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paperback. This is the first general account of Dutch hegemony in trade, shipping, and finance between 1585 and 1740. Professor Israel, the leading historian in this field, uses a wide range of sources to explain why, despite its small size and population, the Dutch Republic functioned as the hub of world trade for nearly two centuries. Series: Clarendon Paperbacks. Num Pages: 484 pages, 4 figures, 12 maps. BIC Classification: 1DDN; 3JB; 3JD; 3JF; HBJD; HBLH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 141 x 27. Weight in Grams: 654.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press, USA United Kingdom
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 484
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198211396
- ISBN
- 9780198211396
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 91.46
€ 91.46
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748625970
- ISBN
- 9780748625970
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 115.97€ 104.39
€ 115.97
€ 104.39
This edition is the first full scale study of John Cannon and his chronicles. Known to some as 'the poor man's Pepys', Cannon wrote a remarkably candid autobiography, during a crucial period of change in British history. Part 1 includes Cannon's account of his service in the Country Excise. Editor(s): Money, John. Series: Records of Social & Economic History. Num Pages: 420 pages, Colour plate section, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; BGHA; BJ; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 239 x 167 x 28. Weight in Grams: 766.
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 420
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780197264546
- ISBN
- 9780197264546
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 115.29
€ 115.29
Paperback. Explores the relationship between economic changes in the Highlands and the clansmen's emigration to Canada in the late 18th and early 19th centuries. This title challenges the accepted position endorsed in works by Eric Richards and J M Bumsted that the clearances and sheep farms did not have a central role in provoking mass emigration. Num Pages: 312 pages, 14ill. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 1KBC; 3JF; 3JH; HBJD1; HBTB; JFFN; JFSL; JPVH1; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156. Weight in Grams: 469.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- McGill-Queen's University Press Canada
- Edition
- New Ed
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780773511569
- ISBN
- 9780773511569
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.00
€ 49.00
paperback. In late eighteenth-century Britain a handful of men brought about the greatest transformation in human history. This book tells the story of those decades, the moments of inspiration, the rivalries, skulduggery and death threats, and the tireless perseverance of the visionaries who made it all happen. Num Pages: 400 pages, Illustrations (black and white). BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JF; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 233 x 30. Weight in Grams: 532.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Pimlico
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781845952129
- ISBN
- 9781845952129
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 22.99€ 17.36
€ 22.99
€ 17.36
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Savas Beatie United States
- Edition
- First Trade Paper
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781932714319
- ISBN
- 9781932714319
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 18.69
€ 18.99
€ 18.69
paperback. The sequel to "Aristocrats", this tells the story of the Irish revolutionary, Lord Edward Fitzgerald. Son of a duke, heir to estates and influence, Lord Edward died in a Dublin gaol, a rebel and a traitor. The book looks at how this happened, and explores the hidden relationships in his life. Num Pages: 352 pages, 8pp b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JF; BGH; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 131 x 198 x 32. Weight in Grams: 266.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780099732112
- ISBN
- 9780099732112
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.60
€ 19.99
€ 14.60
Imitations of Life: Two Centuries of Melodrama in Russia
. Ed(S): McReynolds, Louise; Neuberger, Joan
paperback. Uses the under-studied genre of melodrama as a critical prism for understanding Russian/Soviet history, politics and culture - in particular, the uses to which popular culture was put in the Soviet period. Editor(s): McReynolds, Louise; Neuberger, Joan. Num Pages: 352 pages, 35 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 2AGR; 3JF; 3JH; 3JJ; AN; DSG; HBJD; HBLL; HBLW; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5893 x 3963 x 23. Weight in Grams: 540.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780822327905
- ISBN
- 9780822327905
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.29
€ 50.29
hardcover. This work studies the nature of Venetian rule over the Slavs of Dalmatia during the 18th century, focusing on the cultural elaboration of an ideology of empire that was based on a civilizing mission toward the Slavs. Num Pages: 424 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1DST; 1DVWYC; 3JF; HBJD; HBLH; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 277. Weight in Grams: 694.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 424
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804739450
- ISBN
- 9780804739450
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 159.46
€ 159.46
Hardcover. These documents illuminate the conduct of British trade in the Caribbean when slavery was at its height and Jamaica was the wealthiest territory in Britain's Atlantic empire. Detailing the commercial and plantation interests of two Bristol families, the volume sheds light on how fortunes were created by merchants striving for social improvement. Editor(s): Morgan, Kenneth O. Series: Records of Social and Economic History New Series. Num Pages: 726 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KJ; 3JF; 3JH; HBJD1; HBJQ; HBLL; KCZ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 242 x 164 x 46. Weight in Grams: 1303.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 726
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780197264058
- ISBN
- 9780197264058
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 171.36
€ 171.36
Hardcover. The Great Rebellion claimed tens of thousands of lives and traumatized imperial psyches for decades. This work delves into the fractious relations between Indian communities and their clergy and the role that such tensions played as a major causal factor in the rebellion. Num Pages: 272 pages, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KLSL; 1KLSR; 3JF; HBJK; HBLL; HBTV; HRCX1; JFSL9; JPWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 572.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815631187
- ISBN
- 9780815631187
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 77.26
€ 77.26
Hardcover. Axel Bundgaard has produced a work exploring the introduction and nature of sport in the controlled environment of the American boarding school. Using archival material from several eastern boarding schools founded in the 18th and 19th centuries, Bundgaard traces this process from its beginnings in the boarding schools of Victorian England. Series: Sports and Entertainment. Num Pages: 240 pages, 22 photographs, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; 3JH; HBT; JNLP; WSD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Edition
- 1St Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815630821
- ISBN
- 9780815630821
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 41.51
€ 41.51
Paperback. Considered the first significant teacher of rhetoric in America, John Witherspoon also introduced Scottish moral philosophy to the US. Thomas P. Miller argues that Witherspoon's career exemplifies the Ciceronian ideal, and the eight selections Miller presents from the 1802 American edition of the Works corroborate that claim. Editor(s): Miller, Thomas P. Series: Landmarks in Rhetoric & Public Address. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 3JF; HPCD; HPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 825.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Southern Illinois University Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780809334674
- ISBN
- 9780809334674
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.67
€ 35.67
Paperback. "First published by Patrice Press in 1985. Second edition published in 1996"--Title page verso. Num Pages: 542 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBNU; 3JF; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; HBTQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 726.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Southern Illinois University Press
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780809333806
- ISBN
- 9780809333806
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.45
€ 50.45
Paperback. An historical look at the social and economic life of French colonial Illinois, the author draws on and translates from eighteenth-century French the Kaskaskia Manuscripts which French notaries used and the papers of the Marquis de Vaudreuil. Num Pages: 152 pages, 7 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBNC; 3JF; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 158 x 10. Weight in Grams: 231.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Southern Illinois University Press
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780809325368
- ISBN
- 9780809325368
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.11
€ 33.11
Paperback. This work addresses the central constitutional issues that divided the American colonists from their English legislators: the authority to tax, the authority to legislate, the security of rights, the nature of law, and the foundation of constitutional government in custom and contractarian theory. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; 3JH; HBJK; HBLH; HBLL; JPHC; LND. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 435.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of Wisconsin Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780299139841
- ISBN
- 9780299139841
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.70
€ 35.70
Paperback. This work addresses the central constitutional issues that divided the American colonists from their English legislators: the authority to tax, the authority to legislate, the security of rights, the nature of law, and the foundation of constitutional government in custom and contractarian theory. Num Pages: 508 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; 3JH; HBJK; HBLH; HBLL; JPHC; LND. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 671.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of Wisconsin Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780299130749
- ISBN
- 9780299130749
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.38
€ 35.38
paperback. Despite a long and eventful reign, Britain's George II is a largely forgotten monarch, his achievements overlooked and his abilities misunderstood. This biography paints a richly detailed portrait of the many-faceted monarch in his public as well as his private life. Series: The Yale English Monarchs Series. Num Pages: 352 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JF; BGH; HBJD1; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 234 x 27. Weight in Grams: 552.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780300187779
- ISBN
- 9780300187779
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 20.08
€ 29.99
€ 20.08
Paperback. Peterkin's recounting of stories of her family circle and her lowcountry home now available in paperback Num Pages: 272 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBF; 3JF; BM; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University of South Carolina Press
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781611175233
- ISBN
- 9781611175233
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.95
€ 27.95
Hardcover. Indigenous life under colonial rule as revealed through never-before-published wills and testaments" Editor(s): Christensen, Mark; Truitt, Jonathan. Num Pages: 256 pages, 7 maps, 9 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KL; 3JB; 3JD; 3JF; HBJK; HBLH; HBLL; HBTQ; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University of Utah Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781607814160
- ISBN
- 9781607814160
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 80.63
€ 80.63
Hardcover. Includes firsthand accounts of slavery from across the Palmetto State. This title presents a representative cross section of slave experiences, from religious awakenings and artisan apprenticeships to sexual exploitations and harrowing escapes. Editor(s): Ashton, Susanna. Num Pages: 344 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBFS; 3JF; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of South Carolina Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781570039003
- ISBN
- 9781570039003
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 80.63
€ 80.63
Paperback. Sheds light on the process of learning to read and write in colonial America. Ranging throughout the colonies from New Hampshire to Georgia, this work examines the instruction of girls and boys, Native Americans and enslaved Africans, the privileged and the poor, revealing the wrenching impact of literacy acquisition on the lives of learners. Series: Studies in Print Culture and the History of the Book. Num Pages: 504 pages, 20 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JD; 3JF; CFC; HBTB; JN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 161 x 30. Weight in Grams: 712.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of Massachusetts Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781558495814
- ISBN
- 9781558495814
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.81
€ 51.81
paperback. Tsunayoshi (1646-1709), the fifth Tokugawa shogun, is viewed by many as a tyrant. His Laws of Compassion, which made the maltreatment of dogs an offense punishable by death, earned him the nickname Dog Shogun. This work presents an analysis of Tsunayoshi's background, which sheds new light on his personality and his policies. Num Pages: 394 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JD; 3JF; HBJF; HBLL. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 577.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of Hawaii Press United States
- Number of pages
- 394
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780824830304
- ISBN
- 9780824830304
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.60
€ 47.60
Paperback. Normal0falsefalsefalseEN-USX-NONEX-NONEMicrosoftInternetExplorer4"Out of Many, One People" paints a complex and fascinating picture of life in colonial Jamaica, and demonstrates how archaeology has contributed to heritage preservation on the island. Editor(s): Delle, James A.; Hauser, Mark W.; Armstrong, Douglas V. Series: Caribbean Archaeology and Ethnohistory Series. Num Pages: 336 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KJWJ; 3JB; 3JD; 3JF; 3JH; HBJK; HBTQ; HDD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 587.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- The University of Alabama Press United States
- Edition
- 2
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780817356484
- ISBN
- 9780817356484
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.74
€ 50.74