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Paperback. Almost fifty years after Brown v Board of Education, research shows that minority students continue to receive an unequal education. At the heart of this inequality is a complex and often conflicted relationship between teachers and civil rights activists. This title traces the tensions between the two groups in New York City over the years. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JJ; HBTB; JNFR; JNKH; JPVH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 363.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226660721
ISBN
9780226660721
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.41

Hardcover. Marking Roy Foster's retirement from the Carroll Professorship of Irish history at the University of Oxford, and recognising his extraordinary career as a historian, literary critic, and public intellectual, this essay collection charts Foster's career while reflecting on developments in the field of Irish history writing, teaching, and research. Editor(s): Paseta, Senia. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: DSBH; HBJD1; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 163 x 243 x 25. Weight in Grams: 608.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198748274
ISBN
9780198748274
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 163.41

Paperback. Presents an argument that the coming of sound inspired more in the massively influential horror movies than screams, creaking doors, and howling wolves. This book makes a case for understanding film viewing as a force that can powerfully shape both the minutest aspects of individual films and the broadest sweep of film production trends. Num Pages: 202 pages, 28 b/w photographs, 1 line illustration. BIC Classification: APF; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 15. Weight in Grams: 348.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
202
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520251229
ISBN
9780520251229
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.06

Paperback. Starting with the crippling custom of footbinding, this work presents a study of Chinese American women during the first half of the twentieth century. Using this symbol of subjugation to examine social change in the lives of these women, it shows the stages of 'unbinding' that occurred between the turn of the century and the end of World War II. Num Pages: 395 pages, 33 b&w illustrations, 12 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 467.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
395
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520088672
ISBN
9780520088672
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 28.19

Paperback. From household objects to maps and ideas of race, Kariann Yokota examines early US history through the lens of postcolonial theory. While its leaders went to great lengths to establish their "civility,"what really distinguished the new nation were its unlimited natural resources, slavery, and the displacement of native societies. Num Pages: 368 pages, 50 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; HBTR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 174 x 23. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780190217877
ISBN
9780190217877
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 60.64

Paperback. Includes the personalities, politics and culture of England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland, and the interaction between British and other societies throughout the world. This book features historical themes including Brian Harrison and Dominic Sandbrook on the 1960s and Geoffrey Wheatcroft on Churchill and the Jews. Editor(s): Louis, Roger. Num Pages: 388 pages, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DB; 3JJ; HBJD1; HBLW; HBTB; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 153 x 25. Weight in Grams: 722.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
388
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848851535
ISBN
9781848851535
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 25.80

Paperback. Rather than limiting his study to an examination of the country's numerically largest population - ethnic Ukrainians - acclaimed scholar Paul Robert Magocsi emphasizes the multicultural nature of Ukraine throughout its history. Num Pages: 352 pages, 302. BIC Classification: 1DVU; 1DVUA; HBJD; HBLA1; HBTB; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 174 x 247 x 26. Weight in Grams: 692.
Publisher
University of Toronto Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
ILL
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442627567
ISBN
9781442627567
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 41.75

Hardcover. Krawciw traced the physical and aesthetic depiction of Ukraine across its changing borders as a means of self-recognition and as a cultural and political history of the contested nation and its peoples. This book serves as a catalog of his collection and a description of how the maps he collected serve as a source for Ukraine's history. Num Pages: 248 pages, 45 colour maps, 45 b/w maps. BIC Classification: 1DVUK; HBJD; HBTP; RGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 306 x 234 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1930.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Ukrainian Research Institute of Harvard University
Edition
Har/Com
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9781932650044
ISBN
9781932650044
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 99.76
€ 93.55

Paperback. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Rutgers University Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780813575834
ISBN
9780813575834
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 37.34

Hardback. Num Pages: 320 pages, over 900 color and b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJH; HBT; JWTU. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 308 x 37. Weight in Grams: 2466.
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764325823
ISBN
9780764325823
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 97.43
€ 71.71

Hardcover. Num Pages: 256 pages, over 500 color and b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJH; HBT; JWTU. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 314 x 32. Weight in Grams: 2068.
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764326219
ISBN
9780764326219
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 76.04
€ 57.23

Hardcover. Editor(s): Lambert, Simon M. Num Pages: 317 pages, tables. charts. graphs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTQ; JP; JW; KC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 266 x 191 x 24. Weight in Grams: 788.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
317
Condition
New
SKU
V9781617618932
ISBN
9781617618932
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 348.18
€ 233.95

Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages, 25 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKN; HBJD1; HBTB; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 20. Weight in Grams: 216.
Publisher
Nonsuch Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845882303
ISBN
9781845882303
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 13.21

Paperback. Num Pages: 248 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBJD; HBLA; HBTB; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 154 x 18. Weight in Grams: 398.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Edition
y 1st us
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801483875
ISBN
9780801483875
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 41.60

Hardcover. Series: Studies in the Legal History of the South. Num Pages: 224 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBES; 1KBBFS; HBJK; HBLL; HBTS; JFM; LNDC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of Georgia Press
Edition
1St Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780820338644
ISBN
9780820338644
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.46

Hardcover. Of equal appeal to general readers, designers and typographers, this book is a vibrant cultural guide to fifty of the most remarkable typefaces. Num Pages: 288 pages, 50 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AKD; HBTB; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 138. .
Publisher
Bodleian Library, University of Oxford
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781851244317
ISBN
9781851244317
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.63

Paperback. Most previous published works about Ty Cobb, the first player inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame, paint him as a much hated athlete and lonely, old man. Ty Cobb: Safe At Home offers a deeper insight into his private life in Augusta, Georgia. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGS; HBTB; WSJT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 21.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780762744800
ISBN
9780762744800
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.51

Paperback. Series: American Philological Association American Classical Studies. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: DSBB; HBTG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 7. Weight in Grams: 162.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1976
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Edition
2 Rev ed
Number of pages
112
Condition
New
SKU
V9781555406660
ISBN
9781555406660
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 75.07

Paperback. A fascinating, in-the-round portrait of Britain in 1846, a nation on the brink of economic and social change as the Industrial Revolution deepened its impact. Num Pages: 352 pages, 8pp colour illus. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 196 x 21. Weight in Grams: 252.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Head of Zeus
Condition
New
SKU
9781781853542
ISBN
9781781853542
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 5.70

Paperback. The first of three studies in the "History of Education in England", this volume traces the emergence of modern education from the efforts of the scientific societies in the 1780s up to the securing of universal education with the Act of 1870. Series: Study in History of Education. Num Pages: 376 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JF; 3JH; HBTB; JN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 144 x 216 x 25. Weight in Grams: 484.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1960
Publisher
Lawrence and Wishart Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
376
Condition
New
SKU
V9780853153481
ISBN
9780853153481
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 28.76

Hardback. Wilma and Georg Iggers came from diverse backgrounds, Wilma from a Jewish farming family from the border area of Czechoslovakia, Georg from a Jewish business family from Hamburg. This book relates their experiences of childhood and adolescence and then their lives together. It presents a history of changing conditions in US and Central Europe. Series: Studies in German History. Num Pages: 21 ills, index. BIC Classification: BGA; HBTB; JN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Berghahn Books United Kingdom
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845451387
ISBN
9781845451387
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 154.77

Paperback. In 1923, nearly 2 million citizens of Turkey or Greece were moved across the Aegean because they were the 'wrong' religion. This work presents an account of the first example of mass ethnic cleansing in Europe. Num Pages: 304 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVG; 1DVT; 3JJG; HBTB; JFSL; JPVR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 22. Weight in Grams: 216.
Publisher
Granta Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
Second Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781862079243
ISBN
9781862079243
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.54

Paperback. Over the last twenty years the Journal of Historical Sociology has redefined what historical sociology can be. These essays by internationally distinguished historians, sociologists, anthropologists and geographers bring together the very best of the JHS. Editor(s): Wong, Yoke-Sum; Sayer, Derek. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: HBTB; JH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 231 x 165 x 14. Weight in Grams: 486.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405179348
ISBN
9781405179348
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.30

Paperback. Over the last twenty years the Journal of Historical Sociology has redefined what historical sociology can be. These essays by internationally distinguished historians, sociologists, anthropologists and geographers bring together the very best of the JHS. Editor(s): Wong, Yoke-Sum; Sayer, Derek. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTB; JH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 230 x 164 x 15. Weight in Grams: 522.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405179331
ISBN
9781405179331
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.44

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