| | The British Isles (Hardcover) $274.24 This is a new edition of Hugh Kearney`s classic account of the British Isles from pre-Roman times to the present. When this book was first published it was acclaimed as a unique account of British history, distinguished by its treatment of English history as part of a wider `history of four nations`. Acknowledging the significance of England, it attempts to deal with the histories of Wales, Ireland and Scotland in their own terms, while recognising that they too have political, religious and cultural divides. In this new edition the author takes into account the recent historiographical renaissances in Wales, Ireland and Scotland and examines the rise of a new multi-ethnic Britain and its implications for `four-nations` history. This book offers a valuable case-study of the complexities which lie behind nationhood in Europe and will be essential reading for all students of British and Irish history. |
| | New Flora of the British Isles (Paperback) $217.39 Since its first publication in 1991, New Flora of the British Isles has become established as the standard work on the identification of the wild vascular plants of the British Isles. The Flora remains unique in many features, including its full coverage of all our wild plants, its user-friendly organisation, and its specially compiled keys and descriptions. All native, naturalised and crop plants, and all casual plants recorded five or more times since 1930, are included.In the 12 years since the appearance of the Second Edition, many new data and ideas relating to our wild flora have become available. More than 160 species have been added to the text, so that 4800 taxa are now covered in varying degrees of detail. This is the first British Flora to incorporate the new molecular system of classification based on DNA sequences, a scheme that is expected to endure for centuries to come. The whole text has been updated and new features have been introduced. All the line-drawings and half-tones have been re-assessed and enhanced, and new ones have been added, so that now over 1600 species are illustrated on 180 pages. The distributions of all the taxa have been rewritten and there has been an overhaul of the designation of degrees of rarity, with the introduction of a third, less rare, category.These revisions should ensure that this third Edition remains the essential reference source for all taxonomists, ecologists, conservationists, plant hunters and biogeographers, whether they be researchers, teachers, students or amateurs.`Stace`s Flora is a mine of information, a model of clarity and organization, and one that no serious Irish or British botanist should be without.` The Irish Naturalist Journal`The New Flora is a remarkable work. I for one have nothing but admiration for the accuracy of the text.` British Wildlife`Clive Stace`s Flora is a tour de force, a mine of information and absolutely indispensable for anyone who has |
| | Pirates Of The British Isles (Hardcover) $55.67 From Blackbeard to the pirates’ pirate, Black Bart, this book encapsulates the true story of the "golden age of piracy" and how it ended. Pirates are usually thought of as dashing, freedom-loving rogues with contempt for the law and its minions. Joel Baer shows how false a notion this really is and how aware freebooters were of the law. Baer reveals how, whenever possible, they attempted to walk a fine line between sanctioned privateering and outright piracy. Baer tells the story of this age through the lens of seven British freebooters, detailing their exuberant and murderous lives, their crimes, and their "prizes," and how the Admiralty forced through Parliament new laws that ultimately defeated them. |
| | P & O Line and Princess Cruises (Ship Pictorials) $171.59 … |
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