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History: specific events & topics

Hardcover. This second volume of Norman Polmar's landmark study details the role of aircraft carriers in the unification of the US armed forces and strategic deterrence, fiscally constrained Great Britain, the development of British Commonwealth and ex-colonial navies, and the efforts of France and the Netherlands to rebuild their fleets. Num Pages: 560 pages, 215 b&w photos, maps. BIC Classification: HBTM; HBW; JWF; WGG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 279 x 216 x 29. Weight in Grams: 1758.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Potomac Books Inc United States
Edition
2nd Edition
Number of pages
560
Condition
New
SKU
V9781574886658
ISBN
9781574886658
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 59.97

Hardcover. Titanic- The Unfolding Story as told by The Daily Mirror offers a unique insight into this terrible, yet endlessly fascinating, disaster. It tells the whole story: from the commissioning of the Titanic and her sister ship the Olympic following their construction, launches and maiden voyages, through to the Titanic's demise, and beyond. Num Pages: 208 pages, 100 illustrations approx. BIC Classification: 1QSAN; 3JJC; HBTM; WGG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 260 x 258 x 20. Weight in Grams: 1108.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
J H Haynes & Co Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
9780857331670
ISBN
9780857331670
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 22.99
€ 17.88

Hardcover. For much of the Middle Ages, the Lara family was among the most powerful aristocratic lineages in Spain. This book explores the causes of change in the dynamics of power, and narrates the dramatic story of the events that overtook the Lara family. Series: Harvard Historical Studies. Num Pages: 208 pages, 15 maps, 1 genealogy chart. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 3F; 3H; HBJD; HBLC; HBTG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 481.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674006065
ISBN
9780674006065
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 90.42
€ 81.09

Paperback. Presents ideas and insights that can lead to slavery's extinction. This book recounts the author's personal journey in search of the solution and explains how governments and citizens can build a world without slavery. Num Pages: 274 pages, 15 b/w photographs, 2 line illustrations, 3 tables. BIC Classification: HBTS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 219 x 146 x 17. Weight in Grams: 396.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
274
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520257962
ISBN
9780520257962
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 23.29

Hardback. An important collection of essays on the subjects of kingship, lordship, warfare and sanctity, penned by the highly respected historian of late medieval England, the late Professor Simon Walker Editor(s): Braddick, Mike. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations, black & white. BIC Classification: HBJD1; HBLC; HBTB; JP. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 241 x 164 x 27. Weight in Grams: 580.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Manchester University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719068263
ISBN
9780719068263
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 147.14

Hardback. Irish culture is obsessed with the past, and this book asks why and how. In an innovative reading of Irish culture since 1980, Emilie Pine provides a new analysis of theatre, film, television, memoir and art, and interrogates the anti-nostalgia that characterizes so much of contemporary Irish culture. Num Pages: 210 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBR; HBJD1; HBTB; JFCA; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 146 x 18. Weight in Grams: 382. 8vo.Very good copy. First edition. Irish Politics and Politicans. 20th Century Ireland.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KEX0310259
ISBN
9780230247413
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 45.00

Hardcover. A history of walking and our relationship with the British countryside. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1DB; HBTB; WSZC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 134 x 216 x 28. Weight in Grams: 436. Good clean copy in dust jacket
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KCW0000684
ISBN
9780007428649
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Aims to provide a definitive history of global football. Num Pages: 992 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: HBT; WSJA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 155 x 49. Weight in Grams: 954.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Penguin
Condition
New
SKU
9780141015828
ISBN
9780141015828
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 18.37

Paperback. The tragic account of a family steeped in the War of Independence in West Cork and divided by the Civil War in which two of the brothers played key roles on opposing sides. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJ; HBJD1; HBLW; HBTR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 137 x 215 x 26. Weight in Grams: 298.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
The Mercier Press Ltd Cork
Condition
New
SKU
9781781173756
ISBN
9781781173756
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.16

Paperback. Is the story of how dreams and reality collide, at once glorious and immensely sad. Because for the 30-odd boys of the Permian Panthers, these days will have been the best of their lives. Num Pages: 416 pages, b&w photos. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBLW3; HBTB; WSJS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 28. Weight in Grams: 292.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Yellow Jersey
Condition
New
SKU
9780224076746
ISBN
9780224076746
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 12.37

Paperback. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 148 x 239 x 32. Weight in Grams: 500.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
PM Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781629630373
ISBN
9781629630373
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 23.73

Paperback. Scholars investigate sound as part of the social construction of historical experience and as an element of the sensory relationship people have to the world, showing how hearing and listening can inform people's feelings, ideas, decisions, and actions. Editor(s): Suisman, David; Strasser, Susan. Series: Hagley Perspectives on Business and Culture. Num Pages: 320 pages, 13 illus. BIC Classification: 3JJ; HBLW; HBTB; JFCA. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 431.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812222296
ISBN
9780812222296
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.08

Paperback. In the summer of 1936, Agee and Evans set out on assignment for "Fortune" magazine to explore the daily lives of sharecroppers in the South. This book provides a record of the place, of the people who shaped the land, and of the rhythm of their lives. Num Pages: 512 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBSB; 3JJG; AJCR; HBTB; JFSF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 31. Weight in Grams: 378.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
9780141188492
ISBN
9780141188492
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.88

Paperback. Num Pages: 880 pages. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFFT; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 268 x 53. Weight in Grams: 634.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Penguin
Condition
New
SKU
9780141028743
ISBN
9780141028743
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 16.68

Hardback. Presenting the fierce and vital writing of organizers, lawyers, scholars, poets, and policy makers, Color of Violence radically repositions the antiviolence movement by putting women of color at its center, covers violence against women of color in its myriad manifestations, and maps strategies of movement building and resistance. Editor(s): INCITE!. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFFE; JFSJ1; JFSL4. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 613.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822363057
ISBN
9780822363057
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 114.33

Paperback. BIC Classification: BGH; HBT; JM; PSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
University of Buckingham Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781908684660
ISBN
9781908684660
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.03

Paperback. Homer called it a divine substance. Plato described it as especially dear to the gods. From the rural Sichuan province where the last home-made soya sauce is made to the Cheshire brine springs that supplied salt around the globe, the author blends political, commercial, scientific, religious and culinary records into a tale. Num Pages: 496 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTB; RNF; WB. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 36. Weight in Grams: 348 320pp
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Vintage London
Edition
New Ed
Number of pages
496
Condition
New
SKU
9780099281993
ISBN
9780099281993
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 12.37

Hardcover. Series: The Dickens Companions. Num Pages: 528 pages, 28 black & white illustrations, 9 maps. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSK; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UA) A / AS level; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 244 x 164 x 40. Weight in Grams: 1090.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Helm Information Ltd
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781873403570
ISBN
9781873403570
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 166.39

Paperback. Awide-ranging history of swordsmanship through the ages, written with passion and artistry by a former Olympic fencer. Num Pages: 560 pages, 77 b-w integrated photographs. BIC Classification: HBT; HBW; WSTF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 134 x 36. Weight in Grams: 382.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Cohen, Richard
Number of pages
560
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847396709
ISBN
9781847396709
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.09

Paperback. Based on interviews with the survivors of the disaster, this book records the facts as they were known, together with several maps, diagrams, drawings and photographs (including a picture of the actual iceberg that sank the Titanic). Num Pages: 224 pages, 50. BIC Classification: HBTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 157 x 14. Weight in Grams: 304.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Nonsuch Publishing
Edition
illustrated edition
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845886318
ISBN
9781845886318
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 20.72

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