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Paperback. A book that rigorously interrogates the language of body politics in the context of neo-colonialist domination Series: Blacks in the Diaspora. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTQ; JFSL; JHBK5. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 16. Weight in Grams: 363.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253218940
ISBN
9780253218940
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 24.10

Paperback. Providing a vital perspective on Scotland's sexual history and its political and social context, this study fills a gap in our understanding of modern Scottish, and British society. It explores the period from 1950 to 1980, covering the immediate post-war and Scotland's sexual 'coming-of-age'. Num Pages: 336 pages, black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 3JJP; HBJD1; HBLW3; HBTB; JHBK5. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 157 x 225 x 19. Weight in Grams: 518.
Publisher
EDINBURGH UNIVERSITY PRESS
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748694068
ISBN
9780748694068
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 35.31

Hardcover. This is the first scholarly study of Scotland's sexual coming-of-age in the post-war period, charting its political growth from a deeply moralistic policy framework towards a less judgmental, global and scientific context. Num Pages: 272 pages, 0 black & white illustrations, some black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 3JJP; HBJD1; HBLW3; HBTB; JHBK5. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 168 x 24. Weight in Grams: 662. Sexuality and Scottish Governance 1950-80. 272 pages, 0 black & white illustrations, some black & white line drawings. This is the first scholarly study of Scotland's sexual coming-of-age in the post-war period, charting its political growth from a deeply moralistic policy framework towards a less judgmental, global and scientific context. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 3JJP; HBJD1; HBLW3; HBTB; JHBK5. Dimension: 240 x 168 x 24. Weight: 662.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
272
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748645602
ISBN
9780748645602
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 106.47
€ 102.99

Paperback. This is first major study of the history of singleness in England to include both women and men. The book explores the lives of people who never married between 1914 and 1960, drawing upon a wide range of sources, and offers valuable insights into the significance of marital status for historians and social scientists. Series Editor(s): Sharpe, Pamela; Summerfield, Penny; Abrams, Lynn; Beattie, Cordelia. Num Pages: 257 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBJD1; HBTB; JFSJ1; VFV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 141 x 15. Weight in Grams: 332.
Publisher
Manchester University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
257
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719068935
ISBN
9780719068935
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 26.96

Paperback. During the forty years of the Dutch presence in colonial America, their intrusion led to the betrayal of their own values and the betrayal of the indigenous peoples. They reaped the shame of reproaching themselves for unjust wars and faced a native insurgency that they could neither negotiate nor satisfactorily quell. Series: Early American Studies. Num Pages: 344 pages, 20 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTQ. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 225 x 236 x 25. Weight in Grams: 554.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780812222722
ISBN
9780812222722
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.17

Paperback. Los Angeles has attracted intense attention as a 'world city' characterized by multiculturalism and globalization. This work highlights the role African Americans and Japanese Americans played in the social and political struggles that remade twentieth-century Los Angeles. Series: Politics and Society in Modern America. Num Pages: 352 pages, 20 halftones. 3 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; HBJK; HBT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 532.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691146188
ISBN
9780691146188
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.24
€ 42.46

Paperback. .
Publisher
Amberley Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781445633862
ISBN
9781445633862
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 16.79

Paperback. Explore the fascinating history of the vessels of the Manchester Ship Canal. Num Pages: 192 pages, 150. BIC Classification: 1DBKENL; 3JJ; HBTM; WGG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 167 x 15. Weight in Grams: 456.
Publisher
Amberley Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781445651941
ISBN
9781445651941
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.06

Paperback. Nick Robins explores the ships that came to the Pool of London throughout history. Num Pages: 160 pages, 120. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; HBTM; WGG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 165. .
Publisher
Amberley Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781445664613
ISBN
9781445664613
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 28.35

Hardcover. .
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Sew
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784534776
ISBN
9781784534776
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 44.35

Paperback. A penetrating study of the Holocaust in Ukraine Editor(s): Brandon, Ray; Lower, Wendy; Brandon, Ray. Num Pages: 392 pages, 23 b&w illus., 8 maps. BIC Classification: 1DVUK; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBTZ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 253 x 178 x 21. Weight in Grams: 808.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
392
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253222688
ISBN
9780253222688
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.29

Paperback. Dating from the 16th century, there were hundreds of shtetls - Jewish settlements - in Eastern Europe that were home to a large and compact population. This book includes chapters on the history of the shtetl, its myths and realities, politics, gender dynamics, and how the shtetl has been (mis)represented in literature. Editor(s): Katz, Steven T. Series: Elie Wiesel Center for Judaic Studies Series. Num Pages: 336 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DV; 3JB; HBTB; JFSR1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 225 x 153 x 20. Weight in Grams: 446.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814748312
ISBN
9780814748312
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.83

Hardback. For six terror-filled weeks in 1870 German armies bombarded Strasbourg, killing hundreds of citizens, wounding thousands, and destroying landmarks. Rachel Chrastil tells how the city became the epicenter of a new kind of warfare whose indiscriminate violence shocked contemporaries and led to debates over the wartime protection of civilians. Num Pages: 268 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JH; HBJD; HBTB; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 157 x 27. Weight in Grams: 624.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674728868
ISBN
9780674728868
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 46.30

Paperback. 'An important work that asks important questions about the struggle for racial equality today, and adds new insights into the history of racial thinking.' Independent on Sunday Num Pages: 288 pages, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLW; HBTB; HBTQ; JFFJ; JFSL. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 137 x 214 x 21. Weight in Grams: 354.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Pluto Press
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745313030
ISBN
9780745313030
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 25.30

Paperback. Thisthoughtful introduction examines the many ways in whichthe peoples along the Silk Roads interacted, and considers the implications for economies and societies, as well as political and religious institutions. The book contains a range of primary material, some of which has been translated into English for the first time. Num Pages: 208 pages, Illustrations, map. BIC Classification: HBJF; HBLA; HBLC; HBTB. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 209 x 140 x 7. Weight in Grams: 200.
Publisher
Bedford/St. Martin's
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780312475512
ISBN
9780312475512
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.99
€ 45.29

Paperback. Based on interviews with the survivors of the disaster, this book records the facts as they were known, together with several maps, diagrams, drawings and photographs (including a picture of the actual iceberg that sank the Titanic). Num Pages: 224 pages, 50. BIC Classification: HBTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 157 x 14. Weight in Grams: 304.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Nonsuch Publishing
Edition
illustrated edition
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845886318
ISBN
9781845886318
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 20.68

Hardcover. * A leading expert discusses and analyzes the Sioux people with rigorous scholarship and remarkably clear writing. * Raises questions about Sioux history while synthesizing the historical and anthropological research over a wide scope of issues and periods. Series: Peoples of America. Num Pages: 328 pages, 39 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; HBJK; HBTB; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 160 x 25. Weight in Grams: 648.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9781557865663
ISBN
9781557865663
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 47.40

Hardback. Jansson documents how presidents from FDR to Clinton have made ill-advised choices that squandered trillions of dollars. Using Office of Management and Budget projections through 2004, Jansson shows how the madness continues-and how an informed electorate can put an end to it. Num Pages: 496 pages, 45 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBT; JPQB; KFFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 160 x 36. Weight in Grams: 796.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
496
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231114325
ISBN
9780231114325
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 118.30
€ 90.18

Paperback. Num Pages: 344 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; HBJD; HBTB; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 153 x 228 x 26. Weight in Grams: 462.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
Edition
Revised ed.
SKU
V9780814774823
ISBN
9780814774823
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.83

Paperback. The rise and fall of the business of slave trading - by a bestselling historian Num Pages: 928 pages, 75, 10 maps. BIC Classification: HBTB; HBTS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 154 x 59. Weight in Grams: 1084.
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Number of pages
928
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780753820568
ISBN
9780753820568
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 19.04

Paperback. An overview of the trans-Atlantic slave trade from its sixteenth century beginnings until its final absolution in the nineteenth century. It covers the main countries involved and explains the inner workings of the trade and the developments that made it easier and more profitable as the centuries passed. Series: Shire Library. Num Pages: 56 pages, col. Illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 151 x 5. Weight in Grams: 148. New.
Publisher
Shire Publications Ltd
Number of pages
56
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
Original
Condition
New
SKU
9780747807087
ISBN
9780747807087
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 8.21

Paperback. At the height of the debate about the slave trade and its abolition in the 1780s and '90s, each side issued pamphlets in support of its position. This valuable source-book reproduces a selection of representative pamphlets encompassing the arguments for and against. Issues discussed include humanitarianism and the Rights of Man. Num Pages: 400 pages, 21 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 195 x 132 x 23. Weight in Grams: 416.
Publisher
Bodleian Library, University of Oxford
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781851243167
ISBN
9781851243167
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.40

Paperback. A groundbreaking history of abolition in the long march toward emancipation from the American Revolution through the Civil War Num Pages: 784 pages, 66 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; HBTS; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 41. Weight in Grams: 1089.
Publisher
Yale University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300227116
ISBN
9780300227116
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 22.30

Paperback. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1962
Publisher
Rutgers University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813507996
ISBN
9780813507996
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.99
€ 45.25

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