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Paperback. This volume focuses on two main antislavery movements that emerged in Kentucky during the early years of opposition: emancipation - a gradual end to slavery with compensation to owners, and abolition - an immediate and uncompensated end to the institution. Num Pages: 136 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBSK; HBJK; HBLL; HBTS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 139 x 11. Weight in Grams: 181.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
University Press of Kentucky
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813190839
ISBN
9780813190839
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.55

Paperback. This volume brings together one of the most provocative debates among historians in recent years. The centre of controversy is the emergence of the anti-slavery movement in the United States and Britain and the relation of capitalism to the development. Editor(s): Bender, Thomas. Num Pages: 336 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1KBB; HBJD1; HBJK; HBLL; HBTS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
Edition
Paperback Octavo
SKU
V9780520077799
ISBN
9780520077799
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 26.53

Paperback. Editor(s): Hall, David D. Num Pages: 477 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 32. Weight in Grams: 771.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Edition
2Rev Ed
Number of pages
477
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822310914
ISBN
9780822310914
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 31.82

Paperback. Combines a wide variety of anti-federalist documents with insightful commentary to provide a representative work on this important political group. David J. Siemers's presents these selected works with clear explanations, showing the chronological development of the ratification fight. Num Pages: 304 pages, chronology, references, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; HBJK; HBLL; JPHC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 150 x 16. Weight in Grams: 381.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742522602
ISBN
9780742522602
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 63.31

Paperback. Editor(s): Storing, Herbert J.; Dry, Murray. Num Pages: 384 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JPA; JPHC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 287 x 154 x 26. Weight in Grams: 622.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1985
Publisher
The University Of Chicago Press
Edition
Abridged
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226775654
ISBN
9780226775654
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 28.67

Paperback. Editor(s): Bowles, Paul; Veltmeyer, Henry. Num Pages: 156 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBCB; JPWF; KNBP; RNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 154 x 11. Weight in Grams: 210.
Publisher
Fernwood Publishing Co Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781552666623
ISBN
9781552666623
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 19.42

Hardback. Why do so many evangelicals follow leaders with dubious credentials when they have other options in their own faith? Exploring intellectual authority within evangelicalism, the authors reveal how the concept of anointing--being chosen by God to speak for him--established a conservative evangelical leadership isolated from secular arts and sciences. Num Pages: 384 pages, 25 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HRAM3; HRAM6; HRCC99. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 150 x 31. Weight in Grams: 598.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674048188
ISBN
9780674048188
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 39.84

Paperback. Presents the two founding documents of the United States of America: the Declaration of Independence (1776), our great revolutionary manifesto, and the Constitution (1787-88), in which "We the People" forged a new nation and built the framework for our federal republic. The author serves as a guide to these texts. Num Pages: 368 pages, 34 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; HBJK; HBLL; JPHC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 179 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 390.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674066229
ISBN
9780674066229
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 21.68

Hardcover. No U.S. president has faced the problems Lincoln confronted, nor expressed himself with such eloquence on issues of great moment. Harold Holzer and Thomas Horrocks explore his writings on slavery, emancipation, racial equality, the legality of secession, civil liberties in wartime, and the meaning of the terrible suffering caused by the Civil War. Num Pages: 624 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGHA; HBJK; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Edition
annotated edition
Number of pages
624
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674504837
ISBN
9780674504837
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 37.79

Hardback. Num Pages: 312 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBT; WGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 26. Weight in Grams: 599.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801449086
ISBN
9780801449086
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 30.86

Hardcover. Editor(s): Christoph, Peter R.; Christoph, Florence A. Translator(s): Gehring, Charles T. (Director of the New Netherlands Project, New York State Library, USA). Series: New York Historical Manuscript Series. Num Pages: 584 pages, index. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 1KBB; 3JD; HBJD1; HBJK; HBLH; JPH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 158 x 32. Weight in Grams: 930.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Syracuse U.P
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815624967
ISBN
9780815624967
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 91.67

Paperback. The Andes form the backbone of South America. The mountain range was home to an extraordinary theocratic empire and civilisation, the Incas, who built stone temples, roads, palaces and forts. Series: Landscapes of the Imagination. Num Pages: 256 pages, 30 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLS; HBJK; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 142 x 20. Weight in Grams: 430.
Publisher
Signal Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9781904955542
ISBN
9781904955542
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 19.69

Hardcover. Using the story of cinchona bark, and drawing on extensive archival research, Matthew Crawford shows how indigenous healers, labourers, merchants, colonial officials, and creole elites contested European science and thwarted imperial reform by asserting their authority to speak for the natural world. Num Pages: 336 pages, 7 Illusrations. BIC Classification: 1KLSX; 3JD; 3JF; HBLL; MBX; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 544.
Publisher
University of Pittsburgh Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822944522
ISBN
9780822944522
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.17

Hardcover. Num Pages: 1016 pages, 171 colour images. BIC Classification: 1KLSR; ACQ; AFKB; AMX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 259 x 188 x 46. Weight in Grams: 1619.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of Notre Dame Press
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780268022228
ISBN
9780268022228
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 81.89

Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages, 12 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1KLSR; HRLK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 145 x 14. Weight in Grams: 272.
Publisher
Hampton Roads Publishing Co United States
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9781571743046
ISBN
9781571743046
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.06

Hardcover.
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
237
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
SKU
V9781590333471
ISBN
9781590333471
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 83.17
€ 63.81

Paperback. From dinosaurs to Conquistadores, this illustrated collection of natural history and early-day recorded history, takes its cue from the tradition of storytelling in pictures. A popular feature in the West Texas newspaper where it originated more than 50 years ago, it has been restored and annotated Num Pages: 96 pages, cartoons. BIC Classification: 1KBBS; HBJK; WHC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 8. Weight in Grams: 159.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Texas Christian University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780875653068
ISBN
9780875653068
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 14.98

Paperback. The rich findings of recent exploration and research are incorporated in this completely revised and greatly expanded sixth edition of this standard work on the Maya people. Num Pages: 984 pages, 500 pls. BIC Classification: 1KLC; HBJK; HBLC; HDD; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 182 x 43. Weight in Grams: 1568.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Edition
6th Edition
Number of pages
984
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804748179
ISBN
9780804748179
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 62.36

Paperback. The region of Mesoamerica, extending from central Mexico through Honduras and El Salvador, was home to a variety of advanced civilizations in ancient times. This reader contains 25 chapters written by scholars that explore the nature of these ancient Mesoamerican civilizations. Editor(s): Smith, Michael Ernest; Masson, Marilyn A. Num Pages: 520 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLC; 1QDA; 3D; 3F; HBJK; HBLC; HDD; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 246 x 172 x 28. Weight in Grams: 906.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
520
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631211167
ISBN
9780631211167
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 80.93

Hardback. The region of Mesoamerica, extending from central Mexico through Honduras and El Salvador, was home to a variety of advanced civilizations in ancient times. This reader contains 25 chapters written by scholars that explore the nature of these ancient Mesoamerican civilizations. Editor(s): Smith, Michael Ernest; Masson, Marilyn A. Num Pages: 520 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLC; 1QDA; 3D; 3F; HBJK; HBLC; HDD; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 253 x 171 x 30. Weight in Grams: 1004.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
520
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631211150
ISBN
9780631211150
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 171.92

Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; LND. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 220 x 141 x 16. Weight in Grams: 317.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
Morningside ed
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231073356
ISBN
9780231073356
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.12

Paperback. Translator(s): Sharkey, Paul. Num Pages: 154 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLSA; 3JJF; 3JJG; HBJK; JPWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 117 x 166 x 13. Weight in Grams: 134.
Publisher
AK Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849352239
ISBN
9781849352239
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 12.49

Paperback. Provides the comprehensive treatment of amphibians and reptiles biology and evolution ever produced. Costa Rica has played, and continues to play, a pivotal role in the study of tropical biology as well as the development of ecotourism and ecoprospecting. It is an essential book for a wide audience of nature lovers and naturalists. Num Pages: 516 pages, 516 colour plates, 396 maps, 335 line drawings, 36 tables. BIC Classification: 1KLCR; PSVW5. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 278 x 42. Weight in Grams: 2722.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
516
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226735382
ISBN
9780226735382
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.36
€ 58.98

Hardcover. Yoder case, and law professor Garret Epps, assess the Amish contribution to preserving religious liberty in the United States. Editor(s): Kraybill, Donald B. Series: Center Books in Anabaptist Studies. Num Pages: 376 pages, 15, 15 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HRCC2; HRCC99; JPV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 31. Weight in Grams: 635.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Edition
2nd
Number of pages
376
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801874307
ISBN
9780801874307
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 73.80

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