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Biography: historical, political & military
Paperback. Translator(s): Lorton, David. Num Pages: 160 pages, 23. BIC Classification: 1QDAE; 3D; BGH; HBJH; HBLA; HRKP1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 141 x 12. Weight in Grams: 218. 160 pages, 1 map, 15 b&w photographs, 7 drawings. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1QDAE; 3D; BGH; HBJH; HBLA; HRKP1. Dimension: 215 x 141 x 12. Weight: 218. Translator(s): Lorton, David.
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801487255
- ISBN
- 9780801487255
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.56
€ 27.99
€ 26.56
Paperback. The Chicago World's Fair of 1893 and its amazing 'White City' was one of the wonders of the world. The architect was Daniel H Burnham, the driving force behind the White City, the massive, visionary landscape of white buildings set in a wonderland of canals and gardens. This book deals with his life and work. Num Pages: 496 pages, B & W photos. BIC Classification: 1KBBNC; 2AB; AMG; BGH; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 33. Weight in Grams: 338.
- Publisher
- Bantam
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780553813531
- ISBN
- 9780553813531
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 12.61
€ 15.99
€ 12.61
Hardcover. "Performance is better than promise" has long been the motto of Ernest F "Fritz" Hollings, former governor of South Carolina and 6-term US Senator. This political autobiography offers accounts of how one makes government work in spite of itself. Num Pages: 256 pages, 17 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBFS; BGHA; HBJK; HBLW3; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 29. Weight in Grams: 649.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of South Carolina Press
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781570037603
- ISBN
- 9781570037603
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 31.69
€ 35.99
€ 31.69
Paperback. The devastation of the November 1938 pogrom, euphemistically known as 'Crystal Night', introduced a new level of Nazi horror that ended the author's family's happy life. This work describes the daily struggle to survive: overcrowding and disease, the underground world of criminals, hunger, heat, and humidity. Num Pages: 217 pages, Illus., map. BIC Classification: 1FPC; BGHA; JFFN; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 13. Weight in Grams: 342.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 217
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Reprint
- SKU
- V9780803272811
- ISBN
- 9780803272811
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 17.63
€ 17.99
€ 17.63
Hardback. Num Pages: 230 pages, over 480 b/w photos, documents. BIC Classification: BGH; HBJD; HBWN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 288 x 226 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1722. An Illustrated Biography. 230 pages, illustrations. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: BGH; HBJD; HBWN. Dimension: 288 x 226 x 28. Weight: 1714.
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764325267
- ISBN
- 9780764325267
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 54.65€ 39.78
€ 54.65
€ 39.78
Hardcover. Editor(s): Singleton, Esther. Num Pages: 205 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: BGH; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 239 x 162 x 18. Weight in Grams: 486.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 205
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781590334713
- ISBN
- 9781590334713
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 79.60€ 61.84
€ 79.60
€ 61.84
Hardback. The first African American to head a branch of the New York Public Library (NYPL), Regina Andrews led an extraordinary life. Allied with W E B Du Bois, she fought for promotion and equal pay against entrenched sexism and racism. This book offers the portrait of Andrews' activism. Num Pages: 168 pages, 23 black and white photographs. BIC Classification: BGH; GL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 417.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252038501
- ISBN
- 9780252038501
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 63.04
€ 63.04
Hardback. Jacob Dolson Cox, a former divinity student with no formal military training, was among those who rose to the challenge. In a conflict in which "political generals" often proved less than competent, Cox, the consummate citizen general, emerged as one of the best commanders in the Union army. Series: War and Society in North America. Num Pages: 352 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; HBWJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1225.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Ohio University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780821420829
- ISBN
- 9780821420829
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 87.25
€ 87.25
Hardcover. Num Pages: 212 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 263 x 186 x 17. Weight in Grams: 666.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 212
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781560728313
- ISBN
- 9781560728313
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 93.86€ 72.36
€ 93.86
€ 72.36
Hardback. Historical and Biographical Reflections and Syntheses Series: The Collected Works / Historical, Philosophical, and Socio-Political Papers. Num Pages: 536 pages, biography. BIC Classification: BGH; PHM; PHN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 30. Weight in Grams: 940.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Edition
- The final volume of the Collected works
- Number of pages
- 536
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783540572947
- ISBN
- 9783540572947
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 514.45
€ 514.45
Paperback. Series: The Collected Works / Historical, Philosophical, and Socio-Political Papers. Num Pages: 536 pages, biography. BIC Classification: BGH; PHM; PHN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 279 x 210 x 28. Weight in Grams: 760.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2001
- Number of pages
- 536
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783642081804
- ISBN
- 9783642081804
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 513.40
€ 513.40
Paperback. A synthesis of the work of international scholars, this is an account of the people who animated a decisive period in the genesis of the modern mind - the Renaissance. Confining its attention to the "great" Renaissance which originated in Italy, the book treats a broad spectrum of figures. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DST; ACND; BGH; HBJD; HBLC; HBLH; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 18. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226283562
- ISBN
- 9780226283562
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.82
€ 40.99
€ 31.82
Hardcover. Cliff and Eunice Holliday went to live in Jerusalem in 1922, during a period of political upheaval and unrest. Cliff had the task of restoring the old city and building control outside. This book contains the letters Eunice wrote home, which portray a city during a critical time in its history. Num Pages: 224 pages, halftones, maps, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1FBH; 3JJG; AMVD; BGHA; HBJF1; HBLW; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 276 x 219 x 23. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Publisher
- I. B. Tauris
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781860640858
- ISBN
- 9781860640858
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 59.41€ 54.92
€ 59.41
€ 54.92
Paperback. Eva Figes and her family fled the horror of Nazi Germany when Eva was only six, forced to leave behind them friends, relatives and their housemaid, Edith. Ten years later, Edith suddenly re-emerged in their lives. Having miraculously survived wartime Berlin, she had reluctantly emigrated to hostile, volatile Palestine. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: BGHA; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 13. Weight in Grams: 146.
- Publisher
- Granta Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847080684
- ISBN
- 9781847080684
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 9.27
€ 10.99
€ 9.27
Paperback. Num Pages: 124 pages. BIC Classification: BGH; HBJD; HBWQ; JPVR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140 x 10. Weight in Grams: 174.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Daimon Verlag
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783856305857
- ISBN
- 9783856305857
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 26.80
€ 36.99
€ 26.80
Hardback. Eve A. Pollecoff here tells the story of Otto Markus - 'Pioneer Merchant Trader' - who established his East African Trading Company in the wake of growing British interest in East Africa: especially Kenya and Uganda. Num Pages: 224 pages, 32 in 16pp bw plates. BIC Classification: 1HFGK; 1HFGU; 3JH; BGH; HBTQ; KCLT. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 151 x 223 x 22. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848859371
- ISBN
- 9781848859371
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 59.41€ 54.92
€ 59.41
€ 54.92
Paperback. Hans Staden's sixteenth-century account of shipwreck and captivity by the Tupinamba Indians of Brazil was an early modern bestseller. This title presents a retelling of the German sailor's eyewitness account, showing both why it was so popular at the time and why it remains an important tool for understanding the opening of the Atlantic world. Num Pages: 216 pages, 35, 31 black & white halftones, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 3JB; BGH; HBLH; RGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 151 x 14. Weight in Grams: 296.
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421403465
- ISBN
- 9781421403465
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 29.04
€ 33.99
€ 29.04
Hardback. Hans Staden's sixteenth-century account of shipwreck and captivity by the Tupinamba Indians of Brazil was an early modern bestseller. This title presents a retelling of the German sailor's eyewitness account, showing both why it was so popular at the time and why it remains an important tool for understanding the opening of the Atlantic world. Num Pages: 216 pages, 35, 31 black & white halftones, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 3JB; BGH; HBLH; RGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 154 x 19. Weight in Grams: 412.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421403458
- ISBN
- 9781421403458
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.95€ 60.63
€ 65.95
€ 60.63
Paperback. Prime Minister known for announcing 'that Britain favoured a homeland for the Jewish People in Palestine'. Series: 20 British Prime Ministers of the 20th Century. Num Pages: 168 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 134 x 194 x 13. Weight in Grams: 228.
- Publisher
- Haus Publishing Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 168
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781904950554
- ISBN
- 9781904950554
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.49
€ 17.99
€ 13.49
Hardcover. A National Book Critics Circle Award Finalist 'Biography' A groundbreaking biography of the most pioneering and accomplished African-American writer of the nineteenth century. Num Pages: 624 pages, 30 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGHA; HBJK; HBLL; HBTS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 168 x 45. Weight in Grams: 1070.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393240900
- ISBN
- 9780393240900
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 32.13
€ 37.99
€ 32.13