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History: specific events & topics

Paperback. Num Pages: 528 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; HBJD1; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 196 x 35. Weight in Grams: 420.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405919142
ISBN
9781405919142
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 12.81

Hardback. Presents a comparative overview of the cultural imaginations of nuclear weapons and the anticipation of nuclear destruction. It considers representations of elements of the Cold War in popular culture and thought across Europe, Japan, USSR and the USA, providing a significant addition to Cold War historiography. Editor(s): Grant, Matthew; Ziemann, Benjamin. Series Editor(s): Jones, Max. Series: Cultural History of Modern War. Num Pages: 320 pages, 5 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJP; HBG; HBLW3; HBTW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 146 x 223 x 29. Weight in Grams: 528.
Publisher
Manchester University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784994402
ISBN
9781784994402
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 152.91

Paperback. Presents the comprehensive history of the meteoric rise and precipitous decline of the United Farm Workers, the most successful farm labor union in United States history. Based on little-known sources and one-of-a-kind oral histories with many veterans of the farm worker movement, this book revises much of what we know about the UFW. Num Pages: 368 pages, 18 b/w photographs, 1 map, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; HBTK; JPWQ; KNXB2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 220 x 144 x 22. Weight in Grams: 460.
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520283855
ISBN
9780520283855
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.70

Paperback. Num Pages: 368 pages, 28 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTW; JPS; RG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 454.
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816648436
ISBN
9780816648436
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.51

Hardback. When Alex Haley's book Roots was published by Doubleday in 1976, it became an immediate bestseller. The television series, broadcast by ABC in 1977, became the most popular miniseries of all time. This book looks at the importance, contradictions, and limitations of mass culture and examines how Roots pushed the boundaries of history. Num Pages: 280 pages, 22 b/w images. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JM; HBJK; HBTB; JFD; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 220 x 147 x 24. Weight in Grams: 434.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of California Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520291324
ISBN
9780520291324
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 38.62

Paperback. Offers an introduction to the history and culture of the ancient Greek world 800-323 BC. Including illustrations, maps, a chronological table and close referencing to "Ancient Greece: Social and Historical Documents from Archaic Times to the Death of Alexander", this book provides support for courses in ancient Greek history and civilization. Num Pages: 704 pages, 25 black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 3D; HBLA; HBTB. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 244 x 174 x 31. Weight in Grams: 1360.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
704
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415471435
ISBN
9780415471435
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 76.76

Hardback. The Blackfriars Theatre, founded in 1940, was one of New York's first Off-Broadway playhouses. It was unique in another way: it was the only professional level theatre in the United States under Roman Catholic auspices. This book examines the efforts of the Blackfriars staff to meld theatre and religion between 1940 and 1972. Num Pages: 168 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; AN; HBT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 146 x 17. Weight in Grams: 340.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
168
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810834170
ISBN
9780810834170
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 103.68

Paperback. A history examining the interactions between church authorities and Mexican parishioners-from the late-colonial era into the early-national period-shows how religious thought and practice shaped Mexico s popular politics. Num Pages: 336 pages, 5 photos, 10 tables, 9 maps, 2 figures. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; 3JF; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 235 x 21. Weight in Grams: 490.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822346395
ISBN
9780822346395
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.40

Paperback. Spanning the past century, the book unearths the complex realities of terrorist violence in a range of nations, including the US, UK, Ireland, France, Algeria, Russia, Japan, Argentina and Italy. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: HBT; JPWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 31. Weight in Grams: 558.
Publisher
C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
paperback / softback
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849040808
ISBN
9781849040808
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 21.39

Paperback. A riveting and richly detailed chronicle of what was, by 1614, the largest act of ethnic cleansing in European history. Num Pages: 440 pages. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 3JD; HBJD; HBLH; HBTZ; HRAM9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 199 x 38. Weight in Grams: 478.
Publisher
C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849048019
ISBN
9781849048019
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 19.55

Hardback. A stimulating study of how audio documentaries educated listeners while reflecting the political and cultural climate of post-war America Series: The History of Communication. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPG; APW; HBTB; KNTJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
Edition
First Edition
SKU
V9780252036118
ISBN
9780252036118
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 148.79

Hardcover. Describes the formation of a masculine ideology in the decades prior to the war, and shows how it thrived - on the job, and through union politics. This title provides a context for our ideas of postwar masculinity and whiteness and finally returns the men of the home front to our reckoning of the Greatest Generation and the New Deal era. Num Pages: 360 pages, 29 halftones, 1 line drawing. BIC Classification: 1KBBWM; 3JJH; HBJK; HBTB; HBWQ; KNAT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226038865
ISBN
9780226038865
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 124.93

Hardback. Teaching the Cold War is both necessary and challenging. Understanding and Teaching the Cold War is designed to help collegiate and high school teachers navigate the complexity of the topic, integrate up-to-date research and concepts into their classes, and use strategies and tools that make this important history meaningful to students. Editor(s): Masur, Matthew. Series: The Harvey Goldberg Series. Num Pages: 296 pages, 4 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 671.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Wisconsin Press United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780299309909
ISBN
9780299309909
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 38.88

Paperback. The metropolis is a site of endless making and unmaking. From the attempt to imagine a city-symphony to the cinematic tradition that runs from Walter Ruttmann to Terence Davies, this book traces the idiosyncratic character of the metropolitan city from the nineteenth century to the twenty-first-century megalopolis. Editor(s): Beaumont, Matthew; Dart, Gregory. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFSG; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 141 x 27. Weight in Grams: 436.
Publisher
Verso Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844674053
ISBN
9781844674053
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.26

Paperback. An in depth study of the IRA in the years leading up to the conflict that broke out in 1969. This book explores the internal divisions that existed within the IRA and Sinn Fein in this period. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJPG; 3JJPK; HBTV; JPWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 158 x 14. Weight in Grams: 334.
Publisher
Manchester University Press
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719091209
ISBN
9780719091209
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.81

Paperback. Shortlisted for the BBC Samuel Johnson Prize for Non-fiction 2011. Life is on the up. Num Pages: 464 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTB; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 134 x 197 x 29. Weight in Grams: 320.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Number of pages
464
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
47959th
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007267125
ISBN
9780007267125
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.16

Paperback. We are taught that the world is a top-down place. Acclaimed author, Matt Ridley, shows just how wrong this is in his compelling new book. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFCX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130. .
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007542475
ISBN
9780007542475
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.63

Paperback. A Secret History of Brands cuts through the rumours and urban legends and paints a picture of the true dark history of famous brands. Num Pages: 160 pages, 40 greyscale illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTB; HBTK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Publisher
Pen & Sword Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781473894174
ISBN
9781473894174
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.12

Paperback. In the depths of Antarctic winter, hundreds of miles from land or rescue, a small fishing boat is swallowed by waves as high as houses. Only the actions of Matt Lewis, a 23-year-old British marine biologist and one of the most inexperienced men aboard, will save the lives of the South African crew. Lewis is the last man off the sinking boat.. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1MTS; 3JJPR; BTP; HBTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 20. Weight in Grams: 208.
Publisher
Penguin
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780241967447
ISBN
9780241967447
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.33

Paperback. Num Pages: 398 pages, 11 halftones, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JJG; 3JJH; 3JJPG; HBTB; JFSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 29. Weight in Grams: 634.
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
398
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226354620
ISBN
9780226354620
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.69