History: specific events & topics
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History: specific events & topics
Paperback. Having established laws removing many children from the marketplace, turn-of-the-century America was discovering new, sentimental criteria to determine a child's monetary worth. This book traces the emergence of the modern child, at once economically 'useless' and emotionally 'priceless,' from the late 1800s to the 1930s. Num Pages: 296 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; HBTB; JFSP1; JFSP2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 209 x 139 x 15. Weight in Grams: 354.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 294
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691034591
- ISBN
- 9780691034591
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 32.94
€ 46.99
€ 32.94
Hardback. The first truly transnational history of cinema's role in decolonization, this powerful book weaves a unified historical narrative out of the experiences of three colonial powers in diverse geographic settings. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJPG; APFA; HBLW3; HBTR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 160 x 32. Weight in Grams: 726.
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421416410
- ISBN
- 9781421416410
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.53
€ 66.53
Paperback. Reverently known among fragrance industry insiders as "le monstre" - the monster - Chanel Number 5 is arguably the most coveted consumer luxury product of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. This title uncovers the story of Number 5's creation, iconic status, and extraordinary success. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFCA; KNSX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 142 x 20. Weight in Grams: 256.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780061791031
- ISBN
- 9780061791031
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.58
€ 13.99
€ 10.58
Paperback. Decolonization and its Impact is a ground-breaking comparative study of decolonization from before the Second World War to the early 1960s. Num Pages: 290 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1D; 1QD; HBTQ; HBTR; JPA; JPFN; JPS; KC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 245 x 170 x 23. Weight in Grams: 506.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 290
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631199687
- ISBN
- 9780631199687
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 42.79
€ 43.99
€ 42.79
Paperback. This probing look at a generation of New Orleanians and how they redefined a society shattered by the Civil War engages historical actors on their own terms and makes real the human dimension of life during this difficult period in American history. Num Pages: 324 pages, 6, 6 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBBSL; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 154 x 26. Weight in Grams: 480.
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421416977
- ISBN
- 9781421416977
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 29.99
€ 35.99
€ 29.99
Paperback. The extraordinary story of a young Sudanese girl who was kidnapped and sold into slavery and how she finally escaped to freedom. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1HBS; BGA; HBTS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 125 x 22. Weight in Grams: 230.
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781844081165
- ISBN
- 9781844081165
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.74
€ 14.99
€ 11.74
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Icon Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848315693
- ISBN
- 9781848315693
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 9.99€ 8.24
€ 9.99
€ 8.24
Paperback. Brings together the viewpoints of protagonists in the Holocaust restitution drama, from lawyers and diplomats to Holocaust survivors and historians. This work examines the key aspects of Holocaust litigation, including claims involving bank assets, slave labor, insurance, and looted art. Editor(s): Bazyler, Michael J.; Alford, Roger P. Num Pages: 374 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBTZ1; LBBS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 154 x 230 x 26. Weight in Grams: 614.
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 374
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814799871
- ISBN
- 9780814799871
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.47
€ 33.99
€ 30.47
Sheet map, folded. .
- Publisher
- Mapseeker Archive Publishing
- Number of pages
- 1
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781844918089
- ISBN
- 9781844918089
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 26.65
€ 26.99
€ 26.65
Hardback. .
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442252295
- ISBN
- 9781442252295
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.99€ 52.94
€ 53.99
€ 52.94
Paperback. About Helios (The Sun) and the Colossus - why it was put up and what happened to it. About the Temple of Apollo Pythios at Rhodes, and the Temple of Athena at Lindos. One of the six 'Put it in your pocket' series on Greek Islands. Series: "Put it in Your Pocket" Series of Booklets. Num Pages: 16 pages, lyne on cover. BIC Classification: 1DVGS; 1QDAG; HBJD; HBLA1; HBTB; HDDK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (Y) Teenage / Young Adult. Dimension: 150 x 105 x 15. Weight in Grams: 20.
- Publisher
- Orpington Publishers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780993537806
- ISBN
- 9780993537806
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 6.53
€ 6.53
Paperback. Follows the thread of the potato's story through the tapestry of human history, from its origins and evolution to its mysterious arrival in Europe, where it became a crucial part of gastronomic and social fabric. Num Pages: 336 pages, 16. BIC Classification: HBTB; WB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 48. Weight in Grams: 240.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099474791
- ISBN
- 9780099474791
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.33
€ 17.99
€ 13.33
Paperback. An extraordinary, forgotten story of medical triumph against the odds Num Pages: 320 pages, 23 integrated B&W photographs. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJH; HBTB; HBWQ; MBN; MBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing Co
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781474601986
- ISBN
- 9781474601986
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.86
€ 13.99
€ 10.86
Hardcover. Num Pages: 556 pages, illus. BIC Classification: 1QDAA; HBLA; HBTP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 302 x 216 x 47. Weight in Grams: 2230.
- Publisher
- Museum Tusculanum Press Denmark
- Number of pages
- 556
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788763536455
- ISBN
- 9788763536455
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 167.67€ 131.13
€ 167.67
€ 131.13
Paperback. New in paperback, this book, is likely to be adopted on many courses covering the Holocaust. A unique but disturbing book - winner of the 1989 European Amalfi Prize for Sociology and Social Sciences. The hardback received enormous acclaim. Zygmunt Bauman is one of the world's leading social theorists. Num Pages: 238 pages, 0. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBTZ1; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 13. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 238
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745609300
- ISBN
- 9780745609300
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 24.77
€ 24.99
€ 24.77
Hardback. Series: Culture and Society After Socialism. Num Pages: 392 pages, 27. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JJF; HBJD; HBLW; HBTV; JPWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 29. Weight in Grams: 742.
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801442735
- ISBN
- 9780801442735
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 148.71
€ 148.71
paperback. Examines culinary writing and practices as forces for the production of social order and, at the same time, points of cultural resistance. This book offers a close reading of a wide variety of sources and genres to uncover the intersections of food, politics, and privilege in American culture. Series: California Studies in Food and Culture. Num Pages: 283 pages, 8 b/w. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTB; JFCV; JFSJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 228 x 17. Weight in Grams: 394.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520284982
- ISBN
- 9780520284982
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.64
€ 33.99
€ 24.64
Paperback. Food and feast in Tudor England Num Pages: 192 pages, 10 colour plates, 47 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3H; HBJD1; HBLC; HBTB; JHBT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 176 x 15. Weight in Grams: 230.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 180
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- New ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780750937726
- ISBN
- 9780750937726
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.31
€ 13.99
€ 13.31
Paperback. Hitler won support even as he established the Gestapo and concentration camps. What has been in dispute is exactly what the Germans knew about these camps, and how they were involved. The author traces the story from 1933, and shows how war and the prospect of defeat radicalized Nazism. Num Pages: 384 pages, 24pp halftone plates. BIC Classification: 1DFG; HBG; HBJD; HBTZ1; HBWQ; JPHX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 139 x 22. Weight in Grams: 504.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 378
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780192802910
- ISBN
- 9780192802910
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 32.96
€ 32.99
€ 32.96
Paperback. Exploring the effects of fire in the social and ecological history of the British Lesser Antilles, this title focuses on the late 19th century, leading to the 1905 withdrawal of British military forces from the region. It shows how fire-lit social upheavals served as forerunners of political independence movements. Num Pages: 288 pages, 11 illustrations, 1 table, notes, bibliography. BIC Classification: 1KJW; 3JH; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 168.
- Publisher
- University of North Carolina Press Chapel Hill
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- KEX0227591
- ISBN
- 9780807855232
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Examining imperial efforts to police urban space from the late sixteenth century onward, the author shows how the production of urban space was explicitly centered on the politics of racial exclusion and social control. Num Pages: 296 pages, 24 b/w. BIC Classification: 1KJC; HBJK; HBTQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520286047
- ISBN
- 9780520286047
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 28.94
€ 40.99
€ 28.94
Hardback. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJK; HBTB; KCR; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691169590
- ISBN
- 9780691169590
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 49.99€ 35.50
€ 49.99
€ 35.50
Paperback. A groundbreaking and beautifully written history of ballet, from its origins to the present, by a dancer turned historian and critic - will do for ballet what Alex Ross's The Rest Is Noise did for music. Num Pages: 672 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: ASDL; HBT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 45. Weight in Grams: 716.
- Publisher
- Granta Books
- Number of pages
- 672
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847082565
- ISBN
- 9781847082565
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 20.03
€ 30.99
€ 20.03
Paperback. Sigmund Stein was a Jew and also a German with deep roots in rural Germany. When fellow Jews urged Stein to leave Germany in the 1930s and after, he refused. The divided loyalty of a lifetime was finally resolved in Auschwitz. Published in association with the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. Num Pages: 360 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; G; HBG; HBJD; HBTZ1; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 211 x 26. Weight in Grams: 424.
- Publisher
- Ivan R. Dee
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- 2001st ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781566634045
- ISBN
- 9781566634045
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.98
€ 23.98