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Hardcover. The Scottish diasporic communities closest to home - those which are part of what we sometimes term the 'near diaspora' - are those we know least about. Whilst an interest in the overseas Scottish diaspora has grown in recent years, Scots who chose to settle in other parts of UK have been largely neglected. This book addresses this imbalance. Series: Scottish Historical Review Monographs. Num Pages: 256 pages, portraits. BIC Classification: 1DBKN; 3JH; 3JJC; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB; JFFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 518.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748679928
- ISBN
- 9780748679928
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 111.88€ 103.50
€ 111.88
€ 103.50
Hardcover. This book charts key aspects of the Anglo-Scottish experience down to the Restoration and greatly improves understanding of that complex and troubled relationship. Series: Studies in Early Modern Irish History. Num Pages: 270 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 1DBR; 3JD; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 164 x 242 x 27. Weight in Grams: 588.
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 270
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719097218
- ISBN
- 9780719097218
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 169.36
€ 169.36
Paperback. Tracing the background to the Treaty of Union of 1707, this book explains why it happened and assesses its impact on Scottish society, including the bitter struggle with the Jacobites for acceptance of the union in the two decades that followed its inauguration. It challenges dominant view that the Scots were 'bought and sold for English gold'. Num Pages: 464 pages, black & white plates. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 3JF; HBJD1; HBLL; JPHC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 158 x 27. Weight in Grams: 764.
- Publisher
- EDINBURGH UNIVERSITY PRESS
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748680276
- ISBN
- 9780748680276
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 34.28
€ 38.99
€ 34.28
Paperback. The craze for photography ripped through Scotland like a whirlwind following its invention in 1839. This book is the story of the rural and urban poor, and the Clearances that drove people from the land to seek work in the cities or new hope in emigration to the New World. Num Pages: 224 pages, ill. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 3JH; 3JJ; AJC; HBJD1; HBLL; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 217 x 19. Weight in Grams: 860.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Thames and Hudson Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780500290781
- ISBN
- 9780500290781
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 4.99
€ 16.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. This account of the Scotch-Irish heritage discusses life in Scotland, when their character and culture were shaped; their removal to Northern Ireland and the effect this had on their outlook on life; and their successive migrations to America. Num Pages: 377 pages, index. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 1DBR; 1KBB; HBJD1; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; JFFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 159 x 25. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Publisher
- The University of North Carolina Press United States
- Edition
- 1 New ed
- Number of pages
- 397
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780807842591
- ISBN
- 9780807842591
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 25.92
€ 27.99
€ 25.92
Paperback. "Beautifully argued .. succeeds in telling us new things about a heavily explored topic."-Mark M. Smith, Wall Street Journal Num Pages: 208 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 208 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 160.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393351217
- ISBN
- 9780393351217
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 20.04
€ 21.99
€ 20.04
Hardcover. An award-winning historian illuminates the strategy for ending slavery that precipitated the crisis of civil war. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white illustrations, frontispiece. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 150 x 19. Weight in Grams: 370.
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393239935
- ISBN
- 9780393239935
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 22.82
€ 25.99
€ 22.82
Paperback. This text explores the complex relations between "enlightened" values and the making of scientific knowledge. Here monsters and automata, barometers and botanical gardens, polite academies and boisterous clubs are all given their due place in the landscape of enlightened Europe. Num Pages: 566 pages, 22 halftones, 7 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1D; HBJD; HBLH; HBLL; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 35. Weight in Grams: 800.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 566
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226109404
- ISBN
- 9780226109404
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 41.39
€ 52.99
€ 41.39
Paperback. The Science of Conjecture provides a history of rational methods of dealing with uncertainty and explores the coming to consciousness of the human understanding of risk. Num Pages: 520 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; HBJD; PBB; PBX; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 158 x 235 x 40. Weight in Grams: 772.
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421418803
- ISBN
- 9781421418803
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 44.97
€ 46.99
€ 44.97
Hardcover. Covering a wide swath of German history from the Enlightenment to National Socialism, this book shows that ideals of beauty have always been closely related to a society's conception of itself, from organ transplants to the manufacture of cosmetics. At the same time, body modification has also presented new ways to subvert the social order. Series: Worlds of Consumption. Num Pages: 289 pages, 15 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1DFG; HBJD; HBTB; MBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 164 x 241 x 22. Weight in Grams: 580.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- Tra
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137489807
- ISBN
- 9781137489807
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.88
€ 67.88
The Schussel Era in Austria. Contemporary Austrian Studies.
. Ed(S): Bischof, Gunter; Plasser, Fritz
Paperback. Includes essays that argues that Schussel's political record and legacy are ambiguous. Editor(s): Bischof, Gunter; Plasser, Fritz. Num Pages: 283 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DF; HBJD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 153 x 29. Weight in Grams: 535.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of New Orleans Publishing United States
- Number of pages
- 283
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781608010097
- ISBN
- 9781608010097
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 36.54
€ 43.99
€ 36.54
paperback. Num Pages: 376 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDA; 3D; HBJD; HBLA1; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 159 x 235 x 26. Weight in Grams: 616.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780691171357
- ISBN
- 9780691171357
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 23.88
€ 29.99
€ 23.88
Paperback. History, political philosophy, and constitutional law were born in Athens in the space of a single generation - the generation that lived through the Peloponnesian War (431-404 BCE). This text provides an examination of this democracy transformed by war. Num Pages: 537 pages, 14 b/w illustrations, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 3D; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 31. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- New Ed
- Number of pages
- 525
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520236851
- ISBN
- 9780520236851
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.81
€ 46.99
€ 33.81
Hardback. Uncovering the seminal theoretical work of Du Bois in developing a scientific" sociology through a variety of methodologies, this book examines how the leading scholars of the day disparaged and ignored his work. It exposes the economic and political factors that marginalized the contributions of Du Bois. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 238 x 162 x 31. Weight in Grams: 632.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520276352
- ISBN
- 9780520276352
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.12
€ 40.99
€ 29.12
Paperback. Calling into question the prevailing narrative of how sociology developed, the author uncovers the seminal theoretical work of Du Bois in developing a "scientific" sociology through a variety of methodologies and examines how the leading scholars of the day disparaged and ignored Du Bois' work. Num Pages: 320 pages, 23 gathered plates, 3 scattered b/w figs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTB; JHB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520286764
- ISBN
- 9780520286764
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 25.06
€ 33.99
€ 25.06
The Schlieffen Plan. International Perspectives on the German Strategy...
. Ed(S): Ehlert, Hans Gotthard; Epkenhans, Mi...
Editor(s): Ehlert, Hans Gotthard; Epkenhans, Michael; Gross, Gerhard P. Series: Association of the United States Army Foreign Military Studies. Num Pages: 528 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJF; HBJD; HBLW; HBWN; JWK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 165 x 44. Weight in Grams: 1036.
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- The University Press of Kentucky United States
- Number of pages
- 528
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813147468
- ISBN
- 9780813147468
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 83.36
€ 83.36
Hardcover. This is the first in a series of facsimiles of major Irish manuscripts. Each will be published with an accompanying volume of commentary. This first book reproduces the earliest surviving version of Adomnan's Vita Columbae, the Life of St Columba, dating from the late seventh or early eighth century. Editor(s): Bracken, Damian; Graff, Eric. Num Pages: 282 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; HBJD1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 340 x 239 x 46. Weight in Grams: 2858.
- Publisher
- Cork University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Slp
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782051183
- ISBN
- 9781782051183
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 95.00€ 71.08
€ 95.00
€ 71.08
The Scars of War. Tokyo During World War II: Writings of Takeyama Mich...
Richard H. . Ed(S): Minear
Paperback. Contains essays offering a look at the history of Japan during the Asia-Pacific War. This book provides an intimate account of the scars of war. It also includes personal anecdotes. Editor(s): Minear, Richard H. Series: Asian Voices. Num Pages: 238 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; HBJF; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 385.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 238
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742554801
- ISBN
- 9780742554801
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 61.25
€ 61.25
Paperback. When Helen Batten's marriage breaks down, she starts on a journey of discovery into her family's past and the mysteries surrounding her enigmatic nanna's early life. What she unearths is a tale of five feisty red heads struggling to climb out of poverty and find love through two world wars. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JJ; BGH; HBJD1; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 128 x 199 x 27. Weight in Grams: 266.
- Publisher
- Ebury Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780091959692
- ISBN
- 9780091959692
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.33
€ 17.99
€ 14.33
Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJF; HBJK; HBLW3; JFC; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 16. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- New Ed
- SKU
- V9780814798690
- ISBN
- 9780814798690
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.90
€ 32.99
€ 29.90
Paperback. Ethnographic studies trace the background to and impact of urbanisation and Christianisation, and the development of royal power, which stimulated the transition from the Viking age to the medieval period. Editor(s): Jesch, Judith. Series: Studies in Historical Archaeoethnology. Num Pages: 382 pages, 2, 2 line drawing. BIC Classification: 1DN; 3F; HBJD; HBLC1; HDDM; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 159 x 25. Weight in Grams: 578.
- Publisher
- Boydell & Brewer Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 382
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843837282
- ISBN
- 9781843837282
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 33.17
€ 38.99
€ 33.17
Hardback. The first study in English of church, state and society during the Scandinavian Reformation. Editor(s): Grell, Professor Ole Peter. Num Pages: 232 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 3JF; 3JH; HBJD; HRAX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 164 x 13. Weight in Grams: 510.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1St Edition
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521441629
- ISBN
- 9780521441629
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 117.83
€ 117.83
Paperback. Wielding their swords in the name of their faith, the crusaders set out to reclaim Jerusalem and its surrounding territory in the Middle East. As with the majority of crusades, the prospective acquisition of land was the one of the key driving forces behind these bloody military expeditions. This book reveals the history of these Crusades. Illustrator(s): McBride, Angus. Series: Men-at-Arms. Num Pages: 48 pages, Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: 1DN; 1DVW; 3H; HBJD; HBLC; HBW; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 247 x 185 x 4. Weight in Grams: 180.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Osprey Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 48
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781841769882
- ISBN
- 9781841769882
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 18.02
€ 21.99
€ 18.02
Paperback. It was the divorce that scandalised Georgian England.. She was a spirited young heiress. He was a handsome baronet with a promising career in government. Their marriage had the makings of a fairy tale but ended as one of the most salacious and highly publicised divorces in history. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JF; BGH; HBJD1; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 22. Weight in Grams: 254.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784701932
- ISBN
- 9781784701932
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 16.87
€ 20.99
€ 16.87