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Paperback. A first-person saga, recounting one man's life but relating the experience of many. Mike Carney, the oldest living native Blasket Islander, left in 1937 to seek a better future in Dublin and eventually America. This memoir is the last of a long line of books written by Blasket Islanders, incl Tomas O'Crohan, Micheal O'Sulleabhain and Peig Sayers. Num Pages: 224 pages, B&W photos. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 1KBB; 3JJ; 3JM; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 127 x 18. Weight in Grams: 244. Some light shelf wear, otherwise a very good copy.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Gill
Condition
Used, Like New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
KRF2232737
ISBN
9781848891654
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 4.99

paperback. Storytelling kept alive the myths, legends, and history of the Blasket Islands, which are three miles off Irelands Dingle Peninsula. In her old age, Peig Sayers, 'the Queen of Gaelic storytellers', recounted her life to her son, who recorded the tale in this book. She recalls the events of her life and her simple philosophy. Translator(s): Ennis, Seamus. Num Pages: 160 pages, endpaper map. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JH; 3JJ; BGH; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 129 x 11. Weight in Grams: 124. Some light shelf wear, otherwise a very good copy.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1961
Publisher
Oxford University Press London
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KRF2232752
ISBN
9780192812391
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 17.95

Hardcover. The aim of this book is not to seek the effects war has had on the 20th century, but rather to explore how societies chose to remember wars and maniplulate this memory for political and cultural purposes. Num Pages: 296 pages, Includes 18 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJ; HBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 241 x 157 x 22. Weight in Grams: 592.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780754607359
ISBN
9780754607359
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 167.01

Paperback. Num Pages: 656 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJC; BGH; JPW; KNXB2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
PM Press United States
Edition
2nd Edition
Number of pages
656
Condition
New
SKU
V9781629631196
ISBN
9781629631196
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 27.79

Hardcover. Num Pages: 466 pages, 15 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJC; 3JJF; 3JJG; BGH; HBJD1; HBLW. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 338 x 241 x 44. Weight in Grams: 812. Fine copy in fine dustwrapper
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Irish Academic Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KCW0003836
ISBN
9780716532996
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Explores the role of gender on both the home and fighting fronts in Eastern Europe during the First and Second World Wars. This book includes themes such as: the ways in which wartime experiences challenge traditional gender roles; post-war restoration of gender order; collaboration and resistance; the body; and memory and commemoration. Editor(s): Wingfield, Nancy M.; Bucur-Deckard, Maria. Series: Indiana-Michigan Series in Russian & East European Studies. Num Pages: 264 pages, 13 b&w photos, 1 index. BIC Classification: 1DV; 3JJ; GTB; HBJD; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 14. Weight in Grams: 375.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Indiana University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253218445
ISBN
9780253218445
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.21

Hardback. Num Pages: 376 pages, 18, 14 black & white halftones, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1DVKS; 3JJ; BGH; HBJD; HBLW; JPFQ; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 165 x 240 x 29. Weight in Grams: 684.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801449888
ISBN
9780801449888
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 50.99

Paperback. In 1962 Sean O Se recorded 'An Poc ar Buile' with Sean O Riada and Ceoltoiri Chualann. It proved a huge success and resulted in seven wonderful years working with Sean O Riada and over sixty years of singing. This is his story. Num Pages: 224 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJ; AVGH; AVH; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 159 x 234 x 19. Weight in Grams: 352.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
The Collins Press
Condition
New
SKU
KRF2232942
ISBN
9781848892538
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 4.99

Hardback. Praise for Mike Guardia: "..meticulously researched, with facts verified by exhaustive sleuthing..a fine work of investigative history."- Military Writers Society of America The fires on Bataan burned on the evening of April 9, 1942, illuminating the white flags of surrender against the night time sky. Num Pages: 240 pages, 16 pp illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FMP; 3JJH; HBJF; HBWQ; JWDG; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 164 x 22. Weight in Grams: 550.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Casemate Publishers United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9781612000657
ISBN
9781612000657
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 34.76

Hardcover. This book explains what happened in the years before and after the Rising, as well as providing an exciting day-by-day account of the events themselves, and biographies of the leading figures Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJF; HBJD1; HBLW; HBTV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 135 x 147 x 19. Weight in Grams: 348.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Gill & Macmillan Ltd
Edition
Poc
Condition
New
SKU
9780717169306
ISBN
9780717169306
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 7.80

Paperback. The full story of the vicious battle between Republican and Provisional Government forces for control of Cork in August of 1922. Series: Military History of the Irish Civil War Series. Num Pages: 160 pages, Illustrations, map, ports. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJG; HBJD1; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 132 x 13. Weight in Grams: 174.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
The Mercier Press Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
9781856356961
ISBN
9781856356961
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 13.21

Paperback. The beginning of the twentieth century was an important time in African-American history. Segregation and discrimination were on the rise. Two seminal African American figures - Booker T Washington and W E B Du Bois - began to debate on ways to combat racial problems. Series: The African American History Series. Num Pages: 194 pages, photographs, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB; JFFJ; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 153 x 13. Weight in Grams: 308.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Condition
New
SKU
V9780842029957
ISBN
9780842029957
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 44.51

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

Paperback. Biography of Michael O'Hanrahan, one of the leaders of Ireland's 1916 Rising. A journalist, novelist and fierce nationalist, he was quartermaster of the Irish Volunteers, in charge of getting and managing many of the arms used in the rebellion. Series: 16Lives. Num Pages: 272 pages, 26 black & white halftones, 1 index, 1 maps. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJF; BGH; HBTV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 133 x 197 x 23. Weight in Grams: 286.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
O´Brien Press Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
9781847173355
ISBN
9781847173355
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 9.99

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

€ 65.35
€ 46.30

Paperback. Analyzes how, in the midst of the momentous shift to an inclusive democracy, South Africa's visual and material culture represented the past while at the same time contributing to the process of social transformation. This book explores the dilemmas posed by a range of visual and material culture including key South African heritage sites. Num Pages: 384 pages, 117 photos, incl. 11 in color. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; 3JJP; AC; GTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 158 x 228 x 26. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822330721
ISBN
9780822330721
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.60

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

€ 95.07
€ 72.21

Paperback. Num Pages: 342 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; BGHA; BM; HBJK; HBLW3; JPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 153 x 22. Weight in Grams: 486.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Beaufort Books
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780825307812
ISBN
9780825307812
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 20.24

Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages, 2447 color photos. BIC Classification: 3JJ; GBA; WCW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 281 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1284.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Edition
4th Revised 4th ed.
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764345609
ISBN
9780764345609
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 28.15

Paperback. An exploration of modern assumptions about God, social, economic, and political structures, through the analysis of contemporary cultural expression. This is combined with a study of the locations that successively became the frontiers of modernity, such as Vienna, Moscow, Paris and Berlin, as well as America. Num Pages: 752 pages, 166 illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJ; AB; ACX; AV; DSB; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 167 x 45. Weight in Grams: 1190. Clean copy with minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Thames and Hudson Ltd
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KMK0006766
ISBN
9780500281512
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

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