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Modern period, c 1500 onwards

Hardcover. When four New York City police officers killed Amadou Diallo in 1999, the forty-one shots they fired echoed loudly across the nation. In death, Diallo joined a long list of young men of color killed by police fire in cities and towns all across America. This title offers an oral history of Diallo's death. Series: Syracuse Studies on Peace and Conflict Resolution. Num Pages: 216 pages, 14 black-&-white illustrations, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JJPR; HBTD; JK; JKSW1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 490.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815609407
ISBN
9780815609407
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 26.87

Paperback. Chronicling the experience of New York City's Jewish families during the Great Depression, this work tells the story of a generation of immigrants and their children as they faced an uncertain future in America. Num Pages: 288 pages, 29 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JJG; 3JJH; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 390.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Syracuse University Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815606178
ISBN
9780815606178
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 20.57

Paperback. Offers insight on the origins and evolution of women's activism in the United States by examining more than 200 exclusively female antislavery societies that persisted from the 1820s through the Civil War. Num Pages: 243 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTS; HBWJ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 250 x 150 x 15. Weight in Grams: 666.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Northern Illinois University Press United States
Number of pages
243
Condition
New
SKU
V9780875806198
ISBN
9780875806198
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.70

Paperback. The history of Wal-Mart uncovers a complex network that united Sun Belt entrepreneurs, evangelical employees, Christian business students, overseas missionaries, and free-market activists. Through the stories of people linked by the world's largest corporation, the author shows how a Christian service ethos powered capitalism at home and abroad. Num Pages: 392 pages, 12 halftones, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JM; HBJK; HBLX; HRC; KCZ; WJS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 151 x 24. Weight in Grams: 576.
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
392
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
8.8.2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674057401
ISBN
9780674057401
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 24.62

Paperback. Cribbage boards are illustrated in over 350 color photos with text explaining variations in form, scoring, and materials of construction. Also history of the game and American companies that produced cribbage boards. Methods for determining the age of a board, values and an extensive bibliography complete the presentation. Num Pages: 160 pages, 350 color photos. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJ; TDP; WCW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 279 x 217 x 13. Weight in Grams: 770.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764309779
ISBN
9780764309779
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 25.12

Hardback. Num Pages: 140 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 3JF; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 163 x 16. Weight in Grams: 390.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Lexington Books United States
Number of pages
140
Condition
New
SKU
V9780739127315
ISBN
9780739127315
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 105.96

Hardback. In this illuminating history of Montreal, readers will discover the links between identity, place, and historical moment as they meet vagrant women, sailors in port, unemployed men of the Great Depression, elite families, shopkeepers, reformers, notaries, and social workers. Editor(s): Bradbury, Bettina; Myers, Tamara. Num Pages: 336 pages, 21 b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBCQ; 3JH; 3JJ; HBTB; JFS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887. Weight in Grams: 594.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780774811972
ISBN
9780774811972
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 112.77

Hardback. The diversity of women's lives as wives then as widows negotiating the law, patriarchy, family relationships, and the economy in 19th-century Montreal come alive in this first major study of widows in Canada. Num Pages: 496 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887. Weight in Grams: 885.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
496
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780774819510
ISBN
9780774819510
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 112.38

Paperback. In this illuminating history of Montreal, readers will discover the links between identity, place, and historical moment as they meet vagrant women, sailors in port, unemployed men of the Great Depression, elite families, shopkeepers, reformers, notaries, and social workers. Editor(s): Bradbury, Bettina; Myers, Tamara. Num Pages: 328 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBCQ; 3JH; 3JJ; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 445.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9780774811989
ISBN
9780774811989
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 36.23

Paperback. Smuggled out of Europe after the collapse of Germany, Eichmann managed to live a peaceful and active exile in Argentina for years before his capture by the Mossad. Though once widely known by nicknames such as 'Manager of the Holocaust', he was able to portray himself, from the defendant's box in Jerusalem in 1960. Num Pages: 608 pages. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJ; BGH; HBJD; HBTZ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Number of pages
608
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784700010
ISBN
9781784700010
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.37

Paperback. The result is a compelling book that chronicles the history, ideology, and strategies of the white separatist movement. Num Pages: 384 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; JFFJ; JFSL; JPWF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 163 x 21. Weight in Grams: 504.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Edition
Johns Hopkins Paperbacks Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801865374
ISBN
9780801865374
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 30.30

Paperback. Women were at the forefront of the civil rights struggle, but their individual stories were rarely heard. Only recently have historians begun to recognize the central role women played in the battle for racial equality. This book represents the coming age of African-American women's history and presents stories that point the way to future study. Editor(s): Collier-Thomas, Bettye; Franklin, V. P. Num Pages: 363 pages, Halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; JFSJ1; JFSL3; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 24. Weight in Grams: 522.
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
376
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814716038
ISBN
9780814716038
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.61

Hardback. Provides information on published visual images of American prints from 1946 to 1996 as well as biocritical information on printmakers working in this time period. Num Pages: 606 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; ACX; AFH; GBC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 147 x 38. Weight in Grams: 826.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
606
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810835863
ISBN
9780810835863
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 154.10

Hardback. Through the lens of fashion and style, Dressing for the Culture Wars guides us through the competing political and social movements of the culture war. Betty Luther Hillman illustrates how self-presentation influenced the culture and politics of the era and carried connotations similarly linked to the broader political challenges of the time. Num Pages: 280 pages, 14 illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJPK; 3JJPL; HPN; JFCK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 19. Weight in Grams: 825.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803269750
ISBN
9780803269750
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 43.79

Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; BM; HBJK; VFJB; VFV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 217 x 17. Weight in Grams: 296.
Publisher
University of Washington Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295999784
ISBN
9780295999784
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 21.15

Paperback. Originally published: Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott Company, 1955. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBWS; 3JJH; 3JJPG; BM; HBJK; HBWQ; VFV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5499 x 3564 x 15. Weight in Grams: 318.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Washington Press
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295999807
ISBN
9780295999807
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 21.20

Hardcover. This volume explores the often complicated ways in which ethnicity and social rank interacted to determine the relationships that were forged among four categories of women in the Revolutionary and early National Georgia Lowcountry. Series: Georgia Southern University Jack N. and Addie D. Averitt Lecture Series. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBFG; 1KBBS; 3JF; 3JH; HBJK; HBLH; HBTB; JFSJ1; JFSL1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 200 x 130 x 14. Weight in Grams: 277.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
University of Georgia Press
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780820321837
ISBN
9780820321837
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 152.75

Hardback. Examines the complex interactions between the US and new and developing nations from the end of WWII through the Cold War Editor(s): Sewell, Bevan; Ryan, Maria. Series: Studies in Conflict, Diplomacy and Peace. Num Pages: 386 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; 3JM; HBJK; HBLW3; HBLX; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 161 x 237 x 29. Weight in Grams: 686.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
The University Press of Kentucky
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813168470
ISBN
9780813168470
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 49.35

Paperback. It took Henry VIII 28 years, three wives, and a break with Rome before he secured a legitimate male heir. Yet he already had the illegitimate Henry Fitzroy. Fitzroy was born in 1519 after the King's affair with Elizabeth Blount. He was the only illegitimate offspring ever acknowledged by Henry VIII. So just how close did he come to being Henry IX? Num Pages: 312 pages, 12 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JB; BGH; HBJD1; HBLH; HBTG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 197 x 128 x 22. Weight in Grams: 262.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
312
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
New ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780750937092
ISBN
9780750937092
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.54

hardcover. This work is devoted to the life and work of Thomas White, an important and wide-ranging 17th-century thinker. He is shown as the leader of an influential faction of English Catholics; as a dogged opponent of scepticism; and as a would-be synthesizer of scholastic thought with the "new philosophy". Series: Archives Internationales D'histoire Des Idees./International Archives of the History of Ideas. Num Pages: 207 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 3JB; 3JD; HPC; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 12. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Edition
1993rd Edition
Number of pages
207
Condition
New
SKU
V9780792319269
ISBN
9780792319269
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.17

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