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Paperback. Tears down the religious, political and secular beliefs that we insist are fundamental to human project. This title examines interaction of terrorism, declining world resources, human myths of redemption and a flawed belief in Western democracy, and shows us how a misplaced faith in our ability to improve the world has actually made it far worse. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: HRQM; JPHC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 21. Weight in Grams: 260.
- Edition
- Reprint
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141025988
- ISBN
- 9780141025988
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.86
€ 15.99
€ 11.86
Paperback. In this text the author demonstrates that the efforts to understand black people's history of resistance solely through the prism of Marxist theory are incomplete and inaccurate, because it presupposes European models of history. Black radicalism, he argues, must be linked to the African traditions Num Pages: 528 pages. BIC Classification: JFSL3; JPFC; JPFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 27. Weight in Grams: 680.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- The University of North Carolina Press
- Edition
- unknown
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780807848296
- ISBN
- 9780807848296
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.85
€ 53.85
Paperback. Edinburgh's cemeteries have been notorious for centuries, from the infamous Greyfriars to the countless crypts, graveyards and mausoleums that proliferate through the city. This book reveals a host of traditions and stories regarding these distinctive sites, as told by an expert on the subject. Num Pages: 96 pages, 70. BIC Classification: 1DBKSC; AMN; HBJD1; HBTB; JHBZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 166 x 233 x 9. Weight in Grams: 300.
- Publisher
- Amberley Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781445647982
- ISBN
- 9781445647982
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 28.32
€ 28.32
Paperback. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPHL; WH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 135 x 20. Weight in Grams: 294.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780062399809
- ISBN
- 9780062399809
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.00
€ 17.99
€ 16.00
Paperback. Series: Urban Institute Press. Num Pages: 344 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JPQB; RPC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Urban Institute Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780877667278
- ISBN
- 9780877667278
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 57.03
€ 57.03
Hardcover. This volume focuses on the issues African American males face not only as participants in athletic competition as student-athletes but also as coaches, administrators, and academic support staff. It will serve as a valuable resource for educational policy makers, especially athletic association personnel (i.e. NCAA), and other constituents. Editor(s): Moore, James L., III; Bennett, Robert A., III; Graham, David L.; Hodge, Samuel R. Series: Diversity in Higher Education. Num Pages: 348 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL3; JNM; WSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 161 x 35. Weight in Grams: 710.
- Publisher
- Emerald Group Publishing Limited
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784413941
- ISBN
- 9781784413941
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 149.25
€ 149.25
Hardback. This edited volume offers sound suggestions for advancing diversity in the teaching profession. It provides teacher education programs with needed training materials to accommodate Black male students, and school district administrators and leaders with information to help recruit and retain Black male teachers. Editor(s): Lewis, Chance W.; Toldson, Ivory. Series: Advances in Race and Ethnicity in Education. Num Pages: 260 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JNKH; JNMT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 157 x 21. Weight in Grams: 568.
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 260
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781906217
- ISBN
- 9781781906217
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 216.56
€ 216.56
Hardcover. Editor(s): Gordon, Jacob U. Num Pages: 227 pages, tables. BIC Classification: JFSJ; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 262 x 189 x 22. Weight in Grams: 730.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 227
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781590333709
- ISBN
- 9781590333709
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 51.35€ 40.76
€ 51.35
€ 40.76
Black Male Frames: African Americans in a Century of Hollywood Cinema,...
Roland Leander Williams Jr.
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
€ 51.06
€ 51.06
In "The Tempest", Shakespeare created Caliban as an archetype used to depict black men as slaves, savages, and threats to civilization. This study traces the Caliban legacy in modern and post-modern novels, exploring the work of black male writers such as John Edgar Wideman and Clarence Major. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ABM; DSB; DSK; JFSJ2; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 449.
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- The University Press of Kentucky United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813122045
- ISBN
- 9780813122045
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 48.75
€ 48.75
Paperback. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Rutgers University Press
- Edition
- 59256th
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813533841
- ISBN
- 9780813533841
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 37.51
€ 42.99
€ 37.51
Paperback. Looks at the origins, meaning, and uses of Conjure - the African American tradition of healing and harming that evolved from African, European, and American elements - from the slavery period to well into the twentieth century. This work describes Conjure and other related traditions, such as Hoodoo and Rootworking. Num Pages: 232 pages, 8 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLL; HRKT; HRQX; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 153 x 16. Weight in Grams: 332.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520249882
- ISBN
- 9780520249882
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 25.86
€ 35.99
€ 25.86
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Verso
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781688212
- ISBN
- 9781781688212
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 20.19
€ 24.99
€ 20.19
Paperback. Features a concept of sacred humanity embedded in African-American religious thought historically and available for a more scientifically and morally grounded African-American religiosity in the present and future. Also traces indications of this concept in select writings of Anna Julia Cooper, W. E. B. Du Bois, and James Baldwin. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; HRC; HRLB; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 3887 x 5817 x 15. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823269822
- ISBN
- 9780823269822
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.64
€ 30.99
€ 27.64
Hardback. Features a concept of sacred humanity embedded in African-American religious thought historically and available for a more scientifically and morally grounded African-American religiosity in the present and future. Also traces indications of this concept in select writings of Anna Julia Cooper, W. E. B. Du Bois, and James Baldwin. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; HRC; HRLB; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 3887 x 5817 x 18. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823269815
- ISBN
- 9780823269815
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 107.50
€ 107.50
Hardback. This sequel to The Black Librarian in America (Scarecrow, 1970) contains an array of contributors representing a new generation of African American librarians, addressing the same perplexing problems that their predecessors examined. Num Pages: 390 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; GL; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 220 x 147 x 31. Weight in Grams: 594.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 390
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810828308
- ISBN
- 9780810828308
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 150.38
€ 150.38
Paperback. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 128 x 15. Weight in Grams: 266.
- Publisher
- Haymarket Books United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781931859264
- ISBN
- 9781931859264
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 20.73
€ 23.99
€ 20.73
Paperback. Num Pages: 190 pages, 16 black & white images. BIC Classification: 1D; 3H; DSBB; HBTB; JFSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 11. Weight in Grams: 286.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University Press of Florida
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813062075
- ISBN
- 9780813062075
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.30
€ 24.30
hardcover. This title presents an overview of black leadership in every aspect of American life, including movements for social justice, education, business, and politics. The book also suggests a theoretical framework for future research on the impact of black leadership in America. Num Pages: 264 pages, references, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 520.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Praeger United States
- Edition
- Annotated
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780313313967
- ISBN
- 9780313313967
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 110.90
€ 110.90
Hardback. The history of the black struggle for civil rights and political and economic equality in America is tied to the strategies, agendas, and styles of black leaders. Marable examines different models of black leadership and the figures who embody them: integration (Booker T. Washington, Harold Washington), nationalist separatism (Louis Farrakhan), and democratic transformation (W.E.B. Du Bois). Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 160 x 25. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231107464
- ISBN
- 9780231107464
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.80
€ 46.99
€ 33.80