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Hardcover. Previously unpublished eyewitness account A unique British perspective on a controversial naval action The story that inspired Peter Weir's film Master & Commander Num Pages: 152 pages, 10 b/w illustrations and map. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTM; HBW; JWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 184 x 121 x 18. Weight in Grams: 240.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Pen & Sword Books Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1St Edition
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848321748
ISBN
9781848321748
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 30.01

paperback. Explores the struggles within contemporary Japanese society to come to terms with WW II history. Providing a contrast to the many orthodox statements about Japanese 'ignorance', amnesia' and 'denial' about the war, this book is of interest to scholars and students of Japanese history, politics, cultural studies, society and memory theory. Num Pages: 272 pages, 8 black & white tables, 5 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJH; HBJF; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 400.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Routledge United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415487801
ISBN
9780415487801
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 58.72

hardcover. Num Pages: 277 pages. BIC Classification: HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 662.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University Press of Mississippi United States
Number of pages
277
Condition
New
SKU
V9781578067114
ISBN
9781578067114
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 58.66

paperback. Offers an account of the reign of a Byzantine emperor. This book provides a view of the Byzantine world in the eleventh and twelfth centuries. Editor(s): Frankopan, Peter. Translator(s): Sewter, E.R.A. Num Pages: 624 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAZ; HBJD; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 28. Weight in Grams: 424. Good clean copy. Covers showing light shelf wear, remains a very good copy
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KAC0004459
ISBN
9780140455274
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.82

paperback. Num Pages: 480 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HRCC2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 153 x 29. Weight in Grams: 636.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Revell United States
Edition
Repackaged
Number of pages
480
Condition
New
SKU
V9780800733940
ISBN
9780800733940
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 28.63

paperback. First Published in 1999. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company. Editor(s): Pulis, John W. Series: Crosscurrents in African American History. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 138. Weight in Grams: 458.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Routledge United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9781138976535
ISBN
9781138976535
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 61.07

Paperback. The 39 selections in this volume represent the increasingly diverse areas of research and range of lasting accomplishments in American anthropology during the interwar period through World War II. Editor(s): Stocking, George W. Num Pages: 543 pages, Illus., maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; 3JJH; HBJK; HBLW; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 29. Weight in Grams: 749.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press Nebraska
Number of pages
543
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803292963
ISBN
9780803292963
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.83

paperback. Num Pages: 592 pages, 50 b&w illustrations, 5 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBC; HBJK; HBTB; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 6300 x 4369 x 41. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
McGill-Queen's University Press Canada
Number of pages
592
Condition
New
SKU
V9780773546707
ISBN
9780773546707
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.04

Paperback. Illuminates the efforts of Russian satirists in exorcising the ghost of Stalin. Examining works from the 1917 Revolution to the fall of the Soviet Union in 1991, this book reveals how satirical treatments of Stalin often emphasize his otherness, distancing him from Russian culture. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 2AG; 3JJ; DSBH; HBJD; HBLW; JPFC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 363.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of Wisconsin Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780299234447
ISBN
9780299234447
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.91

paperback. This book explores the impact of media representations of violence during the Vietnam War on people in the U.S., specifically how images of violence done to and by the Vietnamese were traumatic in ways that deeply affected the American psyche. Num Pages: 384 pages, 84 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KB; APFA; HBJK; HBWS2; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 25. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822348542
ISBN
9780822348542
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 37.51

paperback. A germinal case study of the antebellum cotton kingdom as it manifested itself in the Deep South. It presents a survey of the methods, mechanical and genetic technologies, labor management, and economic viability of the Old South's cotton kingdom as it existed in Mississippi. Series Editor(s): Smith, Mark M.; Hargis, Peggy G. Series: Southern Classics. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBSM; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; TVB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University South Carolina Pr United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9781570038778
ISBN
9781570038778
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 22.10

Paperback. Collects shards of the expectations and regrets that survive in petitions, manuscript records of university controversy, and recollections of proponents of lay and local control. The fragments recover thinking about the laity that gave "revolutionary force" to late Tudor puritanism. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JB; HBJD1; HBLH; HRAX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 204 x 137 x 14. Weight in Grams: 295.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
University of Notre Dame Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780268033057
ISBN
9780268033057
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 38.52

paperback. Num Pages: 360 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 1KBB; HBJD1; HBJK; HBLH; HRAX; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 531.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Pennsylvania State University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
SKU
V9780271023489
ISBN
9780271023489
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 64.05

Paperback. Chronicles the rise of Los Angeles through shifting ideas of race and ethnicity, and offers its perspective on how the city grew and changed. This book considers six different developments in the history of the city, including the cementing of the Los Angeles river, the outbreak of bubonic plague in 1924, and the largest brickyard in the 1920s. Num Pages: 352 pages, 56 b/w illustrations, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; HBJK; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 463.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520246676
ISBN
9780520246676
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 29.99

paperback. This biography of Abraham Lincoln is drawn from the writings of his contemporaries. It extends from his political beginnings in Springfield to his assassination, revealing a less god-like and more beleaguered character than has been previously depicted. Editor(s): Mitgang, Herbert. Series: The North's Civil War. Num Pages: 519 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 141 x 29. Weight in Grams: 664.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Edition
2nd Revised ed.
Number of pages
519
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823220625
ISBN
9780823220625
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.67

paperback. What role does history play in contemporary society? Has the frenetic pace of today's world led people to lose contact with the past? A high-profile team of researchers from across Canada sought to answer these questions by launching an ambitious investigation into how Canadians engage with history in their everyday lives. Num Pages: 248 pages, 10 figures. BIC Classification: 1KBC; HBJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 380.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442615397
ISBN
9781442615397
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 38.52

Paperback. Presents a vivid portrait of English life in the Caribbean more than three centuries ago. Using a host of contemporary primary sources, Richard Dunn traces the development of plantation slave society in the region. Series: Published for the Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture, Williamsburg, Virginia. Num Pages: 392 pages, 10 illustrations, 31 tables, 1 map, notes, index. BIC Classification: 1KJW; 3JD; 3JF; HBJK; HBLH; HBTS; KNAC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 531.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
The University of North Carolina Press United States
Edition
1 New ed
Number of pages
392
Condition
New
SKU
V9780807848777
ISBN
9780807848777
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.56

Hardcover. Bestselling author Thomas Keneally brings to life the vast range of characters who have formed our national story, in the second volume of a unique history of Australia. Num Pages: 464 pages, Illustrations (some col.), facsims, ports. BIC Classification: 1MBF; HBJM; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 180 x 255 x 36. Weight in Grams: 1216. Eureka to the Diggers. 464 pages, Illustrations (some col.), facsims, ports. Bestselling author Thomas Keneally brings to life the vast range of characters who have formed our national story, in the second volume of a unique history of Australia. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1MBF; HBJM; HBLL; HBLW. Dimension: 180 x 255 x 36. Weight: 1216.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Allen & Unwin
Edition
0002-
Number of pages
464
Condition
New
SKU
V9781742374482
ISBN
9781742374482
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.60

paperback. This book moves from the birth of Gandhi's method of nonviolent resistance in South Africa to an in-depth analysis of two of his signal triumphs: the civil disobedience movement of 1930 and his historic Calcutta fast of 1947. Dalton concluded with a comparison of Gandhi to Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X. Num Pages: 336 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; BGH; HBJF; HBLW; JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 229 x 17. Weight in Grams: 478.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Condition
New
SKU
9780231159593
ISBN
9780231159593
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 23.98

paperback. Num Pages: 409 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DBR; HBJD1; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 35. Weight in Grams: 610. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
New Island Books
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KTJ8038990
ISBN
9781905494989
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 5.12

hardcover. Paisanos tells the epic story of the forgotten Irish men and women who changed the face of Latin America forever from armed revolutionaries like Bernardo O'Higgins and James Rooke to trailblazing women like Eliza Lynch and Camila O'Gorman. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 1KL; 3JF; 3JH; HBJD1; HBJK; HBLL; HBTV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 167 x 243 x 32. Weight in Grams: 664. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear. DJ has some minor edge wear but remains very good
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Gill Books
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KTJ8039067
ISBN
9780717171811
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 5.12

hardcover. The intimate and startlingly candid memoir from one of America's most beloved and private first ladies Num Pages: 464 pages, 16pp colour plates. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGHA; HBJK; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 163 x 37. Weight in Grams: 686. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear. DJ has some minor edge wear but remains very good
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Simon & Schuster UK
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KTJ8039068
ISBN
9781847378989
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 5.12

paperback. The two-year revolution that totally changed how Britain is governed. Num Pages: 448 pages, Illustrations (black and white, and colour). BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLL; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 23. Weight in Grams: 290. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Weidenfeld & Nicholson
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KTJ8039144
ISBN
9780753829226
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 5.12

paperback. Using newly-released archive material, Dave Hannigan has pieced together a gripping, dramatic, and poignant account of one man's courageous stand against the might of an empire. Num Pages: 336 pages, 30 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1DBR; HBJD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 135 x 25. Weight in Grams: 372. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
O'Brien Press Ltd
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KTJ8039177
ISBN
9781847171825
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 5.12

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