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c 1700 to c 1800

Hardback. One of the most troubling but least studied features of mass political violence is why violence often recurs in the same place over long periods of time. Douglas Kammen explores this pattern in Three Centuries of Conflict in East Timor, studying that region's tragic past. Series: Genocide, Political Violence, Human Rights. Num Pages: 240 pages, 7 photographs, 10 figures, 2 maps, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1FMNT; 3JF; 3JH; 3JJ; 3JM; HBJF; HBLL; HBLW; HBLX; JPWS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 540.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Rutgers University Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813574103
ISBN
9780813574103
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 72.64

Hardcover. This collection of writings by specialists from many disciplines explores a range of topics relating to English painter George Romney (1734-1802). The contributors address not only Romney's personality and artistic practice, but also key themes in his work and aspects of its cultural context. Editor(s): Kidson, Alex. Series: The Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art. Num Pages: 312 pages, 25 colour pl 105 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JF; ACQ; AFC; AGB; AGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1170.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Paul Mellon Centre BA
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300094589
ISBN
9780300094589
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.37

Paperback. The son of a shepherd from the Scottish borders, Thomas Telford rose to be the greatest engineer in Victorian Britain. His life spanned one of the most dynamic periods in British history, the decades of the industrial revolution, and no one contributed more to making Britain the 'workshop of the world'. Num Pages: 268 pages, 8 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JF; 3JH; BGT; TN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 234 x 23. Weight in Grams: 462.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
268
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
New
Condition
New
SKU
V9780750945769
ISBN
9780750945769
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.49

Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 548 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 2AB; 3JF; ANB; APB; DSBD; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 28. Weight in Grams: 485. 8vo. Good former library copy with neat labels inside front cover
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
SKU
KEX0298748
ISBN
9780691623191
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 25.00

Hardback. Thomas Jefferson made a deal with one of his slaves, 19-year-old James Hemings. The Founding Father was traveling to Paris to serve as ambassador to France. Jefferson wanted to bring James along for a particular purpose - to master the art of French cooking. This title tells the story of a Founding Foodie who transformed American agriculture. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 1KBB; 3JF; HBTB; WB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 133 x 23. Weight in Grams: 388.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Quirk Books United States
Edition
1st
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781594745782
ISBN
9781594745782
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 18.76

Hardback. This first major study of Thomas Jefferson's reputation in nearly fifty years is concerned with Jefferson and history both as something Jefferson made and something that he sought to shape. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; BGH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 238 x 159 x 29. Weight in Grams: 596.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748624997
ISBN
9780748624997
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 106.48
€ 101.60

Hardcover. Series: Jeffersonian America. Num Pages: 312 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; JPH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 583.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of Virginia Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813931685
ISBN
9780813931685
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.15

Paperback. A collection of late 20th-century scholarship devoted to Thomas Jefferson as a politician, writer, philosopher, Christian and economist. Editor(s): Engeman, Thomas. Series: Loyola topics in political philosophy. Num Pages: 234 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; DSBD; HBJK; HPCD; JPF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 15. Weight in Grams: 381.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
University of Notre Dame Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780268042110
ISBN
9780268042110
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 33.91

Hardback. This reader contains nearly 800 excerpts of Thomas Jefferson's writing. From the glory of crafting the Declaration of Independence, through his moral struggle with slavery and the agony of losing his young wife and daughter, Jerry Holmes chronicles Jefferson's life through his own words. Editor(s): Holmes, Jerry. Num Pages: 360 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; HBLH; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 159 x 24. Weight in Grams: 605.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742521162
ISBN
9780742521162
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 93.08

Paperback. The almost continuous fighting on land and sea for the two-&-a-half centuries between Bosworth and Culloden decimated lives but created the British state and forged the nation as the world's predominant power. In this book, the author explores the glorious and terrible impact of war at the national and individual levels. Num Pages: 360 pages, 24 black-&-white illustrations + 10 maps. BIC Classification: 1DB; 3JB; 3JD; 3JF; HBJD1; HBLH; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 149 x 26. Weight in Grams: 550.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Yale University Press
Condition
New
SKU
9780300197143
ISBN
9780300197143
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 6.76

Hardcover. Num Pages: 316 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 2GDC; 3JD; 3JF; DSA; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 279 x 263 x 29. Weight in Grams: 1872.
Publisher
Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780884024095
ISBN
9780884024095
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 45.96

Paperback. This scheme takes an investigative approach to history, developing pupils' thinking skills as they explore the subject. There are tasks designed to ensure progression, plus integrated extended writing to develop literacy skills. Series: Think History!. Num Pages: 224 pages, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JB; 3JD; 3JF; 4KHN; YQH. Category: (ES) Secondary; (XS) Student text. Dimension: 262 x 196 x 11. Weight in Grams: 542.
Publisher
Pearson Education Limited United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
SKU
V9780435313500
ISBN
9780435313500
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.59

Paperback. This scheme takes an investigative approach to history, developing pupils' thinking skills as they explore the subject. There are tasks designed to ensure progression, plus integrated extended writing to develop literacy skills. Editor(s): Beechener, Caroline; Griffiths, Clive; Jacob, Amanda. Series: Think History!. Num Pages: 224 pages, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JF; 3JH; 3JJ; 4KHN; YQH. Category: (ES) Secondary; (XS) Student text. Dimension: 264 x 195 x 11. Weight in Grams: 542.
Publisher
Pearson Education Limited United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780435313708
ISBN
9780435313708
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.59

Hardback. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations, frontispiece. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JF; BTC; HBJD1; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 159 x 27. Weight in Grams: 558.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780762791484
ISBN
9780762791484
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 25.57

paperback. Examines how the struggle between yeoman farmers and landed gentry shaped public life in the colony. It delineates the beliefs of rioters and upholders of order, both of whom wanted control over the land. It also describes how changes in provincial society led farmers to resort to violence as a means of settling property disputes. Num Pages: 336 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEJ; 3JD; 3JF; HBJK; HBLH; HBTB. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780812218596
ISBN
9780812218596
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.03

"A visionary and a madman" was how one British statesman, Lord Carteret, described Theodore von Neuhoff. This exciting biography, Theodore von Neuhoff, King of Corsica: The Man behind the Legend by Julia Gasper, traces the unlikely career of the German baron who in 1736 had himself proclaimed and crowned King of Corsica. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDFC; 1DFG; 3JF; BGH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 160 x 236 x 26. Weight in Grams: 628.
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of Delaware Press United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9781611494402
ISBN
9781611494402
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 146.50

Paperback. * The classic account of the great Irish rebellion of 1798 Num Pages: 432 pages, Section: 16, B&W. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JF; HBJD1; HBLL; JPWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 29. Weight in Grams: 284.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
paperback / softback
Condition
New
SKU
V9780349112527
ISBN
9780349112527
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.95

Hardback. Editor(s): Smith, Robert A. Series: Yale Edition of Horace Walpole's Correspondence. Num Pages: illustrations, index. BIC Classification: 3JF; BJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 260 x 182 x 50. Weight in Grams: 1300.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1977
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300007121
ISBN
9780300007121
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 88.74
€ 68.36

Paperback. On August 18, 1775 a black man was hanged and burned to oblivion. For nearly 235 years, the man and his story have remained obscure. By looking at the world of this free African American harbor pilot, the narrative of American Revolution takes on a different dimension. Num Pages: 282 pages, 8 b/w halftones, 1 b/w line. BIC Classification: 1KBBFS; 3JF; HBJK; HBLL; HBTS; HBWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 157 x 15. Weight in Grams: 412.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
282
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199922871
ISBN
9780199922871
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.84

Paperback. Simon Fowler reveals what life was really like in Britain's workhouses. He argues that life for paupers was not as grim as we may believe, and that the workhouse provided a vital safety net, without which many would have starved. Includes dozens of personal stories. Num Pages: 224 pages, 8 page plate section, c.12-15 images. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JF; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB; JFFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 158 x 18. Weight in Grams: 394.
Publisher
Pen and Sword
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781783831517
ISBN
9781783831517
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 19.79

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