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The Americas

Hardcover. The Creole Affair is the story of the most successful slave rebellion in modern history. The Creole Affair is just as importantly a story of diplomacy: of two extraordinary non-professional diplomats who cleverly resolved the tensions arising from this historic slave uprising that, had it been allowed to escalate, had the potential for catastrophe. Num Pages: 236 pages, 18 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KJ; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTS; HBTV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 200 x 26. Weight in Grams: 504.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442236615
ISBN
9781442236615
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 71.69

Hardback. This work shows how, on November 7, 1841, the "Creole" was transporting slaves from Richmond to the auction block at New Orleans. A band of slaves led by Madison Washington seized the crew, and forced the ship to sail into Nassau harbour, where the British offered them freedom. Num Pages: 192 pages, 24 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; G; HBG; HBJK; HBLL; HBTS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 151 x 21. Weight in Grams: 349.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Ivan R Dee, Inc United States
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9781566634939
ISBN
9781566634939
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 32.58

Paperback. A tale of revolt aboard a nineteenth-century slave ship and the story of the slaves' heroic leader, Madison Washington. Num Pages: 192 pages, 24 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; G; HBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 139 x 15. Weight in Grams: 231.
Publisher
Ivan R. Dee
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
0192-
Condition
New
SKU
V9781566635509
ISBN
9781566635509
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.91

Paperback. The Muslim world represented an alien and foreign phenomenon for the USA in its early years as a republic (1785-1815). This study examines the American view of Muhammad and the many issues which helped to determine American perceptions of the Muslim world. Num Pages: 284 pages, 12pp halftones. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1KBB; 3JF; 3JH; HBJK; HBLH; HBLL; JFSR2; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 350.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
University of Chicago Press
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226014906
ISBN
9780226014906
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 28.66

Paperback. Ranging from the Ishango Bone of central Africa and the Inca quipu of South America to the dawn of modern mathematics, this book points out that human beings everywhere have been capable of advanced and innovative mathematical thinking. It shows us the deep influence that the Egyptians and Babylonians had on the Greeks. Num Pages: 584 pages, 6 halftones. 164 line illus. 18 tables. 6 maps. BIC Classification: 1F; 1H; 1KLS; PBX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 155 x 33. Weight in Grams: 828.
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
592
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
Third
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691135267
ISBN
9780691135267
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.72

Paperback. Series: Advances in Police Theory and Practice. Num Pages: 282 pages, 10 black & white illustrations, 3 black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; JKSW1; JKVF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 233 x 161 x 18. Weight in Grams: 484.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Inc United States
Number of pages
282
Condition
New
SKU
V9781439810316
ISBN
9781439810316
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 117.66

Paperback. A history of US imperialism that uncovers the ever present exploitation, violence and media control that have marked the last two decades of empire. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLL; HBLW; HBLX; HBTQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 215 x 134 x 18. Weight in Grams: 404.
Publisher
Pluto Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745329451
ISBN
9780745329451
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 26.76

Hardback. A history of US imperialism that uncovers the ever present exploitation, violence and media control that have marked the last two decades of empire. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLL; HBLW; HBLX; HBTQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 215 x 135 x 23. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Pluto Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745329468
ISBN
9780745329468
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 101.01
€ 83.19

Paperback. Was George W Bush the true heir of Woodrow Wilson, the architect of liberal internationalism? And was the Iraq War a result of liberal ideas about America's right to promote democracy abroad? This book considers America's position on the global stage and what future directions might be possible for the nation in the post-Bush era. Num Pages: 152 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPHL; JPHV; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 153 x 13. Weight in Grams: 272.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
168
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691150048
ISBN
9780691150048
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 22.32

Hardback. The essays in this book analyze and explain the crisis of democratic representation in Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela. Editor(s): Mainwaring, Scott; Bejarano, Ana Maria; Leongomez, Eduardo Pizarro. Num Pages: 384 pages, 41 tables, 9 figures. BIC Classification: 1KLSX; JPHV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 27. Weight in Grams: 649.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804752787
ISBN
9780804752787
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 91.67

Hardback. Editor(s): Lehmann, David. Series: Studies of the Americas. Num Pages: 257 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KL; HBJK; JFSL; JHB; JHMC; JPF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 221 x 158 x 20. Weight in Grams: 466.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st ed. 2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137509574
ISBN
9781137509574
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 134.89

paperback. Num Pages: 616 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 136 x 33. Weight in Grams: 640.
Publisher
The New York Review of Books, Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781590171356
ISBN
9781590171356
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 25.40

Hardback. In its comprehensive overview of Alain Locke's pragmatist philosophy this book captures the radical implications of Locke's approach within pragmatism, the critical temper embedded in Locke's works, the central role of power and empowerment of the oppressed and the concept of broad democracy Locke employed. Editor(s): Harris, Leonard. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HPCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 159 x 25. Weight in Grams: 254.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780847688074
ISBN
9780847688074
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 200.27

Paperback. Examines the major divisions in criticism of this major African American writer, paying particular attention to the way each critical period defines Baldwin and his work for its own purposes. Num Pages: 176 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; 3JJ; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 162 x 228 x 16. Weight in Grams: 276.
Publisher
Camden House
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781571139689
ISBN
9781571139689
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 32.78

Hardback. Presents roughly sixty years' worth of Arthur Miller scholarship, offering a range of interpretations and critical responses to the playwright's work. Editor(s): Centola, Steven R.; Cirulli, Michelle. Num Pages: 592 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 36. Weight in Grams: 1034.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc United States
Edition
Annotated
Number of pages
592
Condition
New
SKU
V9780313289194
ISBN
9780313289194
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 87.94
€ 32.30

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

Paperback. Editor(s): Fumagalli, Maria Cristina; Ledent, Benedicte; Del Valle Alcala, Roberto. Series: New World Studies. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KJ; DSK; JHBK5. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 151 x 21. Weight in Grams: 426.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of Virginia Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813935232
ISBN
9780813935232
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.58

Hardcover. Editor(s): Fumagalli, Maria Cristina; Ledent, Benedicte; Del Valle Alcala, Roberto. Series: New World Studies. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KJ; DSK; JHBK5. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 318.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of Virginia Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813935225
ISBN
9780813935225
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 91.14

Hardback. Why do free people submit to any rule? How is consent of the governed formed? Block argues that the source is found in the nursery and schoolroom, where the necessary synthesis of self-direction and integrative social conduct--so contradictory in logic yet so functional in practice--are established without provoking reservation or resistance. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTB; JHBK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 167 x 36. Weight in Grams: 844.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
464
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674051942
ISBN
9780674051942
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 56.98
€ 52.25

Paperback. Each title in this series offers an exciting approach to English literature and will help students achieve a better grade. This book is packed with detailed summaries and commentaries, snappy advice, fun facts, and an extended resources section. Series: York Notes. Num Pages: 72 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; 4KHT; YQE. Category: (E) Primary & Secondary Education. Dimension: 296 x 211 x 5. Weight in Grams: 236.
Publisher
Pearson Education Limited
Number of pages
72
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781408270042
ISBN
9781408270042
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.33

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