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c 1800 to c 1900

Results 1969 - 1992 of 5394

c 1800 to c 1900

Paperback. Offers a comparative history of European girlhood from 1750 to 1960, with a focus on Britain, France, and Germany. This volume covers diverse issues in the lives of girls, from sexuality and leisure to social roles in the family and the economy. Editor(s): Maynes, Mary Jo; Soland, Birgitte; Benninghaus, Christina. Num Pages: 328 pages, 20 b&w photos, 2 figures, 1 index. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JF; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJD; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 158 x 235 x 22. Weight in Grams: 518.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253217103
ISBN
9780253217103
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.12

paperback. This set of diaries (1841-1864) brings to light the journal notations of James Henry Hammond, a prominent South Carolina planter and slaveholder. They reveal a man whose fortune and intellect combined to make him an important leader, but whose flaws kept him from true greatness. Num Pages: 372 pages, 4 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGHA; HBJK; HBLL; HBTS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 612.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
University South Carolina Pr United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
372
Condition
New
SKU
V9781570032226
ISBN
9781570032226
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.31

Paperback. At the beginning of the 20th century it was still necessary for women to ask lawmakers, 'Are women persons?' The rights and treatment of women in their homes, workplaces, and government were issues that men often preferred to ignore. But women refused to remain silent. This volume looks at women who are shapers of history, as well as its victims. Editor(s): Moynihan, Ruth Barnes; Russett, Cynthia; Crumpacker, Laurie. Num Pages: 404 pages, Illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JB; 3JD; 3JF; 3JH; HBJK; HBLH; HBLL; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 32. Weight in Grams: 851.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
404
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803281998
ISBN
9780803281998
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.60

Paperback. "I intend to fight it out along this line if it takes all summer," Union commander Ulysses S. Grant wrote to Washington after he'd opened his Overland Campaign in the Spring of 1864. His resolve entirely changed the face of warfare. Series: Emerging Civil War Series. Num Pages: 168 pages, 171 illustrations and 6 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 152 x 229 x 15. Weight in Grams: 318.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Savas Beatie United States
Number of pages
168
Condition
New
SKU
V9781611211481
ISBN
9781611211481
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 17.17

paperback. Recovers one woman's compelling history through a modern-day family's adventures into realms of ultimately timeless experiences Series: American Lives. Num Pages: 328 pages, 14 illustrations, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; 3JH; BGH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803236387
ISBN
9780803236387
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 20.79

Paperback. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 229 x 34. Weight in Grams: 556.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Stackpole Books
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780811714983
ISBN
9780811714983
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 17.41

Paperback. This is a study of machines for writing and reading at the end of the 19th century in America. Its aim is to explore writing and reading as culturally contingent experiences, and at the same time to broaden our view of the relationship between technology and textuality. Num Pages: 304 pages, 22 half-tones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; DSB; TDPB; TDPP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 136 x 13. Weight in Grams: 398.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Stanford University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804738729
ISBN
9780804738729
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.61

Paperback. In the early nineteenth century China remained almost untouched by British and European powers - but as new technology started to change this balance, foreigners gathered like wolves around the weakening Qing Empire. This book explains the roots of China's complex relationship with the West. Num Pages: 512 pages, 16pp colour. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JH; 3JJC; HBJF; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 171 x 200 x 15. Weight in Grams: 378.
Publisher
Penguin Press/Classics
Number of pages
512
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141015859
ISBN
9780141015859
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.49

Paperback. Num Pages: 144 pages, black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBBWN; 1KBBWR; 1KBCB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 9. Weight in Grams: 200.
Publisher
Heritage House Publishing Co Ltd Canada
Number of pages
144
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781927051788
ISBN
9781927051788
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.81

Paperback. Series: Literature in History. Num Pages: 416 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 2AB; 3JH; DSA; DSBF; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 237 x 158 x 33. Weight in Grams: 658.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691144269
ISBN
9780691144269
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 27.43

Using a range of written, verbal, and visual sources, this book examines distinctive aspects characteristic of Irish and Scottish ethnic identities in New Zealand. Series Editor(s): Thompson, Andrew; MacKenzie, John. Series: Studies in Imperialism. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations, black & white. BIC Classification: 1MBN; 3JH; 3JJ; 3JMC; HBJM; HBLL; HBLW; HBLX; JFSL. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 242 x 163 x 21. Weight in Grams: 554.
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Manchester University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719077616
ISBN
9780719077616
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 151.71

Hardback. The Muir Brothers, Religion, Education and Empire. Series: Worlds of the East India Company. 336 pages, 13, 11 black and white, 2 line drawing. A detailed assessment of how Western thinking about India developed in the nineteenth century, focusing on the exceptionally full lives of the scholar-administrator Muir brothers. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 3JH; HBJF; HBLL; HBTQ. Dimension: 240 x 164 x 28. Weight: 878.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843835790
ISBN
9781843835790
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 115.87

Paperback. .
Publisher
Whittles Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849952651
ISBN
9781849952651
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 20.65

Paperback. 'Every Scot should read it. Scotland now has the lively, provocative and positive history it deserves.' Irvine Welsh, Guardian A dramatic and intriguing history of how Scotland produced the institutions, beliefs and human character that have made the West into the most powerful culture in the world. Num Pages: 480 pages, 16 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 3JF; 3JH; 3JJ; 3JM; HBJD1; HBLL; HBLW; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 29. Weight in Grams: 338.
Publisher
Harpercollins Pb
Number of pages
480
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
1st Edition Thus.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781841152769
ISBN
9781841152769
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 12.88

Hardcover. Focuses on Shakespeare's reception by nineteenth-century novelists. This title offers a systematic account of those figures who have had the greatest influence on the interpretation, understanding and cultural reception of Shakespeare, both nationally and internationally. Editor(s): Poole, Adrian. Series: Great Shakespeareans. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JH; DSBD; DSGS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 242 x 155 x 24. Weight in Grams: 520.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Academic
Number of pages
224
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780826435460
ISBN
9780826435460
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 259.86

Paperback. Discover Scottish women's history, from the 1690s to the 1960s. This colourful book tells the stories of a host of unusual characters from witches to bodysnatchers; aristocrats to female Jacobites; as well as revealing what life was once like for ordinary Scottish women Num Pages: 190 pages, 20-30 illustrations (16-page plate section). BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 3JF; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJD1; HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 157 x 14. Weight in Grams: 332.
Publisher
Pen & Sword Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781592717
ISBN
9781781592717
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.21

Paperback. Music hall was the most dynamic and successful popular theatre genre of the 19th century. This text explores all aspects of the Scottish music hall industry, from the lives and professional culture of performers and impresarios to the place of music hall in Scottish life and national identity. Series Editor(s): Richards, Jeffrey. Series: Studies in Popular Culture. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations, black & white. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 3JH; 3JJ; ASZH; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 234 x 19. Weight in Grams: 426.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Manchester University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780719061479
ISBN
9780719061479
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 26.96

Paperback. Although much has been written about Scottish involvement in slavery, the contribution of Scots to the abolition of black slavery has not yet been sufficiently recognised. This book starts with a Virginian slave seeking his freedomin Scotland in 1756 and ends with the abolition of the apprenticeship scheme in the West Indian colonies in 1838. Num Pages: 256 pages, 8 illus. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 3JF; 3JH; HBTS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 160 x 234 x 19. Weight in Grams: 438.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748624331
ISBN
9780748624331
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 37.30

Hardback. Although much has been written about Scottish involvement in slavery, the contribution of Scots to the abolition of black slavery has not yet been sufficiently recognised. This book starts with a Virginian slave seeking his freedomin Scotland in 1756 and ends with the abolition of the apprenticeship scheme in the West Indian colonies in 1838. Num Pages: 256 pages, 8 illus. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 3JF; 3JH; HBTS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 173 x 21. Weight in Grams: 560.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748624324
ISBN
9780748624324
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 130.75
€ 125.17

Ivo Klaver discusses four major expeditions which assembled scientific data in various parts of the Arab world between 1761 and 1881. Sponsored by governments and official institutions they were aimed at satisfying a desire for national prestige in a European imperialistic context, either in the field of knowledge or in the field of trade. Series: Studies in the Arcadian Library. Num Pages: 256 pages, 60 black and white and colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FB; 3JF; 3JH; HBLL; MBX; RGR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 328 x 250 x 35. Weight in Grams: 2000.
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199568895
ISBN
9780199568895
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 251.07

Based on newly unearthed source material, this book follows the career of clergyman William Richardsona and assesses his impact on politics, science and agriculture nationally and internationally. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JH; BGH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 147 x 21. Weight in Grams: 376.
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Manchester University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719085185
ISBN
9780719085185
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 150.94

Paperback. Nicholas Whyte's study of the role of science in Ireland examines the activities of Irish scientists during the period 1890 to 1930. It reveals the impact that Irish political events had on the fate of a number of distinguished Irish institutions. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JH; 3JJ; HBTQ; HBTR; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 0. Weight in Grams: 307.
Publisher
Cork University Press Cork
Number of pages
232
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Condition
New
SKU
V9781859181850
ISBN
9781859181850
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.00
€ 24.15

Paperback. Artusi?s masterpiece is not merely a popular cookbook; it is a landmark work in Italian culture. Translator(s): Baca, Murtha; Sartarelli, Stephen. Series: The Lorenzo Da Ponte Italian Library. Num Pages: 653 pages, 10 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JH; WBA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 153 x 228 x 46. Weight in Grams: 1096.
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Number of pages
653
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
3rd ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780802086570
ISBN
9780802086570
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.49
€ 52.78

Paperback. Num Pages: 368 pages, black & white illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JH; PDA; PDR; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 585. Weight in Grams: 508.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252074332
ISBN
9780252074332
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.51

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