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Biography: historical, political & military

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Biography: historical, political & military

Paperback. The bestselling historian's biography of a decisive figure in England's history. Num Pages: 1008 pages, 32. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JD; BGH; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 194 x 136 x 47. Weight in Grams: 650.
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co United Kingdom
Number of pages
1008
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780753813317
ISBN
9780753813317
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 16.21

Paperback. Brings together seminal articles on Oliver Cromwell and the Interregnum. * Illuminates the personality of Cromwell and his achievements. * Includes treatments of Ireland and Scotland alongside discussion of England. * Editorial material introduces students to the historiographical issues. . Editor(s): Smith, David Lee. Series: Blackwell Essential Readings in History. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JD; BGH; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 155 x 229 x 16. Weight in Grams: 346.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631227250
ISBN
9780631227250
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.83

Paperback. Translator(s): Bussey, Carvel De. Series: Studies in Austrian Literature, Culture & Thought: Translation S. Num Pages: 163 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1DFA; BGH; DSB. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 302 x 27. Weight in Grams: 278.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Ariadne Press United States
Number of pages
163
Condition
New
SKU
V9780929497945
ISBN
9780929497945
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 20.31

Paperback. Num Pages: 352 pages, 9 colour illustrations, 46 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH; HBJM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 159 x 23. Weight in Grams: 621.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Canterbury University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781927145685
ISBN
9781927145685
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 32.57

Hardback. Num Pages: 256 pages, 60 black and white and colour photos. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; BGH; HBJK; HBTB; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 164 x 332 x 27. Weight in Grams: 524.
Publisher
Gibbs M. Smith Inc
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781423641230
ISBN
9781423641230
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 21.98

Paperback. "A treat.. Insightful.. Refreshing.. A must-have.. Not only is Sajna's work a valuable historical resource, it makes for a compelling read as well. "-American History "There has to be someone left to tell the tale. Num Pages: 384 pages, map, portraits. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 233 x 158 x 21. Weight in Grams: 582.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780471417002
ISBN
9780471417002
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 20.77

Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages, colour & b/w photos. BIC Classification: BGHA; WS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 141 x 15. Weight in Grams: 348.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Hancock House Publishers Ltd ,Canada Canada
Edition
1st
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780888392947
ISBN
9780888392947
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 21.83

Paperback. Contains the diaries and letters of six Oregon-bound women, as well as the journal of an English Mormon woman who described her experience all the way from Liverpool to Salt Lake City. The words of these pioneer women convey their exhilaration, courage, exhaustion, and terror in traveling so far into the unknown. Editor(s): Holmes, Kenneth L. Num Pages: Illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 322.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803272873
ISBN
9780803272873
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 20.60

Paperback. Includes voices of women who traveled west in covered wagons during the 1840s including Tamsen Donner and young Virginia Reed, members of the ill-fated Donner party; Patty Sessions, the Mormon midwife who delivered five babies on the trail between Omaha and Salt Lake City; and, Rachel Fisher. Editor(s): Holmes, Kenneth L. Num Pages: 280 pages, Illus., map. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5182 x 3404 x 15. Weight in Grams: 308.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
Edition
Reprint
SKU
V9780803272774
ISBN
9780803272774
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 19.37

Hardcover. "Court Lady and Country Wife is a fascinating and substantial read, rich with historical and political detail, complex and sharply drawn characters, and more plot twists and turns than could be contained in a novel. " Diane Schoemperlen, author of our lady of the lost and found. Num Pages: 422 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; BGH; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 141 x 29. Weight in Grams: 624.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United Kingdom
Number of pages
422
Condition
New
SKU
V9780470015407
ISBN
9780470015407
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 21.72

Paperback. The entire range of Courbet's work, from landscapes to erotic nudes. Translator(s): Bernard, Xavier; Strim, Laurent. Series: Art & Ideas. Num Pages: 352 pages. Dimension: 219 x 163 x 21. Weight in Grams: 707.
Publisher
Phaidon Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780714831800
ISBN
9780714831800
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.94

Paperback. Num Pages: 32 pages. BIC Classification: BGHA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 231 x 5. Weight in Grams: 52.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Hoover Institution Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780817936921
ISBN
9780817936921
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 8.90

Paperback. This biography of Reinhold Niebuhr seeks to reveal the man in all of his humanity, warmth and charm, as well as his intellectual prowess as a theological giant. The author, who knew Niebuhr well, chronicles his career and contributions to ethics, theology and political thought. Num Pages: 426 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH; HPCF; HPQ; HRCM; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
University Press of America United States
Number of pages
426
Condition
New
SKU
V9780819187314
ISBN
9780819187314
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 105.30

Hardcover. The first biography of Alfred Webb, Irish nationalist and president of the 1894 Indian National Congress. The biography explores how Webb viewed nationalism as a vehicle for global social justice. Drawing on archives in Britain, Ireland and India the author reveals how Irish and Indians used cosmopolitan London to create networks across the Empire. Series: Cambridge Imperial and Post-Colonial Studies Series. Num Pages: 242 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 1FKA; 3JH; BGH; HBJD1; HBJF; JPFN. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 223 x 137 x 19. Weight in Grams: 414.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
250
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230220850
ISBN
9780230220850
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.31

Hardcover. Volume XII of the "Dutch Colonial Manuscripts" contains the correspondence of Petrus Stuyvesant, director general of New Netherland from 1654-1658. It represents the earliest surviving correspondence, comprising letters from the directors in Amsterdam and the governors of neighbouring colonies. Translator(s): Gehring, Charles T. Series: Dutch Colonial Manuscripts. Num Pages: 272 pages, Illustrations, 1 port. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JD; BGH; BJ; HBJD; HBJK; HBLH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815629597
ISBN
9780815629597
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 74.66
€ 68.19

Hardcover. This volume is a collection Petrus Stuyvesant's correspondence from 1647 to 1653, the first six years of his tenure as director general of New Netherland. These letters show how the young Stuyvesant handled major problems in his administration and confronted the challenges laid before him. Translator(s): Gehring, Charles T. Series: Dutch Colonial Manuscripts. Num Pages: 196 pages, index. BIC Classification: 1DDN; 1KBB; 3JD; BGHA; HBJD; HBJK; HBLH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815627920
ISBN
9780815627920
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 74.66
€ 68.19

Hardcover. Editor(s): Cutler, Wayne; Hall, Robert G. Series: Correspondence of James K. Polk. Num Pages: 648 pages. BIC Classification: BGH; BJ; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 163 x 51. Weight in Grams: 1347.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Univ Tennessee Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780870499470
ISBN
9780870499470
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 68.83
€ 63.10

Hardcover. Editor(s): Cutler, Wayne. Series: Papers of James K. Polk. Num Pages: 654 pages. BIC Classification: BGH; BJ; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 162 x 46. Weight in Grams: 1179.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Univ Tennessee Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781572333048
ISBN
9781572333048
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 68.83
€ 62.92

Hardcover. Series: Utp Correspondence James Polk. Num Pages: 762 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; BJ; HBJK; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1983
Publisher
Univ Tennessee Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780826512116
ISBN
9780826512116
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 68.83
€ 62.92

Paperback. This is the second and final volume of the Wickwires' definitive biography of Cornwallis. It details Cornwallis's work in India, his contributions in Britain as master general of ordnance, his tenure as lord lieutenant and commander in chief in Ireland, and his diplomacy in negotiating the peace of Amiens. Num Pages: 351 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1FK; BGH; HB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
The University of North Carolina Press United States
Number of pages
351
Condition
New
SKU
V9780807836897
ISBN
9780807836897
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 70.00
€ 63.94

Paperback. The era following the American War of Independence was one of enormous conflict for the Allegany Senecas. As the most influential Seneca leader of his time, Cornplanter led his people in war and along an often troubled path to peace. This biography traces his rise to prominence as a Seneca military leader during the American Revolution. Series: Iroquois & Their Neighbors S. Num Pages: 200 pages, 4 black-&-white images, 7 genealogical charts, notes. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; BGH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 160 x 19. Weight in Grams: 386.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815631385
ISBN
9780815631385
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 20.39

Paperback. Never-before-published volume based on extensive interviews with Malaysia s first prime minister." Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: 1FMM; 3JJPN; BGH; HBJF; HBLW3; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Publisher
Marshall Cavendish International (Asia) Pte Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9789814634144
ISBN
9789814634144
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 17.21

Paperback. Nelson Mandela's book Conversations With Myself is an unprecedented and official portrait of one of the great leaders of our time, with a foreword by President Barack Obama Num Pages: 480 pages, maps, ports. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; BGHA; HBJH; HBLW3; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 152 x 45. Weight in Grams: 626.
Edition
Main Market
Publisher
Pan Macmillan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230755949
ISBN
9780230755949
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 17.22

Hardback. Louis Mandrin led a gang of bandits who brazenly smuggled contraband into eighteenth-century France. Michael Kwass brings new life to the legend of this Gallic Robin Hood, exposing the dark side of early modern globalization. Decades later, the memory of Mandrin inspired ordinary subjects and Enlightened philosophers alike to challenge royal power. Num Pages: 440 pages, Illustrations (black and white), maps (black and white). BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JF; BGH; HBJD; HBLL; JFFS; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 164 x 238 x 34. Weight in Grams: 870.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674726833
ISBN
9780674726833
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 62.94
€ 57.41

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