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History: specific events & topics
Paperback. Frequently perceived as a characteristic of modern culture, the phenomenon of celebrity has much older roots. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781509508747
- ISBN
- 9781509508747
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 28.63
€ 28.63
Paperback. Presents the history of the bicycle, an invention that precipitated nothing short of a social revolution. This book recounts a story replete with disputed patents, brilliant inventions, and missed opportunities. It shows us why the bicycle captured the public's imagination and the myriad ways it has reshaped our world. Num Pages: 480 pages, 98 b/w and 115 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTB; YNWY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 179 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1064.
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Number of pages
- 480
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300120479
- ISBN
- 9780300120479
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.20
€ 38.20
Paperback.
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752460710
- ISBN
- 9780752460710
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.46
€ 12.46
Paperback. Starting from the events surrounding the First World War, the author traces the history of the modern Middle East and puts the Arab Spring into context. McMillan breaks down the nuances of Western involvement in the Middle East, alliances and divisions between Middle Eastern peoples and nations, and the role of religion in these conflicts. Series: Middle East Today. Num Pages: 296 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FB; 3JJ; 3JM; HBJF1; HBTV; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 141 x 216 x 21. Weight in Grams: 376.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137522047
- ISBN
- 9781137522047
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 130.78€ 125.78
€ 130.78
€ 125.78
Paperback. Series: America in the World. Num Pages: 416 pages, 13 halftones. BIC Classification: HBLW; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 26. Weight in Grams: 582.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 416
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691157917
- ISBN
- 9780691157917
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 25.06
€ 33.99
€ 25.06
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198310211
- ISBN
- 9780198310211
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 57.30
€ 57.30
Paperback. Matt Cook explores the relationship between London and homosexuality in the period 1885 to 1914. Series: Cambridge Studies in Nineteenth-Century Literature & Culture. Num Pages: 244 pages, 9 b/w illus. 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JH; 3JJC; HBTB; JFSK2. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 16. Weight in Grams: 380. Series: Cambridge Studies in Nineteenth-century Literature & Culture. 244 pages, 9 b/w illus. 2 tables. Matt Cook explores the relationship between London and homosexuality in the period 1885 to 1914. Cateogry: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JH; 3JJC; HBTB; JFSK2. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 16. Weight: 408.
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Number of pages
- 244
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521089807
- ISBN
- 9780521089807
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.64
€ 42.64
Paperback. How one Jewish woman survived the Holocaust - through marriage to a Nazi officer. Num Pages: 320 pages, Section: 16, B&W. BIC Classification: 1DFA; BGA; HBJD; HBTZ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 128 x 28. Weight in Grams: 230.
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780349113791
- ISBN
- 9780349113791
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 13.47
€ 16.99
€ 13.47
Paperback. Toys have been made in Britain for hundreds of years, but it was in the twentieth century that the British toy industry reached its peak. Names such as Meccano, Chad Valley, Dinky, Scalextric, Bayko and Hornby dominated the trade at home and abroad. This book tells the story of the British toy industry and its products. Series: Shire Library. Num Pages: 64 pages, Illustrations (chiefly col.). BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBJD1; HBTK; KND; WCW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 150 x 5. Weight in Grams: 148. New.
- Publisher
- Shire Publications Ltd
- Number of pages
- 64
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780747808244
- ISBN
- 9780747808244
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 8.89
€ 8.89
Paperback. Using photos from two collections donated to the West Highland Steamer Club, the best are shown here in this new book on West Highland Steamers. Num Pages: 96 pages, 150. BIC Classification: 1DBKSH; HBTM; WGG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 165 x 236 x 6. Weight in Grams: 302.
- Publisher
- Amberley Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781445644172
- ISBN
- 9781445644172
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.04
€ 27.04
Paperback. The French Revolutionary and Napoleonic period was the defining moment for modern European history. Using primary texts, this volume explains the upheavals, terror, and drama that restructured politics and society on such a large scale. Editor(s): Dwyer, Philip; McPhee, Peter. Num Pages: 240 pages, facsimiles. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JF; 3JH; HBJD; HBLL; HBTV; JPWQ. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 13. Weight in Grams: 366.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415199087
- ISBN
- 9780415199087
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.94
€ 51.94
Paperback. Covers the story of prejudice against Jews from the time of Christ through the rise of Nazi Germany. This work presents an assessment of this egregious human failing that is nearly ubiquitous in the history of Europe. Translator(s): Gerardi, Natalie. Num Pages: 416 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HBT; JFFJ; JFSL; JFSR1. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 232 x 174 x 31. Weight in Grams: 612.
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 416
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812218640
- ISBN
- 9780812218640
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 37.73
€ 41.99
€ 37.73
Paperback. A cultural and political interpretation of the portraits, reliefs, allegories and historical paintings commissioned for the US Capital between 1815 and 1860. It seeks to give the reader an enhanced appreciation for the racial and ethnic implications of these works. Series: Perspectives on the Art & Architectural History of the United States Capitol. Num Pages: 292 pages, illustrations, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; ACV; HBJK; HBLL; HBTQ; JFC; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 23. Weight in Grams: 685.
- Condition
- Used, Like New
- Publisher
- Ohio University Press Ohio
- Number of pages
- 292
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- New Ed
- SKU
- KEX0212660
- ISBN
- 9780821413425
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
Paperback. A groundbreaking history of abolition in the long march toward emancipation from the American Revolution through the Civil War Num Pages: 784 pages, 66 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; HBTS; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 41. Weight in Grams: 1089.
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300227116
- ISBN
- 9780300227116
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.19
€ 31.19
Hardcover. A major contribution to a subject of broad maritime interest Based on detailed research, but informed by practical experience Wide range of unfamiliar illustration from international source Num Pages: 240 pages, 300 colour & b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; HBTM; TRLD; WGG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 278 x 225 x 22. Weight in Grams: 1194.
- Publisher
- Seaforth Publishing
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848321762
- ISBN
- 9781848321762
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 28.96
€ 40.99
€ 28.96
Hardcover. Num Pages: 96 pages, 105 blank and white photographs. BIC Classification: 1DBKEWS; 3JJPK; 3JJPN; HBTM; KNGS; WGG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 245 x 197 x 11. Weight in Grams: 516.
- Publisher
- Bernard McCall
- Number of pages
- 96
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781902953618
- ISBN
- 9781902953618
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 18.45
€ 21.99
€ 18.45
Paperback. Looks back to an earlier era of care for orphaned and dependent children of Eastern European Jewish immigrants. Within this social history and ethnography, the voices of elders - once wards of the home in the 1930s and 1940s - tell readers what it was really like to grow up in an orphanage. Num Pages: 256 pages, 19 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; 3JJH; 3JJP; BG; HBTB; JKSB1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 372. Large format paperback. Clean copy.
- Condition
- Used, Like New
- Publisher
- The University of Alabama Press Alabama
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Edition
- Reprint
- SKU
- KEX0211642
- ISBN
- 9780817307813
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New
€ 5.49
€ 5.49
Paperback. The book examines the historic environment of the Hoo Peninsula landscape and describes how changing patterns of land use and maritime activity over time have given this landscape and seascape its distinctive character. Series: Informed Conservation. Num Pages: 96 pages, 79. BIC Classification: 1DBKESK; HBTP; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 2100 x 2100. .
- Publisher
- Historic England United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 96
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848022256
- ISBN
- 9781848022256
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 22.10
€ 23.99
€ 22.10
Paperback. Reprint of a classic work in folklore and literature by a famous scholar. Num Pages: 872 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKN; HBTB; HBTG; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 46. Weight in Grams: 1201.
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253209870
- ISBN
- 9780253209870
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.28
€ 37.99
€ 34.28
Paperback. The Pleasure's All Mine explores the gamut of sexual activity that has been seen as strange, abnormal or deviant over the last 2,000 years. This first comprehensive history of sexual perversion examines an abundance of original sources and shows how, for ordinary people, different kinds of sex have always offered myriad different pleasures. Num Pages: 472 pages, 178 illustrations, 64 in colour. BIC Classification: HBTB; JHBK5. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 159 x 229 x 38. Weight in Grams: 1134.
- Publisher
- Reaktion Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780236759
- ISBN
- 9781780236759
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.36
€ 26.99
€ 20.36