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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
€ 14.99€ 11.57
€ 14.99
€ 11.57
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
€ 26.75
€ 26.75
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: 268.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- O´Brien Press Ltd
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781847173119
- ISBN
- 9781847173119
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.99€ 11.92
€ 12.99
€ 11.92
Hardcover. The author was living in Tehran during the build-up to the Iranian Revolution and kept a daily account of the events he witnessed as the Ayatollah Khomeini and the Shah squared up to each other. This diary makes a crucial contribution to our historical understanding of events. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; 3JJPL; BG; HBJF1; HBLW3; HBTV; JPWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 138 x 21. Weight in Grams: 417.
- Publisher
- I. B. Tauris
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Edition
- Revised
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781860643194
- ISBN
- 9781860643194
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 141.13€ 125.03
€ 141.13
€ 125.03
Hardback. Num Pages: 368 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 165 x 27. Weight in Grams: 730.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Fairleigh Dickinson University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781611470604
- ISBN
- 9781611470604
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 151.47
€ 151.47
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
€ 14.99€ 11.78
€ 14.99
€ 11.78
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
€ 72.05
€ 72.05
Hardback. Num Pages: 304 pages, 46 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield
- Edition
- No Additional Printings Listed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781493011926
- ISBN
- 9781493011926
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 25.28
€ 27.99
€ 25.28
Paperback. Now in Paperback, the New York Times Bestseller that tells the story of the Civil War's record number of living former and current presidents, and how the ex-Presidents' Club-for and against Abraham Lincoln (but mostly against)-maneuvered, seceded, plotted, advised, and aided during the Civil War while Lincoln navigated the minefield they created. Num Pages: 392 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 142 x 26. Weight in Grams: 33.
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 392
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781493009541
- ISBN
- 9781493009541
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 16.55
€ 18.99
€ 16.55
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€ 18.81
€ 26.99
€ 18.81
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
€ 139.94€ 128.44
€ 139.94
€ 128.44
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
€ 163.46€ 149.06
€ 163.46
€ 149.06
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€ 30.49
€ 42.99
€ 30.49
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
€ 36.99€ 35.59
€ 36.99
€ 35.59
Hardback. As his presidency drew to a close, Woodrow Wilson came to realize the claim history would soon have on the documentary record of his life and work. This work looks not just at Wilson's life and career, but also at the way Wilson was represented by Baker and other biographers, as well as in the media. Num Pages: 248 pages, 2 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; HBLW; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 503.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813926544
- ISBN
- 9780813926544
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 48.55
€ 48.55
Paperback. A comprehensive account of Theodore Roosevelt's important presidency, updated to take into account two decades of additional research on the subject. Series: American Presidency Series. Num Pages: 360 pages, black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJC; HBJK; JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 540.
- Publisher
- University Press of Kansas
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 2 Exp Rev
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700617746
- ISBN
- 9780700617746
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.74
€ 42.74
Paperback. This title provides a comprehensive assessment of the Nixon administration. It should serve as a useful introduction for readers who are as interested in Nixon's presidency as they are in his personality. Series: American Presidency Series. Num Pages: 408 pages, 23 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; BGH; HBJK; HBLW3; JPHL; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 594.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- University Press of Kansas United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 408
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700612550
- ISBN
- 9780700612550
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.06
€ 43.06
Paperback. Jimmy Carter has been called America's greatest ex-president, a man who lost the White House after one term but went on to become a respected spokesman for peace and human rights. The authors re-examine the world events that shaped Carter's presidency, from Koreagate and the Cuban boatlift to the Camp David accords and the Iran hostage crisis. Series: American Presidency Series. Num Pages: 288 pages, 14 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPL; HBJK; HBLW3; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 151 x 23. Weight in Grams: 482.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Univ Pr of Kansas
- Edition
- 2 Revised
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700614714
- ISBN
- 9780700614714
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.39
€ 42.39
Hardcover. Series: American Presidency Series. Num Pages: 228 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 150 x 24. Weight in Grams: 494.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1975
- Publisher
- Univ Pr of Kansas
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700601325
- ISBN
- 9780700601325
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.53
€ 66.53
Paperback. This is a study of one of the most popular, yet most misunderstood, presidents. The author aims to extend and revise our understanding of Ford's struggles to restore credibility to the presidency in the wake of Watergate and Vietnam. Num Pages: 282 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW3; JPHC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 418.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- University Press of Kansas United States
- Number of pages
- 282
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700606399
- ISBN
- 9780700606399
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.96
€ 35.96
Hardcover. Gara provides a clear, tough-minded analysis of the Pierce administration and a fair, though generally negative, assessment of the man and the president. Series: American Presidency Series. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 3JH; HBJK; HBLH; JPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 163 x 20. Weight in Grams: 478.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- Univ Pr of Kansas
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700604944
- ISBN
- 9780700604944
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.77
€ 66.77
Paperback. An analysis of Eisenhower's presidency, focusing not on whether he was an active or passive president, but on how his decisions shaped American life in the 1950s and beyond. The authors explore the significance of Eisenhower's policies on a range of issues, from civil rights to atomic testing. Series: American Presidency Series. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPG; HBJK; HBLW3; JPQB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 150 x 16. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- Univ Pr of Kansas
- Edition
- Revised
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700604371
- ISBN
- 9780700604371
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.35
€ 42.35
Hardback. This analysis of Coolidge's presidency seeks to show how he represented the essence of 1920s Republicanism. Examining his domestic and foreign policy, the author illuminates the pre-Depression administration and reveals a president who was dedicated to public service. Series: American Presidency Series. Num Pages: 272 pages, 11 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; HBLW; JPQB; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 635.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- University Press of Kansas United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700608928
- ISBN
- 9780700608928
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.44
€ 67.44