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hardcover. In the years between the Great Famine of the 1840s and the First World War, Ireland experienced a drastic drop in population. This book offers an inquiry that explores the options that presented themselves to Ireland's younger generations, taking into account household structure, inheritance, religion, and especially emigration. Series: The Princeton Economic History of the Western World. Num Pages: 360 pages, 18 maps 10 line illus. 26 tables. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JH; 3JJ; HBTB; JFSF; JHBD; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 657.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Condition
New
SKU
9780691043074
ISBN
9780691043074
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 119.99
€ 100.49

Paperback. The description for this book, The Vanishing Irish: Households, Migration, and the Rural Economy in Ireland, 1850-1914, will be forthcoming. Series: The Princeton Economic History of the Western World. Num Pages: 356 pages, 18 maps 10 line illus. 26 tables. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JH; 3JJC; HBJD1; HBLL; HBLW; HBTB; JHBD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
356
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691628141
ISBN
9780691628141
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 56.85
€ 44.75

Paperback. Illustrated with 200 photographs, this book depicts the scenery and history of the old West Dunbartonshire railway, which stretched from Clydebank with its shipyards and other heavy industries to the north end of Loch Lomond, part of Scotland's first National Park. It is intended for those who remember the golden age of train-spotting. Num Pages: 128 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKSC; WGF; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 166 x 8. Weight in Grams: 310.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780750950961
ISBN
9780750950961
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.41

Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; HBJD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 124 x 169 x 20. Weight in Grams: 334.
Publisher
Strange Attractor Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781907222290
ISBN
9781907222290
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.59

Paperback. Num Pages: 544 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKEYK; 3J; WQH; WQY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 130 x 35. Weight in Grams: 370.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781408831632
ISBN
9781408831632
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.82

Paperback. When a society becomes more affluent, does it lose other values? Are the skills that education and literacy gave millions wasted on consuming pop culture? Do the media coerce us into a world of the superficial and the material - or can they be a force for good? This book asks these questions. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; CFC; JFCA; JFD; JFSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 198 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 298.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
1st Edition Thus
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141191584
ISBN
9780141191584
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.85

Paperback. .
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849466592
ISBN
9781849466592
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 59.86

Hardcover. Offers a comprehensive compendium of the history of Britain, encompassing various things from prehistoric times to the turn of the millennium. This book features internet links to additional resources, including video clips, games and interactive features. Series: History of Britain. Num Pages: 512 pages, full colour illustrations throughout. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 4KHJ; YQH. Category: (JC) Children's (6-12). Dimension: 262 x 200 x 45. Weight in Grams: 1954.
Publisher
Usborne Publishing Ltd
Number of pages
512
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780746084441
ISBN
9780746084441
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 27.99

Hardcover. Series: Irish Studies. Num Pages: 264 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 2AB; DSBH; DSG. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 449.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815633679
ISBN
9780815633679
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 48.78

Hardcover. A comprehensive compilation of rare events during this fascinating period, this book covers all regions. It features steam (mainly), as well as diesel and electric motor power at work on scheduled and extraordinary services throughout the network. The chronology is supported by many contemporary photographs. There are lots of surprises! Num Pages: 352 pages, 64 black and white photographs. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJPG; 3JJPK; WGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 170 x 34. Weight in Grams: 886.
Publisher
Fonthill Media United Kingdom
Number of pages
352
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781552346
ISBN
9781781552346
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 27.88

This volume excavates the biblical and classical sources behind three early modern treatises that denounce the numerous sins of the tongue that cause damage in the Elizabethan society. Num Pages: 300 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 2AB; DSBD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 161 x 24. Weight in Grams: 562.
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Fairleigh Dickinson University Press United States
Number of pages
300
Condition
New
SKU
V9781611474695
ISBN
9781611474695
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 146.66

Paperback. Shows how animal and plant life survive and often thrive among docklands, railways, factories and canals. Illustrator(s): Newcomb, Mary. Series: Nature Classics Library. Num Pages: 184 pages, 8 b/w drawings. BIC Classification: 1DBK; RNK; WN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 290.
Publisher
Little Toller Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
184
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780956254559
ISBN
9780956254559
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 17.58

Hardcover. Num Pages: 186 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKW; HBTB; JNMN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 190 x 130. . Good copy in dustwrapper. DW with some nicks and tears.
Condition
Used, Good
Edition
First Edition
Publisher
University of Wales Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1953
SKU
KTG0001600
ISBN
9780708300824
Hardback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Hardback. This fresh and readable account gives a complete history of the University of Oxford, from its beginnings in the eleventh century to the present day - charting Oxford's improbable rise from provincial backwater to modern meritocratic and secular university with an ever-growing commitment to new research. Num Pages: 784 pages, more than 100 black and white images and maps. BIC Classification: 1DBKESF; JNMN. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 246 x 171. .
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199243563
ISBN
9780199243563
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 109.85

Paperback. This is a history of the University of Hertfordshire, relating the challenges and achievements of sixty years in further and higher education. At the same time, through its focus on a single institution, the book illustrates the importance of the post-1992 higher education sector in advancing the knowledge economy and cultural life of the country. Editor(s): Davies, Owen. Num Pages: 224 pages, 80 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKEST; HBJD1; HBTB; JNMN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 246 x 184 x 13. Weight in Grams: 608.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of Hertfordshire Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9781907396830
ISBN
9781907396830
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.50

Paperback. From a small city college in the sixteenth century the University of Edinburgh grew to be one of the world's greatest centres of scholarship, research and learning. Its history is told here by three of its leading historians with wit, verve and style. Num Pages: 216 pages, 275. BIC Classification: 1DBKSC; 3J; HBTB; JNMN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 173 x 16. Weight in Grams: 604.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
216
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748616466
ISBN
9780748616466
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 37.54

Hardcover. Num Pages: 197 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; WSP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 269 x 220 x 18. Weight in Grams: 956.
Publisher
TFM Publishing Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
197
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781903378175
ISBN
9781903378175
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 18.94

Paperback. 'A brilliant analysis of aspects of our time in government that complements the earlier edition's description of the way we won power in 1997' Tony Blair, from the Foreword Num Pages: 624 pages, 16pp b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JPFF; JPL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 157 x 45. Weight in Grams: 838.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
Number of pages
624
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Digital original
Condition
New
SKU
V9780349138572
ISBN
9780349138572
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.54

Paperback. A funny memoir of John Carey, best known for his provocative stance on the arts and the academic establishment. It shows his journey from an ordinary background to Oxford's oldest literary professorship. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKESF; BGLA; DSB; JNMN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 130 x 25. Weight in Grams: 308.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571310937
ISBN
9780571310937
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.05

paperback. Best known for his provocative take on cultural issues in The Intellectuals and the Masses and What Good Are the Arts?, the author describes the events that formed him - an escape from the London blitz to an idyllic rural village, army service in Egypt, an open scholarship to Oxford and an academic career that saw him elected. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 2AB; 3JJP; 3JM; BGLA; DSB; JNMN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 221 x 138 x 32. Weight in Grams: 522. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Canongate Books
Condition
Used, Very Good
Edition
Main
Number of pages
384
SKU
KRA0006680
ISBN
9780571310920
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 17.95

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