History: specific events & topics
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History: specific events & topics
Paperback. Presents descriptions of coronations, funerals, parades, trips through the realm, and historical celebrations. This book reveals how these ceremonies were constructed or reconstructed to fit the political and cultural narratives in the lives and reigns of successive tsars. It also describes the upbringing of the heirs as well as their roles. Series: Studies of the Harriman Institute, Columbia University. Num Pages: 512 pages, 30 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; HBJD; HBLL; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 236 x 157 x 31. Weight in Grams: 772.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Edition
- Abridged
- Number of pages
- 512
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691123745
- ISBN
- 9780691123745
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 71.30€ 55.26
€ 71.30
€ 55.26
Paperback. Uproariously funny stories that give a behind-the-scenes look at daily life in the Soviet Union of Zoshchenko's time Translator(s): Monas, S. Series: Ann Arbor Paperbacks. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; HBJD; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 220 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 300. "Publishers cloth ~ Good clean copy in original brown cloth and title in black on spine, small cartoon-like illustration of a man on front board, well defined edges and tight binding, suggestion of buffing and some dust dulling to edges of original dw incl". Keywords: "Special Features - Used Books - Fiction - Authors, A-Z - ( Z ),Special Features - Used Books - Fiction - Short Stories - Historical,Special Features - Used Books - Fiction - Short Stories - World,Spec"
- Condition
- Used, Good
- Publisher
- University of Michigan Press
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1962
- SKU
- KEX0155887
- ISBN
- 9780472060702
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 50.81
€ 50.81
Paperback. Winner of the Booker Prize and international bestseller Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: BTM; HBJD; HBTZ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 199 x 28. Weight in Grams: 302.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780340936290
- ISBN
- 9780340936290
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 5.70
€ 16.99
€ 5.70
Hardcover. Offers readers an account of the sequence of inter-related events experienced by the field of scholarly publishing in the 20th century. Editor(s): Abel, R.E.; Newlin, Lyman W. Num Pages: 336 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJ; HBT; KNTP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 167 x 28. Weight in Grams: 646.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471219293
- ISBN
- 9780471219293
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 92.23
€ 92.23
Paperback. This is a lively and erudite collection, unusual in an especially appealing way: not only are there essays about a range of queens and how they were represented in the Middle Ages and Renaissance, but the book contains modern poetry and short plays about these same queens, allowing a multi-faceted way of understanding and appreciating them. Editor(s): Levin, Carole. Series: Queenship and Power. Num Pages: 299 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DCQ; HBTB; JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 413.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137601322
- ISBN
- 9781137601322
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 113.45
€ 113.45
Paperback. Reappraises the tumultuous history of educational progress in Chicago, revealing that the persistent lack of improvement is due not to the extent but rather the type of reform. This book chronicles how Chicago's corporate actors led, abetted, or restrained nearly every attempt to transform the city's school system. Series: Studies in Government and Public Policy. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBNC; 3JH; 3JJ; HBT; JNK. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University Press of Kansas
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700614509
- ISBN
- 9780700614509
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.08
€ 43.08
Hardcover. Num Pages: 128 pages, colour photos. BIC Classification: AJC; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 217 x 15. Weight in Grams: 624.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Minnesota Historical Society Press,U.S. United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 128
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780873515481
- ISBN
- 9780873515481
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 24.84
€ 26.99
€ 24.84
Paperback. As common schooling emerged in the 1830s, providing white children of all classes and ethnicities with the opportunity to become full-fledged citizens, it redefined citizenship as synonymous with whiteness. This title shows why opposition erupted where it did across the United States in antebellum America. Num Pages: 296 pages, 13 halftones, 2 maps, 4 line drawings, 7 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBTB; JFSL3; JNFR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780226102986
- ISBN
- 9780226102986
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 26.87
€ 33.99
€ 26.87
Hardback. While white residents of antebellum Boston and New Haven forcefully opposed the education of black residents, their counterparts in slaveholding Baltimore did little to resist the establishment of African American schools. Such discrepancies, the author argues, suggest that white opposition to black education was not a foregone conclusion. Num Pages: 256 pages, 13 halftones, 2 maps, 4 line drawings, 7 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBTB; JFSL3; JNFR. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 553.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226542492
- ISBN
- 9780226542492
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 95.07€ 78.69
€ 95.07
€ 78.69
Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 356 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; HBTB; JNB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 485.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 356
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691606156
- ISBN
- 9780691606156
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 59.42€ 46.81
€ 59.42
€ 46.81
Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 356 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; HBTB; JFSJ1; JNB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 657.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 356
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691634975
- ISBN
- 9780691634975
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 179.30
€ 179.30
Hardback. This collection of essays examines select historical questions about the interrelationship between the sciences and Harvard University as an organizational, intellectual, and social context for science in the United States. The essays span the period from the seventeenth century to World War II. Editor(s): Rossiter, Margaret W. Num Pages: 380 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: HBTB; JNM; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230. Weight in Grams: 740.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Associated University Presses United States
- Number of pages
- 380
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780934223126
- ISBN
- 9780934223126
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 146.21
€ 146.21
Paperback. An engaging study of a great national institution, exploring the changing roles of museums and the perceived public role of a museum of science and technology. This book illuminates the ways in which we think about the collecting and display of objects and the often difficult relations between the state, business and industry, and museum funding. Editor(s): Morris, Peter. Num Pages: 390 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; GM; HBTB; PD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 163 x 22. Weight in Grams: 602.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 392
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 2010th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137349323
- ISBN
- 9781137349323
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.56
€ 65.56
Hardcover. Charting the first 40 years of the International Council of Sport Science and Physical Education (ICSSPE), this work examines the achievements of the society, its development and its links with other key societies. It includes a discussion of the Council's aims and objectives, both past and future. Num Pages: 360 pages, photographs. BIC Classification: 3JJP; HBTB; WSDP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 159 x 20. Weight in Grams: 674.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471969242
- ISBN
- 9780471969242
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 505.27
€ 505.27
Paperback. We have specific images of the kinds of bodies that house great minds. Focusing on the 17th century to the present, this book examines how intellectuals have sought to establish the value and authority of their ideas through public displays of their private life. Num Pages: 350 pages, 54 halftones, line illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFCX; JH; PDA; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 482.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 350
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226470146
- ISBN
- 9780226470146
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 25.76
€ 32.99
€ 25.76
Paperback. Nicholas Whyte's study of the role of science in Ireland examines the activities of Irish scientists during the period 1890 to 1930. It reveals the impact that Irish political events had on the fate of a number of distinguished Irish institutions. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JH; 3JJ; HBTQ; HBTR; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 0. Weight in Grams: 307.
- Publisher
- Cork University Press Cork
- Number of pages
- 232
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781859181850
- ISBN
- 9781859181850
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.00€ 24.15
€ 29.00
€ 24.15
Hardback. This book offers a new account of the British Empire's greatest failure and its most disturbing legacy. Using a wide range of published and archival sources, this study of racial discourse from 1870 to 1914 argues that race, then as now, was a contested territory within the metropolitan culture. Series Editor(s): Thompson, Andrew; Mackenzie, John. Series: Studies in Imperialism. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLL; HBTB; HBTQ; JFFJ; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Scholarly; (UP) Postgraduate; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 239 x 162 x 33. Weight in Grams: 698.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780719033575
- ISBN
- 9780719033575
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 6.76
€ 29.99
€ 6.76
Hardback. Although much has been written about Scottish involvement in slavery, the contribution of Scots to the abolition of black slavery has not yet been sufficiently recognised. This book starts with a Virginian slave seeking his freedomin Scotland in 1756 and ends with the abolition of the apprenticeship scheme in the West Indian colonies in 1838. Num Pages: 256 pages, 8 illus. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 3JF; 3JH; HBTS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 173 x 21. Weight in Grams: 560.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748624324
- ISBN
- 9780748624324
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 130.72€ 125.17
€ 130.72
€ 125.17
Paperback. Although much has been written about Scottish involvement in slavery, the contribution of Scots to the abolition of black slavery has not yet been sufficiently recognised. This book starts with a Virginian slave seeking his freedomin Scotland in 1756 and ends with the abolition of the apprenticeship scheme in the West Indian colonies in 1838. Num Pages: 256 pages, 8 illus. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 3JF; 3JH; HBTS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 160 x 234 x 19. Weight in Grams: 438.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748624331
- ISBN
- 9780748624331
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 37.30
€ 41.99
€ 37.30
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Bucknell University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781611487787
- ISBN
- 9781611487787
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.99€ 51.70
€ 53.99
€ 51.70
Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Luath Press Ltd
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781906307042
- ISBN
- 9781906307042
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 22.91
€ 33.99
€ 22.91
paperback. .
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press
- Number of pages
- 268
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719071836
- ISBN
- 9780719071836
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 26.77
€ 26.99
€ 26.77
Hardcover. This enthralling guide brings Scotland's landscape and history to life through literature Series: Literary Guides for Travellers. Num Pages: 272 pages, 20 bw integrated, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; DSRC; HBJD1; HBTB; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 205 x 30. Weight in Grams: 412.
- Publisher
- I.B. Tauris & Co. Ltd.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784536411
- ISBN
- 9781784536411
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 17.55
€ 23.99
€ 17.55
Paperback. Michael Meighan takes us on a journey into a time when Scotland, despite its small size, produced the best of everything, from stone to steel and rubber tyres to motor cars Num Pages: 224 pages, 171 Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; HBTB; HBTK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 168 x 243 x 14. Weight in Grams: 688. 224 pages, 171 Illustrations. Michael Meighan takes us on a journey into a time when Scotland, despite its small size, produced the best of everything, from stone to steel and rubber tyres to motor cars. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DBKS; HBTB; HBTK. Dimension: 168 x 243 x 14. Weight: 570.
- Publisher
- Amberley Publishing
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781445609171
- ISBN
- 9781445609171
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.55
€ 34.55