Biography: historical, political & military
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Biography: historical, political & military
Paperback. Frederick Douglass, a former slave, spent four months in Ireland in 1845, filling halls with eloquent denunciations of slavery and causing controversy with graphic descriptions of slaves being tortured. He also shared a stage with Daniel O'Connell. Num Pages: 240 pages, B&W images. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 1KB; 3JH; BGH; HBTS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 129 x 18. Weight in Grams: 270.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- The Collins Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848891968
- ISBN
- 9781848891968
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 14.51
€ 16.99
€ 14.51
Paperback. The extraordinary life of one of the great travellers of world history Num Pages: 448 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 31. Weight in Grams: 376.
- Publisher
- Quercus
- Number of pages
- 448
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847247674
- ISBN
- 9781847247674
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.95
€ 19.99
€ 14.95
Hardback. Num Pages: 312 pages, 15 halftones. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJ; BGH; HBJD; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 599.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 312
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691161242
- ISBN
- 9780691161242
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.51€ 41.99
€ 52.51
€ 41.99
Paperback. Editor(s): Ulrich, Laurel. Num Pages: 444 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 133 x 25. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- Vintage Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780679733768
- ISBN
- 9780679733768
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 19.17
€ 21.99
€ 19.17
paperback. The contrasting lives of the Mitford sisters - stylish, scandalous and tragic by turns - hold up a mirror to upper-class life before and after the Second World War. Num Pages: 400 pages, 16pp illus. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; BGH; HBJD1; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 27. Weight in Grams: 302.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Head of Zeus
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781784970895
- ISBN
- 9781784970895
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 9.80
€ 11.99
€ 9.80
paperback. The Sixth Marine Division holds a unique place in U.S. Marine Corps history, because it was retired after one great battle. The division was formed on Guadalcanal in September 1944, its ranks filled with battle-hardened veterans and untested replacement troops. Num Pages: 304 pages, 63 b&w illustrations, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 1KBB; BGH; HBJD; HBWQ; JWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 150 x 21. Weight in Grams: 402.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Potomac Books Inc. United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781597970501
- ISBN
- 9781597970501
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 20.93
€ 20.99
€ 20.93
Hardback. Ellen Wilkinson viewed herself as part of an international radical community and became involved in socialist, feminist, and pacifist movements that spanned the globe. By focusing on the extent to which Wilkinson s activism transcended Britain s borders, Laura Beers adjusts our perception of the British Left in the early twentieth century." Num Pages: illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJP; BGH; JPFF; JPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 169 x 244 x 44. Weight in Grams: 976.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674971523
- ISBN
- 9780674971523
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 39.93
€ 46.99
€ 39.93
Paperback. Lars T. Lih gives a non-partisan,vivid portrait and a striking new interpretation of a key revolutionary thinker and founder of the Soviet Union, Lenin, and shows that underneath the sharp polemics, Lenin was more a romantic enthusiast than a sour pragmatist. Series: Critical Lives. Num Pages: 240 pages, 55. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JJ; BGH; HBJD; HBLW; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 177 x 200 x 17. Weight in Grams: 380.
- Publisher
- Reaktion Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781861897930
- ISBN
- 9781861897930
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.20
€ 17.99
€ 14.20
Paperback. France's great heroine and England's great scourge: whether a lunatic, a witch, a religious icon, or a skilled soldier and leader, Joan of Arc's contemporaries found her as extraordinary and fascinating as the legends that abound about her today. This book paints a portrait of Joan as a self-confident, charismatic and supremely determined figure. Num Pages: 320 pages, 16 pages of black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3H; BGH; HBJD; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 132 x 22. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- First Paperback Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300168952
- ISBN
- 9780300168952
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Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 16.29
€ 19.99
€ 16.29
Paperback. Political strategist Lance Price reveals the amazing story behind Narendra Modi's 2014 Indian election vistory Num Pages: 352 pages, 2 x 8 pg colour insets. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 3JMG; BGH; HBJF; HBLX; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton General Division United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781473610910
- ISBN
- 9781473610910
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.81
€ 14.99
€ 11.81
Paperback. The true story of one family's struggle in the chaos of Germany's defeat in 1945. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1DFG; BGHA; HBJD; HBLW3; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 199 x 129 x 20. Weight in Grams: 213.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Weidenfeld & Nicolson History
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781842127384
- ISBN
- 9781842127384
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.02
€ 13.99
€ 11.02
Paperback. The life of Count Harry Kessler (1868-1937), the famous Anglo-German art patron, writer, and activist, offers a vivid and engrossing perspective on the tumultuous transformation of art and politics that took place in modern Europe between 1890 and 1930. This is his biography. Series: Weimar & Now: German Cultural Criticism. Num Pages: 512 pages, 20 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJ; AB; BGH; HBJD; HBLW; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 156 x 33. Weight in Grams: 814.
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 512
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520248175
- ISBN
- 9780520248175
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 29.99
€ 41.99
€ 29.99
Paperback. A magical memoir about childhood in India by the daughter of Lord Louis and Edwina Mountbatten; a glimpse into the lives and loves of some of the 20th century's leading figures. Num Pages: 416 pages, illustrations (black and white). BIC Classification: BGHA; HBJD1; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 144 x 197 x 20. Weight in Grams: 288.
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing Co United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 416
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780222844
- ISBN
- 9781780222844
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.76
€ 13.99
€ 11.76
Paperback. A highly personal, anecdotal family memoir of the Wellington legacy reissued in time for the 200th anniversary of the Battle of Waterloo in June 2015. Num Pages: 384 pages, 8. BIC Classification: 1DBK; BGH; HBJD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 135 x 29. Weight in Grams: 428.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing Co
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780229300
- ISBN
- 9781780229300
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.95
€ 19.99
€ 14.95
Paperback. Antonia Fraser's bestselling biography of Henry VIII's six wives; a subject of enduring fascination. Series: Women in History. Num Pages: 608 pages, 48. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; BGH; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 197 x 133 x 41. Weight in Grams: 496.
- Edition
- New Ed
- Publisher
- Phoenix
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781842126332
- ISBN
- 9781842126332
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 16.53
€ 21.99
€ 16.53
In the Dark with My Dress on Fire: My Life in Cape Town, London, Havan...
La Guma, Blanche, Klammer, Martin
Paperback. My Life in Cape Town, London, Havana and Home Again. 256 pages, Illustrations, ports. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: BGHA. Dimension: 201 x 140 x 17. Weight: 266.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Jacana Media
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781770099227
- ISBN
- 9781770099227
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 20.45
€ 21.99
€ 20.45
Hardcover. The widow of American Sniper Chris Kyle shares their private journey, a moving and universal chronicle of love and family, service and patriotism, grief and sacrifice, faith and purpose. Num Pages: 304 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH; BM; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 164 x 236 x 35. Weight in Grams: 604.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- William Morrow
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780062398086
- ISBN
- 9780062398086
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 26.28
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€ 26.28
Hardback. W. E. B. Du Bois never felt so at home as when he was a student in Berlin. Germany was the first place white people had treated him as an equal. But anti-Semitism was prevalent, and Du Bois' challenge, says Kwame Anthony Appiah, was to take the best of German intellectual life without its parochialism--to steal the fire without getting burned. Series: W. E. B. Du Bois Lectures. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HPS; JFSL3; JNA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 192 x 116 x 20. Weight in Grams: 274.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674724914
- ISBN
- 9780674724914
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 39.85
€ 46.99
€ 39.85
paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780307475213
- ISBN
- 9780307475213
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 17.55
€ 19.99
€ 17.55
Hardback. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVP; 3JJH; BGHA; BM; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 215 x 139 x 20. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Publisher
- Chicago Review Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781613734414
- ISBN
- 9781613734414
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 19.09
€ 19.99
€ 19.09