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c 1800 to c 1900

Paperback. Whether it was 'the batille', 'the spike', 'the work'us' or simply 'the house', the Victorian workhouse was the cause of dread and shame for thousands of men, women and children. This book looks at the principles that lay beind the New Poor Law of 1834, at the design and construction of workhouses, and at the lives of those who entered them. Series: Shire Album S. Num Pages: 32 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; 3JJ; AMG; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB; JFFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 109 x 4. Weight in Grams: 96. New.
Publisher
Shire Publications Ltd
Number of pages
32
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
9780747803553
ISBN
9780747803553
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 7.59

Paperback. With an interdisciplinary approach that encompasses political history, the history of ideas, cultural history, and art history, 'The Victorian World' offers a sweeping survey of the world in the 19th century. Editor(s): Hewitt, Martin. Num Pages: 776 pages, 59 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1QDB; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 244 x 175 x 35. Weight in Grams: 1358.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
776
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415712989
ISBN
9780415712989
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 85.07

paperback. In a panoramic survey of the Victorian Age, this work describes the men and women who brought the modern age into being. The capitalist world was challenged by the ideas of such men as Karl Marx, William Morris and George Bernard Shaw - here they are. Here are also the lofty and famous and here too are the poor and the obscure. Num Pages: 752 pages, 32. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 41. Weight in Grams: 562.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Arrow
Condition
New
SKU
9780099451860
ISBN
9780099451860
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 13.73

Hardback. This study covers the impact on Victorian Britain of the history and literature of Ancient Rome. It shows how scholars and poets, as well as engineers, soldiers, scientists and politicians, gained inspiration from the writing, theory and practice of their Roman predecessors. Num Pages: 336 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 1QDAR; 2AB; 3JH; 3JJ; DSB; HBJD1; HBLA; HBLL; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 244 x 163 x 27. Weight in Grams: 626.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631180760
ISBN
9780631180760
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 126.13

Paperback. A picture can say a thousand words and the images caught on camera during the Victorian and Edwardian periods provide a fascinating insight into the lives of Britons during this time. This book lets you explore the pastimes, hobbies, sports and other entertainments enjoyed by the Victorians and Edwardians. Series: Shire Library. Num Pages: 128 pages, Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; 3JJC; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 150 x 10. Weight in Grams: 284. New.
Publisher
Shire Publications Ltd
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
9780747807209
ISBN
9780747807209
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.98

Paperback. Presenting a selection of images, this book tells the story of the photographers who chronicled Britain's Victorian and Edwardian wars. Series: Shire Library. Num Pages: 112 pages, Illustrations (chiefly col.). BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; 3JJC; AJC; HBJD1; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 147 x 9. Weight in Grams: 244.
Publisher
Shire
Number of pages
112
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
9780747811336
ISBN
9780747811336
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.98

Paperback. A picture can say a thousand words and the images caught on camera during the Victorian and Edwardian periods provide a fascinating insight into the lives of Britons during this time. This book lets you take a step back between 1840 and 1910 and explore the world of work and working conditions experienced by the Victorians and Edwardians. Series: Shire Library. Num Pages: 128 pages, Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; 3JJC; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 149 x 10. Weight in Grams: 282. New.
Publisher
Shire Publications Ltd
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
9780747807193
ISBN
9780747807193
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.98

Paperback. Takes a look at the ways that the twentieth century reacted to and reimagined its predecessor. This work considers how the Victorian inheritance has been represented in literature, politics, film, and visual culture; and the ways in which modernists and progressives have sought to differentiate themselves from an image of the Victorian. Num Pages: 240 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; HBTB; JFC. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 15. Weight in Grams: 318.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Ohio University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780821417621
ISBN
9780821417621
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.75

Paperback. A portrait of the Victorian world that takes readers on a journey through the birth of modern Britain. Using the paintings of the era as a starting point, it tells us stories of urban life, family, faith, industry and empire that helped define the Victorian spirit and imagination. Num Pages: 304 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 142 x 24. Weight in Grams: 332.
Publisher
BBC Books
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
Illustrated
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846077449
ISBN
9781846077449
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 18.90

Hardback. This volume explores the nature and function of the coffee house in the social, cultural, and political world of fin-de-siecle Vienna. Just as the cafeserved as a creative meeting place within the city, so this volume initiates conversations between different disciplines focusing on Vienna 1900. Editor(s): Ashby, Charlotte; Gronberg, Tag; Shaw-Miller, Simon. Series: Austrian and Habsburg Studies. Num Pages: 256 pages, 41 ills. BIC Classification: 1DFA; 3JH; HBJD; HBLL; JFC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 231 x 159 x 17. Weight in Grams: 456. Series: Austrian and Habsburg Studies. 256 pages, 41 ills. Editor(s): Ashby, Charlotte; Gronberg, Tag; Shaw-Miller, Simon. This volume explores the nature and function of the coffee house in the social, cultural, and political world of fin-de-siecle Vienna. Just as the cafeserved as a creative meeting place within the city, so this volume initiates conversations between different disciplines focusing on Vienna 1900. Cateogry: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. BIC Classification: 1DFA; 3JH; HBJD; HBLL; JFC. Dimension: 231 x 159 x 17. Weight: 456.
Publisher
Berghahn Books
Number of pages
256
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857457646
ISBN
9780857457646
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 155.28

Paperback. Author Jeff Guy explains how, after its conquest, the Zulu kingdom was destroyed by imperial policies of divide and rule and how the Colenso family, especially the Bishop's eldest daughter, Harriette, took the lead in resisting colonial exploitation and imperial domination. Num Pages: 512 pages, 37 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; 3JH; BGH; HBJH; HBLW; HBTB; HBTQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 31. Weight in Grams: 653.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University of Virginia Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813921334
ISBN
9780813921334
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.11

Hardback. A fascinating guide to Van Gogh's itinerant life, with vibrant images and stories about the many places where he lived and worked Translator(s): Watkinson, Laura. Num Pages: 180 pages, 400 color + 70 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JH; ACVT; AFC; AGB; GBGM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 258 x 201 x 20. Weight in Grams: 704.
Publisher
Yale University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300222845
ISBN
9780300222845
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.47

Paperback. When HMS Beagle sailed out of Devonport on 27 December 1831, Charles Darwin was twenty-two and setting off on the voyage of a lifetime. This title reprints his journal, in a shortened form, that shows a naturalist making patient observations concerning geology, natural history, people, places and events. Editor(s): Browne, Janet; Neve, Michael. Num Pages: 448 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 3JH; WN; WTLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 19. Weight in Grams: 310.
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Number of pages
448
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1989
Edition
Abridged
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140432688
ISBN
9780140432688
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.02

Paperback. This journal takes the reader from the coasts and interiors of South America to the South Sea Islands. It displays Darwin's speculative mind at work, posing searching questions about the complex relations between the Earth's structure, animal forms, anthropology and the origins of life itself. Series Editor(s): Griffith, Tom. Series: Wordsworth Classics of World Literature. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: 3JH; BG; P; WN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 26. Weight in Grams: 322.
Publisher
Wordsworth Classics of World Literature Ware, Hertfordshire
Number of pages
496
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9781853264764
ISBN
9781853264764
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 7.12

Hardback. Local librarians, historians, tour guides, history buffs, school teachers, and genealogists will find this guide to be informative and enlightening. Series: Johns Hopkins Books on the War of 1812. Num Pages: 424 pages, 141, 112 black & white halftones, 29 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBBFC; 1KBBFM; 1KBBFV; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 263 x 216 x 34. Weight in Grams: 1532.
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801892356
ISBN
9780801892356
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 68.23
€ 61.81

Paperback. The essential history of the War of 1812, newly abridged and ideal for students Num Pages: 160 pages, 12 b&w photographs, 5 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 156 x 234 x 13. Weight in Grams: 282.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Edition
1st Edition, Bicentennial Edition
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252078774
ISBN
9780252078774
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 20.79

Paperback. Winner of a Best Book Award from the American Military Institute Num Pages: 480 pages, 47 black & white photographs, 5 maps, 2 charts. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 157 x 235 x 39. Weight in Grams: 818.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Edition
Revised edition
Number of pages
480
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252078378
ISBN
9780252078378
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.20

Hardcover. .
Publisher
Macmillan Collector's Library
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Unabridged, Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9781909621541
ISBN
9781909621541
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.80

Paperback. .
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198702641
ISBN
9780198702641
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.98

Hardback. James McPherson evokes the meaning and significance of the Civil War Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 245 x 165 x 27. Weight in Grams: 470.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199375776
ISBN
9780199375776
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 28.63

Paperback. The story of the growth and destruction of Toronto's first 'priority neighbourhood.' Editor(s): Lorinc, John; McClelland, Michael; Scheinberg, Ellen; Taylor, Tatum. Num Pages: 320 pages, 100 B&W photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBCO; 3JH; 3JJ; AMVD; JFSG; JPQB; RPC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 146 x 23. Weight in Grams: 657.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Coach House Books Canada
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9781552453117
ISBN
9781552453117
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 25.72

Hardcover. Edition, with full notes and apparatus, of a text which sheds much light on university affairs at the time. Series: Oxford Historical Society New Series. Num Pages: 253 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKESF; 3JD; 3JF; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLH; HBLL; JNMN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 148 x 28. Weight in Grams: 520.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Oxford Historical Society United Kingdom
Number of pages
253
Condition
New
SKU
V9780904107265
ISBN
9780904107265
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 44.35

Paperback. Series: Modern Wars. Num Pages: 424 pages. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JH; HBJD; HBLL; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 157 x 26. Weight in Grams: 638.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
2nd Revised edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780938080
ISBN
9781780938080
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 33.01

Paperback. An account of the rise of the Zulu nation in southern Africa, and its fall under Cetshwayo in the Zulu war of 1879. This work sets out to be not only a history of the Zulus but also a full-scale study of the British colonial and military policy in relation to southern Africa, and of those involved. Num Pages: 672 pages, 1. BIC Classification: 1HFM; 3JH; HBJH; HBLL; HBTQ; HBTR; JFSL9; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 149 x 49. Weight in Grams: 908.
Publisher
Pimlico London
Number of pages
672
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780712661058
ISBN
9780712661058
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 22.83

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