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Hardback. An examination of how Britain and France are handling the new religious and racial diversity that has become a fact of life in both countries, and how postcolonial minorities are caught between the nation and the state in relation to status and identity, acceptance and integration. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DDF; HBTB; HRAM2; JFFN; JFSL1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 165 x 241 x 20. Weight in Grams: 458.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Manchester University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784993993
ISBN
9781784993993
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 149.65

World War II sparked a wave of decolonizations throughout the world. These transfers of sovereignty resulted in extensive, unforeseen movements of citizens and subjects to their former countries. Present-day Western Europe, France, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, and Portugal are home to six million first-generation postcolonial migrants. Editor(s): Bosma, Ulbe; Lucassen, Jan; Oostindie, Gert. Series: International Studies in Social History. Num Pages: 270 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJP; HBLW3; HBTR; JFFN. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 164 x 232 x 18. Weight in Grams: 492. Europe, Russia, Japan and the United States in Comparison. Series: International Studies in Social History. 270 pages, black & white illustrations. Editor(s): Bosma, Ulbe; Lucassen, Jan; Oostindie, Gert. World War II sparked a wave of decolonizations throughout the world. These transfers of sovereignty resulted in extensive, unforeseen movements of citizens and subjects to their former countries. Present-day Western Europe, France, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, and Portugal are home to six million first-generation postcolonial migrants. Cateogry: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. BIC Classification: 3JJP; HBLW3; HBTR; JFFN. Dimension: 164 x 232 x 18. Weight: 492.
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Berghahn Books
Number of pages
270
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857453273
ISBN
9780857453273
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 155.37

Hardback. .
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield International
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781786603043
ISBN
9781786603043
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 160.43
€ 56.46

Hardback. Taking an innovative approach, Jane Winston's "Postcolonial Duras" radically revises our understanding of both Duras and a crucial swath of French cultural and literary history by studying each one through the lens of the other. Num Pages: 267 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FM; 2ADF; 3JJ; DSBH; HBTQ; HBTR; JFC; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 25. Weight in Grams: 470.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
St Martin's Press United States
Number of pages
267
Condition
New
SKU
V9780312240004
ISBN
9780312240004
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.23

Paperback. * Provides an entirely new approach to the subject of post--colonialism which will completely re--orientate the field. * Unique to this Reader is a section on Ireland which highlights a new approach to resistance to empire. * Offers students a sense of the heterogeneity and plurality of the field. Editor(s): Castle, Gregory. Num Pages: 552 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DN; DSB; HBTQ; HBTR; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 246 x 170 x 30. Weight in Grams: 912.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
552
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631210054
ISBN
9780631210054
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 56.20

Hardback. A collection of postcolonial discourses, which takes a region-by-region approach to postcolonial theory, giving a sense of the heterogeneity of postcolonial studies. Editor(s): Castle, Gregory. Num Pages: 552 pages. BIC Classification: DN; DSB; HBTQ; HBTR; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 249 x 175 x 46. Weight in Grams: 1112.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
552
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631210047
ISBN
9780631210047
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 171.32

Paperback. This book gives a critical assessment of Paul van Buren's contribution to the Jewish-Christian dialogue, and attempts an original contribution of its own. The main body of the work is concerned with van Buren's 'A Theology of the Jewish-Christian Reality', a systematic rethinking of Christianity vis-a-vis Judaism in a Post-Holocaust world. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBTZ1; HRC; HRJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 135 x 11. Weight in Grams: 240.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
University Press of America United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780761809005
ISBN
9780761809005
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 78.78

paperback. Addresses conceptual and ethical questions that arise from historical accounts of the Holocaust. Series: Jewish Literature & Culture. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBTZ1; HBWQ; HP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 15. Weight in Grams: 354.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253217288
ISBN
9780253217288
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 21.94

hardcover. Previous ed. published under title: Key concepts in post-colonial studies. Series: Routledge Key Guides. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: DSBH5; GBC; HBTR. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 25. Weight in Grams: 589.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Routledge United Kingdom
Edition
3rd Edition
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415661904
ISBN
9780415661904
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 135.49

Paperback. * Guides the reader through historical, linguistic and theoretical issues. * Avoids jargon and generalization. * Offers detailed case studies of literary texts by a wide range of writers. * Provides a clear and provocative account. Num Pages: 248 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; HBTQ; HBTR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 156 x 230 x 24. Weight in Grams: 400.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631194927
ISBN
9780631194927
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 55.83

Paperback. Groundbreaking collection of specially commissioned essays in which the ethnic literatures of North America are added to the developing postcolonial canon. Editor(s): Madsen, Deborah L. Series: Post-colonial Studies. Num Pages: 240 pages, index. BIC Classification: DSBH; DSK; HBTQ; HBTR; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 153 x 230 x 18. Weight in Grams: 370.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Pluto Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
Edition
First Edition
SKU
V9780745315102
ISBN
9780745315102
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.46

Hardback. A riveting account of private art collectors' passion from Roman times to the present Num Pages: 232 pages, 17 b/w illus. BIC Classification: GM; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156. .
Publisher
Yale University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300208528
ISBN
9780300208528
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 27.05

Paperback. In 1500 few Europeans regarded nature as a subject worthy of inquiry. Yet years later the first museums of natural history had appeared in Italy, dedicated to the marvels of nature. Drawing on archives of visitors' books, letters, and pleas for patronage, this title reconstructs the lost social world of Renaissance and Baroque museums. Series: Studies on the History of Society & Culture. Num Pages: 449 pages, 30 b&w reproductions, 1 map, 6 museum floor plans, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1DST; GM; HBJD; HBLH; HBTB; P; WN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 150 x 29. Weight in Grams: 640.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
449
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520205086
ISBN
9780520205086
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 28.19

Hardback. This book examines Anglican missionary work in nineteenth-century British Columbia at several scales: the local ethnographic literature; histories of contact and conflict in mainland B.C. from the early nineteenth century; the theology and sociology of mission; and the recent critical literature on European colonialism. Num Pages: 200 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBC; HBJK; HBLL; HBTQ; HBTR; HRCX7; JFC; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887. Weight in Grams: 449.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780774806541
ISBN
9780774806541
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 112.81

Paperback. Through photographs and text, Ray Rileylooks at the history of Portsmouth's shipyards and relationship with the navy." Num Pages: 128 pages, 200ill. BIC Classification: 1DBKESH; HBTM; WGG; WQH; WT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 163 x 9. Weight in Grams: 310.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752427768
ISBN
9780752427768
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.54

Hardback. Sheds light on the relationship between portraiture, social affirmation and the myth of Antiquity as it was experienced and elaborated in 18th-century Rome. This book offers insights and readings into how the experience of the City in terms of abstract or concrete appropriation affected the ways of portraying innate or visiting elite sitters. Num Pages: 192 pages, Illustrations, black & white. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JF; AGHF; HBTB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 240 x 170 x 23. Weight in Grams: 556.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Manchester University Press
Condition
New
SKU
9780719075964
ISBN
9780719075964
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 7.28

hardcover. Honour, devotion, and duty; murder, abduction, and mayhem: all describe the experiences and activities of the medieval English noblewomen whose lives are explored in this volume of case studies. Information is from a range of sources including public documents and private papers. Series: The New Middle Ages. Num Pages: 192 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3H; HBJD1; HBLC; HBTB; JFSJ1; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 223 x 18. Weight in Grams: 372.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
St Martin's Press United States
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
Edition
2003rd Edition
SKU
V9780312292973
ISBN
9780312292973
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 134.97

Hardback. Wiesel called the genocide of the Armenians during the First World War 'the Holocaust before the Holocaust'. Around one and a half million Armenians - men, women and children - were slaughtered at the time of the First World War. This book outlines some of the historical facts and consequences of the massacres. Editor(s): Voss, Huberta von. Num Pages: 50 photographs. BIC Classification: 1DVUR; HBJD; HBLW; HBTZ. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 163 x 24. Weight in Grams: 618.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Berghahn Books United Kingdom
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845452575
ISBN
9781845452575
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 166.94

Hardcover. Num Pages: 144 pages, profusely illustrated in colour throughout. BIC Classification: 1DBKESF; AJC; HBTB; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 269 x 19. Weight in Grams: 768.
Publisher
Halsgrove
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857042637
ISBN
9780857042637
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 20.51

Hardcover.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Protea Boekhuis South Africa
Number of pages
1344
Condition
New
SKU
V9781869197490
ISBN
9781869197490
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 44.22

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