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History: specific events & topics

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1981
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812211191
ISBN
9780812211191
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.69

Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, 10 b&w photos, 3 b&w illus., 1 figure. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTK; KND. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 145 x 21. Weight in Grams: 372.
Edition
Reprint
Publisher
MIT Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780262528351
ISBN
9780262528351
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 19.10

Paperback. Tells the story of how American arose out of the English language, and along the way, de-mythologizes his native land - explaining how a dusty desert hamlet with neither woods nor holly became Hollywood, how the Wild West wasn't won, why Americans say 'lootenant' and 'Toosday', and more. Series: Bryson. Num Pages: 592 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; CBX; HBJK; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 208 x 37. Weight in Grams: 422.
Publisher
Transworld Publishers Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784161866
ISBN
9781784161866
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.26

Hardcover. Our nation began with the simple phrase 'We the People.' But who were and are 'We'? This title draws on historical, psychological, and social research to answer that question by tracking the evolution of American character and culture over three centuries. Num Pages: 528 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 160 x 237 x 33. Weight in Grams: 834.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Edition
First printing
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226251431
ISBN
9780226251431
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 71.46

Paperback. Our nation began with the simple phrase 'We the People.' But who were and are 'We'? This title draws on historical, psychological, and social research to answer that question by tracking the evolution of American character and culture over three centuries. Num Pages: 528 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBLL; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 153 x 29. Weight in Grams: 712.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
528
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226251448
ISBN
9780226251448
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.20

Paperback. An entertaining romp through the history of London's brothels and the women who offered their services Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; HBTB; JFMX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 18. Weight in Grams: 268.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Edition
First Thus
SKU
V9780750933070
ISBN
9780750933070
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.19

hardcover. The biography of the first female Supreme Court Justice of South Carolina Editor(s): Lewis, Burke W., Jr.; Assey, Joan P. Num Pages: 256 pages, 1 colour and 38 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBF; B; HBTB; JFSJ1; L. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University South Carolina Pr United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781611176926
ISBN
9781611176926
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 37.17

Paperback. * 'In every generation there are quite firm rules on how to behave when you are crazy' Ian Hacking Num Pages: 608 pages, 5pp of b/w int. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJ; HBTB; JFSJ1; MBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 127 x 43. Weight in Grams: 454.
Edition
Reprint
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844082346
ISBN
9781844082346
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.71

Paperback. A riotously entertaining account of the lives of British and other European aristocrats - stories of madness, murder, misery, greed and profligacy. Num Pages: 416 pages, B&w illustrations throughout. BIC Classification: 1D; HBG; HBTB; JFSC; WH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 126. .
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472136695
ISBN
9781472136695
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.85

Paperback. During the 16th century close to 30 German dukes, landgraves, margraves and counts, plus one Holy Roman emperor, were known as mad - so mentally disordered that steps had to be taken to remove them from office or to obtain medical care for them. This book studies them as a group and in context. Series: Studies in Early Modern German History. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JB; HBTB; JFC; MBX; MMH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 378.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
University of Virginia Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813915012
ISBN
9780813915012
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.97

Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1MBN; 3JJ; HBTB; RNQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 685.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Auckland University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781869407278
ISBN
9781869407278
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.70

Paperback. But the carnival massacre marked a crossroads: the old mentality of vendetta was soon supplanted by the emerging sense that the direct expression of anger should be suppressed-to be replaced by duels. Num Pages: 240 pages, 16, 16 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JB; HBJD; HBLC; HBTB; JPH; JPWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 340.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801858499
ISBN
9780801858499
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.66

Paperback. Series: Cornell Studies in Comparative History. Num Pages: 452 pages, 10, 7 black & white halftones, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 3J; HBG; HBTQ; PDR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 159 x 234 x 29. Weight in Grams: 754.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Edition
With a New Preface
Number of pages
452
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801479809
ISBN
9780801479809
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.51

Sheet map, folded. Series: Old Ordnance Survey Maps of Cheshire. BIC Classification: 1DBKENC; HBTP1; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 414 x 192 x 6. Weight in Grams: 24.
Publisher
Alan Godfrey Maps
Publication date
2014
Edition
2nd Revised edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847848321
ISBN
9781847848321
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 6.95

Hardback. Thomas Babington Macaulay's "History of England" was a phenomenal Victorian best-seller. In this book, the author explores the emotional, intellectual, and political roots of Zachary Macaulay, the leading abolitionist, and his son Thomas' visions of race, nation, and empire. Num Pages: 420 pages, 16pp. section of black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 166 x 39. Weight in Grams: 864.
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
420
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300160239
ISBN
9780300160239
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 60.97

Hardback. In parts of eighteenth-century Japan, couples raised only two or three children. As villages shrank and headcounts dwindled, posters of child-murdering she-devils began to appear, and governments offered to pay their subjects to have more children. This book focuses on Eastern Japan, where population growth resumed in the nineteenth century. Series: Asia: Local Studies/ Global Themes. Num Pages: 439 pages, 7 b/w photographs, 21 line illustrations, 17 maps, 9 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3J; HBJF; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 160 x 33. Weight in Grams: 812.
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
388
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520272439
ISBN
9780520272439
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 112.51

Paperback. A world-renowned Pomo basket weaver and medicine woman, Mabel McKay expressed her genius through her celebrated baskets, her Dreams, and stories with which she kept her culture alive. This title demonstrates how a woman who worked most of her life in a cannery could become a great healer and an artist whose baskets were collected by Smithsonian. Num Pages: 182 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 203 x 127 x 11. Weight in Grams: 194. Weaving the Dream. 182 pages, illustrations. A world-renowned Pomo basket weaver and medicine woman, Mabel McKay expressed her genius through her celebrated baskets, her Dreams, and stories with which she kept her culture alive. This title demonstrates how a woman who worked most of her life in a cannery could become a great healer and an artist whose baskets were collected by Smithsonian. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; JFSL9. Dimension: 203 x 127 x 11. Weight: 194.
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
182
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Revised ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520275881
ISBN
9780520275881
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.67

Paperback. Why do we look at lynching photographs? What is the basis for our curiosity, rage, indignation, or revulsion? This book examines lynching photographs as a way of analyzing photography's historical role in promoting and resisting racial violence. It charts the history of lynching photographs - their meanings, uses, and controversial display. Series: Defining Moments in American Photography. Num Pages: 110 pages, 22 duotones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; AJCP; AJCR; HBTB; JKVP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 205 x 5. Weight in Grams: 162.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
110
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520253322
ISBN
9780520253322
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.75

Paperback. Editor(s): Waldrep, Christopher. Num Pages: 281 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; JKVP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 250 x 176 x 20. Weight in Grams: 522.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
NYU Press
Edition
1st Ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814793992
ISBN
9780814793992
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.19

Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTQ; HBTR; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 435.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816633661
ISBN
9780816633661
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.87

Hardback. .
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199663248
ISBN
9780199663248
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 27.67

Hardcover. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JF; ACBP; HBJF; HBTB; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 567.
Publisher
Stanford University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804798112
ISBN
9780804798112
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 80.68

Paperback. Challenges long-standing views of popular medieval revolts. Comparing rebellions in northern and southern Europe over two centuries, this book analyzes their causes and forms, their leadership, the role of women, and the suppression or success of these revolts. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 3H; HBJD; HBLC; HBTV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 177 x 260 x 25. Weight in Grams: 596.
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674030381
ISBN
9780674030381
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 69.59

Hardback. Editor(s): Marks, Patricia H. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 432 pages, 75 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BK; HBTB; JNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 771.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691634760
ISBN
9780691634760
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 200.43

Hardcover. Num Pages: 256 pages, over 150 b/w photos. BIC Classification: HBT; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 288 x 31. Weight in Grams: 1822.
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2023
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764326585
ISBN
9780764326585
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.56
€ 51.82

Hardback. Despite their centuries-old history and traditions, witchcraft and magic are still a key part of modern Anglo-American culture. In "Lucifer Ascending", Bill Ellis looks at modern practices that are universally defined as "occult" and the social function of individuals' dabbling with the occult. Num Pages: 271 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTB; HRQX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 567.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
The University Press of Kentucky United States
Number of pages
271
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813122892
ISBN
9780813122892
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.75

Hardcover. Num Pages: 67 pages. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBTD; HBTZ1; HBWQ; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 272.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Marlboro Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810160200
ISBN
9780810160200
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 60.77

Paperback. Manhattan's Lower East Side stands for Jewish experience in America. This is an account of one of our famous neighborhoods and its power to shape identity. It examines children's stories, novels, movies, museum exhibits, television shows, summer-camp reenactments, walking tours, and photos hung on deli walls far from Manhattan. Num Pages: 240 pages, 29 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JH; 3JJ; HBTB; JFSG; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 342.
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
Second Printing
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691095455
ISBN
9780691095455
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 57.49

Hardcover. Serves as a riposte to those who use the phrase "the love of literature" as if its meaning were transparent, its essence happy and healthy. Num Pages: 352 pages, 13 halftones. BIC Classification: DSB; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 162 x 26. Weight in Grams: 594.
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
y First edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226183701
ISBN
9780226183701
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 126.37

paperback. BIC Classification: HBTB. Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Penguin
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2018
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141974972
ISBN
9780141974972
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 12.81

Paperback. Understanding the nature of "free" servitude in a time of slavery Num Pages: 256 pages, 12 b&w Photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBTS; JHBK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 221 x 143 x 19. Weight in Grams: 400.
Publisher
University of Illinois Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252077753
ISBN
9780252077753
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.34

Paperback. The spectacular 1848 escape of William and Ellen Craft from slavery in Macon, Georgia, is a dramatic story in the annals of American history. In Love, Liberation, and Escaping Slavery , Barbara McCaskill revisits this dual escape and examines the collaborations and partnerships that characterized the CraftsAE activism for the next thirty years. Series: A Sarah Mills Hodge Fund Publication. Num Pages: 136 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: B; DNJ; HBTS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University of Georgia Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780820347240
ISBN
9780820347240
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.17

Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJH; BGHA; HBTZ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 220 x 150 x 18. Weight in Grams: 431.
Publisher
Gefen Publishing House Israel
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
2nd
Condition
New
SKU
V9789652298393
ISBN
9789652298393
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 15.42

paperback. Num Pages: black & white illustrations, frontispiece. BIC Classification: HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 318.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
HarperOne United States
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780060859558
ISBN
9780060859558
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 19.29

Paperback. A vivid blend of history and travel and a sweeping story of collaboration and resistance, fear and heroism, pacifism and sacrifice all set against the backdrop of the Pyrenees. Num Pages: 352 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JJH; HBJD; HBTB; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 292.
Publisher
Phoenix
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780753825914
ISBN
9780753825914
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.12

Paperback. aeo Georges Duby is one of the most outstanding medieval historians in the world today. aeo This is an important book on the themes of love and marriage in the Middle Ages. aeo The hardback edition was widely reviewed and sold well. Num Pages: 240 pages, 0. BIC Classification: DSBB; HBG; HBLC; HBTB; JFC; JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 157 x 13. Weight in Grams: 346.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
New Ed
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745614793
ISBN
9780745614793
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.74

Hardback. Exploring the intersection between eros and politics in democratic Athens, this book traces the private desires aroused by public ideology and the political consequences of citizens' most intimate longings. It shows how desire can disrupt politics and provides an insight into the democratic unconscious of ancient Athens. Num Pages: 336 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBJD; HBLA; HBT; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 237 x 163 x 27. Weight in Grams: 656.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691095226
ISBN
9780691095226
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 122.56

Paperback. Addresses the personal and collective abysses that may open when one examines the legacy of the National Socialist extermination of Jews many years after the Holocaust, in the very country of the murderers. Num Pages: 304 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJP; HBJD; HBTB; HBTZ1; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 137 x 22. Weight in Grams: 380.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Transcript Verlag Germany
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9783899424423
ISBN
9783899424423
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 31.98

Paperback. Editor(s): Frystak, Shannon; Farmer-Kaiser, Mary. Series: Southern Women : Their Lives and Times. Num Pages: 400 pages, 13 black & white images. BIC Classification: 1KBBSL; HBJK; HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Georgia Press
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780820342702
ISBN
9780820342702
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.90

Paperback. Num Pages: 128 pages, 119 photographs and images. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; BJ; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 273 x 212 x 12. Weight in Grams: 568.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Stenlake Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
SKU
V9781840335347
ISBN
9781840335347
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 20.52