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Biography: historical, political & military

Paperback. Explores the man behind the legend, revealing his development as a ruler of an empire that was shaken to the core by religious and social revolt. This book presents a tale of war, culture and political intrigue during the reign of the legendary Harun al-Rashid from "The Thousand and One Nights". Translator(s): Howe, John. Num Pages: 268 pages. BIC Classification: BGH; HBJF; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 141 x 19. Weight in Grams: 288. Clean copy with slight shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Saqi Books
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KKE0000360
ISBN
9780863565502
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Hardcover. In this lucid study, Andre Wink profiles the greatest of the Mughal emperors, Jalal ad-Din Akbar. Series: Makers of the Muslim World. Num Pages: 160 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 3JB; BGH; HBJF; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 202 x 15. Weight in Grams: 356.
Publisher
Oneworld Publications United Kingdom
Number of pages
160
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9781851686056
ISBN
9781851686056
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 35.02

Paperback. Andrew Anthony was shocked by the response of liberal friends and colleagues after 9/11- a belief that America had it coming, a determination to understand the perpetrator rather than support the victim. This memoir offers an account of his political education in Thatcher's Britain and the painful midlife reassessment. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: BGHA; KNTJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 21. Weight in Grams: 238. Some light shelf wear else as new.
Condition
Used, Like New
Publisher
Vintage Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
SKU
KTG0007763
ISBN
9780099507857
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 4.99

Paperback. After the events of 11 September, the author noticed that many colleagues seemed determined to understand the perpetrator rather than support the victim. America, in their view, had it coming. In rejecting that analysis, the author set out to unpick the prejudices that had come to shape progressive, liberal and wider public opinion. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: BGHA; JPF; JPFK; JPWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2018
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784700423
ISBN
9781784700423
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.00
€ 9.53

paperback. Despite a long and eventful reign, Britain's George II is a largely forgotten monarch, his achievements overlooked and his abilities misunderstood. This biography paints a richly detailed portrait of the many-faceted monarch in his public as well as his private life. Series: The Yale English Monarchs Series. Num Pages: 352 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JF; BGH; HBJD1; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 234 x 27. Weight in Grams: 552.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Yale University Press
Condition
New
SKU
9780300187779
ISBN
9780300187779
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 20.08

Paperback. Prince Albert Victor, King Edward Vll's (r 1901-10) first son and heir to the throne, and popularly known as Eddy, has virtually been airbrushed out of history. This book reveals the truth about a key royal figure, a man who would have made a fine king and changed the face of the British monarchy. Num Pages: 320 pages, 34 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJC; BGH; BGR; HBJD1; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 127 x 24. Weight in Grams: 354.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752445922
ISBN
9780752445922
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.68

Paperback. The murder of Rasputin on the night of 16-17 December 1916 has alwaus seemed extraordinary: first he was poisoned, then shot and finally drowned in a frozen river by Russian aristocrats fearful of his influence on Tsar Nicholas II and Tsarina Alexandra. Or was he? Num Pages: 336 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 127 x 26. Weight in Grams: 350.
Edition
Illustrated
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Number of pages
316
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752439068
ISBN
9780752439068
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.61

Hardback. Reveals the story of Maundy Gregory, the man responsible for 'An Insult to the Crown'. This book reveals the names of the individuals who purchased titles and influence from Lloyd George. Num Pages: 352 pages, 40 illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH; HBJD1; HBLW; HBTG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 10. Weight in Grams: 730.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780750947688
ISBN
9780750947688
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.85

Paperback.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Number of pages
318
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
paperback / softback
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752439495
ISBN
9780752439495
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.61

Paperback. An eagerly anticipated biography of one of the greatest statesmen of the Victorian age. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; BGH; HBJD1; HBLL; JPSD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton General Division United Kingdom
Number of pages
464
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781444792454
ISBN
9781444792454
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 16.06

Paperback. The definitive word on Boris Johnson, the UK's most colourful politician who led the country to Brexit but missed out on becoming PM Num Pages: 432 pages, 3 x 8pp colour photographs. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJP; 3JM; BGH; HBJD1; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 209 x 30. Weight in Grams: 344.
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781471162343
ISBN
9781471162343
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.61

Hardback. Historians of labour, gender, and migration in the North Atlantic world will find More of a Man a valuable primary document of considerable insight and depth. All readers will find it a lively story of life in the nineteenth century. Num Pages: 492 pages, 14 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBC; BGH; BJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 161 x 35. .
Publisher
University of Toronto Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Edition
3rd ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780802097019
ISBN
9780802097019
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 80.88

Paperback. Presenting an account of one of the strangest episodes in British political history, this work tells of Shirley Porter's wealthy upbringing as the daughter of Jack Cohen, the founder of Tesco; her rise to power in Westminster; and about the scandal and its aftermath. Num Pages: 368 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 26. Weight in Grams: 288.
Publisher
Granta Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9781862079229
ISBN
9781862079229
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.81

Paperback. Explores the professional, personal, intellectual and practical origins of a practioner of Britain's naval command, to understand how the greatest warrior transformed the art of conflict, and enabled his country to survive the challenge of total war and international isolation. Num Pages: 480 pages, 16 colour plate section. BIC Classification: BGH; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTM; JWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 36. Weight in Grams: 522.
Publisher
Faber and Faber United Kingdom
Number of pages
356
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571212279
ISBN
9780571212279
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.36

Hardcover. In her autobiography, Alice Salomon describes how she became involved in social work and devoted her life to social activism and education, became a prolific author and leading feminist of her time. Her account ends with her expulsion from Germany and emigration to America in 1937. Series: Social History, Popular Culture and Politics in Germany. Num Pages: 280 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JH; BGH; HBJD; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 157 x 27. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
University of Michigan Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780472113675
ISBN
9780472113675
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 106.30

Paperback. The extraordinary true story of Guy Burgess, the man at the heart of the Cambridge Spy Ring and a linchpin of Cold War espionage. Num Pages: 448 pages, 3 x 8 page black and white insets. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DVU; 3JJ; BGH; HBJD1; HBLW; JPSH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 200 x 129 x 33. Weight in Grams: 346.
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton General Division
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781473627383
ISBN
9781473627383
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.61

Paperback. Mustafa Kemal Ataturk was the founding father of the Turkish Republic. He transformed it from a battle-scarred ruin into a regional power and is still hailed as a hero today. Num Pages: 688 pages, 16pp illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVT; BGH; HBJD; HBJF; HBLW; HBWN; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 40. Weight in Grams: 466.
Publisher
John Murray
Number of pages
688
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719565922
ISBN
9780719565922
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.10

Paperback. These memoirs of a senior civil servant based in Dublin, London and Belfast provide an insight into the conflicts associated with Home Rule, revolution and partition in Ireland. Series: Irish Narratives S. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJ; BGH; DNF; HBJD1; HBLW; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 130 x 9. Weight in Grams: 112.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Cork University Press
Number of pages
96
Condition
New
SKU
V9781859183441
ISBN
9781859183441
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.64

paperback. A controversial account of the Churchill years by a bestselling historian. Num Pages: 368 pages, 8. BIC Classification: BGH; HBG; HBLW3; HBWQ; JPL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 25. Weight in Grams: 278. Good clean copy showing some age and shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Phoenix London
Condition
Used, Good
SKU
KMK0023898
ISBN
9781857992137
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 6.23

Paperback. Num Pages: 140 pages, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPCH; 3JJ; BGH; HBWS2; JFFD; KNTF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 180 x 130. .
Publisher
Blacksmith Books Hong Kong
Number of pages
140
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9789881376435
ISBN
9789881376435
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.12

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