History: specific events & topics
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History: specific events & topics
Hardcover. This volume presents the earliest archaeological evidence for specialised merchant seafaring in Danish waters. The cargo ship-finds of Eltang Vig, Lynaes, Karschau and Haderslev are explored in detail in order to illuminate a dynamic age, in which large, elegant cargo ships were built and sailed across the sea by Scandinavian merchants. Num Pages: 378 pages, 240 illustrations. BIC Classification: HBLC1; HBTM; HDR; WGG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 252 x 285 x 27. Weight in Grams: 2016.
- Publisher
- Viking Ship Museum
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788785180537
- ISBN
- 9788785180537
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 109.95
€ 109.95
Paperback. This is an account of the growth of Las Vegas, the impact of politics and war, and the struggle to establish a diverse economy. Aspects of city building, creation of infrastructure and transportation, the struggle to obtain a reliable source of water, and the function of cultural, educational and religious institutions are all given consideration. Series: Wilbur S. Shepperson Series in Nevada History. Num Pages: 296 pages, 77 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBBWN; HBT; JNMN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 178 x 19. Weight in Grams: 494.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University of Nevada Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780874176155
- ISBN
- 9780874176155
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.89
€ 29.89
Hardback. Cases of mutiny and other forms of protest are used to reveal full and interesting details of lascar shipboard life. Series: Worlds of the East India Company. Num Pages: 254 pages, 13 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QSN; 3JF; 3JH; HBJF; HBLL; HBTM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 163 x 27. Weight in Grams: 586.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Boydell & Brewer Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781783270385
- ISBN
- 9781783270385
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 122.41
€ 122.41
Paperback. Nine Mile Canyon is famous the world over for its prehistoric rock art and remnants of ancient Fremont habitation. But it also teems with Old West history that is salted with iconic figures of the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Last Chance Byway tells the stories of human endeavour and folly in a place historians have long ignored. Num Pages: 352 pages, 188 illustrations, 13 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBWU; HBJK; HBTB; RGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 216 x 23. Weight in Grams: 525.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of Utah Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781607814429
- ISBN
- 9781607814429
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 35.02
€ 35.99
€ 35.02
Paperback. Num Pages: 464 pages, 200. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 3JJG; HBJF; HBTB; HBTQ; JFSP1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 35. Weight in Grams: 430.
- Publisher
- Dexter Haven
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781903660201
- ISBN
- 9781903660201
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.66
€ 19.99
€ 15.66
Num Pages: 224 pages, over 240 color and b/w photographs. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBT; HBWQ; JWKT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 286 x 221 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1486.
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764302220
- ISBN
- 9780764302220
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.78€ 38.41
€ 53.78
€ 38.41
Paperback. Last Landscapes is an exploration of the cult and celebration of death, loss and memory. Tracing the history and design of burial places throughout Europe and the USA, Ken Worpole ranges from village churchyards to tightly packed cities of the dead, such as the Jewish Cemetery in Prague and Pere Lachaise in Paris. Num Pages: 224 pages, 100 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: AMG; AMV; HBT; JHBZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 251 x 193 x 17. Weight in Grams: 492.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Reaktion Books United Kingdom
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781861891617
- ISBN
- 9781861891617
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.21
€ 40.21
Paperback. In the depths of Antarctic winter, hundreds of miles from land or rescue, a small fishing boat is swallowed by waves as high as houses. Only the actions of Matt Lewis, a 23-year-old British marine biologist and one of the most inexperienced men aboard, will save the lives of the South African crew. Lewis is the last man off the sinking boat.. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1MTS; 3JJPR; BTP; HBTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 20. Weight in Grams: 208.
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780241967447
- ISBN
- 9780241967447
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.33
€ 14.99
€ 11.33
Paperback. Travelling throughout the remote Celtic world, the author describes the pressure on Celtic communities to assimilate. He also warns that a distinct Celtic identity may not survive. Num Pages: 432 pages, 20 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; HBG; HBT; HDD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 162 x 29. Weight in Grams: 608. 398pp. Index. Plates
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780300115352
- ISBN
- 9780300115352
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 14.60
€ 32.99
€ 14.60
Hardcover. Num Pages: 160 pages, black & white illustrations throughout. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 220 x 306 x 19. Weight in Grams: 1036.
- Publisher
- Halsgrove
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857041272
- ISBN
- 9780857041272
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 28.34
€ 33.99
€ 28.34
Paperback. Last Season of Innocence discusses the lives of the preteens and teenagers who were in junior high school, high school, and the first year of college in the 1960s. Brooks offers a unique account of this much-chronicled decade by examining the experiences of these often overlooked young people. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPK; HBJK; HBTB; JFC; JFSP2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 151 x 16. Weight in Grams: 331.
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442255951
- ISBN
- 9781442255951
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.45
€ 46.45
Paperback. An important historical record of life at sea during the last quarter of the 20th century, a way of life now vanished. A tale of a highly charged and turbulent life written in a captivating and arresting style. A unique travel story, which paints the world in a way where even the mundane becomes strangely compelling. Num Pages: 192 pages, 18 b/w photos. BIC Classification: 3JJ; BM; HBTM; WGG; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 170. .
- Publisher
- Whittles Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2018
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849952538
- ISBN
- 9781849952538
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 19.21
€ 19.99
€ 19.21
Paperback. Eleven original, moving accounts which celebrate the lives and recount the final voyages of well-known yachtsmen, all friends of or known to the author. Including racers like Eric Tabarly and Rob James, cruisers and adventurers like Peter Tangvald and Bill Tilman and the ill-prepared Donald Crowhurst. An excellent tribute to some great sailors. Series: Making Waves. Num Pages: 240 pages, 22 black & white photos. BIC Classification: BTP; HBTM; WSSN3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 19. Weight in Grams: 226.
- Publisher
- Fernhurst Books Limited
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781909911550
- ISBN
- 9781909911550
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.48
€ 18.48
Paperback. Num Pages: 252 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1DVUF; 3JJH; HBJD; HBTZ1; HBWQ; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 215 x 142 x 22. Weight in Grams: 392.
- Publisher
- Spinifex Press Australia
- Number of pages
- 252
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781875559725
- ISBN
- 9781875559725
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 18.45
€ 26.99
€ 18.45
Hardcover. Some beg for forgiveness. Others claim innocence. At least three cheer for their favorite football teams. This book presents an oral history of American capital punishment, as heard from the gallows, the chair, and the gurney. It explores the cultural value of these final statements and asks what we can learn from them. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BTC; HBTD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 149 x 28. Weight in Grams: 506.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226202686
- ISBN
- 9780226202686
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.52
€ 33.52
Hardback. what did late ancient people know about them, and how was that knowledge expressed in people's actions? This book explores the activity of knowing in late antiquity by focusing on thirteen major concepts from the intellectual, social, political, and cultural history of the period. Editor(s): Chin, Catherine M.; Vidas, Moulie. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: HBLA; HBTB; JFCX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 160 x 238 x 26. Weight in Grams: 566.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520277175
- ISBN
- 9780520277175
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.15
€ 128.15
Hardback.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Boydell & Brewer Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843836735
- ISBN
- 9781843836735
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.46
€ 64.46
Paperback. Bestselling, magisterial melding of global environmental history and global political history Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 1FPC; 1KLSB; 3JH; HBTB; JFFC1; JPV; RBP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 130 x 38. Weight in Grams: 516.
- Publisher
- Verso Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reissue
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784786625
- ISBN
- 9781784786625
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.50
€ 17.99
€ 16.50
Paperback. Includes maps and illustrations, as well as a chronology of the Wars for Independence, suggestions for further reading, and a thorough index. Num Pages: 268 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KL; HBJK; HBTR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 215 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 316.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780872208636
- ISBN
- 9780872208636
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 17.49
€ 21.99
€ 17.49
Paperback. Num Pages: 186 pages, 1facsim. BIC Classification: 2ADL; CJB; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 219 x 139 x 11. Weight in Grams: 252.
- Publisher
- Pearson Education Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1978
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780582487284
- ISBN
- 9780582487284
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 64.46
€ 64.46
Paperback. Series: Latinos in Chicago and Midwest. Num Pages: 240 pages, 16 black and white photographs. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFSJ1; JFSL4; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252081361
- ISBN
- 9780252081361
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.35
€ 37.35
Paperback. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Rutgers University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813539850
- ISBN
- 9780813539850
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.52
€ 45.52
Paperback. Illustrates the simple, rare, but often extremely beautiful traditional laundry aids - the glass calendars, washing bats, mangle boards and goffering stacks. This book also provides examples of the multitude of flat, box, solid fuel, spirit, gas and electric irons, washing machines and wringers. Series: Shire album. Num Pages: 32 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTB; WC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 108 x 11. Weight in Grams: 96.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1983
- Publisher
- Shire Publications Ltd
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 32
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780852636480
- ISBN
- 9780852636480
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 9.99€ 8.47
€ 9.99
€ 8.47
Hardcover. Editor(s): Ackley, Kristina; Stanciu, Cristina. Series: The Iroquois and Their Neighbors. Num Pages: 304 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; JFSJ1; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 576.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815633907
- ISBN
- 9780815633907
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.75
€ 53.75