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Hardback. Jansson documents how presidents from FDR to Clinton have made ill-advised choices that squandered trillions of dollars. Using Office of Management and Budget projections through 2004, Jansson shows how the madness continues-and how an informed electorate can put an end to it. Num Pages: 496 pages, 45 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBT; JPQB; KFFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 160 x 36. Weight in Grams: 796.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
496
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231114325
ISBN
9780231114325
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 157.18

Hardback. Features ID photos collected by the author while he was visiting the Cummins Unit, a state prison farm in Arkansas. This book also contains a description of everyday life at Cummins prison in the 1950s. Num Pages: 200 pages, 33 Halftones, 121 Duotones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AC; AJC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 6452 x 4522 x 534. Weight in Grams: 816.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Temple University Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9781592139484
ISBN
9781592139484
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 91.03

Paperback. Features ID photos collected by the author while he was visiting the Cummins Unit, a state prison farm in Arkansas. This book also contains a description of everyday life at Cummins prison in the 1950s. Num Pages: 192 pages, 33 Halftones, 121 Duotones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AC; AJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 255 x 178 x 13. Weight in Grams: 567.
Publisher
Temple University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9781592139491
ISBN
9781592139491
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.25

Hardcover. Media Nation brings together some of the most exciting voices in media and political history to present fresh perspectives on the role of mass media in the evolution of modern American politics. Together, these contributors offer a field-shaping work that aims to bring the media back to the center of scholarship modern American history. Editor(s): Schulman, Bruce J.; Zelizer, Julian E. Series: Politics & Culture in Modern America. Num Pages: 272 pages, 4 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; DNJ; HBJK; JFD; KNT. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 559.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812248883
ISBN
9780812248883
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 82.87

Paperback. Num Pages: 352 pages, Illustrations, map. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; 3JJH; 3JJP; HBTB; KC; RGCM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 158 x 25. Weight in Grams: 626.
Publisher
Duke University Press Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822315377
ISBN
9780822315377
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.77

Hardback. Num Pages: 290 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 162 x 24. Weight in Grams: 617.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
290
Condition
New
SKU
V9781610484145
ISBN
9781610484145
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 146.65

Paperback. It has become known to many as the moment when the US Supreme Court kicked God out of the public schools, supposedly paving the way for a decline in educational quality and a dramatic rise in delinquency and immorality. This book helps readers understand why Americans remain divided on how divided church and state should be. Series: Landmark Law Cases and American Society. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPK; HBTB; HRAM9; JNKC; LAZ. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 363.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Univ Pr of Kansas
Condition
New
SKU
V9780700615261
ISBN
9780700615261
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.04

Hardcover. A fascinating, thematic exploration of some of the millions of immigration files in the US National Archive, focusing on 29 case studies. Num Pages: 96 pages, 100 Colour. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 259 x 187 x 15. Weight in Grams: 596. Faces and Stories from America's Gates. 96 pages, 100 Colour. A fascinating, thematic exploration of some of the millions of immigration files in the US National Archive, focusing on 29 case studies. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFN. Dimension: 259 x 187 x 15. Weight: 596.
Publisher
D Giles Ltd
Number of pages
96
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Bilingual
Condition
New
SKU
V9781907804076
ISBN
9781907804076
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 19.10

Hardcover. Includes a Foreword by leading documentary filmmaker, Ken Burns, creator of the award-winning film 'The Civil War'. The highly visual approach makes the reader experience the excitement of finding unusual stories in the Archives. A "must-have" for anyone interested in US history in general and the Civil War in particular. Num Pages: 208 pages, 185 col, 70 b&w. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 308 x 238 x 22. Weight in Grams: 1300.
Publisher
D Giles Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
208
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9781904832911
ISBN
9781904832911
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 27.03

Paperback. President Bush was roundly criticized for likening America's antiterrorism measures to a "crusade" in 2001. This book addresses the role of neomedievalism in contemporary politics. It concludes with a parsing of Bush administration's torture memos, which enlist neomedievalism's model of feudal sovereignty on behalf of abrogation of human rights. Num Pages: 50 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JMC; JPS; JPVH; JWXK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 178 x 115 x 7. Weight in Grams: 92.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Prickly Paradigm Press, LLC United States
Number of pages
50
Condition
New
SKU
V9780976147596
ISBN
9780976147596
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 12.65

Hardcover. .
Publisher
KIT Publishers
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9789460222245
ISBN
9789460222245
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 116.93
€ 79.80

Hardcover. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JM; HBJK; HBLX; JPHC; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 147 x 211 x 18. Weight in Grams: 340.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Beaufort Books
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780825306853
ISBN
9780825306853
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 22.50

Hardback. Num Pages: 240 pages, 13 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; BM; JFSC; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231181020
ISBN
9780231181020
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 41.20

Paperback. Debt was an inescapable fact of life in early America. At the beginning of the 18th century, its sinfulness was preached by ministers. By 1800, imprisonment for debt was under attack, and insolvency was seen merely as an economic setback. This work focuses on this crucial transformation in early American society. Num Pages: 358 pages, 1 halftone. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; HBTB; KCZ; LAZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 227 x 144 x 25. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
358
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674032415
ISBN
9780674032415
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.94

Hardback. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGT; JFFH; MBD; VFJB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 367.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816697335
ISBN
9780816697335
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.55

Paperback. A detailed guide to fifty-four of Arizona's best hikes east of Phoenix, revised and updated. Series: Regional Hiking Series. Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; WSZC; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 154 x 14. Weight in Grams: 299.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Edition
2 Rev ed
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781493001453
ISBN
9781493001453
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 17.90

Paperback. This compelling analysis of Aboriginal, legal, and anthropological concepts of fact and evidence argues for the inclusion of Aboriginal oral histories in Canadian courts, and pushes for a reconsideration of the Crown's approach to oral history. Num Pages: 212 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KBC; HBJK; HBTB; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 15. Weight in Grams: 326.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
212
Condition
New
SKU
V9780774820714
ISBN
9780774820714
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.00

Paperback. Series: Carleton Library Series. Num Pages: 960 pages, 51ill.37M. BIC Classification: 1KBC; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 159 x 49. Weight in Grams: 1282.
Publisher
McGill-Queen's University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1987
Condition
New
SKU
V9780773506275
ISBN
9780773506275
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 58.93

Paperback. Understanding how society shapes the economy helps us answer many important questions. For example, how does advertising get people to buy things? How do people use their social connections to get jobs? This title presents sociological answers to questions like these. Series: Sociology for a New Century Series. Num Pages: 248 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JHB; KC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 153 x 12. Weight in Grams: 334.
Publisher
SAGE Publications, Inc
Number of pages
248
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781412994965
ISBN
9781412994965
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 67.97
€ 43.94

Paperback. Focused exclusively on native and naturalized vascular plants of California's southeastern deserts, the "Desert Manual" provides illustrations for more than 200 desert taxa, keys to identification, distributional information and 128 colour photographs. Editor(s): Baldwin, Bruce G.; Boyd, Steve; Ertter, Barbara J.; Patterson, Robert W.; Rosatti, Thomas J.; Wilken, Dieter H. Num Pages: 640 pages, 128 color photographs, more than 1,000 line drawings, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; GBC; PSTS; RGBA; WNP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 30. Weight in Grams: 953.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
640
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520227750
ISBN
9780520227750
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 78.63

Hardcover. From the cherries we buy, to the grocer who sells them, to the school where our child unpacks them for lunch, we express resurgent faith in decentralizing the institutions and businesses that arrange our daily lives. The author reveals the key cornerstones of social organization on which effective decentralization depends. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JNF; KCD; MBP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 162 x 237 x 31. Weight in Grams: 564.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226246406
ISBN
9780226246406
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 118.73

Hardback. This book examines the universal preschool movement-its growth, its proponents and opponents, and how preschools have become a popular element of school reform. Num Pages: 384 pages, 2 figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JNLA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 27. Weight in Grams: 653.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804755795
ISBN
9780804755795
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 107.67

Paperback. From the cherries we buy, to the grocer who sells them, to the school where our child unpacks them for lunch, we express resurgent faith in decentralizing the institutions and businesses that arrange our daily lives. The author reveals the key cornerstones of social organization on which effective decentralization depends. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JNF; KCD; MBP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 60 x 90 x 23. Weight in Grams: 431.
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226246543
ISBN
9780226246543
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.12

Paperback. Editor(s): Frohnen, Bruce. Num Pages: 752 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLH; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 278 x 216 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1822.
Publisher
Liberty Fund Inc United States
Number of pages
724
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
New Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780865973336
ISBN
9780865973336
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 12.40

Paperback. Editor(s): Fairley, Bruce. Num Pages: 416 pages, 10 b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBC; WSZG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 139 x 26. Weight in Grams: 574.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Lone Pine Publishing,Canada Canada
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
SKU
V9781551050416
ISBN
9781551050416
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 14.09

Paperback. It helps policy makers understand how best to develop and implement effective public health strategies around the United States. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; JFSG; MBN; MBX. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 231 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 436.
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421415994
ISBN
9781421415994
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.34

Hardback. An exploration of the canoe and its role in Canadian culture, nature, and colonial past. Num Pages: 240 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBC; HBJK; HBTP; JFSL; WN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780774822480
ISBN
9780774822480
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 58.66

Paperback. Num Pages: 221 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 372.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Clear Light Publishers United States
Number of pages
221
Condition
New
SKU
V9780940666795
ISBN
9780940666795
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 15.64

Paperback. The use of private security contractors by the United States is not a recent phenomenon. In a post-Vietnam world, as political leaders reduce their nations' military force structure, they face conflicts beyond their anticipated scope and duration. Num Pages: 264 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPS; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 150 x 230 x 14. Weight in Grams: 354.
Publisher
Potomac Books Inc United States
Number of pages
264
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781612347172
ISBN
9781612347172
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.80

Paperback. Num Pages: 128 pages, 152 color photographs and 6 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBEP; HBJK; WQH; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 280 x 221 x 12. Weight in Grams: 620.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764325007
ISBN
9780764325007
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 17.82

Paperback. Editor(s): Kaufman, Bruce E. Series: LERA Research Volumes. Num Pages: 550 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPQB; KCP; KNXB; LNH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 485.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Cornell University Press Ithaca
Edition
1st
Number of pages
550
Condition
New
SKU
V9780913447703
ISBN
9780913447703
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 55.28

Paperback. Looks at an important aspect of southern memory: Reconstruction. The author examines what both white and black South Carolinians thought about the history of Reconstruction and how it shaped the way they lived their lives in the first half of the twentieth century. Series: American South Series. Num Pages: 248 pages, 6 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 386.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of Virginia Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813928777
ISBN
9780813928777
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.27

Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages, 12. BIC Classification: 1KBBEP; HBJK; HBLL; JH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 485.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
Edition
Annotated
SKU
V9780801472886
ISBN
9780801472886
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.40

Paperback. Was Christmas always as commercialized as it is today? Is Thanksgiving a religious or secular holiday? When did we begin trick-or-treating on Halloween? This book reveals answers to questions about each holiday's traditions. Num Pages: 232 pages, 30 b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 5H; ASZP; HBJK; HBTB; HRAX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 153 x 16. Weight in Grams: 340.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University of California Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520284722
ISBN
9780520284722
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.54

Hardcover. This text reveals that ideas on race crossed racial boundaries in a process that produced not only well-known theories of biological racism but also countertheories that were early expressions of cultural relativism, cultural pluralism and latter-day Afrocentrism. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; JFCX; JFSL1; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 164 x 38. Weight in Grams: 636.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Number of pages
320
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674009462
ISBN
9780674009462
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 58.27

Hardback. Today, jazz is considered high art, America's national music, and the catalog of its recordings - its discography - is often taken for granted. This book examines recorded jazz from its careless handling as a novelty in the 1920s, through the deluge of 12-inch vinyl in the twentieth century, to the use of computers by today's discographers. Num Pages: 304 pages, 11 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVGJ; AVX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 164 x 236 x 25. Weight in Grams: 550.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226067537
ISBN
9780226067537
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.85

Paperback. By almost any measure, the United States is the most powerful nation in the history of civilization. The central question for US leaders today is how can we retain our strategic advantage and continue to set the agenda for world affairs? This book offers a concise and provocative analysis of national security policy today - and tomorrow. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Georgetown University Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9781589012226
ISBN
9781589012226
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 68.56

Paperback. Ruling by Schooling Quebec provides a rich and detailed account of colonial politics from 1760 to 1841 by following repeated attempts to school the people. Num Pages: 576 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBCQ; HBJK; JNB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 30. Weight in Grams: 760.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Number of pages
576
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442610491
ISBN
9781442610491
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 58.84

Paperback. The Oscar-winning screenwriter who broke the Hollywood blacklist. Soon to be a major motion picture starring BRYAN CRANSTON (Breaking Bad), DIANE LANE (Under The Tuscan Sun), ELLE FANNING (Maleficent), JOHN GOODMAN (Argo), LOUIS C.K. (Louie) and Academy Award winner HELEN MIRREN. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; APF; BGF; KNTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 131 x 197 x 30. Weight in Grams: 328.
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton General Division
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Film tie-in ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9781473624696
ISBN
9781473624696
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.12

Paperback. Examines the development of modernism into postmodernism as it occurs in the works of three major poets, and attends closely to the social and political dimensions of that development as embodied in these writers' distinctive poetics. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DSBH; DSC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 17. Weight in Grams: 381.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
The University of Alabama Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780817307325
ISBN
9780817307325
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.53