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Paperback. On August 18, 1775 a black man was hanged and burned to oblivion. For nearly 235 years, the man and his story have remained obscure. By looking at the world of this free African American harbor pilot, the narrative of American Revolution takes on a different dimension. Num Pages: 282 pages, 8 b/w halftones, 1 b/w line. BIC Classification: 1KBBFS; 3JF; HBJK; HBLL; HBTS; HBWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 157 x 15. Weight in Grams: 412.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
282
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199922871
ISBN
9780199922871
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.84

Paperback. The Medieval World View, Third Edition, presents the presuppositions of medieval society in a systematic fashion by integrating brief, self-contained selections from primary texts and carefully captioned photographs into a narrative of the medieval world and its foundations. Num Pages: 432 pages, Illustrations, map. BIC Classification: 1D; 3H; HBJD; HBLC1; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 161 x 235 x 15. Weight in Grams: 534.
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
432
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
3rd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195373684
ISBN
9780195373684
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 111.54

Paperback. This is the definitive account of 10,000 years of North American Indian history. It has been described by American History Illustrated, America's leading popular history magazine, as 'An eloquent and exhaustive chronicle of the history of North America's peoples'. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: 1KB; HBJK; HBTB; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 125 x 10. Weight in Grams: 470.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752446011
ISBN
9780752446011
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.51

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd United States
Number of pages
260
Condition
New
SKU
V9781571134042
ISBN
9781571134042
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 38.45

Paperback. The Cunard QUEENS are known to millions; they attract attention wherever they sailed, but the QUEEN MARY is possibly the most beloved. She sailed for 31 years, carried millions of passengers and made over 1000 trips across the Atlantic. She is a ship of great memories-passengers on crossings, officer & crew and soldiers during World War II. Num Pages: 128 pages, 64 black and white and 114 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 250 x 10. Weight in Grams: 506.
Publisher
Fonthill Media
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781555675
ISBN
9781781555675
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 19.53

Hardback. When Britain agreed to 'restore' Hong Kong to the People's Republic of China in 1984, British spokesmen explained that the Communist Chinese were reforming and would allow Hong Kong to continue its dynamic capitalist ways. Num Pages: 144 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1FPCH; HBTQ; HBTR; JFFN; JPS; JPVH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 149 x 20. Weight in Grams: 413.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
Ethics & Public Policy Center Inc.,U.S. United States
Number of pages
144
Condition
New
SKU
V9780896331624
ISBN
9780896331624
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 104.94

Paperback. A contribution to the history of American violence. It focuses on the bedrock issues of race and class, analysising the quick of urban-industrial life in the early twentieth century. Series: Blacks in the New World. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; JFFJ; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 138 x 210 x 23. Weight in Grams: 392.
Publisher
University of Illinois Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Edition
1st THUS
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252065866
ISBN
9780252065866
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.51

hardcover. In the twelfth century, the Catholic Church attempted a thoroughgoing reform of marriage and sexual behavior aimed at eradicating sexual desire from Christian lives. This book illuminates the birth of a cultural movement that managed to regulate selfish desire and render it innocent - or innocent enough. Series: Chicago Studies in Practices of Meaning. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 1FK; 1FPJ; 3F; DSB; HBTB; JHBK5. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 726.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226706269
ISBN
9780226706269
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 118.32
€ 97.99

Paperback. In the twelfth century, the Catholic Church attempted a thoroughgoing reform of marriage and sexual behavior aimed at eradicating sexual desire from Christian lives. This book illuminates the birth of a cultural movement that managed to regulate selfish desire and render it innocent - or innocent enough. Series: Chicago Studies in Practices of Meaning. Num Pages: 432 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 1FK; 1FPJ; 3F; 3H; HBTB; JHBK5. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 612.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226706276
ISBN
9780226706276
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 40.83

Paperback. Num Pages: 540 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFA; 3JH; 3JJ; HBTB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 209 x 143 x 32. Weight in Grams: 638.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1983
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
540
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520049550
ISBN
9780520049550
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 31.76

Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 456.
Publication date
2011
Publisher
The University Press of Kentucky United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813134048
ISBN
9780813134048
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.10

Paperback. In an examination of the links between the ethnic and religious loyalties of Scottish-Irish immigrants, the author analyses the process by which these two splinter branches of the Church of Scotland evolved into an important element in American Presbyterianism. Num Pages: 168 pages, bibliography. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 1DBR; 1KBB; HBTB; HRCC91; HRCC93; JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 204.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
University Press of America United States
Number of pages
168
Condition
New
SKU
V9780819197610
ISBN
9780819197610
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 80.10

hardcover. In an examination of the links between the ethnic and religious loyalties of Scottish-Irish immigrants, the author analyzes the process by which these two splinter branches of the Church of Scotland evolved into an important element in American Presbyterianism. Num Pages: 168 pages, bibliography. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 1DBR; 1KBB; HBTB; HRCC91; HRCC93; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 223 x 143 x 14. Weight in Grams: 340.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
University Press of America United States
Number of pages
168
Condition
New
SKU
V9780819197603
ISBN
9780819197603
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 105.58

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 496 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JH; HBJD; HBLL; HBTK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 27. Weight in Grams: 857.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691649306
ISBN
9780691649306
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 207.05
€ 154.38

Paperback. Tells the epic story of global commerce, from its prehistoric origins to the myriad crises confronting it today. This book travels from the sugar rush that brought the British to Jamaica in the seventeenth century to debates over globalization. Num Pages: 464 pages, black & white maps, integrated illustrations & 16 page plate section. BIC Classification: HBG; HBT; KCLT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 130 x 38. Weight in Grams: 420. How Trade Shaped the World. 464 pages, black & white maps, integrated illustrations & 16 page plate section. Tells the epic story of global commerce, from its prehistoric origins to the myriad crises confronting it today. This book travels from the sugar rush that brought the British to Jamaica in the seventeenth century to debates over globalization. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: HBG; HBT; KCLT. Dimension: 195 x 130 x 38. Weight: 480.
Publisher
Atlantic Books
Number of pages
464
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843548034
ISBN
9781843548034
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 18.40

Weaving together the stories of the Old World apple in America and the life and myth of John Chapman, Johnny Appleseed and the American Orchard casts new light on both. Num Pages: 248 pages, 11, 7 black & white illustrations, 4 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBTB; TVS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 454.
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421407289
ISBN
9781421407289
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 63.20

Hardback. Informed by a breadth of historical scholarship and based squarely on primary sources, this volume remains the standard text for future teachers and scholars of education. Series: The American Moment. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; JNL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 158 x 30. Weight in Grams: 630.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Edition
updated edition
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421400167
ISBN
9781421400167
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.66
€ 60.29

hardcover. Series: Indigenous Confluences. Num Pages: 184 pages, 16 black & white illustrations, 3 maps, 16 illus., 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; HBJK; HBTB; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 14. Weight in Grams: 409.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
184
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295998343
ISBN
9780295998343
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 117.71

Paperback. Series: Indigenous Confluences. Num Pages: 184 pages, 16 black & white illustrations, 3 maps, 16 illus., 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; HBJK; HBTB; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 229 x 25. Weight in Grams: 290.
Publisher
University of Washington Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295998350
ISBN
9780295998350
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.70

Paperback. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 3JF; 3JH; HBG; HBLL; HBTK; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 160 x 234 x 19. Weight in Grams: 532.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781474286466
ISBN
9781474286466
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 31.01

Paperback. Num Pages: 216 pages, ill. BIC Classification: HBTV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 288.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Five Leaves Publications United Kingdom
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9781905512782
ISBN
9781905512782
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.39

Paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; HBJF; HBTB; HRCX6. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
The Catholic University of America Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813228518
ISBN
9780813228518
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.81

Paperback. This work seeks to delve beneath the chaos and brutality of the Norse world to discover a complex interplay of ordering and disordering impulses. Num Pages: 420 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1DNC; HBJD; HBLA; HBTB; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 27. Weight in Grams: 574.
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Number of pages
420
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226526805
ISBN
9780226526805
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 28.58

Paperback. Just after World War I, jazz began a journey along America's waterways from its birthplace in New Orleans. This title brings to life the vibrant history of this music and its newfound mainstream popularity among the American people. Num Pages: 248 pages, 23 halftones, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; AVGJ; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 340.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226102672
ISBN
9780226102672
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 19.22

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