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Modern period, c 1500 onwards

Paperback. Celebrates the work of Sembene, the African filmmaker and writer. This work contains critical essays on his oeuvre and is followed by a series of presentations by black writers. There are also remarks on his film "Camp de Thiaroye", an interview, and a bibliography of Sembene's novels and films. Editor(s): Cassirer, Thomas; etc.; Faulkingham, Ralph H. (Professor of Anthropology, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, USA); Gadjigo, Samba (Associate Professor of French, Mount Holyoke College, USA); Sander, Reinhard (Assistant Professor of Black Studies, Amherst College, USA). Num Pages: 140 pages, bibliographies. BIC Classification: 1HFDS; 2ADF; 3JJP; APFA; DSBH; JFSL3. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 156 x 10. Weight in Grams: 272.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
University of Massachusetts Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780870238895
ISBN
9780870238895
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.46

Paperback. A collection of interviews with Mexican-American writers. They address such topics as personal background, education, sense of ethnic and gender identity, the origins and intention of published works, and views on writing, culture and art. The women come from Texas, California and New Mexico. Num Pages: 216 pages, 10 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KLCM; 2ABM; 3JJ; DSBH; JFSJ1; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 358.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
University of Nevada Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780874174939
ISBN
9780874174939
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.30

Paperback. Num Pages: 152 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBTB; JFFH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 236.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of Nevada Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780874178449
ISBN
9780874178449
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.80

Paperback. The colorful story of California's official Gold Rush town available in an accessible new format Num Pages: 248 pages, black & white illustrations, maps, frontispiece. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; 3JH; 3JJ; HBTB; KNAT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 153 x 18. Weight in Grams: 500.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of Nevada Press United States
Edition
New edition, New format
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780874178562
ISBN
9780874178562
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.28

Hardcover. Senator Thomas Hart Benton was a towering figure in Missouri politics. Elected in 1821, he was the new state's first senator, and he served in Washington, DC for thirty years. This book provides a portrait of Senator Benton. It evaluates his career in light of his attitudes toward slavery, Mexican borderlands, and Indian removal, among others. Series: Early American Places. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; JPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 60 x 90 x 28. Weight in Grams: 576.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Northern Illinois University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780875804798
ISBN
9780875804798
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 139.15

Paperback. Raised amid Virginia's wealthiest slaveholders, Edwards Coles was a close associate of many of nation's leaders, Thomas Jefferson and James Madison among them. And, like Jefferson, he believed the institution of slavery to be morally and ideologically wrong. This title offers a study of slavery and social activism in nineteenth-century America. Series: Early American Places. Num Pages: 298 pages, 12 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 522.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Northern Illinois University Press United States
Number of pages
298
Condition
New
SKU
V9780875806891
ISBN
9780875806891
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 32.13

Paperback. Violent movements opposing existing political orders erupted throughout nineteenth-century Europe, but nowhere was this revolutionary impulse made more dramatically visible than in Russia. This title presents English translations of the memoirs of five Russia's female revolutionaries. Editor(s): Engel, Barbara Alpern; Rosenthal, Clifford N. Num Pages: 212 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JH; BM; HBJD; HBLL; JFSJ1; JPWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 392.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Northern Illinois University Press United States
Edition
2, reprint with new introduction and bibliography
Number of pages
212
Condition
New
SKU
V9780875806907
ISBN
9780875806907
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.38

Paperback. Series: Science, Medicine, & Technology in East Asia S. Num Pages: 304 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJ; MBX; PDX. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1988
Publisher
U OF M CENTER FOR CHINESE STUDIES
Condition
New
SKU
V9780892640782
ISBN
9780892640782
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.06

Hardcover. When an enraged reader gunned him down in Waco, April Fool's Day 1898, William Cowper Brann had published "The Iconoclast", the nation's most controversial magazine, for some forty months. This title synthesizes some of the most memorable Brannisms, from America to Texas Politics to the Universe. Num Pages: 176 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJC; DNJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 160 x 19. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Texas Tech University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780896724051
ISBN
9780896724051
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.73

Hardcover. Tran Van Nhut grew up with a great love for his country's history and served in the Army of South Vietnam from the Republics inception in 1954 until its demise in 1975. In 1970, he was appointed province chief of Binh Long (Peaceful Dragon) Province and commander of its Regional, Popular, and People Self Defense Forces. Series: Modern Southeast Asia Series. Num Pages: 216 pages, 23 photos, 10 maps. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 3JJPG; 3JJPK; HBJF; HBLW3; HBWS2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 567.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Texas Tech University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780896726451
ISBN
9780896726451
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 28.50

Paperback. ""Examines the area known as the Big Quiet, the role of environment, the history of this area in the West, and the power of Western mythology"--Provided by publisher. Series: American Liberty & Justice. Num Pages: 352 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBWD; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLL; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Texas Tech Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780896729032
ISBN
9780896729032
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 37.41

Paperback. Series: Modern Jewish History. Num Pages: 416 pages, 32 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; BGX; HRJ; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 525.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Texas Tech Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
SKU
V9780896729100
ISBN
9780896729100
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 39.87

Paperback. Series: Costume Society of America. Num Pages: 240 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; AKT; BGB; JFCK; KNSX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 9. Weight in Grams: 354.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Texas Tech Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780896729247
ISBN
9780896729247
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 34.64

Hardcover. Examines the history of the religious life on Saint Helena Island off the coast of South Carolina. Num Pages: 184 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBFS; 3JH; GTB; HBJK; HBLL; HRAM9; HRC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 234 x 23. Weight in Grams: 458.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Baylor University Press United States
Number of pages
184
Condition
New
SKU
V9780918954732
ISBN
9780918954732
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.77

Paperback. Providing an historical focus on Washington as a pioneer farmer actively engaged in a scientific approach to crops, farm animals and the land, this text shows him as an informed, forward-thinking experimenter, concerned with the ruinous agricultural practices of his fellow Americans. Series: George Washington Bookshelf. Num Pages: 66 pages, 14 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; BGH; HBJK; TVB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 6. Weight in Grams: 177.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
University of Virginia Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780931917288
ISBN
9780931917288
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.00

Paperback. Deals with the philosophy of immaterialism. This work has been recognized as an excellent introduction to the English philosophy of the eighteenth century, and to philosophy in general. Editor(s): Hilbert, David; Perry, John. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: 3JF; HPCD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 154 x 9. Weight in Grams: 244.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Center for the Study of Language and Information United States
Edition
1st
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9780941736053
ISBN
9780941736053
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.99
€ 9.71

Paperback. Gripping account of the Ann Arbor Veterans Hospital poisonings and the controversial investigation and trial of two nurses Num Pages: 232 pages, 12 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPL; BTC; MBN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 318.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
The University of Michigan Press United States
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780472053216
ISBN
9780472053216
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.12

hardcover. Insightful look at the interactions between German and migrant Jewish writers and the creative spectrum of Jewish identity Series: Michigan Studies in Comparative Jewish Cultures. Num Pages: 256 pages, 11 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 2AB; 3JJ; DSA; DSBH; HBJD; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 567.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
The University of Michigan Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780472130092
ISBN
9780472130092
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 59.22

Paperback. The true story of the Eastern Front in World War II, emphasizing how close Germany came to winning and the USSR to losing Num Pages: 480 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 235 x 30. Weight in Grams: 520.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Simon & Schuster United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
488
Condition
New
SKU
V9781416573500
ISBN
9781416573500
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 20.51

Paperback. Psychology and Selfhood in the Segregated South Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBF; 3JJC; HBJK; HBLW; JFFJ; JMS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 494.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
The University of North Carolina Press United States
Edition
1 New ed
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9781469615080
ISBN
9781469615080
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.99
€ 50.50

Paperback. Crooked Paths to Allotment: The Fight over Federal Indian Policy after the Civil War Num Pages: 228 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 367.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
The University of North Carolina Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781469617510
ISBN
9781469617510
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.78

Paperback. In the Cause of Freedom: Radical Black Internationalism from Harlem to London, 1917-1939 Num Pages: 309 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 1KBBEY; 3JJ; HBJD1; HBJK; HBLW; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 149 x 228 x 19. Weight in Grams: 444.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
The University of North Carolina Press
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781469617527
ISBN
9781469617527
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.14

Paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBF; 1KBBS; 3JH; 3JJC; JFFE; JFSL3; JKV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 435.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
The University of North Carolina Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9781469620879
ISBN
9781469620879
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.00

Paperback. The Civil War placed the US Constitution under unprecedented strain. Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Mark Neely examines the US Constitution and its often overlooked cousin, the Confederate Constitution, and the ways the documents shaped the struggle for national survival. Series: Littlefield History of the Civil War Era. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ; JPHC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
The University of North Carolina Press United States
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
SKU
V9781469621845
ISBN
9781469621845
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.33

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