History: specific events & topics
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History: specific events & topics
Paperback. Warfare State shows how the federal government, in the course of World War II, vastly expanded its influence over American society. Equally important, it looks at how and why Americans adapted to this expansion of authority. Num Pages: 346 pages, 20 halftones. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBTB; HBWQ; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 448.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 346
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199930357
- ISBN
- 9780199930357
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 55.64
€ 55.64
Paperback. Offers a genealogy of American cultural history, tracing its multifaceted origins, defining debates, and intersections with adjacent fields. This title explores such subjects as the different strains of cultural history, its relationships with arenas from mass entertainment to public policy, and the ways it has been shaped by catastrophe. Editor(s): Cook, James W.; Glickman, Lawrence B.; O'Malley, Michael. Num Pages: 416 pages, 22 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTB; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 612.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226115078
- ISBN
- 9780226115078
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.36
€ 49.36
Hardback. This groundbreaking book from one of the foremost leaders in the field presents a fascinating continuum of research-informed strategies to prevent genocide from ever taking place; to avert further atrocities once mass murder occurs; and to prevent further turmoil once a society learns how to rebuild itself. Num Pages: 424 pages. BIC Classification: HBTZ; JMH; JPVH1; JPVR. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 239 x 171 x 33. Weight in Grams: 692.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 424
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199300709
- ISBN
- 9780199300709
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 75.79
€ 75.79
Paperback. Presents an account of the Atlantic slave trade which helps us to understand the rise and fall of one of the most shameful chapters in British history. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: HBTB; HBTS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 127 x 21. Weight in Grams: 256.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141027982
- ISBN
- 9780141027982
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.33
€ 14.99
€ 11.33
Hardback. Num Pages: 272 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1H; 1K; HBJH; HBJK; HBTS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 166 x 26. Weight in Grams: 576.
- Publisher
- Reaktion Books
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780231945
- ISBN
- 9781780231945
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 41.90
€ 41.90
Paperback. Looks at slavery in the Americas in the context, taking account of both earlier and later forms of slavery. This work examines the relationship between the continents, Europe, Africa and the Americas, through a collection of maps and related text, which puts the key features of the history of slavery in their defining geographical setting. Num Pages: 160 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: HBG; HBTB; HBTS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 245 x 188 x 10. Weight in Grams: 324.
- Publisher
- Routledge
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780582437807
- ISBN
- 9780582437807
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 93.82
€ 93.82
Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFCD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 199 x 20. Weight in Grams: 240.
- Publisher
- Profile Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781846686160
- ISBN
- 9781846686160
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.41
€ 14.99
€ 11.41
Paperback. Describing the hard working conditions on plantations and harsh treatment of apprentices unjustly incarcerated, this book argues that apprenticeship actually worsened the conditions of Jamaican ex-slaves: former owners, no longer legally permitted to directly punish their workers, used the Jamaican legal system as a punitive lever against them. Editor(s): Paton, Diana. Series: Latin America Otherwise. Num Pages: 208 pages, 5 b&w photos, 2 maps, 7 figures. BIC Classification: 1KJ; 3JH; DNF; HBJK; HBLL; HBTS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3734 x 15. Weight in Grams: 313.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Annotated
- SKU
- V9780822326472
- ISBN
- 9780822326472
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 39.93
€ 39.93
hardcover. By exploring in detail land reform movements in Britain and the United States, this book transcends traditional labor history and conceptions of class to deepen our understanding of the social, political, and economic history of both countries in the 19th century. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1KBB; 3JH; HBTB; KCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 31. Weight in Grams: 715.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804734516
- ISBN
- 9780804734516
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 97.22
€ 97.22
Hardback. "First published in German as Dekolonisation by Jan C. Jansen and Jeurgen Osterhammel, A Verlag C.H. Beck oHG, Meunchen 2013"--Title page verso. Translator(s): Riemer, Jeremiah. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1F; 1H; 1KJ; 3JJ; HBTB; HBTQ; HBTV; JFFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 156 x 282 x 29. Weight in Grams: 468.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691165219
- ISBN
- 9780691165219
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 39.81
€ 45.99
€ 39.81
Hardcover. Num Pages: 416 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AC; AM; HBJK; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 267 x 229 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1520.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- Kent State University Press
- Edition
- 1St Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780873384452
- ISBN
- 9780873384452
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 63.58
€ 63.58
Paperback. Series: The English Kitchen. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; HBTB; WBN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 140 x 215 x 19. Weight in Grams: 304.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Prospect Books
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781909248366
- ISBN
- 9781909248366
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.10
€ 19.99
€ 18.10
Paperback. This edition of the classic work on the history of science and French intellectual history gives the reader the chance to revisit the rise of psychiatry in 19th-century France, the shape it took and why, and its importance both then and in contemporary society. Num Pages: 464 pages, Illustrations, map. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBLL; HBT; JM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 147 x 25. Weight in Grams: 588.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 2nd
- Number of pages
- 464
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226301617
- ISBN
- 9780226301617
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.21
€ 52.21
paperback. Num Pages: 264 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; JFC; JFSG; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 151 x 14. Weight in Grams: 360.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816629053
- ISBN
- 9780816629053
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.74
€ 35.74
Paperback. This volume brings together thirty-five essays in honor of the IISH's longtime director Jaap Kloosterman. Editor(s): Lucassen, Jan; Blok, Aad; Sanders, Huub. Series: Work Around the Globe: Historical Comparisons. Num Pages: 490 pages, Illustrated. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 253 x 175 x 31. Weight in Grams: 952.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Amsterdam University Press
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789089646880
- ISBN
- 9789089646880
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 104.97
€ 104.97
paperback. Offers an intimate evocation of the famous of all mountaineering exploits and the old-fashioned Fleet Street scoop. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKAH; 3JJPG; BTP; HBTB; RGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 127 x 13. Weight in Grams: 148.
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Number of pages
- 176
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571219445
- ISBN
- 9780571219445
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.36
€ 14.99
€ 11.36
Paperback. An impassioned work on the magnificent but often maddening city called Venice. This book analyses the particular temperament of Venetians, as well as its waterways, its architecture, its bridges, its tourists, its curiosities, its smells, sounds, lights and colours. Num Pages: 336 pages, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1DST; HBTB; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 197 x 128 x 22. Weight in Grams: 226.
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571168972
- ISBN
- 9780571168972
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.33
€ 14.99
€ 11.33
Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages, b/w photos & illus. BIC Classification: 1KBCB; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 142 x 17. Weight in Grams: 316.
- Publisher
- Heritage House Publishing Co Ltd Canada
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781894384513
- ISBN
- 9781894384513
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 18.48
€ 26.99
€ 18.48
Paperback. Beginning with one photograph, this moving book evokes the depth and range, as well as the intimacy, of Hitler's final solution in World War Two. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBTZ1; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 210 x 14. Weight in Grams: 180.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780190614539
- ISBN
- 9780190614539
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 13.63
€ 16.99
€ 13.63
Paperback. Num Pages: 368 pages, 50 b&w illustrations, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HBJF; HBTQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816673841
- ISBN
- 9780816673841
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.59
€ 36.59
Paperback. Explores the political dimensions of North American agriculture. Editor(s): Adams, Jane. Num Pages: 352 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; GT; HBTB. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 153 x 229 x 25. Weight in Grams: 532.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780812218305
- ISBN
- 9780812218305
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.06
€ 46.06
Paperback. Empires - vast states of territories and peoples united by force and ambition - have dominated the political landscape for more than two millennia. This title departs from conventional European and nation-centered perspectives to take a look at how empires relied on diversity to shape the global order. Num Pages: 528 pages, 44 halftones. 34 line illus. BIC Classification: 1QD; HBG; HBJQ; HBL; HBTQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 179 x 41. Weight in Grams: 1128.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Edition
- unknown
- Number of pages
- 528
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691152363
- ISBN
- 9780691152363
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.19
€ 43.19
Paperback. For Prespa Albanians, both at home in Macedonia and in the diaspora, the most significant events of any year are wedding ceremonies. This account of Prespa weddings combines photographs, song texts and recordings of the wedding music, demonstrating the importance of singing within Prespa society. Series: Chicago Studies in Ethnomusicology. Num Pages: 360 pages, 20 halftones, 9 line drawings, 23 musical examples, compact disk with 25 tracks. BIC Classification: 1DVWA; AVGH; HBTB; JFSL; JHBT; JHM; WJW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 25. Weight in Grams: 724.
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 2
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- Format
- Paperback
- SKU
- V9780226779737
- ISBN
- 9780226779737
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.25
€ 65.25
Paperback. Uses the bra to gauge the social history of women and to understand the business history of fashion. This book illuminate the effect the brassiere has had on women's lives - their style, health, and economic opportunity. It also contains examples from advertising, movies, and other areas of popular culture. Num Pages: 264 pages, 51 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AK; GT; HBTB; JFCK. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 461.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812218350
- ISBN
- 9780812218350
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 39.62
€ 39.62