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Paperback. Examines the uses and experiences of children in slavery in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. This collection of essays exposes the global victimization of child slaves from the period of abolition of legal slavery in the nineteenth century to the human rights era of the twentieth century. Editor(s): Campbell, Gwyn; Miers, Suzanne; Miller, Joseph C. Num Pages: 260 pages, illus. BIC Classification: HBTS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 6147 x 3887 x 25. Weight in Grams: 422.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Ohio University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 260
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780821419595
- ISBN
- 9780821419595
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 32.04
€ 34.99
€ 32.04
Hardback. Examines the distinctive uses and experiences of children in slavery in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. This book adds historical depth to the literature on contemporary slavery, emphasizing the vulnerabilities of children, or effective equivalents, that made them particularly valuable to those who could acquire and control them. Editor(s): Campbell, Gwyn; Miers, Suzanne; Miller, Joseph C. Num Pages: 228 pages, illus. BIC Classification: HBTS; JKSB1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 557.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Ohio University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 228
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780821419588
- ISBN
- 9780821419588
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 86.69
€ 86.69
paperback. Compares the self-representations of the US Mexicanas with the representations of academic-affiliated, intellectual Chicana writers and visual artists. This work looks at how the Chicana professional intellectuals and the US Mexicana women refigure demeaning constructions of female gender roles and racial, ethnic, and sexual identities. Series: Latin America Otherwise. Num Pages: 296 pages, 15 illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADS; AC; DSBH; HBTD; JFSJ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822343103
- ISBN
- 9780822343103
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 27.51
€ 29.99
€ 27.51
Paperback. Deals with the growth of Chicago's stockyards and the communities that were formed around them in the mid-to-late 19th century. Num Pages: 440 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 600.
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- 1st Pbk. Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252071324
- ISBN
- 9780252071324
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 27.51
€ 29.99
€ 27.51
Paperback. As early-twentieth-century Chicago swelled with an influx of at least 250,000 new black urban migrants, the city became a center of consumer capitalism. This work argues that this mass consumer marketplace generated a vibrant intellectual life and planted seeds of political dissent against the dehumanizing effects of white capitalism. Num Pages: 384 pages, 27 illustrations, 2 maps, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBBNC; 3JJC; HBTB; JFSL3. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 535.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- The University of North Carolina Press United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780807857991
- ISBN
- 9780807857991
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 55.75
€ 55.75
Paperback. On the afternoon of December 30, 1903, during a sold out matinee performance, a fire broke out in Chicago's Iroquois Theatre. This work provides a chronicle of this event to assess the titanic tragedy of the fire itself and also the municipal corruption that kindled the flames beforehand and the political cover-ups hidden in the smoke. Num Pages: 240 pages, 48 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBNC; 3JJC; BT; HBTB; JFFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Publisher
- Southern Illinois University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780809327218
- ISBN
- 9780809327218
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.26
€ 37.26
Paperback. From its humble beginnings as a fur-trading outpost, Chicago has become one of the foremost centers of world finance and trade. Beginning with an overview of the city's commercial development, this book considers how key industries shaped - and were shaped by - both the local and global economies. Editor(s): Reiff, Janice L. Num Pages: 392 pages, 23 halftones, 7 maps, 1 line drawing. BIC Classification: 1KBBNC; HBJK; HBTK; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 21. Weight in Grams: 676.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226709369
- ISBN
- 9780226709369
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 23.17
€ 27.99
€ 23.17
Paperback. On 26 April 1986, at 1.23am, a series of explosions shook the Chernobyl nuclear reactor. While officials tried to hush up the accident, the author spent years collecting testimonies from survivors. A chronicle of the past and a warning for our nuclear future, this book shows what it is like to remember in a world that wants you to forget. Translator(s): Gunin, Anna; Tait, Arch. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVU; 3JJ; HBJD; HBLW3; HBTD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 198 x 20. Weight in Grams: 224.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780241270530
- ISBN
- 9780241270530
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.05
€ 13.99
€ 11.05
paperback. Seven people signed the Proclamation of the Republic in 1916 - four of them were poets. To commemorate its centenary, Cork City Council has commissioned four of Ireland's leading contemporary writers to reflect on the meaning of this single most important artefact of the 1916 Rising. Editor(s): McCarthy, Thomas. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJF; HBJD1; HBTB; JPWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- The Collins Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781848893122
- ISBN
- 9781848893122
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.99€ 10.60
€ 12.99
€ 10.60
Hardcover. Looks at the origins of the iconic cheongsam dress, and its social and cultural importance in Singapore. This book examines the origins and development of the cheongsam in the social context of Singapore since its introduction from Shanghai, China, in the 1920s onwards. Num Pages: 160 pages, photographs & illustrations throughout. BIC Classification: 1FMS; AKTH; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 247 x 180 x 27. Weight in Grams: 740.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Editions Didier Millet Pty Ltd Singapore
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789814260923
- ISBN
- 9789814260923
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.58
€ 19.99
€ 18.58
Paperback. Translator(s): Brombert, Beth Archer. Series: Arts & Traditions of the Table: Perspectives on Culinary History. Num Pages: 128 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTB; JHBT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 204 x 131 x 10. Weight in Grams: 178. Series: Arts & Traditions of the Table: Perspectives on Culinary History. 128 pages, illustrations. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: HBTB; JHBT. Dimension: 204 x 131 x 10. Weight: 178. Translator(s): Brombert, Beth Archer.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Number of pages
- 128
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231152518
- ISBN
- 9780231152518
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.56
€ 26.99
€ 20.56
Paperback. What did young, independent women do for fun and how did they pay their way into New York City's turn-of-the-century pleasure places? This title offers a discussion of young working women whose meager wages often fell short of bare subsistence and rarely allowed for entertainment expenses. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 142 x 210 x 20. Weight in Grams: 306.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1987
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780877225003
- ISBN
- 9780877225003
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.75
€ 32.99
€ 29.75
Paperback. Argentine by birth, Ernesto Che Guevara came to embody the spirit of the Cuban revolution led by Fidel Castro. Guevara spent two years fighting in the sierras of Cuba, and after the revolutionaries victory became one of the most important members of the government as well as one of Castros closest and most controversial associates. Series: Caribbean Lives. Num Pages: 208 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KJC; 3JJPG; BGH; HBJK; HBTV; JPWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 182 x 124 x 17. Weight in Grams: 174. Che Guevara
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Signal Books Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- KST0002249
- ISBN
- 9781904955559
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 7.28
€ 7.28
Paperback. Argentine by birth, Ernesto Che Guevara came to embody the spirit of the Cuban revolution led by Fidel Castro. Guevara spent two years fighting in the sierras of Cuba, and after the revolutionaries victory became one of the most important members of the government as well as one of Castros closest and most controversial associates. Series: Caribbean Lives. Num Pages: 208 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KJC; 3JJPG; BGH; HBJK; HBTV; JPWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 182 x 124 x 17. Weight in Grams: 174. Che Guevara
- Publisher
- Signal Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- KST0002248
- ISBN
- 9781904955559
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 7.28
€ 7.28
Paperback. Che Guevara's dream was an epic one - to unite Latin America and the rest of the developing world through armed revolution, and to end once and for all the poverty, injustice and petty nationalisms that had bled it for centuries. This work tells the tale of revolution, international intrigue and covert operations. Num Pages: 832 pages, b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KJC; 3JJPG; BGH; HBJK; HBTV; JPWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 154 x 48. Weight in Grams: 1072.
- Edition
- Reprint
- Publisher
- Bantam
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780553406641
- ISBN
- 9780553406641
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 20.61
€ 25.99
€ 20.61
Paperback. The eventful history of Chatham naval dockyard Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKESK; HBTM; WGG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 163 x 9. Weight in Grams: 312.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Number of pages
- 128
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752432489
- ISBN
- 9780752432489
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.50
€ 17.99
€ 16.50
Hardcover. Num Pages: 296 pages, 80 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1KBBWX; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJK; HBTB; MBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 262 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1282.
- Publisher
- Museum of New Mexico Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780890136126
- ISBN
- 9780890136126
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 34.40
€ 47.99
€ 34.40
Paperback. The murder trial of Oscar Pistorius will rivet the world's attention in a way no other case has since another famous sportsman, O J Simpson, was tried for the murder of his ex wife in 1994. Written by the acclaimed author of Invictus, this title tells the sensational insider story of Oscar Pistorius. Num Pages: 336 pages, 2X8pp plates. BIC Classification: BGS; HBTB. Dimension: 233 x 154 x 31. Weight in Grams: 600.
- Publisher
- Atlantic Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Export/Airside
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782393276
- ISBN
- 9781782393276
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.05
€ 17.99
€ 13.05
Hardcover. Cover is worn, staining on some pages, perevious owner's name and date on ffep. 49pp plus 8 charts.
- Condition
- Used, Good
- Publisher
- J.D. Potter London
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1931
- Edition
- 2d ed
- SKU
- KON0819402
Hardback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 20.99€ 5.49
€ 20.99
€ 5.49
Hardcover. Provides an illustrated account of the role that charts have played in planning, preventing, conducting and recording war on water. An introduction discusses the major themes with regard to naval warfare, navigation, and chart-making. The first chapter covers the period from earliest recorded history to the fifteenth century. Num Pages: 160 pages, 150 illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTM; JWF; TRLN; WTRM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 313 x 290 x 17. Weight in Grams: 1306.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Conway
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781844860319
- ISBN
- 9781844860319
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 8.87
€ 23.99
€ 8.87
hardcover. The development of independent working-class radical education and politics in England from the year of revolutions, 1848, to the passage of the 1870 Education Act is examined in this chronological analysis of the Chartist movement. Series: Chartist Studies Series. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 508.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- The Merlin Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780850365443
- ISBN
- 9780850365443
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 28.96
€ 33.99
€ 28.96
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- The Merlin Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780850365399
- ISBN
- 9780850365399
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 19.63
€ 20.99
€ 19.63
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
€ 46.99€ 42.04
€ 46.99
€ 42.04
Paperback. Num Pages: 54 pages, 74. BIC Classification: HBTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 286 x 208 x 4. Weight in Grams: 212.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- National Museums & Galleries on Merseyside United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 54
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781902700229
- ISBN
- 9781902700229
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.41
€ 13.41