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Biography: historical, political & military

Paperback. The fascinating story of how a beautiful nineteenth-century Irishwoman came to be the Eva Peron of her day Num Pages: 352 pages, 8pp colour. BIC Classification: 1KLSP; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 25. Weight in Grams: 262.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Headline Review
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780755311156
ISBN
9780755311156
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.23

Paperback. The story of the six extraordinary hostesses who shaped British society in the inter-war years: Lady Astor, Lady Colefax, Lady Londonderry, Lady Cunard, Laura Corrigan and Mrs Ronnie Greville. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJG; BGH; HBJD1; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton General Division
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781473618053
ISBN
9781473618053
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.47

paperback. Features the story of Noor Inayat Khan, the descendant of an Indian Prince Tipu Sultan, the Tiger of Mysore, who became a British secret agent for SOE during World War II. This book presents the story of Noor's life from her birth in Moscow - where her father was a Sufi preacher - to her capture by the Germans. Num Pages: 288 pages, 16 black and white. BIC Classification: BGH; JPSH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 126 x 23. Weight in Grams: 326.
Publisher
Sutton
Number of pages
287
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780750950565
ISBN
9780750950565
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 14.40

Paperback. The first biography in more than a generation of the father of modern political Zionism and in effect the state of Israel. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBH; BGH; JFSR1; JPFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 132 x 22. Weight in Grams: 286.
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780224558
ISBN
9781780224558
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.00

Paperback. Deals with the friendship between two men looking to change the world - a repentant jihadist and a journalist. This title takes us from their first meeting in a Spartan flat in the rough suburbs of Manchester, through a dramatic arrest, a bombing, a stabbing and a reporting career on the brink of ruin. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: BGHA; BM; JPWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 153 x 25. .
Publisher
Guardian Faber Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2019
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781783350452
ISBN
9781783350452
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.24

Paperback. * The inspirational autobiography of Shirley Williams - a good and much-loved politician - out now in paperback Num Pages: 432 pages, Section: 32, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJP; BGHA; HBJD1; HBLW3; JPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 127 x 26. Weight in Grams: 310.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844084753
ISBN
9781844084753
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.31

Paperback. Life of the eccentric landlord who founded the movement for the protection of animals Num Pages: 317 pages, 27ill. BIC Classification: 3JF; 3JH; BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 137 x 26. Weight in Grams: 414. Good clean copy. Showing light age, remains very good
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1989
Publisher
The Lilliput Press Ltd
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSG0028822
ISBN
9780946640362
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 11.00

Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 3JH; 3JJ; BGH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 229 x 17. Weight in Grams: 438.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Caitlin Press Canada
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9781987915013
ISBN
9781987915013
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 15.71

Paperback. Alexis de Tocqueville may be the most influential political thinker in American history. He also led an unusually active and ambitious career in French politics. This book presents interpretations of Tocqueville's major works and of his place in intellectual history. Num Pages: 664 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; HBJD; HBJK; HBLL; HPS; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 157 x 37. Weight in Grams: 928.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
664
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691114545
ISBN
9780691114545
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 64.84
€ 50.63

Paperback. An excellent introduction to Franco's rise to power and his four decades as autocratic head of state in Spain. Series: Profiles in Power. Num Pages: 272 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1DSE; BGH; HBJD; HBLW; JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 145 x 15. Weight in Grams: 316.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
2nd Edition
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780582437531
ISBN
9780582437531
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 58.61

Hardcover. The Education of the Presidents. 96 pages, Illustrations (chiefly col.). Presidents from Herbert Hoover to Bill Clinton, this book features memoirs and souvenirs reflecting on their lives and formative experiences in youth, and brief summaries of their careers showing how each developed a special regard for schooling and the i. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; HBLW; JN; JPHL. Dimension: 262 x 187 x 14. Weight: 574.
Publisher
D Giles Ltd
Number of pages
96
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9781904832430
ISBN
9781904832430
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.43

hardcover. Num Pages: 416 pages, black & white illustrations, maps, colour plates. BIC Classification: 1FBH; BGH; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 160 x 49. Weight in Grams: 906.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Bravo Ltd United States
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
SKU
V9780061721502
ISBN
9780061721502
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 33.95

Paperback. Num Pages: 640 pages, black & white illustrations, colour illustrations, maps, frontispiece. BIC Classification: 1FBH; BGH; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 221 x 141 x 44. Weight in Grams: 689.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
640
Condition
New
SKU
V9780061721519
ISBN
9780061721519
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 20.87

hardcover. An insightful study of the inner life of the Zionist leader responsible for the creation of the state of Israel Series: Jewish Lives. Num Pages: 288 pages, 21 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1FBH; BGH; HBJF1; HBLW3; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 219 x 153 x 26. Weight in Grams: 476.
Publisher
Yale University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300180459
ISBN
9780300180459
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.45

Hardback. In the 1970s and 1980s the Republic of China on Taiwan was under the direction of Chiang Ching-Kuo, who served first as its premier, and later as its president. This work provides insight into the substantial role that Chiang played in the social and economic development of the republic. Series: Miller Center Series on Asian Political Leadership. Num Pages: 230 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPCW; 3JJPL; 3JJPN; BGH; HBJF; HBLW3; JPQ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
University Press of America United States
Edition
3 Rev ed
Number of pages
230
Condition
New
SKU
V9780819189035
ISBN
9780819189035
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 120.46

Hardcover. Num Pages: 928 pages. BIC Classification: BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 165 x 63. Weight in Grams: 1690.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Mage Publishers United States
Edition
First, Hardcover
Number of pages
928
Condition
New
SKU
V9781933823508
ISBN
9781933823508
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 73.68
€ 57.54

Paperback. The inside story of the Palestine Liberation Organisation, from its beginnings in 1964 to the signing of the Oslo agreement in 1993. Editor(s): Makdisi, Jean Said; Asser, Martin. Translator(s): Al-Hout, Hader; Othman, Laila. Num Pages: 328 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBP; 3JJP; BGHA; JPWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 522.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Pluto Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745328836
ISBN
9780745328836
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 26.71

paperback. Edward II (1284-1327), King of England, Lord of Ireland, and Duke of Aquitaine, was the object of ignominy during his lifetime and calumny since it. This biography does not present Edward II as a heroic or successful king: his deposition after a turbulent reign of nearly twenty years is proof enough that it went terribly wrong. Series: The Yale English Monarchs Series. Num Pages: 704 pages, 20 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3H; BGH; HBJD1; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 161 x 234 x 57. Weight in Grams: 1084.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Yale University Press
Condition
New
SKU
9780300178029
ISBN
9780300178029
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 24.21

paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 3JJ; BGH; HBJF; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 155 x 11. Weight in Grams: 282.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Pearson United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780321333056
ISBN
9780321333056
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 68.49

Hardback. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; 3JJ; BGH; HBJD1; HBLL; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 243 x 158 x 35. Weight in Grams: 912.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691158501
ISBN
9780691158501
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.06

Hardback. Editor(s): Khrushchev, Sergei. Num Pages: 1176 pages, 40 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVU; BGH; HBJD; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 162 x 239 x 70. Weight in Grams: 1798.
Publisher
Pennsylvania State University Press United States
Number of pages
1176
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780271029351
ISBN
9780271029351
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 73.03
€ 61.49

Hardback. A biography of Lev Shternberg (1861-1927) that illuminates the development of professional anthropology in late imperial and early Soviet Russia. It explores the scholarly and political aspects of Shternberg's life and how they influenced each other. Series: Critical Studies in the History of Anthropology. Num Pages: 574 pages, 22 photos, 1 map. BIC Classification: BGH; JHM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 46. Weight in Grams: 998.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
574
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780803216037
ISBN
9780803216037
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 70.95

Paperback. Translator(s): Benson, Shirley. Num Pages: black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1DVU; 3JJ; BGH; HBJD; HBLW3; JPFC; JPHL; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 157 x 47. Weight in Grams: 1170.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Pennsylvania State University Press United States
Edition
Revised ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780271021706
ISBN
9780271021706
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.81
€ 44.83

Paperback. This is a historical biography of Hannibal, the military leader of Carthage responsible for waging a dramatic onslaught against Rome during the Punic Wars, and one of the most fascinating figures of ancient history. It is told from a pro-Hannibal, rather than pro-Roman, perspective. Num Pages: 256 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 3D; BGH; HBJD; HBJH; HBLA; JWLF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 151 x 15. Weight in Grams: 370.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631218487
ISBN
9780631218487
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 54.57

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