History: specific events & topics
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History: specific events & topics
Paperback. With what effects, Rice asks, did humankind exploit and then alter the landscape and the quality of the river's waters? Equal parts environmental, Native American, and colonial history, Nature and History in the Potomac Country is a useful and innovative study of the Potomac River, its valley, and its people. Num Pages: 360 pages, 8, 6 black & white halftones, 2 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBBFM; HBJK; HBTB; HBTQ; WNW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 229 x 26. Weight in Grams: 520.
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421421513
- ISBN
- 9781421421513
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 27.12
€ 31.99
€ 27.12
Hardback. Series: The Transatlantic Slave Trade: Bloomsbury Academic Collections. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; HBJK; HBTS. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 494.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781474287418
- ISBN
- 9781474287418
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.51€ 113.81
€ 127.51
€ 113.81
Hardback. Contrary to the widespread view that women exercised economic autonomy only in widowhood, Hutton argues that marital status was not the chief determinant of women's economic activities in the mid-fourteenth century and that women managed their own wealth to a far greater extent than previously recognized. Series: New Middle Ages. Num Pages: 256 pages, 17 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1DDB; 3H; HBLC1; HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 147 x 19. Weight in Grams: 418.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230104952
- ISBN
- 9780230104952
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.75
€ 64.75
Paperback. For the first time, this book provides the global history of labor in Central Eurasia, Russia, Europe, and the Indian Ocean between the sixteenth and the twentieth centuries. Series: International Studies in Social History. Num Pages: 268 pages. BIC Classification: 1F; 3J; HBJF; HBTB; JHBL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 268
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781785330353
- ISBN
- 9781785330353
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.61
€ 27.61
Paperback. A clear overview of the major cultural forms of 1940s America: fiction and non-fiction (specifically newspapers and magazines), music and radio, film and theatre, serious and popular visual arts, and case studies of influential texts and practitioners of the decade. Series: Twentieth-century American Culture. Num Pages: 312 pages, 20 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPG; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 163 x 19. Weight in Grams: 532.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Number of pages
- 312
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748624133
- ISBN
- 9780748624133
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 33.33
€ 36.99
€ 33.33
Paperback. A collection of old photographs and memorabilia relating to Durham city. It focuses on the city's inhabitants at work and play, between the 1860s and the 1960s. It includes over two hundred photographs that create a record of trades, transport, festivities, military matters, street scenes, royal visits, sport and leisure. Series: Britain in Old Photographs. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: HBJD1; HBTB; WQP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 167 x 8. Weight in Grams: 316.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 128
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780750907088
- ISBN
- 9780750907088
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.17
€ 17.99
€ 16.17
Hardcover. This text offers exploration, based on case studies, of television's complex formative period - the 1950s. It discusses television's role in the construction of national and gender identities and its relation to other media such as theatre, film and radio. Editor(s): Thumim, Janet. Num Pages: 288 pages, 20 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJPG; APT; HBT; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 531.
- Publisher
- I. B. Tauris
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781860646836
- ISBN
- 9781860646836
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 150.69€ 133.93
€ 150.69
€ 133.93
Paperback. Provides information on the river Thames, how it evolved into a prime commercial artery linking the heart of England with the ports of Europe. This book tracks the Thames from source to sea, documenting internationally-known landmarks such as Tower Bridge and Windsor Castle and revealing features such as Godstow Abbey, Canvey Island, and more. Series: Landscapes of the Imagination. Num Pages: 256 pages, 30b &w photos. BIC Classification: 1DBKES; HBTB; WGG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 133. .
- Publisher
- Signal Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781904955276
- ISBN
- 9781904955276
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 19.33
€ 19.99
€ 19.33
Paperback. The interface of metalliferous mining with the China Clay Industry is addressed in some detail in the first chapter. It will be noticed that the decline of metal mining in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries is marked by the movement of steam engines to the ever-expanding clay area centred on St Austell. Num Pages: 128 pages, 200ill. BIC Classification: 1DBKEWC; HBT; KNAT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 167 x 10. Weight in Grams: 310.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Number of pages
- 128
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752428789
- ISBN
- 9780752428789
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Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.22
€ 17.99
€ 16.22
Paperback. In 1767, two 'princes' of a ruling family in the port of Old Calabar, on the slave coast of Africa, were ambushed and captured by English slavers. The princes were themselves slave traders who were betrayed by African competitors - and so began their own odyssey of enslavement. This book presents an account of the Atlantic slave experience. Num Pages: 208 pages, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1H; 3JF; HBTS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 127 x 15. Weight in Grams: 230.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674032057
- ISBN
- 9780674032057
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 24.07
€ 27.99
€ 24.07
Paperback. A behind-the-scenes glimpse at Edward S Curtis and his associates' anthropological research during the first decades of the twentieth century as they used words and pictures to document the traditional cultures of Native Americans in the western United States Editor(s): Gidley, Mick. Num Pages: 216 pages, 25 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KB; HBTB; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 154 x 10. Weight in Grams: 300.
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803234680
- ISBN
- 9780803234680
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Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 26.87
€ 29.99
€ 26.87
Paperback. Num Pages: 860 pages, , black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; HBTB; JFS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 38. Weight in Grams: 1226.
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 860
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Edition
- New ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226561417
- ISBN
- 9780226561417
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 29.18
€ 36.99
€ 29.18
Paperback. The first comprehensive and definitive history of the quest for one of the world's most dangerous records. Num Pages: 208 pages, 25. BIC Classification: HBTM; WSE; WSSN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 124. .
- Publisher
- Amberley Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781445655345
- ISBN
- 9781445655345
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.35
€ 15.35
Paperback. The manufacture and trade in crafted goods and the men and women who were involved in this industry - including metalworkers, ceramicists, silk weavers, fez-makers, blacksmiths and even barbers - lay at the social as well as the economic heart of the Ottoman empire. This title sheds light on various aspects of artisan life under the Ottomans. Num Pages: 304 pages, 12 integrated b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDT; 3J; HBJF1; HBTB; JFCD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 158 x 24. Weight in Grams: 392.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848859609
- ISBN
- 9781848859609
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 29.30
€ 34.99
€ 29.30
Hardback. In this comprehensive global history, Alan Mayne explores the evolution and meaning of the 'slum', from its origins in London early in the nineteenth century to its use to describe favela communities in the lead up to the Rio de Janeiro Olympic games in 2016. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Publisher
- Reaktion Books
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780238098
- ISBN
- 9781780238098
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 28.04
€ 38.99
€ 28.04
Paperback. The Great Siege of Chester Num Pages: 208 pages, 103 b&w illustrations, 32 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKENC; 3JD; HBJD1; HBLH; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 248 x 172 x 10. Weight in Grams: 530.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752423456
- ISBN
- 9780752423456
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 28.28
€ 32.99
€ 28.28
Paperback. A whole succession of factories, steam ships, motorboats, aircraft, railway engines, trucks and automobiles have been powered by an engine from the factories of D Napier and son. This volume tells the history of D Napier and Son from the company's beginnings in Lambeth to the works in Acton, NW London. Num Pages: 288 pages, 100. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBTK; KND. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 174 x 17. Weight in Grams: 650.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752438887
- ISBN
- 9780752438887
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.26
€ 26.99
€ 23.26
Paperback. The story of mankind's struggle against polio is compelling, exciting and full of twists and pardoxes. One of the grand challenges of modern medicine, it was a battleground between good and bad science. Gareth Williams takes an original view of the journey to understanding and defeating polio. Num Pages: 354 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBL; HBTB; JFF; MBX; MJ; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155. Weight in Grams: 575.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 354
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349452927
- ISBN
- 9781349452927
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.76
€ 46.76
Paperback. Editor(s): Borges, Marcelo J.; Torres, Susana B. Num Pages: 276 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBG; HBJK; HBL; HBTB; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 359.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 276
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349438594
- ISBN
- 9781349438594
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 64.31
€ 64.31
Paperback. The eventful history of Chatham naval dockyard Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKESK; HBTM; WGG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 163 x 9. Weight in Grams: 312.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Number of pages
- 128
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752432489
- ISBN
- 9780752432489
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.22
€ 17.99
€ 16.22
Hardcover. The pattern of rural life in early medieval Spain is here vividly brought to life through careful examination of contemporary documents. Series: Royal Historical Society Studies in History. Num Pages: 232 pages, 6 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 3F; HBJD; HBLC1; HBTB; JFSF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Weight in Grams: 666.
- Publisher
- Royal Historical Society
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780861933440
- ISBN
- 9780861933440
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 89.56
€ 89.56
Hardback. 99% of all Jewish killings during the Holocaust were carried out by members of state organizations. In this groundbreaking book, Stefan Kuhl offers a new analysis of the integral role that membership of organizations played in facilitating the annihilation of European Jews under the Nazis. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBTZ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 163 x 29. Weight in Grams: 612.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781509502899
- ISBN
- 9781509502899
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 70.74
€ 70.74
Paperback. A comprehensive and authoritative survey of Islamic Architecture from the world's leading expert. Num Pages: 656 pages, Contains 24 colour plates, 300 black-and-white photographs, 1246 line drawings and a sect. BIC Classification: 1QFM; AC; AM; HBTB; JFSR2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 241 x 188 x 39. Weight in Grams: 1738.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Number of pages
- 656
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- 2nd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748613793
- ISBN
- 9780748613793
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 73.03€ 66.05
€ 73.03
€ 66.05
Paperback. Using over 200 archive images, this illustrated book describes the history of the herring industry of Yarmouth and Gorleston. It presents many of the faces that worked in the industry over the years, and the experiences and hardships of working in such a demanding environment. Num Pages: 128 pages, 200. BIC Classification: 1DBKEAN; HBTB; KNAF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 165 x 8. Weight in Grams: 304.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Number of pages
- 128
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752437606
- ISBN
- 9780752437606
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.17
€ 17.99
€ 16.17