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Hardcover. Harlem's nightclubs in the 1920s and '30s were a crucible for testing society's racial and sexual limits. Combining performance theory, historical research, and biographical study, this title explores the role of nightlife performance as a definitive touchstone for understanding the racial and sexual politics of the early 20th century. Num Pages: 264 pages, 14 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JJG; JFCA; JFSJ; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226862514
ISBN
9780226862514
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 94.08
€ 77.43

Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages, 56. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; 3JH; 3JJ; HBTB; JFCK; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 156 x 233 x 30. Weight in Grams: 502.
Edition
New Ed
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801482830
ISBN
9780801482830
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 37.82

Hardback. The phrase 'Harlem in the 1920s' evokes images of the Harlem Renaissance, or of Marcus Garvey and soapbox orators haranguing crowds about politics and race. This title reveals a different dimension of African American culture that made not only Harlem but New York City itself the vibrant and energizing metropolis it was. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JJG; JFC; JFSL3; JKV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 219 x 150 x 28. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Edition
First Edition (US) First Printing
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674051072
ISBN
9780674051072
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 39.26

Paperback. Series: Culture, Labor, History. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBJK; HBTB; JFSL4. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
Edition
Reprint
SKU
V9781479889082
ISBN
9781479889082
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 33.63

Hardback. In the 1970s and 1980s the Republic of China on Taiwan was under the direction of Chiang Ching-Kuo, who served first as its premier, and later as its president. This work provides insight into the substantial role that Chiang played in the social and economic development of the republic. Series: Miller Center Series on Asian Political Leadership. Num Pages: 230 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPCW; 3JJPL; 3JJPN; BGH; HBJF; HBLW3; JPQ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
University Press of America United States
Edition
3 Rev ed
Number of pages
230
Condition
New
SKU
V9780819189035
ISBN
9780819189035
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 119.49

Hardback. Series: Native American Bibliographies. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 1KB; 3JJPL; 3JJPN; 3JJPR; GBCR; JFSL; MBP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810831704
ISBN
9780810831704
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 154.09

Hardback. Series: Music in American Life. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1KB; 3JH; 3JJC; ASZH; AVGM; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 25. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780252040658
ISBN
9780252040658
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 126.15

Paperback. Series: Music in American Life. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1KB; 3JH; 3JJC; ASZH; AVGM; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252082153
ISBN
9780252082153
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.05

Paperback. A history of population ecology which traces two generations of science and scientists from the opening of the 20th century through to 1970. The text chronicles the careers of key figures and the field's theoretical, empirical and institutional development. Series: Science & Its Conceptual Foundations S. Num Pages: 316 pages, 9 halftones, 11 line drawings. BIC Classification: 3JJ; JHBD; PDA; RNC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 255 x 166 x 20. Weight in Grams: 490.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
Second Edition
Number of pages
316
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226437286
ISBN
9780226437286
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 33.15

Paperback. In the OXFORD HISTORY OF ART series, this book discusses folk and decorative arts alongside fine art produced by African-Americans throughout the nineteenth century. It also explores more recent issues in art and politics - the Civil Rights era and Black Nationalism in the 1960s and 70s and the emergence of new black artists in the 1980s and 90s. Series: Oxford History of Art. Num Pages: 320 pages, colour plates, halftones, line drawings and maps throughout. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; 3JH; 3JJ; ACBK; ACV; ACX; AFTB; JFC; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 169 x 21. Weight in Grams: 742.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780192842138
ISBN
9780192842138
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 32.36

Paperback. A clear overview of the major cultural forms of 1960s America -- fiction and poetry; music and performance; film and television; art and photography -- and influential texts of the decade. Editor(s): Halliwell, Martin. Series: Twentieth-century American Culture. Num Pages: 272 pages, 33 black & white illustrations, 33 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPK; AB; HBTB; JFC. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 416.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748619474
ISBN
9780748619474
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 33.77

Hardback. A clear overview of the major cultural forms of 1960s America -- fiction and poetry; music and performance; film and television; art and photography -- and influential texts of the decade. Editor(s): Halliwell, Martin. Series: Twentieth-century American Culture. Num Pages: 272 pages, 33 black & white illustrations, 33 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPK; AB; HBTB; JFC. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 175.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
272
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748619467
ISBN
9780748619467
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 99.96
€ 96.14

Hardcover. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; AFKG; AKTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 279 x 215. Weight in Grams: 1510.
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764352348
ISBN
9780764352348
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 48.99
€ 31.88

Hardback. This book explores how antimodern nostalgia and modern sensibilities about the landscape, child rearing, and identity shaped the history of summer camps. Series: Nature, History, Society. Num Pages: 384 pages, 30 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBCO; 3JJG; HBTB; JFSP1; JHBS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 5817 x 3887. Weight in Grams: 703.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780774816397
ISBN
9780774816397
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 111.75

Paperback. This volume brings together a selection of articles published over the fifty year life of the Universities/Higher Education Quarterly which provides a critical overview of the development of university and non--university higher education over the post--War period and of the policy debates which occurred at various points. Editor(s): Shattock, Michael. Num Pages: 224 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJP; JNK; JNMN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 136 x 18. Weight in Grams: 352.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631203001
ISBN
9780631203001
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.37

Paperback. This book examines the creation and collapse of the first power-sharing administration in Northern Ireland, and British government policy during the period 1972-75. It also analyses the relationship between the British and Irish states during the 1972-75 period. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKN; 3JJPL; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 158 x 235 x 16. Weight in Grams: 342.
Publisher
Manchester University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
9780719099762
ISBN
9780719099762
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99

Paperback. This book examines the creation and collapse of the first power-sharing administration in Northern Ireland, and British government policy during the period 1972-75. It also analyses the relationship between the British and Irish states during the 1972-75 period. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKN; 3JJPL; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 158 x 235 x 16. Weight in Grams: 342. 8vo. Very Good Copy. Politics and politicians in 20th century Ireland.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Manchester University Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KEX0310156
ISBN
9780719099762
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 20.00

Hardback. All the correspondence selected for this volume - most of it hitherto unpublished - relates to Bernard Shaw's theatre dealings and theatrical interest, at the same time attesting to the 'histrionic instinct' and 'theatrified imagination' (his own phrases) of the man who penned them. Editor(s): Laurence, Dan H. Series: Selected Correspondence of Bernard Shaw. Num Pages: 254 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JH; 3JJ; BG; DSBF; DSBH; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 159 x 25. Weight in Grams: 560.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Number of pages
254
Condition
New
SKU
V9780802030009
ISBN
9780802030009
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 61.87

Paperback. In the late 1960s an Amish community considered state education detrimental to its own values. When the state claimed truancy and took Jonas Yoder to court, a legal battle of landmark proportions followed. This volume is a complete and compelling account of the Yoder case. Series: Landmark Law Cases and American Society. Num Pages: 216 pages, bibliographical references, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; HBT; HRCC99; LA; LND; LNT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 139 x 13. Weight in Grams: 272.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Univ Pr of Kansas
Condition
New
SKU
V9780700612734
ISBN
9780700612734
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.04

Paperback. While millions of Americans fought the Nazis, liberty was under attack at home with the persecution of Jehovah's Witnesses who were intimidated and even imprisoned for refusing to salute the flag or serve in the armed forces. This study explores their defence of their First Amendment rights. Num Pages: 352 pages, 24 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJH; HBJK; HBTB; HBWQ; HRCC99; JFSR; JPVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 18. Weight in Grams: 470.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Univ Pr of Kansas
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780700611829
ISBN
9780700611829
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.34

Hardback. 278 pages, 3, 3 line drawing. Overturns existing thinking to show that the Royal Navy engaged professionally in war planning in the years before the First World War. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; 3JJC; 3JJF; HBJD1; HBW; JWF; JWK. Dimension: 161 x 242 x 22. Weight: 588.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Number of pages
278
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843836988
ISBN
9781843836988
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 96.00

Paperback. Beginning with an account of the historical antecedents to the war, this book traces the history of the Second Republic, which culminated in the electoral victory of the Popular Front in 1936. It goes on to chart and analyze the dramatic chain of events of the Civil War itself. Num Pages: 112 pages, 1M. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 3JJG; HBJD; HBLW; HBW. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 221 x 142 x 9. Weight in Grams: 198.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631166177
ISBN
9780631166177
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.99
€ 53.85

Paperback. Under the swastika, German scientists descended into the moral abyss, perpetrating heinous medical crimes at Auschwitz and at euthanasia hospitals. But why did biomedical researchers accept such a bargain? This title offers an account of the myriad ways human heredity and Nazi politics reinforced each other before and during the Third Reich. Num Pages: 392 pages, 37 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJG; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 526.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
392
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226055718
ISBN
9780226055718
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.25

Paperback. This updated new edition of Sheila Fitzpatrick's classic short history of the Russian Revolution takes into account the centenary of the Revolution in 2017 and what it means today. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JJF; HBJD; HBLW; HBWN; JPFC. Dimension: 196 x 129. .
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
4th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198806707
ISBN
9780198806707
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.80

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