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History: specific events & topics
paperback. Features a story of saints and spies, of fishermen and pirates, traders and marauders - and of how their wild and daring journeys across the North Sea built the world we know. Num Pages: 400 pages, 8pp colour inset. BIC Classification: 1QSF; HBJD; HBTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 198 x 35. Weight in Grams: 290.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780241963838
- ISBN
- 9780241963838
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 13.91
€ 19.99
€ 13.91
Paperback. Vibrant photographs and moving quotes give tangible expression to a rich heritage of Native American beliefs and customs, and demonstrate how Native groups maintain viable cultures within modern-day America. Series: Native American Studies. Num Pages: 176 pages, 318 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; JFC; JHMP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 277 x 253 x 16. Weight in Grams: 1071.
- Publisher
- Roberts Rinehart
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781570981975
- ISBN
- 9781570981975
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.33
€ 27.33
paperback. Series: The Fesler-Lampert Minnesota Heritage Book Series. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFSF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 203 x 133 x 25. Weight in Grams: 400.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Univ Of Minnesota Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816632527
- ISBN
- 9780816632527
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 17.35
€ 17.99
€ 17.35
Paperback. The North Star was both an astronomical reference guiding slaves north to freedom, and a symbol of the moral enterprise that sought to end slavery. This work begins with a history of slavery in upstate New York and ends with John Brown's execution and burial in the Adirondacks. Series: New York State History & Culture. Num Pages: 256 pages, 30 illustrations, 1 map, 1 table, bibliography, notes, index. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; HBJK; HBLL; HBTS; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 621.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815629153
- ISBN
- 9780815629153
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.67
€ 20.67
Paperback. The first history of black slavery in the Maritimes, North to Bondage is a startling corrective to the enduring myth of Canada as a land of freedom at the end of the Underground Railroad. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: HBTS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 325 x 14. Weight in Grams: 294.
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780774832298
- ISBN
- 9780774832298
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 33.47
€ 34.99
€ 33.47
Hardback. The first history of black slavery in the Maritimes, North to Bondage is a startling corrective to the enduring myth of Canada as a land of freedom at the end of the Underground Railroad. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBC; HBJK; HBTS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 399.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780774832281
- ISBN
- 9780774832281
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 113.88
€ 113.88
Paperback. Num Pages: 260 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKEYN; HBJD1; HBLC; HBTG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 206 x 146 x 18. Weight in Grams: 400.
- Publisher
- Llanerch Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 260
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Edition
- Facsimile edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781897853764
- ISBN
- 9781897853764
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.10
€ 19.10
Paperback. Editor(s): Jorgensen, Dolly; Sorlin, Sverker. Num Pages: 324 pages. BIC Classification: HBTP; RN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 153 x 29. Weight in Grams: 494.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780774825726
- ISBN
- 9780774825726
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 40.49
€ 40.99
€ 40.49
Paperback. Since the end of the cold war, Africa has seen a rise in political and religious phenomena, including an eviscerated privatized state, neoliberal NGOs, Pentecostalism, a resurgence in accusations of witchcraft, and a culture of scamming and fraud. This title argues that a novel cultural politics is remaking one of the world's poorest regions. Num Pages: 216 pages, 16 halftones. BIC Classification: 1HFD; HBJH; HBLW3; HBLX; HBTB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 295.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226669656
- ISBN
- 9780226669656
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 25.62
€ 32.99
€ 25.62
Hardcover. Since the end of the cold war, Africa has seen a rise in political and religious phenomena, including an eviscerated privatized state, neoliberal NGOs, Pentecostalism, a resurgence in accusations of witchcraft, and a culture of scamming and fraud. This title argues that a novel cultural politics is remaking one of the world's poorest regions. Num Pages: 216 pages, 16 halftones. BIC Classification: 1HFD; HBJH; HBLW3; HBLX; HBTB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226669649
- ISBN
- 9780226669649
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 94.17€ 77.81
€ 94.17
€ 77.81
Hardcover. Interest in Nostradamus' prophecies has never been higher, with claims that he foretold recent events and worse to come. This translation offers a literary verse translation of all the original prophecies, identifying their historical sources and offering contemporary English translations. Num Pages: 512 pages, colour and b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JB; HBT; VXFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 160 x 39. Weight in Grams: 860.
- Publisher
- John Hunt Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 512
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- Bilingual
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781903816486
- ISBN
- 9781903816486
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.23
€ 26.99
€ 23.23
Paperback. In the popular stereotype of post-World War II America, women abandoned their wartime jobs and contentedly retreated to the home. This work unveils the diversity of postwar women, showing how far women departed from this one-dimensional image. Series: Critical Perspectives on the Past Series. Num Pages: 424 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPG; HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 153 x 45. Weight in Grams: 620.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Edition
- First Edition (US) First Printing
- Number of pages
- 424
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781566391719
- ISBN
- 9781566391719
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 38.12
€ 42.99
€ 38.12
Hardcover. The late twentieth century has seen a fantastic expansion of personal, sexual, and domestic liberties in the United States. In this title, the author explores the rise of cohabitation, and the changing social norms that have allowed cohabitation to become the chosen lifestyle of more than fifteen million Americans. Num Pages: 312 pages, 15 halftones, 3 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; HBTB; JHBK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 612.
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226671031
- ISBN
- 9780226671031
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 105.94€ 86.72
€ 105.94
€ 86.72
Paperback. The late twentieth century has seen a fantastic expansion of personal, sexual, and domestic liberties in the United States. In this title, the author explores the rise of cohabitation, and the changing social norms that have allowed cohabitation to become the chosen lifestyle of more than fifteen million Americans. Num Pages: 312 pages, 15 halftones, 3 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; HBTB; JHBK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226671048
- ISBN
- 9780226671048
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.01
€ 40.99
€ 31.01
Hardback. Series: Culture and Society After Socialism. Num Pages: 272 pages, 21. BIC Classification: 1FPM; HBTB; JHMC; VXWS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 542.
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801449109
- ISBN
- 9780801449109
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 146.76
€ 146.76
Paperback. Num Pages: 152 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 155 x 11. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Duke University Press Books
- Number of pages
- 152
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822312208
- ISBN
- 9780822312208
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.20
€ 26.20
Paperback. Notes of a Newsman Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; DNJ; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 201 x 27. Weight in Grams: 364.
- Publisher
- Luath Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781910745045
- ISBN
- 9781910745045
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.75
€ 19.99
€ 14.75
Paperback. An account of an unprecedented feat of engineering, vision and matchless determination: the building of the railroad that united America's East and West. Num Pages: 432 pages, Illustrations , maps, ports. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTK; WGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 28. Weight in Grams: 466.
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster United States
- Number of pages
- 432
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781416511427
- ISBN
- 9781416511427
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.84
€ 19.99
€ 15.84
Paperback. Includes essays that intend to restore the social context of ancient Greek drama. This title considers how individual plays and groups of dramas pertained to the concerns of the body politic and how these issues were presented in the convention of the stage and as centerpieces of civic ceremonies. Editor(s): Winkler, John J.; Zeitlin, Froma I. Num Pages: 440 pages, 23 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 2AHA; DSBB; DSG; HBTB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 175 x 231 x 26. Weight in Grams: 616.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Edition
- New Ed
- Number of pages
- 440
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691015255
- ISBN
- 9780691015255
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 70.63€ 54.71
€ 70.63
€ 54.71
Paperback. This richly illustrated pamphlet seeks to contextualize the mass evictions by focussing on the ideological and economic factors as well as the role of religious and racial prejudice in prompting owners to rid their estates of what was known as a "surplus population." Num Pages: 44 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB; JFFC1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 283 x 231 x 5. Weight in Grams: 250.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Quinnipiac University Press Hamden, CT
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780990468660
- ISBN
- 9780990468660
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 12.02
€ 13.99
€ 12.02