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paperback. Using the lives of three of the author's ancestors as a prism, this book examines what memory and the selective plundering of history has made of the truth in Northern Ireland. It lays bare the harsh and murderous mythologies of Northern Ireland and gives us a revision of its history. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: BG; HBJD1; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 20. Weight in Grams: 246.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Vintage
Condition
New
SKU
9780099552086
ISBN
9780099552086
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.60

Paperback. Exploring how understandings of masculinity were constructed by British First World war servicemen through examination of their personal narratives, including letters home from the front and wartime diaries. This book presents a nuanced investigation of masculine identity in Britain during and after the First World War. Series: Genders and Sexualities in History. Num Pages: 227 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJF; HBJD1; HBLW; HBWN; JFSJ2. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 214 x 142 x 14. Weight in Grams: 300.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
232
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230302327
ISBN
9780230302327
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.73

Hardback. Exploring how understandings of masculinity were constructed by British First World war servicemen through examination of their personal narratives, including letters home from the front and wartime diaries. This book presents a nuanced investigation of masculine identity in Britain during and after the First World War. Series: Genders and Sexualities in History. Num Pages: 227 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJF; HBJD1; HBLW; HBTB; HBWN; JFSJ2. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 222 x 167 x 18. Weight in Grams: 404.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
227
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230222014
ISBN
9780230222014
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 62.34

Hardback. PUBLISHED BY FRONTLINE IN ASSOCIATION WITH THE BATTLE OF BRITAIN MEMORIAL TRUST. This title tells the stories of the men who earned the award of the 1939-1945 Star with Battle of Britain Clasp between July 10 and October 31 1940. Num Pages: 606 pages, 1,200 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DFG; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 259 x 304 x 52. Weight in Grams: 3176.
Publisher
Pen & Sword Books Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Expanded, Updated
Condition
New
SKU
V9781473847675
ISBN
9781473847675
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 90.17

Hardback. Focuses on the men who shaped the events that led to secession and the Civil War. Series: The American Crisis Series: Books on the Civil War Era. Num Pages: 186 pages, biographies, map, chronology, tables, bibliography, further reading, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 165 x 20. Weight in Grams: 444.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Scholarly Resources Inc.,U.S. United States
Number of pages
186
Condition
New
SKU
V9780842028189
ISBN
9780842028189
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 136.74

Paperback. BIC Classification: 1DVT; 1FBN; HBJF1; HBLW; HBTV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 139 x 34. Weight in Grams: 336.
Publisher
I.B. Tauris & Co. Ltd.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784537067
ISBN
9781784537067
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 29.55

Hardback. Focuses on the interaction between two "places," China and Guanzhong, the capital area of several dynasties. This book addresses such questions as What do we mean by "local"? Did the inhabitants of a locality believe that being "local" required them to assume a certain identity? And, If so, how did they talk and write about it? Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 325 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; HBTB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 159 x 25. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Harvard University, Asia Center United States
Number of pages
325
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674031708
ISBN
9780674031708
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 37.31

Hardback. * A wide--ranging and engagingly written social history of the duel* Presents a new argument: that the duel didna t die out in the 19th century as was previously thought, but continued until the 1st World War and beyond* A topic of potential media interest; it should be widely reviewed. . Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3J; HBJD; HBLH; HBLL; JFC; JFSJ; JHBT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 640.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745611976
ISBN
9780745611976
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 77.43

In explaining the institutions and individuals that permitted this type of negotiation, O'Connell offers a historical example of an early modern empire at the height of imperial expansion. Series: Johns Hopkins University Studies in Historical and Political Science. Num Pages: 264 pages, 6, 2 maps, 4 charts. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JB; 3JD; HBJD; HBLH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 162 x 22. Weight in Grams: 490.
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801891458
ISBN
9780801891458
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 69.74

Paperback. Men of Capital reveals how Palestinian businessmen and British colonial officials used economy to shape territory, the nation, the home, and the body. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; 3JJ; HBJF1; HBL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 229 x 19. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Stanford University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804796613
ISBN
9780804796613
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 29.23

Hardback. "The papers published in this volume resulted from a conference on early Greek hoplite warfare held at Yale University in April 2008." Editor(s): Kagan, Donald M.; Viggiano, Gregory F. Num Pages: 312 pages, 9 halftones. 5 line illus. 4 tables. 9 maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBJD; HBLA; JWD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 236 x 178 x 29. Weight in Grams: 698.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691143019
ISBN
9780691143019
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 56.83
€ 44.63

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

€ 35.99
€ 28.19

Hardcover. Men at Work explores the cultural portrayal of four essential wartime occupations: agriculture, industry, firefighting and the mercantile marine. In analysing a broad spectrum of wartime media (most notably film, radio and visual culture) it establishes a clear hierarchy of masculine roles in British culture during the Second World War. Series: Genders and Sexualities in History. Num Pages: 184 pages, 3 black & white illustrations, 1 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJH; HBJD1; HBLW; HBTB; JFSJ2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 145 x 15. Weight in Grams: 350.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137527462
ISBN
9781137527462
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 61.98

hardcover. Men and the Making of Modern British Feminism calls fresh attention to the forgotten but foundational contributions of men to the creation of modern British feminism. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JF; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 534. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804763110
ISBN
9780804763110
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 80.56

paperback. A vivid account of the changing status of men and masculinity as Britain moved into the modern period reveals the significance of social over sexual conduct for eighteenth century definitions of masculinity, using personal stories and diverse public statements drawn from conduct books, magazines, sermons and novels. Series: Women & Men in History. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JD; 3JF; HBJD1; HBLC; HBLH; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 157 x 12. Weight in Grams: 368.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Routledge United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780582319875
ISBN
9780582319875
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 70.83

Hardcover. In mid-nineteenth-century Britain, there existed a dominant discourse on what it meant to be a man -denoted by the term 'manliness'. Based on the sociological work of R.W. Connell and others who argue that gender is performative, Robert Hogg asks how British men performed manliness on the colonial frontiers of Queensland and British Columbia. Series: Genders and Sexualities in History. Num Pages: 241 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBCB; 1MBFQ; 1QDB; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB; JFSJ2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 139 x 19. Weight in Grams: 412.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230250178
ISBN
9780230250178
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 62.43

paperback. Series: Genders and Sexualities in History. Num Pages: 241 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBG; HBJD1; HBTB; HBTQ; JFSJ; MMJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
241
Condition
New
Edition
1st ed. 2012
SKU
V9781349321117
ISBN
9781349321117
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 62.54

Paperback. "Simultaneously published in the USA and Canada"--Title page verso. Num Pages: 320 pages, 20 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1D; HBJD; HD; JHMC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 236 x 182 x 15. Weight in Grams: 482.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415453349
ISBN
9780415453349
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.78

paperback. Editor(s): Benmayor, Rina; Prats, Pilar Dominguez; Cardenal de la Nuez, Maria Eugenia. Series: Palgrave Studies in Oral History. Num Pages: 253 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBJK; HBTD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 415.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
253
Condition
New
Edition
1st ed. 2016
SKU
V9781349566464
ISBN
9781349566464
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.36

Hardcover. Memory of War in France examines France in the era of world war through the unconventional eyes of the veteran, activist and novelist, Cesar Fauxbras. It encompasses the French navy at war, the naval mutinies of 1919, the experience of unemployment, interwar pacifism, French defeat in 1940 and Paris under the heel of German occupation. Num Pages: 270 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JJF; 3JJG; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 219 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 462.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230594418
ISBN
9780230594418
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 62.64

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