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Paperback. Based on literary sources, travelers' observations, and missionary accounts, as well as on French and English colonial archives and administrative correspondence, Cannibal Encounters offers a vivid portrait of a troubled chapter in the history of European-Amerindian relations. Series: Johns Hopkins Studies in Atlantic History and Culture. Num Pages: 232 pages, 13, 13 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KJ; HBJK; HBLH; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 154 x 13. Weight in Grams: 332.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801890994
ISBN
9780801890994
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 30.57

Hardcover. This volume contains a survey of prose writing - novels, plays, journalism - produced in Ireland between 1922 and 1939. All quotations are given in English with original Irish in notes. Num Pages: 784 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 2AFR; DSBH; DSK; HBJD1; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
University College Dublin Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781904558132
ISBN
9781904558132
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 89.58
€ 80.59

Paperback. During the 1916 Battle of the Somme in WW1 the Ulster division lost over two thousand men. This book covers the events leading to the Somme - the birth of the UVF in 1912, the aftermath and the bravery that has become iconic in Northern Ireland tradition. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations, maps, ports., facsims. BIC Classification: 1DBKN; 1DDF; 3JJF; HBJD; HBLW; HBWN; JWTR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148 x 18. Weight in Grams: 450.
Publisher
Blackstaff Press Belfast
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
2nd Revised edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780856408243
ISBN
9780856408243
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.48

Paperback. In 1996, in the middle of watching an ill-tempered football match between England and Germany, Philip Oltermann's parents tell him that they are going to leave their home city Hamburg behind and move to London. Inspired by his own experience of both countries, Philip Oltermann looks at eight historical encounters between English and German people. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DFG; HBJD; HBTB; JF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 127 x 19. Weight in Grams: 234.
Publisher
Faber & Faber United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571240197
ISBN
9780571240197
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.01

Paperback. Presents ten key Anglo-German encounters from the last 200 years: an encounter between Joe Strummer and the Baader Meinhof gang, Helmut Kohl trying to explain the virtues of German cuisine to a sceptical Margaret Thatcher and philosophers Theodor Adorno and A J Ayer clashing over jazz. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DFG; HBJD; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 177 x 23. Weight in Grams: 344. 8vo. Good copy
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Main
SKU
KEX0277860
ISBN
9780571240173
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JJG; 3JJH; 3JJPG; HBJD; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 227 x 149 x 29. Weight in Grams: 634.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
480
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691156118
ISBN
9780691156118
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 30.94

Hardback. A new perspective on the calamitous fall of France in 1940 and why blame has been misplaced ever since Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 149 x 225 x 24. Weight in Grams: 418.
Publisher
Yale University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300189872
ISBN
9780300189872
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.65

Hardback. This bold inter-disciplinary study analyses the history, retention and development of frontier processes in the Eastern Caribbean multi-island state of St. Vincent and the Grenadines. Series Editor(s): Bhambra, Gurminder K. Series: Theory for a Global Age. Num Pages: 168 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KJWWV; HBJK; HBTB; JFFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 138 x 11. Weight in Grams: 345.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Manchester University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
168
Condition
New
SKU
V9781526113740
ISBN
9781526113740
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 154.78

Paperback. Acclaimed popular historian, Philip Matyszak takes readers back to the rise and fall of the world's first superpower. Series: Beginner's Guides. Num Pages: 224 pages, 1 maps, 7 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 3D; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 133 x 13. Weight in Grams: 190.
Publisher
Oneworld Publications
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780744247
ISBN
9781780744247
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.57

Paperback. Mithridates the Great was one of the dominant figures of the first century BC and the Romans' most persistent enemy, going to war with them three times. Num Pages: 208 pages, 8pp black and white photos. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 3D; BGH; HBJD; HBLA1; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Publisher
Pen & Sword Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781473828902
ISBN
9781473828902
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.35

Paperback. This work analyses the development of a modern consciousness through the eyes of the most fervent critics of modernity - adherents to the moral and value systems associated with Canada's tory tradition. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 3JJH; 3JJPG; 3JJPK; HBJK; HBLW3; HBTB; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 560.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442628984
ISBN
9781442628984
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 41.41

Paperback. A compelling account of the years of political struggle in Egypt unfolding from January 2011 to the summer of 2015 Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1HBE; 3JMG; HBJH; HBLX; HBTV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 137 x 215 x 22. Weight in Grams: 354.
Publisher
Pluto Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745335513
ISBN
9780745335513
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.69

Paperback. 'Without question one of the best books ever written by an Englishman on the Turks' William Dalrymple Num Pages: 560 pages, 16pp b/w integrated onto text paper. BIC Classification: HBJF; HBLC; HBLL; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 36. Weight in Grams: 374.
Publisher
John Murray
Number of pages
544
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719568800
ISBN
9780719568800
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.42

Paperback. The first English-language history of the Levant in the modern age Num Pages: 480 pages, b&w photos and line drawings. BIC Classification: 1FB; HBJF1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 31. Weight in Grams: 342.
Publisher
John Murray
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719567087
ISBN
9780719567087
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.99

Hardback. Reveals, from a non-Eurocentric perspective, how Indian states developed and implemented maritime strategies which posed a serious threat to British naval power in the region. Series: Worlds of the East India Company. Num Pages: 222 pages, 19 black & white illustrations, 4 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 3JD; 3JF; HBJF; HBLH; HBLL; HBTM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 157 x 20. Weight in Grams: 570.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843839484
ISBN
9781843839484
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 132.75

Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages, 16 black & white plates, 40 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JF; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 350.
Publisher
The History Press
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752474854
ISBN
9780752474854
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.70

Paperback. The fascinating story of how a quiet Berkshire village became a US communication base controlling foreign agents working in Nazi-occupied Europe. Num Pages: 96 pages, 85. BIC Classification: 1DBKESB; 3JJH; HBJD1; HBLW; HBWQ; JWKF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 165. .
Publisher
Amberley Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
96
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781445654287
ISBN
9781445654287
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 28.60

Hardcover. The American Civil War and the Paris commune of 1871, Philip Katz argues, were part of the broader sweep of transatlantic development in the mid-19th century - an age of democratic civil wars. He shows how American political culture in the period that followed was shaped by the Paris Commune. Series: Harvard Historical Studies. Num Pages: 286 pages, 1 line illustration. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJD; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 562.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Edition
206th
Number of pages
286
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674323483
ISBN
9780674323483
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 84.75
€ 76.52

Hardback. The essays which appear in this book for the most part originated as papers delivered at a conference on Britain and the cinema in the Second World War held in London in May 1985. Editor(s): Taylor, Philip M. Num Pages: 210 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; APF; HBJD1; HBTB; HBWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 435.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1988
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
210
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333434482
ISBN
9780333434482
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 117.43

Paperback. The battle of Resaca in May 1864 represents a series of firsts: the first major battle of the Atlanta Campaign, the first occasion in Georgia in 1864 of Confederate and Federal armies in their entirety facing one another, and the first major encounter between Joseph E Johnston and William T Sherman as army field commanders. Num Pages: 112 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 150 x 13. Weight in Grams: 204.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Mercer University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780881462074
ISBN
9780881462074
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 22.74

Paperback. Num Pages: 731 pages, tables, indexes. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JD; 3JF; 3JH; HBJK; HBLH; HBLL; JPHC; LND. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 280 x 215 x 47. Weight in Grams: 2028.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Liberty Fund Inc United States
Number of pages
731
Condition
New
SKU
V9780865973022
ISBN
9780865973022
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 15.56

Paperback. Num Pages: 711 pages, tables, indexes. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JD; 3JF; 3JH; HBJK; HBLH; HBLL; JPHC; LND. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 278 x 216 x 52. Weight in Grams: 1826.
Publisher
Liberty Fund Inc United States
Number of pages
711
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Condition
New
SKU
V9780865973053
ISBN
9780865973053
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.73

Paperback. Num Pages: 513 pages, tables, indexes. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JD; 3JF; 3JH; HBJK; HBLH; HBLL; JPHC; LND. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 278 x 215 x 36. Weight in Grams: 1352.
Publisher
Liberty Fund Inc United States
Number of pages
513
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Condition
New
SKU
V9780865973060
ISBN
9780865973060
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.72

Paperback. .
Publisher
Liberty Fund Inc United States
Number of pages
681
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Condition
New
SKU
V9780865973039
ISBN
9780865973039
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.75

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