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History: specific events & topics

Paperback. Vitaly Leonidovich Katayev was an eyewitness to history as he saw the arms race accelerating at an absurd and inexplicable pace, and he understood why. His perspective was from inside the Soviet system. His recollections in this book offer an extraordinary window into Soviet decisions and calculations. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: HBTW; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 525.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Hoover Institution Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780817914752
ISBN
9780817914752
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.09

Hardcover. Vitaly Leonidovich Katayev was an eyewitness to the arms race accelerating at an absurd and inexplicable pace. His perspective was from inside the Soviet system, in an office that was devoted to analysis of arms control and defence matters. His recollections in this book offer an extraordinary window into Soviet decisions and calculations. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: HBTW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Hoover Institution Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780817914745
ISBN
9780817914745
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 24.02

Paperback. Num Pages: 176 pages, black/white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3F; 3H; HBJD; HBLC1; HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 148. .
Publisher
Oxbow Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781785700798
ISBN
9781785700798
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.76

Hardcover. In explaining an improbable liaison and its consequences, A Mattress Maker's Daughter explores changing concepts of love and romance, new standards of public and private conduct, and emerging attitudes toward property and legitimacy just as the age of Renaissance humanism gives way to the Counter Reformation and Early Modern Europe. Series: I Tatti Studies in Italian Renaissance History. Num Pages: 420 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DST; HBJD; HBLH; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 159 x 242 x 38. Weight in Grams: 812.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674724662
ISBN
9780674724662
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 62.92
€ 57.66

Paperback. Domesticity is generally treated as an aspect of women's history. This study of the 19th-century middle class shows how profoundly men's lives were conditioned by the Victorian ideal and how they negotiated its many contradictions. It looks at the experience of boyhood, married life, sex, and fatherhood in the early decades of the 19th-century. Num Pages: 272 pages, 16 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JH; HBTB; JFSC; JFSJ2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 163 x 38. Weight in Grams: 434.
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300123623
ISBN
9780300123623
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.93

Hardback. This study shows how the British Admiralty, over the space of two centuries, struggled to master the intractable problems of organisation and management presented by the Royal Dockyards. Num Pages: 256 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JF; 3JH; 3JJ; HBTM; KJM; KNGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 206 x 143 x 19. Weight in Grams: 431.
Publisher
University Press of America
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1994
Condition
New
SKU
V9780819194619
ISBN
9780819194619
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 110.96

Paperback. Num Pages: 128 pages, b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 143 x 8. Weight in Grams: 182.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Heritage House Publishing Co Ltd Canada
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
SKU
V9781926613734
ISBN
9781926613734
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.81

Hardback. Did the Romans have rakes? Did the monks get muddy? Did the potato seem really, really weird when it arrived on our shores? This 'potted' history of gardening in Britain takes us on a garden tour from the thorn hedges around prehistoric settlements to the rage for ornamental grasses and 'outdoor rooms' today. Num Pages: 384 pages, 80. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBJD1; HBT; WM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 166. Weight in Grams: 567.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784740313
ISBN
9781784740313
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 22.99

Hardback. Highlights the large array of Indigenous linguistic and cultural groups of the US Southeast. The traditional and modern Native literature genres showcased include stories that speakers perceive to be in the past, genres that have developed alongside these stories, and modern story types that have sometimes supplanted traditional tales. Editor(s): Haag, Marcia. Series: Native Literatures of the Americas. Num Pages: 366 pages, 1 map, 1 illustration. BIC Classification: 1KBBF; 2JN; CF; DQ; HBTB; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 24. Weight in Grams: 685.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
366
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780803262874
ISBN
9780803262874
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 76.26

Hardback. A century after the Great War, the experiences of civilians and soldiers in the Middle East during those years have faded from memory. A Land of Aching Hearts traverses ethnic, class, and national borders to recover the personal stories of those who endured this cataclysmic event, and their profound sense of sacrifices made in vain. Num Pages: 364 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; HBJF1; HBTB; HBWN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 164 x 238 x 30. Weight in Grams: 808.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674735491
ISBN
9780674735491
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 40.11

Paperback. Num Pages: 344 pages, 94 b&w illustrations, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBTB; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 179 x 256 x 18. Weight in Grams: 678.
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
344
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816670376
ISBN
9780816670376
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.31

Paperback. This book, a vivid first-hand account of a lost Jewish world, represents the translation of the first Ladino-language memoir known to be written: its author was a leading journalist and publisher in the Ottoman city of Salonica. Editor(s): Rodrigue, Aron; Stein, Sarah. Translator(s): Jerusalmi, Isaac. Series: Stanford Studies in Jewish History and Culture. Num Pages: 432 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 25. Weight in Grams: 635.
Publisher
Stanford University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804786942
ISBN
9780804786942
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.03

paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages, 100 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1DBKEWS; 3JH; 3JJ; HBTB; JKSW1; WNGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 167 x 14. Weight in Grams: 482.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Broadcast Books United Kingdom
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9781874092858
ISBN
9781874092858
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.30

Hardcover. Num Pages: 224 pages, b&w and colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBR; HBTB; JFSV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 228 x 17. Weight in Grams: 886. 238pp
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
LIBERTIES PRESS
Edition
first
Condition
New
SKU
9781907593062
ISBN
9781907593062
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 27.99

Hardcover. Num Pages: 224 pages, b&w and colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBR; HBTB; JFSV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 228 x 17. Weight in Grams: 886. 8vo Very good copy
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
LIBERTIES PRESS
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Edition
first
SKU
KEX0277191
ISBN
9781907593062
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 15.00

Hardcover. Stamp on inside front cover and ffep. 159pp
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
T. Stacey
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1972
Edition
First Edition
SKU
KON0819405
ISBN
9780854682973
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 17.95

Paperback. Originally published in French under title: Une histoire de la violence. Editions du Seuil, c2008. Num Pages: 388 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3J; HBTB; JFFE; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 28. Weight in Grams: 582.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Number of pages
388
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Translation
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745647470
ISBN
9780745647470
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.53

Hardback. The mission UNESCO, as defined just after the end of World War II, is to build 'the defenses of peace in the minds of men'. In this book, historians trace the routes of selected UNESCO mental engineering initiatives from its headquarters in Paris to the member states, to assess UNESCO's global impact. Editor(s): Duedahl, Poul. Num Pages: 350 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBTB; JPSN1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 570.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st ed. 2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137581181
ISBN
9781137581181
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 113.34

Paperback. Examines the significance of 12 maps - from the almost mystical representations of ancient history to the satellite-derived imagery. This title recreates the environments and circumstances in which each of the maps was made, showing how each conveys a highly individual view of the world. Num Pages: 544 pages, 64 pp colour inset. BIC Classification: HBTP1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 197 x 134 x 32. Weight in Grams: 446.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
544
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141034935
ISBN
9780141034935
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.95

Paperback. Illustrated throughout, this classic study traces the development of the northern peoples and kingdoms from their origins and legendary pre-history to the triumphs of Canute and the defeat of Harald Hardradi at Stamford Bridge in 1066. Num Pages: 528 pages, numerous halftones, line drawings and maps. BIC Classification: 1DN; 3F; HBJD; HBLC; HBTB; HBTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 30. Weight in Grams: 374.
Publisher
Oxford University Press, USA
Number of pages
528
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780192801340
ISBN
9780192801340
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.16

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