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History: earliest times to present day

Paperback. Examining the conflict in Iraq, this work reveals the government's assault on the constitutional freedoms of the American media during Operation Desert Storm. Num Pages: 318 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; HBJF; HBLW; JFMD; JPVN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 207 x 139 x 20. Weight in Grams: 374.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
First Edition,Revised
Number of pages
318
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520242319
ISBN
9780520242319
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 23.95

paperback. SECDEF offers an expert's insights into one of the most difficult jobs in Washington. Of the twenty-one men who have held the post of secretary of defense since it was created in 1947, only half served more than eighteen months. The first, James Forrestal, committed suicide soon after leaving the Pentagon. Num Pages: 224 pages, 12 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; HBJK; HBLW3; JPHL; JW. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 399.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Potomac Books, Inc. United States
Edition
New Ed
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9781574887952
ISBN
9781574887952
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 20.87

Paperback. Stephen Ellis has written a sweeping new survey of modern Africa that goes beyond the stereotypes. He shines a positive light on Africa's potential in the post-colonial world and highlights its strength in resources. This is a guide to how money, power, religion and indigenous development will shape Africa's coming generations. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: 1H; 3JM; HBJH; HBLX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 141 x 13. Weight in Grams: 294.
Publisher
C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849041805
ISBN
9781849041805
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 17.57

Paperback. Re-evaluates the events and personalities of the War of Independence in Tipperary. This book looks back on Ireland's struggle for freedom. It is a journey into a turbulent period in Ireland's past - the past of charismatic guerrilla leader Sean Treacy, Tipperary's Flying Columns and the horrors of Croke Park's 'Bloody Sunday'. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations, map, photos. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJF; 3JJG; HBJD1; HBLW; JPWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 192 x 130 x 18. Weight in Grams: 226. Very good copy with minimal pen scoring
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Mercier Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KMK0013183
ISBN
9781856355544
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 16.99
€ 11.29

Paperback. Re-evaluates the events and personalities of the War of Independence in Tipperary. This book looks back on Ireland's struggle for freedom. It is a journey into a turbulent period in Ireland's past - the past of charismatic guerrilla leader Sean Treacy, Tipperary's Flying Columns and the horrors of Croke Park's 'Bloody Sunday'. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations, map, photos. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJF; 3JJG; HBJD1; HBLW; JPWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 192 x 130 x 18. Weight in Grams: 226.
Publisher
Mercier Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
9781856355544
ISBN
9781856355544
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 11.29

Paperback. Num Pages: 228 pages, 17 b/w ills. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJ; HBJD1; HBLW; HBTB; JPFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 159 x 22. Weight in Grams: 398.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Irish Academic Press
Condition
New
SKU
9780716532972
ISBN
9780716532972
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 19.04

Paperback. An accessible biography about Sean MacDiarmada, a leader in the 1916 Rising. Book six in the '16 Lives' series. Series: 16Lives. Num Pages: 352 pages, 27 black & white illustrations, 1 biography, 1 index, 1 maps. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJF; BGH; HBJD1; HBLW; HBTV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 26. Weight in Grams: 350.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
The O'Brien Press
Condition
New
SKU
9781847172631
ISBN
9781847172631
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.85

Paperback. This biography follows Heuston's life, from his birth in Dublin, to his time as a railway clerk in Limerick. Finally it outlines his move back to Dublin, his joining The Volunteers, the Easter Rising, his imprisonment and execution. Series Editor(s): Collins, Lorcan. Series: 16Lives. Num Pages: 240 pages, 32 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJF; BGH; HBJD1; HBLW; HBTV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 132 x 18. Weight in Grams: 252.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
The O'Brien Press
Condition
New
SKU
9781847172686
ISBN
9781847172686
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 9.99

Paperback. "An exemplary study of public memory because of its wide vision, its attentiveness to context, and its careful delineation of change over time."-David Waldstreicher, author of In the Midst of Perpetual Fetes: The Making of American Nationalism, 1776-1820 Series: Early American Studies. Num Pages: 288 pages, 15 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 429.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812221091
ISBN
9780812221091
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.58

Paperback. The first sailors braved the North Sea and the Baltic in open wooden boats: their aims were varied - to fish, to trade, to conquer and plunder. Without maps or compasses, they steered by the sun or by landmarks on the coast. This work presents the history of seafaring in the Middle Ages based on archaeological evidence and contemporary accounts. Translator(s): McGeoch, Angus. Num Pages: 192 pages, 72, 44 colour, 28 black and white. BIC Classification: 3H; HBLC1; HBTM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 158 x 16. Weight in Grams: 602.
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
paperback edition of hardcover
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843835127
ISBN
9781843835127
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 32.74

Paperback. 'Sea Wolves' is the story of the crews who bravely manned British submarines in the Second World War. This small band of highly trained and highly skilled individuals fought in the front line for six long years, undertaking some of the most dangerous missions of the war. Num Pages: 448 pages, Section: 16, b/w photos. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JWMV2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 129 x 30. Weight in Grams: 322.
Publisher
Abacus
Number of pages
448
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780349122892
ISBN
9780349122892
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.44

Hardcover. Num Pages: 192 pages, over 200 bw images. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 3JJG; HBJD; HBLW; HBWP; JWF; JWG; JWTR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 163 x 22. Weight in Grams: 730.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764333415
ISBN
9780764333415
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.99
€ 35.44

Paperback. Features historical and archaeological research into the mysterious and powerful confederations of raiders who troubled the Eastern Mediterranean in the last half of the Bronze Age. Illustrator(s): Rava, Giuseppe. Series: Elite. Num Pages: 64 pages, 58 col. BIC Classification: 1QRM; 3D; HBLA; HBTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 249 x 185 x 7. Weight in Grams: 212.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Condition
New
SKU
9781472806819
ISBN
9781472806819
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 11.29

Paperback. The controversial account of what really happened in the south Atlantic skies Series: Cassell Military Paperbacks. Num Pages: 400 pages, 16. BIC Classification: 1MTASF; 3JJPN; HBJD1; HBJM; HBLW3; JWG; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 135 x 31. Weight in Grams: 316.
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co United Kingdom
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780304355426
ISBN
9780304355426
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.41

Paperback. A dazzling translation by Lydia Davis of the first volume of Michel Leiris's masterwork, perhaps the most important French autobiographical enterprise of the twentieth century Translator(s): Davis, Lydia. Series: The Margellos World Republic of Letters. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JJ; BGH; BGLA; HBJD; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 408.
Publisher
Yale University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300212372
ISBN
9780300212372
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.98

Paperback. The second volume of Michel Leiris's hugely influential four-volume autobiographical essay, available to English-language readers in a brilliant and sensitive translation by Lydia Davis Translator(s): Davis, Lydia. Series: The Margellos World Republic of Letters. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JJ; BGH; BGLA; HBJD; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Publisher
Yale University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300212389
ISBN
9780300212389
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 15.36

Paperback. In the early nineteenth century China remained almost untouched by British and European powers - but as new technology started to change this balance, foreigners gathered like wolves around the weakening Qing Empire. This book explains the roots of China's complex relationship with the West. Num Pages: 512 pages, 16pp colour. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JH; 3JJC; HBJF; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 171 x 200 x 15. Weight in Grams: 378.
Publisher
Penguin Press/Classics
Number of pages
512
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141015859
ISBN
9780141015859
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.59

Paperback. Scottsboro, Alabama, which consists of 118 exceptionally powerful linoleum prints, provides a unique graphic history of one of the most infamous, racially-charged episodes in the annals of the American judicial system, and of the racial and class struggle of the time. With a foreword by Robin D.G. Kelley. Editor(s): Lee, Andrew H. S. Num Pages: 147 pages, 118 b&w linoleum cut prints. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW; JFSL1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 209 x 271 x 12. Weight in Grams: 558.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
147
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814751770
ISBN
9780814751770
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.51

Hardcover. Editor(s): Reid-Baxter, Jamie. Series: Scottish History Society Fifth Series. Num Pages: 468 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 3JB; 3JD; HBJD1; HBLH; JNL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 221 x 138 x 39. Weight in Grams: 710.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Scottish History Society United Kingdom
Number of pages
468
Condition
New
SKU
V9780906245286
ISBN
9780906245286
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 50.62

Hardback. The Muir Brothers, Religion, Education and Empire. Series: Worlds of the East India Company. 336 pages, 13, 11 black and white, 2 line drawing. A detailed assessment of how Western thinking about India developed in the nineteenth century, focusing on the exceptionally full lives of the scholar-administrator Muir brothers. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 3JH; HBJF; HBLL; HBTQ. Dimension: 240 x 164 x 28. Weight: 878.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843835790
ISBN
9781843835790
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 116.28

Paperback. .
Publisher
Whittles Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849952651
ISBN
9781849952651
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 20.65

Hardback. This book offers a fresh perspective on the question of Scotland's relationship with Britain. It challenges the standard concept of the Scots as an ancient nation whose British identity only emerged in the early modern era. Num Pages: 328 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: HBJD1; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 643.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
328
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748623600
ISBN
9780748623600
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 130.42
€ 125.17

Paperback. Contains selected readings which aims to show the importance of Scotland's relationships to Europe and its involvement in the broader European story. The series also aims to dispel long-established myths and preconceptions about the Scottish past which still exert a firm grip on general opinion. Editor(s): Harris, Bob; MacDonald, Alan R. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations, maps, ports. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; HBJD1; HBLC; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Publisher
Dundee University Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845860059
ISBN
9781845860059
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 24.18

paperback. .
Publisher
Manchester University Press
Number of pages
268
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719071836
ISBN
9780719071836
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 26.77

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