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Paperback. Heralded by Brazilians as the 'Father of Flight', Alberto Santos-Dumont made the first of several spectacular flights in his lighter-than-air dirigible in France in 1901, two years before the Wright brothers' first fixed-wing flight in North Carolina. This illustrated book tells their story. Num Pages: 616 pages, 16 colour, 232 b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KL; HBT; TRP; WGM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 155 x 30. Weight in Grams: 862.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University Press of Florida United States
Number of pages
616
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813035093
ISBN
9780813035093
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.82

Jacksonville, Florida, was the king of the infant film industry. By 1914, fifteen major companies - including Fox and Metro Pictures - had set up shop there. This book uses first-person accounts, filmmaker biographies, newspaper reports, and city and museum archives to present a little-known aspect of film history. Num Pages: 208 pages, 19 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBFL; APF; HBT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 420.
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University Press of Florida United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813032436
ISBN
9780813032436
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.29

Paperback. Examining excavated underwater "treasure sites" and terrestrial pirate lairs found off the coast of Madagascar, throughout the Caribbean, and within the United States, this book explores the romanticized "Golden Age of Piracy," and the "gentleman pirate" Jean Lafitte. Editor(s): Skowronek, Russell K.; Ewen, Charles R. Series: New Perspectives on Maritime History & Nautical Archaeology S. Num Pages: 368 pages, 153 b&w illustrations, 20 tables, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1K; HBTM; HDD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 157 x 24. Weight in Grams: 560.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University Press of Florida United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813030791
ISBN
9780813030791
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.02

Paperback. In 1738, the Spanish established the fort-town of Gracia Real de Santa Teresa de Mose as the first legal, free Black community in the United States. This book shows how the people of "Fort Mose" shaped Spanish international policy on slavery and provided inspiration for all slaves. Num Pages: 64 pages, 125 colour photographs, 84 b&w photographs, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLH; HBLL; HBTS; HD; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 220 x 280 x 6. Weight in Grams: 240.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
University Press of Florida United States
Number of pages
64
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813013527
ISBN
9780813013527
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.80

Paperback. Based on a vast amount of archival research, Adrienne Macki Braconi's illuminating study of three important community-based theaters in Harlem shows how their work was essential to the formation of a public identity for African Americans and the articulation of their goals, laying the groundwork for the emergence of the Civil Rights movement. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JJG; AN; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 525.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Northwestern University Press United States
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810132252
ISBN
9780810132252
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.63

Paperback. Num Pages: 392 pages, illustrations (black and white). BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; 3JMC; ANB; HBTD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 32. Weight in Grams: 839.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Northwestern University Press United States
Number of pages
392
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810129429
ISBN
9780810129429
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.63

Hardcover. Num Pages: 488 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTZ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 161 x 31. Weight in Grams: 682.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Northwestern University Press
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810126367
ISBN
9780810126367
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.99

Paperback. The Holocaust and justice: how can one link these terms? Is justice possible for crimes of such magnitude? Weighing these and other questions, a group of scholars attempt to untangle the complex and often contradictory relationship between the Holocaust and justice. Num Pages: 440 pages. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBTZ1; LAB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 572.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Northwestern University Press United States
Number of pages
440
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810119161
ISBN
9780810119161
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.63

Paperback. Editor(s): Loewy, Hanno. Translator(s): Goldstein, Brigitte. Num Pages: 344 pages. BIC Classification: BGHA; HBTZ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 369.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Northwestern University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810114890
ISBN
9780810114890
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.27

Paperback. As this work makes clear, even the most civilized among us do not know how to behave ourselves in public. This work should be of interest to dancers and dance historians interested in accurately reproducing 19th-century dance scenes and the surrounding social mechanisms. Num Pages: 225 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JH; ASDR; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 279 x 216 x 14. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
Northwestern University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810109131
ISBN
9780810109131
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.91

Paperback. Tying together legal, historical, social, political and literary strands to show how the law itself was implicated in the persistence of slavery, this work sheds new light on slavery and Southern history, as it probes the conscience of a troubled jurist incapable of fully transcending his times. Series: Landmark Law Cases and American Society. Num Pages: 152 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTS; LA; LND. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 139 x 12. Weight in Grams: 218.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Univ Pr of Kansas
Condition
New
SKU
V9780700612710
ISBN
9780700612710
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.26

Paperback. Much has been written about the lives and art of Heide, but finally the remaining members of the inner circle have entrusted the truth to be told through this intimate biography of John and Sunday Reed. Equal parts romance and tragedy, Modern Love explores the lives of these champions of successive generations of Australian artists and writers. Num Pages: 304 pages, Colour illustrations throughout. BIC Classification: 1MBF; 3JJ; ABQ; BGFA; HBJM; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 172 x 29. Weight in Grams: 854.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Melbourne University Publishing
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780522862812
ISBN
9780522862812
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.99
€ 50.50

Paperback. The first Great Lakes history to expose the heroism, villainy, courage, and confusion surrounding the tragedy of the freighter "Cedarville" Num Pages: 256 pages, 16 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBNG; 3JJPK; HBTM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 463.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
The University of Michigan Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780472030637
ISBN
9780472030637
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.36

Paperback. Sent to the Congo (Zaire) in the 50s, as fieldworker for a Belgian cultural agency, Vansina helped to found the field of African history as a scholarly speciality. This memoir describes Vansina's life and career on three continents, against the background of the collapse of colonialism in Africa. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFJZ; BGHA; HBTQ; HBTR; JNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 154 x 229 x 18. Weight in Grams: 464.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
University of Wisconsin Press United States
Edition
1St Edition
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9780299143244
ISBN
9780299143244
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.30

Paperback. Num Pages: 378 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBBEJ; HBTD; KNAT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 154 x 25. Weight in Grams: 534.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
McDonald & Woodward Publishing Company, US United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
378
Condition
New
SKU
V9780939923908
ISBN
9780939923908
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 23.73

Paperback. A history of educational ideas from classical Greece to the 20th century, relating these ideas to the social, political and economic trends of significant periods of history. Series: Woburn Education Series. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QFH; HBT; JFCX; JNA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 159 x 14. Weight in Grams: 392.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780713040418
ISBN
9780713040418
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 62.32

paperback. An exploration of the impact of recording technology on the art of music. Timothy Day chronicles the developments in recording technology since its inception and describes the powerful effects it has had on artistic performance, audience participation, and listening habits. Num Pages: 336 pages, 16 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 3JJ; AVGC; AVX; HBT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 210 x 22. Weight in Grams: 546.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780300094015
ISBN
9780300094015
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.47

Recovering from Genocidal Trauma is a comprehensive guide to understanding Holocaust survivors and responding to their needs. In it, Myra Giberovitch documents her twenty-five years of working with Holocaust survivors as a professional social worker, researcher, educator, community leader, and daughter of Auschwitz survivors. Num Pages: 360 pages. BIC Classification: HBTZ1; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 156 x 27. Weight in Grams: 660.
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442646322
ISBN
9781442646322
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 86.74

hardcover. Grounded in archival research and oral history, Militant Minority provides a valuable case study of one of the most organized and independent working classes in North America, during a period of ideological tension and unprecedented material advance. Num Pages: 424 pages, 24 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBCB; 3JJPG; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; HBTB; HBTK; JPFF; KNXB2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 160 x 36. Weight in Grams: 860.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
424
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442641945
ISBN
9781442641945
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 86.74

Top scholars in eighteenth-century studies examine the significance of the parallel devaluations of women's culture and popular culture by looking at theatres and actresses; novels, magazines, and cookbooks; and populist politics, dress, and portraiture. Editor(s): Potter, Tiffany. Num Pages: 344 pages, 17 illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JF; HBLL; HBTB; JFCA; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 163 x 240 x 31. Weight in Grams: 690.
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442641815
ISBN
9781442641815
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 74.08

hardcover. Make the Night Hideous explores mysterious transformation of the charivari using four detailed case studies from different time periods and locations across English Canada, as well as first-person accounts of more recent charivari participants. Series: Canadian Social History Series. Num Pages: 272 pages, 17 halftones. BIC Classification: HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 146 x 21. Weight in Grams: 446.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442640771
ISBN
9781442640771
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 71.13

hardcover. A Mile of Make Believe examines the unique history of the Santa Claus parade in Canada. This volume focuses on the Eaton's sponsored parades that occurred in Toronto, Montreal and Winnipeg as well as the shorter-lived parades in Calgary and Edmonton. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBC; ASZP; HBTB; JHBT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 500.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442630963
ISBN
9781442630963
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.74

Paperback. In this energetic new study, Wendy Mitchinson traces medical perspectives on the treatment of women in Canada in the first half of the twentieth century. Num Pages: 456 pages, 24. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB; JFSJ1; MBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 29. Weight in Grams: 680.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Number of pages
456
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442614314
ISBN
9781442614314
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 41.95

paperback. Inventing Atlantic Canada is the first book to analyse the reaction of the Maritime provinces to Newfoundland's entry into Confederation. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBC; HBJK; HBLW; HBTM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 320.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442611580
ISBN
9781442611580
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 31.96

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