Biography: historical, political & military
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Biography: historical, political & military
paperback. The story of Abelard and Heloise remains one of the world's most celebrated and tragic love affairs. This title follows the path of their romance from its reckless and ecstatic beginnings when Heloise became Abelard's pupil, through the suffering of public scandal and enforced secret marriage, to their eventual separation. Translator(s): Radice, Late Betty. Num Pages: 384 pages, further reading, notes, maps, index. BIC Classification: BGH; DNF; HRC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 133 x 23. Weight in Grams: 282.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780140448993
- ISBN
- 9780140448993
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 12.53
€ 15.99
€ 12.53
paperback. Traces the political journey of a leading worker radical whose life and experiences encapsulate radicalism's rise and fall in the United States. Integrating indigenous and international factors that determined the fate of American communism, this book provides an understanding of the basis for radicalism among twentieth-century American workers. Series: Working Class in American History. Num Pages: 384 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 460.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252070518
- ISBN
- 9780252070518
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 22.10
€ 23.99
€ 22.10
Paperback. An amazingly rich window onto a lost world of African American history Num Pages: 464 pages, 33 photographs; 5 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBBEP; 1KBBES; 3JH; BGHA; HBJK; HBLL; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5830 x 3895 x 865. Weight in Grams: 726.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 464
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252074400
- ISBN
- 9780252074400
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.67
€ 30.99
€ 27.67
hardcover. Translator(s): Johnston, David, Governor General of Canada. Num Pages: 450 pages, 16 pages of photographs. BIC Classification: BGHA; JWH; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 165 x 38. Weight in Grams: 1082.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd (US)
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780887407185
- ISBN
- 9780887407185
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 31.33
€ 44.99
€ 31.33
paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 197 x 127 x 17. Weight in Grams: 295.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Pearson United States
- Edition
- 3rd Edition
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780321342324
- ISBN
- 9780321342324
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.82
€ 66.82
Paperback. Emmet O'Connor uses archival sources, including declassified Soviet Union and FBI files, to cast light on Jim Larkin and his relations with international communism. He aims to uncover the motivation behind Larkin's public persona. Series: Radical Irish Lives. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJ; BGH; HBJD1; HBLW; JPF; KNXB2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 138 x 10. Weight in Grams: 216. Biography..James Larkin. 148pp. Radical Irish Lives Series
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Cork University Press
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781859183397
- ISBN
- 9781859183397
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 14.52
€ 18.99
€ 14.52
paperback. Contains the correspondence between Franklin D Roosevelt and Joseph V Stalin. This collection of more than three hundred hot-war messages, helps in understanding the relationship that developed between these two great world leaders during a time of supreme world crisis. Editor(s): Butler, Susan. Num Pages: 382 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVU; 1KBB; BGH; BJ; HBJD; HBJK; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 506.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 382
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300125924
- ISBN
- 9780300125924
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 24.18
€ 32.99
€ 24.18
hardcover. Chronicles the life and times of Mohammad Reza Shah, who ruled from 1941 to 1979 as the last Iranian monarch. This biography provides a perspective on key events in Iranian history, including the 1979 revolution, US-Iran relations, and Iran's nuclear program. Num Pages: 740 pages, 18 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1FBN; 3JJP; BGH; HBJF1; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 164 x 232 x 29. Weight in Grams: 1150.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780520253285
- ISBN
- 9780520253285
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 69.99€ 60.41
€ 69.99
€ 60.41
paperback. This biography of General Charles de Gaulle (1890-1970) provides insight into 20th-century political and military history, from World Wars I and II, through the 1960s and the Vietnam War. It also details de Gaulle's relationships with other 20th-century figures, including Churchill and Roosevelt. Num Pages: 544 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJ; BGH; HBJD; HBLW; JPQB; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Scholarly. Dimension: 236 x 157 x 30. Weight in Grams: 856.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780471180715
- ISBN
- 9780471180715
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 22.66
€ 34.99
€ 22.66
Paperback. A comprehensive reference guide, this volume examines the leading political, economic, cultural, military, scientific and sporting personalities of Russia and the Soviet Union from 1900 to 1996. Num Pages: 296 pages, illustrations, 5 maps. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JJ; BGH; GBC; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 16. Weight in Grams: 452.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415138987
- ISBN
- 9780415138987
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.14
€ 46.14
Paperback. Just what was so great about Peter, Catherine, Frederick and Alexander? What did Cleopatra see to admire in the fat man with a beard, Mark Anthony? Why do people suffer from Montezuma's revenge? This title takes you on a journey through the annals of history with the heroes and villains of the past as your fellow travellers. Illustrator(s): Steig, William. Num Pages: 240 pages, 20 line drawings. BIC Classification: 2ABM; BGH; DNF; HBG; WH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 126 x 18. Weight in Grams: 256.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780750932042
- ISBN
- 9780750932042
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.61
€ 17.99
€ 16.61
George Washington became president of the newly formed United States just as the French Revolution erupted in 1789, a moment that would pave the way for Napoleon and his eventual empire. In this momentous year, the Americans consolidated the gains of their rebellion, and the French embarked upon a more radical transformation of their own. Num Pages: 272 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 542.
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Potomac Books Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781597972789
- ISBN
- 9781597972789
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.72
€ 33.72
Paperback. This is an account of the life and times of Te Whiti o Rongomai set against the politics and Crown policies of the nineteenth century. It traces the forces that shaped his life's journey from Ngamotu, where he was born, to his settling at Parihaka and his evolving sense of the injustices and disempowerment Maori experienced and his response. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: 1MBN; 3JH; BGH; HBJM; JFSL9; JPWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Huia Publishers
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781775501954
- ISBN
- 9781775501954
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 31.02
€ 46.99
€ 31.02
How the son of an innkeeper with a flair for making money became the richest commoner in nineteenth-century England, and what he did with his extraordinary success Num Pages: 352 pages, 60 black-&-white + colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JH; BGB; BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 168 x 243 x 35. Weight in Grams: 770.
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300112207
- ISBN
- 9780300112207
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.44
€ 40.99
€ 29.44
- Publisher
- United States
- Number of pages
- 503
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781612345772
- ISBN
- 9781612345772
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 38.84
€ 43.99
€ 38.84
In A Great Rural Sisterhood, Linda M. Ambrose uses a wealth of archival materials from both sides of the Atlantic to tell the story of Watt's remarkable life and the creation of the Associated Country Women of the World. Num Pages: 352 pages, 24. BIC Classification: 1KBC; BGH; JFSJ1. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 238 x 162 x 27. Weight in Grams: 650.
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442647725
- ISBN
- 9781442647725
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 79.61
€ 79.61
Scotland's Pariah is the first book to examine the remarkable life of John Pinkerton: antiquarian, poet, forger, cartographer, historian, serial adulterer, bigamist, and religious skeptic. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: BGH; RGV. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 159 x 232 x 25. Weight in Grams: 662.
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442649286
- ISBN
- 9781442649286
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 75.79
€ 75.79
Dimension: 163 x 237 x 32. Weight in Grams: 630.
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442650336
- ISBN
- 9781442650336
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 70.69
€ 70.69
Long before it became the slogan of the Obama campaign, Dr. Dorothy Ferebee (1898-1980) lived by the motto "Yes, We Can." An African American elite descended from lawyers, journalists, politicians, and possibly a white governor of Virginia, Ferebee was an obstetrician and civil rights activist from Washington, D.C. Num Pages: 408 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; BGH; JPVH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 165 x 238 x 35. Weight in Grams: 758.
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Potomac Books Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 408
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781612345055
- ISBN
- 9781612345055
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.37
€ 41.37
Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JD; BGH; HBTB; HRQX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 166 x 236 x 18. Weight in Grams: 494.
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Truman State University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781612481432
- ISBN
- 9781612481432
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 37.51
€ 47.99
€ 37.51
Num Pages: 304 pages, 35 b/w photos. BIC Classification: BGH; WS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 141 x 17. Weight in Grams: 394.
- Publication date
- 1981
- Publisher
- Hancock House Publishers Ltd ,Canada Canada
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780888391025
- ISBN
- 9780888391025
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 18.28
€ 25.99
€ 18.28
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 496
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230340381
- ISBN
- 9780230340381
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 24.86
€ 29.99
€ 24.86
paperback. Gabriel Dumont's memoirs present a rare view of Metis history as told by one of their key heros. Translator(s): Barnholden, Michael. Num Pages: 96 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 3JH; BGHA; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 8. Weight in Grams: 142.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Talonbooks Canada
- Edition
- Second
- Number of pages
- 96
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780889226258
- ISBN
- 9780889226258
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 16.79
€ 18.99
€ 16.79
Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: BGH; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 164 x 39. Weight in Grams: 606.
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Thomas Nelson Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 496
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781595555342
- ISBN
- 9781595555342
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 27.28
€ 29.99
€ 27.28