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The Americas
Hardcover. Addresses the significance of Sylvester Manor's plantation history to American attitudes about diversity, Indian land politics, slavery and Jim Crow, in tension with idealized visions of white colonial community Series: Early American Places. Num Pages: 238 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; HBJK; HBLH; HBLL; HBTS; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 162 x 24. Weight in Grams: 503.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- NYU Press
- Edition
- First Edition first Printing
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814785775
- ISBN
- 9780814785775
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 76.84
€ 76.84
Paperback. This selection of articles focuses on Washington's changing attitudes towards the institution of slavery and his everyday relationships with the slaves who shared his Mount Vernon estate. Editor(s): Schwarz, Philip J. Series: George Washington Bookshelf. Num Pages: 182 pages, 52 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLH; HBTB; HBTS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 422.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press United States
- Number of pages
- 182
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780931917387
- ISBN
- 9780931917387
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.69
€ 16.69
Hardback. Series: New Black Studies Series. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTS; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 165 x 246 x 22. Weight in Grams: 588.
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252040559
- ISBN
- 9780252040559
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 119.02
€ 119.02
Paperback. Series: New Black Studies Series. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 229 x 23. Weight in Grams: 420.
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252082023
- ISBN
- 9780252082023
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.20
€ 30.99
€ 27.20
Hardcover. Series: A Nation Divided: Studies in the Civil War Era. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, tables, maps, figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KLSB; HBJK; HBLL; HBTS; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 508.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813935850
- ISBN
- 9780813935850
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 73.57
€ 73.57
Hardcover. During America's turbulent antebellum era, the Supreme Court decided important cases - most famously Dred Scott - that spoke to sectional concerns and shaped the nation's response to the slavery question. This title presents a comprehensive examination of the major slavery cases that came before the Court between 1825 and 1861. Num Pages: 344 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBTS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 33. Weight in Grams: 726.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Univ Pr of Kansas
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700616664
- ISBN
- 9780700616664
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 78.90
€ 78.90
Paperback. Series Editor(s): Harrold, Stanley; Miller, Randall M. Series: Southern Dissent Series. Num Pages: 2408 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; HBTS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 372.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University Press of Florida United States
- Number of pages
- 2408
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813032733
- ISBN
- 9780813032733
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.46
€ 29.46
paperback. Paperback edition of the companion to the four-part PBS series on the history of American slavery which aired February 2005. Num Pages: 256 pages, 123 halftones & line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTB; HBTS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 252 x 179 x 14. Weight in Grams: 624.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United States
- Edition
- Media tie-in
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195304510
- ISBN
- 9780195304510
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 28.24
€ 30.99
€ 28.24
Hardback. A history of the society and economy of Sao Paulo from its origins to the introduction of coffee in the mid-19th century. Series: Social Science History. Num Pages: 288 pages, 50 tables, 14 illustrations, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; 3JF; 3JH; HBTB; HBTS; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 517.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804744652
- ISBN
- 9780804744652
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 171.12
€ 171.12
Hardback. Offers a comprehensive analysis of slavery in the First State. This text is suitable for courses in colonial and antebellum history. It provides insight into this period in the nation's history. Num Pages: 270 pages, indexes, tables, maps, charts, bibliography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JD; 3JF; 3JH; HBTS; JFC; JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 153 x 22. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Scholarly Resources Inc.,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 270
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780842025942
- ISBN
- 9780842025942
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 166.35
€ 166.35
Hardback. African slavery was pervasive in Spain's Atlantic empire yet remained in the margins of the imperial economy until the end of the eighteenth century when the plantation revolution in the Caribbean colonies put the slave traffic and the plantation at the center of colonial exploitation and conflict. Editor(s): Fradera, Josep M.; Schmidt-Nowara, Christopher. Series: European Expansion & Global Interaction. Num Pages: 368 pages, 18 figs & tables, 5 maps, bibliog., index. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 1KJ; 1KL; 3J; HBJD; HBJK; HBTS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 236 x 159 x 24. Weight in Grams: 606.
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Number of pages
- 368
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857459336
- ISBN
- 9780857459336
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 164.96
€ 164.96
paperback. Here, Professor Blanchard examines why slavery managed to survive for more than three decades after Peru declared its independence despite anti-slavery legislation passed by the liberators at that time. The book focuses on the economics of Peruvian slavery, slave life and the abolition movement. Series: Latin American Silhouettes. Num Pages: 272 pages, index, bibliography, map. BIC Classification: 1KLSR; HBJK; HBLL; HBTS; JHM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 164 x 20. Weight in Grams: 422.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Scholarly Resources Inc.,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780842024297
- ISBN
- 9780842024297
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 62.48
€ 62.48
Hardback. Here, Professor Blanchard examines why slavery managed to survive for more than three decades after Peru declared its independence despite anti-slavery legislation passed by the liberators at that time. The book focuses on the economics of Peruvian slavery, slave life and the abolition movement. Series: Latin American Silhouettes. Num Pages: 272 pages, index, bibliography, map. BIC Classification: 1KLSR; HBJK; HBLL; HBTS; JHM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 164 x 20. Weight in Grams: 517.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Scholarly Resources Inc.,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780842024006
- ISBN
- 9780842024006
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 165.79
€ 165.79
Paperback. After its early introduction into the English colonies in North America, slavery in the United States lasted as a legal institution until the passage of the Thirteenth Amendment in 1865. This book demonstrates that slavery was indeed an essential part of the foundation of the nascent republic. Num Pages: 408 pages, 1 line drawing, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLH; HBLL; HBTS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 408
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226846705
- ISBN
- 9780226846705
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 27.52
€ 34.99
€ 27.52
Paperback. Slave Religion remains the preeminent sythesis of the religious life of slaves in the United States. This new edition will consider the developments in the study of slavery, the religious encounter, religious culture, and reactions to the books over the past twenty five years, as well as the ways the author would write it differently today. Num Pages: 416 pages, numerous halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBTS; JFSR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 203 x 136 x 19. Weight in Grams: 395.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Edition
- Updated ed
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195174120
- ISBN
- 9780195174120
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 23.05
€ 24.99
€ 23.05
paperback. Joao Jose Reis draws on hundreds of police and trial records in which Africans, despite obvious intimidation, spoke out about their cultural, social, economic, religious, and domestic lives in Salvador. Translator(s): Brakel, Arthur. Series: Johns Hopkins Studies in Atlantic History and Culture. Num Pages: 304 pages, 21, 21 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; 3JH; HBTS; HBTV; JFSR2; JPWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801852503
- ISBN
- 9780801852503
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.16
€ 42.16
Paperback. Editor(s): Rudisel, Christine. Series: Dover Thrift Editions. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTS; HBWJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 137 x 15. Weight in Grams: 172.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Dover Publications Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780486780610
- ISBN
- 9780486780610
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.26
€ 11.26
Paperback. Series: Modern Library Classics. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTS; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 205 x 149 x 25. Weight in Grams: 374.
- Publisher
- Random House Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780679783282
- ISBN
- 9780679783282
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 15.19
€ 15.99
€ 15.19
Paperback. Tying together legal, historical, social, political and literary strands to show how the law itself was implicated in the persistence of slavery, this work sheds new light on slavery and Southern history, as it probes the conscience of a troubled jurist incapable of fully transcending his times. Series: Landmark Law Cases and American Society. Num Pages: 152 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTS; LA; LND. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 139 x 12. Weight in Grams: 218.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Univ Pr of Kansas
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700612710
- ISBN
- 9780700612710
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.26
€ 32.26
Paperback. This study addresses the question of why the troubling figure of Aunt Jemima has endured in American culture. The author traces the evolution of the mammy from her roots in Old South slave reality and mythology to Aunt Jemima's symbolic role in the Civil Rights movement. Series: American South Series. Num Pages: 221 pages, Illustrations, port. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; JFC; JFSL3; KJSA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 354.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813918112
- ISBN
- 9780813918112
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.40
€ 33.40
Paperback. Tells the tragic story of how slavery expanded in a new nation dedicated to the principle of equality among free men. This book reveals the enormous significance and consequences of its spread into the region that became the Deep South. Num Pages: 312 pages, 5 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBBS; HBJK; HBTS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 142 x 209 x 21. Weight in Grams: 398.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674024168
- ISBN
- 9780674024168
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 29.95
€ 34.99
€ 29.95
Paperback. Investigates how African Americans have narrated, remembered, and represented slave-breeding practices. Smithers argues that while social and economic historians have downplayed the significance of slave breeding, African Americans have refused to forget the violence and sexual coercion associated with the plantation South. Num Pages: 270 pages, black & white illustrations, frontispiece. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBTS; JFSL3; JHBK5. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 167 x 234 x 20. Weight in Grams: 428.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University Press of Florida United States
- Number of pages
- 270
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813049601
- ISBN
- 9780813049601
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.80
€ 26.80
Hardcover. Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBNC; 3JJ; HBJK; HBTK; KNDF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 162 x 236 x 21. Weight in Grams: 480.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226123097
- ISBN
- 9780226123097
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 25.65
€ 32.99
€ 25.65
Paperback. In this study, the author explores the words and phrases that American college students use casually among themselves. The book shows that slang is a dynamic vocabulary that cannot be dismissed as deviant or marginal. Included is a glossary of over 1000 slang words and 40 of the most enduring. Num Pages: 240 pages, notes, glossary, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; CFFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 16. Weight in Grams: 331.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- The University of North Carolina Press
- Edition
- 2nd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780807845844
- ISBN
- 9780807845844
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 48.56
€ 48.56