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History: specific events & topics

Paperback. Offers a discussion on how Russia prepares its cosmonauts for spaceflight. This title contains interviews and photographs with information obtained by the authors on visits to Star City. Series: Springer Praxis Books / Space Exploration. Num Pages: 420 pages, 220 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; HBT; WNX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 171 x 244 x 22. Weight in Grams: 738.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Number of pages
420
Condition
New
SKU
V9780387218946
ISBN
9780387218946
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 39.77

Paperback. "This is one of those rare books that quickly became the standard work in its field. Professor White has done justice to the complexity of her subject."-Anne Firor Scott, Duke University Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLL; HBTS; JFSJ1; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 174 x 209 x 16. Weight in Grams: 212.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Edition
2 Rev ed
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393314816
ISBN
9780393314816
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 17.05

Paperback. In this robust, informal book, Robert E. Pike tells the colorful story of logging and log-driving in New England. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrated with many rare photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBBE; HBJK; HBT; TVR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 206 x 141 x 21. Weight in Grams: 258.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393319170
ISBN
9780393319170
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 17.55

Paperback. "A great American tale told with a deft historical eye, painstaking analysis, and a supple clarity of writing."-Jean Baker Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBTB; HBTS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 211 x 140 x 25. Weight in Grams: 270.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393330656
ISBN
9780393330656
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 17.69

Paperback. A revealing new look at the groundbreaking form of contraception that enabled women to control their lives and transform the world Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; HBJK; HBLW3; HBTB; JHBK5. Category: (Y) Teenage / Young Adult. Dimension: 213 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 296.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Basic Books
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780465024599
ISBN
9780465024599
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 15.15

Paperback. An original book that will endure.. As a comprehensive and multilayered appreciation of the [slave] trade, The Diligent has no peer. --New York Times Book Review. Num Pages: 496 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JF; HBTB; HBTS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 32. Weight in Grams: 792.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Basic Books
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780465028726
ISBN
9780465028726
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.62

Hardcover.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Wiley
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780470182574
ISBN
9780470182574
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 34.44

Paperback. Abortion was one of Australia's most lucrative and longest-lasting criminal rackets. This book describes the rise and fall of an extraordinary web of influence, which culminated in the landmark ruling that made abortion legal, and a public inquiry that humiliated a powerful government and a glamorous police force. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1MBF; HBT; JFMA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 153 x 19. Weight in Grams: 322.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Melbourne University Publishing
Condition
New
SKU
V9780522855784
ISBN
9780522855784
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.22

Hardcover. The events of the Great War intensified the relationship between the British Empire and Australia; the legacy can still be felt today. This volume explores both the immediate and long-term consequences of the war on this complex relationship, looking in particular at identity, history, gender, propaganda, economics and nationalism. Num Pages: 277 pages. BIC Classification: 1MBF; HBTB; HBWN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 212 x 143 x 21. Weight in Grams: 458.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Melbourne University Publishing
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780522869545
ISBN
9780522869545
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 60.17

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Vintage
Condition
New
SKU
V9780679781240
ISBN
9780679781240
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 27.51

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
480
Condition
New
SKU
V9780684855776
ISBN
9780684855776
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 21.66

Paperback. Presents the history of black colleges and universities in America. This work tells the story of educational institutions that offer African Americans an opportunity to transcend the legacy of slavery while also bearing its burden. It offers a portrait of the distinctive place black colleges and universities have occupied in American history. Num Pages: 368 pages, 62 tables. 2 line illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; 3JM; HBT; JFSL3; JNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 542.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691116327
ISBN
9780691116327
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.48
€ 42.00

Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 374 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJD; HBTB; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 685.
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
374
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691634388
ISBN
9780691634388
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 188.33

Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 362 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; HBJD; HBTV2; JHM; JPF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 485.
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
362
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691634395
ISBN
9780691634395
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 192.63

Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 444 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JF; HBJD; HBLL; HBTB; MBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 799.
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
444
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691643144
ISBN
9780691643144
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 218.07

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 180 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTW; JPQ; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 11. Weight in Grams: 428.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
180
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691645575
ISBN
9780691645575
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 106.20

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 340 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JF; HBJD; HBLL; HBTB; HBTS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 657.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691646022
ISBN
9780691646022
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 173.78

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 516 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVWA; HBJD; HBTR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 29. Weight in Grams: 885.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691650029
ISBN
9780691650029
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 250.20

An acute housing shortage was one of the defining features of Soviet life. This book explores the housing problem throughout the 70 years of Soviet history, looking at changing political ideology on appropriate forms of housing under socialism, successive government policies on housing, and the meaning and experience of 'home' for Soviet citizens. Series Editor(s): Sharpe, Pamela; Summerfield, Penny; Abrams, Lynn; Beattie, Cordelia. Series: Gender in History. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JJ; HBJD; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 223 x 146 x 27. Weight in Grams: 464.
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Manchester University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719081453
ISBN
9780719081453
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 152.90

Examines the networks that linked academics across the British settler world in the age of 'Victorian' globalization. Drawing on extensive archival research, remaps the intellectual geographies of Britain and its empire in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Series Editor(s): Thompson, Andrew; MacKenzie, John. Series: Studies in Imperialism. Num Pages: 256 pages, Tables, black & white. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1QDB; 3JH; 3JJ; HBTQ; JFCX; JNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 164 x 235 x 25. Weight in Grams: 574.
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Manchester University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719085024
ISBN
9780719085024
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 151.94

This book explores the Papal Inquisition in Modena and the status of Jews in an early modern Italian duchy. Its purpose is to deepen existing insights into the role of the former and thus lead to a better understanding of how the tribunal assumed jurisdiction over a practicing Jewish community in the seventeenth century. Series: Studies in Early Modern European History. Num Pages: 336 pages, 6 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBLH; HBTB; JFFP; JFSR1. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 236 x 164 x 28. Weight in Grams: 608.
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Manchester University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719085192
ISBN
9780719085192
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 152.06

An exploration of Methodist missionaries working in Upper Burma between 1887 and 1966 Series Editor(s): Thompson, Andrew; MacKenzie, John. Series: Studies in Imperialism. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations, black & white. BIC Classification: 1FMB; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJF; HBTQ; HBTR; HRCX7. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 239 x 157 x 25. Weight in Grams: 552.
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Manchester University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719085369
ISBN
9780719085369
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 151.71

This book appraises the critical contribution of the Studies in Imperialism series to the writing of imperial histories as the series passes its 100th publication. The volume brings together some of the most distinguished scholars writing today to explore the major intellectual trends in Imperial history. Editor(s): Thompson, Andrew S. Series: Studies in Imperialism. Num Pages: 304 pages, 2 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1QDB; HBTQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 161 x 29. Weight in Grams: 632.
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Manchester University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719086007
ISBN
9780719086007
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 163.66

This book examines the phenomenon of infanticide in Ireland from 1850 to 1900. It is based on a large sample of 4,645 individual cases of infant murder, attempted infanticide and concealment of birth. Through a variety of sources, attitudes towards the crime of infanticide and women accused of the offence are revealed. Num Pages: 304 pages, Halftones, black & white. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JH; HBTB; JFSP1; JKV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 146 x 28. Weight in Grams: 494.
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Manchester University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719088209
ISBN
9780719088209
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 151.48

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