Divided Sovereignties: Race, Nationhood, and Citizenship in Nineteenth-Century America (Zuck Rochelle Raineri)(Paperback)

Divided Sovereignties: Race, Nationhood, and Citizenship in Nineteenth-Century America (Zuck Rochelle Raineri)(Paperback)

A House Divided: Orthodoxy and Schism in Nineteenth-Century Central European Jewry (Katz Jacob)(Paperback)

Eminent social historian Jacob Katz examines the rise and transformation of Jewish communal leadership in Central Europe. It is a story of fragmentation and polarization that sheds light on the tensions within the 19th-century Jewish community in Central Europe as it struggled to respond to the

The America Ground, Hastings (Peak Steve)(Paperback)

In the nineteenth century the 'America Ground' played a key role in the expansion of Hastings. Appearing to to be lie outside the town boundary, residents and businesses there had no taxes to pay. The freedom from local authority rules created a libertarian atmosphere, and one of the names the

On the Other Side of Freedom - Race and Justice in a Divided America (Mckesson DeRay)(Paperback / softback)

Our work needs no more martyrs. You can fight these fights and

Chosen Peoples: The Bible, Race and Empire in the Long Nineteenth Century (Atkins Gareth)(Paperback)

This innovative interdisciplinary volume explores the politics of biblical translation and interpretation in a global context, demonstrating how biblical ideas and metaphors shaped narratives of racial, national and identity in the long nineteenth

Staging Fairyland: Folklore, Children's Entertainment, and Nineteenth-Century Pantomime (Schacker Jennifer)(Paperback)

In nineteenth-century Britain, the spectacular and highly profitable theatrical form known as 'pantomime' was part of a shared cultural repertoire and a significant medium for the transmission of stories. Rowdy, comedic, and slightly risqu?, pantomime productions were situated in dynamic

Aurality: Listening and Knowledge in Nineteenth-Century Colombia (Ochoa Gautier Ana Mara)(Paperback)

The Responsive City: Engaging Communities Through Data-Smart Governance (Goldsmith Stephen)(Pevná vazba)

Leveraging Big Data and 21st century technology to renew cities and citizenship in America The Responsive City is a guide to civic engagement and governance in the digital age that will help leaders link important breakthroughs in technology and data analytics with age-old lessons of small-group

Studies in Tectonic Culture: The Poetics of Construction in Nineteenth and Twentieth Century Architecture (Frampton Kenneth)(Paperback)

Too Many Times: How to End Gun Violence in a Divided America (Melville House)(Paperback)

A complete guide to the origins and everday experience of gun violence in America--and a series of solutions to put a stop to its destruction once and for all. Gun violence is a problem with many faces, but seemingly no solution. From mass shootings to deadly domestic abuse to police officers

19th-Century Fashion in Detail (Victoria and Albert Museum) (Johnston Lucy)(Paperback / softback)

Fashion in Detail: 1800-1900 showcases the opulence and variety of nineteenth century fashion through exquisite color photography of garment details paired with line drawings showing the complete construction of each piece. From the delicate embroidery on neoclassical gowns to the vibrant colors

Duchess (Steel Danielle)(Paperback / softback)

A captivating story of a woman determined to survive and succeed in nineteenth century England and Paris, from the world's favourite storyteller, Danielle

Wives and Daughters (Gaskell Elizabeth Cleghorn)(Paperback)

Set in a provincial town in the early nineteenth century, Wives and Daughters, Elizabeth Gaskell's last novel, is a subtle representation of historical change explored in human

Blackmountain (McDermott Patrick)(Paperback)

Life in rural Ireland in any townland in the late nineteenth and early twentieth century was far from easy. There were few opportunities for any kind of work outside farming. And few were the farmers who could remunerate anybody to help on the farm.We are in danger of forgetting the struggle these

Edinburgh Midnight (Lawrence Carole)(Paperback)

Superstition and murder haunt nineteenth-century Scotland in a twisting mystery by the prize-winning author of Edinburgh Twilight and Edinburgh Dusk.Spiritualism has captured the public's imagination. S ances are all the rage, and Detective Ian Hamilton's otherwise sensible aunt Lillian is not

The Woman in the Moonlight (Morrisroe Patricia)(Paperback)

A stirring and romantic historical novel about nineteenth-century Vienna and the tragedy and dynamic passion that inspired Ludwig van Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata.Vienna, 1800. Countess Julie Guicciardi's life is about to change forever. The spirited eighteen-year-old is taking piano lessons with

Sex and Sexuality in Georgian Britain (Rendell Mike)(Paperback)

Peek beneath the bedsheets of eighteenth- and early nineteenth-century Britain in this affectionate, informative and fascinating look at sex and sexuality during the reigns of Georges I-IV. It examines the prevailing attitudes towards male and female sexual behavior, and the ways in which these

Lancashire Lass (Jacobs Anna)(Paperback / softback)

A nineteenth century saga set in Lancashire and Australia, by the author of OUR

Cannabis: Global Histories (Richert Lucas)(Paperback)

Cannabis consumption, commerce, and control in global history, from the nineteenth century to the present day. This book gathers together authors from the new wave of cannabis histories that has emerged in recent decades. It offers case studies from Africa, Asia, the Americas, Europe, and the

Duchess (Steel Danielle)(Paperback)

&b>A richly-drawn, evocative historical novel set in nineteenth century England and Paris, from the worlds favourite storyteller, Danielle

A Life in the Making (Felder Franz Michael)(Paperback)

The inspiring, meditative classic autobiography of a pioneering nineteenth-century autodidact and writer, in English for the first time Over the 29 years of his short life, Franz Michael Felder worked with furious productivity to better himself and the lives of those around him. From his humble

Grimm's Fairy Tales (Grimm Jacob)(Paperback)

Early in the nineteenth century, Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm compiled a collection of stories to preserve the folklore of their native Germany. Forty-three of them -- fairy tales, some deliciously dark, that have bewitched readers for generations -- are gathered here. Translated into more than 150

Arthur & George (Barnes Julian)(Paperback / softback)

Arthur and George grow up worlds apart in late nineteenth-century Britain: Arthur in shabby-genteel Edinburgh, George in the vicarage of Staffordshire village. Arthur is to become one of the most famous men of his age, while George remains in hard-working obscurity. But as the new century begins,

Primer of Greek Grammar (Mansfield E. D.)(Paperback)

Abbott and Mansfield's primer, first published in the nineteenth century and many times reprinted, remains one of the best introductions to Greek grammar. This is the latest edition, containing both accidence and