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Hardcover. What if Isaac Newton had never lived? Robert Hooke and Edmond Halley, whose place in history has been overshadowed by the giant figure of Newton, were pioneering scientists within their own right, and instrumental in establishing the Royal Society. Num Pages: 384 pages, (8-page colour plate section), Index. BIC Classification: HBTB; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 159. Weight in Grams: 270. Good clean copy in dustwrapper with minor shelf wear
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KAC0004193
ISBN
9780008220594
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

During Bush's presidency (1989-93), the Berlin Wall fell, the Warsaw Pact dissolved, Germany was reunified, and the Soviet Union ceased to exist. Looking at the Bush administration's handling of the end of the Cold War, the author argues that Bush actually made a fundamental shift in foreign policy regarding the Soviet Union. Series: Foreign Relations and the Presidency. Num Pages: 192 pages, 17 b&w photos, bib., index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTW; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 472.
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Texas A & M University Press United States
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9781603440394
ISBN
9781603440394
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 38.66

Paperback. Series: Documents in American Social History. Num Pages: 336 pages, 12. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGHA; HBJK; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 428.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801482687
ISBN
9780801482687
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 28.08

Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBCB; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 142 x 14. Weight in Grams: 354.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Hancock House Publishers Ltd ,Canada Canada
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780888395412
ISBN
9780888395412
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 19.41

Hardcover. 8vo..
Good clean former library copy with neat labels inside front cover.North of Ireland.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Vantage Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1981
Edition
First Edition
SKU
KEX0294335
ISBN
9780533042920
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 45.00

Hardcover. Nice copy in very good dustjacket
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1969
Publisher
Macdonald & Co
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KTJ8038543
ISBN
9780356028224
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 12.00

Hardcover.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
American Heritage New York
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1969
Edition
First
SKU
KEX0196036
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 25.00

Paperback. Presents an account of the rise of Jimmy Hoffa. This book argues that Hoffa was compelled by a variety of social forces to place the economic interests of his union members over broad ideological concerns. It is aimed at students of labor history and American studies. Series: Labor in Crisis. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BG; HBTB; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 14. Weight in Grams: 390.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Temple University Press,U.S. United States
Edition
Temple University Press Ed
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9781592130276
ISBN
9781592130276
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.12

Hardback. Num Pages: 224 pages, 16 black & white illustrations, 8 black & white plates. BIC Classification: BGH; HBJD1; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 166 x 25. Weight in Grams: 506.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780750961349
ISBN
9780750961349
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 21.26

Paperback. Explores the demand for spices: why were they so popular, and why so expensive? This work surveys the history, geography, economics and culinary tastes of the Middle Ages to show the varied ways that spices were put to use - in elaborate medieval cuisine, in the treatment of disease, and to perfume ceremonies of the Church. Num Pages: 288 pages, 21 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBJF; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 136 x 11. Weight in Grams: 360.
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
2.1.2009 edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300151350
ISBN
9780300151350
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 19.30

Paperback. Num Pages: 450 pages, 40 black & white photos. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJF; HBJD1; HBLW; HBWN. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 223 x 150 x 37. Weight in Grams: 624.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Merrion
Condition
New
SKU
9781908928597
ISBN
9781908928597
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 17.28

A study of radio's impact on rural America in the three decades between its inception and the arrival of television. It documents the social changes radio helped bring about, such as the effects of advertising and entertainment in creating a more uniform set of values across the nation and, consequently, a stronger national identity. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; APW; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 522.
Publication date
2009
Publisher
The University of Alabama Press United States
Edition
2
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780817316631
ISBN
9780817316631
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.99
€ 42.62

Hardback. The intense piety of late T'ang essays on Buddhism by literati has helped earn the T'ang its title of the "golden age of Chinese Buddhism." This study shows that many literati participated in intra-Buddhist debates. It demonstrates that representations of Buddhism by lay people underwent a major change during the T'ang-Sung transition. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3H; HBJF; HBLC; HRAX; HRE. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 165 x 30. Weight in Grams: 676.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Harvard University, Asia Center
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674022652
ISBN
9780674022652
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 45.34

Paperback. Beginning with a case study of the invasion of Holland, this book examines the organization, training, equipment, strategies, Allied co-operation and overall effectiveness of US airborne operations in World War II. Operations from the Pacific to Europe are explored. Num Pages: 328 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBWQ; JWG; TBX; WGM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 508.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Purdue University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781557531483
ISBN
9781557531483
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 25.46

Paperback. Num Pages: 400 pages, 100 b&w/colour. BIC Classification: 1DBR; HBJD1; HBTD; HBTV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 247 x 180. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Merrion Press
Condition
New
SKU
9781785370939
ISBN
9781785370939
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 5.96

Paperback. In a 1968 speech on British immigration policy, Enoch Powell insisted that although a black man may be a British citizen, he can never be an Englishman. This book explains why such a claim was possible to advance and impossible to defend. It reveals how 'Englishness' emerged against the institutions and experiences of the British Empire. Num Pages: 280 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDB; HBG; HBLL; HBTB; HBTQ; JFFN; JHM; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 231 x 162 x 14. Weight in Grams: 400.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
260
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691004037
ISBN
9780691004037
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.99
€ 35.52

Paperback. Edward Said experienced both British and American imperialism as the old Arab order crumbled in the late forties and early fifties. This account of his early life reveals the influences that have formed his books, "Orientalism" and "Culture and Imperialism". Num Pages: 320 pages, 8 illustrations. BIC Classification: BGA; HBTQ; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 22. Weight in Grams: 250.
Publisher
Granta Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
New ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9781862073708
ISBN
9781862073708
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.34

Paperback. Series: The United States in the World. Num Pages: 288 pages, 12, 12 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; HBJK; HBLW; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781501713422
ISBN
9781501713422
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 20.49

Paperback. Offers an account of how Nike became the world's largest sports and fitness company. This book provides a glimpse into the first 33 years of Nike - from its humble beginnings to its modern guise as a global giant. Num Pages: 300 pages, 30 illustrations. BIC Classification: HBT; KND; KNSP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 165 x 26. Weight in Grams: 942.
Publisher
Meyer & Meyer Germany
Number of pages
300
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9781841262345
ISBN
9781841262345
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.54

Paperback. 458pp, Spine Slightly Sunned, Some Foxing.
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
Cassell And Co., Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1920
SKU
KEX0194397
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 20.99
€ 4.99

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