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c 1800 to c 1900

Paperback. Few events in American history loom as large or changed the country as profoundly as the conflict between the Union and Confederacy. This title chronicles the history of the many disastrous decisions made by both sides. Series: How to Lose Series. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 138 x 21. Weight in Grams: 250.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780061807275
ISBN
9780061807275
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 15.03

paperback. We know what life was like for Victoria and Albert. But what was it like for a commoner like you or me? How did it feel to cook with coal and wash with tea leaves? Drink beer for breakfast and clean your teeth with cuttlefish? Dress in whalebone and feed opium to the baby? This book helps you teach what you need to know about 19th century living. Num Pages: 464 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 34. Weight in Grams: 442.
Publisher
Penguin
Number of pages
464
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780670921362
ISBN
9780670921362
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.39

Paperback. Shows that Western suffrage came about as the result of the unsettled state of regional politics, the complex nature of Western race relations, broad alliances between suffragists and farmer-labor-progressive reformers, and sophisticated activism by Western women. This book highlights suffrage racism and elitism as major problems for the movement. Num Pages: 273 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; 3JH; 3JJC; HBJK; HBLL; JFSJ1; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 19. Weight in Grams: 404.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
273
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780814757222
ISBN
9780814757222
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.51

Paperback. If Napoleon lost on 18 June 1815 (and that's a big 'if'), then whoever rules the universe got it wrong. As soon as the cannons stopped firing, French historians began re-writing history. The Duke of Wellington was beaten, they say, and then the Prussians jumped into the boxing ring, breaking all the rules of battle. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDB; 3JH; HBJD; HBLL; HBWH; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 196 x 23. Weight in Grams: 230.
Publisher
Arrow
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099594987
ISBN
9780099594987
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.81

Paperback. In 1800, the per capita income of the United States was twice that of Mexico and roughly the same as Brazil s. By 1913, it was four times greater than Mexico s and seven times greater than Brazil's. This volume seeks to explain the 19th-century lag in Latin American economic development. Editor(s): Haber, Stephen H. Num Pages: 332 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLC; 1KLS; 3JH; 3JJ; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 458.
Publisher
Stanford University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804727389
ISBN
9780804727389
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.71

Soon after the publication of "How Did Davy Die?", the "London Daily Mail" associated Kilgore with 'the murder of a myth'; he became the subject of articles in "Texas Monthly" and the "Wall Street Journal". This title reviews the origins and subsequent impact of Kilgore's book, both on the historical hullabaloo and on the author. Series: Elma Dill Russell Spencer Series in the West and Southwest. Num Pages: 120 pages, 2 line art illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 139 x 18. Weight in Grams: 295.
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Texas A & M University Press United States
Number of pages
120
Condition
New
SKU
V9781603441940
ISBN
9781603441940
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.10

Paperback. In 'How Can Man Die Better' Lieutenant Colonel Mike Snook offers a detailed analysis of the Isandlwana campaign and the British defeat at the hands of the Zulus, as well as a new hypothesis of the battle and numerous fresh insights. Num Pages: 288 pages, 32pp of illustrations and 7 maps. BIC Classification: 1HFM; 3JH; HBJH; HBLL; HBWM; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 232 x 23. Weight in Grams: 532.
Publisher
Pen & Sword Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Revised
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848325814
ISBN
9781848325814
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 30.31

Paperback. Revelatory, gripping and unexpectedly poignant, The Housekeeper's Tale champions the invisible women who ran the English country house. Num Pages: 336 pages, 16 page colour plate section. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; 3JJC; HBJD1; HBLL; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 25. Weight in Grams: 258.
Publisher
Aurum Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781314104
ISBN
9781781314104
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.16

Paperback. Provides an overview of the antebellum slavery debate and its key issues and participants. This book introduces each selection, locating it historically, culturally, and thematically as well as linking it to other writings. The documents represent the full scope of the varied debates over slavery. Editor(s): Lowance, Mason I., Jr. Num Pages: 568 pages, 3 tables. 17 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; 3JH; DNF; HBJK; HBLH; HBLL; HBTB; HBTS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 32. Weight in Grams: 828.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
568
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691002286
ISBN
9780691002286
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.48
€ 42.14

Hardback. Editor(s): Greiff, Constance M. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 228 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 485.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Edition
Rev ed
Number of pages
228
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691653181
ISBN
9780691653181
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 113.16

Paperback. A house is a site, the bounds and focus of a community. It is also an artefact, a material extension of its occupants' lives. This book takes the Japanese house as site and as artefact and explores the spaces, commodities and conceptions of community associated with it in the modern era. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 512 pages, 110halftones, 40line drawings. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JH; 3JJC; AMK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 151 x 35. Weight in Grams: 770.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Harvard University, Asia Center United States
Edition
New
Number of pages
512
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674019669
ISBN
9780674019669
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 33.83

Paperback. The fascinating stories behind their design, construction, and marketing reveal in rich detail how these buildings became cultural symbols that shaped the urban landscape. Series: Studies in Industry and Society. Num Pages: 328 pages, 46 black & white halftones, 1 black & white halftones, 1 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLL; PDR; RGL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. .
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421419923
ISBN
9781421419923
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 34.40

Paperback. Derry's fascinating study is also a story of the evolution of animal medicine and humanitarian movements, and of international relations, particularly between Canada and the United States. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJC; 3JJF; MZDH; TVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Number of pages
302
Condition
New
SKU
V9781487520366
ISBN
9781487520366
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 38.32

Paperback. Why did imagery showing the very instant of the birth of black slave freedom invariably personify Liberty as a white woman? Where did the image of the enchained kneeling slave, ubiquitous in abolitionist visual culture on both sides of the Atlantic, come from? This book attempts to answer these questions. Series: Race in the Atlantic World 1700-1900. Num Pages: 516 pages, 24 colour & 147 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1KBB; 3JF; 3JH; ACQ; ACV; HBTS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 233 x 157 x 32. Weight in Grams: 698.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of Georgia Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780820334271
ISBN
9780820334271
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.57

Paperback. This lively and entertaining book tells the stories of con artists, gamblers, swindlers, and other nefarious characters who stampeded west in the quest to make money off the men and women who stampeded west in search of land and gold. Num Pages: 320 pages, 22 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBBWZ; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; JKV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 154 x 17. Weight in Grams: 426.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
TwoDot
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780762789658
ISBN
9780762789658
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 19.13

Hardback. Includes a detailed narration of the composer's life and an extensive description of his major works. Over fifty examples of his music are included, as well as a comprehensive listing of works and writings. Series: Composers of North America. Num Pages: 376 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1KB; 3JH; 3JJ; AVGC5; AVGC6; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 221 x 145 x 26. Weight in Grams: 576.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
376
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810822924
ISBN
9780810822924
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 129.95

Hardback. Snay's new biography places Horace Greeley (1811-1872) in his historical context. As a newspaper editor, politician, and reformer, Greeley was involved with the major events and trends of the era. He was the influential editor of the New York Tribune from 1841 until his death and was instrumental in the rise of the Whig and Republican parties. Series: American Profiles. Num Pages: 216 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 161 x 20. Weight in Grams: 463.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742551008
ISBN
9780742551008
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 80.91

Paperback. Using newspapers, municipal documents, government investigations, organizational records, oral histories, and photographic evidence, this book relates the experience of working-class women - as community members, activists, pleasure seekers, and consumers of social services - to the process of urban development. Num Pages: 328 pages, 23 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBBFG; 3JH; 3JJ; JFSJ1; JHBL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 21. Weight in Grams: 467.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University of Georgia Press
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780820327723
ISBN
9780820327723
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.62

Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KBBN; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 142 x 16. Weight in Grams: 21.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780762784868
ISBN
9780762784868
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 15.20

Paperback. Num Pages: 268 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DBR; 3JH; 3JJ; 3JM; HBTB; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 243 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 469.
Publisher
Cork University Press
Number of pages
268
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Condition
New
SKU
V9781859183236
ISBN
9781859183236
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.00
€ 24.15

Paperback. This historical study traces unrest and social transformation in Hong Kong and explores how merchants, the intelligentsia and labourers played important roles in China's social and political movements from the mid-19th century until the first years of the Chinese Republic. Num Pages: 375 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1FPCH; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJF; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 21. Weight in Grams: 544. Good with minimal shelf and reading wear
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Edition
Revised ed.
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KCD0008827
ISBN
9780231079334
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1MBN; 3JH; HBT; RGC; TV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 165 x 15. Weight in Grams: 650.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Auckland University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781869407391
ISBN
9781869407391
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 54.09

Hardcover. The Civil War still occupies a prominent place in the national collective memory. Yet battlefields were not the only landscapes altered by the war. Countless individuals saw their daily lives upended while the entire nation suffered. This book reveals this side of the war as it happened, examining the visual culture of the Northern home front. Num Pages: 192 pages, 90 colour plates. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 267 x 216 x 19. Weight in Grams: 1002.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226061856
ISBN
9780226061856
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 31.94

Paperback. Adoption has been a politically charged subject since the Progressive Era, when it first became an established part of child welfare reform over one hundred years ago and in A Home for Every Child, Patricia Susan Hart looks at how, when and why modern adoption practices became a part of child welfare policy. Series: Emil and Kathleen Sick Series in Western History and Biography. Num Pages: 8 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBBWS; 3JH; 3JJ; HBTB; JKSB1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 422.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295990644
ISBN
9780295990644
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.49

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