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History: specific events & topics

Paperback. Presents the history of the idea of popular culture. This book traces the invention and reinvention of the concept of popular culture from the eighteenth-century 'discovery' of folk culture to accounts of the cultural impact of globalization. It argues that the idea of popular culture is an invention of intellectuals. Series: Blackwell Manifestos. Num Pages: 168 pages, 2. BIC Classification: HBT; JFCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 13. Weight in Grams: 256.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
168
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631234609
ISBN
9780631234609
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.03

hardcover. Num Pages: 346 pages, 41 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 3JH; AB; HBT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 221 x 287 x 27. Weight in Grams: 1210.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Pennsylvania State University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
346
Condition
New
SKU
V9780271020846
ISBN
9780271020846
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 134.80
€ 111.33

Paperback. Features the history of an evangelical revival known in America as the "Great Awakening"�'. This book offers an overview of this episode and proposes an explanation of its origins. It demonstrates that the Great Awakening was invented not by historians but by eighteenth-century evangelicals who were skillful and enthusiastic religious promoters. Num Pages: 320 pages, 5 halftones, 11 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; HRCC99; HRCX7. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 158 x 235 x 23. Weight in Grams: 530.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691086910
ISBN
9780691086910
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.24
€ 42.32

Paperback. Founded in the final years of the Enlightenment, the Louvre became the model for all state art museums subsequently established. This text chronicles the formation of the museum from its origins in the French royal picture collections to its apotheosis during the Revolution and Napoleonic Empire. Num Pages: 302 pages, 84 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: GM; HBJD; HBLH; HBLL; HBT; WTHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 19. Weight in Grams: 502. Art, Politics and the Origins of the Modern Museum in Eighteenth-Century Paris. 302 pages, 84 b&w illustrations. Founded in the final years of the Enlightenment, the Louvre became the model for all state art museums subsequently established. This text chronicles the formation of the museum from its origins in the French royal picture collections to its apotheosis during the Revolution and Napoleonic Empire. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: GM; HBJD; HBLH; HBLL; HBT; WTHM. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 19. Weight: 506.
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
302
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520221765
ISBN
9780520221765
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 26.73

Paperback. Suppose that everything we think we know about 'The Victorians' is wrong? That we have persistently misrepresented the culture of the Victorian era, perhaps to make ourselves feel more satisfyingly liberal and sophisticated? What if they were much more fun than we ever suspected? This book provides the answers for us. Num Pages: 288 pages, 12 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 18. Weight in Grams: 236.
Publisher
Faber and Faber United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571206636
ISBN
9780571206636
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.00
€ 11.50

Paperback. "Destined to be the classic account of what may be the oldest .. hardest form of war."-John Nagl, Wall Street Journal Num Pages: 784 pages, 70 illustrations; 8 maps. BIC Classification: HBTV; HBW; JWDG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 156 x 235 x 34. Weight in Grams: 804.
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Number of pages
784
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780871406880
ISBN
9780871406880
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 21.72

Paperback. Num Pages: 344 pages, 23. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APFA; HBTB; JFSL9; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 157 x 21. Weight in Grams: 1540.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Cornell University Press New York
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801487545
ISBN
9780801487545
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 37.49

Paperback. Explores social upheaveal in Iran and how real social change is possible -- and the danger of invasion. Num Pages: 288 pages, 1 map, 3 figures. BIC Classification: 1FBN; HBTV; JPS; JPWQ; JPWS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 141 x 17. Weight in Grams: 382.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Pluto Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745326030
ISBN
9780745326030
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 26.87

Paperback. Few countries can claim to have endured such a difficult and tortuous history as that of Iraq. Its varied peoples have had to contend with externally imposed state-building at the end of the First World War, through to the rise of authoritarian military regimes, to the all-encompassing power of Saddam Hussein's dictatorship. Series: Hot Spots in Global Politics. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; 3JM; HBJF1; HBTB; HBWS5; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 139 x 27. Weight in Grams: 450.
Publisher
Polity Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745649306
ISBN
9780745649306
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.66

Hardcover. Series: Royal Historical Society Studies in History New Series. 268 pages, 5, 5 line drawing. An examination of the mid-seventeenth century maritime battles between Ireland, England, and Scotland, showing them to have had a dramatic impact on the overall conflict. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JD; HBJD1; HBLH; HBTM; JWF. Dimension: 238 x 163 x 27. Weight: 584.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Royal Historical Society
Number of pages
268
Condition
New
SKU
V9780861933181
ISBN
9780861933181
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 98.09

Paperback. Num Pages: 514 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBR; HBTB; JPFN; JPWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 144 x 216 x 35. Weight in Grams: 736.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
Lawrence & Wishart Ltd
Edition
New edition
Number of pages
514
Condition
New
SKU
V9780853157359
ISBN
9780853157359
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 25.78

Paperback. A collection of biographical essays introducing the suffragettes who influenced Ireland's struggle for women's rights. Many of the women were political activists while others became militant suffragettes between 1912 and 1914. Num Pages: 144 pages, 25 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 131 x 11. Weight in Grams: 170.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845888244
ISBN
9781845888244
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 13.21

Paperback. Collins Gem Babies Names is number one in the best-selling stakes. Meet its Irish cousin! This detailed guide to over 2000 of the most popular Irish first names is the ideal gift for anyone wishing to choose an Irish name for their child, or is interested in finding out a bit more about their own name. Series: Collins GEM. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; HBTG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 118 x 81 x 17. Weight in Grams: 116.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Condition
New
SKU
9780007176175
ISBN
9780007176175
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.99
€ 7.73

Paperback. Explores the historical developments that shaped Irish identity and linked it so closely to Catholicism Editor(s): Rafferty, Oliver P. Num Pages: 398 pages, Maps. BIC Classification: 1DBR; HBJD1; HBTB; HRCC7. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 158 x 235 x 24. Weight in Grams: 614.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Manchester University Press
Condition
New
SKU
9780719097317
ISBN
9780719097317
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 69.99
€ 46.89

Hardcover. Editor(s): Dickson, David; Pyz, Justyna; Shepard, Christopher C. Num Pages: 300 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJD1; HBTB; HBTQ; JN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 247 x 170 x 23. Weight in Grams: 548.
Publisher
Four Courts Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846823497
ISBN
9781846823497
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 55.00
€ 46.19

Paperback. Series: Pocket Guides. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; HBTG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 148 x 107 x 11. Weight in Grams: 146.
Publisher
Appletree Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
New
Condition
New
SKU
V9780862819897
ISBN
9780862819897
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.70

Hardback. Discusses about Irish nationalism and how Irish nationalists developed their own conception of the Irish race. This book begins with an exploration of the discourse of race - from the nineteenth - century belief that 'race is everything' to the argument that there are no races. Num Pages: 352 pages, 22 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DBR; HBJD1; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 240 x 165 x 26. Weight in Grams: 644.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691153124
ISBN
9780691153124
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 70.98
€ 55.42

Paperback. The historical development of Irish social policy is charted here, with discussion of major influences on policy formation. Ireland is presented in a comparative context and as an example of the mixed economy of welfare. Policy-making, financing and evaluation are explained. Editor(s): Kiely, Gabriel; etc. Num Pages: 368 pages, index. BIC Classification: 1DBR; HBTB; JFF; JKS; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 160 x 21. Weight in Grams: 542. 8vo. Very good Copy. First edition. Politics and politicians in 20th century Ireland.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
University College Dublin Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KEX0310177
ISBN
9781900621250
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 25.00

Hardcover. Num Pages: 400 pages, 300. BIC Classification: 1DBR; AMX; HBTP; TBX; TNCJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 266 x 206 x 30. Weight in Grams: 1606.
Publisher
Irish Academic Press Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781911024149
ISBN
9781911024149
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 45.00
€ 35.53

Paperback. An exciting collection of essays revealing the tremendous diversity of women's experiences in Ireland's past. For the first time, this unique book draws together key articles published in the field over the last two decades. Editor(s): Urquhart, Diane; Hayes, Alan. Series: Routledge Readers in History. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; HBTB; JFC; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 245 x 176 x 17. Weight in Grams: 460 General Irish HIstory. 242pp
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
9780415199148
ISBN
9780415199148
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 35.00

Hardback. An exciting collection of essays revealing the tremendous diversity of women's experiences in Ireland's past. For the first time, this unique book draws together key articles published in the field over the last two decades. Editor(s): Urquhart, Diane; Hayes, Alan. Series: Routledge Readers in History. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBR; HBTB; JFC; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 20. Weight in Grams: 589. Keywords: General Irish History.
Condition
Used, Like New
Edition
1st Edition
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd London
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
SKU
9780415199131
ISBN
9780415199131
Hardback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 80.00

Paperback. Is there still a distinct Irish identity in America? This highly original survey says yes, though it's often an indirect one. Opening a new window on the meanings of Irishness over the twentieth century, this work also reveals how Catholicism, so key to the identity of earlier generations of Irish Americans, has also evolved. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 1KBB; HBTB; JFSL; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 272.
Publisher
The Catholic University of America Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813229188
ISBN
9780813229188
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.58

Hardcover. In his second book Ronan Moore, author of Irishology, has created a humorous and irreverent guide to every county in Ireland. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; HBTB; WHL; WZG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 177 x 29. Weight in Grams: 450.
Publisher
Gill Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780717171217
ISBN
9780717171217
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 11.92

Paperback. Iron was the catalyst of the Industrial Revolution - the material of Ironbridge, the Crystal Palace, railways, steam engines, ships. This title focuses on the period when coal replaced charcoal as the industry's fuel source, discussing the changing technology, geography and economy of the industry as well as its social history. Num Pages: 176 pages, Illustrations, map, ports. BIC Classification: 1DB; HBTK; HDT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 174 x 248 x 14. Weight in Grams: 484.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752433745
ISBN
9780752433745
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 19.34

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