Franco: A Personal and Political Biography (Payne Stanley G.)(Paperback)

Franco: A Personal and Political Biography (Payne Stanley G.)(Paperback)

General Francisco Franco (1892-1975), ruler of Spain for nearly forty years, was one of the most powerful and controversial leaders in that nation's long history. This deeply researched biography treats the three major aspects of his life--personal, military, and political. It depicts his early

Civil War in Europe, 1905 1949 (Payne Stanley G.)(Paperback)

Lioness: Golda Meir and the Nation of Israel (Klagsbrun Francine)(Paperback)

The definitive biography of the iron-willed leader, chain-smoking political operative, and tea-and-cake-serving grandmother who became the fourth prime minister of Israel Golda Meir was a world figure unlike any other. Born in tsarist Russia in 1898, she immigrated to America in 1906 and grew up in

Charles Kennedy - A Tragic Flaw (Hurst Greg)(Paperback / softback)

This biography is a frank account of Charles Kennedy's political career that began in triumph and ended in

History of Fascism, 1914-1945 (Payne Stanley G.)(Paperback)

What was life like under the Third Reich? What went on between parents and children? What were the prevailing attitudes about sex, morality, religion? How did workers perceive the effects of the New Order in the workplace? What were the cultural currents--in art, music, science, education, drama,

Sylvia Pankhurst: Sexual Politics and Political Activism (Winslow Barbara)(Paperback)

An extraordinary political biography of English suffragist, feminist, and socialist Sylvia Pankhurst Along with her mother Emmeline, and her sister Christabel, Sylvia Pankhurst was one of the leading women's suffrage activists in early twentieth-century England, working with the militant Women's

The Spanish Civil War (Payne Stanley G.)(Paperback)

This book presents an original new history of the most important conflict in European affairs during the 1930s, prior to the events that produced World War II - the Spanish Civil War. It describes the complex origins of the conflict, the collapse of the Spanish Republic, and the outbreak of the

Coriolanus (Rasmussen Eric)(Paperback)

This new edition of Shakespeare's gripping political and personal tragedy, developed by and for the RSC, includes new interviews with acclaimed directors Gregory Doran and David Farr, looks at specific productions in the play's history, and an illuminating introduction by acclaimed scholar Jonathan

Contemporary France (Drake Helen)(Paperback)

Few countries can claim a political heritage as rich, varied and influential as France - the birthplace of modern politics. Ideas about France are often based on popular stereotypes, yet the reality of French national identity is both diverse and changeable. In this authoritative yet accessible new

Frederick Douglass: A Slave Biography (Mitchison Amanda)(Paperback)

Antislavery campaigner, author, diplomat and political statesmen, Frederick Douglass was one of the greatest men of his age. A former slave himself, Frederick fought publicly against slavery and was an inspiration in the fight for social and political change. Written by Amanda Mitchison, find out

Ledger (Hirshfield Jane)(Paperback / softback)

Jane Hirshfield's urgent new collection is a book of personal, ecological and political reckoning. Her poems inscribe a ledger personal and communal, a registry of our time's and lives' dilemmas as well as a call to action on climate change, social justice and the plight of refugees. The poems of

Real Elizabeth (Marr Andrew)(Paperback)

A surprising and very personal biography of a woman who may be the world's last great queen, published to coincide with the sixtieth anniversary of her reign Elizabeth II, one of England's longest-reigning monarchs, is an enigma. In public, she confines herself to optimistic pieties and guarded

Think Again: How to Reason and Argue (Sinnott-Armstrong Walter)(Paperback)

Our personal and political worlds are rife with arguments and disagreements, some of them petty and vitriolic. The inability to compromise and understand the opposition is epidemic today, from countries refusing to negotiate, to politicians pandering to their base. Social media has produced a

Anne Frank: The Anne Frank House Authorized Graphic Biography (Jacobson Sid)(Paperback)

Drawing on the unique historical sites, archives, expertise, and unquestioned authority of the Anne Frank House in Amsterdam, New York Times bestselling authors Sid Jacobson and Ernie Colon have created the first authorized and exhaustive graphic biography of Anne Frank. Their account is complete,

Citizen Clem - A Biography of Attlee (Bew John)(Paperback / softback)

The Orwell Prize-winning biography of Clement Attlee, a landmark contribution to the political dialogue by the 'outstanding historian of his

Jihad - The Trail of Political Islam (Kepel Gilles (Institute for Political Studies Paris France))(Paperback / softback)

Florence - The Biography of a City (Hibbert Christopher)(Paperback / softback)

Weaves political, social and art history of Florence into a lively whole. This book features photographs and illustrations and line drawings that describe various buildings and treasures of the

Frantz Fanon: A Political Biography (Zeilig Leo)(Paperback)

Frantz Fanon was one of the twentieth-century's most influential theorists and activists, whose work fighting against colonialism and imperialism has been an inspiration to today's decolonization and anti-racism movements. As the author of essential texts such as The Wretched of the Earth and Black

A history and description of Roman political institutions (Frost Abbott Frank)(Paperback)

This book has been considered by academicians and scholars of great significance and value to literature. This forms a part of the knowledge base for future generations. So that the book is never forgotten we have represented this book in a print format as the same form as it was originally first

Lugosi: The Rise and Fall of Hollywood's Dracula (Shadmi Koren)(Paperback)

A biography chronicling the tumultuous personal and professional life of horror icon Bela Lugosi. Lugosi, the tragic life story of one of horror's most iconic film stars, tells of a young Hungarian activist forced to flee his homeland after the failed Communist revolution in 1919. Reinventing

W. J. Stein: A Biography (Tautz Johannes)(Paperback)

Based on personal knowledge and intimate interviews with his subject, as well as access to W.J. Stein's archive of letters and documents, Tautz's biography is a thoroughly-researched and lovingly-detailed study of an exceptional life.Walter Johannes Stein (Feb. 6, 1891, Vienna - July 7, 1957,

French and Germans, Germans and French - A Personal Interpretation of France under Two Occupations, 1914-1918/1940-1944 (Cobb Richard)(Paperback / softback)

Life in Revolutionary France (Harder Mette)(Paperback)

The French Revolution brought momentous political, social, and cultural change. Life in Revolutionary France asks how these changes affected everyday lives, in urban and rural areas, and on an international scale. An international cast of distinguished academics and emerging scholars present new

Joan of Arc (Stanley Diane)(Paperback)

Against the fascinating tapestry of Frances history during the Hundred Years' War, Diane Stanley unfolds the story of the simple thirteen-year-old village girl who in Just a few years would lead France to independence from English rule, and thus become a symbol of France's national pride. It is a