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paperback. Explores the lives and experiences of those whose fortunes rose and fell with the West Indian empire. From the ambitious and brilliant entrepreneurs, to the grandees wielding power across the Atlantic, this title presents the story of how a few small islands and a handful of families decisively shaped the British Empire. Num Pages: 480 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KJ; 3JF; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 192 x 160 x 30. Weight in Grams: 362.
Publisher
Windmill Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099558453
ISBN
9780099558453
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.47

Paperback. Num Pages: 312 pages, 16 illus. BIC Classification: 1KJWWT; AVGH; AVR; JFS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 461.
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812215656
ISBN
9780812215656
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.36

Paperback. Num Pages: 448 pages, , black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KJH; HRAM2; HRKT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 229 x 31. Weight in Grams: 694.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
448
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780226703800
ISBN
9780226703800
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 28.00

Hardback. "Sergo Mikoyan, who died in 2010, was a historian specializing in Latin America and in Soviet-Latin American relations. Svetlana Savranskaya is a research fellow at the National Security Archive at George Washington University." Editor(s): Savranskaya, Svetlana. Series: Cold War International History Project. Num Pages: 616 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KJC; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 41. Weight in Grams: 975.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Stanford University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804762014
ISBN
9780804762014
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 161.16

Hardback. By examining how the Olympic movement developed in Puerto Rico, Antonio Sotomayor illuminates the profound role sports play in the political and cultural processes of an identity that developed within a political tradition of autonomy rather than traditional political independence. Num Pages: 360 pages, 14 photographs, 2 illustrations, 2 maps, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1KJP; HBTQ; WSBB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 22. Weight in Grams: 825.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780803278813
ISBN
9780803278813
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.86

Hardcover. Num Pages: 231 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KJC; 2ADS; 3JJP; DSBH5; HBJK; HBTB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 162 x 218 x 21. Weight in Grams: 422.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
1st ed. 2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137569639
ISBN
9781137569639
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 116.35

paperback. What did people make of death in the world of Atlantic slavery? This title intends to ask this question about Jamaica, the staggeringly profitable hub of the British Empire in America - and a human catastrophe. Num Pages: 368 pages, 18 halftones, 4 maps, 2 graphs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KJ; HBJK; HBLH; JFSL3; JHBZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 154 x 23. Weight in Grams: 562.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
Illustrated
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674057128
ISBN
9780674057128
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 27.96

Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KJ; WBA; WBN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 246 x 192 x 12. Weight in Grams: 458.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Arsenal Pulp Press Canada
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9781551521152
ISBN
9781551521152
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 24.02

Hardcover. In most Caribbean countries homosexuality is still illegal and many outside of the region are unaware of how difficult life can be for gay men and lesbians. This book collects interviews with queer Caribbean writers, activists, and citizens and challenges the dominance of Euro-American theories in understanding global queerness. Series: New Caribbean Studies. Num Pages: 218 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KJ; JFSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 216 x 18. Weight in Grams: 388.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137364838
ISBN
9781137364838
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.40

Paperback. In parks and cafes, homes and stadium stands, Cubans talk baseball. This work contends that when they are analyzing and debating plays, teams, and athletes, Cubans are exchanging ideas not just about baseball but also about Cuba and cubanidad, or what it means to be Cuban. It explores the interconnections between baseball and Cuban identity. Num Pages: 239 pages, 6 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KJC; JHBS; WSJT. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 226 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 386.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
239
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780822342762
ISBN
9780822342762
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.56

Paperback. "Holt greatly extends and deepens our understanding of the emancipation experience when, for just over a century, the people of Jamaica struggled to achieve their own vision of freedom and autonomy against powerful conservative forces." -- David Barry Gaspar. Series: Johns Hopkins Studies in Atlantic History and Culture. Num Pages: 552 pages, 25ill. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1KJWJ; 3JH; 3JJ; JFF; JFSL1; JHBL; JPVH2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 152 x 231 x 41. Weight in Grams: 756.
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
552
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801842917
ISBN
9780801842917
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 34.75

Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBFL; 1KJC; BM; DCF; JFSK2; JFSL4. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 205 x 136 x 18. Weight in Grams: 210.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Ecco
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780062313775
ISBN
9780062313775
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 18.56

Hardcover. Reflecting on the relationship between memory, power, and national identity, this book examines the complex reactions of the people of the Caribbean to the 500th anniversary of Columbus's discovery of the New World. Viala analyzes the ways in which Columbus became a reservoir of metaphors to confront anxieties of the present with myths of the past. Series: New Caribbean Studies. Num Pages: 292 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1KJ; HBJK; HBLH; HBTQ; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 147 x 217 x 21. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137443748
ISBN
9781137443748
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.97

Hardcover. This is a lyrical and timely collection that explores the meaning of home and identity for Cubans living on the island, as well as for those in far-flung locations around the globe. Editor(s): Behar, Ruth; Suarez, Lucia M. Series: New Directions in Latino American Cultures. Num Pages: 258 pages, 23 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1KJC; JFSL; JHMC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 582.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230600768
ISBN
9780230600768
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.77

Hardcover. Num Pages: 210 pages. BIC Classification: 1KJWWB; 3JJP; 3JMC; AVG; JFCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 160 x 19. Weight in Grams: 480.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
210
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810877498
ISBN
9780810877498
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 154.41

Hardcover. This book covers significant new ground, examining the impact and imprint of new leading technology on a range of popular expressions. This technology includes the internet, the computer, the cell phone, television, and radio, among others. Best argues that Caribbean culture has gone wireless, virtual, and simulated in the age of the machines. Num Pages: 259 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KJ; JFCA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 217 x 163 x 18. Weight in Grams: 398.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
260
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230603769
ISBN
9780230603769
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.15

Hardcover. This book explores the role of emotion and affect in recent Latin American cinema (1990s-2000s) in the context of larger public debates about past traumas and current anxieties. To address this topic, it examines some of the most significant trends in contemporary Latin American filmmaking. Num Pages: 228 pages, 10 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1KJC; 1KLCM; 1KLSA; 1KLSB; APF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 164 x 19. Weight in Grams: 392.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
228
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230109551
ISBN
9780230109551
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.73

Hardback. This book examines the failure of truth commissions in Uganda and Haiti and develops a rigorous framework to evaluate truth commissions around the world. Series: Law and Society. Num Pages: 224 pages, 2 maps, 2 figures. BIC Classification: 1HFGU; 1KJH; JPA; JPVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887. Weight in Grams: 431.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780774818469
ISBN
9780774818469
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 114.01

Hardback. Eudine Barriteau exposes the precarious position of women in 20th-century Caribbean societies through analyzing the operations of gender systems. The strategies used by developing states to focus on women are criticized as inadequate. Series: International Political Economy Series. Num Pages: 230 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KJ; 3JJ; JFFK; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 420.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
230
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333732823
ISBN
9780333732823
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.73

Hardcover. .
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Edition
2000th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333710722
ISBN
9780333710722
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 142.68
€ 22.27

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