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History: earliest times to present day
Paperback. Looking beyond diplomats and generals, the author shows that neither nationalist passions nor desires for revenge took Europe to war in 1914. He gives voice to a generation who suddenly found themselves compelled to participate in a ghastly, protracted orgy of violence they never imagined would come to pass. Num Pages: 336 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJF; HBJD; HBLW; HBWN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 156 x 21. Weight in Grams: 524.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674725935
- ISBN
- 9780674725935
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 24.73
€ 27.99
€ 24.73
Hardcover. The author argues that by fostering awareness of membership in an elite group, the native place lodges generated a sense of belonging to a nation that furthered the reforms undertaken in the early twentieth century. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 326 pages, 10 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 180 x 27. Weight in Grams: 628.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Harvard University, Asia Center United States
- Number of pages
- 326
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780674019560
- ISBN
- 9780674019560
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 49.99€ 42.03
€ 49.99
€ 42.03
Paperback. 1905: Foreign Minister Edward Grey enters secret talks with France about sending British forces to their aid in the event of German attack. The details were only revealed to the Cabinet and Prime Minister in 1911, by which point the 'hidden perspective' was firmly entrenched. Owen argues that the outbreak of war in 1914 was far from inevitable. Num Pages: 283 pages, 1 Map. BIC Classification: 3JJC; 3JJF; HBJD; HBLW; HBWN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 138 x 25. Weight in Grams: 386. Good copy with some minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Haus Publishing Limited
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KKD0007764
- ISBN
- 9781908323989
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
Paperback. Num Pages: 250 pages, Illustrations, map, ports. BIC Classification: 1DBR; HBJD1; HBLW; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 136 x 32. Weight in Grams: 498.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Mercier Press
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781856353533
- ISBN
- 9781856353533
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Condition: New
€ 20.00€ 13.23
€ 20.00
€ 13.23
Paperback. Few English monarchs have a worse reputation than Mary Tudor. She has been seen both as a religious fanatic who tried against the will of her people to reverse the course of the Reformation and as the pawn of her husband, Philip II of Spain -- her infatuation with whom led her to betray Englanda s vital interests. Num Pages: 352 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JB; BGH; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 156 x 29. Weight in Grams: 746.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631184492
- ISBN
- 9780631184492
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 48.62
€ 48.62
Paperback. A witty and touching account of ten inspirational figures that makes us reconsider conventional ideas of the fifties woman. Num Pages: 384 pages, Section: 8, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 3JJPG; HBLW3; HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 127 x 25. Weight in Grams: 270. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Virago
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSS0006192
- ISBN
- 9781844087419
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. The Wars of the Roses featured 16 invasions, four successful; six times kings lost their thrones. This title explores why those invasions occurred, and kept occurring. Series: Essential Histories. Num Pages: 96 pages, 25 b&w and 25 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3H; HBJD1; HBLC; HBW; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 170 x 7. Weight in Grams: 288.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 96
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781841764917
- ISBN
- 9781841764917
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.79
€ 19.99
€ 14.79
Paperback. In contrast with scholarship on women and gender in the modern period, the author asserts that the rise of the absolute state, with its centralising and unifying tendencies, could actually increase women's economic, social, and legal opportunities and allow them to thrive in corporate organisations such as the guild. Num Pages: 528 pages, 21 photos, 7 graphs, 7 tables. BIC Classification: 3JD; 3JF; HBJD; HBLH; HBLL; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 36. Weight in Grams: 794.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 528
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822326663
- ISBN
- 9780822326663
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 32.92
€ 35.99
€ 32.92
Paperback. What made some 700 men and women in the Yorkshire town of Kingston-upon-Hull, in the years 1837 to 1900, decide to suffer no longer the slings and arrows of outrageous fortune and take their own lives? In this study, the author seeks to uncover the experiences that drove people to suicide. Num Pages: 372 pages, 20 tables 13 figures. BIC Classification: 1DB; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLL; JHBZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 20. Weight in Grams: 506.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 369
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804731249
- ISBN
- 9780804731249
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Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.61
€ 33.99
€ 30.61
Paperback. The events of the American Revolution signified by Lexington, Bunker Hill, Valley Forge, Saratoga, and Yorktown are familiar to American readers. This title views the American Revolution from the standpoint of the British government and the British military leaders as they attempted to execute an overseas war of great complexity. Num Pages: 569 pages, Illus., map. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 31. Weight in Grams: 816.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 569
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- SKU
- V9780803281929
- ISBN
- 9780803281929
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 35.12
€ 38.99
€ 35.12
Paperback. The heresy of the Free Spirit was an important continental European heresy of the 14th century, and this volume examines the Free Spirit movement as it appeared in its own age, concluding that it represented a spectrum of belief that emphasized voluntary poverty and quietistic mysticism. Num Pages: 257 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; HBJD; HBLC; HRAM7; HRCC7. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 225 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 402.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- University of Notre Dame Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780268010942
- ISBN
- 9780268010942
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Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 28.62
€ 31.99
€ 28.62
Paperback. A fascinating examination of the life of Thomas Clarke, a member of the Fenians and was a key leader of the Irish Republican Brotherhood in 1916. Series: 16Lives. Num Pages: 272 pages, 1 maps, 24 black & white halftones, 1 index, 1 biography. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJF; BGH; HBJD1; HBLW; HBTV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 138 x 20. Weight in Grams: 278.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- The O'Brien Press Dublin
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781847172617
- ISBN
- 9781847172617
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 10.77
€ 16.99
€ 10.77
Paperback. Before Easter 1916 Dublin had been a city much like any other British city, comparable to Bristol or Liverpool and part of a complex, deep-rooted British world. The devastating events of that Easter changed everything. This book focuses on these events. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJF; HBJD1; HBLW; HBTV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 131 x 18. Weight in Grams: 342.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780141982472
- ISBN
- 9780141982472
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 13.91
€ 19.99
€ 13.91
Paperback. Offers a study of one of the most legendary American Presidents in history. This title offers Barack Obama the model for his presidency, showing how Abraham Lincoln saved America by appointing his fiercest rival to key cabinet positions. Num Pages: 976 pages, Illustrations,. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 44. Weight in Grams: 684.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Reprint
- SKU
- 9780141043722
- ISBN
- 9780141043722
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 13.91
€ 19.99
€ 13.91
Paperback. A narrative of the critical years in modern Ireland's history. This book presents the never loses sight of the ordinary forms of heroism performed by Irish men and women trapped in extraordinary times. Num Pages: 560 pages, Illustrations (black and white), maps (black and white). BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJG; HBJD1; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 128 x 26. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780141030043
- ISBN
- 9780141030043
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 13.91
€ 19.99
€ 13.91
Paperback. This volume collects together Salam Pax's writings to tell the story of the war in Iraq from inside that besieged country. It provides a gripping perspective on the conflict and its aftermath. Num Pages: 176 pages, map. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; DNF; HBJF1; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 127 x 16. Weight in Grams: 210.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Atlantic Books
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Edition
- Main
- SKU
- KNW0008816
- ISBN
- 9781843542629
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Num Pages: 287 pages, glossary, index. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; HBJD1; HBLC; LAFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 208 x 142 x 14. Weight in Grams: 404.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1986
- Publisher
- Liberty Fund Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 287
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780865970540
- ISBN
- 9780865970540
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.89
€ 11.99
€ 10.89
Hardback. Aims to use the Mongolian question to illuminate much larger issues of twentieth-century Asian history: how war, revolution, and great-power rivalries induced or restrained the formation of nationhood and territoriality. This book focuses on the Mongolian question, which ran through Chinese politics in the first half of the twentieth century. Num Pages: 506 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1FPM; HBJF; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 36. Weight in Grams: 957.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 506
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804754262
- ISBN
- 9780804754262
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 91.83
€ 91.83
Paperback. Num Pages: 560 pages. BIC Classification: ABC; ABK; ACK; HBJD; HBLC1; HRAX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2018
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780141977492
- ISBN
- 9780141977492
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 13.73
€ 18.99
€ 13.73
Paperback. Depicting the final years of the Shah in Iran, this book offers a meditation on the nature of revolution and the devastating results of fear. It describes the tyrannical monarch, who, despite his cruel oppression of the Iranian people, sees himself as the father of a nation, who can turn a backward country into a great power. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBN; HBJF1; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 192 x 130 x 12. Weight in Grams: 138.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Reprint
- SKU
- 9780141188041
- ISBN
- 9780141188041
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.33
€ 13.99
€ 10.33
Paperback. The end of the Second World War saw a terrible explosion of violence across Europe. Prisoners murdered jailers. Soldiers visited atrocities on civilians. Resistance fighters killed and pilloried collaborators. Ethnic cleansing, civil war, rape and murder were rife in the days, months and years after hostilities ended. Num Pages: 480 pages, 16 pp photographs. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJP; HBJD; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 192 x 122 x 29. Weight in Grams: 382.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780141034515
- ISBN
- 9780141034515
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 13.91
€ 19.99
€ 13.91
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
€ 25.99
€ 16.68
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
€ 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
€ 25.99
€ 16.46