History: specific events & topics
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History: specific events & topics
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
€ 53.33
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
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 111.42
€ 111.42
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
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 87.47
€ 87.47
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
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 112.97
€ 112.97
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
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
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.85
€ 67.85
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
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 143.90
€ 143.90
Organizing the "unorganizable" Series: Working Class in American History. Num Pages: 256 pages, 12 black and white photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB; JHBL; KNXB2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 161 x 22. Weight in Grams: 546.
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252037320
- ISBN
- 9780252037320
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 69.67
€ 69.67
By looking through the prism of the West's involvement in the breakup of Yugoslavia, this book presents an examination of the end of the Cold War in Europe. It provides a fresh understanding of events that continue to influence the shape of the post-Cold War Balkans and the whole of Europe. Num Pages: 432 pages, 4 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVWY; 3JJPR; HBJD; HBLW3; HBTW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 159 x 242 x 29. Weight in Grams: 770. Western Powers and the Breakup of Yugoslavia. 432 pages, 4 black-&-white illustrations. By looking through the prism of the West's involvement in the breakup of Yugoslavia, this book presents an examination of the end of the Cold War in Europe. It provides a fresh understanding of events that continue to influence the shape of the post-Cold War Balkans and the whole of Europe. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DVWY; 3JJPR; HBJD; HBLW3; HBTW. Dimension: 159 x 242 x 29. Weight: 770.
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300166293
- ISBN
- 9780300166293
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 103.68
€ 103.68
Paperback. This book explains how people in the British Isles, four thousand or more years ago, identified life and death with the cycle of midwinter and midsummer and the risings and settings of the sun and moon. Series: Shire Archaeology. Num Pages: 72 pages, 45 col & 8 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBJD1; HBLA; HBTB; PG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 151 x 7. Weight in Grams: 164.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1983
- Publisher
- Shire Publications
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780747806141
- ISBN
- 9780747806141
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 9.99
€ 11.99
€ 9.99
- Publisher
- Canada
- Edition
- 2 Sub
- Number of pages
- 324
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780773524750
- ISBN
- 9780773524750
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.54
€ 49.54
Presents a study of how the Jewish community of Breslau - the third largest and one of the most affluent in Germany - coped with Nazi persecution. Series: Stanford Studies in Jewish History and Culture. Num Pages: 336 pages, 32 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; HBJD; HBTZ1; JFSR1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 157 x 25. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804755184
- ISBN
- 9780804755184
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 86.37
€ 86.37
Editor(s): Haklai, Oded; Loizides, Neophytos G. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: HBTQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 160 x 237 x 21. Weight in Grams: 518.
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804795593
- ISBN
- 9780804795593
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 133.60
€ 133.60
This edition of the treatise - which includes an introduction by Geoffrey W. Symcox on the intellectual context within which it was conceived - is a must-read for anyone interested in the life of cities both historical and contemporary. Series: Lorenzo da Ponte Italian Library. Num Pages: 136 pages. BIC Classification: 3JB; HBTB; JFSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 161 x 15. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 136
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442645073
- ISBN
- 9781442645073
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.57
€ 66.57
Fact and Fiction explores the intersection between literature and the sciences, focusing on German and British culture between the eighteenth century and today. Editor(s): Lehleiter, Christine. Num Pages: 368 pages, 5. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DFG; 3JF; DSB; HBJD; HBTB; HPCD; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442645981
- ISBN
- 9781442645981
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 94.41
€ 94.41
Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JD; BGH; HBTB; HRQX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 166 x 236 x 18. Weight in Grams: 494.
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Truman State University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781612481432
- ISBN
- 9781612481432
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 58.60
€ 58.60
Highlights Clinton Jencks's dramatic influence on the history of labour culture in the American Southwest through a lifetime devoted to progress and change for the social good. Series: Working Class in American History. Num Pages: 304 pages, 16 black and white photographs. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; BG; HBTB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 27. Weight in Grams: 626.
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252037559
- ISBN
- 9780252037559
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 77.39
€ 77.39
The contributors to this comprehensive anthology critique sociology's disciplinary engagement with colonialism in varied settings, while also highlighting the field's significant contributions to the theory and history of imperialism. Editor(s): Steinmetz, George. Series: Politics, History, & Culture. Num Pages: 632 pages, 5 photos, 3 tables, 2 maps, 1 figure. BIC Classification: HBTQ; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 177 x 41. Weight in Grams: 990.
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 632
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822352587
- ISBN
- 9780822352587
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 188.76
€ 188.76
hardcover. This book explores the thought and work of Muslim intellectuals involved in promoting Urdu as Indias national language in the early 20th century. Num Pages: 248 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTQ; HRHP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of Hawai'i Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780824836092
- ISBN
- 9780824836092
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 56.11
€ 56.11
Hardcover. This book provides a panoramic survey of the responses of over one hundred leading Jewish and Christian Holocaust thinkers. Beginning with the religious challenge of the Holocaust, the collection explores a range of thinking which seek to reconcile God's ways with the existence of evil. Editor(s): Cohn-Sherbok, Dan. Num Pages: 432 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBTZ1; HRAB1; HRCM; HRJ; HRLB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156. Weight in Grams: 550.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- University of Exeter Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780859896245
- ISBN
- 9780859896245
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 165.23
€ 165.23
hardcover. This is the most comprehensive study to date of the fortifications of an early modern English city. The culmination of some twenty years of archaeological and documentary research, it provides a richly detailed portrait of the ancient system of walls, towers and gates which ringed the city of Exeter during the Tudor and early Stuart periods. Num Pages: 280 pages, 16 halftones, 16 colour illustrations, 6 line maps, 16 line drawings, glossary, indexes. BIC Classification: 1DBKEWD; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 281 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1032.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of Exeter United Kingdom
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780859897273
- ISBN
- 9780859897273
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.84
€ 127.84
Paperback. Num Pages: 268 pages, 45 black & white illustrations, 45 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: HBTB; HBTS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 153 x 228 x 19. Weight in Grams: 378.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 268
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781138200722
- ISBN
- 9781138200722
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 69.84
€ 69.84
Readings from Voices of a People's History of the United States
. Ed(S): Zinn, Howard; Arnove, Anthony
CD-Audio. Editor(s): Zinn, Howard; Arnove, Anthony. Num Pages: 1 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTB. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 125 x 142 x 10. Weight in Grams: 91.
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Seven Stories Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 1
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781583227527
- ISBN
- 9781583227527
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 13.20
€ 15.99
€ 13.20
paperback. Unpublished letters and diaries by eyewitnesses, interviews with decedents, an intimate knowledge of the country enrich this narrative of the heroic Nez Perce Indian War waged in 1877 against relocation. Num Pages: 384 pages, Ill.M. BIC Classification: 1KB; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 220 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 427.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295740096
- ISBN
- 9780295740096
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 21.60
€ 25.99
€ 21.60
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Canada
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781550028010
- ISBN
- 9781550028010
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 26.33
€ 30.99
€ 26.33
Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Dundurn Group Ltd Canada
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781554889013
- ISBN
- 9781554889013
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.51€ 50.57
€ 53.51
€ 50.57
Paperback. Editor(s): Berman, Garry. Num Pages: 312 pages, 36. BIC Classification: 3JJPK; AVGP; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 154 x 15. Weight in Grams: 398.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Santa Monica Press United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781595800329
- ISBN
- 9781595800329
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.26
€ 26.99
€ 23.26
Paperback. A Highland soldier journeys by land and canoe in the 1830s to attend the "gift-giving" ceremony on Manitoulin Island. Editor(s): McLean, Scott A. Num Pages: 108 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 3JH; BG; DN; HBT; JWT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 153 x 9. Weight in Grams: 22.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Natural Heritage Books Canada
- Number of pages
- 108
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781896219561
- ISBN
- 9781896219561
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 17.38
€ 18.99
€ 17.38
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Natural Heritage Books Canada
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781897045138
- ISBN
- 9781897045138
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.94
€ 19.99
€ 18.94
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Natural Heritage Books Canada
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 120
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781897045152
- ISBN
- 9781897045152
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 14.58
€ 15.99
€ 14.58
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Natural Heritage Books Canada
- Number of pages
- 158
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781897045176
- ISBN
- 9781897045176
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.70
€ 17.99
€ 16.70
Paperback. This work examines the artistic production of imperial nations and their colonies and aims to show how it was affected by colonial contact. It also presents case studies of objects from India, China and Africa which were collected by or exhibited in the institutions of the British Empire. Editor(s): Barringer, Tim; Flynn, Tom. Series: Museum Meanings. Num Pages: 236 pages, 10 line figures, 50 b&w photographs, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: AC; GM; HBG; HBLL; HBTQ; HBTR; JFC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 245 x 172 x 15. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 236
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415157766
- ISBN
- 9780415157766
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 59.02
€ 59.02
Paperback. Editor(s): Yetman, Norman R. Series: African American. Num Pages: 434 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 154 x 22. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Dover Publications Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 434
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780486409122
- ISBN
- 9780486409122
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.17
€ 33.99
€ 30.17
hardcover. In this reinterpretation of American political culture, James Block offers a different perspective on the formation of the modern American self and society. Num Pages: 672 pages, 1 halftone. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 50. Weight in Grams: 1103.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 672
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674008830
- ISBN
- 9780674008830
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 122.60
€ 122.60
Paperback. A reader that uses both primary and secondary sources to explore social history topics and sharpen students' interpretive skills. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTB. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 232 x 163 x 11. Weight in Grams: 394. 320 pages. A reader that uses both primary and secondary sources to explore social history topics and sharpen students' interpretive skills. Cateogry: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTB. Dimension: 232 x 163 x 11. Weight: 390.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Cengage Learning
- Edition
- 7th Edition
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780840029515
- ISBN
- 9780840029515
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 120.98
€ 120.98
Paperback. Editor(s): Andrien, Kenneth J. Series: The Human Tradition Around the World Series. Num Pages: 354 pages, 14 black & white illustrations, 3 maps, 1 tables. BIC Classification: 1KL; 3J; HBJK; HBTQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 221 x 154 x 20. Weight in Grams: 506.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Edition
- 2 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 354
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442212992
- ISBN
- 9781442212992
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 58.09
€ 58.09
paperback. An updated version of McGinn's practical approach to running a Burns Supper, complete with illustrations. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; HBTB; WBN; WJX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 10. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2024
- Publisher
- Luath Press Ltd. United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2nd Revised edition
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781910745229
- ISBN
- 9781910745229
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.14
€ 11.99
€ 10.14
paperback. Num Pages: 267 pages, tabs.M. BIC Classification: HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 168 x 16. Weight in Grams: 399.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Publisher
- University Press of Florida United States
- Number of pages
- 267
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813008189
- ISBN
- 9780813008189
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.68
€ 35.68
paperback. Num Pages: 448 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 649.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University Press of Florida United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813037202
- ISBN
- 9780813037202
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.98
€ 44.98
Paperback. Num Pages: 266 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 395.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University Press of Florida United States
- Number of pages
- 266
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813049045
- ISBN
- 9780813049045
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.58
€ 32.58