History: specific events & topics
Results 4881 - 4900 of 6860
History: specific events & topics
Paperback. Hailed as a classic in the Portuguese language, this remarkable intellectual biography of the campaigner who fought to abolish slavery in Brazil is published for the first time in English. Editor(s): Bethell, Leslie. Num Pages: 256 pages, ill. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 146 x 215 x 22. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Publisher
- Signal Books Ltd
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781908493668
- ISBN
- 9781908493668
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 19.76
€ 19.99
€ 19.76
Hardback. The unforgettable history of colours and the vivid stories behind them in a beautiful multi-coloured volume Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 148 x 224 x 30. Weight in Grams: 736.
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton General Division
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Illustrated edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781473630819
- ISBN
- 9781473630819
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 19.00
€ 26.99
€ 19.00
Paperback. Editor(s): Glickman, Lawrence B. Num Pages: 432 pages, 7. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3J; HBTB; JFFT; JHM; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 27. Weight in Grams: 628.
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801484865
- ISBN
- 9780801484865
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 36.36
€ 40.99
€ 36.36
Paperback. Imperial Debris redirects critical focus from ruins as evidence of the past to "ruination" as the processes through which imperial power occupies the present. Editor(s): Stoler, Ann Laura. Num Pages: 384 pages, 29 illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; HBTQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 157 x 24. Weight in Grams: 550.
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822353614
- ISBN
- 9780822353614
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 33.16
€ 35.99
€ 33.16
Paperback. 'Beautifully written, acutely observed This is a wonderful memoir of an exotic childhood and a striking portrait of one of the world's most beguiling countries. A gem of a book.' ALEXANDER MCCALL SMITH Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFMB; 3JJPR; BM; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 30. Weight in Grams: 376. The Story of an African Childhood. 464 pages. 'Beautifully written, acutely observed This is a wonderful memoir of an exotic childhood and a striking portrait of one of the world's most beguiling countries. A gem of a book.' ALEXANDER MCCALL SMITH. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1HFMB; 3JJPR; BM; HBTB. Dimension: 197 x 129 x 30. Weight: 322.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
- Number of pages
- 464
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780747596561
- ISBN
- 9780747596561
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.25
€ 17.99
€ 13.25
Paperback. This work examines the British Indian colonial impact on the economy and society of nineteenth-century Afghanistan, with particular interest in the relationships among Kabul, Qandahar, and Peshawar. Num Pages: 288 pages, maps, figures. BIC Classification: HBTQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 402.
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804774116
- ISBN
- 9780804774116
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.73
€ 32.99
€ 29.73
Paperback. Tells the remarkable story of Mary Walker, who in August 1848 fled her owner for refuge in the North and spent the next seventeen years trying to recover her son and daughter. Her freedom, like that of thousands who escaped from bondage, came at a great price - remorse at parting without a word, fear for her family's fate. Num Pages: 360 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BJ; HBJK; HBLL; HBTS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 203 x 21. Weight in Grams: 418.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 360
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674725942
- ISBN
- 9780674725942
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 29.85
€ 34.99
€ 29.85
Paperback. A new global history of slavery from ancient origins through the horrors of the Atlantic trade to the present day. Series: Brief Histories. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: HBTS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 139 x 20. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849016896
- ISBN
- 9781849016896
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.81
€ 14.99
€ 11.81
Paperback. An autobiography chronicling the author's maritime career. It offers an account of what life in Merchant Navy was really like and the conditions in the countries visited, and contains many anecdotes. Series: Maritime Heritage. Num Pages: 240 pages, c45 b&w. BIC Classification: 3JJH; 3JJPG; BGA; HBTM; WGG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 21. Weight in Grams: 290.
- Publisher
- Silver Link Publishing Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781857943276
- ISBN
- 9781857943276
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.69
€ 13.99
€ 11.69
Paperback. Presents a story of the Golden Age of magic and of the world's legendary magicians: the personalities who patented the first ghost and competed fiendishly in the race to make things materialize, levitate and disappear. This book is the masterwork of a man who has dedicated his life to magic, who knows the tricks inside out, and still believes. Num Pages: 400 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: ASZG; HBT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 25. Weight in Grams: 292.
- Publisher
- Cornerstone United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099476641
- ISBN
- 9780099476641
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.88
€ 14.99
€ 11.88
Paperback. On 4 July 1918, a new commandant took control of a closely guarded house in the Russian town of Ekaterinburg. His name was Yakov Yurovsky, and his prisoners were the Imperial family. Thirteen days later, at Yurovsky's command, the family was gunned down in a blaze of bullets. This title presents the story of those murders. Num Pages: 272 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JJF; HBJD; HBLW; HBTV4. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 197 x 132 x 20. Weight in Grams: 222.
- Publisher
- Cornerstone
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099520092
- ISBN
- 9780099520092
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.08
€ 13.99
€ 11.08
Paperback. Drawing on the story of the 1771 Bloody Falls massacre, human geographer Emilie Cameron explores the relationship between stories and colonialism, challenging readers to examine their perceptions of the contemporary Arctic and its peoples. Num Pages: 592 pages, 15 b&w illustrations, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBC; HBJK; HBTB; JFSL9; RGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 153 x 20. Weight in Grams: 444.
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780774828857
- ISBN
- 9780774828857
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.15
€ 37.99
€ 34.15
Paperback. Kristen Hogan traces the feminist bookstore movement's rise and fall, showing how the women at the heart of the movement developed theories and practices of lesbian antiracism and feminist accountability that continue to resonate today. Num Pages: 34 illustrations. BIC Classification: 5SL; HBTB; JFSJ1; JFSK2; JFSL4. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 229 x 20. Weight in Grams: 484.
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822361299
- ISBN
- 9780822361299
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 28.59
€ 31.99
€ 28.59
Paperback. Collection of essays exploring the controversies surrounding images of the Holocaust. Editor(s): Bathrick, David; Prager, Brad; Richardson, Michael D. Series: Screen Cultures: German Film and the Visual. Num Pages: 348 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: ACX; DSBH; HBTZ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 152 x 227 x 19. Weight in Grams: 482. Documents, Aesthetics, Memory. Series: Screen Cultures: German Film and the Visual. 348 pages, black & white illustrations. Editor(s): Bathrick, David; Prager, Brad; Richardson, Michael D. Collection of essays exploring the controversies surrounding images of the Holocaust. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: ACX; DSBH; HBTZ1. Dimension: 152 x 227 x 19. Weight: 480.
- Publisher
- BOYE6
- Number of pages
- 348
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781571135421
- ISBN
- 9781571135421
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 37.09
€ 43.99
€ 37.09
Paperback. From its inception, P&A Campbell dominated steamer travel on the Bristol Channel, both for tourism and trade between Bristol and South Wales. The steamers of Campbell's were a regular sight as they were down to the north Devon coast, Lundy Island, and the Somerset piers. This book presents the history of the early P&A Campbell years. Num Pages: 192 pages, 120. BIC Classification: 1DB; 3JH; HBTM; WGG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 170 x 10. Weight in Grams: 640.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752438719
- ISBN
- 9780752438719
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 21.66
€ 24.99
€ 21.66
Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJH; BGHA; HBTZ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 220 x 150 x 18. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Publisher
- Gefen Publishing House Israel
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 2nd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789652298393
- ISBN
- 9789652298393
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 15.78
€ 20.99
€ 15.78
Hardback. A prominent Viennese psychiatrist before the war, Viktor Frankl was uniquely able to observe the way that both he and others in Auschwitz coped (or didn't) with the experience. He noticed that it was the men who comforted others and who gave away their last piece of bread who survived the longest. This work offers us a way to transcend suffering. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: HBTZ1; VSP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 143 x 18. Weight in Grams: 292.
- Publisher
- Ebury Publishing
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781846042843
- ISBN
- 9781846042843
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.95
€ 19.99
€ 14.95
Paperback. AND THE BAND PLAYED ON brings to life the trauma of the Titanic through the true story of one family. Num Pages: 304 pages, 2 x 8pp. BIC Classification: 1QSAN; 3JJC; BTH; HBTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 193 x 125 x 21. Weight in Grams: 242.
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781444707960
- ISBN
- 9781444707960
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.86
€ 14.99
€ 11.86
Paperback. Rippermania has driven a 120-year-old investigation to identify the depraved perpetrator of the savage murder of five prostitutes in the East End of London. This book features personalities whose reputations have been tarnished by modern authors clamouring to name celebrities as suspects, accomplices or conspirators. Num Pages: 128 pages, 60 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; HBTB; JKV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 167 x 8. Weight in Grams: 310.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752447575
- ISBN
- 9780752447575
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.44
€ 13.99
€ 13.44
Hardcover. This work focuses on the creation of, and struggle over, urban order in four cities in Eastern and Southern Africa, namely Nairobi, Lusaka, Zanzibar, and Lilongwe, and the workings of power in the planning processes for each city. It covers colonial rule and postcolonial inheritance in these cities Series: Space, Place, and Society. Num Pages: 224 pages, 16 photographs, index. BIC Classification: 1H; GTB; HBTQ; HBTR; JFSG; RPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 422.
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815629726
- ISBN
- 9780815629726
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 57.19
€ 57.19