History: specific events & topics
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History: specific events & topics
Hardback. An illuminating account of the management of the end of a global empire and preparation for self-government - a drama no less striking for being couched in form of Parliamentary debate, and state papers. Num Pages: 304 pages, map,. BIC Classification: 1QDB; HBG; HBJD1; HBTQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 166 x 30. Weight in Grams: 626.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848855144
- ISBN
- 9781848855144
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.68€ 58.68
€ 64.68
€ 58.68
Paperback. This book critiques existing literature on the response of Western states to asylum seeking 'others' and outlines an alternative perspective to acknowledge the colonial histories that have shaped the contemporary response of states to movements of refugees. Series: Kilombo: International Relations and Colonial Questions. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: HBTR; JFFN; JPH; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield International
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2018
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781783486168
- ISBN
- 9781783486168
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 43.03
€ 46.99
€ 43.03
Paperback. The third volume in Robert Douglas's remarkable life story picks up from the bestselling SOMEWHERE TO LAY MY HEAD and brings us up to the present day. Num Pages: 336 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 1DBKSC; BGA; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 22. Weight in Grams: 236.
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780340935309
- ISBN
- 9780340935309
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.64
€ 14.99
€ 11.64
Paperback. A fascinating glimpse of real life for a London family in the early 19th century Num Pages: 112 pages, 80 colour illustrations, 20 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 136 x 11. Weight in Grams: 276.
- Publisher
- Pimpernel Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781910258446
- ISBN
- 9781910258446
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.19
€ 17.99
€ 16.19
CD-Audio. Tells about the history of the way we live. Series: Bryson. BIC Classification: HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 142 x 24. Weight in Grams: 198.
- Format
- CD
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Audiobooks
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Abridged
- SKU
- KKD0000966
- ISBN
- 9781846572319
CD
Condition: New
€ 7.28
€ 7.28
Paperback. The author was struck one day by the thought that we devote a lot more time to studying the battles and wars of history than to considering what history really consists of. This inspired him to start a journey around his own house, considering how the ordinary things in life came to be. This book is about the history of the way we live. Series: Bryson. Num Pages: 704 pages. BIC Classification: HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 199 x 51. Weight in Grams: 478.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Transworld Publishers Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781784161873
- ISBN
- 9781784161873
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.01
€ 14.99
€ 11.01
Paperback. How should Germany commemorate the mass murder of Jews once committed in its name? James E. Young - the only foreigner and Jew to serve on the German commission to select a design for a national Holocaust memorial - tells the inside story of this controversial project. Num Pages: 256 pages, 47 colour plates, 56 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; ACX; AG; AMGD; HBJD; HBTZ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 176 x 17. Weight in Grams: 436.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300094138
- ISBN
- 9780300094138
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 26.57
€ 36.99
€ 26.57
paperback. Using a rich variety of historical sources, Suzanne Morton traces the history of gambling regulation in five Canadian provinces ? Nova Scotia, Quebec, Ontario, Manitoba, and B.C. ? from the First World War to the federal legalization in 1969. Num Pages: 296 pages, 20 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB; JFFH; LNTX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 20. Weight in Grams: 453.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press, Scholarly Publishing Division Canada
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780802084415
- ISBN
- 9780802084415
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 41.44
€ 43.99
€ 41.44
Hardback. This examination of the social history of modernization investigates the centuries that followed the year 1000, when a new kind of society emerged in Europe. The text highlights both the "top-down" and "bottom-up" changes that characterized the social experience of early modernization. Num Pages: 438 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3H; HBJD; HBLC; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 38. Weight in Grams: 508.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 438
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520220584
- ISBN
- 9780520220584
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.33€ 48.20
€ 62.33
€ 48.20
Paperback. The first book in a new Johns Hopkins series, Regional Perspectives on Early America, At the Edge of Empire explores one of British America's most intriguing regions, both widening and deepening our understanding of North America's colonial experience. Series: Regional Perspectives on Early America. Num Pages: 224 pages, 17, 17 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KB; 1QDB; HBJK; HBLH; HBTQ; HBTR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801871375
- ISBN
- 9780801871375
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 26.41
€ 31.99
€ 26.41
Hardcover. A fascinating history of royal dining from medieval times to the present day, which features menus from royal celebrations, 200 rarely published illustrations and a foreword by well-known chef Heston Blumenthal. Num Pages: 208 pages, 250 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBJD1; HBTB; JFCV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 259 x 223 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1200.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Merrell Publishers
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781858946139
- ISBN
- 9781858946139
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 26.55
€ 33.99
€ 26.55
paperback. Editor(s): Milner, Stephen J. Series: Medieval Cultures S. Num Pages: 312 pages, 5 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3H; 3JB; 3JD; HBTB; JFSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 150 x 15. Weight in Grams: 399.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- First Edition
- SKU
- V9780816638215
- ISBN
- 9780816638215
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.12
€ 27.99
€ 26.12
Paperback. In this social history of the cinema during the silent-film era, Kathryn H. Fuller charts the gradual homogenization of a diverse American movie audience as itinerant shows gave way first to nickelodeon theatres and then to more luxurious picture palaces. Num Pages: 272 pages, b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APF; HBT; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 372.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813920825
- ISBN
- 9780813920825
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.66
€ 35.66
Paperback. Num Pages: 454 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 3D; HBJD; HBLA; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 219 x 139 x 37. Weight in Grams: 574.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 3rd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781138778467
- ISBN
- 9781138778467
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.11
€ 50.11
Paperback. Series: New Oxford World History. Num Pages: 168 pages, 24 b/w halftones, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1D; 1K; HBJD; HBJK; HBTB; HBTM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 161 x 233 x 8. Weight in Grams: 252.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 168
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195338096
- ISBN
- 9780195338096
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.81
€ 44.81
Paperback. Port cities were the means through which cultural and economic exchange took place between continental societies and the maritime world. In examining the ports of Brazil, the Caribbean and West Africa, this volume will provide fresh insight into the meaning of the 'First Globalisation'. Editor(s): Suarez Bosa, Miguel. Series: Cambridge Imperial and Post-Colonial Studies Series. Num Pages: 203 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBG; HBL; HBTQ; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 203
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349460311
- ISBN
- 9781349460311
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 64.41
€ 64.41
Paperback. Through networks of trails and rivers inland and established ocean routes across the seas, seventeenth-century Virginians were connected to a vibrant Atlantic world. This book shows how their Atlantic world emerged from the movement of goods and services, but trade routes quickly became equally important in the transfer of people and information. Num Pages: 320 pages, 9 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBFV; HBJK; HBLH; HBTB; KCLT. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 24. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812219975
- ISBN
- 9780812219975
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 35.62
€ 36.99
€ 35.62
Hardcover. Atlas of Indian Nations is a comprehensive resource for those interested in Native American history and culture. Told through maps, photos, art, and archival cartography, this is the story of American Indians that only National Geographic can tell. Num Pages: 350 pages, 300 colour and black and white photos, 50 maps. BIC Classification: 1KB; HBJK; HBTP; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 280 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1662.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- National Geographic
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781426211607
- ISBN
- 9781426211607
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 42.54
€ 45.99
€ 42.54
Paperback. With over 180 maps, commentaries and a bibliography, this second edition of a reference guide to medieval Europe brings the colourful history of the Middle Ages to life. It covers the period from the fall of the Roman Empire through to the beginnings of the Renaissance, spreading from the Atlantic coast to the Russian steppes. Editor(s): Ditchburn, David; MacLean, Simon; MacKay, Angus. Num Pages: 352 pages, 192 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1D; HBTP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 246 x 188 x 17. Weight in Grams: 638.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415383028
- ISBN
- 9780415383028
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.76
€ 45.76
Hardcover. The Great Famine is possibly the most pivotal event/experience in modern Irish history. Its global reach and implications cannot be underestimated. In terms of mortality, it is now widely accepted that over a million people perished between the years 1845-1852 and at least one million and a quarter fled the country. Editor(s): Crowley, John; Smyth, William J.; Murphy, Mike. Num Pages: 728 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB; JFFC1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 304 x 240 x 48. Weight in Grams: 3718.
- Publisher
- Cork University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781859184790
- ISBN
- 9781859184790
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 59.00€ 43.96
€ 59.00
€ 43.96