History: specific events & topics
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Paperback. Irish singing star Daniel O'Donnell's mother, Julia, grew up on a remote island off the northwest coast of Ireland, going barefoot and doing hard labour as a child during the poverty-stricken 1920s. This book offers an insight into this Irish family's life. Num Pages: 336 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBR; BGA; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 177 x 114 x 21. Weight in Grams: 166.
- Publisher
- Ebury Press
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780091917982
- ISBN
- 9780091917982
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 16.69
€ 20.99
€ 16.69
Paperback. Illustrator(s): McBride, Angus. Series: Men-at-Arms. Num Pages: 48 pages, illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: HBT; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 245 x 164 x 4. Weight in Grams: 166.
- Publisher
- Osprey Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 48
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1979
- Edition
- Tenth Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780850453065
- ISBN
- 9780850453065
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.09
€ 17.99
€ 13.09
Paperback. Edward Said experienced both British and American imperialism as the old Arab order crumbled in the late forties and early fifties. This account of his early life reveals the influences that have formed his books, "Orientalism" and "Culture and Imperialism". Num Pages: 320 pages, 8 illustrations. BIC Classification: BGA; HBTQ; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 22. Weight in Grams: 250.
- Publisher
- Granta Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- New ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781862073708
- ISBN
- 9781862073708
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.42
€ 14.99
€ 11.42
Paperback. The first volume to examine the Great War as a global conflict between empires rather than a European war between nation-states, extending the study beyond the traditional 1914-1918 timeline. Editor(s): Gerwarth, Robert; Manela, Erez. Series: The Greater War. Num Pages: 304 pages, 26 black and white halftones and 5 maps. BIC Classification: 3JJF; HBLW; HBTQ; HBWN; JPH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 460.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198734932
- ISBN
- 9780198734932
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.70
€ 52.70
Hardcover. Num Pages: 240 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BTP; HBTZ1. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 226 x 257 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1104.
- Publisher
- Candlewick Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780763629762
- ISBN
- 9780763629762
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.76
€ 26.76
Paperback. This book explores how world historical processes, from changes in environment to the movement of peoples and ideas, have shaped and continue to shape the history of South Asia and its place in the wider world. Series: New Oxford World History. Num Pages: 200 pages, 24 illus. BIC Classification: 1FK; HBJF; HBTQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156. .
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199760343
- ISBN
- 9780199760343
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.78
€ 23.78
Paperback. A thought-provoking exploration of the Mau Mau uprising and its place in the literature and identity of Kenya. Series: African History Archive. Num Pages: 284 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFGK; 3JJPG; DSBH5; HBTQ; HBTR; HBTV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 135. .
- Publisher
- Zed Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- New Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781786990143
- ISBN
- 9781786990143
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 26.51
€ 31.99
€ 26.51
Paperback. A commoner's presentation to the emperor of a lucky omen from his garden, the repercussions for his family, and several retellings of the incident provide the background for an introduction to Ming society, culture, and politics, including discussions of the founding of the Ming dynasty. Num Pages: 176 pages, b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBTB; JHMC. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 141 x 35. Weight in Grams: 218.
- Publisher
- Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 141
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780872208247
- ISBN
- 9780872208247
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 15.12
€ 18.99
€ 15.12
Paperback. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: HBJD1; HBTM; JWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 33. Weight in Grams: 332.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141983820
- ISBN
- 9780141983820
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.29
€ 17.99
€ 13.29
Paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 133 x 19. Weight in Grams: 286.
- Publisher
- Random House USA Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780307388377
- ISBN
- 9780307388377
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.64
€ 19.99
€ 14.64
Hardback. Weimar was a centre of the arts during the Enlightenment. This book offers a complete history of Weimar, from its meteoric eighteenth-century rise from obscurity through its glory days of unbridled creative expression to its dark descent back into artistic insignificance under Nazi rule and, later, Soviet occupation and beyond. Num Pages: 472 pages, 29 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; HBJD; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 157 x 43. Weight in Grams: 978.
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300170566
- ISBN
- 9780300170566
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 49.99€ 35.08
€ 49.99
€ 35.08
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€ 25.44
€ 40.99
€ 25.44
Paperback. Series: Dover Military History, Weapons, Armor. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: HBTM; JWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 216 x 18. Weight in Grams: 342.
- Publisher
- Dover Publications Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- Dover Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780486437439
- ISBN
- 9780486437439
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 20.84
€ 27.99
€ 20.84
Paperback. A comprehensive guide for visitors and locals. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBTB; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 192 x 156 x 10. .
- Publisher
- Luath Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781910745199
- ISBN
- 9781910745199
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.20
€ 17.99
€ 13.20
Hardcover. Suffolk, became home for many American airmen during the War. They brought with them chewing gum and coke. In return the British taught the GIs the art of darts and dominos when the newcomers ventured into English pubs. This book examines the meeting of cultures. USAAF Missions are included to show what desperate times these were for the airmen. Num Pages: 224 pages, 80 black and white photographs. BIC Classification: 1DBKEAS; 1KBB; 3JJH; HBTB; HBWQ; JWG; JWT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 630.
- Publisher
- Fonthill Media
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781553466
- ISBN
- 9781781553466
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 19.41
€ 26.99
€ 19.41
Paperback. Brian Barton's incisive commentary explains the context of the trials and the motivations of the leaders, providing an invaluable insight into what went on behind closed doors at a defining moment in Irish history. Num Pages: 384 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJF; HBJD1; HBLW; HBTV; JPWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 157 x 28. Weight in Grams: 448.
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780750950633
- ISBN
- 9780750950633
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 33.41
€ 33.99
€ 33.41
Paperback. This gripping and vivid book is, amazingly, the first comprehensive world history of the most important transport innovation of the modern age. Num Pages: 448 pages, illustrations (black and white, and colour). BIC Classification: HBTB; KNDR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 137 x 34. Weight in Grams: 508.
- Publisher
- Atlantic Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848877078
- ISBN
- 9781848877078
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.59
€ 34.59
Paperback. Num Pages: 368 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTB; KJW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 135 x 202 x 20. Weight in Grams: 352.
- Publisher
- Anchor
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780345802804
- ISBN
- 9780345802804
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 14.95
€ 18.99
€ 14.95
Hardback. Explores a watershed moment in American anthropology, when an unprecedented number of historians and anthropologists of all subfields gathered on the 1893 Chicago Columbian Exposition fairgrounds, drawn together by the fair's focus on indigenous peoples. At the fair they set the foundation for anthropological inquiry and redefined the field. Editor(s): Hinsley, Curtis M.; Wilcox, David R. Num Pages: 616 pages, 54 b&w illustrations, 18 color illustrations, 3 tables, 2 appendixes. BIC Classification: 1KBBNC; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 169 x 237 x 49. Weight in Grams: 1058.
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803268388
- ISBN
- 9780803268388
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 75.78
€ 75.78
Hardback. This impressive book, which assembles contributions by some of the world's most eminent historians, art historians and other scholars of the Iranian world, explores the history of the country through the prism of Persian literature, art and culture. Editor(s): Hillenbrand, Robert; Peacock, A. C. S.; Abdullaeva, Firuza. Num Pages: 416 pages, 24pp colour plates, 48 integrated bw illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBN; AC; DSB; HBTB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 196 x 244 x 39. Weight in Grams: 1110.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 416
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780760155
- ISBN
- 9781780760155
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 152.89€ 135.20
€ 152.89
€ 135.20