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First published in 1978, this book rapidly established itself as a classic of modern Marxism. Cohen's masterful application of advanced philosophical techniques in an uncompromising defence of historical materialism commanded widespread admiration. In...

First published in 2004.Athanasius Kircher (1602-1680) -- German Jesuit, occultist, polymath - was one of most curious figures in the history of science. He dabbled in all the mysteries of his time: the heavenly bodies, sound amplification, museology, ...

Since at least the Reformation, English men and women have been engaged in visiting, exploring and portraying, in words and images, the landscape of their nation. The Invention of the English Landscape examines these journeys and investigations to...

Irish family history is not easy to pursue. This book took the author many years following the journey of his family from County Roscommon at the time of the Great Famine in the 1840s. They settled in Lancashire, became part of the Irish in Britain,...

For both contemporaries and later historians the Industrial Revolution is viewed as a turning point' in modern British history. There is no doubt that change occurred, but what was the nature of that change and how did affect rural and urban society?...

A collection of approximately 200 archive images of The Wigstons, accompanied by captions.Book InformationISBN 9780752436739Author Duncan LucasFormat PaperbackPage Count 128Imprint The History Press LtdPublisher The History Press LtdWeight(grams)...

British Foreign and Imperial Policy explores Britains role in International Affairs from the age of Gladstone and Disraeli to the end of the First World War, exploring such themes as Britain's involvement in the Scramble for Africa, the Anglo-Boer War,...

his book introduces the important concept of a female frontier-a frontier "every bit as real and coherent, as, for example, the mining frontier." It gives us a new understanding of western women's shared experiences and of the full implications of their...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780975891537Author Ion GhinoiuFormat PaperbackPage Count 344Imprint BtfPublisher BtfWeight(grams) 503g

Henryk Broder, one of the most controversial and engaging writers in Germany today, has been a thorn in the side of the Establishment for thirty years. The son of two Polish Holocaust survivors, Broder is not only a trenchant political critic and...

The story of how the map of New Zealand emerged is a fascinating one. The first full map of the islands was published in London in 1773, which might seem the natural starting point, but over the preceding 150 years, fragments of charts and intelligence...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780244419929Author Damian TangramFormat PaperbackPage Count 376Imprint Lulu.comPublisher Lulu.comWeight(grams) 449g

Ho Chi Minh explores the life of this globally important twentieth-century figure and offers new insights into his lengthy career, including his often-forgotten involvement with British intermediaries in 1945-46 and with the United States in 1944-45.Ho...

This is the first book to describe the early English woollens' industry and its dominance of the trade in quality cloth across Europe by the mid-sixteenth century, as English trade was transformed from dependence on wool to value-added woollen cloth. It...

This compact and highly accessible work of reference covers the broad sweep of events as Europe transformed during the period from the Renaissance to the Enlightenment.This Companion examines the centuries that saw the Reformation and...

This book examines the practice of toleration and the experience of religious diversity in the early modern world.Recent scholarship has shown the myriad ways in which religious differences were accommodated in the early modern era (1500-1800). This book...

Since its publication in 1987 early Modern Europe (1500 - 1789) has become a bestselling, well-loved classic. Opening at the climax of the Renaissance - when an educated, city-based laity began to bring their special demands and sensibilities to bear on...

In this ground-breaking study of the medieval parliament, Roland Tanner gives the Scottish Parliament a human face by examining the actions and motives of those who attended. In the past, the Scottish Parliament was seen as a weak and ineffective...

Peterborough grew up around its cathedral, originally founded as an Anglo-Saxon monastery, but it was only in the nineteenth century that this city on the edge of the Fens started to grow to its present size as one of the largest cities in the east of...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781901703610Author John ClarksonFormat PaperbackPage Count 80Imprint Ships in Focus PublicationsPublisher Ships in Focus PublicationsWeight(grams) 314g

This book tells in non-technical language how the British Navy contributed to the development of naval radar in World War 2. Addressed to the general reader, it tells not only the technical story in simple terms, but also of the operational use of...

Although mercers have long been recognised as one of the most influential trades in medieval London, this is the first book to offer a comprehensive and detailed analysis of the trade from the twelfth to the sixteenth century. The variety of mercery...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789354421181Author K. A. ManikumarFormat PaperbackPage Count 288Imprint Orient Blackswan Pvt LtdPublisher Orient Blackswan Pvt LtdDimensions(mm) 190mm *...

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...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781637161241Author Captivating HistoryFormat PaperbackPage Count 190Imprint Captivating HistoryPublisher Captivating HistoryWeight(grams) 286gDimensions(mm)...

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First published in English in 1973, The Royal Touch explores the supernatural character that was long attributed to royal power. Throughout history, both France and England claimed to hold kings with healing powers who, by their touch, could cure people...

From April through December of 1945, ten of Nazi Germany's greatest nuclear physicists were detained by Allied military and intelligence services in a kind of gilded cage at Farm Hall, an English country manor near Cambridge. The physicists knew the...

In this book, Rebekah Lee offers a critical introduction to the diverse history of health, healing and illness in sub-Saharan Africa from the 1800s to the present day. Its focus is not simply on disease but rather on how illness and health were...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789189425644Author Clive AsletFormat HardbackPage Count 200Imprint Stolpe PublishingPublisher Stolpe PublishingWeight(grams) 1240g

The Routledge History of Sex and the Body provides an overview of the main themes surrounding the history of sexuality from 1500 to the present day. The history of sex and the body is an expanding field in which vibrant debate on, for instance, the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781780914442Author Austin J. RuddyFormat PaperbackPage Count 224Imprint DB PublishingPublisher DB Publishing

The Slavery Reader brings together the most recent and essential writings on slavery. The focus is on Atlantic slavery - the enforced movement of millions of Africans from their homelands into the Americas, and the complex historical story of slavery in...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781847845634Author Gilbert BellImprint Alan Godfrey MapsPublisher Alan Godfrey Maps

The Soviet Union in World Politics provides an introductory history of Soviet foreign policy and international relations from 1945 to the end of the Cold War and the break up of the USSR. The book summarizes historical and political controversies about...

The core of the book focuses on tragic costume in its original performance context of fifth-century Athens, but the implications of subsequent uses in Roman and more recent performances are also taken into consideration.Most importantly, the reader is...

Clues to T.C. Lethbridge's books lie in their subtitles. Witches: Investigating an Ancient Religion is no exception. In his study of the old pagan gods of Britain, Lethbridge believed that witch cults had their roots in prehistory and eventually became a...

From 9/11 to the Arab Spring and beyond - encompassing the economic crisis, the rise of China, and conflicts in the Middle East - The Revenge of History turns the orthodoxies of the past generation on their head.In this coruscating account of the first...

A pictorial chronicle of the history of the Devon town of Newton Abbot. The author presents a nostalgic record of the town's history down through the years.Book InformationISBN 9780750925297Author Derek BeavisFormat PaperbackPage Count 128Imprint Sutton...

A history of the Grand Pavilion Porthcawl.Book InformationISBN 9780752432564Author I M MorganFormat PaperbackPage Count 128Imprint The History Press LtdPublisher The History Press LtdWeight(grams) 300gDimensions(mm) 235mm * 156mm * 9mm