History: specific events & topics
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History: specific events & topics
Paperback. * A history from the origins of the Manchus to the murder of the former last Manchu emperor by the guards of the people who ruled China from 1685 to 1912 * Explains how the Manchus achieved their empire and what the consequences were for themselves and their subjects. Series: Peoples of Asia. Num Pages: 256 pages, 6 maps, 30halftones, glossary, index. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3J; HBJF; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 378.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631235910
- ISBN
- 9780631235910
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 57.89
€ 57.89
Paperback. Series: Ohio RIS Latin America Series. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLCN; HBTV; JPA; JPHV; JPWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 407. Weight in Grams: 286.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Ohio University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780896801974
- ISBN
- 9780896801974
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 28.79
€ 31.99
€ 28.79
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
€ 87.25
€ 87.25
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
€ 37.46
€ 37.46
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
€ 17.99€ 13.49
€ 17.99
€ 13.49
The Maple Leaf and the White Cross: A History of St. John Ambulance an...
Maple Leaf And The White Cross
hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Dundurn Press Canada
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 332
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781550027402
- ISBN
- 9781550027402
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.99€ 46.80
€ 53.99
€ 46.80
Paperback. This work traces the adventures, discoveries and feats of technical ingenuity by which mapmakers, over the centuries, have succeeded in charting first the surface of the globe, then the earth's interior and the ocean floors, and finally the moon and the planets of our solar system. Num Pages: 528 pages, b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: HBT; RGV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 153 x 39. Weight in Grams: 678.
- Publisher
- Pimlico
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780712668125
- ISBN
- 9780712668125
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 23.75
€ 32.99
€ 23.75
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
€ 98.73
€ 98.73
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
€ 21.99€ 15.86
€ 21.99
€ 15.86
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
€ 142.95
€ 142.95
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
€ 44.49
€ 44.49
paperback. "For German townsmen, life during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries was characterized by a culture of arms, with urban citizenry representing the armed power of the state. This book investigates how men were socialized to the martial ethic from all sides, and how masculine identity was confirmed with blades and guns"-- Series: Early Modern History: Society and Culture. Num Pages: 401 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBL; HBTB; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 593.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 401
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2011
- SKU
- V9781349366477
- ISBN
- 9781349366477
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 228.18
€ 228.18
Hardcover. For German townsmen, life during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries was characterized by a culture of arms, with urban citizenry representing the armed power of the state. This book investigates how men were socialized to the martial ethic from all sides, and how masculine identity was confirmed with blades and guns. Series: Early Modern History: Society and Culture. Num Pages: 401 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DFG; GTJ; HBJD; HBLH; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 144 x 28. Weight in Grams: 578.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230576568
- ISBN
- 9780230576568
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 228.93
€ 228.93
Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJF; HBTB; HPS; HRAX; JFSJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349529193
- ISBN
- 9781349529193
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.29
€ 66.29
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
€ 37.99€ 29.91
€ 37.99
€ 29.91
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€ 24.33
€ 25.99
€ 24.33
Paperback. The Mass Image situates the creation of the first photographically illustrated magazines within the social relations of the emerging popular culture of late Victorian London. It demonstrates how photomechanical reproduction allowed the illustrated press to envisage modern life on a much more intense scale than ever before. Num Pages: 302 pages, biography. BIC Classification: AB; HBJD1; HBTB; JFD; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 302
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349363070
- ISBN
- 9781349363070
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 127.76
€ 127.76
Hardcover. 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; HBTZ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 220. Weight in Grams: 516.
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books, Incorporated
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781571819345
- ISBN
- 9781571819345
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 162.80
€ 162.80
The Masters and the Slaves: Plantation Relations and Mestizaje in Amer...
Alexandra Isfahani-Hammond
Hardcover. Series: New Directions in Latino American Cultures. Num Pages: 171 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1K; HBTS; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 370.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781403965639
- ISBN
- 9781403965639
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.41
€ 66.41
Paperback. Num Pages: 464 pages, 79 halftones. BIC Classification: HBLL; HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691171319
- ISBN
- 9780691171319
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.24
€ 40.24
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
€ 44.35
€ 44.35
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
€ 74.89€ 68.33
€ 74.89
€ 68.33
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
€ 77.06
€ 77.06
Paperback. The Media of Testimony explores testimony relating to the Stasi in different cultural forms: autobiographical writing, memorial museums and documentary film. Combining theoretical models from diverse disciplines, it presents a new approach to the study of testimony, memory and mediation. Series: Palgrave Macmillan Memory Studies. Num Pages: 253 pages, biography. BIC Classification: APFR; HBAH; HBTB; JFC; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 315.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 253
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349473205
- ISBN
- 9781349473205
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.84
€ 65.84