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Paperback. Sex: Vice and Love from Antiquity to Modernity examines the impact that sexual fantasies about the classical world have had on modern Western culture. Series: Classical Receptions. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 1QDAR; 3D; HBJD; HBLA1; HBTB; JHBK5. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 245 x 171 x 15. Weight in Grams: 416.
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781119025481
ISBN
9781119025481
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.59

Hardcover. Paul Hymans was the champion of the small states in the League of Nations Commission at the Paris Peace Conference and was rewarded by becoming the League's first president. He thereby brought about Belgium's transition from the status of sheltered child to full participation in much great-power diplomacy. Series Editor(s): Sharp, Alan. Series: Makers of the Modern World. Num Pages: 224 pages, maps, black and white photographs. BIC Classification: 1DDB; HBJD; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 206 x 141 x 22. Weight in Grams: 420.
Publisher
Haus Publishing
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9781905791811
ISBN
9781905791811
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.44

Paperback. Explores how a secret cabal of influential families has shaped the United States according to the principles of sacred geometry and Goddess veneration Num Pages: 368 pages, 55 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; VXA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 152. .
Publisher
Inner Traditions Bear and Company United States
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781620553978
ISBN
9781620553978
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.56

Paperback. First published in 1968, this remains a thought-provoking survey of the history of Ireland from the Act of Union of 1800 until modern times. The second edition, published in 1977, which is reprinted here, includes a chapter on the period 1968-73, taking in the early years of the troubles. Series: Classics of Irish History S. Num Pages: 224 pages, notes, references, index. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJD1; HBLL; HBLW; HBTQ; HBTR; JPWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 188 x 171 x 18. Weight in Grams: 228.
Publisher
University College Dublin Press Dublin
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781900621816
ISBN
9781900621816
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 20.32

Hardcover. America's rise from revolutionary colonies to a world power is often treated as inevitable. But Charles N. Edel's provocative biography of John Q. Adams argues that he served as the central architect of a grand strategy whose ideas and policies made him a critical link between the founding generation and the Civil War-era nation of Lincoln. Num Pages: 360 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH; HBJK; HBLL; JPHC; JPHL; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 210 x 162 x 34. Weight in Grams: 596.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674368088
ISBN
9780674368088
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 39.96

Paperback. Presents the story of the year of the birth of the United States of America. This book tells two stories: how a group of squabbling, disparate colonies became the United States, and how the British Empire tried to stop them. It features a cast of amazing characters from George III to George Washington, to soldiers and their families. Num Pages: 400 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 127 x 27. Weight in Grams: 342.
Publisher
Penguin
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141021713
ISBN
9780141021713
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.49

Paperback. This interdisciplinary volume examines the junctures of politics and performance in contemporary Northern Ireland. Four chapters are about live theatre and television performances, and the remaining five chapters describe the dramatic struggles played out in various social settings. Editor(s): Harrington, John P.; Mitchell, Elizabeth J. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKN; AN; HBJD1; HBTB; JHM; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 19. Weight in Grams: 354. 8vo.Standard paperback edition.

. Northern Ireland, Ulster. First edition.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
University Massachusetts Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
SKU
KEX0296660
ISBN
9781558491977
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 15.00

Hardcover. Num Pages: 192 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB; JFFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 162 x 273 x 19. Weight in Grams: 416.
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226364162
ISBN
9780226364162
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 32.34

Paperback. Translator(s): David, Gwenda; Mosbacher, Eric. Num Pages: 424 pages, 28 illus. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JH; AVGC9; AVH; BGF; HBJD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 38. .
Publisher
Zone Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781890951313
ISBN
9781890951313
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.74

Hardcover. First account of the man who influenced, recruited and manipulated the Cambridge spies. Num Pages: 288 pages, 15 bw integrated. BIC Classification: 1DBKEAC; 3JJ; BGH; HBJD; JPFC; JPSH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 168 x 233 x 31. Weight in Grams: 554.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Sew
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784531669
ISBN
9781784531669
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.48
€ 49.06

Paperback. Num Pages: 64 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 5AQ; HBJD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 128 x 9. Weight in Grams: 86.
Publisher
Wooden Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
64
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9781904263197
ISBN
9781904263197
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.30

Hardback. In this second volume of his authoritative history of the region, Christoph Baumer explores the unique flow of goods, peoples and ideas along the dusty tracks and wandering caravan routes that brought European and Mediterranean orbits into contact with Asia. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1FC; 1FP; 3D; 3F; HBJF; HBLA; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 298 x 241 x 35. Weight in Grams: 2456.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Number of pages
352
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780768328
ISBN
9781780768328
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 59.42
€ 56.69

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

€ 37.99
€ 34.20

paperback. Patrick Pearse founded an Irish language school for boys in 1908, to create Irish male citizens from the ancient models of masculinity. This book explores how the idea of a modern Irish boyhood was created through Christian iconography and mythology as well as a preoccupation with patriotism, Gaelic games, theatre and juvenile literature Num Pages: 240 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJ; HBJD1; HBLW; HBTB; JFC; JNA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 138 x 20. Weight in Grams: 426.
Publisher
CORK UNIV PR
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781859183953
ISBN
9781859183953
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.00
€ 21.31

Hardback. The strange, untold story of the Nazis and adventurers who fought for Ethiopia against Mussolini's invaders. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFGA; 3JJG; HBJH; HBLW; HBW; JWXN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Publisher
Amberley Publishing
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781445659831
ISBN
9781445659831
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 28.11

Paperback. This comprehensive, readable survey of the Classical past is ambitious in scope: it ranges from the Aegean world of the second millenium BC to Augustine's City of God . More than that, it considers not only how the ancient world is remembered today but also how the Greeks and Romans perceived and felt the influence of their own past. Num Pages: 416 pages, b/w illus, col pls. BIC Classification: 1D; HBJD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 136 x 197 x 25. Weight in Grams: 332.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140274851
ISBN
9780140274851
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 19.02

Paperback. Third edition of Charles Tripp's authoritative history of Iraq. Num Pages: 386 pages, 26 b/w illus. 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; HBJF1; HBLW; JPH; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 227 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 624. 386 pages, 26 b/w illus. 4 maps. Third edition of Charles Tripp's authoritative history of Iraq. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: 1FBQ; HBJF1; HBLW; JPH; JPS. Dimension: 227 x 155 x 20. Weight: 624.
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Number of pages
386
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
3rd
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521702478
ISBN
9780521702478
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 35.26

Paperback. In the summer of 1940, the French army was one of the largest and best in the world, confident of victory. In the space of a few nightmarish weeks all that changed as the French and their British allies were crushed and eight million people fled their homes. This book describes the consequences of that defeat. Num Pages: 496 pages, Yes. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JJH; HBJD; HBTB; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 22. Weight in Grams: 344.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
496
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
1St Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140296846
ISBN
9780140296846
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.73

Paperback. Studies the evolution of the family from the sixteenth to the eighteenth century and how the process radically influenced child-rearing, education, contraception, sexual behaviour and marriage. Num Pages: 464 pages, facsimiles, portraits. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JB; 3JD; 3JF; HBJD1; HBLH; HBLL; HBTB; JHBK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 127 x 29. Weight in Grams: 344.
Publisher
Penguin England
Number of pages
464
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140137217
ISBN
9780140137217
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.94

Paperback. An unprecedented, groundbreaking history of China's Great Famine Winner of the BBC Samuel Johnson Prize 2011 Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJPG; 3JJPK; HBJF; HBLW3; HBTB; JFFC1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 138 x 198 x 31. Weight in Grams: 328.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9781408886366
ISBN
9781408886366
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.37

Paperback. Features leading scholars across several disciplines who investigate the nature of liberalism and modernity in imperial Britain since the eighteenth century. This book shows how Britain's liberal version of modernity was the product of a peculiar set of historical circumstances that continues to haunt our neoliberal present. Editor(s): Gunn, Simon; Vernon, James. Series: Berkeley Series in British Studies. Num Pages: 286 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBG; HBJD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 422.
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520289536
ISBN
9780520289536
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.35

Paperback. 'The White Cities collects fifteen years of incomparable reportage.. What Roth sees is always arresting, often atrocious, usually absurd.. A "journalism" which is equal parts Baudelaire, Dickens and Kafka' Scotland on Sunday Translator(s): Hofmann, Michael. Num Pages: 304 pages, 13 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JJG; DNJ; HBJD; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 133 x 20. Weight in Grams: 214.
Publisher
Granta Books
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
2nd edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847086204
ISBN
9781847086204
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.45

Hardcover. The First World War marked the emergence of the Dominions on the world stage as independent nations, none more so than Australia. Australia was represented at Versailles by the Prime Minister, the colourful Billy Hughes. Hughes was also the most vociferous opponent of the racial equality clause put forward by Japan. Series Editor(s): Sharp, Alan. Series: Makers of the Modern World. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1MBF; 3JJC; 3JJF; BGH; HBJM; HBLW; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 204 x 135 x 23. Weight in Grams: 420.
Publisher
Haus Publishing
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781905791903
ISBN
9781905791903
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.44

Hardback. An examination into two of the most important activities undertaken by the Normans. Num Pages: 248 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, 1 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1D; 3H; HBJD; HBLC1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 164 x 27. Weight in Grams: 586.
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781783270255
ISBN
9781783270255
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 97.32

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