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Paperback. Provides raw narratives without any pretension of synthesis or analysis Editor(s): Jahner, Elaine A.; DeMallie, Raymond J. Num Pages: 369 pages, Illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; HRKT; HRLF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 140 x 215 x 21. Weight in Grams: 484.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
369
Condition
New
Edition
Revised ed.
SKU
V9780803297319
ISBN
9780803297319
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 26.99

Paperback. Detailing the sinking of the HMS Vanguard outside of Dun Laoghaire port in 1875, this book provides an insight into naval and military history of the late nineteenth century. It also deals with the backdrop of naval life, the social and economic situation for sailors and officers alike, the subsequent court-martial and the furore it caused. Num Pages: 272 pages, Illustrations, ports., maps, facsims. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JH; HBTM; JWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 165 x 10. Weight in Grams: 360. Like New.
Condition
Used, Like New
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1975
Edition
1st
SKU
KRF0019293
ISBN
9781845885441
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 4.99

Paperback. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 3H; 3J; HBJD1; HBTG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 176 x 121 x 5. Weight in Grams: 40.
Publisher
Lang Syne Publishers Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9781852173074
ISBN
9781852173074
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 6.79

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of Hertfordshire Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9781902806952
ISBN
9781902806952
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 22.78

Paperback. A fabulous slice of wartime nostalgia, a facsimile edition of the manual used by the Land Girls during the Second World War. Num Pages: 160 pages, 80 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JJH; HBJD1; HBTB; HBWQ; WQN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 12. Weight in Grams: 138. A Manual for Volunteers in the Women's Land Army. 160 pages, 80 photographs. A fabulous slice of wartime nostalgia, a facsimile edition of the manual used by the Land Girls during the Second World War. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JJH; HBJD1; HBTB; HBWQ; WQN. Dimension: 198 x 130 x 12. Weight: 168.
Publisher
Amberley Publishing
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
1st Amberley Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781445602790
ISBN
9781445602790
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.73

Paperback. What life was really like on a wartime farm. Num Pages: 240 pages, 52. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJH; HBJD1; HBLW; HBTB; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 125 x 17. Weight in Grams: 236.
Publisher
Amberley Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781445619798
ISBN
9781445619798
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.88

Paperback. This ambitious book, newly available in paperback, examines the encounter between Gaels and Europeans in Scotland in the central Middle Ages, offering insights into an important period in the formation of the Scots' national identity. Num Pages: 264 pages, 2. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; HBLC1; HBTB; LNSH3. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 157 x 234 x 15. Weight in Grams: 408. 264 pages, 2. This ambitious book, newly available in paperback, examines the encounter between Gaels and Europeans in Scotland in the central Middle Ages, offering insights into an important period in the formation of the Scots' national identity. Cateogry: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; HBLC1; HBTB; LNSH3. Dimension: 157 x 234 x 15. Weight: 408.
Publisher
Edinburgh Up
Number of pages
264
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748654383
ISBN
9780748654383
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 35.47

Paperback. Concerns social and ecological change in rural Ireland, and the end results of structural and policy decisions made in Brussels or Dublin. Of interest to those working in rural development, food production and conservation, this work addresses themes such as: global social forces shaping Irish society; social inequality; and more. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; HBTB; KNAC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 214 x 139 x 18. Weight in Grams: 284.
Publisher
The Lilliput Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843510819
ISBN
9781843510819
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.40

Hardback. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Rutgers University Press United States
Number of pages
311
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780813554570
ISBN
9780813554570
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 161.16

Series: Cassini Popular Edition Historical Map. Num Pages: 1 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKEWC; HBTP1; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 137 x 227 x 7. Weight in Grams: 98. Series: Cassini Popular Edition Historical Map. 1 pages. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DBKEWC; HBTP1; WQH. Dimension: 137 x 227 x 7. Weight: 98.
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Cassini Publishing Ltd
Edition
Popular ed
Number of pages
1
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847361516
ISBN
9781847361516
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 23.54

Paperback. This study seeks to understand the form of cinematic space referred to as 'the landscape of the mind, ' in which natural, outdoor settings serve as outward manifestations of characters' inner subjective states Num Pages: 219 pages, 10 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: APF; HBTB; JFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 285.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
219
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349288557
ISBN
9781349288557
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.95

Paperback. The forest primeval, the river of life, the sacred mount - read 'Landscape and Memory' to have these explained.. Num Pages: 672 pages, 32pp colour plates, 200 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; HBTP; JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 168 x 43. Weight in Grams: 1624.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers United Kingdom
Number of pages
672
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780006863489
ISBN
9780006863489
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 29.65

paperback. William Robbins addresses efforts by individuals and groups within and outside the state to resolve inevitable conflicts between those most concerned for growth and perceived economic stability and those most concerned to preserve the quality of the state's natural resources and the environment in which its citizens live. Series: Weyerhaeuser Environmental Books. Num Pages: 416 pages, 20 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBBWR; 3JJP; HBTB; KCN; RNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 154 x 28. Weight in Grams: 681.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295990439
ISBN
9780295990439
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.83

Paperback. As a child, the distinguished historian the author was sent first to the ghetto of Theresienstadt and then to Auschwitz. As one of the few survivors he has spent much of his life studying Nazism and the Holocaust, but always as a discipline requiring the greatest coldness and objectivity, with his story set to one side. This title tells his story. Num Pages: 144 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJG; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBTZ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 9. Weight in Grams: 114.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
144
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780718197025
ISBN
9780718197025
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.90

Paperback. Describes what might be called the workers' culture of Shaba, through analyses of communicative (sociolinguistic) and cognitive (ethnosemantic) aspects of language use. In this study, inquiry will be directed to the past, and it will, for many reasons, have to reach into a past which is rather remote from present-day Shaba Swahili. Num Pages: 212 pages, 1M. BIC Classification: 1H; 2H; 3JH; 3JJ; CF; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 68.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
212
Condition
New
Edition
Reprint
SKU
V9780520076259
ISBN
9780520076259
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 25.88

Paperback. Examines language and identity in Egypt using theories from discourse analysis and sociolinguistics. This book offers a study of identity in modern Egyptian public discourse. It helps us to decode and understand the messages put forward by the competing factions in Egyptian politics. Num Pages: 416 pages, 4 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HBE; 3JM; CFB; HBJH; HBLX; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 157 x 23. Weight in Grams: 630.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748699940
ISBN
9780748699940
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 35.47

Paperback. Through detailed case studies ranging from the 18th century until today, this book explores the role of foreign languages in military alliances, in occupation and in peace building. It brings together academic researchers and practitioners from the museum and interpreting worlds and the military Editor(s): Footitt, Hilary; Kelly, M. Series: Palgrave Studies in Languages at War. Num Pages: 249 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFB; CFP; HBTB; HBW; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 339.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
249
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349349487
ISBN
9781349349487
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 127.76

Paperback. Emphasising the significance of foreign languages at the centre of war and conflict, this book argues that 'foreignness' and foreign languages are key to our understanding of what happens in war. Through case studies the book traces the role of languages in intelligence, military deployment, soldier/civilian meetings, occupation and peace building. Editor(s): Footitt, Hilary; Kelly, M. Series: Palgrave Studies in Languages at War. Num Pages: 284 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CB; CFB; CFP; HBG; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
1st ed. 2012
Number of pages
284
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349350056
ISBN
9781349350056
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 127.76

Paperback. A comprehensible and accessible portrait of the various 'languages' which shaped public life in nineteenth century Britain, covering key themes such as governance, statesmanship, patriotism, economics, religion, democracy, women's suffrage, Ireland and India. Editor(s): Craig, D.; Thompson, J. Num Pages: 263 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBJD1; HBL; HBTB; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
1st ed. 2013
Number of pages
263
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349338436
ISBN
9781349338436
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.20

Hardcover. This volume presents the earliest archaeological evidence for specialised merchant seafaring in Danish waters. The cargo ship-finds of Eltang Vig, Lynaes, Karschau and Haderslev are explored in detail in order to illuminate a dynamic age, in which large, elegant cargo ships were built and sailed across the sea by Scandinavian merchants. Num Pages: 378 pages, 240 illustrations. BIC Classification: HBLC1; HBTM; HDR; WGG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 252 x 285 x 27. Weight in Grams: 2016.
Publisher
Viking Ship Museum
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9788785180537
ISBN
9788785180537
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 71.17

Hardback. Cases of mutiny and other forms of protest are used to reveal full and interesting details of lascar shipboard life. Series: Worlds of the East India Company. Num Pages: 254 pages, 13 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QSN; 3JF; 3JH; HBJF; HBLL; HBTM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 163 x 27. Weight in Grams: 586.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
V9781783270385
ISBN
9781783270385
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 98.73

Paperback. Num Pages: 464 pages, 200. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 3JJG; HBJF; HBTB; HBTQ; JFSP1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 35. Weight in Grams: 430.
Publisher
Dexter Haven
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781903660201
ISBN
9781903660201
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 16.00

Num Pages: 224 pages, over 240 color and b/w photographs. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBT; HBWQ; JWKT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 286 x 221 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1486.
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764302220
ISBN
9780764302220
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 54.16
€ 39.70

Paperback. In the depths of Antarctic winter, hundreds of miles from land or rescue, a small fishing boat is swallowed by waves as high as houses. Only the actions of Matt Lewis, a 23-year-old British marine biologist and one of the most inexperienced men aboard, will save the lives of the South African crew. Lewis is the last man off the sinking boat.. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1MTS; 3JJPR; BTP; HBTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 20. Weight in Grams: 208.
Publisher
Penguin
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780241967447
ISBN
9780241967447
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.88

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