Biography: historical, political & military
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Biography: historical, political & military
paperback. W. E. B. Du Bois, American Prophet is the first religious biography of this leading civil rights activist and intellectual. Though Du Bois is often labeled an atheist, historian Edward J. Blum argues that his religious and spiritual insights are central to understanding his political and intellectual work. Series: Politics & Culture in Modern America. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812220865
- ISBN
- 9780812220865
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 33.71
€ 37.99
€ 33.71
Hardback. Dedicated to the memory of Russian mathematician, V A Rokhlin (1919-1984), this is a collection of research papers written by his former students and followers. It includes topics such as: topology, real algebraic geometry, dynamics, geometry of Riemannian manifolds, theory of Teichmuller spaces, and measure theory. Editor(s): Turaev, V. G.; Vershik, Anatoly M. Series: American Mathematical Society Translations. Num Pages: 286 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH; PBMW; PBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 267 x 190. Weight in Grams: 746.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- American Mathematical Society United States
- Number of pages
- 286
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780821827406
- ISBN
- 9780821827406
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 200.14
€ 200.14
Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 1KBBSL; 3JF; 3JH; BGH; BTC; HBJK; JKV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 525.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University Press of Florida United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813061832
- ISBN
- 9780813061832
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.80
€ 26.80
Hardcover. Num Pages: 240 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; BGH; JPFF; KNTJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 177 x 24. Weight in Grams: 498.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Schocken Books United States
- Edition
- annotated edition
- Number of pages
- 223
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780805242102
- ISBN
- 9780805242102
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 22.27
€ 30.99
€ 22.27
Hardcover. This book is a chronicle of a bicultural woman, Ida Pruitt, who was born in the 19th century of American missionaries, raised in a small Chinese village and lived in her adopted country for fifty years. She brought an almost unique perspective to her oral history, A Daughter of Han: The Autobiography of a Chinese Working Woman. Num Pages: 296 pages, 29 photographs. BIC Classification: BGH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 24. Weight in Grams: 626.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- The Chinese University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789629960575
- ISBN
- 9789629960575
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 47.15
€ 47.15
Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBFC; 3JJ; BGH; JFFA; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 299.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- The Perseus Books Group United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780465055883
- ISBN
- 9780465055883
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.09
€ 31.09
paperback. This text is a mix of social history, literary analysis, political biography and murder mystery. It explores and analyzes the social and cultural dynamics of the Chinese revolution of the 1920s by focusing on the mysterious 1928 assassination of Shen Dingyi. Num Pages: 322 pages, b&w photograph, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJG; BGH; HBJF; HBLL; HBLW; HBTB; JPWL1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 467.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 322
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520213869
- ISBN
- 9780520213869
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.83
€ 44.83
Paperback. A biography on Zhou Enlai, one of the most important and yet debatable political figures in the Chinese Communist Party. This work provides an analysis on the complex personality and controversial actions of Zhou, both as a person and a leader of the CCP. Num Pages: 404 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; BGH; HBJF; HBLW; JPFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 151 x 23. Weight in Grams: 592.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- The Chinese University Press Hong Kong
- Number of pages
- 404
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789629962807
- ISBN
- 9789629962807
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.28
€ 29.28
paperback. The contrasting lives of the Mitford sisters - stylish, scandalous and tragic by turns - hold up a mirror to upper-class life before and after the Second World War. Num Pages: 400 pages, 16pp illus. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; BGH; HBJD1; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 27. Weight in Grams: 302.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Head of Zeus
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781784970895
- ISBN
- 9781784970895
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 9.80
€ 11.99
€ 9.80
Aircraft Carriers at War: A Personal Retrospective of Korea, Vietnam, ...
Admiral James L. Holloway III Usn (Ret.)
Hardcover. Num Pages: 352 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVU; 1FMV; 1FPK; 3JJP; BGHA; HBG; HBLW3; JWF; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 159 x 36. Weight in Grams: 816.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Naval Institute Press
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781591143918
- ISBN
- 9781591143918
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 38.09
€ 44.99
€ 38.09
paperback. BIC Classification: BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Naval Institute Press United States
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9781591148807
- ISBN
- 9781591148807
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.37
€ 26.99
€ 23.37
paperback. Num Pages: 391 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH; PST. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 159 x 30. Weight in Grams: 635.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1974
- Publisher
- University Press of Florida United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 391
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813009957
- ISBN
- 9780813009957
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.28
€ 34.28
Paperback. This memoir of James Stavridis' two years in command of destroyer USS Barry reveals the human side of what it is like to be in charge of a warship-- for the first time and in the midst of international crisis.--Publisher's description. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: BGH; HBW; JWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 124 x 18. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Naval Institute Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781591141853
- ISBN
- 9781591141853
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 22.91
€ 29.99
€ 22.91
paperback. The most current and definitive investigation into the life and times of the President of the United States, Donald Trump. Num Pages: 464 pages, 4-c photo insert. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGB; BGH; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 198 x 32. Weight in Grams: 314. Good clean copy. Covers showing light shelf wear, remains a very good copy
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster UK
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KAC0004675
- ISBN
- 9781471159732
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 5.12
€ 5.12
paperback. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 113 x 181 x 11. Weight in Grams: 88. Good clean copy. Covers showing very light shelf wear, remains a very good copy
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KAC0004676
- ISBN
- 9780141984896
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 5.12
€ 5.12
paperback. Hillary Rodham Clinton's inside account of the crises, choices and challenges she faced during her four years as America's 67thSecretary of State Num Pages: 656 pages, 3 x 16pp Colour Plates. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JM; BGHA; BM; JPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 131 x 50. Weight in Grams: 468. Very good clean copy showing light age and shelfwear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster UK
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KMO0001733
- ISBN
- 9781471131523
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 5.44
€ 5.44
Hardcover. Good copy showing light age and shelfwear. Spine and cover lightly faded. Light foxing to preliminary and final pages. Binding exposed between front board and ffep, and final pages, due to wear. Remains a nice reading copy
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing Co United Kingdom
- Edition
- Reissue
- Number of pages
- 608
- Condition
- Used, Good
- SKU
- KMO0002295
- ISBN
- 9780297858317
Hardback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 44.99€ 31.41
€ 44.99
€ 31.41
Paperback. Janusz Korczak devoted himself to the care of orphans in the Warsaw Ghetto after the Nazi occupation of Poland. This volume constitutes his grimly inspiring ghetto diary, and is accompanied by a new introduction by Betty Jean Lifton, the author of a biography of Korczak. Num Pages: 192 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 1DVP; 3JJH; BGHA; BJ; HBJD; HBTZ1; HBWQ; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 145 x 217 x 9. Weight in Grams: 192.
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- New ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300097429
- ISBN
- 9780300097429
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 16.89
€ 18.99
€ 16.89
Paperback. An excellent, clean copy
- Condition
- Used, Like New
- Publisher
- Wayne State University Press Detroit
- Number of pages
- 264
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1987
- SKU
- KRS0018342
- ISBN
- 9780814319307
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New
€ 5.49
€ 5.49
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
€ 25.80
€ 25.80
Paperback. Num Pages: 500 pages, 30 b&w photos. BIC Classification: BGH; HBJD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 224 x 31. Weight in Grams: 418.
- Publisher
- Merrion Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781785370748
- ISBN
- 9781785370748
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 15.60
€ 16.99
€ 15.60
Paperback. Num Pages: 308 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; BGH; HBTB; JFF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 129 x 35. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Publisher
- New Africa Books (Pty) Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Educational ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781485622925
- ISBN
- 9781485622925
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 17.35
€ 18.99
€ 17.35
Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 422 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; BGH; BGX; HRCC97. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 24. Weight in Grams: 771.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2018
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691645957
- ISBN
- 9780691645957
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 214.94
€ 214.94
Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 260 pages. BIC Classification: BGH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155. .
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691629032
- ISBN
- 9780691629032
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 135.20
€ 135.20