Society & culture: general
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Society & culture: general
Paperback. Documents the struggles and successes of three generations of African writers as they strive to establish their artistic, literary, and cultural identities in France. This work explores African writing and identity in France from the early negritude movement and the founding of the Presence Africaine publishing house in 1947 to the mid-1990s. Num Pages: 376 pages, 21 photographs, 7 line drawings. BIC Classification: DSB; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 29. Weight in Grams: 538.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780252069352
- ISBN
- 9780252069352
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 37.73
€ 41.99
€ 37.73
Hardback. Black Participatory Research offers an assessment of how shared racial self-identity, self-valuation, and experiences of oppression and difference shape the co-production of knowledge in increasingly popular participatory social science research methods. Editor(s): Drame, Elizabeth R.; Irby, Decoteau J. Num Pages: 205 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL3; JHBC; JNFR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 405.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 205
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137468987
- ISBN
- 9781137468987
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 160.58
€ 160.58
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€ 42.18
€ 46.99
€ 42.18
Paperback. Considering how blackness is imagined in and through performance, this book addresses topics including flight as a persistent theme in African American aesthetics, the circulation of minstrel tropes between Liverpool and Afro-Mexican settlements in Oaxaca, and the reach of hip-hop politics as people around the world embrace the music and dance. Editor(s): DeFrantz, Thomas; Gonzalez, Anita. Num Pages: 306 pages, 22 photographs. BIC Classification: AN; AS; AV; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 153 x 16. Weight in Grams: 410.
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822356165
- ISBN
- 9780822356165
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Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 27.75
€ 36.99
€ 27.75
Paperback. Explores an American demographic group too often ignored by both scholars and the media: the black middle class. This book remains a study of a group still under represented in the academic and public spheres. Num Pages: 336 pages, 3 line drawings, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1KBBNC; JFFJ; JFSC; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 154 x 23. Weight in Grams: 484.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- Second Edition
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226021195
- ISBN
- 9780226021195
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 23.23
€ 27.99
€ 23.23
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
€ 61.32
€ 61.32
Black Portsmouth: Three Centuries of African-American Heritage (Revisi...
Sammons, Mark J.; Cunningham, Valerie
paperback. Few people think of a rich Black heritage when they think of New England. In ' Black Portsmouth', Mark J. Sammons and Valerie Cunningham celebrate it, guiding the reader through more than three centuries of New England and Portsmouth social, political, economic, and cultural history as well as scores of personal and site-specific stories. Series: Revisiting New England S. Num Pages: 280 pages, 56 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBBE; HBJK; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 21. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- University of New Hampshire Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781584652892
- ISBN
- 9781584652892
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.42
€ 32.42
Paperback. Editor(s): Diouf, Sylvaine A.; Woodward, Komozi. Num Pages: 256 pages, 1. BIC Classification: JFSL3; JPVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 208 x 255 x 14. Weight in Grams: 568.
- Publisher
- The New Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781620971482
- ISBN
- 9781620971482
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 25.70
€ 27.99
€ 25.70
Paperback. This book examines the impact of Black Power on the British colony of Bermuda, where the 1972-73 assassinations of its British Police Commissioner and Governor reflected the Movement's denouncement of British imperialism and the island's racist and oligarchic society. Series: Contemporary Black History. Num Pages: 262 pages, 6 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1MTANB; HBJK; HBLW3; HBTR; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 262
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 2009th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230109582
- ISBN
- 9780230109582
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 105.65
€ 105.65
Paperback. The first serious study of the diverse organizations associated with the resurgence of Black nationalism in the 1960s Editor(s): Jeffries, Judson L. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: JFSL3; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 236 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 482.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252073946
- ISBN
- 9780252073946
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Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 27.67
€ 29.99
€ 27.67
Paperback. In the wake of the King assassination and subsequent uprisings, Black Public Affairs Television emerged. Devorah Heitner tells its story, analyzing the production, reception, and content of its early groundbreaking programs. Num Pages: 208 pages, 32 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APT; JFDT; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 154 x 14. Weight in Grams: 310.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822354246
- ISBN
- 9780822354246
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 25.44
€ 32.99
€ 25.44
Hardback. In the wake of the King assassination and subsequent uprisings, Black Public Affairs Television emerged. Devorah Heitner tells its story, analyzing the production, reception, and content of its early groundbreaking programs. Num Pages: 208 pages, 32 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APT; JFDT; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5983 x 3971 x 15. Weight in Grams: 436.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822354093
- ISBN
- 9780822354093
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 108.92
€ 108.92
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€ 35.47
€ 38.99
€ 35.47
Paperback. Series: Blacks in the New World. Num Pages: 448 pages, illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 25. Weight in Grams: 612.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780252066344
- ISBN
- 9780252066344
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.49
€ 27.99
€ 26.49
Hardback. Num Pages: 251 pages, 1 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: HPQ; HPS; JFC; JFSJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 218 x 20. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137584984
- ISBN
- 9781137584984
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 162.31
€ 162.31
Paperback. A groundbreaking collection of sixteen essays that examines the productive intersection of the fields of black and queer studies Editor(s): Johnson, E. Patrick; Henderson, Mae G. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 1H; 1KBB; GTB; JFC; JFSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 158 x 229 x 23. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822336181
- ISBN
- 9780822336181
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.90
€ 32.99
€ 29.90
Paperback. Tracing the origins of the "black rage" defence back through American history, this work recreates many dramatic legal trials. The author distinguishes between applying an environmental defence and simply blaming society, in the abstract, for individual crimes. Series: Critical America Series. Num Pages: 306 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL3; LND; LNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- New York University Press
- Number of pages
- 306
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814735923
- ISBN
- 9780814735923
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 31.10
€ 33.99
€ 31.10
Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL3; WD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 313.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780830415762
- ISBN
- 9780830415762
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 63.10
€ 63.10
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Encounter Books,USA United States
- Number of pages
- 250
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781594031434
- ISBN
- 9781594031434
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 21.52
€ 24.99
€ 21.52
paperback. Establishing an imaginative space for blackness, four mid-century American writers resist literary segregation Num Pages: 214 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 141 x 16. Weight in Grams: 290.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- American Literatures Initiative United States
- Edition
- American Literatures Initiative
- Number of pages
- 214
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781439909430
- ISBN
- 9781439909430
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.90
€ 32.99
€ 29.90