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Paperback. A fascinating, first-person account of a historic era in the struggle for black empowerment in America. Editor(s): Morrison, Toni. Num Pages: 248 pages, 14 B&W photographs. BIC Classification: JF; JPWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 142 x 20. Weight in Grams: 344.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
City Lights Books United States
Edition
Reissue
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780872865297
ISBN
9780872865297
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.26

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. Series: Palgrave Advances. Num Pages: 300 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBLH; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 138 x 18. Weight in Grams: 394.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9781403920423
ISBN
9781403920423
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 58.33

Hardcover. Illustrator(s): Heald, Hallie. Num Pages: 352 pages, Color illustrations throughout. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; HBJK; HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 186 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1012.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Seal Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781580056533
ISBN
9781580056533
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 28.99
€ 22.32

Paperback. Num Pages: 180 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLSR; HBTB; WST. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 179 x 6. Weight in Grams: 304.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
North Atlantic Books,U.S. United States
Number of pages
180
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9781583941805
ISBN
9781583941805
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.37

Hardback. The 1962 Cuban missile crisis had many possible outcomes. Positing an alternate history helps us better appreciate the dangers of that tense time. Such counterfactual speculation shows what the Cuban missile crisis could have wrought and how it was truly one of the most important moments of the twentieth century. Num Pages: 316 pages, maps. BIC Classification: HBTW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 160 x 29. Weight in Grams: 614.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Potomac Books Inc United States
Number of pages
316
Condition
New
SKU
V9781597975179
ISBN
9781597975179
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 55.58

Paperback. An exceptionally dramatic life of Joan of Arc and her previously unchronicled mentor, Yolande of Aragon. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3H; HBJD; HBLC1; HBT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 131 x 24. Weight in Grams: 308.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780220291
ISBN
9781780220291
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.19

Paperback. The internet offers an immensely effective tool for unlocking your family tree. This guide shows you: how to use internet to find out who your family were, and therefore who you are; and how to access the wealth of on-line records to trace your family tree from your own computer, without the need to travel to national and regional record offices. Num Pages: 163 pages, Illustrations, maps, ports. BIC Classification: HBTG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 154 x 15. Weight in Grams: 336.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Constable and Robinson United Kingdom
Edition
47420th
Number of pages
163
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845283445
ISBN
9781845283445
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.82

Paperback. The most comprehensive general guide to Islam available. Series: Brief Histories. Num Pages: 400 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FB; HBTB; HRH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 29. Weight in Grams: 304.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Constable
Edition
First THUS
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845292744
ISBN
9781845292744
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.64

Paperback. Manners: the quintessential business of being English. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; HBJD1; HBTB; JHBT; WJX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 25. Weight in Grams: 270.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
John Murray Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848546677
ISBN
9781848546677
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.62

Paperback. J.M.W. Turner's The Fighting Temeraire Tugged to her Last Berth to be Broken Up (1838) was his masterpiece. Sam Willis tells the real-life story behind this remarkable painting. Series: Hearts of Oak Trilogy. Num Pages: 416 pages, 32pp colour plates. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JF; 3JH; HBJD1; HBTM; HBWH; JWMV2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 134 x 30. Weight in Grams: 530.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Quercus Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849162616
ISBN
9781849162616
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 16.18

Paperback. Richly illustrated with images of eighteenth-century manuscripts, books, and pamphlets, some of which are published here for the first time, this attractive book is an excellent guide to the emergence of Jewish Enlightenment (Haskalah) in Germany. Num Pages: 104 pages, 84 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JF; HBJD; HBLL; HBTB; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 163 x 9. Weight in Grams: 336.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
The Bodleian Library United Kingdom
Number of pages
104
Condition
New
SKU
V9781851242917
ISBN
9781851242917
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.55

Hardcover. A fascinating history of royal dining from medieval times to the present day, which features menus from royal celebrations, 200 rarely published illustrations and a foreword by well-known chef Heston Blumenthal. Num Pages: 208 pages, 250 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBJD1; HBTB; JFCV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 259 x 223 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1200.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Merrell Publishers
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9781858946139
ISBN
9781858946139
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 26.21

Paperback. In the early twenty-first century animals are news. This title looks at the cultural and social role of animals from 1800 to the present at the way in which visual images and myths captured the popular imagination and encouraged sympathy for animals and outrage at their exploitation. Num Pages: 272 pages, 40 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; 3JJ; HBTB; JFC; JFFZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 160 x 16. Weight in Grams: 430.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Reaktion Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9781861890610
ISBN
9781861890610
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.49

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Quercus MacLehose Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781906694197
ISBN
9781906694197
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.72

Paperback. Imperial Formations alters our understanding of past empires the better to understand the way that complex history shapes the politics of the present imperial juncture. Editor(s): Stoler, Ann Laura; McGranahan, Carole; Perdue, Peter C. Series: School for Advanced Research Advanced Seminar Series. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: HBTQ; HBTR; JHM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Weight in Grams: 567.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
SAR Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781930618732
ISBN
9781930618732
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.43

Hardcover. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: HBTW; HRH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 159 x 15. Weight in Grams: 666.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2020
Publisher
Tulika India
Number of pages
480
Condition
New
SKU
V9789382381006
ISBN
9789382381006
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.18
€ 50.07

Paperback. A series of essays treating, among other topics, the definition of orthodox Marxism, the question of legality and illegality, Rosa Luxemburg as a Marxist, the changing function of Historic Marxism, class consciousness, and the substantiation and consciousness of the Proletariat. Num Pages: 408 pages. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFS. Category: (P) Professional & Scholarly; (UP) Postgraduate; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 203 x 133 x 17. Weight in Grams: 500.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1972
Publisher
MIT Press Ltd
Edition
MIT Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780262620208
ISBN
9780262620208
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 61.57

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
O'Brien Press
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847170132
ISBN
9781847170132
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 13.19

Paperback. Recounts the harrowing story of Cadet's youth as a restavec, as well as his inspiring climb to middle-class American life Num Pages: 200 pages, 1 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 1KJH; BGA; HBTS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 709.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
University of Texas Press United States
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9780292712034
ISBN
9780292712034
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.67

Paperback. 'Fifty Key Christian Thinkers' provides information and debate on the lives and work of 50 significant Christian theologians. It offers an overview of Christian theology from the emergence of the faith 2000 years ago to the present. Series: Routledge Key Guides. Num Pages: 312 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBT; HRCM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 168 x 213 x 23. Weight in Grams: 344.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415170505
ISBN
9780415170505
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.96

Paperback. Containing chapters that deal with travel narratives, cosmography, commerce, and medical botany, this book examines how ideas and methods are deployed to make German commentators experts in the overseas world, and how this incorporation established the discoveries as important intellectual, commercial, and scientific developments. Series: Studies in Early Modern German History. Num Pages: 320 pages, 5 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; HBTB; RGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 426.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of Virginia Press
Edition
F First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813927343
ISBN
9780813927343
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 39.96

Paperback. Documents the hitherto unrecorded contribution made by West Indian women in the British armed forces during the World War II and highlights the racism of government recruitment policies. Num Pages: 232 pages, ports. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJH; HBTB; JFFJ; JFSJ1; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 214 x 136 x 9. Weight in Grams: 230.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
Lawrence and Wishart Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780853157434
ISBN
9780853157434
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 19.10

Paperback. The Forrestal class (Forrestal, Saratoga, Ranger, and Independence) was the first completed class of US Navy supercarriers, so-named for their 25 percent size increase over the World War II-era carriers such as the Midway class, and the strength of their air wings. This title deals with this topic. Illustrator(s): Wright, Paul. Series: New Vanguard. Num Pages: 48 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; HBTW; JWMV2; WGG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 185 x 245 x 3. Weight in Grams: 168.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782003809
ISBN
9781782003809
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.10

Paperback. Challenges our traditionally western-focused perception of the past, connecting Greco-Roman civilisation to the great rulers and empires that swept across Central Asia to India and China - resulting in a truly global vision of ancient history. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDA; 3D; HBLA; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 197 x 29. Weight in Grams: 326.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Windmill Books
Condition
New
SKU
9780099592082
ISBN
9780099592082
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 12.44

Hardback. The short-lived rebellion of 1915 was led by John Chilembwe, a Baptist minister trained in the USA. This book contains the testimonies presented to the Commission of Inquiry. Together, they are a source for understanding the causes and character of the Rising and throw light on social and economic relations in early colonial Malawi. Editor(s): McCracken, John. Series: Fontes Historiae Africanae. Num Pages: 550 pages, c. 10 b&w photos, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1HFMM; 3JJF; HBJH; HBLW; HBTQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780197265925
ISBN
9780197265925
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 224.62

Paperback. First published in 1951 Arnold Hauser s commanding work presents an account of the development and meaning of art from its origins in the Stone Age through to the Film Age. This new edition of a classic work offers a contemporary introduction. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: ACN; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 141 x 19. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
3rd Edition
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415199469
ISBN
9780415199469
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 39.28

Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages, 7. BIC Classification: 1KBBE; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 405.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780801487866
ISBN
9780801487866
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.99
€ 46.85

Paperback. Multidirectional Memory brings together Holocaust studies and postcolonial studies for the first time to put forward a new theory of cultural memory and uncover an unacknowledged tradition of exchange between the legacies of genocide and colonialism. Series: Cultural Memory in the Present. Num Pages: 408 pages, 10 illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTZ1. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 153 x 230 x 22. Weight in Grams: 562.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Stanford University Press
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804762182
ISBN
9780804762182
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.20

Paperback. Num Pages: 564 pages, 13 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1FBP; 3JJ; HBJF1; HBLW; HBTQ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 28. Weight in Grams: 748.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
564
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9781138193888
ISBN
9781138193888
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 59.56

Paperback. Why do we look at lynching photographs? What is the basis for our curiosity, rage, indignation, or revulsion? This book examines lynching photographs as a way of analyzing photography's historical role in promoting and resisting racial violence. It charts the history of lynching photographs - their meanings, uses, and controversial display. Series: Defining Moments in American Photography. Num Pages: 110 pages, 22 duotones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; AJCP; AJCR; HBTB; JKVP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 205 x 5. Weight in Grams: 162.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
110
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520253322
ISBN
9780520253322
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.75

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

Paperback. Num Pages: 184 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JM; HBTZ1; JMC; MMJ; MMKB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 16. Weight in Grams: 286.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
184
Condition
New
SKU
V9781479839292
ISBN
9781479839292
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.20

Paperback. Num Pages: 512 pages, 14 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HBLA1; HBTB; JFSK2; JHBK5. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 232 x 156 x 28. Weight in Grams: 758.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Edition
2nd Edition
Number of pages
492
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195388749
ISBN
9780195388749
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.74

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
0.2495 kilograms
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780316155946
ISBN
9780316155946
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 16.34

Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTQ; HBTR; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 435.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816633661
ISBN
9780816633661
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.87

Paperback. Making the new politics of craft and sustainability Num Pages: 304 pages, 32 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA; AFT; HBTB; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 138. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2020
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784538248
ISBN
9781784538248
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 27.07

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

€ 65.64

Paperback. Editor(s): Winocour, J. Series: Dover Maritime. Num Pages: 320 pages, 26 illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJC; HBLW; HBTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 141 x 19. Weight in Grams: 362.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1960
Publisher
Dover Publications Inc.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780486206103
ISBN
9780486206103
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 20.81

Paperback. Narrates a history of the Muslims of northwest China, at the intersection of the frontiers of the Mongolian-Manchu, Tibetan, Turkic, and Chinese cultural regions Series: Studies on Ethnic Groups in China. Num Pages: 318 pages, 24 photos. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBTB; JFSR2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 157 x 229 x 20. Weight in Grams: 510.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
318
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295976440
ISBN
9780295976440
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.58

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