History: specific events & topics
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Paperback. A picture of Philadelphia radically different from the conventional portrait of a staid old city, corrupt and contented. The men and women of Philadelphia who emerge in these pages are anything but staid, and certainly not contented. Editor(s): Davis, Allen F.; Haller, Mark H. Series: Pennsylvania Paperbacks. Num Pages: 312 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; 3JH; 3JJ; HBTB; JFS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 404.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812216707
- ISBN
- 9780812216707
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.06
€ 46.06
Paperback. The 1939-45 conflict was, for Britain, a "total war"; no section of society remained untouched by military conscription, air raids, the shipping crisis and the war economy. This book not only states the great events and the leading figures, but also the oddities and the banalities of daily life. Num Pages: 672 pages, 1. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJH; HBJD1; HBTB; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (XO) Open University set text. Dimension: 234 x 153 x 48. Weight in Grams: 882.
- Publisher
- Vintage United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 672
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780712652841
- ISBN
- 9780712652841
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 26.63
€ 36.99
€ 26.63
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781107649712
- ISBN
- 9781107649712
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.99€ 48.84
€ 49.99
€ 48.84
Paperback. In this study of the monarchy in postwar Japan, the author examines not only its reform during the Occupation (1945-52), but also its evolution in the decades since the Japanese regained the power to shape their monarchy and polity. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 352 pages, 25 halftones, 4 line illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJP; HBJF; HBLW3; HBTG; JPH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 492.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674010888
- ISBN
- 9780674010888
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.27
€ 35.27
Hardback. This remarkable account, written by Charles Wilkinson, one of the nation's most respected experts in tribal law and history, is rich in the Indian voice and grounded in extensive research that includes oral tradition and personal interviews. Num Pages: 576 pages, 100 illus. BIC Classification: 1KB; HBTB; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 6466 x 4531 x 41. Weight in Grams: 1225.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Number of pages
- 576
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295990668
- ISBN
- 9780295990668
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.14
€ 52.14
Paperback. A portrait of 18th century England, from its princes to its paupers, from its metropolis to its smallest hamlet. It covers topics that include - diet, housing, prisons, rural festivals, bordellos, plays, paintings, and work and wages. Num Pages: 448 pages, tables, further reading, index. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JF; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 20. Weight in Grams: 312.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 448
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Edition
- 2Rev Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140138191
- ISBN
- 9780140138191
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.40
€ 17.99
€ 13.40
Paperback. The cradle of Western civilisation, Ancient Greece was a land of contradictions and conflict. Charting topics as diverse as Minoan civilization, The Persian Wars, the Athenian Golden Age and the conquests of Alexander the Great, this book traces the development of this creative and restless people. Num Pages: 144 pages, 70 colour and b&w illustrations, 60 colour maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBJD; HBLA; HBTP; RGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 246 x 180 x 10. Weight in Grams: 392.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 144
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140513356
- ISBN
- 9780140513356
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 18.54
€ 26.99
€ 18.54
Paperback. From its humble origins as a cluster of rival chiefdoms along the banks of the Nile, ancient Egypt rose to become one of the most advanced civilizations of its time. This atlas traces its turbulent history and remarkable cultural development, from the founding of Memphis around 5000 BC onwards. Num Pages: 144 pages, 70 colour maps and 70 illus. BIC Classification: 1HBE; HBJH; HBLA; HBTP; RGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 245 x 180 x 8. Weight in Grams: 396.
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Publisher
- Penguin (Non-Classics)
- Number of pages
- 144
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140513318
- ISBN
- 9780140513318
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 17.81
€ 25.99
€ 17.81
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1977
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252006357
- ISBN
- 9780252006357
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.29
€ 37.29
Hardcover. The Peace Process: From Breakthrough to Breakdown brings together Afif Safieh's articles, lectures and interviews from 1981, when he was a staff member in Yasser Arafat's Beirut office, to 2005, at the end of his mission in London, revealing the political and intellectual journey of one of Palestine's most skilled and distinguished diplomats. Num Pages: 285 pages, ill. BIC Classification: 1FBP; HBTR; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 220 x 142 x 22. Weight in Grams: 500.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Saqi Books United Kingdom
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 285
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780863564222
- ISBN
- 9780863564222
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 23.29
€ 25.99
€ 23.29
Paperback. Editor(s): Head, Thomas; Landes, Richard. Num Pages: 384 pages, 4. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBLC; HBTB; HRC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 242 x 170 x 21. Weight in Grams: 632.
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801480218
- ISBN
- 9780801480218
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.69
€ 50.69
Hardback.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 928
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803228436
- ISBN
- 9780803228436
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 177.84
€ 177.84
Hardcover. Num Pages: 192 pages, 69 b/w & colour illus. BIC Classification: 1MBN; HBTB; WBN; WBVQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 175 x 17. Weight in Grams: 618.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Otago University Press New Zealand
- Number of pages
- 189
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781877372575
- ISBN
- 9781877372575
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 18.29
€ 23.99
€ 18.29
The Pattons is an exceptional portrait of the famous military family, eloquently written by the grandson of its most illustrious member, George S. Patton. Washington Post critic Jonathan Yardley called it "one of the best books of the year." Series: Warriors S. Num Pages: 352 pages, 45 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTG; JWT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 203 x 127 x 28. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Potomac Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781574886900
- ISBN
- 9781574886900
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 17.06
€ 17.06
paperback. Pioneering book of oral history, The Pattern Under the Plough shows that even in modern societies, governed by science and technology, there are still traces of a civilisation whose beliefs were bound to the soil and whose reliance on the seasons was a matter of life or death. Illustrator(s): Gentleman, David. Series: Nature Classics Library. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: HBTD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 218 x 22. Weight in Grams: 394.
- Publisher
- Little Toller Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781908213099
- ISBN
- 9781908213099
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.58
€ 19.99
€ 15.58
Hardcover. The long path to the Berlin Wall began in 1945, when Josef Stalin instructed the Communist Party to take power in the Soviet occupation zone while the three Western allies secured their areas of influence. When Germany was split into separate states in 1949, Berlin remained divided into four sectors, with West Berlin surrounded by the GDR.. Translator(s): Perl, Sophie. Num Pages: 412 pages, 2 ills. BIC Classification: 1DFGE; 3JJP; HBJD; HBLW3; HBTW. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 152 x 238 x 31. Weight in Grams: 772.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782382881
- ISBN
- 9781782382881
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 166.07
€ 166.07
Paperback. Combining diverse sociological and philosophical theories, The Path of the Devil is a comparative analysis of the witch hunts of the early modern era. The author broadens his investigation through new quantitative analyses of the role of apocalyptic crises such as plague, war and other hardship. Num Pages: 290 pages, Illustrations, map. BIC Classification: 3JB; HBTB; HRQX5. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 154 x 21. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 290
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742546974
- ISBN
- 9780742546974
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 57.78
€ 57.78
Paperback. Pasteur's success depended upon a whole network of forces, including the public hygiene movement, the medical profession and colonial interests. It is the operation of these forces, in combination with the talent of Pasteur, that Latour sets out as a prime example of science in action. Translator(s): Sheridan, Alan; Law, John. Num Pages: 292 pages, 3 line illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBLL; HBTB; JFC; JHM; MBN; P. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 292
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Edition
- 1st Paberback Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674657618
- ISBN
- 9780674657618
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.99€ 44.19
€ 51.99
€ 44.19
paperback. Series: Societas. Num Pages: 150 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBT; JPL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 210 x 135 x 28. Weight in Grams: 251.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Imprint Academic United Kingdom
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 150
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780907845515
- ISBN
- 9780907845515
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.17
€ 14.17
paperback. Num Pages: 640 pages, 80 b&w photographs, 70 drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; WMD; WNH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 172 x 33. Weight in Grams: 996.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Edition
- 1 New ed
- Number of pages
- 640
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801497513
- ISBN
- 9780801497513
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 32.54
€ 33.99
€ 32.54
Paperback. Describes the first 75 years of the Regent's Park Open Air Theatre, written by the man who knew it best: David Conville, who ran the Theatre since 1962. This title also includes a foreword by Judi Dench. Num Pages: 140 pages, black and white illustrations throughout. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; AN; HBT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 245 x 156 x 9. Weight in Grams: 384.
- Publisher
- Oberon Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 140
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781840027341
- ISBN
- 9781840027341
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 19.29
€ 20.99
€ 19.29
Hardback. Series: Turning Points. Num Pages: 252 pages. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 138. Weight in Grams: 467.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 252
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781138171640
- ISBN
- 9781138171640
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 203.21
€ 203.21
Hardback. .
- Publisher
- Notting Hill Editions
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781910749517
- ISBN
- 9781910749517
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.18
€ 19.99
€ 18.18
Hardback. Provides a glimpse into Martin Luther King's early relationship with President John F Kennedy and his efforts to remain relevant in a protest movement growing increasingly massive and militant. Editor(s): Carson, Clayborne; Armstrong, Tenisha Hart. Series: Martin Luther King Papers. Num Pages: 752 pages, 20 facsimiles, 21 black and white images. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JM; HBJK; HBLX; HBTB; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 263 x 178 x 54. Weight in Grams: 1734.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520282698
- ISBN
- 9780520282698
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 100.28
€ 100.28