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Hardback. Edith Alicia Muller (1918-1995) was the IAU General Secretary from 1976 to 1979, the first woman to have this responsibility. This title includes the memories about Edith from many friends, students and colleagues, and others who have met her at different occasions. Editor(s): Appenzeller, Immo; Chmielewski, Yves; Pecker, Jean Claude; Reza, Ramiro de la; Tammann, Gustav; Wayman, Patrick A. W. Series: Astrophysics and Space Science Library. Num Pages: 151 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 3JJG; 3JJH; 3JJP; BG; PG; PHVB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 11. Weight in Grams: 880.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Number of pages
151
Condition
New
SKU
V9780792347897
ISBN
9780792347897
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 130.62

Hardback. Leonid Brezhnev was leader of the Soviet Union for almost two decades when it was at the height of its powers. This book is a reappraisal of both Brezhnev, the man, and the system over which he ruled. Editor(s): Bacon, Edwin; Sandle, Mark. Series: Studies in Russian and East European History and Society. Num Pages: 241 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JJ; BGH; HBJD; HBLW3; JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 140 x 226 x 19. Weight in Grams: 414.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
241
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333794630
ISBN
9780333794630
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.76

Paperback / so. Editor(s): Bartocci, C; Betti, R; Guerraggio, A; Lucchetti, R. Series: I Blu. Num Pages: black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: BG; PBX; PD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 208 x 137 x 23. Weight in Grams: 522.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Springer Verlag Italy
Condition
New
SKU
V9788847006393
ISBN
9788847006393
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.03

Hardback. A collection of twenty-five new essays by Shakespeare scholars dealing especially with Shakespeare and his predecessors, Shakespeare and his contemporaries, Shakespeare in performance (including film) and Shakespeare in relation to later literature from the eighteenth century to the present. Editor(s): Batchelor, John; Cain, Tom; Lamont, Claire. Num Pages: 411 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; BG; DSGS. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 34. Weight in Grams: 781.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
411
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333648278
ISBN
9780333648278
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 129.90

Hardback. The work of Pierre Bourdieu has had an enormous impact on research in fields as diverse as aesthetics, education, anthropology, and sociology. This is a collection of essays focusing on the contribution of Bourdieu's thought to the study of cultural production. Editor(s): Brown, Nicholas; Szeman, Imre. Series: Culture & Education Series. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: BG; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 475.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780847693887
ISBN
9780847693887
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 210.99

Hardback. Through the lives of a variety of Texans who put a human face on the state's history, this work presents the history of the 'Lone Star State'. Editor(s): Cashion, Ty; Teja, Jesus F. de la. Series: The Human Tradition in America. Num Pages: 239 pages, bibliography. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; BGH; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 164 x 21. Weight in Grams: 540.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Scholarly Resources Inc.,U.S. United States
Number of pages
239
Condition
New
SKU
V9780842029056
ISBN
9780842029056
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 168.75

Paperback. Editor(s): Cohen, Robert S.; Wartofsky, Marx W. Series: Boston Studies in the Philosophy and History of Science. Num Pages: 383 pages, biography. BIC Classification: BGT; HPK; JPA; TBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 593.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Edition
Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1984
Number of pages
383
Condition
New
SKU
V9789400962354
ISBN
9789400962354
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 250.36

Hardback. In Lyndon Johnson Remembered: An Intimate Portrait of a Presidency Thomas W. Cowger and Sherwin J. Markman bring together essays by Johnson administration insiders reflecting on his personality, domestic agenda, and legacy. Editor(s): Cowger, Thomas W.; Markman, Sherwin J. Num Pages: 208 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPK; BGH; HBJK; HBLW3; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 164 x 236 x 24. Weight in Grams: 458.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742527980
ISBN
9780742527980
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 68.66

Paperback. This collective biography records the contributions of 11 women educators and social activists concerned with issues of difference in schools and society during the last 100 years. It reveals their importance to contemporary debates about gender, pluralism and education in a democracy. Editor(s): Crocco, Margaret Smith; Davis, O. L., Jr. Num Pages: 304 pages, ports. BIC Classification: BG; JFSJ1; JHBA; JNA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 149 x 16. Weight in Grams: 395.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780847691128
ISBN
9780847691128
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.98

paperback. Editor(s): Currie, Ruth; Bryant, Emma Spaulding. Series: Reconstructing America. Num Pages: 518 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 30. Weight in Grams: 706.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
518
Condition
New
Edition
2nd Edition
SKU
V9780823222742
ISBN
9780823222742
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.36

Hardback. Presents the story of William N Donovan, a US Army medical officer in the Philippines who, as a prisoner of war, faced unspeakable conditions and abuse in Japanese camps during World War II. Editor(s): Donovan, William N., M.D.; Donovan, Josephine; Donovan, Ann Devigne. Num Pages: 176 pages, photographs. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; BGA; HBG; HBJF; HBWQ; JWXR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 141 x 18. Weight in Grams: 435.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Scholarly Resources Inc.,U.S. United States
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9780842027250
ISBN
9780842027250
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 72.01

Paperback. Editor(s): Enz, C. P.; Mehra, Jagdish. Num Pages: 580 pages, black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: BG; PHN; PHQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 29. Weight in Grams: 878.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Edition
Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1974
Number of pages
580
Condition
New
SKU
V9789401022767
ISBN
9789401022767
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 69.79

hardcover. This is the first comprehensive collection of remarks attributed to Abraham Lincoln by his contemporaries. Much of what is known or believed about the man comes from such utterances, which have been an important part of Lincoln biography. Editor(s): Fehrenbacher, Don E.; Fehrenbacher, Virginia. Num Pages: 648 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 244 x 164 x 47. Weight in Grams: 1125.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
648
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804726368
ISBN
9780804726368
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 108.92

paperback. Told through the lives of Canada's leading politicians this is a remarkable, engrossing, documented account of modern Canadian history. Editor(s): Fraser, Robert L.; Cook, Ramsay; Belanger, Real. Series: Dictionary of Canadian Biography. Num Pages: 384 pages, 15 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBC; BGH; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 223 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 780.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780802091741
ISBN
9780802091741
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.99
€ 45.53

Hardback. This collection presents and comments on the 1913-1945 correspondence between Harry Hopkins, Franklin Delano Roosevelt's advisor and New Deal Administrator, and his first wife of 17 years, Ethel gross. Editor(s): Giffen, Allison (Assistant Professor of English, Western Washington University, USA); Hopkins, June. Num Pages: 256 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; BG; HBT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 157 x 25. Weight in Grams: 576.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Lexington Books United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780739105023
ISBN
9780739105023
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 157.42

Paperback / so. Editor(s): Heidenreich, Bernd; Muhlhausen, Walter. Num Pages: black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: BG; JF; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148 x 15. Weight in Grams: 345.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden Germany
Condition
New
SKU
V9783531134802
ISBN
9783531134802
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 73.06

Hardback. Details the experiences of an American family caught in Revolutionary Mexico. This memoir includes information about the Revolution, life as a foreign national in Mexico, and the silver mining industry. Editor(s): Herr, Robert Woodmansee; Herr, Richard. Series: Latin American Silhouettes. Num Pages: 263 pages, photographs, maps. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; HBLW; HBTV; JPWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 170 x 20. Weight in Grams: 617.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Scholarly Resources Inc.,U.S. United States
Number of pages
263
Condition
New
SKU
V9780842027243
ISBN
9780842027243
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 168.10

paperback. Consists of 104 biographical articles on eminent contributors to statistical and probabilistic ideas born prior to the 20th Century. This title covers such statisticians as: Fermat, Pascal, Huygens, Neumann, Bernoulli, Bayes, Laplace, Legendre, Gauss, Poisson, Pareto, Markov, Bachelier, Borel, and many more. Editor(s): Heyde, C. C.; Seneta, Eugene; Fienberg, Stephen E. Num Pages: 512 pages, biography. BIC Classification: BG; PBT; PBX; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 26. Weight in Grams: 720.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Springer/Sci-Tech/Trade United States
Edition
2001st Edition
Number of pages
512
Condition
New
SKU
V9780387952833
ISBN
9780387952833
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 74.39

Book. Editor(s): Hoffmann, Dr Dieter (MPI for the History of Science, Berlin MPI fur Wissenschaftsgeschichte, B MPI for the History of Science, Berlin MPI fur Wissenschaftsgeschichte, B MPI fur Wissenschaftsgeschichte, B MPI fur Wissenschaftsgeschichte, B MPI fur Wissenschaftsgeschichte, B); Schmidt-Rohr, U; Schmidt-Rohr, Ulrich. Num Pages: 361 pages, XII, 361 S. BIC Classification: BG; PH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 703.
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
Number of pages
361
Condition
New
SKU
V9783540336990
ISBN
9783540336990
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 139.51

hardcover. Editor(s): James, T. G. H.; Malek, Jaromir. Series: Griffith Institute Publications. Num Pages: 120 pages, 12p illus. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 210 x 149 x 16. Weight in Grams: 304.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
Griffith Institute United Kingdom
Number of pages
120
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780900416569
ISBN
9780900416569
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 44.69

Paperback. Black men from all walks of life share their inspiring stories and ultimately how each became a source of hope for his community and country. Editor(s): Jealous, Benjamin. Num Pages: 304 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 141 x 39. Weight in Grams: 286.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Simon & Schuster United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9781476799834
ISBN
9781476799834
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 18.22

Paperback / so. Editor(s): Jungbauer-Gans, Monika; Gross, Christiane. Series: Forschung Und Entwicklung in Der Analytischen Soziologie. Num Pages: 149 pages, black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: BG; JHB; PD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148 x 9. Weight in Grams: 450.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Vs Verlag Fur Sozialwissenschaften Germany
Number of pages
149
Condition
New
SKU
V9783531172200
ISBN
9783531172200
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.37

Paperback / so. Editor(s): Kempf, Udo; Merz, Hans-Georg. Num Pages: black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: BG; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 170 x 44. Weight in Grams: 1356.
Format
Paperback
Publisher
United Kingdom
Condition
New
SKU
V9783322803702
ISBN
9783322803702
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 106.64

Hardback. Editor(s): Kempf, Udo; Merz, Hans-Georg. Num Pages: 390 pages, black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: BG; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 170 x 22. Weight in Grams: 835.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden Germany
Number of pages
390
Condition
New
SKU
V9783531146058
ISBN
9783531146058
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 80.61

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