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Modern period, c 1500 onwards

Mixed media pr. Although millions of African American women were held in bondage over the 250 years that slavery was legal in the United States, Harriet Jacobs (1813-97) is the only one known to have left papers testifying to her life. This collection includes papers of an African American woman held in slavery. Editor(s): Yellin, Jean Fagan. Num Pages: 1056 pages, 36 illustrations, 5 maps, family tree, notes, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 81. Weight in Grams: 1996.
Publication date
2008
Publisher
The University of North Carolina Press United States
Number of pages
1056
Condition
New
SKU
V9780807831311
ISBN
9780807831311
Condition: New

€ 234.96

Paperback. Legendary for a combination of spiritual power, beauty, charisma, showmanship, intimidation, and shrewd business sense, Marie Leveau also was known for her kindness and charity. This book explores social, political, and legal setting in which the lives of Laveau's African and European ancestors became intertwined in nineteenth-century New Orleans. Num Pages: 352 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBSL; 3JH; BGH; HRKT; HRQX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 522.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University Press of Florida
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813032146
ISBN
9780813032146
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.28

Hardcover. Num Pages: 384 pages, 70 black & white photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; BGB; HBJK; JFSG; RPC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 36. Weight in Grams: 825.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University Press of Florida
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813061511
ISBN
9780813061511
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 31.17

Paperback. Author Jeff Guy explains how, after its conquest, the Zulu kingdom was destroyed by imperial policies of divide and rule and how the Colenso family, especially the Bishop's eldest daughter, Harriette, took the lead in resisting colonial exploitation and imperial domination. Num Pages: 512 pages, 37 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; 3JH; BGH; HBJH; HBLW; HBTB; HBTQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 31. Weight in Grams: 653.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University of Virginia Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813921334
ISBN
9780813921334
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.48

Paperback. This interpretation of early American history argues that 1676 was a cataclysmic year of Indian resurrection and civil war in America, which actually postponed American independence for 100 years. Num Pages: 460 pages, 20 illustrations, 5 maps, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JD; HBJK; HBLH; HBTQ; HBTR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 158 x 250 x 35. Weight in Grams: 712.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Syracuse University Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
460
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815603610
ISBN
9780815603610
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.22

Paperback. This text documents a virtually unknown chapter in the history of the refusal of Jews throughout the ages to surrender. The author employs wide-ranging scholarship to the Holocaust and the memories associated with it, in affirmation of both continuities and violent endings. Num Pages: 288 pages, 22 photographS, index. BIC Classification: 1DVP; 3JJH; HBG; HBLW; JFC; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 526.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Syracuse University Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815606154
ISBN
9780815606154
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.93

These are the recollections of a Jewish boy, Norman Salsitz, in a pre-war Polish village, of his scramble to survive the Holocaust and of his adventures in America. In America, Salsitz found that the very traits that saw him through the war enabled him to prosper in his adopted land. Series: Religion, Theology and the Holocaust. Num Pages: 408 pages, 54 photographs. BIC Classification: 1DVP; 1KBB; 3JJ; BG; HBJD; HBTZ1; HBWQ; HRJ; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 612.
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Syracuse University Press United States
Number of pages
408
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815607342
ISBN
9780815607342
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 35.95

The story of how three young Polish Jewish women attempt to resurrect their lives in the bitter aftermath of World War II. After years in a concentration camp, their search for freedom bears fruit in the promise of a Jewish homeland. But pioneering Israel means new hardships. Series: Religion, Theology and the Holocaust. Num Pages: 192 pages, 21 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 3JJP; BTP; HBJD; HBTZ1; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 445.
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Syracuse University Press United States
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815607359
ISBN
9780815607359
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.41

Hardcover. Relates the history of railroad activity during that robust era that witnessed the most intense timber harvest ever undertaken in the Adirondacks. In this volume, the author provides an in-depth history of railroad activity in the Adirondacks. He also describes the logging methods used and the role of railroads in the logging industry. Num Pages: 280 pages, 350 black-&-white photographs, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JH; 3JJ; KNAL; KNGT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 279 x 216 x 25. Weight in Grams: 889.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815607946
ISBN
9780815607946
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 37.71

Hardcover. Kate Field was among the first celebrity journalists. She wrote for several newspapers, such as the "Boston Post", "Chicago Tribune", and "New York Herald", as well her own "Kate Field's Washington". This biography offers a portrait of an intelligent and independent woman who contributed significantly to America's intellectual and social life. Series: Writing American Women. Num Pages: 288 pages, 18 illustrations, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; JFSJ1; KNTJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 594.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815608745
ISBN
9780815608745
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 27.16

Hardcover. In 1929, "The Goldbergs" debuted on the air, introducing Gertrude Berg - and her radio alter ego, Bronx housewife Molly Goldberg - to the nation. This biography provides a look at how Gertrude Berg carved a special place for herself in the annals of broadcast history. Series: Television S. Num Pages: 248 pages, 11 black-&-white illustrations, notes, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; 3JJH; 3JJPG; APW; BGF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 567.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815608875
ISBN
9780815608875
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 24.81

Hardcover. The Photographed Cat presents readers with an examination of how human-cat relationships are depicted in early twentieth-century photography. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJC; 3JJF; 3JJG; AGN; AJ; WNGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 862.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815610267
ISBN
9780815610267
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 23.07

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

€ 35.99
€ 32.90

Hardcover. Editor(s): Christoph, Peter R.; Christoph, Florence A. Translator(s): Gehring, Charles T. (Director of the New Netherlands Project, New York State Library, USA). Series: New York Historical Manuscript Series. Num Pages: 584 pages, index. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 1KBB; 3JD; HBJD1; HBJK; HBLH; JPH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 158 x 32. Weight in Grams: 930.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Syracuse U.P
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815624967
ISBN
9780815624967
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 90.42

Paperback. Num Pages: 328 pages, maps, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 250 x 141 x 23. Weight in Grams: 399.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815624981
ISBN
9780815624981
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.33

Hardcover. This history of the Corning glass industry is a rich storehouse of information for anyone trying to identify pieces of cut or engraved glass. It combines a study of craftsmen and technique in Corning from 1868 to the present with hitherto unpublished catalogue material from the Corning archives. Num Pages: 377 pages, 750+ illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; AFP; GBCR; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 279 x 216 x 26. Weight in Grams: 1547.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815627401
ISBN
9780815627401
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 103.39

Hardcover. This study emphasizes the pattern of literary change in Iran, as it focuses on the relationship between the constructive elements of literary creativity, literary movement, ideology, and metaphorical language of modern Persian authors. Num Pages: 232 pages, index. BIC Classification: 1FBN; 2BXF; 3JH; 3JJ; DSBF; DSBH; JPF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815628187
ISBN
9780815628187
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.53

Paperback. This work covers the early 1970s, a period when the Vietnam War and student protests were on the wane as new religious groups grew in size. It maintains that the failure of political activism led former radicals to become involved with groups such as the Hare Krishnas and Scientology. Series: Religion and Politics. Num Pages: 224 pages, 17 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPL; HRCS; HRQM; JH; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 376.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815629481
ISBN
9780815629481
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.19

Hardcover. Popular notion has it that Polish Jewish writers, unlike their counterparts in Western, Northern and Central Europe, wrote solely in Yiddish or Hebrew. Yet between the two wars, Poland produces an elite group of assimilated Jews writing exclusively in Polish. This text explores their emergence. Translator(s): Shenitzer, Abe. Series: Space, Place, and Society. Num Pages: 320 pages, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 2AGP; 3JJG; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 594.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Edition
annotated edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815629849
ISBN
9780815629849
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 34.00

Paperback. This anthology offers the best new plays from Ireland's Abbey Theatre. Plays covered include Hugh Leonard's "Love in the Title", Frank McGuinness's "Dolly West's Kitchen", and Jimmie Murphy's "The Muesli Belt". Series: Irish Studies. Num Pages: 208 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 2AB; 3JJPR; 3JM; DD; DSBH; DSG; GBC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 11. Weight in Grams: 290.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815629870
ISBN
9780815629870
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.64

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