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History: specific events & topics

Paperback. To mark the centenary of its foundation, the British Security Service, MI5, has opened its archives to an independent historian. This book reveals the precise role of the Service in twentieth-century British history, since its foundation by Captain Kell of the British Army in October 1909 to root out 'the spies of the Kaiser'. Num Pages: 1072 pages, Illustrations, col. map, ports. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBT; JPSH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 52. Weight in Grams: 784.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Penguin
Condition
New
SKU
9780141023304
ISBN
9780141023304
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 16.68

Hardback. A history of broadcasting, and of its impact on modern life in Britain, from its origins in the 1920s to the outbreak of World War II. How the BBC emerged as a national service in the public interest, addressing all sectors of society in all parts of the country, is the book's central theme. Num Pages: 400 pages, Illustrations, facsims.,ports. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJG; GTC; HBTB; KNTD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 239 x 167 x 33. Weight in Grams: 816.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631175438
ISBN
9780631175438
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 148.35

Paperback. This intoxicating look at the history of drug regulation in Canada reveals how a variety of social and political forces converged at the turn of the twentieth century to transform both public attitudes toward, and access to, narcotics. Num Pages: 640 pages, 10 tables. BIC Classification: HBTB; LAZ; MBQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
640
Condition
New
SKU
V9780774829205
ISBN
9780774829205
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 36.59

Paperback. This text is an account of an Alpine village that illuminates the history of Switzerland and its rural, local underplanings. It begins with the colonization of the Alps by Romanized Celtic peoples who came from the plain to create a dairy economy that became famous for its cheeses. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFH; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 218 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 330.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Ohio University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804010658
ISBN
9780804010658
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.56

Hardback. This volume illuminates the social and cultural landscape of eighteenth-century Italy by exploring how questions of gender in music, art, literature, science, and medicine shaped perceptions of Italy in the age of the Grand Tour. Editor(s): Findlen, Paula; Roworth, Wendy Wassyng; Sama, Catherine M. Num Pages: 504 pages, 51 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JF; HBJD; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 41. Weight in Grams: 794.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
504
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804759045
ISBN
9780804759045
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 82.16

Paperback. Series: Morningside Books. Num Pages: 292 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1FMV; HBJF; HBTV; JFS; JPWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
292
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231076791
ISBN
9780231076791
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.44

Paperback. Series: Living Language Series. Num Pages: 544 pages. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; BG; HBJD; HBTZ1; HBWQ; JPFQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 132 x 30. Weight in Grams: 392.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Modern Library
Condition
New
SKU
V9780375753787
ISBN
9780375753787
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 19.91

Paperback. As lacrosse continues to evolve, this collection will help us remember and understand its rich and complex history. Num Pages: 192 pages, 19, 11 black & white halftones, 8 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KB; HBTB; WSJJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 320.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
184
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801886294
ISBN
9780801886294
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.18

Paperback. From the early 1960s, though, Liverpool's passenger trade entered a downturn that was unstoppable. Liverpool now has a new landing stage to accommodate visiting cruise ships back in the Mersey. This book tells its story, using the memories of those who sailed in them, of the halcyon days of the passenger liners which sailed from the Mersey. Num Pages: 160 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKENL; HBJD1; HBTM; WGG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 173 x 10. Weight in Grams: 416.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
9780752449159
ISBN
9780752449159
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.37

Paperback. An impressive collection of writings on women's issues in Indian history Editor(s): Sarkar, Sumit; Sarkar, Tanika. Num Pages: 560 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 177 x 255 x 29. Weight in Grams: 980.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
560
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253220493
ISBN
9780253220493
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.36

Paperback. Examines the impact of war on Greek society from Homeric times to the age of Alexander and his successors. Discusses the causes and profits of war, links between war, piracy, slavery and trade and the ideology of warfare in literature and art. Editor(s): Rich, John; Shipley, Graham. Series: Leicester-Nottingham Studies in Ancient Society. Num Pages: 288 pages, 8 b&w photographs, 7 figures. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBJD; HBLA; HBTB; JFFE; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 146 x 16. Weight in Grams: 364.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415121668
ISBN
9780415121668
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 63.19

Paperback. Collects and examines evidence and references to female clothing, cosmetics and ornament in Roman antiquity, deciphering their meaning and revealing what it meant to be an adorned woman in Roman society. This book argues that Roman women took pleasure in fashioning themselves, enjoying the social status, influence and power that it signified. Num Pages: 192 pages, 30 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HBJD; HBLA; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 157 x 3. Weight in Grams: 336.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780415414760
ISBN
9780415414760
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.57

Paperback. Series: Housing and Society Series. Num Pages: 200 pages, 10 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFFB; JFSG. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 12. Weight in Grams: 312.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415720250
ISBN
9780415720250
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 73.22

Paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages, 5. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 157 x 25. Weight in Grams: 562.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801481741
ISBN
9780801481741
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 32.13

Paperback. Filling in a key chapter in communications history, this title offers an examination of the rise of the "global media" between 1860 and 1930. It analyzes the connections between the development of a global communication infrastructure, the creation of national telegraph and wireless systems, and news agencies. Series: American Encounters/Global Interactions. Num Pages: 456 pages, 25 illustrations, 13 tables, 10 maps. BIC Classification: 3JJC; HBTB; JFD; JHBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 156 x 47. Weight in Grams: 660.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
456
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822339281
ISBN
9780822339281
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 31.02

Paperback. Num Pages: 387 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JF; HBJD; HBLL; HBTV; JHBA; JMH; JPWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 150. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1980
Publisher
Transaction Publishers
Edition
First Thus
Condition
New
SKU
V9780878556977
ISBN
9780878556977
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 61.60

Paperback. Editor(s): DeLoughrey, Elizabeth M.; Didur, Jill; Carrigan, Anthony. Num Pages: 392 pages, 15 black & white halftones, 6 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH5; HBTQ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 155 x 230 x 26. Weight in Grams: 610.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
392
Condition
New
SKU
V9781138235816
ISBN
9781138235816
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 71.37

Paperback. This classic work marks the culmination of a definite stage in the socio-economic historiography from the late Middle Ages to the rise of the haute bourgeoisie in the early Renaissance. Alfred von Martin attempts to discover and define the spirit or essence of the Renaissance, and with it the spirit of early capitalism as it arose in Florence. Num Pages: 184 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3H; HBAH; HBJD; HBLH; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 525.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Inc United States
Number of pages
184
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9781412856867
ISBN
9781412856867
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 64.31

Paperback. Mao Zedong launched the "Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution" 30 years ago. This documentary history of the event presents a selection of key primary documents dealing with the Cultural Revolution's massive and bloody assault on China's political and social systems. Num Pages: 352 pages, photographs, chronology, maps, biographies, index. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJPK; HBJF; HBLW3; HBTB; HBTV; JPWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 154 x 229 x 27. Weight in Grams: 636.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Inc United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9781563247378
ISBN
9781563247378
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 71.95

Paperback. 'An extraordinary book..Doggett emerges triumphant. Grab a copy - By Any Means Necessary.' (5 stars)-Mojo Num Pages: 608 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 3JJPK; HBTB; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 136 x 46. Weight in Grams: 436.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Canongate Books
Condition
New
SKU
9781847671141
ISBN
9781847671141
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.37

Paperback. Examination of the development of racial attitudes and color prejudice. Series: Blacks in the Diaspora. Num Pages: 352 pages, 117 b&w photographs, 2 figures. BIC Classification: 1DDN; HBTB; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 158 x 23. Weight in Grams: 578.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253214331
ISBN
9780253214331
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.67

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
NYU Press
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814776391
ISBN
9780814776391
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 31.02

Paperback. * A comprehensive anthology of the long and bloody history of women's struggle to get the vote. Here is the story in the voices of the women themselves. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBJD1; HBTB; JFSJ1; JPVH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 198 x 21. Weight in Grams: 254.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Virago
Condition
New
SKU
9780349007748
ISBN
9780349007748
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.32

Paperback. Num Pages: 308 pages, 16 b&w illus., 3 maps, 11 tables. BIC Classification: 1HFGS; HBJH; HBTB; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 229 x 22. Weight in Grams: 450.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
308
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780253022301
ISBN
9780253022301
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.36

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