Biography: historical, political & military
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Biography: historical, political & military
Hardback. Unearths new evidence to provide a richer understanding of the life of the Labour minister Ellen Wilkinson Num Pages: 424 pages, Illustrations, black & white. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJPG; BGH; HBJD1; HBLW; JPFF; JPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 162 x 37. Weight in Grams: 806.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780719087202
- ISBN
- 9780719087202
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 6.75
€ 29.99
€ 6.75
Hardback. A conservative social ideologue, Sarah Palin's political career in Alaska was marked by a progressive fiscal approach that is at odds with her current right-wing Republican identity. Num Pages: 222 pages, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBBWK; BGH; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 162 x 233 x 21. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Potomac Books Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 222
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781612341859
- ISBN
- 9781612341859
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 24.53
€ 26.99
€ 24.53
Paperback.
- Publisher
- Spellmount Publishers Ltd
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752498591
- ISBN
- 9780752498591
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.54
€ 17.99
€ 16.54
Paperback. A brand-new biography of one of the most extraordinary figures of Antiquity. Num Pages: 352 pages, 3 x 8pp colour plate sections. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; BGH; HBJD; HBLA1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 114 x 187 x 23. Weight in Grams: 238.
- Publisher
- Quercus Publishing
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857381637
- ISBN
- 9780857381637
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.35
€ 17.99
€ 13.35
Paperback. An unforgettable depiction of the Roman empire at the height of its power and reach, and an elegantly sensational retelling of the lives and times of the 'twelve Caesars'. Num Pages: 400 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; BGH; HBLA1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 199 x 29. Weight in Grams: 372. 400 pages, Illustrations. An unforgettable depiction of the Roman empire at the height of its power and reach, and an elegantly sensational retelling of the lives and times of the 'twelve Caesars'. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1QDAR; BGH; HBLA1. Dimension: 154 x 199 x 29. Weight: 374.
- Publisher
- Atlantic Books
- Number of pages
- 400
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848876859
- ISBN
- 9781848876859
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.05
€ 17.99
€ 13.05
Num Pages: 144 pages, 17 black & white illustrations, 15 black & white halftones, 2 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: BGH; JKVC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 144
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781138939967
- ISBN
- 9781138939967
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 184.88
€ 184.88
Paperback. With a First from Cambridge and the possibility of working for the Foreign Office, the author decided instead to apply to be an apprentice diesel-fitter with London Transport. He was rejected and so turned to a life in politics. This title offers an account of a young life already well lived. Num Pages: 544 pages, illustrations (black and white). BIC Classification: 1DBK; BGHA; JPH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 131 x 35. Weight in Grams: 406.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Number of pages
- 544
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Re-issue
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780241968291
- ISBN
- 9780241968291
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 18.50
€ 24.99
€ 18.50
Paperback. A look at Lincoln's life and cottage outside Washington, a retirement quarters for Army veterans - a place where he could escape the unceasing burdens of the White House, and where he made some of the crucial decisions of the war. Num Pages: 272 pages, 2 maps, numerous halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 158 x 234 x 19. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- 1st Oxford Universit edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195179859
- ISBN
- 9780195179859
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 21.27
€ 21.99
€ 21.27
Hardcover.
- Publisher
- Irish Academic Press Ltd
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780716529897
- ISBN
- 9780716529897
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 35.00€ 28.42
€ 35.00
€ 28.42
Hardcover. Editor(s): Warshauer, Matthew. Num Pages: 189 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 157 x 18. Weight in Grams: 432.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 189
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781607417095
- ISBN
- 9781607417095
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 71.29€ 50.42
€ 71.29
€ 50.42
Paperback. This work provides a fresh interpretation of James Madison and a critique of Madisonian politics. Neither civic humanist nor democrat, Madison has been described as a "distrusting, calculating, and pragmatic Machiavellian Prince". Series: American Political Thought. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; JPA; JPF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 485.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Univ Pr of Kansas
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700608072
- ISBN
- 9780700608072
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.94
€ 42.94
Paperback. Translator(s): Bachrach, David Stewart. Num Pages: 182 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH; HBJD; HBLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 10. Weight in Grams: 239.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 182
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300107586
- ISBN
- 9780300107586
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.00€ 17.07
€ 19.00
€ 17.07
Paperback. Maureen Flanagan, a then 20 year old hairdresser started visiting the Kray family home each week to give the twins mother, Violet, her weekly shampoo and set. Over the cups of tea and the rollers and hairpins, Violet began to confide in 'Flan' about her life, her incredible pride in her twins - and her troubled relationship with her husband. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JJP; BGHA; BTC; JKVM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 131 x 197 x 30. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Publisher
- Cornerstone
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784750763
- ISBN
- 9781784750763
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.88
€ 15.99
€ 11.88
hardcover. Elizabeth Wolstenholme Elmy (1833-1918) was one of the most significant pioneers of the British women's emancipation movement. Wolstenholme Elmy referred to herself as an 'initiator' of movements, and she was at the heart of every campaign Victorian feminists conducted. This title presents a portrait of this 'Insurgent woman'. Series Editor(s): Sharpe, Pamela; Summerfield, Penny; Abrams, Lynn; Beattie, Cordelia. Series: Gender in History. Num Pages: 296 pages, Illustrations, black & white. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; BGH; HBJD1; HBTB; JFFK. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 221 x 139 x 30. Weight in Grams: 502.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780719081095
- ISBN
- 9780719081095
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 149.63
€ 149.63
Although Alzheimer's disease has been well documented throughout the twentieth century, no biography has been written of the man who was its namesake. This biography is the first, and it covers the life of Alois Alzheimer (1864-1915), his discovery of the disease that currently afflicts some thirty to forty million people, and his subsequent research. Translator(s): Levi, Neil; Burns, Alastair. Num Pages: 256 pages, 49 halftones. BIC Classification: BGH; MBX; MJN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 162 x 19. Weight in Grams: 635.
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231118965
- ISBN
- 9780231118965
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 94.68
€ 94.68
Hardcover. Series: Sarah Mills Hodge Fund Publication. Num Pages: 285 pages, black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; JFSL3; JPVH1; LAT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 163 x 25. Weight in Grams: 585.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of Georgia Press
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780820345963
- ISBN
- 9780820345963
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 34.04
€ 38.99
€ 34.04
Henry Clay was a lawyer in pre-Civil war America, he argued many precedent setting cases, some of them before the U.S. supreme court. He specialized in property law at a time when this included questions pertaining to slavery and handled a significant case involving the interstate slave trade. Num Pages: 160 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 139 x 17. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- The University Press of Kentucky United States
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813121475
- ISBN
- 9780813121475
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.57
€ 40.57
Hardback. Translator(s): Rosenwald, Lawrence. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 508 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; 3JH; BGH; DNF; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 29. Weight in Grams: 1085.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 508
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691632162
- ISBN
- 9780691632162
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 245.95
€ 245.95
Paperback. Revolutionary and ruler, Marxist and nationalist, liberator and despot, Mao Zedong takes a place among the iconic leaders of the twentieth century. In this new book, Maurice Meisner offers a balanced portrait and in-depth account of the man who defined modern China. Series: Polity Political Profiles Series. Num Pages: 232 pages, 2. BIC Classification: 1FPC; BGH; HBJF; HBLW3; JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 157 x 17. Weight in Grams: 352.
- Publisher
- Polity Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 232
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745631073
- ISBN
- 9780745631073
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.82
€ 25.82
Hardcover. Editor(s): Ebben, Maurits; Lacy-Bruijn, Margriet; Hovell tot Westerflier, Rolof van. Num Pages: 464 pages, Includes indexes of persons and places, plus an extensive bibliography. BIC Classification: BGH; HBJD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 286 x 224 x 33. Weight in Grams: 2218.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Karwansaray Publishers
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789490258085
- ISBN
- 9789490258085
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 81.68
€ 81.68
Paperback. Eyewitness stories from eighty years of British flying in war and peace. Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; 3JM; BGH; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 132 x 33. Weight in Grams: 334.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780340838136
- ISBN
- 9780340838136
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.96
€ 19.99
€ 14.96
Paperback. An exhilarating and uplifting account of the lives of sixteen 'warriors' from the last three centuries, hand-picked for their bravery or extraordinary military experience by the eminent military historian, author and ex-editor of the Daily Telegraph, Sir Max Hastings. Num Pages: 384 pages, 30 b/w plates (16pp). BIC Classification: BGH; HBG; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 22. Weight in Grams: 326.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780007198856
- ISBN
- 9780007198856
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 12.88
€ 17.99
€ 12.88
Paperback. Pre-eminent military historian Max Hastings presents Winston Churchill as he has never been seen before. Num Pages: 576 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJH; BGH; HBJD1; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 47. Weight in Grams: 530.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Number of pages
- 576
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780007263684
- ISBN
- 9780007263684
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 15.87
€ 23.99
€ 15.87
Hardcover. A detailed study of Himmler's available diaries illustrating his private life and work itinerary, supplemented by photos chronicling his life. Num Pages: 768 pages, 1000 b&w. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJG; 3JJH; AJC; BGH; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 255 x 176 x 44. Weight in Grams: 2304.
- Publisher
- Fonthill Media
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781554050
- ISBN
- 9781781554050
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 39.30
€ 52.99
€ 39.30