History: specific events & topics
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History: specific events & topics
hardcover. The development of the modern social security state in Canada saw an ideological shift away from the mother and welfare entitlements based on family reproduction, and toward state policies that promoted men's paid labour in the workplace. Num Pages: 480 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 3JJ; HBTB; JFSJ; JPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 162 x 38. Weight in Grams: 819.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 480
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780802047687
- ISBN
- 9780802047687
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 113.10
€ 113.10
Hardcover. Series: The Dickens Companions. Num Pages: 569 pages, 20 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSK; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 239 x 158 x 37. Weight in Grams: 1118.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Helm Information Ltd
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781873403846
- ISBN
- 9781873403846
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 172.21
€ 172.21
Hardback. Hardback in good to very good condition. With dustjacket. Some shelf wear.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Focus
- Edition
- 2nd ed.
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KRF0020707
- ISBN
- 9781604330472
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Hardback. Hardback in good to very good condition. With dustjacket. Some shelf wear.
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Focus
- Number of pages
- 200
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 2nd ed.
- SKU
- KRF0020669
- ISBN
- 9781604330472
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. This is the first book to provide serious scholarly insight into the methodological practices that shape lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer oral histories. Each of the fourteen chapters pairs an oral history excerpt with an original essay in which the oral historian addresses his or her methods and practices. Editor(s): Boyd, Nan Alamilla; RamIrez, Horacio N. Roque. Series: Oxford Oral History Series. Num Pages: 312 pages, 9 b/w halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBA; HBTD; JFSJ; JFSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 160 x 18. Weight in Grams: 526.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199742738
- ISBN
- 9780199742738
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 81.97
€ 81.97
Paperback. This text provides an illustrated world history of the Yiddish theatre covering five continents and more than 300 years. Series: Judaic Traditions in Literature, Music and Art. Num Pages: 448 pages, 125 illustrations, index. BIC Classification: AN; HBTB; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 157 x 25. Weight in Grams: 644.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815603290
- ISBN
- 9780815603290
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.42
€ 21.42
Segregation – Integration – Assimilation: Religious and Ethnic Gro...
Nagy, Balazs. Ed(S): Keene, Derek (London Sch...
paperback. Editor(s): Keene, Derek (London School of Economics and Political Science). Series: Historical Urban Studies. BIC Classification: 1D; HBJD; HBLC1; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Routledge United Kingdom
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9781138265776
- ISBN
- 9781138265776
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 68.96
€ 68.96
Paperback. A bold reconsideration of the meaning of 1960s San Francisco counterculture Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: AVG; HBJ; HBTB; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- The University of Michigan Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780472035724
- ISBN
- 9780472035724
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.72
€ 38.72
Hardback. In 1847, during the great age of the freak show, the British periodical Punch bemoaned the public's 'prevailing taste for deformity'. This work argues that far from being purely exploitative, displays of anomalous bodies served a deeper social purpose as they generated popular and scientific debates over the meanings attached to bodily difference. Num Pages: 288 pages, 15 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; ASZW; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 162 x 22. Weight in Grams: 528. Freak Shows and Modern British Culture. 288 pages, ill. In 1847, during the great age of the freak show, the British periodical Punch bemoaned the public's 'prevailing taste for deformity'. This work argues that far from being purely exploitative, displays of anomalous bodies served a deeper social purpose as they generated popular and scientific debates over the meanings attached to bodily difference. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; ASZW; HBTB. Dimension: 234 x 162 x 22. Weight: 528.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520257689
- ISBN
- 9780520257689
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 112.51
€ 112.51
Paperback. Analyzes the scientific work and social implications of the flourishing field of genetic history. In this book, the author examines genetic history's working assumptions about culture and nature, identity and biology, and the individual and the collective. Series: Chicago Studies in Practices of Meaning. Num Pages: 328 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTG; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 504.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Reprint
- SKU
- V9780226154701
- ISBN
- 9780226154701
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.30
€ 43.30
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Seven Stories Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 528
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781609804749
- ISBN
- 9781609804749
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 28.96
€ 30.99
€ 28.96
Hardback. Series: Princeton Studies in Muslim Politics. Num Pages: 304 pages, 15 halftones. 1 map. BIC Classification: HBTB; HBTG; JFSR2; JHM; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 246 x 162 x 26. Weight in Grams: 586.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691164441
- ISBN
- 9780691164441
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 80.24
€ 80.24
Paperback. Thisthoughtful introduction examines the many ways in whichthe peoples along the Silk Roads interacted, and considers the implications for economies and societies, as well as political and religious institutions. The book contains a range of primary material, some of which has been translated into English for the first time. Num Pages: 208 pages, Illustrations, map. BIC Classification: HBJF; HBLA; HBLC; HBTB. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 209 x 140 x 7. Weight in Grams: 200.
- Publisher
- Bedford/St. Martin's
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780312475512
- ISBN
- 9780312475512
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.99€ 46.37
€ 51.99
€ 46.37
Hardback. John Hill's definitive study looks at the career and work of British director Ken Loach. From his early television work (Cathy Come Home) through to landmark films (Kes) and examinations of British society (Looking For Eric) this landmark study reveals Loach as one of the great European directors. Num Pages: 256 pages, biography. BIC Classification: APFB; APT; HBTB. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 245 x 175 x 22. Weight in Grams: 720.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781844572021
- ISBN
- 9781844572021
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 111.10€ 99.01
€ 111.10
€ 99.01
Hardcover. The volume focuses on the relationship between migration, health and illness in a global context from c.1820 to the present day. It takes a wide range of finely-grained case studies to examine epidemic disease and its containment, chronic illness and mental breakdown and the health management of migrant populations in the modern world. Editor(s): Cox, Catherine; Marland, Hilary. Series: Science, Technology and Medicine in Modern History. Num Pages: 216 pages, 6 black & white tables, 1 graphs, 3 figures. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJ; HBTB; HBTQ; JHBD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 143 x 217 x 17. Weight in Grams: 384.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137303226
- ISBN
- 9781137303226
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 95.11
€ 95.11
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€ 17.98
€ 26.99
€ 17.98
paperback. Series: Historical Studies of Urban America. Num Pages: 403 pages, , black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBFL; 3JJP; HBJK; HBLW3; HBTB; JFSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 540.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 403
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780226378428
- ISBN
- 9780226378428
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.40
€ 40.40
Paperback. This collection offers a space in which international scholars, cultural activists, and visual artists examine the legacy of Sarah Baartman's life anew. It disrupts pop-culture narratives to seek an alternative Africanist rendering of a person whose life has left a profound impact on the ways in which Black women are displayed and represented. Num Pages: 208 pages, 2 (including cover). BIC Classification: HBTB; JFSJ1; JFSL3. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137581600
- ISBN
- 9781137581600
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 67.20
€ 67.20
Hardcover. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 334 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HBJF; HBTB; JPL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 514.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691652887
- ISBN
- 9780691652887
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 171.42
€ 171.42
Hardcover. Num Pages: 256 pages, 16 black & white halftones, 37 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBFL; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; HBTD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 264 x 184 x 21. Weight in Grams: 808.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Taylor Trade Publishing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781589799509
- ISBN
- 9781589799509
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 28.48
€ 30.99
€ 28.48