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Paperback. Sent to the Congo (Zaire) in the 50s, as fieldworker for a Belgian cultural agency, Vansina helped to found the field of African history as a scholarly speciality. This memoir describes Vansina's life and career on three continents, against the background of the collapse of colonialism in Africa. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFJZ; BGHA; HBTQ; HBTR; JNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 154 x 229 x 18. Weight in Grams: 464.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
University of Wisconsin Press United States
Edition
1St Edition
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9780299143244
ISBN
9780299143244
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.54

Paperback. Up Close with Lee Kuan Yew gathers some of the vivid memories of 37 people who have worked or interacted closely with Lee Kuan Yew in some way or other, from when he was at Raffles College in 1941 right up to his demise in 2015. Among these are his 13 Principal Private Secretaries and Special Assistants, and Mdm Yeong Yoon Ying, his Press Secretary of over 20 years. The others include former President S.R. Nathan, Puan Noor Aishah who is the widow of President Yusof Ishak, former Chief Justice Yong Pung How, and friends such as Robert Kuok from his Raffles College days. This book captures an unvarnished look at what it was like to interact with the serious and no nonsense Mr Lee, both at work and outside of work. "He questioned me in a rather harsh tone and said I was very bold to be complaining about my chairman whom he knew was well respected. He told me in a raised voice that I could lose my job for what I had done. ..I replied that having written to him, I was prepared for the consequences. He glared at me. I didn't know what to expect next. I expected the worst. Then, he broke into laughter.''Peter Seah, Chairman, DBS BankContributing AuthorsRobert Kuok ¢ Yong Pung How ¢ Othman Wok ¢ Puan Noor Aishah ¢ S.R. Nathan ¢ J.Y. Pillay ¢ Lim Chin Beng ¢ Wee Cho Yaw ¢ Chn'g Jit Koon ¢ Sidek Saniff ¢ Philip Yeo ¢ Jennie Chua ¢ Liew Mun Leong ¢ Lim Siong Guan ¢ Jagjeet Singh ¢ Ng Kok Song ¢ Lam Chuan Leong ¢ Bilahari Kausikan ¢ Stephen Lee ¢ Li Ka-shing ¢ Tan Guong Ching ¢ Dr S. Vasoo ¢ Moses Lee ¢ Ho Meng Kit ¢ Yatiman Yusof ¢ Yeong Yoon Ying ¢ Alan Chan ¢ Peter Seah ¢ Heng Swee Keat ¢ Leo Yip ¢ Andrew Tan ¢ Peter Tan ¢ Cheng Wai Keung ¢ Lee Seow Hiang ¢ Chee Hong Tat ¢ Anthony Tan ¢ Lim Teck Kiat Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: BGH. Dimension: 153 x 227 x 23. Weight in Grams: 436.
Publisher
Marshall Cavendish International (Asia) Pte Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9789814677790
ISBN
9789814677790
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.40

Hardcover. Presents four travel diaries of pioneering African Americans who were the first to explore and document the West African interior. This work reveals the wealth and beauty of Africa in descriptions of its geography, people, flora, and fauna. It challenges the notion that there were no black explorers in Africa. Editor(s): Fairhead, James; Geysbeek, Tim; Holsoe, Svend E.; Leach, Melissa. Num Pages: 504 pages, 39 b&w photos, 11 maps, 1 index. BIC Classification: 1HFD; 3JH; BJ; GTB; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 38. Weight in Grams: 857.
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
504
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253341945
ISBN
9780253341945
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 68.43

Paperback. A Dramatic close-up view of the ruthless Eastern Front air war written from the rare first-hand perspective of a Soviet pilot. Num Pages: 272 pages, 16 pages of b/w plates. BIC Classification: 1DVU; 3JJH; BM; HBJD; HBWQ; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 297 x 24. Weight in Grams: 434.
Publisher
Frontline Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848328037
ISBN
9781848328037
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 28.78

Paperback. Fascinating memoir by the Red Army's greatest sniper Num Pages: 208 pages, 8 pages of plates. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JJH; BM; HBWQ; JWKT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 233 x 19. Weight in Grams: 396.
Publisher
Pen & Sword Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781473892705
ISBN
9781473892705
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.94

Paperback. Num Pages: 432 pages, port. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; JPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 27. Weight in Grams: 670.
Publisher
University Press of Kansas
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1984
Condition
New
SKU
V9780700602421
ISBN
9780700602421
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.18

Hardback. Clean copy in good to very good condition. Some light shelf wear.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Format
Hardback
Publisher
Picador
Publication date
1984
SKU
KRF0004979
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 5.70

Paperback. Remy Cazals provides a critical edition of this little-known text accompanied by a biography of its author, who became inflamed by the passions of the Revolution, and who was guillotined in 1794. Series: Exeter French Texts. Num Pages: 104 pages, 80pp colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADF; BG; DCF; DSBD; DSC; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 151 x 210 x 6. Weight in Grams: 146.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
University of Exeter Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
104
Condition
New
SKU
V9780859895354
ISBN
9780859895354
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.08

Paperback. The wonderful biography of Winifred Holtby and her friendship with Vera Brittain, now reissued as a Virago Modern Classic Series: VMC. Num Pages: 528 pages. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 34. Weight in Grams: 418.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
Number of pages
528
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844088706
ISBN
9781844088706
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.48

Paperback. A film tie-in edition of Vera Brittain's classic autobiography, published to coincide with the major motion picture adaptation starring Dominic West, Emily Watson, Colin Morgan and Kit Harington. Num Pages: 640 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJC; 3JJF; BGHA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 142 x 38. Weight in Grams: 490.
Publisher
Virago
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Film tie-in edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780349005928
ISBN
9780349005928
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 13.49

Hardback. This classic memoir of the First World War is now a major motion picture starring Alicia Vikander and Kit Harington. Includes an afterword by Kate Mosse OBE. Num Pages: 608 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJC; 3JJF; BGHA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 219 x 140 x 48. Weight in Grams: 754.
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Number of pages
608
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780226590
ISBN
9781780226590
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 19.06

Hardcover. Good copy showing light age and shelfwear. Spine and cover lightly faded. Light foxing to preliminary and final pages. Binding exposed between front board and ffep, and final pages, due to wear. Remains a nice reading copy
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co United Kingdom
Edition
Reissue
Number of pages
608
Condition
Used, Good
SKU
KMO0002295
ISBN
9780297858317
Hardback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 44.99
€ 31.67

Paperback. Vera Chirwa's story is one of betrayal, imprisonment, torture and exile. Yet it is also a story of hope, inspiration and extraordinary bravery. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: BGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 13. Weight in Grams: 308.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Zed Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9781842779668
ISBN
9781842779668
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.28

Hardback. An English edition of the only biography of Agrippina Vaganova (1897-1951, first published in Russian in 1989. It tells the story of one of most important dance teachers of the 20th century, who created a system of teaching ballet that spread throughout the former Soviet Union and beyond. Translator(s): Siegel, Vera M. Num Pages: 352 pages, 33 b&w photos, notes. BIC Classification: ASDL; BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 689.
Publisher
University Press of Florida
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813028316
ISBN
9780813028316
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 34.32

Paperback. Num Pages: 624 pages. BIC Classification: BG; BJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 192 x 141 x 47. Weight in Grams: 760.
Publisher
Persephone Books Ltd
Number of pages
624
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780953478088
ISBN
9780953478088
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 19.42

Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBNT; BGA; WN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140 x 10. Weight in Grams: 218.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816642182
ISBN
9780816642182
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.91

Paperback. 64pp
Publisher
Veritas Publications Dublin
Number of pages
64
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
Illustrated
Condition
New
SKU
9781847302250
ISBN
9781847302250
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 6.99

paperback. Easily accessible to readers new to the Victorian era, and to the history of medicine Num Pages: 215 pages, 20 integrated illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; BGT; JKSN1; MBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 157 x 16. Weight in Grams: 492.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Pen & Sword History
Condition
New
SKU
9781473855670
ISBN
9781473855670
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 6.02

Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JJG; ASD; BGA; HBJD1; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 141 x 16. Weight in Grams: 288.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Heritage House Publishing Co Ltd Canada
Edition
1st
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9781895811575
ISBN
9781895811575
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 19.06

Hardcover. Num Pages: 128 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BGSA; WSJT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 313 x 17. Weight in Grams: 932.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Dementi Milestone Publishing United States
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
SKU
V9780985037505
ISBN
9780985037505
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 31.82

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