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History: earliest times to present day

Paperback. Born in a remote part of Britain, James Brindley received little or no education. Yet he rose to be consulted and admired by the highest in the land. His first achievements were in harnessing wind and water to grind corn, to grind flints needed in the pottery industry, and to drain mines. This book looks at his life and work. Series: Lifelines Series. Num Pages: 48 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBJD1; HBLH; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 148 x 5. Weight in Grams: 148. New.
Publisher
Shire Publications Ltd
Number of pages
48
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
2nd
Condition
New
SKU
9780852634851
ISBN
9780852634851
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 8.21

Paperback. Written by former member of the IRA and police informant, this book tells the story of revolutionary James Connolly, his role in the 1916 Easter Rising, and his subsequent influence both on the author himself, and on 20th century Irish politics. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJF; BGH; HBJD1; HBLW; HBTV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 130 x 24. Weight in Grams: 242.
Publisher
Cornerstone
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784751807
ISBN
9781784751807
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 18.77

Paperback. James Connolly (1868-1916) was one of the leaders in Ireland's quest for freedom from British rule in 1916. This biography is an accurate and well-researched portrayal both of the man and the uprising. Part of the Sixteen Lives series of biographies of all sixteen men executed for their role in the rebellion. Series: 16Lives. Num Pages: 368 pages, 33 black & white halftones, 1 index, 1 maps. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJF; BGH; HBJD1; HBLW; HBTV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 192 x 27. Weight in Grams: 368.
Edition
Illustrated
Publisher
The O'Brien Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847171603
ISBN
9781847171603
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 14.51

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Dundurn Group Ltd Canada
Edition
1st
Number of pages
242
Condition
New
SKU
V9781554884094
ISBN
9781554884094
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 20.51

Paperback. Assesses James G Blaine's role as an architect of empire and revisits the ambitious imperialistic goals of this two-time secretary of state. Series: Biographies in American Foreign Policy. Num Pages: 157 pages, cartoons, photographs, chronology, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTQ; JPHC; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 163 x 10. Weight in Grams: 249.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Scholarly Resources Inc.,U.S. United States
Number of pages
157
Condition
New
SKU
V9780842026055
ISBN
9780842026055
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 64.45

Paperback. .
Publisher
John Donald Short Run Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781906566937
ISBN
9781906566937
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 28.72

The short, action-packed reign of James II (1685-88) is generally seen as one of the most catastrophic in British history. James managed, despite having access to tremendous reserves of good will and deference, to so alienate his supporters that he had to flee for his life. This book tells his story. Series: Penguin Monarchs. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JD; BGH; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 187 x 18. Weight in Grams: 184.
Number of pages
128
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141977065
ISBN
9780141977065
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 19.13

paperback. A study of King James II and his reign, drawing on a wide array of primary sources from France, Italy and Ireland, as well as England. It explores James's relations with the state and society, focusing on the political, diplomatic and religious issues that shaped his reign. Series: The Yale English Monarchs Series. Num Pages: 297 pages, 12 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JD; BGH; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 412.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Yale University Press
Condition
New
SKU
9780300087284
ISBN
9780300087284
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 19.04

Paperback. Num Pages: 518 pages, 32 black & white illustrations, 16 black & white plates. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JD; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 10. Weight in Grams: 820.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780750964937
ISBN
9780750964937
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.64

Paperback. James III is the most enigmatic of the Stewart kings of Scotland. This study explains why King James was challenged by a huge rebellion in 1482, which he narrowly survived, and why he succumbed to a further rising in 1488, which placed his eldest son on the throne as James IV. Num Pages: 352 pages, 12pp plates. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 3H; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 159 x 33. Weight in Grams: 682.
Publisher
John Donald Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9781904607878
ISBN
9781904607878
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 42.12

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 550 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 30. Weight in Grams: 942.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
550
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691652931
ISBN
9780691652931
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 278.16

Paperback. Emmet O'Connor uses archival sources, including declassified Soviet Union and FBI files, to cast light on Jim Larkin and his relations with international communism. He aims to uncover the motivation behind Larkin's public persona. Series: Radical Irish Lives. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJ; BGH; HBJD1; HBLW; JPF; KNXB2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 138 x 10. Weight in Grams: 216. Biography..James Larkin. 148pp. Radical Irish Lives Series
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Cork University Press
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
9781859183397
ISBN
9781859183397
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 14.52

Paperback. James Madison led one of the most influential and prolific lives in American history, and his story--although all too often overshadowed by his more celebrated contemporaries--is integral to that of the nation. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 299.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Basic Books
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780465063802
ISBN
9780465063802
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 18.66

Hardback. This work evaluates the legacy of James Madison as the product of a scholarly politician - a politician who thought carefully about institutions in the context of action. It brings together thoughtful responses to Madison and his theory from a broad cross-section of modern political science. Editor(s): Kernell, Samuel. Series: Social Science History. Num Pages: 400 pages, 8 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLL; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 27. Weight in Grams: 726.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804744959
ISBN
9780804744959
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 180.27

paperback. The untold story of the fiercely contested ratification of the United States Constitution, and how Founding Father James Madison defied his fellow Virginians who opposed the Constitution, to ensure that it, and the Bill of Rights, would bring the colonies together as a unified nation. Series: Pivotal Moments in American History. Num Pages: 352 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; HBJK; HBLL; LAZ. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 157 x 234 x 27. Weight in Grams: 586.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Oxford University Press United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195341423
ISBN
9780195341423
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.28

Paperback. Num Pages: 564 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 141 x 37. Weight in Grams: 484.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Penguin Putnam Inc
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780143127031
ISBN
9780143127031
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 21.09

Paperback. Sir James the Good, one of the finest soldiers Scotland ever produced, is sometimes better known by the name given to him by the English - the 'Black Douglas'. He terrified the northern shires of England throughout the reign of King Robert the Bruce and the Wars of Independence. This book tells the history of one of Scotland's greatest warriors. Num Pages: 272 pages, 16pp colour section. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 3H; BGH; HBJD1; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 16. Weight in Grams: 346.
Publisher
Luath Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781906307349
ISBN
9781906307349
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.68

Paperback. How true to life were Jane Austen's depictions of life in England? Was Bath as described in Northanger Abbey? Lyme Regis in Persuasion? Was marriage really the only ambition for English women at that time? Helen Amy separates fact from fiction to show the real and imagined England of Jane Austen's novels. Num Pages: 160 pages, 130. BIC Classification: FZC; HBJD1; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 168 x 246 x 15. Weight in Grams: 508.
Publisher
Amberley Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781445650432
ISBN
9781445650432
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 24.90

Paperback. The story of Henry VIII's queens - as seen through the eyes of Jane Rochford, sister-in-law to Anne Boleyn and cousin to Katherine Howard. Num Pages: 416 pages, Illustrations (some col.), col. map, ports. (chiefly col.). BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JD; BGH; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 7. Weight in Grams: 346.
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
First printing of this edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780753823866
ISBN
9780753823866
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.89

Hardback. Num Pages: 512 pages, 31 hts. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBLW; JFFK; JPVH2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156. .
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780190656454
ISBN
9780190656454
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 43.94

Paperback. The first ever biography of Jane Seymour, Henry VIII's third wife, who died in childbirth giving the king what he craved most - a son and heir. Num Pages: 288 pages, 26 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JB; BGH; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 16. Weight in Grams: 332. Henry VIII's True Love. 288 pages, 53 illustrations (26 colour). The first ever biography of Jane Seymour, Henry VIII's third wife, who died in childbirth giving the king what he craved most - a son and heir. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JB; BGH; HBJD1; HBLH. Dimension: 198 x 129 x 16. Weight: 262.
Publisher
Amberley
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848685277
ISBN
9781848685277
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 22.30

Paperback. Japan: A Modern History provides a comprehensive narrative that integrates the political, social, cultural, and economic history of modern Japan from the investiture of Tokugawa Ieyasu in 1603 to the present. Num Pages: 752 pages, 70 illustrations, 15 maps, 50 figures, tables. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; HBJF; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 156 x 26. Weight in Grams: 918.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
650
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393977202
ISBN
9780393977202
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 39.91

Hardcover. This multidisciplinary collection of essays represents studies on Japan and Korea mainly from the Nordic countries, but also from other parts of Europe, and from the USA, Canada, Korea and Japan. The full range of contemporary Japanese studies is covered. Editor(s): Frellesvig, Bjarke; Starrs, Roy. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 1FPK; HBJF; HBLW3; JFC; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 212 x 145 x 18. Weight in Grams: 868.
Publisher
Aarhus University Press Denmark
Number of pages
320
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Condition
New
SKU
V9788772886893
ISBN
9788772886893
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.76

Hardcover. This fascinating new history follows the course of Japan's ultimately unequal struggle against the great allied powers. Unsparing in its treatment of Japan's culpability for unleashing the Second World War, Japan at War 1931-1945 objectively appraises the unfolding tragedy which eventually engulfed Japan itself. Num Pages: 176 pages, 30 black and white photographs and 10 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJG; 3JJH; HBJF; HBLW; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 167 x 242 x 22. Weight in Grams: 438.
Publisher
Fonthill Media
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781555453
ISBN
9781781555453
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 18.86

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