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History: specific events & topics

Paperback. Why is the colonial context absent from Michel Foucault's history of a European sexual discourse that for him defined the bourgeois self? This book challenges Foucault's tunnel vision of the West and his marginalization of empire. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: DSBH; HBTQ; HBTR; JFFJ; JFSL; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 151 x 19. Weight in Grams: 416.
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822316909
ISBN
9780822316909
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.48

Paperback. In 1820, the Nantucket whaleship Essex was sailing in the South Pacific when it was rammed by an angry sperm whale. The ship sank, leaving twenty crew members floating in three small boats for ninety days. This edition brings together the harrowing tales of the survivors. Editor(s): Philbrick, Nathaniel; Philbrick, Thomas. Num Pages: 256 pages, facsimiles. BIC Classification: 1QSP; FC; HBTM; RGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 128 x 198 x 14. Weight in Grams: 208.
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
First American Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140437966
ISBN
9780140437966
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.50

Paperback. Two explorers set out on a journey from which only one of them will return. Their unknown land is that often fearsome continent we call the 20th Century. Their route is through their own minds and memories. Both travellers are professional historians still tormented by their own unanswered questions. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJ; HBLW; HBTB; JFCX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 136 x 196 x 27. Weight in Grams: 312.
Publisher
Vintage
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
First edition & printing in this form
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099563556
ISBN
9780099563556
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.06

Paperback. The Danube is the longest river in western and central Europe. Rising amidst the beautiful wooded hills of Germanys Black Forest, it touches or winds its way through ten countries and four capital cities before emptying into the Black Sea through a vast delta whose silt-filled channels spread across eastern Romania. Series: Landscapes of the Imagination. Num Pages: 256 pages, 30 b&w. BIC Classification: 1DVW; HBJD; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 141 x 19. Weight in Grams: 440.
Publisher
Signal Books Ltd
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781904955665
ISBN
9781904955665
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 19.77

Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages, 40 black and white photographs. BIC Classification: 1FMNB; HBJM; HBTB; HBTS; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 130 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454.
Publisher
Tuttle Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804847315
ISBN
9780804847315
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 15.11

Paperback. Develops new historical methods to discover the Chicana's own story. Series: Theories of Representation and Difference. Num Pages: 208 pages, 1 bibliog., 1 index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KLCM; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 157 x 11. Weight in Grams: 314.
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253212832
ISBN
9780253212832
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 19.68

Paperback. With full access to the Bournville archives, Dr. Chinn has traced the history of this distinguished family and its long established business. Num Pages: 160 pages, 80 b&w and colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; HBJD1; HBTB; KNDF; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 150 x 210 x 6. Weight in Grams: 238.
Publisher
Brewin Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Condition
New
SKU
V9781858581057
ISBN
9781858581057
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.75

Hardback. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: DSBF; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691174464
ISBN
9780691174464
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.17
€ 42.32

Paperback. We didn't know. For half a century, Western politicians and intellectuals have so explained away their inaction in the face of genocide in World War II. This book covers a collection of critical, reflective, essays that offer detailed sociological, political, and historical analyzes of western responses to the war. Editor(s): Cushman, Thomas; Mestrovic, Stjepan G. Num Pages: 422 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVWYB; HBJD; HBTZ1; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 567.
Publisher
NYU Press
Number of pages
296
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Edition
First Paperback Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814715352
ISBN
9780814715352
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.93

Hardback. The story of an ordinary seaman born in Scarborough who would go on to play a key role in some of the major events of seventeenth-century England. Num Pages: 304 pages, 35. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JD; BGH; HBTM; JWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156. .
Publisher
Amberley Publishing
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781445661230
ISBN
9781445661230
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 34.76

Hardback. .
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780750969789
ISBN
9780750969789
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.26

Paperback. Num Pages: 408 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DB; HBJD1; HBTB; JFFN; JFSL1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 160 x 22. Weight in Grams: 612.
Publisher
Pearson Education Limited United Kingdom
Number of pages
408
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405859172
ISBN
9781405859172
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.98

Paperback. Num Pages: 352 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white line drawings, maps. BIC Classification: HBT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 191 x 241 x 34. Weight in Grams: 1108.
Publisher
Thames & Hudson
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780500288160
ISBN
9780500288160
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.45

Paperback. Editor(s): McWilliams, Mark. Series: Proceedings of the Oxford Symposium on Food and Cookery. Num Pages: 368 pages, 16 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFCV; WB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 176 x 29. Weight in Grams: 710. Proceedings of the Oxford Symposium on Food and Cookery 2011. Series: Proceedings of the Oxford Symposium on Food and Cookery. 368 pages, 16 b&w illustrations. Editor(s): McWilliams, Mark. 38 essays by international scholars from the proceedings of the Oxford Symposium on Food and Cookery 2011. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: HBTB; JFCV; WB. Dimension: 244 x 176 x 29. Weight: 706.
Publisher
Prospect Books
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
First
Condition
New
SKU
V9781903018897
ISBN
9781903018897
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 34.01

Paperback. Editor(s): McWilliams, Mark. Series: Proceedings of the Oxford Symposium on Food and Cookery. Num Pages: 368 pages, 25 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFCD; JFCV. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 175 x 245 x 29. Weight in Grams: 740.
Publisher
Prospect Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781909248403
ISBN
9781909248403
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 34.01

Paperback. One woman's daily record of life in Guernsey during the German occupation. Num Pages: 160 pages, 42 Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKX; 3JJH; BJ; HBJD1; HBTB; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 158 x 14. Weight in Grams: 258.
Publisher
Amberley Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781445603131
ISBN
9781445603131
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.01

Paperback. Reveals how colonies were central to the defence of the British Empire and the command of the oceans that underpinned it. This title blends overviews of the nature of imperial defence with grass-roots explanations of how individual colonies were mobilised for war. Num Pages: 339 pages, b/w photos & illus. BIC Classification: HBTQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 574.
Publisher
Sussex Academic Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
339
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845194383
ISBN
9781845194383
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 36.31

Paperback. This revised and updated edition of the standard introduction to the origins of the greatest of all revolutions incorporates and critically appraises the results of a new generation of research and interpretation. It thus remains the essential starting point for study of the subject. Num Pages: 256 pages, notes, index. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBLL; HBTV; JPWQ. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 139 x 16. Weight in Grams: 322.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Edition
3rd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198731740
ISBN
9780198731740
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 68.84

Paperback. .
Publisher
Amberley Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781445664040
ISBN
9781445664040
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 16.82

Paperback. An updated edition of this unique, bestselling history of the IRA, now including behind-the-scenes information on the recent advances made in the peace process. Num Pages: 832 pages, 60 b/w plates (32pp), With index. BIC Classification: 1DBKN; 3JJ; HBTV; JPWL; JPWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 197 x 129 x 53. Weight in Grams: 620.
Publisher
HarperCollins London
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
Revised edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780006531555
ISBN
9780006531555
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 20.89

Paperback. Part of a series of five volumes, this title aims to develop an awareness of Scottish history both in Scotland and further afield. Editor(s): Cooke, Anthony; Donnachie, Ian; MacSween, Ann; et al. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB; KCZ. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 241 x 173 x 21. Weight in Grams: 614.
Publisher
n/a
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
9781904607632
ISBN
9781904607632
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 22.00
€ 16.65

Paperback. As a child, the distinguished historian the author was sent first to the ghetto of Theresienstadt and then to Auschwitz. As one of the few survivors he has spent much of his life studying Nazism and the Holocaust, but always as a discipline requiring the greatest coldness and objectivity, with his story set to one side. This title tells his story. Num Pages: 144 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJG; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBTZ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 9. Weight in Grams: 114.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
144
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780718197025
ISBN
9780718197025
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.84

Paperback. In the tradition of Dava Sobel's 'Longitude' comes sailing expert David Barrie's compelling and dramatic tale of invention and discovery - an eloquent elegy to one of the most important navigational instruments ever created, and the daring mariners who used it to explore, conquer, and map the world. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: HBTM; WTLP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 25. Weight in Grams: 280.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007516582
ISBN
9780007516582
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 12.92

Paperback. Series: African American. Num Pages: 560 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTS. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 143 x 216 x 27. Weight in Grams: 578.
Publisher
Dover Publications Inc. United States
Number of pages
560
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9780486450391
ISBN
9780486450391
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.67

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