The Life of Winston Churchill (1874-1965)
Michael O'Mara Books, 2004. Softcover. More
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Western Civilization in Thailand: Being Introduced to Thailand by King Chulalongkorn
Bangkok, Thailand: Department of Corrections Press, 1986. Paperback. Staple Bound. More
A Nation in Waiting: Indonesia in the 1990s
Allen & Unwin, 1994. Softcover. More
The Historical Demography of Pre-modern Japan
Tokyo, Japan: University of Tokyo Press, 2001. First Edition (presumed). Hardcover. Rare. Historical demography is the study of patterns and changes in a society's population before the collection of data through modern censuses. For Japan, data on family size and structure, fertility and infant mortality, marriage patterns, urban and rural..... More
The Historical Demography of Pre-modern Japan
Tokyo, Japan: University of Tokyo Press, 2001. First Edition (presumed). Hardcover. Rare. With promotional band on dust jacket. Historical demography is the study of patterns and changes in a society's population before the collection of data through modern censuses. For Japan, data on family size and structure, fertility and infant..... More
The Savage Wars of Peace: England, Japan and the Malthusian Trap
London: Blackwell Publishers, 1997. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. This book aims to solve the problem of how parts of mankind escaped from an apparently inevitable trap of war, famine and disease in the last three hundred years. Through a detailed comparative analysis of English and Japanese history it explores..... More
Cultural Realism: Strategic Culture and Grand Strategy in Chinese History
Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 1998. First Paperback Edition. Paperback. Princeton Studies in International History and Politics series. Cultural Realism is an in-depth study of premodern Chinese strategic thought that has important implications for contemporary international relations theory. In applying a Western theoretical debate to China, Iain Johnston advances..... More
Economic Backwardness in Historical Perspective: A Book of Essays
New York: Frederick A. Praeger, Publishers, 1965. First Edition. Paperback. Rare. These fourteen essays covering a wide range of subjects of great current interest reflect the continuous evolution of the author’s thought from 1951 to 1961. Range and flexibility characterize Alexander Gerschenkron’s dynamic approach to Europe’s industrial history. Connecting..... More
World Masters Texts Library: The Federalist Papers (Chinese REVIEW illustrated edition) (Set of 2 Volumes)
Beijing, China: China Renmin University Press, 2013. Softcover. 2 volume set. English text with Chinese notes. More
Closer Than Brothers: Manhood at the Philippine Military Academy
New Haven: Yale University Press, 1999. First Edition (presumed). First Printing. Hardcover. In this innovative book, Alfred W. McCoy takes a new approach to the military and political history of the Philippines. Comparing two generations of graduates from the Philippine Military Academy (PMA)—the classes of 1940 and 1971—McCoy uncovers fundamental..... More
Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All
Faber and Faber, 1990. More
Anton Chekhov and His Times
Fayetteville: University of Arkansas Press, 1995. First U.S. Edition. Trade Paperback. Translated from the Russian by Cynthia Carlile (Reminisces) and Sharon McKee (Letters) Now available for the first time in English in America, these sixty-eight letters and ten essay-length reminiscences trace the development of Chekhov's personality and talent, creating..... More
Royal Charles: Charles II and the Restoration
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1980. First Edition. Third Printing. Hardcover. More
The Winchester Story
Horndean, Hampshire: Milestone Publications, 1986. First Edition. Hardcover. More
Face of Revolution: Personalities and Themes in the Struggle for American Independence
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1990. Gun Larson (jacket design). First Edition (stated), Second Printing. Hardcover. From Kirkus (7 Sept 1990): A collection of 12 essays on ""the background, origins, character, and legacy"" of the American Revolution, filled with the grace and insight that has made Bailyn (Adams University..... More
A Picture History of Archeology
London: Thames & Hudson, 1958. First Edition (presumed). Hardcover. Cloth. 310 illustrations in photogravure, 16 plates in full colour Translated from the German by Richard and Clara Winston. More
Never a Dull Moment: Kalgoorlie's golden years through to the seventies including life in the WW1 trenches
Perth: Mannwest Pty Ltd / Hesperian Press, 2002. First Edition (presumed). Paperback. From the publisher: Written to commemorate WG Manners & Co’s 100 years in the Kalgoorlie Goldfields, this book is a grand sweep of Australiana and life in Australia’s outback. It charts the Manners’ family history from 1895..... More
Christianity and Classical Culture: A Study of Thought and Action from Augustus to Augustine
London: Oxford University Press, 1974. Emil Antonucci (cover design). Reprint. Trade Paperback. A Galaxy Book. No. GB 7 About the author Charles Norris Cochrane (August 21, 1889 – November 23, 1945) was a Canadian historian and philosopher who taught at the University of Toronto. He is known for..... More
Manchu Archival Materials
Taipei, Taiwan: Linking Publishing, Co., 1988. First Edition (presumed). Hardcover. Collection of essays by Professor Ch'en Chieh-hsien of National Taiwan University concerning the study of Ch'ing archival material. More
100 Keys: Names Across the Land
Nashville: Abingdon Press, 1973. First Edition. Hardcover. More
Fabricating Women: The Seamstresses of Old Regime France, 1675-1791
Durham, North Carolina: Duke University Press, 2001. Softcover. Winner of the 2002 Berkshire Prize, presented by the Berkshire Conference of Women Historians Fabricating Women examines the social institution of the seamstresses’ guild in France from the time of Louis XIV to the Revolution. In contrast with previous scholarship on..... More
The Johnstown Flood
New York: Touchstone Books, 1968. Stan Zagorski (book design). First Trade Paperback Edition. Second Printing. Paperback. Early printing. Rare edition. The stunning story of one of America’s great disasters, a preventable tragedy of Gilded Age America, brilliantly told by master historian David McCullough. At the end of the nineteenth..... More
The Battle of Kursk
Kansas: University Press of Kansas, 1999. Paperback. Immense in scope, ferocious in nature, and epic in consequence, the Battle of Kursk witnessed (at Prokhorovka) one of the largest tank engagements in world history and led to staggering losses—including nearly 200,000 Soviet and 50,000 German casualties—within the first ten days of..... More
