Biography: historical, political & military
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Biography: historical, political & military
Paperback. Through biographies of China's most colorful and famous personalities, this book displays the five-thousand-year sweep of Chinese history from the legendary sage emperors to the tragedy of Tiananmen Square. It is written for the general public curious about China and for the student beginning to study its rich cultural heritage. Num Pages: 440 pages, 12 line illus. 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; BGH; HBJF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 151 x 233 x 27. Weight in Grams: 616.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691155876
- ISBN
- 9780691155876
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.06
€ 40.99
€ 29.06
paperback. The legendary mountain men - the fur traders and trappers who penetrated the Rocky Mountains and explored the Far West in the first half on the nineteenth century - formed the vanguard of the American empire and became the heroes of American adventure. This volume presents brief biographies of eighteen representative mountain men. Editor(s): Hafen, LeRoy R. Num Pages: 401 pages, Map. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 138 x 202 x 22. Weight in Grams: 460.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1982
- Publisher
- Bison Books United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 401
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803272101
- ISBN
- 9780803272101
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 22.48
€ 23.99
€ 22.48
Paperback. Presents English translations from the works of Michael Psellos, a key philosopher of the Byzantine Empire. This book contains the works that Psellos wrote about his family, including a funeral oration for his mother that features recollections from a childhood spent in Constantinople. Editor(s): Kaldellis, Anthony. Translator(s): Kaldellis, Anthony. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 3H; BGHA; HBJD; HBLC; HPCB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 354.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of Notre Dame Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780268033156
- ISBN
- 9780268033156
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 28.50
€ 31.99
€ 28.50
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€ 17.49
€ 18.99
€ 17.49
paperback. Num Pages: 420 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JH; BGH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Northern Illinois University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 420
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780875807379
- ISBN
- 9780875807379
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.99€ 50.75
€ 51.99
€ 50.75
Paperback. Radicalized in a brutal era of repeated violence against hard-working men and women, Mother Jones criss-crossed the country to demand higher wages and safer working conditions. This work recounts her story explaining the dramatic times through which she lived and to which she contributed so much. Series: Women's Biography Series. Num Pages: 248 pages, 22 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; BGH; KNXB2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of New Mexico Press United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826348104
- ISBN
- 9780826348104
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 28.54
€ 28.54
Paperback. A ground-breaking historical work that explicates Thomas Jefferson's vision of himself, the American Revolution, Christianity, slavery and race. Num Pages: 400 pages, 15 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140. .
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781631492518
- ISBN
- 9781631492518
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 17.47
€ 18.99
€ 17.47
Paperback. A compelling and comprehensive history of the world's most successive secret service. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBH; BGH; JPA; JPSH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 46. Weight in Grams: 374.
- Publisher
- Biteback Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849549394
- ISBN
- 9781849549394
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 12.52
€ 15.99
€ 12.52
Hardback. Revisiting the story of the South's "most perfect scalawag," Ginsberg contributes to a broader understanding of the essential role southern Jews played during the Civil War and Reconstruction. Num Pages: 240 pages, 7, 7 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801894640
- ISBN
- 9780801894640
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 54.07€ 50.13
€ 54.07
€ 50.13
Paperback. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: AVH; BGF; BGH; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 135 x 27. Weight in Grams: 294.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780062333179
- ISBN
- 9780062333179
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 18.28
€ 20.99
€ 18.28
Morning Glory, Evening Shadow: Yamato Ichihashi and His Internment Wri...
Morning Glory Evening Shadow Yamato Ichi
hardcover. This book presents both a biography of a Stanford University professor, one of the first academics of Asian ancestry in the United States, and, through Ichihashi's wartime writings, the only known comprehensive first-person account of life in U.S. "relocation centers" for persons of Japanese ancestry. Editor(s): Chang, Gordon G. Series: Asian America. Num Pages: 584 pages, 37 half-tones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJH; BGH; HBJK; HBWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 242 x 163 x 37. Weight in Grams: 1010.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 552
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804727334
- ISBN
- 9780804727334
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 186.11
€ 186.11
Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BGHA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 21. Weight in Grams: 234.
- Publisher
- Marion Boyars Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780714531427
- ISBN
- 9780714531427
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.33
€ 12.33
Paperback. More Tales Behind the Tombstones tells the stories behind the deaths (or supposed deaths) and burials of even more of the Old West's most nefarious outlaws, notorious women, and celebrated lawmen. Readers will learn the story behind these legendary characters and visit the sites of tombs long forgotten while legends have lived on. Num Pages: 192 pages, 39 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBBN; 1KBBW; 3JH; BGH; BK; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 154 x 13. Weight in Grams: 254.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780762796304
- ISBN
- 9780762796304
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 16.65
€ 18.99
€ 16.65
Hardback. Historians of labour, gender, and migration in the North Atlantic world will find More of a Man a valuable primary document of considerable insight and depth. All readers will find it a lively story of life in the nineteenth century. Num Pages: 492 pages, 14 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBC; BGH; BJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 161 x 35. .
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 3rd ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780802097019
- ISBN
- 9780802097019
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 80.64
€ 80.64
Paperback. More Frontier Justice in the Wild West; Bungled, Bizarre and Fascinating Executions reveals the details of more than two dozen instances of frontier justice from the era of the Wild West. The events chosen are unique, have some surprising twist, serve as a landmark or benchmark event, or just stand out in the annals of western justice. Num Pages: 192 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; BGH; HBJK; JKV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 154 x 14. Weight in Grams: 290.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780762796021
- ISBN
- 9780762796021
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 16.87
€ 18.99
€ 16.87
Book. A moving story of why and how Cesar Chavez struggled for justice for farm workers and left an indelible mark on the struggle for human dignity. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: BGHA; JFS; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 154 x 17. Weight in Grams: 293.
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Orbis Books (USA) United States
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781570754586
- ISBN
- 9781570754586
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 22.66
€ 25.99
€ 22.66
Paperback. Two men came to personify British and German generalship in the Second World War: Bernard Montgomery and Erwin Rommel. They fought a series of extraordinary duels across several theatres of war which established them as two of the greatest captains of their age. This title tracks and compares their military talents and personalities in battle. Num Pages: 640 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DB; 1DFG; 3JJH; BGH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 35. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Publisher
- Cornerstone United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 640
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848091542
- ISBN
- 9781848091542
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.95
€ 19.99
€ 14.95
Paperback. Translator(s): Stone, Will. Series: Pushkin Collection. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: BGH; BGL; HPCB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 123 x 165 x 16. Weight in Grams: 166.
- Publisher
- Pushkin Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782271031
- ISBN
- 9781782271031
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 12.30
€ 16.99
€ 12.30
Paperback. Everybody knows her smile, but no one knows her story: Meet the woman who became the most famous artistic subjects of all time - Mona Lisa. Num Pages: 336 pages, 1 8pp b-w photo insert. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JB; ACND; BGH; HBJD; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 141 x 23. Weight in Grams: 292.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781451658972
- ISBN
- 9781451658972
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.26
€ 19.99
€ 18.26
Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages, 2 maps, 17 halftones. BIC Classification: BGH; HRCC7; HRCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 11. Weight in Grams: 388.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195309348
- ISBN
- 9780195309348
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.93
€ 50.93
Paperback. Modi: The Wheels of Change is a biography of Narendra Damodardas Modi, the 15th and current Prime Minister of India. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 3JJP; 3JM; BGH; HBJF; HBLW3; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 135. .
- Publisher
- Parthian Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781910901700
- ISBN
- 9781910901700
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 14.42
€ 15.99
€ 14.42
Paperback. The only independent biography of the candidate who would be President--the perfect book for anyone who wants to know more about the family, religion, and personal history that shaped Mitt Romney's political beliefs, and may drive his actions as President of The United States. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: BGH; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 18.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780762779277
- ISBN
- 9780762779277
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 15.18
€ 18.99
€ 15.18
Paperback. Mithridates the Great was one of the dominant figures of the first century BC and the Romans' most persistent enemy, going to war with them three times. Num Pages: 208 pages, 8pp black and white photos. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 3D; BGH; HBJD; HBLA1; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Publisher
- Pen & Sword Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781473828902
- ISBN
- 9781473828902
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.23
€ 17.99
€ 14.23
Paperback. "A richer reflection of life in early 19th-century Maryland and the Washington environs cannot be found." -- Washington Post Book World Series: Maryland Paperback Bookshelf. Num Pages: 432 pages, illustrations, map. BIC Classification: BGHA; BJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 612.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- SKU
- V9780801843990
- ISBN
- 9780801843990
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.26
€ 43.26