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Paperback. The principle of sacrifice is as old as human life itself. This book provides an overview of sacrificial practices around the world since prehistoric times. It also examines the reasons behind these rituals, and in the case of human sacrifice an attempt is made to understand the mentality of the 'victims' who often willingly went to their deaths. Num Pages: 192 pages, 48 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTB; HRLF; JHBT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 170 x 12. Weight in Grams: 504.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
New ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780750945004
ISBN
9780750945004
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.61

Hardcover. Brenda Ralph Lewis presents an informative overview of how kings and queens came about and of the many forces that have shaped the identity of monarchy and in many cases caused its downfall. Num Pages: 256 pages, 10 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; HBTG; JPHC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 10. Weight in Grams: 500.
Publisher
Sutton Pub Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
SKU
V9780750929738
ISBN
9780750929738
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.86

Paperback. Num Pages: 448 pages, 20 halftone illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; 3JJPR; HBJK; HBLW3; HBTB; JFSL1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 235 x 30. Weight in Grams: 584.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
448
Condition
New
SKU
V9780190231019
ISBN
9780190231019
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.29

Paperback. Num Pages: 24 pages, 60 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJH; HBJD1; HBLW; HBWQ; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 172. .
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
24
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781841656854
ISBN
9781841656854
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 8.99
€ 8.12

Hardback. .
Publisher
Lexington Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Condition
New
SKU
V9780739102329
ISBN
9780739102329
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 130.63

Hardback. Chronicles Orazio Morandi's fabulous rise and fall against the backdrop of enormous political and cultural turmoil that characterized Italy in the early seventeenth century. This book documents a world in which occult knowledge commanded power and reveals widespread libertinism behind monastery walls. Num Pages: 256 pages, 13 halftones, 3 line illus. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JD; HBJD; HBLL; VXFA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 514.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691048642
ISBN
9780691048642
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 92.68
€ 71.49

Paperback. Father Bradshaw examines the dissolution of the religious orders in Ireland as an episode of Irish ecclesiastical and political history, and of the English Reformation. Num Pages: 292 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JB; HBJD1; HBLH; HRAX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 145 x 19. Weight in Grams: 386.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Condition
New
SKU
9780521076364
ISBN
9780521076364
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 41.02

Calls attention to the misuse of democracy to justify and commit genocide Num Pages: 456 pages, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTZ; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 38. Weight in Grams: 798.
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
456
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803224803
ISBN
9780803224803
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 107.64

Hardcover. In explaining an improbable liaison and its consequences, A Mattress Maker's Daughter explores changing concepts of love and romance, new standards of public and private conduct, and emerging attitudes toward property and legitimacy just as the age of Renaissance humanism gives way to the Counter Reformation and Early Modern Europe. Series: I Tatti Studies in Italian Renaissance History. Num Pages: 420 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DST; HBJD; HBLH; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 159 x 242 x 38. Weight in Grams: 812.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674724662
ISBN
9780674724662
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 62.92
€ 57.98

Hardcover. 276.pp. Usual library stamping. Keywords: 20th Century Ireland
Publisher
Institute of Public Administration
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1979
Edition
3rd Edition
Condition
Used, Good
SKU
KHS1001684
ISBN
9780902173866
Hardback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

paperback. The first sustained consideration of the roles played by Elizabeth and by the Irish in shaping relations between the realms. Editor(s): Kane, Brendan; McGowan-Doyle, Valerie. Num Pages: 357 pages, 3 b/w illus. BIC Classification: HBJD1; HBLH; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Condition
New
SKU
9781316647974
ISBN
9781316647974
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 28.74

30pp. "Ex-library copy with labels, ink stamps and markings, title page stained with slight sticky tape damage to some text, cover slightly stained with worn corners and edges." Keywords: Irish History
Publisher
University College Dublin. Dept.
Publication date
1989
Condition
Used, Good
SKU
KHS0075679
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 6.99
€ 5.58

Paperback. First edition. Clean copy with some shelf wear. Bottom of spine is torn off but remains good
Condition
Used, Good
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1966
SKU
KOC0022916
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 20.00

paperback. Examines how the struggle between yeoman farmers and landed gentry shaped public life in the colony. It delineates the beliefs of rioters and upholders of order, both of whom wanted control over the land. It also describes how changes in provincial society led farmers to resort to violence as a means of settling property disputes. Num Pages: 336 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEJ; 3JD; 3JF; HBJK; HBLH; HBTB. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780812218596
ISBN
9780812218596
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.36

Paperback. This account of the Yorktown campaign of the American Revolution presents six full-colour battle scenes detailing the critical points in the battle. Yorktown would be a model example to the British Crown of the impossible odds she now faced in holding onto her colonies. Illustrator(s): Hook, Adam. Series: Osprey Military Campaign S. Num Pages: 96 pages, illustrations, colour plates, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLH; JWKT; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 247 x 183 x 8. Weight in Grams: 310.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Osprey Publishing United Kingdom
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
96
Condition
New
SKU
V9781855326880
ISBN
9781855326880
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.41

Paperback. Widely believed to be the turning point in the American War of Independence, at Saratoga General Burgoyne's men were forced to surrender. The colour maps, battle charts and artwork accompanying the text detail this crucial campaign. Illustrator(s): Hook, Adam. Series: Osprey Military Campaign S. Num Pages: 96 pages, 14 colour and 70 b&w illustrations, chronology, bibliography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; HBJK; HBLL; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 185 x 9. Weight in Grams: 322.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Osprey Publishing United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition(PB)
Number of pages
96
Condition
New
SKU
V9781855328624
ISBN
9781855328624
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 22.46

Paperback. 90pp
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
The Mercier Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1987
SKU
KLN0009775
ISBN
9780853427841
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Clean copy showing some age and light shelf wear. Remains a very good copy. Keywords: "Subjects - Fiction - By Period,Subjects - Fiction - General"
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1987
Publisher
The Mercier Press Ltd
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KHS0050894
ISBN
9780853427841
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. 90pp
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1987
Publisher
The Mercier Press Ltd
Condition
Used, Good
SKU
KLN0009777
ISBN
9780853427841
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. 90pp
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1987
Publisher
The Mercier Press Ltd
Condition
Used, Good
SKU
KLN0009778
ISBN
9780853427841
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. 90pp
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1987
Publisher
The Mercier Press Ltd
Condition
Used, Good
SKU
KLN0009779
ISBN
9780853427841
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. 90pp
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1987
Publisher
The Mercier Press Ltd
Condition
Used, Good
SKU
KLN0009780
ISBN
9780853427841
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Hardcover. Fine in fine dust jacket. DJ showing light shelf wear. Previous owner's bookplate to ffep. Lightly toned, text is crisp and clear and remains a fine copy
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
O'Brien Press Ltd
Edition
First Edition.
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSG0028400
ISBN
9780862783594
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 12.00

Paperback. Irish Literature
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Two Heads Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Edition
1st ed
SKU
KHS0084562
ISBN
9781897850350
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 8.00

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