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Hardcover. The 1916 Irish Rebellion is the companion book to a three-part documentary series to be broadcast worldwide in 2016. Narrated by Liam Neeson, the documentary, entitled "1916 The Irish Rebellion," and its related seventy-minute version are initiatives of the Keough-Naughton Institute for Irish Studies at the University of Notre Dame. Num Pages: 216 pages, highly illustrated in colour. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJF; HBJD1; HBLW; HBTV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 304 x 232 x 21. Weight in Grams: 1234.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Cork University Press
Condition
New
SKU
9781782051916
ISBN
9781782051916
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.82

Hardcover. This study places official discourse regarding urban amusement into the context of broader cultural understandings Series: Gender in History. Num Pages: 256 pages, 8 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JF; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 223 x 139 x 25. Weight in Grams: 452.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Manchester University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719090912
ISBN
9780719090912
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 149.51

Paperback. Presents the social history of the descendants of the Prophet Muhammad in early Islam. This book covers the crucial formative period from the Abbasid Revolution of 750 to the Seljuq period of 1100. It draws on historical, legal and biographical material, recent genealogical works and a wide range of primary sources in both Arabic and Persian. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; HBJF1; HBTG; HRH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 157 x 7. Weight in Grams: 212.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748695843
ISBN
9780748695843
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 35.08

Paperback. Tise Vahimagi details in this text the development of the "Gangster" genre, and "The Untouchables"'s relations to American cinema and television of the 1950s and 1960s, offering a sidelight on the social and political events of the period. Num Pages: 120 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APT; HBTB; KNTD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 153 x 6. Weight in Grams: 200.
Publisher
British Film Institute
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780851705637
ISBN
9780851705637
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 33.01

paperback. The International Sweethearts of Rhythm, a popular women's jazz band of the 1940s, has earned a reputation as the 'best all-women's swing band ever to perform.' This revised and updated edition is the most comprehensive and objective history of the band to date. Num Pages: 240 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: AVH; AVR; HBTB; JFSL3; JHBD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 147 x 14. Weight in Grams: 381.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Edition
Revised ed.
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810831605
ISBN
9780810831605
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 81.85

Hardcover. Tells the story of six young men and the organizations they founded between 1939 and 1948 that would set the stage for the militant Zionist activism. This book provides the story of the role the Bergson group played in raising American public consciousness of Jewish and Zionist concerns. Translator(s): Ordan, Dena. Series: Modern Jewish History. Num Pages: 292 pages, bibliography, glossary, index, 22 black-&-white photographs. BIC Classification: 1FBH; BGH; HBJD; HBTZ1; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 165 x 30. Weight in Grams: 624.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Edition
First
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815630630
ISBN
9780815630630
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 37.66

Hardback. After the worst thing in the world happens, then what? What is left to the survivors, the witnesses, those who tried to help? What can we do to prevent more atrocities from happening in the future, and to stop the ones that are happening right now? This work tells the story of the successes and failures of the modern human rights movement. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFGR; 3JJPR; HBJH; HBLW3; HBTZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 188 x 151 x 25. Weight in Grams: 412.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674026230
ISBN
9780674026230
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 39.84

Paperback. The 1970s in Britain were years of immense social, cultural and political liberation aborted by a right-wing counter revolution. Num Pages: 194 pages. BIC Classification: HBTB; JF; YNH; YNM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 143 x 217 x 13. Weight in Grams: 210.
Publisher
John Hunt Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782796008
ISBN
9781782796008
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.52

Paperback. Great fun, this illustrated, fact-filled trivia guidebook to the first decade of rock & roll, breezily written (but painstakingly accurate), will take the baby boomer down a musical memory lane strewn with genuine "golden-oldies." Series: Music in American Life. Num Pages: 424 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPG; 3JJPK; AVGP; HBT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5893 x 3887 x 26. Weight in Grams: 700.
Publisher
University of Illinois Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252069192
ISBN
9780252069192
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 22.91

Paperback. Of the countries that remained neutral during the Second World War, none was more controversial than Ireland. This title unearths the motivations of those thousands who left Ireland to fight in the British forces. It shows how ordinary people tried to make sense of the Nazi threat through the lens of antagonism towards Britain. Num Pages: 512 pages, Illustrations, map. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJH; HBJD1; HBTB; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 128 x 32. Weight in Grams: 398 496pp
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
9780571221066
ISBN
9780571221066
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.16

Hardcover. Num Pages: 272 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 5H; HBJK; HBTB; JFC; WJX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 614.
Publisher
Encounter Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781594038938
ISBN
9781594038938
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 25.46

Paperback. The collective consciousness of World War II revolved around the virtues of bravery, sacrifice, and commitment. Members of the "Greatest Generation" toed political and social lines in hopes of winning the war. They fell into lockstep, not asking many questions and breaking few social and sexual mores. Num Pages: 186 pages, 40 b+w photographs. BIC Classification: 3JJH; HBTB; JHBK5. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 340.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Potomac Books Inc United States
Number of pages
186
Condition
New
SKU
V9781597972772
ISBN
9781597972772
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.92

Hardcover. Num Pages: 220 pages, tables & charts. BIC Classification: 1FMT; HBTB; JP; KC. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 269 x 183 x 19. Weight in Grams: 682.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
220
Condition
New
SKU
V9781604565836
ISBN
9781604565836
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 116.45
€ 80.95

Paperback. A model of clarity.. It provides absolutely essential reference material for the dress historian and archaeologist, for the early textile specialist, and those interested in the tools and equipment used. TOOL AND TRADES HISTORY SOCIETY NEWSLETTER (Linda Woolley, curator of early and medieval textiles and dress, V&A Museum) Series: Medieval Finds from Excavations in London. Num Pages: 252 pages, 239, 16 colour, 132 black and white, 91 line drawing. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3H; HBTB; KCZ; KNDD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 184 x 17. Weight in Grams: 732.
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
252
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
New ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843832393
ISBN
9781843832393
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 31.01

Paperback. This award-winning book belongs on the bookshelf of everyone interested in Texas or military history Series: Texas Classics. Num Pages: 344 pages, 24 halftones, 10 line drawings, 7 maps & diagrams. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 154 x 23. Weight in Grams: 599.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
University of Texas Press United States
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780292731028
ISBN
9780292731028
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.60

Paperback. Num Pages: 216 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; HBTB; JFFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 149 x 226 x 13. Weight in Grams: 335.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Taylor Trade Publishing United States
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9781589791718
ISBN
9781589791718
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.57

Hardcover. Texas shows its best moves in dance halls that dot its landscape. Wherever they've found fiddlers and dance floors, Texans have been tickled into motion. And for a century and a half, they've been kicking up dust in dance halls across the state. This title celebrates how these halls bring people together and foster joy. Series: Voice in the American West. Num Pages: 212 pages, 132 duotone photos. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; ASD; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 287 x 210 x 21. Weight in Grams: 1080.
Publisher
Texas Tech University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780896726031
ISBN
9780896726031
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 35.83

Paperback. Num Pages: 392 pages, 41. BIC Classification: 1KJW; 3JF; HBTS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 21. Weight in Grams: 599.
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
392
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801475283
ISBN
9780801475283
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 41.76

Hardcover. Few films have resonated through the years as Schindler's List has. Released in December 1993, it won seven Oscars. It inspired Steven Spielberg to create one of the world's most important visual history resources. This book commemorates that legacy. Num Pages: 352 pages, 150-200 Full-Color Photos Throughout. BIC Classification: APF; HBTZ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 283 x 30. Weight in Grams: 1634.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc United States
Edition
20 Anv Cmv
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780062285188
ISBN
9780062285188
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 47.07

paperback. Num Pages: 236 pages. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFFN; JFSJ5; JFSL4. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 340.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Temple University Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
236
Condition
New
SKU
V9781439912867
ISBN
9781439912867
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.82

Paperback. The meaning of race in the antebellum southern United States was anchored in the racial exclusivity of slavery and full citizenship. The author explains how heated debates over interracial marriage were also attempts by whites to undermine African American men's demands for suffrage and a voice in public affairs. Series: Gender and American Culture. Num Pages: 384 pages, 5 illustrations, 1 map, notes, bibl., index. BIC Classification: 1KBBS; HBTB; JFFE; JFSL3; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 158 x 235 x 29. Weight in Grams: 678.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
The University of North Carolina Press United States
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780807858820
ISBN
9780807858820
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.89

This book traces the history of post-war France by tracking the Comite Regional d'Action Viticole (CRAV), a militant collective of winegrowers who have used protest and violence to push back against attempts to modernise the French economy and state and the wider impacts of globalisation. Series Editor(s): Cross, Maire. Series: Studies in Modern French History. Num Pages: 296 pages, 1 maps, 10 black & white illustrations, 5 tables, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JJ; HBTB; JPWQ; KNAC; TVSW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 146 x 273 x 27. Weight in Grams: 482.
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Manchester University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784994358
ISBN
9781784994358
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 153.31

hardcover. "Territories of Profit" compares Dell Computer, the dominant computer manufacturer of the late 20th century, and G.F. Swift, the leading meatpacking firm of the late 19th century, to reveal how communications revolutions have enabled businesses to innovate and succeed. Series: Innovation & Technology in the World Economy. Num Pages: 304 pages, 35 tables, 8 illustrations, 10 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; HBT; KJM; KJP; KNTX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 25. Weight in Grams: 549.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Stanford Business Books United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804747219
ISBN
9780804747219
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 172.03

Paperback. "Territories of Profit" compares Dell Computer, the dominant computer manufacturer of the late 20th century, and G.F. Swift, the leading meatpacking firm of the late 19th century, to reveal how communications revolutions have enabled businesses to innovate and succeed. Series: Innovation & Technology in the World Economy. Num Pages: 304 pages, 35 tables, 8 illustrations, 10 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; HBT; KJM; KJP; KNTX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 19. Weight in Grams: 422.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780804747226
ISBN
9780804747226
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 36.10

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