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Paperback. "..essential background and new historical insights make otherwise inexplicable elements of the Bismarck story much clearer, without diminishing the drama of the epic sea chase and its vivid, human details. Num Pages: 320 pages, 8-page photo section. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; HBJD; HBWQ; JWF; JWMV2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 526.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Casemate Publishers United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9781612000756
ISBN
9781612000756
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 23.39

Hardcover. Presents facsimile samples of 275 of the most sumptuous wallpaper designs ever created by designers and printers of the age, including Christopher Dresser and Morris & Co. In this title, interleaved with the wallpaper sections is a commentary that guides you through the story of the manufacture, uses and effects of arsenic. Num Pages: 256 pages, 350 illustrations, 250 in colour. BIC Classification: 3JH; AKP; AMR; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 259 x 29. Weight in Grams: 944.
Publisher
Thames and Hudson Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780500518380
ISBN
9780500518380
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 28.11

Paperback. Less than a half century ago, China experienced a cataclysmic famine, which was particularly devastating in the countryside. This book examines the role of food in one rural Chinese community, as it has shaped everyday lives over the course of several tumultuous decades. Series: California Studies in Food and Culture. Num Pages: 280 pages, 19 b/w photos, 1 map, 10 charts, 4 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520293526
ISBN
9780520293526
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 29.08

Paperback. Num Pages: 416 pages, black & white halftones. BIC Classification: BGB; HB; KC; KJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 138 x 25. Weight in Grams: 316.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780062009272
ISBN
9780062009272
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 17.19

Hardback. East Timor is at last, and at terrible human cost, firmly on the road to independence. Exploring the significance of its passage to freedom-for its people, for Asia, and for the world-this multi-voiced volume offers a comprehensive overview of this newest nation's travails and triumphs in an international context. Series: War and Peace Library. Num Pages: 312 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1FMNT; HBJF; JPH; JPVR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 157 x 22. Weight in Grams: 517.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742509672
ISBN
9780742509672
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 183.09

Paperback. The Irish Revolution - the war between the British authorities and IRA - was the first successful revolt anywhere against the British Empire. This narrative places events in Ireland in the wider context of a world in turmoil after the ending of a global war: one that saw the collapse of empires and the rise of fascist Italy and communist Russia. Num Pages: 544 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJG; HBJD1; HBLW; HBTV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 199 x 35. Weight in Grams: 432.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Condition
New
SKU
9780571243013
ISBN
9780571243013
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 12.37

Paperback. Series: David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies. Num Pages: 358 pages, 13 halftones & 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1KLCG; 3JJPG; HBJK; HBLW3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 612.
Publisher
Harvard University, The David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies United States
Number of pages
358
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674019300
ISBN
9780674019300
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.79

Paperback. China is poised to take a key role on the world stage, but in the early twentieth century the situation could not have been more different. This book goes back to this pivotal moment in Chinese history to uncover the origins of the painful transition from a premodern past into a modern world. Series: Making of the Modern World. Num Pages: 384 pages, numerous halftones. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 198 x 22. Weight in Grams: 576.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780192806055
ISBN
9780192806055
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 17.33

paperback. Kohima, 2007. A young man has just been gunned down in cold blood - the latest casualty in the conflict that has brutalized the people of Nagaland, in the neglected northeastern corner of India. This title traces the story of one man's life from 1937 to 2007. Num Pages: 276 pages. BIC Classification: 1FK; HBJF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 205 x 126 x 19. Weight in Grams: 260.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Zubaan India
Number of pages
276
Condition
New
SKU
V9789381017029
ISBN
9789381017029
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.79

Paperback. Nathan is a young, impressionable boy who is saved from the Nazis by Catholic gentiles in his homeland, Holland. But in order to survive he must learn to be a good Catholic and undergo baptism. From there it is only a small leap to begin his studies in the Catholic priesthood. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: BGH; HBTZ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 160 x 236 x 14. Weight in Grams: 338.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Gefen Publishing House
Condition
New
SKU
V9789652297990
ISBN
9789652297990
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 13.88

Hardcover. A systematic and rich account of how Albanians and Georgians view Europe, this book offers a fresh perspective on the vast East/West literature and, more broadly, on European intellectual, cultural, and political history. Num Pages: 244 pages, 13 ills, 1 table, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1DVUG; 1DVWA; HBJD; HBLW. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 237 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 496.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Berghahn Books
Edition
First Edition, First Printing
Number of pages
244
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857459848
ISBN
9780857459848
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 149.17

Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages, b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1KBC; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 135 x 20. Weight in Grams: 260.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Blue Bike Books Canada
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9781926700243
ISBN
9781926700243
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.66

Hardback. A charming gift book of the strangest and most intriguing stories of London. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; HBJD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 312.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Number of pages
272
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472109316
ISBN
9781472109316
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.55

paperback. The Irish famine peaked in Black '47, but it brought misery and increased mortality to Ireland for several years. This title presents the Great Irish Famine from a variety of perspectives. It concentrates on fresh insights available through interdisciplinary and comparative methods. It highlights several economic and sociological features. Series: The Princeton Economic History of the Western World. Num Pages: 320 pages, 54 tables, 38 line illus. BIC Classification: 1DBR; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB; JFFC1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 164 x 10. Weight in Grams: 466.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Condition
New
Edition
1st paperback edition.
SKU
V9780691070155
ISBN
9780691070155
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 69.35

Hardcover. The riots that broke out in various British port cities in 1919 were a manifestation of a wave of global unrest that affected Britain, parts of its empire, continental Europe and North America during the First World War. This book reveals the economic and social causes of the riots and their impact on Britain's relationship with its empire. Series: Postcolonialism Across the Disciplines. Num Pages: 256 pages, 8 black & white tables, 4 figures. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJG; HBJD1; HBLW; HBTV; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 163 x 20. Weight in Grams: 538.
Publisher
Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846312007
ISBN
9781846312007
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.12
€ 45.42

Hardcover. Stickers on inside front and back covers and on the spine, stamp on inside back cover. 483pp
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
The Free Press New York
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1972
Edition
First Edition
SKU
KON0817512
Hardback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 17.95

Paperback. This book, first published in 2005, is an innovative account of black African experience and representation in Renaissance Europe. Editor(s): Earle, T. F.; Lowe, K. J. P. Num Pages: 436 pages, 67 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1D; 3H; 3JB; HBJD; HBLH; HBTB; JFSL3. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 245 x 189 x 19. Weight in Grams: 828. 436 pages, 67 b/w illus. Editor(s): Earle, T. F.; Lowe, K.J.P. An innovative account of black African experience and representation in Renaissance Europe. Cateogry: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. BIC Classification: 1D; 3H; 3JB; HBJD; HBLH; HBTB; JFSL3. Dimension: 245 x 189 x 19. Weight: 930.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Edition
Reissue
Number of pages
436
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521176606
ISBN
9780521176606
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 37.87

Paperback. Published on the fiftieth anniversary of the founding of the Black Panther Party, this book features a new preface by the authors that places the Party in a contemporary political landscape, especially as it relates to Black Lives Matter and other struggles to fight police brutality against black communities. Num Pages: 568 pages, 50 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; 3JM; HBJK; HBLW3; JFSL3; JPWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 229 x 36. Weight in Grams: 764.
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
New
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520293281
ISBN
9780520293281
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 28.47

Paperback. Black American Cinema demonstrates the wealth of Black contribution to American film and the complex course that contribution has taken. Editor(s): Diawara, Manthia. Series: AFI Film Readers. Num Pages: 336 pages, 2 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APFA; HBTB; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 150 x 227 x 21. Weight in Grams: 500.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415903974
ISBN
9780415903974
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.88

Paperback. 434pp. Index
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Holt McDougal New York
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1970
SKU
KHS1006336
ISBN
9780030776854
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 25.99
€ 17.95

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Bedford/St. Martin's
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780312413590
ISBN
9780312413590
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 43.12

Paperback. Focuses on the range of relationships and interactions between Latinas/os and African Americans in one of the most diverse cities in the United States. This book delivers supporting evidence that Los Angeles is a key place to study racial politics while also providing the basis for broader discussions of multi ethnic America. Editor(s): Kun, Josh; Pulido, Laura. Num Pages: 424 pages, 30 b/w photographs, 17 line illustrations, 9 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; HBJK; HBTB; JFSL1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 153 x 229 x 25. Weight in Grams: 586.
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
337
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520275607
ISBN
9780520275607
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.17

Paperback. The Mexican Revolution impacted both Mexican and African Americans. Drawing on archives on both sides of the border, a host of cutting-edge studies and oral histories, Horne chronicles the political currents which created and then undermined the Mexican border as a relative safe haven for African Americans. Series: American History and Culture Series. Num Pages: 288 pages, photos. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; 3JJG; HBJK; HBLW; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814736739
ISBN
9780814736739
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.87

Hardcover. Num Pages: 448 pages, 703 colour & b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJG; 3JJH; HBJD; HBWQ; JWH; JWTU. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 314 x 244 x 41. Weight in Grams: 2972.
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764351563
ISBN
9780764351563
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 95.18
€ 69.65

Hardcover. Num Pages: 416 pages, 744 colour & b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JWTU. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 314 x 42. Weight in Grams: 2890.
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764351570
ISBN
9780764351570
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 95.18
€ 67.81

Paperback. Fine in original cloth covers, lacking dust wrapper. Light spotting on page edges, remains a nice copy
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Barnes & Noble Inc
Edition
New
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSG0028559
ISBN
9781566198202
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Library marking to spine, and usual library markings inside, otherwise very good
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Ward River
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1981
SKU
KIN0000037
ISBN
9780907085126
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Clean copy with some shelf wear, slight foxing to ffep and edges, minor nicks and bumps on cover but otherwise clean
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1981
Publisher
Ward River
Condition
Used, Good
SKU
KSS0010146
ISBN
9780907085126
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Hardcover. Commissioning organisation: by G.H.L. Le May. 128 p. illus. Paperback. Very good copy. Keywords: Subjects
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Macdonald
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1971
Edition
Illustrated edition
SKU
KEX0051863
ISBN
9780356033198
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. This biography illuminates the racial attitudes of an elite group of American scientists and foundation officers. It is the story of a complex and unhappy man. It blends social, institutional, black, and political history with the history of science. Num Pages: 416 pages, plates. BIC Classification: HB; PD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 203 x 135 x 20. Weight in Grams: 356.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1984
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195034981
ISBN
9780195034981
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.36

paperback. Num Pages: 624 pages. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 1KBB; 3JJPL; HBJF; HBLW3; HBWS2; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 38. Weight in Grams: 850.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Encounter Books
Edition
Illustrated
Condition
New
SKU
V9781594037047
ISBN
9781594037047
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.12

Paperback. A challenge to the whole basis of thinking on the subject of classical civilization. The author argues that it has its roots in Afroasiatic cultures, and that these influences have been systematically ignored, suppressed or denied since the 18th century. Num Pages: 608 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLA; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 37. Weight in Grams: 436.
Publisher
Vintage
Number of pages
608
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099887805
ISBN
9780099887805
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.83

paperback. This text disputes the claims made by Bernal in "Black Athena: The Afroasiatic Roots of Classical Civilization", that ancient Greek culture derived from Egypt and Phoenicia and that European scholars have been biased against the notion of Egyptian and Phoenician influence on Western civilization. Editor(s): Lefkowitz, Mary R.; Rogers, Guy Maclean. Num Pages: 544 pages, 10 illustrations, 6 tables, 4 maps, 3 figures. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; DNF; HBG; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 151 x 224 x 33. Weight in Grams: 828. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear, remains very good
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
The University of North Carolina Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSG0033158
ISBN
9780807845554
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 15.00

Paperback. Bernal's response to criticisms to his 1987 book, 'BLACK ATHENA', which argued for an Afro-Asiatic origin for Greek civilisation. Editor(s): Moore, David Chioni. Num Pages: 576 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 3D; HBG; HBJD; HBLA; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 156 x 36. Weight in Grams: 828.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
576
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822327172
ISBN
9780822327172
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.42

Hardback. Based on the autobiography of Dora Thizwilondi Magidi, pseud. Translated from the Venda with an introduction and notes by John Blacking." cf. Dust jacket. Bibliography: p. 203-207. Commissioning organisation: [by] John Blacking. 207 p. illus. 2". Keywords: Subjects
Condition
Used, Very Good
Format
Hardback
Publisher
Abelard-Schuman
Publication date
1964
SKU
KEX0104258
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 20.99
€ 4.99

Paperback. A vivid reconstruction of a once-vibrant African American community in northern New England. Num Pages: 200 pages, 36 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBBEN; 3JJC; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 313.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University Press of New England United States
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9781584654995
ISBN
9781584654995
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.70

Paperback. Black Bartholomew's Day is the first comprehensive study of the politicised preaching and polemical literature surrounding the mass ejection of Puritan ministers from the Church of England in 1662 - a pivotal event in the history of religion in Britain Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JD; HBJD1; HBLH; HRAX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 159 x 15. Weight in Grams: 284.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Manchester University Press United Kingdom
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719087806
ISBN
9780719087806
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.07

Paperback. .
Publisher
McFarland & Co Inc United States
Number of pages
277
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780786494170
ISBN
9780786494170
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 134.66
€ 83.74

Paperback. Africa. 222 pp. ffep loose. Some wear. Good overall
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
Collier Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1969
SKU
KNW0001089
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 20.99
€ 4.99

hardcover. Num Pages: 228 pages, Over 250. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJP; HBW; JWMV3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 308 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1394.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Hikoki Publications
Condition
New
SKU
9781902109534
ISBN
9781902109534
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 6.23

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