History: specific events & topics
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History: specific events & topics
Hardback. The Many Meanings of Poverty is about poverty in a colonial context--it argues that the cultural meanings of poverty defined social compacts that served to bolster and undermine the sources of colonialism. Num Pages: 384 pages, 14 tables, 4 figures, 10 illustrations, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1KLSE; HBJK; HBLH; HBTQ; HBTR; JFFA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 712. Weight in Grams: 653.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804751780
- ISBN
- 9780804751780
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 92.73
€ 92.73
Paperback. Hugh Everett III's "Many Worlds" theory is now considered a hugely important breakthrough in the history of physics. This book tells the story of the physics establishment's rejection of his theory, his subsequent Pentagon career in nuclear strategy, and his difficult personal life and eventual death from alcoholism. Num Pages: 464 pages, 43 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: BGT; HBTW; PDX; PHQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 680.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 464
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199659241
- ISBN
- 9780199659241
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99
€ 36.99
Paperback. Hidden behind velvet curtains above a stairway in a house in London's Piccadilly is an enormous and beautiful hand-coloured map - the first geological map of anywhere in the world. Its maker was a farmer's son named William Smith. Born in 1769 his life was beset by troubles. This title tells his story. Num Pages: 352 pages, illustrations, facsimiles, maps, glossary, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: BGH; HBTP; RGV; WNW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 24. Weight in Grams: 254.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140280395
- ISBN
- 9780140280395
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.74
€ 14.99
€ 11.74
Hardback.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Boydell & Brewer Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 278
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843834786
- ISBN
- 9781843834786
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 96.00
€ 96.00
Paperback. An exploration of one of the paradoxes of history: the pursuit by governments of policies contrary to their own interests. Num Pages: 576 pages. BIC Classification: 1Q; HBT; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 127 x 65. Weight in Grams: 398.
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 576
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780349106748
- ISBN
- 9780349106748
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 15.64
€ 20.99
€ 15.64
Hardcover. The first study of its kind. The book explores the rich, complex maritime inheritance of Cornwall on a national and international scale, considering the importance of the different historical periods from the medieval to the twentieth century. Num Pages: 496 pages, 30 tables, 73 b& w illustrations, 28 colour plates. BIC Classification: 1DBKEWC; HBJD1; HBTM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 213 x 269 x 35. Weight in Grams: 1828.
- Publisher
- University of Exeter Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 400
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780859898508
- ISBN
- 9780859898508
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 134.16
€ 134.16
Paperback. The central theme of this study of American life in the early 19th century is the establishment of capitalism. The author argues that, following the Industrial Revolution, two distinct societies were created in the USA: rich and poor, proprietors and labourers, city dwellers and farmers. Num Pages: 512 pages, bibliog. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 157 x 235 x 27. Weight in Grams: 780.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 509
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Edition
- Edition Unstated
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195089202
- ISBN
- 9780195089202
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.03
€ 42.03
Paperback. Examines the social and cultural significance of masculinity during the generations born between the Black Death and Protestant Reformation. This title discovers that social relations between men, founded on the ideals of honesty and self-restraint, were at least as important as their domination and control of women in defining their identities. Num Pages: 304 pages, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3H; HBJD1; HBLC1; HBTB; JFSJ2. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226569574
- ISBN
- 9780226569574
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 29.14
€ 36.99
€ 29.14
Paperback. This book traces the history of the civil war that has blighted Liberia in the 1990s and looks at its roots in the way governments have been established in West Africa during the 20th century. Num Pages: 370 pages, illustrations maps, portraits. BIC Classification: 1HFDL; 3JJ; HBJH; HBT; HBW; JPH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 26. Weight in Grams: 484.
- Publisher
- Hurst & Co Ltd
- Number of pages
- 370
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- 2nd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781850654179
- ISBN
- 9781850654179
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 23.79
€ 25.99
€ 23.79
Paperback. The role of massacre in history has been given little focused attention either by historians or academics in related fields. This is surprising as its prevalence and persistence surely demands that it should be a subject of serious and systematic exploration. What exactly is a massacre? When - and why - does it happen? Editor(s): Levene, Mark; Roberts, Penny. Series: War and Genocide. Num Pages: 320 pages, 6 half-tones, maps. BIC Classification: HBG; HBJD; HBTB; HBTZ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 139 x 17. Weight in Grams: 364.
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781571819352
- ISBN
- 9781571819352
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 34.43
€ 36.99
€ 34.43
hardcover. The Matter of History links the history of people with the history of things through a bold new materialist theory of the past. Series: Studies in Environment and History. Num Pages: 358 pages, 15 b/w illus. BIC Classification: HBG; HBTB; HDP; JFCD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 152. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 358
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781107134171
- ISBN
- 9781107134171
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 122.21
€ 122.21
Paperback. Nick's parents purchased an old Thames sailing barge. It was an unusual choice of a home in a time when new houses were in demand after Second World War. Nick was lucky to be brought up on board, moving school as the barge moved from port to port on the Medway and Thames. The barge was overhauled by Nick's parents, but the children helped too. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JJPG; BT; HBTB; WGGN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 249 x 173 x 17. Weight in Grams: 654.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752442259
- ISBN
- 9780752442259
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 20.31
€ 21.99
€ 20.31
paperback. Editor(s): Walker, Harlan. Num Pages: 288 pages, 20 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: HBT; WB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 246 x 168 x 15. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Prospect Books United Kingdom
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781903018248
- ISBN
- 9781903018248
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 33.29
€ 40.99
€ 33.29
Hardcover. Num Pages: 326 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLC; 1KLSX; HBJK; HBTB; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 297 x 228 x 27. Weight in Grams: 1198.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780884024033
- ISBN
- 9780884024033
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 73.82€ 66.70
€ 73.82
€ 66.70
Hardback. Drawing on hundreds of unpublished court records, Marie Kelleher examines how women in the fourteenth-century Crown of Aragon engaged with patriarchal assumptions to shape their own legal identities, thus playing a crucial role in the formation of a gendered legal culture that shaped women's lives throughout Europe for centuries afterwards. Series: The Middle Ages Series. Num Pages: 232 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 3H; HBJD; HBLC1; HBTB; JFSJ1; LAZ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 239 x 163 x 24. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812242560
- ISBN
- 9780812242560
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 80.88
€ 80.88
Paperback. The figure of the medieval cook revealed, in the context of time and circumstance. Num Pages: 256 pages, 19, 19 black & white illustrations, 19 black and white. BIC Classification: 3H; HBLC1; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 154 x 16. Weight in Grams: 574.
- Publisher
- Boydell & Brewer Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843838265
- ISBN
- 9781843838265
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.26
€ 26.99
€ 23.26
Paperback. Have you ever wondered what life was like for the ordinary housewife in the Middle Ages? Or how much power a medieval lady really had? Find out in this fascinating book. Num Pages: 96 pages, 40. BIC Classification: 3H; HBLC1; HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 170 x 7. Weight in Grams: 304.
- Publisher
- Amberley Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781445643700
- ISBN
- 9781445643700
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 28.22
€ 28.22
Paperback. Num Pages: 456 pages. BIC Classification: HBLC1; HBTB; JFSR2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 158 x 25. Weight in Grams: 646.
- Publisher
- University of Notre Dame Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780268020446
- ISBN
- 9780268020446
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 47.51
€ 47.99
€ 47.51
Hardcover. In The Medieval Kitchen, Hannele Klemettila presents a richly illustrated history of medieval food and cookery in Western Europe and Scandinavia. The book is also a practical cookbook, with a collection of more than 60 originally sourced recipes that can easily be prepared in today's modern home. Num Pages: 224 pages, 114 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3H; HBJD; HBLC1; HBTB; WB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 245 x 200 x 22. Weight in Grams: 970.
- Publisher
- Reaktion Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781861899088
- ISBN
- 9781861899088
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 28.32
€ 40.99
€ 28.32
Hardback. The modern prison is commonly thought to be the fruit of an Enlightenment penology that stressed man's ability to reform his soul. This book challenges this view by tracing the institution's emergence to a much earlier period beginning in the late thirteenth century, and provides a view of medieval prison life. Num Pages: 224 pages, 22 halftones. 1 table. BIC Classification: HBLC1; HBTB; JKVP1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 240 x 165 x 19. Weight in Grams: 462.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691135335
- ISBN
- 9780691135335
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.77€ 41.40
€ 52.77
€ 41.40
Paperback. Num Pages: 603 pages, 4ill. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBG; HBLC; HBTB. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 138 x 32. Weight in Grams: 654. Clean copy with some shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Publisher
- Dover Publications Inc.
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KOG0007956
- ISBN
- 9780486260020
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2018
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781138848696
- ISBN
- 9781138848696
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 78.05
€ 78.05
Paperback. The Medieval World View, Third Edition, presents the presuppositions of medieval society in a systematic fashion by integrating brief, self-contained selections from primary texts and carefully captioned photographs into a narrative of the medieval world and its foundations. Num Pages: 432 pages, Illustrations, map. BIC Classification: 1D; 3H; HBJD; HBLC1; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 161 x 235 x 15. Weight in Grams: 534.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 432
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 3rd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195373684
- ISBN
- 9780195373684
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 110.62
€ 110.62
Paperback. Num Pages: 208 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Mercer University Press
- Edition
- 2nd Rev and Corr ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780865545168
- ISBN
- 9780865545168
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 17.86
€ 18.99
€ 17.86