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Hardback. In 1921 the British created the "Amirate of Transjordan" for King Abdallah to rule. This study analyzes Abdallah's strategies vis-a-vis the other players involved - the British, the Jews, the Arab States and the Palestinian Arabs - and shows how he went about expanding into Palestine. Series: St Antony's Series. Num Pages: 273 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FB; 3JJF; 3JJG; 3JJH; 3JJP; BGH; HBJF1; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 25. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 273
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333674086
- ISBN
- 9780333674086
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.05
€ 128.05
Hardcover. Num Pages: 187 pages. BIC Classification: BGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 148 x 18. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- McPherson & Co Publishers,U.S. United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 187
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780929701752
- ISBN
- 9780929701752
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 20.72
€ 21.99
€ 20.72
Hardcover. Num Pages: 158 pages, over 100 color/bw images. BIC Classification: BGH; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 164 x 20. Weight in Grams: 650.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764339516
- ISBN
- 9780764339516
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 28.63
€ 42.99
€ 28.63
Paperback. Num Pages: 133 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADF; BGLA; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 142 x 9. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Dalkey Archive Press United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 133
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781564788528
- ISBN
- 9781564788528
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 14.91
€ 15.99
€ 14.91
paperback. A biography that provides the most authoritative picture yet of King Stephen, whose reign (1135-1154), with its 'nineteen long winters' of civil war, made his name synonymous with failed leadership. After years of work on the sources, the author shows with clarity the strengths and weaknesses of the monarch. Series: The Yale English Monarchs Series. Num Pages: 384 pages, 16 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3H; BGH; HBJD1; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 233 x 30. Weight in Grams: 668.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780300181951
- ISBN
- 9780300181951
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 19.69
€ 26.99
€ 19.69
paperback. Born in a small village in the Everglades in 1920, Buffalo Tiger grew up immersed in the traditional customs and language of the Miccosukees. As the modern world encroached on the Miccosukees and the Everglades shrank around them, he became an energetic and outspoken leader of the community. This is the biography of a tireless leader. Series: Indians of the Southeast. Num Pages: 208 pages, 14 photographs, map. BIC Classification: 1KBBFL; 3JJ; BGA; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5969 x 4039 x 13. Weight in Grams: 295.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803218857
- ISBN
- 9780803218857
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 17.38
€ 17.99
€ 17.38
Paperback. Num Pages: 576 pages. BIC Classification: BGH; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 557.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers Inc United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 576
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780062385796
- ISBN
- 9780062385796
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 20.27
€ 20.99
€ 20.27
Hardcover. The latest from the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography-authoritative and accessible biographies of more than 800 people who shaped national life and who died from 2001 onwards, with over 250 portrait images. This volume extends the coverage of the Oxford DNB, first published as a 60-volume print set in 2004. Editor(s): Goldman, Lawrence. Num Pages: 1280 pages, numerous halftones. BIC Classification: 1DBK; BGH; GBCB; HBJD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 253 x 196 x 53. Weight in Grams: 2022.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press, USA
- Edition
- New
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199562442
- ISBN
- 9780199562442
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 256.97
€ 256.97
Hardback. This is three books in one: an impressionistic account (based on the aestheticism of Walter Pater) of the dancer's homoerotic career, a deconstructive analysis of his gay male reception (drawn from the semiotics of Roland Barthes), and an exploration of the limitations of that analysis. Num Pages: 240 pages, 23 half-tones. BIC Classification: ASDL; BG; JFSK2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804729499
- ISBN
- 9780804729499
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 80.71
€ 80.71
Paperback. George Perkins Marsh (1801-1882) was the first to reveal the menace of environmental misuse, to explain its causes, and to prescribe reforms. This book offers insights, from sources, into Marsh's career and shows his relevance. Series: Weyerhaeuser Environmental Books. Num Pages: 632 pages, 34 illus. BIC Classification: BG; RNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 40. Weight in Grams: 934.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Number of pages
- 632
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Rev. ed
- SKU
- V9780295983158
- ISBN
- 9780295983158
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 34.28
€ 36.99
€ 34.28
hardcover. Series: Jewish Encounters. Num Pages: 368 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 136 x 34. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Schocken United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780805242164
- ISBN
- 9780805242164
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 25.21
€ 31.99
€ 25.21
Canada's Prime Ministers: Macdonald to Trudeau - Portraits from the Di...
. Ed(S): Fraser, Robert L.; Cook, Ramsay; Bel...
paperback. Told through the lives of Canada's leading politicians this is a remarkable, engrossing, documented account of modern Canadian history. Editor(s): Fraser, Robert L.; Cook, Ramsay; Belanger, Real. Series: Dictionary of Canadian Biography. Num Pages: 384 pages, 15 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBC; BGH; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 223 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 780.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780802091741
- ISBN
- 9780802091741
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.99€ 45.53
€ 49.99
€ 45.53
Hardcover. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGTA; MN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 145 x 22. Weight in Grams: 351.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Zondervan
- Edition
- 20 Anv
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780310332909
- ISBN
- 9780310332909
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 26.67
€ 31.99
€ 26.67
Paperback. Originally published: New York: Arbor House, 1985. Num Pages: 370 pages. BIC Classification: BGA. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 155 x 28. Weight in Grams: 594.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Texas Christian University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780875651880
- ISBN
- 9780875651880
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 22.52
€ 22.52
Paperback. Celebrates a lifetime of golf shared by a father and son who take on a last trip together to the finest courses of England and Scotland. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 1DBKS; BGS; WSJG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 17. Weight in Grams: 200. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Arrow
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KKD0002301
- ISBN
- 9780099235521
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
Hardback. Joyce Gould's memoirs take us through eighty years of political and social change, identifying her role as part of that change. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: BGH; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 138. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Biteback Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849549752
- ISBN
- 9781849549752
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.61
€ 33.99
€ 24.61
Paperback. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: AVGC9; AVH; BGFA; VFJB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 140 x 28. Weight in Grams: 356.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Seven Stories Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781609804244
- ISBN
- 9781609804244
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 18.57
€ 20.99
€ 18.57
Paperback. A biography of Elizabeth McCormack, regarded by many as the very soul of philanthropy whose unstinting practical advice and compassion have helped to inform the distribution of hundreds of millions of dollars to worthy causes around the world. Num Pages: 264 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BG; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 230 x 16. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- PublicAffairs,U.S. United States
- Edition
- First Trade Paper
- Number of pages
- 237
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781610392037
- ISBN
- 9781610392037
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 19.04
€ 26.99
€ 19.04
Hardcover. Disentangles the cult of Angela Carter as 'the fairy godmother of magical realism'. Drawing on Carter's own autobiographical articles as well as her novels and short stories, this study examines her engagement with topical issues, assessing the relationship between her life, her times and her art. Series: Literary Lives. Num Pages: 247 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; BG; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 896.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333992937
- ISBN
- 9780333992937
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 69.90
€ 69.90
Paperback. Num Pages: 482 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AVH; BGF; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 154 x 30. Weight in Grams: 740. The Fictional Memoir Of Colston Willmott. 482 pages, black & white illustrations. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: AVH; BGF; BM. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 30. Weight: 740.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Charivari Press
- Number of pages
- 482
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781895166064
- ISBN
- 9781895166064
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 21.70
€ 23.99
€ 21.70
Paperback. Num Pages: 260 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: AS; BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 177 x 12. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Feral House,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 260
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781932595123
- ISBN
- 9781932595123
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 23.57
€ 25.99
€ 23.57
Paperback. In June 2000 Peter Houghton, a counselor in palliative care, was weeks from death due to cardiomyopathy. Then he was offered the chance to participate in a clinical trial. Six months later he was not only still alive, but planning a long distance walk for charity and writing this book about his experiences. Num Pages: 176 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BGA; JHBZ; MBDC; MBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 138 x 11. Weight in Grams: 226.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Jessica Kingsley Pub
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843100201
- ISBN
- 9781843100201
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.82
€ 38.82
hardcover. Provides a full and balanced portrait of Fulgencio Batista. The author describes Batista's rise to power as part of a revolutionary movement and the intrigues and dangers that surrounded him. This volume focuses on Batista's role as a revolutionary leader from 1933 to 1934 and his image as a strongman in the years between 1934 and 1939. Num Pages: 432 pages, 19 b/w photographs, 7 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KJC; BGH; HBJK; HBLW; JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 29. Weight in Grams: 735.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Rutgers University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- None ed.
- SKU
- V9780813537016
- ISBN
- 9780813537016
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.72
€ 52.72
Paperback. The devastation of the November 1938 pogrom, euphemistically known as 'Crystal Night', introduced a new level of Nazi horror that ended the author's family's happy life. This work describes the daily struggle to survive: overcrowding and disease, the underground world of criminals, hunger, heat, and humidity. Num Pages: 217 pages, Illus., map. BIC Classification: 1FPC; BGHA; JFFN; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 13. Weight in Grams: 342.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 217
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Reprint
- SKU
- V9780803272811
- ISBN
- 9780803272811
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 17.63
€ 17.99
€ 17.63