History: earliest times to present day
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History: earliest times to present day
Paperback. This is an exceptionally well-researched study of the Irish who fought in the First World War. Kevin Myers pioneered the study of this subject and has long been the expert in the field. This work documents the heroism, tragedy and varied reasons why so many Irish chose to fight in the British army, often in the face of derision at home. Num Pages: 255 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJF; HBJD1; HBLW; HBWN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 158 x 18. Weight in Grams: 400.
- Publisher
- The Lilliput Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843516354
- ISBN
- 9781843516354
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.21
€ 19.99
€ 18.21
Hardback. In the late seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries, more than a thousand pirates poured from the Atlantic into the Indian Ocean. This book explores the resulting global trade network located on the peripheries of world empires and shows the illicit ways American colonists met the consumer demand for slaves and East India goods. Series: California World History Library. Num Pages: 224 pages, 4 maps, 11 b/w images, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1K; 3JF; 3JH; HBG; HBLL; HBTQ; HBTS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 161 x 23. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520282902
- ISBN
- 9780520282902
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 58.80€ 46.24
€ 58.80
€ 46.24
Hardback. Explores the importance of public image in the Tudor and Stuart monarchies. Num Pages: 512 pages, 90 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JD; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 166 x 71. Weight in Grams: 1526.
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 512
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300162011
- ISBN
- 9780300162011
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 55.86€ 43.59
€ 55.86
€ 43.59
hardcover. When Nazism swept Germany, how did religious leaders respond to attacks not only on their fellow citizens and their government but on their faith as well? Kevin Spicer juxtaposes Catholicism and Nazism. Num Pages: 268 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJG; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HRCC7. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 162 x 22. Weight in Grams: 503.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Northern Illinois University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 268
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780875803302
- ISBN
- 9780875803302
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 55.34
€ 55.34
Hardcover. Introduces the principal clergymen who participated in the Nazi movement and examines their motives. This title details their advocacy of National Socialism and explores the consequences of their political activism. Num Pages: 385 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJG; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HRCC7; JPFQ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 250 x 150 x 15. Weight in Grams: 716.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Northern Illinois University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 385
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780875803845
- ISBN
- 9780875803845
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.41
€ 40.41
Paperback. Alberta had the tightest controls on spending in Canada during the very period when the Klein government has claimed costs were soaring out of control. Now, public programs in Alberta-including health care-have become the most poorly supported in Canada. Num Pages: 134 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1KBCL; BGH; HBJK; HBLW3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 187 x 114 x 10. Weight in Grams: 144.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- University of Alberta Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 130
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780888642950
- ISBN
- 9780888642950
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 9.99
€ 10.99
€ 9.99
hardcover. A history of the Mixtec Indians of southern Mexico, this book focuses on several dozen Mixtec communities in the region of Oaxaca during the period from about 1540 to 1750. Num Pages: 528 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; 3JB; 3JD; 3JF; HBJK; HBLH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 6452 x 4522 x 35. Weight in Grams: 1080.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 528
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804737562
- ISBN
- 9780804737562
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 169.87
€ 169.87
Paperback. Winston Churchill was one of Britain's greatest leaders and an iconic figure. Churchill as a young army officer had taken part in the last great cavalry charge in British history; wrote a novel, a great deal of journalism and many works of history (winning the Nobel Prize for Literature). This title presents his story. Series: Shire Library. Num Pages: 48 pages, Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; BGH; HBJD1; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 148 x 4. Weight in Grams: 112. New.
- Publisher
- Shire Publications
- Number of pages
- 48
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780747810452
- ISBN
- 9780747810452
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 8.89
€ 8.89
Paperback. This book provides a succinct overview of the development of the civil service since the Second World War. Adopting a broad, historical approach, it assesses the changes in organization, structure and management of the Whitehall machine, alongside the continuities in the policy and practice of public administration. Series: Making Contemporary Britain. Num Pages: 224 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJP; HBJD1; HBLW3; JPQ; KNV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 130 x 14. Weight in Grams: 262.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631188254
- ISBN
- 9780631188254
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 69.94
€ 69.94
Hardback. Expectations of Justice in the Age of Augustine examines the complex and varying roles Christian bishops played during late antiquity and how their experiences fundamentally affected Christian ideals of divine justice. Num Pages: 248 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HBJD; HBLA1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 238 x 161 x 23. Weight in Grams: 492.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812239874
- ISBN
- 9780812239874
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 85.54
€ 85.54
Paperback. Four independent but interlocking essays revolving around the 1790s, arguably the pivotal decade in the evolution of modern Ireland. Series: Critical Conditions: Field Day Essays. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JF; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLL; JFC; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 156 x 16. Weight in Grams: 362. 18th Century Ireland. 236pp
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Cork University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781859180600
- ISBN
- 9781859180600
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.00€ 24.15
€ 29.00
€ 24.15
Paperback. The 1968 Olympic Games in Mexico City were remarkable for the convergence of trends in world history. Mexican leaders were hoping to showcase a newly modernized Mexico, both modern and cosmopolitan, cultured and imbued with tradition. This book narrates the engaging tale, from the initial aspirations of the Mexicans to the end of the games. Num Pages: 224 pages, illustrations (black and white). BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KLCM; HBJK; HBLW; WSBB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Northern Illinois University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780875806969
- ISBN
- 9780875806969
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.05
€ 27.05
Paperback. Series: American Intellectual Culture. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPL; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB; JFFJ; JFSL. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 17. Weight in Grams: 388.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742549982
- ISBN
- 9780742549982
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 70.39
€ 70.39
Paperback. Plains Indian Rock Art is the ultimate guide to the art form. It covers the natural and archaeological history of the northwestern Plains; explains rock art forms, techniques, styles, terminology, and dating; and offers interpretations of images and compositions. Series: Samuel and Althea Stroum Books. Num Pages: 692 pages, Over 300 illustrations, 50 in colour; 16 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; ACBK; ACC; ACG; HBJK; HBLC; HDD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 253 x 178 x 19. Weight in Grams: 636.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Number of pages
- 692
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295980942
- ISBN
- 9780295980942
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 31.64
€ 35.99
€ 31.64
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Helion and Company
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781909384989
- ISBN
- 9781909384989
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.04
€ 26.99
€ 20.04
hardcover. Attitudes toward homosexuality in the premodern Arab-Islamic world are commonly depicted as schizophrenic. This title argues that this apparent paradox is based on the anachronistic assumption that homosexuality is a timeless, self-evident fact to which a particular culture reacts with some degree of tolerance or intolerance. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; HBJF1; HBLL; JFSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 181 x 19. Weight in Grams: 450.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- First Edition
- SKU
- V9780226729886
- ISBN
- 9780226729886
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.92€ 44.57
€ 52.92
€ 44.57
Hardcover. A fascinating anthology of narratives from the period 1735-1830, by European women who recount their enslavement in North Africa. The first such collection, it includes an extensive introduction which links the discourse on contemporary Western women captives in Iran, Afghanistan and Iraq with that of former white captives in North Africa. Num Pages: 321 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1HB; 3JF; 3JH; HBJH; HBLL; HBTS. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 224 x 146 x 23. Weight in Grams: 508.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230221987
- ISBN
- 9780230221987
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 129.35€ 127.24
€ 129.35
€ 127.24
Hardback. Series: Nation of Nations. Num Pages: 343 pages, 1 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FMC; HBJF; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 644.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 343
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781479804733
- ISBN
- 9781479804733
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 102.68
€ 102.68
Hardback. Khodadad Rezakhani tells the back story of this rise to prominence, the story of the famed Kushans and mysterious Asian Huns and their role in shaping both the Sasanian Empire and the rest of the Middle East. Series: Edinburgh Studies in Ancient Persia. Num Pages: 256 pages, 30 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBLA; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781474400299
- ISBN
- 9781474400299
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 111.73€ 107.04
€ 111.73
€ 107.04
Paperback. How Soviet citizens in the 1920s and 1930s internalized Soviet ways of looking at the world and living their everyday lives. Editor(s): Kiaer, Christina; Naiman, Eric. Num Pages: 320 pages, 28 b&w photographs, 1 index. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; GTB; HBJD; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 157 x 19. Weight in Grams: 524.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253217929
- ISBN
- 9780253217929
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 31.45
€ 32.99
€ 31.45
Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJF; HBJD1; HBLW; HBTV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 198 x 129. .
- Publisher
- Pluto Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745336329
- ISBN
- 9780745336329
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 17.82
€ 25.99
€ 17.82
Paperback. Blamed for the disasters of the 20th century: Auschwitz, the Gulags, globalisation, Islamic terrorism; heralded as the harbinger of reason, equality, and the end of arbitrary rule. This book traverses these conflicts, presenting the history, politics, science, religion, arts, and social life of the Enlightenment. Series: Beginner's Guides. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 3JF; HBJD; HBLL; HPCD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 22. Weight in Grams: 314.
- Publisher
- Oneworld Publications United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781851687091
- ISBN
- 9781851687091
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.95
€ 13.99
€ 10.95
Hardcover. An Expert In-depth Reference on the Armies of the War of the Independence in North America, 1775-1783. 256 pages, 450+ col. illus. A definitive analysis of the weapons, equipment, deployment, tactics and motivation of these national forces, as well as fascinating detail of day-to-day life for the soldiers that fought the battles. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: GBC; HBJK; HBLH; HBW; JWTU. Dimension: 301 x 237 x 24. Weight: 1624.
- Publisher
- Anness
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- illustrated edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780754817611
- ISBN
- 9780754817611
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.12
€ 26.99
€ 20.12
Paperback. The Enlightenment was a period of intense activity devoted to discovery and learning about the natural world, the past and other civilizations. Classification, collecting and deciphering were all important stages on the way to understanding the world. Num Pages: 304 pages, 270 illustrations, 245 in colour. BIC Classification: HBJD1; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 274 x 218 x 29. Weight in Grams: 1482. Discovering the World in the Eighteenth Century. 304 pages, 270 illustrations, 245 in colour. The Enlightenment was a period of intense activity devoted to discovery and learning about the natural world, the past and other civilizations. Classification, collecting and deciphering were all important stages on the way to understanding the world. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: HBJD1; HBLL. Dimension: 274 x 218 x 29. Weight: 1350.
- Publisher
- British Museum Press
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780714150208
- ISBN
- 9780714150208
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 28.30
€ 33.99
€ 28.30