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Biography: historical, political & military

Hardback. The former editor of Russia's eminent Mir publishing house provides reminiscences of a former employee who has risen to become Boris Yeltsin's chief political rival. This work is both a biography of a powerful politician and an analysis of Russia's current social and moral breakdown. Num Pages: 198 pages, 24 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; BGH; HBJD; HBLW3; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Columbia University Press New York
Number of pages
198
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231102100
ISBN
9780231102100
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 71.82
€ 55.54

Hardback. Two prominent Soviet dissidents portray Khrushchev in power as a shrewd, complex, decisive, and impetuous innovator, impatient to remedy defects in the Soviet system but carried away by initial successes. Num Pages: 198 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; BGH; HBJD; JPFC; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 278 x 153 x 18. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1976
Publisher
Columbia University Press New York
Number of pages
198
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231039390
ISBN
9780231039390
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 81.08
€ 62.35

Paperback. Discussing the work of Durkheim, the author of this book discounts the theory that there is anything "essentially" Jewish in his work. He aims to show that Durkheim's sociology, especially his sociology of religion, was formed in relation to 19th and 20th century Jewish intellectual life in France. Series: Chicago Studies in the History of Judaism. Num Pages: 226 pages, 5 halftones. BIC Classification: BGH; HBJD; HBLL; JFC; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 139 x 18. Weight in Grams: 280.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
226
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780226777245
ISBN
9780226777245
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 27.12

paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 150 x 18. Weight in Grams: 363.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780226304687
ISBN
9780226304687
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 16.99

Hardcover. Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 157 x 20. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780226304540
ISBN
9780226304540
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 75.29
€ 63.06

Hardcover. Num Pages: 472 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; WN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 166 x 241 x 46. Weight in Grams: 1234.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
472
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780226298375
ISBN
9780226298375
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.76

Paperback. Tracing Robert Clifton Weaver's career through the creation, expansion, and contraction of New Deal liberalism, this book illuminates his instrumental role in the birth of almost every urban initiative of the period, from public housing and urban renewal to affirmative action and rent control. Num Pages: 444 pages, 27 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; JFSL3; RPC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 626.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
444
Condition
New
Edition
Reprint
SKU
V9780226214016
ISBN
9780226214016
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 25.30

Paperback. Num Pages: 376 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; BGH; JKSN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 535.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
376
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780226209616
ISBN
9780226209616
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 25.28

Hardcover. Dublin Burning is a vivid, clear-eyed account of the 1916 Rising and is the most complete account we have from a senior participant. No other senior Volunteer figure has left a similar memoir of Easter Week. Num Pages: 224 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBR; BGHA; HBJD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 144 x 25. Weight in Grams: 412. Very nice copy wiith minor shelf wear
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Gill & Macmillan
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KJE0002488
ISBN
9780717159307
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 18.99
€ 12.56

Paperback. IN Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 3JJ; BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 250 x 150 x 15. Weight in Grams: 666.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Zubaan Books
Condition
New
SKU
V9789384757632
ISBN
9789384757632
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 20.72

Hardcover. This work tells the story of Dugald Stewart, whose circular memorial on Calton Hill is one of Edinburgh's best-known landmarks. Originally a mathematician like his father, Stewart held the Chair of Moral Philosophy at Edinburgh University and became one of Britain's most distinguished philosophers. Num Pages: 344 pages, 16pp plate section. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; BGH; HPCD; HPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 162 x 32. Weight in Grams: 692.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Sussex Academic Press United Kingdom
Edition
Limited Ed
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
SKU
V9781903900345
ISBN
9781903900345
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 70.74

Hardcover.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Sussex Academic Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
220
Condition
New
SKU
V9781903900314
ISBN
9781903900314
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 126.03

Hardcover. December 2004 marked the bicentenary of Benjamin Disraeli's birth. This work examines Disraeli's novels in order to construct a portrait of the man, his context and enduring reputation. His literary career ran from 1826 to 1880. His novels can be read as the breeding ground for his ideas, gestated away from the pressure cooker of Parliament. Num Pages: 221 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGH; DSBF; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 157 x 19. Weight in Grams: 492.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Sussex Academic Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
221
Condition
New
SKU
V9781903900307
ISBN
9781903900307
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 124.47

Hardcover. Through confrontations with Israel and Palestinians, under watchful eye of United States, the King managed to create a Middle Eastern nation-state: the Jordanian country and its people. This book focuses on Hussein's concern for the future of the last Hashemite monarchy, together with his own set of personal and ideological convictions. Num Pages: 257 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBJ; 3JJ; BGH; HBJF1; HBLW3; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 159 x 235 x 20. Weight in Grams: 522.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Sussex Academic Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
257
Condition
New
SKU
V9781902210728
ISBN
9781902210728
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 126.02

Hardcover. As Democratic ward committeeman for more than twenty years (a position that controlled many patronage jobs), Bill Clay, Sr. was also a congressman putting him at the epicenter of most local political storms. Clay recounts his forty-one-year odyssey through a career filled with controversy, conflict, and confrontation. Num Pages: 320 pages, 50 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBNU; BGH; HBJK; HBLW; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 165 x 29. Weight in Grams: 712.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Missouri History Museum Press
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781883982522
ISBN
9781883982522
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 24.35

Hardcover. Num Pages: 250 pages, 60ill. BIC Classification: BGH; HRCC7. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 572.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Missouri History Museum Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781883982461
ISBN
9781883982461
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 22.51

Hardcover. Beautifully illustrated, this work brings to life a highly treasured personal book and the story behind its creation, use, loss, and rediscovery. It also explores St Margaret's life, her learning, piety, and place in Scottish history. Series: Treasures from the Bodleian Library. Num Pages: 120 pages, 67 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH; BGX; HBJD1; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 268 x 196 x 18. Weight in Grams: 754.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
The Bodleian Library
Condition
New
SKU
V9781851243709
ISBN
9781851243709
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 24.27

Hardcover. Anthony Wood is one of the most colourful and informative chroniclers of seventeenth-century Britain. He describes the skirmishes between parliamentarian and royalist forces in the 1640s and the return of King Charles II in 1660. His account of his own life is peppered with famous people, including Christopher Wren and John Locke Editor(s): Kiessling, Nicolas K. Num Pages: 256 pages, 10 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JD; BGHA; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 162 x 26. Weight in Grams: 594.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
The Bodleian Library United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781851243082
ISBN
9781851243082
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 32.73

Hardback.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
James Currey United Kingdom
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847010445
ISBN
9781847010445
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 95.32

Paperback. These two accounts of the most important ecclesiastical figures of the early sixth century focus especially on Severos' student years in Alexandria and Beirut, and the earlier part of his career. Translator(s): Brock, Sebastian; FitzGerald, Brian. Series: Translated Texts for Historians. Num Pages: 175 pages, maps. BIC Classification: BGH; BGX; HRCC8. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 210 x 150 x 12. Weight in Grams: 252.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
175
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846318832
ISBN
9781846318832
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 32.73

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