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Paperback. Entertaining and masterly biography of Madame Chiang Kai-shek - the woman who built modern China. Num Pages: 816 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJ; BGH; HBJF; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 153 x 52. Weight in Grams: 968.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Phoenix
Number of pages
816
Condition
New
SKU
V9780753828021
ISBN
9780753828021
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.54

Paperback. Part musical odyssey, part dazzling love story The Baroness traces Nica's extraordinary, thrilling journey - from England's stately homes to the battlefields of Africa, passing under the shadow of the Holocaust, and finally, to the creative ferment of New York's 1950s jazz scene. Num Pages: 320 pages, Integrated. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1KBB; 3JJ; AVGJ; BG; HBJD1; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 20. Weight in Grams: 258.
Publisher
Virago
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Digital original
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844086054
ISBN
9781844086054
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.89

Paperback. Hannah Shah is an Imam's daughter. She lived the life of a Muslim but, for many years, her father abused her in the cellar of their home. At 16, she discovered a plan to send her to Pakistan for an arranged marriage, and she ran away. Hunted by her angry father and brothers, she had to keep moving house to escape them. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; BGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 127 x 19. Weight in Grams: 206.
Publisher
Ebury Publishing
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846041488
ISBN
9781846041488
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.08

paperback. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; BGH; JPF; JPL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 220 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1988
Publisher
Spokesman Books United Kingdom
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780851244976
ISBN
9780851244976
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 14.42

Paperback. Was Edward IV a vain and self-indulgent playboy, more interested in his own pleasures than the well-being of his kingdom, or was his life cut tragically short, thus preventing him from fully establishing the 'new monarchy' more commonly associated with his son-in-law, Henry VII? This biography reassesses this debate. Series: Routledge Historical Biographies. Num Pages: 288 pages, 3 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: BGH; HBJD1; HBLC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 199 x 129 x 25. Weight in Grams: 318.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415368001
ISBN
9780415368001
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 57.01

hardcover. Editor(s): Kuhn, Tom; Leeder, Karen. Translator(s): Kuhn, Tom; Leeder, Karen. Num Pages: 220 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJ; BG; DSBH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 222 x 141. Weight in Grams: 431.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Libris Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
220
Condition
New
SKU
V9781870352734
ISBN
9781870352734
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 28.75

Hardcover. Num Pages: 376 pages, 60 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 3JJ; BGS; HBT; WSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 249 x 168 x 31. Weight in Grams: 984.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Museum Tusculanum Press Denmark
Edition
Har/DVD
Number of pages
376
Condition
New
SKU
V9788772898278
ISBN
9788772898278
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.72
€ 52.54

Paperback. This is an oral history of a second-generation, urban-born woman who struggles to survive in the poor, Andean city of La Paz. It shows how her identity shifts over time, shaped by the major events in her life. Topics range fron social networks to magical interventions and clairvoyant dreaming. Num Pages: 256 pages, 13 photos, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1KLSL; BGHA; HBTD; JFSJ1; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 159 x 18. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231104678
ISBN
9780231104678
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.72

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Dedalus Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
512
Condition
New
SKU
V9781907650574
ISBN
9781907650574
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.46

Paperback. I lived the same life as everyone else, the life of ordinary people, the masses. Sitting in a prison cell in the autumn of 1944, the German author Hans Fallada sums up his life under the National Socialist dictatorship, the time of inward emigration . BIC Classification: 2ACG; BGLA; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 136 x 204 x 24. Weight in Grams: 350.
Publisher
Polity
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745669892
ISBN
9780745669892
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 21.03

Hardcover.

I lived the same life as everyone else, the life of ordinary people, the masses. Sitting in a prison cell in the autumn of 1944, Hans Fallada sums up his life under the National Socialist dictatorship, the time of inward emigration . Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: BGHA; BJ; HBWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 155 x 26. Weight in Grams: 566.

Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Polity Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745669885
ISBN
9780745669885
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 21.99

Hardback. A biography of Carl Schurz, a German who took part in the 1848 revolution. He then went to America, where his ethnic connections enabled him to enter politics. He eventually became Secretary of the Interior. This book sheds light on the problems of immigration and the retention of ethnic identity. Series: North's Civil War. Num Pages: 386 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: BGH; JFFN; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 160 x 30. Weight in Grams: 828.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
386
Condition
New
Edition
2nd ed.
SKU
V9780823218547
ISBN
9780823218547
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 102.72

Paperback. A biography of Carl Schurz, a German who took part in the 1848 revolution. He then went to America, where his ethnic connections enabled him to enter politics. He eventually became Secretary of the Interior. This book sheds light on the problems of immigration and the retention of ethnic identity. Series: North's Civil War. Num Pages: 386 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: BGH; JFFN; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 150 x 25. Weight in Grams: 592.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
386
Condition
New
Edition
2nd ed.
SKU
V9780823218554
ISBN
9780823218554
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 41.76

Hardback. In this book, a leading historian takes the full measure of Lincoln's reputation. Drawing on a range of primary documents Hans Trefousse gives the voices of Lincoln's own time. Politicians and ordinary people, soldiers and statesmen, abolitionists and slaveholders alike, give a chorus of American opinion. Series: The North's Civil War. Num Pages: 216 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 3895 x 5830 x 22. Weight in Grams: 397.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823224685
ISBN
9780823224685
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 93.89

Hardback. Translator(s): Mitchell, Mike (Lecturer in German, University of Stirling). Series: SB-The German List. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: BGLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 138 x 212 x 32. Weight in Grams: 452.
Publisher
Seagull Books London Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857423702
ISBN
9780857423702
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 22.46

Paperback. Num Pages: 114 pages, black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: BG; PHVG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 7. Weight in Grams: 150.
Publisher
Springer
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1920
Edition
1920th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9783642504655
ISBN
9783642504655
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 68.21

Hardcover. Originally published: Hans von B'ulow. Die Briefe an Johannes Brahms. Tutzing: Hans Schneider, 1994. Editor(s): Hinrichsen, Hans-Joachim. Translator(s): Klohr, Cynthia. Num Pages: 170 pages, 13 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: AVGC5; AVH; BGF; BJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 161 x 17. Weight in Grams: 386.
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
170
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810882157
ISBN
9780810882157
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 145.11

Paperback. Stahl's classic book on Thucydides is one of the most profound and widely respected modern studies of the Athenian historian. Published in German in 1966 as Thukydides: Die Stellung des Menschen im geschichtlichen Prozess, it has not been available in English until now. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; BG; HBLA1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 431.
Publisher
Classical Press of Wales United Kingdom
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Condition
New
SKU
V9781905125326
ISBN
9781905125326
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 28.75

Paperback. Uncovers the iconoclastic genius and subtle charm behind Charlie Munger's curmudgeonly facade. This book presents an account of the family, personal, and business life of the idiosyncratically complex figure. Num Pages: 294 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGB; KFFM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 488.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
Number of pages
294
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780471446910
ISBN
9780471446910
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 23.57

Paperback. A groundbreaking new history of the first woman to rule England in her own right. Num Pages: 464 pages, Section: 8, colour pix. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JB; BGH; BGR; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 30. Weight in Grams: 380.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
Number of pages
464
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780749909826
ISBN
9780749909826
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.35

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