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History: specific events & topics

Paperback. Adoption has been a politically charged subject since the Progressive Era, when it first became an established part of child welfare reform over one hundred years ago and in A Home for Every Child, Patricia Susan Hart looks at how, when and why modern adoption practices became a part of child welfare policy. Series: Emil and Kathleen Sick Series in Western History and Biography. Num Pages: 8 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBBWS; 3JH; 3JJ; HBTB; JKSB1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 422.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295990644
ISBN
9780295990644
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.49

Paperback. Num Pages: 180 pages. BIC Classification: 1K; BM; HBJK; HBTV; JPWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 289 x 29. Weight in Grams: 330.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
AK Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849352505
ISBN
9781849352505
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 17.97

Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1MBN; 3JH; HBT; RGC; TV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 165 x 15. Weight in Grams: 650.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Auckland University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781869407391
ISBN
9781869407391
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 54.09

Paperback. A celebration of one of Britain's most important maritime bases Num Pages: 192 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKESH; HBTM; JWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 436.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752449425
ISBN
9780752449425
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.60

Hardcover. Series: The Lamar Series in Western History. Num Pages: 216 pages, 4 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1KBBSK; 3JF; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 166 x 243 x 24. Weight in Grams: 478.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Yale University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300154139
ISBN
9780300154139
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.30

Paperback. Home Truths uncovers the strange and often bizarre stories behind the inventions, and inventors, that have shaped our homes. From dado rails and stencilling - which date from Roman times - noggins and newel posts to power showers. Num Pages: 240 pages, 100 b&w. BIC Classification: HBJD1; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 124 x 17. Weight in Grams: 344.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752458595
ISBN
9780752458595
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.44

Hardback. Series: Studies of the Weatherhead East Asian Institute, Columbia University. Num Pages: 320 pages, 14 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJH; 3JJP; HBJF; HBTB; HBWQ; JWXR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 164 x 264 x 24. Weight in Grams: 582.
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231177702
ISBN
9780231177702
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.06

Paperback. In this deeply researched and engagingly argued work, Jeffers Lennox reconfigures our general understanding of how Indigenous peoples, imperial forces, and settlers competed for space in northeastern North America before the British conquest in 1763. Series: Studies in Atlantic Canada History. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: 1KB; 1KBB; 1KBC; HBJK; HBTB; JFSL9; RG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Publisher
University of Toronto Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442614055
ISBN
9781442614055
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 39.56

Paperback. Feminist historians have long analysed the constructions and meanings of home, whether as domestic space or the place of belonging and longing. In Homes and Homecomings an international group of scholars provide inspiring new historical perspectives on the politics of homes and homecomings. Editor(s): Adler, K. H.; Hamilton, Carrie. Series: Gender and History Special Issues. Num Pages: 248 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFC; JFSJ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 242 x 172 x 12. Weight in Grams: 492.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9781444336504
ISBN
9781444336504
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.20

Hardback. Alive with personal stories, this book considers how people and communities on the Canadian home front perceived the Great War. Num Pages: 360 pages, 16 b/w photographs, 10 figures. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 3JJF; HBJK; HBTB; HBWN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 4217. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
SKU
V9780774810135
ISBN
9780774810135
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 112.38

Paperback. Asks the fundamental questions: Where do we go from here? And how will we protect this fragile world from our own destructive powers? This book explores the projects, dreams and nightmares that shapes the twenty-first century - from overcoming death to creating artificial life. Num Pages: 528 pages. BIC Classification: HBTB; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 38. Weight in Grams: 489.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784703936
ISBN
9781784703936
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.47

Paperback. How have major civilizations of the last two millennia treated people who were attracted to their own sex? Presenting the exploration of a rich and terrible past, this book chronicles the lives and achievements of homosexual men and women alongside a darker history of persecution. Num Pages: 648 pages, Cloth Edition: 76 color illustrations, 32 halftonesPaperback Edition: 108 black and white. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 163 x 35. Weight in Grams: 972.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
648
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674022331
ISBN
9780674022331
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 30.98

Hardcover. Television provides a unique account of the development of a homosexual identity across the western world, emerging as it did when ideas around sex and sexuality were themselves only just beginning to be publicly discussed. Num Pages: 288 pages, 15 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTB; HBWL; HBWN; JFSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 138. .
Publisher
I.B. Tauris & Co. Ltd.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2018
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784538507
ISBN
9781784538507
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 142.60
€ 125.57

Paperback. The 'honorable men' who ruled the Old South had a language that comprised apparently outlandish features, yet revealed much about the lives of masters and the nature of slavery. This book demonstrates the language of honor that embraced a system of phrases, gestures, and behaviors centered on values, asserting authority and maintaining respect. Num Pages: 192 pages, 12 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; HBTS; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 28.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691017198
ISBN
9780691017198
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.48
€ 42.35

Hardback. Num Pages: 256 pages, 9 black & white halftones, 1 maps. BIC Classification: HBAH; HBLC1; HBTB; JKVP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 485.
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801453465
ISBN
9780801453465
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 139.73

Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, 9 black & white halftones, 1 maps. BIC Classification: HBAH; HBLC1; HBTB; JKVP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 428.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801479915
ISBN
9780801479915
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 33.91

Paperback. This biography traces the career of General Harold K. Johnson. It provides insight into the nature of civil-military relations at the highest level of American government. Series: Modern War Studies. Num Pages: 364 pages, 37 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; BGH; HBTM; JWD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 26. Weight in Grams: 626.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
University Press of Kansas
Condition
New
SKU
V9780700609529
ISBN
9780700609529
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.85

paperback. Editor(s): Strange, Carolyn; Cribb, Robert; Forth, Christopher E. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFFE; JHMC; JMQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 159 x 235 x 13. Weight in Grams: 348.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Bloomsbury Academic
Condition
New
SKU
9781472519467
ISBN
9781472519467
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 6.75

Paperback. Num Pages: 489 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 220 x 140 x 36. Weight in Grams: 676.
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
489
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1987
Edition
3rd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822307723
ISBN
9780822307723
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 31.70

Paperback. Num Pages: 214 pages, maps. BIC Classification: HBTV; JPWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 153 x 16. Weight in Grams: 312.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
214
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814751022
ISBN
9780814751022
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.40

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