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History: specific events & topics

Paperback. How could Nazi killers shoot Jewish women and children at close range? Why did Japanese soldiers rape and murder on such a horrendous scale? How was it possible to endure the torment of a Nazi concentration camp? In this title, the author presents 35 of his encounters. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJH; HBG; HBTD; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 127 x 21. Weight in Grams: 240.
Publisher
Ebury Press
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780091917593
ISBN
9780091917593
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.84

Hardcover. Massacres and mass killings have always marked if not shaped the history of the world and as such are subjects of increasing interest among historians, resulting in a growing body of scholarship in recent years. The premise underlying this collection is that massacres were an integral, if not accepted part (until quite recently) of warfare.. Editor(s): Dwyer, Philip G.; Ryan, Lyndall. Series: War and Genocide. Num Pages: 350 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; HBTZ; HBW. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 160 x 232 x 28. Weight in Grams: 706. Massacre, Mass Killing and Atrocity Throughout History. Series: War and Genocide. 350 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. Editor(s): Dwyer, Philip G.; Ryan, Lyndall. Massacres and mass killings have always marked if not shaped the history of the world and as such are subjects of increasing interest among historians, resulting in a growing body of scholarship in recent years. The premise underlying this collection is that massacres were an integral, if not accepted part (until quite recently) of warfare. Cateogry: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. BIC Classification: HBG; HBTZ; HBW. Dimension: 160 x 232 x 28. Weight: 706.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Berghahn Books
Number of pages
350
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857452993
ISBN
9780857452993
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 167.09

Paperback. The first book to document grass roots popular theatres which developed from within the working class Republican and Loyalist communities of Belfast and Derry during the latest phase of the four hundred year conflict between Ireland and Britain. Series: Exeter Performance Studies. Num Pages: 272 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKN; 3JJP; AN; HBTB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 159 x 18. Weight in Grams: 478.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of Exeter Press
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780859897945
ISBN
9780859897945
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.39

Hardback. The first book to document grass roots popular theatres which developed from within the working class Republican and Loyalist communities of Belfast and Derry during the latest phase of the four hundred year conflict between Ireland and Britain. Series: Exeter Performance Studies. Num Pages: 272 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKN; 3JJP; AN; HBTB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 576.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of Exeter Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780859897938
ISBN
9780859897938
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 138.07

Paperback. A pioneering study of South African theatre under Apartheid, exploring the ways in which the stage became an arena for the battle against oppression. Series: African Culture Collection. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; 3JJP; AN; HBJH; HBTB; JFC; JFFJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 135. .
Publisher
Zed Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
New Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781783609802
ISBN
9781783609802
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 26.69

Paperback. In the mid-1800s a utopian movement to rehabilitate the insane resulted in a wave of publicly funded asylums - many of which became unexpected centers of cultural activity. This work prompts us to reflect on what our society can learn from a generation that urgently and creatively tried to solve the problem of mental illness. Num Pages: 240 pages, 14 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; AN; HBTB; MBPK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 402.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226709642
ISBN
9780226709642
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 29.52

Paperback. An original interpretation of the wars that ravaged Russia for decades after the toppling of the Romanovs. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JJF; HBJD; HBTV4; HBWN. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 160 x 215 x 29. Weight in Grams: 596.
Publisher
C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849047210
ISBN
9781849047210
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.20

Paperback. This book is a richly detailed exploration of the complex and cosmopolitan urban culture inhabited by the Presbyterian elite of late-Georgian Belfast, which will prove to be of interest to a wide range of scholars working on the political, cultural and intellectual histories of both Ireland and Britain during the age of reform. Series: Reappraisals in Irish History. Num Pages: 284 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JH; HBJD1; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Publisher
Liverpool University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781786940124
ISBN
9781786940124
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 33.93

Paperback. Series: CMAS Mexican American Monograph. Num Pages: 179 pages, 1 b&w illus., 13 pages of cartoons. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFSL; JHBD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 141 x 13. Weight in Grams: 681.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1984
Publisher
University of Texas Press United States
Number of pages
179
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780292798038
ISBN
9780292798038
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.72

Paperback. A remarkable true story of bravery and sanctuary during World War II - for fans of The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society and The Postmistress. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVP; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBTZ1; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 194 x 124 x 24. Weight in Grams: 262.
Publisher
Headline Publishing Group
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780755365036
ISBN
9780755365036
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.88

Paperback. This volume examines the growth of precolonial states in Southern Zambezia, and its historical and cultural developments through the evolution of the small-scale, farming societies. Series: African Archaeology Series. Num Pages: 336 pages, 81 illustrations, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1HFMW; HBJH; HBTB; HDD; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 147 x 21. Weight in Grams: 522.
Publisher
AltaMira Press,U.S.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Condition
New
SKU
V9780759100916
ISBN
9780759100916
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 72.94

Hardback. This volume examines the growth of precolonial states in Southern Zambezia, and its historical and cultural developments through the evolution of the small-scale, farming societies. Series: African Archaeology Series. Num Pages: 336 pages, 81 illustrations, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1HFMW; HBJH; HBTB; HDD; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 653.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
AltaMira Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780759100909
ISBN
9780759100909
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 172.94

paperback. Editor(s): Gigliotti, Simone. Num Pages: 368 pages, 30 bw illus. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJG; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBTZ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 160 x 235 x 21. Weight in Grams: 562.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Bloomsbury Academic
Condition
New
SKU
9781472527110
ISBN
9781472527110
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 7.81

Paperback. A stunning collection of essays, photographs, speeches and ephemera from this historic activist organisation Editor(s): Enck-Wanzer, Darrel. Num Pages: 269 pages, 21. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KJP; HBJK; HBTB; JFSL4; JPWD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 252 x 177 x 18. Weight in Grams: 510.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
NYU Press
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814722428
ISBN
9780814722428
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.61

Hardback. A stunning collection of essays, photographs, speeches and ephemera from this historic activist organisation Editor(s): Enck-Wanzer, Darrel. Num Pages: 269 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 1KJP; HBJK; HBTB; JFSL4; JPWD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 23. Weight in Grams: 599.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
269
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814722411
ISBN
9780814722411
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 96.90

Paperback. Focuses on the enslavement, middle passage, American experience, and return to Africa of a single cultural group, the Yoruba. Moving beyond descriptions of generic African experiences, this anthology allows students to trace the experiences of one cultural group throughout the cycle of the slave experience in the Americas. Editor(s): Falola, Toyin; Childs, Matt D. Series: Blacks in the Diaspora. Num Pages: 472 pages, 10 b&w photos, 8 figures, 1 maps, 1 bibliog., 1 index. BIC Classification: 1HFD; 1K; GTB; HBTS; JFSL3; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 163 x 25. Weight in Grams: 650.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
472
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253217165
ISBN
9780253217165
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.51

Paperback. In the late 1960s an Amish community considered state education detrimental to its own values. When the state claimed truancy and took Jonas Yoder to court, a legal battle of landmark proportions followed. This volume is a complete and compelling account of the Yoder case. Series: Landmark Law Cases and American Society. Num Pages: 216 pages, bibliographical references, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; HBT; HRCC99; LA; LND; LNT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 139 x 13. Weight in Grams: 272.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Univ Pr of Kansas
Condition
New
SKU
V9780700612734
ISBN
9780700612734
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.48

Paperback. * Vivid recreation of how English people lived a thousand years ago. * What life was like at the turn of the first Millennium. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3H; HBG; HBLC; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 196 x 129 x 17. Weight in Grams: 170.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780349113067
ISBN
9780349113067
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.81

Hardback. "Raymond Stephanson configures masculinity and its expressions in male creativity historically, biographically, and in sufficient deep-layer detail to persuade the most rigorous of scholars that this work will be a reliable source of enduring worth."-George Rousseau, De Montfort University Num Pages: 312 pages, 13 illus. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JD; 3JF; DSBD; HBTB; JFSJ2. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 638.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812237580
ISBN
9780812237580
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 100.87

Paperback. Editor(s): Bending, Stephen; McRae, Andrew. Num Pages: 276 pages, biography. BIC Classification: D; HBJD1; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 399.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2003
Number of pages
276
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349511389
ISBN
9781349511389
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 122.12

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