History: specific events & topics
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History: specific events & topics
Paperback. First published in 1951 Arnold Hauser s commanding work presents an account of the development and meaning of art from its origins in the Stone Age through to the Film Age. This new edition of a classic work offers a contemporary introduction. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: ACN; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 141 x 19. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 3rd Edition
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415199469
- ISBN
- 9780415199469
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 39.13
€ 39.13
Paperback. Focuses on the cities of Manchester, Leeds, Birmingham, Middlesbrough, Melbourne and London, comparing and contrasting their social, political and topographical development. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB; JFSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 25. Weight in Grams: 316.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- Penguin UK
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140135824
- ISBN
- 9780140135824
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.70
€ 19.99
€ 15.70
Paperback. An impassioned work on the magnificent but often maddening city called Venice. This book analyses the particular temperament of Venetians, as well as its waterways, its architecture, its bridges, its tourists, its curiosities, its smells, sounds, lights and colours. Num Pages: 336 pages, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1DST; HBTB; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 197 x 128 x 22. Weight in Grams: 226.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Main
- SKU
- 9780571168972
- ISBN
- 9780571168972
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.99€ 10.14
€ 12.99
€ 10.14
Paperback. Challenges our traditionally western-focused perception of the past, connecting Greco-Roman civilisation to the great rulers and empires that swept across Central Asia to India and China - resulting in a truly global vision of ancient history. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDA; 3D; HBLA; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 197 x 29. Weight in Grams: 326.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Windmill Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780099592082
- ISBN
- 9780099592082
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 11.65
€ 16.99
€ 11.65
Paperback. Num Pages: 388 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJ; HBG; HBJD; HBTV; HBTZ; HBWN; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780141976372
- ISBN
- 9780141976372
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 11.60
€ 16.99
€ 11.60
Paperback. The Forrestal class (Forrestal, Saratoga, Ranger, and Independence) was the first completed class of US Navy supercarriers, so-named for their 25 percent size increase over the World War II-era carriers such as the Midway class, and the strength of their air wings. This title deals with this topic. Illustrator(s): Wright, Paul. Series: New Vanguard. Num Pages: 48 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; HBTW; JWMV2; WGG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 185 x 245 x 3. Weight in Grams: 168.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782003809
- ISBN
- 9781782003809
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.30
€ 17.99
€ 16.30
Paperback. Documents the hitherto unrecorded contribution made by West Indian women in the British armed forces during the World War II and highlights the racism of government recruitment policies. Num Pages: 232 pages, ports. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJH; HBTB; JFFJ; JFSJ1; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 214 x 136 x 9. Weight in Grams: 230.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- Lawrence and Wishart Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780853157434
- ISBN
- 9780853157434
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 19.34
€ 20.99
€ 19.34
Paperback. Containing chapters that deal with travel narratives, cosmography, commerce, and medical botany, this book examines how ideas and methods are deployed to make German commentators experts in the overseas world, and how this incorporation established the discoveries as important intellectual, commercial, and scientific developments. Series: Studies in Early Modern German History. Num Pages: 320 pages, 5 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; HBTB; RGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press
- Edition
- F First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813927343
- ISBN
- 9780813927343
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 25.40
€ 29.99
€ 25.40
Paperback. George Bird Grinnell was a zoologist by training. He accompanied Custer's Black Hills expedition as a naturalist in 1874 and from that time until his death in 1938 was closely associated with the Cheyennes and other Plains tribes. In this title, he looks at its warmaking and warrior societies, healing practices and responses to European diseases. Num Pages: 478 pages, Illus., map. BIC Classification: 1KB; HBTB; JFSL9; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 31. Weight in Grams: 667.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1972
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 478
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803257726
- ISBN
- 9780803257726
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 29.30
€ 31.99
€ 29.30
Paperback. Offering a new contribution to debates about the British home front in WWII, this book addresses the way the Home Guard has been remembered in popular culture through examination of key films, as well as TV's Dad's Army. The authors also explore the personal memories of individuals who served in the Home Guard. Series Editor(s): Taithe, Bertrand; Gatrell, Peter; Jones, Max; Carden-Coyne, Ana. Series: Cultural History of Modern War. Num Pages: 328 pages, Illustrations, black & white|Tables. BIC Classification: HBJD1; HBTD; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 139 x 22. Weight in Grams: 414.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719062025
- ISBN
- 9780719062025
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 9.81
€ 21.99
€ 9.81
Paperback. Examines the effects of the Second World War on women's sense of themselves. Using oral history it explores the interaction between cultural representations of men and women in the war, and women's own narratives of their wartime lives. Num Pages: 356 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; HBTB; HBWQ; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 484.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 356
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719044618
- ISBN
- 9780719044618
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 39.77
€ 39.77
Paperback. 'Fifty Key Christian Thinkers' provides information and debate on the lives and work of 50 significant Christian theologians. It offers an overview of Christian theology from the emergence of the faith 2000 years ago to the present. Series: Routledge Key Guides. Num Pages: 312 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBT; HRCM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 168 x 213 x 23. Weight in Grams: 344.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415170505
- ISBN
- 9780415170505
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 39.36
€ 39.36
Paperback. A critical review of the British experience in Hong Kong which particularly emphasizes the tenure of the last governor, Chris Patten, and the discourse he used in guiding the transfer of sovereignty to China. Num Pages: 258 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPCH; HBJF; HBLW3; HBTQ; HBTR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140. Weight in Grams: 353.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1998th Edition
- Number of pages
- 258
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333683132
- ISBN
- 9780333683132
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.46
€ 46.46
Paperback. Recounts the harrowing story of Cadet's youth as a restavec, as well as his inspiring climb to middle-class American life Num Pages: 200 pages, 1 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 1KJH; BGA; HBTS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 709.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press United States
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780292712034
- ISBN
- 9780292712034
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 21.67
€ 21.99
€ 21.67
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- O'Brien Press
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847170132
- ISBN
- 9781847170132
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 13.19
€ 16.99
€ 13.19
Paperback. History of Shit is emblematic of a wild and adventurous strain of 1970s' theoretical writing that attempted to marry theory, politics, sexuality, pleasure, experimentation, and humor. Translator(s): Benabid, Nadia; El-Khoury, Rodolphe. Series: Documents Book. Num Pages: 175 pages, 59. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFC; JH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 202 x 146 x 11. Weight in Grams: 210.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- MIT Press Ltd United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 175
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780262621601
- ISBN
- 9780262621601
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 21.28
€ 26.99
€ 21.28
Paperback. A series of essays treating, among other topics, the definition of orthodox Marxism, the question of legality and illegality, Rosa Luxemburg as a Marxist, the changing function of Historic Marxism, class consciousness, and the substantiation and consciousness of the Proletariat. Num Pages: 408 pages. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFS. Category: (P) Professional & Scholarly; (UP) Postgraduate; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 203 x 133 x 17. Weight in Grams: 500.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1972
- Publisher
- MIT Press Ltd
- Edition
- MIT Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780262620208
- ISBN
- 9780262620208
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 55.87€ 48.44
€ 55.87
€ 48.44
Hardcover. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: HBTW; HRH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 159 x 15. Weight in Grams: 666.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2020
- Publisher
- Tulika India
- Number of pages
- 480
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789382381006
- ISBN
- 9789382381006
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.38€ 41.44
€ 52.38
€ 41.44
Hardback. Series: The New Middle Ages. Num Pages: 229 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3F; 3H; HBJK; HBLC1; HBTQ; HRCX8. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 148. Weight in Grams: 447.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2017
- Number of pages
- 229
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319430225
- ISBN
- 9783319430225
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 144.48
€ 144.48
Paperback. In the early twenty-first century animals are news. This title looks at the cultural and social role of animals from 1800 to the present at the way in which visual images and myths captured the popular imagination and encouraged sympathy for animals and outrage at their exploitation. Num Pages: 272 pages, 40 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; 3JJ; HBTB; JFC; JFFZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 160 x 16. Weight in Grams: 430.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Reaktion Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781861890610
- ISBN
- 9781861890610
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.40
€ 29.40
Hardcover. A fascinating history of royal dining from medieval times to the present day, which features menus from royal celebrations, 200 rarely published illustrations and a foreword by well-known chef Heston Blumenthal. Num Pages: 208 pages, 250 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBJD1; HBTB; JFCV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 259 x 223 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1200.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Merrell Publishers
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781858946139
- ISBN
- 9781858946139
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 26.47
€ 33.99
€ 26.47
Paperback. Richly illustrated with images of eighteenth-century manuscripts, books, and pamphlets, some of which are published here for the first time, this attractive book is an excellent guide to the emergence of Jewish Enlightenment (Haskalah) in Germany. Num Pages: 104 pages, 84 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JF; HBJD; HBLL; HBTB; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 163 x 9. Weight in Grams: 336.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- The Bodleian Library United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 104
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781851242917
- ISBN
- 9781851242917
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.16
€ 26.99
€ 20.16
Paperback. J.M.W. Turner's The Fighting Temeraire Tugged to her Last Berth to be Broken Up (1838) was his masterpiece. Sam Willis tells the real-life story behind this remarkable painting. Series: Hearts of Oak Trilogy. Num Pages: 416 pages, 32pp colour plates. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JF; 3JH; HBJD1; HBTM; HBWH; JWMV2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 134 x 30. Weight in Grams: 530.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Quercus Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849162616
- ISBN
- 9781849162616
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 16.31
€ 21.99
€ 16.31
Paperback. Manners: the quintessential business of being English. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; HBJD1; HBTB; JHBT; WJX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 25. Weight in Grams: 270.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- John Murray Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848546677
- ISBN
- 9781848546677
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.73
€ 14.99
€ 11.73