History: specific events & topics
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History: specific events & topics
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
€ 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€ 32.94
€ 46.99
€ 32.94
An original reinterpretation of the Nat Turner revolt, This Land Shall Be Deluged retells the story of how slave rebels challenged the slaveholders' authority in Southampton, Virginia. Paying careful attention to the dynamics among slaves and free, it reveals something surprising about both the fragility and power of slavery. Num Pages: 320 pages, 10 hts. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156. .
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199828005
- ISBN
- 9780199828005
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 41.20
€ 41.99
€ 41.20
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€ 29.55
€ 34.99
€ 29.55
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€ 16.83
€ 20.99
€ 16.83
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€ 38.05
€ 53.99
€ 38.05
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
€ 83.50€ 64.09
€ 83.50
€ 64.09
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
€ 51.35
€ 51.35
Hardcover. For much of the Middle Ages, the Lara family was among the most powerful aristocratic lineages in Spain. This book explores the causes of change in the dynamics of power, and narrates the dramatic story of the events that overtook the Lara family. Series: Harvard Historical Studies. Num Pages: 208 pages, 15 maps, 1 genealogy chart. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 3F; 3H; HBJD; HBLC; HBTG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 481.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674006065
- ISBN
- 9780674006065
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 89.32€ 79.82
€ 89.32
€ 79.82
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
€ 21.99€ 19.13
€ 21.99
€ 19.13
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€ 30.50
€ 35.99
€ 30.50
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
€ 58.14
€ 58.14
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
€ 28.14
€ 28.14
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€ 21.88
€ 26.99
€ 21.88
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, col. ill. BIC Classification: 1DSP; 3H; HBJD; HBLC; HBTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 42. Weight in Grams: 540. The Epic Voyages of Vasco Da Gama. 560 pages, col. ill. 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. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DSP; 3H; HBJD; HBLC; HBTM. Dimension: 198 x 131 x 42. Weight: 518.
- Publisher
- Atlantic Books
- Number of pages
- 560
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848870192
- ISBN
- 9781848870192
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 17.49
€ 21.99
€ 17.49
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€ 10.95
€ 13.99
€ 10.95
Paperback. An engaging and informative first-hand account of the last 'grain race' of maritime history, from respected travel writer Eric Newby. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJG; BT; HBTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 26. Weight in Grams: 332.
- Publisher
- William Collins
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780007597833
- ISBN
- 9780007597833
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.32
€ 14.99
€ 11.32
Paperback. In Jew Town in India's Cochin, two small communities descended from 'a lost tribe of Israel' are living side by side, on the brink of extinction. When their last two members of child-bearing age refuse to marry, their fate is sealed. This book presents their story. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HBJF; HBTB; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 18. Weight in Grams: 202.
- Publisher
- Portobello Books London
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781846270994
- ISBN
- 9781846270994
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.41
€ 14.99
€ 11.41
Hardback. The Last King in India tells the story of a much-maligned king who had the misfortune to be on the throne when the East India Company usurped power. Wajid Ali Shah led a fascinating life that included marrying over 350 women, building a fantasy palace in Lucknow, writing poetry that is still acclaimed today, and surviving the 1857 Mutiny. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 3JH; BGH; HBJF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 142 x 27. Weight in Grams: 576.
- Publisher
- C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849044080
- ISBN
- 9781849044080
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 43.97
€ 43.97
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Five Leaves Publications United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2nd
- Number of pages
- 100
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781905512218
- ISBN
- 9781905512218
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.22
€ 10.22