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Paperback. Violent movements opposing existing political orders erupted throughout nineteenth-century Europe, but nowhere was this revolutionary impulse made more dramatically visible than in Russia. This title presents English translations of the memoirs of five Russia's female revolutionaries. Editor(s): Engel, Barbara Alpern; Rosenthal, Clifford N. Num Pages: 212 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JH; BM; HBJD; HBLL; JFSJ1; JPWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 392.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Northern Illinois University Press United States
Edition
2, reprint with new introduction and bibliography
Number of pages
212
Condition
New
SKU
V9780875806907
ISBN
9780875806907
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.25

Paperback. Num Pages: 294 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HRA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 155. Biography. 294pp. Keywords: Enda Watters. The author gives an account of his visits to missionary countries on all the continents over a period of half a century
Publisher
Columba Press
Number of pages
294
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
9781856076715
ISBN
9781856076715
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.00
€ 19.95

Paperback. .
Publisher
University of Wales Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9780708319475
ISBN
9780708319475
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 8.67

Paperback. A book based on eyewitness accounts of the American Civil War by 120 children between the ages of four and 16. Their diaries, letters and reminiscences are a testimony to their resilience in the face of great adversity and their capacity to pick up the pieces of their shattered lives. Num Pages: 192 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BG; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ; JFSP1; JFSP2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 154 x 14. Weight in Grams: 316.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Basic Books
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813328232
ISBN
9780813328232
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.62

Paperback. Num Pages: 528 pages, 14 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: BGA; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 135 x 29. Weight in Grams: 568.
Publisher
The New York Review of Books, Inc United States
Number of pages
528
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781590172865
ISBN
9781590172865
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 21.01

Hardcover. This is the biography of 'Big Jim' Larkin. Through the research of Emmet O'Connor, Larkin - Labour leader and agitator - is thoroughly evaluated. Based on police records, FBI files, and archives of the Communist International in Moscow, O'Connor explores the hidden side of a very private person who kept his ambition behind a veil of silence. Num Pages: 360 pages, 16 labour history images. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJ; BGH; HBJD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 167 x 244 x 39. Weight in Grams: 784.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University College Dublin Press
Condition
New
SKU
9781906359935
ISBN
9781906359935
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 45.59

Paperback. Emmet O'Connor uses archival sources, including declassified Soviet Union and FBI files, to cast light on Jim Larkin and his relations with international communism. He aims to uncover the motivation behind Larkin's public persona. Series: Radical Irish Lives. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJ; BGH; HBJD1; HBLW; JPF; KNXB2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 138 x 10. Weight in Grams: 216.
Publisher
Cork University Press
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Condition
New
SKU
V9781859183397
ISBN
9781859183397
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 15.26

Paperback. Emmeline Pankhurst grew up all too aware of the prevailing attitude of her day: that men were considered superior to women. When she was just fourteen she attended her first suffrage meeting, and returned home a confirmed suffragist. This book deals with her life and work. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: BM; JFFK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 132 x 23. Weight in Grams: 334.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784870409
ISBN
9781784870409
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.05

Paperback. Emmeline Pankhurst was raised in a world that valued men over women. At fourteen she attended her first suffrage meeting and returned home a confirmed suffragist. This book deals with her life and work. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: BM; JFFK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 24. Weight in Grams: 250.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784871253
ISBN
9781784871253
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.47

Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages, facsimiles, portraits. BIC Classification: APB; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 156 x 9. Weight in Grams: 252.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Gallaudet University Press
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9781563680861
ISBN
9781563680861
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 13.11

Paperback. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Autonomedia
Condition
New
SKU
V9781584351375
ISBN
9781584351375
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.21

Paperback. From autobiographical writings, this book reconstructs the extraordinary life of Thomas Platter and the lives of his sons. It expands the historical contexts of these accounts and, in the process, brings to life the customs, perceptions and character of an age on the threshold of modernity. Translator(s): Goldhammer, Arthur. Num Pages: 418 pages, 26 halftones, 5 maps, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1D; BGH; HBJD; HBLH; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 151 x 27. Weight in Grams: 610.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
418
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226473246
ISBN
9780226473246
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 25.00

Paperback. The extraordinary and inspirational story of a young boy soldier in the Sudan People's Liberation Army. Num Pages: 288 pages, Section: 8, colour photos. BIC Classification: 1HBS; 3JJPN; 3JJPR; BGHA; HBWS; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 128 x 21. Weight in Grams: 226.
Publisher
Abacus
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780349121253
ISBN
9780349121253
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 12.65

Paperback. Limonov is not a fictional character, but he could have been. He's lived a hundred lives. This book tells the story about this charecter. Editor(s): Lambert, John. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 198 x 21. Weight in Grams: 260.
Publisher
Penguin
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846148217
ISBN
9781846148217
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.08

Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: BTC; DN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784705800
ISBN
9781784705800
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.05

Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 1DST; BTP; DNJ; HBTB; JFFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
9780141985220
ISBN
9780141985220
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 10.76

Paperback. Having met the man of her dreams (and wanting a baby together), Emma Woolf embarked on the hardest struggle of her life: to beat anorexia. At 32 years of age, she was functioning on an apple a day. This life-affirming true story is essential reading for anyone affected by eating disorders, and anyone interested in health and social issues. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BM; VFJJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 132 x 17. Weight in Grams: 238.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Octopus Publishing Group
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849532495
ISBN
9781849532495
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.00
€ 11.41

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Luath Press Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
2nd
Number of pages
174
Condition
New
SKU
V9781842820483
ISBN
9781842820483
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.49

Paperback. Tells the story of one of the most beautiful places on earth - still astonishingly unspoilt - on the west coast of Corfu. In the early 1960s, Emma Tennant's parents spotted a magical bay from a cruise and decided to build a house there. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVC; 1DVGS; BG; WTL; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 15. Weight in Grams: 180.
Publisher
Vintage London
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099422532
ISBN
9780099422532
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.08

Paperback. The new memoir from the author of "Maidens' Trip" and "The Great Western Beach"; a remarkable story of a young woman growing up against the backdrop of the Second World War, and postwar life in India, Paris and bohemian Chelsea. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations (black and white). BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JJG; 3JJH; 3JJPG; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 21. Weight in Grams: 250.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781408835630
ISBN
9781408835630
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.93

Paperback. Three girls abandon their middle-class comforts for an adventure of a lifetime during the Second World War. A classic and unforgettable tale. Num Pages: 240 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JJH; BM; WGGN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 16. Weight in Grams: 200. 240 pages, Illustrations. A memoir of the growth to maturity of three young women in the exceptional circumstances of Britain at war. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JJH; BM; WGGN. Dimension: 197 x 129 x 16. Weight: 172.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781408801253
ISBN
9781408801253
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.20

Paperback. In 1997, Emma Slade was taken hostage in a hotel room on a business trip to Jakarta. Over the ensuing months the trauma following the event took hold. Realising her view on life had profoundly changed she embarked upon a journey, discovering the healing power of yoga and, in Bhutan, opening her eyes to a kinder, more peaceful way of living. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKH; BM; HRE; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Summersdale Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849539609
ISBN
9781849539609
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.66

Paperback. The riveting first-hand account of a young British civilian woman who volunteered to help rebuild Iraq immediately after the invasion in 2003, and soon found herself as a political advisor to the US military. Num Pages: 400 pages, 2 maps, 38 integrated photographs. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; 1KBB; 3JMC; BM; HBWS5; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 130 x 32. Weight in Grams: 376.
Publisher
Atlantic Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782392606
ISBN
9781782392606
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.05

Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages, ill. BIC Classification: BGXA; HRCV9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 138 x 13. Weight in Grams: 216.
Publisher
Inter-Varsity Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844745869
ISBN
9781844745869
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.44

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