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Biography: historical, political & military

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Biography: historical, political & military

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

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

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

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. 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

€ 29.28

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

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. 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

€ 25.99
€ 23.37

paperback. Num Pages: 391 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH; PST. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 159 x 30. Weight in Grams: 635.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1974
Publisher
University Press of Florida United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
391
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813009957
ISBN
9780813009957
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.28

Paperback. This memoir of James Stavridis' two years in command of destroyer USS Barry reveals the human side of what it is like to be in charge of a warship-- for the first time and in the midst of international crisis.--Publisher's description. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: BGH; HBW; JWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 124 x 18. Weight in Grams: 272.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Naval Institute Press
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781591141853
ISBN
9781591141853
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 22.91

paperback. The most current and definitive investigation into the life and times of the President of the United States, Donald Trump. Num Pages: 464 pages, 4-c photo insert. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGB; BGH; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 198 x 32. Weight in Grams: 314. Good clean copy. Covers showing light shelf wear, remains a very good copy
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Simon & Schuster UK
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KAC0004675
ISBN
9781471159732
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 5.12

paperback. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 113 x 181 x 11. Weight in Grams: 88. Good clean copy. Covers showing very light shelf wear, remains a very good copy
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Penguin
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KAC0004676
ISBN
9780141984896
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 5.12

paperback. Hillary Rodham Clinton's inside account of the crises, choices and challenges she faced during her four years as America's 67thSecretary of State Num Pages: 656 pages, 3 x 16pp Colour Plates. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JM; BGHA; BM; JPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 131 x 50. Weight in Grams: 468. Very good clean copy showing light age and shelfwear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Simon & Schuster UK
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KMO0001733
ISBN
9781471131523
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 5.70

Hardcover. Good copy showing light age and shelfwear. Spine and cover lightly faded. Light foxing to preliminary and final pages. Binding exposed between front board and ffep, and final pages, due to wear. Remains a nice reading copy
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co United Kingdom
Edition
Reissue
Number of pages
608
Condition
Used, Good
SKU
KMO0002295
ISBN
9780297858317
Hardback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 44.99
€ 31.67

paperback. This biography of Abraham Lincoln is drawn from the writings of his contemporaries. It extends from his political beginnings in Springfield to his assassination, revealing a less god-like and more beleaguered character than has been previously depicted. Editor(s): Mitgang, Herbert. Series: The North's Civil War. Num Pages: 519 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 141 x 29. Weight in Grams: 664.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Edition
2nd Revised ed.
Number of pages
519
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823220625
ISBN
9780823220625
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.67

paperback. This book moves from the birth of Gandhi's method of nonviolent resistance in South Africa to an in-depth analysis of two of his signal triumphs: the civil disobedience movement of 1930 and his historic Calcutta fast of 1947. Dalton concluded with a comparison of Gandhi to Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X. Num Pages: 336 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; BGH; HBJF; HBLW; JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 229 x 17. Weight in Grams: 478.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Condition
New
SKU
9780231159593
ISBN
9780231159593
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 23.98

hardcover. The intimate and startlingly candid memoir from one of America's most beloved and private first ladies Num Pages: 464 pages, 16pp colour plates. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGHA; HBJK; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 163 x 37. Weight in Grams: 686. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear. DJ has some minor edge wear but remains very good
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Simon & Schuster UK
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KTJ8039068
ISBN
9781847378989
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 5.12

paperback. Num Pages: 388 pages, illustrated. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JH; 3JJC; BGH; BJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 176 x 28. Weight in Grams: 652. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Tiffania Books
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KTJ8039194
ISBN
9780957035300
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.17

hardcover. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; BGH; JPHL; JPL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 164 x 36. Weight in Grams: 656. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Biteback Publishing
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KTJ8039244
ISBN
9781849548618
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 5.12

hardcover. Tony Benn was one of the twentieth century's most charismatic politicians. He kept writing in his diaries for almost seventy years, which is a record of the political life of our times. This edition presents the selected highlights of the complete diaries from Tony's schooldays in the 1940s until he ceased keeping a record in 2009. Num Pages: 736 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJP; BGHA; BJ; HBJD1; HBLW3; JPQB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 240 x 162 x 52. Weight in Grams: 972. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Hutchinson
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KTJ8039255
ISBN
9781786330765
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 5.12

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