Biography: general
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Biography: general
Paperback.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 136
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252078965
- ISBN
- 9780252078965
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Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.40
€ 27.99
€ 26.40
Paperback. Series: Music in American Life. Num Pages: 184 pages. BIC Classification: AVGL; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 229 x 14. Weight in Grams: 278.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252082009
- ISBN
- 9780252082009
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€ 20.99€ 20.87
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Hardback. Born in 1852 in the last years of serfdom, Vera Figner came of age as Imperial Russian society was being rocked by the massive upheaval that culminated in the Bolshevik revolution of 1917. At first champion of populist causes and champion of women's higher education, Figner later became a leader of the terrorist party The People's Will. Num Pages: 352 pages, 6 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JH; 3JJ; BGH; HBJD; HBLL; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 220 x 362 x 27. Weight in Grams: 626.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253012845
- ISBN
- 9780253012845
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Condition: New
€ 38.70
€ 38.70
Paperback. Rachel Bella Calof defies the nostalgia of the cheerful oLittle House on the PrairieO homestead; her story is instead one of real families handling daily stresses, competing needs, and interpersonal accommodations. Editor(s): Rikoon, J. Sanford. Translator(s): Calof, J.; Shaw, M. Num Pages: 176 pages, 9 b&w photos. BIC Classification: BGHA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 10. Weight in Grams: 341.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253209863
- ISBN
- 9780253209863
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Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 16.43
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Paperback. Presents a portrait and intellectual history of novelist and filmmaker Ousmane Sembene. This book offers a comprehensive biography of Sembene and contributes a critical appraisal of his life and art in the context of the political and social influences on his work. Translator(s): Diop, Moustapha. Num Pages: 218 pages, 5 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 1HFDS; APFB; BGF; BGL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 17. Weight in Grams: 332.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253221513
- ISBN
- 9780253221513
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Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 20.79
€ 20.99
€ 20.79
Paperback. An Igbo woman becomes king at a time of extraordinary change in Africa Num Pages: 322 pages, 29 b&w illus., 12 maps, 9 music exx., 5 tables. BIC Classification: 1HFDN; BGH; HBJH; HBLW. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 227 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 446.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 322
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253222480
- ISBN
- 9780253222480
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Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 28.56
€ 31.99
€ 28.56
Paperback. How personal experience is woven into a fi lmmaker's art Num Pages: 288 pages, 22 b&w illus. BIC Classification: APF; BG; JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 420.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253223012
- ISBN
- 9780253223012
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Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.40
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Paperback. Garcilaso Inca de la Vega, a Peruvian mestizo and historian, envisioned Latin America as a multiethnic continent and advanced a humanist interpretation of New World history. In this collection of articles, central aspects of Garcilaso's life and work are reviewed. Editor(s): Anadon, Jose. Num Pages: 264 pages, 1 port. BIC Classification: 1KLS; 2ADS; BGH; DSBD; HBAH; HBJK; JFC; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230. .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- University of Notre Dame Press United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780268010379
- ISBN
- 9780268010379
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Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.25
€ 37.99
€ 34.25
Hardcover. In these memoirs, Father Theodore Hesburgh chronicles the transformation of Notre Dame from a somewhat mediocre midwestern university into a major teaching and research institution. Num Pages: 328 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGA; HBT; JNMN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 142 x 25. Weight in Grams: 603.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- University of Notre Dame Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780268010386
- ISBN
- 9780268010386
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Condition: New
€ 38.58
€ 38.58
Paperback. A collection of essays on Pope Gregory the Great, many taken from a symposium held in 1993. Gregory emerges as a figure interpreting the past - by receiving, synthesizing and developing the teachings of earlier writers - and presenting a persuasive theological and pastoral agenda. Editor(s): Cavadini, John C. Series: Notre Dame Studies in Theology. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 3F; BGH; HRCC2; HRCC7; HRCM; HRCX1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 395.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University of Notre Dame Press
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780268010430
- ISBN
- 9780268010430
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.73
€ 32.99
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Paperback. A biography of legendary baseball player Ed Delahanty (1867-1903). This book examines the life and career of the first "King of Swatsville," including the enigma surrounding his tragic and untimely death. Through Delahanty's story, it traces the evolving character of major league baseball and its effect on the lives and ambitions of its athletes. Num Pages: 400 pages, illustrated: 23 halftones. BIC Classification: BGS; WSJT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 29. Weight in Grams: 630.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of Notre Dame Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780268022914
- ISBN
- 9780268022914
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.73
€ 32.99
€ 29.73
Hardcover. This volume offers an account of the life and labours of Edward Sorin, founder of the University of Notre Dame. It describes how he overcame great odds to found and grow one of world's premier Catholic institutions of higher learning. Num Pages: 800 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBND; 3JH; BGH; JNMN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 185 x 56. Weight in Grams: 1792.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- University of Notre Dame Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780268027599
- ISBN
- 9780268027599
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Condition: New
€ 47.25
€ 47.25
Paperback. Num Pages: 184 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of Notre Dame Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780268028930
- ISBN
- 9780268028930
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Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.29
€ 26.99
€ 25.29
Paperback. Presents English translations from the works of Michael Psellos, a key philosopher of the Byzantine Empire. This book contains the works that Psellos wrote about his family, including a funeral oration for his mother that features recollections from a childhood spent in Constantinople. Editor(s): Kaldellis, Anthony. Translator(s): Kaldellis, Anthony. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 3H; BGHA; HBJD; HBLC; HPCB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 354.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of Notre Dame Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780268033156
- ISBN
- 9780268033156
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 28.50
€ 31.99
€ 28.50
Hardcover. An intimate portrait of holiness as exemplified in the lives and thoughts of ten people of faith in the Eastern Orthodox Church. The author introduces readers to a diverse and unusual group of men and women who strove to put the Gospel of Christ into action in their lives. Num Pages: 368 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BG; HRCC8; HRLM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 162 x 31. Weight in Grams: 694.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University of Notre Dame Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780268033507
- ISBN
- 9780268033507
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 133.98
€ 133.98
Hardcover. A study of the French industrialist who from 1870 to 1914 advanced social Catholic and Christian democratic movements by improving factory conditions and empowering workers. Joan Coffey's book represents the first study of Leon Harmel in English. Series: Catholic Social Tradition. Num Pages: 360 pages, 7 halftones, 4 line drawings. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJC; BG; HBTB; HRCX6; JHBL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 155 x 31. Weight in Grams: 671.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of Notre Dame Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780268033606
- ISBN
- 9780268033606
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 133.98
€ 133.98
Paperback. Recounting the stories of seven Holocaust survivors who overcame obstacles to earn advanced degrees and become college and university professors, these accounts show that despite the worst of circumstances it is possible to heal with time. Each account describes the social background and circumstances that helped to shape the survivor's destiny. Num Pages: 320 pages, 6 halftones. BIC Classification: BG; HBJD; HBTZ1; JNM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 153 x 23. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- University of Notre Dame Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780268033651
- ISBN
- 9780268033651
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.82
€ 32.99
€ 29.82
Hardcover. Elizabeth Behr-Sigel (1907-2005) was one of the most important Orthodox theologians of the twentieth century. For seventy years she helped her church, dispersed and uprooted from its cultural heritage, adapt to a new world. In her retirement she continued to work on behalf of women and of the ecumenical movement. Editor(s): Plekon, Michael. Translator(s): Ryan, Jerry. Num Pages: 360 pages, 37 halftones. BIC Classification: BGX; HRLB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 161 x 237 x 32. Weight in Grams: 726.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of Notre Dame Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780268033859
- ISBN
- 9780268033859
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 38.42
€ 38.42
Hardcover. In the course of his recollections, the author describes his childhood in Minnesota; his grammar school and seminary education, with his decision to leave the path toward ordination; his marriage to his beloved Connie and their active family life and travels; and his life as a fiction writer. Num Pages: 176 pages, illustrated: 29 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; BGLA; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 162 x 19. Weight in Grams: 463.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of Notre Dame Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780268034924
- ISBN
- 9780268034924
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 108.57
€ 108.57
Paperback. With a description of what an MI feels like and how people around the patient react, this memoir provides a view of the author's experience and the emotions that accompanied it. It describes the pain of the attack, the forced inactivity of recuperation, and the melancholy of embracing life anew while accepting a heightened awareness of mortality. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; MJD; VFJB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 205 x 143 x 12. Weight in Grams: 249.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of Notre Dame Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780268037260
- ISBN
- 9780268037260
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 24.18
€ 25.99
€ 24.18