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Hardcover. This journal, originally kept as part of a study of race and ethnic relations in Trinidad, records daily field experiences where the observers/researchers were engaged in participant observation. Series: Studies of the Americas. Num Pages: 246 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KJ; HBTQ; HBTR; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 470.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
268
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230622005
ISBN
9780230622005
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.43

Paperback. Num Pages: 220 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; HBTR; HBTV; HRCX7. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 363.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Baraka Books Canada
Number of pages
220
Condition
New
SKU
V9781771860390
ISBN
9781771860390
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.74

Paperback. In these five lectures originally prepared for the CBC, Claude Levi-Strauss, one of the world's greatest living thinkers, offers the insights of a lifetime spent interpreting myths and trying to discover their significance for human understanding. Series: Heritage. Num Pages: 64 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBLA1; HBTB; HPC; JFHF; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 4. .
Publisher
University of Toronto Press, Scholarly Publishing Division
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1978
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780802063489
ISBN
9780802063489
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.09

Paperback. * New in paperback* This is the first comprehensive history of syphilis from the fifteenth century to the present day* The hardback was extremely well reviewed and sold very well indeed. . Translator(s): Braddock, Judith; Pike, Brian. Num Pages: 352 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTB; JMU; MBP; MJCJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 472.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Edition
New Ed
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745610306
ISBN
9780745610306
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.41

Hardcover. Our nation began with the simple phrase 'We the People.' But who were and are 'We'? This title draws on historical, psychological, and social research to answer that question by tracking the evolution of American character and culture over three centuries. Num Pages: 528 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 160 x 237 x 33. Weight in Grams: 834.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Edition
First printing
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226251431
ISBN
9780226251431
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 50.97
€ 43.71

Paperback. Our nation began with the simple phrase 'We the People.' But who were and are 'We'? This title draws on historical, psychological, and social research to answer that question by tracking the evolution of American character and culture over three centuries. Num Pages: 528 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBLL; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 153 x 29. Weight in Grams: 712.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
528
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226251448
ISBN
9780226251448
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 21.59

Paperback. The telephone looms large in our lives, as ever present in modern societies as cars and television. This title presents the social history of this vital technology - how we encountered, tested, and ultimately embraced it with enthusiasm. It explores how, when, and why Americans started communicating in this manner. Num Pages: 424 pages, 25 b&w illustrations, 20 line drawings, 16 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; JFD; KNTT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 494.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
424
Condition
New
Edition
Reprint
SKU
V9780520086470
ISBN
9780520086470
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 26.04

Paperback. Presents an analysis of the co-evolution of educational attainment and the wage structure in the United States through the twentieth century. This book proposes that the twentieth century was not only the American Century but also the Human Capital Century. Num Pages: 496 pages, 51 line illustrations, 42 tables. BIC Classification: HBT; JN; JPHV; KCZ; KJMV3; KN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 156 x 29. Weight in Grams: 708.
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
496
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
6390th
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674035300
ISBN
9780674035300
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 24.72

Paperback. Challenging the conventional assumptions about Hitler, Koonz locates the source of his charisma not in his summons to hate, but in his appeal to the collective virtue of his people, the "Volk." 62 halftones. Num Pages: 368 pages, 62 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; HBJD; HBTZ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 538.
Publisher
Belknap Press of Harvard University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674018426
ISBN
9780674018426
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 29.02

hardcover. Adopting the metaphor of foxes and hedgehogs that Isaiah Berlin used to describe opposite types of thinkers, this title provides an original approach to understanding the development of English and Spanish America over the past 500 years. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1K; HBJK; HBLH; HBTQ; HBTR; JHM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 467.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520083165
ISBN
9780520083165
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 61.39
€ 47.97

Paperback. Since the 1990s scholars have focused heavily on the perpetrators of the Holocaust, and have presented a complex and diverse picture of perpetrators. This book provides a unique overview of the current state of research on perpetrators. The overall focus is on the key question that it still disputed: How do ordinary people become mass murderers? Editor(s): Szejnmann, Claus-Christian W. Series: The Holocaust and its Contexts. Num Pages: 246 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBAH; HBJD; HBL; HBTB; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
246
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349362585
ISBN
9781349362585
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 69.59

Paperback. Num Pages: 384 pages, portraits. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; HBTV; JFF; JFSL1; JFSL3; JHBD; JPWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 26. Weight in Grams: 554.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Edition
Second Printing
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674447271
ISBN
9780674447271
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 32.49

Paperback. Whisnant argues that the period after Nazism was more important for the history of homosexuality in Germany than is generally recognized. Gay scenes resurfaced; a more masculine view of homosexuality also became prominent. Above all, a public debate about homosexuality emerged, constituting a critical debate within the Sexual Revolution. Series: Genders and Sexualities in History. Num Pages: 274 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBL; HBTB; JFSJ; JHBK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
274
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349346813
ISBN
9781349346813
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 64.31

Paperback. Comprehensive and accessible, The Colonial Era: A Documentary Reader offers a clear and original framework for studying the important issues in colonial American history. . Editor(s): Clemens, Paul G. E. Series: Uncovering the Past: Documentary Readers in American History. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 160 x 12. Weight in Grams: 360.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405156622
ISBN
9781405156622
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 42.46

Paperback. .
Publisher
Frith Book Company Ltd. United Kingdom
Number of pages
96
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
Rev Pbk ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781859371985
ISBN
9781859371985
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.58

Hardback. Tells the story of the Quelch case, demonstrating its historical significance. Quelch's execution led to the first stirrings of American rebellion against English rule, as his high-handed treatment was viewed as an attack on personal liberty and freedom in Massachusetts. Num Pages: 272 pages, 16 illustrations (b&w). BIC Classification: 1KBBE; 3JF; HBJK; HBLL; HBTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 166 x 28. Weight in Grams: 582.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc United States
Edition
Annotated
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780275994075
ISBN
9780275994075
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 85.72
€ 77.34

Paperback. In May 1704 an eighty-ton brigantine, the Charles, quietly slipped into the cove at Marblehead, Massachusetts. Her sudden and unexpected appearance, some ten months after she had left Marblehead under mysterious circumstances, started tongues wagging down at the docks and in the town's dim, cramped, seafront taverns. Num Pages: 272 pages, 17 b+w photos, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBES; 3JF; HBJK; HBLL; HBTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 384.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Potomac Books Inc
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781597972338
ISBN
9781597972338
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 20.83

Paperback. Accessible introduction to the most 'dangerous' and subversive figure of the French revolution and a popular, radical journalist. Series: Revolutionary Lives. Num Pages: 192 pages, 6 photographs. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JF; HBJD; HBLL; HBTV2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 197 x 130 x 11. Weight in Grams: 232.
Publisher
Pluto Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745331935
ISBN
9780745331935
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 16.25

Hardback. A colorful social and cultural history of the often-overlooked independent radio stations of the 1920s, which played an integral role in shaping the American broadcast system through innovative commercial practices, all the while incurring the wrath of the large corporate stations trying to fulfill radio's utopian cultural potential. Num Pages: 176 pages, 10 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; HBTB; KNTD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 158 x 18. Weight in Grams: 402.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812238716
ISBN
9780812238716
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 62.03

Paperback. Displayed on European stages from 1810 to 1815 as the Hottentot Venus, Sara Baartman was one of the most famous women of her day. This book tells the entwined histories of an illusive life and a famous icon. It raises questions about the possibilities and limits of biography for understanding those who live among different cultures. Num Pages: 248 pages, 32 halftones. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; BGH; HBTQ; JFSJ1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 233 x 157 x 18. Weight in Grams: 384.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
248
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691147963
ISBN
9780691147963
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 24.27

Paperback. Num Pages: 180 pages. BIC Classification: 1K; BM; HBJK; HBTV; JPWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 289 x 29. Weight in Grams: 330.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
AK Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849352505
ISBN
9781849352505
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 18.33

Hardcover. Presents a history of the struggle for independence after East Timor was invaded by Indonesia in 1975. This book addresses such multi-dimensional perspectives as: Indonesian, US and Australian diplomacy; Indonesian military operations and activities against the populace; East Timorese resistance at various social levels; and, human rights abuses. Num Pages: 261 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FM; HBJF; HBTQ; HBTR; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 159 x 26. Weight in Grams: 528.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Sussex Academic Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
261
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845194284
ISBN
9781845194284
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 126.03

Hardcover. Victoria's Madmen is the story of those who were outcasts by temperament and choice; the non-conformists of the Victorian Age. Clive Bloom's readable account of the dark underbelly of Victoria's Britain captures the unrest bubbling under the surface of strait-laced Victorian society. Num Pages: 320 pages, 1 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 161 x 30. Weight in Grams: 666.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230313828
ISBN
9780230313828
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 48.58

Paperback. This follow up to Violent London deals in detail with the story behind the 2010 and 2011 riots both from the perspective of the protesters, rioters and from the point of view of the police and government. Bloom uses reportage, parliamentary, police and security briefings, as well as the voices and theory of modern protest, to tell the story. Num Pages: 224 pages, 6 black & white illustrations, 41 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JMG; HBJD1; HBLX; HBTV; JPWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 130 x 16. Weight in Grams: 224.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
2012 ed.
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137029355
ISBN
9781137029355
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.02

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