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Paperback. Sir Seretse Khama, the first President of Botswana and heir to the kingship of the Bangwato people, brought independence and prosperity to his nation after colonial rule. But for six long years from 1950, Seretse had been forced into exile in England, banned from his own country. His crime? Num Pages: 432 pages, 8 page black and white inset. BIC Classification: 1HFMB; 3JJPG; BGH; BGR; HBJH; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 18. Weight in Grams: 336.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
432
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141026138
ISBN
9780141026138
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.37

Paperback. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFMB; 3JJPG; BGH; BGR; HBJH; HBLW; JFFJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 130 x 280 x 26. Weight in Grams: 330.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Media tie-in
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141985701
ISBN
9780141985701
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 17.81

Paperback. This is the first colouring book to celebrate Dublin's architecture. Forty of the city's most iconic and beautiful buildings have been selected and each drawing is accompanied by succinct text summing up its history and explaining its architectural style, whether Neoclassical or Gothic, Art Deco or Industrial. Num Pages: 96 pages, 40 illustrations for colouring. BIC Classification: 1DBR; AM; HBJD1; WF; WZS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 283 x 242. .
Publisher
The Collins Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848893160
ISBN
9781848893160
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 10.63

Paperback. .
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472810984
ISBN
9781472810984
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 19.53

Hardcover. Celebrating 1450 years since Columba's arrival on Iona, the Iona Cathedral Trust has commissioned this new history to describe his influence and to discuss developments on Iona since. This includes George MacLeod, the Abbey reconstruction, and the Iona Community. Num Pages: 256 pages, 16. BIC Classification: 1DBKSH; HBJD1; HRC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 163 x 25. Weight in Grams: 558.
Publisher
Sandstone Press Ltd
Number of pages
256
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781908737144
ISBN
9781908737144
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 17.90

Hardback. Illuminates a pivotal period of change, resistance, progress, and backlash for American women. The author chronicles an exciting and tumultuous history, beginning with World War II and its profound impact on women's short- and long-term employment prospects. Editor(s): Sigerman, Harriet. Num Pages: 640 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW3; HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 167 x 52. Weight in Grams: 1271.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
640
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231116985
ISBN
9780231116985
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 167.45

Hardcover. Columbus is the first star in a constellation of European adventurers whose right to claim and conquer each land mass they encountered was unquestioned by their countrymen. How a system of religious beliefs made the taking of the New World possible and laudable is the focus of this review. Num Pages: 276 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DSE; HBJD; HBJK; HBLH; HRAB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 490.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
276
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520074422
ISBN
9780520074422
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 63.00
€ 48.91

Hardback. This work explores a range of images and texts that shed light on the complexity of the European reception and interpretation of the New World. Num Pages: 245 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; 1K; 2AB; DSBD; DSGS; HBJD; HBJK; HBLH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 489.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
St Martin's Press United States
Number of pages
245
Condition
New
SKU
V9780312296155
ISBN
9780312296155
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 122.64

paperback. Columbus undertook three voyages between 1494 and 1504, each designed to demonstrate that he could sail to China within a matter of weeks and convert those he found there to Christianity. This book shows how the subsequent voyages illustrate the costs - political, moral, and economic. Num Pages: 448 pages, black & white illustrations, colour illustrations, black & white halftones, colour illust. BIC Classification: 1K; 3H; 3JB; HBJK; HBLH; HBTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 142 x 30. Weight in Grams: 480.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Penguin
Condition
New
SKU
9780143122104
ISBN
9780143122104
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 6.49

paperback. An account of the most powerful of the American Indian tribes. It traces the Comanches' rise to power, from their prehistoric origins to their domination of the high plains for more than a century until their demise in the face of Anglo-American expansion. Num Pages: 592 pages, 15. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; HBJK; HBTB; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 132 x 32. Weight in Grams: 414.
Publisher
Vintage
Number of pages
592
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099520559
ISBN
9780099520559
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.96

hardcover. A well-researched history of combat bi-planes during WWII penned by respected aviation historian, Peter C. Smith. Num Pages: 304 pages, 16pp mono plates. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 242 x 35. Weight in Grams: 710.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Pen & Sword Aviation
Condition
New
SKU
9781783400546
ISBN
9781783400546
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 8.29

Paperback. A fascinating book that covers not only the fearsome tanks used by the 23rd Panzer Division, but also the men who fought in the battles. The day-by-day coverage of the division's combat actions and the hundreds of photos and maps make this an essential resource for anyone interested in the military history of World War II. Num Pages: 512 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JWD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 277 x 216 x 29. Weight in Grams: 2002. 512 pages, Illustrations, maps. A fascinating book that covers not only the fearsome tanks used by the 23rd Panzer Division, but also the men who fought in the battles. The day-by-day coverage of the division's combat actions and the hundreds of photos and maps make this an essential resource for anyone interested in the military history of World War II. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JWD. Dimension: 277 x 216 x 29. Weight: 1990.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Stackpole Books
Condition
New
SKU
V9780811710862
ISBN
9780811710862
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 28.19

Hardback. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 220 x 308 x 13. Weight in Grams: 746.
Publisher
PeKo Publishing Kft.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9786155583018
ISBN
9786155583018
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 28.58

Hardback. John Romeiser has woven both the North African diary and Whitehead's memoir of the subsequent landings in Sicily into a vivid, unvarnished, and completely riveting story of eight months during some of the most brutal combat of the war. Series: World War II: The Global, Human and Ethical Dimension. Num Pages: 248 pages, 15 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 3JJH; BTM; HBJD; HBWQ; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 163 x 22. Weight in Grams: 536.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823226757
ISBN
9780823226757
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 55.05

paperback. Using archival sources and private documents recently unearthed, Come Back to Portofino chronicles the journey taken by volunteers in the 6th South African Armoured Division. From training camps in Egypt through to the blissful summer of 1945 the 'Div' left its mark on towns and villages across Italy. Num Pages: 544 pages, 120 b/w photos, maps. BIC Classification: 1DST; 1HFMS; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 162 x 243 x 35. Weight in Grams: 972.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
30 Degrees South Publishers South Africa
Number of pages
544
Condition
New
SKU
V9781920143565
ISBN
9781920143565
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 18.44

Paperback. Formed in 1868, and possessors of a proud history by the outbreak of the First World War, the men of the 9th (Glasgow Highland) Battalion, The Highland Light Infantry, were right at the heart of the cataclysmic events that unfolded between 1914 and 1918 on the Western Front. This title presents the history of the Glasgow Highlanders in the WWI. Num Pages: 432 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 3JJF; HBJD1; HBLW; HBWN; JWTR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 32. Weight in Grams: 710.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Number of pages
432
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752452012
ISBN
9780752452012
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.75

Paperback. A book that perfectly balances memoir and history, interweaving a cross-cultural love story with the larger history of the colonial encounter Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1MBN; BT; HBJM; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 19. Weight in Grams: 194. 288 pages. A book that perfectly balances memoir and history, interweaving a cross-cultural love story with the larger history of the colonial encounter. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1MBN; BT; HBJM; HBTB. Dimension: 196 x 129 x 19. Weight: 192.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780747596707
ISBN
9780747596707
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.19

Paperback. Yoshimi provides a wealth of documentation and testimony to prove the existence of some 2,000 "comfort stations" where as many as 200,000 women of varying nationalities, euphemistically known as "comfort women," were imprisoned and forced to engage in sexual activity with Japanese military personnel. Translator(s): O'Brien, Suzanne. Series: Asia Perspectives: History, Society and Culture. Num Pages: 262 pages, 4 halftones, 3 illus. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJH; HBJD; HBJF; HBWQ; JFMX; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 14. Weight in Grams: 370.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231120333
ISBN
9780231120333
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.28

Hardback. Comic Book Nation is at once a serious study of popular culture and an entertaining look at an enduring American art form. Num Pages: 360 pages, 53, 53 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; AKLC; HBJK; HBLW; JFCA; JFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 28. Weight in Grams: 998.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801865145
ISBN
9780801865145
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.93

Hardback. After recovering these lost chapters of our democratic past, Comic Democracies concludes with a draft for the future, using the old methods of comedy to envision a modern democracy rooted in the diversity, ingenuity, and power of popular art. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: DS; DSA; HBJK; HBLA1; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. .
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Edition Unstated
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421419343
ISBN
9781421419343
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 51.11
€ 47.03

Paperback. Coming for to Carry Me Home examines the concept of race in the United States from the 1830s, when the abolitionists rose to prominence, until the 1880s, when the Jim Crow regime commenced. J. Michael Martinez argues that Lincoln and the Radical Republicans were the pivotal actors, albeit not the architects, that influenced this evolution. Series: The American Crisis Series: Books on the Civil War Era. Num Pages: 334 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ; JFSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 146 x 24. Weight in Grams: 490.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
334
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442214996
ISBN
9781442214996
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.74

Hardback. Explores a watershed moment in American anthropology, when an unprecedented number of historians and anthropologists of all subfields gathered on the 1893 Chicago Columbian Exposition fairgrounds, drawn together by the fair's focus on indigenous peoples. At the fair they set the foundation for anthropological inquiry and redefined the field. Editor(s): Hinsley, Curtis M.; Wilcox, David R. Num Pages: 616 pages, 54 b&w illustrations, 18 color illustrations, 3 tables, 2 appendixes. BIC Classification: 1KBBNC; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 169 x 237 x 49. Weight in Grams: 1058.
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803268388
ISBN
9780803268388
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 71.45

Paperback. Num Pages: 208 pages, 35 illus. BIC Classification: 1KB; BG; HBJK; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5830 x 4531 x 13. Weight in Grams: 345.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295986708
ISBN
9780295986708
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.29

Hardback. In this work, Marshall Foletta contends that by calling for a new American literature in their journal, "The North American Review", the second-generation Federalists helped American readers break free from imported neo-classical standards, thus paving the way for the American Renaissance. Num Pages: 288 pages, 9 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBBE; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; JPHC; JPHV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 29. Weight in Grams: 617.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
University of Virginia Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813920597
ISBN
9780813920597
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 74.36

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