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Paperback. The life of Frederick Douglass is nothing less than the history of America in the 19th century from slavery to reconstruction. His influence was felt in the political sphere, major social movements, literary culture, and even international affairs. This is a collection of the seminal writings and speeches of a writer, and civil rights leader. Editor(s): Gates, Henry Louis; Stauffer, John. Num Pages: 624 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JFSL3; JPVH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 195 x 27. Weight in Grams: 434.
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780143106814
ISBN
9780143106814
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.39

Hardback. Num Pages: 312 pages, 4 maps, 21 black & white illustrations, 4 maps, 21 b&w illus. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBTB; JFSL4; JPVH4; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 160 x 28. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295995168
ISBN
9780295995168
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 118.74

hardcover. Tells the history of a tiny country caught up in four major world crises from 1938 to 1989 and how the American print media presented these events to its readers. This book also discusses how American journalists and political cartoons portrayed, and in some cases stereotyped, Czechoslovakia during this period. Editor(s): Ference, Gregory C. Num Pages: 160 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVK; 1KBB; HBJD; HBLW; KNTJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 144 x 16. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
East European Monographs United States
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9780880335904
ISBN
9780880335904
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.92

Hardcover. Featuring updates and revisions that reflect recent historiography, this new edition of The Portuguese Empire in Asia 1500-1700 presents a comprehensive overview of Portuguese imperial history that considers Asian and European perspectives. Num Pages: 360 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1DSP; 1F; 3JB; 3JD; HBJD; HBJF; HBLH; HBTQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 160 x 22. Weight in Grams: 586.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
2nd Edition
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
SKU
V9780470672914
ISBN
9780470672914
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 104.35

Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1DSP; 1HFMQ; 3JJP; HBJH; HBLW3; HBTQ; JPWS. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781350036802
ISBN
9781350036802
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 57.25

Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DSP; HBJD; HBTB; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 141 x 20. Weight in Grams: 438.
Publisher
Signal Books Ltd
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781904955771
ISBN
9781904955771
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 19.76

Paperback. Interweaving substantial excerpts from primary historical documents with commentary, this text shows how the plague of sorceries and possessions in France that climaxed in the events at Loudun both revealed the deepest fears of a society in traumatic flux and accelerated its transformation. Translator(s): Smith, Michael B. Num Pages: 264 pages, 28 halftones, 5 maps, 1 table. BIC Classification: 3JD; HBJD; HBLH; HBTB; HRQX9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 15. Weight in Grams: 396.
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
264
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226100357
ISBN
9780226100357
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 29.70

paperback. Taking a look at white supremacy, this work argues that racism is a matter of interests as well as attitudes, a problem of property as well as pigment. This work shows how whiteness works in respect to Asian Americans, Latinos, and Native Americans. It also analyzes the centrality of whiteness to US culture. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1H; 1K; GTB; HBJK; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 163 x 19. Weight in Grams: 436.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Temple University Press,U.S. United States
Edition
Revised, Expanded ed.
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9781592134946
ISBN
9781592134946
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.83

Hardcover. Num Pages: 550 pages, 200 b&w and colour. BIC Classification: 1DBR; HBJD1; HBTB; KNTT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 259 x 35. Weight in Grams: 1510.
Publisher
Irish Academic Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Ill
Condition
New
SKU
V9781911024323
ISBN
9781911024323
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 22.71

paperback. Editor(s): Ortiz, Hector. Num Pages: 100 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JM; HBJK; JPQB; JWXV; KCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 231 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 184.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers, Inc United States
Number of pages
100
Condition
New
SKU
V9781634853538
ISBN
9781634853538
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 93.45
€ 71.90

The humanitarian crisis in Darfur,has attracted significant international media attention. Here, Noah Bassil offers a re-conception of the conflict by examining the origins of the conflict through the broader issue of state failure in post-colonial Sudan, providing a valuable contribution to History, International Relations and Peace Studies. Series: International Library of African Studies. Num Pages: 320 pages, 3 integrated bw, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1HBS; 3JM; HBJH; HBLX; HBTR; JWDG. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 147 x 223 x 27. Weight in Grams: 482.
Publication date
2012
Publisher
I.B.Tauris & Co Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780760858
ISBN
9781780760858
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 173.73

Paperback. With the breakup of the Soviet Union and the subsequent creation of the Commonwealth of Independent States, the nationality question has assumed central importance. In this collection of essays, twelve leading specialists analyze the current situation. Num Pages: 321 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVU; HBJD; HBLW3; JPFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 150 x 226 x 19. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
321
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231078955
ISBN
9780231078955
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.27

Paperback. A comparative account of the organized violence in the Caucasus region, looking at four key areas: Chechnya, Karabakh (including Armenia and Azerbaijan), Georgia, and Dagestan Num Pages: 308 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DV; 1DVU; GTB; HBJD; HBTB; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 422.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
NYU Press
Number of pages
308
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814797242
ISBN
9780814797242
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.83

Paperback.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780935836
ISBN
9781780935836
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 39.20

Paperback. Described as an exchange of gifts, a system of banking or a struggle for prestige, the potlatch is one of the founding concepts of anthropology. This book shows that the potlatch was invented by the 19th-century Canadian law which sought to destroy it, generating a batch of "potlatch papers". Num Pages: 224 pages, 9 halftones, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KBC; HBJK; HBLL; HBLW; HBTQ; HBTR; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 150 x 218 x 16. Weight in Grams: 356.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226069876
ISBN
9780226069876
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 33.53

hardcover. This volume provides the text of "Povest Vremennykh let" ("The Tale of Bygone Years"), a source for the history of early Rus'. It consists of an intercollation of the five oldest redactions, three modern redactions, three later interpolations and Ostrowski's own final interpretation. Editor(s): Ostrowski, Donald; etc. Series: Harvard Papers in Ukrainian Studies. Num Pages: 1800 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVUK; 2AB; DNF; DSBB; HBJD; HBLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 284 x 220 x 203. Weight in Grams: 6596.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Harvard University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
1800
Condition
New
SKU
V9780916458911
ISBN
9780916458911
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 124.16
€ 116.41

Paperback. This volume brings together nine original essays by cultural historians. The works aim to exhibit the promise of a cultural approach to understanding the range of American experiences from the seventeenth century to the present. Num Pages: 312 pages, 23 halftones, 7 line drawings, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DNF; HBJK; HBLW3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 424.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780226259550
ISBN
9780226259550
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 29.74

Paperback. An account of the history and significance of an armed rebellion which took place in northwestern Mexico in the early 1890's. The author gives an account of the roots of the conflict and discusses its present day significance to culture and government. Num Pages: 444 pages, 36 half-tones 6 maps. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 155 x 229 x 31. Weight in Grams: 606.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
444
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780804730396
ISBN
9780804730396
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 36.39

Hardback. Groundbreaking essays by leading Israeli and Palestinian scholars analyze the system of Israeli power in the Occupied Palestinian Territories. Editor(s): Ophir, Adi; Givoni, Michal; Hanafi, Sari. Num Pages: 648 pages, 52 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1FBH; HBJF1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 161 x 46. Weight in Grams: 1000.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Zone Books United States
Number of pages
641
Condition
New
SKU
V9781890951924
ISBN
9781890951924
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.61

Hardback. Num Pages: 272 pages, 10. BIC Classification: 3JF; 3JH; HBJD; HBLL; HBLW; JFC; JHBD; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 570.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801437014
ISBN
9780801437014
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 99.16

Hardback. Num Pages: 464 pages, 37 color illus. 151 halftones. 33 line illus. 3 maps. BIC Classification: HBJD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 280 x 216. .
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691167626
ISBN
9780691167626
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 70.98
€ 55.38

Paperback. Discusses the legacies of the treaties with Native American groups in the Pacific Northwest and their relevance as they define our relationship to one another and to the land and its resources. Editor(s): Harmon, Alexandra. Series: Emil and Kathleen Sick Lecture - Book Series in Western History and Biography. Num Pages: 384 pages, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; HBJK; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 150 x 30. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of Washington Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295988399
ISBN
9780295988399
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.15

Hardback. This book is guided through the powerful ideological frameworks of culture and social reproduction and looks specifically to the role of schooling as a vehicle for catalysing change. Editor(s): Marcucci, Olivia C. Series: Advances in Education in Diverse Communities: Research Policy and Praxis. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1HBE; 3JMG; HBJH; HBTV; JNB; JNF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Publisher
Emerald Publishing Limited
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781783504619
ISBN
9781783504619
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 149.57

Paperback. Marion Yorck von Wartenburg was involved in the Nazi resistance group known as the Kreisau Circle, whose cofounder was her husband, Peter. The Kreisau Circle participated in the assassination attempt on Adolf Hitler on July 20, 1944. Editor(s): Winter, Julie M. Translator(s): Winter, Julie M. Num Pages: 104 pages, Illus. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; BGH; HBJD; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 7. Weight in Grams: 171.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
104
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780803299153
ISBN
9780803299153
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 17.54

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