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Hardcover. 486pp. Index. Original boards, gilted, bumped. Pages and edges damp-spotted, otherwise a very good reading copy
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1903
Publisher
P S King London
Condition
Used, Good
SKU
KHS1015152
Hardback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 75.00

Hardback. This book reconstructs American consular activity in Ireland from 1790 to 1913 and elucidates the interconnectedness of America's foreign interests, Irish nationalism and British imperialism Num Pages: 320 pages, ill. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 1KBB; 3JF; 3JH; 3JJC; HBJD1; HBLL; JPSD. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 237 x 167 x 32. Weight in Grams: 698 299pp
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Manchester University Press
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
9780719083013
ISBN
9780719083013
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 68.84

Paperback. In 1851 an event was organised in London that changed the world: The Great Exhibition. It was a spectacular showcase of technology manufacture and design from all over the world. Chronicling the first exciting spectacles, through to the much-maligned Millennium Dome, this title brings together the details and stories behind the great exhibitions. Series: Shire Library. Num Pages: 56 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; TBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 150 x 5. Weight in Grams: 146.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Shire
Number of pages
56
Condition
New
SKU
V9780747807230
ISBN
9780747807230
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.46

Paperback. Paints seven scenes from a boyhood and early adolescence in Korea at the height of the Japanese occupation, 1932 to 1945. This title presents a memory of family and a vivid portrayal of life in a time of anguish. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 1FPK; 3JJH; BGHA; HBJF; HBLW; HBTQ; HBTR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 213 x 143 x 15. Weight in Grams: 266.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
40 Anv
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520268128
ISBN
9780520268128
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 24.82

paperback. Good copy with light shelf wear. Light nicks. Light foxing, remains very good
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1980
Publisher
Ward River Press
Condition
Used, Good
SKU
KCW0015179
ISBN
9780907085010
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 9.39

Paperback. Num Pages: 228 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: HBG; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 398.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Granville Island Publishing Canada
Edition
Revised edition
Number of pages
228
Condition
New
SKU
V9781894694384
ISBN
9781894694384
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 19.08

Hardcover. Fine in fine card covers, lacking full dust wrapper, with internal flaps front and back. Previous owner's name to ffep. Lightly toned, text is clear and crisp and remains a fine copy
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1968
Publisher
TBS The Book Service Ltd
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSG0027977
ISBN
9780370004662
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 10.00

Paperback. The records of the Chinese Yuan dynasty do not mention a Marco Polo at all (and they should), and there are some suspicious omissions from Polo's text - no tea, no foot-binding, no mention of Chinese printing, or even of the Great Wall. Did Polo even go to China? Series: Life & Times. Num Pages: 192 pages, 26 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH; HBG; HBLC; RGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 134 x 14. Weight in Grams: 276. Very good copy with light shelf wear. Light scoring on one page, remains a very good copy
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Haus Publishing Limited
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KCW0014764
ISBN
9781905791057
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Illustrator(s): Dore, Gustave. Series: Anthem Travel Classics. Num Pages: 280 pages, 180+ halftone engravings. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JH; HBJD1; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 197 x 127 x 20. Weight in Grams: 266. A Pilgrimage. Series: Anthem Travel Classics. 280 pages, 180+ halftone engravings. Illustrator(s): Dore, Gustave. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JH; HBJD1; HBTB. Dimension: 197 x 127 x 20. Weight: 268.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Anthem Press
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843311935
ISBN
9781843311935
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.33

Paperback. Tyburn Fields is the best known site of execution in London, but London may be aptly named the executioner's city, so many were the places where executions could and did occur. This book reveals the capital as a place where the bodies of criminals defined the boundaries of the city and heads on poles greeted patrons on London Bridge. Num Pages: 256 pages, 12 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; HBTB; JKVP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 126 x 30. Weight in Grams: 356.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
New
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780750940245
ISBN
9780750940245
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.61

Paperback. 8vo.Standard paperback edition.

. Northern Ireland, Ulster. First edition.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Brehon Press Ltd
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KEX0296673
ISBN
9780954486716
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 15.00

Paperback. 89pp. Addresses delivered at Makerere University College, Uganda, in 1962
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1965
Publisher
Oxford University Press London
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KHS1006849
ISBN
9780194181150
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 21.99
€ 4.99

Paperback. First printed October, 1931, reprinted November 1931." Commissioning organisation: [by] J.H. Oldham . and B.D. Gibson. 185 p. 22 cm. Associated Names: Gibson, B. D.,. Paperback. Clean copy, with some foxing, slightly bumped corners and small tea". Keywords: "Education , Missions"
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1931
Publisher
Oxford University Press, H. Milf
Condition
Used, Good
SKU
KEX0036866
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 120.09
€ 4.99

Paperback. * Provides survey of the ways in which the United States acquired, administered, and abandoned its various imperial possessions. * Offers a new interpretation of how and why America became an imperialist power. * Incorporates notions of imperialism, anti-imperialism, and geopolitics into American foreign policy decision making. Series: Problems in American History. Num Pages: 320 pages, 2 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLL; HBLW; HBTQ; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 142 x 17. Weight in Grams: 380.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9781577180562
ISBN
9781577180562
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 60.44

Paperback. Explains the causes and consequences of "white flight" in Atlanta and elsewhere. Seeking to understand segregationists on their own terms, this book moves past stereotypes to explore the meaning of white resistance. Series: Politics and Society in Modern America. Num Pages: 352 pages, 12 halftones. 12 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBFG; HBJK; HBLW3; JFSG; JFSL; JPFM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 485.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691133867
ISBN
9780691133867
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 33.48

Hardback. In the sixteenth century, European missionaries brought a foreign and global religion to China. Converts then transformed this new religion into a local one. This book focuses on the Catholic communities of Fuan county in northeast Fujian. It suggests that Christianity became part of a pre-existing pluralistic, local religious space. Series: Harvard-Yenching Institute Monograph Series. Num Pages: 450 pages, 5 halftones, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; HRCC7; HRCX7; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 163 x 34. Weight in Grams: 860.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Harvard University, Asia Center United States
Number of pages
450
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674035966
ISBN
9780674035966
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 50.17
€ 46.60

Paperback. Unravel the history behind of one of the most fascinating ancient civilisations with this engaging, entertaining and educational guide to the ancient Egyptians. Num Pages: 384 pages, ill. BIC Classification: 1QDAE; HBJH; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 187 x 21. Weight in Grams: 696.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780470065440
ISBN
9780470065440
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 16.91

Paperback. This important new book takes a fascinating thematic approach, providing a useful survey of the position and role of the nobility in the government of states in early modern Europe. Series: Historical Connections. Num Pages: 172 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3H; 3J; HBJD1; HBTG; JPHC. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 236.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415150446
ISBN
9780415150446
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 57.62

Paperback. The author shows how Qing China (1636-1911) used cartography and ethnography to pursue its imperial ambitions and her study provides a wealth of insights to anyone interested in the significance of cartography, the growth of empire, or this exciting period of Chinese history. Num Pages: 288 pages, 20 colour plates, 13 halftones, 6 maps, 4 line drawings, 4 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 181 x 16. Weight in Grams: 412.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226354217
ISBN
9780226354217
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 33.73

Paperback. Num Pages: 128 pages, b/w photos & drawings. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; HBTZ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 169 x 11. Weight in Grams: 406.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Sussex Academic Press United Kingdom
Edition
Pap/DVD
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845195397
ISBN
9781845195397
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 33.81

Paperback. In the history of post-colonial Latin America no person has held power so firmly and for so long as did Pedro II as emperor of Brazil. This is the first full-length biography in 60 years, and the first in any language to make close use of Pedro II's diaries and family papers. Num Pages: 576 pages, 60 half-tones. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 156 x 235 x 34. Weight in Grams: 814.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
569
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804744003
ISBN
9780804744003
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.81
€ 53.33

Paperback. This study attempts to survey the historiography, history and central interpretative problems surrounding the issue of investiture and the clashes between church and monarchy during the Middle Ages. Series: The Middle Ages Series. Num Pages: 216 pages, 4 illustrations, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1D; 3F; 3H; HBAH; HBJD; HBLC; HBTB; HRCC1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 352.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812213867
ISBN
9780812213867
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.90

Paperback. On November 29, 1864, over 150 Native Americans, mostly women, children, and elderly, were slaughtered in one of the most infamous cases of state-sponsored violence in U.S. history. Kelman examines how generations of Americans have struggled with the question of whether the nation s crimes, as well as its achievements, should be memorialized." Num Pages: 384 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KB; HBWJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674503786
ISBN
9780674503786
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 24.92

Paperback. An account of the political history of Bourbon France under the influence of Richelieu which discusses the rise of the Empire and its fall from grace under the reign of Louis XVI. Series: History of France S. Num Pages: 608 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 3JD; 3JF; HBJD; HBLH; JPH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 241 x 172 x 32. Weight in Grams: 960.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd Oxford
Number of pages
608
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631211969
ISBN
9780631211969
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 68.08

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