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Hardcover. Without trial and without due process, the United States government locked up nearly all of those citizens and longtime residents who were of Japanese descent during World War II. This title presents an account of the inmates' experiences and an examination of American imperialism and racist hysteria. Num Pages: 336 pages, 20 halftones. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 1KBB; 3JJH; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB; HBWQ; JWXR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 168 x 28. Weight in Grams: 618.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226354767
- ISBN
- 9780226354767
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 26.09
€ 32.99
€ 26.09
Paperback. This history of queer life in the South seeks to debunk the myth that same-sex desires can't find expression outside the big city. It shows that the nominally conservative institutions of small-town life - home, church, school and workplace - were the very sites where queer sexuality flourished. Num Pages: 398 pages, 22 halftones, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBSM; HBJK; HBLW3; JFSF; JFSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 149 x 24. Weight in Grams: 586.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 398
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226354705
- ISBN
- 9780226354705
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 28.96
€ 36.99
€ 28.96
Paperback. A Companion to the First World War brings together a team of distinguished historians from 10 countries who contribute 38 substantial and thought-provoking chapters. In addition to covering the military history of the war and the individual states involved, contributors explore major themes such as war crimes, occupations, film, and gender. Editor(s): Horne, John. Series: Wiley Blackwell Companions to World History. Num Pages: 724 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJF; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 245 x 172 x 34. Weight in Grams: 1098.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 724
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781119968702
- ISBN
- 9781119968702
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.14
€ 45.14
paperback. Identifies the factors and causes of the South's festering propensity for aggression that contributed to the outbreak of the Civil War in 1861. This title asserts that the South was dominated by militant white men who resorted to violence in the face of social, personal, or political conflict. It details the consequences of antebellum aggression. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 142 x 209 x 19. Weight in Grams: 378.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252070693
- ISBN
- 9780252070693
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 22.10
€ 23.99
€ 22.10
Paperback. Reconstructs the life of the controversial, self-made black intellectual who wrote the first history of African Americans in the United States - George Washington Williams. Awarded the Clarence L Holte Literary Prize, this is a part biography and part social history. Num Pages: 400 pages, 20 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 28. Weight in Grams: 608.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822321644
- ISBN
- 9780822321644
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.83
€ 32.99
€ 29.83
Paperback. Part of the "Chicago History of American Civilization" series, which provides a nuanced and vibrant portrait of the United States from its inception through the twentieth century. Series: The Chicago History of American Civilization. Num Pages: 396 pages, 11 halftones, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 143 x 216 x 21. Weight in Grams: 400.
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 396
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Third Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226923376
- ISBN
- 9780226923376
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 21.32
€ 25.99
€ 21.32
paperback. Spain has become a land of extraordinary paradoxes in which traditional attitudes and contemporary preoccupations exist side by side. Focusing on issues which affect ordinary Spaniards, from housing to gambling, from changing sexual mores to rising crime rates, this study offers a portrayal of Spain of the twenty-first century. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: 1DSE; HBJD; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 21. Weight in Grams: 332.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780141016092
- ISBN
- 9780141016092
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.14
€ 14.99
€ 11.14
Paperback. Sublime and maddening, fascinating yet baffling, Italy is a country of endless paradox and seemingly unanswerable riddles. This book is suitable for anyone seeking to understand contemporary Italy and the unique character of the Italians. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1DST; GTB; HBJD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780241957622
- ISBN
- 9780241957622
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.90
€ 15.99
€ 11.90
Hardback. From England's Jerusalem to Shanghai, China, the story of one man's mission to bring the East and West into closer union. Num Pages: 336 pages, 30. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 1FPC; 3JH; HBJF; HRCX7; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 167 x 245 x 35. Weight in Grams: 676.
- Publisher
- Amberley Publishing
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781445661346
- ISBN
- 9781445661346
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.36
€ 26.99
€ 20.36
Hardback. The first scholarly history of the Ladysmith miners, the Great Strike of 1912-1914, and the coalmining industry on Vancouver Island. Num Pages: 288 pages, 29 b&w illustrations, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBCB; 3JJC; HBG; HBJK; HBLW; KNAT; KNXB1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 4217. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780774809351
- ISBN
- 9780774809351
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 36.27
€ 36.27
Paperback. This study treats the Weimar Republic and the Third Reich as a continuum, exploring a series of key themes through the 1920s and 1930s, without artificial breaks. It considers political, economic, social and foreign policy issues across the period and examines the legacy of the Third Reich. Num Pages: 280 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJG; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 156 x 215 x 17. Weight in Grams: 358.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780582492103
- ISBN
- 9780582492103
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 120.37
€ 120.37
paperback. When the first atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima in August 1945, killing 100,000 men, women and children, it was the beginning of a terrifying new episode in human history. This title presents the event with an account of six men and women who survived despite all the odds. Series: Penguin Magnum Collection. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJH; HBJF; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 21. Weight in Grams: 184.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780141041865
- ISBN
- 9780141041865
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 12.37
€ 19.99
€ 12.37
Paperback. When the first atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima in August 1945, killing 100,000 men, women and children, a new era in human history opened. This book presents an account of six men and women who struggled to cope with catastrophe and with often crippling disease. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJH; HBG; HBJD; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 13. Weight in Grams: 160.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141184371
- ISBN
- 9780141184371
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.76
€ 13.99
€ 11.76
Paperback. From the American Revolution to NAFTA to the Helms-Burton Act and beyond, this work offers an assessment of relations between the USA and Canada. It seeks to distil a mass of detail concerning cultural, economic and political developments of mutual importance during the past two centuries. Series: United States and the Americas Series. Num Pages: 432 pages, 3 illustrations, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KBC; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLL; HBLW; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 29. Weight in Grams: 576.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University of Georgia Press
- Edition
- 3rd ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780820324036
- ISBN
- 9780820324036
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.22
€ 46.22
Paperback. Examines the relationship between religion and society in late medieval Florence through the vehicle of the religious confraternity. This book also provides an account of the development of confraternities in relation to other communal and ecclesiastical institutions in Florence. Num Pages: 552 pages, 29 halftones, 7 line drawings, 48 tables. BIC Classification: 1DST; HBJD; HBLC; HRCC7; HRCR; HRCX8; JFSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 221 x 142 x 37. Weight in Grams: 808.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Number of pages
- 552
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226326887
- ISBN
- 9780226326887
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 59.45€ 50.94
€ 59.45
€ 50.94
Hardcover. Presents a photographic and narrative survey of the major sites of the Inca empire, including the famed city of Machu Picchu, the Inca town and sun temple of Ollantaytambo, the mighty temple-fortress of Sacsahuaman, and the steeply terraced ruins of Pisac. This book also includes chapters about Choquequirao, Chinchero, and Vitcos. Num Pages: 240 pages, 174 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLS; 1QDAK; 3H; HBJK; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 246 x 274 x 31. Weight in Grams: 1546.
- Publisher
- Thames & Hudson Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 2nd Revised ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780500051634
- ISBN
- 9780500051634
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 28.86
€ 40.99
€ 28.86
Hardcover. Alfred Russel Wallace, Henry Walter Bates and Richard Spruce were English naturalists who went to Amazonia 150 years ago. This book combines all three young mens experiences of the Amazon, drawing heavily on their own letters and books. Num Pages: 368 pages, 76 illustrations, 20 in colour. BIC Classification: 1KLSBZ; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; PSA; RGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 246 x 183 x 43. Weight in Grams: 996.
- Publisher
- Thames & Hudson
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780500252109
- ISBN
- 9780500252109
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.32
€ 26.99
€ 20.32
Paperback. A collection of photographs that documents the dramatic transformation that has taken place over the last one hundred years in the area around Whetstone and the Great North Road. It includes graphic images of Whetstone, Totteridge, Friern Barnet, New Southgate, Brunswick Park, Woodside Park and North Finchley. Series: Britain in Old Photographs. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: HBJD1; HBTB; WQP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 164 x 11. Weight in Grams: 372.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 96
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780750906500
- ISBN
- 9780750906500
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.72
€ 19.99
€ 18.72
![John Haywood - Viking: The Norse Warrior's [Unofficial] Manual (Unofficial Manuals) - 9780500251942 - V9780500251942](https://www.kennys.ie/products/thumbs/9780500251942.jpg "John Haywood - Viking: The Norse Warrior's [Unofficial] Manual (Unofficial Manuals) - 9780500251942 - V9780500251942")
Hardcover. A guide to the Norse world of the tenth century ad. It helps you discover everything you will need to become a successful Viking warrior: how to join a war band; what to look for in a good leader; how to behave at a feast; what weapons and armour to choose; how to fight in a shield wall; where to go raiding; and how to navigate at sea. Num Pages: 208 pages, 135 illustrations, 29 in colour. BIC Classification: 1DN; 3F; HBJD; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 136 x 204 x 25. Weight in Grams: 466.
- Publisher
- Thames & Hudson
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780500251942
- ISBN
- 9780500251942
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.27
€ 17.99
€ 14.27
Paperback. Vikings were more than just marine warriors. This atlas shows their development as traders and craftsmen, explorers, settlers and mercenaries. It contains over sixty colour maps, and follows the tracks of the Viking merchants who travelled deep into Russia, and of Viking mercenaries who served in the emperor's bodyguard at Constantinople. Num Pages: 144 pages, colour illustrations, maps, diagrams, further reading, index. BIC Classification: 1DN; HBJD; HBLC; WTRM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 246 x 179 x 9. Weight in Grams: 394.
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140513288
- ISBN
- 9780140513288
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 18.24
€ 25.99
€ 18.24
Hardcover. John Churchill, the first Duke of Marlborough, has long been regarded as one of Britain's greatest generals as well as a key English political figure in the first decade of the eighteenth century. Editor(s): Hattendorf, John B.; Veenendaal, Augustus J.; Hovell tot Westerflier, Rolof van. Num Pages: 408 pages, colour photographs Select bibliography and index. BIC Classification: 1DBK; BGH; HBJD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 219 x 286 x 35. Weight in Grams: 2162.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Karwansaray BV Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 408
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789490258047
- ISBN
- 9789490258047
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 85.28
€ 85.28
Paperback. How the people of a typical English village lived and died in the worst epidemic in history. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 1DB; 3H; HBJD1; HBLC; HBTB; MBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 130 x 27. Weight in Grams: 276.
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing Co London
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780753823071
- ISBN
- 9780753823071
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.12
€ 13.99
€ 11.12
Hardback. An insightful look at the varying types of food eaten during the Great War and the differences in quality between the ordinary troops on the front lines and the officers. The book explores the accounts of men cooking and eating on the front line and the difficulties they faced. Num Pages: 256 pages, Approx 120 B&W photographs. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJF; HBJD; HBLW; HBTB; HBWN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 168 x 34. Weight in Grams: 970.
- Publisher
- Pen & Sword Books Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781473827455
- ISBN
- 9781473827455
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.99€ 46.80
€ 53.99
€ 46.80
Hardcover. Num Pages: 304 pages, 20 B&W photos. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; BGH; HBJD1; HBLW; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Publisher
- Skyhorse Publishing
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781510717022
- ISBN
- 9781510717022
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 25.81
€ 29.99
€ 25.81