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History: specific events & topics

Paperback. Tying together legal, historical, social, political and literary strands to show how the law itself was implicated in the persistence of slavery, this work sheds new light on slavery and Southern history, as it probes the conscience of a troubled jurist incapable of fully transcending his times. Series: Landmark Law Cases and American Society. Num Pages: 152 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTS; LA; LND. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 139 x 12. Weight in Grams: 218.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Univ Pr of Kansas
Condition
New
SKU
V9780700612710
ISBN
9780700612710
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.65

Paperback. Tells the tragic story of how slavery expanded in a new nation dedicated to the principle of equality among free men. This book reveals the enormous significance and consequences of its spread into the region that became the Deep South. Num Pages: 312 pages, 5 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBBS; HBJK; HBTS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 142 x 209 x 21. Weight in Grams: 398.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674024168
ISBN
9780674024168
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 29.26

Hardcover. Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBNC; 3JJ; HBJK; HBTK; KNDF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 162 x 236 x 21. Weight in Grams: 480.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226123097
ISBN
9780226123097
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 25.65

Paperback. Num Pages: 148 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: HBTB; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 182 x 125 x 10. Weight in Grams: 188. 148 pages, Illustrations, maps. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: HBTB; KCZ. Dimension: 182 x 125 x 10. Weight: 186.
Publisher
Llygad Gwalch Cyf
Number of pages
148
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845240684
ISBN
9781845240684
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.37

Paperback. In this illustrated history, Alastair Cameron explores the history and heritage of the slate mining industry in the Lake District. Num Pages: 96 pages, 180. BIC Classification: 1DBKENM; HBJD1; HBTK; KNAT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 165. .
Publisher
Amberley Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
96
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Illustrated
Condition
New
SKU
V9781445651309
ISBN
9781445651309
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 16.69

Paperback. Contemplates modern history from the perspective of Tibetan women. This book uncovers stories of Tibetan women's courage, resourcefulness, and spiritual strength in the face of the loss and hardship since the Chinese occupation of Tibet in 1950. Num Pages: 278 pages, 30 illus. BIC Classification: 1FPCT; 3JJ; 3JMC; HBTD; JFSJ1; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 412.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
278
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295989532
ISBN
9780295989532
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.84

Paperback. "First published 1944"--Title page verso. Num Pages: 416 pages, 28 B&W illustrations. BIC Classification: HBT; WBV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 442.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Skyhorse Publishing
Edition
Anniversary Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781629145143
ISBN
9781629145143
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.30

A memoir of a life in the Qing dynasty. It reveals a sensitive and artistic man, who failed at the civil service examinations that were the gateway to official employment and had to settle for becoming an itinerant private secretary, dabbling unsuccessfully in making a living as an artist and a merchant. Translator(s): Sanders, Graham. Num Pages: 176 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JH; HBJF; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 141 x 14. Weight in Grams: 310.
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9781603841993
ISBN
9781603841993
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.91
€ 41.88

Paperback. .
Publisher
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781603841986
ISBN
9781603841986
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 16.73

paperback. First published in 2005. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company. Num Pages: 508 pages. BIC Classification: 1MKPH; 2AB; 3JH; DSB; HBTB; WTLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156. Weight in Grams: 938.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
508
Condition
New
SKU
V9781138981966
ISBN
9781138981966
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 28.00

Hardback. Octavia Hill, William Glyn-Jones, Mary Richmond, George William Brown, Mary Parker Follet, and Bryan Keith-Lucas were all united by a shared conviction that citizenship involved more than just voting. This text examines the various initiatives they spearheaded over the past two centuries. Num Pages: 320 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: HBTB; JPF; JPQB; JPVH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 540.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Lexington Books United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780739102336
ISBN
9780739102336
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 153.54

paperback. In 2000, the University of Virginia Art Museum mounted an exhibition called "Hindsight/Fore-site: Art for the New Millennium", in which 24 artists created works inspired by Thomas Jefferson's legacy. This text contains essays which explore the art-historical significance of the exhibition. Editor(s): Hartz, Jill. Num Pages: 110 pages, 60 colour and 20 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; ACX; GM; HBT; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 612.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
University of Virginia Press United States
Number of pages
110
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780813921839
ISBN
9780813921839
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.57

Paperback. Examines how African American artists and intellectuals turn to the subject of slavery to understand and challenge the ongoing exclusion of African Americans from the founding narratives of the United States Num Pages: 248 pages, 5 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTS; JFFN; JHMC; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 158 x 15. Weight in Grams: 372. Citizenship and Racial Democracy in the Post-Civil Rights Imagination. 240 pages, 5 illustrations. Examines how African American artists and intellectuals turn to the subject of slavery to understand and challenge the ongoing exclusion of African Americans from the founding narratives of the United States. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTS; JFFN; JHMC; JPVH1. Dimension: 234 x 158 x 15. Weight: 372.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Duke University Press
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822352617
ISBN
9780822352617
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 28.15

Paperback. In Shanghai, China's largest industrial centre prior to 1949, cotton was king and the majority of mill workers were women. This book presents detailed information on all aspects of the life of this group of urban workers. Num Pages: 316 pages, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 142 x 23. Weight in Grams: 381.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
316
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804720120
ISBN
9780804720120
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 35.91

Paperback. Offers insight on the origins and evolution of women's activism in the United States by examining more than 200 exclusively female antislavery societies that persisted from the 1820s through the Civil War. Num Pages: 243 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTS; HBWJ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 250 x 150 x 15. Weight in Grams: 666.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Northern Illinois University Press United States
Number of pages
243
Condition
New
SKU
V9780875806198
ISBN
9780875806198
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 32.37

paperback. Patrick Pearse founded an Irish language school for boys in 1908, to create Irish male citizens from the ancient models of masculinity. This book explores how the idea of a modern Irish boyhood was created through Christian iconography and mythology as well as a preoccupation with patriotism, Gaelic games, theatre and juvenile literature Num Pages: 240 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJ; HBJD1; HBLW; HBTB; JFC; JNA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 138 x 20. Weight in Grams: 426.
Publisher
CORK UNIV PR
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781859183953
ISBN
9781859183953
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.00
€ 21.31

Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages, Lavishly illustrated with photos, maps, paintings and objects from the museum's many coll. BIC Classification: 1QMP; HBTM; RGR; WGG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 246 x 189. .
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472948694
ISBN
9781472948694
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 19.84

Paperback. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: 1QMP; BGA; HBJQ; HBTP; WTLP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 140 x 9. Weight in Grams: 200.
Publisher
Heritage House Publishing Co Ltd Canada
Number of pages
144
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781927051818
ISBN
9781927051818
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.70

Hardcover. Num Pages: 320 pages, 4 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JB; BGH; BGT; HBTB; PDX; TBY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 251 x 182 x 41. Weight in Grams: 980.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Prospect Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9781903018651
ISBN
9781903018651
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 43.54

Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPM; HBTB; JHB; JHMC; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Hawai'i Press United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780824867744
ISBN
9780824867744
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.34

Paperback. Tells the story of the women who were left alone after World War I - a remarkable generation of women who were changed by war; and in their turn helped change society. This title is about those women, and about how they were forced, to stop depending on men for their income. Num Pages: 432 pages, ill. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJG; HBJD1; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 27. Weight in Grams: 304.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
432
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141020624
ISBN
9780141020624
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.73

Hardback. Num Pages: 208 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTM; RGR; WSSN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Sheridan House Australia Pty Ltd Australia
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9781574090727
ISBN
9781574090727
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 21.95

Hardback. Twentieth-century French philosopher Simone Weil's complete writings on colonialism are collected and translated into English in this volume. Translator(s): Little, J. P. Series: After the Empire: The Francophone World & Postcolonial France. Num Pages: 256 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBLW; HBTQ; HBTR; HPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 157 x 20. Weight in Grams: 449.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742522824
ISBN
9780742522824
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 179.86

Paperback. Twentieth-century French philosopher Simone Weil's complete writings on colonialism are collected and translated into English in this volume. Translator(s): Little, J. P. Series: After the Empire: The Francophone World & Postcolonial France. Num Pages: 256 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBLW; HBTQ; HBTR; HPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 148 x 14. Weight in Grams: 335.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742522831
ISBN
9780742522831
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 73.04

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