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Paperback. John Keegan concentrates in this book on significant war themes: the impact of war on the 20th century and the forms it has taken; the origin of war in human nature and history; the adoption and use of war by states as an instrument of policy; and the experience of war by individuals. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DNF; HB; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 137 x 10. Weight in Grams: 130. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Pimlico
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KKD0000311
ISBN
9780712665667
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. A brief overview of French colonial society before the British conquest of 1759-60. The primary focus is on what is now called Quebec, but there are also chapters on Louisiana and the West, as well as on the Atlantic colonies of Acadia and Ile Royal. Series: Themes in Canadian History. Num Pages: 130 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBC; HBTB; JHM; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 10. Weight in Grams: 500. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
University of Toronto Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KKD0000335
ISBN
9780802078162
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Num Pages: 260 pages, 2 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: HRE. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 138 x 21. Weight in Grams: 360.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Shambhala Publications Inc United States
Number of pages
260
Condition
New
Edition
First Edition
SKU
V9780877734932
ISBN
9780877734932
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 22.94

Paperback. This brilliant new book explores the lives of eight generations of the greatest kings and queens that this country has ever seen, and the worst. The Plantagenets - their story is the story of Britain. Num Pages: 672 pages, (16pp B/W plates). BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3H; HBJD1; HBLC1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 43. Weight in Grams: 474.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Condition
New
SKU
9780007213948
ISBN
9780007213948
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 11.39

Paperback. A new scholarly edition of Lincoln's writings and speeches providing fresh insight into the man, the politician and political thinker. Editor(s): Ball, Terence. Series: Cambridge Texts in the History of Political Thought. Num Pages: 303 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 139 x 15. Weight in Grams: 424.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Condition
New
SKU
9780521722261
ISBN
9780521722261
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.10

Paperback. Covers the events of the 1916 rising on a day-by-day basis, starting on Easter Sunday - the date originally set for the start - and continuing through to the surrender the following Saturday. This book locates the rising in the Irish historical memory, contrasting its high ideals with the reality of the new state to which it helped give birth. Num Pages: 143 pages, Illustrations, map. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJF; HBJD1; HBLW; HBTV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 183 x 125 x 11. Weight in Grams: 180 129pp
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Gill and Macmillan Dublin
Number of pages
143
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
9780717144167
ISBN
9780717144167
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 9.99

paperback. This is the first textbook on the history of modern Ireland to adopt a social history perspective. Editor(s): Biagini, Eugenio F.; Daly, Mary E. Num Pages: 490 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; HBJD1; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 247 x 174. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Condition
New
SKU
9781107479401
ISBN
9781107479401
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 37.47

Paperback. A radical new perspective revealing the truth behind the making of modern Ireland from economic rebirth to entering the EEC. Num Pages: 442 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJPK; HBJD1; HBLW3; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 156 x 229 x 27. Weight in Grams: 628.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Condition
New
SKU
9781316509319
ISBN
9781316509319
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 26.80

Paperback. Spanning thirteen centuries from the age of Trajan to the taking of Constantinople by the Turks, this title provides a selection and bridging commentary that enables the reader to acquire a general sense of the progress and argument of the author's work. Editor(s): Womersley, David. Num Pages: 848 pages, notes, bibliog. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 37. Weight in Grams: 572.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Condition
New
SKU
9780140437645
ISBN
9780140437645
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.37

Hardback. One of the philosophers of the nineteenth century, believed that human action is determined not by reason but by 'will' - the blind and irrational desire for physical existence. This title includes his writings on religion, ethics, politics, women, suicide, books and many other themes. Series: Penguin Pocket Hardbacks. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: HPCD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 175 x 105 x 32. Weight in Grams: 322.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
9780141395913
ISBN
9780141395913
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 13.73

Paperback. Translator(s): Eastman, Max. Num Pages: 992 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JJF; HBTV4; JPFC; JPWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 158 x 233 x 2. Weight in Grams: 1088.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
9780241301319
ISBN
9780241301319
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 17.36

Paperback. The best one-volume history of the Troubles, from the Irish Civil War through the IRA campaign of the 70s onwards to today's historic power-sharing government in Belfast Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKN; 1DBR; 3JJ; HBJD1; HBLW; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 153 x 31. Weight in Grams: 542.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Penguin
Condition
New
SKU
9780241962657
ISBN
9780241962657
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 15.29

Paperback. Gail Bederman investigates the connection between powerful manhood and racial dominance as it was debated, promoted and resisted during the decades around the turn of this century. Series: Women in Culture and Society Series. Num Pages: 308 pages, 12 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; JFF; JFSJ; JFSL1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 450.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
308
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226041391
ISBN
9780226041391
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 28.00

Paperback. Beate Sirota Gordon was born in Vienna, but in 1929 her family moved to Japan so that her father, a noted pianist, could teach, and she grew up speaking German, English, and Japanese. In 1946, at age twenty-two, she helped to draft the new postwar Japanese constitution. This title chronicles the unlikely string of events that led her to that role. Num Pages: 176 pages, 47 halftones. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJPG; BM; HBJF; HBLW3; JPVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 162 x 10. Weight in Grams: 258.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226132518
ISBN
9780226132518
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 19.41

Paperback. Moving chronologically and thematically through the complex history of the conflict, the author interweaves his own vivid memories of soldiering in the Pacific - from the look on a Japanese fighter pilot's face as he bombed Pearl Harbor, so close that Jones could see him smile and wave, to hitting the beach under fire in Guadalcanal. Num Pages: 240 pages, 11 halftones, 3 maps, 1 line drawing. BIC Classification: 3JJH; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 171 x 13. Weight in Grams: 302.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226180939
ISBN
9780226180939
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 19.41

Paperback. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLL; HBTS; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 203 x 134 x 21. Weight in Grams: 352.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1976
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
3rd Edition
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226204772
ISBN
9780226204772
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 29.91

Paperback. Analyzes the process whereby the thinly occupied grasslands of southeastern Europe were incorporated into three great empires: the Ottoman, the Austrian, and the Russian. Num Pages: 256 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1DV; HBJD; HBLH; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 313.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of Chicago Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226561523
ISBN
9780226561523
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 26.09

Paperback. In this brillant meditation on conceptions of history, Le Goff traces the evolution of the historian's craft. Examining real and imagined oppositions between past and present, ancient and modern, oral and written history, History and Memory reveals the strands of continuity that have characterized historiography from ancient Mesopotamia to modern Europe. Series: European Perspectives: A Series in Social Thought and Cultural Criticism. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBAH; HBJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231075916
ISBN
9780231075916
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 27.68

Paperback. Translator(s): Shugaar, Antony. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1DST; HBT; JKVM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 143 x 21. Weight in Grams: 458.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231131353
ISBN
9780231131353
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 22.50

Paperback. "This is the Confucius translation for our time."-Jonathan Mirsky, The Times [London] Translator(s): Leys, Simon. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; HPD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 127 x 192 x 10. Weight in Grams: 202.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
WW Norton & Co
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393316995
ISBN
9780393316995
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 17.65

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