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Paperback. Reconstructs a biography of enslaved Archibald Monteath, an Igbo, who was brought to Jamaica around 1802, became active in the Moravian Church and later purchased his freedom. This book explores the sociology of slavery from 1750 to the 1860s through Monteath's biography. Num Pages: 400 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KJ; HBJK; HBTS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 251 x 178 x 28. Weight in Grams: 735.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of the West Indies Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9789766401979
ISBN
9789766401979
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 90.32

Paperback. A frank, salacious and often shocking portrait of an institution Num Pages: 448 pages, ill. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; HBJD1; HBTB; JHBK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 129 x 26. Weight in Grams: 314.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
John Murray Press
Number of pages
448
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848544017
ISBN
9781848544017
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.74

Paperback. The phrase "the Black Legend" was coined in 1912 by a Spanish journalist in protest of the characterization of Spain by other Europeans as a backward country. Challenging this stereotype, this book contextualizes Spain's tarnished reputation by exposing colonial efforts of other nations whose interests were served by propagating the Black Legend. Editor(s): Greer, Margaret R.; Mignolo, Walter D.; Quilligan, Maureen. Num Pages: 448 pages, 31 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 3H; HBJD; HBLC; HBTQ; HRAM9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 153 x 226 x 26. Weight in Grams: 646.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
448
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226307220
ISBN
9780226307220
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 32.86

Paperback. The first biography of Asenath Nicholson, Compassionate Stranger recovers the largely forgotten history of an extraordinary woman. Series: Irish Studies. Num Pages: 400 pages, 36 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBR; B; HBJD; JFFK; JFSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 531.
Publisher
Syracuse University Press United States
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815610762
ISBN
9780815610762
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 39.02

Paperback. Challenging the view that Aboriginal medicine was helpless to deal with European disease, Lux argues that the diseases killing the Plains people were not contagious epidemics but grinding poverty, malnutrition, and overcrowding. Series: Heritage. Num Pages: 288 pages, 12 halftones, 6 graphs, 19 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KBC; HBJK; HBLW; JFSL9; MBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 224 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 436.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780802082954
ISBN
9780802082954
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 41.20

Paperback. A study of Irish-Catholic Sisters' work in founding charitable organizations in New York City from the famine through the early 20th century. It argues that it was these nuns' championing of the rights of the poor - especially poor women - that resulted in an explosion of state-supported services and programs. Series: Women in American History. Num Pages: 312 pages, 6 photographs. BIC Classification: HBJK; HRCC7; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 534. Weight in Grams: 508.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of Illinois Press Illinois
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252072826
ISBN
9780252072826
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 33.43

Paperback. Romans, Celts & Germans Num Pages: 176 pages, colour and b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HBJD; HBLA; HD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 174 x 248 x 14. Weight in Grams: 454.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752419121
ISBN
9780752419121
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 28.27

Hardback. Presses an understanding of the roles of women in public life and offers a history of urban America. This book also offers evidence that women established a broad and durable solidarity that spanned differences of race, class, and political experience. Num Pages: 336 pages, 24 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBBNC; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLL; HBLW; HBTB; JFSJ1; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 628.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691095394
ISBN
9780691095394
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 88.20
€ 67.97

Paperback. Suitable for use in classes on the Progressive Era alone, or in a combined class on the Gilded Age and Progressive Eras, which many universities teach. This text covers various aspects of the era, political (domestic and international), economic, and social/cultural. It also incorporates the perspectives of women, immigrants, and minority groups. Num Pages: 304 pages, 15 halftones, 7 maps. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 157 x 17. Weight in Grams: 468.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195172201
ISBN
9780195172201
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 129.96

Hardcover.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Galley Publications Tanzania, United Republic Of
Number of pages
178
Condition
New
SKU
V9789987667031
ISBN
9789987667031
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.29

Paperback. France is the only Western European nation home to substantial numbers of survivors of the World War I and World War II genocides. This title offers a comparison of the country's Armenian and Jewish survivor communities. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJ; HBJD; HBTZ; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 20. Weight in Grams: 476.
Publisher
Duke University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822331216
ISBN
9780822331216
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 30.22

Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JJC; HBJD1; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 143 x 19. Weight in Grams: 334.
Publisher
Persephone Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9781903155691
ISBN
9781903155691
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 18.14

Paperback. Canadian woman writes of teaching in concentration camps following South African War in 1902. Editor(s): Dawson, Michael; Gidney, Catherine; Klausen, Susanne M. Series: Wayfarer. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; 3JH; 3JJC; BM; HBJH; HBWM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 153 x 19. Weight in Grams: 446.
Publisher
University of Alberta Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781772120462
ISBN
9781772120462
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 28.80

Paperback. Editor(s): Zimme, Matthias. Num Pages: 301 pages. BIC Classification: 1DFG; HBJD; HBLW3; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 18. Weight in Grams: 494.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
University of Alberta Press Canada
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780888643056
ISBN
9780888643056
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 25.38

Paperback. Translator(s): Bachrach, David Stewart. Num Pages: 182 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH; HBJD; HBLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 10. Weight in Grams: 239.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
182
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300107586
ISBN
9780300107586
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 16.87

Paperback. Leeds is a city with a vibrant heart and a civic pride. Whilst other city centres wither under the onslaught of out of town shopping centres, Leeds retains its core. It has bustle and activity: it has life. Collecting nearly 200 photographs of the city, this title shows the city and its people through a century of change. Series: Archive Photographs. Num Pages: 128 pages, black & white illustrations, frontispiece. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBJD1; WQH; WQP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 168 x 235 x 12. Weight in Grams: 312.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752401683
ISBN
9780752401683
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.34

Hardcover. Looking to the works of prominent architects and intellectuals such as John Evelyn, Robert Hooke, Sir Christopher Wren, and Roger North, this volume explores the origins of the study of architecture as an intellectual persuit in late seventeenth-century England. Num Pages: 240 pages, 30 black and white images. BIC Classification: AMX; HBJD1; HBLH. Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198746355
ISBN
9780198746355
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 150.28

Hardback. This book provides a clear and comprehensive introduction to Tibet, its culture and history. * A clear and comprehensive overview of Tibet, its culture and history. * Responds to current interest in Tibet due to continuing publicity about Chinese rule and growing interest in Tibetan Buddhism. Series: Peoples of Asia. Num Pages: 384 pages, 25. BIC Classification: 1FPCT; GTB; HBJF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 156 x 28. Weight in Grams: 704.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631225744
ISBN
9780631225744
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 41.43

Paperback. Series: Quadrant Book. Num Pages: 288 pages, 27 black and white illustrations and 3 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JPQB; KN; RND; RNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 338.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816677856
ISBN
9780816677856
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 29.12

Paperback. Meet the girl from MI5 who had the gravy browning licked from her legs by Dylan Thomas; the barman who was appointed the keeper of Winston Churchill's private bottle of whisky; the East End Communist who marched with his comrades into the air-raid shelter of the Savoy; the throneless prince born in a suite at Claridge's declared.. Num Pages: 384 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JJH; HBJD1; HBLW; HBTB; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 127 x 25. Weight in Grams: 302.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Condition
New
SKU
9780571234783
ISBN
9780571234783
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 6.23

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