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Paperback. Women were at the forefront of the civil rights struggle, but their individual stories were rarely heard. Only recently have historians begun to recognize the central role women played in the battle for racial equality. This book represents the coming age of African-American women's history and presents stories that point the way to future study. Editor(s): Collier-Thomas, Bettye; Franklin, V. P. Num Pages: 363 pages, Halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; JFSJ1; JFSL3; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 24. Weight in Grams: 522.
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
376
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814716038
ISBN
9780814716038
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.36

Paperback. After his death, Woolf wrote a loving account of Roger Fry's passion for art and his challenging critical theories. Born in 1866, Fry was primarily responsible for introducing the post-Impressionists to Britain, and establishing the Omega workshops. He was also curator of New York's MOMA. Series: Vintage Lives. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 1KBB; AFC; AGB; BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 22. Weight in Grams: 230.
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099442523
ISBN
9780099442523
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.33

Hardback. The Golden Gate Bridge is one of the most photographed structures in the world. It's also the most deadly. Since it opened in 1937, more than 1,500 people have died jumping off the bridge, making it the top suicide site on earth. This title leads us on a journey that uncovers the reasons for the design decision that led to so many deaths. Num Pages: 322 pages, 13 b/w photographs, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; JHBZ; TNCJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 152 x 215 x 25. Weight in Grams: 494. Suicide on the Golden Gate Bridge. 322 pages, Illustrations. The Golden Gate Bridge is one of the most photographed structures in the world. It's also the most deadly. Since it opened in 1937, more than 1,500 people have died jumping off the bridge, making it the top suicide site on earth. This title leads us on a journey that uncovers the reasons for the design decision that led to so many deaths. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; JHBZ; TNCJ. Dimension: 152 x 215 x 25. Weight: 494.
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
322
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520272408
ISBN
9780520272408
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 25.06

Paperback. .
Publisher
University of Georgia Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9780820327921
ISBN
9780820327921
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.18

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

€ 38.99
€ 35.44

Paperback. Analyzes the politics of difference enacted by specific place-based ethnic and environmental movements in the context of neoliberal globalization. This book offers an ethnographic account of Proceso de Comunidades Negras (PCN's) visions, strategies, and practices, and chronicles and analyzes the movement's struggles for autonomy, and territory. Series: New Ecologies for the Twenty-first Century. Num Pages: 456 pages, 5 tables, 2 maps, 6 figures. BIC Classification: 1KLSC; JFC; JHMP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 158 x 233 x 33. Weight in Grams: 732.
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
456
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822343271
ISBN
9780822343271
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.36

Paperback. Provides a comprehensive overview of the pronunciamiento practice following the Plan of Iguala. This fourth and final instalment in, and culmination of, a larger exploration of the pronunciamiento highlights the extent to which this model of political contestation evolved. Editor(s): Fowler, Will. Series: The Mexican Experience. Num Pages: 400 pages, 1 chronology, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 141 x 26. Weight in Grams: 536.
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803225398
ISBN
9780803225398
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 43.30

Paperback. Draws on film, music, and narrative theory to present a comprehensive aesthetics of film music. This book traces the history of film music from its beginnings, covering both American and European cinema. It features readings of several of the best film/score interactions, including "Psycho", "Laura", "The Sea Hawk", and "Double Indemnity". Num Pages: 396 pages, 37 musical examples, bibliography. BIC Classification: 1D; 1KBB; APF; AVA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 154 x 229 x 25. Weight in Grams: 566.
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
396
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520085442
ISBN
9780520085442
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 31.19

Hardcover. A groundbreaking investigation of how and why, from the 18th century to the present day, American resistance to our ruling elites has vanished. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPH; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 244 x 165 x 41. Weight in Grams: 718.
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Edition Unstated
Condition
New
SKU
V9780316185431
ISBN
9780316185431
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.45

Hardback. Num Pages: 288 pages, 5 halftones. 34 line illus. 28 tables. 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBBEJ; JFFB; JFFM; LNSH9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 242 x 156 x 26. Weight in Grams: 596.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
288
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691157290
ISBN
9780691157290
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 38.20

Paperback. Tells the story of one of the most significant European-Native diplomatic negotiations of the colonial period and the resulting treaty. The treaty, it argues, was the culmination of the French colonial strategy of Native alliances and adaptation to Native political customs. Translator(s): Aronoff, Phyllis; Scott, Howard. Num Pages: 320 pages, illus., maps. BIC Classification: 1KBCQ; 3JD; HBJD; HBJK; HBLH; JHM; JPSD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 246 x 156 x 585. Weight in Grams: 494.
Publisher
McGill-Queen´s University Press Canada
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Condition
New
SKU
V9780773522190
ISBN
9780773522190
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 36.70

Hardcover. Num Pages: 144 pages, 324 colour & 25 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AG; HBJK; HBTG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 427 x 227 x 21. Weight in Grams: 1034.
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764349225
ISBN
9780764349225
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 28.63

Paperback. Num Pages: 400 pages, 550 colour photos. BIC Classification: 1KBBNT; WNCB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 185 x 115 x 23. Weight in Grams: 504.
Publisher
Scott & Nix, Inc United States
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781935622598
ISBN
9781935622598
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 25.09

Paperback. Get your mojo working as you take a musical trip from the Mississippi Delta to Chicago's gritty South Side and points beyond with Blues For Dummies, an insightful, toe-tappin', music lovers' guide to the blues. Num Pages: 372 pages, portraits. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVGJ; AVGK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 192 x 21. Weight in Grams: 752.
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
Number of pages
372
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764550805
ISBN
9780764550805
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 19.49

Paperback. Liberalism is the political philosophy of equal persons, yet liberalism has denied equality to those it saw as black sub-persons. In Black Rights/White Wrongs: The Critique of Racial Liberalism, political philosopher Charles Mills challenges mainstream accounts that ignore this history and its current legacy in the United States today. Series: Transgressing Boundaries: Studies in Black Politics and Black Communities. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HPS; JFSL1; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156. .
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780190245429
ISBN
9780190245429
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 54.75

Paperback. Covering eight decades and featuring the work of over fifty poets from diverse backgrounds born between 1902 and 1981, Only the Road / Solo el Camino is the most complete bilingual anthology of Cuban poetry available to an English readership. Editor(s): Randall, Margaret. Translator(s): Randall, Margaret. Num Pages: 528 pages. BIC Classification: 1KJC; 2AB; 2ADSL; DCQ; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 28. Weight in Grams: 704.
Publisher
Duke University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Bilingual
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822362296
ISBN
9780822362296
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.90

Paperback. Series: Ver. Num Pages: 168 pages, 106 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; ACXJ; JFSL4. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 192 x 12. Weight in Grams: 513.
Publisher
UCLA Chicano Studies Research Center Press United States
Number of pages
168
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780895511508
ISBN
9780895511508
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.90

Paperback. Hillary Rodham Clinton's inside account of the crises, choices and challenges she faced during her four years as America's 67thSecretary of State Num Pages: 656 pages, 3 x 16pp Colour Plates. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JM; BGHA; BM; JPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 131 x 50. Weight in Grams: 466.
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781471131523
ISBN
9781471131523
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.61

Paperback. .
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781594515873
ISBN
9781594515873
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.02

Paperback. Editor(s): Sarris, Greg; Jacobs, Connie A; Giles, James Richard. Series: Approaches to Teaching World Literature (Paperback). Num Pages: 261 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DSB; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 163 x 17. Weight in Grams: 381.
Publisher
Modern Language Association of America
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780873529150
ISBN
9780873529150
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.59

Hardback. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JNF; JNKH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 149 x 18. Weight in Grams: 350.
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
176
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442210776
ISBN
9781442210776
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.58

Paperback. A clear and concise exposition of mainstream microeconomics from a heterodox perspective. Series: IIPPE. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 1DBK; 1KB; 1QFC; KCC; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 152 x 275 x 15. Weight in Grams: 274.
Publisher
Pluto Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Critical
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745336077
ISBN
9780745336077
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 27.04

Paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; KJMV8; KNGS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 5. Weight in Grams: 457.
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801474255
ISBN
9780801474255
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 32.13

Paperback. Num Pages: 544 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLC; BT; HBJK; HBLA; RGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 135 x 32. Weight in Grams: 294.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780062407405
ISBN
9780062407405
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.46

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