History: specific events & topics
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History: specific events & topics
Paperback. A highly readable historical survey of the major developments in scientific thought and the impact of science on western culture, from ancient times through to the twentieth century. Organised chronologically, the book explores the history of studies of the natural world, and man's role within that world, in a single volume Num Pages: 328 pages, 2 black & white tables, 23 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: HBTB; PDX. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 232 x 160 x 17. Weight in Grams: 494.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 328
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230019430
- ISBN
- 9780230019430
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 36.45
€ 43.99
€ 36.45
Num Pages: 8 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 241 x 165 x 22. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- The University Press of Kentucky United States
- Number of pages
- 8
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813119601
- ISBN
- 9780813119601
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.78
€ 45.78
Paperback. Probing the effect of the Vietnam War on the American self-image, the author uses popular culture, literature, and film to study how the myths and symbols of the war reflected the politics of Americans. Num Pages: 241 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 1KBB; HBJK; HBTB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 229 x 16. Weight in Grams: 442.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 241
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231058797
- ISBN
- 9780231058797
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.72
€ 49.72
Paperback. In a series of 54 full-colour maps covering 3,000 years and spanning the whole of Europe, this book comprehensively charts the dramatic history of the Celts from their origins in the Bronze Age to their present-day diaspora. It deals with the Continental Celts, the Atlantic Celts and the modern Celts and their state of culture. Num Pages: 144 pages, 214 illustrations, 180 in colour. BIC Classification: HBLA; HBTP1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 277 x 214 x 16. Weight in Grams: 734.
- Publisher
- Thames and Hudson Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780500288313
- ISBN
- 9780500288313
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 19.71
€ 26.99
€ 19.71
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Da Capo Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780306817922
- ISBN
- 9780306817922
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.33
€ 19.99
€ 18.33
Paperback. How the people of a typical English village lived and died in the worst epidemic in history. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 1DB; 3H; HBJD1; HBLC; HBTB; MBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 130 x 27. Weight in Grams: 276.
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing Co London
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780753823071
- ISBN
- 9780753823071
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 11.77
€ 17.99
€ 11.77
Hardback. An insightful look at the varying types of food eaten during the Great War and the differences in quality between the ordinary troops on the front lines and the officers. The book explores the accounts of men cooking and eating on the front line and the difficulties they faced. Num Pages: 256 pages, Approx 120 B&W photographs. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJF; HBJD; HBLW; HBTB; HBWN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 168 x 34. Weight in Grams: 970.
- Publisher
- Pen & Sword Books Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781473827455
- ISBN
- 9781473827455
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 49.99€ 44.18
€ 49.99
€ 44.18
Paperback. With an introduction to the world of bells and bell-ringing, this book explains how bells are made and how a ringing installation works. It explains the nature of change ringing, which has mathematical as well as musical aspects. It provides insights into the ringing community, and more. Series: Shire Library. Num Pages: 64 pages. BIC Classification: AMN; AVRJ; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 149. Weight in Grams: 367.
- Publisher
- Shire Publications Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 64
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780747814337
- ISBN
- 9780747814337
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 9.91
€ 11.99
€ 9.91
Hardcover. Improbably located in the heart of the Jewish ghetto on the Lower East side of Manhattan, the "Neighborhood Playhouse" and its brief yet influential tenure offers a fascinating story from the annals of theater history. This book provides an account of the Neighborhood Playhouse's history. Num Pages: 320 pages, 20 illustrations, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JJG; AN; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 581.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815631552
- ISBN
- 9780815631552
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 42.38
€ 42.38
Hardcover. This book seeks to explore the changing nature of English society through a case study of countryside and town in southern England during the period from c.1380 to c.1520. Series: Studies in Regional and Local History. Num Pages: 288 pages, 22 illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJD1; HBTB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 251 x 177 x 17. Weight in Grams: 698.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of Hertfordshire Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781902806846
- ISBN
- 9781902806846
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 38.03
€ 46.99
€ 38.03
Paperback. A magical book that turns one modest square mile of exurban land into the most remarkably fascinating place Num Pages: 256 pages, 14 drawings, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBBE; HBJK; HBTB; JFSL9; PSAF; WN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 308.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University Press of New England United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781611684889
- ISBN
- 9781611684889
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.60
€ 32.60
Paperback. The coastline of Victorian and Edwardian Britain provided beauty, entertainment and a venue for most people's holidays. But it was also a thriving centre of industry - shipbuilding and fishing. This book travels around Britain's coast - clockwise from London - looking at the industries that could be found at many of the cities and towns en route. Series: Shire Library. Num Pages: 128 pages, Illustrations (chiefly col.). BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBTB; HBTK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 149 x 11. Weight in Grams: 278. New.
- Publisher
- Shire Publications Ltd
- Number of pages
- 128
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780747806783
- ISBN
- 9780747806783
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.98
€ 10.98
Sheet map, folded.
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Mapseeker Archive Publishing
- Number of pages
- 1
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781844918126
- ISBN
- 9781844918126
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.07
€ 26.99
€ 23.07
Paperback. Provides interconnected essays of original scholarship relating to the social history of the Byzantine empire Offers groundbreaking theoretical and empirical research in the study of Byzantine society Includes helpful glossaries of sociological/theoretical terms and Byzantine/medieval terms. Editor(s): Haldon, John F. Num Pages: 328 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAZ; HBJD; HBLC; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 245 x 173 x 18. Weight in Grams: 576.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405132411
- ISBN
- 9781405132411
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.31
€ 54.31
Hardback. Provides interconnected essays of original scholarship relating to the social history of the Byzantine empire Offers groundbreaking theoretical and empirical research in the study of Byzantine society Includes helpful glossaries of sociological/theoretical terms and Byzantine/medieval terms. Editor(s): Haldon, John F. Num Pages: 328 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAZ; HBJD; HBLC; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 255 x 182 x 23. Weight in Grams: 808.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405132404
- ISBN
- 9781405132404
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 141.80
€ 141.80
Hardcover. Real-life adventures of 19th-century travel Series: Railroads Past & Present. Num Pages: 544 pages, 280 b/w. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBTB; KNG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 251 x 190 x 43. Weight in Grams: 1339.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 544
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253356963
- ISBN
- 9780253356963
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 85.94
€ 85.94
Paperback. Explores the world of the thumbscrew and the rack, engines of torture authorized for investigating crime in European legal systems from medieval times into the eighteenth century. Drawing on juristic literature and legal records, this crisply written book provides an account of how European legal systems became dependent on the use of torture. Num Pages: 240 pages, 8line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3J; HBT; LA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 143 x 15. Weight in Grams: 334.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226468945
- ISBN
- 9780226468945
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.51
€ 43.51
hardcover. Drawing on manuscript sources, including the voluminous Rodgers family papers, and the articles, essays, and monographs on American naval history, this book provides a candid appraisal of Rodgers' personal strengths and weaknesses, professional successes and failures. It offers a fresh perspective on the dramatic events of Rodgers' long career. Series: New Perspectives on Maritime History & Nautical Archaeology. Num Pages: 320 pages, 3 maps, 14 b&w photos, chronology, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; HBTM; JWF. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University Press of Florida United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780813029634
- ISBN
- 9780813029634
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 73.22
€ 73.22
Paperback. An introduction to an age of conflict. Taking account of political, economic and social developments, the author examines the lines of division in late 16th-century Europe: between a Protestant North and a Catholic South; between the rich economy of the West and the poverty of the agrarian East. Series: Blackwell Classic Histories of Europe S. Num Pages: 336 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JB; HBJD; HBLH; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 18. Weight in Grams: 482.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631217800
- ISBN
- 9780631217800
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 55.58
€ 55.58
Hardback. An introduction to an age of conflict. Taking account of political, economic and social developments, the author examines the lines of division in late 16th-century Europe: between a Protestant North and a Catholic South; between the rich economy of the West and the poverty of the agrarian East. Series: Blackwell Classic Histories of Europe S. Num Pages: 336 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JB; HBJD; HBLH; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 157 x 29. Weight in Grams: 608.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631217794
- ISBN
- 9780631217794
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 176.87
€ 176.87
Hardcover. Concise historical introduction to Thomas More and his continuing influence on the world and how we see it. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: HBLH; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
- Publisher
- SPCK Publishing
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780281077380
- ISBN
- 9780281077380
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 14.64
€ 18.99
€ 14.64
Paperback. John Gross is the son of a Jewish doctor who practised at the time of the Second World War. His parents were the children of immigrants, steeped in the language and traditions of a European past, yet outside the home he grew up in a very English world of schools and books. Looking back on his childhood, Gross reflects on this double inheritance. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; BGA; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 129 x 13. Weight in Grams: 158.
- Publisher
- Vintage United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099422266
- ISBN
- 9780099422266
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.59
€ 13.99
€ 10.59
Paperback. Series: Signale: Modern German Letters, Cultures, and Thought. Num Pages: 256 pages, 6, black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1DFGE; 3JJP; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 332.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801476532
- ISBN
- 9780801476532
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.15
€ 51.15
Hardcover. What if Isaac Newton had never lived? Robert Hooke and Edmond Halley, whose place in history has been overshadowed by the giant figure of Newton, were pioneering scientists within their own right, and instrumental in establishing the Royal Society. Num Pages: 384 pages, (8-page colour plate section), Index. BIC Classification: HBTB; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 159. Weight in Grams: 270. Good clean copy in dustwrapper with minor shelf wear
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KAC0004193
- ISBN
- 9780008220594
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99