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History: specific events & topics
Madam Chief Justice: Jean Hoefer Toal of South Carolina
. Ed(S): Lewis, Burke W., Jr.; Assey, Joan P.
hardcover. The biography of the first female Supreme Court Justice of South Carolina Editor(s): Lewis, Burke W., Jr.; Assey, Joan P. Num Pages: 256 pages, 1 colour and 38 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBF; B; HBTB; JFSJ1; L. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University South Carolina Pr United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781611176926
- ISBN
- 9781611176926
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 37.17
€ 37.17
Paperback. A magical book that turns one modest square mile of exurban land into the most remarkably fascinating place Num Pages: 256 pages, 14 drawings, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBBE; HBJK; HBTB; JFSL9; PSAF; WN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 308.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University Press of New England United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781611684889
- ISBN
- 9781611684889
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.60
€ 32.60
Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Reaktion Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780230863
- ISBN
- 9781780230863
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.49
€ 33.49
Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Reaktion Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780231105
- ISBN
- 9781780231105
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 27.48
€ 27.48
Hardcover. From Persepolis to Beijing's Forbidden City, Power in Stone explores cities built as symbols of military, political and economic power. Num Pages: 224 pages, 42. BIC Classification: HBTQ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 151 x 217 x 24. Weight in Grams: 439.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Reaktion Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780232867
- ISBN
- 9781780232867
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 41.17
€ 41.17
Hardback. Examines the significance of the female body, beauty and culture. This title shows how the female body is constantly being changed, and by various sometimes punishing means made to fit in with feminine physical ideals. Series: Picturing History. Num Pages: 232 pages, 185 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JH; AC; HBTB; JFCK; JFCX; JFFK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 714.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Reaktion Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781861890047
- ISBN
- 9781861890047
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.49
€ 33.49
Hardback. Looks at the cultural and social role of animals from 1800 to the present at the way in which visual images and myths captured the popular imagination and encouraged sympathy for animals and outrage at their exploitation. Num Pages: 272 pages, 40 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; 3JJ; HBTB; JFFZ; JPWD; JPWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 794.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Reaktion Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781861890146
- ISBN
- 9781861890146
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.49
€ 33.49
Hardcover. Featuring beautiful images, and many classic and contemporary recipes, Lobster: A Global History is the first book to describe the social history of lobster consumption around the world. Series: Edible. Num Pages: 144 pages, 40 colour illustrations, 20 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFC; WBTF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 204 x 16. Weight in Grams: 326.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Reaktion Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 144
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781861897947
- ISBN
- 9781861897947
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 22.91
€ 22.91
Paperback. In this fascinating history of the aquarium, Bernd Brunner tells a compelling story of obsession, beauty, discovery and delight, from the aquarium's humble origins as a tool for scientific observation to the Victorian era's elaborately decorated containers of oceanic curiosity, to the great public aquaria of the twentieth century. Num Pages: 160 pages, 30 colour illustrations, 80 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBT; WNGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 140 x 235 x 12. Weight in Grams: 364.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Reaktion Books United Kingdom
- Edition
- Expanded
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781861898166
- ISBN
- 9781861898166
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.45
€ 30.45
Paperback. Presenting results from many scientific disciplines, including geology, anthropology and sociology, The End is Nigh explores the global history of natural disasters whilst investigating how these tragedies have changed us, the way that we live and how we think. Num Pages: 224 pages, 13 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTB; RNR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 138 x 217 x 18. Weight in Grams: 312.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Reaktion Books United Kingdom
- Edition
- Rep Tra
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781861898982
- ISBN
- 9781861898982
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 22.84
€ 22.84
Hardcover. Lords of the Sea is an engrossing tale of piracy, maritime conquest, slavery and exploration that details the history of the Barbary corsairs. Jamieson artfully explains how these Muslim corsairs from the Ottoman Turkish empire captured Christian ships for centuries. Num Pages: 272 pages, 10 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HB; 3J; HBJH; HBLH; HBTM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 221 x 146 x 26. Weight in Grams: 470.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Reaktion Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781861899071
- ISBN
- 9781861899071
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 48.78
€ 48.78
Hardcover. Historian G. H. Bennett pieces together the forgotten story of a wartime German road-building project, which exterminated numerous Jewish and other lives. A moving and sometimes horrifying chronicle of suffering and deprivation, this book retells an important episode in the history of World War II. Num Pages: 240 pages, 27 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVUK; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBTZ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 146 x 24. Weight in Grams: 432.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Reaktion Books United Kingdom
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781861899095
- ISBN
- 9781861899095
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.57
€ 33.57
Hardcover. To help the world overcome its diffidence towards solo sex, Mels van Driel has written With the Hand. Van Driel covers a great number of topics, from the physical, to the mythical, to the mythological, to the artistic, in order to explore masturbation in all its astonishing variety. Translator(s): Vincent, Paul. Num Pages: 256 pages, 27 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTB; JHBK5; JMU. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 146 x 19. Weight in Grams: 452.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Reaktion Books United Kingdom
- Edition
- Tra
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781861899194
- ISBN
- 9781861899194
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 41.17
€ 41.17
Paperback. Series: Modern Jewish History. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; HBTZ1; HBWQ; JFSP1; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press United States
- Edition
- Complete Numbers Starting with 1, 1st Ed
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815610588
- ISBN
- 9780815610588
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 23.51
€ 25.99
€ 23.51
On the Eighteenth Century as a Category of Asian History: Van Leur in ...
Blusse, Leonard; Gaastra, Femme S.
hardcover. J.C. Van Leur attacked the views on the character and significance of the 18th century in Asian history. His denial of European pre-eminence in Asian waters represents an attack on colonial historiography. These essays provide studies of what this period meant in the history of South and East Asia. Num Pages: 328 pages, Includes 21 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1F; HBJF; HBLL; HBTB; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156. Weight in Grams: 608.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Routledge United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781840146103
- ISBN
- 9781840146103
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 170.19
€ 170.19
paperback. Life in mid-19 century New York was tough, and violence and corruption were rife. Two gangs, the Dead Rabbits and the Native Americans, were locked in an endless battle for supremacy. Amsterdam Vallon, son of the Rabbits' murdered leader, is seeking vengeance for his father's death at the hands of Bill 'The Butcher'. Num Pages: 384 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; HBTB; JKVM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 132 x 26. Weight in Grams: 280.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Arrow
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780099436744
- ISBN
- 9780099436744
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.99€ 11.14
€ 12.99
€ 11.14
paperback. A biography of the city of London. It takes us on a journey - historical, geographical and imaginative - through the city of London. Num Pages: 688 pages, Illustrations (some col.), maps (some col.), ports. (some col.). BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; HBJD1; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 135 x 199 x 46. Weight in Grams: 572.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780099570387
- ISBN
- 9780099570387
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 16.68
€ 21.99
€ 16.68
Paperback. Series: Pages from History. Num Pages: 256 pages, 107 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; HBTV; JPWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 255 x 204 x 14. Weight in Grams: 672.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195337945
- ISBN
- 9780195337945
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 64.90
€ 64.90
paperback. At the heart of historic Los Angeles, the Plaza represents a quintessential public space where real and imagined narratives overlap and provide as many questions as answers about the development of the city and what it means to be an Angeleno. This book explores the complex history and modern-day relevance of the Los Angeles Plaza. Num Pages: 373 pages, 53 halftones, 7 maps, 1 chart. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; HBJK; HBTB; JFSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 159 x 22. Weight in Grams: 624.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press United States
- Number of pages
- 373
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780292717558
- ISBN
- 9780292717558
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 48.16
€ 48.16
Hardback. A stunning collection of essays, photographs, speeches and ephemera from this historic activist organisation Editor(s): Enck-Wanzer, Darrel. Num Pages: 269 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 1KJP; HBJK; HBTB; JFSL4; JPWD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 23. Weight in Grams: 599.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 269
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814722411
- ISBN
- 9780814722411
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 117.60
€ 117.60
Paperback. Num Pages: 200 pages, 186 colour photos. BIC Classification: BG; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 279 x 216 x 12. Weight in Grams: 504.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- African American Images United States
- Edition
- 1st
- Number of pages
- 205
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780913543597
- ISBN
- 9780913543597
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 19.80
€ 19.99
€ 19.80
paperback. Takes a look at Victorian America, and explores the minds of Victorians by examining some of their most distinctive and fascinating creations. The five essays in the book discuss specific pieces - hallstands, sideboards, embroidered mottoes, parlor organs, and seating furniture - within the context of broader cultural issues and concerns. Series: American Civilization. Num Pages: 280 pages, 195 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AFT; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; J; WJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 6452 x 4522 x 17. Weight in Grams: 780.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Temple University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781566393331
- ISBN
- 9781566393331
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 26.43
€ 44.99
€ 26.43
Paperback. Introduces students to some of the trends and controversies in recent historical scholarship on this topic, and examines the principal developments of party organization, electoral growth and policy-making. Series: Lancaster Pamphlets. Num Pages: 80 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; 3JJ; HBTB; JPFF; JPL. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 137 x 7. Weight in Grams: 116.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 80
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415040518
- ISBN
- 9780415040518
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.18
€ 53.18
Segregation – Integration – Assimilation: Religious and Ethnic Gro...
Nagy, Balazs. Ed(S): Keene, Derek (London Sch...
paperback. Editor(s): Keene, Derek (London School of Economics and Political Science). Series: Historical Urban Studies. BIC Classification: 1D; HBJD; HBLC1; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Routledge United Kingdom
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9781138265776
- ISBN
- 9781138265776
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 68.96
€ 68.96