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Paperback. This introduction to the Civil Rights Movement synthesises its history, explaining its origins, development and results as well as historiographical debates. A survey based on a wealth of recent scholarship, it provides a critical perspective on the movement. Series: British Association for American Studies (BAAS) Paperbacks. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 213 x 139 x 13. Weight in Grams: 264. Series: British Association for American Studies (BAAS) Paperbacks. 200 pages. This introduction to the Civil Rights Movement synthesises its history, explaining its origins, development and results as well as historiographical debates. A survey based on a wealth of recent scholarship, it provides a critical perspective on the movement. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPVH. Dimension: 213 x 139 x 13. Weight: 272.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
200
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748615933
ISBN
9780748615933
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 33.07

Hardback. This volume offers a collection of 12 essays covering arguably the most important American social movement of the 20th century. The readings cover pre-World War II activism to the era of affirmative action, addressing historiographic problems found in recent studies of the movement. Editor(s): Davis, Jack E. Series: Blackwell Readers in American Social and Cultural History. Num Pages: 344 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JFC; JPVH1; JPWF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 162 x 30. Weight in Grams: 610.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631220435
ISBN
9780631220435
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 131.61

Paperback. This volume offers a collection of 12 essays covering arguably the most important American social movement of the 20th century. The readings cover pre-World War II activism to the era of affirmative action, addressing historiographic problems found in recent studies of the movement. Editor(s): Davis, Jack E. Series: Blackwell Readers in American Social and Cultural History. Num Pages: 344 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JFC; JPVH1; JPWF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 492.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631220442
ISBN
9780631220442
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 57.09

Paperback. A collection of essays analyzing and emphasizing the origins, strategies, creative tensions, and politics of the Civil Rights Movement Editor(s): Eagles, Charles W. Num Pages: 277 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTB; JPVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 138 x 13. Weight in Grams: 280.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1986
Publisher
University Press of Mississippi
Condition
New
SKU
V9780878052981
ISBN
9780878052981
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 39.91

Paperback. Offers perspectives on civil rights. This anthology gathers works by some of the influential writers to engage issues of race and social justice in America, including James Baldwin, Flannery O'Connor, Amiri Baraka, and Nikki Giovanni. Editor(s): Armstrong, Julie Buckner. Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DQ; JPVH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 232 x 158 x 25. Weight in Grams: 554.
Publisher
University of Georgia Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780820332253
ISBN
9780820332253
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.97

Paperback. This book provides a succinct overview of the development of the civil service since the Second World War. Adopting a broad, historical approach, it assesses the changes in organization, structure and management of the Whitehall machine, alongside the continuities in the policy and practice of public administration. Series: Making Contemporary Britain. Num Pages: 224 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJP; HBJD1; HBLW3; JPQ; KNV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 130 x 14. Weight in Grams: 262.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631188254
ISBN
9780631188254
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 70.89

paperback. An efficient and competent bureaucracy is indispensable to any modern state. Exploring the evolution, role, structure, and size of civil services in India, this book captures its various challenges and drawbacks and advocates reforms towards a cleaner, more efficient, and performance-based structure. Series: Oxford India Short Introductions Series. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: JPP; KCP; KNV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 184 x 124 x 16. Weight in Grams: 190.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Oxford University Press India
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
Edition
New
SKU
V9780198086093
ISBN
9780198086093
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.23

Paperback. This volume deals with two momentous and interrelated events in American history. The American Civil War is the country's largest and most significant war, as northern victory created national sovereignty and ended legal slavery. Reconstruction, although intricately linked to the Civil War, has a more complicated and darker legacy. Editor(s): Harrold, Stanley. Series: Uncovering the Past: Documentary Readers in American History. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 156 x 12. Weight in Grams: 356.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405156646
ISBN
9781405156646
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.63

Paperback. This book takes an innovative approach to the American Civil War, exploring its cultural origins and enduring cultural legacy. Series: British Association for American Studies (BAAS) Paperbacks. Num Pages: 208 pages, 12 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 22. Weight in Grams: 286.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748619351
ISBN
9780748619351
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 32.90

Hardback. This book fills a gap in Civil War literature on the strategies employed by the Union and Confederacy in the East, offering a more integrated interpretation of military operations that shows how politics, public perception, geography, and logistics shaped the course of military operations in the East. Series: Reflections on the Civil War Era. Num Pages: 162 pages, 14. BIC Classification: 1KBBE; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ; JWL. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 239 x 157 x 23. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
162
Condition
New
SKU
V9780275991616
ISBN
9780275991616
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.60

Paperback. This excellent collection of selections from leading scholars on who the soldiers were, how they lived, and why they fought is a fine introduction to years of research that seeks to answer that question. Editor(s): Barton, Michael; Logue, Larry M. Num Pages: 515 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ; JWT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 24. Weight in Grams: 699.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
515
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814798805
ISBN
9780814798805
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.71

Paperback. Presents a story of the postwar experiences of Union and Confederate Civil War veterans. This work gives the reader a perspective on the challenges of readjustment for ex-soldiers and American society. Editor(s): Logue, Larry M.; Barton, Michael. Num Pages: 457 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ; JKSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 44. Weight in Grams: 608.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
457
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814752043
ISBN
9780814752043
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.61

Hardback. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: JPHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 144 x 19. Weight in Grams: 390.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
University Press of America United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780761819172
ISBN
9780761819172
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 109.70

Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPQ; JPR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 428.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691612140
ISBN
9780691612140
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.49
€ 42.14

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; JPQ; JPR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 628.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2019
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691640075
ISBN
9780691640075
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 129.56
€ 97.58

hardcover. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 410 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; HBJD; HBTB; JPSD. 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
410
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691646015
ISBN
9780691646015
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 201.37

hardcover. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 502 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HBE; HBJF1; HBLC1; JFSC; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 857.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
502
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691642178
ISBN
9780691642178
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 244.51

Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 502 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JHBC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 685.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
502
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691614557
ISBN
9780691614557
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 83.20
€ 64.02

Paperback. Shows that both rural and urban communities in Sweden, Holland, England, and other countries were far more violent during the late Middle Ages. This book also challenges a number of other historical-sociological theories, among them that contemporary organized crime is new, and addresses debate about the meaning and usefulness of crime statistics. Editor(s): Johnson, Eric A.; Monkkonen, Eric H. Num Pages: 304 pages, Illustrations, map. BIC Classification: HBTB; JKV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 22. Weight in Grams: 500.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252065460
ISBN
9780252065460
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.71

paperback. This title was Burckhardt's major contribution to cultural history and was first published in 1860. The work covers the period from the birth of Dante to the death of Michelangelo, and is divided into 6 sections, covering a whole range of topics. Translator(s): Middlemore, S. G. C. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JB; ACND; HBJD; HBLC; JFCX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 142 x 19. Weight in Grams: 292.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Condition
New
SKU
9780140445343
ISBN
9780140445343
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 12.98

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