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History: specific events & topics
Paperback. First published in 1903, this eloquent collection of essays exposed the magnitude of racism in our society. The book endures today as a classic document of American social and political history: a manifesto that has influenced generations with its transcendent vision for change. Editor(s): Gates, Henry Louis, Jr. Num Pages: 274 pages. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBTS; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 159 x 263 x 18. Weight in Grams: 418.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 274
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199387434
- ISBN
- 9780199387434
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.67
€ 35.67
Paperback. Simone Browne shows how racial ideologies and the long history of policing black bodies under transatlantic slavery structure contemporary surveillance technologies and practices. Analyzing a wide array of archival and contemporary texts, she demonstrates how surveillance reifies boundaries, borders, and bodies around racial lines. Num Pages: 224 pages, 18 illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFSL4; JHB; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 10. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822359388
- ISBN
- 9780822359388
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 26.41
€ 31.99
€ 26.41
Paperback. Num Pages: 464 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 625.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252061561
- ISBN
- 9780252061561
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 31.62
€ 34.99
€ 31.62
Paperback. Darfur has become synonymous with genocide and humanitarian crisis. A guide to the conflict, this book provides a short history of the region, and traces the origins, organization and ideology of the infamous Janjawiid and other rebel groups, including the Sudan Liberation Army and the Justice and Equality Movement. Series: African Arguments. Num Pages: 336 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1HBS; 3JMC; HBJH; HBLX; HBTZ; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 21. Weight in Grams: 392.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Zed Books
- Edition
- 2nd
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781842779507
- ISBN
- 9781842779507
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.07
€ 27.07
Hardcover. Presents annotated selections from the British records that were copied in situ by the author in al-Fashir and Kutum in 1970 and 1974 and of which the originals were subsequently destroyed by accident. This work deals with such issues as land tenure, agricultural practice, grazing rights and livestock migration routes and tribal administration. Num Pages: 356 pages. BIC Classification: 1HBS; HBJH; HBLW; HBTQ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 138. Weight in Grams: 1200.
- Publisher
- Hurst
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Annotated
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781850659488
- ISBN
- 9781850659488
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 77.39€ 74.77
€ 77.39
€ 74.77
Paperback. The Danube is the longest river in western and central Europe. Rising amidst the beautiful wooded hills of Germanys Black Forest, it touches or winds its way through ten countries and four capital cities before emptying into the Black Sea through a vast delta whose silt-filled channels spread across eastern Romania. Series: Landscapes of the Imagination. Num Pages: 256 pages, 30 b&w. BIC Classification: 1DVW; HBJD; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 141 x 19. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Publisher
- Signal Books Ltd
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781904955665
- ISBN
- 9781904955665
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 19.69
€ 19.99
€ 19.69
Hardcover. Presents the research on Denmark's urban development during the Age of Absolutism, 1660-1848. This book features articles that provide an overview of urbanisation in both the Kingdom of Denmark and the Duchy of Schleswig, while other articles focus on the economic, social and cultural urban functions. Editor(s): Bitsch, Soren. Num Pages: 509 pages, tables & maps. BIC Classification: 1DND; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 252 x 181 x 44. Weight in Grams: 1540.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Aarhus University Press Denmark
- Number of pages
- 509
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788779341524
- ISBN
- 9788779341524
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 23.11
€ 23.11
Paperback. The first comprehensive survey of the global history of industrial hazards and their control Editor(s): Sellers, Christopher C.; Melling, Joseph. Num Pages: 214 pages, black & white line drawings, black & white tables, maps, figures. BIC Classification: HBTK; RNP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 154 x 14. Weight in Grams: 320.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 214
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781439904695
- ISBN
- 9781439904695
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 31.78
€ 34.99
€ 31.78
Paperback. Drawn from the daughters and wives of the working poor and declasse elites, prostitutes in Shanghai were near the bottom of class and gender hierarchies. This title examines prostitution in Shanghai from the late nineteenth century. Num Pages: 603 pages, 26 b/w photographs, 5 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; HBLW; HBTB; JFMX; JFSG; JFSJ1; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 44. Weight in Grams: 917.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 603
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520204393
- ISBN
- 9780520204393
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.77
€ 46.99
€ 33.77
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Natural Heritage Books Canada
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781897045138
- ISBN
- 9781897045138
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 20.64
€ 21.99
€ 20.64
Hardcover. Dangerous Neighbors shows how the Haitian Revolution permeated early American print culture and had a profound impact on the young nation's domestic politics. Series: Early American Studies. Num Pages: 352 pages, 9 illlus. BIC Classification: 1KJH; HBJK; HBTV. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 36. Weight in Grams: 726.
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812248319
- ISBN
- 9780812248319
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 59.80
€ 59.80
Paperback. In the tumultuous decades after the Civil War, as the southern white elite reclaimed power, "racial mixing" was the central concern of segregationists who strove to maintain "racial purity." This book aims to challenge conventional wisdom, and examines how white southerners enforced anti-miscegenation laws. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBS; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; JFFJ; JFSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 345.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of Arkansas Press
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781557288332
- ISBN
- 9781557288332
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.80
€ 26.80
Paperback. Num Pages: 560 pages. BIC Classification: HBTQ; HBTR; JFC; JFSJ; JHMP; JPHC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 176 x 253 x 31. Weight in Grams: 1006.
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Edition
- First edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816626496
- ISBN
- 9780816626496
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.24
€ 30.99
€ 27.24
Hardcover. Num Pages: 256 pages, 32 photos, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 3JJP; HBLW3; HBTW; JPSH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 164 x 21. Weight in Grams: 494. 8vo.Very good copy in clean dustwrapper. Military history
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Naval Institute Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- SKU
- KEX0276006
- ISBN
- 9781591149682
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 10.00
€ 10.00
Paperback. Examines the rise and abrupt decline of anti-Catholic literature during the Progressive Era, as well as the issues and motivations that informed anti-Catholic writers and their "Romanist" opponents. This work explores the connection between anti-Catholicism and nationalism from 1910-1919. It is intended for scholars and students of history. Num Pages: 304 pages, 20 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJC; 3JJF; HBTB; HRCC7; JFCA; KNTJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 154 x 19. Weight in Grams: 508.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of Notre Dame Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780268036058
- ISBN
- 9780268036058
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.32
€ 37.99
€ 34.32
hardcover. From the color of a politician's tie, to exorbitantly costly haircuts, to the size of an American flag pin adorning a lapel, it's no secret that style has political meaning. The author shows that in France, England, and Spain, daring dress became a way of taking a stance toward the social and political upheaval of the period. Num Pages: 288 pages, 23 halftones. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JF; HBJD; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 635.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780226187259
- ISBN
- 9780226187259
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 51.99€ 40.39
€ 51.99
€ 40.39
Paperback. Num Pages: 264 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSB; HBTB; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 16. Weight in Grams: 412.
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801482083
- ISBN
- 9780801482083
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 34.79
€ 38.99
€ 34.79
Paperback. In January of 1788, the First Fleet arrived in New South Wales and a thousand British men and women encountered the people who will be their new neighbours. Drawing on historical records, this book presents this key chapter in British colonial history, and reconstructs the complex dance of curiosity, attraction, and mistrust. Num Pages: 352 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1MBF; HBJD1; HBJM; HBLL; HBTQ; HBTR; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 150 x 23. Weight in Grams: 380.
- Publisher
- Canongate Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781841956992
- ISBN
- 9781841956992
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 15.24
€ 21.99
€ 15.24
Hardcover. A path-finding analysis of the vast colonial "dance archive" that conclusively demonstrates that dance played a crucial role in the European colonization of the Americas Series: Latin American and Caribbean Arts and Culture Publication Initiative. Num Pages: 227 pages, 40 b/w photos, 2 maps, 11 color in an 8-page section. BIC Classification: 1KB; 1KL; 3JB; HBJK; HBLH; HBTQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 7128 x 5499 x 509. Weight in Grams: 936.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press United States
- Number of pages
- 227
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780292744929
- ISBN
- 9780292744929
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 60.45
€ 60.45
Paperback. This volume explores the influence of African American music on world culture. It brings together issues of race, gender, politics, history and dance, includes discussions of dance instruction songs, the blues aesthetic, and Katherine Dunham's controversial ballet about lynching, "Southland". Editor(s): DeFrantz, Thomas F. Series: Studies in Dance History. Num Pages: 352 pages, 73 b&w photograhs, 2 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; ASD; HBTB; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 538.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- University of Wisconsin Press
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780299173142
- ISBN
- 9780299173142
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.14
€ 32.14
Paperback. The social backdrop, vividly described, to one of the greatest battles in European history, Waterloo 1815. Num Pages: 288 pages, 36, 1 maps. BIC Classification: 1DDB; 3JH; HBJD; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 22. Weight in Grams: 266.
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing Co
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780753822173
- ISBN
- 9780753822173
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.00
€ 13.99
€ 11.00
Paperback. Uncovers the origins of communal celebration in human biology and culture. Although sixteenth-century Europeans began to view mass festivities as foreign and 'savage', the author shows that they were indigenous to the West, from the ancient Greek's worship of Dionysus to the medieval practices of Christianity as a 'danced religion'. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: HBTB; JHBT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 23. Weight in Grams: 232.
- Publisher
- Granta Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847080080
- ISBN
- 9781847080080
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.71
€ 13.99
€ 10.71
paperback. By examining master narratives of modern dance history, this book demonstrates the cultural agency of fresh Progressive-era dance practices. Series: Unnatural Acts: Theorizing the Performative. Num Pages: 304 pages, 21 b&w photos, 4 figures, 1 bibliog., 1 index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; ASD; HBTB; JFSJ; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 23. Weight in Grams: 472.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253213273
- ISBN
- 9780253213273
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 24.14
€ 25.99
€ 24.14
Paperback. illustrated, map, bibliography, notes, index Num Pages: 416 pages, colour illustrations, black & white tables, maps. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBT; HBTB; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Publisher
- South Dakota State Historical Society
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780979894015
- ISBN
- 9780979894015
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.06
€ 23.06