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Paperback. Where did the vampires come from? Why have they come back? And how can you tell if you are one? Beginning with the first sightings of bats and blood-sucking in the Romantic period, this title follows the undead's progress through the ages. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: JFCA; VXQM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 16. Weight in Grams: 214.
Publisher
Granta Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846272127
ISBN
9781846272127
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.26

Paperback. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: JFF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 522.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Temple University Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9781439912591
ISBN
9781439912591
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.75

Paperback. Since World War II, the biological and technological have been fusing and merging in new ways, resulting in the loss of a distinction between the two. This title deals with the fusion of biological and technological power and the entanglements of biocultures. Editor(s): Smelik, Anneke; Lykke, Nina. Series: In Vivo S. Num Pages: 240 pages, 17 illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFK; PSAD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 179 x 14. Weight in Grams: 468.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295988092
ISBN
9780295988092
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.15

Paperback. Less than a half century ago, China experienced a cataclysmic famine, which was particularly devastating in the countryside. This book examines the role of food in one rural Chinese community, as it has shaped everyday lives over the course of several tumultuous decades. Series: California Studies in Food and Culture. Num Pages: 280 pages, 19 b/w photos, 1 map, 10 charts, 4 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520293526
ISBN
9780520293526
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.27

Paperback. A chronicle of the tangled relationship between the black community and the Chicago Democratic machine from its Great Depression origins to 1991. What emerges is a myth-busting account not of a monolithic organization but of several distinct party regimes, each with a unique relationship to black voters and leaders. Num Pages: 262 pages, 1 map, 14 tables, 7 figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; 3JJH; 3JJP; JFSL3; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 320.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New
Number of pages
262
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226308944
ISBN
9780226308944
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 28.88

Hardcover. Num Pages: 680 pages. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AGB; AKC; AKL; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 250 x 200. .
Publisher
Thames & Hudson Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780500094006
ISBN
9780500094006
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 236.60
€ 208.40

Hardcover. Num Pages: 320 pages, 1,000 illus. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; 3JJ; JFCD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 293 x 228 x 32. Weight in Grams: 1624.
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764351327
ISBN
9780764351327
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.05
€ 45.85

Hardback. .
Publisher
Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847181169
ISBN
9781847181169
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 56.70

Paperback. Published on the fiftieth anniversary of the founding of the Black Panther Party, this book features a new preface by the authors that places the Party in a contemporary political landscape, especially as it relates to Black Lives Matter and other struggles to fight police brutality against black communities. Num Pages: 568 pages, 50 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; 3JM; HBJK; HBLW3; JFSL3; JPWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 229 x 36. Weight in Grams: 764.
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
New
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520293281
ISBN
9780520293281
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 24.02

Hardback. Addresses the subject of the disproportional decline of Black American Males in higher education. This book provides critical historical overviews and analyses pertaining to Black American males in higher education and Black Americans of both genders. Editor(s): Frierson, Henry F.; Pearson, Willie, Jr.; Wyche, James H. Series: Diversity in Higher Education. Num Pages: 314 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL3; JNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 617.
Publisher
Emerald Publishing Limited
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848558984
ISBN
9781848558984
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 132.25

Hardback. Part of the "Emerald's Diversity in Higher Education" series, this volume presents discussions related to reports on research and theoretical views pertaining to Black males in higher education. It also includes discussions of intervention programs within or associated with institutions of higher education. Editor(s): Frierson, Henry T.; Wyche, James H.; Pearson, Willie, Jr. Series: Diversity in Higher Education. Num Pages: 376 pages, Illustrations, 1 map. BIC Classification: JNF; JNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 699.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Emerald Publishing Limited United Kingdom
Number of pages
376
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849506434
ISBN
9781849506434
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 140.32

Hardcover. Editor(s): Rachveli, N.N.; Rachveli, N.N. Num Pages: 220 pages, illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL3; JHMP; JPH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 253 x 174 x 24. Weight in Grams: 656.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Condition
New
SKU
V9781560721734
ISBN
9781560721734
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 131.13
€ 99.74

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Bedford/St. Martin's
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780312413590
ISBN
9780312413590
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 41.96

Paperback. In the 1930s, fewer than one in one hundred US labor union members were African American. By 1980, the figure was more than one in five. This book explores the politics and history that led to this integration of organized labor. It also tells the story about how the Democratic Party unintentionally sowed the seeds of labor's decline. Series: Princeton Studies in American Politics: Historical, International and Comparative Perspectives. Num Pages: 224 pages, 4 halftones. 1 table. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL3; JPL; KNXB2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 314.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691134659
ISBN
9780691134659
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.24
€ 42.32

Paperback. Doctors have always absorbed the racial stereotypes and folkloric beliefs about racial differences that permeate the general population. This title provides a description of how American doctors think about racial differences and how this kind of thinking affects the treatment of their black patients. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: JFSL3; MBP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 68.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520274013
ISBN
9780520274013
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.86

Paperback. Focuses on the range of relationships and interactions between Latinas/os and African Americans in one of the most diverse cities in the United States. This book delivers supporting evidence that Los Angeles is a key place to study racial politics while also providing the basis for broader discussions of multi ethnic America. Editor(s): Kun, Josh; Pulido, Laura. Num Pages: 424 pages, 30 b/w photographs, 17 line illustrations, 9 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; HBJK; HBTB; JFSL1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 153 x 229 x 25. Weight in Grams: 586.
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
337
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520275607
ISBN
9780520275607
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.86

Paperback. The Mexican Revolution impacted both Mexican and African Americans. Drawing on archives on both sides of the border, a host of cutting-edge studies and oral histories, Horne chronicles the political currents which created and then undermined the Mexican border as a relative safe haven for African Americans. Series: American History and Culture Series. Num Pages: 288 pages, photos. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; 3JJG; HBJK; HBLW; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814736739
ISBN
9780814736739
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.60

Hardcover. Num Pages: 448 pages, 703 colour & b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJG; 3JJH; HBJD; HBWQ; JWH; JWTU. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 314 x 244 x 41. Weight in Grams: 2972.
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764351563
ISBN
9780764351563
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 97.00
€ 72.24

Hardcover. Num Pages: 416 pages, 744 colour & b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JWTU. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 314 x 42. Weight in Grams: 2890.
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764351570
ISBN
9780764351570
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 97.00
€ 69.38

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Lit Verlag Germany
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9783643101259
ISBN
9783643101259
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 36.12

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