History: specific events & topics
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History: specific events & topics
Hardback. Christoph Laucht offers the first investigation into the roles played by two German-born emigre atomic scientists, Klaus Fuchs and Rudolf Peierls, in the development of British nuclear culture, especially the practice of nuclear science and the political implications of the atomic scientists' work, from the start of the Second World War until 1959. Num Pages: 288 pages, 6 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DFG; 3JJH; 3JJPG; HBTW; HBWQ; JWMN; PDR; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 145 x 222 x 21. Weight in Grams: 466.
- Edition
- 2012 ed.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230354876
- ISBN
- 9780230354876
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.23
€ 67.23
Hardback. Women are shown to have played an important and very visible role in society at the time. Series: St Andrews Studies in Scottish History. Num Pages: 228 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 3JF; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 164 x 24. Weight in Grams: 538.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Boydell & Brewer Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 228
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843836810
- ISBN
- 9781843836810
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 98.73
€ 98.73
Paperback. Series: Cambridge Imperial and Post-Colonial Studies Series. Num Pages: 311 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBG; HBJD1; HBL; HBTQ; JPA; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 311
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349318575
- ISBN
- 9781349318575
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 67.16
€ 67.16
Hardcover. Decolonization changed the spatial order of the globe, the imagination of men and women around the world and established images of the globe. Both individuals and social groups shaped decolonization itself: this volume puts agency squarely at the centre of debate by looking at elites and leaders who changed the course of history across the world. Series: Cambridge Imperial and Post-Colonial Studies Series. Num Pages: 311 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLW; HBTQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 145 x 23. Weight in Grams: 486.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230243699
- ISBN
- 9780230243699
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.95
€ 67.95
paperback. The first sustained consideration of the roles played by Elizabeth and by the Irish in shaping relations between the realms. Editor(s): Kane, Brendan; McGowan-Doyle, Valerie. Num Pages: 357 pages, 3 b/w illus. BIC Classification: HBJD1; HBLH; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781316647974
- ISBN
- 9781316647974
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 28.74
€ 32.99
€ 28.74
Paperback. Tells the story of England's Queen Elizabeth as handed down by history. This volume describes Elizabeth's relationship with her father, Henry VIII, and the manoeuvring that led to her eventual coronation upon the death of her half-sister Mary Tudor in 1558. It contains over one hundred photographs of books and artefacts dating from her reign. Num Pages: 192 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; HBTG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 6452 x 5817 x 330. Weight in Grams: 748.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780252071614
- ISBN
- 9780252071614
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 27.67
€ 29.99
€ 27.67
Paperback. On 2 June 1953, 27-year-old Princess Elizabeth of York was crowned Queen, the eyes of the world upon her as she dedicated herself to her country. Drawing from his own experience and time spent with the royal family, alongside additional meticulous research, the author observes the woman, the mother and the monarch. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; HBJD1; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 139 x 25. Weight in Grams: 242.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Ebury Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849906654
- ISBN
- 9781849906654
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 15.88
€ 20.99
€ 15.88
paperback. A compelling exploration of the lives of individual men and women from all levels of sixteenth-century life that gives a vivid feel for the reality of Elizabethan society Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JB; HBJD1; HBLH; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 133 x 20. Weight in Grams: 212.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Robinson
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781472102331
- ISBN
- 9781472102331
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 7.76
€ 19.99
€ 7.76
Paperback. Num Pages: 480 pages, 1 x 8 page colour plate. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JB; HBJD1; HBLH; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 198 x 31. Weight in Grams: 362.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 480
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781408833643
- ISBN
- 9781408833643
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 16.06
€ 19.99
€ 16.06
Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVH; BG; HBJD; HBTZ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 177 x 111 x 19. Weight in Grams: 162.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1984
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780586062586
- ISBN
- 9780586062586
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.73
€ 13.99
€ 10.73
Hardback. This work explores the ability of the virgin body to generate contradictory meanings, both repressive and liberating, depending on who told the tale and how it was told. Series: The New Middle Ages. Num Pages: 261 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; 2AB; DSBB; HBJD; HBLC; HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 416.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- St Martin's Press United States
- Number of pages
- 261
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780312223502
- ISBN
- 9780312223502
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.07
€ 67.07
Paperback. Anglo-Saxon elves (Old English aelfe) are one of the best attested non-Christian beliefs in early medieval Europe, but modern interpretations of the evidence derive directly from outdated nineteenth- and early twentieth-century scholarship. This book traces continuities and changes in medieval non-Christian beliefs with a degree of reliability. Series: Anglo-Saxon Studies. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3F; HBJD1; HBLC; HBTB; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 158 x 14. Weight in Grams: 366.
- Publisher
- Boydell & Brewer Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843835097
- ISBN
- 9781843835097
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99
€ 36.99
Hardback. When the Army drafted Elvis in 1958, it set about transforming the King of Rock and Roll from a rebellious teen idol into a clean-cut GI trained for nuclear warfare. Brian Linn traces the origins, evolution, and ultimate failure of the army's attempt to reinvent itself for the Atomic Age, and reveals the experiences of its forgotten soldiers. Num Pages: 392 pages, 20 halftones. BIC Classification: HBLW; HBTW; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 165 x 38. Weight in Grams: 860.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674737686
- ISBN
- 9780674737686
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 40.39
€ 47.99
€ 40.39
Paperback. Contents include: Cap badges. Airborne awards. Soviet Guards badges. Clasps. Military proficiency. Series: Europa Militaria. Num Pages: 64 pages, 120 colour photographs and colour plates. BIC Classification: HBTW; JWM; WCK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 255 x 191 x 4. Weight in Grams: 230. Series: Europa Militaria. 64 pages, 120 colour photographs and colour plates. Contents include: Cap badges. Airborne awards. Soviet Guards badges. Clasps. Military proficiency. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: HBTW; JWM; WCK. Dimension: 255 x 191 x 4. Weight: 230.
- Publisher
- The Crowood Press Ltd
- Number of pages
- 64
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847972811
- ISBN
- 9781847972811
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 14.50
€ 14.99
€ 14.50
Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 340 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JF; HBJD; HBLL; HBTB; HBTS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 657.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691646022
- ISBN
- 9780691646022
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 182.17
€ 182.17
Paperback. Num Pages: 755 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBLW; HBTV4; HRCC2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 153 x 43. Weight in Grams: 1194.
- Publisher
- Holy Trinity Publications
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780884653363
- ISBN
- 9780884653363
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 22.82
€ 25.99
€ 22.82
Hardcover. Num Pages: 755 pages. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBLW; HBTV4; HRCC2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 53. Weight in Grams: 1320.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Holy Trinity Publications
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780884653813
- ISBN
- 9780884653813
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 30.01
€ 34.99
€ 30.01
Hardback. Drawing upon a complex web of early modern sources and ancient texts, this study is a treatment of women, gender and sexuality in 17th-century opera. It explores the operatic manifestations of female chastity, power, transvestism, androgyny and desire. Num Pages: 405 pages, 7 b/w photographs, 4 tables, 45 music examples. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JD; AVGC9; HBT; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 30. Weight in Grams: 503.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 405
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520209336
- ISBN
- 9780520209336
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 83.62€ 65.54
€ 83.62
€ 65.54
Hardback. Sheds light on the world of the witch, mage and necromancer. This work takes us into a shadowy landscape where, in an age before modern drugs, the onset of sudden illness was readily explained by malevolent spellcasting. It presents an account of this aspect of the western cultural experience. Num Pages: 264 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTB; VXWT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 28. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Publisher
- I.B. Tauris & Co. Ltd.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845114695
- ISBN
- 9781845114695
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 54.12
€ 54.12
Paperback. Covering the massive emigration of some 7 million people from Ireland to the USA between 1660 and the 1900s, this focuses on the thought and behaviour of the "ordinary" Irish emigrants, Catholic and Protestant, as revealed in their personal letters, diaries, songs, and folklore. Num Pages: 704 pages, 1map. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 1KBB; 3J; HBTB; JFFN; JHM; JPVH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 154 x 37. Weight in Grams: 978.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1988
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press, U.S.A.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195051872
- ISBN
- 9780195051872
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.33
€ 43.33