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Hardback. The Russians have undergone an historical development whose direction and destiny fascinates us. This book represents an exploration of the ancient roots and subsequent transformations of their cultural history. It helps readers understand controversial matters of ethnicity and historical identity for this influential, if often unstable, nation. Series: Peoples of Europe. Num Pages: 272 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; HBJD; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 238 x 160 x 21. Weight in Grams: 538.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631188056
ISBN
9780631188056
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 115.64

Hardback. Re-envisages what we know about African political economies through its examination of one of the key questions in colonial and African history, that of commercial agriculture and its relationship to slavery. Editor(s): Law, Robin; Schwarz, Suzanne; Strickrodt, Silke. Series: Western Africa Series. Num Pages: 290 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFD; 3JF; 3JH; HBJH; HBLL; HBTQ; HBTS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 163 x 25. Weight in Grams: 656.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
James Currey
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847010759
ISBN
9781847010759
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 97.32

Paperback. Re-envisages what we know about African political economies through its examination of one of the key questions in colonial and African history, that of commercial agriculture and its relationship to slavery. Num Pages: 288 pages, 5 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1HFD; 3J; HBJH; HBTS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 158 x 15. Weight in Grams: 446.
Publisher
James Currey
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847011367
ISBN
9781847011367
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 32.57

Paperback. Shows the deep, broad, and continuous influence of slavery on America's fear and loathing of taxes. This book reveals how the heated battles over taxation, the power to tax, and the distribution of tax burdens were rooted not in debates over personal liberty but rather in the rights of slaveholders to hold human beings as property. Num Pages: 352 pages, 6 line drawings, 2 maps, 10 tables. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBLL; HBTS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 158 x 20. Weight in Grams: 450.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226194882
ISBN
9780226194882
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 28.88

Hardcover. This is the first history in over a century of what is arguably Oxford's oldest College. As one of the few organizations in the UK whose history goes back so far, this is an account of the College from its origins over seven and a half centuries ago to the present day. Num Pages: 640 pages, 18 colour plates; 80 black and white figures; 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; AMK; HBJD1; HBTB; JFCX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 164 x 36. Weight in Grams: 1294.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
640
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199284290
ISBN
9780199284290
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 214.46

Hardcover. Focuses on the conspiracy of the sinking of Titanic ship, with evidence of why the White Star company intended to defraud the insurance company by swapping the identity of Titanic and the damaged Olympic, Titanic's sister ship, in a collision with HMS Hawke, with conclusive photographic and documentary evidence of the swap. Num Pages: 288 pages, c20 illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTM; JFHC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 157 x 23. Weight in Grams: 526. 288 pages, c20 illustrations. Focuses on the conspiracy of the sinking of Titanic ship, with evidence of why the White Star company intended to defraud the insurance company by swapping the identity of Titanic and the damaged Olympic, Titanic's sister ship, in a collision with HMS Hawke, with conclusive photographic and documentary evidence of the swap. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: HBTM; JFHC. Dimension: 234 x 157 x 23. Weight: 520.
Publisher
Ian Allan Publishing
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780711034969
ISBN
9780711034969
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 17.33

Hardback. The book explores the identity of British agricultural labourers during a time of crisis for the British countryside. It looks at how they expressed grievances and celebrated their sexuality and way of life through songs Series Editor(s): Richards, Jeffrey. Series: Studies in Popular Culture. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations, black & white. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; AVGH; HBTB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 28. Weight in Grams: 566.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Manchester University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719078903
ISBN
9780719078903
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 149.88

Paperback. Provides an introduction to the most prominent artists and musical styles that have emerged in Cuba since 1959, and to the policies that have shaped artistic life. Tracing the development of dance styles, nueva trova, folkloric drumming, and other forms, this book describes how the arts have become a point of negotiation between individuals. Series: Music of the African Diaspora. Num Pages: 367 pages, 22 b/w photographs, 13 music examples. BIC Classification: 1KJC; AV; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 616. Cultural Change in Socialist Cuba. Series: Music of the African Diaspora. 367 pages, 22 b/w photographs, 13 music examples. Provides an introduction to the most prominent artists and musical styles that have emerged in Cuba since 1959, and to the policies that have shaped artistic life. Tracing the development of dance styles, nueva trova, folkloric drumming, and other forms, this book describes how the arts have become a point of negotiation between individuals. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1KJC; AV; HBTB. Dimension: 226 x 156 x 24. Weight: 616.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of California Press
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
367
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520247116
ISBN
9780520247116
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.24

Hardback. This book examines the cultural impact of colonialism on both colonizer and colonized via analysis of the domestic interiors and public spaces of empire within the Indian Subcontinent, contrasting representations of such spaces within contemporary discourse with analysis of the evidence of actual interiors and the social practices there engendered. Series Editor(s): Breward, Christopher; Sherman, Bill. Series: Studies in Design and Material Culture. Num Pages: 272 pages, Illustrations, black & white. BIC Classification: 1FK; AMR; HBTB; JHM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 248 x 171 x 20. Weight in Grams: 810.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Manchester University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719069420
ISBN
9780719069420
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 150.51

Paperback. Num Pages: 68 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; HBG; HBJD1; HBLC; HBTB; HRCC99; JFC; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 5. Weight in Grams: 162.
Publisher
Sussex Academic Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
68
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Edition
F First Paperback Edition Used
Condition
New
SKU
V9781898595243
ISBN
9781898595243
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.17

Paperback. Buried Lives: The Protestants of Southern Ireland Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; HBJD; HBTB; HRAX; HRCC9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 159 x 234 x 21. Weight in Grams: 410.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845888800
ISBN
9781845888800
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 22.99
€ 18.38

Paperback. A landmark history of the rise, abolition, and legacy of slavery in the New World. Num Pages: 520 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 155 x 29. Weight in Grams: 718.
Publisher
Verso
Number of pages
520
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781681060
ISBN
9781781681060
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 40.96

Paperback. A fascinating insight into everyday life on Hadrian's Wall. The translations of the Vindolanda Scrolls ('send fresh socks' etc) are also a treat! Num Pages: 208 pages, 130, 100 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKEYN; 3D; HBJD1; HBLA; HBTB; HDDK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 246 x 173 x 15. Weight in Grams: 686.
Publisher
Amberley Publishing United Kingdom
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848682108
ISBN
9781848682108
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.71

Hardcover. 8vo.Good copy in slightly worn original cloth . Maritime History.The Sea.
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
New York Knopf
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1954
Edition
Second Printing
SKU
KEX0254487
Hardback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages, b/w photos, maps, letters & newspaper articles. BIC Classification: 1KBC; HBJK; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 482.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Granville Island Publishing Canada
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9781926991092
ISBN
9781926991092
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 19.02

Hardcover. Recounts how the Pittsburg State University took root and grew from a vocational school to a multipurpose campus with over one hundred programs of study. This book chronicles the story of the emergence of this modern university from its chrysalis. Num Pages: 216 pages, 373 photographs, 49 in colour. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBTB; JNMN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 279 x 216 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1157.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University Press of Kansas
Condition
New
SKU
V9780700616442
ISBN
9780700616442
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 47.64

Paperback. .
Publisher
Llygad Gwalch Cyf
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845242435
ISBN
9781845242435
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.73

Hardcover. Num Pages: 220 pages, 1 maps, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBTB; JFFN; JFSC; JFSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 477.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
220
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295999241
ISBN
9780295999241
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.12

paperback. This work is a local study of wartime France under the Vichy regime that considers resistance and collaboration within the context of everyday life. Concentrating on the city of Nimes, it examines wartime reports, official departmental documents, local secular and religious newspapers and letters. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJG; 3JJH; HBG; HBJD; HBTB; HBW; HBWQ; JWLF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Pennsylvania State University Press
Condition
New
SKU
9780271013275
ISBN
9780271013275
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 6.49

Paperback. Num Pages: 376 pages, 23 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBBN; HBTB; JFSF; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 146 x 22. Weight in Grams: 498.
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
376
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691158020
ISBN
9780691158020
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.15

Paperback. Num Pages: 640 pages, 8pp b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBJD1; HBTB; JFFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 197 x 50. Weight in Grams: 450.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
Number of pages
640
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780349138800
ISBN
9780349138800
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.96

Paperback. First published in 1974, Fogel and Engerman's groundbreaking book reexamined the economic foundations of American slavery, marking "the start of a new period of slavery scholarship and some searching revisions of a national tradition" (C. Vann Woodward, New York Review of Books). Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLH; HBLL; HBTS; KCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 141 x 21. Weight in Grams: 450.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Edition
Reissue
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393312188
ISBN
9780393312188
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 21.01

Paperback. Num Pages: 400 pages, 100 b&w/colour. BIC Classification: 1DBR; HBJD1; HBTD; HBTV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 247 x 180. .
Publisher
Merrion Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781785370939
ISBN
9781785370939
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 21.29

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

€ 40.99
€ 31.41

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