History: specific events & topics
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History: specific events & topics
Paperback. In this wide-ranging and accessible survey of American labour songs, Ronald D. Cohen chronicles the history behind the work songs of cowboys, sailors, hoboes, and others, as well as the singing culture of groups ranging from the Industrial Workers of the World to Pete Seeger Num Pages: 208 pages, 36 color Illustrations and 6 Black & White. BIC Classification: AVGC; HBJK; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 163 x 15. Weight in Grams: 428.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Carquinez Press United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780974412481
- ISBN
- 9780974412481
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.66
€ 35.66
Hardback. The first comprehensive survey of the global history of industrial hazards and their control Editor(s): Sellers, Christopher C.; Melling, Joseph. Num Pages: 214 pages, black & white line drawings, black & white tables, maps, figures. BIC Classification: HBTK; RNP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 214
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781439904688
- ISBN
- 9781439904688
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 88.77
€ 88.77
Hardback. Num Pages: 258 pages. BIC Classification: HBLW; HBTV; JPHC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 258
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781439911099
- ISBN
- 9781439911099
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 83.67
€ 83.67
Hardback. Series: Politics History & Social Change. Num Pages: 316 pages. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJ; BGH; HBTB; HBTG; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 25. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 316
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781439913420
- ISBN
- 9781439913420
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 92.36
€ 92.36
Paperback. The only book that offers both a natural and a cultural history of one of the nation's favorite parks Num Pages: 168 pages, 48 colour illus. BIC Classification: 1KBBEN; HBJK; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- University Press of New England United States
- Number of pages
- 168
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781512600087
- ISBN
- 9781512600087
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 22.47
€ 25.99
€ 22.47
Paperback. Num Pages: 152 pages, 1. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BM; HBTZ; JFFN; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 127 x 203 x 25. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 152
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781517901325
- ISBN
- 9781517901325
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 16.98
€ 18.99
€ 16.98
Hardback. Covers Arkansas' rich folklore tradition, from songs and music, "tall tales," and superstitions to folk architecture, foods, and festivals. Editor(s): McNeil, W. K.; Clements, William M. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: HBTG; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 165 x 25. Weight in Grams: 658.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- University of Arkansas Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781557282545
- ISBN
- 9781557282545
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 68.35
€ 68.35
paperback. Num Pages: 355 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJH; HBJD; HBTZ1; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 129 x 22. Weight in Grams: 249.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1988
- Publisher
- Penguin Books United States
- Number of pages
- 355
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Reprint
- SKU
- V9780140112849
- ISBN
- 9780140112849
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 17.43
€ 19.99
€ 17.43
hardcover. Using primary documents, this work examines the characteristics of North Carolina's African-American population in order to explain the social and political factors that shaped economic opportunity for this group from the Civil War until 1915. Series: Carter G. Woodson Institute Series in Black Studies. Num Pages: 208 pages, 9 b&w illustrations, 26 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 531.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813917337
- ISBN
- 9780813917337
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.88
€ 65.88
hardcover. Challenging the denigration of western-educated Africans as a culturally barren "kleptocratic" elite, this work shows that they occupied a shifting medial position between colonizers and colonized. In the process they created an intellectual culture grounded in indigenous and European sources. Num Pages: 288 pages, 6 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1H; HBJH; HBTQ; HBTR; JFCX; JFSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 558.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780813919072
- ISBN
- 9780813919072
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 100.74
€ 100.74
Paperback. A history of Norfolk. It tells the story of America's biggest maritime port from the first contact between a Spanish sailor and a Chiskiack man in 1561 to the city's late-20th-century concerns, including pollution, urban development, racial tensions and traffic in illegal guns. Num Pages: 528 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBFV; 3J; HBJK; HBTB; HBTM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 785.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 528
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813919881
- ISBN
- 9780813919881
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.16
€ 42.16
The Southern Agrarians and the New Deal. Essays After "I'll Take My St...
. Ed(S): Bingham, Emily S.; Underwood, Thomas...
Hardback. A collection of six essays by key American Agrarians such as Donald Davidson, Andrew Nelson Lytle and Herman Clarence Nixon. Combined with an introduction, they offer a radically revised view of the Agrarian movement as it was redefined and revived during the New Deal. Editor(s): Bingham, Emily S.; Underwood, Thomas A. Series: Southern Texts Society. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBS; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB; JPWD; JPWF; TV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 29. Weight in Grams: 708.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813919959
- ISBN
- 9780813919959
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 82.27
€ 82.27
Hardback. In this work, Marshall Foletta contends that by calling for a new American literature in their journal, "The North American Review", the second-generation Federalists helped American readers break free from imported neo-classical standards, thus paving the way for the American Renaissance. Num Pages: 288 pages, 9 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBBE; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; JPHC; JPHV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 29. Weight in Grams: 617.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813920597
- ISBN
- 9780813920597
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 81.71
€ 81.71
Paperback. An account of the successful adaptation of slavery to industrial labour and freedom in Richmond, Virginia between 1782 and 1865. The book demonstrates how industrial employment allowed blacks to carve out a degree of autonomy and accelerate slavery's demise. Series: Carter G. Woodson Institute Series in Black Studies. Num Pages: 200 pages, Illustrations, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBBFV; 3JF; 3JH; HBJK; HBTS; JHBL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 327.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813920993
- ISBN
- 9780813920993
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.61
€ 34.61
hardcover. This volume gives an account of contraction in household authority and the effects these changes had upon the governmental system. It argues that the disintegration of household powers during the mid 19th century is much more central to the modernization of the period than industrialization. Num Pages: 224 pages, 17 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JD; 3JF; 3JH; HBJK; HBTB; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813921259
- ISBN
- 9780813921259
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 94.65
€ 94.65
Hardback. Walker Rumble follows the trail of the Swifts, a group of colourful compositors who became famous by winning typesetting races. Tellingly, at the same time that the most celebrated contests were taking place, technological and cultural forces were threatening the Swifts's way of life. Num Pages: 256 pages, 25 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBT; KNTR; TBX; TDPP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 24. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813921617
- ISBN
- 9780813921617
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 50.73
€ 50.73
paperback. In 2000, the University of Virginia Art Museum mounted an exhibition called "Hindsight/Fore-site: Art for the New Millennium", in which 24 artists created works inspired by Thomas Jefferson's legacy. This text contains essays which explore the art-historical significance of the exhibition. Editor(s): Hartz, Jill. Num Pages: 110 pages, 60 colour and 20 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; ACX; GM; HBT; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 612.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press United States
- Number of pages
- 110
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780813921839
- ISBN
- 9780813921839
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.98
€ 36.98
Hardback. In the hands of a historian such as Stilgoe, the lifeboat becomes a symbol of human optimism, of engineering ingenuity, of bureaucratic regulation, of fear and frailty. Woven through "Lifeboat" are old-fashioned yarns, thrilling tales of adventure that quicken the pulse of readers. Num Pages: 336 pages, 21 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: BTP; HBTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 178 x 33. Weight in Grams: 826.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813922218
- ISBN
- 9780813922218
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 61.83
€ 61.83
Paperback. Even before the arrival of Europeans to the Americas, the practice of taking captives was widespread among Native Americans. This book talks about the many reasons behind the Indians taking captives. It offers a comprehensive historical and literary account of Indian captivity in Spanish-controlled territory from the 16th-20th century. Translator(s): Pellon, Gustavo. Num Pages: 288 pages, 20 b & w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLS; HBJK; HBLH; HBTB; JFSL9. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 21. Weight in Grams: 503.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813925875
- ISBN
- 9780813925875
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.41
€ 40.41
Hardback. Unlike many United States industries, railroads are intrinsically linked to American soil and particular regions. Divided into sections that focus on particular aspects of the impending impact of railroads on the landscape, this book moves seamlessly between historical and contemporary analysis. Num Pages: 288 pages, 12 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTK; KNGT; RPT; WGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 549.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813926681
- ISBN
- 9780813926681
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 54.23
€ 54.23
Paperback. Drawing upon an archive of manuscript materials, this book illustrates how two generations of a colorful and influential family adapted to social upheaval. It reveals the process by which the world of Washington and Jefferson evolved into the antebellum society of Edmund Ruffin and Thomas Dew. Series: Jeffersonian America. Num Pages: 272 pages, 13 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBFV; 3JF; 3JH; HBTB; WQY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 399.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813927442
- ISBN
- 9780813927442
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.06
€ 35.06
hardcover. Combining research, political philosophy, and intellectual history, this book explores the invention of universal emancipation - both in the context of the Age of Enlightenment and in relation to certain key figures and trends in contemporary political philosophy. Series: New World Studies. Num Pages: 288 pages, 3 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KJH; 3JF; HBJK; HBLL; HBTV; HP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813928029
- ISBN
- 9780813928029
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 95.61
€ 95.61
Paperback. Collects twenty essays that explore the Virginia story in the Civil War era. This title examines Robert E Lee and the issues confronting his men, such as soldier morale and religious conversion. It emphasizes the wartime home front - in some cases reexamining its connection with the battlefront - or explore questions of gender, race, or religion. Editor(s): Wallenstein, Peter; Wyatt-Brown, Bertram. Num Pages: 320 pages, 1 b&w illustration. BIC Classification: 1KBBFV; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; HBWJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813928289
- ISBN
- 9780813928289
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.03
€ 40.03
hardcover. Editor(s): Miller, Melanie. Num Pages: 752 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JF; BJ; HBTV2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 56. Weight in Grams: 1737.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press United States
- Edition
- Annotated
- Number of pages
- 752
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813929491
- ISBN
- 9780813929491
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 150.02
€ 150.02