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Hardback. Explores the cultural and political significance of ostracism in democratic Athens. This book argues that ostracism was primarily a symbolic institution whose meaning for the Athenians was determined both by past experiences of exile and by its role as a context for the ongoing negotiation of democratic values. Num Pages: 376 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 657.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
362
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691119755
ISBN
9780691119755
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 88.61
€ 68.64

Paperback. The first major history of what happened in Germany immediately after World War Two Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJPG; HBJD; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 32. Weight in Grams: 412.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
480
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781408822128
ISBN
9781408822128
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.29

Paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; HBJD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 28. Weight in Grams: 250.
Publisher
Portobello Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846274206
ISBN
9781846274206
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.78

Hardback. Expectations of Justice in the Age of Augustine examines the complex and varying roles Christian bishops played during late antiquity and how their experiences fundamentally affected Christian ideals of divine justice. Num Pages: 248 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HBJD; HBLA1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 238 x 161 x 23. Weight in Grams: 492.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812239874
ISBN
9780812239874
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 86.77

Hardcover. This volume contributes to contemporary debates on hegemony, power and identity in contemporary historical and anthropological literature through an examination of the imperial encounter between the British and the Greeks of the Ionian Islands during the 19th century. Num Pages: 272 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DVGS; 3JF; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTQ; HBTR; JFS; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 163 x 22. Weight in Grams: 612.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University of Notre Dame Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780268028015
ISBN
9780268028015
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 108.21

Paperback. This volume contributes to contemporary debates on hegemony, power and identity in contemporary historical and anthropological literature through an examination of the imperial encounter between the British and the Greeks of the Ionian Islands during the 19th century. Num Pages: 272 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DVGS; 3JF; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTQ; HBTR; JFS; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 148 x 17. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University of Notre Dame Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780268028022
ISBN
9780268028022
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 28.55

Hardback. Editor(s): Braguinsky, Serguey; Hounshell, David A.; Miller, John H. Series: The Kauffman Foundation Series on Innovation and Entrepreneurship. Num Pages: 280 pages, 18 line illus. 12 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; KCZ; KND. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691169620
ISBN
9780691169620
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 37.97

Hardcover. This is a systematic account of why Ireland remained democratic after independence. Bill Kissane analyzes the Irish case from a comparative international perspective and by discussing it in terms of the classic works of democratic theory. Num Pages: 304 pages, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1DBR; HBJD1; HBLW; JPHV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 28. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University College Dublin Press
Condition
New
SKU
9781900621694
ISBN
9781900621694
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 4.99

Hardcover. This is a systematic account of why Ireland remained democratic after independence. Bill Kissane analyzes the Irish case from a comparative international perspective and by discussing it in terms of the classic works of democratic theory. Num Pages: 304 pages, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1DBR; HBJD1; HBLW; JPHV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 28. Weight in Grams: 590. Very good copy in good dustwrappers. DW have light shelf wear, remains very good
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University College Dublin Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KCW0015603
ISBN
9781900621694
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University College Dublin Press
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9781900621700
ISBN
9781900621700
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 27.84

Paperback. This anthology places the works of such well-known figures as Captain James Cook and Robert Louis Stevenson alongside the writings of lesser-known explorers, missionaries, beachcombers, and literary travellers who roamed the South Seas from the late 17th through the late 19th centuries. Num Pages: 386 pages, 12 illustrations, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1MK; 3JD; 3JF; 3JH; HBJM; HBTM; RGR; WTLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 151 x 23. Weight in Grams: 532.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226468464
ISBN
9780226468464
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 27.84

Paperback. Num Pages: 180 pages, 22, 2 tables, 20 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1FM; HBJF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 256 x 179 x 12. Weight in Grams: 388.
Publisher
Southeast Asia Program Publications
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780877277637
ISBN
9780877277637
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.73

Paperback. A lost city called 'Z'; lethal jungles; death-filled rivers: the last trip of a legendary explorer who was the inspiration for Indiana Jones. Num Pages: 336 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; 3JJG; HBJK; HBLW; WTLC; WTLP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 236 x 25. Weight in Grams: 406.
Publisher
Phoenix (an Imprint of The Orion Publishing Group Ltd )
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Complete Numbers Starting with 1, 1st Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780753827901
ISBN
9780753827901
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.99

Paperback. Between 1856 and 1876, five explorers, all British, took on the seemingly impossible task of discovering the source of the White Nile. Showing exceptional courage and resilience, Richard Burton, John Hanning Speke, Samuel Baker, David Livingstone and Henry Morton Stanley risked their lives and their reputations in the name of this quest. Num Pages: 528 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HBEN; 3JH; HBJH; HBLL; RGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 126 x 197 x 34. Weight in Grams: 442.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Number of pages
528
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571249763
ISBN
9780571249763
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.03

Paperback. Offers insight into the Celtic heritage of Ireland. Taking the reader through the ring-forts and crannogs, the hill forts and early churches, this title points out the details and aspects that can be missed, and which bring these monuments to life. Num Pages: 128 pages, Illustrations, maps, plans. BIC Classification: 1DBR; HBJD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 164 x 9. Weight in Grams: 308.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845887155
ISBN
9781845887155
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 13.21

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
O'Brien Press Ltd Dublin
Edition
n
Condition
New
SKU
9780862789817
ISBN
9780862789817
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.99
€ 9.98

paperback. Here is the full story of the Vikings from their origins in Scandinavia during the early first millennium AD, through the incredible period of raiding, trading and settling known as the Viking Age, to the last surviving settlements in fifteenth-century Greenland. Num Pages: 240 pages, 300 illustrations, 141 in colour. BIC Classification: 1DN; 3F; 3H; HBJD; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 189 x 19. Weight in Grams: 816.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Thames and Hudson Ltd
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
9780500290514
ISBN
9780500290514
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 17.49

Paperback. Not long after he led the legal team in Brown v Board of Education, Thurgood Marshall aided Kenya's constitutional negotiations, as adversaries battled over rights and land - not with weapons, but with legal arguments. This work tells the story of Marshall's work with Kenyan leaders as they fought with the British for independence in the 1960s. Num Pages: 288 pages, 20 halftones. BIC Classification: 1HFGK; 1KBB; HBJH; JPVH1; LAZ; LND. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 157 x 16. Weight in Grams: 410.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691152448
ISBN
9780691152448
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.94

Paperback. Margaret Randall explores the Cuban Revolution's impact on the outside world, tracing Cuba's international outreach in healthcare, disaster relief, education, literature, art, liberation struggles, and sports to show how this outreach is a fundamental characteristic of the Revolution and of Cuban society. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1KJC; GTF; HBJK; KCM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822369042
ISBN
9780822369042
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 27.51

Hardback. Margaret Randall explores the Cuban Revolution's impact on the outside world, tracing Cuba's international outreach in healthcare, disaster relief, education, literature, art, liberation struggles, and sports to show how this outreach is a fundamental characteristic of the Revolution and of Cuban society. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1KJC; GTF; HBJK; KCM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822363842
ISBN
9780822363842
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 110.75

Paperback. When the Jewish communities of England were forcibly removed on the orders of Edward I, England became the first country to expel a Jewish minority from its borders. This is the story of how England's kings first courted then persecuted and finally expelled England's Jewish community during the Middle Ages. Num Pages: 192 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3H; HBJD1; HBLC; HBTB; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 156 x 232 x 18. Weight in Grams: 300.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752437293
ISBN
9780752437293
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 21.58

Hardcover. Presents studies of Britain in transition from Romano-British to medieval Celtic economy. Editor(s): Dark, K. R. Series: Studies in Celtic History. Num Pages: 192 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3D; 3F; HBJD1; HBLA; HBLC; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 157 x 16. Weight in Grams: 432.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780851156552
ISBN
9780851156552
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 98.09

Paperback. Award-winning book looking at the complicated history of the ANC. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; HBJH; JPFN; JPL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 140 x 25. Weight in Grams: 556.
Publisher
C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849045063
ISBN
9781849045063
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 33.67

Hardback. Num Pages: 296 pages, 1 appendix. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBJK; HBW; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 26. Weight in Grams: 576.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803255722
ISBN
9780803255722
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 39.77

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