History: specific events & topics
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History: specific events & topics
Paperback. This history of tort law in America looks at how the subject has been conceptualized, pointing out why changes in rules occurred, and who did the changing. Num Pages: 424 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBT; LNV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 142 x 216 x 31. Weight in Grams: 572.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Edition
- 2 Expanded ed
- Number of pages
- 424
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195139655
- ISBN
- 9780195139655
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 72.52
€ 72.52
Paperback. Takes the reader from the late nineteenth century to the aftermath of Abu Ghraib, from slavery and the electric chair to electrotorture in American inner cities, and from French and British colonial prison cells and the Spanish-American War to the fields of Vietnam, the wars of the Middle East, and the democracies of Latin America and Europe. Num Pages: 880 pages, 1 halftone. 9 tables. BIC Classification: HBT; JPA; JWA; JWKT; JWXR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 53. Weight in Grams: 1234.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 880
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691143330
- ISBN
- 9780691143330
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 56.45€ 44.53
€ 56.45
€ 44.53
Paperback. Explores the world of the thumbscrew and the rack, engines of torture authorized for investigating crime in European legal systems from medieval times into the eighteenth century. Drawing on juristic literature and legal records, this crisply written book provides an account of how European legal systems became dependent on the use of torture. Num Pages: 240 pages, 8line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3J; HBT; LA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 143 x 15. Weight in Grams: 334.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226468945
- ISBN
- 9780226468945
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 27.52
€ 34.99
€ 27.52
Paperback. Tosaka Jun (1900-1945) was one of modern Japan's most unique and important critics of capitalism, the emperor system, imperialism, and everyday life in wartime Japan. This collection of translations contains some of Tosaka's most important essays and original articles on Tosaka. Editor(s): Kawashima, Ken C.; Schafer, Fabian; Stolz, Robert. Series: Cornell University East Asia Program. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: DQ; HBTB; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Cornell Univ East Asia Program
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781933947686
- ISBN
- 9781933947686
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 41.44
€ 46.99
€ 41.44
Series: New Directions in Southern History. Num Pages: 192 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BJ; HBTB; HBWJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 400.
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- The University Press of Kentucky United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813134246
- ISBN
- 9780813134246
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.79
€ 41.79
Paperback. This is a new critical edition of an unjustly forgotten drama by Alphonse de Lamartine, written in the early 1840s. It draws a compelling image of Toussaint Louverture, the father of Haitian Independence. Series: Exeter French Texts. Num Pages: 163 pages, 3 illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: DD; HBTS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 210 x 148 x 13. Weight in Grams: 325.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- University of Exeter Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 163
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780859896351
- ISBN
- 9780859896351
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 39.14
€ 39.14
Paperback. Biography of the anti-imperialist fighter and slave liberator Toussaint Louverture, explored through the prism of his radical politics. Series: Revolutionary Lives. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1KJH; 3JF; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTS; HBTV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 198 x 129. .
- Publisher
- Pluto Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745335148
- ISBN
- 9780745335148
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 16.45
€ 21.99
€ 16.45
Hardcover. The definitive biography of the Haitian revolutionary Toussaint Louverture, leader of the only successful slave revolt in world history Num Pages: 352 pages, TBD. BIC Classification: 1KJH; 3JF; BGH; HBJK; HBTV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 168 x 243 x 37. Weight in Grams: 588.
- Publisher
- Basic Books
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780465094134
- ISBN
- 9780465094134
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.25
€ 33.99
€ 24.25
Hardcover. "Towards a Just World" tells the remarkable story of the long struggle to craft the concept of international justice that we have today. Dorothy V. Jones focuses on the first half of the 20th century, the pivotal years in which justice took on expanded meaning. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJ; HBLW; HBT; LB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 157 x 22. Weight in Grams: 516.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 2nd ed.
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226409481
- ISBN
- 9780226409481
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 94.08€ 77.34
€ 94.08
€ 77.34
Hardcover. James T. Kloppenberg explores the evolution of democracy, and specifically, the European influences on American ideas of a democratic society. Num Pages: 880 pages. BIC Classification: HBG; HBTB; JPA; JPHV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156. .
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195054613
- ISBN
- 9780195054613
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 40.75
€ 40.99
€ 40.75
Hardback. .
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield International
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781783487950
- ISBN
- 9781783487950
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 139.95€ 49.63
€ 139.95
€ 49.63
Paperback. By following the development of 'Main Streets' in nine Alberta towns, this title presents a record of a largely vanished way of life. Num Pages: 392 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBCL; HBTB; JFSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 226 x 153 x 30. Weight in Grams: 588.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- University of Alberta Press Canada
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780888642684
- ISBN
- 9780888642684
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.25
€ 26.99
€ 20.25
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Verso
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781689172
- ISBN
- 9781781689172
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.02
€ 26.99
€ 25.02
Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages, 12 colour photos & 30 b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBC; HBTB; HRAX; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 141 x 12. Weight in Grams: 254.
- Publisher
- Vehicule Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781550653168
- ISBN
- 9781550653168
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 17.88
€ 18.99
€ 17.88
Paperback. A comprehensive guide to dating and interpreting family photographs, the book uses as examples over 150 previously unpublished images. Written by one of the Britain's leading photograph historians and based on years of research into historical photographic records. Num Pages: 240 pages, 150 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBTG; WQY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 163 x 15. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Publisher
- Pen & Sword Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781592809
- ISBN
- 9781781592809
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.67
€ 19.99
€ 15.67
Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages, over 40 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HBTQ; WQY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 159 x 15. Weight in Grams: 466.
- Publisher
- Pen & Sword Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848845732
- ISBN
- 9781848845732
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 17.49
€ 21.99
€ 17.49
Paperback. This practical and comprehensive guide provides an introduction for family historians to trace their ancestors in Hertfordshire. It is thematic in approach, the chapters incorporating related material on subjects as broad as military ancestors and the poor and the sick. Num Pages: 160 pages, index. BIC Classification: 1DBKEMF; 1DBKEST; HBTG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 172 x 8. Weight in Grams: 328.
- Publisher
- University Of Hertfordshire Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780954218928
- ISBN
- 9780954218928
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.25
€ 13.99
€ 13.25
Paperback. Essential handbook for anyone researching Jewish family history. This is a concise account of the history of the Jewish presence in Britain. The book includes a guide to relevant libraries, archives, websites and museums both in the UK and abroad. Num Pages: 208 pages, over 100 illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTG; WQY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 159 x 14. Weight in Grams: 442.
- Publisher
- Pen & Sword Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 2nd ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781473821279
- ISBN
- 9781473821279
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 23.30
€ 25.99
€ 23.30
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Countryside Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781853069369
- ISBN
- 9781853069369
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 22.12
€ 24.99
€ 22.12
Paperback. Traction engines are a familiar and stirring sight at steam rallies up and down the country, but what were they for, why do they look as they look, and where were they built? These book answers all these questions and more. Series: Britain's Heritage Series. Num Pages: 64 pages, 80. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBTB; WGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 165. .
- Publisher
- Amberley Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781445668864
- ISBN
- 9781445668864
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.05
€ 17.05