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Paperback. Bibliographical footnotes. Commissioning organisation: [por] Fernando MorBn. 90 p. 18 cm. Paperback. Nice copy. Slight rubbing to covers. Keywords: "Literature , Blacks , African Americans , American literature"
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1964
- Publisher
- Taurus
- Condition
- Used, Good
- SKU
- KEX0069562
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 29.99€ 4.99
€ 29.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Shows how the interwar exhibitions heralded the arrival of modern America - a new empire of abundance built on old foundations of inequality. Rydell demonstrates how the fairs reached their height of popularity following the crash of 1929 by offering a vision of recovery from the Depression. Num Pages: 280 pages, 58 halftones. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLW; HBTB; KCZ; TB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 448.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226732374
- ISBN
- 9780226732374
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 30.35
€ 38.99
€ 30.35
Paperback. Some Adventures, Dangers, and Sufferings of Joseph Plumb Martin. Series: Signet Classics. 269 pages. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; BGHA; BM; HBJK; HBLL; JW. Dimension: 171 x 114 x 21. Weight: 140.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Signet Classics
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 269
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780451531582
- ISBN
- 9780451531582
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 8.72
€ 8.72
Hardcover. Excavations along the new road line have revealed nearly 6000 years of human activity, from a massive marker post erected by early Neolithic farmers at the head of a dry valley to a bizarre burial of several different animals dating to the sixteenth century AD. Num Pages: 620 pages, 267 illus (mostly colour) & 91 plates (mostly colour). BIC Classification: HBJD1; HDA; HDDA; HDDK; HDW; HRH; JFSR2. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 304 x 217 x 39. Weight in Grams: 2610.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Oxford Archaeology United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 620
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780904220681
- ISBN
- 9780904220681
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 84.31
€ 84.31
Hardback. The objective of this book is not to serve as a definitive guide, but to encapsulate some of Kansas City's most romantic places and inspire further exploration. Num Pages: 144 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBNK; HBJK; WZG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 166 x 175 x 15. Weight in Grams: 201.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Addax Publishing Group,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 144
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781886110472
- ISBN
- 9781886110472
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 14.90
€ 14.99
€ 14.90
Hardback. The Historical Dictionary of Modern Greece explores the modern history of this country through a chronology, an introductory essay, a bibliography, and hundreds of cross-referenced dictionary entries on important persons, places, events, and institutions, as well as on significant political, economic, social, and cultural aspects. Series: Historical Dictionaries of Europe. Num Pages: 302 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1DVG; HBJD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 148 x 22. Weight in Grams: 531.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 302
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810859982
- ISBN
- 9780810859982
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 155.57
€ 155.57
Hardcover. If someone who is rich and powerful comes to you for a favor, you don't persecute him you help him. Having such a person indebted to you is a great insurance policy. There was one nation that did treat the Jews as if they were powerful and rich. The Japanese never had much exposure to Jews, and knew very little about them." Num Pages: 287 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 3JJH; HBTZ; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 159 x 31. Weight in Grams: 568.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Gefen Publishing House Israel
- Edition
- 1st Gefen Ed
- Number of pages
- 287
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789652293299
- ISBN
- 9789652293299
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 17.46
€ 24.99
€ 17.46
Paperback. Editor(s): Olsen, William C.; Sargent, Carolyn. Num Pages: 280 pages, 7 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 1H; HBJH; MJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887. Weight in Grams: 419.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253024916
- ISBN
- 9780253024916
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 31.13
€ 33.99
€ 31.13
Paperback. In story, song, and spontaneous essay, these texts tell of the coming of Christianity, of endless war, of the hardships and delights of rural life. Num Pages: 176 pages, 7 illus. BIC Classification: 1DBKN; HBJD1; JFC; JFHF. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 178 x 136 x 12. Weight in Grams: 225.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press Philadelhia
- Edition
- New edition
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812211238
- ISBN
- 9780812211238
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.28
€ 36.28
Hardcover. Num Pages: 432 pages, 16pg color insert. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; HBLL; HBWF; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 245 x 215 x 37. Weight in Grams: 738.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781620401729
- ISBN
- 9781620401729
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 27.69
€ 32.99
€ 27.69
Hardback. A modern edition and an English translation of one of the earliest and most important works in the history of geography, the third-century "Geographika of Eratosthenes". It describes the geography of the entire inhabited world as it was then known, Eratosthenes of Kyrene (ca 285-205 BC) invented the discipline of geography as we understand it. Num Pages: 320 pages, 3 line illus. 7 maps. BIC Classification: HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 261 x 187 x 26. Weight in Grams: 852.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691142678
- ISBN
- 9780691142678
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 74.80€ 57.26
€ 74.80
€ 57.26
paperback. This inclusive and readable book explores the Indian roots, culture, society, lifestyles, politics, and art of Mexican Americans and the contributions of the people to and their influence on American history and the mainstream culture. Num Pages: 298 pages, maps, photos & charts. BIC Classification: HBJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 424.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Harlan Davidson Inc United States
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 298
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780882952437
- ISBN
- 9780882952437
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 39.36
€ 39.36
Hardback. Was population held in check by high mortality or low fertility, or by some combination of the two? This book suggests an answer through analysis of the population and tax registers of the village of Nakahara between 1717 and 1830. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: HBTB; JHBL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 223 x 148 x 20. Weight in Grams: 392.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1977
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804709286
- ISBN
- 9780804709286
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 83.50
€ 83.50
Paperback. This classic text contains 35 articles on key topics in the history of prairie Canada. Editor(s): Francis, R. Douglas; Palmer, Howard. Num Pages: 760 pages, 0. BIC Classification: HB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 38. Weight in Grams: 1026.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- University of Alberta Press Canada
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 748
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780888642271
- ISBN
- 9780888642271
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.99€ 35.46
€ 49.99
€ 35.46
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Bedford/St. Martin's
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780312468422
- ISBN
- 9780312468422
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.51
€ 42.51
Hardcover. Uses the history of the university and reframes the "Protestant Ethic" to consider the conditions of knowledge production in the world. The author argues that the research university developed in response to market forces and bureaucracy, producing a kind of academic whose goal was to establish originality and achieve fame through publication. Num Pages: 576 pages, 20 tables, 50halftones. BIC Classification: HBT; JNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 167 x 237 x 45. Weight in Grams: 1048.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 576
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226109213
- ISBN
- 9780226109213
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 91.76€ 75.68
€ 91.76
€ 75.68
Paperback. This volume brings together nine original essays by cultural historians. The works aim to exhibit the promise of a cultural approach to understanding the range of American experiences from the seventeenth century to the present. Num Pages: 312 pages, 23 halftones, 7 line drawings, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DNF; HBJK; HBLW3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 424.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780226259550
- ISBN
- 9780226259550
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 28.55
€ 36.99
€ 28.55
paperback. This text is a biography of the American military historical figure Oliver Otis Howard. It looks at his career as a distinguished army officer in two wars, and his philanthropical work as the founder of two universities, and the promoting of African-American education with the Freedman's Bureau. Series: The North's Civil War. Num Pages: 379 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BG; HBJK; HBLL; HBT; HBW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 211 x 144 x 21. Weight in Grams: 518.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 379
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- SKU
- V9780823219889
- ISBN
- 9780823219889
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 40.23
€ 45.99
€ 40.23
hardcover. In this charming and affecting book, Victoria Radford has collected the best of the many impressions and recollections of real people who met President Abraham Lincoln. 15 photos & engravings. Editor(s): Radford, Victoria. Num Pages: 128 pages, photographs, engravings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 145 x 15. Weight in Grams: 276.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Ivan R Dee, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 128
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781566631990
- ISBN
- 9781566631990
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.12
€ 26.12
Hardcover. The next piece of thrilling WW2 history from acclaimed author Robert Lyman Num Pages: 336 pages, 8pp b&w section. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJH; HBJD1; HBLW; HBWQ; JWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 167 x 246 x 32. Weight in Grams: 598.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Quercus
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781784299934
- ISBN
- 9781784299934
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 7.28
€ 24.99
€ 7.28
Hardcover. This first detailed study of the bishops of Florence tells the story of a dynamic Italian lordship during the most prosperous period of the Middle Ages. Drawing upon a rich base of primary sources, Dameron demonstrates that the nature of the Florentine episcopal lordship results from the tension between seigneurial pressure and peasant resistance. Num Pages: 284 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1DST; HBJD; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 243 x 166 x 28. Weight in Grams: 681.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Edition
- 1ST
- Number of pages
- 284
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674258914
- ISBN
- 9780674258914
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 83.95€ 74.81
€ 83.95
€ 74.81
Paperback. Tells the history of US flight attendants, tracing the evolution of their glamorized image as ideal women and their activism as trade unionists and feminists. This book combines attention to political economy and technology of the airline industry with perceptive readings of popular culture, newspapers, industry publications, and worker accounts. Series: Radical Perspectives. Num Pages: 328 pages, 19 b&w photos. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFSJ1; KNGV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 472.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780822339465
- ISBN
- 9780822339465
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.59
€ 32.99
€ 29.59
Paperback. Good copy with some minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1983
- Publisher
- Blackstaff Press Ltd
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Edition
- New edition
- SKU
- KKD0007677
- ISBN
- 9780856403019
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
hardcover. Writing and the Ancient State is a comparative study of the use of writing to create and maintain order in early states. Num Pages: 427 pages, 69 b/w illus. 26 colour illus. 15 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3D; HBJF; HBLA; HDD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 261 x 188 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1100.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 426
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781107028128
- ISBN
- 9781107028128
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 87.36
€ 87.36