Regional & national history
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Regional & national history
Paperback. Continuing from the fall of the Second Empire until the ending of the war, and the founding of a unified Germany, this second part of a two-volume military history of the Franco-Prussian War explores events in other parts of France, including the siege of Strasbourg, the activities of the Francs Tireurs, and the investment of Metz. Num Pages: 536 pages, 97 b&w illustrations, 22 maps. BIC Classification: 3JH; HBJD; HBLL; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 146 x 45. Weight in Grams: 746.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Helion & Company United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 536
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781906033460
- ISBN
- 9781906033460
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.00
€ 46.99
€ 33.00
Paperback. The eighteenth century is in many ways the most problematic era in Irish history. The years from 1700 to 1775 have been short-changed by historians, who have concentrated on the last quarter of the period. Ian McBride's new survey seeks to correct that balance. Num Pages: 275 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JF; HBJD1; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 135 x 44. Weight in Grams: 686 563pp. Volume 4 in the New Gill History of Ireland, this completes the series
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Gill & Macmillan Ltd Dublin
- Number of pages
- 275
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780717116270
- ISBN
- 9780717116270
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 19.68
€ 24.99
€ 19.68
paperback. In July 1920, a paramilitary corps of former soldiers was deployed in Ireland. Paul O'Brien reconstructs the actions of the Auxiliaries, providing a balanced examination of their origins and operations. By capturing key insights from their manoeuvres, he gives a controversial account of a side of the War of Independence rarely studied. Num Pages: 224 pages, Black and white photographs. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DBR; 3JJG; HBJD1; HBW; JWDG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- The Collins Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781848893061
- ISBN
- 9781848893061
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 22.99€ 14.63
€ 22.99
€ 14.63
paperback. Seven people signed the Proclamation of the Republic in 1916 - four of them were poets. To commemorate its centenary, Cork City Council has commissioned four of Ireland's leading contemporary writers to reflect on the meaning of this single most important artefact of the 1916 Rising. Editor(s): McCarthy, Thomas. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJF; HBJD1; HBTB; JPWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- The Collins Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781848893122
- ISBN
- 9781848893122
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Condition: New
€ 12.99€ 10.60
€ 12.99
€ 10.60
paperback. A study of the circumstances leading to British intervention in Vietnam in 1945, and the course and consequences of this intervention. It links French colonialism with the native communist insurgency, while examining British and Foreign Office attitudes towards French Indochina. Series: Military History and Policy. Num Pages: 252 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJD1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 158 x 14. Weight in Grams: 382.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 252
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780415487474
- ISBN
- 9780415487474
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 79.72
€ 79.72
paperback. This volume offers a dispassionate strategic examination of the Vietnam conflict that challenges the conventional wisdom that South Vietnam could not survive as an independent non-communist entity over the long term. Series: Strategy and History. Num Pages: 192 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FMV; HBJF; HBJK; HBWS2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 157 x 234 x 15. Weight in Grams: 306.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780714681917
- ISBN
- 9780714681917
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 79.72
€ 79.72
Hardcover. On a mission to explore the common humanity of Cyprus and Turkey and understand what divides them, Papadakis travels to Turkey, returning with fresh insights. This book records his journey into the Dead Zone, and into the realms of memory and history. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVC; GTJ; HBJD; JFSL; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 169 x 24. Weight in Grams: 582.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- I. B. Tauris
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781850434283
- ISBN
- 9781850434283
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 70.11
€ 70.11
Hardcover. The postmodern view that human experience is constructed by language and culture has informed historical narratives for decades. This title offers an account of American religious history to highlight the biological body. It also offers a framework for explaining the richness, diversity, and endless creativity of American religious life. Series: Chicago History of American Religion. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HRAX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226025087
- ISBN
- 9780226025087
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 34.32
€ 44.99
€ 34.32
Hardcover. Tells the story of the disastrous housing market during the Great Depression and the extent to which an immensely popular New Deal relief program, the Home Owners' Loan Corporation (HOLC), was able to stem foreclosures by buying distressed mortgages from lenders and refinancing them. Series: National Bureau of Economic Research - Long Term Factors in Economic Development. Num Pages: 200 pages, 14 line drawings, 10 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; HBJK; HBLW; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 404.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226082448
- ISBN
- 9780226082448
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 34.51
€ 44.99
€ 34.51
Hardcover. Ancient Mesopotamia, the fertile crescent between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers in what is now western Iraq and eastern Syria, is considered to be the cradle of civilization - home of the Babylonian and Assyrian empires, as well as the great Code of Hammurabi. This book focuses on the legal systems of Old Babylonian Mesopotamia. Translator(s): Todd, Jane Marie. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAB; 1QDAM; HBJF1; HBLA; LAZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226101583
- ISBN
- 9780226101583
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.36€ 55.08
€ 65.36
€ 55.08
Hardcover. Exploring the varied depictions and descriptions of pain - from martyrdom narratives to practices of torture and surgery - this title attempts to decode this culture of suffering in the Middle Ages. It presents the cacophony of howls emerging from the written record of physicians, torturers, theologians, and mystics. Num Pages: 384 pages, 5 halftones. BIC Classification: 1D; 3H; HBJD; HBLC1; HBTB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 160 x 30. Weight in Grams: 706.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226112671
- ISBN
- 9780226112671
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.36€ 55.42
€ 65.36
€ 55.42
Hardcover. While Marco Polo's writings would go on to inspire the likes of Christopher Columbus, scholars have long debated their veracity. Now, there's new evidence: a collection of fourteen little-known maps and related documents said to have belonged to the family of Marco Polo himself. The author offers an analysis of these artifacts. Num Pages: 176 pages, 13 colour plates, 23 halftones, 3 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3H; HBJD; HBLC; PDX; RGV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 450.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226149820
- ISBN
- 9780226149820
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 51.99€ 40.21
€ 51.99
€ 40.21
Hardcover. England's Virgin Queen, Elizabeth Tudor, had a reputation for proficiency in foreign languages, repeatedly demonstrated in multilingual exchanges with foreign emissaries at court and in the Latin she spoke on formal visits to Cambridge and Oxford. This title offers a collection of Elizabeth's translations from and into Latin, French, and Italian. Editor(s): Mueller, Janel; Scodel, Joshua. Num Pages: 452 pages, 5 halftones. BIC Classification: 3JB; DN; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 38. Weight in Grams: 680.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 452
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226201313
- ISBN
- 9780226201313
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.36€ 55.32
€ 65.36
€ 55.32
Hardcover. England's Virgin Queen, Elizabeth Tudor, had a reputation for proficiency in foreign languages, repeatedly demonstrated in multilingual exchanges with foreign emissaries at court and in the Latin she spoke on formal visits to Cambridge and Oxford. This title offers a collection of Elizabeth's translations from and into Latin, French, and Italian. Editor(s): Mueller, Janel; Scodel, Joshua. Num Pages: 422 pages, 5 halftones. BIC Classification: 3JB; DN; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 38. Weight in Grams: 703.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226201320
- ISBN
- 9780226201320
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.36€ 55.08
€ 65.36
€ 55.08
Hardcover. Allen J. Frantzen traces chivalric ideals from the Great War back to their origins in the Middle Ages and shows how they resulted in highly influential models of behaviour for men in combat. Num Pages: 360 pages, 26 colour plates, 93 halftones. BIC Classification: 3JJF; HBJD; HBWN; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 164 x 27. Weight in Grams: 624.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226260853
- ISBN
- 9780226260853
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.48€ 45.65
€ 53.48
€ 45.65
hardcover. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 2ADS; 3JD; 3JF; DSB; HBJD; HBLL; HRAX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226278285
- ISBN
- 9780226278285
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 36.42
€ 46.99
€ 36.42
Hardcover. This text traces Armenia's past from ancient times to the end of the 20th century through more than 200 colour maps containing information about physical geography, demography, and sociological, religious, cultural and linguistic history. Num Pages: 360 pages, 232 colour maps, 3 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DVUR; GBC; HBJD; HBTP; RGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 285 x 473 x 30. Weight in Grams: 3490.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226332284
- ISBN
- 9780226332284
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 285.20€ 238.33
€ 285.20
€ 238.33
hardcover. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKENM; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB; RNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 243 x 20. Weight in Grams: 430.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226339986
- ISBN
- 9780226339986
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 36.35
€ 46.99
€ 36.35
Paperback. Examining Queen Victoria's own contributions to Victorian writing and art, this text looks at the cultural mechanisms through which her influence was felt. It explores the variability of Victoria's agency and of its representations using a wide array of literary, historical and visual sources. Series: Women in Culture and Society Series. Num Pages: 272 pages, 47 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; DSBF; HBJD1; HBLL; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 225 x 150 x 20. Weight in Grams: 420.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226351148
- ISBN
- 9780226351148
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 29.83
€ 37.99
€ 29.83
Hardcover. On August 4, 1578, in an ill-conceived attempt to wrest Morocco back from the hands of the infidel Moors, King Sebastian of Portugal led his troops to slaughter and was himself slain. Sixteen years later, King Sebastian rose again. The author recalls this conspiracy, marked both by scheming and absurdity, and the legal inquest that followed. Num Pages: 312 pages, 2 colour plates, 11 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 1DSP; 3JB; HBJD; HBLH; JFHF. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 152 x 224 x 28. Weight in Grams: 524.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226501086
- ISBN
- 9780226501086
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 32.42
€ 41.99
€ 32.42