Biography: historical, political & military
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Biography: historical, political & military
Paperback. An Igbo woman becomes king at a time of extraordinary change in Africa Num Pages: 322 pages, 29 b&w illus., 12 maps, 9 music exx., 5 tables. BIC Classification: 1HFDN; BGH; HBJH; HBLW. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 227 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 446.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 322
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253222480
- ISBN
- 9780253222480
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 28.28
€ 30.99
€ 28.28
Paperback. This is the first book to explain how Wales was transformed from a kingdom to a principality as the Norman Conquest forged modern Britain. Num Pages: 176 pages, 11 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKW; 3H; BGH; HBJD1; HBLC1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 138 x 15. Weight in Grams: 227.
- Publisher
- University of Wales Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781783169368
- ISBN
- 9781783169368
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.18
€ 15.18
Paperback. Published in 1994, this is a paperback edition edition of a study of the life and writings of literary pioneer, Lydia Maria Child. Her writing made and impact on American life as she addressed the issues of her time: slavery, women's rights, treatm Series: New Americanists. Num Pages: 832 pages, 10 black and white photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; DSBF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 178 x 254 x 38. Weight in Grams: 1429.
- Condition
- Used, Like New
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Number of pages
- 832
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- SKU
- KEX0212593
- ISBN
- 9780822321637
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
Hardback. Num Pages: 256 pages, 40 color + 15 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JD; ABQ; ACND; AGC; BGH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 264 x 200 x 31. Weight in Grams: 850.
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300209686
- ISBN
- 9780300209686
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.49€ 49.91
€ 64.49
€ 49.91
Paperback. The most comprehensive history yet of the last years of Russia's imperial family Num Pages: 448 pages, photographs. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; BGH; BGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 130 x 29. Weight in Grams: 550.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Basic Books
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780465024636
- ISBN
- 9780465024636
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.78
€ 29.78
The Flying Greek. An Immigrant Fighter Ace's WWII Odyssey with the RAF...
Col. (Retd.) Steve N. Pisanos
hardcover. Steve N. Pisanos's The Flying Greek is both the classic tale of an immigrant's bond with America and an aerial adventure. When young Pisanos arrived in the U.S. in 1938, he worked, studied English, and learned to fly. Num Pages: 280 pages, 30 b&w photos. BIC Classification: BGHA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 155 x 30. Weight in Grams: 720.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Potomac Books Inc United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781597970785
- ISBN
- 9781597970785
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 41.86
€ 41.99
€ 41.86
Paperback. This concise and elegant contribution to the Very Short Introduction series reintroduces the history that shaped the founding fathers, the history that they made, and what history has made of them. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 184 pages, 10 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 176 x 112 x 12. Weight in Grams: 142.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780190273514
- ISBN
- 9780190273514
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.99€ 11.61
€ 12.99
€ 11.61
Paperback. Friedrich Engels is one of the most attractive and contradictory figures of the nineteenth century. Born to a prosperous mercantile family in west Germany, he spent his career working in the Manchester cotton industry, riding to the Cheshire hounds, and enjoying the comfortable, middle-class life of a Victorian gentleman. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: 3JH; BGH; JPFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 21. Weight in Grams: 352.
- Edition
- First Paperback Edition
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Number of pages
- 464
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141021409
- ISBN
- 9780141021409
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.86
€ 19.99
€ 14.86
Paperback. Eaten by tuberculosis, sustained by alcohol, John Henry "Doc" Holliday walked the streets. This dentist could be deadly when the drink wore off and someone crossed him. He was a gentleman and murderer, married to a prostitute but devoted only to the memory of his mother. This book presents a picture of Doc Holliday and his frontier world. Num Pages: 305 pages, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5182 x 3404 x 18. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1979
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 305
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- New Ed
- SKU
- V9780803276086
- ISBN
- 9780803276086
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 20.61
€ 20.99
€ 20.61
Hardback. The Frontier World of Edgar Dewdney is a biography of a man who played a key role in the events which marked the political, social, and economic transformation of western Canada in the latter half of the nineteenth century. Num Pages: 224 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; JFFN; JPHL. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887. Weight in Grams: 299.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780774807302
- ISBN
- 9780774807302
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 119.46
€ 119.46
Paperback. Editor(s): Maume, Mairead; Maume, Patrick; Casey, Mary. Series: Classics of Irish History. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JH; BGH; HBJD1; HBLL; JKVP1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 121 x 188 x 19. Weight in Grams: 240.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- University College Dublin Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781904558224
- ISBN
- 9781904558224
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 20.32
€ 21.99
€ 20.32
Hardback. A legendary figure in his own lifetime, Rabbi Eliahu ben Shlomo Zalman (1720-1797) was known as the "Gaon of Vilna". He was the acknowledged master of Talmudic studies in the intellectual centre of Vilna. This text sheds light on aspects of the Vilna Gaon's "real" character. Translator(s): Green, Jeffrey. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; BGH; HBJD; HBLH; HBLL; HRJ; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 472.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520223943
- ISBN
- 9780520223943
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.15€ 48.70
€ 62.15
€ 48.70
Hardback. A story of love and friendship between Captain-General John Churchill, Duke of Marlborough, the prime minister Sidney, Earl of Godolphin, and Marlborough's wife Sarah during the reign of Queen Anne. The book traces their role in the union of England and Scotland, and throws a new light on this formative period of British and European history. Num Pages: 432 pages, ten black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JF; BGH; HBJD1; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 153. .
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198802440
- ISBN
- 9780198802440
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.85
€ 53.85
Paperback. On 11 September 2001, in a cafe in London, Ahmed Errachidi watched as the twin towers collapsed. He was appalled by the loss of innocent life. But he couldn't possibly have predicted how much of his own life he too would lose because of that day. This book makes you rethink what it means to be in the wrong place at the wrong time. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1KJC; 3JM; BGHA; JPVR; JWXR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 13. Weight in Grams: 156.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099572299
- ISBN
- 9780099572299
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.17
€ 11.99
€ 10.17
Hardcover. Chiang Ching-kuo, son and political heir of Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek, died in 1988 as the leader of Taiwan, a budding democracy. This book examines his role in the struggles of 20th century China as well as his integral part in Taiwan's transition from dictatorship to democracy. Num Pages: 544 pages, 20 halftones, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1FPCW; 3JJ; BGH; HBJF; HBLW. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 159 x 34. Weight in Grams: 889.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 544
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674002876
- ISBN
- 9780674002876
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 92.58€ 82.96
€ 92.58
€ 82.96
Paperback. A modernist as well as a neo-Confucianist, Chiang was a man of war who led the most ancient and populous country in the world through a quarter century of bloody revolutions, civil conflict, and wars of resistance against Japanese aggression. This biography reveals aspects of Chiang's life. Num Pages: 736 pages, 41 halftones, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; BGH; HBJF; HBLW; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 162 x 36. Weight in Grams: 988.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Number of pages
- 736
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674060494
- ISBN
- 9780674060494
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 26.47
€ 30.99
€ 26.47
Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBH; BGH; GTJ; HBJF1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 152. .
- Publisher
- Just World Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Second edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781682570029
- ISBN
- 9781682570029
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 19.72
€ 19.99
€ 19.72
Paperback. During the turbulent 1960s in Birmingham, Alabama, civil rights attorney Arthur Shores and his family came under repeated attacks by the KKK. Now for the first time, in The Gentle Giant of Dynamite Hill, Shores' daughters tell their story of a man determined to fight on because of his passion and belief in a God who sees all men as equal. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBSB; BGH; JPVH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 141 x 20. Weight in Grams: 298.
- Publisher
- Zondervan
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780310336228
- ISBN
- 9780310336228
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 15.46
€ 15.99
€ 15.46
hardcover. Editor(s): Bose, Meena; Fritz, Paul. Num Pages: 278 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; 3JM; BGH; HBJK; HBTB; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 185 x 261 x 18. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 278
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781634857833
- ISBN
- 9781634857833
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 239.20€ 177.63
€ 239.20
€ 177.63
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Kodansha America, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 130
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781568365312
- ISBN
- 9781568365312
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 11.89
€ 11.99
€ 11.89
Paperback. The Girondins of Chile deals with events that were inspired by the French Revolution of 1848 and offers a shrewd description of the emerging group of Chilean liberals. Vicuna MacKenna participated in the uprising of 1851, yet his book on the events was not published until 1902. Translator(s): Polt, John. Series: Library of Latin America. Num Pages: 96 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLSH; 3JH; BGH; HBG; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 142 x 217 x 6. Weight in Grams: 146. Clean copy in good to very good condition. Some light shelf wear.
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press England
- Number of pages
- 94
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- SKU
- KRF0006709
- ISBN
- 9780195151817
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. The Girondins of Chile deals with events that were inspired by the French Revolution of 1848 and offers a shrewd description of the emerging group of Chilean liberals. Vicuna MacKenna participated in the uprising of 1851, yet his book on the events was not published until 1902. Translator(s): Polt, John. Series: Library of Latin America. Num Pages: 96 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLSH; 3JH; BGH; HBG; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 142 x 217 x 6. Weight in Grams: 146. Previously read but remains in good to very good condition
- Condition
- Used, Good
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press England
- Number of pages
- 94
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- SKU
- KIN0006235
- ISBN
- 9780195151817
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. For fans of Downton Abbey, this is the riveting real-life story of the Vanderbilt heiress who married the Duke of Marlborough in 1895. A fascinating insight into upstairs-downstairs life and the highest circles of Edwardian aristocracy. Num Pages: 320 pages, 2 x picture sections. BIC Classification: BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 20. Weight in Grams: 228.
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 42902nd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781444730999
- ISBN
- 9781444730999
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.66
€ 14.99
€ 11.66
Paperback. At the centenary of the commencement of the First World War, Atlantic re-issue this evocative biography of Douglas Haig - one of the most controversial commanders of the Great War. Num Pages: 528 pages, 3x4pp b/w plates. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJF; BGH; HBWN; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 139 x 40. Weight in Grams: 580.
- Publisher
- Atlantic Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782392248
- ISBN
- 9781782392248
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 17.97
€ 26.99
€ 17.97