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Books
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The Dress Diary of Mrs Anne Sykes : Secrets from a Victorian Woman’s Wardrobe€15.99
The hidden fabric of a Victorian woman's life told through her unique scrapbook. In 1838, Anne Sykes was given a diary on her wedding day. Using it to collect snippets of fabric, she created a record of her life and times.
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The Disappeared : Forced Disappearances in Ireland 1798-1998€19.99
This book, the first of its kind, uncovers the extent to which ‘forced disappearances’ were part of the violent political conflicts that blighted Ireland for 200 years.
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Artemisia Gentileschi and Feminism in Early Modern Europe€17.99
Artemisia Gentileschi is by far the most famous woman artist of the pre-modern era. Her art addresses issues that resonate today, such as sexual violence and women's problematic access to political power. Her forceful paintings with their vigorous female protagonists have excited modern audiences, especially feminists.
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Personality and Power : Builders and Destroyers of Modern Europe€17.99
One of the great historians of our age asks: how far can a single leader alter the course of history? The modern era saw the emergence of individuals who had command over a terrifying array of instruments of control, persuasion and death. Whole societies were re-shaped and wars fought, often with a merciless contempt for the most basic norms.
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A Little History of Dublin€16.99
Irish village. Viking town. English city. Proud European capital. A Little History of Dublin is a high-speed history of life in the Irish capital.
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1941 : Armageddon: The Road to Pearl Harbor€16.99
One of the greatest and most terrible years in world history. 'This war has now assumed the character', wrote Benito Mussolini, before 1941 was six months old, 'of a war between two worlds', and the Italian dictator had rarely predicted more truly.
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On Bloody Sunday : A New History Of The Day And Its Aftermath - By The People Who Were There€16.99
In January 1972, a peaceful civil rights march in Northern Ireland ended in bloodshed. Troops from Britain's 1st Battalion Parachute Regiment opened fire on marchers, leaving 13 dead and 15 wounded. Seven of those killed were teenage boys.
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Mud Sweeter than Honey : Voices of Communist Albania€16.99
Albania, enigmatic, mysterious Albania, was always the untold story of the Cold War, the 1989 revolutions and the fall of the Berlin Wall. Mud Sweeter Than Honey goes a very long way indeed towards putting that right" New European
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Magnificent Women and Flying Machines : The First 200 Years of British Women in the Sky€18.99
Full of entertaining adventure, here at last is a proper record of Britain's wonderful women of the air.
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In the Midst of Civilized Europe : The 1918-1921 Pogroms in Ukraine and the Onset of the Holocaust€16.99
A riveting account of a forgotten holocaust: the slaughter of over one hundred thousand Ukrainian Jews in the aftermath of the Russian Revolution. In the Midst of Civilized Europe repositions the pogroms as a defining moment of the twentieth century. 'Exhaustive, clearly written, deeply researched' - The Times'A meticulous, original and deeply affecting historical account' - Philippe Sands, author of East West StreetBetween 1918 and 1921, over a hundred thousand Jews were murdered in Ukraine by peasants, townsmen, and soldiers who blamed the Jews for the turmoil of the Russian Revolution.