.png){kind=logo}
Biography: historical, political & military
Results 2257 - 2280 of 2703
Biography: historical, political & military
Paperback. While the story of John B. Rayner is not widely known, this African American educator and Populist leader, the son of a politically powerful white slaveholder from North Carolina, was a political maverick who dared to challenge the Democratic Party and the Post-Civil War South's racial orthodoxy. Indeed, John B. Num Pages: 150 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 142 x 9. Weight in Grams: 194.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Harlan Davidson
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780882959610
- ISBN
- 9780882959610
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.13
€ 32.13
Hardcover. General Ioan Emanoil Florescu modernized the Romanian army in the second half of the 19th century, following the union of the Romanian principalities but predating the war for Romanian independence. This title stresses the role of General Florescu, whose model for modernization was primarily the French army. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVWR; 3JH; BGH; HBJD; HBLL; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 164 x 12. Weight in Grams: 317.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- East European Monographs United States
- Number of pages
- 128
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780880336130
- ISBN
- 9780880336130
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.81
€ 46.99
€ 33.81
Hardcover. Features the biography of Jovan Ristic, one of Serbia's leading political figures during the second half of the nineteenth century. At the height of his career between 1868 and 1880, Ristic became one of the most successful negotiators during Serbia's dialogue with other European powers and the Ottoman Empire. Num Pages: 260 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVWYS; 3JH; BGH; HBJD; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 478.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- East European Monographs United States
- Number of pages
- 260
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780880335836
- ISBN
- 9780880335836
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 39.95
€ 54.99
€ 39.95
Hardcover. Editor(s): Kadar Lynn, Katalin. Num Pages: 450 pages, ports. BIC Classification: 1DVH; BGHA; HBJD; HBLW; JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 168 x 38. Weight in Grams: 908.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- East European Monographs United States
- Number of pages
- 450
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780880335485
- ISBN
- 9780880335485
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 59.41€ 46.96
€ 59.41
€ 46.96
Paperback. Num Pages: 168 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; BGH; HBJD; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 141 x 217 x 18. Weight in Grams: 218.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Northern Illinois University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780875807485
- ISBN
- 9780875807485
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 28.79
€ 31.99
€ 28.79
Paperback. Lovers, companions, and husband and wife, Catherine and Prince Grigory Potemkin were also close political partners. This work reveals the complexity of Catherine and Potemkin's personal relationship in light of changes in matters of state, foreign relations, and military engagements. It gives insights into Catherine's passions, and her world. Editor(s): Smith, Douglas. Translator(s): Smith, Douglas. Num Pages: 475 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JF; BGH; HBJD; HBLL. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 156 x 31. Weight in Grams: 730.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Northern Illinois University Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 475
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780875806075
- ISBN
- 9780875806075
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.36
€ 37.99
€ 34.36
Hardcover. Alexander I was a ruler with high aspirations for the people of Russia. Cosseted as a young grand duke by Catherine the Great, he ascended to the throne in 1801 after the brutal assassination of his father. This biography focuses on the complex forces that shaped Alexander's tumultuous reign. Translator(s): Emanuel, Susan. Num Pages: 504 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JH; BGH; HBJD; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 161 x 233 x 39. Weight in Grams: 834.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Northern Illinois University Press United States
- Edition
- Tra
- Number of pages
- 504
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780875804668
- ISBN
- 9780875804668
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 47.76
€ 47.76
Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Boydell & Brewer Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 364
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780851155906
- ISBN
- 9780851155906
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 116.64
€ 116.64
Paperback. Reconstructs the life of the controversial, self-made black intellectual who wrote the first history of African Americans in the United States - George Washington Williams. Awarded the Clarence L Holte Literary Prize, this is a part biography and part social history. Num Pages: 400 pages, 20 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 28. Weight in Grams: 608.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822321644
- ISBN
- 9780822321644
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.90
€ 32.99
€ 29.90
Paperback. Num Pages: 218 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; 3JM; BGH; JFSJ1; JPSD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 153 x 18. Weight in Grams: 366.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Ohio University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780821422335
- ISBN
- 9780821422335
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.56
€ 27.99
€ 26.56
Paperback. Series: Jacana Pocket Biography. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFDN; BGH; JPVH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 4522 x 2744 x 13. Weight in Grams: 181.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Ohio University Press South Africa
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780821422014
- ISBN
- 9780821422014
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 17.69
€ 17.99
€ 17.69
Hardback. Jacob Dolson Cox, a former divinity student with no formal military training, was among those who rose to the challenge. In a conflict in which "political generals" often proved less than competent, Cox, the consummate citizen general, emerged as one of the best commanders in the Union army. Series: War and Society in North America. Num Pages: 352 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; HBWJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1225.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Ohio University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780821420829
- ISBN
- 9780821420829
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 87.25
€ 87.25
Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages, 9 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBS; BGH; DSB; HBJK; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816679263
- ISBN
- 9780816679263
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.67
€ 30.99
€ 27.67
Paperback. Series: Medieval Cultures S. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 152 x 229 x 12. Weight in Grams: 314.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816632688
- ISBN
- 9780816632688
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.56
€ 27.99
€ 26.56
Paperback. Num Pages: 558 pages, 25 black and white drawings, 13 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; HBLH; HBLL; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 151 x 35. Weight in Grams: 794.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- New York University Press
- Edition
- First Paperback Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814756461
- ISBN
- 9780814756461
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 31.02
€ 33.99
€ 31.02
Paperback. A sweeping biography of the legendary Spanish queen who was patron of Christopher Columbus, brought the Inquisition to Spain, expelled the Jews from the Iberian Peninsula, and was mother of the first wife of King Henry VIII. Series: The Middle Ages Series. Num Pages: 496 pages, 22 illus. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 3H; 3JB; BGH; HBJD; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 158 x 36. Weight in Grams: 754.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Edition
- Second Edition
- Number of pages
- 492
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812218978
- ISBN
- 9780812218978
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 37.73
€ 41.99
€ 37.73
Hardcover. Num Pages: 240 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FB; 3JJ; BGH; HBJF1; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 161 x 259 x 21. Weight in Grams: 494.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804796620
- ISBN
- 9780804796620
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 92.36
€ 92.36
Paperback. This book, which features the autobiographical narrative of Mistress Mary Hampson, a 17th-century woman in an abusive and violent marriage, reconstructs the events in and around this harrowing tale and rescues a compelling and complicated voice from the past. Num Pages: 176 pages, black & white illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: 1DBK; BGH; DSB; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 236.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804790550
- ISBN
- 9780804790550
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.44
€ 26.99
€ 25.44
Paperback. Through the case of a single well-placed official, Chen Hongmou (1696-1771), this book studies the consciousness and the governing project of the 18th-century Chinese official-elite. Num Pages: 616 pages, 14ill.1M. BIC Classification: 1FPC; BGH; HBJF; HBLL; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 6452 x 4522 x 32. Weight in Grams: 1034.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 616
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804748186
- ISBN
- 9780804748186
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 42.18
€ 46.99
€ 42.18
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 482
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804745475
- ISBN
- 9780804745475
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 36.59
€ 40.99
€ 36.59
Paperback. Editor(s): Fehrenbacher, Don E. Num Pages: 376 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 184 x 111 x 16. Weight in Grams: 207.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1964
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804709460
- ISBN
- 9780804709460
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.45
€ 37.99
€ 34.45
Paperback. Presents the mystery of what happened to Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid. In this title, the authors track the outlaws and the enigmatic Etta Place through South America, where they fled in 1901. Information about William T Phillips, who claimed to be Butch Cassidy, is also included. Num Pages: 412 pages, 52 photographs, 16 maps, 3 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 142 x 217 x 23. Weight in Grams: 524.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 428
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803282902
- ISBN
- 9780803282902
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.44
€ 26.99
€ 25.44
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1966
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803250314
- ISBN
- 9780803250314
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 16.53
€ 16.99
€ 16.53
Hardback. Explores the intriguing life of the real d'Estoc, explaining why others came to doubt the "experts" and following the threads of evidence that the latter overlooked Num Pages: 216 pages, 9 photographs, 4 illustrations, 1 genealogy, 1 chronology. BIC Classification: 1DDF; BGH; DSBF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 20. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803240346
- ISBN
- 9780803240346
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 38.82
€ 38.82