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Biography: historical, political & military

Num Pages: 320 pages, 48 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: BGH; HBG; HBWQ; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 161 x 28. Weight in Grams: 712.
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764302473
ISBN
9780764302473
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 25.45

Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, 9 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBNT; 3JH; BGHA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 272.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780816667093
ISBN
9780816667093
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 19.87

Hardback. Born in 1941, Tubten Khetsun is a nephew of the Gyatso Tashi Khendrung, one of the senior government officials taken prisoner after the Tibetan peoples' uprising of March 10, 1959. This autobiography talks of his prison experiences as well as the state of civil society following his release. Translator(s): Akester, Matthew. Num Pages: 344 pages, 16 illus. BIC Classification: 1FPCT; 3JJP; BGHA; HBJF; HBLW3; JPFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 635.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780231142861
ISBN
9780231142861
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 104.56
€ 80.25

Paperback. Joseph 'Tommy' Lapid (1931-2008) survived the horrors of the Holocaust to become Israel's notorious yet beloved 'big mouth': a journalist, playwright, TV star, and finally deputy prime minister and leader of the anti-Orthodox movement. His is a very personal story as well as the breathtaking saga of a nation that emerged from the ashes. Translator(s): Fallenberg, Evan. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBH; 3JJ; BGH; HBJF1; HBLW; HBTZ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 31. Weight in Grams: 384.
Publisher
Elliott & Thompson Limited
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781908739445
ISBN
9781908739445
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.76

Hardback. Editor(s): Khrushchev, Sergei. Num Pages: 1176 pages, 40 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVU; BGH; HBJD; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 162 x 239 x 70. Weight in Grams: 1798.
Publisher
Pennsylvania State University Press United States
Number of pages
1176
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780271029351
ISBN
9780271029351
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 73.61
€ 62.36

Paperback. Num Pages: 488 pages. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JH; BGH; JMP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 204 x 33. Weight in Grams: 512.
Publisher
New York Review Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Condition
New
SKU
V9780940322202
ISBN
9780940322202
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 22.94

Paperback. Translator(s): Abbott, Elizabeth. Num Pages: 472 pages. BIC Classification: AVGC4; AVH; BGFA; BGHA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 129 x 29. Weight in Grams: 512.
Publisher
The New York Review of Books, Inc United States
Number of pages
472
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Condition
New
SKU
V9780940322356
ISBN
9780940322356
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 19.55

Hardback. Editor(s): Ahrar, Ahmad. Translator(s): Jahanpour, Farhang. Num Pages: 514 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BGHA; HBJF1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 163 x 41. Weight in Grams: 938.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2023
Publisher
IBEX Publishers,U.S. United States
Number of pages
514
Condition
New
SKU
V9781588140739
ISBN
9781588140739
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 73.66
€ 57.46

Paperback. The first English translation of the memoirs of Anbara Salam Khalidi, the iconic Arab feminist. Num Pages: 184 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGHA; BM; HBJF1; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 136 x 12. Weight in Grams: 232.
Publisher
Pluto Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
184
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745333564
ISBN
9780745333564
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 23.07

Paperback. .
Publisher
The New York Review of Books, Inc United States
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781590174517
ISBN
9781590174517
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 15.19

Paperback. Written between 1845 and 1854 the memoirs contained in this book were intended for Elizabeth's family. These records of life in the early nineteenth century and the Rothiemurchus estate form a picture of her time. Editor(s): Tod, Andrew. Num Pages: 720 pages. BIC Classification: BGHA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 127 x 49. Weight in Grams: 482. 720 pages. Written between 1845 and 1854 the memoirs contained in this book were intended for Elizabeth's family. These records of life in the early nineteenth century and the Rothiemurchus estate form a picture of her time. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: BGHA. Dimension: 196 x 127 x 49. Weight: 558.
Publisher
Canongate Books
Number of pages
720
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781841957579
ISBN
9781841957579
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 18.64

Paperback. Third reprint of memoirs that have not ceased to fascinate since the first edition. Winner of H.H. Wingate Prize for Non-Fiction, 1987 Num Pages: 273 pages. BIC Classification: 1DST; 1FBH; 1FBP; BGHA; JFSR1; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 137 x 22. Weight in Grams: 364.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Peter Halban Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
273
Condition
New
SKU
V9781870015691
ISBN
9781870015691
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 6.35

paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Seven Stories Press United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
SKU
V9781609803469
ISBN
9781609803469
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 20.12

Hardcover.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Seven Stories Press, U.S.
Number of pages
434
Condition
New
SKU
V9781583226162
ISBN
9781583226162
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 42.28

Paperback. The memoirs of Hortense (1646-99) and Marie (1639-1715) Mancini, members of court of Louis XIV, represent earliest examples in France of memoirs published by women under their own names during their lifetimes. This title chronicles the beginnings of women's rights within the confines of an otherwise circumscribed early modern aristocratic society. Editor(s): Nelson, Sarah. Translator(s): Nelson, Sarah. Series: Other Voice in Early Modern Europe. Num Pages: 254 pages, 2 halftones, 3 maps, 1 line drawing. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JD; 3JF; BGHA; HBJD; HBLH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 13. Weight in Grams: 350.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
254
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226502793
ISBN
9780226502793
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 29.91

Paperback. Editor(s): Acheson, Katherine O. Series: Broadview Editions. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH; HB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 143 x 15. Weight in Grams: 342.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Broadview Press Ltd Canada
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9781551113395
ISBN
9781551113395
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 38.78

Paperback. Professor Frick's biography the first major English language work on Smotryc kyj examines the ways in which established cultures were altered by cross-cultural understandings and misunderstandings, resulting from the confrontation and mutual adaptation of two or more diverse cultures. Series: Harvard Series in Ukrainian Studies. Num Pages: 325 pages, 4ill. BIC Classification: BGH; HRC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 30. Weight in Grams: 670.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Harvard University Press United Kingdom
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
325
Condition
New
SKU
V9780916458607
ISBN
9780916458607
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 19.68

Paperback. From the famous siege of Constantinople in 1453 through the numerous other campaigns that securely established the Ottoman Empire, this title covers various events in the life of the emperor Mehmed II. Editor(s): Hickman, William C. Translator(s): Manheim, Ralph. Series: Bollingen Series (General). Num Pages: 572 pages, 36 colour and b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVT; BGH; HBJD; HBLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 159 x 28. Weight in Grams: 870.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
572
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691010786
ISBN
9780691010786
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.47
€ 42.58

Hardback. Num Pages: 480 pages, 15. BIC Classification: 1DVU; BGH; HBJD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 160 x 37. Weight in Grams: 816.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801447310
ISBN
9780801447310
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 61.95

hardcover. In this charming and affecting book, Victoria Radford has collected the best of the many impressions and recollections of real people who met President Abraham Lincoln. 15 photos & engravings. Editor(s): Radford, Victoria. Num Pages: 128 pages, photographs, engravings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 145 x 15. Weight in Grams: 276.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Ivan R Dee, Inc United States
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
SKU
V9781566631990
ISBN
9781566631990
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.92

Paperback. Complete with exclusive interviews with prominent figures such as Truman, Ben Gurion, Agnon and Boutros-Ghali, Me and the Middle East gives us front-row tickets to the events that shaped the region for years to come, and a glimpse into the unique personalities behind them. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; BGH; HBJF1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 221 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 340.
Publisher
Gefen Publishing House
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9789652297372
ISBN
9789652297372
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.00
€ 15.90

Paperback. Num Pages: 128 pages, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 277 x 218 x 12. Weight in Grams: 486.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Triumph Books United States
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
SKU
V9781600781964
ISBN
9781600781964
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.53

Paperback. Robert Weisbrot for the first time considers the Cuban missile crisis in the full context of history. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBG; HBJK; HBLL; HBLW; JPHL; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 221 x 168 x 19. Weight in Grams: 335.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Ivan R Dee, Inc United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9781566634779
ISBN
9781566634779
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 18.02

Paperback. * * This is the first major biography of Max Weber to appear in more than 80 years. * Radkau was able to make use of previously unavailable source material, including the extensive correspondence of Max Weber and that of his wife, Marianne Weber. Num Pages: 700 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: BGH; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 230 x 50. Weight in Grams: 1034.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
700
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745641485
ISBN
9780745641485
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 31.36

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