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The Pattons is an exceptional portrait of the famous military family, eloquently written by the grandson of its most illustrious member, George S. Patton. Washington Post critic Jonathan Yardley called it "one of the best books of the year." Series: Warriors S. Num Pages: 352 pages, 45 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTG; JWT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 203 x 127 x 28. Weight in Grams: 340.
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Potomac Books
Condition
New
SKU
V9781574886900
ISBN
9781574886900
Condition: New

€ 17.06

Hardback.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
928
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803228436
ISBN
9780803228436
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 177.84

Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages, 60 colour photos. BIC Classification: 1KBC; TNFD; WNCS2; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 205 x 205 x 13. Weight in Grams: 399.
Publisher
Harbour Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781550177800
ISBN
9781550177800
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 21.24

Paperback. Series: Cornell Studies in Security Affairs. Num Pages: 304 pages, 4. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; JPS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 157 x 20. Weight in Grams: 438.
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801474118
ISBN
9780801474118
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.67

Hardcover.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Thomas Nelson
Condition
New
SKU
V9780718022235
ISBN
9780718022235
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 24.65

Hardback. Focusing on institutional history, this book explores the Pekin Theater's philosophy of hiring only African American staff, its embrace of multi-racial upper class audiences, and its ready assumption of roles as diverse as community center, social club, and fundraising instrument. Series: New Black Studies Series. Num Pages: 264 pages, 9 black and white photographs, 15 musical examples, 1 line drawing. BIC Classification: 1KBBNC; AN; GTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 163 x 236 x 26. Weight in Grams: 574.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of Illinois Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252038365
ISBN
9780252038365
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 78.70

Paperback. A history of Latin America that tells its turbulent story from Columbus to Chavez. Beginning with the Spanish and Portugese conquests of the New World, it takes in centuries of upheaval, revolution and modernization up to the present day, looking at Argentina, Mexico, Brazil, Chile and Cuba, and gives an overview of the cultural developments. Num Pages: 720 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1KL; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 34. Weight in Grams: 498.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
9780141034751
ISBN
9780141034751
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 15.00

Paperback. From early British colonisation to the Reagan years, this title captures an array of dynamic personalities and events. In a broad sweep of America's triumphant progress, it explores the period leading to Independence from the American and the British points of view, touching on permanent features of 'the American character' - the good and the bad. Num Pages: 752 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 30. Weight in Grams: 520.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
752
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
2nd Revised ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140252552
ISBN
9780140252552
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 17.29

Paperback. Set against Argentina's turbulent years following the collapse of the corrupt Peronist regime, this is the story of Juan Salvador the penguin, rescued by Tom from an oil slick in Uruguay just days before a new term. Num Pages: 240 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KL; BM; WNGK; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 128 x 22. Weight in Grams: 172.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405921800
ISBN
9781405921800
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.33

Paperback. Including an entire chapter of new material, 85 new illustrations, and updates to previous chapters, this edition of Ensminger's classic work will appeal to students and scholars in cultural and historical geography, folklore and vernacular architectural history, and American studies, as well as to general readers. Num Pages: 368 pages, 200 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AMK; RGL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 22. Weight in Grams: 658.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Edition
2 Rev ed
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801871344
ISBN
9780801871344
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.28

paperback. MacDougall demonstrates that Penobscot legend, linguistics, dance, and oral tradition became "foundations of resistance" against assimilation into the dominant culture. Series: Revisiting New England S. Num Pages: 264 pages, 14 b+w. BIC Classification: 1KBBE; HBTB; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 390.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
University Press of New England United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9781584653813
ISBN
9781584653813
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.13

Paperback. The vast majority of Canadians are blissfully unaware that every man, woman and child in Canada now owes a $35,000 share of government debt and must pay this back, with interest! Make no mistake, this debt will change our country and affect every single Canadian in the decades to come. Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBC; KC; KFFP; KNV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 15. Weight in Grams: 320.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781118098738
ISBN
9781118098738
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 25.37

Paperback. A fascinating account--from the military's perspective--of the historically tense and, at times, outright antagonistic relations between senior military leaders and American presidents and their advisors. Closely examines and grades the impact of presidential styles on the military's view of the president. Num Pages: 384 pages, 27 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; JPA; JWK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 680.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University Press of Kansas
Condition
New
SKU
V9780700614912
ISBN
9780700614912
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 58.93

Paperback. Series: Indigenous Americas. Num Pages: 280 pages, 2 halftones, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1KB; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 142 x 15. Weight in Grams: 376.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Edition
Annotated
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816646173
ISBN
9780816646173
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.24

Hardback. This remarkable account, written by Charles Wilkinson, one of the nation's most respected experts in tribal law and history, is rich in the Indian voice and grounded in extensive research that includes oral tradition and personal interviews. Num Pages: 576 pages, 100 illus. BIC Classification: 1KB; HBTB; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 6466 x 4531 x 41. Weight in Grams: 1225.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
576
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295990668
ISBN
9780295990668
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.14

Paperback. Explores the relationship between economic changes in the Highlands and the clansmen's emigration to Canada in the late 18th and early 19th centuries. This title challenges the accepted position endorsed in works by Eric Richards and J M Bumsted that the clearances and sheep farms did not have a central role in provoking mass emigration. Num Pages: 312 pages, 14ill. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 1KBC; 3JF; 3JH; HBJD1; HBTB; JFFN; JFSL; JPVH1; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156. Weight in Grams: 469.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
McGill-Queen's University Press Canada
Edition
New Ed
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780773511569
ISBN
9780773511569
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.71

Paperback. Reconstructs the history of a Native American tribe over eight turbulent decades of domination and dislocation Series: Native Americans of the Northeast: Culture, History & the Contemporary S. Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 456.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of Massachusetts Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781558498907
ISBN
9781558498907
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.98

Paperback. Explores the dealings and manoeuvring on both sides of the case, and how a combination of the prosecution's over-confidence, the defence's shrewdness, and the Los Angeles Police Department's incendiary history with the city's African-American community, gave a jury what it needed: reasonable doubt. This is an account of the O J Simpson trial. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BTC; LNFB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 37. Weight in Grams: 348.
Publisher
Cornerstone
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784755867
ISBN
9781784755867
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.33

Paperback. The People Who Came is an established and highly popular three-book history course for lower forms in Caribbean Secondary Schools. Num Pages: 96 pages, illustrations, diagrams, maps, colour photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; YQH. Category: (E) Primary & Secondary Education. Dimension: 240 x 189 x 6. Weight in Grams: 174.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1987
Publisher
Pearson Education Limited United Kingdom
Edition
2nd Revised edition
Number of pages
96
Condition
New
SKU
V9780582766488
ISBN
9780582766488
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.39

Paperback. The People Who Came is an established and highly popular three-book history course for lower forms in Caribbean Secondary Schools. Num Pages: 136 pages, illustrations, diagrams, maps, colour photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; YQH. Category: (E) Primary & Secondary Education. Dimension: 239 x 188 x 7. Weight in Grams: 236.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1989
Publisher
Pearson Education Limited United Kingdom
Edition
2nd
Number of pages
136
Condition
New
SKU
V9780582766587
ISBN
9780582766587
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.39

Paperback. More than 100,000 Ulster Presbyterians of Scottish origin migrated to the American colonies in the six decades prior to the American Revolution. This book uncovers the ways in which migrants from Ulster - and thousands like them - forged new identities and how they conceived the wider transatlantic community. Num Pages: 264 pages, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1DBKN; 1KBB; 3JD; 3JF; HBJK; HBLH; JFFN; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 436.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691074627
ISBN
9780691074627
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 57.07

Hardcover. Reasonable people disagree about the reach of the federal government, but there is near-universal consensus that it should protect us from such dangers as bacteria-infested food, harmful drugs, toxic pollution, crumbling bridges, and unsafe toys. This book looks at the tangled web of problems that have led to this dire state of affairs. Num Pages: 256 pages, 6 line drawings, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JKS; JPP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 522.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226772028
ISBN
9780226772028
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 76.78

Paperback. Examines the social origins of interest group politics in the USA. Between 1890 and 1925, a system centred on elections and party organizations was partially transformed by various interest groups including farmers, workers and women. This text analyzes organizational politics in three US states. Num Pages: 468 pages, 14 halftones, 7 maps, 9 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLL; HBLW; JPH; JPWD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 628.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
468
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226109930
ISBN
9780226109930
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.47

Paperback. The first volume of a two-volume series, The Peoples of Canada: A Pre-Confederation History, fourth edition, is an introductory text for first- and second-year students that surveys the social, cultural, political, and economic history of Canada from first contact to Confederation. Num Pages: 648 pages, 6 maps; 10 tables; 170 photos. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 253 x 204 x 22. Weight in Grams: 1138.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Edition
4th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195446364
ISBN
9780195446364
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 106.29

Paperback. 'The Peoples of Las Vegas' profiles the ethnic groups that make up their city's population. It looks into the ethnic life that lies beneath the surface of one of America's most unusual cities, provides historical and demographic context for such ethnicity and analyses the economic and social conditions that make it attractive to immigrants. Editor(s): Simich, Jerry L.; Wright, Thomas C. Series: Wilbur S. Shepperson Series in Nevada History. Num Pages: 336 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBWN; JHMP. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University of Nevada Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780874176162
ISBN
9780874176162
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.48

Paperback. A picture of Philadelphia radically different from the conventional portrait of a staid old city, corrupt and contented. The men and women of Philadelphia who emerge in these pages are anything but staid, and certainly not contented. Editor(s): Davis, Allen F.; Haller, Mark H. Series: Pennsylvania Paperbacks. Num Pages: 312 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; 3JH; 3JJ; HBTB; JFS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 404.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812216707
ISBN
9780812216707
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.84

Paperback. Examines the development of social rented housing over the years in Britain, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Denmark and the USA. This work shows how social housing policies and outcomes have been shaped by broader societal forces - political conflict, economic modernisation, and, also the growth of inequality and social polarization. Series: Studies in Urban and Social Change. Num Pages: 496 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DDN; 1DFG; 1DND; 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; AMVD; JFSG; JKSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 156 x 37. Weight in Grams: 926.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
496
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631186427
ISBN
9780631186427
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.11

Paperback. Editor(s): Powers, Robert P. Num Pages: 176 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; HDD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Weight in Grams: 907.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
School for Advanced Research Press
Edition
illustrated edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781930618534
ISBN
9781930618534
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.67

Paperback. An analysis of the Pequot War (1636-1637), a pivotal event in New England colonial history. After years of peace, Puritan settlers mounted a brutal assault on the Pequot Indians of Connecticut. This book refutes claims that the settlers acted defensively to counter a Pequot conspiracy. Series: Native Americans of the Northeast: Culture, History & the Contemporary S. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JD; HBJK; HBLH; JFSL; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 157 x 230 x 15. Weight in Grams: 374.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
University of Massachusetts Press United States
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9781558490307
ISBN
9781558490307
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.98

Hardcover. Num Pages: 384 pages, Black and white photos throughout. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJH; HBJK; HBTB; HBWQ; WNGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 167 x 243 x 36. Weight in Grams: 724.
Publisher
Ballantine Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780345544803
ISBN
9780345544803
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 26.76

Hardback. Caroline Dick asks how group identity claims, especially in the courts, obscure significant intragroup differences. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBC; JPA; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887. Weight in Grams: 456.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780774820622
ISBN
9780774820622
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 139.19

Paperback. Caroline Dick asks how group identity claims, especially in the courts, obscure significant intragroup differences. Num Pages: 260 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFJ; JFSL9; LNDC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 17. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
260
Condition
New
SKU
V9780774820639
ISBN
9780774820639
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.79

Paperback. Num Pages: 294 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGA; HBAH; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 154 x 22. Weight in Grams: 470.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of Wisconsin Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780299296346
ISBN
9780299296346
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.84

Paperback. Series: The Chicago History of American Civilization. Num Pages: 325 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJF; 3JJG; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 201 x 134 x 19. Weight in Grams: 352.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
University of Chicago Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226473710
ISBN
9780226473710
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.54

Hardback. A provocative examination of the property tax revolt of the 1970s that explains why contemporary American politics is now consumed with conflicts over big tax cuts. Num Pages: 264 pages, 7 tables, 3 figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; JH; JP; KFFD1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804758703
ISBN
9780804758703
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 112.78

Hardcover. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HPS; JPVH1; KCS; LND. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 571.
Publisher
Encounter Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781594038396
ISBN
9781594038396
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 24.27

Paperback. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFN; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 8. Weight in Grams: 204.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of Arizona Press
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816528318
ISBN
9780816528318
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.85

Paperback. Num Pages: 49 pages, Maps. BIC Classification: 1FBN; 1KBB; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 211 x 140 x 5. Weight in Grams: 104.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
49
Condition
New
SKU
V9781590339367
ISBN
9781590339367
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 27.39

Paperback. Having been sobered by this thought, the student may ponder what more might conceivably be done to reduce the incidence of that endemic economic and social disease."-from the Preface Num Pages: 144 pages, 6, 6 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFA; KC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 9. Weight in Grams: 227.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
144
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801871306
ISBN
9780801871306
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.69

Paperback. How can we account for the persistent appeal of glossy commercial pop music? Why do certain performers have such emotional power, even though their music is considered vulgar or second rate? This title gives an account of a group of American popular music performers. Num Pages: 264 pages, 12 music examples. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPL; AVGP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 151 x 19. Weight in Grams: 352.
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
264
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520275997
ISBN
9780520275997
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.36