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"Alas, Alas, Kongo" by Monica Schuler - February 20, 1996: A Social History of Indentured African Immigration in to Jamaica, 1841-1865

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"Alas, Alas, Kongo" by Monica Schuler - February 20, 1996

"Alas, Alas, Kongo": A Social History of Indentured African Immigration in to Jamaica, 1841-1865

by Monica Schuler

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Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. Hardcover. 1996. Johns Hopkins Studies in Atlantic History and Culture. Near Fine / no jacket. Text pristine. Spine ends lightly bumped. Not from a library. No remainder mark. xii + 186 pages.
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  • ISBN 10 0801823080
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  • Publisher Johns Hopkins University Press
  • Place of Publication Baltimore
  • Date Published February 20, 1996
  • Keywords history, indentured servants, slavery, Jamaica, Africa
  • Size 8vo
Nueva Coleccion de Documentos para la Historia de Mexico. Relacion de Tezcoco and Breve Relación...
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Nueva Coleccion de Documentos para la Historia de Mexico. Relacion de Tezcoco and Breve Relación de los Señores de la Nueva España and Varias Relaciones Antiguas

by Pomar, Juan Bautista (de) (c1535-1590) and Alonso Zorita

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xxxix+289 pages. Octavo (9 " x 6 ¾ ") bound in full leather with black and red spine labels on raised bands and gilt lettering. From the library of George M Foster. Reprint.Juan Bautista (de) Pomar (c. 1535 – 1590) was an historian and writer interested in pre-Columbian Aztec history. Based on references by Fray Juan de Torquemada, we can estimate that he was born in 1535 at Texcoco. He was the great grandson of Nezahualcoyotl, and was half-Spanish on his father's side. Considered noble by the Spaniards, he was able to obtain one of his great-grandfather's royal houses, known as the Netzahualcoyotl, in Texcoco. Pomar was raised as a Christian but learned Aztec tradition from his mother. He was bilingual and spoke and wrote in both Spanish and the native language of the Aztecs, Nahuatl. He is credited with one of the most important compilations of Nahuatl poetry, Romances de los señores de Nueva España. Pomar's major work includes an account of the Aztecs and Tlatelolcas Relación de Juan Bautista… Read More
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Malungu, Ngoma vem! África encoberta e descoberta no Brasil (Cadernos do Museu da Escravatura No.1)
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"Malungu, Ngoma vem!" África encoberta e descoberta no Brasil (Cadernos do Museu da Escravatura No.1)

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Rare! Luanda: Angola. Ministério da Cultura, 1995. Staple-Bound Pamphlet. Fine. Pages and cover securely held by one clean staple. Interior pristine. Covers clean and crisp, with slight reading wear to foreedge. Many B&W photos/illustrations. 24 pages. Not from a library. Published by the Angolan National Museum of Slavery and National Institute of Cultural Patrimony on the 20th anniversary of Angola's independence.
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General History of Africa, Volume VII: Africa Under Colonial Domination, 1880-1935

General History of Africa, Volume VII: Africa Under Colonial Domination, 1880-1935

by UNESCO International Scientific Committee for the Drafting of a General History of Africa; A. Adu. Boahen (ed)

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Paris & London: UNESCO & Heinemann, 1985. Hardcover. First Edition. Brown cloth over boards with blind stamped titles to front board and gilt stamped titles to spine. Fine book in a Near Fine jacket. Interior pristine. Spine straight and tight, ends lightly bumped. Light rubbing and slight edgewear to jacket. Not from a library. No remainder mark. Not clipped. No tears. 736 pages. Volume VII of the UNESCO General History of Africa examines the period of partition, conquest and occupation from the beginning of the "European Scramble for Africa" to the Italian fascist invasion of Ethiopia in 1935. Throughout the volume, the focus is directed towards the responses of Africans themselves to the challenge of colonialism. The first two chapters survey African attitudes and readiness on the eye of the colonial era, and the background to European imperial ambitions. The next seven chapters discuss African initiatives and reactions in the face of partition and conquest up to the First World War. A general… Read More
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Angolana (Documentação sobre Angola), IV (1846): pesquisa, selecção e anotação de Eduardo dos Santos

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Lisboa : Ministerio do Planeamento e da Administracao do Territorio, Secretaria de Estado da Ciencia e Tecnologia ; Instituto de Investigacao Cientifica Tropical, Centro de Estudos de Historia e Cartografia Antiga. Paperback. Fine. Interior pristine. Spine straight, tight and uncreased. Light shelfwear to covers, otherwise As New. 1048 pages. Chiefly Portuguese; includes some documents in English. Heavy item, possible additional charges for expedited or international shipping.
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Ira Aldridge The Negro Tragedian

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New York: The Macmillan Company, 1958. First. Near Fine/Fair. Ira Frederick Aldridge (1807 â€" 1867) was an American-born British actor, playwright, and theatre manager, known for his portrayal of Shakespearean characters he regarded as the one of the first Black American tragedians As his career grew, his performances of Shakespeare's classics met with critical acclaim and he eventually became the manager of Coventry's Theatre Royal He regularly toured much of Continental Europe and received top honors from several heads of state He died suddenly while on tour in Poland and is buried in Łódź He is the only actor of Black-American descent honored with a bronze plaque at the Shakespeare Memorial Theatre in Stratford-upon-Avon This is a near fine copy in black cloth with gilt titles on spine Slight foxing on endpapers but otherwise in excellent condition with no marks or damage at all Frontispiece, vi, 355 Unclipped DJ has several chips at top of jacket spine and has minor fading and… Read More
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The Heretical Imperative

The Heretical Imperative: Contemporary Possibilities of Religious Affirmation

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Dick Gregory's Bible Tales, with Commentary

Dick Gregory's Bible Tales, with Commentary

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187 pages. Octavo (8 1/2" x 5 1/2") bound in original publisher's quarter purple cloth with gilt lettering to spine over yellow boards and faux signature to cover in original pictorial jacket. Edited by James R McGraw. First edition. Richard "Dick" Gregory was an American civil rights activist, social critic, writer, entrepreneur, comedian, motivational speaker, author and actor. He became the first black comedian to successfully cross over to white audiences. Condition: Lightly soiled. Jacket corners and spine ends chipped else better than very good in like jacket.
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Forms and Ceremonies of the Degree of Patriarchs Militant Adopted By the  Soveriegn Grand Lodge...

Forms and Ceremonies of the Degree of Patriarchs Militant Adopted By the Soveriegn Grand Lodge of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows Portland, Oregon, September 22, 1925

by Underwood, John. C

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The Soveriegn Grand Lodge of the I. O. O. F.. Good with no dust jacket. 1927. Revised Edition. Hardcover. Covers have little bit of soiling and edges are rubbed, several words inked inside front cover, interior hinge starting to crack, several pages have some soiling, pages 14 and 27 have errata pages pasted on ; 65 pages .
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Malungu, Ngoma vem! África encoberta e descoberta no Brasil (Cadernos do Museu da Escravatura No.1)
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"Malungu, Ngoma vem!" África encoberta e descoberta no Brasil (Cadernos do Museu da Escravatura No.1)

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Rare! Luanda: Angola. Ministério da Cultura, 1995. Staple-Bound Pamphlet. Fine. Pages and cover securely held by one clean staple. Interior pristine. Covers clean and crisp, with slight reading wear to foreedge. Many B&W photos/illustrations. 24 pages. Not from a library. Published by the Angolan National Museum of Slavery and National Institute of Cultural Patrimony on the 20th anniversary of Angola's independence.
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General History of Africa, Volume VII: Africa Under Colonial Domination, 1880-1935

General History of Africa, Volume VII: Africa Under Colonial Domination, 1880-1935

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Paris & London: UNESCO & Heinemann, 1985. Hardcover. First Edition. Brown cloth over boards with blind stamped titles to front board and gilt stamped titles to spine. Fine book in a Near Fine jacket. Interior pristine. Spine straight and tight, ends lightly bumped. Light rubbing and slight edgewear to jacket. Not from a library. No remainder mark. Not clipped. No tears. 736 pages. Volume VII of the UNESCO General History of Africa examines the period of partition, conquest and occupation from the beginning of the "European Scramble for Africa" to the Italian fascist invasion of Ethiopia in 1935. Throughout the volume, the focus is directed towards the responses of Africans themselves to the challenge of colonialism. The first two chapters survey African attitudes and readiness on the eye of the colonial era, and the background to European imperial ambitions. The next seven chapters discuss African initiatives and reactions in the face of partition and conquest up to the First World War. A general… Read More
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Collectible Dolls: Facts & Trivia Volume One
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Collectible Dolls: Facts & Trivia Volume One

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Light shelfwear to edges. Glossy covers. Clean interior pages free of markings. 152 pages. 0.3" X 6" X 4.5" 1cmX 15X11cm Facts and trivia about collectible dolls such as many dolls made between 1700 and 1780 were called Queen Ann dolls, the first manufactured dolls to look like a baby were made by Madame Augusta Montanari, and the swivel socket neck was invented in 1861 by Mme. Huret in France.
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Kovels' Know Your Antiques
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Kovels' Know Your Antiques

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364 Pages. This fascinating reference book on antiques' dust jacket has a repaired tear on the front side and worn areas along the top and bottom edges and on its corners. The interior book, other than having an inscription to the former owner inside the front cover, has no other visible markings and thus is in extremely well preserved and Fine condition.This book will be carefully wrapped up and then boxed and shipped right away to you from here in New Jersey and comes with our absolute appreciation for your order.
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The Elephant's Child: Just So Stories Series
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The Elephant's Child: Just So Stories Series

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Kipling, Rudyard: The Elephant's Child, Just So Stories Series. 1942 First Edition Thus, Garden City Publishing. Beautifully illustrated by R.F. Rojankovsky. CHILDREN'S BOOK. Story Summary: "Because of his 'satiable curiosity' about what the crocodile has for dinner, the elephant's child and all elephants thereafter have long trunks." Used. VG condition/ No DJ included. Unpaged. 7 X 9 1/2
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Lucky You, What Science Has Done For Us
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Lucky You, What Science Has Done For Us

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Lucky You: What Science Has Done For Us J.B. Lippincott Stated First Edition. SCIENCE. Artfully illustrated by MUNRO LEAF. Good EXLIB in a Good unclipped $2.25 orig. price dust jacket. Last page states: 152 4.
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Forced Native Labor in Sixteenth Century Central America

Forced Native Labor in Sixteenth Century Central America

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xvi+469 pages with appendix and bibliography. Royal octavo (9" x 6") bound in original publisher's brown cloth with gilt lettering to spine in original pictorial jacket. First editionFocusing on the fate of the natives under Spanish rule, the author traces in graphic detail the rupturing of Indian traditions and the fate that befell the Indian people. While demonstrating the excesses of the conquistadors and unscrupulous crown officials, he also emphasizes that Central America was the scene of the first attempt to apply the famous New Laws. Although that legislation was not fully implemented, the reformist judge Alonso Lopez de Cerrato made significant improvements in labor conditions, in the face of furious opposition from the Spanish settlers. Aside from it discussion of labor practices, this account deals with population figures and the extent of the slave trade, and corrects a number of errors in traditional sources. In addition, Spanish Indian policy, particularly at the local level, is examined… Read More
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SOCIAL THEORY AND SOCIAL STRUCTURE ENLARGED TO INCLUDE TWO NEW ESSAYS ON THEORETICAL SOCIOLOGY

by MERTON, ROBERT K. (Meyer Robert Schkolnick)

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New York: The Free Press, 1968. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. pp: [vi]vii-xxiii [4]1-702. THE FIRST EDITION of the 1968 Free Press publication. The copyright page states 'first printing'. Includes a preface to the 1957 revised edition. Robert K. Merton is generally considered the father of modern Sociology and a major influence in the study of criminology. This was his first book and has become established as a work of central importance in the social science. The 1968 edition includes the complete 1957 text and two new essays; "On the History and Systematic of Sociological Theory," and "On Sociological Theories of the Middle Range," This is a very good copy in a dust jacket with moderate edge wear, mainly at the top. There is some soiling and darkening of the spine. The jacket is now protected with a Brodart cover.
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A Journey To The Centre Of The Earth

A Journey To The Centre Of The Earth

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Jules Verne: Jules A Journey To The Centre Of The Earth 1959 Dodd, Mead Science Fiction Book Club Edition. Special introduction by Arthur C. Clarke. USED. VG/G original red, black and white Jean Morton dust jacket. Spine of jacket is skinned by price label removal. Beige boards, red topstain, 226 pages, binding is tight. Plot summary:" In Jules Verne's JOURNEY TO THE CENTER OF THE EARTH, a geology professor, Otto Lindenbrock, and his nephew Axel discover and decode an ancient document that purports to show that a dormant volcano holds a secret entrance to a series of caverns leading to a subterranean world at the earth's center. In the name of scientific discovery, they follow the instructions and undertake a hazardous journey deep within the earth..."
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The Natyasastra - A Treatise on Hindu Dramaturgy and Histrionics Ascribed to Bharata-Muni, Volume...
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The Natyasastra - A Treatise on Hindu Dramaturgy and Histrionics Ascribed to Bharata-Muni, Volume I (Chapters I-XXVII)

by Ghosh Manomohan

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Calcutta : Royal Asiatic Society, 1950. Hardcover. Good. 0x0x0. Volume I only. Rebound in modern gray cloth. Pencil marginalia. Stamp to final text pages. Lacking original wraps.
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Archivo Historico de Queretaro: Nicolas de San Luis Funda HUIMILPA, Queretaro en 1529
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Archivo Historico de Queretaro: Nicolas de San Luis Funda HUIMILPA, Queretaro en 1529

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45 pages. Octavo (8 1/2" x 5 1/2") issued in wrappers. Edited by Luis Vargas Rea. From the library of professor George M Foster. First edition limited to 100 copies.George McClelland Foster, Jr born in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, on October 9, 1913, died on May 18, 2006, at his home in the hills above the campus of the University of California, Berkeley, where he served as a professor from 1953 to his retirement in 1979, when he became professor emeritus. His contributions to anthropological theory and practice still challenge us; in more than 300 publications, his writings encompass a wide diversity of topics, including acculturation, long-term fieldwork, peasant economies, pottery making, public health, social structure, symbolic systems, technological change, theories of illness and wellness, humoral medicine in Latin America, and worldview. The quantity, quality, and long-term value of his scholarly work led to his election to the National Academy of Sciences in 1976. Virtually all of… Read More
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Moose Fort Journals 1783-85
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Moose Fort Journals 1783-85

by Edwin Ernest "E E" Rich (1904-1979) editor

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xxx+392+iv pages with 3 fold out maps, appendixes and index. Royal octavo (9½" x 6½")issued in blue cloth with spine lettered in gilt. Edited by E.E. Rich, Assisted by A.M. Johnson. Introduction by G.P. de T. Glazebrook. Hudson Bay Record Society volume XVII. Number 1549 of a limited edition.A fort was built near the mouth of the Moose River on James Bay North East Ontario, Canada, by Charles Bayly, governor of the Hudson's Bay Company, in the early 1670s. In the struggle between the English and French in Canada, the fort changed hands several times and shortly after 1696 was destroyed. In 1730 the company built a post close to the ruins of the original fort. This post has been in continuous operation to the present day. This is the first publication of the Record Society to deal specifically with affairs at the "Bottom of the Bay."Condition:Pages unread. A very good to fine copy without jacket as issued.
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