Biography: historical, political & military
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Biography: historical, political & military
Paperback. A short, radical biography of the author of the classic anti-colonial text Black Skin, White Masks. Series: Revolutionary Lives. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: BGH; HPS; JPF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 199 x 128 x 15. Weight in Grams: 204.
- Publisher
- Pluto Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745336251
- ISBN
- 9780745336251
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 16.29
€ 21.99
€ 16.29
Paperback. Translator(s): Benabid, Nadia. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH; JPF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 5. Weight in Grams: 399.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Translation
- SKU
- V9780801473081
- ISBN
- 9780801473081
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 44.26
€ 44.99
€ 44.26
Paperback. In 1845 Captain Sir John Franklin led a large, well equipped expedition to complete the conquest of the Canadian Arctic. Yet Franklin, his ships and men were fated never to return. This book gives an account of the worst catastrophe in the history of British exploration, and the dark tales of cannibalism that surround the fate of those involved. Num Pages: 448 pages, Illustrations (some col.), col. maps. BIC Classification: 1MTN; 3JH; BGH; WTLP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 126 x 31. Weight in Grams: 366.
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 448
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571231614
- ISBN
- 9780571231614
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.40
€ 19.99
€ 14.40
Hardback. Num Pages: 124 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; JPR; JPV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- University Press of America United States
- Number of pages
- 124
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780761808084
- ISBN
- 9780761808084
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 93.54
€ 93.54
Hardback. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; HBLW; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 131 x 18. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 128
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199732029
- ISBN
- 9780199732029
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 15.26
€ 15.99
€ 15.26
Paperback. In this text, Frank Henderson, Commandant of the Second Battalion of Dublin's Irish Volunteers, reveals the influence of his parents and the Christian Brothers in moulding his militancy and pride in Irish culture. Series: Irish Narratives S. Num Pages: 88 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJ; BGHA; HBJD1; HBLW; JPW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 165 x 197 x 6. Weight in Grams: 124.
- Publisher
- Cork University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781859181430
- ISBN
- 9781859181430
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.64
€ 10.64
Paperback. Num Pages: 300 pages, black & white photos. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJ; BGH; HBJD1; HBTR. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 239 x 158 x 30. Weight in Grams: 582.
- Publisher
- Irish Academic Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780716532392
- ISBN
- 9780716532392
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 21.27
€ 27.99
€ 21.27
Paperback / so. Num Pages: 448 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 193 x 109 x 30. Weight in Grams: 249.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Espanol United States
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780718036270
- ISBN
- 9780718036270
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.21
€ 11.21
Hardback. * An insightful new political biography of one of the most influential figures in contemporary French and European politics. * Explores the development of Mitterrand's career against the backdrop of post-war French politics and society. Series: Political Profiles S. Num Pages: 224 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 3JJP; BGH; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 159 x 23. Weight in Grams: 468.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745631042
- ISBN
- 9780745631042
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 71.49
€ 71.49
Paperback. Tiersky examines the three major themes of Mitterrand's presidency-socialism, national reconciliation, and the reconstruction of Europe-and shows that on each count, Mitterrand left a decisive mark. Num Pages: 456 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: BGH; HBJD; HBLW; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 149 x 24. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 456
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742524736
- ISBN
- 9780742524736
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 61.53
€ 61.53
Paperback. An excellent introduction to Franco's rise to power and his four decades as autocratic head of state in Spain. Series: Profiles in Power. Num Pages: 272 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1DSE; BGH; HBJD; HBLW; JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 145 x 15. Weight in Grams: 316.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780582437531
- ISBN
- 9780582437531
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 58.30
€ 58.30
Paperback. Generalissimo Francisco Franco, the Caudillo of Spain from the Nationalists' victory over the Republican government in the Spanish Civil War until his quiet death in 1975, is the subject of this biography, which uses material from the archives of six countries. Num Pages: 1024 pages, 32pp b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 3JH; 3JJ; BGH; HBJD; HBLW; JPFQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 197 x 131 x 51. Weight in Grams: 724.
- Publisher
- Fontana Press London
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780006862109
- ISBN
- 9780006862109
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 21.71
€ 33.99
€ 21.71
Hardback. Tells the story of Paraguay's most notorious ruler Francisco Solano Lopez. Despite the heroic stature he gained after his death, Lopez was a monumentally flawed leader who made the disastrous decisions in 1864 and 1865 to invade Brazil and Argentina. This work offers an analysis of Paraguayan politics and Lopez's life and erratic rule. Series: Latin American Silhouettes. Num Pages: 252 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KLSP; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 161 x 22. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 252
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742537545
- ISBN
- 9780742537545
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 159.71
€ 159.71
Paperback. Num Pages: 50 pages, illus. BIC Classification: BGH; HRCC7. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Scholarly. Dimension: 200 x 131 x 4. Weight in Grams: 72.
- Publisher
- Sussex Academic Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 50
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781898595281
- ISBN
- 9781898595281
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 64.49€ 63.32
€ 64.49
€ 63.32
paperback. This portrait of the controversial figure, Francis Bacon (1561-1626), aims to balance the outward life and actions of Bacon with the seemingly contradictory aspects of his refined philosophical reflections. Num Pages: 245 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JB; 3JD; BGH; HBJD1; HBLH; HPC; PDA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 3226 x 5182 x 19. Weight in Grams: 389.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 245
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- SKU
- V9780823215386
- ISBN
- 9780823215386
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 35.59
€ 36.99
€ 35.59
Hardcover. Frances Power Cobbe (1822-1904) was one of the most important 19th century British writers and activists. She worked to improve conditions for delinquent girls and for the sick poor, promoted university degrees for women and roused support for the Union during the American Civil War. This is her biography. Series: Victorian Literature and Culture Series. Num Pages: 400 pages, Illustrations, map, ports. BIC Classification: BGH; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 237 x 163 x 36. Weight in Grams: 850.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813922713
- ISBN
- 9780813922713
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 74.80
€ 74.80
Four Years With The Iron Brigade: The Civil War Journal Of William Ray...
Ray, William; Herdegen, Lance J.; Murphy, She...
hardcover. Based on an major recent discovery-the Civil War as seen from the front ranks of a legendary fighting unit Num Pages: 464 pages, Illustrations, maps, ports. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; BJ; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 43. Weight in Grams: 742.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Da Capo Press United States
- Number of pages
- 464
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780306811197
- ISBN
- 9780306811197
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 31.03
€ 43.99
€ 31.03
Paperback. A Sunday Times Bestseller. David Hart Dyke's compelling personal testimony is rejacketed and relaunched in paperback. 'Superbly frank and unsentimental.. The literature of the Falklands War would be much the poorer without this pithy, well constructed and brutally honest account of the fighting at sea.' Saul David, Daily Telegraph Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1MTASF; 3JJPN; BGHA; HBJQ; HBW; JWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 306. A Captain's Story of War at Sea. 304 pages. HMS Coventry's job during the Falklands War was to provide early warning of approaching enemy aircraft. On 25 May, Coventry was attacked by two Argentine Skyhawks and hit by three bombs. Her Captain, David Hart Dyke, himself badly burned, climbed down her starboard side and into a life-raft. This book tells his story. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1MTASF; 3JJPN; BGHA; HBJQ; HBW; JWF. Dimension: 198 x 129 x 23. Weight: 308.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Atlantic Books
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843545910
- ISBN
- 9781843545910
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.40
€ 14.99
€ 11.40
Paperback. Award-winning and critically acclaimed historian Helen Rappaport turns to the tragic story of the daughters of the last Tsar of all the Russias, slaughtered with their parents at Ekaterinburg. Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JJF; BGH; HBJD; HBLW; HBTV4. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 131 x 33. Weight in Grams: 406.
- Publisher
- Pan Macmillan
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Unabridged edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781447227175
- ISBN
- 9781447227175
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.75
€ 19.99
€ 14.75
Paperback. The colourful story of the four very different men who created our modern world: Henry VIII, Francis I of France, Charles V of Spain and Suleiman the Magnificent: popular history at its best from John Julius Norwich Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JB; BGH; HBJD; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton General Division
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781473632981
- ISBN
- 9781473632981
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.24
€ 17.99
€ 13.24
Paperback. Series: Politics History & Social Change. Num Pages: 316 pages. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJ; BGH; HBTB; HBTG; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 25. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 316
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Reprint
- SKU
- V9781439913437
- ISBN
- 9781439913437
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 35.59
€ 36.99
€ 35.59
Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, 16 b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; 1HFMW; 3JJPL; 3JJPN; BGHA; HBJH; HBWS; JWT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Helion & Company
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781911512493
- ISBN
- 9781911512493
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.04
€ 26.99
€ 20.04
Paperback. Num Pages: 416 pages, illustrations (colour). BIC Classification: BGHA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Helion & Company United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781909982703
- ISBN
- 9781909982703
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.04
€ 26.99
€ 20.04
Hardcover. Num Pages: 376 pages, 8 pages glossy color. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; HBWJ; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 245 x 165 x 31. Weight in Grams: 635.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Basic Books
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780465032945
- ISBN
- 9780465032945
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 20.33
€ 29.99
€ 20.33