History: specific events & topics
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History: specific events & topics
Sheet map, folded. .
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Heritage Cartography
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781905718665
- ISBN
- 9781905718665
Condition: New
€ 24.31
€ 24.31
Hardcover. With a blend of narrative and analysis, this book explores the extent to which mercenaries have been used, from Sumer to Rome, and the reasons governments hired them when they could conscript native citizens. Num Pages: 316 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDA; HBG; HBLA; HBTB; JWXN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 164 x 241 x 25. Weight in Grams: 604. Clean copy in fine dustjacket with shelf wear. Some sunning to spine and minor tearing and edgewear to DJ. All illustrations present. In very good condition
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Constable
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KJE0000025
- ISBN
- 9780094757509
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. In Treblinka Survivor, Journalist and author Mark S. Smith traces the life of a man who survived seven camps, and what he had to do to achieve this. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1DVP; 3JJH; BGH; HBTZ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 157 x 22. Weight in Grams: 428.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752463711
- ISBN
- 9780752463711
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 19.40
€ 20.99
€ 19.40
Paperback. Postcolonial Thought and Social Theory maps the convergences and differences between these two seemingly opposed bodies of thought. It explores the different waves of postcolonial thought, elaborates the postcolonial critique of social theory, and charts different strategies for crafting a postcolonial social science. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: HBTR; JHBA; JHMC; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 411.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780190625146
- ISBN
- 9780190625146
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 58.06
€ 58.06
Paperback. "This collection of essays explores the emergence of economic societies in the British Isles and their development into a European, American and global reform movement in the eighteenth century. Its fourteen contributions demonstrate the intellectual horizons and international networks of this widespread and influential phenomenon"-- Editor(s): Stapelbroek, Koen; Marjanen, Jani. Num Pages: 398 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBG; HBL; HBTB; KCP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 507.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2012
- Number of pages
- 398
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349346301
- ISBN
- 9781349346301
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.91
€ 53.91
Paperback. Poet and musician, Lady Anne Barnard lived at the heart of Georgian society. High-born yet egalitarian, she travelled to France to observe the Revolution, rejected numerous suitors, and lived independently. Her curious ways attracted gossip right into her final years when she raised an illegitimate child at her home in Berkeley Square. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 1DDF; 3JF; BGH; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780571311125
- ISBN
- 9780571311125
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.99€ 5.70
€ 12.99
€ 5.70
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
Hardcover. Editor(s): Hillstrom, Kevin; Hillstrom, Laurie Collier. Series: Industrial Revolution in America. Num Pages: 884 pages, 128. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBTK. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 69. Weight in Grams: 1814.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- ABC-CLIO Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 884
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9781851097494
- ISBN
- 9781851097494
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 115.25€ 102.70
€ 115.25
€ 102.70
Hardcover. Communications, Agriculture and Meatpacking, Overview/comparison. Series: Industrial Revolution in America S. 900 pages, Illustrations, ports. Editor(s): Hillstrom, Kevin; Hillstrom, Laurie Collier. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UF) Further/Higher Education. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTK. Dimension: 235 x 157 x 71. Weight: 1824.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- ABC-CLIO
- Number of pages
- 900
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781851097197
- ISBN
- 9781851097197
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 115.25€ 101.36
€ 115.25
€ 101.36
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€ 23.33
€ 26.99
€ 23.33
Hardcover. Examines events surrounding the Massachusetts witch trials of 1692. Rather than seeing the people of Salem Village as being swept along by the forces of historical change, Gragg argues that the people involved were active participants, making decisions that shaped the outcome of those events. Num Pages: 248 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JD; HBJK; HBLH; HBTB; HRQX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- ABC-CLIO United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780275941895
- ISBN
- 9780275941895
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 87.03€ 78.31
€ 87.03
€ 78.31
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€ 37.46
€ 48.99
€ 37.46
Hardcover. Editor(s): Zumerchik, John; Danver, Steven L. Num Pages: 731 pages. BIC Classification: GBC; HBT; KNGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 56. Weight in Grams: 1973.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- ABC-CLIO Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 731
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9781851097111
- ISBN
- 9781851097111
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 172.88€ 158.81
€ 172.88
€ 158.81
Hardcover. Editor(s): Levy, Richard S.; Bell, Dean Phillip; Donahue, William Collins; Madigan, Kevin; Morse, Jonathan; Shevitz, Amy Hill; Stillman, Norman A. Num Pages: 828 pages, 103. BIC Classification: HBT; JFFJ; JFSL; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 262 x 186 x 59. Weight in Grams: 1886.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- ABC-CLIO Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 828
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781851094394
- ISBN
- 9781851094394
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 182.29€ 167.14
€ 182.29
€ 167.14
Hardcover. Explores the daily life of ordinary men, women and children of Anglo-Saxon England. This book covers domestic and family life, work and leisure, education, clothing and housing, food, religion, magic and superstition, health and sickness, warfare, crime and punishment, ethnic and national identity, the creation of kingship, and slavery. Series: Daily Life. Num Pages: 224 pages, 30 illustrations. BIC Classification: 3F; 3H; HBJD1; HBLC; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 163 x 28. Weight in Grams: 672.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Greenwood
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781846450136
- ISBN
- 9781846450136
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 63.51€ 58.01
€ 63.51
€ 58.01
Hardcover. Suitable for students and readers with a general interest in medieval history, this anthology juxtaposes the recorded experiences and views of participants on the opposing sides in the Crusades. Each chapter focuses on an event, such as the Crusader massacre of the inhabitants of Jerusalem in 1099 and the Siege of Damascus in 1148. Series: Fighting Words. Num Pages: 288 pages, maps. BIC Classification: HBTD; HBW; HRAM9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 839.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- ABC-CLIO United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781846450112
- ISBN
- 9781846450112
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 55.27€ 50.90
€ 55.27
€ 50.90
Hardcover. Editor(s): Blocker, Jack S.; Fahey, David M.; Tyrrell, Ian R. Num Pages: 758 pages, 110. BIC Classification: GBC; HBT; JFFH; JFM; WBXD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 279 x 216 x 51. Weight in Grams: 2336.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- ABC-CLIO Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 758
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781576078334
- ISBN
- 9781576078334
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 182.29€ 167.14
€ 182.29
€ 167.14
Hardcover. Three distinguished diplomatic historians offer an assessment of the Cold War in the realist tradition that focuses on balancing the objectives of foreign policy with the means of accomplishing them. Series: Praeger Security International. Num Pages: 686 pages. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBLW3; HBTW; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 58. Weight in Grams: 1383.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- ABC-CLIO United States
- Number of pages
- 686
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780313385254
- ISBN
- 9780313385254
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 137.60€ 121.25
€ 137.60
€ 121.25