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History: specific events & topics
Hardback. Noam Maggor shows how the moneyed elite in Gilded Age Boston leveraged their wealth to forge transcontinental networks of commodities, labor, and transportation. With the decline of cotton-based textile manufacturing, these gentleman bankers found new business opportunities in the mines, railroads, and industries of the Great West. Num Pages: 240 pages, 14 halftones, 7 graphs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTK; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 164 x 243 x 26. Weight in Grams: 608.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674971462
- ISBN
- 9780674971462
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 48.99€ 40.99
€ 48.99
€ 40.99
Sheet map, folded. Series: George Bradshaw Railway Maps Collection. Num Pages: 1 pages. BIC Classification: 1DF; 3JJC; HBTP1; WGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 126 x 7. Weight in Grams: 100.
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Historical Images Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 1
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781844918058
- ISBN
- 9781844918058
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.54
€ 19.99
€ 18.54
Sheet map. At the turn of the 20th century the rail network extended to over 23,000 miles, very nearly the circumference of the world - the greatest length it was ever to achieve. Some urban routes had closed and later, hundreds of rural lines and stations succumbed to the Beeching axe. This title shows the network in its heyday before the decline commenced. Series: Old House. BIC Classification: HBTP1; WGF; WQN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 150 x 7. Weight in Grams: 124. New.
- Publisher
- Old House Books
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- Facsimile map
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781908402134
- ISBN
- 9781908402134
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 12.23
€ 12.23
Paperback. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DBR; 3JH; HBTK; WGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 150 x 17. Weight in Grams: 330.
- Publisher
- Middleton Press United Kingdom
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781908174130
- ISBN
- 9781908174130
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 28.30
€ 28.30
Hardback. Offers a snapshot of Britain in the 1860s. This is a facsimile of the actual book, often referred to as "Bradshaw's Guide", that inspired the "Great British Railway Journeys" television series, and is possibly the only surviving example of the 1863 edition. Num Pages: 512 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB; WGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 146 x 177 x 44. Weight in Grams: 804.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publisher
- Old House Books
- Number of pages
- 512
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Premium ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781908402486
- ISBN
- 9781908402486
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 26.31
€ 40.99
€ 26.31
Paperback. Translator(s): Bromfield, Andrew. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1FCA; 3JJPN; DNJ; HBJF; HBTW; HBWS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 200 x 23. Weight in Grams: 226.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780241264119
- ISBN
- 9780241264119
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.10
€ 11.99
€ 10.10
hardcover. Num Pages: 352 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBNF; BTP; HBJK; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 160 x 30. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780062372130
- ISBN
- 9780062372130
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 25.18
€ 35.99
€ 25.18
Hardback.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Verso Books
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781680780
- ISBN
- 9781781680780
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.53
€ 17.99
€ 16.53
Paperback. An in-depth look at the history, culture and physical landscape of bowls in Britain. Editor(s): Inglis, Simon. Series: Played in Britain. Num Pages: 232 pages, 500. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBTB; WSJY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 211 x 17. Weight in Grams: 758.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Historic England
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781905624980
- ISBN
- 9781905624980
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 21.66
€ 24.99
€ 21.66
Paperback. Bound for Australia Num Pages: 416 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1MBF; 3JH; HBJM; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 246 x 172 x 27. Weight in Grams: 1046.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Number of pages
- 416
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752460185
- ISBN
- 9780752460185
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 34.05
€ 40.99
€ 34.05
Hardcover. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJ; HBTB; JFSJ1; JHBT; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 18. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804799553
- ISBN
- 9780804799553
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 60.12
€ 60.12
Hardback. A critical revaluation of humanism, this book makes a case for the 20th-century as the "anticolonial century" by returning to the scientific Enlightenment and following a neglected intellectual tradition that led to what we today call Marxism. Num Pages: 304 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804788328
- ISBN
- 9780804788328
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.89
€ 128.89
hardcover. From literary journalist Sara Mansfield Taber comes a deep and wondrous memoir of her exotic childhood as the daughter of a covert CIA operative. Born under an Assumed Name portrays the thrilling and confusing life of a girl growing up abroad in a world of secrecy and diplomacy - and the heavy toll it takes on her and her father. Num Pages: 396 pages, 64 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BM; HBJK; HBTM; JPSH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 158 x 20. Weight in Grams: 716.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Potomac Books United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 396
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781597976985
- ISBN
- 9781597976985
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 38.58
€ 38.58
Paperback. An incredible, inspirational story of resilience, resourcefulness, and maternal courage, set against the background of the holocaust. Num Pages: 400 pages, Integrated throughout. BIC Classification: BGH; BK; HBTZ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 198 x 28. Weight in Grams: 316.
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780751557411
- ISBN
- 9780751557411
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.09
€ 13.99
€ 11.09
Paperback. Kennedy's systematic and thoughtful study distinguishes southern approaches to childbirth and motherhood from northern ones, showing how slavery and rural living contributed to a particularly southern experience. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBS; HBJK; HBTB; JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 404.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421405803
- ISBN
- 9781421405803
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 32.98
€ 38.99
€ 32.98
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198718741
- ISBN
- 9780198718741
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.94
€ 19.99
€ 15.94
Paperback. Arguing for the benefits of boredom, this title dispels the myth that it's simply a childish emotion or an existential malaise like Jean-Paul Sartre's nausea. It shows how boredom is, in fact, one of our most common and constructive emotions and is an essential part of the human experience. Num Pages: 224 pages, 26 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTB; HPX; JMQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 137 x 214 x 17. Weight in Grams: 296.
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300181845
- ISBN
- 9780300181845
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 13.63
€ 16.99
€ 13.63
Hardback. A gripping narrative non-fiction tale about the rise of the early drug culture in America, by the author of the acclaimed Can't Find My Way Home Num Pages: 448 pages, 16 pages black-&-white photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVGJ; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 165 x 237 x 40. Weight in Grams: 668.
- Publisher
- INGRAM PUBLISHER SERVICES US
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780306824753
- ISBN
- 9780306824753
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 22.97
€ 33.99
€ 22.97
Paperback. Num Pages: 478 pages, 25 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JJPG; HBTB; JFFK; JFSJ1; JFSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 166 x 27. Weight in Grams: 708.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781138785854
- ISBN
- 9781138785854
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.23
€ 51.23
Sheet map. A century after the Industrial Revolution began, some Victorians finally began to confront the problems industrialisation and urbanisation had wrought. This title is suitable for genealogists, historians and all lovers of London's past. Num Pages: 2 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JH; HBTB; HBTP1; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 208 x 148 x 16. Weight in Grams: 202.
- Publisher
- Old House
- Number of pages
- 2
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Fol Map
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781908402806
- ISBN
- 9781908402806
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.23
€ 17.99
€ 13.23
Paperback. Traces the movie industry through the momentous decade of the 1940s. This title discusses changes in the structure of the studio system - including the shift to independent production - and the dominant stars, genres, and production trends through the period. Series: History of the American Cinema S. Num Pages: 582 pages, 164 b/w photographs, 18 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJH; 3JJP; HBT; KNTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 255 x 176 x 36. Weight in Grams: 1242. American Cinema in the 1940s. Series: History of the American Cinema S. 582 pages, 164 b&w photographs. Traces the movie industry through the momentous decade of the 1940s. This title discusses changes in the structure of the studio system - including the shift to independent production - and the dominant stars, genres, and production trends through the period. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJH; 3JJP; HBT; KNTC. Dimension: 252 x 176 x 37. Weight: 1228.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Number of pages
- 582
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520221307
- ISBN
- 9780520221307
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.48
€ 46.99
€ 33.48
Paperback. For more than 2,500 years, the book, in a wide range of forms, has been used to document, to educate and to entertain. This book explores the rich history of the book, one of the most efficient, influential and enduring technologies ever invented. Num Pages: 224 pages, 266 illustrations, 214 in colour. BIC Classification: GL; HBT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 251 x 17. Weight in Grams: 846.
- Publisher
- Thames & Hudson Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780500291153
- ISBN
- 9780500291153
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.88
€ 19.99
€ 15.88
Paperback. The beginning of the twentieth century was an important time in African-American history. Segregation and discrimination were on the rise. Two seminal African American figures - Booker T Washington and W E B Du Bois - began to debate on ways to combat racial problems. Series: The African American History Series. Num Pages: 194 pages, photographs, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB; JFFJ; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 153 x 13. Weight in Grams: 308.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780842029957
- ISBN
- 9780842029957
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 44.69
€ 46.99
€ 44.69
Paperback. BIC Classification: HBT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 93 x 6. Weight in Grams: 54.
- Publisher
- Bryn Mawr Commentaries, Inc.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780929524351
- ISBN
- 9780929524351
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 10.10
€ 10.99
€ 10.10