×


 x 

Shopping cart

History: specific events & topics

Results 5473 - 5496 of 6865

History: specific events & topics

Paperback. Num Pages: 480 pages, 32. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 27. Weight in Grams: 714.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Edition
Revised ed.
Number of pages
480
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801499586
ISBN
9780801499586
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 39.62

Paperback. Num Pages: 232 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: HBTB; MZ; WNG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 185 x 16. Weight in Grams: 480.
Publisher
Spinifex Press Australia
Number of pages
232
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
SKU
V9781876756390
ISBN
9781876756390
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 18.94

Paperback. This study argues that child abandonment was common among all classes and morally acceptable from antiquity until the Renaissance. Using a variety of sources, Boswell examines the evidence, presenting a history of the abandoned child and illustrating the changing meaning of family. Num Pages: 506 pages, 17 halftones. BIC Classification: 1D; HBTB; JFSP1; JHBK; JKSB1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 203 x 135 x 29. Weight in Grams: 554.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Number of pages
506
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226067124
ISBN
9780226067124
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.74

Hardcover. A beautifully illustrated companion to the Royal family throughout history Num Pages: 96 pages, 42. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3H; 3J; HBJD1; HBTG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 102 x 143 x 12. Weight in Grams: 136.
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co United Kingdom
Number of pages
96
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780297834878
ISBN
9780297834878
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.23

Paperback. In a meticulous account of this period, Professor Duncan disentangles the power struggles during the 'Great Cause' between the Balliols and the Bruces, and of the actions, motives and decisive interventions of Edward I. Series: Edinburgh Classic Editions. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 3F; 3H; HBJD1; HBLC; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 140 x 276 x 32. Weight in Grams: 518.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781474415446
ISBN
9781474415446
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.52

Paperback. The kitchen garden was once a key part of every large country home, and they are now popular destinations for visitors. This is the history of the British kitchen garden and those who tended it. Series: Britain's Heritage Series. Num Pages: 64 pages, 80. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBTB; WMB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 165. .
Publisher
Amberley Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781445668840
ISBN
9781445668840
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.43

Paperback. This volume examines the social history of the Korean War and includes material on the newly racially integrated US fighting forces, war and disease, women and war and life in the Prisoner of War camps. The book carries the story through to the Geneva Conference in the spring of 1954. Series: Seminar Studies. Num Pages: 216 pages, illustrations maps, portraits. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1FPK; HBJF; HBLW3; HBTB; JWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 156 x 12. Weight in Grams: 330.
Publisher
Pearson
Number of pages
216
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Condition
New
SKU
V9780582319882
ISBN
9780582319882
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.98

Paperback. An updated account of the situation facing Kurds in Iraq and the danger of civil war. Num Pages: 320 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; HBJF1; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 212 x 136 x 18. Weight in Grams: 422.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Pluto Press United Kingdom
Edition
Rev ed
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745326627
ISBN
9780745326627
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 24.60

Paperback. A nuanced assessment of citizenship and labor in the Progressive Era Series: The Working Class in American History. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJC; HBTB; HBTK; JFSC; JPHV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 156 x 13. Weight in Grams: 326.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of Illinois Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252077869
ISBN
9780252077869
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.40

Paperback. This book celebrates and critically assesses the Labour Party's role in shaping events of the 20th century. It brings together academics from a variety of disciplines to examine the history of the party's development. Editor(s): Brivati, Brian; Heffernan, Richard. Num Pages: 535 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; HBT; JPL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 238 x 173 x 30. Weight in Grams: 830.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
2000th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333746509
ISBN
9780333746509
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 77.18

Hardcover. New.
Publisher
Old House
Number of pages
384
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Edition
Translation from the French
Condition
New
SKU
9781873590621
ISBN
9781873590621
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 13.07

Hardback. Translation of: Schlafender Lotos, trunkenes Huhn. Translator(s): Margolis, Karen. Series: Arts & Traditions of the Table: Perspectives on Culinary History. Num Pages: 216 pages, 48 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; HBTB; JFCV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 166 x 241 x 22. Weight in Grams: 534.
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
216
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231161862
ISBN
9780231161862
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.61

Paperback. Num Pages: 542 pages, 43. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVGK; HBT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 155 x 34. Weight in Grams: 866.
Publisher
The New Press United States
Number of pages
560
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781565847392
ISBN
9781565847392
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 29.91

Hardback. A comprehensive history of deafness, signed languages, and the unresolved struggles of the Deaf to be taught in their unspoken tongue Num Pages: 280 pages, 30 b/w illus. BIC Classification: CFF; CFZ; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140. .
Publisher
Yale University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300215434
ISBN
9780300215434
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 17.06

Paperback. Explores the rise and fall of Sanskrit, India's ancient language, as a vehicle of poetry and polity. Num Pages: 706 pages, 1 b/w photograph, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 2BBA; DSB; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 157 x 41. Weight in Grams: 956.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
706
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520260030
ISBN
9780520260030
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.99
€ 38.81

Hardback. Exploring the rise and fall of Sanskrit as a vehicle of poetry and polity, this title traces the two great moments of its transformation. Drawing parallels with the rise of Latin literature and the Roman empire, it asks whether these very different histories challenge theories of culture and power and suggest possibilities for practice. Num Pages: 703 pages, 1 b/w photograph, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 2BBA; DSB; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 38. Weight in Grams: 944.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
703
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520245006
ISBN
9780520245006
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 83.99
€ 64.99

Paperback. This is a comprehensive account of the Lapita people, the common ancestor of the Polynesian, Melanesian and Micronesian peoples who, over the last 4000 years, colonized the islands of the Pacific, as well as New Zealand and territories as far afield as Fiji and Madagascar. Series: Peoples of South-East Asia and the Pacific. Num Pages: 384 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1FM; 1QSP; HBTB; HDD; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 163 x 24. Weight in Grams: 600.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9781577180364
ISBN
9781577180364
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.62

Paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; WSJT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 345.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
The Perseus Books Group United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780306823107
ISBN
9780306823107
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 21.19

Paperback. The challenge of opening Africa and Australia to British imperial influence fell to a coterie of proto-professional explorers who sought knowledge, adventure, and fame but often experienced confusion, fear, and failure. Kennedy follows the arc of these explorations, from idea to practice, intention to outcome, myth to reality. Num Pages: illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJH; HBJM; HBTP; RGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 148 x 25. Weight in Grams: 528.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674503861
ISBN
9780674503861
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 30.90

Hardcover. The transition to modern war at sea began during the period of the Sino-Japanese War (1894-1895) and the Spanish-American War (1898) and was propelled forward by the advent of the dreadnought and WWI. By 1922, most of the elements that would define sea power in the 20th century were in place. This volume acknowledges this transformation. Num Pages: 568 pages, 17 b&w photos, 18 maps. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJC; 3JJF; 3JJG; HBTM; HBW; JWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 173 x 48. Weight in Grams: 1064.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
568
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253352149
ISBN
9780253352149
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 58.61

Hardcover. Follows the fortunes of the established seafaring nations of Europe along with two upstarts - the United States and Japan. Num Pages: 704 pages, 11 b&w illus., 16 maps. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLW3; HBTM; HBWQ; JWF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 173 x 53. Weight in Grams: 1114.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
704
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253353597
ISBN
9780253353597
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 28.54

Paperback. After decades of bloodshed and political terror, many lament the rise of the left in Latin America. With Guatemala as the case study, this title argues that the Latin American Cold War was a struggle not between political liberalism and Soviet communism but two visions of democracy. Num Pages: 336 pages, 23 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KL; HBJK; HBTW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 154 x 20. Weight in Grams: 542.
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Second Edition, Updated Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226306902
ISBN
9780226306902
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 22.20

paperback. The first accessible, authoritative and complete account of Vasco da Gama's historic and audacious attempt to seize the spice routes and re-conquer the Holy Land. Num Pages: 560 pages, 1x8pp plate. BIC Classification: 1DSP; 3H; HBJD; HBLC; HBTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 42. Weight in Grams: 540.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Atlantic Books
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
9781848870192
ISBN
9781848870192
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.29

Paperback. In 1945, the author was the first Allied officer to enter Bergen-Belsen - the concentration camp that would reveal the horrors of the Holocaust to the world. This true story, partly based on previously unpublished diaries, presents a different slant on that mighty war through the eyes of a restless young man eager for action and adventure. Num Pages: 272 pages, 1 x 8pp col. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; BGHA; HBTZ1; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 197 x 21. Weight in Grams: 204.
Publisher
Transworld Publishers Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780575278
ISBN
9781780575278
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.08

Subscribe to our newsletter

News on special offers, signed editions & more!