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History: specific events & topics
Hardcover. Presents an international comparative study of a mode of emancipation that worked to reinforce the institution of slavery. This book presents a volume of essays that comprises a comparative study of manumission - the act of freeing a slave while the institution of slavery continues - as it affected slave systems on both sides of the Atlantic. Editor(s): Brana-Shute, Rosemary; Sparks, Randy J. Series Editor(s): Lewis, Simon; Poole, W. Scott; Gleeson, David. Series: Carolina Lowcountry & the Atlantic World. Num Pages: 432 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 36. Weight in Grams: 703.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of South Carolina Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781570037740
- ISBN
- 9781570037740
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 83.72
€ 83.72
Paperback. Editor(s): Suzuki, Hideaki. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: HBTS; JPVR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 314 x 18. Weight in Grams: 462.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- National University of Singapore Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789971698607
- ISBN
- 9789971698607
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.20
€ 46.20
Hardcover. Editor(s): Ackley, Kristina; Stanciu, Cristina. Series: The Iroquois and Their Neighbors. Num Pages: 304 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; JFSJ1; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 576.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815633907
- ISBN
- 9780815633907
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.75
€ 53.75
Paperback. Editor(s): Curthoys, Ann; Damousi, Joy. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: HBLW3; HBTW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 153 x 25. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of New South Wales Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781742233918
- ISBN
- 9781742233918
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.48
€ 29.48
Hardcover. Editor(s): Rossen, Jack. Series: The Iroquois and Their Neighbors. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JB; HBJK; HBTB; HDD; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 485.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815634058
- ISBN
- 9780815634058
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 55.03
€ 55.03
Paperback. Editor(s): Nance, Susan. Num Pages: 408 pages. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFFZ; PSV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 572.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815634065
- ISBN
- 9780815634065
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.64
€ 53.64
Paperback. A richly illustrated, accessibly written book with a variety of perspectives on slavery, emancipation, and black life in Savannah from the city s founding to the early twentieth century. Written by leading historians of Savannah, Georgia, and the South, it includes a mix of thematic essays focusing on individual people, events, and places." Editor(s): Harris, Leslie M.; Berry, Daina Ramey, PhD. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations, colour illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: HBTS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 203 x 18. Weight in Grams: 635.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of Georgia Press
- Edition
- 1St Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780820344102
- ISBN
- 9780820344102
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 35.76
€ 38.99
€ 35.76
Hardcover. Editor(s): Dochuk, Darren; Kidd, Thomas S.; Peterson, Kurt W. Num Pages: 544 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; HRAX; HRCC99. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 36. Weight in Grams: 862.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of Notre Dame Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780268038427
- ISBN
- 9780268038427
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 200.92
€ 200.92
Hardcover. This work is an assessment to thoroughly explore the roots of conflict inside former Yugoslavia. It highlights major issues. Editor(s): Popov, Nebojsa; Gojkovic, Drinka; Gojovic, Drinka. Num Pages: 600 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVWYS; GTB; HBJD; HBLW; HBTB; JH; JPWS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 172 x 233 x 43. Weight in Grams: 1154. Trauma and Catharsis. 600 pages. Editor(s): Popov, Nebojsa; Gojkovic, Drinka; Gojovic, Drinka. This work is an assessment to thoroughly explore the roots of conflict inside former Yugoslavia. It highlights major issues. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: 1DVWYS; GTB; HBJD; HBLW; HBTB; JH; JPWS. Dimension: 172 x 233 x 43. Weight: 1154.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Central European Univ Pr
- Number of pages
- 600
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789639116559
- ISBN
- 9789639116559
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 321.50
€ 321.50
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
€ 32.48
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
€ 16.99€ 16.69
€ 16.99
€ 16.69
Paperback. This volume attempts a critical historical consideration of the varying colonial situations in which (and from which) ethnographic knowledge essential to anthropology has been produced. The essays cover regions from Oceania, Southeast Asia and southern Africa to North and South America. Editor(s): Stocking, George W. Series: History of Anthropology S. Num Pages: 348 pages, 23 illustrations, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJ; HBTQ; HBTR; JHMP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 481.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- University of Wisconsin Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780299131241
- ISBN
- 9780299131241
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.43
€ 35.43
Paperback. In The Black Urban Atlantic, eleven original essays by leading scholars from the United States, Europe, and Latin America chronicle the black experience in Atlantic ports, providing a rich and diverse portrait of the ways in which Africans experienced urban life during the era of plantation slavery. Editor(s): Canizares-Esguerra, Jorge; Childs, Matt D.; Sidbury, James. Series: The Early Modern Americas. Num Pages: 384 pages, 4 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3J; HBJK; HBTS. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 566.
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812223767
- ISBN
- 9780812223767
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.06
€ 46.06
hardcover. The human sciences,including psychology, anthropology and social theory, are widely held to have been born during the 18th century. This study of the Enlightenment sciences of humans explores the sources, context and effects of this major intellectual development. Editor(s): Fox, Christopher; Porter, Roy; Wokler, Robert. Num Pages: 357 pages, 5 halftones, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 3JF; HBTB; JFCX; JH; JM; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 159 x 30. Weight in Grams: 760. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear. Cloth covers, lacking dj, showing a little age and wear, remains very good
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- California University Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0037743
- ISBN
- 9780520200104
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 15.00
€ 15.00
hardcover. Written on the Body surveys the history of the tattoo in Europe and North America from Antiquity to the present. While the subject of tattooing has previously been approached from the viewpoints of anthropology, sociology and cultural studies, this book sets the practice into a historical perspective. Editor(s): Caplan, Jane. Series: Critical Views. Num Pages: 319 pages, b/w figs. BIC Classification: 1D; 1KB; AFY; HBT; JHBT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 164 x 21. Weight in Grams: 534. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear, remains very good
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Reaktion Books
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0032352
- ISBN
- 9781861890627
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 15.00
€ 15.00
hardcover. Number 18 in this scholarly publication devoted exclusively to medieval and Renaissance studies. Each article makes a contribution to its own specialized field, but is presented so that its significance may be appreciated by non-specialists as well. Series: Medievalia et Humanistica Series. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; HBJD; HBLC1; HBLH; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 161 x 20. Weight in Grams: 400. Fine in fine dust wrapper. DW with small tear to top edge and showing light shelf wear and age. Internally as new
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0032049
- ISBN
- 9780847677054
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 6.23
€ 6.23
Paperback. An overview of all facets of Ancient Roman society, including its economic and social system, art and architecture, and the everyday life of its inhabitants. It presents not only the accomplishments of the most eminent citizens, but also the activities, customs and beliefs of the common people. Num Pages: 217 pages, 750 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 3D; HBJD; HBLA; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 292 x 240 x 21. Weight in Grams: 1354.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Getty Trust Publications United States
- Number of pages
- 217
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780892366972
- ISBN
- 9780892366972
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 48.78
€ 48.78
Paperback. Editor(s): Aali, Heta; Peramaki, Anna-Leena; Sarti, Cathleen. Num Pages: 242 pages, 8 b/w & 3 colour illus. BIC Classification: HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 150 x 18. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Transcript Verlag Germany
- Number of pages
- 242
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783837627862
- ISBN
- 9783837627862
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 34.52
€ 47.99
€ 34.52
hardcover. Armies and Insurgencies in the Arab Spring explores the central problems concerning the role of the armed forces in the contemporary Arab world. Editor(s): Albrecht, Holger; Croissant, Aurel; Lawson, Fred H. Num Pages: 320 pages, 2 illus. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1HB; 3JMG; HBJH; HBLX; HBTV; JWL. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 164 x 240 x 29. Weight in Grams: 638.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812248548
- ISBN
- 9780812248548
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 86.28
€ 86.28
Repression, Resistance, and Democratic Transition in Central America
. Ed(S): Armony, Ariel C.; Walker, Thomas W.
Paperback. For Central America, the last third of the twentieth century was a time of dramatic change in which most countries shifted from dictatorships to formal political democracy. Editor(s): Armony, Ariel C.; Walker, Thomas W. Series: Latin American Silhouettes. Num Pages: 301 pages, map, tables, index. BIC Classification: 1KLC; 3JJP; HBJK; HBLW3; HBTV; JPHV; JPWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 158 x 19. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1977
- Publisher
- Scholarly Resources Inc.,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 301
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780842027687
- ISBN
- 9780842027687
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 64.55
€ 64.55
Paperback. Editor(s): Ashley, Kathleen; Clark, Robert L.A. Num Pages: 264 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3F; 3H; HBJD; HBLC; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 150 x 14. Weight in Grams: 400.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816635764
- ISBN
- 9780816635764
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.07
€ 35.07
Hardcover. Argues that destruction of Iraqi culture was aimed at remaking Iraq as US client state. Editor(s): Baker, Raymond William; Ismael, Shereen T.; Ismael, Tareq Y. Num Pages: 312 pages, 6 figures. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; 3JMC; HBJF1; HBLX; HBTB; JPS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 135 x 23. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Pluto Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780745328133
- ISBN
- 9780745328133
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 132.39
€ 132.39
Paperback. Explores the complex relationships among events, memory, and portrayal of those events and the deepest questions of human experience, all viewed through a range of disciplinary lenses but grouped into three sections, each with its own focus and meaning. Editor(s): Barbato, Carole A.; Davis, Laura L. Series: Symposia on Democracy Series. Num Pages: 264 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTB; JNM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 456.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Kent State University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781606351192
- ISBN
- 9781606351192
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.81
€ 32.81
New Worlds from Old Texts: Revisiting Ancient Space and Place
. Ed(S): Barker, Elton; Bouzarovski, Stefan; ...
hardcover. Written by a highly interdisciplinary range of contributors, New Worlds from Old Texts explores ancient Greek perceptions of space, and how they may have differed from the modern cartographic view. Editor(s): Barker, Elton; Bouzarovski, Stefan; Pelling, Christopher; Isaksen, Leif. Num Pages: 416 pages, 48 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; DSBB; HBLA1; HBTP; JFCD. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 168 x 277 x 30. Weight in Grams: 770.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- OUP Oxford United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780199664139
- ISBN
- 9780199664139
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 164.62
€ 164.62