History: specific events & topics
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History: specific events & topics
Paperback. By the middle of the nineteenth century, the public had had enough of sex and death. This title offers a new way to understand sensationalism in both newspapers and reform movements. Num Pages: 232 pages, 5 halftones, 1 line drawing. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJC; 3JJF; HBTB; KNTJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 157 x 13. Weight in Grams: 308.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226021539
- ISBN
- 9780226021539
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 27.98
€ 34.99
€ 27.98
Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: HBTS; JFFE2; KCL; LNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- With a new preface by the author
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231180337
- ISBN
- 9780231180337
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.33
€ 26.99
€ 20.33
Paperback. From the dawn of time, power has been an aphrodisiac. The royal mistress, having conquered a king, often ran his kingdom, wielding her sexuality as a sceptre. This book explores the position of royal mistress at European Courts, and the fascinating women who filled it. Series: P.S. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; HBTB; JHBK5. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 136 x 21. Weight in Grams: 274.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- William Morrow Paperbacks
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780060585440
- ISBN
- 9780060585440
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.32
€ 15.99
€ 11.32
Hardback. As the first full-bodied treatment of the American counterculture of the 1960s, Sex, Drugs, and Rock 'n' Roll traces its origins, discusses its most important figures, delves into iconic works, relates its ebb and flow, dissects the intersection of culture and politics, highlights millennial and apocalyptic sensibilities, and traces legacies. Num Pages: 452 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 163 x 36. Weight in Grams: 817.
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442246065
- ISBN
- 9781442246065
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 73.16
€ 73.16
Paperback. This study of the regulation of sexuality in the Qing dynasty explores the social context for sexual behavior criminalized by the state, showing how regulation shifted away from status to a new regime of gender that mandated a uniform standard of sexual morality and criminal liability for all people, regardless of their social status. Series: Law, Society & Culture in China. Num Pages: 440 pages, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JH; HBJF; HBLL; HBTB; JFSJ; LNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 27. Weight in Grams: 594.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 440
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804745598
- ISBN
- 9780804745598
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.98
€ 33.99
€ 30.98
Hardback. A sophisticated analysis of changing views of political virtue in the 18th century and the origins of the modern dilemma over probity and suitability for high public office Series: The Lewis Walpole Series in Eighteenth-century Culture & History. Num Pages: 288 pages, 16 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JF; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 162 x 238 x 27. Weight in Grams: 636.
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300208450
- ISBN
- 9780300208450
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 83.33€ 64.30
€ 83.33
€ 64.30
Hardback. Sexual exploitation was and is a critical feature of enslavement. Across many different societies, slaves were considered to own neither their bodies nor their children, even if many struggled to resist. This book tells the history of slavery and bondage to take sexuality seriously. Editor(s): Campbell, Gwyn; Elbourne, Elizabeth. Num Pages: 352 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 157 x 49. Weight in Grams: 944.
- Publisher
- Ohio University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780821420966
- ISBN
- 9780821420966
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 97.31
€ 97.31
Hardback. Presents an account of what it was like to be young and hip, growing up in East Germany in the 1950s and 1960s. Charting the clashes which occurred between teenage rebels and the authorities, this book explores what happened when gender, sexuality, Nazism, communism and rock 'n' roll collided during this period. Series: Monographs in German History. Num Pages: 296 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFGE; 3JJPG; 3JJPK; HBTB; JFSP2. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 592.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books, Incorporated United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781571815323
- ISBN
- 9781571815323
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 161.97
€ 161.97
Paperback. A collection of lectures delivered by the author throughout Canada and Europe. Irigaray covers major issues in religion, the law, psychoanalysis and literature, analyzing sexual difference according to what she terms the double dimension of gender and ideology. Translator(s): Gill, Gillian C. Num Pages: 192 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: HBTG; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 152 x 221 x 12. Weight in Grams: 308.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 206
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231070331
- ISBN
- 9780231070331
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.80
€ 33.99
€ 24.80
Paperback. In the tradition of Dava Sobel's 'Longitude' comes sailing expert David Barrie's compelling and dramatic tale of invention and discovery - an eloquent elegy to one of the most important navigational instruments ever created, and the daring mariners who used it to explore, conquer, and map the world. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: HBTM; WTLP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 25. Weight in Grams: 280.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780007516582
- ISBN
- 9780007516582
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 12.99
€ 17.99
€ 12.99
Hardback. Considers how Enlightenment print culture built modern national and racial identity out of images of sexual order and disorder in public life. The title refers to a premise in utopian and exoticist fiction about the southern portion of the globe: sexual order defines the character of the state. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 3JF; DSA; DSB; HBTQ; HBTR; JFSJ; JFSL; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804746632
- ISBN
- 9780804746632
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 100.29
€ 100.29
Hardcover. Based on rich source material, this book charts cultural changes that are hallmarks of the modern era, such as the rise of the companionate marriage, the role of expert advice in intimate matters, and the body as a source of pleasure and anxiety. These changes are evidence of a dramatic shift in attitudes from a form of scientific inquiry.. Series: Austrian and Habsburg Studies. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: 1DFA; 3JJ; HBTB; JHBK5. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 238 x 164 x 18. Weight in Grams: 468.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857453372
- ISBN
- 9780857453372
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 163.94
€ 163.94
Paperback. Today's moral critics, in their attempts to convince Americans of the social and spiritual consequences of unregulated sexual behavior, often harken back to a more innocent age; as this groundbreaking work makes clear, America's sexual culture has always been rich, vibrant, and contentious. Series: Gender Relations in the American Experience. Num Pages: 448 pages, 5, 4 black & white halftones, 1 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; HBTB; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 153 x 228 x 27. Weight in Grams: 604.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780801878916
- ISBN
- 9780801878916
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 29.48
€ 34.99
€ 29.48
Paperback. Num Pages: 536 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JF; 3JH; HBTB; JFCX; JPA; VFVC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 714.
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 536
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801482533
- ISBN
- 9780801482533
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 37.05
€ 41.99
€ 37.05
Num Pages: 176 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 147 x 224 x 14. Weight in Grams: 322.
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781624664755
- ISBN
- 9781624664755
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 59.52€ 46.91
€ 59.52
€ 46.91
Paperback. Editor(s): Andrea, Alfred J. Num Pages: 176 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 216 x 13. Weight in Grams: 216.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781624664748
- ISBN
- 9781624664748
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 19.75
€ 25.99
€ 19.75
Paperback. The James Caird is an unlikely hero, a 23-foot lifeboat that completed the most desperate and celebrated open boat voyage in history. On board were some of the most recognised names in Antarctic and Polar history. This is the story of that little boat from its commissioning to its dramatic escape to its final resting place at Dulwich College. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1MTS; 3JJ; HBTM; WGG; WTLP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 217 x 14. Weight in Grams: 448.
- Publisher
- The Collins Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848892125
- ISBN
- 9781848892125
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 12.57
€ 13.99
€ 12.57
Hardback. An exploration of the cultural mythology of skin color during the English Renaissance. Num Pages: 320 pages, 5 illus. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JB; 3JD; HBTB; JHMP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 628.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780812238327
- ISBN
- 9780812238327
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 90.60
€ 90.60
Paperback. A detailed account of labor corruption in the 1930s and the zealous journalist who railed against it Series: The Working Class in American History. Num Pages: 336 pages, 5 black and white photographs; 6 line drawings; 4 tables. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBLW; HBTB; JKVM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 25. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- First Edition
- SKU
- V9780252076664
- ISBN
- 9780252076664
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 31.88
€ 34.99
€ 31.88
Paperback. A compelling and dramatic account of the sinking of the Titanic as seen through the eyes of those who survived Num Pages: 400 pages, 2 x 8pp b-w plates. BIC Classification: 1QSAN; 3JJC; BTP; HBTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 132 x 26. Weight in Grams: 304.
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster UK
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847398826
- ISBN
- 9781847398826
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.49
€ 15.99
€ 11.49