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The Americas

Paperback. In this eye-opening work of American history, Todd DePastino tells the epic story of the veritable army of homeless men that swept across America after the Civil War and crafts a stunning new interpretation of the "American century" in the process. Num Pages: 350 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 166 x 20. Weight in Grams: 482.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Number of pages
350
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226143798
ISBN
9780226143798
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.63

Hardback. Brings together enlightening, important, and amusing selections from Hamilton's speeches, published writings and personal letters. As we come to understand his thoughts on subjects as diverse as the Constitution, love, war, liberty and honor, we find that his words are often as applicable in our own time as they were in his. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 177 x 20. Weight in Grams: 376.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742549753
ISBN
9780742549753
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 20.41

Paperback. In the history of post-colonial Latin America no person has held power so firmly and for so long as did Pedro II as emperor of Brazil. This is the first full-length biography in 60 years, and the first in any language to make close use of Pedro II's diaries and family papers. Num Pages: 576 pages, 60 half-tones. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 156 x 235 x 34. Weight in Grams: 814.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
569
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804744003
ISBN
9780804744003
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 69.90

Hardback. In the history of post-colonial Latin America no person has held power so firmly and for so long as did Pedro II as emperor of Brazil. This is the first full-length biography in 60 years, and the first in any language to make close use of Pedro II's diaries and family papers. Num Pages: 576 pages, 60 half-tones. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 40. Weight in Grams: 965.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
576
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804735100
ISBN
9780804735100
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 241.37

Paperback. Num Pages: 344 pages, 100. BIC Classification: 1KBCB; AMVD; RPC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 184 x 20. Weight in Grams: 862.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Simply Read Books Canada
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
SKU
V9781897476802
ISBN
9781897476802
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 25.40

Paperback. Num Pages: 132 pages, 350. BIC Classification: 1KBBWR; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 165 x 114. .
Publisher
Victionary
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9789881320407
ISBN
9789881320407
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.12

Paperback. Num Pages: 132 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 117 x 208 x 12. Weight in Grams: 138.
Publisher
Victionary
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9789881320322
ISBN
9789881320322
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.19

Paperback. The fourth edition brings added emphasis to "elasticity mimics"-a variety of intergovernmental policies that can provide some of the benefits of regional consolidation efforts in situations where annexation and consolidation are impossible. Num Pages: 178 pages, black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSG; JPA; KCU; RP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 159 x 14. Weight in Grams: 366.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
178
Condition
New
SKU
V9781938027048
ISBN
9781938027048
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.33

Hardcover. From Abilene to Wichita and beyond, a constellation of cities glitters across the fertile plains of Kansas. Their story is entwined with that of the state as a whole, and their size and status are rarely questioned. This text relates the history of Kansas' larger communities from the 1850s to the present. Num Pages: 520 pages, 49 photographs, 26 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBNK; HBJK; HBT; JFSG; RGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 230 x 152 x 36. Weight in Grams: 839.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
University Press of Kansas
Edition
1st.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780700613120
ISBN
9780700613120
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 80.63

Paperback. Takes a look at the continuum of intercultural exchange that reinvents, recreates, and restores history. Complemented with fifty-five illustrations, including photos of Mardi Gras Indians, this work employs a study of the culture. It explores cultural connections over place and time, showing through examples how performance revises the past. Series: The Social Foundations of Aesthetic Forms S. Num Pages: 320 pages, 55 photographs. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1KBB; JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 478. Circum-Atlantic Performance. Series: The Social Foundations of Aesthetic Forms S. 320 pages, 55 photographs. Takes a look at the continuum of intercultural exchange that reinvents, recreates, and restores history. Complemented with fifty-five illustrations, including photos of Mardi Gras Indians, this work employs a study of the culture. It explores cultural connections over place and time, showing through examples how performance revises the past. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1KBB; JFC; JHM. Dimension: 228 x 156 x 18. Weight: 488.
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231104616
ISBN
9780231104616
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.36

Hardback. What is the magic formula for turning a place into a high-tech capital? How can a city or region become a high-tech powerhouse like Silicon Valley? This book examines why high-tech development became so economically important late in the twentieth century, and why its magic formula of people, jobs, and capital has been so difficult to replicate. Series: Politics and Society in Modern America. Num Pages: 320 pages, 10 halftones. 4 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 599.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691117164
ISBN
9780691117164
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 95.57

hardcover. An exciting contribution to the Radical Orthodoxy series, Graham Ward fills a major void in theological literature by offering the first detailed theological response to urban living for thirty-five years. Series: Routledge Radical Orthodoxy. Num Pages: 324 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DD; 1KB; 3JJPL; HRCM; JFSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
324
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780415202558
ISBN
9780415202558
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 195.72

Paperback. Does globalization menace our cities? Are cities able to exercise democratic rule and strategic choice when international competition increasingly limits the importance of place? This book looks at the political responses of ten cities in North America and Western Europe as they grappled with the forces of global restructuring. Num Pages: 552 pages, 15 halftones. 31 line illus. 24 tables. BIC Classification: 1DD; 1KB; JFSG; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 231 x 154 x 31. Weight in Grams: 662.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
480
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691120140
ISBN
9780691120140
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 72.53

Paperback. This book arises from the Cities in dialogue exhibition that was held in in FACT in conjunction with the University of Liverpool and the Liverpool Independents Biennial in 2014, and covers the works of artists Brian Mackern (Uruguay), Barbara Palomino (Chile), Marina Zerbarini (Argentina), and Ricardo Miranda Zuniga (US-Nicaragua). Num Pages: 144 pages, 128, 128 colour illustrations, Colour. BIC Classification: 1KL; ACXJ; AFKN; AGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 340 x 11. Weight in Grams: 474.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Liverpool University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781382448
ISBN
9781781382448
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.12

Hardback. The paperback edition of the critically-acclaimed, pioneering book on successful urban recovery. Two urban experts draw on their firsthand observations of downtown change across the country to identify a flexible, effective approach to urban rejuvenation. Num Pages: 384 pages, 90 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AMVD; GTF; JFSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 193 x 261 x 32. Weight in Grams: 902.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780471144175
ISBN
9780471144175
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.47

Paperback. The paperback edition of the critically-acclaimed, pioneering book on successful urban recovery. Two urban experts draw on their firsthand observations of downtown change across the country to identify a flexible, effective approach to urban rejuvenation. Num Pages: 376 pages, 75 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFS; RPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 179 x 20. Weight in Grams: 662.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
Edition
Edition Unstated
Number of pages
376
Condition
New
SKU
V9780471361244
ISBN
9780471361244
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 59.02

Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages, 799 colour illus & 105 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBF; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 179 x 20. Weight in Grams: 710.
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764344633
ISBN
9780764344633
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 27.85

hardcover. Based on interviews from those who knew the thoroughbred, including famed jockey Eddie Arcaro, this book is the full story of the greatest sports figure in the history of horseracing, a champion who won or placed in thirty different contests in his career and whose spirit continues to captivate the American public. Num Pages: 256 pages, 11 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; WSNB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 158 x 18. Weight in Grams: 440.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Taylor Trade Publishing United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780878332922
ISBN
9780878332922
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 22.84

Hardback. This book, the first to be written about the Lake Babine Nation in north-central British Columbia, examines its traditional legal order, self-identity, and their involvement in current treaty negotiations. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBCB; JFSL9; JHM; LBBC; LN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887. Weight in Grams: 549.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780774808118
ISBN
9780774808118
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 141.13

Paperback. Between AD 1000 and 1635, the inhabitants of southwestern Pennsylvania and portions of adjacent states - known as the Monongahela Culture or Tradition - began to reside in ring-shaped village settlements. These circular settlements consisted of dwellings around a central plaza. This book offers a comprehensive analysis of circular village forms. Num Pages: 240 pages, 39 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEP; HDD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 363.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
The University of Alabama Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780817354381
ISBN
9780817354381
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.29

Paperback. A look at the future of the business of sports in America Num Pages: 234 pages, 66 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; KNSP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 208 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 276.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Temple University Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
234
Condition
New
SKU
V9781439902837
ISBN
9781439902837
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 39.08

Paperback. Circle of Treason details the authors' personal involvement in the hunt for and eventual identification of a Soviet mole in the CIA during the 1980s and 1990s. Num Pages: 228 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JKV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 157 x 15. Weight in Grams: 362.
Publisher
Naval Institute Press United States
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781591143963
ISBN
9781591143963
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 23.21

Paperback. Num Pages: 296 pages, 1x8 b/w illustration section. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JJPL; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 380.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Disinformation Company United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9781932857856
ISBN
9781932857856
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 17.45

Paperback. Num Pages: 364 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KB; HRKT; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 22. Weight in Grams: 610.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Clear Light Publishers United States
Number of pages
364
Condition
New
SKU
V9781574160826
ISBN
9781574160826
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 19.25

Hardcover. Explores the gross inequality that has grown between individual and professional investors over the years, highlighting the vast information gap that favors professionals over amateurs, and the superwealthy over the rest of us. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; KFFM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 31. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780062096067
ISBN
9780062096067
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 25.18

Paperback. Examines the importance of the year 1958 as a critical tipping point in the evolution of American art. This title explores the moment American artists first departed from Abstract Expressionism to develop fresh trends that helped define the last half of the 20th century. It includes approximately sixty-one works by fifty-six artists. Num Pages: 160 pages, with 62 full-colour plates. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPG; ACX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 279 x 236 x 12. Weight in Grams: 944.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
The University of North Carolina Press
Edition
1st New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780807859490
ISBN
9780807859490
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 34.78

Paperback. Series: Insider's Guides. Num Pages: 432 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBNH; 3JMC; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 150 x 230 x 28. Weight in Grams: 522.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
GPP Travel United States
Edition
8 Rev ed
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
SKU
V9780762748655
ISBN
9780762748655
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 16.47

Paperback. This is an extraordinarily imaginative analysis of the relations between literature and technique in Brazil from the 1880's to the 1920's. Translator(s): Britto, Paulo. Series: Writing Science. Num Pages: 148 pages, Illustrations, facsims.,port. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; 2ADP; 2ADS; 3JH; 3JJ; DSA; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 11. Weight in Grams: 245.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
148
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804730631
ISBN
9780804730631
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.40

hardcover. This is an extraordinarily imaginative analysis of the relations between literature and technique in Brazil from the 1880's to the 1920's. Translator(s): Britto, Paulo. Series: Writing Science. Num Pages: 148 pages, Illustrations, facsims.,port. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; 2ADP; 2ADS; 3JH; 3JJ; DSA; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 15. Weight in Grams: 420.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
148
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804729130
ISBN
9780804729130
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 132.65

Paperback. Num Pages: 128 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AJCP; AJG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 256 x 191 x 9. Weight in Grams: 394.
Publisher
Amherst Media
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781608958917
ISBN
9781608958917
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 29.15

Paperback. Challenges popular notions of a uniform Hollywood style by disclosing uncanny networks of incongruities, coincidences, and contingencies at the margins of the cinematic frame Num Pages: 280 pages, 26 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 386.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780253006929
ISBN
9780253006929
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.87

Paperback. Offers a thought-provoking depiction of Hollywood film as a contested terrain between conservative and liberal forces Films and documentaries discussed include: Black Hawk Down, The Dark Knight, Star Wars, Syriana, WALL-E, Fahrenheit 9/11 and other Michael Moore documentaries, and many more. Num Pages: 296 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white plates. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APFN; JFD; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 16. Weight in Grams: 432.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405198240
ISBN
9781405198240
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 54.31

Paperback. This text provides a chronicle of contemporary independent American films from the late 1970s up to 1999. It documents the socio-economic, political and artistic forces that led to the rise of independent films and looks at the tension between Hollywood and indie films. Num Pages: 601 pages, 50 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APF; JFCA; KNTC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 40. Weight in Grams: 902.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
601
Condition
New
Edition
Revised ed.
SKU
V9780814751244
ISBN
9780814751244
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.89

Paperback. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Rutgers University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813571355
ISBN
9780813571355
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.56

Num Pages: 288 pages, col. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; WBA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 255 x 268 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1497.
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Ten Speed Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9781580080453
ISBN
9781580080453
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 37.59

Hardcover.
Publisher
D Giles Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
416
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781907804113
ISBN
9781907804113
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 75.93
€ 54.97

Paperback. The Cincinnati tri-state area (Ohio, Indiana, & Kentucky) offers many creepy and ghostly locations to explore! Take your place upon a throne in a haunted castle in Loveland, Ohio and get a glimpse of a hidden underground church in Utopia, Ohio. Check out Num Pages: 256 pages, 57 b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBBNH; VXQG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 504.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764328992
ISBN
9780764328992
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 13.88

Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages, 99 images. BIC Classification: 1KBB; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 153 x 16. Weight in Grams: 462.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764337161
ISBN
9780764337161
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 20.77

Paperback. New to the city, Tallmadge saw only its concrete, glass, smog, and debris, until he focused on the "buzzing, flapping, scurrying, chewing, photosynthesizing life forms" around him. This is a hopeful guide to finding nature and balance in unlikely places. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBNH; JFSG; WN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 281.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
University of Georgia Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780820326900
ISBN
9780820326900
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 24.84

Hardcover. Editor(s): Abney, Bennett; Christopherson, Arron E. Num Pages: 189 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; KFFD1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 161 x 17. Weight in Grams: 458.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
189
Condition
New
SKU
V9781622576531
ISBN
9781622576531
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 197.42
€ 132.69