History: specific events & topics
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History: specific events & topics
Hardback. Analyses the photographs that helped strengthen as well as bring down the Eugenics Movement. Concentrating mainly on developments in Britain, the USA and Nazi Germany, this book argues that photography, as the most powerful visual medium of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, was vital to the Eugenics Movement's success. Num Pages: 286 pages, 120 b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DFG; 1KBB; AJ; HBTB; PSAK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 252 x 175 x 22. Weight in Grams: 712.
- Publisher
- Sussex Academic Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 286
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845192396
- ISBN
- 9781845192396
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.12
€ 128.12
Paperback. Covers the story of Liverpool's children in the Second World War. This title features the adventures and misadventures, the fun and games and ever-present danger, and the humor and sorrow of those wartime years experienced by the survivors of Liverpool Blitz. It explores the memories of the children ravaged by war. Num Pages: 128 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKENL; 3JJH; HBTB; JFSP1; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 247 x 173 x 9. Weight in Grams: 338.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Number of pages
- 128
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752451589
- ISBN
- 9780752451589
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.38
€ 19.99
€ 18.38
Paperback. Series: Palgrave Close Readings in Film and Television. Num Pages: 253 pages, biography. BIC Classification: AB; APF; HBTB; JFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 140 x 215 x 18. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349444175
- ISBN
- 9781349444175
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 138.75
€ 138.75
Hardback. Num Pages: 320 pages, 17, 13 black & white halftones, 2 maps, 2 charts. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 239 x 24. Weight in Grams: 568. Anti-slavery and Empire in Victorian Britain. 312 pages, Illustrations, maps. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTS. Dimension: 156 x 239 x 24. Weight: 570.
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press
- Number of pages
- 312
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801451089
- ISBN
- 9780801451089
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 44.94
€ 44.94
Paperback. An account of survival is told by a Budapest lawyer who secured fake Christian identities for himself, his wife and his two children following the invasion of the Germans in March 1944. Translator(s): Tonkin, Humphrey. Num Pages: 288 pages, 8pp b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1DVH; BGHA; HBJD; HBTZ1; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 21. Weight in Grams: 242.
- Publisher
- Canongate Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781841951805
- ISBN
- 9781841951805
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.30
€ 14.99
€ 11.30
Paperback. From Morrissey and Nick Cave to The Streets and Kanye West, this book explores the links between hip-hop and rock. It focuses on two strands: white alternative rock and black street music. It identifies the strange dance of white bohemian rock and black culture, how they come together at various points and then go their own way. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVGR; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 154 x 35. Weight in Grams: 584.
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 448
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571232079
- ISBN
- 9780571232079
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 17.97
€ 26.99
€ 17.97
Hardback. This landmark volume is the first to comprehensively examine the field of social movement studies in a specifically European context. Combining comparative studies of significant issues and movements with focused national studies, this is a bold & uncommonly unified survey that will be essential for scholars & students of European social movements. Series: Protest, Culture and Society. Num Pages: 496 pages, 6 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; HBJD; HBTB; JPWF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 160 x 237 x 32. Weight in Grams: 884.
- Publisher
- Social Movement Studies in Europe: The State of the Art
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781785330971
- ISBN
- 9781785330971
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 202.12
€ 202.12
Hardback. Clothbound hardback in good condition. No dustjacket. Some light shelf wear.
- Condition
- Used, Good
- Publisher
- The University of North Carolina Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- New edition
- SKU
- KRF0020735
- ISBN
- 9780807828793
Hardback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Hardback. Clean copy
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- The University of North Carolina Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- New edition
- SKU
- KST0021377
- ISBN
- 9780807828793
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Hardback. The Winchester Rifle, the iconic gun made in New Haven, Connecticut, and sold in its hundreds of thousands around the world, mirrors American expansion at a key period in the young country's history. It explores the history of, and the family behind, this renowned representation of American power. Num Pages: 288 pages, 18 bw integrated. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTB; JWM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 155. .
- Publisher
- I.B. Tauris & Co. Ltd.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780764696
- ISBN
- 9781780764696
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.15€ 48.87
€ 53.15
€ 48.87
Hardcover. Num Pages: 128 pages, 16-pp color insert. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3D; BGH; BGL; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 136 x 15. Weight in Grams: 222.
- Publisher
- Tuttle Shokai Inc Japan
- Number of pages
- 128
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- Hardcover with Jacket
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9784805311080
- ISBN
- 9784805311080
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 14.21
€ 14.99
€ 14.21
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Blue Dome Press United States
- Number of pages
- 250
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781935295839
- ISBN
- 9781935295839
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 18.58
€ 26.99
€ 18.58
Paperback. Jamaica used to be the source of much of Britain's wealth, a tropical paradise for the planters, a Babylonian exile for the Africans shipped to the Caribbean. This work focuses on the all-pervading influence of the USA; and the increasing disillusionment felt by its people, who can't rely on the state for their most basic security. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1KJ; HBG; HBLW; HBTB; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 127 x 25. Weight in Grams: 304.
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571227624
- ISBN
- 9780571227624
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.41
€ 14.99
€ 11.41
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Floris Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780863156670
- ISBN
- 9780863156670
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.61
€ 13.99
€ 11.61
Paperback. Isambard Kingdom Brunel had strong associations with South Wales; chief engineer of the GWR, he was the same for the South Wales Railway Company, taking the railways across South Wales. This work focuses on his contribution to the maritime world, from his work on dry docks and shipping facilities to his steamships, including his 'great leviathan'. Num Pages: 192 pages, Illustrations (some col.), maps. BIC Classification: 1DBKWS; BGT; HBTK; TNC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 172 x 13. Weight in Grams: 540.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752449128
- ISBN
- 9780752449128
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 28.39
€ 33.99
€ 28.39
Paperback. Drawn from two medieval collections of form letters for all manner of business and personal affairs, Lost Letters of Medieval Life depicts early thirteenth-century England through the everyday correspondence of people of all classes, from peasants and shopkeepers to bishops and earls. Editor(s): Carlin, Martha; Crouch, David. Series: The Middle Ages Series. Num Pages: 360 pages, 19 illus. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3H; HBJD1; HBLC1; HBTB. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 599.
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 360
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812223361
- ISBN
- 9780812223361
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.15
€ 42.15
Paperback. A study of civil rights in the USA. It is designed to fulfil the AS and A Level specifications in place from September 2000. The AS section deals with narrative and explanation of the topic. The A2 section reflects the different demands of the higher level examination. Series: Heinemann Advanced History. Num Pages: 336 pages, illustrations, maps, portraits. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 4KL; HBJK; HBTB; JPVH1. Category: (UA) A / AS level. Dimension: 245 x 176 x 16. Weight in Grams: 592.
- Publisher
- Heinemann Secondary Education
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780435327224
- ISBN
- 9780435327224
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.25
€ 43.25
Paperback. Examines the history of British worldwide expansion from the Glorious Revolution of 1689 to the end of the Napoleonic Wars, a crucial phase in the creation of the modern British Empire. Series Editor(s): Louis, Wm Roger. Series: The Oxford History of the British Empire. Num Pages: 664 pages, 12 Maps, numerous tables. BIC Classification: 1QDB; HBG; HBLH; HBLL; HBTB; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 156 x 36. Weight in Grams: 978.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 664
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199246779
- ISBN
- 9780199246779
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 81.03
€ 81.03
Paperback. Writer and historian Kaye Jones has investigated the case of Christiana Edmunds, a seemingly demure middle-class young lady who suddenly started sending out poisoned chocolates to fellow residents of Brighton in 1871. Num Pages: 224 pages, 8-page plate section. BIC Classification: 1DBKESK; 3JH; BTC; HBTB; JKV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 236 x 17. Weight in Grams: 306.
- Publisher
- Pen & Sword Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781593752
- ISBN
- 9781781593752
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.15
€ 17.99
€ 14.15
Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: HBTS; JFFE2; KCL; LNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- With a new preface by the author
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231180337
- ISBN
- 9780231180337
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.35
€ 26.99
€ 20.35