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Paperback. Since the 1960s, Martin Luther King, Jr, has personified black leadership with his use of direct action protests against white authority. Booker T Washington pursued a different strategy to lift his people. This biography reveals how conditions in the segregated South led Washington to call for a less contentious path to freedom and equality. Num Pages: 528 pages, 54 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; JFSL3; JN; JPVH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 155 x 36. Weight in Grams: 840.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 528
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674060371
- ISBN
- 9780674060371
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 30.99
€ 35.99
€ 30.99
Paperback. The Oxford Handbook of Urban Planning is an authoritative volume on planning, a long-established professional social science discipline in the U.S. and throughout the world. Editor(s): Weber, Rachel; Crane, Randall C. Series: Oxford Handbooks. Num Pages: 888 pages, 17 figures, 2 maps, 11 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; KCU; RPC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 175 x 246 x 48. Weight in Grams: 1426.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 888
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780190235260
- ISBN
- 9780190235260
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 91.81
€ 91.81
Paperback. Africville's residents struggle to save their homes and their dignity. Cast of 4 men and 3 women. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBC; DD; HBJK; JFSL3; VFV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 8. Weight in Grams: 142.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Talon Books,Canada Canada
- Edition
- 2 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 96
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780889226661
- ISBN
- 9780889226661
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 16.83
€ 18.99
€ 16.83
Hardcover. Examines the history of the religious life on Saint Helena Island off the coast of South Carolina. Num Pages: 184 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBFS; 3JH; GTB; HBJK; HBLL; HRAM9; HRC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 234 x 23. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Baylor University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780918954732
- ISBN
- 9780918954732
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.77
€ 64.77
Hardback. Defining Visions is a powerful narrative social history that examines television's rise as the great "certifying agent" in American life. This newly updated and fully revised edition extends its coverage to the end of the 20th century. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APT; JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 164 x 29. Weight in Grams: 636.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405170543
- ISBN
- 9781405170543
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 122.63
€ 122.63
Hardback. His compelling narrative gives undergraduate students of early America and the Atlantic World a revealing glimpse into this fascinating-and surprising-meeting of cultures. Series: Witness to History. Num Pages: 176 pages, 10, 8 black & white halftones, 2 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBC; HBJK; JFSL9. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 163 x 16. Weight in Grams: 368.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780801898549
- ISBN
- 9780801898549
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.59€ 50.27
€ 53.59
€ 50.27
Hardback. Num Pages: 320 pages, 60 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1D; 1KBB; 3JJF; BGH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 158 x 23. Weight in Grams: 553.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield
- Edition
- 1St Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781493017362
- ISBN
- 9781493017362
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 26.92
€ 30.99
€ 26.92
Paperback. Editor(s): Blau, Joseph Leon. Series: American Heritage S. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLL; JPHV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 143 x 23. Weight in Grams: 498.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 383
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780872206892
- ISBN
- 9780872206892
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.54
€ 17.99
€ 14.54
Hardback. Examines the conceptualization and staging of race through the performance, sometimes coerced, of black dance from the slave ship to the minstrel stage. Num Pages: 256 pages, 22 black and white photographs. BIC Classification: 1K; ASD; GTB; HBTS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 162 x 236 x 23. Weight in Grams: 538.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252038259
- ISBN
- 9780252038259
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 119.11
€ 119.11
Paperback. The Navajo Code was the only battlefield code that Japan never deciphered. This book details the history of the men who created this secret code and used it on the battlefield to help the United States win World War II in the Pacific. Num Pages: 144 pages, 17 images, 5 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 1KB; 3JJH; HBJK; HBLW; HBWQ; JFSL9; JWKF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 167 x 7. Weight in Grams: 186.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 144
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780803224568
- ISBN
- 9780803224568
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 16.53
€ 16.99
€ 16.53
Paperback. Looking back to the sensational or "blood and thunder" melodramas (e.g., The Perils of Pauline, The Hazards of Helen, etc.), Singer uncovers a fundamentally modern cultural expression, one reflecting transformations in the sensory environment of the metropolis, in the experience of capitalism, in the popular imagination of gender, and in the exploitation of the thrill in popular amusement. Series: Film and Culture Series. Num Pages: 256 pages, 97 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APFA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 177 x 20. Weight in Grams: 648.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231113298
- ISBN
- 9780231113298
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.81
€ 46.99
€ 33.81
Hardback. Mexican films have received high acclaim and impressive box-office returns. Moreover, Mexico has an advanced movie industry in the Spanish-speaking world, and its impact on Mexican culture and society cannot be overstated. Editor(s): Maciel, David R.; Hershfield, Joanne. Series: Latin American Silhouettes. Num Pages: 313 pages, photographs, index. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; APFA; JFC; JFSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 158 x 27. Weight in Grams: 667.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Scholarly Resources Inc.,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 313
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780842026819
- ISBN
- 9780842026819
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 169.59
€ 169.59
Paperback. Examines how African American artists and intellectuals turn to the subject of slavery to understand and challenge the ongoing exclusion of African Americans from the founding narratives of the United States Num Pages: 248 pages, 5 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTS; JFFN; JHMC; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 158 x 15. Weight in Grams: 372. Citizenship and Racial Democracy in the Post-Civil Rights Imagination. 240 pages, 5 illustrations. Examines how African American artists and intellectuals turn to the subject of slavery to understand and challenge the ongoing exclusion of African Americans from the founding narratives of the United States. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTS; JFFN; JHMC; JPVH1. Dimension: 234 x 158 x 15. Weight: 372.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822352617
- ISBN
- 9780822352617
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 26.56
€ 33.99
€ 26.56
Paperback. Even as unemployment rates soared during the Great Depression, FDR's relief and social security programs faced attacks in Congress and the courts on the legitimacy of federal aid to the growing population of poor. This book recovers this crucial aspect of American history, tracing the roots of the modern American welfare state. Num Pages: 352 pages, 23 halftones, 1 line drawing, 13 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW; JPQB; LAZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 160 x 20. Weight in Grams: 506.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226923499
- ISBN
- 9780226923499
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 28.96
€ 35.99
€ 28.96
Paperback. Vintage paperback in good condition, with some light shelfwear.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1973
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Condition
- Used, Good
- SKU
- KRF2232422
- ISBN
- 9780140216257
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. This work examines the Rodney King and O.J. Simpson trials to show that the issue of race was at the heart of both of these cases. Given the racial and ethnic composition of the two juries, it argues, their verdicts were all but predictable in view of their experiences with the police. Num Pages: 348 pages, notes. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFF; JFSL1; JKSW1; LNAA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 238 x 160 x 30. Weight in Grams: 647.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 348
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780787902643
- ISBN
- 9780787902643
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 30.86
€ 38.99
€ 30.86
Paperback. Num Pages: 448 pages, numerous halftones, maps, line drawings, tables. BIC Classification: 1KBC; RGCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 255 x 204 x 23. Weight in Grams: 857.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195429909
- ISBN
- 9780195429909
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 88.12
€ 88.12
hardcover. This is a full-length study of one of the major political figures of 20th-century America, Hiram Johnson (1876-1945). Johnson fought for decades against U.S. involvement in foreign affairs, and from his deathbed voted in 1945 against American entry into the United Nations. Num Pages: 456 pages, 45 half-tones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; BGH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 157 x 30. Weight in Grams: 841.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 456
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804720816
- ISBN
- 9780804720816
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 87.04
€ 87.04
Paperback / so. Elusive West and the Contest for Empire, 1713-1763 Num Pages: black & white illustrations, maps, black & white plates. BIC Classification: 1D; 1KBB; HBJD; HBJK; HBLH; RG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 156 x 32. Weight in Grams: 714.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- The University of North Carolina Press United States
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781469600864
- ISBN
- 9781469600864
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 58.06
€ 58.06
Hardback. Num Pages: 289 pages, 6 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: 1KJC; JFC; JNA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 161 x 254 x 22. Weight in Grams: 520.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137583055
- ISBN
- 9781137583055
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.11
€ 67.11
hardcover. A unique non-fiction picture book about the growth of Washington, D.C., during the early to mid-nineteenth century, as told through the fascinating journal entries of former slave Michael Shiner (c. 1804-1880). Num Pages: 96 pages, Archival images throughout. BIC Classification: 1KBBFC; 3JH; 5AL; YBCS; YNH. Category: (JC) Children's (6-12). Dimension: 262 x 257 x 16. Weight in Grams: 834.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Abrams Books for Young Readers
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781419707339
- ISBN
- 9781419707339
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 23.91
€ 24.99
€ 23.91
Hardcover. An introduction to the diverse lives of the Puritan founders by a leading expert Num Pages: 296 pages, 14 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLH; HRCC93. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 159 x 25. Weight in Grams: 572.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- New Hampshire
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781584659594
- ISBN
- 9781584659594
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 48.98
€ 48.98
Hardback. Num Pages: 376 pages, 2 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; HRC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 657.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781501702112
- ISBN
- 9781501702112
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 47.76
€ 47.76
Hardback. Series: Native American Resources Series. Num Pages: 682 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; 3JJPG; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 167 x 52. Weight in Grams: 1144.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Edition
- 2 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 682
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810867529
- ISBN
- 9780810867529
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 193.57
€ 193.57