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Hardcover. At the start of the 1960s, jazz entered a unique new period of revolution as African-American musicians redefined the art form in the context of the civil rights movement, afro-centric rhythm and thought and an ideology of black economic empowerment. This title features hundreds of photographs of the new jazz musicians in the USA in the 1960s. Num Pages: 192 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPG; 3JJPK; AVGJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 303 x 300 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1776.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Soul Jazz Books
Condition
New
SKU
V9780957260016
ISBN
9780957260016
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 51.99
€ 49.82

Hardback. Addresses the startling fact that many African American intellectuals in the 1930s sympathized with fascism, seeing in its ideology a means of envisioning new modes of African American political resistance. This book surveys the work and thought of several authors to have an understanding of Depression-era African American literary culture. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; DSBH; JFC; JFSL3; JPFQ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 481.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of Virginia Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813926704
ISBN
9780813926704
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 82.64

Paperback. Shows what happened in eastern Europe between 1933 and 1945, when Nazi and Soviet policy brought death to some 14 million people. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBTZ1; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784701482
ISBN
9781784701482
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.44

Paperback. The tenth anniversary edition of New York Times bestselling author Peter Balakian's exploration of the Ottoman Turkish government's extermination of more than one million Armenians in 1915 Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1DVT; 1DVUR; 3JJF; BM; HBJF; HBLW; HBTZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 141 x 25. Weight in Grams: 376.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Basic Books
Edition
Anv
Condition
New
SKU
V9780465010196
ISBN
9780465010196
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 18.58

Paperback. Wentworth in Yorkshire was surrounded by 70 collieries employing tens of thousands of men. It is the finest and largest Georgian house in Britain and belonged to the Fitzwilliam family. This title tells the story of its demise: family feuds, forbidden love, class war, and a tragic and violent death played their part. Num Pages: 544 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 1DBKEYK; 3JJ; HBJD1; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 37. Weight in Grams: 410.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Penguin
Condition
New
SKU
9780141019239
ISBN
9780141019239
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 12.53

Paperback. Editor(s): Midlo Hall, Gwendolyn. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; BGHA; JFSL3; JPV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816679065
ISBN
9780816679065
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.20

Paperback. The authoritative introduction to the history of black civil rights in the USA, providing a clear and useful guide to the political, social and cultural history of black Americans and their pursuit of equality from 1865 to the present day. Series: Introductions to History. Num Pages: 144 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; HBT; JFSL3; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 134 x 9. Weight in Grams: 184.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
144
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415238885
ISBN
9780415238885
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.03

Paperback. Black Citymakers revisits the Black Seventh Ward neighborhood and residents of W.E.B. DuBois's The Philadelphia Negro over the twentieth century. Num Pages: 306 pages, 32 figures; 8 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBBEP; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB; JFSG; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 158 x 21. Weight in Grams: 442.
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780190249670
ISBN
9780190249670
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.76

Paperback. A title that shows how popular films reflected the massive social changes that resulted from the Great Migration of African Americans from the rural South to cities in the North, West, and Mid-West during the first three decades of the twentieth century. It offers a unique map of Black representations in film. Series: Culture & the Moving Image S. Num Pages: 280 pages, 17 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; APFA; HBJK; HBLW; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Temple University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781592130030
ISBN
9781592130030
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 29.51

Paperback. This work examines the emergence of the ethnic hero within popular culture. It looks at the dynamic rise of African-American pop icons, the social and historical contexts in which they flourished, and their powerful impact on the African-American community. Num Pages: 304 pages, 30 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; JFCA; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 278 x 154 x 17. Weight in Grams: 600.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226847177
ISBN
9780226847177
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 27.73

Paperback. A collection of classic texts and new black feminist scholarship. Exploring postmodernist themes of gendered and racialized exclusion, "black" identity and social and cultural difference, this volume provides an overview of black feminism in Britain as it has developed since the mid 1970s. Editor(s): Mirza, Heidi Safia. Num Pages: 320 pages, bibliography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJPL; 3JJPN; 3JJPR; JFFK; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 502.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415152891
ISBN
9780415152891
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 57.43

hardcover. Num Pages: 228 pages, Over 250. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJP; HBW; JWMV3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 308 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1394.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Hikoki Publications
Condition
New
SKU
9781902109534
ISBN
9781902109534
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 6.49

Paperback. An innovative historical and ethnographic examination of Dominican identity formation in the Dominican Republic and the United States. Num Pages: 360 pages, 37 b&w photos, 9 tables. BIC Classification: 1KJD; 3JH; 3JJ; JFSL3; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 5830 x 3971 x 21. Weight in Grams: 490.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Duke University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822340379
ISBN
9780822340379
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.82

Hardcover. Series: Sports and Entertainment. Num Pages: 472 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJC; 3JJG; JFSL3; WSBX; WSJT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 826.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815633631
ISBN
9780815633631
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 87.93

Paperback. Series: Sports and Entertainment. Num Pages: 472 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJC; 3JJG; JFSL3; WSBX; WSJT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 703.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815610397
ISBN
9780815610397
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 33.33

Paperback. A social and cultural history of African American arts activity in Los Angeles between the Second World War and the 1992 riots. Num Pages: 384 pages, 48 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; 3JJP; AB; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 155 x 24. Weight in Grams: 560.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822346791
ISBN
9780822346791
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.60

Hardcover. Num Pages: 416 pages, 744 colour & b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JWTU. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 314 x 42. Weight in Grams: 2890.
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764351570
ISBN
9780764351570
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 97.46
€ 69.20

Hardcover. Num Pages: 448 pages, 703 colour & b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJG; 3JJH; HBJD; HBWQ; JWH; JWTU. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 314 x 244 x 41. Weight in Grams: 2972.
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764351563
ISBN
9780764351563
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 97.46
€ 71.71

Paperback. The Mexican Revolution impacted both Mexican and African Americans. Drawing on archives on both sides of the border, a host of cutting-edge studies and oral histories, Horne chronicles the political currents which created and then undermined the Mexican border as a relative safe haven for African Americans. Series: American History and Culture Series. Num Pages: 288 pages, photos. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; 3JJG; HBJK; HBLW; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814736739
ISBN
9780814736739
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.60

Paperback. Published on the fiftieth anniversary of the founding of the Black Panther Party, this book features a new preface by the authors that places the Party in a contemporary political landscape, especially as it relates to Black Lives Matter and other struggles to fight police brutality against black communities. Num Pages: 568 pages, 50 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; 3JM; HBJK; HBLW3; JFSL3; JPWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 229 x 36. Weight in Grams: 764.
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
New
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520293281
ISBN
9780520293281
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 23.95

Hardcover. The riots that broke out in various British port cities in 1919 were a manifestation of a wave of global unrest that affected Britain, parts of its empire, continental Europe and North America during the First World War. This book reveals the economic and social causes of the riots and their impact on Britain's relationship with its empire. Series: Postcolonialism Across the Disciplines. Num Pages: 256 pages, 8 black & white tables, 4 figures. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJG; HBJD1; HBLW; HBTV; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 163 x 20. Weight in Grams: 538.
Publisher
Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846312007
ISBN
9781846312007
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 141.46

Hardcover. Num Pages: 320 pages, 1,000 illus. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; 3JJ; JFCD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 293 x 228 x 32. Weight in Grams: 1624.
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764351327
ISBN
9780764351327
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.36
€ 45.85

hardcover. Traces the development of business jet aircraft from the mid-1950s to early 1993. The study shows that while the industry has been quite concentrated throughout its history, the positions of the leading firms have always been contestable. Series: Economics of Science, Technology and Innovation. Num Pages: 286 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 3JJP; KJU; KNDV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 586.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Edition
1994th Edition
Number of pages
286
Condition
New
SKU
V9780792326601
ISBN
9780792326601
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 192.78

Paperback. A chronicle of the tangled relationship between the black community and the Chicago Democratic machine from its Great Depression origins to 1991. What emerges is a myth-busting account not of a monolithic organization but of several distinct party regimes, each with a unique relationship to black voters and leaders. Num Pages: 262 pages, 1 map, 14 tables, 7 figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; 3JJH; 3JJP; JFSL3; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 320.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New
Number of pages
262
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226308944
ISBN
9780226308944
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 28.66

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