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History: specific events & topics
Despite its remoteness, Kentucky emerged as a prime site for theatrical activity in the "Wild West" of the 1790s and beyond. This work is a social and architectural history of Kentucky's theatres, paying special attention to the actors who performed in them and the audiences who saw it all. Num Pages: 192 pages, 45 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBBSK; AMGC; AN; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 22. Weight in Grams: 503.
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- The University Press of Kentucky United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813121628
- ISBN
- 9780813121628
Condition: New
€ 42.15
€ 42.15
Paperback. This fascinating tale of the rivalries and intrigues that played out as Canada secured the Arctic illuminates an under-explored era in Canadian foreign policy. Num Pages: 348 pages. BIC Classification: HBT; JPSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887. Weight in Grams: 456.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 348
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780774818681
- ISBN
- 9780774818681
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 39.81
€ 44.99
€ 39.81
Paperback. Brings together Lee Patterson's essays published in various venues over the years. Num Pages: 400 pages, 2 illustrated halftones. BIC Classification: 3F; 3H; DSBB; HBLC1; HBTB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of Notre Dame Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780268038373
- ISBN
- 9780268038373
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 39.72
€ 44.99
€ 39.72
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Glyndwr Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 162
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781903529171
- ISBN
- 9781903529171
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.16
€ 14.16
Paperback. Told through the lives and battles of eleven admirals, this book stretches from the Spanish Armada to the Second World War, culminating with the spirit which led Andrew Browne Cunningham famously to declare, when the army feared he would lose too many ships, 'it takes three years to build a ship; it takes three centuries to build a tradition.' Num Pages: 512 pages, Illustrations (chiefly col.), maps. BIC Classification: 1DB; HBJD1; HBTM; JWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 130 x 34. Weight in Grams: 418.
- Edition
- Main
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780571231577
- ISBN
- 9780571231577
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.99€ 4.99
€ 12.99
€ 4.99
hardcover. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 444 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJC; HBJK; HBTB; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 799.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 444
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691646206
- ISBN
- 9780691646206
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 210.32
€ 210.32
Paperback. The importance of marine salvage during armed conflict has been vastly underestimated since becoming a vital Naval arm during the First World War. Between 1915 and 1918 the Admiralty Salvage Section saved nearly 400 merchant vessels, desperately needed to bring food and war materials into Britain. Num Pages: 224 pages, 16pp B&W Photos. BIC Classification: 3JJ; HBTM; JWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 157 x 19. Weight in Grams: 404.
- Publisher
- Pen & Sword Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848848931
- ISBN
- 9781848848931
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.58
€ 26.99
€ 23.58
Paperback. Series: Opuscula Graecolatina S. Num Pages: 148 pages, ch. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBJD; HBLA; HBTB; JKSB1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 160 x 10. Weight in Grams: 274.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Museum Tusculanum Press Denmark
- Number of pages
- 148
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788772892047
- ISBN
- 9788772892047
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 21.38
€ 29.99
€ 21.38
Paperback. This text discusses the early Calvinist divorces of Reformation Geneva, examining grounds for divorce and highlighting several notable cases. It also discusses the work of the Consistory of Geneva, an institution established in 1541 that was designed to help control the behaviour of the population. Series: Harvard Historical Studies. Num Pages: 224 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1DFH; HBJD; HBLH; HBTB; JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 151 x 13. Weight in Grams: 356.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674005211
- ISBN
- 9780674005211
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 30.07
€ 34.99
€ 30.07
paperback. This book explores seventeenth-century English overseas expansion, offering a unique interpretation of the history of the early modern English Empire. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: HBTQ. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 152. .
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781107545052
- ISBN
- 9781107545052
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 35.90
€ 45.99
€ 35.90
hardcover. This book explores seventeenth-century English overseas expansion, offering a unique interpretation of the history of the early modern English Empire. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: HBTQ. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 152. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781107118911
- ISBN
- 9781107118911
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 116.70€ 111.93
€ 116.70
€ 111.93
Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFCD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 199 x 20. Weight in Grams: 240.
- Publisher
- Profile Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781846686160
- ISBN
- 9781846686160
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 12.14
€ 14.99
€ 12.14
Hardback. Tracing commercial imagery across different products and media, this title shows how and why the 'African native' had emerged by 1900 to become a familiar figure in the German landscape, selling everything from soap to shirts to coffee. Series: Harvard Historical Studies. Num Pages: 462 pages, 29 color illustrations, 106 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JH; AKL; HBTB; JFDV; JFSL3. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 162 x 34. Weight in Grams: 870.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 462
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674050068
- ISBN
- 9780674050068
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 70.05€ 64.02
€ 70.05
€ 64.02
Paperback. Documents three distinct periods in the history of national debate over the regulation of alcohol and tobacco marketing, tracing the fate of proposed federal policies and introducing their advocates and opponents. This book argues that the politics of alcohol and tobacco advertising reflect profound cultural ambivalence about consumerism. Num Pages: 290 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; HBTB; KNDF1; KNTY. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 18. Weight in Grams: 478.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Northern Illinois University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 290
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780875806259
- ISBN
- 9780875806259
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 28.95
€ 31.99
€ 28.95
Hardback. Series: Gutenberg-E. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBTB; JFSJ2. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231135429
- ISBN
- 9780231135429
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 102.31
€ 102.31
Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 396 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HBJD; HBLA; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 714.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 396
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691648439
- ISBN
- 9780691648439
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 158.60€ 119.74
€ 158.60
€ 119.74
Hardcover. The Aerofilms company recorded one of the most tumultuous periods of British history. This gloriously illustrated book draws on thousands of aerial photographs to present a vivid picture of a nation in the first half of the twentieth century. Num Pages: 224 pages, 200. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; AJRK; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 307 x 247 x 22. Weight in Grams: 1664.
- Publisher
- English Heritage
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848022485
- ISBN
- 9781848022485
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 46.17
€ 46.17
Paperback. Examining representations of Balinese culture in complex contexts of Indonesia's colonial history, Hindu ritual practice as opposed to Islam, and comparative Indo-European hierarchies, Boon offers a powerful critique of doctrinal approaches to culture, religion, literature, politics, and the history of ideas and disciplines. Num Pages: 264 pages, 6 halftones. BIC Classification: 1F; HBTB; HDD; JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 278 x 154 x 15. Weight in Grams: 367.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226064635
- ISBN
- 9780226064635
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 28.96
€ 36.99
€ 28.96
Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 804 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FCA; HBJF; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 43. Weight in Grams: 1285.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 804
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691643434
- ISBN
- 9780691643434
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 390.62
€ 390.62
Hardback. Series: Louann Atkins Temple Women & Culture Series. Num Pages: 228 pages, 114 color photos. BIC Classification: 1FCA; 3JM; AJB; HBJF; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 6452 x 7112 x 661. Weight in Grams: 681.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 228
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781477309391
- ISBN
- 9781477309391
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 63.36
€ 63.36
Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages, 2 illus. BIC Classification: BT; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 336.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Hancock House Publishers Ltd ,Canada Canada
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780888394552
- ISBN
- 9780888394552
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 19.32
€ 27.99
€ 19.32
Paperback. Tropical Africa was one of the last regions of the world to experience formal European colonialism, a process that coincided with the advent of a range of scientific specialties and research methods. This title studies the thorny relationship between imperialism and the role of scientific expertise in the colonization of British Africa. Num Pages: 528 pages, 8 colour plates, 2 halftones, 8 line drawings, 48 tables. BIC Classification: 1H; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJH; HBLL; HBTQ; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 156 x 30. Weight in Grams: 718.
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226803470
- ISBN
- 9780226803470
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.73
€ 40.99
€ 31.73
Paperback. Series: Blacks in the New World. Num Pages: 432 pages, illustrations facsimiles, maps, plan, portraits. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 661. Weight in Grams: 570.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- First Edition
- SKU
- V9780252064463
- ISBN
- 9780252064463
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 33.87
€ 37.99
€ 33.87
Hardcover. The book examines the ways in which people of African descent have negotiated the challenges of building private life and community in Europe since the late 19th century, considering how their experiences involves crossing borders into and across a multinational European space and creating alliances across lines of language, ethnicity and colour. Editor(s): Rosenhaft, Eve; Aitken, Robbie. Series: Migrations and Identities. Num Pages: 304 pages, 8 colour plates, 12 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 1H; 3JH; 3JJC; HBTP; JFFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 620.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781846318474
- ISBN
- 9781846318474
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 137.71
€ 137.71