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Hardback. Containing a wealth of new scholarship and rare primary documents, The Black Jacobins Reader provides a comprehensive analysis of C. L. R. James's classic history of the Haitian Revolution. Editor(s): Forsdick, Charles; Hogsbjerg, Christian. Series: The C. L. R. James Archives. Num Pages: 464 pages, 3 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 1KJH; 3JF; 3JH; DSR; HBJK; HBTQ; HBTV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 30. Weight in Grams: 772.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
464
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822361848
ISBN
9780822361848
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 128.57

Paperback. In The Black Jews of Africa, Edith Bruder presents, one by one, the different groups of Black Jews in western, central, eastern, and southern Africa and the ways in which they have used and imagined their oral history and traditional customs to construct a distinct Jewish identity. Num Pages: 298 pages, 2 line. BIC Classification: 1H; HBJH; HRJ; JFSL3; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 147 x 17. Weight in Grams: 434.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
298
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199934553
ISBN
9780199934553
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.30

Hardcover.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
254
Condition
New
SKU
V9780859898591
ISBN
9780859898591
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 141.46

Hardback. The Black Middle is the first book-length study of the interaction of black slaves and other people of African descent with Mayas and Spaniards in the Spanish colonial province of Yucatan (southern Mexico). Num Pages: 456 pages, 39 tables, 4 figures, 13 illustrations, 11 maps. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; 3JB; 3JD; 3JF; 3JH; HBJK; HBLH; HBLL; HBTS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 30. Weight in Grams: 771.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
456
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804749831
ISBN
9780804749831
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 160.24

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Dartmouth College Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781611686135
ISBN
9781611686135
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.99
€ 38.94

Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages, 50 B/W photos throughout. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBJK; HBTV; JPL; JPWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 260 x 173 x 21. Weight in Grams: 774.
Publisher
Nation Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781568585550
ISBN
9781568585550
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 22.20

Hardcover. Inexhaustible in scope, with geological complexity dating back some 66 million years, the Black Place must be patiently experienced for its mystery and infinitude and deep secrets of time. Num Pages: 108 pages, 65 colour photos. BIC Classification: 1KBBWX; AJC; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 312 x 282 x 17. Weight in Grams: 1300.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Museum of New Mexico Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780890135877
ISBN
9780890135877
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.65
€ 43.00

Paperback. .
Publisher
Haymarket Books United States
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781608462964
ISBN
9781608462964
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.85

Paperback. 1531 - after years of brutal war and political intrigue, the bastard son of a Medici Duke and a "Half-negro" maidservant rides into Florence. Within a year, he rules the city as its Prince. Backed by the Pope and his future father-in-law the Holy Roman Emperor, the nineteen-year-old Alessandro faces down bloody family rivalry. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JB; BGH; HBJD; HBLH; HBTB; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 129. Weight in Grams: 368.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099586944
ISBN
9780099586944
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.37

Paperback. Num Pages: 368 pages, 20 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 153 x 23. Weight in Grams: 506.
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520282186
ISBN
9780520282186
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.93

Paperback. .
Publisher
Northwestern University Press United States
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810119598
ISBN
9780810119598
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.86

Paperback. In The Black Urban Atlantic, eleven original essays by leading scholars from the United States, Europe, and Latin America chronicle the black experience in Atlantic ports, providing a rich and diverse portrait of the ways in which Africans experienced urban life during the era of plantation slavery. Editor(s): Canizares-Esguerra, Jorge; Childs, Matt D.; Sidbury, James. Series: The Early Modern Americas. Num Pages: 384 pages, 4 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3J; HBJK; HBTS. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 566.
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812223767
ISBN
9780812223767
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 33.91

Hardback. Covers a period from c 1450 onwards and attempts to serve the needs of readers whose interests lie beyond the boundaries of Irish culture. This book offers insight into those subjects such as literature, and political history. It features coverage of architecture, music, painting, and other arts, with stress upon their European contexts. Editor(s): McCormack, W. J. Num Pages: 686 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3J; GBC; HBJD1; JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 257 x 180 x 43. Weight in Grams: 1336.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd Oxford
Number of pages
686
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631165255
ISBN
9780631165255
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 207.19

Paperback. aeo Only one--volume encyclopedia in English on this event. aeo Authoritative articles on all aspects of the background, events and aftermath. aeo Alphabetical listing and notes on major characters involved. aeo c. 80 illustrations. Num Pages: 448 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; GBC; HBJD; HBLL; HBLW; HBTV; JPWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 278 x 211 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1036.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
448
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631195252
ISBN
9780631195252
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 54.57

Hardback. Why did Tony Blair take Britain to war with Iraq? This book argues that he was following the core political beliefs and style - the Blair identity - manifest and consistent throughout his decade in power. It reconstructs Blair's wars, tracing his personal influence on British foreign policy and international politics during his tumultuous tenure. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJPR; 3JMC; HBJD1; HBLW3; HBLX; JPHL; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 170 x 21. Weight in Grams: 422.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Manchester University Press
Condition
New
SKU
9780719079993
ISBN
9780719079993
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 6.75

Paperback. Charts the rise of New Labour and the tumultuous years of Tony Blair's leadership. This title covers the crises and scandals, the rows and resignations, and, the ups and downs of Britain's hothouse politics. It covers defining events from Labour's new dawn to the war on terror, to the year Campbell resigned his position at number 10. Num Pages: 832 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JMC; BJ; BM; HBJD1; HBLX; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 44. Weight in Grams: 650.
Edition
First Thus
Publisher
Arrow
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099514756
ISBN
9780099514756
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.57

Paperback. Thomas Aikenhead was an Edinburgh University student and, in 1697, the last person executed for blasphemy in Britain. This examination of the media event that was his trial opens a window onto the clash of intellects and cultures that took place in late seventeenth-century Scotland as it stood in transition between Reformation and Enlightenment. Num Pages: 192 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 3JD; HBJD1; HBLH; HRAM7; HRCC2. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 233 x 161 x 11. Weight in Grams: 302.
Publisher
EDINBURGH UNIVERSITY PRESS
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748685172
ISBN
9780748685172
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.82

Hardback. A collection of writings from the early half of the twentieth century that remind us of the many connections between Britain and the Balkans over the centuries - of Tennyson, Disraeli, Lord Fitzmaurice, Aubrey Herbert and Margaret Hasluck. It offers a picture of the Balkans in the early twentieth century. Editor(s): Elsie, Robert; Destani, Bejtullah D. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1DV; HBJD; HBLW; WTLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 161 x 23. Weight in Grams: 428.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848857100
ISBN
9781848857100
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 59.42
€ 54.65

Paperback. Historian and broadcaster Tessa Dunlop tells the story of the women of Bletchley Park, through exclusive and unprecedented access to the women themselves. Num Pages: 352 pages, 1 x 8 page colour inset. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJH; HBJD1; HBLW; HBWQ; JPSH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 225 x 25. Weight in Grams: 254.
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781444795745
ISBN
9781444795745
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.29

Hardcover. A beautiful collector's edition of Aurum's popular title, The Lost World of Bletchley Park, newly redesigned and featuring removable facsimile documents. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJH; HBJD1; HBLW; HBWQ; JPSH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 216. .
Publisher
Aurum Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
176
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781315347
ISBN
9781781315347
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 27.24

Hardback. A history of perceptions of the blind and of their integration or lack thereof in French society, this book introduces us to a host of fictional and real individuals and paints a moving picture of their advances and disappointments, concluding with the triumphant invention of Louis Braille. Translator(s): Cohen, Emily-Jane. Num Pages: 424 pages, black & white illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: 1DDF; HBJD; JHB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 155 x 36. Weight in Grams: 680.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
403
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804757683
ISBN
9780804757683
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 86.25

Hardcover. This study of the construction of intellectual authority examines the impact of Thucydides's "History". It argues that Thucydides's work succeeded for two main reasons: he refined the language of administration, and drew upon the abstract philosophical rhetoric that arose in the 5th century. Series: Greek Studies: Interdisciplinary Approaches. Num Pages: 288 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 2AHA; DSBB; HBJD; HBLA; HPCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 164 x 21. Weight in Grams: 553.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780847681297
ISBN
9780847681297
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 138.15

Paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDB; HBJD1; HBLL; HBLW; HBWN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 137 x 27. Weight in Grams: 376.
Publisher
Bookmarks Publications United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781909026292
ISBN
9781909026292
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 15.06

Hardcover. Looks at the drama surrounding the Liberation of Paris in 1944, as the Allies struggled to reclaim Europe, Hitler plotted it's destruction, and a handful of conspirators strove to save the City of Lights. This book shows how a host of brave fighters, commanders, and officials saved the city and, in the process, shaped the outcome of World War II. Num Pages: 352 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 167 x 30. Weight in Grams: 594.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Basic Books
Condition
New
SKU
9780465023998
ISBN
9780465023998
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 7.81

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