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Modern period, c 1500 onwards

Paperback. Conceived within a clandestine relationship between a black man and a married white woman, Spain was born in Mississippi during the mid-1950s. This title portrays the dehumanizing conditions in the prisons, the pervasive abuses in the criminal justice system, and the case for overturning Spain's conspiracy conviction. Num Pages: 280 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; BG; JFSL3; JKV; LNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 25. Weight in Grams: 413.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Temple University Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9781566397506
ISBN
9781566397506
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 38.45

Paperback. In 1932, Atlanta had the South's largest population of educated African Americans. However, Jim Crow's dictates meant they were almost entirely excluded from public life. Ferguson shows how Roosevelt's New Deal opened up oppportunities for black Atlantans struggling to acheive full citizenship. Series: John Hope Franklin Series in African American History and Culture. Num Pages: 336 pages, 16 illustrations, 4 tables, 2 maps, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBBFG; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; JFSL3; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
The University of North Carolina Press
Edition
1st New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780807853702
ISBN
9780807853702
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 58.64

Paperback. A contribution to the history of the blues and of Afro-American culture in general. Writing from a black/feminist standpoint, Harrison shows the joys, trials, heartbreaks and enduring influence of such singers as Victoria Spivey and Alberta Hunter. Num Pages: 314 pages, photographs, discography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; AVGJ; AVGK; JFFK; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 19. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1988
Publisher
Rutgers University Press
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813512808
ISBN
9780813512808
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 41.60

Paperback. We commonly think of the American Revolution as simply the war for independence from British colonial rule. This title asks us to rethink what we know about the Revolutionary War, to realize that while white Americans were fighting for their freedom, many black Americans were joining the British imperial forces to gain theirs. Num Pages: 392 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; HBJK; HBLL; HBWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 230 x 19. Weight in Grams: 538.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
392
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226101552
ISBN
9780226101552
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 19.22

Paperback. Illustrator(s): Tooks, Lance. Series: For Beginners. Num Pages: 160 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; JFSL3; JPWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 229 x 14. Weight in Grams: 268.
Publisher
For Beginners
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781939994394
ISBN
9781939994394
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 16.37

Paperback. This book relates the tragic circumstances of individual crews as they struggled to find their home bases in low cloud and fog. It contains many photos of aircraft as they were and the remaining impact areas that remain to this day. Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 16. Weight in Grams: 554.
Publisher
Pen & Sword Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781473822955
ISBN
9781473822955
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 20.80

Hardcover.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Pen & Sword Books Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
illustrated edition
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844154852
ISBN
9781844154852
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 35.74

Paperback. Using interviews, anecdotes, and research, this title depicts the relationships that made Black Mountain College what it was. It documents the college's tenure, from its most brilliant moments of self-reinvention to its lowest moments of petty infighting. It records the financial difficulties that beleaguered the community in its existence. Num Pages: 614 pages, 27 b/w images. BIC Classification: 1KBBFN; 3JJ; HBJK; HBTB; JNM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 140 x 36. Weight in Grams: 658.
Publisher
Northwestern University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810125940
ISBN
9780810125940
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 29.63

Paperback. An updated version of a fiery classic Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBNW; 3JJG; 3JJH; HBTB; JFSL3. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5830 x 3895 x 789. Weight in Grams: 626.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Edition
2nd
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252074103
ISBN
9780252074103
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 31.70

Hardcover. Series: Television and Popular Culture. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; APFN; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 426.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815633822
ISBN
9780815633822
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 48.63

Paperback. Shows the significant contributions of people of African descent to London's rich social and cultural history, masterfully weaving together the stories of many famous historical figures and presenting their quests for personal, professional, and political recognition against the backdrop of a declining British Empire. Series: California World History Library. Num Pages: 440 pages, 15 b/w images. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JJ; HBJD1; HBLW; HBTB; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 231 x 153 x 29. Weight in Grams: 606.
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520284302
ISBN
9780520284302
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.92

Paperback. Aiming to reveal the role sailors played in helping forge new identities for black people in America and how they actively contributed to the Atlantic maritime culture, this book traces the history of black seamen to the end of the American Civil War. Num Pages: 320 pages, 37 halftones, 3 maps, 3 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; 3JH; HBTB; HBTM; HBTS; JFSL3; KNGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 145 x 23. Weight in Grams: 460.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Edition
(4th)
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674076273
ISBN
9780674076273
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 22.55

Hardcover. The brutal story of African slavery in the British colonies of the West Indies and North America is told in this history. All aspects of African slavery up to 1776 are covered, including: the situation of women; flight and rebellion; disease and death; and the conditions on the slave ships. Num Pages: 344 pages, 2. BIC Classification: 1DB; 1KB; 1KJW; 1QDB; 3JB; 3JD; HBJD1; HBJK; HBLH; HBTS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 158 x 29. Weight in Grams: 616.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
2nd Edition
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631229599
ISBN
9780631229599
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 148.73

Paperback. * Argues that slavery transformed the tastes and economy of the western world * Illustrated with frequent reference to individual lives * New edition incorporates recent scholarly findings * Notes and bibliography have been updated. Num Pages: 344 pages, 2. BIC Classification: 1DB; 1KB; 1KJW; 1QDB; 3JB; 3JD; HBJD1; HBJK; HBLH; HBTS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 18. Weight in Grams: 504.
Publisher
Wiley-Blackwell
Number of pages
344
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
Revised
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631229605
ISBN
9780631229605
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.00

Paperback. Ivan Fallon's critically acclaimed account of Lloyds TSB's doomed takeover of HBOS at the height of the economic crash. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JM; KCX; KFFK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 198 x 35. Weight in Grams: 420.
Publisher
Biteback Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781785900235
ISBN
9781785900235
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 12.50

Hardback. The history of black Freemasonry from Boston and Philadelphia in the late 1700s through the Civil War to the Civil Rights Movement. Num Pages: 320 pages, 29 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBBEP; 1KBBES; 3JF; 3JH; 3JJ; HBTB; JFSL3; JFSV1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 152. .
Publisher
Inner Traditions Bear and Company United States
Number of pages
320
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781620554876
ISBN
9781620554876
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 29.31

Paperback. Traces how the strain of militant Islam behind ISIS first arose in a remote Jordanian prison and spread to become the world's greatest threat. This title shows how the zeal of Abu Musab al-Zarqawi and the strategic mistakes of Western governments led to the banner of ISIS being raised over huge swathes of Syria and Iraq. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; 3JMG; HBJF1; HBLX; HBTV; JPSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 32. Weight in Grams: 342.
Publisher
Corgi
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780552172882
ISBN
9780552172882
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.37

Paperback. From 1861 to 1865, the region along the Missouri-Kansas border was the scene of unbelievable death and destruction. This book presents a report of life in this merciless guerrilla war. It features bushwhackers and jayhawkers, soldiers and civilians, scouts, spies, runaway slaves, the generals and the guerrillas, who describe their ordeals. Num Pages: 192 pages, 20 b&w photos, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 158 x 234 x 15. Weight in Grams: 296.
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253213037
ISBN
9780253213037
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.63

Hardback. Deals with transnational networks of radicalism in the Caribbean Num Pages: 256 pages, 1 map, 3 tables. BIC Classification: 1KJP; 3JH; 3JJC; 3JJF; 3JJG; JPFB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 161 x 232 x 17. Weight in Grams: 480.
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
240
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252037641
ISBN
9780252037641
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 117.40

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. Num Pages: illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBTB; JFSL3; KNAC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 155 x 5. Weight in Grams: 142.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Condition
New
SKU
V9781620812501
ISBN
9781620812501
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 92.86
€ 65.38

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

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