History: specific events & topics
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History: specific events & topics
Hardback. Medical Misadventure considers the doctors whose careers were disrupted or entirely derailed by misfortune, ineptitude, or temptation to crime. Conflicts with colleagues, and threats to medical masculinity, gave rise to extraordinary stories of loss, distress, and occasional recovery. Series: Social Histories of Medicine. Num Pages: 304 pages, 15 black & white illustrations,. BIC Classification: HBLL; HBTB; MBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 138. .
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781526116079
- ISBN
- 9781526116079
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 149.65
€ 149.65
Paperback. Num Pages: 448 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 133 x 24. Weight in Grams: 478.
- Publisher
- The New York Review of Books, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 448
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781590175804
- ISBN
- 9781590175804
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 17.73
€ 23.99
€ 17.73
Paperback. The Mexican Revolution was a 'great' revolution, decisive for Mexico, important within Latin America, and comparable to the other major revolutions of modern history. Alan Knight offers a succinct account of the period, from the initial uprising against Porfirio Diaz and the ensuing decade of civil war, to the enduring legacy of the Revolution. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 144 pages, 8 black and white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; 3JJC; HBJK; HBLW; HBTV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 174 x 111. .
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 144
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198745631
- ISBN
- 9780198745631
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.81
€ 11.99
€ 10.81
Hardback.
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 460
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520266452
- ISBN
- 9780520266452
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.36€ 50.63
€ 65.36
€ 50.63
Hardcover. Num Pages: 272 pages, Approx. 16 black-and-white photographs in plate section. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JJPN; BM; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 153. .
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2018
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781472914804
- ISBN
- 9781472914804
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 18.72
€ 26.99
€ 18.72
Paperback. What is right? What is wrong? How do we decide? To a remarkable extent, our decision-making is determined by the origins of the ethical ideas that we employ and the history of their development. This title presents an insightful history of moral philosophy in the West, from the Greeks to contemporary times. Series: Routledge Classics. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBT; HPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 197 x 129 x 24. Weight in Grams: 334.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415287494
- ISBN
- 9780415287494
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 19.81
€ 19.99
€ 19.81
Paperback. Num Pages: 486 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTB; KNDF; KNSH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 155 x 34. Weight in Grams: 510.
- Publisher
- Bantam USA
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Edition
- Revised, Subsequent
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780553347593
- ISBN
- 9780553347593
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 16.27
€ 23.99
€ 16.27
Hardback. In early modern Britain, there was an argument that war at sea, especially war in Spanish America, was an ideal means of warfare, offering the prospect of rich gains at relatively little cost whilst inflicting considerable damage on enemy financial resources. Num Pages: 298 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JF; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 160 x 24. Weight in Grams: 688.
- Publisher
- Boydell & Brewer Ltd
- Number of pages
- 296
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843838623
- ISBN
- 9781843838623
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 115.28
€ 115.28
Paperback. The third volume of the Past Times of Macclesfield; a collection of local history newspaper columns by celebrated local historian Dorothy Bentley Smith. Num Pages: 128 pages, 95. BIC Classification: 1DBKENC; HBTB; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 167 x 247 x 10. Weight in Grams: 306.
- Publisher
- Amberley Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781445658216
- ISBN
- 9781445658216
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.62
€ 23.62
Paperback. Editor(s): Sedgwick, Peter. Translator(s): Sedgwick, Peter. Num Pages: 532 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVU; 3JJG; HBJD; HBLW; HBTV4; JPWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 152 x 38. Weight in Grams: 802.
- Publisher
- Haymarket Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781608462674
- ISBN
- 9781608462674
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 25.66
€ 30.99
€ 25.66
Paperback. In this distinctive study of the impact of immigration and ethnicity on twentieth-century America, Barkan thoughtfully examines the changing composition of our immigrant populations, highlighting the ways in which certain facets of the struggle to adapt to American society have persisted from the 1920s until the 1990s. Series: American History S. Num Pages: 262 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; JFFN; JPVH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 203 x 138 x 15. Weight in Grams: 336.
- Publisher
- Wiley-Blackwell
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780882959283
- ISBN
- 9780882959283
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 40.91
€ 40.99
€ 40.91
Paperback. Target success in AQA AS/A-level History with this proven formula for effective, structured revision; key content coverage is combined with exam preparation activities and exam-style questions to create a revision guide that students can rely on to review, strengthen and test their knowledge. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: 4KL; HBLW3; HBTW. Category: (E) Primary & Secondary Education. Dimension: 214 x 298 x 10. Weight in Grams: 314.
- Publisher
- Hodder Education
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781471876318
- ISBN
- 9781471876318
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 16.94
€ 16.99
€ 16.94
Hardback. A study of the role of family and trade networks in shaping the American West in the nineteenth century. Series: History of the American West. Num Pages: 648 pages, 43 illustrations, 12 maps. BIC Classification: 1KB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 163 x 49. Weight in Grams: 1100.
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803224056
- ISBN
- 9780803224056
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 59.81
€ 59.81
Paperback. The Phantom was developed for the US Navy as a long range all-weather fighter and first flew in May 1958. Phantoms have been used in combat in many conflicts throughout its long service history. This text provides a history of this craft. Series: Combat Legends S. Num Pages: 96 pages, 16pp colour and b&w photographs, design plans. BIC Classification: HBT; JWG; JWMV; WGM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 246 x 189 x 6. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Publisher
- The Crowood Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 96
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781840374018
- ISBN
- 9781840374018
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.40
€ 13.99
€ 13.40
Paperback. Editor(s): Cunliffe, Tom. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: HBG; HBTM; WSSN3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 198 x 19. Weight in Grams: 414.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781472936004
- ISBN
- 9781472936004
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.28
€ 17.99
€ 14.28
Paperback. For most of western history, all sex outside marriage was illegal. Between 1600 and 1800, this entire world-view was shattered by revolutionary new ideas. This book shows that the creation of this modern culture of sex was a central part of the Enlightenment, that helped create a new model of western civilization. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: HBTB; JHBK5. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 198 x 23. Weight in Grams: 370.
- Publisher
- Penguin Press/Classics
- Number of pages
- 496
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780241955963
- ISBN
- 9780241955963
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.96
€ 19.99
€ 14.96
Hardback. While there is an growing body of work on space and place in many disciplines, less attention has been paid to how a spatial approach illuminates the societies and cultures of the past. Here, leading experts explore the uses of space in two respects: how space can be applied to the study of history, and how space was used at specific times. Editor(s): Stock, Paul. Series: Palgrave Studies in Cultural and Intellectual History. Num Pages: 288 pages, 10 black & white illustrations, 3 black & white tables. BIC Classification: HBA; HBG; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 224 x 21. Weight in Grams: 466.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 2015th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137490032
- ISBN
- 9781137490032
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 113.41
€ 113.41
Paperback. Is Santa Claus really a magic mushroom in disguise? Was "Alice in Wonderland" a thinly veiled psychedelic mushroom odyssey? Did mushroom tea kick-start ancient Greek philosophy? This book tells the story of how hallucinogenic mushrooms, once shunned in the West as the most pernicious of poisons, came to be the illicit drug of choice. Num Pages: 384 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFFH1; JMTK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 24. Weight in Grams: 306.
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- Revised
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571227716
- ISBN
- 9780571227716
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 12.99
€ 17.99
€ 12.99
Paperback. Reveals the reality of everyday lives of ordinary Irish families Num Pages: 192 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 158 x 13. Weight in Grams: 420.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845887438
- ISBN
- 9781845887438
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.57
€ 26.99
€ 23.57
Paperback. Western Allies refusing to bow to Moscow s belligerent tactics undertake a life-sustaining air-relief operation of epic proportions into Berlin Num Pages: 136 pages, 80 b/w & 30 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTW; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Publisher
- Pen & Sword Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781526708267
- ISBN
- 9781526708267
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.91
€ 19.99
€ 15.91
Paperback. Through brilliant social analysis, the author exposed lynching as part of a larger framework of subjugation in which white people used violence as a deliberate tactic to combat black economic progress in the southern USA. This book tells her story. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; BJ; HBJK; HBTS; JPVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 134 x 27. Weight in Grams: 456.
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780143106821
- ISBN
- 9780143106821
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.02
€ 13.99
€ 11.02
Hardcover. New essays exploring the tension between the versions of the past in secret police files and the subjects' own personal memories-and creative workings-through-of events. Num Pages: 256 pages, 13 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFGE; 2ACG; 3JJP; DSBH; HBTW; JPVR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 165 x 241 x 24. Weight in Grams: 536.
- Publisher
- Camden House
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781571139269
- ISBN
- 9781571139269
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 97.99
€ 97.99
Paperback. In 1996, in the middle of watching an ill-tempered football match between England and Germany, Philip Oltermann's parents tell him that they are going to leave their home city Hamburg behind and move to London. Inspired by his own experience of both countries, Philip Oltermann looks at eight historical encounters between English and German people. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DFG; HBJD; HBTB; JF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 127 x 19. Weight in Grams: 234.
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571240197
- ISBN
- 9780571240197
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.04
€ 17.99
€ 13.04
Hardback. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JJ; AN; HBJK; HBTB; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 203. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231176705
- ISBN
- 9780231176705
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.36€ 51.18
€ 65.36
€ 51.18