In 1972 Nixon amazed the world by going to China. The first trip ever by a US President was an immense gamble but a brilliant stroke of policy. It marked the end of deep freeze in Sino-American relations and changed the international balance of power for ever. This turning point in history was enacted by extraordinary players: Nixon himself, red-baiter, shrewd statesman and disgraced politician; Mao, frail, erratic, ruthless; the twin Machiavellis Kissinger and Chou En-lai; brittle, unhappy Pat Nixon; and Mao's wife Jiang Qing, the small-time Shanghai actress become scourge of Chinese civilization. 384pp.
John Murray, 2007, Paperback, Book Condition: As New, Jacket Condition: No d/j as Published. First Paperback Edition. . 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall.

ISBN: 9780719565236

Inventory #21648

Price: £ 5.00 GBP ($ 7.94 approx. - € 6.07 approx.)

This fascinating study examines the use of arms within British society, principally for the protection of life and property, from Medieval and Tudor times to the present day. The author, an acknowledged expert on firearms and the arming of police officers, concentrates upon the evolution of the process of arming public servants within Great Britain and assesses the weapons they were equipped with to uphold the law and maintain the peace. He draws attention to the fact that initially citizens had a duty to bear arms to help enforce the law, and he reveals how this was balanced with prohibitions on the carrying of certain weapons by certain types of people in certain places, restrictions intended to prevent crime and preserve property rights. With the establishment of forces employed by government to keep the peace - the most important of these being the police forces that developed in the 19th century - the process of arming upholders of law and order became more standardised and law enforcers themselves developed into a distinctive part of the civilian population. Those Entrusted With Arms, produced in association with the Royal Armouries, is a unique study of armed public servants and charts this complicated and neglected aspect of British history in an accessible and readable way. With chapters on early 'police' forces, security guards, customs officers, those charged with carrying the Royal Mail, the modern police force, prison officers and gamekeepers, this detailed book offers an insight into how British society has developed its own distinctive relationship with law enforcement and the rights of citizens to bear arms. 294pp.
Greenhill Books, 2002, Cloth, Book Condition: Very Good, Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Heavy Item Postage Quote. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

ISBN: 1853675237

Inventory #27178

Price: £ 15.00 GBP ($ 23.82 approx. - € 18.20 approx.)

This classic history of woman's oppression is one of the first attempts to document the sad legacy of injustice and discrimination against women, which is unfortunately inseparable from the history of both Christianity and the evolution of the Western state. Beginning in the pre-Christian era, where she finds more evidence of freedom for women than in subsequent eras, pioneering women's rights advocate Matilda Joslyn Gage traces the patterns of male domination in both church and state that kept women in virtual bondage. This new edition is complemented by an introduction by renowned author, lecturer, and historical performer Sally Roesch Wagner, who helped found one of the country's first programs in women's studies. She is executive director of the Matilda Joslyn Gage Foundation. Unabridged edition. 527pp.
Humanity Books, 2002, Paperback, Book Condition: New, Jacket Condition: No d/j as Published. . . 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

ISBN: 1591020077

Inventory #23030

Price: £ 15.00 GBP ($ 23.82 approx. - € 18.20 approx.)

183pp.
Elfin Cove Press, 2001, Paperback, Book Condition: As New, Jacket Condition: No d/j as Published. First Edition. . 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

ISBN: 0944958346

Inventory #20247

Price: £ 10.00 GBP ($ 15.88 approx. - € 12.13 approx.)

A concise appraisal of recent developments. Treats tuberculosis and environmental (atypical) mycobacterioses; leprosy (bacterial, pathological, immunological, immunopathological and clinical aspects). Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.142pp.
Kluwer Academic Publishers, 1989, Cloth/Laminated Boards, Book Condition: As New, Jacket Condition: No d/j as Published. . . 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

ISBN: 0746201192

Inventory #14867

Price: £ 20.00 GBP ($ 31.76 approx. - € 24.26 approx.)