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Hardback. In the history of post-colonial Latin America no person has held power so firmly and for so long as did Pedro II as emperor of Brazil. This is the first full-length biography in 60 years, and the first in any language to make close use of Pedro II's diaries and family papers. Num Pages: 576 pages, 60 half-tones. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 40. Weight in Grams: 965.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 576
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804735100
- ISBN
- 9780804735100
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 263.84
€ 263.84
paperback. Demythologizing Sutter while giving him a more secure place in western history, this collective portrait exemplifies revisionist scholarship at its best. Editor(s): Owens, Kenneth N. Num Pages: 138 pages, 1 photograph, 1 illustration, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 11. Weight in Grams: 227.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 138
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- SKU
- V9780803286184
- ISBN
- 9780803286184
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 16.53
€ 16.99
€ 16.53
paperback. Covers the first year following the author's rise to fame. This title recounts her struggles with celebrity, middle-class expectations, and the racial and social tensions her success had exacerbated. It tells that the fall back into poverty is as easy as the struggle to escape it is difficult. Translator(s): Arrington, Melvin S.; Levine, Robert M. Series: Engendering Latin America. Num Pages: 189 pages, Illus., map. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; BGHA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5182 x 3429 x 16. Weight in Grams: 256.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Bison United States
- Number of pages
- 189
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803275997
- ISBN
- 9780803275997
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 20.99
€ 21.99
€ 20.99
paperback. In 1957, Joseph Spagna and five other men waited to board a bus called the Sunnyland. Their plan was: ride the bus together - three blacks and three whites - get arrested and take their case to the US Supreme Court. This book chronicles the story of an American family against the backdrop of one of the civil rights movement's lesser-known stories. Series: River Teeth Literary Nonfiction Prize. Num Pages: 286 pages, 5 Illustrations. BIC Classification: BG; HBJK; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 142 x 16. Weight in Grams: 326.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 286
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780803217126
- ISBN
- 9780803217126
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 20.99
€ 21.99
€ 20.99
Paperback. An extraordinary testimony of changed lives through kindness, courage, prayer and grace. Num Pages: 320 pages, 8pp colour pics. BIC Classification: 1FMP; BGXA; HRCX6. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 25. Weight in Grams: 344.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Lion Hudson Plc United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1 New ed
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857215048
- ISBN
- 9780857215048
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.49
€ 13.99
€ 13.49
paperback. BIC Classification: 1KBBN; BGA; HBJK; RGR; WN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Univ Of Minnesota Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816643943
- ISBN
- 9780816643943
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 17.63
€ 17.99
€ 17.63
paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 154 x 16. Weight in Grams: 330.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Univ Of Minnesota Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816642687
- ISBN
- 9780816642687
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 17.63
€ 17.99
€ 17.63
paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 213 x 141 x 20. Weight in Grams: 354.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Univ Of Minnesota Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816636853
- ISBN
- 9780816636853
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 17.69
€ 17.99
€ 17.69
paperback. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGHA; JFSF; TV; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 126 x 18. Weight in Grams: 280.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Univ Of Minnesota Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816631056
- ISBN
- 9780816631056
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 18.76
€ 18.99
€ 18.76
paperback. Num Pages: 216 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BGA; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 159 x 15. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Univ Of Minnesota Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816628674
- ISBN
- 9780816628674
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 17.63
€ 17.99
€ 17.63
Paperback. Deals with the desire of Guanya, an African princess, to escape a repulsive fate: betrothal to a wealthy man twenty years older than she. Worse, he is a polygamist, compensating for his own ugliness with the beauty of many wives. Guanya must combat his eagerness, her mother's wish, and a tribal tradition that is as entrenched as it is oppressive. Num Pages: 114 pages. BIC Classification: BGH; FA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5182 x 3429 x 10. Weight in Grams: 171.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 114
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803297555
- ISBN
- 9780803297555
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 17.63
€ 17.99
€ 17.63
hardcover. This book traces the lives of two people who rejected British colonialism and hailed a new nation on the world's stage, examining the intersections of gender, nationality, and literary expression at a significant juncture in Canada's history. Series: Studies in Gender and History. Num Pages: 320 pages, 15 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBC; BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 31. Weight in Grams: 670.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780802009326
- ISBN
- 9780802009326
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 87.25
€ 87.25
Paperback. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJH; BGH; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 30. Weight in Grams: 403.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Monsoon Books Singapore
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789814423861
- ISBN
- 9789814423861
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 11.04
€ 11.99
€ 11.04
Good-Bye to Old Peking: The Wartime Letters Of U.S. Marine Captain Joh...
Letcher, John Seymour; Jeans, Roger B.; Lyle,...
hardcover. Num Pages: 262 pages, illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1KBB; BGA; HBJF; HBWQ; JWT; JWX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 241 x 165 x 24. Weight in Grams: 658.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Ohio University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 262
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780821412282
- ISBN
- 9780821412282
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 47.76
€ 47.76
paperback. Editor(s): Reichard, William. Num Pages: 176 pages, 14 halftones. BIC Classification: BG; JFSK2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 139 x 10. Weight in Grams: 216.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Univ Of Minnesota Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816636228
- ISBN
- 9780816636228
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 17.63
€ 17.99
€ 17.63
paperback. Napoleon Bonaparte's rise to power was neither inevitable nor smooth; it was full of mistakes, wrong turns and pitfalls. This book examines the evolution of Napoleon's character and the means by which at the age of thirty he became head of the most powerful country in Europe and skilfully fashioned the image of himself. Num Pages: 672 pages, Illustrations, maps, ports. (some col.). BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JH; BGH; HBJD; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 137 x 43. Weight in Grams: 534. Clean copy with light reading wear. Newspaper clippings pasted to inside front cover and half-title page by previous owner. Remains a very good copy
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Paperbacks
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KMK0022766
- ISBN
- 9780747566779
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 5.70
€ 5.70
hardcover. The sequel to "Aristocrats", this tells the story of the Irish revolutionary, Lord Edward Fitzgerald. Son of a duke, heir to estates and influence, Lord Edward died in a Dublin gaol, a rebel and a traitor. The book looks at how this happened, and explores the hidden relationships in his life. Num Pages: 350 pages, 8pp b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JF; BGH; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 165. Weight in Grams: 732. Signed by the author. Clean copy fine in dust wrapper. DW showing light shelf wear. Remains a very good copy
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Chatto & Windus
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KMK0022545
- ISBN
- 9780701165383
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 6.23
€ 6.23
Paperback. The life of Karl Dane was a Cinderella story gone horribly wrong. The immigrant from Copenhagen was transformed from a machinist to a Hollywood star after his turn as the tobacco-chewing Slim in "The Big Parade". This biography tells the tale of a daring yet tragic man who aimed for his wildest dreams and succeeded, if only for a short time. Num Pages: 230 pages, ca. 55 photos, filmography, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: APF; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 159 x 15. Weight in Grams: 331.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- McFarland & Co Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780786442072
- ISBN
- 9780786442072
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.32
€ 41.32
paperback. A biography of Eddie Collins, one of baseball's most consistently good batters, its best bunter and hit-and-run man, one of its craftiest base runners and finest defensive second basemen. It tells how, during his career, he was repeatedly referred to as the game's smartest player, both on and off the field. Num Pages: photos, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: BGS; WSJT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 22. Weight in Grams: 653.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- McFarland & Company United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780786432875
- ISBN
- 9780786432875
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.07
€ 54.07
Paperback. As a player, manager and football pundit, Gordon Strachan is one of the most popular names in football today. This is his story and his take on the game he loves. Num Pages: 416 pages, Section: 16, Colour. BIC Classification: BGSA; WSJA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 158 x 28. Weight in Grams: 240.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Edition
- New Ed
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- Used, Good
- SKU
- KLN0016860
- ISBN
- 9780751537482
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. This is an account of John and Gerardine Gleeson's quest to conceive, of the serious physical damage Gerardine suffered as a result of in-vitro fertilization, and of her tragic death. Num Pages: 192 pages, ports. BIC Classification: BGA; MBP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 10. Weight in Grams: 142. Used paperback, in good condition. Some shelf wear.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Sitric Books
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KIN0007521
- ISBN
- 9781903305027
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. During the 1930s and 1940s William Grant Still was known as the "Dean of Afro-American Composers". He worked as an arranger for early radio, on Broadway, and in Hollywood. This text brings William Grant Still out of the archives and examines his place in America's musical heritage. Series: Music of the African Diaspora. Num Pages: 384 pages, 14 b/w illustrations, 1 table, 22 music examples. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVGC6; AVH; BGF; JFC; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 485. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KHN0001970
- ISBN
- 9780520215436
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
paperback. Num Pages: 420 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JH; BGH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Northern Illinois University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 420
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780875807379
- ISBN
- 9780875807379
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.99€ 46.64
€ 51.99
€ 46.64
Hardcover. An important new interpretation of Daniel Webster's life by an award-winning biographer. Num Pages: 800 pages, 1. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Scholarly; (UP) Postgraduate; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 244 x 165 x 56. Weight in Grams: 1260.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- W. W. Norton and Company, Inc.
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393045529
- ISBN
- 9780393045529
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.40€ 64.47
€ 65.40
€ 64.47