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History: specific events & topics

Paperback. Patchwork quilts are hugely evocative emblems of our domestic past. With no two quite the same, each example hints both at the story of the particular household in which it was produced and at a larger piece of social history. This book offers an introduction to an important aspect of British domestic history. Series: Shire Library. Num Pages: 64 pages, 10 b/w; 60 col. BIC Classification: 1DBK; AFWH; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 155 x 5. Weight in Grams: 150.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Shire Publications Ltd
Number of pages
64
Condition
New
SKU
V9780747812418
ISBN
9780747812418
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 9.99

Hardback. Editor(s): Birnbaum, Pierre; Katznelson, Ira. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 1KBB; 3JH; HBTB; JFSR1; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 628.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691636344
ISBN
9780691636344
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 128.19
€ 95.92

Paperback. Editor(s): Birnbaum, Pierre; Katznelson, Ira. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 1KBB; 3JH; HBTB; JFSR1; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 428.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691607825
ISBN
9780691607825
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.92
€ 41.40

Paperback. The only in-depth account of the build-up to and the events and aftermath of the 1916 Easter Rising in Co. Galway. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJF; HBJD1; HBLW; HBTR; HBTV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 199 x 25. Weight in Grams: 290. Signed by the author. Very good clean copy, showing light shelf wear, remains very good
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
The Mercier Press Ltd
Edition
Illustrated
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSG0028920
ISBN
9781781174036
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 16.00

Hardback. Pre-modern society was overshadowed by illness and the threat of death. This book examines the sick in Britain between 1650-1850, focusing on the personal and sociological bonds between patients and doctors, examining in particular the economic and ethical dimensions of this relationship. Series: Medicine & Society. Num Pages: 314 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JD; 3JF; 3JH; HBTB; MBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1989
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
314
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745602516
ISBN
9780745602516
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 77.43

Paperback. Editor(s): McNulty, Eugene; Ni Ghairbhi, Roisin. Num Pages: 400 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJF; AN; DD; HBTB. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 139 x 30. Weight in Grams: 490.
Publisher
GILL & MAC MILLAN
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780716531661
ISBN
9780716531661
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 19.84

Hardcover. This volume focuses on the interconnected formations of patrimonialism, colonialism/empire and capitalism. The articles show that patrimonial practices, which often form the backbone of empire, are present throughout history, including in global capitalist modernity. Editor(s): Charrad, Mounira Maya; Adams, Julia P. Series: Political Power and Social Theory. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: HBTQ; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 162 x 235 x 28. Weight in Grams: 574.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Emerald Group Publishing Limited
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784417581
ISBN
9781784417581
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 137.79

Paperback. Explores the role of working-class militias as vanguard and guardian of the Chinese revolution. This book raises fascinating questions about the construction of revolutionary citizenship; the distinctions among class, community, and creed; the open-ended character of revolutionary movements; and the path dependency of institutional change. Series: State & Society in East Asia. Num Pages: 374 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBTV; JFSC; JPWQ. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 28. Weight in Grams: 567.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
374
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742539198
ISBN
9780742539198
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 63.97

Paperback. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPL; HBTB; JFC; JKV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 216 x 26. Weight in Grams: 328.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226324326
ISBN
9780226324326
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 18.06

Hardcover.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849042734
ISBN
9781849042734
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 43.10

Paperback. Guide to the landscapes of poverty in Britain, their historic monuments and their secret geography Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBJD1; HBTB; JFFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 142 x 18. Weight in Grams: 342.
Publisher
C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849045841
ISBN
9781849045841
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 19.33

Paperback. 155 pristine negatives recently turned up in some forgotten storage. They were taken while the Wild West show was on tour between 1900 and 1905 by cowboy/amateur photographer Harry Bock. This is a photo documentary without parallel and offers western, historical, and tent show buffs a visual look back in time with exceptional detail and clarity. Num Pages: 128 pages, 155 photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJC; AC; AJC; HBTB; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 281 x 12. Weight in Grams: 624.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
SKU
V9780887404375
ISBN
9780887404375
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 17.90

Hardback. Num Pages: 224 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLL; HBLW; HBTM; JPSF; JWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 241 x 165 x 18. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
The University Press of Kentucky United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813118789
ISBN
9780813118789
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 47.03

Paperback. An innovative history that sees the agreements and ideas of the American Founders especially the Constitution as an effort to create a "peace pact" both among member states and with other nations." Series: American Political Thought. Num Pages: 416 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; HBJK; HBLL; HBTQ; HBTR; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 567.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
University Press of Kansas
Condition
New
SKU
V9780700614936
ISBN
9780700614936
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.91

Paperback. This text offers a new statement on the making of national politics. Comparing the popular political cultures and discourses of post-colonial Mexico and Peru, it provides an analysis of their effect on the evolution of these nation states. Series: A Centennial book. Num Pages: 496 pages, 9 maps. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; 1KLSR; HBTQ; HBTR; JHM; JPWD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 31. Weight in Grams: 490.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
496
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520085053
ISBN
9780520085053
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 29.54

Paperback. This text documents the active history of the vast peasant rebellion against collectivization between 1928-1932. It reveals the manifestation in Stalin's Russia of universal strategies of peasant resistance in what amounted to virtual civil war between state and peasantry. Num Pages: 328 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JJG; HBJD; HBLW; HBTV; JFSF; JPWQ; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 21. Weight in Grams: 494.
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc
Number of pages
324
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195131048
ISBN
9780195131048
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 112.61

Paperback. Augustus John Cuthbert Hare (1834-1903) was a travel writer, a story teller and memoirist of the first order, and his work is a record of a lost way of life amongst the strangest upper classes of English society. This volume is a condensation of the 6-volume autobiography was published between 1899-1903 in England. Editor(s): Mille, Anita; Papp, James. Num Pages: 304 pages, 50 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JH; DN; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 137 x 22. Weight in Grams: 386.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Academy Chicago Publishers United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780897335492
ISBN
9780897335492
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 18.02

Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DSM; 1QSM; 3JJH; HBJD; HBTM; HBWQ; JWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 24. Weight in Grams: 350.
Publisher
Specialty Pr Pub & Wholesalers
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
Revised edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780907579199
ISBN
9780907579199
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.58

Paperback. A haunting and delicately observed description of the last days of Mandarin culture before the revolution. This book is a testimony to a way of life, a culture, an aesthetic and a civilisation which has since completely disappeared. Num Pages: 250 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJC; HBJF; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 137 x 16. Weight in Grams: 234.
Publisher
Eland Publishing Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
250
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9781906011000
ISBN
9781906011000
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.52

Paperback. Names have much to tell us about our past, our beliefs - even our personality traits. With 150 plus entries, this book takes a look at over 5,000 examples, ranging from the familiar to the comparatively obscure, drawn from different parts of the English-speaking world. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: GBC; HBTG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 24. Weight in Grams: 296.
Publisher
Penguin
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
2Rev Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141013985
ISBN
9780141013985
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.73

Hardback. Drawing on scholarly literature, three decades of fieldwork, and ample historical documents-most of which have never before been made accessible to English-speaking readers-this is the first book to offer a comprehensive look at this unlikely linguistic success story. Series: Young Center Books in Anabaptist and Pietist Studies. Num Pages: 496 pages, 32, 13 black & white halftones, 17 black & white line drawings, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBEP; 2ACD; CFB; HBJK; HBTB; HRCC93. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 36. .
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421418285
ISBN
9781421418285
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 71.58

Hardback. Milspaw, Lisa Minardi, Steven M. Nolt, Candace Perry, Sheila Rohrer, and Diane Wenger Editor(s): Bronner, Simon J.; Brown, Joshua R. Series: Young Center Books in Anabaptist and Pietist Studies. Num Pages: 592 pages, 131, 103 black & white halftones, 27 colour illustrations, 1 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBEP; GBC; HBJK; HBTB; JFSL1; JFSR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 44. Weight in Grams: 1157.
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421421384
ISBN
9781421421384
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 91.99

Hardback. Helps the genealogist trying to locate families, the surveyor or attorney researching old deeds, or the historian seeking data on land settlement. Num Pages: 240 pages, maps, illustrations, bibliographies, glossary, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3J; HBJK; HBLH; HBLL; HBTB; KFFR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 286 x 218 x 26. Weight in Grams: 1057.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
Scholarly Resources Inc.,U.S. United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780842023771
ISBN
9780842023771
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 182.57

Hardback. A kaleidoscopic picture of Britain in 1846, a nation on the brink of economic and social change as the Industrial Revolution deepened its impact. Num Pages: 352 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 235 x 35. Weight in Grams: 600.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Head of Zeus
Condition
New
SKU
9781781852545
ISBN
9781781852545
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 6.75

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