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History: specific events & topics
Paperback. It would be easy to assume that, in the eighteenth century, slavery and the culture of taste - the world of politeness, manners, and aesthetics - existed as separate and unequal domains, unrelated in the spheres of social life. This book demonstrates that these two areas of modernity were surprisingly entwined. Num Pages: 392 pages, 73 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1KBB; 1KJ; DSB; HBTS; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 249 x 159 x 27. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- New in Paper ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691160979
- ISBN
- 9780691160979
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.26
€ 40.99
€ 29.26
Paperback. Is there still a distinct Irish identity in America? This highly original survey says yes, though it's often an indirect one. Opening a new window on the meanings of Irishness over the twentieth century, this work also reveals how Catholicism, so key to the identity of earlier generations of Irish Americans, has also evolved. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 1KBB; HBTB; JFSL; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Publisher
- The Catholic University of America Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813229188
- ISBN
- 9780813229188
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.58
€ 38.58
Paperback. Available for the first time in one volume, a unique and comprehensive guide that includes the precise position and characteristics of 285 wrecks between Whitby to Berwick - from fishing boats to submarines and steamers to warships - that were lost or sunk from the 1850s to the present day. Num Pages: 400 pages, liberally illustrated. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 170 x 27. Weight in Grams: 844.
- Publisher
- Whittles Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 400
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 1ST
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781904445890
- ISBN
- 9781904445890
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.71
€ 26.99
€ 23.71
Hardback. .
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Number of pages
- 368
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199659005
- ISBN
- 9780199659005
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 27.87
€ 38.99
€ 27.87
Paperback. Fine paperback book in excellent contidtion.
- Condition
- Used, Like New
- Publisher
- English Heritage Publications London
- Number of pages
- 64
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- SKU
- KNH0011591
- ISBN
- 9781850747246
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
Paperback. The brain moves into over-drive and it's time for empire building. So goes Stewart Lee Allen's crazy theory. Only thing is, after retracing coffee's journey to world domination - by train, rickshaw, cargo freighter and donkey - he has plenty of evidence to back it up. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: HBTB; WBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 16. Weight in Grams: 170. Coffee, the Driving Force in History. 240 pages. The brain moves into over-drive and it's time for empire building. So goes Stewart Lee Allen's crazy theory. Only thing is, after retracing coffee's journey to world domination - by train, rickshaw, cargo freighter and donkey - he has plenty of evidence to back it up. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: HBTB; WBX. Dimension: 196 x 129 x 16. Weight: 184.
- Publisher
- Canongate Books
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781841951430
- ISBN
- 9781841951430
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.00€ 11.54
€ 13.00
€ 11.54
Paperback. A comprehensive guide to dating and interpreting family photographs, the book uses as examples over 150 previously unpublished images. Written by one of the Britain's leading photograph historians and based on years of research into historical photographic records. Num Pages: 240 pages, 150 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBTG; WQY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 163 x 15. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Publisher
- Pen & Sword Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781592809
- ISBN
- 9781781592809
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.01
€ 24.01
Hardback. "Explores intimate accounts of lower-class women's struggles with poverty, deprivation, and marital strife in wartime Beijing between 1936 and 1945, revealing an urban underworld built on an informal economy and conducted primarily through neighborhood networks"-- Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; HBTB; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 147 x 36. Weight in Grams: 612.
- Publisher
- Harvard University, Asia Center
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674088382
- ISBN
- 9780674088382
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 46.30
€ 54.99
€ 46.30
Paperback. From Shaolin warrior monks to the movies of Bruce Lee, a new history of the evolution of East Asian styles of unarmed combat, from Kung Fu to Ninjutsu. Series: Brief Histories. Num Pages: 304 pages, No illustrations. BIC Classification: 1F; HBJF; HBTB; WSTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 318 x 21. Weight in Grams: 350.
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781472136466
- ISBN
- 9781472136466
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.06
€ 19.99
€ 15.06
paperback. .
- Publisher
- Penguin Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780143116325
- ISBN
- 9780143116325
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 18.49
€ 24.99
€ 18.49
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Texas Tech Press,U.S.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780896728721
- ISBN
- 9780896728721
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.35
€ 54.35
Paperback. Probing beneath the apparent confusion of dozens of cuisines, this book shows how merchants, missionaries, and the military took cuisines over mountains, oceans, deserts, and across political frontiers. It emphasizes how cooking turns farm products into food. Series: California Studies in Food and Culture. Num Pages: 488 pages, 68 b/w photographs, 10 maps, 6 tables. BIC Classification: HBG; HBT; WBN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 152 x 32. Weight in Grams: 668.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520286313
- ISBN
- 9780520286313
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.98
€ 33.99
€ 24.98
Paperback. The sometimes shocking, always fascinating history of brainwashing, from the bestselling author of COCAINE Num Pages: 448 pages, n/a. BIC Classification: HBT; JMR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 29. Weight in Grams: 322.
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton
- Number of pages
- 448
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780340831618
- ISBN
- 9780340831618
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.47
€ 17.99
€ 13.47
Paperback. A side-splitting story of growing up different in the Old South. Series: VMC. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBFV; BGA; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 127 x 19. Weight in Grams: 206.
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781844081288
- ISBN
- 9781844081288
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 12.68
€ 16.99
€ 12.68
Paperback. Series: Pocket Guides. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; HBTG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 148 x 107 x 11. Weight in Grams: 146.
- Publisher
- Appletree Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- New
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780862819897
- ISBN
- 9780862819897
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 9.70
€ 9.70
Hardcover. Num Pages: 336 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; HBJF; HBTP1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226073057
- ISBN
- 9780226073057
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 51.99€ 40.01
€ 51.99
€ 40.01
Hardback. Representing Imperial Rivalry in the Early Modern Mediterranean explores representations of national, racial, and religious identities within a region dominated by the clash of empires. Series: UCLA Clark Memorial Library Series. Num Pages: 296 pages, 12. BIC Classification: 1DD; 1DS; DSBD; HBJD; HBLH; HBTQ. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 240 x 163 x 29. Weight in Grams: 618.
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442649026
- ISBN
- 9781442649026
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 70.24
€ 70.24
Paperback. Following on from the bestselling Hidden Aberdeen, this title explores the rich history and the most quirky stories from the windswept lands beside the North Sea. It is a collection of forgotten history and anecdotes from Scotland's North-East, pieced together by the author. Num Pages: 96 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKSH; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 204 x 16. Weight in Grams: 428.
- Publisher
- B & W Pub United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 96
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845027575
- ISBN
- 9781845027575
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.69
€ 13.99
€ 10.69
Paperback.
- Publisher
- Picador
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- Main Market
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780330346481
- ISBN
- 9780330346481
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.94
€ 13.99
€ 10.94
Hardcover. Translator(s): Safvi, Rana. Num Pages: 400 pages, b&w sketches throughout. BIC Classification: 1FKA; AMGD; HBJF; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 178 x 15. Weight in Grams: 666.
- Publisher
- Tulika Books
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2018
- Edition
- Translation
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789382381877
- ISBN
- 9789382381877
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.07€ 51.18
€ 65.07
€ 51.18
Paperback. Tells the hidden history of the US involvement in Bangladesh's secession from Pakistan Num Pages: 548 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKB; HBJF; HBTZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 183 x 40. Weight in Grams: 872.
- Publisher
- C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849044578
- ISBN
- 9781849044578
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 36.43
€ 40.99
€ 36.43
Paperback. A lively introduction to how society functioned prior to the Industrial Revolution Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: HBG; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 137 x 216 x 22. Weight in Grams: 282.
- Publisher
- Oneworld Publications
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780747415
- ISBN
- 9781780747415
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 23.33
€ 23.99
€ 23.33
Hardback. Bernhard Rieger reveals how a car commissioned by Hitler and designed by Ferdinand Porsche became a global commodity on a par with Coca-Cola. The Beetle's success hinged on its uncanny ability to capture the imaginations of executives, engineers, advertisers, car collectors, suburbanites, hippies, and everyday drivers across nations and cultures. Num Pages: 384 pages, 28 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJ; HBLW; HBTB; JFC; KNDR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 144 x 32. Weight in Grams: 574.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674050914
- ISBN
- 9780674050914
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 29.79
€ 34.99
€ 29.79
Paperback. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTB; KCA; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 156 x 235 x 23. Weight in Grams: 414.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691175867
- ISBN
- 9780691175867
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 18.81
€ 24.99
€ 18.81