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Paperback. Explores the history of the United States Navy's secret development of code-breaking computers and their adaptation to solve a critical fleet radar data handling problem in the Navy's first seaborne digital computer system - that went to sea in 1962. Series: Perspectives. Num Pages: 492 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HB; JWF; UY. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 189 x 26. Weight in Grams: 845.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 492
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471472209
- ISBN
- 9780471472209
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 95.07
€ 95.07
Hardback. The first scholarly history of the Ladysmith miners, the Great Strike of 1912-1914, and the coalmining industry on Vancouver Island. Num Pages: 288 pages, 29 b&w illustrations, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBCB; 3JJC; HBG; HBJK; HBLW; KNAT; KNXB1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 4217. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780774809351
- ISBN
- 9780774809351
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 35.91
€ 35.91
Paperback. Num Pages: 230 pages. BIC Classification: HRCG9; HRJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 141 x 16. Weight in Grams: 381.
- Publisher
- Cowley Publications
- Number of pages
- 230
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1955
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781561012800
- ISBN
- 9781561012800
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 17.50
€ 18.99
€ 17.50
Paperback. Through its introductions and translations of this book allows scholars, students, and the general public to explore the earliest interactions between what eventually became the world's two largest religions, shedding new light on Islamic history and Christian-Muslim relations. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: HRAF; HRAX; HRC; HRH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 140 x 212 x 23. Weight in Grams: 334.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520284944
- ISBN
- 9780520284944
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.35
€ 40.99
€ 29.35
![Martin Jacques - When China Rules The World: The Rise of the Middle Kingdom and the End of the Western World [Greatly updated and expanded] - 9780140276046 - 9780140276046](https://www.kennys.ie/products/thumbs/9780140276046.jpg "Martin Jacques - When China Rules The World: The Rise of the Middle Kingdom and the End of the Western World [Greatly updated and expanded] - 9780140276046 - 9780140276046")
Paperback. China will replace the United States as the world's dominant power. In so doing, it will not become more western but the world will become more Chinese. This title introduces a set of ideas including China as a civilization-state, the tributary system, the Chinese idea of race, and the principle of contested modernity. Num Pages: 848 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: HBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 37. Weight in Grams: 576.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- SKU
- 9780140276046
- ISBN
- 9780140276046
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 16.68
€ 25.99
€ 16.68
Paperback. Drawing on eye-witness accounts, official Ming histories, and African, Arab and Indian sources, this work shows readers the inside of China's most illustrious scientific and technological era. It sheds light on the historical and cultural context in which this great civilization thrived. Num Pages: 256 pages, 8 pp halftones, line illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3H; HBJF; HBLC; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 342.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 252
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195112078
- ISBN
- 9780195112078
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 16.77
€ 20.99
€ 16.77
Paperback. This ability to mask local interests as national concerns convinced government officials of the need, at both national and international levels, to protect champagne as a French patrimony. Series: Johns Hopkins University Studies in Historical and Political Science. Num Pages: 280 pages, 21, 18 black & white halftones, 3 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JH; HBTB; KNDF. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 356.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801887475
- ISBN
- 9780801887475
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 31.54
€ 36.99
€ 31.54
Hardcover. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: HREZ; WSTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 193 x 22. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Publisher
- Tuttle Shokai Inc Japan
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Hardcover with Jacket
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9784805312308
- ISBN
- 9784805312308
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 17.35
€ 18.99
€ 17.35
Paperback. Chanrithy Him felt compelled to tell of surviving life under the Khmer Rouge in a way "worthy of the suffering which I endured as a child." Num Pages: 336 pages, 15 black and whtie illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FMC; 1FMV; BGA; HBJF; HBWS2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 209 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 268.
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393322101
- ISBN
- 9780393322101
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.46
€ 17.99
€ 16.46
Paperback. Num Pages: 360 pages, 30 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; HBJD1; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 127. .
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300226430
- ISBN
- 9780300226430
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 15.27
€ 18.99
€ 15.27
Paperback. The 1814 invasion of Washington. Num Pages: 320 pages, 2x8pp b&w. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 21. Weight in Grams: 244.
- Publisher
- John Murray Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848546134
- ISBN
- 9781848546134
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.47
€ 17.99
€ 13.47
Paperback. SeemanKing Philip's War: Colonial Expansion, Native Resistance, and the End of Indian Sovereignty by Daniel R. MandellThe Caning of Charles Sumner: Honor, Idealism, and the Origins of the Civil War by Williamjames Hull HofferBloodshed at Little Bighorn: Sitting Bull, Custer, and the Destinies of Nations by Tim Lehman Series: Witness to History. Num Pages: 168 pages, 10, 10 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; JFCX; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 229 x 11. Weight in Grams: 238.
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 168
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421403120
- ISBN
- 9781421403120
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 24.58
€ 27.99
€ 24.58
SeemanKing Philip's War: Colonial Expansion, Native Resistance, and the End of Indian Sovereignty by Daniel R. MandellThe Caning of Charles Sumner: Honor, Idealism, and the Origins of the Civil War by Williamjames Hull HofferBloodshed at Little Bighorn: Sitting Bull, Custer, and the Destinies of Nations by Tim Lehman Series: Witness to History. Num Pages: 168 pages, 10, 10 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; JFCX; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 168
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421403113
- ISBN
- 9781421403113
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 69.54
€ 69.54
Hardback. Tells the story of Jackie Robinson valiantly breaking baseball's color barrier in 1947. Focusing on Philadelphia, Washington DC, and Richmond - three cities with large African American populations and thriving baseball clubs, this book uncovers the origins of baseball's segregation and the mechanics of its implementation. Num Pages: 272 pages, 4 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; WSJT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 25. Weight in Grams: 553.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803235212
- ISBN
- 9780803235212
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 38.30
€ 38.30
Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HRLM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 216 x 16. Weight in Grams: 282.
- Publisher
- Shambhala Publications Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781611803075
- ISBN
- 9781611803075
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 18.60
€ 26.99
€ 18.60
Hardback. The 1962 Cuban missile crisis had many possible outcomes. Positing an alternate history helps us better appreciate the dangers of that tense time. Such counterfactual speculation shows what the Cuban missile crisis could have wrought and how it was truly one of the most important moments of the twentieth century. Num Pages: 316 pages, maps. BIC Classification: HBTW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 160 x 29. Weight in Grams: 614.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Potomac Books Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 316
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781597975179
- ISBN
- 9781597975179
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 42.52
€ 42.52
Hardback. Num Pages: 146 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW; JPHF; JPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 159 x 16. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 146
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442211759
- ISBN
- 9781442211759
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 63.38
€ 63.38
Hardcover. Ancient China collides with newfangled America in this epic tale of opium smugglers, sea pirates, and dueling clipper ships. Num Pages: 416 pages, 16 pages of color and 83 black-and-white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1KBB; HBJF; HBJK; HBT; KCLT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 167 x 34. Weight in Grams: 802.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Liveright
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780871404336
- ISBN
- 9780871404336
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 25.58
€ 30.99
€ 25.58
Paperback. Ancient China collides with newfangled America in this epic tale of opium smugglers, sea pirates, and dueling clipper ships. Num Pages: 432 pages, 16 pages of color, 83 black-and-white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 207 x 144 x 27. Weight in Grams: 354.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780871406897
- ISBN
- 9780871406897
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 18.33
€ 18.99
€ 18.33
Hardcover. Num Pages: 111 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; AJC; HBJF1; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 233 x 15. Weight in Grams: 696.
- Publisher
- Olive Branch Pr
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781566569828
- ISBN
- 9781566569828
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 27.29
€ 32.99
€ 27.29
Paperback. In this text, Paul Conkin focuses his analysis on the numerous challenges in the late 19th and early 20th century to age-old beliefs in the existence of a god, in a world that exhibits some intrinsic or extrinsic purpose, in the divine origin and destiny of humans, and in transcendent moral values. Series: American Intellectual Culture. Num Pages: 208 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW; HRA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 150 x 12. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780847690640
- ISBN
- 9780847690640
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.57
€ 50.57
Paperback. A groundbreaking work that exposes the twisted origins of affirmative action. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB; JFFJ; JFSL. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 210 x 144 x 18. Weight in Grams: 248.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393328516
- ISBN
- 9780393328516
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 17.18
€ 18.99
€ 17.18
Paperback. Num Pages: 416 pages, 64 illus. BIC Classification: 1FPCT; BM; HBJF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 158 x 22. Weight in Grams: 624.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231143219
- ISBN
- 9780231143219
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.20
€ 40.99
€ 29.20
Paperback. Exploring prayer from a Pagan perspective. Num Pages: 207 pages. BIC Classification: HRLF9; VXWS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 144 x 220 x 14. Weight in Grams: 206.
- Publisher
- John Hunt Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782796336
- ISBN
- 9781782796336
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 15.43
€ 16.99
€ 15.43