History: specific events & topics
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History: specific events & topics
Paperback. How did Britain so lose the plot that today there is not a single aircraft manufacturer of any significance in the country? The author captures that season of glory in a book that fuses his own memories of being a schoolboy plane spotter with a ruefully realistic history of British decline. It is the story of machines and men who flew them. Num Pages: 416 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJPN; 3JMC; HBJD1; HBTK; KNDV; WGM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 34. Weight in Grams: 326.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780571247950
- ISBN
- 9780571247950
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.99€ 4.99
€ 12.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Meet the girl from MI5 who had the gravy browning licked from her legs by Dylan Thomas; the barman who was appointed the keeper of Winston Churchill's private bottle of whisky; the East End Communist who marched with his comrades into the air-raid shelter of the Savoy; the throneless prince born in a suite at Claridge's declared.. Num Pages: 384 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JJH; HBJD1; HBLW; HBTB; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 127 x 25. Weight in Grams: 302.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780571234783
- ISBN
- 9780571234783
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.99€ 6.23
€ 12.99
€ 6.23
Paperback. 28th April 1870. Fanny and Stella, the flamboyantly dressed Miss Fanny Park and Miss Stella Boulton, are causing a stir in the Strand Theatre. All eyes are riveted upon their oglings of the gentlemen in the stalls. Moments later they are led away by the police. What followed was a scandal that shocked Victorian England in equal measure. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JH; BT; HBTB; JFSJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 125 x 32. Weight in Grams: 328.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780571231911
- ISBN
- 9780571231911
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.99€ 5.70
€ 12.99
€ 5.70
Paperback. Covering the Irish Sea Ferries from Liverpool, this title looks at the ships that sailed to Belfast. Covering Coast Lines, the Belfast Steamship Company and many others, this volume is of interest to those interested in short sea boats as well as locals in both Belfast and Liverpool. Num Pages: 240 pages, 100 black and white. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DBR; HBTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 172 x 10. Weight in Grams: 720.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752442358
- ISBN
- 9780752442358
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.71
€ 26.99
€ 23.71
Paperback. Traces the Caribbean from its pre-Columbian state through European contact and colonialism to the rise of US hegemony and the economic turbulence of the twenty-first century. This volume begins with a discussion of the region's diverse geography and challenging ecology and features an in-depth look at the transatlantic slave trade. Editor(s): Palmie, Stephan; Scarano, Francisco A. Num Pages: 624 pages, 71 halftones, 2 figures, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1KJ; HBJK; HBTQ; HBTS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 179 x 255 x 38. Weight in Grams: 1184.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Number of pages
- 624
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226645087
- ISBN
- 9780226645087
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 48.99€ 38.41
€ 48.99
€ 38.41
Hardcover. Series: Contributions in Women's Studies. Num Pages: 228 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 150. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1983
- Publisher
- ABC-CLIO United States
- Number of pages
- 228
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Reprint
- SKU
- V9780313236112
- ISBN
- 9780313236112
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 55.60€ 51.57
€ 55.60
€ 51.57
Paperback. Hong Kong has faced many changes,challenges and opportunities since the retrocession from British colonial rule to Chinese sovereignty. This volume presents an assessment of the major developments and unfolding trends in the initial years of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR). Editor(s): So, Alvin Y. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPCH; HBTQ; HBTR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 225 x 149 x 26. Weight in Grams: 572.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Hong Kong University Press Hong Kong
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- First Edition
- SKU
- V9789622096073
- ISBN
- 9789622096073
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.06
€ 33.99
€ 30.06
Paperback. The Holocaust in Hungary 1944. 230 pages, black & white illustrations. Editor(s): Cesarani, David. Examines the deportation and murder of 435,000 Hungarian Jews during the last months of World War II, when German military and diplomatic power was on the wane. Drawing on new sources, leading scholars attempt to shed light on a shameful period in history. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DVH; 3JJH; HBJD; HBTZ1; HBWQ. Dimension: 218 x 141 x 13. Weight: 282.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Berg Publishers
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 230
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781859731260
- ISBN
- 9781859731260
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.17
€ 46.17
Paperback. An account of feral children - those brought up with no human contact, sometimes raised by wild animals, unable to speak or perform functions we consider human. The book examines their lives and the experiences of those who "rescued" them, looked after them, educated them or abused them. Num Pages: 320 pages, facsimiles, portraits, 8 B&w illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFSP1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 127 x 20. Weight in Grams: 348.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Faber
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780571214600
- ISBN
- 9780571214600
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.99€ 10.64
€ 12.99
€ 10.64
Paperback. Analyzes the scientific work and social implications of the flourishing field of genetic history. In this book, the author examines genetic history's working assumptions about culture and nature, identity and biology, and the individual and the collective. Series: Chicago Studies in Practices of Meaning. Num Pages: 328 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTG; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 504.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Reprint
- SKU
- V9780226154701
- ISBN
- 9780226154701
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 27.92
€ 34.99
€ 27.92
Paperback. In 1944, at the age of fifteen, Marceline Loridan-Ivens was arrested in occupied France, along with her father. They were sent to Auschwitz-Birkenau, and forcibly separated. Though he managed to smuggle one last note to her, Marceline never spoke to her father again. This memoir offers a deeply moving message from a daughter to a father. Translator(s): Smith, Sandra. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: BGHA; BM; HBTZ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 131 x 197 x 13. Weight in Grams: 94.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780571328024
- ISBN
- 9780571328024
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 9.44
€ 10.99
€ 9.44
Paperback. Providing a historical account of how a college society affects the lives of its members and the greater society, this entertaining book details the history of an active and admirable college society. It is of interest to UCC alumni and staff, law graduates, and to people from Cork. Num Pages: 128 pages, 70 Black and White. BIC Classification: HBT; L. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 165 x 7. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845885137
- ISBN
- 9781845885137
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 22.66
€ 25.99
€ 22.66
Paperback. BIC Classification: 1DBR; HBJD1; HBTB; JFSJ1; JKVP1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 160 x 22. Weight in Grams: 514.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Irish Academic Press Ltd
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780716530473
- ISBN
- 9780716530473
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 21.27
€ 27.99
€ 21.27
Paperback. Editor(s): Zapruder, Ms. Alexandra. Num Pages: 536 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJH; BJ; HBJD; HBLW; HBTZ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 159 x 236 x 29. Weight in Grams: 756.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300205992
- ISBN
- 9780300205992
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 27.17
€ 36.99
€ 27.17
Paperback. A highly original theoretical intervention into the causes of genocide, combining Marxism and psychoanalysis. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJG; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBTZ1; JPFC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 151 x 230 x 17. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Pluto Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745326535
- ISBN
- 9780745326535
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 29.82
€ 37.99
€ 29.82
Paperback. A brief, affordable introduction to collective behavior and social movements. Series: Contemporary Societies Series. Num Pages: 304 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTB; JH; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 209 x 138 x 19. Weight in Grams: 346.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393978452
- ISBN
- 9780393978452
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.55
€ 30.99
€ 27.55
Paperback. A classic essay on the distortions of history that occur when historians impose a rigid point of view on the study of the past. Num Pages: 144 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: HBAH; HBTB; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 134 x 197 x 10. Weight in Grams: 156.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1965
- Publisher
- W. W. Norton & Co.
- Edition
- New edition
- Number of pages
- 144
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393003185
- ISBN
- 9780393003185
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 19.24
€ 19.99
€ 19.24
Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 1DST; BTP; DNJ; HBTB; JFFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780141985220
- ISBN
- 9780141985220
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.99€ 10.76
€ 12.99
€ 10.76
Paperback. Buttressed by historical documentary sources, and by painstaking linguistic researches, Maureen Warner-Lewis offers a re-issue and thematic expansion of her classic collection of essays on the forced and voluntary migration to Trinidad of West and West-Central Africans during the 1800s, extending through both the slavery and post-emancipation eras. Num Pages: 260 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KJWWT; 3JH; 3JJ; HBTB; HBTS; JFC; JFFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 472.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University of the West Indies Press
- Edition
- 2nd Revised ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789766405052
- ISBN
- 9789766405052
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 60.04
€ 60.04
Paperback. Reconstructs a biography of enslaved Archibald Monteath, an Igbo, who was brought to Jamaica around 1802, became active in the Moravian Church and later purchased his freedom. This book explores the sociology of slavery from 1750 to the 1860s through Monteath's biography. Num Pages: 400 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KJ; HBJK; HBTS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 251 x 178 x 28. Weight in Grams: 735.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of the West Indies Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789766401979
- ISBN
- 9789766401979
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 91.07
€ 91.07