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Biography: historical, political & military

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Biography: historical, political & military

hardcover. Gennady Andreevich Zyuganov is the leader of Russia's resurgent Communist Party and was Boris Yeltsin's strongest challenger in the summer 1996 presidential elections. This text provides a compilation of Zyuganov's writings on Russia's past and present and her place in the world. Num Pages: 240 pages, photographs, glossary, chronology, index. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; BGHA; JPFC; JPL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 453.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Inc United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9781563249952
ISBN
9781563249952
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 178.43

Paperback. For 22 years, Dr Zhisui Li was Mao Tse-tung's personal physician, confidant and companion. In this biography Li provides insights into social and political events in China, and details of Mao's private life - from his sexual appetite to the political effects of his aims, fears and idiosyncrasies. Num Pages: 720 pages, 1. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJPG; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; BGH; HBJF; HBLW3; JPFC; JPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 198 x 129 x 40. Weight in Grams: 518.
Publisher
Cornerstone United Kingdom
Number of pages
720
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099648819
ISBN
9780099648819
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 15.99

Paperback. This title invites us to eavesdrop on an intimate conversation between one of the major political figures of the 20th century and his closest friend as they chat about the momentous events they lived through and helped orchestrate. Translator(s): Shriver, George H. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JJPN; 3JJPR; BGH; HBJD; HBLW3; JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 225 x 14. Weight in Grams: 336.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231118651
ISBN
9780231118651
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 26.14

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752460734
ISBN
9780752460734
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.31

Paperback. Yukichi Fukuzawa (1835-1901) was a leading figure in the cultural revolution that transformed Japan from an isolated feudal nation into a full-fledged player in the modern world. Dictated by Fukuzawa in 1897, this autobiography offers a vivid portrait of the intellectual's life story and a rare look inside the formation of a new Japan. Translator(s): Kiyooka, Eiichi. Num Pages: 480 pages, 9 illus. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JH; BGHA; HBJF; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 140 x 203 x 25. Weight in Grams: 528.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
480
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231139878
ISBN
9780231139878
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 29.75

Hardback. Chinese activist Liu Xiaobo-awarded the Nobel Peace Prize while serving an eleven-year prison sentence-has helped shatter longstanding barriers to freedom of organization and expression in China. This biography, written by one of his closest friends, retraces Liu Xiaobo's inspiring life, from his childhood years to his current imprisonment. Translator(s): Hsu, H.C. Num Pages: 260 pages, 11 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJP; 3JM; BGH; HBJF; HBLW; HBLX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 161 x 24. Weight in Grams: 531.
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442237131
ISBN
9781442237131
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 82.32
€ 54.14

Paperback. Num Pages: 184 pages, 4 illustrations and 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPKN; BGHA; BM; JPVR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 140. .
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231147477
ISBN
9780231147477
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.38

Hardcover. Num Pages: 240 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FB; 3JJ; BGH; HBJF1; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 161 x 259 x 21. Weight in Grams: 494.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Stanford University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804796620
ISBN
9780804796620
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 95.36

Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FB; 3JJ; BGH; HBJF1; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 332 x 20. Weight in Grams: 358.
Publisher
Stanford University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804799324
ISBN
9780804799324
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 22.60

Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 1FPC; 3JJ; BGHA; BTP; HBTV; JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 201 x 129 x 20. Weight in Grams: 214.
Publisher
Zubaan Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
New
Condition
New
SKU
V9789384757809
ISBN
9789384757809
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 13.56

Paperback. An inspiring account of the Ovitz family & their time in Auschwitz. Num Pages: 304 pages, Photos. BIC Classification: 1DVWR; 3JJH; BGH; HBJD; HBTZ1; MBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 198 x 24. Weight in Grams: 300.
Publisher
Biteback Publishing London
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
2nd Revised edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849546539
ISBN
9781849546539
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.34

Paperback. Joseph 'Tommy' Lapid (1931-2008) survived the horrors of the Holocaust to become Israel's notorious yet beloved 'big mouth': a journalist, playwright, TV star, and finally deputy prime minister and leader of the anti-Orthodox movement. His is a very personal story as well as the breathtaking saga of a nation that emerged from the ashes. Translator(s): Fallenberg, Evan. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBH; 3JJ; BGH; HBJF1; HBLW; HBTZ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 31. Weight in Grams: 384.
Publisher
Elliott & Thompson Limited
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781908739445
ISBN
9781908739445
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 10.66

Paperback. Xolela Mangcu, who knew Biko, provides the first in-depth look at the life of one of the most iconic figures of the anti-apartheid movement, whose legacy is still strongly felt today, both in South Africa, and worldwide in the global struggle for civil rights, today. Num Pages: 352 pages, 14 bw in 8pp plates. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; 3JJP; BGH; HBJH; JFSL3; JPW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 138 x 28. Weight in Grams: 450.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780767857
ISBN
9781780767857
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.38

Hardcover. Features the experiences of American, Chinese, Russian, Korean, and Vietnamese veterans from the Vietnam War, representing the views of both anti-Communist and Communist participants, including Chinese officers of the PLA, a Russian missile-training instr Num Pages: 296 pages, 22 photos, 11 maps. BIC Classification: 1FMV; BGH; HBWS2; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University Press of Kentucky
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813125923
ISBN
9780813125923
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 38.78

Paperback. They called him the 'angriest black man in America' ..Malcolm X inspired many people in the United States. This autobiography, tells of a young, disenfranchised man whose descent into drug addition, robbery and prison was only reversed by his belief in the rights struggle for black America, and his conversion to the Nation of Islam. Num Pages: 528 pages. BIC Classification: BGHA; JFSL3; JPVH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 34. Weight in Grams: 366.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
9780141032726
ISBN
9780141032726
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.27

Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 3JH; BGH; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 26. Weight in Grams: 280.
Publisher
Bonnier Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781910536711
ISBN
9781910536711
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 9.85

Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 141 x 22. Weight in Grams: 432.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1989
Publisher
Minnesota Historical Society Press,U.S. United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780873512374
ISBN
9780873512374
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 25.25

Paperback. The description for this book, Wilson, Volume IV: Confusions and Crises, 1915-1916, will be forthcoming. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 408 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJF; BGH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
408
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691624709
ISBN
9780691624709
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 56.38
€ 44.71

Paperback. John Churchill, the Duke of Marlborough (1644-1722), was one of the greatest military commanders and statesmen in the history of England. His descendant, Sir Winston Churchill, wrote this work as both an act of homage, and as an historical insight into the man behind the statesman. Num Pages: 1050 pages, 1 halftone, 79 maps. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JD; 3JF; BGH; HBJD1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 156 x 226 x 58. Weight in Grams: 1464.
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Number of pages
1050
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226106335
ISBN
9780226106335
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.74
€ 43.95

Paperback. From Winston Groom, the best-selling author of Forrest Gump; Shiloh, 1862; and Vicksburg, 1863, comes the fascinating story of three extraordinary heroes who defined aviation during the great age of flight. Num Pages: 464 pages, 50 black and white photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; JWG; WGM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 230 x 37. Weight in Grams: 530.
Publisher
National Geographic Society
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781426213694
ISBN
9781426213694
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.98

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