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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
€ 13.04

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

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

€ 89.13
€ 78.86

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
€ 30.19

Paperback. This original narrative demonstrates that the transition to sugar and the plantation complex was more gradual in the French properties than generally depicted-and that it was not inevitable. Num Pages: 392 pages, 25, 25 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBLH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 165 x 21. Weight in Grams: 532.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
392
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801887260
ISBN
9780801887260
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.79

hardcover. In November 1774, a pamphlet to the "People of America" was published in Philadelphia and London. It forcefully articulated American rights and liberties and argued that the Americans needed to declare their independence from Britain. This book features a portrait of one of the most complex and controversial of the American revolutionaries. Num Pages: 410 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 38. Weight in Grams: 794.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
NYU Press
Condition
New
SKU
9780814767658
ISBN
9780814767658
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 8.29

Paperback. Orkney's Italian Chapel was built by Italian POWs held on the island during the Second World War. In the sixty-five years since it was built it has become an enduring symbol of peace and hope around the world. This book tells the story of who built the chapel and how it came into existence and survived against all the odds. Num Pages: 256 pages, 8pp plates. BIC Classification: 1DBKSHF; 3JJH; AMN; HBJD1; HBLW; HRC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 157 x 19. Weight in Grams: 402. The True Story of an Icon. 256 pages, 8pp plates. Orkney's Italian Chapel was built by Italian POWs held on the island during the Second World War. In the sixty-five years since it was built it has become an enduring symbol of peace and hope around the world. This book tells the story of who built the chapel and how it came into existence and survived against all the odds. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DBKSHF; 3JJH; AMN; HBJD1; HBLW; HRC. Dimension: 233 x 157 x 19. Weight: 392.
Publisher
B & W Pub
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
New ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845025298
ISBN
9781845025298
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.47

Paperback. Tells the Viking story, from the first pinprick raids of the eighth century to the great armies that left their Scandinavian homelands to conquer larger parts of France, Britain and Ireland. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: 1DN; 3F; HBJD; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 31. Weight in Grams: 344.
Publisher
Vintage
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099551843
ISBN
9780099551843
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.04

Paperback. .
Publisher
University of Exeter Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
New Revised and Updated
Condition
New
SKU
V9780859890274
ISBN
9780859890274
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 32.70

Hardcover. As the only full-length study of Cornwall to have been written for many years, Cornwall: A History is essential reading for everyone with a passion for Cornwall. Taking into consideration the new research outputs and perspectives of recent years this revised and updated edition reflects the growing interest in Cornish studies as an academic field. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKEWC; HBJD1. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 227 x 150. .
Publisher
University of Exeter Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
New Revised and Updated
Condition
New
SKU
V9780859890212
ISBN
9780859890212
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 139.34

Hardcover. The first study of its kind. The book explores the rich, complex maritime inheritance of Cornwall on a national and international scale, considering the importance of the different historical periods from the medieval to the twentieth century. Num Pages: 496 pages, 30 tables, 73 b& w illustrations, 28 colour plates. BIC Classification: 1DBKEWC; HBJD1; HBTM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 213 x 269 x 35. Weight in Grams: 1828.
Publisher
University of Exeter Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
400
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780859898508
ISBN
9780859898508
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 137.79

Paperback. The twentieth volume in the acclaimed paperback series .. the only county series that can legitimately claim to represent the past and present of a nation. Editor(s): Payton, Philip. Series: Cornish Studies. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKEWC; HBJD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 436.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of Exeter Press
Number of pages
252
Condition
New
SKU
V9780859898744
ISBN
9780859898744
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.39

Hardback. This gripping biographical study, published here for the first time in paperback, explores the immensely complicated relationship that existed between A.L. Rowse and his native Cornwall. Num Pages: 336 pages, 24 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DBKEWC; BG; GTB; HBJD1; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 703.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University of Exeter Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780859897440
ISBN
9780859897440
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 138.97

Paperback. The thirteenth volume in this acclaimed paperback series includes articles on Cornish emigration, Cornish literature, the novelist Virginia Woolf, the poet Jack Clemo, Cornish mining history, Cornish folklore, the medieval Cornish-language miracle plays, and William Scawen: the seventeenth-century Cornish patriot and language revivalist. Series: Cornish Studies. Num Pages: 336 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKEWC; GTB; HBJD1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 150 x 19. Weight in Grams: 508.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University of Exeter Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780859897716
ISBN
9780859897716
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.10

Hardback. An investigation of the popular tradition of 'Australia's Little Cornwall': how one town in South Australia gained and perpetuated this identity into the twenty-first century. This book is about Moonta and its special place in the Cornish transnational identity. Num Pages: 284 pages, illustrated. BIC Classification: 1MBFS; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJM; HBLL; HBLW; HBTK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 25. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of Exeter Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
284
Condition
New
SKU
V9780859897952
ISBN
9780859897952
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 138.62

Paperback. An investigation of the popular tradition of 'Australia's Little Cornwall': how one town in South Australia gained and perpetuated this identity into the twenty-first century. This book is about Moonta and its special place in the Cornish transnational identity. Num Pages: 284 pages, illustrated. BIC Classification: 1MBFS; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJM; HBLL; HBLW; HBTK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 157 x 21. Weight in Grams: 490.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of Exeter Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
284
Condition
New
SKU
V9780859897969
ISBN
9780859897969
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.04

Paperback. This gripping biographical study, published here for the first time in paperback, explores the immensely complicated relationship that existed between A.L. Rowse and his native Cornwall. Num Pages: 336 pages, illustrated. BIC Classification: 1DBKEWC; BG; GTB; HBJD1; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 517.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of Exeter Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780859897983
ISBN
9780859897983
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.42

Paperback. The 'coming of age' edition of this acclaimed paperback series discusses contemporary Cornish Studies, as well the Cornish language, medieval and early modern Cornwall, the Duchy of Cornwall, the establishment of the Cornish diocese, Cornish folklore, together with an overview of Cornish nationalism and a postscript on John Betjeman and Cornwall. Editor(s): Payton, Philip. Series: Cornish Studies. Num Pages: 352 pages, black & white halftones, figures. BIC Classification: 1DBKEWC; HBJD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 149 x 229 x 21. Weight in Grams: 564.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of Exeter Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
252
Condition
New
SKU
V9780859898867
ISBN
9780859898867
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.45

Paperback. In this book, Philip Payton provides a vivid insight into the experiences of regional Australia during the Great War of 1914-18. Num Pages: 272 pages, 71. BIC Classification: 1MBFS; 3JJF; HBJM; HBWN. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 231 x 157 x 17. Weight in Grams: 464.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780859898737
ISBN
9780859898737
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 33.55

Hardcover.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9781904356431
ISBN
9781904356431
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 114.97

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