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Paperback. The Supreme Court's 1857 Dred Scott decision denied citizenship to African Americans and enabled slavery's westward expansion. The author tracks arguments made by Taney Court justices in the two decades prior to Dred Scott and in its immediate aftermath. He reveals that Dred Scott was an outgrowth of Jacksonian jurisprudence. Series: Studies in the Legal History of the South. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBTB; HBTS; LND. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 390.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of Georgia Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780820328423
ISBN
9780820328423
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.62

Paperback. Between 1492 and 1820, about two-thirds of the people who crossed the Atlantic to the Americas were Africans. Over the years, however, huge strides have been made in the study of the history of slavery and emancipation in the Atlantic world. This collection brings together some of the key contributions to this growing body of scholarship. Editor(s): Dubois, Laurent; Scott, Julius S. Series: Rewriting Histories. Num Pages: 424 pages, 10 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTS; JFSL3. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 233 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 652.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Routledge
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415994460
ISBN
9780415994460
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 70.39

Hardcover. Drawing on rare records from Congress, Richard J. Joseph demonstrates how the idea of relating taxes to individuals and businesses evolved during 1893-1895, leading in 1894 to the first American income tax legislation. That initial law, he notes, was intended to create a permanent and a fair "ability-to-pay" system. Num Pages: 232 pages, bibliog , appendixes, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; KFFD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815630210
ISBN
9780815630210
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 55.55

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 270 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTB; JPSD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 203 x 127 x 16. Weight in Grams: 371.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2019
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
270
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691650630
ISBN
9780691650630
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 132.29

Paperback. A comprehensive record of the original Spanish families of New Mexico in the 17th and 18th centuries that marks the two distinct periods of colonization. Num Pages: 442 pages, b/w illus, tables & charts. BIC Classification: 1KBBWX; 3JD; 3JF; HBTG; HBTQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 219 x 279 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1294.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Museum of New Mexico Press United States
Edition
Rev Sub
Number of pages
442
Condition
New
SKU
V9780890132395
ISBN
9780890132395
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 61.57
€ 48.20

Hardback. Robert Wright argues that the ultimate causes of American economic development and transformation into a modern society can be reduced to the causes of American commercial banking. Wright analyzes why American banking arose when, and with the particular characteristics, it did. Num Pages: 232 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; KCZ; KFFK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 410.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742520868
ISBN
9780742520868
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 162.75

paperback. Robert Wright argues that the ultimate causes of American economic development and transformation into a modern society can be reduced to the causes of American commercial banking. Wright analyzes why American banking arose when, and with the particular characteristics, it did. Num Pages: 224 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; KCZ; KFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 149 x 12. Weight in Grams: 308.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742520875
ISBN
9780742520875
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 63.95

Hardback. Drawing on constitutional commentary and treatises, Supreme Court and lower federal court opinions, congressional hearings, and scholarly monographs, O'Neill's work will be valuable to historians, academic lawyers, and political scientists. Series: The Johns Hopkins Series in Constitutional Thought. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; LND. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801881114
ISBN
9780801881114
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 74.13

Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBBN; JFCV; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 190 x 19. Weight in Grams: 524.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Minnesota Historical Society Press,U.S. United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780873518949
ISBN
9780873518949
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 24.15

Paperback. Criminals are not born in a vacuum, and Frank Lucas is no exception. At the age of six he watched his cousin die in a lynching and in that moment of Southern brutality, Frank Lucas, notorious gangster, billion-dollar-heroin importer was born. This title tells the story of this most notorious black gangster to ever rule the streets of New York. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; BGA; JKVM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 20. Weight in Grams: 220.
Publisher
Ebury Publishing
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780091928674
ISBN
9780091928674
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.95

Hardback. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; 3JM; AVGR; AVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 164 x 36. Weight in Grams: 660.
Publisher
Little, Brown & Company
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780316383899
ISBN
9780316383899
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 25.93

Paperback. Editor(s): Knollenberg, Bernhard; Sheehan, Bernard W. Num Pages: 520 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 26. Weight in Grams: 652.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Liberty Fund Inc United States
Edition
New Ed
Number of pages
520
Condition
New
SKU
V9780865973831
ISBN
9780865973831
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 18.65

Hardcover. Editor(s): Knollenberg, Bernhard; Sheehan, Bernard W. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 159 x 24. Weight in Grams: 810.
Publisher
Liberty Fund Inc United States
Number of pages
368
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Condition
New
SKU
V9780865973824
ISBN
9780865973824
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 26.43

Paperback. With its recurrent themes of trans-nationalism, globalisation, and postcoloniality, this title considers various embodiments of the Asian diaspora, including a rumination on minority discourses and performance studies, and an historical look at the journal Amerasia. Editor(s): Chuh, Kandice; Shimakawa, Karen. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1F; 1KBB; JFC; JFSL1; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3887 x 22. Weight in Grams: 531.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822327394
ISBN
9780822327394
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.51

Paperback. Confronting the cultural stereotypes that have been attached to Asian-Americans over the last 150 years, this title seizes the label "Oriental" and asks where it came from. It shows how the bewildering array of racialized images first proffered by music hall songsters and social commentators have evolved and become generalized to Asian-Americans. Series: Asian American History and Culture Series. Num Pages: 288 pages, 19 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; JFC; JFSL; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 413.
Publisher
Temple University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Edition
50318th
Condition
New
SKU
V9781566397537
ISBN
9781566397537
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.51

Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages, 32 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1F; 1KBB; 2ABM; DSBH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 146 x 18. Weight in Grams: 399.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822316695
ISBN
9780822316695
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.21

paperback. Num Pages: 93 pages, 1tab.1ch. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HB; JPHC; TTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 159 x 7. Weight in Grams: 159.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
RAND Corporation United States
Number of pages
93
Condition
New
SKU
V9780833023209
ISBN
9780833023209
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.40

Hardback. This collection articulates a multi-level cultural politics of transnationalism to frame contemporary analyses of immigration and diasporas. Editor(s): Goldring, Luin; Krishnamurti, Sailaja. Num Pages: 304 pages, 6 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBC; JFFN; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887. Weight in Grams: 567.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780774814072
ISBN
9780774814072
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 112.81

Paperback. In 1988 the Chicago public school system decentralized, granting parents and communities significant resources to reform their schools in dramatic ways. This book identifies a comprehensive set of practices and conditions that were key factors for improvement, including school leadership and the professional capacity of the faculty and staff. Num Pages: 304 pages, 72 line drawings, 11 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBBNC; JNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 520.
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226078007
ISBN
9780226078007
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 27.64

Paperback. From the cherries we buy, to the grocer who sells them, to the school where our child unpacks them for lunch, we express resurgent faith in decentralizing the institutions and businesses that arrange our daily lives. The author reveals the key cornerstones of social organization on which effective decentralization depends. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JNF; KCD; MBP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 60 x 90 x 23. Weight in Grams: 431.
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226246543
ISBN
9780226246543
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 25.76

Paperback. Editor(s): Milkman, Ruth. Series: ILR Press Books. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFN; JFS; JHBL; KNXB2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 17. Weight in Grams: 370.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801486173
ISBN
9780801486173
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.03

Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 416 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPQB; JWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 571.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691625812
ISBN
9780691625812
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.14
€ 50.82

hardcover. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 416 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBJK; JPQB; JWJ; JWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 24. Weight in Grams: 485.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691652177
ISBN
9780691652177
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 183.56
€ 138.50

Paperback. Shows that there was nothing inevitable about the surge in corporate size and power by century's end. This book concludes that the driving force of our history is not technology, politics, or culture, but large, bureaucratic organizations. It features various vignettes and offers insights presaging a different historical genre. Num Pages: 272 pages, 2 line illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; KJU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 232 x 153 x 17. Weight in Grams: 384.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691123158
ISBN
9780691123158
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.29
€ 42.14

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