.png){kind=logo}
History: specific events & topics
Results 81 - 100 of 6911
History: specific events & topics
Hardcover. An exploration of the cultural legacy left by African slaves in the Caribbean and Latin America Num Pages: 270 pages, 50 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KJ; 1KL; HBJK; HBTS; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 153 x 22. Weight in Grams: 578.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 270
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814732984
- ISBN
- 9780814732984
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.52
€ 52.52
Hardback. Hamilton versus Jefferson in the Washington Administration is an intensive study of the constitutional and political arguments between Hamilton and Jefferson in Washington's cabinet. Num Pages: 360 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; HBJK; HBTB; JPA; JPHL. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 608.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781107109056
- ISBN
- 9781107109056
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 110.28
€ 110.28
Paperback. The story of Greece's resistance to European domination past and present. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVG; 3JJ; 3JM; HBJD; HBTB; HBTV; JPFF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 216 x 20. Weight in Grams: 310.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- John Hunt Publishing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781785353987
- ISBN
- 9781785353987
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 19.52
€ 20.99
€ 19.52
Paperback. Based on letters, diaries and oral histories, this title explores the impact of the 'war to end all wars' on the male body. It argues that military experiences led to a greater sharing of gender identities between men of different classes and ages. Series: Picturing History. Num Pages: 336 pages, 66 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJF; HBJD1; HBTB; HBWN; JFSJ; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 518.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Reaktion Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781861890351
- ISBN
- 9781861890351
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.83
€ 36.83
Hardcover. We live in an age of obsession. But obsession is not only a phenomenon of modern existence: it is a medical category. Beginning with the roots of the disease in demonic possession and its secular successors, this work traces the evolution of obsessive behavior from a social and religious fact of life into a medical and psychiatric problem. Num Pages: 272 pages, 17 halftones. BIC Classification: HBTB; MBX; MMJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 169 x 26. Weight in Grams: 588.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226137827
- ISBN
- 9780226137827
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.99€ 42.08
€ 53.99
€ 42.08
Paperback. In "The greatest killer" Donald R. Hopkins provides a historical account of smallpox beginning with its origins 10,000 years ago in Africa or Asia and tracing its spread through the ancient and modern worlds. Hopkins shows smallpox to be one of the most devastating attacks on society. Num Pages: 400 pages, 36 halftones, 15 line drawings. BIC Classification: HBT; MBX; MJCJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 155 x 231 x 30. Weight in Grams: 648.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780226351681
- ISBN
- 9780226351681
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 21.20
€ 25.99
€ 21.20
Paperback. A groundbreaking work that exposes the twisted origins of affirmative action. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB; JFFJ; JFSL. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 210 x 144 x 18. Weight in Grams: 248.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393328516
- ISBN
- 9780393328516
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 17.54
€ 18.99
€ 17.54
Paperback. The Age of Reconnaissance, as JH Parry has so aptly named it, was the period during which Europe discovered the rest of the world. This book examines the inducements - political, economic, religious - to overseas enterprises at the time, and analyzes the nature and problems of the various European settlements in the new lands. Num Pages: 400 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JB; 3JD; HBG; HBLC; HBLH; HBTQ; HBTR; RGR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 151 x 229 x 22. Weight in Grams: 542.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1982
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520042353
- ISBN
- 9780520042353
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.35
€ 40.99
€ 29.35
Paperback. Num Pages: 540 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFA; 3JH; 3JJ; HBTB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 209 x 143 x 32. Weight in Grams: 638.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1983
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 540
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520049550
- ISBN
- 9780520049550
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 31.76
€ 44.99
€ 31.76
Paperback. As a new way to conceptualize the history of computing, this book will be of great interest to historians of science, technology, and culture, as well as computer scientists and theorists. Between Human and Machine: Feedback, Control, and Computing before Cybernetics Series: Johns Hopkins Studies in the History of Technology. Num Pages: 456 pages, 82, 46 black & white halftones, 36 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBT; TJFM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 179 x 255 x 32. Weight in Grams: 1128.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 456
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801880575
- ISBN
- 9780801880575
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 34.53
€ 41.99
€ 34.53
Hardback. The story of cuisine and the social history of eating is a fascinating one, and Maguelonne Toussaint-Samat covers all its aspects in this classic history. Num Pages: 776 pages, black & white illustrations, colour illustrations, black & white tables. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFCV; WB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 40. Weight in Grams: 1706.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Edition
- 2nd
- Number of pages
- 776
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405181198
- ISBN
- 9781405181198
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 39.72
€ 39.72
Paperback. Winner of the National Book Award and the Pulitzer Prize: "[A] commanding and important book."-Jill Lepore, The New Yorker Num Pages: 816 pages, 37 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTB; HBTS; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 155 x 38. Weight in Grams: 1044.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 800
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393337761
- ISBN
- 9780393337761
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 20.68
€ 23.99
€ 20.68
Paperback. This book should appeal to all aficionados of the romance of the sea as well as to specialists in Spanish and Latin American colonial history."-Benjamin Keen, author of A History of Latin America Translator(s): Phillips, Carla Rahn. Num Pages: 304 pages, 32, 20 black & white halftones, 12 colour plates. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBLH; HBTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 151 x 19. Weight in Grams: 452.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801881831
- ISBN
- 9780801881831
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 28.87
€ 33.99
€ 28.87
Paperback. Series: First Peoples: New Directions in Indegenous Studies. Num Pages: 336 pages, 5 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTQ; JFFN; JFSK2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816656332
- ISBN
- 9780816656332
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.40
€ 30.99
€ 27.40
Paperback. This Handbook shows that Business History is a wide-ranging and dynamic area of study, producing compelling empirical data, which has sometimes confirmed and sometimes contested widely-held views in management and the social sciences. A key reference work for scholars of Business History, and a fascinating resource for social scientists in general. Series: Oxford Handbooks in Business and Management C. Num Pages: 736 pages, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: HBT; KJ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 245 x 171 x 41. Weight in Grams: 1210.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 736
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199573950
- ISBN
- 9780199573950
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 59.17
€ 59.17
Paperback. Num Pages: 128 pages, b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 143 x 8. Weight in Grams: 182.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Heritage House Publishing Co Ltd Canada
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 128
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781926613734
- ISBN
- 9781926613734
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.84
€ 14.99
€ 11.84
Paperback. A new paperback edition of the thought-provoking collection of images of Ireland's revolutionary period, with commentary Num Pages: 288 pages, 200 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJF; 3JJG; HBJD1; HBTV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 171 x 20. Weight in Grams: 764.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- The Mercier Press Ltd
- Edition
- Unabridged edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781781172889
- ISBN
- 9781781172889
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 7.20
€ 16.99
€ 7.20
Paperback. Presents a study grounded in the transnational geography and political economy of the coca-leaf and coca-derived commodities market stretching from Peru and Bolivia into the United States. Series: American Crossroads. Num Pages: 328 pages, 1 map, 12 images. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBT; JKVG; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 438.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520280786
- ISBN
- 9780520280786
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.92
€ 33.99
€ 24.92
Paperback. This book offers a fundamental review of the Palestine/Israel conflict. It rejects the two state solution, which it likens to Apartheid. Instead it shows there is a better future for a single state; one that is secular and bi-national and as a result economically successful. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBH; 1FBP; GTJ; HBJF1; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 216 x 17. Weight in Grams: 234.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Radical Read
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781871204339
- ISBN
- 9781871204339
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 14.46
€ 14.99
€ 14.46
Paperback. The Black Hole of Auschwitz brings together Levi's writings on the Holocaust and his experiences of the concentration camp, as well as those on his own accidental status as a writer and his chosen profession of chemist. Editor(s): Belpoliti, Marco. Translator(s): Wood, Sharon. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: DN; HBJD; HBTZ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 290 x 17. Weight in Grams: 306.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745632414
- ISBN
- 9780745632414
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.57
€ 24.57