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Modern period, c 1500 onwards

Hardback. Num Pages: 368 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 247 x 279 x 29. Weight in Grams: 2018.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Smithsonian Books United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9781588343895
ISBN
9781588343895
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 45.12

Paperback. Put in the wider context of British imperial and diplomatic aims in 1941-1945, the book clarifies the importance of Vietnam to Britain's regional objectives in Southeast Asia; concluding that Churchill was willing to sacrifice French colonial interests in Vietnam for his all-important 'special relationship' with the United States. Num Pages: 196 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 3JJH; HBJF; HBLW; HBWQ; JPSL. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 218 x 153 x 12. Weight in Grams: 262.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230298217
ISBN
9780230298217
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.91

Paperback. This study examines selected aspects of John Donne's life and work in an historical context, emphasizing the relationship between his circumstances and his individuality. Thus his poetry and prose are examined as products of difficult times as opposed to mere aesthetic forms. Series: Literary Lives. Num Pages: 148 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JB; 3JD; BG; DSBD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 9. Weight in Grams: 202. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear. Some sunning to spine
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1989
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KJE0000823
ISBN
9780333422137
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Life of the eccentric landlord who founded the movement for the protection of animals Num Pages: 317 pages, 27ill. BIC Classification: 3JF; 3JH; BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 137 x 26. Weight in Grams: 414. Good clean copy. Showing light age, remains very good
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1989
Publisher
The Lilliput Press Ltd
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSG0028822
ISBN
9780946640362
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 11.00

Paperback. Bestselling royal historian David Starkey's captivating biography is a radical re-evaluation of Henry VIII, the British monarchy's most enduring icon. Num Pages: 400 pages, 60 col plates (24pp). BIC Classification: 1DB; 3JB; BGH; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 352.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Condition
New
SKU
9780007247721
ISBN
9780007247721
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.54

Hardback. The first full-length study of essayist and controversialist Hubert Butler offers a comprehensive account of a literary and social figure whose importance in twentieth-century Irish culture is increasingly recognised. Series: Oxford Historical Monographs. Num Pages: 312 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJ; HBJD1; HBLW; HRAX; HRCC9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 224 x 142 x 26. Weight in Grams: 554. Copy in fine dust wrapper. Newspaper review pasted to inside front cover and some minimal pen scoring. Remains a good copy
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Condition
Used, Good
SKU
KMK0013129
ISBN
9780199641567
Hardback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 90.00

Paperback. The only in-depth account of the build-up to and the events and aftermath of the 1916 Easter Rising in Co. Galway. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJF; HBJD1; HBLW; HBTR; HBTV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 199 x 25. Weight in Grams: 290. Signed by the author. Very good clean copy, showing light shelf wear, remains very good
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
The Mercier Press Ltd
Edition
Illustrated
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSG0028920
ISBN
9781781174036
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 16.00

Hardcover. The most comprehensive single-volume history of the Winter War the stunning defeat by the tiny Finnish army of the mighty Soviet Red Army in a gallant 105-day stand that captured the world's imagination during World War II." Series: Modern War Studies. Num Pages: 400 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1DNF; 1DVUA; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 163 x 34. Weight in Grams: 802.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University Press of Kansas United States
Edition
Har/Map
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9780700619108
ISBN
9780700619108
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 68.37

Paperback. Explores the questions and doubts surrounding the revitalisation of Jewish life in Germany since the fall of the Wall. The volume includes topics such as the social and institutional role of Jews; the role of religion in daily life; and gender and culture in post-Wall Jewish writing. Num Pages: 302 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJPN; 3JJPR; JFC; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 21. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
302
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814730652
ISBN
9780814730652
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.47

Paperback. Connects the rise of Chinese nationalism to the growth of a Chinese working class. This title shows how workers' refusal to be treated "like cattle and horses" (a line from an anonymous worker's poem on poor working conditions) derived from a fresh but powerfully felt sense of dignity. Series: Comparative & International Working-Class History. Num Pages: 384 pages, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJF; HBLW; HBTB; JFSC; JHBL; JPFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 155 x 35. Weight in Grams: 630.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780822327936
ISBN
9780822327936
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.38

Paperback. Tells the story of how three brilliant scholars and one ambitious freshman crossed paths in the early sixties at a Harvard-sponsored psychedelic-drug research project, transforming their lives and American culture and launching the mind/body/spirit movement that inspired the explosion of yoga classes, organic produce, and alternative medicine. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPK; JFSS; VX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 183 x 447 x 33. Weight in Grams: 252.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
HarperOne
Edition
Illustrated
Condition
New
SKU
V9780061655944
ISBN
9780061655944
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 16.11

Paperback. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JM; BM; JPVH2; KNTJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 135 x 25. Weight in Grams: 312.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
SKU
V9780062322852
ISBN
9780062322852
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 17.09

Paperback. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; 3JM; BGHA; HBLX; HBWS5; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 135 x 20. Weight in Grams: 362.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
496
Condition
New
Edition
Reprint
SKU
V9780062431646
ISBN
9780062431646
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.54

Paperback. Eighty per cent of Americans have no British ancestors. According to David Hackett Fischer, however, their day-to-day lives are profoundly influenced by folkways transplanted from Britain to the New World with the first settlers. This text examines the transfer of values from Old World to New. Series: America: a Cultural History. Num Pages: 972 pages, 80 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 1KBB; 3JD; 3JF; HBJK; HBLH; HBTB; JFC; JFFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 47. Weight in Grams: 1360.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
972
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195069051
ISBN
9780195069051
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 39.68

Paperback. After telling the story of how he overcame an inner-city background to become a world renowned neurosurgeon (Gifted Hands), Dr. Ben Carson now gives an inspirational look at the philosophy of life that helped him meet life's obstacles and leap over them. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; 3JM; BGXA; HRCV; VSC; VSPM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 291.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Zondervan United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
Edition
Reprint
SKU
V9780310343363
ISBN
9780310343363
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.88

Paperback. In the heart of Indianapolis in the mid 1960's, through a twist of fate and fortune, a young girl came to live with a mother and her seven children. What began as a temporary childcare arrangement between Sylvia Likens' parents and Gertrude Baniszewski turned into a crime that would haunt cops, prosecutors, and a community for decades to come. Num Pages: 256 pages, 8 pages photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBBND; 3JJPK; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 172 x 109 x 18. Weight in Grams: 138.
Publication date
2008
Publisher
St. Martin's True Crime
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
Format
Paperback
SKU
V9780312946999
ISBN
9780312946999
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.10

Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVU; 1KBB; 3JJPN; BM; HBTW; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 133 x 203 x 22. Weight in Grams: 248.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Anchor
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780345806338
ISBN
9780345806338
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 16.46

Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KJC; 3JJPK; HBJK; HBLW3. Category: (P) Professional & Scholarly; (UP) Postgraduate; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 209 x 139 x 12. Weight in Grams: 184.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
WW Norton & Co
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393318340
ISBN
9780393318340
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.48

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
WW Norton & Co
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393338829
ISBN
9780393338829
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.81

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
597
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393343410
ISBN
9780393343410
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 25.82

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