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History: specific events & topics

Paperback. Jet, a hard, black, shiny gen, closely related to coal, has been fashioned into jewellery and trinkets for generations, but during the Victorian period, when the ritual surrounding death and the long mourning of Queen Victoria made black fashionable, jet became hugely popular. This book traces the history of jet and the Whitby jet industry. Series: Shire Library. Num Pages: 56 pages, Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: 1DBKEYK; HBJD1; HBTK; WCP; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 150 x 4. Weight in Grams: 148.
Publisher
Shire Publications Ltd
Number of pages
56
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780747807315
ISBN
9780747807315
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.41

Paperback. Rich in historical insight and told in a dramatic and engaging voice, this is a superb evocation of the period with a series character to rival Sharpe. Editor(s): Philipps, Roland. Num Pages: 352 pages, B/W line drawings & photos. BIC Classification: HBTS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 21. Weight in Grams: 240.
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton General Division
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780340794708
ISBN
9780340794708
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.47

Hardback. An insight into the world of low-budget westerns and Hollywood's "poverty row". C. Jack Lewis recounts his impressions of the directors, screenwriters and stars of these films, showing the human side of the people with whom he came into contact as he made his break into the industry. Series: The Scarecrow Filmmakers Series. Num Pages: 294 pages, 40 b&w photographs, index. BIC Classification: APF; HBT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 144 x 25. Weight in Grams: 517.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
294
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810843585
ISBN
9780810843585
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 118.67

Paperback. Paper is older than the printing press, and even in its unprinted state it was the great network medium behind the emergence of modern civilization. In the shape of bills, banknotes and accounting books it was indispensible to the economy. As forms and files it was essential to bureaucracy. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: GTC; HBTB; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Publisher
Polity Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
328
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745672540
ISBN
9780745672540
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 17.27

Paperback. This text offers evidence that alcohol encouraged white conquest and destroyed Native Americans. It presents the motivations of the government and its people in promulgating and prohibiting alcohol among Indians. It recounts the devastating role that intoxicants had in the "winning" of the West. Num Pages: 180 pages, 30 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; JFFH1; JFM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 12. Weight in Grams: 286.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Univ Pr of Kansas
Condition
New
SKU
V9780700609642
ISBN
9780700609642
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 28.22

Paperback. Num Pages: 312 pages, 6 illus. BIC Classification: 1H; HB; HBTS; HRA; HRAX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 234 x 18. Weight in Grams: 438.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199344390
ISBN
9780199344390
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 70.42

Paperback. A comparative approach to the American Indians and Scottish Highlanders, this book examines the experiences of clans and tribal societies, which underwent parallel experiences on the peripheries of Britain's empire in Britain, the United States, and Canada. Num Pages: 392 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBLL; HBTQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 642.
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
390
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199737826
ISBN
9780199737826
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 61.40

Hardback. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTB; JFSL1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Condition
New
SKU
V9781632864123
ISBN
9781632864123
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 24.73

Paperback. White servitude was one of the major institutions in the economy and society of early colonial British America. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JD; HBJK; HBLH; HBTS. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 450.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1982
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521273794
ISBN
9780521273794
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 30.33

Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: BTP; HBTS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 138 x 14. Weight in Grams: 240.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Heritage House Publishing Co Ltd Canada
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9781894384025
ISBN
9781894384025
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 17.33

Paperback. A selection of 19th-century Barbary Coast captivity narratives. The accounts range from 1798 to 1904 and tell the stories of enslaved white Americans, whose plight became fodder for pro- and anti-slavery writers. Num Pages: 376 pages, 19 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DNF; HBJK; HBLL; HBTS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 155 x 228 x 20. Weight in Grams: 442.
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
376
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226034041
ISBN
9780226034041
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 26.71

Paperback. Num Pages: 384 pages, illus. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; 1KBB; HBJH; HBJK; HBTB; JFFJ; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 135 x 203 x 28. Weight in Grams: 454.
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1982
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195030426
ISBN
9780195030426
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.93

Hardcover. A fascinating anthology of narratives from the period 1735-1830, by European women who recount their enslavement in North Africa. The first such collection, it includes an extensive introduction which links the discourse on contemporary Western women captives in Iran, Afghanistan and Iraq with that of former white captives in North Africa. Num Pages: 321 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1HB; 3JF; 3JH; HBJH; HBLL; HBTS. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 224 x 146 x 23. Weight in Grams: 508.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230221987
ISBN
9780230221987
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 142.27
€ 135.48

paperback. Series: AAR Academy Series. Num Pages: 280 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; HRCM; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 142 x 217 x 21. Weight in Grams: 368.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1989
Publisher
Scholars Press United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9781555403034
ISBN
9781555403034
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 72.88

Hardback. Series: The United States in the World. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTQ; JFFJ; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 30. Weight in Grams: 542.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801453977
ISBN
9780801453977
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 41.17

Hardback. The prehistory of modern passport and identification technologies: the documents, seals, and stamps, that could document and transform their owner's identity. Translator(s): Kyburz, Mark; Peck, John. Num Pages: 352 pages, 22 illus. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JB; 3JD; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 161 x 31. Weight in Grams: 650.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Zone Books United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9781890951726
ISBN
9781890951726
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.15

Paperback. Num Pages: 204 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKSC; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 270 x 16. Weight in Grams: 332.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Luath Press Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
2 Rev ed
Number of pages
204
Condition
New
SKU
V9781910745663
ISBN
9781910745663
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.05

Hardback. Presents a story of the battle over the Thirteenth Amendment, and of James Ashley, the unsung Ohio congressman who proposed the amendment and steered it to passage. This book takes you to the floor of Congress and to the back rooms where deals were made. It brings to life the messy process of legislation and more. Num Pages: 320 pages, 45 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTS; LAZ; LND. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226178202
ISBN
9780226178202
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 27.84

Paperback. A shocking expose of the true story behind the death of the much-beloved UN Secretary General, Dag Hammarskjold Num Pages: 340 pages. BIC Classification: 1H; 3JJPK; HBJH; HBTW; JFHC; JPSN1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 140 x 216 x 34. Weight in Grams: 502.
Publisher
C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
2nd Revised edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849048026
ISBN
9781849048026
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 22.91

Hardcover. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: G; HBTB; HRJ; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 178 x 26. Weight in Grams: 496.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Gefen Publishing House Israel
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9789652294760
ISBN
9789652294760
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 21.27

Twentieth-century America has witnessed the most widespread movement of African-Americans from the South to urban centres in the north. This study examines the impact of this dislocation identifying the resulting migration narratives as a major genre in African-American cultural production. Series: Race & American Culture. Num Pages: 248 pages, halftones, line figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DSBH; HBTB; JFC; JFFN; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 428.
Number of pages
244
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195088977
ISBN
9780195088977
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 82.91

Hardcover. By the eve of the Holocaust, Poland was home to the second largest Jewish population in the world. By war's end, its Jews had been decimated and their culture all but destroyed. The authors of this work revisit their roots to research a rumour that Jewish life is being rekindled in modern Poland. Series: Judaic Traditions in Literature, Music and Art. Num Pages: 384 pages, 74 photographs, bibliography, glossary, index. BIC Classification: 1DVP; HBJD; HBTZ1; JFC; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 875.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815607199
ISBN
9780815607199
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 38.65

Hardback. Series: American Sports History Series. Num Pages: 360 pages. BIC Classification: HBT; JHBS; WSJT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 145 x 24. Weight in Grams: 522.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810839274
ISBN
9780810839274
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 157.95

Hardcover. The 1904 Saint Louis World's Fair was a major event in early twentieth-century America. This title asks: what can we learn about the lived experience of fairgoers when we compare historical accounts, individual and collective memories, and artifacts from the event? It paints a lively picture of how fairgoers spent their time. Num Pages: 240 pages, 20 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBBNU; 3JJC; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226293103
ISBN
9780226293103
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 40.97

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