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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
Hardback. Funerary practices are a classic topic of anthropological inquiry, which has tended to focus on death rituals as expressions and reinforcers of community ties and values. In this book, the author looks at funerals as an urban business, based on her fieldwork at a large Japanese funeral company. Num Pages: 280 pages, 15 half-tones. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 23. Weight in Grams: 497.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804735612
- ISBN
- 9780804735612
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 81.84
€ 81.84
Hardback. Series: Asia in the New Millennium. Num Pages: 296 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JPA; KCG; KCP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 159 x 25. Weight in Grams: 588.
- Publisher
- The University Press of Kentucky
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813161150
- ISBN
- 9780813161150
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 48.51
€ 48.51
Hardcover. The four major genocides the world has witnessed are: Iraq (1988), Rwanda (1994), Srebrenica (1995), and Darfur (2003). This volume deals with the subject of genocide, and provides an overview of a host of issues germane to this task. It includes a discussion of the issues of prevention and intervention during the Cold War years. Editor(s): Totten, Samuel. Series: Critical Bibliographic Review. Num Pages: 342 pages. BIC Classification: GTJ; HBTZ; JPVH; LB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 162 x 28. Weight in Grams: 598.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Transaction Publishers
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780765803849
- ISBN
- 9780765803849
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 112.80
€ 112.80
Paperback. Num Pages: 188 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: GB; JMRN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 11. Weight in Grams: 285.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1985
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801493218
- ISBN
- 9780801493218
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 37.42
€ 41.99
€ 37.42
Hardback. Num Pages: 228 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1KBB; GTC; JPQ; KNTJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 190 x 23. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 228
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231070645
- ISBN
- 9780231070645
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 80.19€ 62.02
€ 80.19
€ 62.02
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€ 25.64
€ 27.99
€ 25.64
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
€ 19.99€ 16.67
€ 19.99
€ 16.67
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€ 18.90
€ 26.99
€ 18.90
Hardcover. Num Pages: 672 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPHC; JPHL; LAZ; LND. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 167 x 241 x 56. Weight in Grams: 1262.
- Publisher
- NYU Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781479839902
- ISBN
- 9781479839902
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 47.11
€ 47.11
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
€ 163.90€ 151.10
€ 163.90
€ 151.10
Hardcover. Blending history, law, and politics, this book provides a look at the application and scrutiny of president's use of the clemency power. It assesses whether independent counsel investigations and special prosecutors have prompted the executive to use the pardon as a weapon in interbranch political warfare. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPHC; LND. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 467.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Univ Pr of Kansas
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700616466
- ISBN
- 9780700616466
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.28
€ 67.28
Paperback. The sprawling nominating process is the critical first step every four years in the election of the president. This work shows how the nominating process works, how that compares to other countries, and how it might be changed to give a more meaningful voice to a much larger number of voters. Series: American Political Challenges. Num Pages: 184 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; GTB; JPHF; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 156 x 11. Weight in Grams: 295.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742525948
- ISBN
- 9780742525948
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 59.53
€ 59.53
Hardback. The sprawling nominating process is the critical first step every four years in the election of the president. This work shows how the nominating process works, how that compares to other countries, and how it might be changed to give a more meaningful voice to a much larger number of voters. Series: American Political Challenges. Num Pages: 184 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; GTB; JPHF; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 180 x 17. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742525931
- ISBN
- 9780742525931
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 134.32
€ 134.32
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€ 30.78
€ 42.99
€ 30.78
Paperback. Explores the impact of three of the most influential world leaders of the Post WWII Era. This book tells how the Pope helped Poles and East Europeans banish their fear of Soviet Communism. It tells how a prime minister restored her country's failing economy. It also tells how a president rebuilt America's military power. Num Pages: 360 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJP; HBG; HBLW3; HRLP1; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 153 x 28. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Regnery Publishing Inc United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781596985506
- ISBN
- 9781596985506
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 18.82
€ 20.99
€ 18.82
Paperback. Looks at presidential speeches over the course of six administrations. An outstanding team of scholars and professional writers including nine former speechwriters who worked for every president from Nixon to Clinton examines how the politics and crafting of presidential rhetoric serve the various roles of the presidency." Editor(s): Nelson, Michael; Riley, Russell L. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: CFG; JPHC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Publisher
- University Press of Kansas
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700617395
- ISBN
- 9780700617395
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.18
€ 43.18
Hardcover. Offers everyday people a sneak peek into life at the chief executive's side - providing an intriguing glimpse of White House inhabitants and the professionals who capture their images. Num Pages: 256 pages, 150 Photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; AJC; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 262 x 26. Weight in Grams: 1109.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- National Geographic Society United States
- Edition
- Mti
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781426206764
- ISBN
- 9781426206764
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 32.93
€ 32.93
Paperback. Num Pages: 47 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPHV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 214 x 142 x 4. Weight in Grams: 90.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 47
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781590339350
- ISBN
- 9781590339350
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.99€ 33.08
€ 49.99
€ 33.08
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Kensington Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1St Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781496705471
- ISBN
- 9781496705471
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 15.24
€ 16.99
€ 15.24