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Paperback. Presents the biography of Napoleon who lived one of the extraordinary of all human lives. This book shows how after seizing power in a coup d'etat he ended the corruption and incompetence into which the Revolution had descended. Num Pages: 976 pages, 32pp. colour. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JF; 3JH; BGH; HBJD; HBLL; HBWH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 136 x 201 x 51. Weight in Grams: 710.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
9780141032016
ISBN
9780141032016
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 16.68

Paperback. The horrific series of conflicts known as the Thirty Years War (1618-48) tore the heart out of Europe, killing perhaps a quarter of all Germans and laying waste to whole areas of Central Europe to such a degree that many towns and regions never recovered. This title explains a compelling series of events. Num Pages: 1024 pages, Illustrations (some col.), ports. (some col.), maps. BIC Classification: HB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 127 x 45. Weight in Grams: 726.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Penguin
Condition
New
Edition
Reprint
SKU
9780141006147
ISBN
9780141006147
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 18.10

Paperback. Contains three stories from Sallust: "Catiline's War" - tells of the conspiracy in 63 bc; "The Jugurthine War" - describes Rome's fight in Africa against the king of the Numidians; and Histories" - depicts Rome after the death of the dictator Sulla. Editor(s): Woodman, A. J. Translator(s): Woodman, A. J. Num Pages: 256 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 15. Weight in Grams: 190.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Condition
New
SKU
9780140449488
ISBN
9780140449488
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 10.25

Paperback. Presents an exploration of the making of the Victorian age and the Victorian mind. This book traces the evolution of British democracy and shows how early laissez-faire attitudes to the lot of the less fortunate turned into campaigns to improve their lives and prospects. It analyses the birth of new attitudes to education, religion and science. Num Pages: 896 pages, illustrations (black and white, and colour). BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 200 x 130 x 57. Weight in Grams: 642.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Windmill Books
Condition
New
SKU
9780099558477
ISBN
9780099558477
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 16.46

Paperback. Barack Obama's success in becoming President-Elect of the United States means he can change the face that his country presents to the world. In this book he discusses the importance of empathy in politics, his hopes for a different America with different policies, and how the ideals of its democracy can be renewed. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPF; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 27. Weight in Grams: 282. Clean copy with minor shelf wear. Some yellowing and minor foxing to pages
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Canongate Books
Condition
Used, Very Good
Edition
Main
SKU
KOC0005808
ISBN
9781847670830
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Clarendon's History chonicles the English Civil War from the perspective of someone intimately involved in the events he describes. This classic work is admired for its literary quality as well as its historical value; this new selection also contains passages from The Life, Clarendon's autobiography, to produce a vivid narrative history. Editor(s): Seaward, Paul. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 544 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JD; HBJD1; HBLH; HBWE. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 129 x 33. Weight in Grams: 394.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
544
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199228171
ISBN
9780199228171
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 15.08

Paperback. Shows the Mediterranean as a majestic and bloody theatre of war. This title tells the story of military crusading, Barbary pirates, white slavery and the Ottoman Empire - and the larger picture of the struggle between Islam and Christianity. Num Pages: 384 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QSM; 3JB; HBLH; HBTM; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 24. Weight in Grams: 308.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Condition
New
SKU
9780571298198
ISBN
9780571298198
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 12.90

Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages, 11. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJPN; 3JJPR; KCB; KCP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 410. An excellent, clean copy
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Number of pages
288
Condition
Used, Like New
SKU
KRS0019537
ISBN
9780801488108
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 5.49

Paperback. Series: Culture and Society After Socialism. Num Pages: 392 pages, 27. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JJF; HBJD; HBLW; HBTV; JPWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 155 x 24. Weight in Grams: 540.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
392
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801489082
ISBN
9780801489082
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.93

Paperback. A sequel to "The Flame of Thika" that takes up the author's story after the family returns to Kenya after the First World War. It describes her family and friends, their home and their travels, and the glorious wildlife and scenery. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFGK; BGA; HBJH; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 142 x 27. Weight in Grams: 370.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Edition
New Ed
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780712674553
ISBN
9780712674553
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 16.82

paperback. Examines how England's peculiar class system was established by some snobby French nobles whose posh descendents still have wine cellars and second homes in the Dordogne. This title explores the complex socio-economic reasons why Britain's kings were the first in Europe to be brought to heel. It is a journey through Britain' bizarre history. Num Pages: 592 pages. BIC Classification: HBJD1; WH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 128 x 37. Weight in Grams: 410.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Black Swan
Edition
New Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780552773966
ISBN
9780552773966
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.00
€ 11.81

Hardcover. 343pp. Revised edition
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Irish Manuscripts Commission Dublin
Edition
Revised ed.
Condition
New
SKU
9781906865009
ISBN
9781906865009
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.00
€ 58.15

Hardcover. WEXFORD Billy Colfer's Wexford Castles expands the IRISH LANDSCAPES series by taking a thematic approach, while still staying loyal to the central landscape focus. Rather than adapting a narrowly architectural approach, he situates these buildings in a superbly reconstructed historical, social, and cultural milieu. Num Pages: 278 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBR; AMKL; HBJD1. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 301 x 240 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1650.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Cork University Press
Number of pages
278
Condition
New
SKU
9781859184936
ISBN
9781859184936
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 49.00
€ 38.37

Hardcover. Describes working-class militancy between 1917 and 1923. This book stresses large scale and considerable impact of mass action and labor activism, challenging traditional interpretations that focus almost exclusively on the role of armed groups. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJF; HBJD1; HBLW; HBTV. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 240 x 163 x 27. Weight in Grams: 594 258pp. Second edition
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Cork University Press Cork
Edition
2nd Revised edition
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
9781859184486
ISBN
9781859184486
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 39.00
€ 31.26

Paperback. A gripping, superbly illustrated account of the political, social and cultural history of France. Series: Cambridge Illustrated Histories. Num Pages: 352 pages, 88 b/w illus. 118 colour illus. 51 maps. BIC Classification: 1D; HBJD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 255 x 205 x 20. Weight in Grams: 1200.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Condition
New
SKU
9780521669924
ISBN
9780521669924
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 39.99
€ 30.16

Paperback. An account of wartime Greece, exploring the impact of Nazi Occupation upon the lives and values of ordinary people. It seeks to offer a vividly human picture of resistance fighters and black marketeers, teenage German conscripts and Gestapo officers, Jews and starving villagers. Series: Yale Nota Bene. Num Pages: 464 pages, 70 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1DVG; 3JJH; HBJD; HBTB; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 197 x 126 x 31. Weight in Grams: 406.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Yale University Press
Condition
New
SKU
9780300089233
ISBN
9780300089233
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 17.18

Paperback. On 25 October 1854, during the Crimean War, the Light Brigade of the British Cavalry Division made the most magnificent and most brutal charge in military history. Almost 700 men armed with sabre and lance, charged straight at the muzzles of Russian cannons. Num Pages: 416 pages, Illustrations (some col.), maps, ports. (some col.). BIC Classification: 1DVUA; HBJD; HBLL; HBW; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 31. Weight in Grams: 386.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141018317
ISBN
9780141018317
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.61

Hardcover. In 1944 the British War Office distributed a handbook to British soldiers informing them what to expect and how to behave in a newly-liberated France. This book is an irresistible insight into British attitudes towards the French and an interesting, timeless commentary on Anglo-French relations. Series: Instructions for Servicemen. Num Pages: 72 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DDF; 3JJH; HBJD; HBWQ; JWT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 107 x 11. Weight in Grams: 86. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear in good illustrated cover. Inscription to previous owner inside cover
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
The Bodleian Library
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSS0005218
ISBN
9781851243358
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. A captivating re-examination of the Easter Rising, addressing the fundamental questions and myths surrounding Ireland's founding fathers Num Pages: 416 pages, 8 page plate section (colour/greyscale). BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJG; HBJD1; HBLW; HBTV; JPWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Oneworld Publications
Condition
New
SKU
KKD0007056
ISBN
9781786070739
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.95

Hardcover. Discover the fascinating lives of the figures that have shaped Ireland from the early nineteenth century to the present day. Explore the rich history of the island's cultural, social and political landscape, with more than 100 obituaries carefully curated from The Times archive. Editor(s): Lysaght, Charles. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3J; HBJD1; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 205 x 41. Weight in Grams: 502. In dustwrapper
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Condition
New
SKU
KKD0006943
ISBN
9780008211516
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 17.95

Paperback. An innovative and lively account of both the history and key debates in postcolonialism. Robert Young situates it in a wide cultural context, discussing its importance as an historical condition, and as a means of changing the way that we think about the world. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 192 pages, 10 halftones. BIC Classification: HBTQ; HBTR; JFCX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 180 x 118 x 11. Weight in Grams: 146. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
OUP Oxford
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KKD0006138
ISBN
9780192801821
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 17.95

Paperback. In this succinct history of a conflict that raged for over a century, Gordon Corrigan reveals the horrors of battle and the machinations of power that have shaped a millennium of Anglo-French relationships. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 1DDF; 3H; HBJD; HBLC1; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 159 x 24. Weight in Grams: 524.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Atlantic Books
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848879270
ISBN
9781848879270
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.21

Paperback. This expanded edition features new photographs and a new epilogue on the impact of the discovery of Karl Plagge-especially the story of 83-year-old Alfons von Deschwanden, who, after fifty years of silence, came forward as a veteran of Plagge's unit. His testimony is now part of this growing witness to truth. Num Pages: illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVUF; 3JJH; BG; HBJD; HBTZ1; JFSR1. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 18. Weight in Grams: 431.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Edition
Expanded ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823224418
ISBN
9780823224418
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 31.96

Paperback. Translator(s): Summ, G. Harvey. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; 1KLS; HBAH; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 386.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of Notre Dame Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780268026134
ISBN
9780268026134
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.40

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