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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
€ 5.96
€ 5.96
Hardcover. The Napoleonic Wars gripped Europe, and beyond, for over ten years at the beginning of the Nineteenth century. Hundreds of battles were fought between the armies of France (and its allies) and all those powers that wished to see Napoleon Bonaparte stopped in his tracks and an end to the French Empire. This book covers this topic. Num Pages: 304 pages, 200 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBLL; HBWH; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 251 x 201 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1090.
- Publisher
- The Crowood Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781861269232
- ISBN
- 9781861269232
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 34.07
€ 40.99
€ 34.07
Paperback. Presents a fresh study of Napoleon's last years as a captive on St Helena, telling the story of this final chapter in Bonaparte's life as seen through the eyes of the Britons around him. This title offers insight into the reasoning behind the decision to send Napoleon to the remote island. Num Pages: 224 pages, col. Illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JH; HBJD; HBLL; HBWH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 157 x 18. Weight in Grams: 378.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752451473
- ISBN
- 9780752451473
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 20.65
€ 23.99
€ 20.65
Paperback. In 1815, the young Dublin doctor Barry O'Meara accepted the opportunity of a lifetime to look after Napoleon Bonaparte in his banishment on St Helena. In one of the most isolated places on earth, doctor and patient became intimate friends. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1MTASH; 3JH; BGH; BJ; HBJD; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 155. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- O´Brien Press Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781847178916
- ISBN
- 9781847178916
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 14.51
€ 16.99
€ 14.51
Hardback. In 1815 Napoleon Bonaparte arrived on the island of St Helena to begin his imprisonment following Waterloo. By 1821 he was dead. This book addresses the political pitfalls navigated with varying success by the men who were assigned to care for the most famous man in Europe. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JH; HBJD; HBLL; HBWH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 170 x 30. Weight in Grams: 580.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- First edition.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752448572
- ISBN
- 9780752448572
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.75
€ 26.99
€ 23.75
Hardcover. Num Pages: 278 pages, 24 b/w plates. BIC Classification: 1QDAE; HBJH; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 303 x 217 x 26. Weight in Grams: 1316.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Museum Tusculanum Press Denmark
- Edition
- Bilingual
- Number of pages
- 278
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788763507806
- ISBN
- 9788763507806
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 59.07€ 46.57
€ 59.07
€ 46.57
Paperback. In his wrenching, classic autobiography--one of the most important documents in American history--Douglass describes himself as a man who became a slave and, later, a slave who became a man. Reissue. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: BG; HBJK; HBLL; HBTS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 172 x 105 x 11. Weight in Grams: 83.
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Signet Classics
- Edition
- Reissue
- Condition
- New
- Format
- Paperback
- SKU
- V9780451529947
- ISBN
- 9780451529947
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 6.97
€ 6.97
Paperback. Illustrator(s): Hook, Adam. Series: Campaign. Num Pages: 96 pages, 30 b/w; 30 col. BIC Classification: HB; HBLH; HBWJ; JW; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 184 x 8. .
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781472819826
- ISBN
- 9781472819826
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 20.60
€ 23.99
€ 20.60
Hardback. Students of slavery, the Old South, and African American history will find in Nat Turner and the Rising in Southampton County an outstanding example of painstaking research and imaginative family and community history. Num Pages: 416 pages, 4, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBFV; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTS; JFFJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 158 x 230 x 31. Weight in Grams: 696.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421414799
- ISBN
- 9781421414799
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 50.87€ 47.39
€ 50.87
€ 47.39
Paperback. Taking a look at the diverse nationalities inhabiting western provinces and the Kingdom of Poland during an era of intensifying national feeling, this book shows that the Russian government, even at the height of its empire, never came to terms with the question of nationality. Num Pages: 310 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JH; 3JJC; HBJD; HBLL; HBLW. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 250 x 150 x 15. Weight in Grams: 666.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Northern Illinois University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 310
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780875809861
- ISBN
- 9780875809861
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 28.62
€ 31.99
€ 28.62
Hardcover. America's rise from revolutionary colonies to a world power is often treated as inevitable. But Charles N. Edel's provocative biography of John Q. Adams argues that he served as the central architect of a grand strategy whose ideas and policies made him a critical link between the founding generation and the Civil War-era nation of Lincoln. Num Pages: 360 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH; HBJK; HBLL; JPHC; JPHL; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 210 x 162 x 34. Weight in Grams: 596.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674368088
- ISBN
- 9780674368088
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 39.96
€ 47.99
€ 39.96
Paperback. Series: Historical Studies of Urban America. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; HBJK; HBLW3; JFSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 432
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226290317
- ISBN
- 9780226290317
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 25.94
€ 32.99
€ 25.94
Paperback. Series: History of American Civilization. Num Pages: 231 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; 3JH; HBJK; HBLH; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 278 x 154 x 13. Weight in Grams: 226.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1960
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 231
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226126678
- ISBN
- 9780226126678
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 25.94
€ 32.99
€ 25.94
Paperback. This Pulitzer Prize-winning book is the epic story of how African-Americans, in the six decades following slavery, transformed themselves into a political people - an embryonic black nation. Num Pages: 624 pages, 18 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBBF; 1KBBS; HBJK; HBLL; HBTS; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 28. Weight in Grams: 776.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 624
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674017658
- ISBN
- 9780674017658
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 30.75
€ 35.99
€ 30.75
Hardcover. This book presents thirteen articles by leading scholars offering different approaches to mediating, facilitating, and resolving ethnic and class tensions, based on case studies in Hungary, Bulgaria, the Baltic States, and Yugoslavia. Among the topics discussed are higher education, the role of women, nationalism, minorities, and religion. Editor(s): Carey, Henry F. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: 1DV; HBJD; HBLW; HBTB; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 179 x 29. Weight in Grams: 681.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- East European Monographs United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780880335126
- ISBN
- 9780880335126
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 37.97
€ 52.99
€ 37.97
Paperback. As Britain emerged from the Second World War, the armed forces desperately needed extra manpower to face new threats from old allies and to meet the considerable obligations of its Empire. This title explains what life was like for these recruits, from training to demo, and how they were affected by their experiences. Series: Shire Library. Num Pages: 64 pages, Illustrations (chiefly col.). BIC Classification: 1DB; 3JJPG; HBJD1; HBLW3; HBWS; JWT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 148 x 5. Weight in Grams: 146. New.
- Publisher
- Shire Publications
- Number of pages
- 64
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780747810926
- ISBN
- 9780747810926
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 8.89
€ 8.89
Paperback. Winner of the Templer Medal and the Wolfson History Prize, this book attempt to get to grips with the reality of that extraordinary institution, which now seems as remote as the British Empire itself. Num Pages: 640 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJPG; 3JJPK; HBJD1; HBLW3; HBWS; JWT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 200 x 34. Weight in Grams: 472.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- First Separate
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141399805
- ISBN
- 9780141399805
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 16.59
€ 23.99
€ 16.59
Paperback. A groundbreaking look at life as a conscript during Britain's postwar National Service, as told by the men who served. Published to tie in with the 50th anniversary of the end of conscription. Num Pages: 352 pages, Section: 8, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJPG; 3JJPK; HBJD1; HBLW3; HBW; JWT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 125 x 197 x 27. Weight in Grams: 246.
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780751546200
- ISBN
- 9780751546200
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.00€ 11.85
€ 13.00
€ 11.85
Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1F; 3JJP; 3JM; HBJF; HBLW3; HBLX; JPFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 170. .
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470673027
- ISBN
- 9780470673027
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.03
€ 31.03
Paperback. This work confronts the complex question of nationalism in France in its various permutations myths, obsessions, possibilities, and dangers. The author distinguishes between an open nationalism, based on the revolutionary values of liberty and equality for all, and closed nationalism. Translator(s): Todd, Jane. Num Pages: 352 pages, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 3JF; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJD; HBLL; JPFN; JPFQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 500.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 366
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804732871
- ISBN
- 9780804732871
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.15
€ 37.99
€ 34.15
Hardcover. A singular account of life in Viet Nam during half a century of war Num Pages: 616 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 3JJP; BM; HBJF; HBLW3; HBWS2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 42. Weight in Grams: 930.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 616
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253356871
- ISBN
- 9780253356871
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 61.39
€ 61.39
Hardback. A history of the efforts of community leaders and intellectuals in Venice, Trieste, and Dalmatia to create a multi-national region along the shores of the Adriatic Sea, based on a nationalism that valued diversity, not homogeneity. Series: Stanford Studies on Central and Eastern. Num Pages: 336 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1DST; 1DVWYC; 3JH; HBJD; HBLL; JPFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 160 x 24. Weight in Grams: 588.
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804774468
- ISBN
- 9780804774468
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 81.31
€ 81.31
paperback. Nations and Nationalism since 1780 is Eric Hobsbawm's widely acclaimed and highly readable enquiry into the question of nationalism. Series: Canto Classics. Num Pages: 211 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JF; 3JH; HBJD; HBLL; JPFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 141 x 11. Weight in Grams: 314. Programme, Myth, Reality. 214 pages. Nations and Nationalism since 1780 is Eric Hobsbawm's widely acclaimed and highly readable enquiry into the question of nationalism. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1D; 3JF; 3JH; HBJD; HBLL; JPFN. Dimension: 214 x 141 x 11. Weight: 312.
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Number of pages
- 214
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781107604629
- ISBN
- 9781107604629
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 22.14
€ 22.14
Paperback. Conceptions of nationalism as a historical and contemporary phenomenon remain fragmentary in the late-1990s. This text analyzes the contraditions inherent in the general understanding of nationalism in order to fashion a new intellectual synthesis. Num Pages: 447 pages. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLW; JFSL; JPFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 164 x 25. Weight in Grams: 566.
- Publisher
- C Hurst & Co (Publishers)Ltd
- Number of pages
- 447
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781850654100
- ISBN
- 9781850654100
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 24.22
€ 25.99
€ 24.22