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Paperback. Communist parties came to power in a variety of ways, usually by force, often with the acquiescence of people who hoped for a better future. Then came the imposition of Stalinism. The book examines this, and subsequent crises in Hungary, Poland and Czechoslovakia. Num Pages: 278 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DVU; HBJD; HBLW; JPFC; JPFF; JPL; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 135 x 16. Weight in Grams: 354.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2nd ed. 1995
- Number of pages
- 278
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333651063
- ISBN
- 9780333651063
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.14
€ 66.14
Paperback. Explores how American Indian autobiographers' approaches to writing about their own lives have been impacted by American legal systems from the Revolutionary War until the 1920s. This book traces the way that their sustained engagement with colonial legal institutions gradually enabled them to produce a new rhetoric of "Indianness". Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: 1KB; HBJK; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 458. Weight in Grams: 345.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252072666
- ISBN
- 9780252072666
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 32.04
€ 34.99
€ 32.04
Hardback. A Companion to Families in the Greek and Roman Worlds draws from both established and current scholarship to offer a broad overview of the field, engage in contemporary debates, and pose stimulating questions about future development in the study of families. Editor(s): Rawson, Beryl. Series: Blackwell Companions to the Ancient World. Num Pages: 664 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 1QDAR; HBJD; HBLA; HBTB; JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 252 x 179 x 38. Weight in Grams: 1330.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 664
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405187671
- ISBN
- 9781405187671
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 201.81
€ 201.81
Hardback. Stories of the men who served the guns on the D-Day beaches Num Pages: 176 pages, 100 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJH; HBG; HBJD1; HBW; HBWQ; JWD; JWLF; JWTR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 138. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2022
- Publisher
- Pen & Sword Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781473834934
- ISBN
- 9781473834934
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.47
€ 33.99
€ 24.47
Paperback. An analysis of the career of Candido Rondon providing an avenue to deconstruct recent Brazilian historiography on nation building, indigenous people, and state action Num Pages: 248 pages, 23 illus., 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; HBAH; HBJK; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5665 x 3963 x 19. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780822332497
- ISBN
- 9780822332497
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.40
€ 27.99
€ 26.40
Paperback. Inserting China into the history of nineteenth-century colonialism, this title explores the ways that Euro-American imperial powers humiliated the Qing monarchy and disciplined the Qing polity in the wake of multi-power invasions of China in 1860 and 1900. Num Pages: 416 pages, 41 illustrations, 3 tables, 3 maps, 5 figures. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JH; HBJF; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3887 x 25. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780822331889
- ISBN
- 9780822331889
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.73
€ 32.99
€ 29.73
Hardback. Num Pages: 300 pages, 80+ b/w photos, maps. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JJG; HBJD; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 164 x 34. Weight in Grams: 1284.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd
- Edition
- First edition.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764316258
- ISBN
- 9780764316258
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 28.47
€ 42.99
€ 28.47
Paperback. Using a wealth of recently declassified files from the National Archives, oral histories, court cases, press reports, social science writings, and photographs, this book focuses on the relationship between the postwar and the postimperial. Series: Berkeley Series in British Studies. Num Pages: 380 pages, 26 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1D; 1DBK; HBJD; HBJD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 558.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 380
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520289475
- ISBN
- 9780520289475
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.35
€ 40.99
€ 29.35
Paperback. Brings to life the ancient Romans whom modern scholarship has largely ignored: slaves, ex-slaves, foreigners, and the freeborn working poor. Written for a wide audience, this book illuminates the dynamics of a discerning and sophisticated population, overturning much accepted wisdom about them, and opening our eyes to their cultural diversity. Num Pages: 396 pages, 24 color illustrations, 134 b/w photographs, 21 line illustrations, 3 tables, 2. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; ACG; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 22. Weight in Grams: 930.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- New Ed
- Number of pages
- 396
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520248151
- ISBN
- 9780520248151
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.99€ 36.22
€ 49.99
€ 36.22
Paperback. How the Ottomans understood themselves within their court and in relation to non-Ottoman others Editor(s): Cipa, H. Erdem; Fetvaci, Emine. Num Pages: 200 pages, 9 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 1QDT; HBAH; HBJF1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 227 x 12. Weight in Grams: 286.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253008640
- ISBN
- 9780253008640
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.29
€ 26.99
€ 25.29
Paperback. First published in Venice in 1547, this work casts a woman rather than a man as the main disputant on the ethics of love. Tullia d'Aragona argued that the only moral form of love between a woman and a man is one that recognizes both the sensual and the spiritual needs of humankind. Editor(s): Russell, Rinaldina (Professor of European Languages, Queens College, New York, USA); Merry, Bruce (Professor of Modern Languages, John Cook University, North Queensland, Australia). Translator(s): Russell, Rinaldina (Professor of European Languages, Queens College, New York, USA); Merry, Bruce (Professor of Modern Languages, John Cook University, North Queensland, Australia). Series: Other Voice in Early Modern Europe. Num Pages: 120 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 2ADT; HBJD; HBLH; JFSJ1; VFVC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 154 x 228 x 11. Weight in Grams: 250.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 120
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226136394
- ISBN
- 9780226136394
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 23.17
€ 27.99
€ 23.17
Paperback. A striking combination of social intimacy and distinterested political analysis, this title evokes the elegance and excitement of the dynamic international community in Bucharest before the world had come to grips with the horrors of war and genocide. Num Pages: 368 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1DVWR; 3JJH; BM; HBJD; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226086330
- ISBN
- 9780226086330
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 19.36
€ 23.99
€ 19.36
Paperback. * A significant contribution to our understanding of how politics affects real people, and a brilliant blend of sweeping narrative and detailed analysis: this is a major and potentially prize-winning work Num Pages: 736 pages, Integrated: 17, 17pp b/w int. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJ; HBJD1; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 126 x 49. Weight in Grams: 498. Clean copy with some shelf wear and yellowing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Condition
- Used, Good
- SKU
- KOG0003779
- ISBN
- 9780349112695
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. This brief, overall look at English history links the historical periods through the dominant theme of the conflict between order and liberty. Series: Illustrated National Histories. Num Pages: 240 pages, 230 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; HBJD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 182 x 19. Weight in Grams: 680. Clean copy with minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1980
- Publisher
- Thames and Hudson Ltd
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KMK0006255
- ISBN
- 9780500271827
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. In 1421, the largest fleet the world had ever seen set sail from China under the command of Emperor Zhu Di's loyal eunuch admirals. But by the time they returned home, Zhu Di had lost control and China was turning inwards, leaving the records of their discoveries to be forgotten for centuries. Num Pages: 656 pages, illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3H; HBJF; HBLC; HBTM; RGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 128 x 199 x 43. Weight in Grams: 566.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Bantam
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780553815221
- ISBN
- 9780553815221
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 12.53
€ 17.99
€ 12.53
Paperback. MAYO A study of the Irish county of Mayo, from Elizabethan times to the late nineteenth century. Series Editor(s): Roper, Lyndal. Series: Past and Present Publications. Num Pages: 388 pages, 7 b/w illus. 9 maps 29 tables. BIC Classification: 1DBR; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 142 x 23. Weight in Grams: 532.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780521466837
- ISBN
- 9780521466837
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 39.99€ 37.14
€ 39.99
€ 37.14
Hardcover. The volume sets out to recreate the atmosphere and events of the Irish in India. It interweaves the outline of the life of John Henry Foley (1818-74), Queen Victoria's favourite sculptor, with that of some of his principal subjects - Hardinge, Montgomery and Lawrence. Num Pages: 160 pages, 9 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 2AB; BG; FA; HBJF; HBLL; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 136. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- The Lilliput Press Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781901866360
- ISBN
- 9781901866360
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.57
€ 17.99
€ 16.57
Paperback. Here, Nerys Patterson analyses the social structure of medieval Ireland, focusing on the pre-Norman period. By combining difficult, often fragmentary primary sources, with sociological and anthropological methods, she produces a unusual approach to the study of early Ireland. Num Pages: 242 pages, bibliography. BIC Classification: 1DBR; HBJD1; HBLC; HBTB; JFS; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 24. Weight in Grams: 603.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- University of Notre Dame Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780268008000
- ISBN
- 9780268008000
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.01
€ 37.99
€ 34.01
hardcover. "The Encyclopedia of Africa focuses on African history and culture with articles that cover prominent individuals, events, trends, places, political movements, art forms, business and trade, religions, ethnic groups, organizations, and countries throughout Africa"--Provided by publisher. Editor(s): Gates, Henry Louis, Jr.; Appiah, Kwame Anthony. Num Pages: 1392 pages, 200 b/w. BIC Classification: GBA; HBJH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 381 x 265 x 126. Weight in Grams: 4686.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195337709
- ISBN
- 9780195337709
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 367.82
€ 367.82
Hardcover. Num Pages: 925 pages, dust jacket. BIC Classification: 1DVH; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBTZ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 161 x 235 x 55. Weight in Grams: 1378.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- East European Monographs United States
- Edition
- 1st
- Number of pages
- 925
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780880336871
- ISBN
- 9780880336871
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 94.64€ 72.77
€ 94.64
€ 72.77
Hardback. Contained within this volume are over 380 photographs of Himmler, illustrating his entire career. This photo chronicle records the entire Third Reich period in the life and death of Heinrich Himmler. Num Pages: 200 pages, over 380 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1DFG; BG; HBJD; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 289 x 228 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764312021
- ISBN
- 9780764312021
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.05€ 46.67
€ 65.05
€ 46.67
Hardback. Num Pages: 224 pages, over 100 b/w photographs, documents. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; HBJD; HBWQ; JWD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 290 x 228 x 22. Weight in Grams: 1388.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764300608
- ISBN
- 9780764300608
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.05€ 46.30
€ 65.05
€ 46.30
Hardcover. This documentary history seeks to support the study and teaching of the subject of Irish migrants by using a range of contemporary documents, including extracts from parliamentary papers, social surveys, newspapers, letters and reminiscences. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DBR; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJD1; HBLL; HBLW; HBTB; JFFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 239 x 164 x 26. Weight in Grams: 570.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Cork University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781859182369
- ISBN
- 9781859182369
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 17.71
€ 21.99
€ 17.71
Paperback. The Great Famine in Ireland was a catastrophe of immense proportions. Landlords, eager to dispose of 'surplus' tenants, engaged in 'assisted passages', whereby tenants were given financial incentives to emigrate. The clearances of uneconomic tenants from the 85,000-acre Coolattin Estate by Lord Fitzwilliam were the most organised in Ireland. Num Pages: 168 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 1KBC; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB; JFFC1; JFFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 132 x 12. Weight in Grams: 202.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- The Collins Press
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848892040
- ISBN
- 9781848892040
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 14.51
€ 16.99
€ 14.51