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The Americas

Hardcover. Presents a survey of the Brooklyn Museum's collection of American paintings, from the late colonial era to the early twentieth century. Num Pages: 160 pages, 85 colour illustrations, 20 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; ACQ; ACV; AFC; AGC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 203 x 18. Weight in Grams: 962.
Publisher
GILES
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781904832119
ISBN
9781904832119
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 28.54

Paperback. In The Revolution Has Come Robyn C. Spencer traces the Black Panther Party's organizational evolution in Oakland, California, examining how its internal politics along with external forces such as COINTELPRO shaped the Party's efforts at fostering self-determination in Oakland's black communities. Num Pages: 280 pages, 9 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; HBTV; JFSL3; JPL; JPWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 265 x 18. Weight in Grams: 416.
Publisher
Duke University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822362869
ISBN
9780822362869
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 28.48

Paperback. Published to coincide with the 200th anniversary of Lincoln's birth, this landmark publication establishes Burlingame as the most assiduous Lincoln biographer of recent memory and brings Lincoln alive to modern readers as never before. Num Pages: 960 pages, 32, 32 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 251 x 177 x 41. Weight in Grams: 1504. Volume 1
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
960
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421409733
ISBN
9781421409733
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 31.64

Paperback. At the end of World War II, working mothers in the USA protested vigorously at the termination of child care subsidies. This text traces grassroots activism and national and local policy debates concerning public funding of children's day care in the two decades after the end of the war. Series: Gender and American Culture. Num Pages: 368 pages, 8 illustrations, 5 tables, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPG; 3JJPK; HBJK; HBLW3; HBTB; JFSJ1; JFSP1; JPQB; KCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 476. Good copy
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
The University of North Carolina Press North Carolina
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
KEX0241225
ISBN
9780807854853
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Editor(s): Scholder, Amy. Num Pages: 160 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 191 x 134 x 10. Weight in Grams: 158. 160 pages, illustrations. Editor(s): Scholder, Amy. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPS. Dimension: 191 x 134 x 10. Weight: 158.
Publisher
Seven Stories Press,U.S.
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
Seven Stories Press 1st Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9781583227619
ISBN
9781583227619
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 4.52

Paperback. Includes "P.S.: insights, interviews & more," with Q & A with Aspen Matis, questions for discussion, and Aspen's Pacific Crest Trail playlist. Num Pages: 400 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; BM; JFFE2; JFSJ1; WSZC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 205 x 136 x 31. Weight in Grams: 328.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780062291073
ISBN
9780062291073
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.33

Paperback. A study of Darwin's Legacy for relegion, ecology and the arts. It argues that poetry can have a profound impact on how we think and feel about the human condition in a Darwinian world. It includes over 50 complete poems and substantial extracts from several more, Holmes shows how poets have responded to the discovery of evolution. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1KBB; 2AB; 3JH; 3JJ; 3JM; DSBF; DSBH; DSC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 156 x 236 x 17. Weight in Grams: 460.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748692071
ISBN
9780748692071
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 28.30

Board book. Did you know that during the summer in Alaska, the sun shines for 20 hours a day? Or that California has the world's tallest trees, which can grow higher than a 30-floor building! Did you know that Hawaii is the only state with two official languages? This first board book looks at each state in turn, including maps and interesting facts. Num Pages: 54 pages, illustrations throughout. BIC Classification: 1KBB; YNM. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 201 x 157 x 44. Weight in Grams: 774.
Publisher
Armadillo
Publication date
2015
Edition
Brdbk
Condition
New
SKU
V9781861476289
ISBN
9781861476289
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 8.99
€ 8.86

paperback. Num Pages: 616 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 136 x 33. Weight in Grams: 640.
Publisher
The New York Review of Books, Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781590171356
ISBN
9781590171356
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.45

Hardback. Num Pages: 60 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 1KBC; 3JJ; 3JM; AJB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 297 x 377 x 17. Weight in Grams: 1162.
Publisher
Steidl Publishers
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9783958292406
ISBN
9783958292406
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 56.38
€ 44.63

Paperback. Series: Metropolitan Museum Journal. Num Pages: 230 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; ACB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Publisher
University of Chicago Press Journals
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226329505
ISBN
9780226329505
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.99
€ 40.92

Paperback. On March 24, 1980, the assassination of El Salvador's Archbishop Oscar Romero rocked that nation and the world. This is the story of an international team of lawyers, and experts who fought to bring justice for the slain hero. Num Pages: 256 pages, 8 b/w figures, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KLCS; 3JJPN; HBJK; HBLW3; HRCC7; JPWL1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 229 x 2. Weight in Grams: 352.
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520286801
ISBN
9780520286801
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 23.94

Hardback. Num Pages: 296 pages, 37 color illus. 35 line illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KBC; PSAJ; PSTS; PSVS; WNCN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 178. Weight in Grams: 45.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691166353
ISBN
9780691166353
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 26.43

Paperback. Explores the political, economic and social ramifications of the motorisation of the US economy. This book traces the origins of America's addiction throughout the twentieth century and explains how America's relations with the Middle East were developed through its quest for energy security. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPS; KNBP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 159 x 233 x 23. Weight in Grams: 468.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
296
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845113193
ISBN
9781845113193
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.49

Paperback. WONDERLAND AVENUE is the careering autobiography of someone who wilfully, skilfully and enthusiastically abused all the cards that life dealt. Num Pages: 480 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVGP; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 38. Weight in Grams: 326.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780349101750
ISBN
9780349101750
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 13.76

Paperback. An illustrated guide to 336 dragonfly and damselfly species of eastern North America - from the rivers of Manitoba to the Florida cypress swamps. It features hundreds of color photos that depict various species found in the region, detailed line drawings to help in-hand identification, and a color distribution map for various species. Series: Princeton Field Guides. Num Pages: 544 pages, 675 color photos. 350 line illus. 333 maps. BIC Classification: 1KB; WNCN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 141 x 204 x 34. Weight in Grams: 1070.
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
544
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691122830
ISBN
9780691122830
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 23.94

Paperback. Analysing a range of sources, including sexology texts, early cinema, and African American literature, the author argues that the emerging understanding of homosexuality depended on the context of the black/white "colour line," the dominant system of racial distinction during the late nineteenth century. Series: Series Q. Num Pages: 272 pages, 6 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLL; HBLW; JFC; JFSK; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 161 x 229 x 21. Weight in Grams: 468.
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822324430
ISBN
9780822324430
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 28.62

Hardback. This book carves out a new area of democratisation studies by analysing the transnational dimension and the role of non state actors across three different geographical regions. Chapters use data from Europe, Africa and Latin America. Editor(s): Grugel, Jean. Series: Routledge/ECPR Studies in European Political Science. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 1H; 1KL; JPA; JPHV; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 170 x 242 x 11. Weight in Grams: 448. Library markings to spine, with usual markings inside. However, remains in a good to very good condition
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
KI20001111
ISBN
9780415192026
Hardback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

hardcover. The catalogue to accompany a major solo presentation of the work of the influential New York-based painter and ceramicist Mary Heilmann, her first in a public institution in the UK in 15 years. Editor(s): Yee, Lydia. Num Pages: 192 pages, 100 colour. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; 3JM; ACXD9; AFC; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 275 x 19. Weight in Grams: 1102.
Edition
Illustrated
Publisher
Whitechapel Gallery
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780854882472
ISBN
9780854882472
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 26.09

Paperback. The best, the fastest, the hippest and the most unorthodox account ever published of the US presidential electoral process in all its madness and corruption. Illustrator(s): Steadman, Ralph. Series: Harper Perennial Modern Classics. Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPL; HBJK; HBLW3; JPHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 33. Weight in Grams: 348.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
paperback / softback
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007204489
ISBN
9780007204489
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 12.48

Paperback. Num Pages: 232 pages, 2 line drawings, 8 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; LNDA1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 12. Weight in Grams: 322.
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
232
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231157612
ISBN
9780231157612
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 26.43

Hardcover. 1 million American soldiers passed through Australia between 1942 and 1945 as part of America's strategy to defeat Japan. In the pithy prose of the soldier's pocketbook series, this guide captures the essence of Australians, their vocabulary; their attitude to the Yanks, the British, the War and the world with remarkable humour. Series: Instructions for Servicemen. Num Pages: 72 pages, 20 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1MBF; 3JJH; HBJM; HBWQ; JWT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 104 x 10. Weight in Grams: 100. Series: Instructions for Servicemen. 72 pages, 20 black & white illustrations. 1 million American soldiers passed through Australia between 1942 and 1945 as part of America's strategy to defeat Japan. In the pithy prose of the soldier's pocketbook series, this guide captures the essence of Australians, their vocabulary; their attitude to the Yanks, the British, the War and the world with remarkable humour. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1MBF; 3JJH; HBJM; HBWQ; JWT. Dimension: 121 x 148 x 10. Weight: 100.
Publisher
Bodleian Library, University of Oxford
Number of pages
72
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9781851243952
ISBN
9781851243952
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 7.32

Paperback. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 1KBBW; HBJD1; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 139 x 215 x 31. Weight in Grams: 450.
Publisher
New Island Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848405127
ISBN
9781848405127
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.54

Paperback. Leads the reader step-by-step, gradually revealing the relationship between Vladimir Nabokov's ethics, aesthetics, epistemology, and metaphysics. This work shows how Nabokov's interest in discovery springs in part from his work as a scientist and scholar, and draws comparisons between the processes of readerly and scientific discovery. Num Pages: 320 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 157 x 18. Weight in Grams: 474.
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
316
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691089577
ISBN
9780691089577
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 32.25

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