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Biography: historical, political & military

Hardcover. The First World War marked the emergence of the Dominions on the world stage as independent nations, none more so than Australia. Australia was represented at Versailles by the Prime Minister, the colourful Billy Hughes. Hughes was also the most vociferous opponent of the racial equality clause put forward by Japan. Series Editor(s): Sharp, Alan. Series: Makers of the Modern World. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1MBF; 3JJC; 3JJF; BGH; HBJM; HBLW; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 204 x 135 x 23. Weight in Grams: 420.
Publisher
Haus Publishing
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781905791903
ISBN
9781905791903
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.44

Hardcover. Reveals Edmund J Davis, the heroic man who stood in strong opposition to his peers and better reflected the ideals of the nation than those of so many of his contemporaries. This title presents an account of this man who determined to make progressive changes and stand in stark opposition to the state's political elite. Num Pages: 288 pages, 13 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 612.
Publisher
Texas Christian University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780875654058
ISBN
9780875654058
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.61

paperback. Bringing together a range of historians, anthropologists and political theorists, this volume celebrates and analyses the influence of Colin Ward and his uniquely approachable and creative form of anarchism. Editor(s): Levy, Carl. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; BGH; JPFB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 139 x 216 x 12. Weight in Grams: 196.
Publisher
Lawrence and Wishart Ltd United Kingdom
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781907103735
ISBN
9781907103735
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 17.54

Hardback. Editor(s): Hutchinson, D. S. Num Pages: 240 pages, 5 line illus. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; BGH; HBJD; HBLA1; HPCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 137 x 223 x 22. Weight in Grams: 428.
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
240
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691096537
ISBN
9780691096537
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.48

paperback. Cultural Agents Reloaded reflects on the accomplishments and failures of Antanas Mockus, twice Mayor of Bogota. His example motivates us to sharpen our understanding of what cultural agency is in the present day by bringing into focus the challenges public humanities face when they travel South and struggle to become genuinely global." Series: Focus on Latin American Art and Agency. Num Pages: 380 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLSC; 3JM; BGH; JPR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2018
Publisher
The Cultural Agents Initiative at Harvard University United States
Number of pages
380
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674088559
ISBN
9780674088559
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 37.93

Hardback. Spotlights six of Mexico's most important opposition figures, introducing the reader to Jesus Gonzalez Schmal, of the conservative PAN; Cuauhtemoc Cardenas, the most successful opposition candidate in Mexico's history; Jorge Alcocer Villanueva of the Communist Party, and three others. Series: Latin American Silhouettes. Num Pages: 356 pages, bioglossary, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; 3JJPN; 3JJPR; BGH; JP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 163 x 31. Weight in Grams: 708.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
Scholarly Resources Inc.,U.S. United States
Number of pages
356
Condition
New
SKU
V9780842023955
ISBN
9780842023955
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 158.02

Hardcover. George I. Sanchez was a reformer, activist and intellectual, and one of the most influential members of the "Mexican American Generation" (1930-1960). The author honours Sanchez's efforts, hitherto mostly unrecognized, in the struggle for equal opportunity, while not shying away from his subject's personal faults and foibles. Series: The Lamar Series in Western History. Num Pages: 400 pages, 22 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; BGH; HBJK; HBLW; JFSL4. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 168 x 243 x 33. Weight in Grams: 712.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Yale University Press
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300190328
ISBN
9780300190328
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.96

Paperback. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APF; BGF; BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 219 x 142 x 17. Weight in Grams: 340.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Madison Books, Inc United States
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9781568330044
ISBN
9781568330044
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 20.71

Paperback. This title presents an in-depth study of the lives and politics of two of the most interesting social radicals of their time. Quakers, Anna and Thomas Haslam campaigned for social reform in the late 19th century, and played a central role in the formation of an early Irish feminist agenda in the early 20th century. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JH; 3JJ; BGH; HBJD1; HBLL; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 445. Biography..Anna and Thomas Haslam. Keywords: Quakerism. 265pp
Publisher
Cork University Press Cork
Number of pages
280
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781859183946
ISBN
9781859183946
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.00
€ 21.31

Paperback. Tells the story of one of history's despicable villains and conmen - Louis Darquier, Nazi collaborator and 'Commissioner for Jewish Affairs', who dissembled his way to power in the Vichy government and was responsible for sending thousands of children to the gas chambers. Num Pages: 576 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JJH; BGH; HBJD; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 134 x 46. Weight in Grams: 408.
Publisher
Vintage
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099498285
ISBN
9780099498285
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 18.38

Paperback. Editor(s): Carney, Thomas E. Num Pages: 95 pages. BIC Classification: BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 153 x 8. Weight in Grams: 202.
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc
Number of pages
95
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781628080827
ISBN
9781628080827
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 147.34
€ 100.83

Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, 8 pages of colour. BIC Classification: 1KBBFM; 3JH; BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 201 x 22. Weight in Grams: 288.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Random House USA Inc United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780307476258
ISBN
9780307476258
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 15.94

Hardcover. Num Pages: 584 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 166 x 39. Weight in Grams: 1400. The Extraordinary Life of Maria Cosway, Celebrity Artist and Thomas Jefferson's Impossible Love. 584 pages, illustrations. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH. Dimension: 241 x 166 x 39. Weight: 1400.
Publisher
Column House
Number of pages
584
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9782839901536
ISBN
9782839901536
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 30.57

paperback. Lucretia Mott was a central figure in the interconnected struggles for racial and sexual equality in nineteenth-century America. This biography, the first in thirty years, focuses on Mott's long and controversial public career as an abolitionist, women's rights activist, and Quaker minister. Num Pages: 312 pages, 13 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; JFSJ1. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780812222791
ISBN
9780812222791
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.03

Paperback. Assesses the activism, writing, and legacy of Claudia Jones (1915-1964), a pioneering Afro-Caribbean radical intellectual active in the U.S. and U.K. Num Pages: 344 pages, 31 b&w photos. BIC Classification: BGH; JFFK; JPFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 506.
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
344
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
First edition, paperback issue
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822341161
ISBN
9780822341161
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.60

Paperback. .
Publisher
Ayebia Clarke Publishing Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
242
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780956240163
ISBN
9780956240163
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.61

Paperback. The gripping account of World War Two's legendary heroine, who risked her life to save her country and her lover. Num Pages: 432 pages, 1 x 8pp b&w. BIC Classification: 3JJH; BGH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JWH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 28. Weight in Grams: 302.
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Number of pages
432
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781444724622
ISBN
9781444724622
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.41

paperback. Covers the first year following the author's rise to fame. This title recounts her struggles with celebrity, middle-class expectations, and the racial and social tensions her success had exacerbated. It tells that the fall back into poverty is as easy as the struggle to escape it is difficult. Translator(s): Arrington, Melvin S.; Levine, Robert M. Series: Engendering Latin America. Num Pages: 189 pages, Illus., map. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; BGHA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5182 x 3429 x 16. Weight in Grams: 256.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Bison United States
Number of pages
189
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803275997
ISBN
9780803275997
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.92

Paperback. The enthralling story of a dynamic empire whose impact is felt to this day Num Pages: 720 pages, 2 x 8pp b&w illustrations and six maps. BIC Classification: 1FB; 3H; BGH; HBJF1; HBLC; JFSR2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 41. Weight in Grams: 470.
Publisher
John Murray
Number of pages
720
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719561122
ISBN
9780719561122
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.66

paperback. A biography of Lucie de la Tour du Pin. It includes details about her life in the Court of Versailles, through the French Revolution to Napoleon's rule. It reveals how she recorded people, politics and intrigue, alongside the intriguing minutia of everyday life: food, work, illness, children, manners and clothes. Num Pages: 512 pages, 8. BIC Classification: 1DDF; BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 134 x 38. Weight in Grams: 574.
Publisher
Vintage Books
Number of pages
512
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099490524
ISBN
9780099490524
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.66

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