The Americas
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The Americas
Paperback. The idea of universal rights is often understood as the product of Europe, but as Dubois demonstrates, it was shaped by the struggle over slavery in the French Caribbean. He examines this revolution by focusing on Guadeloupe, where, in the early 1790s, insurgents on the island fought for equality and formed alliances with besieged Republicans. Num Pages: 472 pages, 24 illustrations, 4 maps, chronology, glossary. BIC Classification: 1KJWVG; 3JF; HBJK; HBLL; HBTS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 28. Weight in Grams: 658.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- The University of North Carolina Press
- Number of pages
- 472
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780807855362
- ISBN
- 9780807855362
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 69.72
€ 69.72
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Picador USA United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781250002365
- ISBN
- 9781250002365
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 19.95
€ 24.99
€ 19.95
Hardback. American slaves drew on memories of African musical traditions to construct instruments from carved-out gourds covered with animal skin. Providing a sense of rootedness, solidarity, and consolation, banjo picking became an essential part of black plantation life, and its unmistakable sound remains versatile and enduring today, Laurent Dubois shows. Num Pages: 342 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVRL; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156. .
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674047846
- ISBN
- 9780674047846
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 30.97
€ 35.99
€ 30.97
Paperback. The first and only successful slave revolution in the Americas began in 1791 on Saint-Domingue, the most profitable colony at that time. The stories of slaves, free people of African descent, wealthy whites, and French administrators are woven into an unforgettable tale of insurrection, war, heroism, and victory. Num Pages: 384 pages, 19 halftones, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KJH; 3JF; HBJK; HBLL; HBTS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 158 x 25. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674018266
- ISBN
- 9780674018266
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 29.94
€ 34.99
€ 29.94
Hardcover. Editor(s): Landers, Laurent B. Num Pages: 147 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; LN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 159 x 16. Weight in Grams: 402.
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 147
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781626182776
- ISBN
- 9781626182776
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 200.13€ 136.28
€ 200.13
€ 136.28
Paperback. Between 1492 and 1820, about two-thirds of the people who crossed the Atlantic to the Americas were Africans. Over the years, however, huge strides have been made in the study of the history of slavery and emancipation in the Atlantic world. This collection brings together some of the key contributions to this growing body of scholarship. Editor(s): Dubois, Laurent; Scott, Julius S. Series: Rewriting Histories. Num Pages: 424 pages, 10 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTS; JFSL3. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 233 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 652.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Routledge
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415994460
- ISBN
- 9780415994460
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 70.39
€ 70.39
Hardback. An introduction to the subcontinent's art history, presenting for the first time Katoen Natie's Latin American art collection. Num Pages: 322 pages, 280 colour, 40 b&w. BIC Classification: 1KL; AGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 300 x 260 x 30. Weight in Grams: 2359.
- Publisher
- Lannoo Publishers
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789401420136
- ISBN
- 9789401420136
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 89.77€ 89.26
€ 89.77
€ 89.26
Paperback. Louis and University of Miami; Gordon Redding, University of Hong Kong; Tun-jen Cheng, College of William and Mary; Yun-han Chu, National Taiwan University; Laurence Whitehead, Oxford University. Editor(s): Whitehead, Laurence. Series: A Journal of Democracy Book. Num Pages: 240 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FP; 1KL; 3JJP; JPHV; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 317.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801872198
- ISBN
- 9780801872198
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 30.51
€ 35.99
€ 30.51
Hardback. Editor(s): Watson, Laurence. Num Pages: 182 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; KCA; KFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 163 x 233 x 18. Weight in Grams: 400.
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781634856362
- ISBN
- 9781634856362
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 204.87€ 153.05
€ 204.87
€ 153.05
Paperback. A study of the journalistic and academic reception of the writings of one of the great American writers of the late twentieth century. Series: Literary Criticism in Perspective. Num Pages: 270 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 416.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Camden House
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781571139375
- ISBN
- 9781571139375
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 38.45
€ 40.99
€ 38.45
Hardcover. Traces Hemingway's critical fortunes over the ninety years of his prominence, telling us something about what we value in literature and why scholarly reputations rise and fall. Series: Literary Criticism in Perspective. Num Pages: 310 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 165 x 241 x 30. Weight in Grams: 638.
- Publisher
- Camden House
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781571135919
- ISBN
- 9781571135919
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 115.37
€ 115.37
Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 302 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 599.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2018
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691634623
- ISBN
- 9780691634623
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 144.74
€ 144.74
Paperback. Attempts to assess whether the United States is in economic decline. Appropriate to general readers as well as economics students and scholars, this book examines the fears of Americans about their economic future. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; KCB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230. . Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Routledge
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- SKU
- KRA0004587
- ISBN
- 9780873325790
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Hardcover. Attempts to assess whether the United States is in economic decline. Appropriate to general readers as well as economics students and scholars, this book examines the fears of Americans about their economic future. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; KCB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 159 x 22. Weight in Grams: 494. "Includes bibliographical references. Commissioning organisation: Laurence S. Seidman. x, 221 p. 24 cm. Paperback. Nice copy. Very minor scoring to o/w clean and bright text. Firm binding. Signed and inscribed by the author." Keywords: "Subjects - Business, Finance & Law - Economics - Economic Policy & Development,Subjects - Business, Finance & Law - Economics - Macroeconomics - General,Subjects - Business, Finance & Law - Economics"
- Condition
- Used, Good
- Publisher
- M.E. Sharpe
- Number of pages
- 232
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- KEX0129284
- ISBN
- 9780873325783
Hardback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Num Pages: 512 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLL; HBLW; JFS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 278 x 154 x 27. Weight in Grams: 650.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1978
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 512
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226854588
- ISBN
- 9780226854588
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.29€ 45.53
€ 53.29
€ 45.53
Paperback. New in the exciting series that combines wanderlust with the art of photography! Series: The Photographer's Guide. Num Pages: 112 pages, 90+ full-color photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; WTM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 185 x 10. Weight in Grams: 360.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Number of pages
- 112
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780881509410
- ISBN
- 9780881509410
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 15.92
€ 16.99
€ 15.92
Paperback. Series: Scenic Driving. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KBBS; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 19.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- GPP Travel
- Edition
- Third
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780762748891
- ISBN
- 9780762748891
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.48
€ 17.99
€ 14.48
paperback. Begins with a discussion of the nature of evil, exploring the fragility of human beings and the phenomena of compartmentalizing, unquestioning obedience to authority, and moral drift. Citing examples from history and contemporary life, the author characterizes evil acts in terms of moral agency, magnitude, and intent. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 1KBB; HBJD; HBTS; HBTZ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 171 x 146 x 17. Weight in Grams: 295.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781566391009
- ISBN
- 9781566391009
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 40.65
€ 40.99
€ 40.65
Hardcover. Drawing on extensive federal, state, and tribal archival research, Hauptman explores the political background of the Kinzua dam while also providing a detailed, at times very personal account of the devastating impact the dam has had on the Seneca Nation and the resilience the tribe has shown in the face of this crisis. Num Pages: 424 pages, illustrations, map. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; HBJK; HBLW3; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 36. Weight in Grams: 776.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Syracuse Univ Pr (Sd)
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815633280
- ISBN
- 9780815633280
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 57.66
€ 57.66
Paperback. Series: The Iroquois and Their Neighbours. Num Pages: 232 pages, 31 black & white illustrations, 4 maps, 1 chart. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JH; 3JJ; BGH; HBJK; JFSL9; JPW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 327.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815610793
- ISBN
- 9780815610793
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.57
€ 26.99
€ 23.57