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Paperback. Bringing together 19 Caribbean specialists, this text examines the people of the Caribbean, their social organization, religion, language, lifeways, and contribution to the culture of their modern descendants - to provide a comprehensive reader on Caribbean archaeology, ethnohistory, and ethnology. Editor(s): Wilson, Samuel M. Series: Florida Museum of Natural History: Ripley P.Bullen Series. Num Pages: 304 pages, 19 b&w photographs, 3 line drawings, 2 tables, notes, index. BIC Classification: 1QSC; HBJK; HBTB; JFSL9; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 431.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
University Press of Florida United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813016924
ISBN
9780813016924
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.26

Hardcover. The four major genocides the world has witnessed are: Iraq (1988), Rwanda (1994), Srebrenica (1995), and Darfur (2003). This volume deals with the subject of genocide, and provides an overview of a host of issues germane to this task. It includes a discussion of the issues of prevention and intervention during the Cold War years. Editor(s): Totten, Samuel. Series: Critical Bibliographic Review. Num Pages: 342 pages. BIC Classification: GTJ; HBTZ; JPVH; LB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 162 x 28. Weight in Grams: 598.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Transaction Publishers
Condition
New
SKU
V9780765803849
ISBN
9780765803849
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 115.79

Paperback. In the two decades after World War II, New York was shaken by struggles over urban renewal. Manhattan Projects offers a fresh look at the history of those conflicts, showing how the idea of urban renewal was made and unmade as the state of the art technique for remaking cities. Num Pages: 496 pages, 76 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JJP; HBJK; HBTB; JFSG; RPC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 24. Weight in Grams: 694.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
496
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199874057
ISBN
9780199874057
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 57.01

Hardback. fascinating new book on obesity which charts its cultural history from the mid-nineteenth century to the present day very engaging and on a very topical subject - this book should attract lots of review coverage and a trade audience Sander L. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFCV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 219 x 143 x 22. Weight in Grams: 468.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745644400
ISBN
9780745644400
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 79.16

Paperback. In this new, accessible package, Sanderson takes you on a trip back through time, to explore Manhattan in its primitive form. Readers will be given a glimpse of what Manhattan looked like to its early explorers; before the skyscrapers, before the crowded sidewalks and the busy intersections of avenues and streets Illustrator(s): Boyer, Markley. Num Pages: 352 pages, 120 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; HBTP; WN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 193 x 249 x 47. Weight in Grams: 1462.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Abrams United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9781419707483
ISBN
9781419707483
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.33

Paperback. Num Pages: 368 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 134 x 19. Weight in Grams: 345.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
RANDOM HOUSE INTERNATIONAL
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780307473578
ISBN
9780307473578
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 17.06

Helps understand the history of the African Diaspora, slavery in colonial Latin America, and the role of Christianity in the formation of Cartagena de Indies. This book includes a general introduction and headnotes to each selection which provide cultural, historical, and religious context. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: 1H; 1KJ; 1KL; 3JD; HBTB; HBTS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 388.
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
Number of pages
206
Condition
New
SKU
V9780872209305
ISBN
9780872209305
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 39.41

Hardback. This book tells the fascinating story of the Butlin and Warner holiday camp chains that emerged in the 1930s. The camps became a cultural phenomenon deeply enmeshed in the social and cultural history of twentieth century Britain. Series Editor(s): Richards, Jeffrey. Series: Studies in Popular Culture. Num Pages: 264 pages, Illustrations, black & white. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; HBTB; JHBS; KNSP. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 241 x 165 x 24. Weight in Grams: 570.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Manchester University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780719080715
ISBN
9780719080715
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 101.35

Hardback. Num Pages: 264 pages, 20. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; HBTS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 164 x 243 x 23. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801441578
ISBN
9780801441578
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 44.53

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Bedford/St. Martin's
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9780312475178
ISBN
9780312475178
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 42.84

Paperback. This volume covers Anglophone Caribbean literature from the colonial era up to the beginning of the 21st century. It charts the intersection of multiple, contradictory viewpoints of the colonial and postcolonial Caribbean and differing concepts of community and social integration. Series: Wisconsin Studies in Autobiography. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1KJ; 2ABM; DSB; DSK; HBTB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 494.
Publisher
University of Wisconsin Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780299176945
ISBN
9780299176945
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.12

Paperback. A lively and comprehensive overview of Roman slavery, ideal for introductory-level students of the ancient Mediterranean world. Series: Cambridge Introduction to Roman Civilization. Num Pages: 252 pages, 84 b/w illus. 4 maps 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HBJD; HBLA1; HBTS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 155 x 12. Weight in Grams: 420. Series: Cambridge Introduction to Roman Civilization. 252 pages, 84 b/w illus. 4 maps 2 tables. A lively and comprehensive overview of Roman slavery, ideal for introductory-level students of the ancient Mediterranean world. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HBJD; HBLA1; HBTS. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 12. Weight: 442.
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Number of pages
252
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521535014
ISBN
9780521535014
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 39.84

Paperback. Not long after Six Day War, three Palestinian men ventured into the town of Ramla in Israel. They were cousins, on a pilgrimage to see their childhood homes. One cousin had the door slammed in his face, one found that his house had been converted into a school. But the third, Bashir, was met at the door by a woman named Dalia, who invited him in. Num Pages: 560 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1FBH; HBJF1; HBLW3; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 37. Weight in Grams: 392.
Publisher
Black Swan
Number of pages
560
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780552155144
ISBN
9780552155144
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.49

paperback. Offers an interpretation of the role that gender played in defining the Indian state during both the colonial and postcolonial eras. Focusing on both British and Indian literary texts - primarily novels - produced between 1857 and 1947, this title examines representations of 'native' Indian women. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 3JH; 3JJ; DSBF; DSBH; HBTQ; HBTR; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3887 x 16. Weight in Grams: 318.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822324904
ISBN
9780822324904
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 39.93

Hardcover. Editor(s): Liddle, Swapna. Translator(s): Jaffery, Nausheen. Num Pages: 152 pages, b&w illustrations throughout. BIC Classification: 1FKA; AMGD; HBJF; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 178 x 15. Weight in Grams: 666.
Publisher
Tulika Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2018
Condition
New
SKU
V9789382381860
ISBN
9789382381860
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99

hardcover. An interdisciplinary, engaging book which looks at the nature of Indian society since Independence. By focusing on the Doon school, a famous boarding school in India, it unpacks what post-colonialism means to Indian citizens. Series: Culture and Communication in Asia. Num Pages: 272 pages, Illustrations, map ;. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HBTQ; HBTR; JFC; JNL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 16. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780415178556
ISBN
9780415178556
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 183.81

paperback. Represents a sample of the most penetrating and provocative scholarly interpretations of Jewish messianic movement from various perspectives- historical, sociological, psychological, and religious. Editor(s): Saperstein, Marc. Series: Essential Papers on Jewish Studies. Num Pages: 552 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTB; HRAX; HRJ; JFSR1. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 39. Weight in Grams: 794.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
552
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814779439
ISBN
9780814779439
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 56.38

Paperback. .
Publisher
Duke University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822363194
ISBN
9780822363194
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 28.52

Hardback. Showing how feminist theory is generated from everyday life and the ordinary experiences of being a feminist, Sara Ahmed highlights the ties between feminist theory and living a life that sustains it by building on legacies of feminist of color scholarship and discussing the figure of the feminist killjoy. Num Pages: 312 pages, 3 illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFFK; JFSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887. .
Publisher
Duke University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822363040
ISBN
9780822363040
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 146.73

Hardback. Arguing for Harlem as a crossroads between writers and the image, this book explores its power for canonical writers, whose work was profoundly responsive to the changing meanings and uses of photographs. It opens possibilities for understanding the entangled histories of literature and the photograph. Num Pages: 376 pages, 73 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 2AB; 3JJG; DSBH; HBTB; JFSG; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 657.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691130873
ISBN
9780691130873
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 79.37

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