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History: specific events & topics
Hardback. Drawing on archival research, this illuminating study shows how residents of all ethnicities in three colonial boomtowns used festivals to redefine wealth and present themselves as more than subjects of European power. Num Pages: 237 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLS; 3JF; ACN; HBJK; HBTB; HBTQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 585. Weight in Grams: 477.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press United States
- Number of pages
- 237
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781477310502
- ISBN
- 9781477310502
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 97.15
€ 97.15
Paperback. Cultural and literary study of the 1781 massacre on the slaveship Zong for the insurance money and the aftereffects of the event on the development of modernity Num Pages: 400 pages, 2 illus. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1H; HBG; HBLL; HBTS; JHBA; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 6161 x 3971 x 29. Weight in Grams: 617.
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822335962
- ISBN
- 9780822335962
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.60
€ 32.99
€ 29.60
Paperback. Num Pages: 308 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBCL; HBT; WSPC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 153 x 20. Weight in Grams: 546.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Granville Island Publishing Canada
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 308
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781894694353
- ISBN
- 9781894694353
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 20.52
€ 29.99
€ 20.52
Paperback. Num Pages: 204 pages, b/w photos & illus. BIC Classification: AMK; AMX; HBJK; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 344.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- TouchWood Editions Canada
- Number of pages
- 204
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781927129272
- ISBN
- 9781927129272
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 19.83
€ 27.99
€ 19.83
Paperback. What happens to a revolutionary town after the revolution? This anthropological history studies the Namiquipan peasants, who supported Pancho Villa in the revolution of 1910-1920, but who now consider themselves mere "spent cartridges" of a struggle that benefitted other classes. Num Pages: 242 pages, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; 3JJC; 3JJF; 3JJG; HBTB; HBTV; JHM; JPWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 278 x 154 x 14. Weight in Grams: 367.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 242
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226607429
- ISBN
- 9780226607429
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 33.56
€ 42.99
€ 33.56
Paperback. From the arrival of Italian ice-cream vendors and German pork butchers, to the rise of curry as the national dish, this book reveals the fascinating multicultural history of British food over the last 150 years, showing how a combination of immigration, increased wealth and globalization have transformed the eating habits of the British. Num Pages: 288 pages, 50 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBJD1; HBTB; JFCV; JFSL1; WBN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 156 x 21. Weight in Grams: 460.
- Publisher
- Reaktion Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781861896582
- ISBN
- 9781861896582
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.98
€ 29.98
Paperback. As the first studio film to deal directly with the enormity of the Holocaust, "Schindler's List" attempts to provide the popular imagination with a narrative about the Holocaust. This work discusses a variety of issues including the representation of history by cinema and popular culture, and the right to dramatize the 'unrepresentable'. Num Pages: 264 pages, 29 b&w photos. BIC Classification: APFA; HBJD; HBTZ1; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 16. Weight in Grams: 464.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press
- Edition
- , 2000
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253210982
- ISBN
- 9780253210982
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 24.18
€ 25.99
€ 24.18
Paperback. In Spill poet, independent scholar, and activist Alexis Pauline Gumbs presents a commanding collection of poetry inspired by Black feminist literary critic Hortense Spillers depicting scenes of fugitive Black women and girls seeking freedom from gendered violence and racism. Num Pages: 184 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSC; HBTB; JFFK; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 10. Weight in Grams: 227.
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822362722
- ISBN
- 9780822362722
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 24.26
€ 25.99
€ 24.26
Hardback. In Spill poet, independent scholar, and activist Alexis Pauline Gumbs presents a commanding collection of poetry inspired by Black feminist literary critic Hortense Spillers depicting scenes of fugitive Black women and girls seeking freedom from gendered violence and racism. Num Pages: 184 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSC; HBTB; JFFK; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 15. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822362562
- ISBN
- 9780822362562
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 108.21
€ 108.21
Paperback. Documents an alternative tradition of American protest by linking working-class political movements to grassroots religious revivals. This book reveals how ordinary rural citizens in the south used the resources and their shared faith to defend their agrarian livelihoods amid the political and economic upheaval of the first half of 20th century. Series: The Working Class in American History. Num Pages: 288 pages, 6 b&w, 4 Maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBS; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB; HRCX7. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 18. Weight in Grams: 394.
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252077036
- ISBN
- 9780252077036
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.73
€ 32.99
€ 29.73
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252078088
- ISBN
- 9780252078088
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 24.18
€ 25.99
€ 24.18
Hardback. Building on The New Age Movement (1996) and The Spiritual Revolution (2005), Spiritualities of Life serves to complete a trilogy of books that Paul Heelas has published with Blackwell. The primary aim of this volume is to explore the three main ways in which spirituality have been experienced, understood and valued in western settings. Series: Religion and Spirituality in the Modern World. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: 3JF; 3JH; 3JJ; 3JMC; HBTB; HRLK; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 159 x 21. Weight in Grams: 548.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405139373
- ISBN
- 9781405139373
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 117.02
€ 117.02
Paperback. Building on The New Age Movement (1996) and The Spiritual Revolution (2005), Spiritualities of Life serves to complete a trilogy of books that Paul Heelas has published with Blackwell. The primary aim of this volume is to explore the three main ways in which spirituality have been experienced, understood and valued in western settings. Series: Religion and Spirituality in the Modern World. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: 3JF; 3JH; 3JJ; 3JMC; HBTB; HRLK; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 152 x 229 x 15. Weight in Grams: 428.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405139380
- ISBN
- 9781405139380
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.92
€ 49.92
Paperback. Who first coined the word "alcohol"? Spirits and drink historians Anistatia Miller and Jared Brown know. They have been on a spirituous journey since they first launched their website Shaken Not Stirred: A Celebration of the Martini. Fifteen years of travel around the world, a few worn out library cards later, they hav Series: The Food Lovers' Library. Num Pages: 160 pages, Black and white line drawings. BIC Classification: HBT; WBXD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 181 x 9. Weight in Grams: 186.
- Publisher
- Clearview
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781908337092
- ISBN
- 9781908337092
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.37
€ 13.99
€ 11.37
Paperback. Tells the epic story of global commerce, from its prehistoric origins to the myriad crises confronting it today. This book travels from the sugar rush that brought the British to Jamaica in the seventeenth century to debates over globalization. Num Pages: 464 pages, black & white maps, integrated illustrations & 16 page plate section. BIC Classification: HBG; HBT; KCLT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 130 x 38. Weight in Grams: 420. How Trade Shaped the World. 464 pages, black & white maps, integrated illustrations & 16 page plate section. Tells the epic story of global commerce, from its prehistoric origins to the myriad crises confronting it today. This book travels from the sugar rush that brought the British to Jamaica in the seventeenth century to debates over globalization. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: HBG; HBT; KCLT. Dimension: 195 x 130 x 38. Weight: 480.
- Publisher
- Atlantic Books
- Number of pages
- 464
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843548034
- ISBN
- 9781843548034
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 18.32
€ 26.99
€ 18.32
paperback. This is the story of two immigrants, William and Katherine Brueckmann, who started a new life in America's first industrial city, Paterson New Jersey Committed to a socialist dream, they struggled to improve life for fellow immigrants, but their vision of a socialist America was never realized. Num Pages: 205 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEJ; GTB; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB; JHMC; KND; KNXB1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 3895 x 5830 x 9. Weight in Grams: 361.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 205
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- SKU
- V9780823221349
- ISBN
- 9780823221349
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 37.61
€ 41.99
€ 37.61
Paperback. A collection that not only explores many aspects of the ancient Olympics and the programme of competitive festivals in democratic Athens but also the broader religious, social and political contexts in which sport and festival flourished in ancient Greece. It shows how the values of sport pervaded Greek society. Num Pages: 416 pages, b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBLA1; HBTB; WS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 155 x 234 x 20. Weight in Grams: 780.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Classical Press of Wales United Kingdom
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781905125524
- ISBN
- 9781905125524
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 28.91
€ 33.99
€ 28.91
Paperback. Focusing on the extent to which sport plays a part in the construction of Irishness, this book also makes a contribution to more general debates about the evolution of Ireland and the Irish as well as to international discussions about the relationship between sport and identity formation. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JH; 3JJ; HBTB; WS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 467.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Univ College Dublin Pr
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781904558330
- ISBN
- 9781904558330
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 27.84
€ 32.99
€ 27.84
Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Human Kinetics
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 464
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780736078863
- ISBN
- 9780736078863
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.98€ 64.07
€ 64.98
€ 64.07
Hardback.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Boydell & Brewer Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 298
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843837886
- ISBN
- 9781843837886
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 56.55
€ 56.55
Paperback. ". raises serious and urgent questions about the relationship between sport and the configurations of power in contemporary British society, and represents an overdue and welcome intervention in the field. " Stuart Hall ". richly detailed with masses of examples of what sport is and has been in our past. " City Limits. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBTB; WS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 15. Weight in Grams: 398.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1987
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745605074
- ISBN
- 9780745605074
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.08
€ 27.08
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199688340
- ISBN
- 9780199688340
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.60
€ 13.60
Paperback.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752458397
- ISBN
- 9780752458397
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.54
€ 17.99
€ 16.54
paperback. This book explores the casting of China s earliest female Olympians as celebrities within the context of a national crisis, born of internal conflicts and external attack by Japan. Series: Contemporary Chinese Studies. Num Pages: 348 pages, , black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBTB; JFSJ1; WSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 230 x 23. Weight in Grams: 534.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 348
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780774824828
- ISBN
- 9780774824828
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.15
€ 37.99
€ 34.15