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Hardback. Explores the notion of yellowness and shows that this label originated not in early travel texts or objective descriptions, but in the eighteenth- and nineteenth-century scientific discourses on race. This title weaves together multiple narratives to tell the complex history of a problematic term. Num Pages: 240 pages, 7 color illus. 16 halftones. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFC; JFSL; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 163 x 19. Weight in Grams: 516.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
248
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691140315
ISBN
9780691140315
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 82.63

Paperback. A colorful history of Chicago journalism in the nineteenth century Num Pages: 232 pages, 10 black and white photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBBNC; 3JH; HBT; KNTJ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 19. Weight in Grams: 396.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780252077852
ISBN
9780252077852
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.34

Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, 16. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JF; HBJK; HBLH; HBTB. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 400.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Edition
Annotated
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801473449
ISBN
9780801473449
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.19

Hardcover. Focuses on what historians have come to call the "middling sort," the economic group falling between yeoman farmers and the planter class that dominated the antebellum South. This book reveals the peculiar strains of modern liberal-capitalist and conservative thought that permeated the culture of southern merchants. Series: New Directions in Southern History. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBS; 3JH; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 567.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University Press of Kentucky
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813124049
ISBN
9780813124049
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 41.80

Hardback. Num Pages: 360 pages, 12, 5 black & white halftones, 3 colour tables, 4 charts. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JD; 3JF; 3JH; HBJD; HBTB; JFC; JFSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 28. Weight in Grams: 685.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780801453984
ISBN
9780801453984
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 94.36

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 374 pages, 1 graph, 12 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JF; HBJD; HBLL; HBTV2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 685.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2019
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
374
Condition
New
Edition
Reissue
SKU
V9780691631929
ISBN
9780691631929
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 178.48

Paperback. Becoming a History Teacher is a collection of thoughtful essays by history teachers, historians, and teacher educators on how to prepare student teachers to think historically and to teach historical thinking. Editor(s): Sandwell, Ruth; Heyking, Amy von. Num Pages: 360 pages, 5, 19 figures. BIC Classification: HBT; JNKC; JNLC; JNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 230 x 159 x 22. Weight in Grams: 550.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442626515
ISBN
9781442626515
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 54.20

Paperback. In Because of Eva, an American Jewish woman travels to Eastern Europe and Israel to solve mysteries in her family's past by delving into World War II and Holocaust history. Part memoir, part detective story, Because of Eva is an intimate tale of one woman's history within the epic sweep of world events in the twentieth century. Num Pages: 280 pages, 22 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BM; HBTG; HBTZ1; HRJ; JFSR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 381.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815610663
ISBN
9780815610663
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.12

Hardcover. In Because of Eva, an American Jewish woman travels to Eastern Europe and Israel to solve mysteries in her family's past by delving into World War II and Holocaust history. Part memoir, part detective story, Because of Eva is an intimate tale of one woman's history within the epic sweep of world events in the twentieth century. Num Pages: 280 pages, 22 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BM; HBTG; HBTZ1; HRJ; JFSR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 522.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815634430
ISBN
9780815634430
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 38.13

Paperback. The source of tremendous power and focus of incredible devotion, throughout history notions of beauty have been integral to social life. Each age has had its own standards: a gleaming white brow during the Renaissance, the black eyebrows considered charming in the early eighteenth century, and the thin lips thought desirable by Victorians. Series: Shire Library. Num Pages: 64 pages, Illustrations (chiefly col.). BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3J; HBTB; WJH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 172 x 214 x 4. Weight in Grams: 150.
Publisher
Shire Publications
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780747808398
ISBN
9780747808398
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 9.91

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Mercier Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KLN0017811
ISBN
9781856355001
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Mercier Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KLN0017810
ISBN
9781856355001
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Mercier Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
SKU
KNW0008578
ISBN
9781856355001
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Hardback. In Beastly Possessions, Sarah Amato chronicles the unusual ways in which Victorians of every social class brought animals into their daily lives. Num Pages: 320 pages, 41. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB; JFFZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 163 x 239 x 29. Weight in Grams: 660.
Publisher
University of Toronto Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442648746
ISBN
9781442648746
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 86.97

Hardcover. Beastly London explores the complex and changing relationship between Londoners of all classes and their animal neighbours: from a mainly exploitative relationship, to London becoming the birthplace of animal welfare societies and animal rights' campaigns. Num Pages: 272 pages, 120 illustrations, 40 in colour. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; HBJD1; HBTB; JFFZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 200 x 26. Weight in Grams: 1122.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Reaktion Books
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780231679
ISBN
9781780231679
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.65

Paperback. Presents the story of how the modern, professional, spectator sport of football was born in Britain in the second half of the nineteenth century. This title picks apart the complex processes which forged the modern game, turning accepted wisdom on its head. Num Pages: 336 pages, 2x8pp. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBTB; WSJA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 21. Weight in Grams: 236.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Transworld Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780553819359
ISBN
9780553819359
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 16.39

Hardback. This book explores both the social history of livestock and veterinary history in South Asia, and integrates both of them seamlessly within its narrative. Series: Studies in Imperialism. Num Pages: 208 pages, 3 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 3JH; 3JJC; HBTB; HBTQ; MBX; MZD; TVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 431.
Publisher
Manchester University Press
Number of pages
208
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719089725
ISBN
9780719089725
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 143.62

paperback. During the 1830s, the United States experienced a wave of movements for social change over temperance, the abolition of slavery, anti-vice activism, and a host of other moral reforms. This title argues that together they represented a distinctive style of mobilization. It is a revelatory account of how religion lay at the heart of social reform. Num Pages: 248 pages, 2 line drawings, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 154 x 17. Weight in Grams: 364.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226960869
ISBN
9780226960869
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.63

Paperback. Focuses on the role of markets in linking local communities to larger networks of commerce, culture, and political power. This book uses bazaars in the northeast Indian state of Bihar during the colonial period as the site of its investigation. Num Pages: 311 pages, 6 b/w illustrations, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HBJF; HBLL; HBLW; HBTQ; HBTR; JFC; KC; KNPR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 467.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
University of California Press Berkeley, U.S.A.
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
311
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520211001
ISBN
9780520211001
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.90

Hardback. Series: The African American History Series. Num Pages: 128 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 160 x 16. Weight in Grams: 435.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742545137
ISBN
9780742545137
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 68.25

Paperback. .
Publisher
Pen & Sword Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848321977
ISBN
9781848321977
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 17.33

Hardback. This book covers many important events for those studying censorship conflicts. Num Pages: 395 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJP; DSB; HBT; JFMD; JNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 144 x 27. Weight in Grams: 603.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1989
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
395
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810821514
ISBN
9780810821514
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 120.09

Hardback. The contributors: William C. Davis, Craig Symonds, John Quarstein, David Mindell, Howard Fuller, Mabry Tyson, Joseph Gutierrez, Jeff Johnson, Tim Mulligan, and Harold Holzer. Editor(s): Holzer, Harold. Num Pages: 256 pages, 16 pages b&w illus. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBLL; HBTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 158 x 23. Weight in Grams: 551.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823224807
ISBN
9780823224807
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 107.04

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Crecy Publishing United Kingdom
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780859791472
ISBN
9780859791472
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.87

Paperback. Rupert Battersby explores the fascinating history of Battersby Hats. Num Pages: 128 pages, 200. BIC Classification: 1DBKENL; 3JF; 3JH; HBJD1; HBTB; KNDD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 165 x 10. Weight in Grams: 306.
Publisher
Amberley Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781445663043
ISBN
9781445663043
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.18

Paperback. This book is the first to study the Roman public bathing experience primarily as a historical, social, and cultural phenomenon rather than a technological or architectural one. As a result, many issues are developed here that have to date been addressed only superficially. Num Pages: 480 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 3D; HBTB; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 26. Weight in Grams: 689.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University of Michigan Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780472088652
ISBN
9780472088652
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 58.48

Paperback. The true story of the mad heretic who led history's bloodiest mutiny - 'An adult version of LORD OF THE FLIES that is, moreover, entirely true' Evening Standard Num Pages: 416 pages, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1MBF; 3JD; HBG; HBLH; HBTM; JWXT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 30. Weight in Grams: 328.
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
Mass Mkt Paperback
Condition
New
SKU
V9780753816844
ISBN
9780753816844
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.79

Paperback. Num Pages: 512 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1MBFW; 3JD; HBJM; HBLH; HBTM; HBTQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 155 x 39. Weight in Grams: 718.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Random House Australia Australia
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
512
Condition
New
SKU
V9781864711349
ISBN
9781864711349
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 28.92

Paperback. Drawing on interviews with surviving family, friends and enemies, on memoirs, and on oral and written records from local libraries, newspapers, and archives, this title presents believable, life-size characters who respond realistically to the demands of pioneer life. Num Pages: 247 pages, Photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 150 x 20. Weight in Grams: 404.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1985
Publisher
Ohio University Press United States
Number of pages
247
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804008778
ISBN
9780804008778
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 18.37

Paperback. Presents an account of the history of reggae. This book describes reggae's origins and development in Jamaica, from ska to rock-steady to dub and to reggae itself, a local music which conquered the world. It relates the story of reggae to the history of Jamaica, from Colonial Island to troubled independence, and Jamaicans, from Kingston to London. Num Pages: 608 pages, 8pp b&w photographs, further reading, index. BIC Classification: AVGS; HBTB; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 40. Weight in Grams: 410.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
608
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140237634
ISBN
9780140237634
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 15.79

Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages, 20 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKESH; HBTB; JFFA; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 291 x 14. Weight in Grams: 426.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780750962407
ISBN
9780750962407
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.19

paperback. The world's top home run expert answers the question: Who are the most powerful hitters of yesterday and today? Num Pages: 352 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; WSJT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 193 x 21. Weight in Grams: 46.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9781599215440
ISBN
9781599215440
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 15.68

Paperback. During the Civil War, Americans from homefront to battlefront played baseball as never before. This work gives us a commentary of the growth and transformation of baseball. It shows that the game was a vital part of the lives of many a soldier and civilian - and that baseball's popularity had everything to do with surging American nationalism. Num Pages: 168 pages, 15 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBTB; WSJT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 28.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
168
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691130439
ISBN
9780691130439
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.89

Paperback. Filled with more than 200 stories and packed with photos, The Baseball Hall of Shame: The Best of Blooperstown is the most hilarious homage to the national pastime ever assembled, and a fitting testament to the Hall's motto: "Fame and shame are part of the game." Num Pages: 296 pages, black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; WH; WSJT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 142 x 20. Weight in Grams: 18.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780762778454
ISBN
9780762778454
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 13.49

Nearly every baseball-related board or table game produced from the 1860s to the 1960s is illustrated here with accurate captions that describe each one individually. The relationship between the board games and the professional game of baseball is described with tips to help date each and rate their condition. Num Pages: 160 pages, 325 color photos & illus. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJ; HBT; WSJT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 286 x 219 x 17. Weight in Grams: 972.
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9780887407673
ISBN
9780887407673
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.99
€ 31.52

Paperback. Editor(s): Kuenster, Robert. Num Pages: 96 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; WSJT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 207 x 130 x 7. Weight in Grams: 145.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Ivan R Dee, Inc United States
Number of pages
96
Condition
New
SKU
V9781566638630
ISBN
9781566638630
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.17

Paperback. Looks into the early history of the baseball game and of the 150-year-old debate about its beginnings. This title tackles one stubborn misconception after another, debunking the enduring belief that baseball descended from the English game of rounders and revealing an explanation for the notorious myth - the Abner Doubleday-Cooperstown story. Num Pages: 352 pages, Illus., maps. BIC Classification: HBT; WSJT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5499 x 3564 x 20. Weight in Grams: 431.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803262553
ISBN
9780803262553
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.67

Paperback. How and why Americans chose baseball over its early rival, cricket, as the national pastime Series: Sport and Society. Num Pages: 304 pages, 13 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBT; WSJC; WSJT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 22. Weight in Grams: 445.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252074455
ISBN
9780252074455
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.69

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 380 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3H; HBJD; HBLC; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 714.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
380
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691635057
ISBN
9780691635057
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 184.20

Hardback. Spans archaic Greece to the Late Roman Empire, and no more than two standard scales (1:500,000 and 1:1,000,000) are used to represent most regions. This title brings the ancient past back to life in an unforgettably vivid and inspiring way. Editor(s): Talbert, Richard J. A. Num Pages: 280 pages, 102 full-color maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 1QDAR; 3D; HBTP; RGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 185 x 135 x 15. Weight in Grams: 3732.
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
272
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691031699
ISBN
9780691031699
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 582.18