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Paperback. In 1631 Barbary pirates kidnapped the inhabitants of Baltimore, West Cork in a daring night time raid. Only two of them ever returned. Here is the story of their kidnap, sale in the slave markets of Algiers and the political fallout from the attack. Num Pages: 488 pages, 12 black & white halftones, 4 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 3JD; HBG; HBLH; HBTS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 134 x 31. Weight in Grams: 366 477pp
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- O'Brien Press
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781847171047
- ISBN
- 9781847171047
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 13.02
€ 14.99
€ 13.02
Hardback. Takes stock of the 'new British queer history'. Topics range from newspaper reporting of sodomy cases, to homoerotic representations in art, to queer autobiographical accounts, to oral histories of Scottish lesbians, and much else besides. Editor(s): Lewis, Brian. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations, black & white. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBTB; JFSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 139 x 223 x 30. Weight in Grams: 514.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719088940
- ISBN
- 9780719088940
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 100.65€ 90.20
€ 100.65
€ 90.20
Paperback. * Classic essays on the history of radical protest. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: HBTB; JHBL; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 197 x 127 x 31. Weight in Grams: 326.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780349112282
- ISBN
- 9780349112282
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.24
€ 17.99
€ 13.24
Paperback. Written by the author, a Brule Lakota woman who experienced firsthand the often devastating changes forced on the Lakotas, this book presents her attempt to correct misconceptions about Lakota history. Num Pages: 199 pages, Illus., maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBTB; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 141 x 14. Weight in Grams: 295.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 199
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803261648
- ISBN
- 9780803261648
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 18.70
€ 18.99
€ 18.70
Paperback. Mr. Friedrich develops his own position within the framework of the history of Western legal philosophy from the Old Testament down to contemporary writers. In addition, he highlights some important problems of the present day, including certain aspects of legal realism. First published in 1958, this book has been revised and enlarged. Series: Phoenix Books. Num Pages: 310 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBT; LAB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 141 x 21. Weight in Grams: 446. Very good copy with minor shelf wear. Previous owners name on FFEP. Cover has light shelf wear, remains a very good copy
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1963
- Publisher
- University of Chicago Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KCW0008269
- ISBN
- 9780226264660
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. This survey of the rise and decline of European overseas empires asks how and why these empires were formed, persisted, and eventually fell. The author explains Europe's long occupation of global centre stage and seeks to throw new light on today's postcolonial world and the legacies of empire. Num Pages: 544 pages, 14 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1D; 3H; 3J; HBG; HBTQ; HBTR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 153 x 34. Weight in Grams: 760.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 554
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300093148
- ISBN
- 9780300093148
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.27
€ 40.99
€ 29.27
Hardcover. This text presents a collection of studies on the military order of the Hospitaller on the island of Rhodes. The author addresses the Hospitallers' military and naval affairs, their spiritual and medical activities, their commanderies and dedicated defense of Christendom. Series: Variorum Collected Studies. Num Pages: 352 pages, Includes 8 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVGS; HBJD; HBLC; HBT; HRC; MBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 224 x 150. Weight in Grams: 612.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780860787969
- ISBN
- 9780860787969
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 51.55
€ 51.55
Hardback. By focusing on such commonplace, prosaic and mundane matters as dog-fouling, swearing, drinking, smoking, nudity, public toilets and parking, Orderly Britain very entertainingly tells us much about social change and, more particularly, about the changing nature of British society. Num Pages: 288 pages, N/A. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBTB; JHBT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 240 x 156. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2022
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781472137968
- ISBN
- 9781472137968
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 18.24
€ 25.99
€ 18.24
Paperback. Analyses texts drawn from the Bleek and Lloyd Archive - one of the important collections for the understanding of South African cultural heritage and in particular the traditions of the /Xam, South Africa's 'first people'. This book offers an analysis of the corpus of /Xam narratives found in the Bleek and Lloyd collection. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFM; DSB; HBJ; HBTB; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 232 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 362.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Witwatersrand University Press
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781868144709
- ISBN
- 9781868144709
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.60
€ 32.99
€ 29.60
Hardback. Offers a reappraisal of the role of women in the politics and practice of welfare in late Victorian and early Edwardian England. Using a working diary written by the activist and female poor law guardian Mary Haslam, this book portrays Bolton women as sophisticated political operators. Num Pages: 364 pages, illus. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JJC; HBTB; JFSJ1; JP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 236 x 161 x 28. Weight in Grams: 696.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 364
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845190873
- ISBN
- 9781845190873
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 129.15
€ 129.15
Mixed media product. Drive critical, engaged learning and advanced skills development. Enabling comprehensive, rounded understanding, the student-centred approach actively develops the sophisticated skills key to performance in Paper 2. Developed directly with the IB for the 2015 syllabus, this Course Book fully supports the new comparative approach to learning. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJP; 4MB; HBLW3; HBTW. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 279 x 220 x 13. Weight in Grams: 676.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Edition
- Pck Pap/Ps
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198354918
- ISBN
- 9780198354918
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 80.06
€ 80.06
paperback. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 139 x 35. Weight in Grams: 562.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press Distributed for Arl
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780905223872
- ISBN
- 9780905223872
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.00€ 20.66
€ 25.00
€ 20.66
Hardcover. This highly original work reveals the profound impact that the railroad and the cinema have had on Western society and modern urban industrial culture. Series: Exeter Studies in Film History. Num Pages: 348 pages, 33 halftones. BIC Classification: APFA; HBTB; JFC; WGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230. Weight in Grams: 790.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- University of Exeter Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 348
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780859895286
- ISBN
- 9780859895286
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 92.14
€ 92.14
Hardcover. Editor(s): Nimmo, Derek. Num Pages: 160 pages, 81 colour and 64 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTB; WB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 295 x 200 x 19. Weight in Grams: 880. Fine copy in very good dustwrapper. DW has minor shelf wear. Previous owners name to FFEP, remains very good
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Quiller Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KCW0011610
- ISBN
- 9781870948487
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. From the earliest scratches on stone and bone to the languages of computers and the internet, this title offers an investigation into the origin and development of writing throughout the world. It focuses on the emergence of complete writing systems in Mesopotamia in the fourth millennium BC. Series: Globalities. Num Pages: 352 pages, 150 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: CFL; HBT; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 134 x 29. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Reaktion Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781861891679
- ISBN
- 9781861891679
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.26
€ 23.26
Paperback. Marion Meade portrays Eleanor of Aquitaine as a woman of great intelligence and titanic energy who lived in a passionate and creative age. Series: Women in History. Num Pages: 448 pages, 8. BIC Classification: 3H; BGH; HBJD; HBLC; HBTG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 34. Weight in Grams: 368.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Weidenfeld & Nicolson History
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781842126189
- ISBN
- 9781842126189
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.39
€ 17.99
€ 13.39
Paperback. This is a history of the Huns in Europe from their first attacks on the Goths north of the Black Sea to the collapse of their central European empire after the death of the legendary Attila. Series: Peoples of Europe. Num Pages: 336 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1D; 1QDAR; 3D; HBJD; HBLA; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 156 x 230 x 20. Weight in Grams: 482.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631214434
- ISBN
- 9780631214434
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.99€ 53.22
€ 53.99
€ 53.22
Paperback. The Royal Navy's dramatic race to save the crew of a trapped Russian submarine. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JMC; HBLX; HBTM; JWMV2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 148 x 20. Weight in Grams: 264.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing Co United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781409126973
- ISBN
- 9781409126973
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.04
€ 13.99
€ 11.04
Hardcover. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HBT; PSVW7; WB; WNCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 151 x 34. Weight in Grams: 448.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Basic Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780465052745
- ISBN
- 9780465052745
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 22.99€ 17.75
€ 22.99
€ 17.75
Paperback. Philosopher, dramatist, rhetorician, Stoic and pragmatist, Seneca was one of the most contradictory figures in ancient Rome, embracing a stern ascetic morality while amassing a fortune under Nero and eventually committing suicide. This biography reveals a life lived perilously in the gap between ideals and reality. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3D; BGH; HBJD; HBTB; HPCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 298 x 20. Weight in Grams: 204.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780718193508
- ISBN
- 9780718193508
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.99€ 9.57
€ 12.99
€ 9.57
Hardcover. With eccentric characters (including her father, "The Wee Wild One") and rich stories, Schwertfeger has painted a fresh picture of Northern Ireland as she lived it and as it remains today as a touchstone for all who have roots in this storied country. Num Pages: 122 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKN; BGA; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 139 x 18. Weight in Grams: 336. Fine in fine dust wrapper. DW showing light shelf wear, remains fine
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- University of Wisconsin Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0027004
- ISBN
- 9780299198800
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 15.00
€ 15.00
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
€ 16.99
€ 11.29
Paperback. Translator(s): Maraniss, James E. Series: Post-Contemporary Interventions. Num Pages: 376 pages. BIC Classification: 1QSC; DSB; HBTQ; HBTR; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 153 x 28. Weight in Grams: 610.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Edition
- Second Edition
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822318651
- ISBN
- 9780822318651
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.82
€ 32.99
€ 29.82
Paperback. On 2 June 1953, 27-year-old Princess Elizabeth of York was crowned Queen, the eyes of the world upon her as she dedicated herself to her country. Drawing from his own experience and time spent with the royal family, alongside additional meticulous research, the author observes the woman, the mother and the monarch. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; HBJD1; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 139 x 25. Weight in Grams: 242.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Ebury Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849906654
- ISBN
- 9781849906654
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 15.75
€ 20.99
€ 15.75