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The Americas

Paperback. Takes readers back to the Civil War's centennial celebration to determine how Americans made sense of the suffering, loss, and liberation a century earlier. The author shows how four of America's most incisive writers - Robert Penn Warren, Bruce Catton, Edmund Wilson, and James Baldwin - explored the gulf between remembrance and reality. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ; JFFJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 136 x 20. Weight in Grams: 396.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Number of pages
328
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674725973
ISBN
9780674725973
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 24.22

Paperback. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DSB; HRCG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 367.
Publisher
University of Notre Dame Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780268044244
ISBN
9780268044244
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.22

Hardback. Analyses the growth of American comedy film in relation to world events and cultural trends. This book uses large scale social and cultural trends and major world events to analyse the American comedy film. It offers a historical and conceptual study discussing the comedy narrative, comic traditions, and role of visual culture. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 156 x 16. Weight in Grams: 420.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
192
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748643073
ISBN
9780748643073
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 104.93
€ 100.65

Paperback. Toibin's remarkable insights provide scholars, students, and general readers a fresh encounter with James's well-known texts. Editor(s): Griffin, Susan M. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBF; DSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 139 x 11. Weight in Grams: 216.
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801897795
ISBN
9780801897795
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 28.80

Hardback. By exploring how the security dimensions of energy were not intrinsically linked to a particular source of power but rather to political choices about America's role in the world, Shulman ultimately suggests that contemporary global struggles over energy will never disappear, even if oil is someday displaced by alternative sources of power. Num Pages: 336 pages, 11, 1 colour illustrations, 10 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JPS; RNFY. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 161 x 27. Weight in Grams: 586.
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421417066
ISBN
9781421417066
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 50.13
€ 46.40

Paperback. Num Pages: 159 pages, 11 b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBBND; VXQG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 167 x 11. Weight in Grams: 316.
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764331992
ISBN
9780764331992
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 13.99

Paperback. An innovative look at the process and development of nineteenth-century modernism. Series: Becoming Modern: New Nineteenth-century Studies. Num Pages: 224 pages, 13 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 354. An excellent, clean copy
Condition
Used, Like New
Edition
Illustrated
Publisher
University of New Hampshire Hanover
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
SKU
KRS0019156
ISBN
9781584652717
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 5.49

Hardback. This gorgeous book will appeal to landscape professionals, park administrators, historians, architects, city planners, and students-and it is a perfect gift for Olmsted aficionados throughout North America. Editor(s): Beveridge, Charles E.; Meier, Lauren; Mills, Irene. Series: The Papers of Frederick Law Olmsted. Num Pages: 448 pages, 478, 348 black & white illustrations, 130 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AMV; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 288 x 291 x 36. Weight in Grams: 2394.
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421410869
ISBN
9781421410869
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 75.65

Paperback. The renowned IB Diploma History series, combining compelling narratives with academic rigor. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1K; 3JJH; 4MB; HBJK; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 246 x 189. .
Publisher
Hodder Education
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781471841286
ISBN
9781471841286
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.89

Hardcover. A collection of essays which examine the way in which fantasy literature functions as cultural and social criticism. Essays on Tolkien, Le Guin, Angela Carter, H.G. Wells and C.S. Lewis are included, as well as works by William Burroughs, Ford Madox Ford and Salman Rushdie are discussed. Editor(s): Filmer, Kath. Num Pages: 228 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1KBB; 3JJ; DSBH; DSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 445.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
232
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1992
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333569542
ISBN
9780333569542
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 186.15

Hardback. Series: In Parole. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Publisher
Contrasto
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9788869656392
ISBN
9788869656392
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 17.19

Hardback. .
Publisher
Rizzoli International Publications
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780789329448
ISBN
9780789329448
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 23.89

Hardcover. A dramatic portrait of the innovative Special Forces commanders and FBI agents who wage war against America's hidden enemies Num Pages: 416 pages, TBD. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; 1FCA; 1KBB; HBWS4; HBWS5; JPWL; JWK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 245 x 170 x 38. Weight in Grams: 660.
Publisher
Basic Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780465064700
ISBN
9780465064700
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 35.35

Hardcover. Editor(s): Salamone, Frank A. Num Pages: 220 pages, 4 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL9; WSBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 163 x 20. Weight in Grams: 449.
Publisher
Scarecrow Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810887084
ISBN
9780810887084
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 132.35

Paperback. Originally published: Boston: Little, Brown, 1947-62. Num Pages: 448 pages, 32 photos, 26 maps. BIC Classification: 1D; 1KBB; 3JJH; HBJD; HBJK; HBLW; HBWQ; JWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 153 x 29. Weight in Grams: 672.
Publisher
Naval Institute Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9781591145493
ISBN
9781591145493
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.68

Hardcover. Includes text in English and Spanish. This work is the translation of Titu Cusi Yupangui's "Instrucion" - an account of the Conquest by the last indigenous ruler of the Inca empire. It features student-oriented annotation, facing-page Spanish, and an Introduction that sets this source in its cultural, historical, and literary contexts. Num Pages: 224 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1KLSR; HBJK; HBLC. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 238 x 160 x 18. Weight in Grams: 428.
Publisher
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
Number of pages
180
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Edition
Bilingual
Condition
New
SKU
V9780872208292
ISBN
9780872208292
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 60.62
€ 47.20

Paperback. From bestselling historian Stephen E. Ambrose, a dual biography of two great nineteenth century warriors, General Custer and Crazy Horse, culminating in the Battle of Little Bighorn. Num Pages: 544 pages, 2 x 8pp b-w plates. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBTB; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 198 x 38. Weight in Grams: 400.
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781471158797
ISBN
9781471158797
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.33

Hardback. .
Publisher
Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2019
Edition
Unabridged edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847182517
ISBN
9781847182517
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 51.99
€ 30.71

Hardcover. The first full biography of Joy Davidman brings her out from C. S. Lewis's shadow to reveal a powerful writer and thinker. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; BGL; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 170 x 42. Weight in Grams: 814.
Publisher
SPCK Publishing
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780281074273
ISBN
9780281074273
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 24.26

Paperback. A work of candour and inventiveness, instructive particularly in its revelation of the interplay between life and art. It concentrates on five episodes from Philip Roth's life. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; BGLA; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 13. Weight in Grams: 156.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099520962
ISBN
9780099520962
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.60

Hardback. Num Pages: 336 pages, black & white plates. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGA; LAT; LNAA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 170 x 31. Weight in Grams: 709.
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf United States
Number of pages
336
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1ST
Condition
New
SKU
V9780307594884
ISBN
9780307594884
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 28.04

Paperback. Narrating 9/11 pushes beyond a critical focus on domestic realism, offering chapters that examine speculative and genre fiction, postmodernism, climate change, and the evolving security state, as well as the television series Lost and the film Paradise Now. Editor(s): Duvall, John N.; Marzec, Robert P. Series: A Modern Fiction Studies Book. Num Pages: 336 pages, 7, 7 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JM; DSBH5; DSK; HBJK; JPWL2. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 249 x 229 x 21. Weight in Grams: 456.
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421417387
ISBN
9781421417387
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.74

Paperback. For nearly fifty years, J Edgar Hoover held great power in the United States. The creator of the FBI and its Director until his death, he played a role in nearly every major tragedy and scandal in America during the twentieth century. This title explodes the myths, and exposes the dark secrets that remained hidden throughout Hoover's lifetime. Num Pages: 640 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; BGH; JKVF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 203 x 40. Weight in Grams: 452.
Publisher
Ebury Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780091941772
ISBN
9780091941772
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 21.55

Paperback. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; BJ; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 459.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780062419699
ISBN
9780062419699
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.43

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