History: specific events & topics
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History: specific events & topics
Paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages, 100 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKEMP; HBJD1; HBTK; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 173 x 248 x 26. Weight in Grams: 776.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780750967877
- ISBN
- 9780750967877
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 28.39
€ 33.99
€ 28.39
Paperback. The Industrial Revolution was one of the great, transforming events of world history. Robert C. Allen explains what happened during this period, and why. He asks why the revolution occured in Britain rather than other countries, and looks at the impact of changing technology and business organizations on contemporary social structures. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 168 pages, 10 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJD1; HBLL; HBT; HBTK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 114 x 174 x 11. Weight in Grams: 134.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198706786
- ISBN
- 9780198706786
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.73
€ 11.99
€ 10.73
Paperback. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 3JF; 3JH; HBG; HBLL; HBTK; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 160 x 234 x 19. Weight in Grams: 532.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781474286466
- ISBN
- 9781474286466
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 30.55
€ 35.99
€ 30.55
Hardcover. Based on extensive research in formerly secret archives, this volume examines the progress of Soviet industrialisation against the background of the rising threat of aggression from Germany, Japan and Italy, and the consolidation of Stalin's power. Num Pages: 496 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBTK; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 145 x 218 x 34. Weight in Grams: 752.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333586853
- ISBN
- 9780333586853
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 234.69
€ 234.69
Paperback. Spanning the past century, the book unearths the complex realities of terrorist violence in a range of nations, including the US, UK, Ireland, France, Algeria, Russia, Japan, Argentina and Italy. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: HBT; JPWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 31. Weight in Grams: 558.
- Publisher
- C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
- Number of pages
- 416
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- paperback / softback
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849040808
- ISBN
- 9781849040808
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.74
€ 21.74
Hardcover. This book explores the French Enlightenment's use of cross-cultural comparisons - particularly the figures of the Chinese mandarin and American and Polynesian savage - to praise of critique aspects of European society and to draw general conclusions regarding human nature, natural law, and the rise and decline of civilizations. Series: Palgrave Studies in Cultural and Intellectual History. Num Pages: 279 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JF; HBJD; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 144 x 21. Weight in Grams: 462.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Indianapolis Bobbs Merrill 1966
- Edition
- 1st
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137002532
- ISBN
- 9781137002532
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 129.59
€ 129.59
Paperback. Series: Dover Military History, Weapons, Armor. Num Pages: 640 pages, 4 maps, 24 battle plans. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JD; 3JF; HBTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 137 x 32. Weight in Grams: 732.
- Publisher
- Dover Publications Inc. New York
- Number of pages
- 640
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1987
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780486255095
- ISBN
- 9780486255095
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 22.38
€ 33.99
€ 22.38
Hardcover. This book presents some in-depth cases regarding specific informal economic activities in Brazil. Using an ethnographic approach, the author shows the social and economic processes that allow the informal economy to be reproduced, revealing the complex and heterogeneous relations between the formal and the informal parts of economy. Num Pages: 270 pages, 9 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; HBTB; JH; KCZ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 209 x 147 x 19. Weight in Grams: 418.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230618176
- ISBN
- 9780230618176
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.79
€ 62.79
Hardcover. Focusing on Central Europe, the volume proposes a new paradigm of how culture works, based on a model of "inhabited ruins" as a space where contradictory elements come together into continually renewed and frequently paradoxical configurations. Examines art, architecture, literature and music. Editor(s): Gafijczuk, Dariusz; Sayer, Derek. Num Pages: 263 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DF; 3JJ; HBJD; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 146 x 21. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137305855
- ISBN
- 9781137305855
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.67
€ 62.67
Paperback. Num Pages: 266 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HBJF; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 149 x 14. Weight in Grams: 356.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1985
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 266
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226322995
- ISBN
- 9780226322995
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 36.53
€ 47.99
€ 36.53
Paperback. Num Pages: 496 pages, 6 maps. BIC Classification: 1QDB; 3JF; HBLL; HBTQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 139 x 215 x 30. Weight in Grams: 576.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 496
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691156125
- ISBN
- 9780691156125
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 26.96
€ 36.99
€ 26.96
Paperback. Editor(s): Friedman, J. Series: The New Middle Ages. Num Pages: 285 pages, 5 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: DSBB; HBJD; HBTB; JFSJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 423.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 285
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349289615
- ISBN
- 9781349289615
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 62.54
€ 62.54
Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Third Millennium Publishing United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Ed.
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781903942666
- ISBN
- 9781903942666
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.97€ 37.23
€ 52.97
€ 37.23
Paperback. When the US took control of Cuba, Puerto Rico, the Philippines, and Guam following the Spanish-American War, it was unclear to what degree these islands were actually part of the US. By looking at what became known as the Insular Cases, this work reveals how America resolved to govern these territories. Series: Landmark Law Cases and American Society. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJC; HBJK; HBLW; HBTQ; HBTR; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 218 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Univ Pr of Kansas
- Edition
- First Thus
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700614820
- ISBN
- 9780700614820
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.06
€ 42.06
Hardback. 'To the barricades!' - The cry conjures images of angry citizens, turmoil in the streets, and skirmishes fought behind hastily improvised cover. This title presents the history of the barricade that charts the origins, development, and diffusion of a European revolutionary tradition. It traces the barricade from its beginnings onwards. Num Pages: 454 pages, 34 b/w photographs, 3 line illustrations, 5 maps, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1D; HBJD; HBTV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 155 x 32. Weight in Grams: 756.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 454
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520266322
- ISBN
- 9780520266322
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 83.58€ 63.50
€ 83.58
€ 63.50
Paperback. Num Pages: 216 pages, ill. BIC Classification: HBTV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 288.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Five Leaves Publications United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781905512782
- ISBN
- 9781905512782
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.24
€ 13.99
€ 13.24
Paperback. Series: Oriental Institute Publications. Num Pages: 408 pages, 1 Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1F; HBJF; HBLA; HBTB; HPCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 22. Weight in Grams: 570.
- Publisher
- University of Chicago Press
- Number of pages
- 408
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1977
- Edition
- First
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226260082
- ISBN
- 9780226260082
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 24.69
€ 31.99
€ 24.69
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2018
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198707523
- ISBN
- 9780198707523
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.92
€ 13.99
€ 13.92
Paperback. Recounts the kidnapping of the author in Africa aged ten, his service as a slave of an officer in the British Navy for ten years, and his life after he bought his freedom in 1766, growing to become one of the foremost figures of the anti-slavery movement in Britain. This autobiography presents a tale of spiritual quest. Editor(s): Carretta, Vincent. Num Pages: 400 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: BGHA; HBTS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 22. Weight in Grams: 300.
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Number of pages
- 400
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- Rev ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780142437162
- ISBN
- 9780142437162
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.29
€ 17.99
€ 13.29
Hardback. Examining the failures of the United Nations, the Organization of African Unity, regional states and major world powers to prevent or terminate the genocide in Rwanda in 1994. Uses the failures to draw lessons for intervention in future and produce adequate legal and structural mechanisms to carry out the enforcement of the Genocide Convention. Num Pages: 228 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1HFGR; HBJD; HBTZ1; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 445.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 228
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333732038
- ISBN
- 9780333732038
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 119.07
€ 119.07
Hardcover. The first major study on the making of new cultures, movements and public celebrations of transnational solidarity in Weimar Germany. The book shows how solidarity was used to empower the oppressed in their liberation and resistance movements and how solidarity networks transferred visions and ideas of an alternative global community. Series: Palgrave Studies in the History of Social Movements. Num Pages: 336 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJG; HBJD; HBTB; JPFC; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 224 x 25. Weight in Grams: 538.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137546852
- ISBN
- 9781137546852
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 119.97
€ 119.97
Hardcover. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Rutgers University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813534091
- ISBN
- 9780813534091
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 46.71
€ 46.71
Paperback. Num Pages: 360 pages, 24 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JJP; HBJK; HBLW3; HBTB; JFSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 158 x 23. Weight in Grams: 474.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199930340
- ISBN
- 9780199930340
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 56.55
€ 56.55
Paperback. Frequently perceived as a characteristic of modern culture, the phenomenon of celebrity has much older roots. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781509508747
- ISBN
- 9781509508747
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.89
€ 27.89