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The transformation of slavery and free labour in the Upper South Series: Working Class in American History. Num Pages: 296 pages, 2 black and white photographs, 1 map, 4 charts, 4 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBBFM; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 28. Weight in Grams: 590.
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252036521
ISBN
9780252036521
Condition: New

€ 143.90

Americans have been celebrating themselves in portraits since the arrival of the first itinerant portrait painters to the colonies. This title explores our collective understanding of portraiture, its history in America, how it shapes our individual and national identity, and why we make portraits and more. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AC; AGHF; HBJK; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 288 x 21. Weight in Grams: 1318.
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University Press of New England United States
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9781611688924
ISBN
9781611688924
Condition: New

€ 67.85

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
Condition: New

€ 17.06

In this energetic new study, Wendy Mitchinson traces medical perspectives on the treatment of women in Canada in the first half of the twentieth century. Num Pages: 456 pages, 24. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB; JFSJ1; MBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 160 x 33. Weight in Grams: 820.
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Number of pages
456
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442646261
ISBN
9781442646261
Condition: New

€ 112.97

An annotated edition of a memoir that relates a fascinating life story and contains a wealth of historical information about late nineteenth- and early twentieth-century Jewish life in Eastern Europe, America, and Israel. Translator(s): Weissbach, Lee Shai. Series: Stanford Studies in Jewish History and Culture. Num Pages: 520 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BM; HBT; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 30. Weight in Grams: 771.
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
520
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804783637
ISBN
9780804783637
Condition: New

€ 87.47

Using primary documents dating from the abolitionist movement to the Second World War, Maureen Moynagh and Nancy Forestell investigate the tensions inherent in organizing early transnational feminist movements. Editor(s): Moynagh, Maureen; Forestell, Nancy M. Series: Studies in Gender and History. Num Pages: 434 pages, 5. BIC Classification: HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 160 x 234 x 28. Weight in Grams: 730.
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Number of pages
434
Condition
New
SKU
V9780802091345
ISBN
9780802091345
Condition: New

€ 111.42

hardcover. Theophrastus von Hohenheim (1493-1541), better known as Paracelsus, was a physician, natural magician and commentator on the social and religious issues of his day. This work considers Paracelsus' life and works, and explores his advocacy for total reform of the clerical, legal, and medical professions. Num Pages: 330 pages, 8 b/w. BIC Classification: HBTB; HPCB; MBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 30. Weight in Grams: 681.
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Yale University Press
Number of pages
330
Condition
New
Format
Hardback
SKU
V9780300139112
ISBN
9780300139112
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.33

Exhibitions of Chinese artifacts were a rare occurrence when the Chinese controlled their own representations in America. This title demonstrates that exhibitions of Chinese artifacts held great popular appeal. Series: Gutenberg-E. Num Pages: 348 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1KBB; 3JF; 3JH; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 681.
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
348
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231130943
ISBN
9780231130943
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 96.20

Paperback. This book traces M?ori engagement with handwriting from 1769 to 1826. Through beautifully reproduced written documents, it tells an image-led story about the earliest relationships between M?ori and P?keh? based around the written word. Num Pages: 180 pages, Illustrations (some col.), maps. BIC Classification: 1MBN; 2PGPA; HBJM; HBLL; HBTB; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 250 x 175. Weight in Grams: 525.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Huia Pub.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781869694784
ISBN
9781869694784
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 30.26

Providing a dynamic, forward-looking reorientation towards a new universe of reference, Remodelling Communication makes a significant, productive contribution to communication theory. Series: Toronto Studies in Semiotics & Communication. Num Pages: 184 pages, 7 figures. BIC Classification: GTC; HBT; JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 157 x 18. Weight in Grams: 404.
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Number of pages
184
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442644342
ISBN
9781442644342
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 60.39

Calls attention to the misuse of democracy to justify and commit genocide Num Pages: 456 pages, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTZ; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 38. Weight in Grams: 798.
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
456
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803224803
ISBN
9780803224803
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 129.98

Drawing on a collaborative research project, this book provides an alternative model for how oral and public histories should be recorded and curated. Series: Shared: Oral and Public History Series. Num Pages: 384 pages, , black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTD; JFFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 33. Weight in Grams: 794.
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780774826839
ISBN
9780774826839
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 133.46

Paperback. "Major General J. F. C. Fuller, a pioneer of mechanized warfare in Great Britain, was one of this century's most renowned military strategists and historians. In this magisterial work he spans military" Num Pages: 616 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QFH; HBT; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 203 x 145 x 40. Weight in Grams: 684.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1987
Publisher
The Perseus Books Group United States
Number of pages
616
Condition
New
SKU
V9780306803048
ISBN
9780306803048
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 23.67

The core of this book consists of a business-by-business guide to the pharmaceutical industry's records. Each entry includes a brief history of the company, a summary of its surviving archives and a bibliography of related publications. Editor(s): Turton, Ms Alison. Series: Studies in British Business Archives. Num Pages: 572 pages, bibliography, chronology, glossary, indexes. BIC Classification: 1DBK; GBCR; HBT; KNDP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 138. Weight in Grams: 818.
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
572
Condition
New
SKU
V9780754633525
ISBN
9780754633525
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 185.61

paperback. Famine remains one of the worst calamities that can befall a society. Mass starvation - whether it is inflicted by drought or engineered by misguided or genocidal economic policies - devastates families, weakens the social fabric, and undermines political stability. This title traces the history of famine from the earliest records to today. Num Pages: 344 pages, 7 halftones. 16 line illus. 11 tables. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFFC1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 214 x 138 x 22. Weight in Grams: 400.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Condition
New
SKU
9780691147970
ISBN
9780691147970
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 23.98

Paperback. Editor(s): Wood, Professor Jason (Nottingham Trent University); Walton, John K (University of California). Series: Heritage, Culture and Identity. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: DSBF; HBTM; KNSG; RGC; TQ; WMB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9781138246256
ISBN
9781138246256
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 67.56

Paperback. The nineteenth century saw huge changes in design and technology. This book looks at the social history of rooms in the Victorian home and at how, thanks to industrialised mass production, people were empowered to make choices about how to decorate their homes. Series: Shire Library. Num Pages: 112 pages, Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148 x 9. Weight in Grams: 248.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Shire Publications
Number of pages
112
Condition
New
SKU
V9780747807483
ISBN
9780747807483
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.21

Paperback. A comprehensive reference guide, this volume examines the leading political, economic, cultural, military, scientific and sporting personalities of Russia and the Soviet Union from 1900 to 1996. Num Pages: 296 pages, illustrations, 5 maps. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JJ; BGH; GBC; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 16. Weight in Grams: 452.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415138987
ISBN
9780415138987
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.76

hardcover. This investigation of slavery on the northwest coast of North America argues that slaves and slavery were central to these hunting-fishing-gathering societies. It examines how important slaves were to the Northwest economies for their labour and for their value as major items of exchange. Num Pages: 375 pages, 42. BIC Classification: 1KB; HBJK; HBLH; HBLL; HBTB; HBTS; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 38. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
California University Press
Condition
New
SKU
9780520206168
ISBN
9780520206168
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 29.39

paperback. A transnational history of the first urban bombing campaign, when Irish nationalists targeted symbolic British public buildings in the 1880s. Num Pages: 342 pages, 15 b/w illus. 1 map 5 tables. BIC Classification: 3JH; HBLL; HBTV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 231 x 153 x 23. Weight in Grams: 498.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
9781107519213
ISBN
9781107519213
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 31.33

paperback. Covering a wide range of substances, including opium, cocaine, coffee, tobacco, and kola, since prehistory, this edition explores the analytical category of psychoactive substances from challenging historical and anthropological perspectives. It is a companion for those interested in how different cultures have defined drugs across the ages. Editor(s): Goodman, Jordan; Lovejoy, Paul E.; Sherratt, Andrew. Num Pages: 304 pages, 3 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFFH; JHBT. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 456.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Routledge United Kingdom
Edition
2nd Edition
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415425827
ISBN
9780415425827
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 68.56

paperback. Series: The Princeton Economic History of the Western World. Num Pages: 358 pages, 18 maps 10 line illus. 26 tables. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JH; HBTB; JFSF; JHBD; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 159 x 234 x 22. Weight in Grams: 550.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
9780691628141
ISBN
9780691628141
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 39.99
€ 16.46

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

paperback. Examining the concept of trust and the role that it played on the Industrial Revolution, this title is a key resource for students studying 19th century British history as well as historically minded sociologists. Num Pages: 272 pages, 2 black & white illustrations, 16 black & white tables, 2 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB; JHBA; KCP; KCZ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 159 x 235 x 16. Weight in Grams: 426.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Routledge United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415748766
ISBN
9780415748766
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.37

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Continuum
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9780826440525
ISBN
9780826440525
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 20.31

Paperback. James Berry was an ex-policeman who was Britain's hangman from 1884-92, throughout the period of the Whitechapel murders. Stewart Evans here takes the reader on a fascinating journey into the world of Victorian crime and punishment. Num Pages: 320 pages, 24 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; BTC; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 125 x 36. Weight in Grams: 492.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780750934084
ISBN
9780750934084
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 20.27

Paperback. The only English translation available of the reflections of the son of Peig Sayers, the last of the Great Blasket poets and storytellers. Translator(s): Enright, Tim. Num Pages: 160 pages, 8 halftones, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJC; 3JJF; 3JJG; BG; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 9. Weight in Grams: 174.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1982
Publisher
Oxford University Press, U.S.A.
Condition
New
SKU
9780192813206
ISBN
9780192813206
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 9.99

hardcover. Editor(s): Schaffer, Gavin. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: HBG; HBTQ; HBW; JFCA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 246 x 174 x 20. Weight in Grams: 589.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Routledge United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415626170
ISBN
9780415626170
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 114.63

paperback. When Hitler announced that the result of the war in Europe would be "the complete annihilation of the Jews" before an enormous crowd in Berlin, the Allies heard, but, astonishingly, they did not listen. First-hand reports of the death camps were ignored by the allies. This book explains why. Num Pages: 368 pages, 16pp b&w plates. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJH; HBJD; HBTZ1; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 153 x 28. Weight in Grams: 526.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Pimlico
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
9780712668064
ISBN
9780712668064
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 12.79

hardcover. Academically rigourous study which situates the Irish experience within both the historical development of an Irish 'racial' consciousness and contemporary patterns of migration. Num Pages: 320 pages, 8 figures. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3J; HBTB; JFFJ; JFSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 215 x 135 x 25. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Pluto Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780745319971
ISBN
9780745319971
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 134.08

Paperback. Num Pages: 426 pages, 11 black & white tables, 25 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTK; JFSG. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 592.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Routledge
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415537605
ISBN
9780415537605
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.64

Paperback. A collection of essays analyzing and emphasizing the origins, strategies, creative tensions, and politics of the Civil Rights Movement Editor(s): Eagles, Charles W. Num Pages: 277 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTB; JPVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 138 x 13. Weight in Grams: 280.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1986
Publisher
University Press of Mississippi
Condition
New
SKU
V9780878052981
ISBN
9780878052981
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 41.56

hardcover. First published in 1986. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company. Num Pages: 284 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1H; HBTB; HBTS; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1986
Publisher
Routledge United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
284
Condition
New
SKU
V9780714631424
ISBN
9780714631424
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 195.16

paperback. This study of power/knowledge in France, from the 1830s through the 1930s, uses the tools of anthropology, philosophy, and cultural criticism to examine how the social environment was described. It aims to show how modernity was revealed in urban planning, architecture, and social legislation. Num Pages: 464 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJ; HBJD; HBTB; JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 150 x 26. Weight in Grams: 626.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
University of Chicago Press
Edition
New
Condition
New
SKU
9780226701745
ISBN
9780226701745
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 37.14

paperback. Series: Religion in America. Num Pages: 336 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBTS; HRAX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 170 x 20. Weight in Grams: 512.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Oxford University Press, U.S.A. United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195313079
ISBN
9780195313079
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 54.07

paperback. The biography of Jane Digby, an 'enthralling tale of a nineteenth-century beauty whose heart - and hormones - ruled her head.' Harpers and Queen Num Pages: 384 pages, (16 page section). BIC Classification: BGH; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 129 x 25. Weight in Grams: 278.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Fourth Estate
Edition
8th reprint
Condition
New
SKU
9781857024692
ISBN
9781857024692
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.99

paperback. Original interpretations of Brown v. Board of Education's impact, fifty years later Editor(s): Burton, Orville Vernon; O'Brien, David. Num Pages: 456 pages, 21 Black & White photographs, 9 Color photographs, 9 charts, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1KBBNC; 3JJPG; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 28. Weight in Grams: 748.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
456
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780252076657
ISBN
9780252076657
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.16

paperback. Six annotated pamphlets on the role of women in 15th Century society. They give insight into debates within English culture on gossips, treatises against wife-beating, superiority of women, and cross-dressing. They constitute a significant body of primary literature, allowing the contending voices to be heard. Editor(s): O'Malley, Ms Susan Gushee. Num Pages: 336 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 3H; HBT; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 24. Weight in Grams: 503.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Edition
Annotated
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252071287
ISBN
9780252071287
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.61

paperback. This work synthesizes various source materials including newspapers, mortician trade journals, and popular magazines, to offer a historical study of cremation in the United States. The changing view of cremation from a universally condemned practice, to accepted necessity is examined. Num Pages: 280 pages, 20 b/w photographs, 2 line illustrations, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBT; JHBZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 458.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520236882
ISBN
9780520236882
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.95

hardcover. A unique compilation of diverse sources, many in English translation for the first time, this book documents the Mexican Revolution, explains its popular and agrarian nature, and helps to clarify its often perplexing conflicts, alliances, and issues. Series: Fighting Words. Num Pages: 287 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLC; HBJK; HBLW; HBTV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 235 x 168 x 27. Weight in Grams: 535.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Greenwood United States
Number of pages
287
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846450372
ISBN
9781846450372
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 77.47