History: specific events & topics
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History: specific events & topics
Hardback. What was it like to be poor in the Middle Ages? In the past, the answer to this question came only from institutions and individuals who gave relief to the less fortunate. This book studies poverty in a premodern Jewish community - from the viewpoint of both the poor and those who provided for them. Series: Jews, Christians and Muslims from the Ancient to the Modern World. Num Pages: 312 pages, 2 halftones. BIC Classification: 1HBE; 3H; HBTB; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 599.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691092720
- ISBN
- 9780691092720
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 109.42
€ 109.42
Paperback. An analysis of the changing attitudes to poverty from Victorian times up until the outbreak of the First World War in which the author reviews the old system of poor relief and looks at the Poor Law Amendment Act of 1834, which became a milestone in social legislation. In the SEMINAR STUDIES IN HISTORY series. Series: Seminar Studies. Num Pages: 152 pages, glossary, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1DB; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB; JFFA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 150 x 10. Weight in Grams: 196.
- Publisher
- Addison Wesley Longman
- Number of pages
- 152
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780582315549
- ISBN
- 9780582315549
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.99€ 46.09
€ 49.99
€ 46.09
Paperback. First published in 1986. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company. Series: Seminar Studies. Num Pages: 128 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JB; HBJD1; HBLH; HBTB; JFFA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 193 x 153 x 8. Weight in Grams: 150.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1986
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 128
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 2nd
- SKU
- V9780582355088
- ISBN
- 9780582355088
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 59.36
€ 59.36
Hardback. An account of poor relief in Guernsey from the Reformation to the twenty-first century, incorporating a detailed case-study of the St Peter Port workhouse and an outline of the development of Guernsey's modern social security system. Num Pages: 356 pages, 11 black & white illustrations, 10 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DBKX; HBJD1; HBTB; JFFA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 163 x 27. Weight in Grams: 902.
- Publisher
- Boydell & Brewer Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781783270408
- ISBN
- 9781783270408
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 114.41
€ 114.41
Hardback. This comprehensive volume demonstrates that the question of how to care for the poor has had significant implications for German history throughout the modern era. Here, eight leading historians provide essential case studies and syntheses of current research into German welfare, from the Holy Roman Empire to the present day. Editor(s): Raphael, Lutz. Series: New German Historical Perspectives. Num Pages: 326 pages, 7 figures. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3J; HBJD; HBTB; JKS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 162 x 237 x 20. Weight in Grams: 508.
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781785333569
- ISBN
- 9781785333569
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 161.69
€ 161.69
Paperback. In the 1990s, policy specialists made "dependency" the issue and crafted incentives to get people off welfare. This work gives an account of the thinking behind these very different views of "the poverty problem," in a century-spanning inquiry into the politics, institutions, ideologies, and social science that shaped poverty research and policy. Series: Politics and Society in Modern America. Num Pages: 392 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB; JFCX; JFFA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 236 x 157 x 24. Weight in Grams: 554.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Reprint
- SKU
- V9780691102559
- ISBN
- 9780691102559
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.77
€ 46.99
€ 33.77
Hardback. This book charts the growth of the university settlement movement, a fundamental influence in the shaping of the welfare state, from 1918 to Margaret Thatcher's election in 1979. It looks at the complex relationships between charities, the welfare state and individuals and the ways in which change was negotiated over the twentieth century. Num Pages: 240 pages, Illustrations, black & white. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JJ; HBJD1; HBLW; HBTB; JKSN1. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 241 x 166 x 23. Weight in Grams: 526.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719078750
- ISBN
- 9780719078750
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 156.13
€ 156.13
Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 460 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBWC; HBJK; HBTB; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 799.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 460
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691648897
- ISBN
- 9780691648897
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 230.12
€ 230.12
Paperback. A fresh introductory study of late medieval Scotland. Includes: expert assessment of the period arranged in thematic chapters; fresh insights into the period that draw on a wide range of sources; extensive further reading lists. Series: New History of Scotland. Num Pages: 240 pages, 2 Maps. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 3H; HBJD1; HBLC; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 145 x 216 x 14. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748645862
- ISBN
- 9780748645862
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.67
€ 33.99
€ 30.67
Power And Resistance: US Imperialism In Latin America: Studies in Crit...
Petras, James, Veltmeyer, Henry
Paperback. Series: Studies in Critical Social Sciences. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KL; HBJK; HBTQ; JPF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 279 x 229. .
- Publisher
- Haymarket Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781608467129
- ISBN
- 9781608467129
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 39.65
€ 39.65
Hardback. This brisk history traces City Light's origins to 1889 and follows its story through the national energy crisis of 2000-2001 up to the present. Num Pages: 128 pages, 158 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBBWS; HBTK; KNBL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 290 x 261 x 17. Weight in Grams: 976.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Number of pages
- 128
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295985763
- ISBN
- 9780295985763
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 43.39
€ 43.39
Hardcover. This study examines the realignment of the Chinese social order that took place over the course of the Sung dynasty. From the perspective of specific Sung families, it uses data on two groups of Sung elites - the grand councilors who led the bureaucracy, and locally prominent gentlemen in Wu-chou. Series: Harvard-Yenching Institute Monograph Series. Num Pages: 384 pages, 1 table, 1 map, 8 figures. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3F; 3H; HBJF; HBLC; HBTB; JFSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 160 x 28. Weight in Grams: 720.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Harvard University Asia Center
- Edition
- Annotated edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674695924
- ISBN
- 9780674695924
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 44.46
€ 52.99
€ 44.46
paperback. Num Pages: 768 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; APB; BM; HBTB; KNTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 31. Weight in Grams: 294.
- Publisher
- Custom House
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780062441386
- ISBN
- 9780062441386
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.40
€ 15.99
€ 11.40
paperback. A portrait and revisionist study of the famous Native leader Powhatan and his realm, which encompassed the Tidewater area of Virginia from the James River to the Potomac River. This work illuminates alternative conceptions of power and cosmology that force reconsideration of important components of Powhatan society. Num Pages: 12 figures, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBBFV; 3JD; HBJK; HBLH; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 230 x 31. Weight in Grams: 472.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780803260375
- ISBN
- 9780803260375
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.41
€ 26.99
€ 25.41
Paperback. Paperback,blue cover. Cover is worn, Ex-Libris, sticker on inside front cover. 48pp
- Condition
- Used, Good
- Publisher
- RYA/ Thomas Reed Ltd London
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1977
- SKU
- KON0819342
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 5.49
€ 5.49
Paperback, orange cover. Ex-Libris, sticker on inside front cover. 48pp
- Condition
- Used, Good
- Publisher
- Royal Yachting Association Hampshire
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1983
- SKU
- KON0819343
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 8.99€ 5.49
€ 8.99
€ 5.49
Paperback. Paperback, white cover. Cover is slightly stained, stamp on first page. 48pp
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- RYA/ Thomas Reed Ltd London
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1977
- SKU
- KON0819508
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 5.49
€ 5.49
Paperback. Breaking new ground in ritual studies and cultural history, Practicing Protestants offers a distinctive history of American Protestant practice. Editor(s): Maffly-Kipp, Laurie F.; Schmidt, Leigh Eric; Valeri, Mark. Series: Lived Religions. Num Pages: 376 pages, 23, 23 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; HRCC2; HRCC9. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801883620
- ISBN
- 9780801883620
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.83
€ 42.83
Hardcover. Series: Middle East Studies Beyond Dominant Paradigms. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTB; LAFS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 635.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815633945
- ISBN
- 9780815633945
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 58.41
€ 58.41
Paperback. The extraordinary story of the British aristocracy's encounter with American frontier life in the 19th century. Num Pages: 384 pages, 16 pages of illustrations; 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 139 x 25. Weight in Grams: 310.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393347081
- ISBN
- 9780393347081
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 17.97
€ 18.99
€ 17.97