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Biography: historical, political & military

Paperback. William Hague has written the life of William Wilberforce who was both a staunch conservative and a tireless campaigner against the slave trade. Num Pages: 480 pages, 8 b/w, 16 col plates (24pp), With index. BIC Classification: BGH; HBTS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 41. Weight in Grams: 466.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Number of pages
480
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007228867
ISBN
9780007228867
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 17.77

Paperback. The award-winning biography of William Pitt the Younger by William Hague, the youngest leader of the Tory Party since Pitt himself. Num Pages: 688 pages, 17 b/w, 8 col plates (24pp), With index. BIC Classification: 3JF; BGH; HBJD1; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 40. Weight in Grams: 526.
Edition
1st Edition Thus
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Number of pages
688
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007147205
ISBN
9780007147205
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 17.49

Paperback. Num Pages: 656 pages. BIC Classification: BGH; BGL; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 135 x 38. .
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2018
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780062383341
ISBN
9780062383341
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 21.51

Hardcover. This biography traces the rise and fall of the late Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev. His ultimate failure to realize his vision of the Soviet future is linked to the unrealistic optimism of that vision, as well as to the contradictions inherent in his views and politics. Series: St Antony's Series. Num Pages: 350 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DVU; BGH; HBJD; HBLW; JPFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 25. Weight in Grams: 538.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333599273
ISBN
9780333599273
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 128.53

Hardcover. The eighth volume of William James's correspondence, covering the period 1895 to June 1899. During this period, James struggles against various temptations, never completely successfully, to devote all of his attention to philosophy, the first and great love of his life. Series: The Correspondence of William James. Num Pages: 832 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BGHA; BJ; HPCD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 57. Weight in Grams: 1451.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
University of Virginia Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813919263
ISBN
9780813919263
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 136.52

Hardcover. Consisting of more than 500 letters to family with an additional 650 calendared, this volume offers a complete account of William James's known correspondence from April 1905 to March 1908. Num Pages: 772 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJ; BGHA; BJ; HPCD. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 250 x 170 x 52. Weight in Grams: 1306.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
University of Virginia Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813921495
ISBN
9780813921495
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 135.52

Hardcover. This twelfth and final volume of The Correspondence of William James concludes the series of William James's correspondence with family, friends, and colleagues that began with volume 4. Editor(s): Skrupskelis, Ignas K.; Berkeley, Elizabeth M.; Bradbeer, Wilma. Num Pages: 864 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH; HPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 57. Weight in Grams: 1365.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
University of Virginia Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813923079
ISBN
9780813923079
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 135.93

Paperback. Num Pages: 232 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBSN; BGH; HBTB; LAZ; WHX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 347.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
The University Press of Kentucky United States
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813168289
ISBN
9780813168289
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.97

Paperback. The acclaimed biography of the eldest son of William the Conqueror, whose failure to secure the kingdom of England has overshadowed his role in capturing Jerusalem during the First Crusade. Num Pages: 348 pages, 4, 4 line drawing. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3H; BGH; HBJD; HBLC1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 596.
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
348
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843836605
ISBN
9781843836605
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 31.10

Paperback. Num Pages: 390 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: AGB; AJ; BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230. Weight in Grams: 652. William MacQuitty. First edition. Includes newspaper cutting of obituary. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Quartet Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
SKU
KAK0008982
ISBN
9780704302174
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 12.00

Hardback. To find more information about Rowman and Littlefield titles, please visit www.rowmanlittlefield.com. Num Pages: 254 pages, Plans transparencies :Includes index. BIC Classification: BGH; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 143 x 19. Weight in Grams: 413.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1980
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
254
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810812529
ISBN
9780810812529
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 97.31

Hardback. Num Pages: 336 pages, 25 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JJP; 3JM; BGH; HBJK; JPHL; JPR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 3887 x 5817 x 30. Weight in Grams: 590.
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
336
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823274260
ISBN
9780823274260
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 28.24

Paperback. Num Pages: 276 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH; HBW; JPHL; JPSF; JWMN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 229 x 23. Weight in Grams: 422.
Publisher
Stanford Security Studies
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804797122
ISBN
9780804797122
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 27.67

Paperback. "A masterpiece..[W]ill rightfully assume its place as the standard biography of a truly great figure in the nation's past." -New York Newsday Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: BGH; JFSL3; KNT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140. .
Publisher
WW Norton & Co
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393354423
ISBN
9780393354423
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 19.71

Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 102 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 203 x 133 x 5. Weight in Grams: 114.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
102
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691627618
ISBN
9780691627618
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.44

Paperback. Through the case of a single well-placed official, Chen Hongmou (1696-1771), this book studies the consciousness and the governing project of the 18th-century Chinese official-elite. Num Pages: 616 pages, 14ill.1M. BIC Classification: 1FPC; BGH; HBJF; HBLL; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 6452 x 4522 x 32. Weight in Grams: 1034.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
616
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804748186
ISBN
9780804748186
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 42.18

hardcover. A biographical sketch of the antecedents, early life and career of William Thornton, particulary known for his design of the US Capitol. It includes his early antislavery writings, and detailed accounts of the evolution of the first successful steamboat. Num Pages: 720 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; 3JH; AM; BGHA; DNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 48. Weight in Grams: 1243.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
University of Virginia Press United States
Number of pages
720
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813913445
ISBN
9780813913445
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 120.50

Paperback. Gritty, deeply touching, fascinating, informative; these letters show the joys and heartbreaking challenges of family life in the fur trade. Editor(s): Munro, K. Douglas. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 3JH; BGH; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 154 x 23. Weight in Grams: 552.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of Alberta Press Canada
Number of pages
339
Condition
New
SKU
V9780888644602
ISBN
9780888644602
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.43

Paperback. A beautifully weighted memoir of political success and failure, and the passing of an era. Num Pages: 400 pages, 8 pp b/w plates, 8pp colour plates. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJP; BGHA; BM; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 126. .
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472119773
ISBN
9781472119773
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.94

Hardback. Consisting of some 572 letters, with another 460 calendared, this tenth volume in a series of 12, offers a complete account of William James's known correspondence - with family, friends and colleagues - from the beginning of 1902 through to March 1905. Num Pages: 702 pages, 4 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJC; BGHA; BJ; DSBF; DSBH; DSK; HPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 66. Weight in Grams: 1470.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University of Virginia Press United States
Number of pages
702
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813920610
ISBN
9780813920610
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 136.64

Paperback. Fascinating memoir of the first female Chelsea Pensioner, who devoted her working life to the British Army. Num Pages: 304 pages, 1 x 8pp black & white section. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJPG; 3JJPK; BGHA; JWD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 140 x 199 x 20. Weight in Grams: 228.
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781471111259
ISBN
9781471111259
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.99
€ 8.51

Hardback. On a freezing winter's night, a few hours before dawn on May 12, 1969, South African security police stormed the Soweto home of activist and wife of the imprisoned Nelson Mandela, and arrested her in the presence of her two young daughters, then aged nine and ten. This title tells her story. Series: Modern African Writing Series. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: BGH; GTB; HBJH; JWXR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 458. Weight in Grams: 463.
Publisher
Ohio University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780821421024
ISBN
9780821421024
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.85

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Ohio University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780821421017
ISBN
9780821421017
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.44

Paperback. Packed with adventure and incidents, Winston Churchill's first 25 years were spent working as a soldier and a war correspondent in India, South Africa and Cuba. Churchill evokes a so-called golden age before 1914 in his autobiography. Num Pages: 388 pages, maps, plan. BIC Classification: BGHA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 139 x 26. Weight in Grams: 446.
Publisher
Eland Publishing Ltd
Number of pages
388
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Condition
New
SKU
V9780907871620
ISBN
9780907871620
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 16.06

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