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Hardback. Suitable for those interested in US history and politics, this encyclopedia covers the major forces that have shaped American politics from the founding to today. It traces the history of political institutions, parties, and founding documents. It explains ideas, philosophies, and movements that shaped American politics. Editor(s): Kazin, Michael; Edwards, Rebecca; Rothman, Adam. Num Pages: 1056 pages, 44 halftones. 3 line illus. 8 tables. 7 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; GBC; HBJK; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 265 x 210 x 71. Weight in Grams: 2840.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 1056
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691129716
- ISBN
- 9780691129716
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 395.13€ 304.75
€ 395.13
€ 304.75
Paperback. The untold story of how our national obsession with gardening came to be. Num Pages: 272 pages, 30. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; HBJD1; HBT; WMB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 234 x 21. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Publisher
- Amberley Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781445660295
- ISBN
- 9781445660295
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.77
€ 26.77
Hardcover. The first full-length biography of a premodern Japanese nun, The Princess Nun is the story of Bunchi (1619-1697), daughter of Emperor Go-Mizunoo and founder of Enshoji. The study incorporates issues of gender and social status into its discussion of Bunchi's ascetic practice to rewrite the history of Buddhist reform and Tokugawa religion. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 350 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JD; BGX; HBJF; HRE; JFSC; JFSJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 27. Weight in Grams: 622.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Harvard University Asia Center
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674491977
- ISBN
- 9780674491977
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 46.30
€ 54.99
€ 46.30
Paperback. Did Richard III Murder His Nephews, Edward V & Richard of York? Huge interest in Richard III at the moment with the discovery of his skeleton and also with his historical rehabilitation Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3H; HBJD1; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 137 x 15. Weight in Grams: 182.
- Publisher
- Amberley Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781445642284
- ISBN
- 9781445642284
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.94
€ 18.94
Paperback. The royal family's darkest secret and the establishment cover-up Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 24. Weight in Grams: 282.
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton United Kingdom
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781444776478
- ISBN
- 9781444776478
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.09
€ 13.99
€ 11.09
Paperback. Memorable not for his life but his death, Edward V is probably better known as one of the Princes in the Tower, the supposed victim of his uncle, Richard III. This work presents to us the backdrop to this tragically short life - and reveals how he was both the hope of a dynasty and an integral cause of that dynasty's collapse. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3H; BGH; BGR; HBJD1; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 124 x 10. Weight in Grams: 280.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- UK ed.
- SKU
- V9780752443867
- ISBN
- 9780752443867
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.45
€ 17.99
€ 16.45
paperback. Explores the formal powers of the Prime Minister and how each incumbent has made the job his or her own. Drawing on unparalleled access to many of the leading figures, as well as the key civil servants and journalists of each period, the author has built up a picture of the hidden nexus of influence and patronage surrounding the office. Num Pages: 720 pages, 24pp b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJP; HBJD1; HBLW3; JPHC; JPHL; JPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 33. Weight in Grams: 534.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780140283938
- ISBN
- 9780140283938
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 17.36
€ 21.99
€ 17.36
Paperback. From the author of the bestselling The First Fifty Years of Private Eye comes a collection of state secrets that those in power might have preferred to go unnoticed .. Num Pages: 304 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBJD1; WH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 126 x 197 x 21. Weight in Grams: 282.
- Publisher
- Abacus
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780349138916
- ISBN
- 9780349138916
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.00€ 11.81
€ 13.00
€ 11.81
Paperback. In the days when Winston Churchill and Clement Attlee faced each other in the House of Commons, there was disagreement about whose hands should be on the Mace, the symbol of power at Westminster. Everyone assumed that the hands on the Mace would be British. Num Pages: 296 pages, 38. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJH; 3JJP; HBJD1; HBLW3; HBWQ; JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 20. Weight in Grams: 436.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745627304
- ISBN
- 9780745627304
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.19
€ 27.19
Paperback. Ireland in the aftermath of Cromwell - during this period Catholicism and nationalism became linked and priests were outlawed. The Priest Hunters shines a light on four of the men who hunted them: Sean na Sagart, Edward Tyrrell, Barry Lowe and John Garzia, the most hated men in Ireland. Num Pages: 368 pages, illustrations (black and white). BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JF; HBJD1; HRAX; HRCC7. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 139 x 197 x 24. Weight in Grams: 266.
- Publisher
- O´Brien Press Ltd
- Number of pages
- 368
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847173119
- ISBN
- 9781847173119
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.99€ 11.92
€ 12.99
€ 11.92
Paperback. The battle of Verdun lasted ten months. It was a battle in which at least 700,000 men fell, along a front of fifteen miles. This book shows that Verdun is a key to understanding the First World War to the minds of those who waged it, the traditions that bound them and the world that gave them the opportunity. Num Pages: 400 pages, b&w photos, bibliog , reference notes, index. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJF; HBJD; HBWN; JWD; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 18. Weight in Grams: 274.
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140170412
- ISBN
- 9780140170412
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.00€ 11.82
€ 13.00
€ 11.82
Paperback. This updated edition of Michael B. Katz's seminal work, The Price of Citizenship, traces the evolution of the welfare state from colonial relief programs through the war on poverty and into our own age. It argues that in the last decades America has been propelled toward a future of increased inequality and decreased security. Num Pages: 528 pages. BIC Classification: HBJK. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 33. Weight in Grams: 862.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Edition
- Revised and Updated Ed
- Number of pages
- 528
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812220186
- ISBN
- 9780812220186
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 68.61€ 67.33
€ 68.61
€ 67.33
Paperback. Explores the history of the world's greatest elective office and the role each incumbent has played in changing the scope of its powers. Using individual presidential portraits of each of the presidents, this title asks, and answers, a variety of crucial questions about each President. Num Pages: 976 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 197 x 129 x 42. Weight in Grams: 676.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Number of pages
- 976
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- New Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141042459
- ISBN
- 9780141042459
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 18.96
€ 26.99
€ 18.96
Hardcover. This is presidential power in its rawest form, revealed alongside the private vulnerabilities of the world's most public man. Editor(s): Coleman, David. Num Pages: 1728 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPK; HBJK; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155. .
- Publisher
- W. W. Norton & Company
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Box
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393081244
- ISBN
- 9780393081244
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 140.77€ 131.20
€ 140.77
€ 131.20
Hardcover. This is presidential power in its rawest form, revealed alongside the private vulnerabilities of the world's most public man. Editor(s): Germany, Kent B.; Johnson, Robert David; McKee, Guian A.; Holland, Max; Shreve, David. Series Editor(s): May, Ernest. Series: The Presidential Recordings. Num Pages: 3536 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPK; HBJK; HBLW3; JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 251 x 168 x 150. Weight in Grams: 4320.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Edition
- Three-volume slipcased set
- Number of pages
- 3536
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393062861
- ISBN
- 9780393062861
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 164.43€ 152.28
€ 164.43
€ 152.28
Paperback. Fred I Greenstein has long been one of our keenest observers of the modern presidency. This book provides an account of the presidential qualities that have served well and poorly in the Oval Office, beginning with Franklin D Roosevelt's first hundred days. Num Pages: 344 pages, 13 halftones. 1 line illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW; HBLX; JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 232 x 154 x 22. Weight in Grams: 506.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 344
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 3rd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691143835
- ISBN
- 9780691143835
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 31.01
€ 42.99
€ 31.01
paperback. Lisio re-examines the events surrounding the 1932 Bonus March on Hoover's White House by outraged veterans. Included is an incisive look at the protective motives of Hoover himself, and how the president came to be vilified for the actions of MacArthur. Num Pages: 346 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW; JPWF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 150 x 18. Weight in Grams: 541.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 346
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- SKU
- V9780823215720
- ISBN
- 9780823215720
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.25
€ 37.99
€ 34.25
Paperback. Brings together some of the top American historians to offer a look at one of the most controversial US presidencies. This book examines the successes as well as the failures, covering different major aspect of Bush's two terms in office. Editor(s): Zelizer, Julian E. Num Pages: 408 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JMC; HBJK; HBLX; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 233 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 574.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 408
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691149011
- ISBN
- 9780691149011
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.61
€ 46.99
€ 33.61
Hardback.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Boydell & Brewer Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 310
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843835493
- ISBN
- 9781843835493
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 115.88
€ 115.88
Paperback. Num Pages: 149 pages, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; GTB; HBJK; HBLW; JH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 159 x 13. Weight in Grams: 300.
- Publisher
- Liberty Fund Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 149
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780865974098
- ISBN
- 9780865974098
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.94
€ 11.99
€ 10.94
paperback. Rosenzweig and Thelen analyze results from a unique and comprehensive survey in which they polled 1,500 Americans about their connection to the past and its continuing influence on their present as well as their hopes for the future. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 410.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780231111492
- ISBN
- 9780231111492
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 26.02
€ 29.99
€ 26.02
Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 466 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DSE; HBJD; JFSF; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1028.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691637266
- ISBN
- 9780691637266
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 207.03€ 155.44
€ 207.03
€ 155.44
Hardback.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Boydell & Brewer Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 244
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843838722
- ISBN
- 9781843838722
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 98.42
€ 98.42
Paperback. Num Pages: Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1D; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 211 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 320.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Spokesman Books United Kingdom
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780851247564
- ISBN
- 9780851247564
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 19.53
€ 20.99
€ 19.53