History: specific events & topics
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History: specific events & topics
Hardcover. Num Pages: 266 pages, Illustrations (some col.), 1 map, col. ports. BIC Classification: HBTB; LNS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 256 x 182 x 31. Weight in Grams: 1006.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Museum Tusculanum Press Denmark
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Number of pages
- 266
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788772897615
- ISBN
- 9788772897615
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 50.12€ 40.76
€ 50.12
€ 40.76
Hardback. In Africa and Asia, the conceptualization of freedom for individuals and societies has been heavily influenced by the translation of specific European or American ideas of freedom into new political and social contexts. This volume represents a pioneering preliminary assessment of some of the causes and consequences of the process. Editor(s): Taylor, Robert H. Series: The Making of Modern Freedom Series. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1F; 1H; HBJF; HBJH; HBTB; JPVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 26. Weight in Grams: 612.
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804745147
- ISBN
- 9780804745147
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 89.91
€ 89.91
Hardback. A tasty, informative and witty account of bangers and bratwurst from all cultures and periods, easing our fears about 'mystery meats' and introducing the reader to a host of unusual treats from around the world. Sausage is sure to whet the appetite of chorizo and bologna aficionados and food scholars alike. Series: Edible. Num Pages: 160 pages, 60 illustrations, 40 in colour. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFCV; WBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 204 x 18. Weight in Grams: 362.
- Publisher
- Reaktion Books
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780235004
- ISBN
- 9781780235004
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.55
€ 26.55
Paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 3H; HBJD; HBLC; HBTB; JFFC1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 141 x 25. Weight in Grams: 280.
- Publisher
- Penguin Putnam Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780143127147
- ISBN
- 9780143127147
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 18.33
€ 20.99
€ 18.33
Paperback. A ride on a rollercoaster is the highlight of any trip to an amusement or theme park. From the first mass-produced rollercoaster, the Switchback Railway, through to the giant wooden coasters of the inter-war period, the author uses historic postcards and photographs to chart their development and that of other amusement rides. Series: Shire Library. Num Pages: 56 pages, Illustrations (chiefly col.). BIC Classification: HBTB; WTHT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 208 x 149 x 4. Weight in Grams: 130. New.
- Publisher
- Shire
- Number of pages
- 56
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780747811541
- ISBN
- 9780747811541
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 8.89
€ 8.89
Paperback. "Chocolate: The British Chocolate Industry". Series: Shire Library. Num Pages: 96 pages, Illustrations (chiefly col.). BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBJD1; HBTK; KNDF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 210 x 7. Weight in Grams: 244. New.
- Publisher
- Shire Publications
- Number of pages
- 96
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780747808411
- ISBN
- 9780747808411
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 9.57
€ 9.57
Paperback. Series: Cornell Studies in Security Affairs. Num Pages: 336 pages, 7. BIC Classification: 3JJ; HBG; HBLW; HBTZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 484. Mass Killing and Genocide in the 20th Century. 336 pages, 7 tables. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: 3JJ; HBG; HBLW; HBTZ. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 20. Weight: 480.
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801472732
- ISBN
- 9780801472732
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 31.68
€ 34.99
€ 31.68
Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages, 40 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTG; WQY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 162 x 9. Weight in Grams: 246.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752497020
- ISBN
- 9780752497020
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.52
€ 19.99
€ 18.52
Hardcover. Examines the history, performance and practice of Irish Rock Music from the 1960s to the present. Using theoretical perspectives drawn from Irish cultural criticism and Rock Music Studies the author shows how Irish rock music has engaged with issues of national identity at every level, from music to performance to distribution. Num Pages: 260 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBR; AVGP; HBT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 161 x 235 x 22. Weight in Grams: 452.
- Publisher
- Cork University Press Cork
- Number of pages
- 260
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781859183878
- ISBN
- 9781859183878
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 17.71
€ 21.99
€ 17.71
Hardback. As the wife of King George II, Caroline of Ansbach became queen of England in 1727. This volume intends to survey Caroline's significant contributions to the arts and culture and the ways in which she used her patronage to strengthen the royal family's connections between the recently installed House of Hanover and English society. Series: The Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art. Num Pages: 232 pages, 120 colour images + 40 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JF; AB; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 272 x 26. Weight in Grams: 1318.
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300197778
- ISBN
- 9780300197778
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.20
€ 66.20
Paperback. This book marks the beginning of the real debate on Scottish independence while acknowledging the complexity and conditional character of political argument. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: HBTR; JPL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 168 x 16. Weight in Grams: 298.
- Publisher
- Luath Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781908373335
- ISBN
- 9781908373335
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.01
€ 13.99
€ 11.01
Paperback. Uncovering one of the world's greatest civilisations Series: Brief Histories. Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1D; HBJD1; HBLA; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 17. Weight in Grams: 198.
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Publisher
- Robinson
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781841197906
- ISBN
- 9781841197906
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 6.49
€ 6.49
Paperback. Graham Huggan examines some of the processes by which value is given to postcolonial works within their cultural field using both literary-critical and sociological methods of analysis. Num Pages: 348 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DB; HBTQ; HBTR; JFC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 142 x 217 x 27. Weight in Grams: 470.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415250344
- ISBN
- 9780415250344
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 59.21
€ 59.21
Paperback. Num Pages: 296 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; HBJD; HBT; LA; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 155 x 229 x 18. Weight in Grams: 472.
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801488498
- ISBN
- 9780801488498
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 33.97
€ 38.99
€ 33.97
Paperback. The 'Glorious Revolution' of 1688 was a massive, brutal and terrifying event, which completely changed the governments of England, Scotland and Ireland and which was only achieved through overwhelming violence. This book tells that this was a turning point in Britain's history, and also shows how severe a price was paid to achieve this. Num Pages: 640 pages, 16pp. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JD; HBJD1; HBLH; HBTV; JPWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 26. Weight in Grams: 436.
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 640
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141016528
- ISBN
- 9780141016528
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 17.62
€ 21.99
€ 17.62
Paperback. Why Britain was capitalist but not bourgeois Num Pages: 212 pages. BIC Classification: HBLL; HBTB; JPFC; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 279 x 18. Weight in Grams: 358.
- Publisher
- Verso Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784781033
- ISBN
- 9781784781033
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 22.86
€ 27.99
€ 22.86
Hardcover. Num Pages: 326 pages, 400+ colour illus. BIC Classification: HBTB; WSBX; WSN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 294 x 249 x 34. Weight in Grams: 2092.
- Publisher
- Georg Olms Verlag AG
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783487084855
- ISBN
- 9783487084855
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 205.16€ 146.25
€ 205.16
€ 146.25
Paperback. Starting with the premise that Europe was made by its imperial projects as much as colonial encounters were shaped by events and conflicts in Europe, this volume investigates metropolitan-colonial relationships. It shows how "civilizing missions" often provided new sites for a bourgeois order. Editor(s): Cooper, Frederick; Stoler, Ann Laura. Num Pages: 463 pages, 10. BIC Classification: HBG; HBJH; HBLH; HBLL; HBTB; HBTQ; HBTR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 153 x 228 x 36. Weight in Grams: 720.
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 463
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Edition
- First
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520206052
- ISBN
- 9780520206052
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.01
€ 52.01
Hardback. What do prostitutes, referees, and Renaissance clowns have in common? They all wear stripes, and The Devil's Cloth tells us why. Pastoureau's lively study of stripes offers a unique perspective on the evolution of fashion, taste, and visual codes in Western culture. Translator(s): Gladding, Jody. Series: European Perspectives: A Series in Social Thought and Cultural Criticism. Num Pages: 160 pages, 14 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFCK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 184 x 157 x 15. Weight in Grams: 236. A History of Stripes and Striped Fabric. Series: European Perspectives: A Series in Social Thought and Cultural Criticism. 160 pages, 14 halftones. What do prostitutes, referees, and Renaissance clowns have in common? They all wear stripes, and The Devil's Cloth tells us why. Pastoureau's lively study of stripes offers a unique perspective on the evolution of fashion, taste, and visual codes in Western culture. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFCK. Dimension: 184 x 157 x 15. Weight: 236. Translator(s): Gladding, Jody.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231123662
- ISBN
- 9780231123662
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 51.77
€ 51.77
Paperback. ILLUSTRATED with 200 photographs, all of which were taken by the author, this evocative book reveals developments in fishing boats built to the requirements of mostly Scottish fishermen from the mid-1960s to the late 1980s. Num Pages: 128 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBTB; KNAF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 167 x 9. Weight in Grams: 296.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 128
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752456089
- ISBN
- 9780752456089
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.96
€ 19.99
€ 15.96