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Paperback. This book explores the wide-ranging consequences of Germany's short-lived colonial project for the nation, and European and global history. Translator(s): O'Hagan, Sorcha. Num Pages: 246 pages, 52 b/w illus. 6 maps. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JH; HBJD; HBLL; HBTQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 215 x 153 x 12. Weight in Grams: 340.
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Number of pages
246
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9781107400474
ISBN
9781107400474
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 31.66

Hardback. Chronicles the Germany's and Japan's struggles to reclaim a defeated national past. This book compares the ways German and Japanese scholars revised national history after World War-II in the shadows of fascism, surrender and American occupation. It shows that the focus on the nation can be understood only within a transnational context. Translator(s): Nothnagle, Alan L. Series: California World History Library. Num Pages: 400 pages, ill. BIC Classification: 1F; HBJF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 163 x 31. Weight in Grams: 690.
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
400
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520259447
ISBN
9780520259447
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 112.51

paperback. Num Pages: 274 pages, 17, diagrames. BIC Classification: 1FM; HBJF; LAZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 249 x 31. Weight in Grams: 1076.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
274
Condition
New
SKU
V9780877277385
ISBN
9780877277385
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.95

Paperback. Editor(s): Haas, Sebastian. Num Pages: 94 pages. BIC Classification: HBJF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 152 x 227 x 7. Weight in Grams: 204.
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
94
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781629480862
ISBN
9781629480862
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 81.85
€ 56.81

Hardcover. One of our most eminent historians reminds us of the commanding role party politics has played in America's enduring struggle against economic inequality. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JPL; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
W. W. Norton & Company
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393285024
ISBN
9780393285024
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 27.05

Paperback. An eminent historian reminds us of the commanding role party politics has played in America's enduring struggle against economic inequality. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JPL; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140. .
Publisher
WW Norton & Co
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393354133
ISBN
9780393354133
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.46

Hardback. Academics and students alike will enjoy this fascinating study of the invention of the professional chef, of how ordinary workers influenced emerging trends of scientific knowledge, culture-creation, and taste in eighteenth-century France. Series: Johns Hopkins University Studies in Historical and Political Science. Num Pages: 216 pages, 15, 15 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JF; HBJD; HBLL; HBTB; JFCV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 162 x 19. Weight in Grams: 436.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421402833
ISBN
9781421402833
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 85.94

Paperback. Num Pages: 208 pages, col. Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPK; HBJK; HBLW3; HBTB; KNTJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 156 x 13. Weight in Grams: 370.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
PM Press United States
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9781604864557
ISBN
9781604864557
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 19.10

Hardback. In 1482 Francesco Berlinghieri produced the Geographia, a book of over 100 folio leaves describing the world in Italian verse interleaved with lavishly engraved maps. Roberts demonstrates that the Geographia represents the moment of transition between printing and manuscript culture, while forming a critical base for the rise of modern cartography. Series: I Tatti Studies in Italian Renaissance History. Num Pages: 336 pages, 25 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DST; 1QDT; 1QRM; 3JB; HBJD; HBJF; HBLH; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 165 x 25. Weight in Grams: 648.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674066489
ISBN
9780674066489
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 85.86

Paperback. Examines how black South Africans' beliefs in supernatural powers, along with both economic and social change in the rural areas, resulted in rebellions and how gender relations in black South African rural families changed. This work explores the intersection of taxation, political attitudes, and supernatural beliefs among black South Africans. Num Pages: 304 pages, illus. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJH; HBLL; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 399.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Ohio University Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780821417058
ISBN
9780821417058
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.24

Paperback. Stories of real-life bravery and courage-under-fire contribute to a unique and poignant record of a club created for heroes. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 197 x 23. Weight in Grams: 310. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
SKU
KTG0009803
ISBN
9780007452545
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. The first five decades of the United States of America was a particularly rich time in the development of American politics, society, and culture. This reader includes over 50 documentary sources that highlight key topics during this period. Editor(s): Adams, Sean Patrick. Series: Uncovering the Past: Documentary Readers in American History. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 14. Weight in Grams: 372.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405160988
ISBN
9781405160988
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.94

Paperback. Using coal as a barometer of economic change, Old Dominion, Industrial Commonwealth addresses longstanding questions about North-South economic divergence and the role of state government in American industrial development, providing new insights for both political and economic historians of nineteenth-century America. Series: Studies in Early American Economy and Society from the Library Company of Philadelphia. Num Pages: 324 pages, 11, 11 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; RNF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 21. Weight in Grams: 490.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
324
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801894008
ISBN
9780801894008
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.08

Hardcover. Exploring the morally entangled territory of language and race in 18th- and 19th-century America, Sean Harvey shows that whites' theories of an "Indian mind" inexorably shaped by Indian languages played a crucial role in the subjugation of Native peoples and informed the U.S. government's efforts to extinguish Native languages for years to come. Series: Harvard Historical Studies. Num Pages: 330 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; CFF; HBJK; HBTB; JFFJ; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 245 x 165 x 32. Weight in Grams: 632.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674289932
ISBN
9780674289932
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.13

Paperback. Ireland, World War One. Dashing Harry Heegan leads his football team to victory, arriving home in swaggering celebration before he grabs his kit and heads for the trenches. A nightmare world awaits, the men, reduced to cannon fodder, speaking in mangled incantations as the casualties stack up. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJF; DD; HBJD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 127 x 10. Weight in Grams: 142.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571315185
ISBN
9780571315185
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.41

paperback. The previously untold story of over 50,000 Irish men, women and children who were transported to Barbados and Virginia. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 1KJWWB; HBJD1; JFFN; JFSL; JPV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 197 x 130 x 17. Weight in Grams: 204. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Brandon
Condition
Used, Very Good
Edition
New Ed
SKU
KKD0004810
ISBN
9780863222870
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 17.95

Paperback. Written by former member of the IRA and police informant, this book tells the story of revolutionary James Connolly, his role in the 1916 Easter Rising, and his subsequent influence both on the author himself, and on 20th century Irish politics. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJF; BGH; HBJD1; HBLW; HBTV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 130 x 24. Weight in Grams: 242.
Publisher
Cornerstone
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784751807
ISBN
9781784751807
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 17.57

Paperback. Num Pages: 250 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKN; 3JJG; HBJD1; HBLW; JPWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 184 x 130. .
Publisher
Haymarket Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781608466788
ISBN
9781608466788
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.76

Paperback. A richly drawn portrait of Haiti in Quebec, of Quebec through Haiti, and the ways in which migrants transform societies. Num Pages: 330 pages, 10 photos. BIC Classification: HBJK; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 229 x 22. Weight in Grams: 470.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
McGill-Queen's University Press Canada
Number of pages
330
Condition
New
SKU
V9780773546455
ISBN
9780773546455
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.37

paperback. Explores one of the unresearched subjects of the First World War: the German bid for world power - and the destruction of the British Empire - through the harnessing of the Ottoman Empire. Num Pages: 480 pages, 2 x 8 b&w inset. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 1FB; 3JJF; HBJD; HBJF1; HBLW; HBWN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 29. Weight in Grams: 356.
Publisher
Penguin
Number of pages
480
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141047652
ISBN
9780141047652
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 12.73

Paperback. .
Publisher
Penguin Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780718199715
ISBN
9780718199715
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 15.79

Paperback. In a major reinterpretation, Sean McMeekin rejects the standard notion of the war's beginning as either a Germano-Austrian pre-emptive strike or a miscalculation. The key to the outbreak of violence, he argues, lies in St. Petersburg. Russian statesmen unleashed the war through policy decisions based on imperial ambitions in the Near East. Num Pages: 344 pages, 16 halftones, 10 maps. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JJF; HBJD; HBLW; HBWN; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 394.
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
344
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674072336
ISBN
9780674072336
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 24.68

Paperback. True stories of the Show Me state's most infamous crooks, culprits, and cutthroats. Series: Outlaw Tales. Num Pages: 176 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBN; BGH; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 150 x 13. Weight in Grams: 204.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Edition
2 Rev ed
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9780762793969
ISBN
9780762793969
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 15.96

Paperback. A vivid and original account of warfare in the Middle Ages and the cruelty and atrocity that accompanied it. Num Pages: 336 pages, 8, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 3JJF; HBJD; HBWN; JWX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 134 x 24. Weight in Grams: 304.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Phoenix
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780304366958
ISBN
9780304366958
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.16

Paperback. Num Pages: 36 pages, 60 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3H; HBJD1; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 383 x 7. Weight in Grams: 156.
Publisher
The History Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781841656045
ISBN
9781841656045
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.30

Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages, 50 black & white illustrations, 32 black & white plates. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 1DDF; 3H; HBJD1; HBLC1; HBW; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 159 x 234 x 27. Weight in Grams: 580.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780750963916
ISBN
9780750963916
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.30

Hardback. Explores the controversial subject of Canada's acquisition of nuclear weapons during the Cold War. Based on newly declassified Canadian and US documents, this volume examines policy, strategy, operational, and technical matters and weaves these seemingly disparate elements into a compelling story that finally unlocks several Cold War mysteries. Num Pages: 400 pages, 30 b&w maps and photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 3JJP; HBJK; HBLW3; JWMN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 43. Weight in Grams: 898.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Potomac Books Inc United States
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9781574886160
ISBN
9781574886160
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 29.97

Hardback. Num Pages: 475 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBFV; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 168 x 41. Weight in Grams: 848.
Publisher
Potomac Books Inc
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781612347127
ISBN
9781612347127
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 69.08

Paperback. The true story of the 41,000 British soldiers who were left behind after the evacuation of Dunkirk, May 1940. Num Pages: 608 pages, 8pp B/w plate section. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 134 x 50. Weight in Grams: 450. The Men They Left Behind. 528 pages, 8pp b&w plate section. Tradition tells us that the dramatic events of the evacuation of Dunkirk, in which 300,000 BEF servicemen escaped the Nazis, was a victory gained from the jaws of defeat. This title reveals the story of the 40,000 men sacrificed in the rearguard battles. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JWLF. Dimension: 196 x 134 x 50. Weight: 450.
Publisher
Constable
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845299774
ISBN
9781845299774
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.36

Paperback. The rich variety of Europe's history rolled into one thrilling account. Num Pages: 440 pages, ill. BIC Classification: 1D; HBJD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 186 x 24. Weight in Grams: 832.
Publisher
For Dummies
Number of pages
436
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780470978184
ISBN
9780470978184
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 20.87

Paperback. This book is a riotous, irreverent account of the people and events that have shaped Britain. Always getting those kings and queens confused? Never sure what happened when? Then you need this book. Num Pages: 440 pages, Illustrations (chiefly col.), col. maps, ports. (some col.). BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBJD1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 187 x 24. Weight in Grams: 820.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
440
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
3rd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780470978191
ISBN
9780470978191
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 19.36

Paperback. From the Somme to Gallipoli to the home front, First World War For Dummies provides an authoritative, accessible, and engaging introduction to the War to End All Wars. Num Pages: 410 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJF; HBJD; HBLW; HBWN; JWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 188 x 24. Weight in Grams: 770.
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781118679999
ISBN
9781118679999
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.34

Hardback. Series: Columbia Studies in Middle East Politics. Num Pages: 312 pages, 9 graphs, 1 figures. BIC Classification: 1FB; 3JJ; 3JM; HBJF1; HBLW; HBLX; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 454.
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
312
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231175647
ISBN
9780231175647
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 73.53

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

€ 20.59

Paperback. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDF; HBJD; HRAX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 680.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of Notre Dame Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
SKU
V9780268028923
ISBN
9780268028923
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 57.19

Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JM; HBJD1; HBLX; JFFS; KCG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 159 x 235 x 19. Weight in Grams: 488.
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442211094
ISBN
9781442211094
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 77.03

paperback. Drawing on the work of a variety of other fields and disciplines ? from the ancient Mediterranean to colonial Spain, and from anthropology to psychology ? the author argues that colonialism in Africa needs to be understood through the medium of writing. Num Pages: 468 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1H; HBJH; JHBT; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University of Toronto Press, Scholarly Publishing Division Canada
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
468
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442657687
ISBN
9781442657687
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 57.49

Paperback. At the dawn of the second millennium, the lives and deaths of two powerful and pious women, Mathilda (d. 968) and Adelheid (d. 999) were recorded. This volume brings together in English the anonymous "Lives of Mathilda" and Odilo of Cluny's "Epitaph of Adelheid". Translator(s): Gilsdorf, Sean. Series: Medieval Texts in Translation. Num Pages: 248 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1D; 3F; BGH; HBJD; HBLC; HRCC2; HRCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 143 x 216 x 15. Weight in Grams: 338.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
The Catholic University of America Press
Edition
annotated edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813213743
ISBN
9780813213743
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.40

Hardcover. The Pathfinder Companion, launched to coincide with the 70th anniversary of the foundation of Pathfinder Force in 1942, highlights the raids and the losses, the successes and failures, the terror and the turmoil these men endured, as well as the inevitable humour in the face of tremendous adversity. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrated throughout. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 177 x 24. Weight in Grams: 902.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Grub Street United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781908117342
ISBN
9781908117342
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 35.43

Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages, 20 black and white photos. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJC; HBJD; HBTV; HBW; LAZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 227 x 23. Weight in Grams: 376.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Merrion Press
Condition
New
SKU
9781785370519
ISBN
9781785370519
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 17.74