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History: earliest times to present day

Paperback. "A pioneer work in .. the sexual structuring of society. This is not just another book about witchcraft."--Edmund S. Morgan, Yale University Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBG; HBLH; HRQX; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 142 x 209 x 26. Weight in Grams: 322.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
WW Norton & Co
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393317596
ISBN
9780393317596
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.86

Hardback. 'An insightful and engaging encounter with the complexities of a rapidly changing Ireland.' Dr. Patricia Cormack, St. Francis Xavior University, Canada Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; HBJD1; HBLW3. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 215 x 135 x 20. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Pluto Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745326504
ISBN
9780745326504
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 101.01
€ 83.19

Paperback. This title presents an in-depth study of the lives and politics of two of the most interesting social radicals of their time. Quakers, Anna and Thomas Haslam campaigned for social reform in the late 19th century, and played a central role in the formation of an early Irish feminist agenda in the early 20th century. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JH; 3JJ; BGH; HBJD1; HBLL; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 445. Biography..Anna and Thomas Haslam. Keywords: Quakerism. 265pp
Publisher
Cork University Press Cork
Number of pages
280
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781859183946
ISBN
9781859183946
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.00
€ 21.31

Paperback. Presents the history, archaeology, and legends of ancient Ireland from 9000 BC, when nomadic hunter-gatherers appeared in Ireland at the end of the last Ice Age, to 1167 AD, when a Norman invasion brought the country under control of the English crown for the first time. This book also looks at contemporary Ireland's connection with its past. Num Pages: 304 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 458.
Publisher
Ivan R. Dee, Publisher
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781566635257
ISBN
9781566635257
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 14.79

Hardcover. George I. Sanchez was a reformer, activist and intellectual, and one of the most influential members of the "Mexican American Generation" (1930-1960). The author honours Sanchez's efforts, hitherto mostly unrecognized, in the struggle for equal opportunity, while not shying away from his subject's personal faults and foibles. Series: The Lamar Series in Western History. Num Pages: 400 pages, 22 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; BGH; HBJK; HBLW; JFSL4. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 168 x 243 x 33. Weight in Grams: 712.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Yale University Press
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300190328
ISBN
9780300190328
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.96

Paperback. Addresses the political, cultural, and historical debate that has ensued in Spain as a result of the discovery and exhumation of mass graves dating from the years during and after the Spanish Civil War (1936-39). This title includes essays that present an analysis of how Spain has sought to come to terms with the violence of Franco's regime. Editor(s): Jerez Farran, Carlos; Amago, Samuel. Series: Contemporary European Politics and Society. Num Pages: 424 pages. BIC Classification: 1DSE; HBJD; HBLW; HBLX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 560.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of Notre Dame Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
424
Condition
New
SKU
V9780268032685
ISBN
9780268032685
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 38.32

Paperback. What is eternity? Is it anything other than a purely abstract concept, totally unrelated to our lives? A mere hope? A frightfully uncertain horizon? Or is it a certainty, shared by priest and scientist alike, and an essential element in all human relations? This title presents a history of eternity in Western culture. Num Pages: 288 pages, 16 halftones. 2 line illus. 2 tables. BIC Classification: HBL; HPJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 146 x 216 x 17. Weight in Grams: 352.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691152509
ISBN
9780691152509
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.49

Paperback. This work charts the seemingly spontaneous growth of the "Free Corps" movement from the ashes of the Imperial German Army following the 1918 Armistice. It features accounts of dramatic and little-known campaigns inside Germany and on the Baltic and Polish frontiers. Illustrator(s): Bujeiro, Ramiro. Series: Elite. Num Pages: 64 pages, 10 colour & 55 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJG; HBJD; HBLW; JWH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 247 x 184 x 6. Weight in Grams: 214.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Edition
1st
Number of pages
64
Condition
New
SKU
V9781841761848
ISBN
9781841761848
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.64

Paperback. Focuses on the development of democratic life in Mexico and Peru from independence to the late 1890s. The author traces the emergence of hundreds of political, economic, and civic associations run by citizens in both nations and shows how they became models of and for democracy in the face of dictatorship and immense economic hardship. Series: Morality and Society Series. Num Pages: 488 pages, 9 maps, 19 figures, 11 tables. BIC Classification: 1KL; 3JF; 3JH; HBJK; HBLH; HBLL; JPHV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 658.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
488
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226101415
ISBN
9780226101415
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 29.71

Hardcover. Drawing on a wealth of archival research, Carlos A. Forment demonstrates how citizens of Latin America established strong democratic traditions in their countries through the practice of democracy in their everyday lives. Series: Morality and Society Series. Num Pages: 456 pages, 9 maps, 19 figures, 11 tables. BIC Classification: 1KL; 3JF; 3JH; HBJK; HBLH; HBLL; JPHV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 167 x 33. Weight in Grams: 774.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
456
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226257150
ISBN
9780226257150
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 59.42
€ 50.37

Hardback. Editor(s): Hutchinson, D. S. Num Pages: 240 pages, 5 line illus. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; BGH; HBJD; HBLA1; HPCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 137 x 223 x 22. Weight in Grams: 428.
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
240
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691096537
ISBN
9780691096537
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.48

Paperback. Menocchio's 500-year-old challenge to authority remains evocative and vital today. Translator(s): Tedeschi, John; Tedeschi, Anne C. Num Pages: 224 pages, 12, 12 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JB; HBJD; HBLH; HBTB; HRAM7; LAZ. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 154 x 15. Weight in Grams: 332.
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421409887
ISBN
9781421409887
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 26.68

Hardback. An exploration of the emotional and spiritual life of the ancient Romans, focusing on the sentiments of honour that shaped the Romans' sense of themselves and their society. The book draws on contemporary theories of the self and social theory to deepen the reader's understanding of ancient Rome. Num Pages: 339 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HBG; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 490.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
339
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520225251
ISBN
9780520225251
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 56.89

Paperback. An inquiry into the collective psychology of the ancient Romans that speaks not about military conquest, sober law, and practical politics, but about extremes of despair, desire, and envy. This title makes us uncomfortably familiar with a society struggling at or beyond the limits of human endurance. Num Pages: 224 pages, 2 halftones. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HBJD; HBLA; HBTB; JMH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 346.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691010915
ISBN
9780691010915
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.48
€ 42.35

Paperback. Num Pages: 312 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBG; HBLL; HBTB; HBTS; JFSC; JFSL3; JHBD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 22. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814755259
ISBN
9780814755259
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.75

Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, 90 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; AMC; AMG; HBJK; HBLL; JKSM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 273 x 217 x 11. Weight in Grams: 682.
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
First edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816649402
ISBN
9780816649402
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 29.14

Paperback. Original, comprehensive, and compelling, The Treasure of the San Jose separates popular myth from history and sheds light on the human lives associated with a "treasureship. Num Pages: 290 pages, 19, 15 black & white illustrations, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JF; HBJD; HBLL; HBTM; JWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 154 x 19. Weight in Grams: 472.
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
290
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421404165
ISBN
9781421404165
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 28.75

Hardcover. Land has been a dominant theme in modern Irish history, extending to political and cultural issues as well as permeating social and economic ones. Editor(s): King, Carla. Num Pages: 272 pages, index. BIC Classification: 1DBR; HBJD1; HBLL; HBLW; JFC; JFFC1; JPVH3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
University College Dublin Press Dublin
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9781900621472
ISBN
9781900621472
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 50.51
€ 47.01

paperback. Between 1640 and 1660, England, Scotland, and Ireland faced civil war, invasion, religious radicalism, parliamentary rule, and the restoration of the monarchy. This work offers the history that connects these cataclysmic events and the development of the infant plantations from Newfoundland to Surinam. Num Pages: 356 pages, 1 map, 1 table. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLH; HBTQ; HBTR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 510.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Edition
New Ed
Number of pages
356
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674024120
ISBN
9780674024120
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.23
€ 48.27

Paperback. Argues for a reading practice that accounts for the queerness of temporality, for the way past, present, and future time appear out of sequence and in dialogue in our thinking about history and texts. This book urges us to see how the indeterminacies of subjectivity found in literary texts challenge identitarian constructions. Series: Series Q. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 3JB; HBG; HBLH; JFSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3887 x 14. Weight in Grams: 286.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822336907
ISBN
9780822336907
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.12

Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages, b/w & colour illus. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 3JJG; HBJD; HBLW; HBWP. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 158 x 261 x 17. Weight in Grams: 430.
Publisher
Sussex Academic Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845198077
ISBN
9781845198077
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 38.86

Hardcover. A reconstruction of the lost chronicle of Theophilus of Edessa (d.785). Covering 590-760, it describes such world-changing events as the last great war of antiquity between Byzantium and Iran, the Arab conquests, the establishment of a Muslim empire, and the revolution that saw the capital of this empire shift from Damascus to Baghdad. Series: Translated Texts for Historians. Num Pages: 368 pages, 4 maps. BIC Classification: HBLA1. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 215 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 596.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846316975
ISBN
9781846316975
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 141.12

Paperback. Khalifa ibn Khayyat is the author of the earliest extant Arabic chronicle. The work principally deals with fighting between Arab groups, external conquests, and administrative matters. After the death of each caliph it lists those who held office during his reign; also notes leaders of the pilgrimage in each year and deaths of prominent persons. Editor(s): Hoyland, Robert G. Series: Translated Texts for Historians. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1QFM; 3F; HBLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 210 x 147. .
Publisher
Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781381755
ISBN
9781781381755
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 36.10

Hardback. This book addresses the deconstruction of a founding myth and the last "great narrative" (for the time being) of the Occident the narrative that Europe grew out of liberal humanistic traditions and, by way of several intermediate stages since classical antiquity, has gradually come to have its present form, one based on democratic values." Num Pages: 132 pages, 14 illus. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJ; HBJD; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 250 x 210 x 15. Weight in Grams: 728.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Edition Axel Menges Germany
Number of pages
132
Condition
New
SKU
V9783936681963
ISBN
9783936681963
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.22

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