History: specific events & topics
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History: specific events & topics
Hardback. Offers a cultural history of the Pacific Northwest volcanoes and the environmental impact of outdoor recreation in this region. It probes the relationship betweenthese volcanoes and regional identity, particularly in the era of mass mountaineering and population growth in the Northwest. Num Pages: 256 pages, 10 images. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; HBJK; HBTB; RBC; RN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5499 x 3564 x 19. Weight in Grams: 472.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780803265479
- ISBN
- 9780803265479
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 43.43
€ 43.43
Paperback. Focused on marital immigration from China to Taiwan, the book documents the struggles of these women and men as they seek acceptance and recognition in their new home. Num Pages: 264 pages, 7 b/w, 2 maps, 1 line drawing. BIC Classification: 1FPCW; HBTB; JFFN; JHBK; JPVH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 227 x 17. Weight in Grams: 372.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520286238
- ISBN
- 9780520286238
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 25.06
€ 33.99
€ 25.06
Hardback. This book traces the evolution of Orthodox Judaism's approach to its nonpracticing brethren, shedding new light on the emergence of Orthodoxy as a specific movement within modern Jewish society. Series: Jewish Culture & Contexts. Num Pages: 320 pages, 2 illus. BIC Classification: 3JH; HBTB; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 646.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812238655
- ISBN
- 9780812238655
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 80.79
€ 80.79
Paperback. James Berry was an ex-policeman who was Britain's hangman from 1884-92, throughout the period of the Whitechapel murders. Stewart Evans here takes the reader on a fascinating journey into the world of Victorian crime and punishment. Num Pages: 320 pages, 24 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; BTC; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 125 x 36. Weight in Grams: 492.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780750934084
- ISBN
- 9780750934084
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 20.71
€ 21.99
€ 20.71
Hardback. Num Pages: 265 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; HBTB; JFSJ1; WSBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148. Weight in Grams: 478.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 265
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137583185
- ISBN
- 9781137583185
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.07
€ 67.07
Hardback. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: HBT; JMH; JMP; MBPK; MBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231172301
- ISBN
- 9780231172301
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 27.76
€ 36.99
€ 27.76
Paperback. Exotic animals were coveted commodities in nineteenth-century Britain. Spectators flocked to zoos and menageries to see female lion tamers and hungry hippos. Helen Cowie examines zoos and travelling menageries in the period 1800-1880, using animal exhibitions to examine issues of class, gender, imperial culture and animal welfare. Num Pages: 274 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBJD1; HBL; HBTB; HBTQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 344.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 274
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349480906
- ISBN
- 9781349480906
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 148.93
€ 148.93
Hardcover. Exotic animals were coveted commodities in nineteenth-century Britain. Spectators flocked to zoos and menageries to see female lion tamers and hungry hippos. Helen Cowie examines zoos and travelling menageries in the period 1800-1880, using animal exhibitions to examine issues of class, gender, imperial culture and animal welfare. Num Pages: 272 pages, 15 black & white illustrations, 1 graphs. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; ASZX; HBTB; JFFZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 144 x 222 x 20. Weight in Grams: 444.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137384430
- ISBN
- 9781137384430
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 150.02
€ 150.02
Hardback. This exploration of museums as sites for representing and defining national identity encourages us to reconsider the idea of the multicultural nation. Num Pages: 472 pages, 13 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBC; GM; HBTB; JFSL4; JHMP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 472
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780774831635
- ISBN
- 9780774831635
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 105.83
€ 105.83
Hardcover. Examines various ways in which the Empire was displayed in Britain between the eighteenth and early twentieth centuries, looking at music, satirical prints, exploration, battles and even nascent nationalism. Editor(s): McAleer, John; Mackenzie, John M. Series: Studies in Imperialism. Num Pages: 288 pages. Dimension: 165 x 241 x 28. Weight in Grams: 632.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719091094
- ISBN
- 9780719091094
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 169.39
€ 169.39
Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 394 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFA; 1DFG; 1DVH; 3JJ; HBTB; HPS; JFSC; JHBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 714.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 394
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691636863
- ISBN
- 9780691636863
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 208.57
€ 208.57
Paperback. Despite reports of exile proving disastrous to the region, 300,000 Russian subjects, from political dissidents to the elderly and mentally disabled, were deported to Siberia from 1823-61. Their stories of physical and psychological suffering, heroism and personal resurrection, are recounted in this compelling history of tsarist Siberian exile. Num Pages: 303 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJ; HBJD; HBJF; HBTB; JKV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 303
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349323791
- ISBN
- 9781349323791
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 127.36
€ 127.36
Paperback. In April 1791 the "Queen" sailed from Cobh in Cork with the first cargo of Irish convicts destined for New South Wales. During the next 76 years, Ireland supplied 40,000 of all the convicts transported to Australia. This book looks at what happened to these exiles. Editor(s): Reece, Bob (Senior Lecturer in History, Murdoch University, Australia). Num Pages: 340 pages, illustrations, plates, appendices, index. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 1MBF; HBTQ; HBTR; JKV. Category: (P) Professional & Scholarly; (UP) Postgraduate; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 138. Weight in Grams: 447.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 340
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333564370
- ISBN
- 9780333564370
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 67.01
€ 67.01
Hardcover. Of the 400,000 German-speaking Jews that escaped the Third Reich, about 16,000 ended up in Shanghai, China. This groundbreaking volume gathers 20 years of interviews with over 100 former Shanghai refugees. It offers a moving collective portrait of courage, culture shock, persistence, and enduring hope in the face of unimaginable hardships. Series: Palgrave Studies in Oral History. Num Pages: 288 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 1FPC; 3JJH; HBJF; HBTD; HBTZ1; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 569.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137006707
- ISBN
- 9781137006707
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.68€ 47.91
€ 53.68
€ 47.91
Paperback. Of the 400,000 German-speaking Jews that escaped the Third Reich, about 16,000 ended up in Shanghai, China. This groundbreaking volume gathers 20 years of interviews with over 100 former Shanghai refugees. It offers a moving collective portrait of courage, culture shock, persistence, and enduring hope in the face of unimaginable hardships. Series: Palgrave Studies in Oral History. Num Pages: 288 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 1FPC; 3JJH; HBJF; HBTD; HBTZ1; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 444.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137006714
- ISBN
- 9781137006714
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 48.99€ 39.54
€ 48.99
€ 39.54
Paperback. Num Pages: 520 pages. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 38. Weight in Grams: 966.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University of the West Indies Press Jamaica
- Number of pages
- 520
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789766405038
- ISBN
- 9789766405038
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 58.14
€ 58.14
Paperback. Presents the study and story of industrial class relations in North Brabant, a Catholic province of The Netherlands, over a hundred-year period. This book is useful for labour historians, economists, sociologists, anthropologists, geographers, and scholars of Dutch or European history. Series: Comparative & International Working-Class History. Num Pages: 360 pages, 6 b&w photographs, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1DDN; HBG; HBLL; HBLW; HBTB; JFS; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 153 x 235 x 26. Weight in Grams: 608.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822320227
- ISBN
- 9780822320227
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 37.13
€ 41.99
€ 37.13
Hardback. Examines the processes of cultural exchange as they occurred in empire building, looking at Early Mesopotamia, Africa, Greece, Japan, India, the Arab world, and empires in other parts of the globe. Editor(s): Kasinec, Wendy F.; Polushin, Michael A. Series: The World Beat Series. Num Pages: 243 pages, maps, bibliography. BIC Classification: 1D; 1F; 1H; 1KBB; 1M; HBG; HBTQ; HBTR; JF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 549.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Scholarly Resources Inc.,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 243
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780842027304
- ISBN
- 9780842027304
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 168.81
€ 168.81
Experiences of War and Nationality in Denmark and Norway, 1807-1815
Glenthoj, Rasmus; Ottosen, Morten Nordhagen
Paperback. This book explores the impact of the Napoleonic wars on Danish-Norwegian society and accounts for war experiences and the transformation of identities among the popular classes and educated elites alike." Series: War, Culture and Society, 1750-1850. Num Pages: 327 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBL; HBTB; HBW; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 438.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 327
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349337866
- ISBN
- 9781349337866
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 149.51
€ 149.51
Hardcover. Based on thousands of letters written by patients and their relatives and on a wide range of other sources, this book provides the first comprehensive account of how early modern people understood, experienced and dealt with common diseases and how they dealt with them on a day-to-day basis. Num Pages: 298 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; HBTB; MBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 146 x 24. Weight in Grams: 492.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230243439
- ISBN
- 9780230243439
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 150.71
€ 150.71
paperback. Based on thousands of letters written by patients and their relatives and on a wide range of other sources, this book provides the first comprehensive account of how early modern people understood, experienced and dealt with common diseases and how they dealt with them on a day-to-day basis. Num Pages: 292 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBG; HBJD; HBL; HBTB; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155. Weight in Grams: 462.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 292
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2011
- SKU
- V9781349318377
- ISBN
- 9781349318377
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 127.81
€ 127.81
Hardback. Editor(s): Scholliers, Peter; Schwarz, Leonard David. Series: International Studies in Social History. Num Pages: 21 tables and 18 figures. BIC Classification: 1D; HBTB; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 160 x 230 x 21. Weight in Grams: 552.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books, Incorporated United States
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781571815460
- ISBN
- 9781571815460
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 164.31
€ 164.31
Paperback. Covering early societies, the classical, postclassical, and modern periods, and the 20th century, and blending the great advances in historical research over the past quarter century, this title represents an important addition to the teaching of world history. Num Pages: 498 pages, 15 b/w figs. BIC Classification: HBG; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 25. Weight in Grams: 680.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 498
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814706916
- ISBN
- 9780814706916
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.62
€ 33.99
€ 30.62
Paperback. This anthology places the works of such well-known figures as Captain James Cook and Robert Louis Stevenson alongside the writings of lesser-known explorers, missionaries, beachcombers, and literary travellers who roamed the South Seas from the late 17th through the late 19th centuries. Num Pages: 386 pages, 12 illustrations, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1MK; 3JD; 3JF; 3JH; HBJM; HBTM; RGR; WTLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 151 x 23. Weight in Grams: 532.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226468464
- ISBN
- 9780226468464
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 28.00
€ 34.99
€ 28.00