History: specific events & topics
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History: specific events & topics
Paperback. For about 900 years, from 1000 to 1900, cotton was the world's most important manufacturing industry. It remains a vast business - if all the cotton bales produced in 2013 had been stacked on top of each other they would have made a somewhat unstable tower 40,000 miles high. This is a history of the cotton in dictating the shape of our world. Num Pages: 640 pages. BIC Classification: 3H; 3J; HBTK; HBTQ; KNDD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 196 x 29. Weight in Grams: 438.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141979984
- ISBN
- 9780141979984
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.03
€ 19.99
€ 15.03
Hardback. Joe Stirling has been a high profile, well-known resident of Norwich for 65 years. The biography is based on hundreds of hours of interviews over three years with Joe, who shared his memories of over eight decades with the author. Num Pages: 240 pages, 70 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJH; BTP; HBJD; HBLW; HBTZ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Publisher
- Pen & Sword Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781473843646
- ISBN
- 9781473843646
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.35
€ 33.99
€ 24.35
Paperback. Presents a study of women's letters. Organized by subject matter, and covering various topics from politics, work and war, to childhood, love and sexual passion, this title reveals the depth, breadth and diversity of women's lives through the ages. It provides an opportunity to read the real words of real women, in their own intimate language. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: BJ; DQ; HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 126 x 24. Weight in Grams: 346.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752454795
- ISBN
- 9780752454795
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.54
€ 17.99
€ 16.54
Hardback. .
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719065903
- ISBN
- 9780719065903
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 100.43€ 63.40
€ 100.43
€ 63.40
Paperback. The cradle of Western civilisation, Ancient Greece was a land of contradictions and conflict. Charting topics as diverse as Minoan civilization, The Persian Wars, the Athenian Golden Age and the conquests of Alexander the Great, this book traces the development of this creative and restless people. Num Pages: 144 pages, 70 colour and b&w illustrations, 60 colour maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBJD; HBLA; HBTP; RGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 246 x 180 x 10. Weight in Grams: 392.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 144
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140513356
- ISBN
- 9780140513356
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 18.94
€ 26.99
€ 18.94
Paperback. Goodpaster. Num Pages: 400 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; JWT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 582.
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 400
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801862939
- ISBN
- 9780801862939
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 28.87
€ 33.99
€ 28.87
Hardback. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBTB; JFFJ; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 135. .
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781408870556
- ISBN
- 9781408870556
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 19.37
€ 25.99
€ 19.37
Paperback. Rather than limiting his study to an examination of the country's numerically largest population - ethnic Ukrainians - acclaimed scholar Paul Robert Magocsi emphasizes the multicultural nature of Ukraine throughout its history. Num Pages: 352 pages, 302. BIC Classification: 1DVU; 1DVUA; HBJD; HBLA1; HBTB; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 174 x 247 x 26. Weight in Grams: 692.
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- ILL
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442627567
- ISBN
- 9781442627567
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 41.75
€ 46.99
€ 41.75
Hardcover. Num Pages: 157 pages, colour illus. BIC Classification: 1DN; 3F; 3H; HBJD; HBLC1; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 302 x 211 x 17. Weight in Grams: 982.
- Publisher
- University Press of Southern Denmark
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788776021894
- ISBN
- 9788776021894
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 26.68
€ 35.99
€ 26.68
Paperback. A history of legal London Num Pages: 128 pages, 235 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 172 x 10. Weight in Grams: 510.
- Publisher
- The History Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781860775079
- ISBN
- 9781860775079
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 21.68
€ 24.99
€ 21.68
Paperback. The authoritative introduction to the history of black civil rights in the USA, providing a clear and useful guide to the political, social and cultural history of black Americans and their pursuit of equality from 1865 to the present day. Series: Introductions to History. Num Pages: 144 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; HBT; JFSL3; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 134 x 9. Weight in Grams: 184.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 144
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415238885
- ISBN
- 9780415238885
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.23
€ 51.23
Paperback. Num Pages: 464 pages, Two 8 page plate sections. One black and white, one color. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; AVGD; HBJD1; HBT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 305 x 31. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Publisher
- Profile Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781252482
- ISBN
- 9781781252482
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.23
€ 17.99
€ 13.23
Paperback. Recounts the kidnapping of the author in Africa aged ten, his service as a slave of an officer in the British Navy for ten years, and his life after he bought his freedom in 1766, growing to become one of the foremost figures of the anti-slavery movement in Britain. This autobiography presents a tale of spiritual quest. Editor(s): Carretta, Vincent. Num Pages: 400 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: BGHA; HBTS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 22. Weight in Grams: 300.
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Number of pages
- 400
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- Rev ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780142437162
- ISBN
- 9780142437162
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.41
€ 17.99
€ 13.41
Paperback. Presents the history of Japanese mass culture during the decades preceding Pearl Harbor. This work argues that the new gestures, relationship, and humor of ero-guro-nansensu (erotic grotesque nonsense) expressed a self-consciously modern ethos that challenged state ideology and expansionism. Series: Asia Pacific Modern. Num Pages: 390 pages, 33 b/w photographs, 6 line illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJG; HBTB; JFCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 24. Weight in Grams: 606.
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 390
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- First
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520260085
- ISBN
- 9780520260085
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 30.02
€ 41.99
€ 30.02
Paperback. The volume includes a glossary of terms, a timeline of important events, and a selected bibliography of useful resources for further information. Num Pages: 192 pages, 21, 17 black & white halftones, 4 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFCX; TBX; TDPP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 153 x 12. Weight in Grams: 274.
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801893117
- ISBN
- 9780801893117
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 28.96
€ 33.99
€ 28.96
paperback. Tie-in edition of Jennifer Worth's tales of being a midwife in 1950s London, now a major BBC TV series. Num Pages: 368 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JJPG; BM; HBTB; MQD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 25. Weight in Grams: 268.
- Edition
- Reprint
- Publisher
- Phoenix
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780753827871
- ISBN
- 9780753827871
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.00
€ 13.99
€ 11.00
paperback. This is a very thorough account of the experience of the Jews of Europe during World War II. It is virtually a day-by-day account, in men and women's own words, of the horrifying events of the Holocaust - the Nazi attempt to exterminate the Jewish race. Num Pages: 960 pages, 25 maps; portraits. BIC Classification: 3JJH; HBJD; HBTZ1; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 131 x 54. Weight in Grams: 882.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Number of pages
- 960
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780006371946
- ISBN
- 9780006371946
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.20
€ 26.99
€ 20.20
Paperback. This is the story of the many industries found in London during the industrial revolution and beyond. It looks at long lost breweries, synthetic dyes, plastics, leatherworks and more. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; HBJD1; HBTK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 572.
- Publisher
- The History Press
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752487281
- ISBN
- 9780752487281
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 20.65
€ 23.99
€ 20.65
Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1MBF; HBJM; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 194 x 167 x 19. Weight in Grams: 350.
- Publisher
- Luath Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781910745762
- ISBN
- 9781910745762
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.47
€ 17.99
€ 13.47
Paperback. Num Pages: 368 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; APFA; HBTW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 229 x 23. Weight in Grams: 506.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520280687
- ISBN
- 9780520280687
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.27
€ 40.99
€ 29.27
Paperback. Eric Berkowitz evokes the entire sweep of Western sex law, from the savage impalement of an Ancient Mesopotamian adulteress to the imprisonment of Oscar Wilde in 1895 for 'gross indecency'. Num Pages: 476 pages. BIC Classification: HBTB; JHBK5; LAZ; LNFJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 134 x 199 x 36. Weight in Grams: 452.
- Publisher
- The Westbourne Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 476
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781908906106
- ISBN
- 9781908906106
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 14.52
€ 16.99
€ 14.52
Hardcover. Presents facsimile samples of 275 of the most sumptuous wallpaper designs ever created by designers and printers of the age, including Christopher Dresser and Morris & Co. In this title, interleaved with the wallpaper sections is a commentary that guides you through the story of the manufacture, uses and effects of arsenic. Num Pages: 256 pages, 350 illustrations, 250 in colour. BIC Classification: 3JH; AKP; AMR; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 259 x 29. Weight in Grams: 944.
- Publisher
- Thames and Hudson Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780500518380
- ISBN
- 9780500518380
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 28.67
€ 40.99
€ 28.67
Paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages, 42 b/w illus., 10 maps, 5 plans. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HBLA1; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 146. Weight in Grams: 508.
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300220261
- ISBN
- 9780300220261
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 16.19
€ 19.99
€ 16.19
Hardback. In Herder: Aesthetics against Imperialism, John K. Noyes plumbs the connections between Herder's anti-imperialism, often acknowledged but rarely explored in depth, and his epistemological investigations. Series: German & European Studies. Num Pages: 416 pages, 10. BIC Classification: 1DFG; HBTQ; HPCD; HPK; HPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 416
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442650381
- ISBN
- 9781442650381
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 79.10
€ 79.10