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Hardback. The History of Irish Publishing is the first comprehensive record of and examination into one of the most important and vibrant cultural sectors of Irish life. Compiled by author and publisher Tony Farmar (of A&A Farmar), this is a meticulously researched and beautifully written book about all the history of all our Irish books. Num Pages: 256 pages, 16 black & white illustrations, 8 black & white plates. BIC Classification: 1DBR; HBJD1; HBTB; KNTP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2018
Condition
New
SKU
9781845888947
ISBN
9781845888947
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 6.93

Hardcover. Discover the rarified Peranakan (native-born Chinese of Southeast Asia) aesthetics that are today highly sought-after for their beauty: distinctive furniture and ceramics, textiles and jewellery, and many other art objects. Num Pages: 160 pages, over 400 photographs-all in colour except a few older photos included for historical refe. BIC Classification: 1FM; ACBP; HBTB; WC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 279 x 216. Weight in Grams: 1106.
Publisher
Tuttle Publishing
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804848909
ISBN
9780804848909
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.63

Paperback. Traces how the strain of militant Islam behind ISIS first arose in a remote Jordanian prison and spread to become the world's greatest threat. This title shows how the zeal of Abu Musab al-Zarqawi and the strategic mistakes of Western governments led to the banner of ISIS being raised over huge swathes of Syria and Iraq. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; 3JMG; HBJF1; HBLX; HBTV; JPSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 32. Weight in Grams: 342.
Publisher
Corgi
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780552172882
ISBN
9780552172882
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.17

Hardback. This book provides a unique and moving account of a country in transition and the pivotal roles played by those on the ground in the final years of empire. Num Pages: 320 pages, 16 black white integrated. BIC Classification: 1HFGK; 3JJ; HBJH; HBLW; HBTQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 138 x 33. Weight in Grams: 522.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780769967
ISBN
9781780769967
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 58.80
€ 53.95

Hardcover. Hardcover, green spine. A rare book, small amount of staining on page edges. 178pp
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
McCorquodale & Co., Ltd Glasgow
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1923
SKU
KON0819213
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 275.00

Paperback. Rev. ed. of: United Nations since 1945: peacekeeping and the Cold War. London: Longman, 1999. Series: Seminar Studies. Num Pages: 224 pages, maps. BIC Classification: HBTW; JPSN1; JWLP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 171 x 12. Weight in Grams: 396.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781408237663
ISBN
9781408237663
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 50.30

Paperback. Chocolate the food of the Gods has had a long and eventful history. This book includes data on the first cultivation of the cacao tree in the northwest Amazon, and the discovery of the chocolate process in southern Mesoamerica, long before the rise of the Olmecs. Num Pages: 280 pages, 99 illustrations, 14 in colour. BIC Classification: HBTB; WB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 158 x 27. Weight in Grams: 558.
Publisher
Thames & Hudson
Number of pages
280
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
3rd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780500290682
ISBN
9780500290682
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 22.51

Paperback. Compared to other animals, the way humans live - our manners, morals, habits, experiences, relationships, technology, values - changes at a bewildering speed. Why is this? Felipe Fernandez-Armesto offers some revolutionary answers to this fundamental question about our species - and speculates on what they mean for our future. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: CF; HBG; HBL; HBTB; HD; HP; HR; JF; JH; PD. Dimension: 216 x 135. .
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198806806
ISBN
9780198806806
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.48

Paperback. Num Pages: 344 pages. BIC Classification: HBTS; JHBL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 17. Weight in Grams: 468.
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231164238
ISBN
9780231164238
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 28.86

Paperback. If you could go back in time and ask any historical figure for advice on how best to manage your business or staff, who would it be? Featuring nearly 20 figures from across two and a half millennia, this book brings you advice on, and insights into, the essential nature of leadership and the human condition. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: HBT; KJM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 160 x 16. Weight in Grams: 424.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780750946612
ISBN
9780750946612
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.31

Paperback. The Suffragette Movement was one of the most important political lobbying organisations in British history. This title includes the stories of famous figures of Emmeline Pankhurst, Annie Kenney and Emily Wilding Davison. It includes images that are taken from the Suffragette Fellowship Collection. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJC; 3JJF; HBTB; JFSJ1; JPVH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 247 x 171 x 15. Weight in Grams: 600.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752457963
ISBN
9780752457963
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 25.97

Hardcover. A comprehensive overview of the architectural and urban transformations that took place across the British Empire between the seventeenth and mid-twentieth centuries, exploring the built heritage of Britain's former colonial empire as a fundamental part of how we negotiate our postcolonial identities. Editor(s): Bremner, G. A. Series: Oxford History of the British Empire Companion Series. Num Pages: 496 pages, numerous black and white figures/illustrations. BIC Classification: AMX; HBLL; HBTQ; HBTR. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 166 x 242 x 33. Weight in Grams: 896.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198713326
ISBN
9780198713326
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 157.60

Paperback. Num Pages: 487 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JD; 3JF; 3JH; HBJD; HBTB; JFC; JFSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 678.
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
487
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Edition
New ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801485084
ISBN
9780801485084
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 39.89

Spiral bound. Paperback, red spiral binder. 40pp
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Thomas Reed Publications London
Format
Spiralbound
Publication date
1983
SKU
KON0819351
ISBN
9780900335846
Spiralbound
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 71.71
€ 5.49

Hardback. Offers a look at the people and politics behind the various chains of rescue as well as the personal narratives of the children who left everything behind in the hope of finding safety. This title examines the religious and political tensions that emerged throughout the migration and at times threatened to bring operations to a halt. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJH; HBJD1; HBLW; HBTZ1; HBWQ; JFSR1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 221 x 149 x 26. Weight in Grams: 496.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
288
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848855373
ISBN
9781848855373
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 58.80
€ 53.63

Paperback. Editor(s): Inglis, Simon. Series: Played in Britain. Num Pages: 180 pages, approx 200 black & white & colour photographs. BIC Classification: 1DBKSC; HBJD1; HBTB; WS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 210 x 16. Weight in Grams: 752.
Publisher
Malavan Media United Kingdom
Number of pages
180
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780954744557
ISBN
9780954744557
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.20

Paperback. Num Pages: 560 pages. BIC Classification: HBTQ; HBTR; JFC; JFSJ; JHMP; JPHC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 176 x 253 x 31. Weight in Grams: 1006.
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Edition
First edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816626496
ISBN
9780816626496
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 29.27

Paperback. Incorporating exciting new material that has come to light since the last German edition of 1980, Herwig Wolfram places Gothic history within its proper context of late Roman society and institutions. He demonstrates that the barbarian world of the Goths was both a creation of and an essential element of the late Roman Empire. Translator(s): Dunlap, Thomas J. Num Pages: 580 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJD; HBLA; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 31. Weight in Grams: 948. 580 pages, Ill. Incorporating exciting new material that has come to light since the last German edition of 1980, Herwig Wolfram places Gothic history within its proper context of late Roman society and institutions. He demonstrates that the barbarian world of the Goths was both a creation of and an essential element of the late Roman Empire. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJD; HBLA; HBTB. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 31. Weight: 920. Translator(s): Dunlap, Thomas J.
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520069831
ISBN
9780520069831
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 31.48

Paperback. Series: African American. Num Pages: 352 pages, black & white illustrations, printed music items. BIC Classification: BM; BTP; HBTS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 129 x 21. Weight in Grams: 258.
Publisher
Dover Publications Inc.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9780486789620
ISBN
9780486789620
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 7.87

Hardback. When Gandhi as a young lawyer in South Africa began fashioning the tenets of his political philosophy, he was absorbed by a seemingly unrelated enterprise: creating a newspaper, Indian Opinion. In Gandhi's Printing Press Isabel Hofmeyr provides an account of how this footnote to a career shaped the man who would become the world-changing Mahatma. Num Pages: 240 pages, 5 halftones, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HBJF; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 149 x 20. Weight in Grams: 420.
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
240
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674072794
ISBN
9780674072794
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 39.32

Paperback. A selection of 19th-century Barbary Coast captivity narratives. The accounts range from 1798 to 1904 and tell the stories of enslaved white Americans, whose plight became fodder for pro- and anti-slavery writers. Num Pages: 376 pages, 19 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DNF; HBJK; HBLL; HBTS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 155 x 228 x 20. Weight in Grams: 442.
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
376
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226034041
ISBN
9780226034041
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 26.37

Hardback. Translation of: Schlafender Lotos, trunkenes Huhn. Translator(s): Margolis, Karen. Series: Arts & Traditions of the Table: Perspectives on Culinary History. Num Pages: 216 pages, 48 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; HBTB; JFCV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 166 x 241 x 22. Weight in Grams: 534.
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
216
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231161862
ISBN
9780231161862
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 32.94

Hardback. Num Pages: 224 pages, 32 black & white illustrations, 16 black & white plates. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; HBTW; JPSH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 164 x 237 x 23. Weight in Grams: 544.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780750958509
ISBN
9780750958509
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 30.98

Paperback. In 1932 the Al Saud family incorporated the kingdom of Hijaz, once the cultural hub of the Arabian world, in to the kingdom of Saudi Arabia. This book traces the fortunes of distinctive and resilient culture of the Hijazis, from the golden age of Hashemite Mecca to Saudi domination to its resurgence. Num Pages: 248 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1FBXS; 3JJ; HBJF1; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 402.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
248
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845118242
ISBN
9781845118242
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 29.55

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