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History: specific events & topics

Paperback. The fascinating story of the creation of the Ordnance Survey map, told for the first time by a brilliant young historian. Num Pages: 432 pages, Illustrations (some col.), maps (some col.). BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBJD1; HBTP1; RGV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 130 x 35. Weight in Grams: 366.
Publisher
Granta Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
paperback / softback
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847082541
ISBN
9781847082541
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.07

Paperback. This 250 year-old story will fascinate lovers of Guinness beer and memorabilia as well as those interested in this remarkable family of brewers and the industrial history of Ireland's most famous export. Num Pages: 176 pages, 160 black & white halftones, 1 biography. BIC Classification: HBTK; WBXD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 149 x 175 x 13. Weight in Grams: 262.
Publisher
O´Brien Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847178435
ISBN
9781847178435
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 11.27

Paperback. Jeremy Johns provides a pictorial history of smuggling in Cornwall. Num Pages: 96 pages, 100. BIC Classification: 1DBKEWC; BTC; HBJD1; HBTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 165. .
Publisher
Amberley Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
96
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Ill
Condition
New
SKU
V9781445651682
ISBN
9781445651682
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 16.79

Paperback. In 1913 the shipyards of Britain were responsible for building half of all the world's ships; at the Clyde in Scotland at this time a new ship was launched every eighteen hours. This book looks at the subject's long history, from the Middle Ages through to the heyday of steam, providing a comprehensive guide to a transformed industry. Series: Shire Library. Num Pages: 64 pages, Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBJD1; HBTM; WGG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 151 x 6. Weight in Grams: 148. New.
Publisher
Shire
Number of pages
64
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
9780747807292
ISBN
9780747807292
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 8.89

Paperback. Jean Bottero and his colleagues take the reader on a voyage of discovery into the public and private realms of the lives of our first civilized ancestors, looking at everyday life in Ancient Mesopotamia. Translator(s): Nevill, Antonia. Num Pages: 288 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAM; 3D; HBJF1; HBLA; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 157 x 16. Weight in Grams: 444.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748613885
ISBN
9780748613885
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 37.53

Paperback. The term 'subalternity' refers to a condition of subordination brought about by colonisation or other forms of economic, linguistic, and/or cultural dominance. This title examines the relationship between subalternity and representation by analysing the ways in which that relationship has been played out in the domain of Latin American studies. Series: Post-Contemporary Interventions. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: HBTQ; HBTR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3810 x 17. Weight in Grams: 382.
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Edition
n
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822324164
ISBN
9780822324164
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.40

Hardback. Editor(s): Moyn, Samuel; Sartori, Andrew. Series: Columbia Studies in International and Global History. Num Pages: 352 pages, 1 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: HBG; HBTB; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 162 x 26. Weight in Grams: 624.
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
352
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231160483
ISBN
9780231160483
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 99.24
€ 76.26

Hardcover. Editor(s): Duffy, Sean; Foran, Susan. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1DB; 3H; HBJD1; HBLC; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 162 x 233 x 20. Weight in Grams: 462.
Publisher
Four Courts Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846822230
ISBN
9781846822230
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 45.00
€ 38.44

Paperback. In this deeply researched and engagingly argued work, Jeffers Lennox reconfigures our general understanding of how Indigenous peoples, imperial forces, and settlers competed for space in northeastern North America before the British conquest in 1763. Series: Studies in Atlantic Canada History. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: 1KB; 1KBB; 1KBC; HBJK; HBTB; JFSL9; RG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Publisher
University of Toronto Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442614055
ISBN
9781442614055
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 39.66

Sheet map. Depicts the Royal Mail steamship routes that carried the majority of the UK's international mail during the 1930s, framed by some illustrations of the transport links through which the post would pass. Series: Old House. Num Pages: colour. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBJD1; HBTM; KNTT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 151 x 212 x 6. Weight in Grams: 108. New.
Publisher
Old House Books
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
9781908402219
ISBN
9781908402219
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.23

Paperback. * A fascinating study of the spectacular explots if robbers and outlaws from Robin Hood to Jesse James. Num Pages: 240 pages, Section: 8, b&w. BIC Classification: HBTB; JKV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 127 x 17. Weight in Grams: 184.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780349113029
ISBN
9780349113029
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 13.40

Paperback. An invaluable compendium of sources relating to the Great Exhibition Series: Interventions: Rethinking the Nineteenth Century. Num Pages: 248 pages, 19 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Publisher
Manchester University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719099137
ISBN
9780719099137
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 26.96

Paperback. Most people born before 1950 can remember visiting or working in shops that had cash carriers - cash balls that ran on wooden rails, wire systems where the carrier was catapulted along an overhead steel wire, or pneumatic tube systems where the carrier was whisked off to the cash office. This title reveals details about these devices. Series: Shire Album S. Num Pages: 32 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DB; HBT; KNPR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 206 x 147 x 4. Weight in Grams: 106. New.
Publisher
Shire Publications Ltd
Number of pages
32
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
9780747806158
ISBN
9780747806158
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 7.59

Paperback. Roads Were Not Built for Cars is a history book, focussing on a time when cyclists had political clout, in Britain and especially in America. The book researches the Roads Improvement Association - a lobbying group created by the Cyclists' Touring Club in 1886 - and the Good Roads movement organised by the League of American Wheelmen. Num Pages: 340 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1KBB; 3JH; HBTB; RPC; RPT; WGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 257 x 205 x 21. Weight in Grams: 772.
Publisher
Island Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
2nd None ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781610916899
ISBN
9781610916899
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 37.54

Paperback. .
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781138643482
ISBN
9781138643482
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.77

Paperback. Che Guevara's dream was an epic one - to unite Latin America and the rest of the developing world through armed revolution, and to end once and for all the poverty, injustice and petty nationalisms that had bled it for centuries. This work tells the tale of revolution, international intrigue and covert operations. Num Pages: 832 pages, b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KJC; 3JJPG; BGH; HBJK; HBTV; JPWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 154 x 48. Weight in Grams: 1072.
Edition
Reprint
Publisher
Bantam
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Condition
New
SKU
V9780553406641
ISBN
9780553406641
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 20.61

Paperback. .
Publisher
Bucknell University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781611487787
ISBN
9781611487787
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.99
€ 51.70

Paperback. The lifeboats of Valentia have been in service since 1946, when the volunteer crew were summoned to action by the firing of maroon flares. This title includes accounts, images, and detailed records of the station. It gives a tribute to the people who have served here. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations, map, ports. BIC Classification: 1DBR; HBTM; JKSW3; WGG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 160 x 20. Weight in Grams: 560. 8vo Very good copy. Kerry
Condition
Used, Very Good
Edition
Illustrated
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
SKU
KEX0277214
ISBN
9781845887070
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 10.00

Paperback. This text is an introductory survey of German society focusing on the post-unification situation. It raises questions relating to German identity and adopts an integrated approach, considering society, culture, politics, economics and history. Num Pages: 280 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; HBJD; HBLW3; HBTB; JFC; KCZ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 385. Some shelf wear , name on endpaper
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
KTK0097297
ISBN
9780415141246
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. First-hand account of Syrian uprising Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBS; 3JMG; HBJF1; HBLX; HBTV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 305 x 19. Weight in Grams: 336.
Publisher
C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849044509
ISBN
9781849044509
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 19.79

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