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Biography: historical, political & military

Hardcover. The first biography of Alfred Webb, Irish nationalist and president of the 1894 Indian National Congress. The biography explores how Webb viewed nationalism as a vehicle for global social justice. Drawing on archives in Britain, Ireland and India the author reveals how Irish and Indians used cosmopolitan London to create networks across the Empire. Series: Cambridge Imperial and Post-Colonial Studies Series. Num Pages: 242 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 1FKA; 3JH; BGH; HBJD1; HBJF; JPFN. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 223 x 137 x 19. Weight in Grams: 414.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
250
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230220850
ISBN
9780230220850
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.95

paperback. Now in paperback, this 'wonderful book' (Jane Stevenson, Daily Telegraph) describes the remarkable lives and times of the John Tradescants, father and son, immortalized in Philippa Gregory's bestselling novels Earthly Joys and Virgin Earth. Num Pages: 496 pages, Integrated black & white images throughout. 2 x 8pp black & white plates and 4pp colour p. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JD; BGH; WM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 38. Weight in Grams: 482.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Atlantic Books
Condition
New
SKU
9781843543350
ISBN
9781843543350
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 10.27

paperback. A biography of Edward VI, drawing a portrait of the boy king as a highly precocious, well educated, intellectually confident and decisive youth, with clear views on the future of the English church. Jennifer Loach also supplies the dramatic context in which Edward's short reign was played out. Editor(s): Bernard, Professor George W.; Williams, Penry. Series: The Yale English Monarchs Series. Num Pages: 256 pages, 16 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JB; BGH; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 168 x 17. Weight in Grams: 426.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Yale University Press
Condition
New
SKU
9780300094091
ISBN
9780300094091
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 17.10

Paperback. Num Pages: 276 pages, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1MBN; 3JH; BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 154 x 25. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Auckland University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781869408251
ISBN
9781869408251
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 61.17

Paperback / so. Num Pages: 336 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BG; BGH; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 209 x 19. Weight in Grams: 290.
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Random House USA Inc India
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780345453488
ISBN
9780345453488
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 17.73

Paperback. Num Pages: 392 pages, colour & b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1MBN; BGH; JPHL; KNTJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 245 x 169 x 25. Weight in Grams: 858.
Publisher
Otago University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781877578731
ISBN
9781877578731
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 18.88

hardcover. Jeffrey Record has specialised in investigating the causes of war. In "The Specter of Munich: Reconsidering the Lessons of Appeasing Hitler" (Potomac Books, Inc., 2006), he contended that Hitler could not have been deterred from going to war by any action the Allies could plausibly have taken. Num Pages: 184 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: BGH; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Potomac Books Inc United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
184
Condition
New
SKU
V9781597975346
ISBN
9781597975346
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 38.82

Paperback. The sweeping story of one of the most notorious crusader knights, Reynald de Chatillon - a great Christian hero of the Second Crusade and one of the most hated figures in Islamic history. Num Pages: 320 pages, 1 x 8pp colour plates. BIC Classification: 1FBH; 3H; BGH; HBJF1; HBLC1; HBWC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Atlantic Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782399285
ISBN
9781782399285
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.76

Paperback. Alanson B Houghton was an American industrialist, politician, and diplomat. He was the world's most influential diplomat during the New Era of the 1920s. This text provides an account of Houghton's diplomatic experience and consequently a fresh assessment of US foreign policy during a pivotal decade in world history. Series: Biographies in American Foreign Policy. Num Pages: 288 pages, photographs, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 176 x 15. Weight in Grams: 376.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Scholarly Resources Inc.,U.S. United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780842050517
ISBN
9780842050517
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 77.41

hardcover. Alanson B Houghton was an American industrialist, politician, and diplomat. He was the world's most influential diplomat during the New Era of the 1920s. This text provides an account of Houghton's diplomatic experience and consequently a fresh assessment of US foreign policy during a pivotal decade in world history. Series: Biographies in American Foreign Policy. Num Pages: 288 pages, photographs, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 176 x 21. Weight in Grams: 490.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780842050500
ISBN
9780842050500
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 167.26

Paperback. Series: The Prison Diaries. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: BGH; JKVP1; JKVQ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2023
Publisher
Pan Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
V9781509820795
ISBN
9781509820795
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.82

Paperback. Series: The Prison Diaries. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: BGH; BTC; FA; JKVP; JKVP1; JKVQ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2023
Publisher
Pan Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
V9781509808878
ISBN
9781509808878
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.82

Paperback. Series: The Prison Diaries. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: BGH; JKVP1; JKVQ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2023
Publisher
Pan Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
V9781509808885
ISBN
9781509808885
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.82

Hardcover. James Henry Breasted (1865-1935) had a career that epitomizes our popular image of the archaeologist. This book weaves together the disparate strands of Breasted's life, from his small-town origins following the Civil War to his evolution into the father of American Egyptology and the founder of the Oriental Institute in the University of Chicago. Num Pages: 584 pages, 128 halftones, 4 maps. BIC Classification: BGH; HDDG. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 187 x 262 x 41. Weight in Grams: 1304. The Life of James Henry Breasted and the Creation of His Oriental Institute. 584 pages, 128 halftones, 4 maps. James Henry Breasted (1865-1935) had a career that epitomizes our popular image of the archaeologist. This book weaves together the disparate strands of Breasted's life, from his small-town origins following the Civil War to his evolution into the father of American Egyptology and the founder of the Oriental Institute in the University of Chicago. Cateogry: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. BIC Classification: BGH; HDDG. Dimension: 187 x 262 x 41. Weight: 1304.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Number of pages
584
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226001104
ISBN
9780226001104
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 95.06
€ 79.61

Hardcover. Num Pages: 201 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; HBLW3; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
201
Condition
New
SKU
V9781614707219
ISBN
9781614707219
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 168.71
€ 116.23

Not trusting biographers, Jefferson wrote his autobiography at 77. This text returns to original manuscripts and correspondence for a new view of the statesman's life. It extends the story where Jefferson left off, weaving excerpts from other writings with passages from the autobiography. Num Pages: 216 pages, notes. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGHA; HBJK; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 349.
Publication date
2002
Publisher
The University Press of Kentucky United States
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813122359
ISBN
9780813122359
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 42.12

Hardback. Richard B Russell, a Southern Democrat, used his positions of power to force an otherwise liberal internationalist foreign policy establishment to heed his non-interventionist, militarist, and Southern nationalist approaches to international crises. This book takes another look at Russell's role as foreign policy maker during the Cold War. Series: Biographies in American Foreign Policy. Num Pages: 192 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPG; 3JJPK; BGH; HBJK; HBLW; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 162 x 19. Weight in Grams: 381.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742544970
ISBN
9780742544970
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 138.77

Paperback. Jeannette Mirsky has here drawn from Sir Aurel Stein's books and articles as well as from his letters and unpublished archival materials to produce a definitive biography of this archaeological explorer, geographer, historical topographer, and linguist. Num Pages: 594 pages, 33 halftones. BIC Classification: BGH; HD; RGR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 34. Weight in Grams: 820.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226531779
ISBN
9780226531779
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 28.00

Paperback. In this fascinating book, Jeanette Lucraft treats Katherine as a missing person and reconstructs her and her times to uncover the mystery of the 'other woman' in John of Gaunt's life. Num Pages: 252 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3H; BGH; HBJD1; HBLC1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 118 x 20. Weight in Grams: 274.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
252
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752455976
ISBN
9780752455976
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.56

Paperback. The private life of Marie Antionette Num Pages: 480 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JF; BGH; HBJD; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 157 x 35. Weight in Grams: 736.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
478
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845886387
ISBN
9781845886387
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 22.82

Paperback. Num Pages: Ill. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ADF; BGH; DSBH; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 202 x 136 x 13. Weight in Grams: 206.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1967
Publisher
New Directions Publishing Corporation United States
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780811201896
ISBN
9780811201896
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.61

Hardcover. Num Pages: 256 pages, Black and White Photographs. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJ; BGH; HBJD; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 145 x 215 x 26. Weight in Grams: 480.
Publisher
Rizzoli Ex Libris
Number of pages
256
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780847841295
ISBN
9780847841295
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 24.96

Hardcover.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Seven Stories Press, U.S.
Number of pages
434
Condition
New
SKU
V9781583226162
ISBN
9781583226162
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 42.28

paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Seven Stories Press United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
SKU
V9781609803469
ISBN
9781609803469
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 20.12

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