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Regional & national history
Hardback. African Independence is a dynamic discussion of how Africa shapes world events today. Tukufu Zuberi weaves interview excerpts and stories from many Africans he has met-from refugees to heads of state-with key events in African history to show the importance of understanding Africa today. Num Pages: 210 pages, 54 black & white halftones, 8 maps. BIC Classification: 1H; 1KBB; 3JM; HBJH; HBLW3; JPS; RGCP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 162 x 21. Weight in Grams: 432.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 210
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442216419
- ISBN
- 9781442216419
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 54.56
€ 54.56
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- For Beginners United States
- Number of pages
- 128
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781934389188
- ISBN
- 9781934389188
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 15.72
€ 16.99
€ 15.72
Paperback. Intended for those interested in the African continent and the diversity of human history, this work looks at Africa's past and reflects on the changing ways it has been imagined and represented. It illustrates key themes in modern thinking about Africa's history with a range of historical examples. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 184 pages, 29 halftones, 4 maps. BIC Classification: HBJH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 174 x 110 x 10. Weight in Grams: 142.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780192802484
- ISBN
- 9780192802484
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.64
€ 13.99
€ 11.64
Paperback. 200 pages. African delights is a unique literary journey through some critical moments in South African history. The journey begins in Sophiatown of the 1950s, one of the most definitive periods in South African urban culture. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1HFMS; DN; HBJH. Dimension: 211 x 138 x 18. Weight: 272.
- Format
- Paperback
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781431402519
- ISBN
- 9781431402519
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 17.57
€ 18.99
€ 17.57
Paperback. An Anthology. 404 pages. Editor(s): Glasrud, Bruce A.; Braithwaite, Charles A. Describes the part African Americans played in the frontier army and as homesteaders, community builders, and activists. This title tells of the struggle for civil rights and against Jim Crow, and examines African American cultural growth and contributions as well as economic and political aspects of black life on the Great Plains. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; JFSL3. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 22. Weight: 536.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press
- Number of pages
- 404
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803226678
- ISBN
- 9780803226678
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 34.36
€ 36.99
€ 34.36
Paperback. Series: The American History Series. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: HBG; HBJK; JH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Weight in Grams: 666.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Edition
- 4 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781119133872
- ISBN
- 9781119133872
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.68
€ 33.68
Num Pages: 192 pages, 514 color photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 286 x 223 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1244.
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764331442
- ISBN
- 9780764331442
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 48.99€ 32.61
€ 48.99
€ 32.61
Paperback. This volume explores African American historical fiction written by women in the last four decades of the twentieth century. Nunes' approach to the texts aims at emphasizing the narrative and thematic achievements of individual novels set in the context of the main trends and developments of the contemporary African American historical novel. Num Pages: 257 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSA; DSBH5; HBJK; JFC; JFSJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2011
- Number of pages
- 257
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349294497
- ISBN
- 9781349294497
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.17
€ 66.17
Paperback. Including more than 50 documents that span the history of slavery in America, African American Voices chronicles the widely varied experience of African American slaves. Editor(s): Mintz, Steven. Series: Uncovering the Past: Documentary Readers in American History. Num Pages: 264 pages, black & white illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JD; 3JF; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTS; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 154 x 10. Weight in Grams: 382.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 4th Edition
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405182676
- ISBN
- 9781405182676
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 40.85
€ 40.99
€ 40.85
Paperback. Compelling and enlightening, this collection of primary source documents allows twenty-first century students to direct dial key figures in African-American history. It includes concise and perceptive commentary along with engaging suggestions for discussion and project work. Series: Uncovering the Past: Documentary Readers in American History. Num Pages: 344 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JFSL1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 163 x 16. Weight in Grams: 446.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781444339413
- ISBN
- 9781444339413
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.93
€ 50.93
Including more than 50 documents that span the history of slavery in America, African American Voices chronicles the widely varied experience of African American slaves. Editor(s): Mintz, Steven. Series: Uncovering the Past: Documentary Readers in American History. Num Pages: 264 pages, ill. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JD; 3JF; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTS; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 164 x 20. Weight in Grams: 532.
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 4 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405182683
- ISBN
- 9781405182683
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 173.88
€ 173.88
Hardcover. Num Pages: 176 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1HFDL; GTB; HBJH; HBLL; HBTQ; HBTR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 218 x 163 x 15. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781403968913
- ISBN
- 9781403968913
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.48
€ 66.48
paperback. An examination of the life of John Brown, which serves as a means of exploring American colonizing attempts in West Africa in the early 19th century. Num Pages: 168 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJF; HBJH; HBJK; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 168
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2005
- SKU
- V9781349530946
- ISBN
- 9781349530946
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.52
€ 65.52
Hardcover. Editor(s): Gates, Henry Louis, Jr.; Higginbotham, Evelyn Brooks. Series: The African American History Reference Series. Num Pages: 7588 pages, 100 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BK; GBCB; HBJK; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 273 x 410 x 165. Weight in Grams: 17360.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press, USA
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 7584
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199920778
- ISBN
- 9780199920778
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 1,766.13
€ 1,766.13
Paperback. A collection of approximately forty portraits with mini biographies of Maryland's extraordinary African American men and women. It includes luminaries such as Frederick Douglass, Harriet Tubman, "Baby Joe" Gans, Leon Day, Lillie Carroll Jackson, and Thurgood Marshall. Num Pages: 168 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 278 x 217 x 9. Weight in Grams: 680.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Maryland Historical Society United States
- Number of pages
- 168
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780938420699
- ISBN
- 9780938420699
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 22.08
€ 24.99
€ 22.08
Paperback. This title adds to the burgeoning conversation regarding African-American female mysticism. The primary subjects of this book are three icons of black female spirituality and religious activism: Jarena Lee, Sojourner Truth, and Rebecca Cox Jackson. Series: Black Religion/Womanist Thought/Social Justice. Num Pages: 203 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJH; HBJK; HBL; HBTB; HPC; HRAX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2013
- Number of pages
- 203
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349476763
- ISBN
- 9781349476763
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 159.69
€ 159.69
Hardback. African American Faces of the Civil War makes an important contribution to a comparatively understudied aspect of the war and provides a fascinating look into lives that helped shape America. Num Pages: 384 pages, 77, 77 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; AJCP; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 28. Weight in Grams: 749.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Edition
- First
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421406251
- ISBN
- 9781421406251
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 31.29
€ 36.99
€ 31.29
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781474409575
- ISBN
- 9781474409575
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 38.41
€ 42.99
€ 38.41
Hardback. A revised and updated edition of this magisterial and sweeping history of modern Africa. Num Pages: 1232 pages, 5x4 b/w plates. BIC Classification: 1H; 3JJP; 3JM; HBJH; HBLW3; HBLX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Publisher
- Atlantic Books
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Second Edition, Second edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781786490360
- ISBN
- 9781786490360
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 41.15
€ 52.99
€ 41.15
Paperback. Num Pages: 223 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1HF; GTB; GTF; HBJH; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 257.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 212
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781403960535
- ISBN
- 9781403960535
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 30.02
€ 35.99
€ 30.02
paperback. Recreates the panorama of African history, from the primeval cataclysms that formed the continent to the political upheavals facing much of the continent. This book shows how the world's richest assortment of animals and plants has helped - or hindered - human progress in Africa. Num Pages: 816 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1H; HBJH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 34. Weight in Grams: 542.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780140266757
- ISBN
- 9780140266757
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 16.46
€ 19.99
€ 16.46
Hardback. Proposes a dynamic new approach to the production of knowledge on Africa, one that is global, multiple and heterogeneous, elucidating this through both discursive theoretical chapters and case histories. Editor(s): Cooper, Brenda; Morrell, Robert. Num Pages: 232 pages, 4 black & white illustrations, 2 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1H; GTF; HBJH; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 560.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- James Currey
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847010957
- ISBN
- 9781847010957
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 98.73
€ 98.73
Paperback. Recounts the opposition to British and French rule practised both by Africans living on the continent and by European anticolonialists and members of the Black Diaspora. This book covers campaigns waged by an early incarnation of the ANC and other groups in South Africa who fought against legal and other aspects of white minority rule. Num Pages: 494 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 1H; 3JJG; HBJH; HBLW; HBTQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 142 x 24. Weight in Grams: 610.
- Publisher
- Hurst & Co.
- Number of pages
- 494
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781850659365
- ISBN
- 9781850659365
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 36.53
€ 40.99
€ 36.53
Paperback. Assesses Africa's experience since independence and makes some predictions about the continent's likely future. This book sees African countries as going through experiences similar to Europe and the West in general. It is suitable for scholars and students alike. Num Pages: 112 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1H; HBJH; HBTQ; HBTR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 156 x 216 x 9. Weight in Grams: 206.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 112
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253213341
- ISBN
- 9780253213341
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.05
€ 13.05