History: specific events & topics
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History: specific events & topics
Paperback. War, Debt, and Other Refugee Passages. Series: Next Wave: New Directions in Women's Studies. 304 pages, 4 photographs. Develops a new critique of United States empire and its self-interested claims to provide for others the advantage of human freedom. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW; HBTR; JPVH1. Dimension: 227 x 155 x 17. Weight: 418.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822352396
- ISBN
- 9780822352396
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 27.67
€ 29.99
€ 27.67
Hardcover. This analysis of the negative response to the discovery of the homosexual in late 19th-century America investigates the responses of the emergent medical community to this problem, and discusses how the negative reception of the homosexual impacted the future social conception of gay men and women. Num Pages: 241 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; HBTB; JFC; JFSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 244
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780312234928
- ISBN
- 9780312234928
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.82
€ 66.82
Paperback. The first and only global social history of the world's most romantic, flamboyant, glamorous and politically influential art-form: opera. Num Pages: 496 pages, Illustrations (some col.), facsims., ports. BIC Classification: AVGC9; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 170 x 39. Weight in Grams: 930. A Social History of Opera. 496 pages, Illustrations (some col.), facsims., ports. The first and only global social history of the world's most romantic, flamboyant, glamorous and politically influential art-form: opera. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: AVGC9; HBTB. Dimension: 234 x 170 x 39. Weight: 890.
- Publisher
- Atlantic Books
- Number of pages
- 496
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843544678
- ISBN
- 9781843544678
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 28.96
€ 40.99
€ 28.96
Paperback. As he stepped into the massive, roaring space of the Coliseum, he would have been aware of two things: first the bodies of those who had fought and fallen, their blood mingling with the hot dust of the arena floor; second, a sound as ominous as the scenes before him - that of swords being sharpened. Num Pages: 224 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; ASZ; HBJD; HBLA; HBTS; WST. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 127 x 15. Weight in Grams: 160. Fine copy
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Ebury Press
- Condition
- Used, Like New
- SKU
- KSS0001040
- ISBN
- 9780091886547
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Hardback. In the twentieth century, glamour has often been associated with the cinema and its stars, though fashion, 'high society', popular music, shopping, glossy magazines and advertising have all sought to harness its allure. The authors explore the origins and uses of the aura of glamour and trace its history and power as a language of visual seduction. Num Pages: 218 pages, biography. BIC Classification: APF; HBTB; JFCA; JFD; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 406.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 218
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333733806
- ISBN
- 9780333733806
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.65
€ 66.65
Hardcover. At the end of the nineteenth century, Pittsburgh was leading the nation in glass production, and glass bottle plants in particular relied heavily on adolescent (and younger) males for their manufacturing process. This title presents an examination of legislative clashes over the singular issue of the glass house boys. Num Pages: 240 pages, 20 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEP; HBJK; HBTB; JKSB1; KCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 494.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of Pittsburgh Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822943778
- ISBN
- 9780822943778
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 69.94
€ 69.94
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Routledge
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781138709485
- ISBN
- 9781138709485
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.43
€ 51.43
Paperback. Despite the explosion of interest in the "global 1968," the arts in this period - both popular and avant-garde forms - have too often been neglected. This interdisciplinary volume brings together scholars in history, cultural studies, musicology and other areas to explore the symbiosis of the sonic and the visual in the counterculture of the 1960s. Editor(s): Brown, T. Num Pages: 304 pages, 17 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: AB; AV; HBG; HBL; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 472.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349477265
- ISBN
- 9781349477265
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 127.64
€ 127.64
Hardcover. Series: International Political Economy Series. Num Pages: 216 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBTK; JHBL; KCP; KNXB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 220 x 163 x 16. Weight in Grams: 374.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 220
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781403993380
- ISBN
- 9781403993380
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.80
€ 66.80
Paperback. Fetherling argues that the gold rushes in the US, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa shared the same causes and results, the same characters and characteristics. Num Pages: 230 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLL; HBTB; RGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 17. Weight in Grams: 355.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 230
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780802080462
- ISBN
- 9780802080462
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 39.85
€ 43.99
€ 39.85
Paperback. A comparative study of the beliefs and institutions of mankind. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 944 pages. BIC Classification: HBT; HRAX; JFHF; VXWM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 132 x 39. Weight in Grams: 642.
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Number of pages
- 944
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Edition
- Abridged
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140189315
- ISBN
- 9780140189315
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 19.06
€ 26.99
€ 19.06
Hardcover. This volume concerns the role of families and their members in the processes of a liberal and democratic civil society, the question of boundaries and intersections of the private and public domains, and the interventions of state institutions. The family has the potential to be an important source of energy for civil society activity.. Editor(s): Nautz, Jurgen; Ginsborg, Paul; Nijhuis, Ton. Series: European Civil Society. Num Pages: 324 pages, 20 figs and tables. BIC Classification: 1D; HBJD; HBTB; JHBK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 238 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 528.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Number of pages
- 324
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857454706
- ISBN
- 9780857454706
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 163.19
€ 163.19
perfect. .
- Publisher
- Stenlake Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 112
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781840335293
- ISBN
- 9781840335293
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 22.00
€ 22.00
Hardcover. Num Pages: 336 pages, 30 color photos. BIC Classification: HBT; WBTH; WBV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 162 x 29. Weight in Grams: 774.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Skyhorse Publishing
- Edition
- New
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781632205865
- ISBN
- 9781632205865
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 21.35
€ 21.35
Paperback. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTB; JHBZ; MBP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 229 x 30. Weight in Grams: 378.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Beacon Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780807076996
- ISBN
- 9780807076996
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.25
€ 26.99
€ 20.25
paperback. Num Pages: 214 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JJG; BG; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Greenwich Exchange United Kingdom
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 214
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781871551549
- ISBN
- 9781871551549
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.48
€ 13.99
€ 13.48
Paperback. Num Pages: 384 pages, 2. BIC Classification: 3H; HBTB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 157 x 23. Weight in Grams: 538.
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801474743
- ISBN
- 9780801474743
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.59
€ 36.59
Hardcover. A new and holistic interpretation of one of the non-fiction sensations of the nineteenth century, Ernest Renan's Life of Jesus, this volume demonstrates how Renan's controversial work intervened in a remarkable range of debates in nineteenth-century French cultural life: not merely religious, but also social, intellectual, and cultural. Series: Oxford Historical Monographs. Num Pages: 288 pages, 7 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JH; HBJD; HBLL; HBTB; JFCX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 224 x 147 x 25. Weight in Grams: 498.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198728757
- ISBN
- 9780198728757
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 207.41
€ 207.41
Hardback. THE GOSPEL OF KINDNESS explores the historical significance of the American animal welfare movement at home and overseas from the Second Great Awakening to the Second World War. Focused on laboring animals at its inception, the movement evolved into an expansive "gospel of kindness," transforming animal mercy into a signature American value. Num Pages: 320 pages, 34 illus. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBTB; JFFZ; WNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 167 x 22. Weight in Grams: 601.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199733156
- ISBN
- 9780199733156
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 103.32
€ 103.32
Paperback. Tales of child sacrifice, demon lovers, incestual relations, and returns from the dead are part of English and Irish gothic literature. This book shows how Anglo-Irish gothic works written from the eighteenth through the twentieth centuries reflect the destructive effects of imperialism on the children. Series: Post-Contemporary Interventions. Num Pages: 304 pages, 1 figure. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DBR; HBJD1; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 23. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822324140
- ISBN
- 9780822324140
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 28.79
€ 36.99
€ 28.79
Paperback. There are many interpretations of the word 'Gothic'. Nick Groom explores the rich history and chronology of the term, bringing together various underlying and disparate elements to clarify its meaning. By examining its history, he argues that we can better interpret and understand society today. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 184 pages, Approx 15 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSB; HBTB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 175 x 113 x 9. Weight in Grams: 142.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Number of pages
- 184
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199586790
- ISBN
- 9780199586790
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 14.39
€ 14.99
€ 14.39
Hardback. The volume is divided into three parts, corresponding to the three main phases in Gothic history: their early history down to the fourth century, the revolution in Gothic society set in motion by the arrival of the Huns, and the history of the Gothic successor states to the western Roman Empire. Series: Peoples of Europe. Num Pages: 376 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1D; 3D; 3F; HBJD; HBLA; HBTB; HDD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 239 x 166 x 26. Weight in Grams: 686.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631165361
- ISBN
- 9780631165361
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 131.79
€ 131.79
paperback. Series: Studies in Childhood and Youth. Num Pages: 266 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFSP; JHBA; JHBK; JN; JPQB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 344.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 266
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2014
- SKU
- V9781349457229
- ISBN
- 9781349457229
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.02
€ 66.02
Hardcover. Grounded in the Foucauldian literature on governmentality and drawing on a broad range of disciplines, this book examines the government of childhood in the West from the early modern period to the present. The book deals with three key time-periods and examines shifts in the conceptualization and regulation of childhood and child-rearing. Series: Studies in Childhood and Youth. Num Pages: 266 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFSP1; JHBK; JKSB1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 144 x 218 x 20. Weight in Grams: 446.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137312266
- ISBN
- 9781137312266
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.25
€ 67.25