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Paperback. Building its incisive narrative from a wide range of archival sources, interviews, and accounts of Puerto Rican life in New York, this book illuminates the history of a group that is still invisible to many scholars and transforms the way we understand this community's integral role in shaping our sense of citizenship in 20th-century America. Series: Historical Studies of Urban America. Num Pages: 368 pages, 20 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB; JFSL4; JPVH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 490.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780226151762
ISBN
9780226151762
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 29.83

Paperback. "Early Eighteenth-century Britain: 1700-1729". Series: Shire Living Histories. Num Pages: 80 pages, Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: 1DB; HBJD1; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 210 x 6. Weight in Grams: 182. New.
Publisher
Shire
Number of pages
80
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
9780747808374
ISBN
9780747808374
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.57

hardcover. A Heritage of Light is of equal importance to collectors and historians in the United States and Canada. This newly reprinted edition of Russell's classic 1968 study has a new introduction by Janet Holmes. Series: Rich: Reprints in Canadian History. Num Pages: 352 pages, 191 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 223 x 223 x 29. Weight in Grams: 1050.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780802037657
ISBN
9780802037657
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 96.82

Paperback. Series: Critical Cultural Communication. Num Pages: 272 pages, 22 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFD; JFSL4. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 33. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9781479866830
ISBN
9781479866830
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.73

Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages, 18 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KJD; 1KJH; HBJK; HBTB; JFFJ; JFSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 230 x 19. Weight in Grams: 430.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822362623
ISBN
9780822362623
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.51

Hardback. Num Pages: 288 pages, 18 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KJD; 1KJH; HBJK; HBTB; JFFJ; JFSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 522.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780822362470
ISBN
9780822362470
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 110.83

Paperback. Examines Israel as a colonial society, making comparisons with South Africa, French Algeria and Australia. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBH; HBTQ; HBTR; JPWS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 135 x 11. Weight in Grams: 249.
Publisher
Pluto Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
144
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745325002
ISBN
9780745325002
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 25.38

Paperback. Series: Blacks in the New World. Num Pages: 448 pages, illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 25. Weight in Grams: 612.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
448
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780252066344
ISBN
9780252066344
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.43

Hardback. A handbook to the events and locations of the Easter 1916 Rising. This '1916 bible' will be invaluable to anyone with an interest in recent Irish history who wants to separate the facts from the fiction. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJF; HBJD1; HBLW; HBTV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130. .
Publisher
O´Brien Press Ltd Ireland
Number of pages
240
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847175991
ISBN
9781847175991
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 13.21

paperback. This historical survey of Central Europe covers a region that encompasses contemporary Germany, Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Austria, Hungary, Slovenia, and Croatia. Central Europe: Enemies, Neighbors, Friends contains a new epilogue-updated to cover events since 1995-and several redesigned or updated maps. Num Pages: 400 pages, 25 illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBTB; HBTP; HBTW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 602.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Oxford University Press United States
Edition
3rd Edition
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195386646
ISBN
9780195386646
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 54.80

Paperback. Based on interviews with the survivors of the disaster, this book records the facts as they were known, together with several maps, diagrams, drawings and photographs (including a picture of the actual iceberg that sank the Titanic). Num Pages: 224 pages, 50. BIC Classification: HBTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 157 x 14. Weight in Grams: 304.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Nonsuch Publishing
Edition
illustrated edition
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845886318
ISBN
9781845886318
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 20.68

Paperback. Presents an account of the history of reggae. This book describes reggae's origins and development in Jamaica, from ska to rock-steady to dub and to reggae itself, a local music which conquered the world. It relates the story of reggae to the history of Jamaica, from Colonial Island to troubled independence, and Jamaicans, from Kingston to London. Num Pages: 608 pages, 8pp b&w photographs, further reading, index. BIC Classification: AVGS; HBTB; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 40. Weight in Grams: 410.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
608
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140237634
ISBN
9780140237634
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.62

Paperback. "Women who kill rupture the assumptions about what a woman is. This book explores different socio-cultural understandings of women who commit, or are accused, of murder. It discusses a wide range of cases in order to highlight the ways in which such women have been perceived"-- Series: Cultural Criminology. Num Pages: 214 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFC; JFSJ; JHB; JKV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 323.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
214
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349308385
ISBN
9781349308385
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 72.76

Paperback. Shows how food - and its lack - was central to the war's causes and continuation. This title explores how starvation was often a deliberate governmental policy, and reveals how the necessity of feeding whole countries leads to Pearl Harbour, Germany's invasion of Russia, and the Holocaust itself. Num Pages: 656 pages, Illustrations, maps, ports. BIC Classification: 3JJH; HBG; HBTB; HBWQ; JFCV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 197 x 30. Weight in Grams: 462.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
656
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141028972
ISBN
9780141028972
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.59

Paperback. The everyday realities of life in the city of Hogarth, Fielding and Dr Johnson, based on contemporary evidence, by the author of the bestselling ELIZABETH'S LONDON. Num Pages: 384 pages, 32. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JF; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 130 x 196 x 28. Weight in Grams: 300.
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co United Kingdom
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
SKU
V9781842127292
ISBN
9781842127292
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.43

Paperback. 'From poverty to pets, from medicine to magic, from slang to sex, from wallpaper to women's rights' A glorious portrait of life in London from 1660-1670 by the bestselling author of ELIZABETH'S LONDON. Num Pages: 352 pages, 24. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JD; HBJD1; HBLH; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 25. Weight in Grams: 276.
Publisher
Weidenfeld & Nicolson History
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
SKU
V9781842127308
ISBN
9781842127308
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.44

Paperback. This work traces the history of the Kimono - its designs, uses, aesthetics and social significance - and in doing so explores the world of the geisha, last wearers of the kimono. Num Pages: 416 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; AKTA; HBT; JFCK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 24. Weight in Grams: 300.
Publisher
Vintage
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099428992
ISBN
9780099428992
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.43

Paperback. A celebratory history of how lesbians "made a scene" by creating places and opportunities to form relationships, debate politics, and build their own culture across Canada. Series: Sexuality Studies. Num Pages: 15 photographs, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 3JJP; 5SL; HBTV; JFSJ1; JFSK2; JPW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780774830676
ISBN
9780774830676
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.15

Paperback. The tragic account of a family steeped in the War of Independence in West Cork and divided by the Civil War in which two of the brothers played key roles on opposing sides. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJ; HBJD1; HBLW; HBTR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 137 x 215 x 26. Weight in Grams: 298.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
The Mercier Press Ltd Cork
Condition
New
SKU
9781781173756
ISBN
9781781173756
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.16

Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVH; BG; HBJD; HBTZ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 177 x 111 x 19. Weight in Grams: 162.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1984
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780586062586
ISBN
9780586062586
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.66

Paperback. Editor(s): Meier, August. Series: Blacks in the New World. Num Pages: 360 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; JFSL3; JHBD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 228 x 26. Weight in Grams: 526.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
University of Illinois Press
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252062131
ISBN
9780252062131
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.51

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Temple University Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
258
Condition
New
SKU
V9781439908051
ISBN
9781439908051
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.73

Hardcover. Introducing radical counter-visions of race and slavery, this title focuses on Chinese labourers who worked side by side with African slaves in Cuba. This title presents an examination of writings by Chinese coolies that raises theoretical and methodological questions regarding freedom, race, diaspora, trans-nationalism, and globalization. Series: Asian American History and Culture Series. Num Pages: 336 pages, 6 tables, 2 illustrations, 2 figures. BIC Classification: 1KJC; HBTB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 161 x 31. Weight in Grams: 618.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Temple University Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9781592135813
ISBN
9781592135813
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.71

Hardback. Drawing on archival research, this illuminating study shows how residents of all ethnicities in three colonial boomtowns used festivals to redefine wealth and present themselves as more than subjects of European power. Num Pages: 237 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLS; 3JF; ACN; HBJK; HBTB; HBTQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 585. Weight in Grams: 477.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Texas Press United States
Number of pages
237
Condition
New
SKU
V9781477310502
ISBN
9781477310502
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 97.15

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