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There was an active transatlantic black literary tradition as early as the 1760s. This book situates this literature in its own historical terms. It addresses the shifting meanings of race and gender during this period and explores how black identity was cultivated within a capitalist economy. Editor(s): Carretta, Vincent; Gould, Philip. Num Pages: 304 pages, 3photos. BIC Classification: 1HFD; 1KB; 1KJ; 2ABM; DSBD; DSBF; JFSL3. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 658.
Publication date
2001
Publisher
The University Press of Kentucky United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813122038
ISBN
9780813122038
Condition: New

€ 50.25

Paperback. The life of Richard Feynman and the story of modern physics itself. Num Pages: 560 pages, Section: 16, b&w. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; 3JJH; 3JJP; BG; PD; PH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 36. Weight in Grams: 366.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
Number of pages
544
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Condition
New
SKU
V9780349105321
ISBN
9780349105321
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.86

paperback. Born into a free black family in 1766, James Forten served in the Revolutionary War and later went on to become vice-president of the American Anti-Slavery Society and more, taking his place as one of the African Americans who helped to shape America. Num Pages: 528 pages, 16pp halftone plates. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; HBLH; HBLL; HBTS; JFSL3; YNH; YQH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 155 x 34. Weight in Grams: 739.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
528
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195163407
ISBN
9780195163407
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.77

Paperback. Focusing on popular huayno music and the ways it has been promoted to Peru's emerging middle class, the author tells a complex story of identity making and the marketing forces entangled with it, providing crucial insights into the dynamics among art, class, and ethnicity that reach far beyond the Andes. Series: Chicago Studies in Ethnomusicology. Num Pages: 240 pages, 1 map, 18 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KLSR; AVGH; AVGP; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 154 x 13. Weight in Grams: 324.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226923963
ISBN
9780226923963
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 29.90

Hardback. Focusing on popular huayno music and the ways it has been promoted to Peru's emerging middle class, the author tells a complex story of identity making and the marketing forces entangled with it, providing crucial insights into the dynamics among art, class, and ethnicity that reach far beyond the Andes. Series: Chicago Studies in Ethnomusicology. Num Pages: 240 pages, 1 map, 18 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KLSR; AVGH; AVGP; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226923956
ISBN
9780226923956
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 100.00
€ 83.38

Hardback. Gentlemen Bankers focuses on the social and economic circles of one of America's most renowned and influential financiers, J. P. Morgan, to tell a closely focused story of how economic and political interests intersected with personal rivalries and friendships among the Wall Street aristocracy during the first half of the twentieth century. Series: Harvard Studies in Business History. Num Pages: 344 pages, 18 halftones, 6 maps, 11 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; 3JM; KFFK; KJZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 157 x 27. Weight in Grams: 682.
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
344
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674073036
ISBN
9780674073036
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 68.99
€ 62.99

Paperback. "Gentlemen Bankers" focuses on the social and economic circles of one of America s most renowned and influential financiers, J. P. Morgan, to tell a closely focused story of how economic and political interests intersected with personal rivalries and friendships among the Wall Street aristocracy during the first half of the twentieth century." Num Pages: 368 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, maps, figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJK; KFFK; KJZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 159 x 26. Weight in Grams: 420.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674416901
ISBN
9780674416901
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 24.82

Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBNF; BTC; HBJK; PDX; WBXD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 146 x 222 x 18. Weight in Grams: 374.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Chicago Review Press
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781613735220
ISBN
9781613735220
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 20.60

Paperback. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPR; APFA; HBTB; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 121. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
ECW Press,Canada
Condition
New
SKU
V9781770413139
ISBN
9781770413139
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 12.65

Hardback. Num Pages: 205 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KB; PSPM; PSVT5. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 163 x 231 x 18. Weight in Grams: 442.
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781634853651
ISBN
9781634853651
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 169.04
€ 127.36

Paperback. A collection of essays addressing the relationships between racial and ethnic identities and place in North America. Eighteen geographers examine the ways in which place fashions, recreates and contextualizes human identity, exploring social, cultural and economic aspects. Num Pages: 328 pages, 13 b&w photographs, 22 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL; JHMP; RGC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 481.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
University of Nevada Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780874174878
ISBN
9780874174878
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.28

Hardcover. The twelve essays in this volume re-examine a handful of perennial problems in American history from a geographical point of view. From this perspective there emerges a series of reinterpretations of the central processes that defined the American experience. Num Pages: 568 pages, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 159 x 37. Weight in Grams: 965.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
568
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804715751
ISBN
9780804715751
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 103.67

hardcover. Num Pages: 448 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KB; RG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 286 x 30. Weight in Grams: 1156.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Pearson United States
Edition
2nd Edition
Number of pages
448
Condition
New
SKU
V9780321769671
ISBN
9780321769671
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 268.55

Paperback. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Rutgers University Press
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813518305
ISBN
9780813518305
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 33.20

Hardback. Editor(s): Wise, Theresa. Num Pages: 118 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; RND; RNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 161 x 232 x 14. Weight in Grams: 314.
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781634835602
ISBN
9781634835602
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 195.23
€ 144.32

Paperback. Series: California Natural History Guides. Num Pages: 360 pages, 139 color photos, 41 line art, 31 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; WNW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 184 x 114 x 25. Weight in Grams: 463.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
First Printing
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520241268
ISBN
9780520241268
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 22.91

Paperback. Tells the story of the magnificent Sierra Nevada - the longest, highest, and most spectacular mountain range in the contiguous United States. This book takes us from the time before the land which would be California even existed, through the days of roaring volcanoes, violent earthquakes, and chilling ice sheets. Series Editor(s): Faber, Phyllis M.; Pavlik, Bruce M. Series: California Natural History Guides. Num Pages: 468 pages, 117 color illustrations, 16 b/w photographs, 39 line illustrations, 12 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; 1KBBWN; WNW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 184 x 114 x 30. Weight in Grams: 485.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of California Press
Edition
First Edition,Revised
Number of pages
468
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520236967
ISBN
9780520236967
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 23.29

Paperback / so. George Eliot and the Landscape of Time: Narrative Form and Protestant Apocalyptic History Num Pages: black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 390.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1986
Publisher
The University of North Carolina Press United States
Condition
New
SKU
V9780807857274
ISBN
9780807857274
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 56.14

Paperback. George Gallup's polling techniques achieved fame when he predicted that Franklin D Roosevelt would be reelected president in 1936. This work traces Gallup's intellectual and methodological developments, examining his comprehensive approach to market research. It takes a look at the film industry's use of opinion polling in the 1930s and '40s. Series: Film and Culture Series. Num Pages: 304 pages, 16 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; APF; KJSM; KNTC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 160 x 15. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231121330
ISBN
9780231121330
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 27.67

Hardback. Gershwin created some of the most beloved music of the twentieth century and, along with Jerome Kern, Irving Berlin, and Cole Porter, helped make the golden age of Broadway golden. This biography of George Gershwin (1898-1937) unravels the myths surrounding one of America's most celebrated composers and establishes the enduring value of his music. Num Pages: 901 pages, 51 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; AVG; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 163 x 233 x 37. Weight in Grams: 1448.
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
901
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520248649
ISBN
9780520248649
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.76
€ 43.34

Hardcover. George I. Sanchez was a reformer, activist and intellectual, and one of the most influential members of the "Mexican American Generation" (1930-1960). The author honours Sanchez's efforts, hitherto mostly unrecognized, in the struggle for equal opportunity, while not shying away from his subject's personal faults and foibles. Series: The Lamar Series in Western History. Num Pages: 400 pages, 22 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; BGH; HBJK; HBLW; JFSL4. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 168 x 243 x 33. Weight in Grams: 712.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Yale University Press
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300190328
ISBN
9780300190328
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 57.50

Hardback. Illustrated volume which expands on previous studies of George Inness and the link between his spiritual beliefs and his art practices. Num Pages: 175 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 251 x 223 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1046.
Publisher
George Braziller Inc
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780807600092
ISBN
9780807600092
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 38.92

Num Pages: 384 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBSK; BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 726.
Publication date
2012
Publisher
The University Press of Kentucky United States
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813136882
ISBN
9780813136882
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 41.08

paperback. A man of impressive mental powers, of extraordinary intellectual range, and integrity, George Frost Kennan (1904-2005) was an adviser to presidents and secretaries of state. This book describes the development and the essence of Kennan's thinking, and also the importance of his work as a historian during the second half of his long life. Num Pages: 218 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 133 x 15. Weight in Grams: 248.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
218
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300143065
ISBN
9780300143065
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.70

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