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Hardback. A History of Suffering. 303 pages, 20, 16 black and white, 4 line drawing. A highly original treatment of significant topics in African Studies and beyond: violence, colonialism, landscape, memory and religion. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1HFMW; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJH; HBLL; HBLW. Dimension: 242 x 161 x 24. Weight: 668.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
James Currey
Number of pages
303
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847010513
ISBN
9781847010513
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 113.41

Paperback. Explores a rare system of colonialism in Middle Belt Nigeria, where the British outsourced the business of the empire to Hausa-Fulani subcolonials because they considered the area too uncivilized for Indirect Rule. Num Pages: 294 pages, 5 maps. BIC Classification: 1HFD; GTB; HBJH; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 16. Weight in Grams: 395.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
294
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780253011619
ISBN
9780253011619
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 31.41

Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages, illus. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLL; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 496.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Sussex Academic Press United Kingdom
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845195403
ISBN
9781845195403
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 41.39

Hardcover. This study explores the confluence of economy and ecology in British India, showing that Britain initiated economic development strategies in India in order to efficiently extract resources from it. It looks specifically at how state railway construction and forest conservation efforts took on a cyclical, almost symbiotic relationship. Num Pages: 189 pages, 2 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 3JH; HBJF; HBLL; HBTQ; RN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 148 x 224 x 18. Weight in Grams: 394.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137494566
ISBN
9781137494566
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 108.48

Paperback. Focusing on piracy in the seventeenth century, filibustering in the nineteenth century, intracolonial migrations in the 1930s, metropolitan racializations in the 1950s and 1960s, and feminist redefinitions of creolization and sexile from the 1940s to the 1990s, this book redefines the Caribbean beyond the postcolonial debate. Series: New Caribbean Studies. Num Pages: 290 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSA; DSBH5; HBJK; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 374.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
1st ed. 2014
Number of pages
290
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349489794
ISBN
9781349489794
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 61.84

Paperback. Extending deconstructive theory to historical and political analysis, Timothy Mitchell examines the peculiarity of Western conceptions of order and truth through a re-reading of Europe's colonial encounter with nineteenth-century Egypt. Num Pages: 230 pages, Ill.ch. BIC Classification: GTF; HBJH; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 153 x 228 x 15. Weight in Grams: 338. 230 pages, Ill.ch. Extending deconstructive theory to historical and political analysis, Timothy Mitchell examines the peculiarity of Western conceptions of order and truth through a re-reading of Europe's colonial encounter with nineteenth-century Egypt. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: GTF; HBJH; JPS. Dimension: 153 x 228 x 15. Weight: 336.
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
230
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520075689
ISBN
9780520075689
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 26.36

Paperback. Examination of the complexity of the colonization movement, describing the difference between those who supported colonization for political and social reasons and those who supported it for religious and humanitarian reasons Series: Early American Places. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: 1KBBEP; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 163 x 17. Weight in Grams: 458.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814764534
ISBN
9780814764534
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 31.45

Hardback. Num Pages: 144 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HBJF; HBTQ; JFC; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 148. Weight in Grams: 324.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
Number of pages
144
Condition
New
SKU
V9783319439334
ISBN
9783319439334
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 61.77

Paperback. Series: Critical American Studies. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; GTB; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 460.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
Edition
First Edition
SKU
V9780816642380
ISBN
9780816642380
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 27.09

Paperback. Series: American Traveler. Num Pages: 48 pages, illus. BIC Classification: HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 97 x 4. Weight in Grams: 66.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1989
Publisher
American Traveler Press United States
Edition
1st
Number of pages
48
Condition
New
SKU
V9781558380899
ISBN
9781558380899
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.38

Paperback. Series: Women in American History. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBJK; HBTB; JFSJ1; JFSL4. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887. .
Publisher
University of Illinois Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252082511
ISBN
9780252082511
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.95

Hardback. Series: Women in American History. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBJK; HBTB; JFSJ1; JFSL4. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780252041020
ISBN
9780252041020
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 126.15

Paperback. Argues that in its political workings, its distribution of advantages, and its unspoken assumptions, the United States is a 'still white' nation. This book presents an account of race-transcending radicalism exemplified by vanguards such as WEB Du Bois and John Brown. Series: American Crossroads. Num Pages: 332 pages, 2 color illustrations, 2 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JFSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 476.
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
332
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
First
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520240704
ISBN
9780520240704
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 26.13

paperback. Is America the new world empire? This title charts America's rise as a world power, and issues a dire warning about its future. Num Pages: 416 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 25. Weight in Grams: 304.
Publisher
Penguin
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141017006
ISBN
9780141017006
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.69

Paperback. In 1940, almost a year after the outbreak of the Second World War, Allied radio operators at an interception station in South London began picking up messages in a strange new code. They invented a machine called Colossus to decipher what turned out to be the secrets of Nazi high command. This book talks about this event. Num Pages: 588 pages, 8pp b&w plates. BIC Classification: 3JJH; HBJD1; HBWQ; JWKF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 42. Weight in Grams: 556. Bletchley Park's Last Secret. 588 pages, 8pp b&w plates. In 1940, almost a year after the outbreak of the Second World War, Allied radio operators at an interception station in South London began picking up messages in a strange new code. They invented a machine called Colossus to decipher what turned out to be the secrets of Nazi high command. This book talks about this event. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 3JJH; HBJD1; HBWQ; JWKF. Dimension: 198 x 129 x 42. Weight: 556.
Publisher
Atlantic Books
Number of pages
588
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843543312
ISBN
9781843543312
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.28

Hardcover. David Glantz recounts the miraculous resurrection of the Red Army, which, with a dazzling display of military strategy and operational prowess, stopped the Wehrmacht in its tracks and turned the tide of war. He offers insights into its doctrine, strategy, tactics, weaponry, training, officer corps, and political leadership. Series: Modern War Studies. Num Pages: 816 pages, 71 photographs, 6 maps. BIC Classification: 1DVU; 3JJH; HBJD; HBWQ; JWD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 163 x 58. Weight in Grams: 1306.
Publisher
University of Kansas Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Edition
Third Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780700613533
ISBN
9780700613533
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 83.79

Paperback. Shrouded in secrecy until recently, Colossus was the world's first fully-functioning electronic computer, built during the Second World War and used at Bletchley Park to crack the codes of high-level Nazi communications. This collection of essays delves into code-breaking, personal recollections, and declassified information. Num Pages: 480 pages, various line drawings and 16pp black and white plate section. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJH; HBJD1; HBLW; HBWQ; JWKF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 156 x 37. Weight in Grams: 748.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
480
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199578146
ISBN
9780199578146
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.53

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
€ 13.17

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
€ 17.69

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. "Colour'd Shadows" interprets nineteenth-century British women writers' works in connection with the material contexts of writing, printing, and publishing, and the book illustrates methods of "reading" the material book for what it reveals about the meanings of the literary work that it embodies. Num Pages: 198 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSB; DSBF; HBJD1; HBL; JFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
1st ed. 2005
Number of pages
198
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349529483
ISBN
9781349529483
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 61.72

Hardcover. Num Pages: 198 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSBF; HBJD1; HBLL; JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 159 x 247 x 18. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9781403966377
ISBN
9781403966377
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 62.56

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

€ 20.99
€ 19.44

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
€ 17.70

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