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The Americas

Hardcover. Num Pages: 240 pages, 358 colour photos. BIC Classification: 1KBBFL; AMK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 289 x 225 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1536.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764334351
ISBN
9780764334351
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 48.99
€ 32.18

Paperback. A series of short stories, related by the author, handed down from generation to generation of the Lakota tribe. This work honours the buffalo, the dog, the horse, the eagle, and the wolf as workaday helpers and agents of divine intervention; the wisdom of the medicine man; and the heroism and resourcefulness of individual men and women. Num Pages: 82 pages, Illus. BIC Classification: 1KBBNR; 3JH; JFHF; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 205 x 134 x 11. Weight in Grams: 142.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Edition
New
Number of pages
82
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803293359
ISBN
9780803293359
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.97

Paperback. In 1787, "We the people" were the three words that not only engendered a new and cohesive nation; they went on to change the face of the world as well. This book prefaces the volume with a succinct history and interpretation of the place and meaning of both the Declaration and the Constitution in American life. Num Pages: 104 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLH; HBTQ; HBTR; JPHC; LND. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 149 x 146 x 6. Weight in Grams: 58.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Georgetown University Press United States
Number of pages
104
Condition
New
SKU
V9780878401437
ISBN
9780878401437
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 7.00

Paperback. The earthquake that struck Haiti on January 12, 2010 thrust the nation into the public consciousness as never before. This book brings together more than 20 of the most prominent authorities on Haiti in to provide both a historical and cultural introduction to Haiti and a chance for earthquake survivors to testify to their experiences. Editor(s): Munro, Martin. Num Pages: 200 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KJH; 3JMC; HBJK; HBLX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 157 x 12. Weight in Grams: 322.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of the West Indies Press
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846314988
ISBN
9781846314988
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.47

Paperback. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBC; JPFF. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 182 x 114 x 19. Weight in Grams: 238.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Between the Lines
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781896357973
ISBN
9781896357973
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 21.54

Paperback. Num Pages: 382 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JFC; JFFR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 157 x 26. Weight in Grams: 450.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Random House USA Inc
Condition
New
SKU
9780767900461
ISBN
9780767900461
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.72

Paperback. Offers an institutional history of the Chemical Warfare Service, the department tasked with improving the Army's ability to use and defend against chemical weapons during and after World War One. Num Pages: 176 pages, 20 black and white photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBW; JFD; JWMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 155 x 11. Weight in Grams: 296.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of Illinois Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252080265
ISBN
9780252080265
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.12

Hardback. This collection addresses key issues in the critique of Eurocentrism and racism regarding debates on the production of knowledge, historical narratives and memories in Europe and the Americas. Contributors explore the history of liberation politics as well as academic and political reaction through formulas of accommodation that re-centre the West. Num Pages: 268 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; 1K; JFSL; JPH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 145 x 20. Weight in Grams: 446.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137292889
ISBN
9781137292889
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.06

Paperback. Frederick Douglass's Narrative recounts his life as a slave in Maryland and escape to freedom in 1838. An important slave autobiography, it is significant both for what it tells us about slave life and about its author. It is here reprinted with contexualizing source material and other writings by Douglass, as well as an introduction discussing its literary and historical significance. Editor(s): McDowell, Deborah E. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGA; HBTS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 136 x 11. Weight in Grams: 136.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Condition
New
SKU
9780199539079
ISBN
9780199539079
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 7.41

Paperback. The previously untold story of over 50,000 Irish men, women and children who were transported to Barbados and Virginia. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 1KJWWB; HBJD1; JFFN; JFSL; JPV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 197 x 130 x 17. Weight in Grams: 206 17th Century Ireland. 240pp. First paperback edition
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Brandon
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
9780863222870
ISBN
9780863222870
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 8.70

Paperback. Considers the general course and significance of the European witch craze of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries Series: A Midland Book. Num Pages: 224 pages, 3 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HRQX5; HRQX9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 149 x 13. Weight in Grams: 344.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1987
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
226
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253204226
ISBN
9780253204226
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 20.92

Paperback. This volume offers an illuminating overview of the work of a pioneering and highly distinguished scholar of Latin American social and cultural history and philology. The "old and new" of the subtitle is meant literally; the first piece was written in 1968, the last in 1998. Four of the twelve essays are published here for the first time. Num Pages: 416 pages, 2 line diagrams 1 table 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KLS; 3J; HBJK; HBLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 22. Weight in Grams: 550.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804738101
ISBN
9780804738101
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 36.23

Paperback. A witty, fascinating, and unprecedented account of black male identity as seen through our culture's perceptions of hair. Num Pages: 250 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BM; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 127 x 23. Weight in Grams: 271.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Agate Publishing United States
Number of pages
250
Condition
New
SKU
V9781932841961
ISBN
9781932841961
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 15.50

Paperback. Between 1760 and 1800, the people of the United States created a new nation, based on the idea that all people have the right to govern themselves. This Very Short Introduction recreates the experiences that led to the Revolution; the experience of war; and the post-war creation of a new political society. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 160 pages, 10 hts. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 114 x 175 x 11. Weight in Grams: 138.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc
Condition
New
SKU
9780190225063
ISBN
9780190225063
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 11.61

Paperback. This concise and elegant contribution to the Very Short Introduction series reintroduces the history that shaped the founding fathers, the history that they made, and what history has made of them. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 184 pages, 10 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 176 x 112 x 12. Weight in Grams: 142.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc
Condition
New
SKU
9780190273514
ISBN
9780190273514
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 11.61

Paperback. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 184 pages, 10 b/w halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBG; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 172 x 113 x 9. Weight in Grams: 142.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc
Condition
New
SKU
9780195389142
ISBN
9780195389142
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 11.61

Paperback. A concise history of slavery in America, including the daily life of American slaves, the laws that sought to legitimize white supremacy, the anti-slavery movement, and the abolition of slavery Num Pages: 160 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 177 x 9. Weight in Grams: 126.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc
Condition
New
SKU
9780199922680
ISBN
9780199922680
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 11.61

Paperback. Tombstone, Bodie, St Elmo, Silver City: these are some of the most famous of the Old West ghost towns and mining camps that dot America's landscape and provide hints to the country's history. This title describes various types of ghost towns, explains their histories, and outlines ongoing research and archaeological study into decaying towns. Series: Shire Library USA. Num Pages: 64 pages, 80 col. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 207 x 4. Weight in Grams: 148.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Shire Publications
Number of pages
64
Condition
New
SKU
V9780747810858
ISBN
9780747810858
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 13.27

Paperback. This volume asks questions about both nationalism and the discipline of history itself. The essays offer fresh ways of thinking about the traditional themes and periods of American history. The aim is to provide a history that more accurately reflects the dimensions of American experience. Editor(s): Bender, Thomas. Num Pages: 436 pages, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 174 x 26. Weight in Grams: 612.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
436
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520230583
ISBN
9780520230583
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 26.68

Paperback. Investigates the paradox at the heart of modern Gulf of Guinea politics. This study aims to bring out the extent to which oil has forged the interaction of the region with the world economy and how the ongoing expansion of the oil sector will deepen this pivotal role. Num Pages: 380 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBF; JPS; KNBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 139 x 23. Weight in Grams: 506.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
9781850658580
ISBN
9781850658580
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 19.04

Hardback. More than a century's worth of atrocities culled from the city's police blotter, told through startling, rarely seen images and incisive text written by two NYPD officers and a NYC crime reporter. Num Pages: 320 pages, 500 b&w and colour photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JH; 3JJ; BTC; JKSW1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 268 x 318 x 32. Weight in Grams: 2180. Fine copy in fine dustwrappers
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers Inc
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KCW0014254
ISBN
9780316391238
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 11.94

Hardcover. Fine copy in fine dustwrappers
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1986
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KCW0014530
ISBN
9780671494414
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Beginning with the founding of profession in late 1920s and continuing into post-September 11 era, this title examines the history of men who joined workplaces customarily identified as female-oriented. It examines various hardships these men faced at work, paying particular attention to conflation of gender-based, and AIDS-based discrimination. Num Pages: 302 pages, 10 b/w photographs, 4 line illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JFSK; KCFM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 414. Labor, Sexuality, and AIDs in the History of Male Flight Attendants. 302 pages, illustrations. Beginning with the founding of profession in late 1920s and continuing into post-September 11 era, this title examines the history of men who joined workplaces customarily identified as female-oriented. It examines various hardships these men faced at work, paying particular attention to conflation of gender-based, and AIDS-based discrimination. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JFSK; KCFM. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight: 414.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
302
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520274778
ISBN
9780520274778
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.82

Paperback. On November 29, 1864, over 150 Native Americans, mostly women, children, and elderly, were slaughtered in one of the most infamous cases of state-sponsored violence in U.S. history. Kelman examines how generations of Americans have struggled with the question of whether the nation s crimes, as well as its achievements, should be memorialized." Num Pages: 384 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KB; HBWJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674503786
ISBN
9780674503786
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 24.73

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