History: specific events & topics
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History: specific events & topics
Paperback. Presents the story of urban growth, the politics of labour, and the relationships among the many immigrant groups who came to work on the sewing machines of the women's garment industry in the US. This book also provides an examination of gender and ethnicity, historical conflict and consensus, and notions of class and cultural difference. Series: Comparative & International Working-Class History. Num Pages: 448 pages, 10 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; JFFN; JPVH1; KCZ; KN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 151 x 33. Weight in Grams: 750.
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 448
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822318743
- ISBN
- 9780822318743
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 37.63
€ 41.99
€ 37.63
paperback. Describes the rise of Britain to naval greatness, and the central place of the Navy and naval activity in the life of the nation and government. This work describes not just battles, voyages and cruises but how the Navy was manned, how it was supplied with timber, hemp and iron, how its men were fed, and how it was financed and directed. Num Pages: 1008 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBTM; JWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 46. Weight in Grams: 680.
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Number of pages
- 1008
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- First Paperback Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141026909
- ISBN
- 9780141026909
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 19.06
€ 26.99
€ 19.06
Paperback. For about 900 years, from 1000 to 1900, cotton was the world's most important manufacturing industry. It remains a vast business - if all the cotton bales produced in 2013 had been stacked on top of each other they would have made a somewhat unstable tower 40,000 miles high. This is a history of the cotton in dictating the shape of our world. Num Pages: 640 pages. BIC Classification: 3H; 3J; HBTK; HBTQ; KNDD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 196 x 29. Weight in Grams: 438.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141979984
- ISBN
- 9780141979984
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.06
€ 19.99
€ 15.06
Hardback. Joe Stirling has been a high profile, well-known resident of Norwich for 65 years. The biography is based on hundreds of hours of interviews over three years with Joe, who shared his memories of over eight decades with the author. Num Pages: 240 pages, 70 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJH; BTP; HBJD; HBLW; HBTZ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Publisher
- Pen & Sword Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781473843646
- ISBN
- 9781473843646
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.66
€ 33.99
€ 24.66
Paperback. Presents a study of women's letters. Organized by subject matter, and covering various topics from politics, work and war, to childhood, love and sexual passion, this title reveals the depth, breadth and diversity of women's lives through the ages. It provides an opportunity to read the real words of real women, in their own intimate language. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: BJ; DQ; HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 126 x 24. Weight in Grams: 346.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752454795
- ISBN
- 9780752454795
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.57
€ 17.99
€ 16.57
Hardback. .
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719065903
- ISBN
- 9780719065903
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 101.12€ 64.09
€ 101.12
€ 64.09
Paperback. The cradle of Western civilisation, Ancient Greece was a land of contradictions and conflict. Charting topics as diverse as Minoan civilization, The Persian Wars, the Athenian Golden Age and the conquests of Alexander the Great, this book traces the development of this creative and restless people. Num Pages: 144 pages, 70 colour and b&w illustrations, 60 colour maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBJD; HBLA; HBTP; RGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 246 x 180 x 10. Weight in Grams: 392.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 144
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140513356
- ISBN
- 9780140513356
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 19.06
€ 26.99
€ 19.06
Hardback. This volume presents new research and critical debates in African book history, and brings together a range of disciplinary perspectives by leading scholars in the subject. It includes case studies from across Africa, ranging from third-century manuscript traditions to twenty-first century internet communications. Editor(s): Davis, Caroline; Johnson, David. Series: New Directions in Book History. Num Pages: 296 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1H; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 145 x 21. Weight in Grams: 484.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 2015th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137401618
- ISBN
- 9781137401618
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.96
€ 127.96
Paperback. Goodpaster. Num Pages: 400 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; JWT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 582.
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 400
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801862939
- ISBN
- 9780801862939
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 29.04
€ 33.99
€ 29.04
Hardback. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBTB; JFFJ; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 135. .
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781408870556
- ISBN
- 9781408870556
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 19.49
€ 25.99
€ 19.49
Hardcover. Num Pages: 157 pages, colour illus. BIC Classification: 1DN; 3F; 3H; HBJD; HBLC1; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 302 x 211 x 17. Weight in Grams: 982.
- Publisher
- University Press of Southern Denmark
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788776021894
- ISBN
- 9788776021894
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 26.75
€ 36.99
€ 26.75
Hardback. Grassroots memorials have become major areas of focus during times of trauma, danger, and social unrest. These improvised memorial assemblages continue to display new and more dynamic ways of representing collective and individual identities and in doing so reveal the steps that shape the national memories of those who struggle to come to terms.. Editor(s): Margry, Peter Jan; Sanchez Carretero, Cristina. Series: Remapping Cultural History. Num Pages: 356 pages, 40 ills. BIC Classification: HBTB; JHBZ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 150 x 24. Weight in Grams: 636.
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Number of pages
- 356
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857451897
- ISBN
- 9780857451897
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 175.44
€ 175.44
Paperback. A history of legal London Num Pages: 128 pages, 235 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 172 x 10. Weight in Grams: 510.
- Publisher
- The History Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781860775079
- ISBN
- 9781860775079
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 21.74
€ 24.99
€ 21.74
Paperback. The authoritative introduction to the history of black civil rights in the USA, providing a clear and useful guide to the political, social and cultural history of black Americans and their pursuit of equality from 1865 to the present day. Series: Introductions to History. Num Pages: 144 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; HBT; JFSL3; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 134 x 9. Weight in Grams: 184.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 144
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415238885
- ISBN
- 9780415238885
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.57
€ 51.57
Paperback. Num Pages: 464 pages, Two 8 page plate sections. One black and white, one color. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; AVGD; HBJD1; HBT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 305 x 31. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Publisher
- Profile Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781252482
- ISBN
- 9781781252482
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.33
€ 17.99
€ 14.33
Hardback. Race and Ethnicity in the Women's Movement in England, 1968-1993 offers the first archive-based account of the charged debates between white and ethnic minority women on the place of race in the English feminist movement. Series: Palgrave Studies in the History of Social Movements. Num Pages: 272 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JJP; HBJD1; HBTB; JFSJ1; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137442796
- ISBN
- 9781137442796
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 105.94
€ 105.94
Paperback. Recounts the kidnapping of the author in Africa aged ten, his service as a slave of an officer in the British Navy for ten years, and his life after he bought his freedom in 1766, growing to become one of the foremost figures of the anti-slavery movement in Britain. This autobiography presents a tale of spiritual quest. Editor(s): Carretta, Vincent. Num Pages: 400 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: BGHA; HBTS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 22. Weight in Grams: 300.
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Number of pages
- 400
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- Rev ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780142437162
- ISBN
- 9780142437162
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.33
€ 17.99
€ 14.33
Paperback. Presents the history of Japanese mass culture during the decades preceding Pearl Harbor. This work argues that the new gestures, relationship, and humor of ero-guro-nansensu (erotic grotesque nonsense) expressed a self-consciously modern ethos that challenged state ideology and expansionism. Series: Asia Pacific Modern. Num Pages: 390 pages, 33 b/w photographs, 6 line illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJG; HBTB; JFCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 24. Weight in Grams: 606.
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 390
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- First
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520260085
- ISBN
- 9780520260085
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 30.31
€ 41.99
€ 30.31
Paperback. The volume includes a glossary of terms, a timeline of important events, and a selected bibliography of useful resources for further information. Num Pages: 192 pages, 21, 17 black & white halftones, 4 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFCX; TBX; TDPP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 153 x 12. Weight in Grams: 274.
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801893117
- ISBN
- 9780801893117
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 29.04
€ 33.99
€ 29.04
paperback. Tie-in edition of Jennifer Worth's tales of being a midwife in 1950s London, now a major BBC TV series. Num Pages: 368 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JJPG; BM; HBTB; MQD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 25. Weight in Grams: 268.
- Edition
- Reprint
- Publisher
- Phoenix
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780753827871
- ISBN
- 9780753827871
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.12
€ 13.99
€ 11.12