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Paperback. The Celts have long been a subject of enormous fascination, speculation, and misunderstanding. This title seeks to reveal this fascinating people, exploring subjects such as trade, migration, and the evolution of Celtic traditions, and examining such characters as St Patrick, Cu Chulainn, and Boudica. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 176 pages, numerous halftones and maps. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBJD1; HBLA; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 173 x 114 x 10. Weight in Grams: 150.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
OUP Oxford
Condition
New
SKU
9780192804181
ISBN
9780192804181
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.95

paperback. The Viking reputation is of bloodthirsty seafaring warriors. Yet Vikings were also traders, settlers, and farmers, with a complex artistic and linguistic culture. Using archaeological evidence, this book attempts to reveal the whole Viking world: their history, society and culture, and their expansion overseas for trade, colonization, and plunder. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 168 pages, numerous maps and halftones. BIC Classification: 1DB; 3F; HBJD; HBLC; HDD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 174 x 113 x 10. Weight in Grams: 156.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Condition
New
SKU
9780192806079
ISBN
9780192806079
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 8.95

paperback. Tomas O'Crohan was born on the Great Blasket Island in 1856 and died there in 1937, a great master of his native Irish. He shared to the full the perilous life of a primitive community, yet possessed a shrewd and humorous detachment that enabled him to observe and describe the world. Translator(s): Flower, Robin. Num Pages: 288 pages, 14 halftones, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JH; 3JJ; BG; HBJD1; HBTB; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 194 x 129 x 17. Weight in Grams: 214 245pp. Keywords: The Blaskets
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1978
Publisher
Oxford University Press, U.S.A.
Condition
New
SKU
9780192812339
ISBN
9780192812339
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 10.64

Paperback. Frederick Douglass's Narrative recounts his life as a slave in Maryland and escape to freedom in 1838. An important slave autobiography, it is significant both for what it tells us about slave life and about its author. It is here reprinted with contexualizing source material and other writings by Douglass, as well as an introduction discussing its literary and historical significance. Editor(s): McDowell, Deborah E. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGA; HBTS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 136 x 11. Weight in Grams: 136.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Condition
New
SKU
9780199539079
ISBN
9780199539079
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 9.74

Paperback. The Viking ship is one of the most iconic images of the Viking Age. As well as including well-known vessels such as the spectacular ship-burials from Gokstad and Oseberg in southern Norway, Viking Ships introduces the Roskilde 6 ship from Denmark. This book explores the evolution of their sea-going vessels. Num Pages: 96 pages, 50 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DN; 3F; HBJD; HBLC1; HDDM; WGG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 190 x 173 x 11. Weight in Grams: 280.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
British Museum Press
Condition
New
SKU
9780714123400
ISBN
9780714123400
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 9.57

Paperback. For nearly three hundred years, from the end of the eighth century AD until approximately 1100, the Vikings set out from Scandinavia across the northern world a dramatic time that would change Europe forever. This book explores the Viking conquest and settlement across Britain and Ireland. Num Pages: 144 pages, 80 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DBR; 3F; HBJD1; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 173 x 225 x 12. Weight in Grams: 422.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
British Museum Press
Condition
New
SKU
9780714128313
ISBN
9780714128313
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 9.57

Paperback. We use the word 'Celtic' fast and loose - it evokes something mythical and romantic about our past - but what exactly does it mean? Furthermore, why do people believe that there were Celts in Britain and what relationship do they have to the ancient Celts? This book focuses on how the Celts were re-invented in the sixteenth centuries. Num Pages: 256 pages, 50ill. BIC Classification: HBJD1; HD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 248 x 173 x 17. Weight in Grams: 654.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
9780752429137
ISBN
9780752429137
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 4.99

Paperback. The previously untold story of over 50,000 Irish men, women and children who were transported to Barbados and Virginia. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 1KJWWB; HBJD1; JFFN; JFSL; JPV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 197 x 130 x 17. Weight in Grams: 206 17th Century Ireland. 240pp. First paperback edition
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Brandon
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
9780863222870
ISBN
9780863222870
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 8.70

Paperback. 50 breathtaking accounts of some of fiercest battles of the last 100 years, from the Somme to Basra. Series: Mammoth Books. Num Pages: 608 pages, 30 Maps. BIC Classification: 3JJ; HBW; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 136 x 42. Weight in Grams: 440. 50 breathtaking accounts of some of fiercest battles of the last 100 years, from the Somme to Basra. Series: Mammoth Books. Num Pages: 608 pages, 30 Maps. BIC Classification: 3JJ; HBW; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 136 x 42. Weight in Grams: 440. Very good copy with light shelf wear. Light spotting to page edges, remains very good
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Robinson
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KCW0014004
ISBN
9781845298852
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
318
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195142402
ISBN
9780195142402
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 22.10

Paperback. This volume offers an illuminating overview of the work of a pioneering and highly distinguished scholar of Latin American social and cultural history and philology. The "old and new" of the subtitle is meant literally; the first piece was written in 1968, the last in 1998. Four of the twelve essays are published here for the first time. Num Pages: 416 pages, 2 line diagrams 1 table 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KLS; 3J; HBJK; HBLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 22. Weight in Grams: 550.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804738101
ISBN
9780804738101
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 36.36

Paperback. "Medieval Saints is a collection remarkable both for its range and for its respect for the richness of the individual texts." - Peter Brown, Princeton University Editor(s): Stouck, Mary-Ann. Series: Readings in Medieval Civilizations & Cultures. Num Pages: 662 pages, figures. BIC Classification: HBLC1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 39. Weight in Grams: 890.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
662
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442601017
ISBN
9781442601017
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 41.92

Paperback. "This new edition is a marvelous teaching tool and true feast for the intellectually curious." - Daniel Bornstein, Texas A&M University Editor(s): Shinners, John R. Series: Readings in Medieval Civilizations & Cultures. Num Pages: 578 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBLC1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 159 x 27. Weight in Grams: 782.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Edition
2nd Revised edition
Number of pages
578
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442601062
ISBN
9781442601062
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 41.84

Paperback. During the British women's suffrage campaign of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, women wrote plays to convert others to their cause; they wrote essays to justify their militant actions; and they wrote fiction and poetry about their prison experiences. Num Pages: 353 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DN; HBT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 154 x 20. Weight in Grams: 534.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Broadview Press Ltd Canada
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
353
Condition
New
SKU
V9781551115115
ISBN
9781551115115
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.28
€ 40.92

Hardcover. Series: The Carlsberg Papyri. Num Pages: 576 pages, illus. BIC Classification: 1HBE; 1QDAE; HBJH; HBLA; HDDG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 302 x 216 x 30. Weight in Grams: 1384.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Museum Tusculanum Press Denmark
Number of pages
260
Condition
New
SKU
V9788772896465
ISBN
9788772896465
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 85.36
€ 65.74

Paperback. Between 1760 and 1800, the people of the United States created a new nation, based on the idea that all people have the right to govern themselves. This Very Short Introduction recreates the experiences that led to the Revolution; the experience of war; and the post-war creation of a new political society. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 160 pages, 10 hts. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 114 x 175 x 11. Weight in Grams: 138.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc
Condition
New
SKU
9780190225063
ISBN
9780190225063
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 11.61

Paperback. This concise and elegant contribution to the Very Short Introduction series reintroduces the history that shaped the founding fathers, the history that they made, and what history has made of them. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 184 pages, 10 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 176 x 112 x 12. Weight in Grams: 142.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc
Condition
New
SKU
9780190273514
ISBN
9780190273514
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 11.61

Paperback. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 184 pages, 10 b/w halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBG; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 172 x 113 x 9. Weight in Grams: 142.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc
Condition
New
SKU
9780195389142
ISBN
9780195389142
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 11.61

Paperback. The explorations of archaeology encompass the whole globe, survey 2.5 million years, and range from deserts to jungles, from deep caves to mountain tops, and from pebble tools to GPS. Its efforts to reconstruct and understand the past do not fail to fascinate us. Paul Bahn explores the importance of archaeology in this entertaining introduction. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 136 pages, 22 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTB; HD; HDW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 174 x 111 x 7. Weight in Grams: 110.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Condition
New
SKU
9780199657438
ISBN
9780199657438
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 10.33

Paperback. A concise history of slavery in America, including the daily life of American slaves, the laws that sought to legitimize white supremacy, the anti-slavery movement, and the abolition of slavery Num Pages: 160 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 177 x 9. Weight in Grams: 126.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc
Condition
New
SKU
9780199922680
ISBN
9780199922680
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 10.90

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