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A History of Women's Work explores the often overlooked contributions of women throughout history, particularly in a patriarchal society where men have dominated the historical record. While men were more likely to leave traces – through wills, leases,...

We have all heard of the Black Death and how it scythed its way through England and the rest of Europe in the late 1340s, and we hear that a third or perhaps even half of the entire English population died in this terrible pandemic. However the numbers...

Despite the vast amount of work written and published about London, there has never before been a full-length book covering the history of that part of the Thames Valley before the arrival of the Romans. Beginning in the Cretaceous Era, which ended 66...

The literature on Zionism as a political ideology is extensive, but this book takes a different approach by focusing on the cultural dimensions of the movement and their profound impact on the history of Israel and the Jewish people. New Hebrews explores...

“An extraordinary achievement.” —David Edgerton, Literary Review “A remarkably researched, comprehensive, and indispensable book for everyone who wishes to understand how sugar and the sugar industry have shaped the world in which we live.” —Gary Taubes,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780374609269Author Rachel CockerellFormat HardbackPage Count 416Imprint Farrar, Straus and GirouxPublisher Farrar, Straus and GirouxWeight(grams) 454g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780300282207Author Shalini Le GallFormat HardbackPage Count 160Imprint Yale University PressPublisher Yale University Press

Following the defeat of the Paris Commune in May 1871, thousands of Commune militants fled France to avoid imprisonment, deportation, or death. As a result, and due in large part to Britain's liberal asylum policy, around 3500 refugees arrived in Britain...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9782503612096Author Ben-ShalomFormat HardbackPage Count 385Imprint Brepols N.V.Publisher Brepols N.V.Weight(grams) 1216g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9782503610924Author Wojtek JezierskiFormat HardbackPage Count 330Imprint Brepols N.V.Publisher Brepols N.V.Weight(grams) 272g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9782503605258Author Jette ArneborgFormat PaperbackPage Count 365Imprint Brepols N.V.Publisher Brepols N.V.Weight(grams) 1157g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781985902312Author Daniel JacksonFormat PaperbackPage Count 310Imprint The University Press of KentuckyPublisher The University Press of Kentucky

A lavishly illustrated study of the Welles-Ros Bible, exploring its provenance, ownership, design and production. At some point between c.1366 and 1373, the noblewoman Maud de Ros, widow of the Lincolnshire baron John de Welles, commissioned what is now...

Norfolk's churches are home to some of the highest-quality and best-preserved medieval stained glass in Britain. Panels produced in the county's extensive and long-lasting workshops, centred in the historically important city of Norwich, can be found in...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780593468012Author Julie SatowFormat PaperbackPage Count 416Imprint Vintage BooksPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 409g

The remarkable history of Britain and its animals, told through ten iconic species Have you ever wondered why we count sheep to get to sleep? Or where the phrase “red herring” comes from? Across British history, animals have been written about in...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780299352004Author Corrie DeckerFormat HardbackPage Count 344Imprint University of Wisconsin PressPublisher University of Wisconsin Press

When viewed from the economic centers of the Indian or Atlantic Oceans, the Ruvuma region of East Africa, crossing what is now Tanzania, Malawi, and Mozambique, would look like a periphery. But the same factors that marginalize the region historically...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781625348739Author Dona BrownFormat HardbackPage Count 252Imprint University of Massachusetts PressPublisher University of Massachusetts PressWeight(grams)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781977414151Author Michelle GriséFormat PaperbackPage Count 262Imprint RAND CorporationPublisher RAND Corporation

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781524761301Author Kevin SackFormat HardbackPage Count 464Imprint Crown Publishing Group, Division of Random House IncPublisher Random House USA...

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Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781985902299Author Tim LoughmanFormat PaperbackPage Count 260Imprint The University Press of KentuckyPublisher The University Press of Kentucky

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781639732586Author Laura SpinneyFormat HardbackPage Count 304Imprint Bloomsbury Publishing USAPublisher Bloomsbury Publishing USAWeight(grams) 454g

In 1485, the marriage of Henry Tudor and Elizabeth of York united two warring houses, setting the foundation for the powerful Tudor dynasty. Together, they had seven children, heirs to a new era in England’s history. While some of these siblings would go...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781429030434Author Lawrence R SamuelFormat PaperbackPage Count 160Imprint Applewood BooksPublisher Applewood BooksWeight(grams) 141g

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In the beginning, the story goes, two gods conjured the islands out of primordial cha- os with the tip of a sacred spear. The ‘Great Eight-Island Country’, Japan has always followed its own unique path, often alone through centuries of deliberate...

China is a nation like no other. Once a constellation of fractured states, today it reigns supreme as the greatest power in the Eastern Hemisphere. From the Great Wall and the Forbidden City to the Belt and Road Initiative and the unrelenting rollout of...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781917020213Author Martin EmpsonFormat PaperbackPage Count 224Imprint Bookmarks PublicationsPublisher Bookmarks Publications

After five long centuries, the roots of colonialism still run deep. This is a powerful new reckoning with Britain’s imperial legacy, its transformative effects on Britain and the Caribbean and its enduring role in systemic racism today. And it is a call...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780881469615Author Charles E PearsonFormat PaperbackPage Count 472Imprint Mercer University PressPublisher Mercer University Press

“The scholarship of this book is breathtaking…No one interested in the history of Europe, and of the Germans in particular, can afford not to read this stupendous book.” —Simon Heffer, The Telegraph “[Iron and Blood’s] long view of Germany’s military...

Why were Welsh longbowmen and Italian mercenaries more effective in battle than French armoured knights? How able were the crusaders? What is the difference between chain mail and scale mail? Medieval Warfare Illustrated Atlas describes combat in what...

Step into the dazzling yet perilous world of Tudor England, where power was often a shared endeavour, and the most influential players were not always those who stood alone. In Power Couples of the Tudor Age, Jo Romero uncovers the remarkable stories of...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781009504799Author Charles HolcombeFormat PaperbackPage Count 495Imprint Cambridge University PressPublisher Cambridge University Press

Lawrence Weaver is best remembered as a critic, journalist, and champion of many country-house architects of his time, including Edwin Lutyens and Robert Lorimer. Surveying some 20 books and more than 500 articles he wrote, this book offers a rich...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781682832486Author Edward J MaroldaFormat PaperbackImprint Texas Tech University PressPublisher Texas Tech University Press

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780593832530Author Penguin Publishing GroupFormat HardbackPage Count 480Imprint The Penguin PressPublisher Penguin Putnam IncWeight(grams) 696g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9798990093706Author Daniel Joseph GonzalezFormat HardbackPage Count 222Imprint Shodan PressPublisher Shodan PressWeight(grams) 454g