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Hardback. The African American at the end of the nineteenth century was described by W E B Du Bois as "two souls in one dark body, whose dogged strength alone keeps it from being torn asunder." In the United States today, the hyphen between these two souls-African and American, African-American-is still being negotiated. This book deals with this topic. Illustrator(s): Attie, Alice. Num Pages: 80 pages, 24 colour plates. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; AJ; JFC; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 207 x 153 x 10. Weight in Grams: 254.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Seagull Books London Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 80
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857420848
- ISBN
- 9780857420848
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 17.10
€ 19.99
€ 17.10
Paperback. Here, 16 scholars from Europe and the USA offer essays on topics such as the "Child ballads" in their British and American forms; aspects of the oral literatures of France, Ireland, Scandinavia, ancient Greece, modern Egypt and medieval England as well as recent literary ballads and popular songs. Series: English Studies. Num Pages: 368 pages, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1D; 1KBB; AVGH; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 210 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674060463
- ISBN
- 9780674060463
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 29.07
€ 34.99
€ 29.07
hardcover. The focus of the bibliography is on major works dealing with The Shining Path, articles and studies published in Latin American and other related scholarly journals, and Peruvian books that deal directly with the effects wrought by The Shining Path upon Peru. Num Pages: 240 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KLSR; GBCR; JFC; JPFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 145 x 18. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810835597
- ISBN
- 9780810835597
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 144.80
€ 144.80
Paperback. Num Pages: 118 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBC; BT; WGM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 154 x 8. Weight in Grams: 210.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- NeWest Press Canada
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 118
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781897126073
- ISBN
- 9781897126073
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 18.56
€ 26.99
€ 18.56
Hardback. Since its conception in the 1870s, the Riverside Park has undergone a number of transformations and suffered from periods of misuse and neglect, but in 1984, much-needed renovations turned this city oasis into what is one of Manhattan's beautiful attractions. This book includes the official Riverside Park Fund Map of 2007. Num Pages: 128 pages, 29 black and white images; 19 4-color images. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; HBTB; WQP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 229 x 14. Weight in Grams: 635.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 128
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231142281
- ISBN
- 9780231142281
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 21.87
€ 29.99
€ 21.87
Hardback. This demonstrates how the Doukhobors employed both "classic" and alternative forms of autobiography to communicate their views about communal living, vegetarianism, activism, and spiritual life, as well as to pass on traditions to successive generations. Num Pages: 184 pages, 3 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 1KBC; BGA; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780774810302
- ISBN
- 9780774810302
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 118.98
€ 118.98
Paperback. Sidney Lumet's films have deepened our awareness of social, ethical and feminist issues ("12 Angry Men", "Running on Empty"). He is especially praised for his literary adaptations ("Long Day's Journey into Night"). This edition expands its analysis of Lumet's art to include recent work ("Gloria"). Num Pages: 328 pages, 16 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APFA; APFB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 558.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- University Press of Kentucky
- Edition
- second edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813190136
- ISBN
- 9780813190136
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.48
€ 53.48
Paperback. An ethnographic study of cultural policy in Jamaica as seen from above and below in relation to race, class, and nation Series: Latin America Otherwise. Num Pages: 376 pages. BIC Classification: 1KJWJ; JFC; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3810 x 22. Weight in Grams: 508.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822334194
- ISBN
- 9780822334194
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 31.30
€ 34.99
€ 31.30
Paperback. Num Pages: 360 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; ACX; AFC; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 182 x 255 x 25. Weight in Grams: 766.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press United States
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781477311004
- ISBN
- 9781477311004
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 31.18
€ 34.99
€ 31.18
Paperback. This work explores the popular Catholic musical ensembles of southeastern Brazil known as Folias de Reis (companions of kings).Focusing on urban folias, Suzel Ana Reily shows how participants use the ritual journeys and musical performance to create sacred spheres set apart from the everyday. Series: Chicago Studies in Ethnomusicology. Num Pages: 240 pages, 19 halftones, 6 musical examples. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; AVGD; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226709413
- ISBN
- 9780226709413
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 31.01
€ 38.99
€ 31.01
Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; 3JJP; BM; HBJK; HBLW3; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 159 x 24. Weight in Grams: 568.
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Chicago Review Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781613749166
- ISBN
- 9781613749166
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 25.86
€ 29.99
€ 25.86
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814749036
- ISBN
- 9780814749036
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 31.33
€ 34.99
€ 31.33
Paperback. Japanese migration to Latin America began in the late nineteenth century, and today the continent is home to 1.5 million persons of Japanese descent. Combining detailed scholarship with personal histories, this title offers a study of the patterns of Japanese migration on the continent as a whole. Series: The Asian American Experience. Num Pages: 368 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 1KL; GTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 712. Weight in Grams: 540.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252071447
- ISBN
- 9780252071447
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 32.41
€ 35.99
€ 32.41
Paperback. Provides information about places to visit and things to do to commemorate the anniversary of the beginning of the Civil War and provides descriptions and images for each entry, plus clear directions on where to look or how to get there. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBWJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 141 x 16. Weight in Grams: 23.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780762772070
- ISBN
- 9780762772070
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 13.93
€ 15.99
€ 13.93
Paperback. Num Pages: 80 pages, colour photos. BIC Classification: 1KJC; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 144 x 106 x 5. Weight in Grams: 98.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- JPM Publications SA,Switzerland Switzerland
- Number of pages
- 80
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9782884523943
- ISBN
- 9782884523943
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 7.00
€ 7.00
Hardcover. Beginning with the presidential campaign of 1864 and ending with his shocking assassination, Lincoln's ability to master the daunting affairs of state during the final nine months of his life proved critical to his apotheosis as saviour and saint of the nation. Num Pages: 320 pages, 11 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 166 x 25. Weight in Grams: 602.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780674011991
- ISBN
- 9780674011991
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 39.16
€ 46.99
€ 39.16
Paperback. This text examines variation in systems of economic production and exchange and how these systems supported the power networks that integrated Maya society. Editor(s): Masson, Marilyn A.; Freidel, David A. Num Pages: 288 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KLCG; 1QDA; HBJK; HBLC; JP; KC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 703.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- AltaMira Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780759100817
- ISBN
- 9780759100817
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 84.77
€ 84.77
Paperback. Num Pages: 159 pages, 33 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1KBBE; 1KBBF; HBJK; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 148 x 224 x 12. Weight in Grams: 316.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 159
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764340062
- ISBN
- 9780764340062
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 15.52
€ 20.99
€ 15.52
Paperback. McNamara, aware of the magnitude of his errors and burdened by the war's destructiveness, draws lessons from his experience with the aim of preventing wars in the future. Editor(s): Neu, Charles E. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 1KBB; 3JJP; HBJF; HBJK; HBWS2; JPA; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 10. Weight in Grams: 210.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press Baltimore Maryland
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801863325
- ISBN
- 9780801863325
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 26.31
€ 30.99
€ 26.31
Hardback. In Diaspora and Trust Adrian H. Hearn proposes a new paradigm for economic development in Mexico and Cuba that is predicated on the development of trust among the state, society, and each nation's resident Chinese diaspora communities, lest they get left behind in the twenty-first century economy. Num Pages: 280 pages, 29 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KL; HBJK; JHMC; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822360575
- ISBN
- 9780822360575
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 116.52
€ 116.52
Paperback. Questing the educational suitability of "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" in the classroom, this work argues that the book teaches misguided lessons about race relations. It aims to challenge the typical understanding of "Huck Finn", and guides readers through an analysis that demonstrates how racism functions in the book and the classroom. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBF; DSK; JFSL3; JN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 174 x 15. Weight in Grams: 295.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742545205
- ISBN
- 9780742545205
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.15
€ 49.15
Hardcover. Editor(s): O'Callaghan, Thomas J.; Bellandi, Louis. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLC; JKVG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 159 x 12. Weight in Grams: 298.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 112
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781622578863
- ISBN
- 9781622578863
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 197.03€ 134.01
€ 197.03
€ 134.01
Paperback. The University of California law professor explores the Constitutional issues raised by the Civil War, illuminating Lincoln's "legal legacy" in terms of his actions to preserve the union and how he defended those actions within the context of his own era and their ramifications in terms of such mode Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; LND. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226237961
- ISBN
- 9780226237961
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 16.17
€ 18.99
€ 16.17
Paperback. Series: Heartland Foodways. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBN; WBXD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252082252
- ISBN
- 9780252082252
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 21.58
€ 21.99
€ 21.58