History: specific events & topics
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History: specific events & topics
Paperback. Provides an overview of what is arguably the most elusive sense. From hygiene to aromatherapy, the fetid to the fragrant, smells are shown to be much more than just an adornment or a nuisance. This work demonstrates how essential smell is to sexuality, social status, personal identity, and cultural tradition. Editor(s): Drobnick, Jim. Series: Sensory Formations. Num Pages: 456 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTB; JHBA; JHMC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 236 x 163 x 24. Weight in Grams: 660.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
- Edition
- English Ed
- Number of pages
- 456
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845202132
- ISBN
- 9781845202132
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 48.27
€ 48.27
Discover how the Singapore government rehabilitated the Singapore River and created Marina Bay, transforming both into lifestyle/commercial settings. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: AMVD; HBTB; JPQB; KCM; RND; RNU. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 263 x 287 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1458.
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Editions Didier Millet Pty Ltd Singapore
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789814385855
- ISBN
- 9789814385855
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 28.38
€ 33.99
€ 28.38
Paperback. Those promoting Empire as an expression of white supremacy found Arthur Wharton, the world's first black professional footballer, a supreme irritation, and he eventually died in poverty. Series: Sport in the Global Society. Num Pages: 272 pages, illustrations, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJ; BGS; HBTB; JFSL3; WSJA; WSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 412.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780714644592
- ISBN
- 9780714644592
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 73.65
€ 73.65
hardcover. Writings by early-modern English artisans are rare and thus precious. Nehemiah Wallington is exceptional for having compiled fifty notebooks between 1618 and 1654. This edition covers subjects that animated Wallington's everyday life. It also includes Wallington's reflections on his own mental wellbeing, at times suicidal, at others ecstatic. Editor(s): Booy, Dr. David. Num Pages: 396 pages, Includes 1 b&w illustration. BIC Classification: HBJD1; HBLH; HBTB; HRAX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156. Weight in Grams: 731.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 396
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780754651864
- ISBN
- 9780754651864
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 184.35
€ 184.35
Paperback. The Oxford Handbook of Oral History brings together forty authors on five continents to address the evolution of oral history, the impact of digital technology, the most recent methodological and archival issues, and the application of oral history to both scholarly research and public presentations. Editor(s): Ritchie, Donald A. Series: Oxford Handbooks in History. Num Pages: 560 pages, figures. BIC Classification: HBA; HBTD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 247 x 172 x 35. Weight in Grams: 956.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 560
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199945061
- ISBN
- 9780199945061
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 84.11
€ 84.11
Paperback. Spanning three centuries and four continents, from the late medieval period to the present day, this collection builds a picture of the practical and ideological issues surrounding women soldiers, and the ambiguous place they inhabit, uncovering in the process a remarkable continuity across cultures and periods. Series: Women & Men in History. Num Pages: 400 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3H; 3J; HBTB; JFSJ1; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 158 x 22. Weight in Grams: 610.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Routledge
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 398
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780582414389
- ISBN
- 9780582414389
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 93.40
€ 93.40
paperback. Most of this collection pertains to records of some 25,000 slaving voyages between 1595 and 1867, while other papers offer quantitative analysis in the ethnicity of slaves, mortality trends and slaves' reconstruction of their identities. Editor(s): Eltis, David; Richardson, David. Num Pages: 160 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JB; HBTB; HBTS; KCLT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 8. Weight in Grams: 226.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780714643908
- ISBN
- 9780714643908
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 104.67
€ 104.67
hardcover. Explores the Japanese motivations in raising the proposal for racial equality at the 1919 Paris Peace Conference. Offering new insights, this is the first comprehensive analysis of an historically significant event. Series: Nissan Institute/Routledge Japanese Studies. Num Pages: 268 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; HBTB; JFF; JFSL1; JPS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 25. Weight in Grams: 498.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 268
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780415172073
- ISBN
- 9780415172073
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 184.90
€ 184.90
paperback. Anti-apartheid was one of the most significant international causes of the late twentieth century. The book provides the first detailed history of the emergence of anti-apartheid activism in Britain and the USA, tracing the network of individuals and groups who shaped the moral and political character of the movement. Num Pages: 269 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBG; HBJH; HBTB; HBTQ; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2010
- Number of pages
- 269
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349301485
- ISBN
- 9781349301485
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.91
€ 53.91
paperback. Genocide is a topic beset by ambiguities over meaning and double standards. This book sets out to clarify the meaning of the term genocide and its historical evolution, and provides a working definition. It makes the argument that each instance of genocide is best understood within a particular historical framework. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: HBG; HBTZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 512.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780582506015
- ISBN
- 9780582506015
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.52
€ 49.52
paperback. Seven people signed the Proclamation of the Republic in 1916 - four of them were poets. To commemorate its centenary, Cork City Council has commissioned four of Ireland's leading contemporary writers to reflect on the meaning of this single most important artefact of the 1916 Rising. Editor(s): McCarthy, Thomas. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJF; HBJD1; HBTB; JPWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- The Collins Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781848893122
- ISBN
- 9781848893122
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.99€ 10.60
€ 12.99
€ 10.60
Paperback. Explores the historical transformation of tobacco from Amerindian shamanism to global capitalism, from the food of the spirits to the fatal epidemic, from the rough pipe and cigar to the modern day cigarette. Num Pages: 292 pages, 15 b&w line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; JFFH1; JHBT; KN. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 156 x 16. Weight in Grams: 434.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 292
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415116695
- ISBN
- 9780415116695
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 73.65
€ 73.65
Paperback. Series: Social History of Modern Art. Num Pages: 550 pages, 283 halftones. BIC Classification: 3JF; ACV; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 192 x 228 x 25. Weight in Grams: 922.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 550
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226063348
- ISBN
- 9780226063348
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 36.54
€ 47.99
€ 36.54
Hardcover. Exploring the varied depictions and descriptions of pain - from martyrdom narratives to practices of torture and surgery - this title attempts to decode this culture of suffering in the Middle Ages. It presents the cacophony of howls emerging from the written record of physicians, torturers, theologians, and mystics. Num Pages: 384 pages, 5 halftones. BIC Classification: 1D; 3H; HBJD; HBLC1; HBTB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 160 x 30. Weight in Grams: 706.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226112671
- ISBN
- 9780226112671
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.74€ 54.65
€ 64.74
€ 54.65
Hardcover. The essays in this book present new research on the interactions between Phoenicians, Greeks and indigenous people in the Iberian Peninsula during the first millennium BC. Num Pages: 323 pages, b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1DSE; HBJD; HBLA; HBTQ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 640.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 323
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226148472
- ISBN
- 9780226148472
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 70.63€ 58.80
€ 70.63
€ 58.80
Hardcover. Explores the ambitions, tastes, and prejudices of Chicagoans during the 1920s and '30s. This book reproduces various elements of the "Chicagoan": its covers, cartoons, editorials, reviews, and features. Num Pages: 400 pages, 81 colour plates, 301 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBBNC; 3JJG; HBTB; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 366 x 290 x 30. Weight in Grams: 3180.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226317618
- ISBN
- 9780226317618
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.92€ 59.50
€ 65.92
€ 59.50
Hardcover. This text traces Armenia's past from ancient times to the end of the 20th century through more than 200 colour maps containing information about physical geography, demography, and sociological, religious, cultural and linguistic history. Num Pages: 360 pages, 232 colour maps, 3 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DVUR; GBC; HBJD; HBTP; RGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 285 x 473 x 30. Weight in Grams: 3490.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226332284
- ISBN
- 9780226332284
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 282.52€ 236.35
€ 282.52
€ 236.35
hardcover. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKENM; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB; RNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 243 x 20. Weight in Grams: 430.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226339986
- ISBN
- 9780226339986
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 35.62
€ 46.99
€ 35.62
Paperback. In this study, Joseph Koerner establishes the character of Renaissance art in Germany and examines how artists such as Albrecht Durer and Hans Baldung Grien reflected in their masterworks the changing status of the self in 16th-century Germany. Num Pages: 564 pages, 1 colour plate, 223 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DFG; ACND; AFC; HBTB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 278 x 217 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1572.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226449999
- ISBN
- 9780226449999
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 61.21€ 51.38
€ 61.21
€ 51.38
Hardcover. Drawing on novels, plays, and films of the 1920s and '30s, as well as the work of biologists, psychiatrists, and sexologists, this title brings together the experience and perception of modernity with sexuality, technology, and ecological concerns into a cogent discussion of science's place in reproduction in British and American cultural history. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJG; HBTB; JHBK5. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 635.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226560694
- ISBN
- 9780226560694
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 70.63€ 58.80
€ 70.63
€ 58.80