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Biography: historical, political & military

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

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

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

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

€ 20.99
€ 17.15

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

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

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

Paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 468.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Chicago Review Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780914090700
ISBN
9780914090700
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 21.26

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

€ 29.46

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

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

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

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

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

€ 26.96

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

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

€ 36.99
€ 34.28

Paperback. Eighteenth-century Jamaica, Britain's largest and most valuable slave-owning colony, relied on a brutal system of slave management to maintain its social order. Trevor Burnard provides unparalleled insight into Jamaica's vibrant but harsh African and European cultures with a comprehensive examination of the diary of plantation owner Thistlewood. Num Pages: 368 pages, 12 illustrations, 3 tables, notes, index. BIC Classification: 1KJWJ; 3JF; BGH; HBTB; HBTS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 161 x 237 x 20. Weight in Grams: 478.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
The University of North Carolina Press
Edition
1st New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780807855256
ISBN
9780807855256
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 57.74

Paperback. This new, illustrated biography of Weary includes more than 150 images as well as never-before-published material about his betrayal to his captors. Weary was the quintessential Australian all-rounder - brilliant student, outstanding sportsman and irrepressible larrikin who dedicated his life to caring for people. Num Pages: 448 pages, 199 b&w images. BIC Classification: BGH; HBG; HBJM; HBW; HBWQ; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 177 x 30. Weight in Grams: 799.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Melbourne University Publishing
Condition
New
SKU
V9780522857528
ISBN
9780522857528
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.87

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
XYZ Publishing Canada
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9781894852265
ISBN
9781894852265
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.70

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Dundurn Group Ltd Canada
Number of pages
262
Condition
New
SKU
V9781554887736
ISBN
9781554887736
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 20.67

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