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Paperback. On 25 October 1854, during the Crimean War, the Light Brigade of the British Cavalry Division made the most magnificent and most brutal charge in military history. Almost 700 men armed with sabre and lance, charged straight at the muzzles of Russian cannons. Num Pages: 416 pages, Illustrations (some col.), maps, ports. (some col.). BIC Classification: 1DVUA; HBJD; HBLL; HBW; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 31. Weight in Grams: 386.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141018317
ISBN
9780141018317
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.61

Hardcover. Translator(s): Zangpo, Ngawang. Num Pages: 680 pages. BIC Classification: HREX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 53. Weight in Grams: 1080.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Shambhala Publications Inc United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
680
Condition
New
SKU
V9781559393454
ISBN
9781559393454
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 51.99
€ 43.53

Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: HP; HRE. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 153 x 16. Weight in Grams: 334.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Wisdom Publications,U.S.
Edition
Revised
Condition
New
SKU
V9781614291558
ISBN
9781614291558
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.34

Paperback. An account of wartime Greece, exploring the impact of Nazi Occupation upon the lives and values of ordinary people. It seeks to offer a vividly human picture of resistance fighters and black marketeers, teenage German conscripts and Gestapo officers, Jews and starving villagers. Series: Yale Nota Bene. Num Pages: 464 pages, 70 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1DVG; 3JJH; HBJD; HBTB; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 197 x 126 x 31. Weight in Grams: 406.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Yale University Press
Condition
New
SKU
9780300089233
ISBN
9780300089233
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 17.18

Paperback. A gripping, superbly illustrated account of the political, social and cultural history of France. Series: Cambridge Illustrated Histories. Num Pages: 352 pages, 88 b/w illus. 118 colour illus. 51 maps. BIC Classification: 1D; HBJD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 255 x 205 x 20. Weight in Grams: 1200.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Condition
New
SKU
9780521669924
ISBN
9780521669924
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 39.99
€ 30.16

Hardcover. Describes working-class militancy between 1917 and 1923. This book stresses large scale and considerable impact of mass action and labor activism, challenging traditional interpretations that focus almost exclusively on the role of armed groups. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJF; HBJD1; HBLW; HBTV. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 240 x 163 x 27. Weight in Grams: 594 258pp. Second edition
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Cork University Press Cork
Edition
2nd Revised edition
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
9781859184486
ISBN
9781859184486
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 39.00
€ 31.26

Hardcover. WEXFORD Billy Colfer's Wexford Castles expands the IRISH LANDSCAPES series by taking a thematic approach, while still staying loyal to the central landscape focus. Rather than adapting a narrowly architectural approach, he situates these buildings in a superbly reconstructed historical, social, and cultural milieu. Num Pages: 278 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBR; AMKL; HBJD1. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 301 x 240 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1650.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Cork University Press
Number of pages
278
Condition
New
SKU
9781859184936
ISBN
9781859184936
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 49.00
€ 38.37

paperback. Examines how England's peculiar class system was established by some snobby French nobles whose posh descendents still have wine cellars and second homes in the Dordogne. This title explores the complex socio-economic reasons why Britain's kings were the first in Europe to be brought to heel. It is a journey through Britain' bizarre history. Num Pages: 592 pages. BIC Classification: HBJD1; WH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 128 x 37. Weight in Grams: 410.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Black Swan
Edition
New Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780552773966
ISBN
9780552773966
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.81

Paperback. A sequel to "The Flame of Thika" that takes up the author's story after the family returns to Kenya after the First World War. It describes her family and friends, their home and their travels, and the glorious wildlife and scenery. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFGK; BGA; HBJH; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 142 x 27. Weight in Grams: 370.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Edition
New Ed
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780712674553
ISBN
9780712674553
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 16.77

Paperback. Num Pages: black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRCX1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 146 x 13. Weight in Grams: 363.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Baker Publishing Group United States
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801091438
ISBN
9780801091438
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 21.48

Paperback. Series: Culture and Society After Socialism. Num Pages: 392 pages, 27. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JJF; HBJD; HBLW; HBTV; JPWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 155 x 24. Weight in Grams: 540.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
392
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801489082
ISBN
9780801489082
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.93

Hardback. By examining literary allusion in Isaiah 40-66, the author illuminates the changes that led to the demise of biblical prophecy and the rise of hermeneutically based religions in the post-biblical era. Series: Contraversions: Jews & Other Differences. Num Pages: 372 pages. BIC Classification: HRCG9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 27. Weight in Grams: 700.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
372
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804732161
ISBN
9780804732161
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 91.75

Paperback. Three Testaments brings together for the first time the text of the Torah, the New Testament, and the Quran, along with commentaries from notable religion scholars, to help readers explore the connections, as well as the points of departure, of the three Abrahamic traditions. This book is a much-needed interfaith perspective on key sacred texts. Editor(s): Brown, Brian Arthur. Num Pages: 656 pages, 28 black & white illustrations, 2 maps. BIC Classification: HRAC; HRCG; HRHS; HRJS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 280 x 193 x 35. Weight in Grams: 1214.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
656
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442214934
ISBN
9781442214934
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.13

Paperback. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: HRQM2; VXA; VXP; VXQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 229 x 36. Weight in Grams: 716.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
North Atlantic Books,U.S.
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781556432484
ISBN
9781556432484
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 27.25

Paperback. Awry take on how contemporary culture is antithetical to happiness. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: HPX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 131 x 18. Weight in Grams: 194.
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Simon & Schuster UK New York
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
Format
Paperback
SKU
9781847396273
ISBN
9781847396273
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.38

Paperback. Shows the Mediterranean as a majestic and bloody theatre of war. This title tells the story of military crusading, Barbary pirates, white slavery and the Ottoman Empire - and the larger picture of the struggle between Islam and Christianity. Num Pages: 384 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QSM; 3JB; HBLH; HBTM; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 24. Weight in Grams: 308.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Condition
New
SKU
9780571298198
ISBN
9780571298198
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 12.90

Paperback. Clarendon's History chonicles the English Civil War from the perspective of someone intimately involved in the events he describes. This classic work is admired for its literary quality as well as its historical value; this new selection also contains passages from The Life, Clarendon's autobiography, to produce a vivid narrative history. Editor(s): Seaward, Paul. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 544 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JD; HBJD1; HBLH; HBWE. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 129 x 33. Weight in Grams: 394.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
544
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199228171
ISBN
9780199228171
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 15.08

Paperback. Presents an exploration of the making of the Victorian age and the Victorian mind. This book traces the evolution of British democracy and shows how early laissez-faire attitudes to the lot of the less fortunate turned into campaigns to improve their lives and prospects. It analyses the birth of new attitudes to education, religion and science. Num Pages: 896 pages, illustrations (black and white, and colour). BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 200 x 130 x 57. Weight in Grams: 642.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Windmill Books
Condition
New
SKU
9780099558477
ISBN
9780099558477
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 16.46

Paperback. Contains three stories from Sallust: "Catiline's War" - tells of the conspiracy in 63 bc; "The Jugurthine War" - describes Rome's fight in Africa against the king of the Numidians; and Histories" - depicts Rome after the death of the dictator Sulla. Editor(s): Woodman, A. J. Translator(s): Woodman, A. J. Num Pages: 256 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 15. Weight in Grams: 190.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Condition
New
SKU
9780140449488
ISBN
9780140449488
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 10.25

Paperback. The horrific series of conflicts known as the Thirty Years War (1618-48) tore the heart out of Europe, killing perhaps a quarter of all Germans and laying waste to whole areas of Central Europe to such a degree that many towns and regions never recovered. This title explains a compelling series of events. Num Pages: 1024 pages, Illustrations (some col.), ports. (some col.), maps. BIC Classification: HB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 127 x 45. Weight in Grams: 726.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Penguin
Condition
New
Edition
Reprint
SKU
9780141006147
ISBN
9780141006147
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 18.10

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