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History: specific events & topics

Paperback. Covering the craft of the Humber's inland waterways, this book tells the story of the dry cargo barges that plied the waters from the early days in the seventeenth century, through their flourishing heyday, to the gradual decline in the twentieth century after the railways and roads took prominence. Num Pages: 128 pages, 200+. BIC Classification: 1DBKEYK; HBTM; WGG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 166 x 10. Weight in Grams: 314.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752443225
ISBN
9780752443225
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.51

Paperback. The busy River Mersey and its two ports, Liverpool and Birkenhead, have seen great changes in recent years. In Mersey Ports - Liverpool and Birkenhead, Ian Collard charts the developments that have taken place in maritime life on the Mersey, from the 1950s and 1960s through to the present day. Num Pages: 128 pages, 200ill. BIC Classification: 1DBKENL; HBTM; KNGS; WGG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 174 x 9. Weight in Grams: 310.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752421100
ISBN
9780752421100
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.94

Paperback. The story of Liverpool is, in many ways, the story of its docks. Before the docks, trade was limited by the tides and at the mercy of the Mersey's currents. After dock construction began, the city became a hub of Britain's worldwide trading network. Series: Images of England. Num Pages: 128 pages, 200ill. BIC Classification: 1DBKENL; HBTM; KNGS; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 165 x 9. Weight in Grams: 314.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752417127
ISBN
9780752417127
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.50

Paperback. If one is to believe contemporary historians, the South never had a chance. This book explores not why the Confederacy collapsed so soon, but how it lasted so long. Using letters, diaries and newspapers of the day, it reveals the South's deep belief in their cause and expectations of victory. Num Pages: 230 pages, 40 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; HBWJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 203 x 177 x 20. Weight in Grams: 432.
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
230
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Edition
New ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674160569
ISBN
9780674160569
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 26.65

Hardback. A clear overview of the major cultural forms of 1940s America: fiction and non-fiction (specifically newspapers and magazines), music and radio, film and theatre, serious and popular visual arts, and case studies of influential texts and practitioners of the decade. Series: Twentieth-century American Culture. Num Pages: 312 pages, 20 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPG; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 28. Weight in Grams: 650.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
312
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748624126
ISBN
9780748624126
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 112.64
€ 108.53

Paperback. Editor(s): Newitt, Professor Malyn. Series: Lost & Found: Classic Travel Writing S. Num Pages: 256 pages, ill. BIC Classification: 1KLS; 3JH; HBLL; HBTV. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 215 x 133. .
Publisher
Non Basic Stock Line
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9781904955696
ISBN
9781904955696
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 19.79

Paperback. Part of the "Adventures with Britannia" series, this title takes a tour through British cultural, intellectual, literary and political life, in its contact with other cultures and with international politics. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1DB; 3JJ; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 155 x 27. Weight in Grams: 744.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845117115
ISBN
9781845117115
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 25.80

Paperback. Manhattan's Lower East Side stands for Jewish experience in America. This is an account of one of our famous neighborhoods and its power to shape identity. It examines children's stories, novels, movies, museum exhibits, television shows, summer-camp reenactments, walking tours, and photos hung on deli walls far from Manhattan. Num Pages: 240 pages, 29 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JH; 3JJ; HBTB; JFSG; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 342.
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
Second Printing
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691095455
ISBN
9780691095455
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.61

Hardback. Num Pages: 216 pages, 17, 14 black & white halftones, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JH; HBJD; HBLL; HBTQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 162 x 236 x 19. Weight in Grams: 440. Loyalty and Betrayal in the Russian Conquest of the North Caucasus. 224 pages, Illustrations, maps. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JH; HBJD; HBLL; HBTQ. Dimension: 162 x 236 x 19. Weight: 440.
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Number of pages
224
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801449727
ISBN
9780801449727
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 47.45

Paperback. Presents a selection of photographs that illustrates the extraordinary transformation which has taken place in Plymouth during the 20th century. This book offers an insight into the daily lives and living conditions of local people and gives the reader glimpses and details of familiar places during this century of unprecedented change. Num Pages: 120 pages, 180 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKEWD; 3JJ; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 165 x 9. Weight in Grams: 316.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780750948982
ISBN
9780750948982
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.54

Paperback. Interweaving substantial excerpts from primary historical documents with commentary, this text shows how the plague of sorceries and possessions in France that climaxed in the events at Loudun both revealed the deepest fears of a society in traumatic flux and accelerated its transformation. Translator(s): Smith, Michael B. Num Pages: 264 pages, 28 halftones, 5 maps, 1 table. BIC Classification: 3JD; HBJD; HBLH; HBTB; HRQX9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 15. Weight in Grams: 396.
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
264
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226100357
ISBN
9780226100357
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 29.70

Paperback. In 1812 John Bellingham made his way to the Palace of Westminster. In the lobby, he shot the Prime Minister, Spencer Perceval. There was no mystery about the killer's identity, but why did he do it? This book tells the story of how John Bellingham was let down by the British Establishment and how he took his revenge. Num Pages: 240 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB; JPWL1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 123 x 19. Weight in Grams: 264.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780750944014
ISBN
9780750944014
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.47

Paperback. Tokyo is a vibrant city where the cultures of the East and the West are remixed into perceptibly Japanese forms. The book traces the cultural and literary history of Tokyo from an obscure fishing village to one of the largest metropolises in the world. Series: Cities of the Imagination. Num Pages: 256 pages, 30 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; HBJF; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 142 x 21. Weight in Grams: 418.
Publisher
Signal Books Ltd
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9781904955511
ISBN
9781904955511
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 19.77

Paperback. The Beginning of 'the Works' has entered into the mythology that is now part and parcel of the history of Swindon and its famous parents - the Great Western Railway. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKEWW; HBTD; WGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 167 x 235 x 13. Weight in Grams: 386.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752445267
ISBN
9780752445267
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.50

Hardcover. Berkshire Num Pages: 160 pages, 2M. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; HBJD1; HBLC; HBTB; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 220 x 140 x 10. Weight in Grams: 400.
Publisher
Phillimore & Co.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1992
Edition
1St Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780850331714
ISBN
9780850331714
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 17.55

Paperback. Israel, Diaspora, and the Routes Of National Belonging is a startlingly honest, theoretically rich, and detailed analysis of official tour narratives and tourist interactions at a range of Israeli archaeological, historical, and military sites. Num Pages: 325 pages. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFSR1; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Number of pages
325
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2019
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781487521356
ISBN
9781487521356
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 38.65

Paperback. Using over 200 archive images, this illustrated book describes the history of the herring industry of Yarmouth and Gorleston. It presents many of the faces that worked in the industry over the years, and the experiences and hardships of working in such a demanding environment. Num Pages: 128 pages, 200. BIC Classification: 1DBKEAN; HBTB; KNAF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 165 x 8. Weight in Grams: 304.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752437606
ISBN
9780752437606
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.51

Paperback. A comprehensive and authoritative survey of Islamic Architecture from the world's leading expert. Num Pages: 656 pages, Contains 24 colour plates, 300 black-and-white photographs, 1246 line drawings and a sect. BIC Classification: 1QFM; AC; AM; HBTB; JFSR2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 241 x 188 x 39. Weight in Grams: 1738.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
656
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
2nd
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748613793
ISBN
9780748613793
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 74.70
€ 67.95

Hardback. 99% of all Jewish killings during the Holocaust were carried out by members of state organizations. In this groundbreaking book, Stefan Kuhl offers a new analysis of the integral role that membership of organizations played in facilitating the annihilation of European Jews under the Nazis. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBTZ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 163 x 29. Weight in Grams: 612.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781509502899
ISBN
9781509502899
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 72.77

Hardcover. The pattern of rural life in early medieval Spain is here vividly brought to life through careful examination of contemporary documents. Series: Royal Historical Society Studies in History. Num Pages: 232 pages, 6 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 3F; HBJD; HBLC1; HBTB; JFSF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Weight in Grams: 666.
Publisher
Royal Historical Society
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780861933440
ISBN
9780861933440
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 98.09

Paperback. The eventful history of Chatham naval dockyard Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKESK; HBTM; WGG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 163 x 9. Weight in Grams: 312.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752432489
ISBN
9780752432489
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.50

Paperback. A whole succession of factories, steam ships, motorboats, aircraft, railway engines, trucks and automobiles have been powered by an engine from the factories of D Napier and son. This volume tells the history of D Napier and Son from the company's beginnings in Lambeth to the works in Acton, NW London. Num Pages: 288 pages, 100. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBTK; KND. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 174 x 17. Weight in Grams: 650.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752438887
ISBN
9780752438887
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.20

Paperback. The Great Siege of Chester Num Pages: 208 pages, 103 b&w illustrations, 32 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKENC; 3JD; HBJD1; HBLH; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 248 x 172 x 10. Weight in Grams: 530.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752423456
ISBN
9780752423456
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.46

Hardback. In this comprehensive global history, Alan Mayne explores the evolution and meaning of the 'slum', from its origins in London early in the nineteenth century to its use to describe favela communities in the lead up to the Rio de Janeiro Olympic games in 2016. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Publisher
Reaktion Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780238098
ISBN
9781780238098
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 28.79

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