Books - "history"
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King, Lords and Peasants in Medieval England: The Common Law of Villeinage in the Twelfth and Thirteenth Centuries
Very tidy ex-library; octavo navy blue cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine, xxii+295pp, VG (usual stamps and markings, moderate tanning) in d/w VG (usual markings, light scuffing soiling)
PUBLISHER: Clarendon / Oxford University Press 1980
KEYWORDS: medieval history middle ages england english common law legal europe european twelfth thirteenth 12th 13th century centuries villeinage peasantry feudalism feudal politics
B. U. F.: Oswald Mosley and British Fascism
FIRST EDITION, scarce; tidy ex-library; octavo black cloth boards, fascio emblem to front; 292pp, illus., VG- (usual stamps and markings, moderate scuffing and soiling to boards, light tanning within)
PUBLISHER: John Murray 1934
KEYWORDS: british fascism fascist oswald mosely history politics political
The African Link: British Attitudes to the Negro in the Era of the Atlantic Slave Trade, 1550-1807
Very tidy ex-library; octavo brown cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine, xi+263pp, VG (usual stamps and markings, light tanning within) in d/w VG (usual markings, light scuffing and soiling)
PUBLISHER: Frank Cass 1978
KEYWORDS: africa african history british atlantic slave trade slavery chattel abolition abolitionism empire imperialism colonialism white supremacy
The Brahmo Samaj and the Shaping of the Modern Indian Mind
Very tidy ex-library; super octavo purple cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine, xxiii+399pp, VG (usual stamps and markings, light tanning within) in d/w VG (usual markings, light scuffing and sl. fading to spine)
PUBLISHER: Princeton University Press 1979
KEYWORDS: india indian history bengal bengali brahmo samaj unitarian rammohum roy rabindranath tagore jessie bose hindu hinduism nationalism politics philosophy
Geographical Literature on Nigeria, 1901-1970: An Annotated Bibliography
Very tidy ex-library; super octavo hardcover (VG+); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently, they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs.
PUBLISHER: G. K. Hall & Co. 1974
KEYWORDS: bibliography refence nigeria west africa african history geography statistics
Military Power and Politics in Black Africa
Very tidy ex-library; octavo hardcover (VG+) in d/w (VG+); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently, they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs.
PUBLISHER: Croom Helm 1986
KEYWORDS: sub saharan africa african history politics military black mozambique zimbabwe south africa arms armies war
The Myth of Return: Pakistanis in Britain
Very tidy ex-library; octavo hardcover (VG+) in d/w (VG+); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently, they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs.
PUBLISHER: Heinemann 1979
KEYWORDS: british pakistani pakistan uk united kingdom history migration migrants sociology imperialism colonialism postcolonial britain
Bawds and Lodgings: A History of the London Bankside Brothels c. 100-1675
Very tidy ex-library; octavo hardcover (VG) in d/w (VG); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently, they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs.
PUBLISHER: Peter Owen 1976
KEYWORDS: sex work prostitution brothel brothels british english history sociology culture sexuality gender economics
Rebellion and Democracy in Meiji Japan: A Study of Commoners in the Popular Rights Movement
Very tidy ex-library; super octavo hardcover (VG) in d/w (VG); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently, they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs.
PUBLISHER: University of California Press 1980
KEYWORDS: japan japanese history meiji jiyuto liberal freedom party politics asia east asian
Forbidden Partners: The Incest Tabboo in Modern Culture
Very tidy ex-library; super octavo hardcover (VG) in d/w (VG); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently, they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs.
PUBLISHER: Columbia University Press 1987
KEYWORDS: incest sex sexuality history sociology western literary criticism poe hawtorne melville byron shelley
Hooded Empire: The Ku Klux Klan in Colorado
Very tidy ex-library; octavo black boards, silver lettering to spine, xv+255pp, VG (usual stamps and markings, light tanning and soiling within, d/w taped to boards) in d/w VG (usual markings, light scuffing and soiling)
PUBLISHER: University of Illinois Press 1981
KEYWORDS: white supremacy american history united states america us usa ku klux klan colorado 1920's 1920s denver pueblo colorado springs canon city grand junction racism fascism
Classifications in Their Social Context
Very tidy ex-library; octavo green cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine, xi+262pp, VG (usual stamps and markings) in d/w VG (usual markings, light scuffing and soiling)
PUBLISHER: Academic Press 1979
KEYWORDS: knowledge science folk classifications epistemiology classification academic nature society sociology philosophy history
The Chinese Transformation of Buddhism
Very tidy ex-library; octavo grey cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine, ix+345pp, VG (usual stamps and markings, light tanning and soiling within, d/w taped to boards with tape stains) in d/w VG (usual markings, light scuffing and soiling)
PUBLISHER: Princeton University Press 1973
KEYWORDS: buddhist buddhism china chinese history theology religion comparitive ethics philosophy
The End of Ancient Christianity
FIRST EDITION, very tidy ex-library; super octavo hardcover (VG) in d/w (VG); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently, they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs.
PUBLISHER: Cambridge University Press 1990
KEYWORDS: christian christianity history church theology fourth fifth sixth century gregory the great saint augustine martyrs martyr martyrology early
Utopias
Very tidy ex-library; super octavo hardcover (VG) in d/w (VG); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently, they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs.
PUBLISHER: Duckworth 1984
KEYWORDS: utopia utopias anthology speculative fiction fantasy philosophy plato h g wells history politics sociology
Madagascar and the Protestant Impact: The Work of British Missions, 1818-95
Very tidy ex-library; super octavo hardcover (VG) in d/w (VG); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently, they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs.
PUBLISHER: Longman & Dalhousie University Press 1979
KEYWORDS: madagascar africa african history colonialism imperialism colonial mission missionary christian christianity malagasy protestant queen ranavalona ii rainilaiarivony
An Anatomy of Ghanaian Politics: Managing Political Recession, 1969-1982
Tidy ex-library; octavo yellow cloth boards, black lettering, xvii+429pp, VG (usual stamps and markings, light tanning and soiling within)
PUBLISHER: Westview Press 1983
KEYWORDS: ghana ghanaian history politics west africa african postcolonial independence second republic akuffo internegrum jerry rawlings armed forces revolutionary council third republic ananse
Bombs Away! Dramatic First-hand Accounts of British and Commonwealth Bomber Aircrew in WWII
FIRST EDITION, octavo hardcover (nr. FINE) in d/w (nr. FINE); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently, they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs.
PUBLISHER: Pen & Sword Aviation 2010
KEYWORDS: world war two second 2 ww2 military aviation bomber bombing history british commonwealth
RAF Bomber Command Reflections of War: Volume 1 Cover of Darkness 1939-May 1942
FIRST EDITION, THIS VOLUME ONLY; octavo hardcover (nr. FINE) in d/w (nr. FINE); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently, they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs.
PUBLISHER: Pen & Sword Aviation 2011
KEYWORDS: world war two second 2 ww2 military aviation bomber bombing history british command
Lightning Eject: The Dubious Safety Record of Britain's Only Supersonic Fighter
FIRST EDITION; octavo hardcover (nr. FINE) in d/w (nr. FINE); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently, they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs.
PUBLISHER: Pen & Sword Aviation 2012
KEYWORDS: english electric lightning raf royal air force military aviation supersonic test pilot flight history