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Paperback. This work examines the movement to abolish slavery in the US, from the origins of the movement in the 18th century through to the Civil War and the abolition of slavery in 1865. Within a basic chronological framework it also considers black abolitionists, feminism, and anti-slavery violence. Series: Seminar Studies. Num Pages: 200 pages, chronology, glossary, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLH; HBLL; HBTS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 175 x 12. Weight in Grams: 412.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780582357389
- ISBN
- 9780582357389
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 48.99€ 41.04
€ 48.99
€ 41.04
Paperback. Series: The Asian American Experience. Num Pages: 272 pages, 2 linecuts. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSG; JFSL4; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 21. Weight in Grams: 310.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780252067204
- ISBN
- 9780252067204
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.21
€ 27.99
€ 26.21
Hardcover. Many native North American cultures have origins that predate Confucius, who lived five hundred years before the birth of Christ. For generations the people of these traditions have thrived under conditions that many view as harsh if not hostile. This title explains how to nurture a society by observing the traditions of various native cultures. Series: Culture of the Land. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; GTB; JFC; RNU; TV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 549.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University Press of Kentucky
- Edition
- 1St Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813124872
- ISBN
- 9780813124872
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 48.82
€ 48.82
Paperback. Num Pages: 159 pages, 30 b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; VXQG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 230 x 11. Weight in Grams: 310.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 159
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764332081
- ISBN
- 9780764332081
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 14.23
€ 18.99
€ 14.23
Hardback. A conservative social ideologue, Sarah Palin's political career in Alaska was marked by a progressive fiscal approach that is at odds with her current right-wing Republican identity. Num Pages: 222 pages, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBBWK; BGH; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 162 x 233 x 21. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Potomac Books Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 222
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781612341859
- ISBN
- 9781612341859
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 24.53
€ 26.99
€ 24.53
Hardcover. Offers an introduction to North American archaeology for those interested in the history and culture of North American natives. This title is illustrated with case studies based on the lives of real people, to emphasize human agency, cultural practice, the body, issues of inequality, and the politics of archaeological practice. Editor(s): Pauketat, Timothy R.; Loren, Diana DiPaolo. Series: Blackwell Studies in Global Archaeology. Num Pages: 416 pages, 20 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KB; HDD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 255 x 180 x 28. Weight in Grams: 868.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631231837
- ISBN
- 9780631231837
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 149.92
€ 149.92
Paperback. Num Pages: 368 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1K; GTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 158 x 229 x 20. Weight in Grams: 500.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816636730
- ISBN
- 9780816636730
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.40
€ 30.99
€ 27.40
Hardback. An analysis of popular responses to certain key historical events and works of American literature, arguing that these responses were at odds with liberal views being expressed by leading politicians of the day. Events covered include, the Salem witchcraft trials, the Great Awakening, and the works of writers like Burroughs, Cooper, and Emerson. Num Pages: 552 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 41. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 552
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804730969
- ISBN
- 9780804730969
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 119.50
€ 119.50
Hardcover. Editor(s): Bergmann, Mary E. Num Pages: 434 pages. BIC Classification: 1KB; KCLT1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 264 x 188 x 29. Weight in Grams: 978.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 434
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781611223590
- ISBN
- 9781611223590
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 346.98€ 233.95
€ 346.98
€ 233.95
Hardback. More than a century's worth of atrocities culled from the city's police blotter, told through startling, rarely seen images and incisive text written by two NYPD officers and a NYC crime reporter. Num Pages: 320 pages, 500 b&w and colour photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JH; 3JJ; BTC; JKSW1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 268 x 318 x 32. Weight in Grams: 2180. Fine copy in fine dustwrappers
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers Inc
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KCW0014254
- ISBN
- 9780316391238
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 11.94
€ 11.94
Hardcover. Middle- and upper-middle-class students continue to outpace those from less privileged backgrounds. This title examines a typical suburban American high school to explain how some students get ahead. It presents an account of the educationally and morally questionable results of the American culture of success. Num Pages: 208 pages, 9 halftones, 1 line drawing. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JNLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 376.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780226142395
- ISBN
- 9780226142395
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 94.74€ 78.75
€ 94.74
€ 78.75
Hardback. Here is a rich ethnographic description of Amish education in 21st Century America that describes how literacy, community, and accountability are key values in the Amish educational system. Num Pages: 226 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KBC; JNS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 162 x 21. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 226
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781578864461
- ISBN
- 9781578864461
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 144.34
€ 144.34
Paperback. An examination of power struggles and ideological shifts in various social sectors where the public authority of religion has diminished, in particular, education, science, law and journalism. Together the essays depict a cultural and institutional revolution. Editor(s): Smith, Christian. Num Pages: 496 pages, 3 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; GTB; HBTB; HRA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 31. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- First Printing
- Number of pages
- 496
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520235618
- ISBN
- 9780520235618
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 30.15
€ 41.99
€ 30.15
Paperback. Dioramas and panoramas, freaks and magicians, waxworks and menageries, obscure relics and stuffed animals - a dazzling assortment of curiosities attracted the gaze of the nineteenth-century spectator at the dime museum. This title recaptures this ephemeral and scarcely documented institution of American culture from the margins of history. Num Pages: 214 pages, 24 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; ASZ; GM; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 15. Weight in Grams: 295.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 214
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780814718865
- ISBN
- 9780814718865
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.40
€ 30.99
€ 27.40
Paperback. Fun and learning come together here with a collection of 100 short, self-contained features about the flora, fauna and natural history of the place where land meets sea. Each page has a colour illustration and fact-filled commentary on coast wildlife of all shapes and forms. Illustrator(s): Ingram, Charlotte. Num Pages: 112 pages, 100 full colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBFG; WNCS1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 182 x 179 x 8. Weight in Grams: 295.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of Georgia Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780820325330
- ISBN
- 9780820325330
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 32.16
€ 38.99
€ 32.16
Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470631928
- ISBN
- 9780470631928
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 25.60
€ 30.99
€ 25.60
Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 408 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; KCBM; KCLF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 485.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 408
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691641676
- ISBN
- 9780691641676
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 206.89
€ 206.89
Paperback. Provides an account of life of the author's first tour of duty in Vietnam - the blood, fear, camaraderie, and tedium of combat and maneuver. First published in 1987, this book shows an eager young recruit growing before the reader's eyes into a proud but bloodied combat veteran. Series: Williams-Ford Texas A&M University Military History Series. Num Pages: 310 pages. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 1KBB; 3JJPK; BGHA; HBJF; HBJK; HBWS2; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Texas A & M University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 310
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781585446049
- ISBN
- 9781585446049
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.45
€ 31.45
Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, col. Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 150 x 13. Weight in Grams: 181.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- GPP Travel United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780762758760
- ISBN
- 9780762758760
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 14.19
€ 16.99
€ 14.19
Paperback. Editor(s): Ardis, Martin W. BIC Classification: 1KBB; LNDA1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 142 x 5. Weight in Grams: 132.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781594547249
- ISBN
- 9781594547249
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 79.33€ 55.92
€ 79.33
€ 55.92
Paperback. A self-described beneficiary (and, at times, victim) of affirmative action confronts the problems spawned by our national obsession with racial measurement. Carter provides a thoughtful analysis of this controversial issue, arguing that affirmative action often allows the nation to escape inexpensively from its moral obligation to undo the legacy of slavery. Num Pages: 300 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFJ; JFSL3; JKS; JPQB; LA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 127 x 17. Weight in Grams: 237.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Basic Books
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780465068692
- ISBN
- 9780465068692
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.33
€ 26.99
€ 25.33
Paperback. Rape law reform has long been hailed as one of the most successful projects of second-wave feminism. In this book, the author draws on interviews with over 150 local rape care advocates in communities across the United States to explore how and why mainstream systems continue to resist feminist reforms. Num Pages: 330 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFE; JFFK; LNFJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 153 x 20. Weight in Grams: 550.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- New York University Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781479815517
- ISBN
- 9781479815517
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.73
€ 32.99
€ 29.73
Paperback. "Contains unsettling insights into some of the most dangerous geopolitical crises of the time."-The Economist Num Pages: 640 pages, 16 pages of illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVU; 1KBB; HBG; HBLW3; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 159 x 237 x 43. Weight in Grams: 960.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Number of pages
- 640
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393330724
- ISBN
- 9780393330724
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 19.53
€ 20.99
€ 19.53
Paperback. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBFS; VXQB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 228 x 13. Weight in Grams: 212.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing, Ltd.
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764347498
- ISBN
- 9780764347498
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 15.80
€ 20.99
€ 15.80