History: specific events & topics
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History: specific events & topics
Paperback. * David Vincent is a foremost social historian and has been working on the history of privacy and secrecy for a number of years * This new book will be a short history of privacy since the middle ages. Num Pages: 204 pages. BIC Classification: HBTB; JHB; JPV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Publisher
- Polity Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 204
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745671130
- ISBN
- 9780745671130
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.74
€ 24.74
Paperback.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752452692
- ISBN
- 9780752452692
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 16.02
€ 19.99
€ 16.02
Paperback. On 26 December 1960, 12,000 Ulster police and B Specials began one of their biggest manhunts. It was for Prisoner 1082 - Donal Donnelly. Donal reflects on how he came to be on top of a prison wall risking his life, outlines the penal conditions in Northern Ireland and gives a graphic description of how the IRA operated. Num Pages: 210 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJPK; BM; HBJD1; HBTB; JKVQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 268.
- Publisher
- The Collins Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848893146
- ISBN
- 9781848893146
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 21.15
€ 24.99
€ 21.15
Paperback. Covering every aspect of prison life in Victorian England Num Pages: 192 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; HBTB; JKVP1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 246 x 173 x 11. Weight in Grams: 420.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 159
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752442556
- ISBN
- 9780752442556
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 20.75
€ 23.99
€ 20.75
Hardback. Published here for the first time is a crucial document in the history of American radicalism--the "Prison Blossoms," a series of essays, narratives, poems, and fables composed by three activist anarchists imprisoned for the 1892 assault on anti-union steel tycoon Henry Clay Frick. Editor(s): Brody, Miriam; Buettner, Bonnie. Series: The John Harvard Library. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BG; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; JPFB; JPFF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 149 x 27. Weight in Grams: 474.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674050563
- ISBN
- 9780674050563
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 40.39
€ 47.99
€ 40.39
Hardcover. Based on an extensive study of Jianyang imprints, genealogies of the leading families of printers, local histories, documents and annotated catalogues and bibliographies, this is not just a history of commercial printing but also a wide-ranging study of the culture of the book in traditional China. Series: Harvard-Yenching Institute Monograph Series. Num Pages: 360 pages, 78 line illustrations, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3H; 3JB; 3JD; HBT; KNTP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 168 x 34. Weight in Grams: 792.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Edition
- Annotated
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674009554
- ISBN
- 9780674009554
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 46.60
€ 54.99
€ 46.60
Paperback. Series: Early Modern History: Society and Culture. Num Pages: 258 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSB; DSBF; HBTB; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 335.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 258
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349258215
- ISBN
- 9781349258215
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 193.30
€ 193.30
Paperback. Series: Dover Military History, Weapons, Armor. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: HBTM; JWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 216 x 18. Weight in Grams: 342.
- Publisher
- Dover Publications Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- Dover Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780486437439
- ISBN
- 9780486437439
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 21.27
€ 27.99
€ 21.27
Hardcover. Series: Italian and Italian American Studies. Num Pages: 182 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; HBJD; HBLW; HBTZ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 150 x 218 x 15. Weight in Grams: 316.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781403984333
- ISBN
- 9781403984333
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.38
€ 66.38
Paperback. Chow situates contemporary Chinese film within the broad context of Chinese history and culture, giving readers a glimpse of the unique shared identity that characterizes the current crop of outstanding filmmakers, such as Chen Kaige and Zhang Yimou. Series: Film and Culture Series. Num Pages: 252 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; APF; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 150 x 18. Weight in Grams: 376.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 252
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231076838
- ISBN
- 9780231076838
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Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 27.39
€ 36.99
€ 27.39
Paperback. A brief, affordable introduction to collective behavior and social movements. Series: Contemporary Societies Series. Num Pages: 304 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTB; JH; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 209 x 138 x 19. Weight in Grams: 346.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393978452
- ISBN
- 9780393978452
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 27.76
€ 29.99
€ 27.76
Paperback. Num Pages: 344 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JF; HBJD; HBLL; HBTV; HR; JPWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Pennsylvania State University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780271063782
- ISBN
- 9780271063782
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Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 37.42
€ 47.99
€ 37.42
Paperback. Traces the role of religion in the lives and communities of Italian immigrants in Philadelphia from the 1850s to the early 1930s, from the perspective of historical sociology. This book provides both the details of parish history in Philadelphia and the larger context of Italian-American Catholic history. Num Pages: 464 pages, 15 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBBEP; 3JH; 3JJ; HBTB; HRCC7. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 158 x 22. Weight in Grams: 599.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of Notre Dame Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780268032654
- ISBN
- 9780268032654
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 38.84
€ 42.99
€ 38.84
Paperback. While there are many studies of the global influence of crops and plants, this is perhaps the first social history based around a plant in South Africa. Plants are not quite historical actors in their own right, but their properties and potential help to shape human history. Num Pages: 240 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; HBTB; WNP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 239 x 170 x 15. Weight in Grams: 484.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Wits University Press South Africa
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781868145300
- ISBN
- 9781868145300
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.58
€ 32.99
€ 29.58
Paperback. Having established laws removing many children from the marketplace, turn-of-the-century America was discovering new, sentimental criteria to determine a child's monetary worth. This book traces the emergence of the modern child, at once economically 'useless' and emotionally 'priceless,' from the late 1800s to the 1930s. Num Pages: 296 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; HBTB; JFSP1; JFSP2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 209 x 139 x 15. Weight in Grams: 354.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 294
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691034591
- ISBN
- 9780691034591
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.81
€ 46.99
€ 33.81
paperback. Editor(s): Morgan, Iwan W. Series: The Evolving American Presidency. Num Pages: 208 pages, biography. BIC Classification: APF; HBJK; HBTB; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2011
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349295050
- ISBN
- 9781349295050
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 138.81
€ 138.81
Hardback. Re-examining the long-held belief that the Sixties in Britain were dominated mainly by 'youth' and 'protest', the authors in the collection argue that innovation was everywhere shadowed by conservatism. A decade fascinated by itself and, especially, by the future, it also was tormented by self-doubt and accompanied by a fear of losing the past. Editor(s): Harris, Trevor; O'Brien Castro, Monia. Num Pages: 216 pages, 2 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJPK; HBJD1; HBLW3; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 143 x 17. Weight in Grams: 380.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 2014th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137374097
- ISBN
- 9781137374097
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.40
€ 67.40
Paperback. Re-examining the long-held belief that the Sixties in Britain were dominated mainly by 'youth' and 'protest', the authors in the collection argue that innovation was everywhere shadowed by conservatism. A decade fascinated by itself and, especially, by the future, it also was tormented by self-doubt and accompanied by a fear of losing the past. Editor(s): Harris, T.; O'Brien Castro, Monia. Num Pages: 213 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD1; HBL; HBTB; JFC; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 213
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349476824
- ISBN
- 9781349476824
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.81
€ 65.81
Paperback. "Drawing on cultural anthropology and cultural studies, this book sheds new light on the everyday politics of heritage and memory by illuminating local, everyday engagements with Germanness through heritage fetishism, claims to hometown belonging, and the performative appropriation of cultural property"-- Series: Palgrave Macmillan Memory Studies. Num Pages: 225 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBTB; JFCX; JHM; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 225
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349340194
- ISBN
- 9781349340194
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.90
€ 65.90
Paperback. Western philosophy has long excluded the work of women thinkers from their canon. This work addresses this exclusion by examining the breadth of women's contributions to Western thought throughout ages. It reflects women's engagement with the meaning of individual experience as well as the continuity of their philosophical concerns and practices. Editor(s): Tougas, Cecile T.; Ebenreck, Sara. Series: The New Academy. Num Pages: 266 pages. BIC Classification: HBT; HPC; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 21. Weight in Grams: 517.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Temple University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781566397612
- ISBN
- 9781566397612
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 36.50
€ 40.99
€ 36.50
Paperback. In recent years, history has been increasingly popularized through television docudramas, history museums, paperback historical novels, grassroots community history projects, and other public representations of historical knowledge. This title offers a collection of essays which is the examination of the growing field called "public history." Editor(s): Benson, Susan Porter; Brier, Stephen; Rosenzweig, Roy. Series: Critical Perspectives on the Past Series. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: HBG; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 146 x 25. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1986
- Publisher
- Temple University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780877224136
- ISBN
- 9780877224136
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 36.59
€ 40.99
€ 36.59
Paperback. Presents a reappraisal of the causes and consequences of a movement that ultimately transformed the nature of social insurance and the American workplace. This book argues that workers' compensation, rather than being an early progressive victory, succeeded because all relevant parties - labor, lawyers, and legislators - benefited from the ruling. Series: National Bureau of Economic Research - Long Term Factors in Economic Development. Num Pages: 324 pages, 27 tables. BIC Classification: HBT; LAZ; LNH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 21. Weight in Grams: 518.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 324
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226249841
- ISBN
- 9780226249841
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.82
€ 40.99
€ 31.82
Hardcover. The fate of Polish Jews under the German occupation has been well documented, but not as much is known about non-Jewish Poles. This work examines Nazi policies of "ethnic cleansing" to reveal the striking anti-Polish nature of the crusade to Germanize newly occupied territory and to show that these actions were a dress rehearsal for the Holocaust. Series: Modern War Studies. Num Pages: 344 pages, 21 photographs, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 1DVP; 3JJH; HBJD; HBTZ1; HBW. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 29. Weight in Grams: 635.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University Press of Kansas
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700615063
- ISBN
- 9780700615063
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 77.93
€ 77.93
Paperback. This book explains how people in the British Isles, four thousand or more years ago, identified life and death with the cycle of midwinter and midsummer and the risings and settings of the sun and moon. Series: Shire Archaeology. Num Pages: 72 pages, 45 col & 8 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBJD1; HBLA; HBTB; PG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 151 x 7. Weight in Grams: 164.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1983
- Publisher
- Shire Publications
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780747806141
- ISBN
- 9780747806141
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.15
€ 11.99
€ 10.15