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Paperback. Num Pages: 360 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLCS; 3JJPN; 3JJPR; HBT; HBW; JHMC; JWDG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 557.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
The University of North Carolina Press United States
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
SKU
V9781469628660
ISBN
9781469628660
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.02

Hardback. At the beginning of the twentieth century, hundreds of thousands of European immigrants came to northeastern Pennsylvania to work in the coal mines. This work chronicles the struggle of these miners to earn a decent wage, alleviate dangerous working conditions, and gain respect. Num Pages: 82 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEP; 3JJC; HBTB; HBTK; KNAT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 288 x 13. Weight in Grams: 568.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of Scranton Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
82
Condition
New
SKU
V9781589660519
ISBN
9781589660519
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 34.99

Paperback. All along the river, from the front porches of Hannibal to the neighborhoods of St Louis to the cotton fields of the Bootheel and west to Kansas City, stories are being told. This work presents a collection of family stories and traditional tales about all walks of African American life. Series: Missouri Heritage Readers Series. Num Pages: 160 pages, 35 illustrations, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBBNU; HBTB; JFSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 249.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of Missouri
Edition
First
Condition
New
SKU
V9780826218445
ISBN
9780826218445
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.81

Paperback. Stories from the Barrio offers a new look at the history of Fort Worth. Carlos E. Cuellar uses public records such as city to examine this community and its history Num Pages: 240 pages, 60 b/w photographs, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 279 x 203 x 14. Weight in Grams: 853.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Texas Christian University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780875652900
ISBN
9780875652900
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.28

Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB; JKV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 28. Weight in Grams: 410.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816629299
ISBN
9780816629299
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.39

Paperback. Kent, the "Garden of England", was also the market garden for its giant neighbour, London. Num Pages: 160 pages, 167 b/w photographs, 6 illustrations, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1DBKESK; 1DBKESL; HBTB; JFS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 245 x 168 x 13. Weight in Grams: 452.
Publisher
University of Hertfordshire Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9781902806303
ISBN
9781902806303
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.10

Paperback. Num Pages: 294 pages. BIC Classification: HBTB; JPFC; JPFF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 153 x 20. Weight in Grams: 340.
Publisher
PM Press United States
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781604867473
ISBN
9781604867473
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 23.39

Paperback. Among the most important slave revolts in colonial America, the Stono Rebellion also ranks as South Carolina's largest slave insurrection and one of the bloodiest uprisings in American history. This study introduces readers to the documents needed to understand both the revolt and the discussion among scholars about the legacy of the insurrection. Editor(s): Smith, Mark M. Num Pages: 152 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBFS; 3JF; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; HBTS. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 11. Weight in Grams: 209.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University South Carolina Pr
Condition
New
SKU
V9781570036057
ISBN
9781570036057
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.48

Paperback. Num Pages: 352 pages, maps, black & white plates. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JJPK; HBTB; JFSK; JPWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 404.
Publisher
Saint Martin's Griffin,U.S. United States
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
2 Mti
Condition
New
SKU
V9780312671938
ISBN
9780312671938
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 19.77

Paperback. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFC; WCP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 135 x 21. Weight in Grams: 276.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780062334701
ISBN
9780062334701
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.49

Hardcover. Num Pages: 77 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AFKB; HBTB; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 283 x 13. Weight in Grams: 739.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University of Arkansas Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781557288004
ISBN
9781557288004
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 41.70

Hardback. Translator(s): Eric, Trump. BIC Classification: 1HFD; HBJH; HBTZ; JPWL; JWXK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Publisher
The New Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781620972571
ISBN
9781620972571
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.49

Paperback. Slavery's impact on children and families Series: Blacks in the Diaspora. Num Pages: 544 pages, 17 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 155 x 32. Weight in Grams: 726.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Edition
2 Rev ed
Number of pages
544
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253222640
ISBN
9780253222640
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.40

Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFSL3; JPW. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 208 x 141 x 7. Weight in Grams: 298.
Publisher
A Cappella Books United States
Number of pages
227
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9781556526497
ISBN
9781556526497
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.54

Paperback. Packed with informative tales, this title features nautical facts and feats, including superstitions at sea, the history of animals on the waves - until 1975 when all animals were banned from Royal Navy ships - and how the inventor of the umbrella helped man the British Navy. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: HBTM; WGG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 250.
Publisher
Ebury Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780091958602
ISBN
9780091958602
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 16.39

Sheet map, folded. .
Publisher
Alan Godfrey Maps
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847843142
ISBN
9781847843142
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 6.96

Paperback. An illustrated book which offers a glimpse into the lives and creativity of African-American quilters during the era of slavery. It examines the history of quilting in the enslaved community and places the quilts into a historical and cultural context. Series: Chapel Hill Books. Num Pages: 100 pages, 73 colour photographs, 53 b&w photographs, notes, bibliography. BIC Classification: 1KBBS; 3JH; HBTB; JFSL3; JHMC; WFBQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 279 x 216 x 10. Weight in Grams: 463.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
The University of North Carolina Press
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780807849958
ISBN
9780807849958
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.71

Paperback. Stir It Up explores the changing aims of home economics while putting the phenomena of Martha Stewart, Rachael Ray, Ty Pennington, and the "Mommy Wars" into historical context. Num Pages: 240 pages, 15 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 376.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780812221213
ISBN
9780812221213
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 39.93

Paperback. an essential document of the Black Panther Party written by three leading thinkers and party activists who were jailed following the FBI'S 1969 mandate to destroy the organization "by any means possible." Series: Semiotext(e) / Active Agents. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: HBTV; JPWQ. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 175 x 118 x 14. Weight in Grams: 230.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Semiotext(e)
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780936756745
ISBN
9780936756745
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 14.60

Paperback. Steve Biko inspired a generation of black South Africans to claim their true identity and refuse to be a part of their own oppression. This book shows how fundamental he was to the reawakening and transformation of South Africa in the second half of the twentieth century - and just how relevant he remains. Series: Ohio Short Histories of Africa. Num Pages: 160 pages, yes b&w photos. BIC Classification: BGHA; HBTV; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 110 x 9. Weight in Grams: 128.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Ohio University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9780821420256
ISBN
9780821420256
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.18

Hardback. Num Pages: 192 pages, 503 photos. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFCK; KJ; KND. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 285 x 224 x 20. Weight in Grams: 1356.
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764302114
ISBN
9780764302114
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 48.99
€ 31.60

Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBCB; 3JH; 3JJC; HBTK; TRF; WGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 153 x 16. Weight in Grams: 412.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Caitlin Press Canada
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781894759205
ISBN
9781894759205
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 12.34

Paperback. Unveils the radical roots of modern dance and recalls the excitement and energy of New York City in the 1930s. This book explores the relationship between the modern dance movement and leftist political activism in this period. Num Pages: 264 pages, 58 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; 3JJH; ASD; HBTB; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 152 x 229 x 20. Weight in Grams: 481.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Duke University Press
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822319481
ISBN
9780822319481
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.06

Hardback. An original interpretive history of the origins, rise, and eventual fall of the New Odessa Jewish commune formed by members of Am Olam and an analysis of the process of their transformation from Russian revolutionary intelligentsia who rejected any outward forms of Judaism to Americans who in large measure came to terms with their Jewishness. Series: Borderlines: Russian and East European-Jewish Studies. Num Pages: 215 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBT; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 13. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Academic Studies Press United States
Number of pages
215
Condition
New
SKU
V9781618113818
ISBN
9781618113818
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 121.65

Paperback. Exploring conflicting representations of Youngstown across a century of growth, struggle and heartbreaking decline, this study looks at the roles of work and memory. It acts as a cautionary tale about corporate responsibility in an era of globalization. Series: CultureAmerica. Num Pages: 288 pages, maps, 37photos. BIC Classification: 1KBBNH; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB; JHBL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 210 x 139 x 13. Weight in Grams: 340.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Univ Pr of Kansas
Condition
New
SKU
V9780700612925
ISBN
9780700612925
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.98

Paperback. This work offers unusual, unique and highly personalized images of Pittsburgh, combined with prose. Douglas Cooper details the inspiration for his artistic vision, the formal properties of his art and how it relates to architecture. Num Pages: 144 pages, 136 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEP; AFC; AM; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 279 x 11. Weight in Grams: 581.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
University of Pittsburgh Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822957485
ISBN
9780822957485
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.71

Paperback. ILLUSTRATED with 200 photographs, all of which were taken by the author, this evocative book reveals developments in fishing boats built to the requirements of mostly Scottish fishermen from the mid-1960s to the late 1980s. Num Pages: 128 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBTB; KNAF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 167 x 9. Weight in Grams: 296.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752456089
ISBN
9780752456089
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.66

Hardcover. By situating malleable ethnic bonds in the context of political economy and racial dynamics, this work offers a fresh perspective on the potential of local environments to shape individual identities and social experience. Series: Historical Studies of Urban America. Num Pages: 192 pages, 20 halftones, 19 line drawings, 14 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBEP; 1KBCO; 3JJP; HBTB; JFSG; JFSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226770741
ISBN
9780226770741
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 61.51

Hardback. This book examines the enormous riskiness of transatlantic trade in 18th century Spain and argues that many of the long-condemned commercial practices were vital accommodations to pervasive risk and uncertainty. Series: Social Science History. Num Pages: 408 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBLL; HBTQ; KCLT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 27. Weight in Grams: 662.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Stanford University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804785426
ISBN
9780804785426
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 98.53

Paperback. Many thousands of people kill themselves every year, and many more are left behind to grieve. This book recounts individual suicide cases from the Bible and ancient Greeks to the present day and analyzes how ideas about suicide have changed over time. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 206 x 25. Weight in Grams: 316.
Publisher
Yale University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300209365
ISBN
9780300209365
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.40

Paperback. Studies the way in which status symbols operated as a key tool for defining and redefining identities, relations, and power in the hierarchical world of Louis XIV's court. Series: The Past & Present Book Series. Num Pages: 224 pages, 14 black & white figures/illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JD; 3JF; HBJD; HBLH; HBTB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198754350
ISBN
9780198754350
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 63.94

Paperback. Num Pages: black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 140 x 217 x 17. Weight in Grams: 280.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Edward Everett Root
Condition
New
SKU
V9781911454007
ISBN
9781911454007
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.65

Paperback. From May Day revels and Midsummer fires, to Harvest Home, and Hallowe'en, to the twelve days of Christmas, Ronald Hutton takes us on a fascinating journey through the ritual year in Britain. This comprehensive and engaging study covers the whole sweep of history from the earliest written records to the present day. Num Pages: 560 pages, 1 figure, 5 maps. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBJD1; HBTB; HRCC2; HRCR; HRLF; JHBT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 34. Weight in Grams: 410.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
560
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780192854483
ISBN
9780192854483
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 16.39

Paperback. Theoretically sophisticated ethnographies of different aspects of various governments, showing the importance of such work to anthropology and to the study of states in general. Editor(s): Stepputat, Finn. Series: Politics, History, & Culture. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: HBTQ; HBTR; JHMP; JPHC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 150 x 27. Weight in Grams: 616.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822327981
ISBN
9780822327981
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.69

An important contribution to the historical study of sexuality and the growing feminist literature on the state Series: Social History, Popular Culture, & Politics in Germany. Num Pages: 248 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; HBJD; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 158 x 18. Weight in Grams: 404.
Publication date
2007
Publisher
The University of Michigan Press United States
Condition
New
SKU
V9780472032150
ISBN
9780472032150
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.62

Paperback. Examines how trade unionism has waxed and waned in the nation's political and moral imagination, among both devoted partisans and intransigent foes. This book takes us all the way to the organizing fever of Los Angeles, where the labor movement stands at the center of the effort to transform millions of new immigrants into alert citizen unionists. Series: Politics and Society in Twentieth Century America. Num Pages: 400 pages, 28 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBTB; KNXB2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 155 x 236 x 25. Weight in Grams: 568.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Revised and Expanded edition with a New preface an
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691160276
ISBN
9780691160276
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.71

Hardcover. Num Pages: 223 pages. BIC Classification: HBTB; JHBK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 163 x 22. Weight in Grams: 518.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Baylor University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781481300513
ISBN
9781481300513
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 47.57

paperback. The early 1970s were the age of gloom and glam. Under Edward Heath, the optimism of the Sixties had become a distant memory. Now the headlines were dominated by social unrest, fuel shortages, unemployment and inflation. This book tells the history of the gaudy, schizophrenic atmosphere of the early Seventies. Num Pages: 768 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJPL; HBJD1; HBLW3; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 134 x 197 x 35. Weight in Grams: 558.
Publisher
Penguin
Number of pages
768
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141032153
ISBN
9780141032153
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 17.27

Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: HBTQ; KFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 525.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
NUS Press
Edition
First
Condition
New
SKU
V9789971698416
ISBN
9789971698416
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.90

Paperback. An ideology of African ignorance arose in South Africa during the first half of the 20th century: Africans were hungry because they didn't know how to feed themselves properly. This work tells of the foods Africans ate, the maladies they suffered, and how the doctors and politicians reacted. Series: Reconsiderations in Southern African History. Num Pages: 328 pages, 10 b&w photographs, 2 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; 3JJ; HBJH; HBLW; HBTB; JFFA; JFFJ; JFSL; MBNH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 494.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
University of Virginia Press
Edition
First Paperback Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813920689
ISBN
9780813920689
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 55.94