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Paperback. In a 1968 speech on British immigration policy, Enoch Powell insisted that although a black man may be a British citizen, he can never be an Englishman. This book explains why such a claim was possible to advance and impossible to defend. It reveals how 'Englishness' emerged against the institutions and experiences of the British Empire. Num Pages: 280 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDB; HBG; HBLL; HBTB; HBTQ; JFFN; JHM; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 231 x 162 x 14. Weight in Grams: 400.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
260
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691004037
ISBN
9780691004037
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.99
€ 35.19

Paperback. Num Pages: 400 pages, 100 b&w/colour. BIC Classification: 1DBR; HBJD1; HBTD; HBTV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 247 x 180. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Merrion Press
Condition
New
SKU
9781785370939
ISBN
9781785370939
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 5.96

Hardback. The intense piety of late T'ang essays on Buddhism by literati has helped earn the T'ang its title of the "golden age of Chinese Buddhism." This study shows that many literati participated in intra-Buddhist debates. It demonstrates that representations of Buddhism by lay people underwent a major change during the T'ang-Sung transition. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3H; HBJF; HBLC; HRAX; HRE. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 165 x 30. Weight in Grams: 676.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Harvard University, Asia Center
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674022652
ISBN
9780674022652
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.99
€ 45.05

Paperback. Num Pages: 450 pages, 40 black & white photos. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJF; HBJD1; HBLW; HBWN. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 223 x 150 x 37. Weight in Grams: 624.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Merrion
Condition
New
SKU
9781908928597
ISBN
9781908928597
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 17.28

Paperback. Explores the demand for spices: why were they so popular, and why so expensive? This work surveys the history, geography, economics and culinary tastes of the Middle Ages to show the varied ways that spices were put to use - in elaborate medieval cuisine, in the treatment of disease, and to perfume ceremonies of the Church. Num Pages: 288 pages, 21 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBJF; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 136 x 11. Weight in Grams: 360.
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
2.1.2009 edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300151350
ISBN
9780300151350
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 19.20

Hardback. Num Pages: 224 pages, 16 black & white illustrations, 8 black & white plates. BIC Classification: BGH; HBJD1; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 166 x 25. Weight in Grams: 506.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780750961349
ISBN
9780750961349
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 21.26

Hardcover. Drawing from extensive archival research, Out of the Horrors of War demonstrates that disabled citizens in the World War II era organized a national movement for economic security and full citizenship, reshaping the U.S. welfare state and laying the foundation for the disability rights movement. Series: Politics & Culture in Modern America. Num Pages: 296 pages, 10 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJH; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB; JFFG. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 53. Weight in Grams: 1270.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780812248517
ISBN
9780812248517
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 80.57

Paperback. Presents an account of the rise of Jimmy Hoffa. This book argues that Hoffa was compelled by a variety of social forces to place the economic interests of his union members over broad ideological concerns. It is aimed at students of labor history and American studies. Series: Labor in Crisis. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BG; HBTB; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 14. Weight in Grams: 390.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Temple University Press,U.S. United States
Edition
Temple University Press Ed
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9781592130276
ISBN
9781592130276
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 28.95

Hardcover.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
American Heritage New York
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1969
Edition
First
SKU
KEX0196036
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 25.00

Hardcover. Nice copy in very good dustjacket
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1969
Publisher
Macdonald & Co
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KTJ8038543
ISBN
9780356028224
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 12.00

Hardcover. 8vo..
Good clean former library copy with neat labels inside front cover.North of Ireland.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Vantage Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1981
Edition
First Edition
SKU
KEX0294335
ISBN
9780533042920
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 45.00

Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBCB; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 142 x 14. Weight in Grams: 354.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Hancock House Publishers Ltd ,Canada Canada
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780888395412
ISBN
9780888395412
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 19.29

Paperback. Series: Documents in American Social History. Num Pages: 336 pages, 12. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGHA; HBJK; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 428.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801482687
ISBN
9780801482687
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.87

Hardcover. What if Isaac Newton had never lived? Robert Hooke and Edmond Halley, whose place in history has been overshadowed by the giant figure of Newton, were pioneering scientists within their own right, and instrumental in establishing the Royal Society. Num Pages: 384 pages, (8-page colour plate section), Index. BIC Classification: HBTB; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 159. Weight in Grams: 270. Good clean copy in dustwrapper with minor shelf wear
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KAC0004193
ISBN
9780008220594
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Dundurn Group Ltd Canada
Edition
Rev Sub
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9781550021516
ISBN
9781550021516
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 24.41

Paperback. 166pp. Keywords: "Social Issues, Urban Communities, Countries & Regions"
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
European Communities / Union (EU
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
SKU
KHS0068497
ISBN
9789282641460
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. The authors look at points in American and British culture where the "colour line" has blurred. Through accounts of racial masquerades in literature and by looking at music throughout recent history, they upset the idea of race as a symbol of inherent human attributes. Num Pages: 312 pages, 28 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1KBB; HBTB; JFSL; JHMC; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 150 x 19. Weight in Grams: 480.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226873428
ISBN
9780226873428
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 29.14

Paperback. Redefining the way we think about unemployment in America today, this title offers devastating evidence that the major cause of high unemployment in the United States is the government itself. Num Pages: 408 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB; JFFA; KCFM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 156 x 228 x 24. Weight in Grams: 654.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
408
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814787922
ISBN
9780814787922
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 31.18

Paperback. Ordinary working people, convinced their life could be better than it was, demanded a share in Mexico's progress and also to be respected for their contribution to that progress. This study demonstrates how the workers resisted the radical ideology of foreign revolutionary dogmas and based their demands on indigenous sociopolitical traditions. Num Pages: 431 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, maps, charts. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; 3JJC; HBJK; HBLW; HBTK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 250 x 150 x 15. Weight in Grams: 666.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Northern Illinois University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
431
Condition
New
SKU
V9780875809922
ISBN
9780875809922
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 33.33

Paperback. Presents the first history of Maori war captives. Drawing on Maori oral sources as well the records of colonists, Petrie analyses freedom and unfreedom in traditional Maori society; the role of economics and mana in shaping captivity; and how the arrival of colonists, trade and war transformed Maori society and the place of captives. Num Pages: 384 pages, colour and b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1MBN; HBJM; HBTS; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 165. Weight in Grams: 525.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Auckland University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781869408305
ISBN
9781869408305
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 55.88

Paperback. From the first known record of a meeting between Europeans and Native Americans to present day accounts of life on the Outer Banks, this anthology provides an understanding of why the residents of the Outer Banks would rather live there than anywhere else. Editor(s): Stick, David. Num Pages: 336 pages, map. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DQ; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
The University of North Carolina Press United States
Edition
1 New ed
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780807847268
ISBN
9780807847268
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 28.02

Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: BGH; BGL; HBAH; HBWC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
9780141979472
ISBN
9780141979472
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 15.91

Hardback. 32pp. - Novosti Press Agency Publishing House,
Publisher
Novosti Press Agency Publishing House
Number of pages
32
Condition
Used, Very Good
Format
Hardback
SKU
KTK0102169
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 12.00

Paperback. A searing and unforgettable story of friendship in battle, this title brings to life the intensity and raw emotion of those sixteen months, showing how the fight reshaped the lives of author and his men and how the love and faith they found in one another ultimately kept them alive. Num Pages: 416 pages, 16-Page Black and White Photo Insert. BIC Classification: 1FCA; BTM; HBWS4. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 136 x 31. Weight in Grams: 306.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780062066404
ISBN
9780062066404
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.46

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