History: earliest times to present day
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History: earliest times to present day
Paperback. Num Pages: 384 pages, 16 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152. .
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226451640
- ISBN
- 9780226451640
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 27.29
€ 34.99
€ 27.29
paperback. A biography of Edward Teach, better known as Blackbeard Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH; HBJK; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 127 x 18. Weight in Grams: 246. Paperback in very good condition.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Tempus Publishing Ltd
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KRF2233537
- ISBN
- 9780752447278
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 14.99€ 4.99
€ 14.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Focusing on five generations from 1780 to 1920, this book fluidly illustrates how Indians disowned their black relatives to survive in the shadow of the expanding American republic. Interludes in the text illuminatehow this issuehas continued to be a politically explosive one for modern-day Indians. Num Pages: 312 pages, 2 maps, 15 halftones. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBLL; HBTS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 452.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195313109
- ISBN
- 9780195313109
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 59.84
€ 59.84
paperback. Examines the representation of blackness on television at the height of the southern civil rights movement and again in the aftermath of the Reagan-Bush years. This book looks at how television's ideological projects with respect to race have supported or conflicted with the industry's incentive to maximize profits or consolidate power. Num Pages: 168 pages, 24 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; HBJK; HBLW3; JFD; JFSL3; JPVH1; KNTD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 157 x 10. Weight in Grams: 234.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780691016573
- ISBN
- 9780691016573
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 39.99€ 28.53
€ 39.99
€ 28.53
Paperback. The Irish famine peaked in Black '47, but it brought misery and increased mortality to Ireland for several years. This title presents the Great Irish Famine from a variety of perspectives. It concentrates on fresh insights available through interdisciplinary and comparative methods. It highlights several economic and sociological features. Series: The Princeton Economic History of the Western World. Num Pages: 320 pages, 54 tables, 38 line illus. BIC Classification: 1DBR; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB; JFFC1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 164 x 10. Weight in Grams: 466.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- 9780691070155
- ISBN
- 9780691070155
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 45.99€ 36.72
€ 45.99
€ 36.72
Hardback. Series: The United States in the World. Num Pages: 224 pages, 18. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPG; HBJK; HBLW3; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801448966
- ISBN
- 9780801448966
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 56.58
€ 56.58
Paperback. * A personal story of the Second World War brought to life against the backdrop of the Black Watch - Scotland's best-known regiment Num Pages: 320 pages, Section: 16, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJH; BGHA; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 110 x 147 x 22. Weight in Grams: 286.
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Digital original
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780349123363
- ISBN
- 9780349123363
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.74
€ 14.99
€ 11.74
Hardback. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 1DF; 3JJ; HBJD; HBLW; JPFQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 504.
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1St Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801452871
- ISBN
- 9780801452871
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 61.55
€ 61.55
Paperback. This is an examination of the lives of black people in Victorian England. Contributors to the book look at the ways blacks were represented in popular culture of the time and also at their lives as they experienced them - as workers, travellers, lecturers, performers and professionals. Num Pages: 252 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLL; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 151 x 16. Weight in Grams: 388.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Rutgers University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 252
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813532158
- ISBN
- 9780813532158
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.22
€ 43.22
Paperback. AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY COMES TO LIFE Discover why young people all over the country are reading the Black Stars biographies of African American heroes. Here is what you want to know about the lives of brave black men and women during the Civil War and Reconstruction: dr. alexander t. Series: Black Stars. Num Pages: 122 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ; JFSL3; YNH; YNM. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 234 x 194 x 8. Weight in Grams: 248.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 122
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471220695
- ISBN
- 9780471220695
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 12.44
€ 13.99
€ 12.44
Paperback. A study of the African American community under colonial Spanish rule. It provides a counterweight to the better-known dynamics of the Anglo slave South. Series: Blacks in the New World. Num Pages: 416 pages, 21 photographs, 6 linecuts. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 25. Weight in Grams: 572.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252067532
- ISBN
- 9780252067532
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 32.49
€ 32.99
€ 32.49
Hardback. Aggressive policing and draconian sentencing have disproportionately imprisoned millions of African Americans for drug-related offenses. Michael Javen Fortner shows that in the 1970s these punitive policies toward addicts and pushers enjoyed the support of many working-class and middle-class blacks, angry about the chaos in their own neighborhoods. Num Pages: 350 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBLW; JFSL; JFSL3; JPA; LNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 147 x 28. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674743991
- ISBN
- 9780674743991
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 34.28
€ 41.99
€ 34.28
Paperback. This text tells the story of the true provenance of rice in the Americas. It establishes, through agricultural and historical evidence, the vital significance of rice in West African society for a millennium before Europeans arrived and the slave trade began. Num Pages: 256 pages, 18 halftones, 10 line illustrations, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1K; KNAC; TVKC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 159 x 17. Weight in Grams: 308.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674008342
- ISBN
- 9780674008342
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 30.50
€ 35.99
€ 30.50
Paperback. In 1932, Atlanta had the South's largest population of educated African Americans. However, Jim Crow's dictates meant they were almost entirely excluded from public life. Ferguson shows how Roosevelt's New Deal opened up oppportunities for black Atlantans struggling to acheive full citizenship. Series: John Hope Franklin Series in African American History and Culture. Num Pages: 336 pages, 16 illustrations, 4 tables, 2 maps, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBBFG; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; JFSL3; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- The University of North Carolina Press
- Edition
- 1st New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780807853702
- ISBN
- 9780807853702
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 57.86
€ 57.86
Paperback. A study of hunting and poaching during the colonial era in Kenya. Num Pages: 320 pages, 1 map, 4 photos. BIC Classification: 1HFGK; HBJH; HBLL; WSXH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 143 x 15. Weight in Grams: 310.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- James Currey
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780852559604
- ISBN
- 9780852559604
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 32.26
€ 33.99
€ 32.26
Paperback. We commonly think of the American Revolution as simply the war for independence from British colonial rule. This title asks us to rethink what we know about the Revolutionary War, to realize that while white Americans were fighting for their freedom, many black Americans were joining the British imperial forces to gain theirs. Num Pages: 392 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; HBJK; HBLL; HBWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 230 x 19. Weight in Grams: 538.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226101552
- ISBN
- 9780226101552
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 19.02
€ 21.99
€ 19.02
Paperback. This book relates the tragic circumstances of individual crews as they struggled to find their home bases in low cloud and fog. It contains many photos of aircraft as they were and the remaining impact areas that remain to this day. Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 16. Weight in Grams: 554.
- Publisher
- Pen & Sword Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781473822955
- ISBN
- 9781473822955
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Condition: New
€ 20.53
€ 20.53
Paperback. Looks at the origins, meaning, and uses of Conjure - the African American tradition of healing and harming that evolved from African, European, and American elements - from the slavery period to well into the twentieth century. This work describes Conjure and other related traditions, such as Hoodoo and Rootworking. Num Pages: 232 pages, 8 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLL; HRKT; HRQX; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 153 x 16. Weight in Grams: 332.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520249882
- ISBN
- 9780520249882
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 25.48
€ 34.99
€ 25.48
Paperback. Shows the significant contributions of people of African descent to London's rich social and cultural history, masterfully weaving together the stories of many famous historical figures and presenting their quests for personal, professional, and political recognition against the backdrop of a declining British Empire. Series: California World History Library. Num Pages: 440 pages, 15 b/w images. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JJ; HBJD1; HBLW; HBTB; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 231 x 153 x 29. Weight in Grams: 606.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520284302
- ISBN
- 9780520284302
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.42
€ 33.99
€ 24.42
Paperback. This is one of the most unusual stories of the Ku Klux Klan and American law enforcement ever to be undertaken. Whereas violence toward blacks was an accepted part of the Klan credo, violence toward whites, particularly respected members of their communities, was virtually unknown until this case. Num Pages: 450 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB; HBTV; JFFJ; JFSL; JPWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 150 x 29. Weight in Grams: 767.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Austin & Winfield,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 450
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781572920439
- ISBN
- 9781572920439
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 84.66
€ 84.66
Paperback. This is a unique and fascinating autobiography which tells the story of twentieth-century Germany and its black population through the eyes of a member of the first black German community, Theodor Michael. Translator(s): Rosenhaft, Eve. Num Pages: 216 pages, 29, 29 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 147. .
- Publisher
- Liverpool University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781383117
- ISBN
- 9781781383117
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.47
€ 33.99
€ 30.47
Paperback. Traces how the strain of militant Islam behind ISIS first arose in a remote Jordanian prison and spread to become the world's greatest threat. This title shows how the zeal of Abu Musab al-Zarqawi and the strategic mistakes of Western governments led to the banner of ISIS being raised over huge swathes of Syria and Iraq. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; 3JMG; HBJF1; HBLX; HBTV; JPSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 32. Weight in Grams: 342.
- Publisher
- Corgi
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780552172882
- ISBN
- 9780552172882
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.17
€ 17.99
€ 13.17
Paperback. From 1861 to 1865, the region along the Missouri-Kansas border was the scene of unbelievable death and destruction. This book presents a report of life in this merciless guerrilla war. It features bushwhackers and jayhawkers, soldiers and civilians, scouts, spies, runaway slaves, the generals and the guerrillas, who describe their ordeals. Num Pages: 192 pages, 20 b&w photos, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 158 x 234 x 15. Weight in Grams: 296.
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253213037
- ISBN
- 9780253213037
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.45
€ 19.45
Paperback. Shows what happened in eastern Europe between 1933 and 1945, when Nazi and Soviet policy brought death to some 14 million people. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBTZ1; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 197 x 31. Weight in Grams: 336.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781784701482
- ISBN
- 9781784701482
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 12.46
€ 16.99
€ 12.46