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Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KB; HBJK; HBTB; TVH; WBA; WSN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 136 x 210 x 15. Weight in Grams: 332.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Blue Bike Books Canada
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9781926700465
ISBN
9781926700465
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.95

Paperback. First published in 1903, this eloquent collection of essays exposed the magnitude of racism in our society. The book endures today as a classic document of American social and political history: a manifesto that has influenced generations with its transcendent vision for change. Editor(s): Gates, Henry Louis, Jr. Num Pages: 274 pages. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBTS; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 159 x 263 x 18. Weight in Grams: 418.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
274
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199387434
ISBN
9780199387434
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.91

Paperback. Based on the premise that people shape their ideas of what is permissible, define boundaries of right and wrong, and imagine sexual worlds through the discourses available, this book explores the Ottoman sexual thought and practices. It deals with the history of the Ottoman Empire, the history of sexuality and gender, and the Islamic Middle East. Series: Studies on the History of Society & Culture. Num Pages: 242 pages, 6 b/w photographs, 6 tables. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1QDT; 3J; HBTB; JHBK5. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 458.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
242
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520245631
ISBN
9780520245631
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 28.90

Paperback. Ranging from ragtime to bebop and from Bennie Moten to Charlie Parker, this work aims to capture the golden age of Kansas City jazz. Of interest to those who love jazz, it showcases the lives of the great musicians who made Kansas City swing, with profiles of jazz figures such as Mary Lou Williams, Big Joe Turner, and others. Num Pages: 320 pages, 32 pp halftone plates. BIC Classification: 1KBBNK; AVGJ; HBT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 237 x 167 x 17. Weight in Grams: 464.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195307122
ISBN
9780195307122
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 24.03

Hardcover. On 18 July 1943, one-hundred and twenty Jews were transported from the concentration camp at Drancy to the Levitan furniture store building in the middle of Paris. These were the first detainees of three satellite camps (Levitan, Austerlitz, Bassano) in Paris. Translator(s): Hensher, Jonathan. Num Pages: 180 pages, 20 ills. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBTZ1; HBWQ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 161 x 14. Weight in Grams: 378.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Berghahn Books
Edition
First English Language Edition
Number of pages
180
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857451392
ISBN
9780857451392
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 163.32

Paperback. Presents the history of black colleges and universities in America. This work tells the story of educational institutions that offer African Americans an opportunity to transcend the legacy of slavery while also bearing its burden. It offers a portrait of the distinctive place black colleges and universities have occupied in American history. Num Pages: 368 pages, 62 tables. 2 line illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; 3JM; HBT; JFSL3; JNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 542.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691116327
ISBN
9780691116327
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.59
€ 41.90

Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 179 x 17. Weight in Grams: 488.
Publisher
Family Tree Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781440345036
ISBN
9781440345036
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 26.36

paperback. A funny yet thought-provoking play about identity politics. Cast of 4 men and 1 woman. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DD; HBTB; JFSL9; JHMC; WHP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 8. Weight in Grams: 171.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Talonbooks Canada
Number of pages
112
Condition
New
SKU
V9780889226630
ISBN
9780889226630
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 17.85

Paperback. Exotic postcards from playwright, novelist and screenwriter Drew Hayden Taylor's globetrotting adventures, with news about aboriginal peoples around the world. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; CBV; HBTB; JFSL9; WH; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 385.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Talon Books,Canada Canada
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780889226432
ISBN
9780889226432
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 24.47

Hardcover. Offers a fascinating view of the social history of Georgian London through the workings of the Summary courts. By analyzing the summary proceedings and the use of the law by ordinary citizens - to prosecute theft, violence and resolve disputes - this study represents an important addition to our understanding of the criminal justice system. Num Pages: 240 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JF; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB; JKV. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 221 x 163 x 18. Weight in Grams: 398. The Summary Courts of the City of London in the Late Eighteenth Century. 240 pages, 28 black & white tables, 5 black & white illustrations. Offers a fascinating view of the social history of Georgian London through the workings of the Summary courts. By analyzing the summary proceedings and the use of the law by ordinary citizens - to prosecute theft, violence and resolve disputes - this study represents an important addition to our understanding of the criminal justice system. Cateogry: (UF) Further/Higher Education. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JF; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB; JKV. Dimension: 223 x 138 x 23. Weight: 346.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230203976
ISBN
9780230203976
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.88

Paperback. Hollywood 1963-1976: Years of Revolution and Reaction is a comprehensive study of one of the most tumultuous eras in American film, chronicling the collapse of the studio system, the rise of the auteur, and the birth of the blockbuster. Num Pages: 400 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; APF; HBTB; JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 190 x 236 x 17. Weight in Grams: 868.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405188289
ISBN
9781405188289
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.15

Hardback. Post-War Hollywood Cinema is an accessible and comprehensive history of the American film industry, from 1946 to 1962. Drew Casper chronicles the restructuring of Hollywood cinema against the backdrop of the major political, economic, and social changes taking place after World War II. Num Pages: 484 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPG; APF; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 164 x 33. Weight in Grams: 870.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
484
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405150743
ISBN
9781405150743
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 121.41

Paperback. Post-War Hollywood Cinema is an accessible and comprehensive history of the American film industry, from 1946 to 1962. Drew Casper chronicles the restructuring of Hollywood cinema against the backdrop of the major political, economic, and social changes taking place after World War II. Num Pages: 484 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPG; APF; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 247 x 173 x 28. Weight in Grams: 852.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Number of pages
484
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405150750
ISBN
9781405150750
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.44

Hardcover. Why do people join social movements? What keeps them involved once they have joined? These central questions in the study of social movements are investigated in this study of the interwar Greenshirt Movement. Num Pages: 245 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; HBJD1; HBLW; HBTB; JH; JPWF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 24. Weight in Grams: 442.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
St Martins Pr
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333650677
ISBN
9780333650677
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 128.97

Hardback. In nineteenth-century Britain, learned societies and clubs became contested sites in which a new kind of identity was created: the charisma and persona of the scholar, of the intellectual. Num Pages: 325 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 165 x 241 x 32. Weight in Grams: 716.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
V9781783270460
ISBN
9781783270460
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 115.27

Hardback. A groundbreaking reassessment of the crucial but unrecognized roles Germany's Jews played at home and at the front during World War I Num Pages: 304 pages, 26 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJ; HBJD; HBLW; HBTB; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156. .
Publisher
Yale University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300192049
ISBN
9780300192049
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 26.96

Hardcover. Series: King Legacy (Hardcover). Num Pages: 80 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB; JFFJ; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 220 x 153 x 14. Weight in Grams: 308.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Beacon Press United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
80
Condition
New
SKU
V9780807000717
ISBN
9780807000717
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 20.65

Paperback. Num Pages: 100 pages, 7ill. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; JFSL3; JMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 212 x 138 x 7. Weight in Grams: 162.
Publisher
African American Images
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780913543108
ISBN
9780913543108
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.40

Paperback. Focusing on commercial and social networks in the Rio de la Plata region, this book examines how Montevideo merchant elites used transimperial connections to expand their influence and how their trade offered crucial support to Montevideo's autonomist projects. Num Pages: 264 pages, 9 maps, 8 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KLS; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJK; HBTM; JPA; KCLT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 229 x 17. Weight in Grams: 374.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520285163
ISBN
9780520285163
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.12

Paperback. Every model of Corgi toy is shown in 128 color group photos with the history supplemented by detailed descriptions of all the models and their known variations. Includes up-to-date price guide. Series: Schiffer Book for Collectors Series. Num Pages: 224 pages, 128 colour plates. BIC Classification: HBT; WCW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 149 x 16. Weight in Grams: 546. Series: Schiffer Book for Collectors S. 224 pages, 128 colour plates. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: HBT; WCW. Dimension: 229 x 149 x 16. Weight: 548.
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
4Rev Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764322532
ISBN
9780764322532
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 19.45

Hardcover. Num Pages: 320 pages, 12 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTM; JWF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 139 x 28. Weight in Grams: 506.
Publisher
Manchester University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719090288
ISBN
9780719090288
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 158.36

hardcover. Writings by early-modern English artisans are rare and thus precious. Nehemiah Wallington is exceptional for having compiled fifty notebooks between 1618 and 1654. This edition covers subjects that animated Wallington's everyday life. It also includes Wallington's reflections on his own mental wellbeing, at times suicidal, at others ecstatic. Editor(s): Booy, Dr. David. Num Pages: 396 pages, Includes 1 b&w illustration. BIC Classification: HBJD1; HBLH; HBTB; HRAX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156. Weight in Grams: 731.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
396
Condition
New
SKU
V9780754651864
ISBN
9780754651864
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 187.92

Hardback. The Easter Rebellion 1916 was one of the first comprehensively documented political rebellions in the 20th century. A generation of revolutionaries left iconic photographs, manuscripts, personal notebooks, letters and political cartoons. This material is gathered together in a riveting exploration of this violent and tragic event. Num Pages: 264 pages, Colour and b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJF; HBJD1; HBLW; HBTV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 250 x 179 x 23. Weight in Grams: 936.
Publisher
The Collins Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Ill
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848892590
ISBN
9781848892590
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 21.62

Paperback. A duel could result from any challenge to a gentleman's honour, from minor insult to major accusation. This title examines the evolution from Norman trials-by-combat to the formalised duel, analysing the custom's decline in England by Victorian times and its final disppearance from Europe by the twentieth century. Series: Shire Library. Num Pages: 56 pages, Illustrations (chiefly col.). BIC Classification: HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 208 x 86 x 5. Weight in Grams: 130. New.
Publisher
Shire
Number of pages
56
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
9780747811435
ISBN
9780747811435
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 8.89

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