History: specific events & topics
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History: specific events & topics
Paperback. What constitutes a family? Tracing the dramatic evolution of Americans' answer to this question over the past century, this book provides an account of modern adoption's history. It also details efforts by the US Children's Bureau and the Child Welfare League of America to establish adoption standards in law and practice. Num Pages: 368 pages, 15 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTB; JHBK; RNP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226327600
- ISBN
- 9780226327600
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 29.52
€ 37.99
€ 29.52
paperback. This comprehensive overview of Kinsale's seafaring tradition will be enjoyed by all who appreciate a whiff of salty sea spray, and the sense of adventure bound to ships voyaging to distant lands. Num Pages: 304 pages, B&W photographs. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3J; HBJD1; HBTM; JWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 192 x 25. Weight in Grams: 328. CORK
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- The Collins Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781848893092
- ISBN
- 9781848893092
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 13.42
€ 14.99
€ 13.42
Paperback. From despots to powerless figureheads, and from the Neolithic era to the present, this book traces the history of kingship around the world and the tenacity of its connection with the sacred. Series: New Perspectives on the Past. Num Pages: 208 pages, 6. BIC Classification: HBT; JFCX; JPH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 229 x 17. Weight in Grams: 372.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631226963
- ISBN
- 9780631226963
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.99€ 50.81
€ 50.99
€ 50.81
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- O'Brien Press
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847170132
- ISBN
- 9781847170132
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 13.19
€ 16.99
€ 13.19
paperback. A copiously illustrated guide to the monarchs of the British Isles and Ireland from pre-Saxon times to the present, complete with concise genealogical charts and details of key historical events. Series: Collins GEM. Num Pages: 256 pages, 50 b/w, 80 col illus. BIC Classification: HBJD1; HBTG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 117 x 83 x 17. Weight in Grams: 146. Clean copy with minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Collins
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KMK0024675
- ISBN
- 9780007188857
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 5.12
€ 5.12
Hardback. Vidor recounts his early days in Texas, his years at the birth of Hollywood, and his rise through the MGM Studios to become a prominent film director. Series: Directors Guild of America Oral History S. Num Pages: 333 pages, illustrations, portraits. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; APFB; HBT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 142 x 23. Weight in Grams: 558.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1988
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 333
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810821613
- ISBN
- 9780810821613
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 113.48
€ 113.48
Paperback. Highlighting the contributions of Victorian and Edwardian women to the study, protection, and writing of nature, this text recovers their works from the misrepresentation they often faced at the time of their composition. Num Pages: 306 pages, 52 halftones. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLL; HBTB; JFSJ1; WN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 428.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 2
- Number of pages
- 306
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226284439
- ISBN
- 9780226284439
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.41
€ 40.99
€ 31.41
Paperback. The story of Blind Veterans UK, an organization that was founded 100 years ago by Sir Arthur Pearson, who was himself blind, during the First World War, in order to bring hope and practical help to Allied servicemen blinded in their country's service. It also tells how light from the torch which Pearson lit has spread to all corners of the earth. Num Pages: 192 pages, 93 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBTB; JFFG; JKSN1; JWXV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 159 x 233 x 15. Weight in Grams: 412.
- Publisher
- Fonthill Media Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781553893
- ISBN
- 9781781553893
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 17.15
€ 23.99
€ 17.15
Paperback.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 128
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752449074
- ISBN
- 9780752449074
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.54
€ 19.99
€ 18.54
Paperback. This work traces the history of the Kimono - its designs, uses, aesthetics and social significance - and in doing so explores the world of the geisha, last wearers of the kimono. Num Pages: 416 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; AKTA; HBT; JFCK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 24. Weight in Grams: 300.
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099428992
- ISBN
- 9780099428992
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.39
€ 17.99
€ 13.39
Paperback. Offers a perspective on the 1914 Ludlow Massacre and the 'Great Coalfield War'. This title shows the causes and consequences of the militancy that erupted in colliers' strikes over the course of nearly half a century. It reveals a complex world shaped by the connected forces of land, labor, corporate industrialization, and workers' resistance. Num Pages: 408 pages, 30 halftones, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBWC; 3JJC; HBJK; HBTK; KNAT; KNBC; KNXB1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 227 x 149 x 26. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 408
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674046917
- ISBN
- 9780674046917
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 26.67
€ 31.99
€ 26.67
Paperback. Nazi war criminal Dr Aribert Heim carried out grotesque, sadistic medical experiments on Jewish prisoners at the Mauthausen concentration camp. Alerted of his imminent arrest in 1962, Heim disappeared. Here, is the dramatic true story of how a clandestine organisation tracked down the 'Butcher of Mauthausen' and assassinated him. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJH; BGH; HBTZ1; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 130 x 23. Weight in Grams: 192.
- Publisher
- John Blake Publishing Ltd London
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781786061195
- ISBN
- 9781786061195
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 9.95
€ 10.99
€ 9.95
Paperback. Editor(s): Clay, Catherine; Ewins, Kristin. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; DS; HBTB; JFCD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UF) Further/Higher Education; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 157 x 11. Weight in Grams: 304.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Raymond Williams Society United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780953150366
- ISBN
- 9780953150366
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 16.02
€ 16.99
€ 16.02
Paperback. Editor(s): Harker, Ben; Clay, Catherine; Ewins, Kristin. Num Pages: 175 pages, black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JMG; DSB; HBTB; JFCD; JFSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UF) Further/Higher Education; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 158 x 228 x 15. Weight in Grams: 306.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Raymond Williams Society
- Edition
- 13th edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780992991616
- ISBN
- 9780992991616
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 15.96
€ 16.99
€ 15.96
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Raymond Williams Society
- Number of pages
- 141
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780953150359
- ISBN
- 9780953150359
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 15.96
€ 16.99
€ 15.96
paperback. Num Pages: 325 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, bibliography. BIC Classification: HBT; JM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148 x 19. Weight in Grams: 475.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Vs Verlag Fur Sozialwissenschaften Germany
- Edition
- 2010th Edition
- Number of pages
- 325
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783531173726
- ISBN
- 9783531173726
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 48.38
€ 48.38
Hardback. Series: African Histories and Modernities. Num Pages: biography. BIC Classification: HBJD1; HBTQ; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 148. .
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2018
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319508948
- ISBN
- 9783319508948
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 113.90
€ 113.90
Paperback. James Preston looks at the industrial heritage of garden of England. Num Pages: 96 pages, 180. BIC Classification: 1DBKESK; HBJD1; HBTB; HBTK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 167 x 254 x 16. Weight in Grams: 292.
- Publisher
- Amberley Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781445662169
- ISBN
- 9781445662169
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 28.32
€ 28.32
Paperback. Kent ports and harbours Num Pages: 160 pages, ill. BIC Classification: 1DBKESK; HBTP; WGG; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 166 x 12. Weight in Grams: 358.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752453637
- ISBN
- 9780752453637
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.57
€ 19.99
€ 18.57
Hardcover. Editor(s): Binder, Devin K. Num Pages: 252 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; GBCR; HBTG; JPHL. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 260 x 186 x 21. Weight in Grams: 742.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 252
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781594543630
- ISBN
- 9781594543630
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 147.38€ 100.83
€ 147.38
€ 100.83
Hardback. Offers historical, cultural, and political account in English of the Japanese martial art of swordsmanship. This book shows how this martial art evolved through a recurring process of "inventing tradition," which served the changing ideologies and needs of Japanese warriors and governments over the course of history. Num Pages: 328 pages, 19 b/w, 6 line drawings, 10 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; HBJF; HBTB; WSTM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 238 x 161 x 28. Weight in Grams: 586.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520284371
- ISBN
- 9780520284371
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.06
€ 40.99
€ 29.06
Hardback. John Hill's definitive study looks at the career and work of British director Ken Loach. From his early television work (Cathy Come Home) through to landmark films (Kes) and examinations of British society (Looking For Eric) this landmark study reveals Loach as one of the great European directors. Num Pages: 256 pages, biography. BIC Classification: APFB; APT; HBTB. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 245 x 175 x 22. Weight in Grams: 720.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781844572021
- ISBN
- 9781844572021
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 112.92€ 100.06
€ 112.92
€ 100.06
Paperback. Shares the life accounts of the growing-up years of a woman from Michigan of mixed blood, both Indian and white. These stories shed light on the living conditions of Native Americans in Michigan in the early 1900s. The stories are gathered from journals, papers for college, transcribed materials, and oral chronicles collected over decades. Editor(s): Lee, Boisvert. Num Pages: 168 pages, 13 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBNG; BGA; HBTB; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN REGIONAL
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780472069200
- ISBN
- 9780472069200
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 21.74
€ 24.99
€ 21.74
Hardback. Examines a key transition in the meaning of envy for the American middle class. This book traces how attitudes about envy changed as department stores, magazines, movies, and advertising became prevalent, and the mass production of imitation luxury goods offered middle- and working-class individuals the opportunity to emulate upper-class life. Num Pages: 232 pages, 10 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; GT; HBTB. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 520.
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812236866
- ISBN
- 9780812236866
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.38
€ 66.38