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Paperback. The voyages of Captain Cook are endlessly fascinating to a wide audience, and no aspect of them has been more controversial than Cook's death. This book contains introductory essays that discuss Samwell's contribution to our understanding of the dramatic period in Pacific and maritime history, and examines the personality and career of Samwell. Num Pages: 180 pages, 6 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: DNF; HBTM; RGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 213 x 139 x 16. Weight in Grams: 342.
Publisher
University of Wales Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
180
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
No Statement of Printing
Condition
New
SKU
V9780708320730
ISBN
9780708320730
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 5.36

Paperback. Frederick Douglass and George Fitzhugh disagreed on virtually every major issue of the day. On slavery, women's rights, and the preservation of the Union their opinions were opposed. This title demonstrates the links between their very different ideas and to show how, operating from liberal principles, they came to such different conclusions. Num Pages: 252 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTS; JPFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 16. Weight in Grams: 300.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
252
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814722138
ISBN
9780814722138
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.83

Paperback. Looking at the American Declaration of Independence, this book reveals the document through the eyes of the rest of the world. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTR. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 177 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 252.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674030329
ISBN
9780674030329
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 26.65

Hardback. This book thematizes the mystical figure of the abyss by examining the abyss as the dialectical process of the self's reconstruction followed by its dispossession. It traces such process in Neoplatonic mysticism, German idealism, and Afro-Caribbean philosophy with the end of politicizing the mystical figure from the standpoint of coloniality. Series: Perspectives in Continental Philosophy. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: HBTQ; HPC; HRAB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 3887 x 5817 x 18. Weight in Grams: 386.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823273072
ISBN
9780823273072
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 97.15

Paperback. This book thematizes the mystical figure of the abyss by examining the abyss as the dialectical process of the self's reconstruction followed by its dispossession. It traces such process in Neoplatonic mysticism, German idealism, and Afro-Caribbean philosophy with the end of politicizing the mystical figure from the standpoint of coloniality. Series: Perspectives in Continental Philosophy. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: HBTQ; HPC; HRAB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 3895 x 5830 x 15. Weight in Grams: 272.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823273089
ISBN
9780823273089
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.51

Paperback. Develops new historical methods to discover the Chicana's own story. Series: Theories of Representation and Difference. Num Pages: 208 pages, 1 bibliog., 1 index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KLCM; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 157 x 11. Weight in Grams: 314.
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253212832
ISBN
9780253212832
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 19.68

paperback. Provides a thorough understanding of the impact of decolonization on world history and cross-cultural encounters worlwide. Editor(s): Le Sueur, James D. Series: Routledge Readers in History. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: HBTQ; HBTR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 242 x 176 x 27. Weight in Grams: 832.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
480
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415231176
ISBN
9780415231176
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 56.86

Hardcover. Series: Dedalus Concept Books. Num Pages: 240 pages, 28 black and whilte illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTB; WBXD3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 135 x 24. Weight in Grams: 336.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Dedalus Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9781907650048
ISBN
9781907650048
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.58

Paperback. During its heyday in the 19th century, the African slave trade was fueled by the close relationship of the US and Brazil. This work tells the story of how US nationals participated in this odious commerce by creating diplomatic, social, and political ties with Brazil, which has the largest population of African origin outside of Africa itself. Num Pages: 341 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1H; 1KBB; 1KLSB; HBTB; HBTS; JPSD. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 21. Weight in Grams: 472.
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
341
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814736890
ISBN
9780814736890
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.83

Paperback. To mark the centenary of its foundation, the British Security Service, MI5, has opened its archives to an independent historian. This book reveals the precise role of the Service in twentieth-century British history, since its foundation by Captain Kell of the British Army in October 1909 to root out 'the spies of the Kaiser'. Num Pages: 1072 pages, Illustrations, col. map, ports. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBT; JPSH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 52. Weight in Grams: 784.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Penguin
Condition
New
SKU
9780141023304
ISBN
9780141023304
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 16.68

Paperback. Takes the enslaved person's claims of human consumption seriously, focusing on both the literal starvation of the slave and the tropes of cannibalism on the part of the slaveholder, and further draws attention to the ways in which Blacks experienced their consumption as a fundamentally homoerotic occurrence. Series: Sexual Cultures. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTS; JFSL3; JHMP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 146 x 20. Weight in Grams: 442.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
NYU Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814794623
ISBN
9780814794623
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.93

Hardback. How does France reconcile the modern movement toward pluralism and decentralization with a strong central governing power? This work offers a radical interpretation of the development of democracy in France and the relationship between government and its citizens. Translator(s): Goldhammer, Arthur. Series: Harvard Historical Studies. Num Pages: 316 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JH; 3JJ; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 165 x 32. Weight in Grams: 648.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674024960
ISBN
9780674024960
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 39.10

Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFCX; JFF; JMG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141981741
ISBN
9780141981741
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.00
€ 11.81

hardcover. A three-volume study of the Holocaust. First published in 1961, Raul Hilberg's account of how Germany annihilated the Jewish community of Europe spurred discussion and shaped the field of Holocaust studies. This expanded edition includes new material, particularly from archives in Eastern Europe. Num Pages: 1426 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJH; HBJD; HBTZ1; HBWQ; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 242 x 165 x 101. Weight in Grams: 2426.
Publisher
Yale University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Edition
3rd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300095579
ISBN
9780300095579
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 230.69
€ 161.76

Paperback. "One of the major sources for the study on the interraction between whites and American Indians during the sixteenth century." -- Journal of the Rocky Mountain Medieval and Renaissance Association Translator(s): Briffault, Herma. Num Pages: 152 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLS; HBG; HBJK; HBTQ; HBTR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 204 x 136 x 11. Weight in Grams: 174.
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
152
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801844300
ISBN
9780801844300
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 30.51

Paperback. Explores the Latino presence in the United States. This book also debunks common myths about Silicon Valley. Based on oral histories as well as archival research, it shows how San Jose, Santa Clara, and other northern California locales played a critical role in the ongoing development of Latino politics. Num Pages: 320 pages, 26 halftones. 9 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; HBJK; HBLL; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 236 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 460.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Princeton University Press New Jersey
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691118468
ISBN
9780691118468
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 39.70

paperback. Robert Darnton explores the scandalous literature of libel and the colorful lives of libelers in eighteenth-century France. By doing so he shows how an ideological current eroded authority under the Old Regime and became absorbed in a new, more radical, political culture under Robespierre. Series: Material Texts. Num Pages: 552 pages, 47 illus. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JF; HBJD; HBLL; HBTV2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 38. Weight in Grams: 912.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
552
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812221718
ISBN
9780812221718
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 41.92

Hardback. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: HBG; HBTB; HRAM1; HRAX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 155 x 243 x 25. Weight in Grams: 634.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691163215
ISBN
9780691163215
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.61

Paperback. Num Pages: 352 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; HBJD; HBTB; HPQ; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 237 x 157 x 23. Weight in Grams: 572.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691173757
ISBN
9780691173757
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 22.36

Paperback. The brain moves into over-drive and it's time for empire building. So goes Stewart Lee Allen's crazy theory. Only thing is, after retracing coffee's journey to world domination - by train, rickshaw, cargo freighter and donkey - he has plenty of evidence to back it up. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: HBTB; WBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 16. Weight in Grams: 170. Coffee, the Driving Force in History. 240 pages. The brain moves into over-drive and it's time for empire building. So goes Stewart Lee Allen's crazy theory. Only thing is, after retracing coffee's journey to world domination - by train, rickshaw, cargo freighter and donkey - he has plenty of evidence to back it up. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: HBTB; WBX. Dimension: 196 x 129 x 16. Weight: 184.
Publisher
Canongate Books
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781841951430
ISBN
9781841951430
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.00
€ 11.54

Paperback. Num Pages: 416 pages, black & white illustrations, frontispiece. BIC Classification: HBTB; TDCR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 235 x 31. Weight in Grams: 686. A Social History of Rubber. 416 pages, illustrations. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: HBTB; TDCR. Dimension: 153 x 235 x 31. Weight: 684.
Publisher
Monthly Review Press,U.S.
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781583672310
ISBN
9781583672310
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 22.52

Paperback. "Superbly researched and vividly written, The Devil's Music is one of the only books to trace the rise and development of the blues both in relation to other forms of black music and in the context of" Num Pages: 320 pages, 36 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVGJ; AVGK; HBTB; JFSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 24. Weight in Grams: 506.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Hachette Books United States
Edition
2nd
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780306807435
ISBN
9780306807435
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 16.85

Paperback. This ever-popular diary sheds new light on the social history of early19th Century Cotswold life Num Pages: 224 pages, 50 black and white illustrations, 26 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKEWG; 3JH; BJ; HBJD1; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 21. Weight in Grams: 512.
Publisher
Fonthill Media United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781554685
ISBN
9781781554685
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.52

Paperback. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Haymarket Books
Edition
Tra
Condition
New
SKU
V9781608464609
ISBN
9781608464609
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 20.63

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