Num Pages: 352 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFS; JPH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 20. Weight in Grams: 260.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780241955215
- ISBN
- 9780241955215
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 10.45
€ 14.99
€ 10.45
Hardback. Discusses the many measures taken in this period to improve seamen's health and fitness. Num Pages: 234 pages, 12 black & white illustrations, 7 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; 3JJ; HBTM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 162 x 22. Weight in Grams: 574.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Boydell & Brewer Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843839521
- ISBN
- 9781843839521
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 96.78
€ 96.78