History: specific events & topics
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History: specific events & topics
Paperback. In the eighteenth century, the Western world viewed circumcision as an embarrassing disfigurement peculiar to Jews. Why does circumcision usually mean circumcision of infants? Why does the pressure for health circumcision continue? This book offers essential background to the debates about the medical, ethical, and social aspects of circumcision. Num Pages: 368 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBTB; JHBT; MBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 155 x 28. Weight in Grams: 612.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226101101
- ISBN
- 9780226101101
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 26.79
€ 33.99
€ 26.79
hardcover. In this era of tweets and blogs, it is easy to assume that the self-obsessive recording of daily minutiae is a recent phenomenon. In this title, the author explores how vital these unassuming and easily overlooked stationery staples were to those who used them. Num Pages: 280 pages, 34 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226033211
- ISBN
- 9780226033211
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 99.68€ 82.26
€ 99.68
€ 82.26
Hardback. Covering a diverse range of figures and issues from Jonathan Swift's pornographic poetry to Oscar Wilde's famous cello-shaped coat this book collapses Irish studies into the critical perspective of disability studies: linking 'Irishness' and 'disability' together allows the emergence of a new critical perspective, an Irish disability studies. Num Pages: 197 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSA; DSBF; DSBH; HBTB; JFFG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 163 x 17. Weight in Grams: 356. Good clean copy in illustrated covers with minor shelf wear
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KAC0004414
- ISBN
- 9780230574656
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Hardcover. What if Isaac Newton had never lived? Robert Hooke and Edmond Halley, whose place in history has been overshadowed by the giant figure of Newton, were pioneering scientists within their own right, and instrumental in establishing the Royal Society. Num Pages: 384 pages, (8-page colour plate section), Index. BIC Classification: HBTB; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 159. Weight in Grams: 270. Good clean copy in dustwrapper with minor shelf wear
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KAC0004193
- ISBN
- 9780008220594
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Of the countries that remained neutral during the Second World War, none was more controversial than Ireland. This title unearths the motivations of those thousands who left Ireland to fight in the British forces. It shows how ordinary people tried to make sense of the Nazi threat through the lens of antagonism towards Britain. Num Pages: 512 pages, Illustrations, map. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJH; HBJD1; HBTB; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 128 x 32. Weight in Grams: 398 496pp
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780571221066
- ISBN
- 9780571221066
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.16
€ 17.99
€ 13.16
Hardcover. "Copyright: Aligarh Historians Society"--Title page verso. Num Pages: 96 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HBJF; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 166 x 248 x 12. Weight in Grams: 316.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Tulika Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789382381754
- ISBN
- 9789382381754
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.81
€ 13.99
€ 11.81
Paperback. This collection of articles from authors who include some of India's leading economic historians consists of studies in the growth of capitalism, the impact of colonialism, and the implications of the current phase of globalization for India and the world. Num Pages: 204 pages. BIC Classification: HBT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 241 x 159 x 15. Weight in Grams: 666.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Tulika Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789382381068
- ISBN
- 9789382381068
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 16.95
€ 20.99
€ 16.95
Paperback. Interviews twelve experts on oral history to discuss the medium's status within the social sciences in light of recent technological breakthroughs. This title addresses many of the challenges of oral history, from its inherent subjectivity to whether it should be treated as a discipline or simply a method for research. Editor(s): Vanek, Miroslav. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: HBAH; HBTD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 205 x 145 x 11. Weight in Grams: 264.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Karolinum,Nakladatelstvi Univerzity Karlovy,Czech Republic Czech Republic
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788024622262
- ISBN
- 9788024622262
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 17.29
€ 19.99
€ 17.29
Paperback. Editor(s): Jansen, Axel; Franzmann, Andreas; Munte, Peter. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: 3JF; 3JJ; 3JMC; HBTB; PDR; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 140 x 213 x 25. Weight in Grams: 424.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Campus Verlag
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783593504872
- ISBN
- 9783593504872
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.81€ 45.21
€ 52.81
€ 45.21
Hardcover. Presents a study of the transformation of New Russia - the region north of the Black and Azov seas - from its conquest by the Russian Empire in the late 18th Century to the revolutionary tumult of 1905. This book talks about the dynamic and multifaceted relations between the region's peasants, European colonists, and Russian estate owners. Num Pages: 275 pages, black & white tables, maps. BIC Classification: 1DVUK; 3JH; HBJD; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 160 x 31. Weight in Grams: 664.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 275
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781932650006
- ISBN
- 9781932650006
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 37.79
€ 45.99
€ 37.79
Hardcover. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations,. BIC Classification: APFA; HBJD; HBTZ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 239 x 162 x 17. Weight in Grams: 498.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Wallflower Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781905674367
- ISBN
- 9781905674367
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.40€ 13.75
€ 53.40
€ 13.75
Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: APFA; HBJD; HBTZ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 159 x 12. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Wallflower Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781905674350
- ISBN
- 9781905674350
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.74
€ 33.99
€ 24.74
A History of the County of Essex: XI: Clacton, Walton and Frinton: Nor...
Christopher C. Thornton (Ed.)
Hardcover. Clacton, Walton and Frinton: North-East Essex Seaside Resorts. Series: Victoria County History. 403 pages, 134, 18 colour, 86 black and white, 30 line drawing. Editor(s): Thornton, Christopher C.; Eiden, Herbert. An important contribution to the social, cultural and economic history of seaside resorts. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1DBKEAX; HBJD1; HBTB. Dimension: 307 x 216 x 33. Weight: 1840.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Victoria County History
- Number of pages
- 403
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781904356394
- ISBN
- 9781904356394
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 114.97
€ 114.97
Hardcover. Harthill Wapentake, Bainton Beacon Division. Great Driffield and Its Townships. Series: Victoria County History. 300 pages, 88, 75 black and white, 13 line drawing. Editor(s): Kent, Graham. An authoritative and comprehensive account of an important area centred upon Great Driffield. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1DBKEYK; HBTB. Dimension: 216 x 312 x 26. Weight: 1450.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Victoria County History
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781904356110
- ISBN
- 9781904356110
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 114.97
€ 114.97
Hardcover. An exploration of the health, sanitation, and cleanliness of one of England's most important medieval and early modern cities. Num Pages: 276 pages, 20 black & white illustrations, 9 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DBKEAN; 3H; HBJD1; HBLC1; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 166 x 241 x 23. Weight in Grams: 770.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- York Medieval Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781903153604
- ISBN
- 9781903153604
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 97.32
€ 97.32
Hardcover. First full-length study of attitudes to abortion in the early medieval west. Num Pages: 356 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3F; HBLC; HBTB; JFMA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 245 x 163 x 36. Weight in Grams: 774.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- York Medieval Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781903153574
- ISBN
- 9781903153574
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 115.41
€ 115.41
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Boydell & Brewer Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2nd
- Number of pages
- 444
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781900639385
- ISBN
- 9781900639385
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 33.75
€ 40.99
€ 33.75
Paperback. A historical account of masturbation as a moral issue and cultural taboo. Num Pages: 504 pages, 32. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFC; JMU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 156 x 39. Weight in Grams: 780.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Zone Books United States
- Edition
- New Ed
- Number of pages
- 501
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781890951337
- ISBN
- 9781890951337
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 27.32
€ 37.99
€ 27.32
Hardcover. An exploration of women's experiences and the impact of their activities on the history and landscape of St Louis. Beginning with the colonial period and ending in the 1960s, each chapter identifies the experiences of women in a specific time period and sites of their public activities. Series: Missouri Historical Society Press. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBBNU; HBJK; HBTB; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 279 x 216 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1211.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Missouri History Museum Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781883982300
- ISBN
- 9781883982300
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 50.97€ 29.52
€ 50.97
€ 29.52
Hardcover. Series: The Dickens Companions. Num Pages: 304 pages, illustrations, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSK; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 242 x 157 x 22. Weight in Grams: 658.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Helm Information Ltd
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781873403563
- ISBN
- 9781873403563
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 190.60
€ 190.60
Hardcover. This book celebrates the greatest of English novelists by illustrating his abiding preoccupations. It reproduces extracts from the novels alongside a selection of the original covers, their illustrations and all the paraphernalia of nineteenth-century advertising, breathing life into the vibrant world of Dickens and his characters. Num Pages: 112 pages, 95 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JH; DSBF; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 197 x 15. Weight in Grams: 478. 112 pages, 95 colour illustrations. This book celebrates the greatest of English novelists by illustrating his abiding preoccupations. It reproduces extracts from the novels alongside a selection of the original covers, their illustrations and all the paraphernalia of nineteenth-century advertising, breathing life into the vibrant world of Dickens and his characters. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 3JH; DSBF; HBTB. Dimension: 195 x 197 x 15. Weight: 478.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Bodleian Library, University of Oxford
- Number of pages
- 112
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781851243846
- ISBN
- 9781851243846
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.80
€ 13.99
€ 11.80
Paperback. Lavishly illustrated with over 150 images, this book gives an excellent insight into the key issues and evolving strategies of the Conservative Party throughout the twentieth century, and up to the present day. A foreword by advertising guru Maurice Saatchi discusses the posters from a communication and design perspective. Num Pages: 192 pages, 196 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; AGC; AKLP; HBTB; JPHF; JPVL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 250 x 209 x 18. Weight in Grams: 850. British Election Posters from the Conservative Party Archive. 160 pages, 196 colour illustrations. Lavishly illustrated with over 150 images, this book gives an excellent insight into the key issues and evolving strategies of the Conservative Party throughout the twentieth century, and up to the present day. A foreword by advertising guru Maurice Saatchi discusses the posters from a communication and design perspective. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; AGC; AKLP; HBTB; JPHF; JPVL. Dimension: 250 x 209 x 18. Weight: 850.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Bodleian Library, University of Oxford
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781851243532
- ISBN
- 9781851243532
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.60
€ 26.99
€ 20.60
Hardcover. Hugh Crow was the captain of a slave-trading vessel which made one of the last legal journeys across the Atlantic with its 'human cargo'. This is a highly engaging, rare, first-hand account written by a staunch defender of the slave trade. Crow depicts himself as an enlightened practitioner of the trade, concerned with the welfare of his 'negroes'. Num Pages: 224 pages, 11 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 161 x 231 x 20. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Bodleian Library, University of Oxford
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781851243211
- ISBN
- 9781851243211
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 16.95
€ 20.99
€ 16.95
Hardcover. Ralph Ayres was head cook at New College in the 1770s. This book is a fascinating insight into the eighteenth-century kitchen, a period of great interest to social and culinary historians, and includes recipes for famous dishes such as Quaking Pudding, and Oxford Sausages. Editor(s): Jakeman, Jane. Num Pages: 88 pages, 72 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKESF; 3JF; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB; WBA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 246 x 171 x 13. Weight in Grams: 456.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- The Bodleian Library United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 88
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781851240753
- ISBN
- 9781851240753
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 16.09
€ 19.99
€ 16.09