History: specific events & topics
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History: specific events & topics
Paperback. Num Pages: 200 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DSP; DN; HBTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 150 x 228 x 12. Weight in Grams: 290.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- First Edition
- SKU
- V9780816638505
- ISBN
- 9780816638505
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 29.02
€ 31.99
€ 29.02
Paperback. An account of blasphemy in Victorian England, retelling the forgotten stories of more than 200 working-class blasphemers, such as G.W. Foote, who stood trial three times for the crime of blasphemy. Foote's "martyrdom" transformed blasphemy from a religious offence into a class and cultural crime. Num Pages: 442 pages, 22 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 2AB; DSBF; HBTB; HRAM7; HRCC2; JFMD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 610.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 442
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226506913
- ISBN
- 9780226506913
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 32.89
€ 42.99
€ 32.89
Paperback. Addressing the transnational relationships of Freemasonry, politics, and culture in the field of Latin American and Caribbean literatures and cultures, Writing Secrecy provides insight into Pan-Caribbean, transnational and diasporic formations of these Masonic lodges and their influences on political and cultural discourses in the Americas. Series: New Directions in Latino American Cultures. Num Pages: 245 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSBH5; HBJK; HBTQ; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 344.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2013
- Number of pages
- 245
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349454747
- ISBN
- 9781349454747
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 95.44
€ 95.44
Hardback. Num Pages: 336 pages, 3, 3 charts. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JB; HBJD; HBLH; HBTB; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 167 x 24. Weight in Grams: 606.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801451591
- ISBN
- 9780801451591
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 79.88
€ 79.88
hardcover. The book challenges the stereotypes about and narrates the daily lives of the Mizos through the use of vernacular photography. Num Pages: 502 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HBJF; HBTB. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 242 x 168 x 46. Weight in Grams: 860.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9781107073395
- ISBN
- 9781107073395
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 111.91
€ 111.91
Paperback. A team of over twenty expert contributors summarise and analyse the thinking of fifty diverse and stimulating figures from all over the world and from ancient times to the present day. Editor(s): Palmer, Joy A.; Cooper, David E. Num Pages: 321 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBT; RNA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 139 x 20. Weight in Grams: 406.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 321
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415146999
- ISBN
- 9780415146999
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 33.77
€ 34.99
€ 33.77
Hardback. These narratives about state-driven megaprojects and technological and regulatory changes reveal how humans make sense of their world in the face of rapid environmental change. Series: Nature | History | Society. Num Pages: 222 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: HBTB; RN. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 222
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780774817233
- ISBN
- 9780774817233
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 119.64
€ 119.64
Paperback. This title adds to the burgeoning conversation regarding African-American female mysticism. The primary subjects of this book are three icons of black female spirituality and religious activism: Jarena Lee, Sojourner Truth, and Rebecca Cox Jackson. Series: Black Religion/Womanist Thought/Social Justice. Num Pages: 203 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJH; HBJK; HBL; HBTB; HPC; HRAX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2013
- Number of pages
- 203
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349476763
- ISBN
- 9781349476763
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 153.23
€ 153.23
Hardcover. African-American Female Mysticism: Nineteenth Century Religious Activism is an important book-length treatment of African-American female mysticism. The primary subjects of this book are three icons of black female spirituality and religious activism - Jarena Lee, Sojourner Truth, and Rebecca Cox Jackson. Series: Black Religion/Womanist Thought/Social Justice. Num Pages: 203 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBTB; HRLK; HRLM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 145 x 216 x 18. Weight in Grams: 366.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137373724
- ISBN
- 9781137373724
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 153.98
€ 153.98
Paperback. Editor(s): Kornbluh, Joyce L. Num Pages: 464 pages, contemporary cartoons & graphics. BIC Classification: 3JJ; HBLW; HBTB; KNXB2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 253 x 181 x 30. Weight in Grams: 882.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- The Merlin Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 3rd Revised edition
- Number of pages
- 464
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780850366518
- ISBN
- 9780850366518
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 25.69
€ 30.99
€ 25.69
Hardback. Tells the history of the Rani of Jhansi Regiment, part of the Indian National Army led by Bengali revolutionary Subhas Chandra Bose during World War II. The Regiment, a hitherto forgotten part of 'the Forgotten Army', was composed largely of girls who had never seen India yet were eager to enlist to liberate India from colonial bondage. Num Pages: 132 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HBJF; HBTQ; HBW; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 417.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Institute of Southeast Asian Studies
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789812308092
- ISBN
- 9789812308092
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.10
€ 65.10
Paperback. From its earliest days under English rule, New York City had an unusually diverse ethnic makeup, with substantial numbers of Dutch, English, Scottish, Irish, French, German, and Jewish immigrants, as well as a large African-American population. This title paints a portrait of this society, exploring the meaning of ethnicity in early America. Num Pages: 320 pages, 18 halftones 31 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JD; 3JF; HBTB; JFSL; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 485.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691037875
- ISBN
- 9780691037875
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 57.90€ 45.69
€ 57.90
€ 45.69
Paperback. Highly acclaimed, a witty, erudite, and colourful account of the outrageous ambitions that have inspired men and women to circle the entire planet. Num Pages: 560 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: HBTP; RGR; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 686.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster United States
- Number of pages
- 560
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781416596202
- ISBN
- 9781416596202
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 20.85
€ 20.99
€ 20.85
Paperback. Genius as a historical concept, rather than as a presumed trans-historical fact, is surprisingly underexamined, even as millions of daily decisions-personal, institutional, and governmental-are made according to unexamined assumptions about it. The essays in this book show that the origins and uses of concepts of genius warrant careful examination. Editor(s): Chaplin, Joyce E.; McMahon, Darrin M. Series: Palgrave Studies in Cultural and Intellectual History. Num Pages: 208 pages, 12 graphs. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 152 x 11. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137497642
- ISBN
- 9781137497642
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.74
€ 36.74
Paperback. * A comprehensive anthology of the long and bloody history of women's struggle to get the vote. Here is the story in the voices of the women themselves. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBJD1; HBTB; JFSJ1; JPVH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 198 x 21. Weight in Grams: 254.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Virago
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780349007748
- ISBN
- 9780349007748
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 9.66
€ 9.66
Hardback. Since The Voice of America first went on the air as a regional wartime enterprise in February 1942, it has undergone a spectacular transformation. This book chronicles this transformation from a fledgling short wave propaganda organ during World War II to a global multimedia giant encompassing radio and the Internet. Num Pages: 544 pages, 24 photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APW; HBT; KNTJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 164 x 32. Weight in Grams: 998.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 544
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231126748
- ISBN
- 9780231126748
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 106.54€ 81.43
€ 106.54
€ 81.43
Paperback. Since The Voice of America first went on the air as a regional wartime enterprise in February 1942, it has undergone a spectacular transformation. This book chronicles this transformation from a fledgling short wave propaganda organ during World War II to a global multimedia giant encompassing radio and the Internet. Num Pages: 544 pages, 24 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APW; HBT; KNTJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 155 x 43. Weight in Grams: 748.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 544
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231126755
- ISBN
- 9780231126755
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 32.72
€ 45.99
€ 32.72
Hardback. Students of slavery, the Old South, and African American history will find in Nat Turner and the Rising in Southampton County an outstanding example of painstaking research and imaginative family and community history. Num Pages: 416 pages, 4, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBFV; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTS; JFFJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 158 x 230 x 31. Weight in Grams: 696.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421414799
- ISBN
- 9781421414799
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 46.40
€ 54.99
€ 46.40
Editor(s): Gates, W E B Du Bois Professor of the Humanities and Director of the W E B Du Bois Institute for Afro American Research Henry Louis, Jr., Jr. (W E B Du Bois Institute for Afro-American Research Harvard University Harvard University Harvard University Harvard University Harvard University Harvard University Harvard University Harvard University Harvard University Harvard University); Gates, Jr Henry, Louis. Num Pages: 656 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBTS; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 111 x 173 x 41. Weight in Grams: 330.
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Signet
- Edition
- Reissue
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780451532138
- ISBN
- 9780451532138
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 10.39
€ 10.39
Hardback. Num Pages: 312 pages, 16, 16 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPK; HBJK; HBLW3; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 571.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801453656
- ISBN
- 9780801453656
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 29.56
€ 36.99
€ 29.56
Paperback. An updated version of a fiery classic Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBNW; 3JJG; 3JJH; HBTB; JFSL3. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5830 x 3895 x 789. Weight in Grams: 626.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Edition
- 2nd
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252074103
- ISBN
- 9780252074103
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 33.51
€ 36.99
€ 33.51
Paperback. Legal thought in America has always focused on the rules rather than on the persons affected by the rules. This text aims to restore the balance by taking a person-centred view of the law. The author shows how even great jurists have chosen the "masks of the law" over persons. Num Pages: 227 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBT; LN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 141 x 15. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 227
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520235236
- ISBN
- 9780520235236
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 24.45
€ 32.99
€ 24.45
Hardback. Provides a glimpse into Martin Luther King's early relationship with President John F Kennedy and his efforts to remain relevant in a protest movement growing increasingly massive and militant. Editor(s): Carson, Clayborne; Armstrong, Tenisha Hart. Series: Martin Luther King Papers. Num Pages: 752 pages, 20 facsimiles, 21 black and white images. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JM; HBJK; HBLX; HBTB; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 263 x 178 x 54. Weight in Grams: 1734.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520282698
- ISBN
- 9780520282698
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 72.96€ 56.75
€ 72.96
€ 56.75
Paperback. Ultimately, Cohn argues, women are the protagonists of this book, whether the issue is their support of other women or the resolution of conflict in the streets of Florence, the control of their own dowries or the salvation of their own souls. Num Pages: 264 pages, 19, 19 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DST; HBJD; HBLC; HBLH; HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 385.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801853098
- ISBN
- 9780801853098
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 27.09
€ 31.99
€ 27.09