History: specific events & topics
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History: specific events & topics
Paperback. This is the diary of Lady Murasaki, the Japanese prose writer. It describes the Heian court at its apogee and offers an intimate picture of the author's life as tutor and companion to the timid Empress Shoshi. It reveals the underside of imperial splendour from a female point of view. Translator(s): Bowring, Richard John. Num Pages: 144 pages, Illustrations, geneal. table,map,plans. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 2GJ; BGA; HBTG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 10. Weight in Grams: 114.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 144
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140435764
- ISBN
- 9780140435764
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.29
€ 11.99
€ 10.29
Paperback. An analysis of the ways that General Rafael Trujillo s dictatorship (1930-1961) pervaded everyday life in the Dominican Republic s capital, Santo Domingo. Series: American Encounters/Global Interactions. Num Pages: 432 pages, 34 figures, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KJ; 1KJD; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB; JPHX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 596.
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 432
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 1St Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822344827
- ISBN
- 9780822344827
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.77
€ 33.99
€ 30.77
Hardcover. From the etiquette of formal introductions, eating and toasts, to suggestions for after-dinner games, jokes, wedding speeches and the appropriate attire for every social occasion, this title is a guide to conducting oneself correctly in an era rediscovering the delights of leisure and elegance. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJG; HBJD1; HBTB; WJX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 166 x 96 x 22. Weight in Grams: 164. New.
- Publisher
- Old House
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781908402356
- ISBN
- 9781908402356
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 8.89
€ 8.89
Hardback. Adopting an alternative approach to the question of difference, this title examines what it meant to be mestizo in the early colonial era. It draws on lively vignettes culled from the 16th and 17th-century archives of the New Kingdom of Granada to show that individuals classified as "mixed" were not members of coherent sociological groups. Num Pages: 368 pages, 6 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KL; HBJK; HBLH; HBTQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 157 x 25. Weight in Grams: 857.
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822356295
- ISBN
- 9780822356295
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 115.81
€ 115.81
Paperback. Series: Picador Classic. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDF; HBJD; HBTB; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130. .
- Publisher
- Pan Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 496
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Main Market Ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781509803484
- ISBN
- 9781509803484
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.20
€ 17.99
€ 14.20
Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; BM; HBT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 22. Weight in Grams: 262.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781408843406
- ISBN
- 9781408843406
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.25
€ 17.99
€ 13.25
Hardback. Num Pages: 296 pages, 11 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTW; JFM; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 163 x 24. Weight in Grams: 878.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231158725
- ISBN
- 9780231158725
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 73.35€ 57.11
€ 73.35
€ 57.11
paperback. Series: Critical Caribbean Studies. Num Pages: 224 pages, 9 photographs, 2 figures, 2 maps, 8 tables. BIC Classification: 1KJD; HBTQ; JFSL1; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 322.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Rutgers University Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813584478
- ISBN
- 9780813584478
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 37.49
€ 41.99
€ 37.49
hardcover. Series: Critical Caribbean Studies. Num Pages: 224 pages, 9 photographs, 2 figures, 2 maps, 8 tables. BIC Classification: 1KJD; HBTQ; JFSL1; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 449.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Rutgers University Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813584485
- ISBN
- 9780813584485
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 159.74
€ 159.74
Paperback. Num Pages: 278 pages, 10, black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; HBJD; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 400.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press
- Edition
- 1st New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801496899
- ISBN
- 9780801496899
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.29
€ 26.99
€ 25.29
paperback. Based on a wide range of sources, from commercial and government reports to personal interviews, The Donut is a comprehensive and fascinating look at one of Canada's most popular products. It offers original insights on consumer culture, mass consumption, and the dynamics of Canadian history. Num Pages: 256 pages, 12 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBC; HBT; KNDF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 409.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780802095459
- ISBN
- 9780802095459
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.01
€ 37.99
€ 34.01
Hardback. This study explores how magazines became the first mass medium in the USA and how they expressed a new American culture built on dreams of a better future. The author argues that the birth of the popular magazine at the turn of the 20th century laid the foundations of the modern consumer culture. Num Pages: 357 pages, 20 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; HBTB; JFC; JFD; KNTJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 158 x 28. Weight in Grams: 635.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 357
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231082907
- ISBN
- 9780231082907
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 73.35€ 57.11
€ 73.35
€ 57.11
paperback. Studies this famous case of judicial failure, and discusses the legal bases of slavery, the debate over the Constitution, and the dispute over slavery and continental expansion. Num Pages: 768 pages, 5 line illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTS; JFSL3; LND. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 171 x 37. Weight in Grams: 1110.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- Number of pages
- 768
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195145885
- ISBN
- 9780195145885
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.79
€ 34.79
Paperback. Primo Levi's devastating and classic account of what it meant to have survived the Holocaust. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJH; BGHA; HBJD; HBLW; HBTZ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 17. Weight in Grams: 180.
- Publisher
- Abacus
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780349138640
- ISBN
- 9780349138640
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 8.70
€ 8.70
Hardcover. A general discussion of the Druze in the Middle East, with a particular focus on the Druze relationship with the State of Israel. Num Pages: 227 pages, Illustrations, maps, ports. BIC Classification: 1FB; GTB; HBJF1; HBTB; HRH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 160 x 19. Weight in Grams: 488.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Sussex Academic Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 227
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781903900369
- ISBN
- 9781903900369
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 129.43
€ 129.43
Paperback. Tells the triumphant and moving story of a Lakota-Northern Cheyenne family. Num Pages: 392 pages, Illus., maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BG; HBTB; HBTG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 22. Weight in Grams: 564.
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 392
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- 2Rev Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803292949
- ISBN
- 9780803292949
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 28.84
€ 32.99
€ 28.84
Paperback. Analyses the Dutch involvement in Atlantic slavery and assesses the historical consequences of this for contemporary European society. Series: Decolonial Studies, Postcolonial Horizons. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1DDN; HBJD; HBTR; HBTS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 139 x 14. Weight in Grams: 288.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Pluto Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745331072
- ISBN
- 9780745331072
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.65
€ 40.99
€ 31.65
Paperback. A survey of the changes in medical care for those approaching death in the early modern period. Series: Royal Historical Society Studies in History New Series. Num Pages: 246 pages, 4 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JD; HBTB; MBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 232 x 11. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Publisher
- Royal Historical Society
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780861933266
- ISBN
- 9780861933266
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 32.81
€ 33.99
€ 32.81
Paperback. This survey of the rise and decline of European overseas empires asks how and why these empires were formed, persisted, and eventually fell. The author explains Europe's long occupation of global centre stage and seeks to throw new light on today's postcolonial world and the legacies of empire. Num Pages: 544 pages, 14 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1D; 3H; 3J; HBG; HBTQ; HBTR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 153 x 34. Weight in Grams: 760.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 554
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300093148
- ISBN
- 9780300093148
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.27
€ 40.99
€ 29.27
Hardback.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Boydell & Brewer Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 291
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843837329
- ISBN
- 9781843837329
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 115.37
€ 115.37
Hardback. The Easter Rebellion 1916 was one of the first comprehensively documented political rebellions in the 20th century. A generation of revolutionaries left iconic photographs, manuscripts, personal notebooks, letters and political cartoons. This material is gathered together in a riveting exploration of this violent and tragic event. Num Pages: 264 pages, Colour and b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJF; HBJD1; HBLW; HBTV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 250 x 179 x 23. Weight in Grams: 936.
- Publisher
- The Collins Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Ill
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848892590
- ISBN
- 9781848892590
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 21.62
€ 27.99
€ 21.62
Paperback. "The Easter Rising" is based on an impressive range of original sources, and has been fully revised, expanded and updated in the light of almost 2,000 witness statements only released by the Irish Bureau of Military History in 2004. Num Pages: 384 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJF; HBJD1; HBLW; HBTV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 157 x 29. Weight in Grams: 652.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd London
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752457031
- ISBN
- 9780752457031
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.74
€ 23.74
Hardback. Num Pages: 202 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 161 x 21. Weight in Grams: 430.
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801447594
- ISBN
- 9780801447594
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 36.06
€ 36.06
Hardback. This authoritative reference work examines literary and artistic responses to the war's upheavals across a wide range of media and genres, from poetry to pamphlets, sculpture to television documentary, and requiems to war reporting. Editor(s): Einhaus, Ann-Marie; Baxter, Katherine Isobel. Series: Edinburgh Companion to Literature. Num Pages: 512 pages, 36 black and white, 16 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJF; ACXD; DSBH; DSR; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 172. .
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781474401630
- ISBN
- 9781474401630
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 207.03€ 197.13
€ 207.03
€ 197.13