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Hardcover. Katherine C. Mooney recaptures the sights, sensations, and illusions of America's first mass spectator sport. Her central characters are not the elite white owners of slaves and thoroughbreds but the black jockeys, grooms, and horse trainers who called themselves race horse men and made the racetrack run--until Jim Crow drove them from their jobs. Num Pages: 290 pages, Illustrations (black and white). BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBTS; JFSL3; WSNB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 166 x 236 x 26. Weight in Grams: 668.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674281424
ISBN
9780674281424
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 39.85

Paperback. A multidisciplinary analysis of race and justice. The major controversial issues in race relations, from past and present, such as affirmative action, educational segregation, labour union racial practices, the persistence of racism in American institutions are discussed. Editor(s): Hill, Herbert; Jones, James E. Num Pages: 416 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; JFFJ; JFSL; JHMP; LA; LNB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 635.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
University of Wisconsin Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780299134242
ISBN
9780299134242
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.24

Paperback. Talks about the subject of race relations in Brazil. This book seeks to understand the reality of race in Brazil and how well it squares with the traditional and revisionist views of race relations. It seeks to understand some of the political pathologies of buying too readily into unexamined ideas about race relations. Num Pages: 336 pages, 27 line illus. 5 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; HBJK; HBLW; JFSL1; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 490.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691127927
ISBN
9780691127927
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 30.85

Paperback. A textbook introduction to the history of the American South, from slavery to the civil rights movement. Num Pages: 392 pages, 1 b/w. BIC Classification: 1KBBF; 1KBBS; HBJK; HBTS; JFFJ; JFSL3; JPVH1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 158 x 22. Weight in Grams: 602. From Slavery to Civil Rights. 392 pages, 1 b/w. A textbook introduction to the history of the American South, from slavery to the civil rights movement. Cateogry: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: 1KBBF; 1KBBS; HBJK; HBTS; JFFJ; JFSL3; JPVH1. Dimension: 233 x 158 x 22. Weight: 602.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
392
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748613755
ISBN
9780748613755
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 38.41

Hardback. A textbook introduction to the history of the American South, from slavery to the civil rights movement. Num Pages: 392 pages, 1 b/w. BIC Classification: 1KBBF; 1KBBS; HBJK; HBTS; JFFJ; JFSL3; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 724.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748613762
ISBN
9780748613762
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 129.59
€ 124.35

Paperback. 8vo. Very good copy - Illustrated - KAW0374 - 158pp. - Maurice Temple, London
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Maurice Temple London
Number of pages
158
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1974
SKU
KCK0002308
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 20.00

Paperback. 8vo. Very good copy - KAW0408 - 160pp. - Sun Books,
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Sun Books
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1971
SKU
KCK0002342
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 20.00

Paperback. Addresses the convergence of race, gender, and technology in the telephone industry. This title shows how, as technology changed from a manual process to a computerised one, sexual and racial stereotypes enabled management to manipulate both the workers and the workplace. Num Pages: 392 pages, 37 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLL; HBLW; JFFK; JPA; KCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 28. Weight in Grams: 599.
Publisher
Duke University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822325734
ISBN
9780822325734
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 37.31

Paperback. Generations of historians have maintained that in the last decade of the 19th century white-supremacist racial ideologies such as Anglo-Saxonism, social Darwinism, and the concept of the "white man's burden" drove American imperialist ventures in the nonwhite world. Eric T. L. Love contests this view and argues that racism had the opposite effect. Num Pages: 272 pages, 9 illustrations, 2 tables, notes. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBTQ; HBTR; JFFJ; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 396.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
The University of North Carolina Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780807855652
ISBN
9780807855652
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.00

Hardback. Though left out of the mainstream of academic philosophy, Royce's conception of community influenced generations of leaders who sought to end racial, religious, and national prejudice, including Martin Luther King, Jr. This book includes an introduction to Royce's philosophy of loyalty. Editor(s): Pratt, Scott L. Series: American Philosophy. Num Pages: 286 pages. BIC Classification: HBJK; HPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 514.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Edition
Expanded ed
Number of pages
286
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823231324
ISBN
9780823231324
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 111.66

Hardback. First edition - 8vo Good copy - KAW0245 - 48pp. - UNESCO, Paris
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
UNESCO Paris
Number of pages
48
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1960
SKU
KCK0002179
Hardback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 15.00

Hardback. Third edition - 8vo. Very good copy - KAW0562 - 24pp. - Community Relations Commission, London
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Community Relations Commission London
Number of pages
24
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1973
SKU
KCK0002496
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 25.00

Paperback. A contribution to the history of American violence. It focuses on the bedrock issues of race and class, analysising the quick of urban-industrial life in the early twentieth century. Series: Blacks in the New World. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; JFFJ; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 138 x 210 x 23. Weight in Grams: 392.
Publisher
University of Illinois Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Edition
1st THUS
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252065866
ISBN
9780252065866
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 27.37

Paperback. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KJC; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLL; HBLW; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 151 x 29. Weight in Grams: 616.
Publisher
Monthly Review Press,U.S.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781583674451
ISBN
9781583674451
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.82

Paperback. A new look at a well-covered piece of history, the book looks at how racism shaped WW2. Num Pages: 409 pages, Illustrations, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; HBG; HBJF; HBWQ; JFSL1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 164 x 20. Weight in Grams: 580.
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
432
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814736418
ISBN
9780814736418
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.53

Paperback. First edition - 8vo. Very Good copy - KAW0195 - 157pp. - Macmillan Australia,
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Macmillan Australia
Number of pages
157
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1977
SKU
KCK0002129
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 20.00

Paperback. Race, Riots, and Roller Coasters tells the story of the battle for access to leisure space in cities across the United States. This detailed and eloquent history shows how African Americans fought to enter segregated amusement areas not only in pursuit of happiness but in connection to a wider movement for racial equality. Series: Politics & Culture in Modern America. Num Pages: 320 pages, 18 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; JFSL3; JPVH1. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 230 x 153 x 23. Weight in Grams: 484.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780812223286
ISBN
9780812223286
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 33.81

Paperback. Strikingly argued, richly researched, and methodologically sound, this wide-ranging look at how choices about sex triumphed over established class systems and artificial racial boundaries supplies a refreshing contribution to the history of early Louisiana. Series: Early America: History, Context, Culture. Num Pages: 352 pages, 7, 7 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBBSL; 3JF; 3JH; HBJK; HBTB; JFSL1; JHBK5. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 229 x 23. Weight in Grams: 494.
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421415734
ISBN
9781421415734
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 34.20

Strikingly argued, richly researched, and methodologically sound, this wide-ranging look at how choices about sex triumphed over established class systems and artificial racial boundaries supplies a refreshing contribution to the history of early Louisiana. Series: Early America: History, Context, Culture. Num Pages: 352 pages, 7, 7 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBBSL; HBJK; HBTB; JFSL; JHBK5. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 612.
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801886805
ISBN
9780801886805
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 69.59

Hardback. Focusing on the military institutions of Bahia, Brazil, this book analyzes the region's transition from Portuguese colony to province of the Brazilian Empire. It examines the social, racial and cultural dimensions of post-independence state-building in the principal slave region of the Americas. Num Pages: 376 pages, 1 half-tone. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; 3JH; HBG; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 26. Weight in Grams: 676.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
376
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804742481
ISBN
9780804742481
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 171.14

Paperback. Num Pages: 270 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 386.
Publisher
Ian Randle Publishers,Jamaica Jamaica
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9789766370633
ISBN
9789766370633
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 28.24

Hardcover. Ex-libris. Fine in fine dustwrapper with some shelf wear. Minor nicks and tears to the d.w. Library paper and stamp on front end page. Locator code on the spine. Remains a good reading copy
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1968
Publisher
London Gollancz
Edition
First Edition
Condition
Used, Good
SKU
KAK0006029
ISBN
9780575000155
Hardback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Hardcover. Clean copy in dust jacket
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1968
Publisher
London Gollancz
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KCW0000836
ISBN
9780575000155
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Hardcover. 8vo. A good copy in original dustwrapper slightly worn at edges.History of India in the twentieth century.The Commomwealth.Indian Literature
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Asia Publishing House
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1961
Edition
[4th rev. and enl. ed.]
SKU
KEX0269878
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 28.00

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