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History: specific events & topics

Hardback. This book tells the fascinating story of the Butlin and Warner holiday camp chains that emerged in the 1930s. The camps became a cultural phenomenon deeply enmeshed in the social and cultural history of twentieth century Britain. Series Editor(s): Richards, Jeffrey. Series: Studies in Popular Culture. Num Pages: 264 pages, Illustrations, black & white. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; HBTB; JHBS; KNSP. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 241 x 165 x 24. Weight in Grams: 570.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Manchester University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780719080715
ISBN
9780719080715
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 104.70

Paperback. Num Pages: 248 pages, 17 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTQ; JHBL; PSTS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 141 x 215 x 15. Weight in Grams: 320.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816677283
ISBN
9780816677283
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.60

Paperback. Biography of John MacBride, husband of Maude Gonne, who was executed as part of the 1916 Rising. Series: 16Lives. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJF; BGH; HBTV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 197 x 27. Weight in Grams: 326.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
The O'Brien Press
Condition
New
SKU
9781847172709
ISBN
9781847172709
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 10.85

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of Hertfordshire Press United Kingdom
Edition
annotated ed
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9781902806495
ISBN
9781902806495
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 39.62

Paperback. Series: New Approaches to Midwestern History. Num Pages: 152 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBNH; 3JH; BGH; HBTS; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 229 x 15. Weight in Grams: 280.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Ohio University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780821421604
ISBN
9780821421604
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 24.33

Paperback. Num Pages: 180 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JF; HBJD; HBLL; HBTV2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 152 x 230 x 8. Weight in Grams: 286.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Sussex Academic Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845197032
ISBN
9781845197032
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.98

Paperback. Presenting the fierce and vital writing of organizers, lawyers, scholars, poets, and policy makers, Color of Violence radically repositions the antiviolence movement by putting women of color at its center, covers violence against women of color in its myriad manifestations, and maps strategies of movement building and resistance. Editor(s): INCITE!. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFFE; JFSJ1; JFSL4. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 230 x 20. Weight in Grams: 504.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Duke University Press
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822362951
ISBN
9780822362951
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 28.79

Paperback. Rembrandt's life coincided with what the Dutch refer to as their "golden age". This study explores a society that had torn itself away from the mediocrity of its past, a stagnant nation of peasants and fishermen, to pursue an overseas empire that led to wealth and a cultivation of the arts. Series: Daily Life. Num Pages: 376 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JD; HBJD; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 142 x 214 x 20. Weight in Grams: 420.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
376
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804722018
ISBN
9780804722018
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 31.02

Paperback. Num Pages: 278 pages, 10, black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; HBJD; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 400.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Edition
1st New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801496899
ISBN
9780801496899
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.44

Paperback. Chinese artists, activists, and netizens are pioneering a new order of pornographic representation that is in critical dialogue with global entertainment media. Jacobs examines the role of sex-positive feminists and queer communities to investigate pornography's "afterglow" (a state of crisis and decay within digital culture). Num Pages: 216 pages, 18 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFC; JFD; JFSJ; JHB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 285.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
1st ed. 2015
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349503612
ISBN
9781349503612
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.65

Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBLL; HBTV; JPWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 133 x 18. Weight in Grams: 260.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1955
Publisher
Anchor Books New York
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780385092609
ISBN
9780385092609
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 18.12

Paperback. On May 15, 1916, a crowd of 15,000 witnessed the lynching of an 18-year-old black farm worker named Jesse Washington. Most central Texans of the time failed to call for the punishment of the mob's leaders. This work seeks to explain how a culture of violence that nourished this practice could form and endure for so long among ordinary people. Num Pages: 328 pages, 5 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; 3JH; 3JJC; HBTB; JKV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 22. Weight in Grams: 506.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252074301
ISBN
9780252074301
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.67

Paperback. Num Pages: 464 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 625.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
University of Illinois Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252061561
ISBN
9780252061561
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 32.13

Paperback. Exploring the elements of reality in early modern witchcraft and popular magic, through a combination of detailed archival research and broad-ranging interdisciplinary analyses, this book complements and challenges existing scholarship, and offers unique insights into this murky aspect of early modern history. Series: Palgrave Historical Studies in Witchcraft and Magic. Num Pages: 627 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBL; HBTB; HRAC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. Weight in Grams: 813.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
627
Condition
New
Edition
1st ed. 2008
SKU
V9781349546640
ISBN
9781349546640
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 185.36

Hardback. In the aftermath of the French Revolution, "freedom" came to have a host of meanings. This volume examines these contested visions of freedom both inside and outside of revolutionary situations in the nineteenth century, as each author explores and interprets the development of nineteenth-century political culture in a particular national context. Editor(s): Woloch, Isser. Series: The Making of Modern Freedom Series. Num Pages: 464 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 3JH; HBG; HBTV; JPWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 33. Weight in Grams: 812.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
464
Condition
New
Edition
First Edition
SKU
V9780804727488
ISBN
9780804727488
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 85.61
€ 54.76

Hardcover. In 2011, adhering to his mentor Henri Cartier-Bresson's mantra to 'photograph the truth', the author embarks on a photographic journey in southeast Asia. This is a collection of elusive still images - photographs, mainly in black and white, that tell a story, seize a moment in life or are a witness to joy, struggle or human dignity. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1FM; AGH; AJB; AJCR; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 285 x 338 x 29. Weight in Grams: 1730.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Thames and Hudson Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
9780500519240
ISBN
9780500519240
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 6.76

Paperback. From the Vikings to Clarence Birdseye, the author introduces the explorers, merchants, writers, chefs and fisherman, whose lives have been interwoven with the prolific fish. He chronicles the cod wars of the 16th and 20th centuries. He shows how the most profitable fish in history is faced with extinction. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: HBG; HBTB; WBT; WNCS1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 284.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Vintage
Condition
New
SKU
9780099268703
ISBN
9780099268703
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 12.59

Hardback. Num Pages: 448 pages, 16pp plates. BIC Classification: 1DB; 3JD; HBJD1; HBLH; HBTV; HBWE. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 287 x 40. Weight in Grams: 754.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Pan Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
9781447267546
ISBN
9781447267546
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 5.80

Paperback. In this bold work of 1787, an ex-slave refutes pro-slavery arguments and calls for the immediate emancipation of all slaves. Series: Cambridge Library Collection - Slavery and Abolition. Num Pages: 162 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBTS; JFCX. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 217 x 141 x 16. Weight in Grams: 222.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781108060196
ISBN
9781108060196
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.28

Paperback. The heroic narrative of monster-hunting in the twentieth century pits obstinate mainstream scientists against passionate amateur naturalists. Searching for Sasquatch shows that in actuality, many scientists eagerly sought out creatures like Bigfoot, Sasquatch, and Yeti, often risking their careers in the process. Series: Palgrave Studies in the History of Science and Technology. Num Pages: 260 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 3JJ; HBTB; PDX; PDZ; VXQM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 139 x 15. Weight in Grams: 336.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137349439
ISBN
9781137349439
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 149.08

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