History: specific events & topics
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History: specific events & topics
Paperback. This lovely volume is both a fitting tribute and a stirring reminder of the values we Americans hold dear. Num Pages: 192 pages, 175 colour photographs, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AMGD; HBJK; HBTG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 302 x 233 x 13. Weight in Grams: 916.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- National Geographic Society United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781426204562
- ISBN
- 9781426204562
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.15
€ 21.15
Hardcover. Arranged chronologically and thematically, the book highlights how ideas about the appropriate relationships among science, scientists, and the state changed over time. Series: Johns Hopkins Introductory Studies in the History of Science. Num Pages: 176 pages, 15, 15 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTW; PDX. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421407692
- ISBN
- 9781421407692
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 56.93
€ 56.93
Paperback. Highly acclaimed, a witty, erudite, and colourful account of the outrageous ambitions that have inspired men and women to circle the entire planet. Num Pages: 560 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: HBTP; RGR; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 686.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster United States
- Number of pages
- 560
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781416596202
- ISBN
- 9781416596202
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.43
€ 20.43
Paperback. Two world wars, the Civil Rights movement, and a Jheri curl later, Blacks in America continue to have a complex and convoluted relationship with their hair. This book takes a chronological look at the culture behind the ever-changing state of Black hair - from fifteenth-century Africa to the present-day United States. Editor(s): Byrd, Ayana. Num Pages: 258 pages, 50 black & white illustrations throughout. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTB; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 292.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- St. Martin's Griffin
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781250046574
- ISBN
- 9781250046574
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 17.41
€ 19.99
€ 17.41
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- World Wisdom Books United States
- Number of pages
- 172
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780941532877
- ISBN
- 9780941532877
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99
€ 15.99
Paperback. Part exhibition catalogue, part technical and social history of the piano, PIANO 300: Celebrating Three Centuries of People and Pianos presents the Smithsonian's 2000 exhibition's highlights in a lavishly illustrated book that captures the visual excitement of this authoritative survey of one of western culture's most pervasive musical icons. Num Pages: 80 pages, index. BIC Classification: AVRG; HBT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 281 x 216 x 7. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 80
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780929847085
- ISBN
- 9780929847085
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.67
€ 41.67
Paperback. First published in 1940, David Mandelbaum's study remains the definitive account of the Plains Cree. In this revised edition, first reprinted in 1978, it contains the original material dealing with the Plains Cree history and ethnology. Num Pages: 400 pages, b/w & colour illus. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 680.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1978
- Publisher
- Canadian Plains Research Center
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780889770133
- ISBN
- 9780889770133
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 25.86
€ 30.99
€ 25.86
Nearly every baseball-related board or table game produced from the 1860s to the 1960s is illustrated here with accurate captions that describe each one individually. The relationship between the board games and the professional game of baseball is described with tips to help date each and rate their condition. Num Pages: 160 pages, 325 color photos & illus. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJ; HBT; WSJT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 286 x 219 x 17. Weight in Grams: 972.
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780887407673
- ISBN
- 9780887407673
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 48.99€ 31.88
€ 48.99
€ 31.88
Each recipient is presented in a capsule biography including dates of birth, awarding of the various Knights Cross grades, and other particulars to rank and career. Each is also shown in a World War II era photograph. Translator(s): Johnston, David, Governor General of Canada. Num Pages: 352 pages, over 150 photographs. BIC Classification: 1DFG; HBJD; HBTM; HBWQ; JWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 246 x 176 x 28. Weight in Grams: 726.
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780887407482
- ISBN
- 9780887407482
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 21.01
€ 31.99
€ 21.01
The Jewel Tea Company distributed famous Autumn Leaf Pattern dishes and much more to a national market with its household products from 1901 until 1981. Over 500 photos chronicle the staggering array of Jewel Tea wares including china, cookware, coffee and teapots, premium products, children's toys, and more. Num Pages: 288 pages, 558 color & b/w photos. BIC Classification: HBTB; WFS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 286 x 225 x 26. Weight in Grams: 1564.
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780887406348
- ISBN
- 9780887406348
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 48.99€ 31.88
€ 48.99
€ 31.88
Paperback. 155 pristine negatives recently turned up in some forgotten storage. They were taken while the Wild West show was on tour between 1900 and 1905 by cowboy/amateur photographer Harry Bock. This is a photo documentary without parallel and offers western, historical, and tent show buffs a visual look back in time with exceptional detail and clarity. Num Pages: 128 pages, 155 photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJC; AC; AJC; HBTB; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 281 x 12. Weight in Grams: 624.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 128
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780887404375
- ISBN
- 9780887404375
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 17.90
€ 25.99
€ 17.90
Hardcover. The short history of this great battleship is presented in this volume. Many never before published photographs chart its most infamous history. Num Pages: 160 pages, 200 b/w photos & drawings. BIC Classification: 1DFG; HBTM; JWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 300 x 217 x 21. Weight in Grams: 1224.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing, Ltd.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780887402210
- ISBN
- 9780887402210
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 28.00
€ 42.99
€ 28.00
Paperback. Acoma, the "sky city" of New Mexico, is presented with an enchanting text and beautiful color photographs in this revised edition of the Southwest classic book. Acoma mesa pueblo, located 65 miles west of Albuquerque, is said to be the oldest continuously inhabited community on the North American continent. Num Pages: 96 pages, 80 color photos. BIC Classification: HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 281 x 7. Weight in Grams: 470.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Schiffer Pub Ltd
- Edition
- Rev Sub
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780887401336
- ISBN
- 9780887401336
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 14.03
€ 18.99
€ 14.03
Hardcover. This is the first book to study representations of the non-Western world in European modernist cinema. In offering new perspectives on the history of Soviet montage cinema and on the British documentary movement, it connects with the growing body of work analysing manifestations of orientalism, Eurocentrism and colonial discourse in the cinema. Series: Exeter Studies in Film History. Num Pages: 256 pages, 20 line drawings/halftones. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJ; APF; HBT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 163 x 237 x 20. Weight in Grams: 584.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- University of Exeter Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780859896047
- ISBN
- 9780859896047
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 134.49
€ 134.49
Paperback. Sick Heroes examines the cultural practices that created those remarkably offensive, though strangely appealing, romantic heroes that appeared in European and especially in French literature in the latter half of the eighteenth century. Num Pages: 272 pages, 6 halftones. BIC Classification: 2ADF; 3JF; 3JH; DSBD; DSBF; HBTB; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 157 x 17. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- University of Exeter Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780859895507
- ISBN
- 9780859895507
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.99
€ 47.99
Paperback. Describes the daily experiences of Jewish and Italian immigrant women in New York City. Series: New Feminist Library. Num Pages: 303 pages, illustrations, index. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JH; 3JJC; 3JJG; HBTB; JFFN; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 208 x 142 x 21. Weight in Grams: 388.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1985
- Publisher
- Monthly Review Press,U.S. United States
- Edition
- 1st
- Number of pages
- 303
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780853456827
- ISBN
- 9780853456827
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 14.25
€ 14.99
€ 14.25
Paperback. Now in paperback, this is the acclaimed portrait of institutionalized patients whose abandoned possessions recall their Num Pages: 208 pages, 110 B&W photographs. BIC Classification: HBT; JMP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 328.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Bellevue Literary Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781934137147
- ISBN
- 9781934137147
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 17.01
€ 17.99
€ 17.01
The Spiritual Legacy of the American Indian. With Letters While Living...
Brown, Joseph Epes. Ed(S): Brown, Elinita; We...
Paperback. Offers insight into the world of the pre-reservation Indians. This book presents a collection of classic essays that examines the universal characteristics of American Indian culture and tradition. It also offers a personal view of Dr Brown's life and research through his private correspondence from his time on the reservation. Editor(s): Brown, Elinita; Weatherly, Marina Brown; Fitzgerald, Michael Oren; Hultkrantz, Ake. Num Pages: 168 pages, colour and black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KB; HBTB; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 238.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- World Wisdom Books United States
- Edition
- Commemorative ed
- Number of pages
- 168
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781933316369
- ISBN
- 9781933316369
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 20.16
€ 21.99
€ 20.16
Hardcover. Editor(s): Benninga, Noah; Stoll, Katrina. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJH; HBAH; HBTZ1; HBWQ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 168 x 243 x 27. Weight in Grams: 538.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Vallentine Mitchell
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781910383056
- ISBN
- 9781910383056
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 108.12
€ 108.12
Paperback. Series: The English Kitchen. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; HBTB; WBN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 140 x 215 x 19. Weight in Grams: 304.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Prospect Books
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781909248366
- ISBN
- 9781909248366
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.29
€ 19.99
€ 18.29