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The Americas

Hardback. During the mid-twentieth century, Brazil as a country seemed to be fascinated with modernism. This title investigates how and why modern architecture became so popular in this country, tracking the path of the dissemination as well as the economic, cultural, and political conditions that made it possible. Num Pages: 160 pages, 49 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; AM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 386.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University Press of Florida United States
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813032894
ISBN
9780813032894
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 79.52

Paperback. This is an account of growing competitiveness in Southern party politics and elections. It tracks Southern votes shifting economic, cultural and religious loyalties, black/white conflicts and interests during and after federal civil rights intervention and the struggles of candidates and officials. Num Pages: 464 pages, 47 line illustrations, 11 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBBF; 1KBBS; 3JJP; HBJK; HBLW3; JPFM; JPL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 27. Weight in Grams: 662.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
464
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674012486
ISBN
9780674012486
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 71.98

Paperback. A long-dominant reading of American politics holds that public policy in the United States is easily captured by special interest groups. Countering this view, this title traces the development of government intervention in agriculture from its nineteenth-century origins to contemporary struggles over farm subsidies. Editor(s): Katznelson, Ira; Shefter, Martin; Skocpol, Theda. Series: Princeton Studies in American Politics: Historical, International and Comparative Perspectives. Num Pages: 296 pages, 10 tables. 5 illus. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; JPA; JPWD; KNAC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 457.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691116280
ISBN
9780691116280
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 80.24

Hardback. In this sweeping social history Dorceta E. Taylor examines the emergence and rise of the multi-faceted conservation movement from the mid-nineteenth to the early twentieth century, showing how race, class, and gender influenced its every aspect. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJK; JPWQ; KCM; RNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 162 x 242 x 31. Weight in Grams: 812.
Publisher
Duke University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822361817
ISBN
9780822361817
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 159.39

Paperback. In this sweeping social history Dorceta E. Taylor examines the emergence and rise of the multi-faceted conservation movement from the mid-nineteenth to the early twentieth century, showing how race, class, and gender influenced its every aspect. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTB; JFSL4; RNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 28. Weight in Grams: 681.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
496
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822361985
ISBN
9780822361985
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.50

Hardback. The Rise of the Crooners examines the historical trends and events that led to the emergence of the crooning style. The lives and careers of six pioneers of the style-Bing Crosby, Russ Columbo, Gene Austin, Rudy Vallee, Johnny Marvin, and Nick Lucas-are covered at length. Series: Studies & Documentation in the History of Popular Entertainment. Num Pages: 312 pages, 16 illustrations, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; AS; AVG; HBJK; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 143 x 24. Weight in Grams: 522.
Publisher
Scarecrow Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810840812
ISBN
9780810840812
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 100.46

Paperback. Num Pages: 248 pages, 24 b&w photos, 4 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFJ; JPWQ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 17. Weight in Grams: 344.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816656202
ISBN
9780816656202
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.88

Paperback. In the late nineteenth century, public officials throughout the United States began to experiment with new methods of managing their local economies and meeting the infrastructure needs of a newly urban, industrial nation. This title recounts the history of these inscrutable government corporations. Num Pages: 232 pages, 5 halftones, 3 line drawings, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; JPP; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 229 x 2. Weight in Grams: 318.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226037721
ISBN
9780226037721
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.51

Paperback. Editor(s): Reitter, Paul; Wellmon, Chad; Menand, Louis. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JNB; JNMN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 540.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226414713
ISBN
9780226414713
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.91

Paperback. Political Discontent and Corporate Media in the Age of Obama. 272 pages, illustrations. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPFM; JPL. Dimension: 153 x 237 x 19. Weight: 422.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Monthly Review Press
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9781583672471
ISBN
9781583672471
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.38

Paperback. The first book to detail the history and the vast social implications of the Viagra phenomenon Num Pages: 288 pages, 10 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JHBK5; KNDP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 151 x 16. Weight in Grams: 420.
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814752111
ISBN
9780814752111
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 33.77

Hardcover. Num Pages: 239 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HRAX; HRCC96; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 431.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of Arkansas Press United States
Number of pages
239
Condition
New
SKU
V9781557289773
ISBN
9781557289773
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.96

Hardback. Series: The American South Series. Num Pages: 288 pages, 10 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBF; 1KBBS; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Virginia Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813938745
ISBN
9780813938745
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 74.61

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

€ 27.99
€ 27.03

Hardcover. Features a range of scholars specializing in American history and ethnic studies. This book offers a collection of essays that highlights historical moments and movements on the Pacific Coast and across the Pacific to reveal a different story of race and politics. Editor(s): Jung, Moon-Ho. Series: Emil and Kathleen Sick Book Series in Western History and Biography. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; JFSL1; JPVH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 158 x 27. Weight in Grams: 549.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of Washington Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295993607
ISBN
9780295993607
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 129.78

Paperback.
Edition
NULL
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press Nebraska
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Condition
New
SKU
KEX0227702
ISBN
9780803288515
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 4.99

Hardcover. Num Pages: 216 pages, 96. BIC Classification: 1KBCO; WNW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 152 x 173 x 21. Weight in Grams: 378.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
ECW Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781770412552
ISBN
9781770412552
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 20.07

Paperback. Written by the author who in 1908 along with two companions traveled the Missouri River in a twenty-foot canoe, beginning at the headwaters in Montana and ending up at Sioux City, Iowa, this book describes their adventures on that wild waterway before it was dammed by the Army Corps of Engineers, and points out storied sites along the shore. Num Pages: 325 pages, Illus. BIC Classification: 1KB; WTL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 20. Weight in Grams: 386.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
325
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803283725
ISBN
9780803283725
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 39.04

Hardcover. Num Pages: 189 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white line drawings, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; HBJK; HD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 152 x 229 x 20. Weight in Grams: 422.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of Nevada Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780874178432
ISBN
9780874178432
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 43.16

paperback. * Heroic attempt by US President Teddy Roosevelt to chart one of the largest and most dangerous tributaries of the Amazon - The River of Doubt. Num Pages: 448 pages, Section: 16, b/w. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; 3JJC; BGH; HBJK; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 154 x 29. Weight in Grams: 716.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Little, Brown United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
448
Condition
New
SKU
V9780316027144
ISBN
9780316027144
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.63

Hardcover. In 1894, an eighteen-year-old Jack London quit his job shoveling coal, hopped a freight train, and left California on the first leg of a ten thousand-mile odyssey. This book features several stories that London told about his hoboing days. It presents a collection of nine essays, with accompanying illustrations. Editor(s): DePastino, Todd. Series: Subterranean Lives Series. Num Pages: 224 pages, 48 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; BGLA; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 417.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Rutgers University Press United States
Edition
None ed.
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813538068
ISBN
9780813538068
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 197.35

Paperback. Num Pages: 252 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTB; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 158 x 17. Weight in Grams: 436.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
University of Utah Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780874805093
ISBN
9780874805093
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 19.42

Paperback. Can one teacher truly make a difference in her students' lives when everything is working against them? Can a love for literature and learning save the most vulnerable of youth from a life of poverty? This book deals with these questions. Num Pages: 296 pages, 10 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFA; JFSJ; JNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 144 x 201 x 18. Weight in Grams: 352.
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520283916
ISBN
9780520283916
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.67

Paperback. Examines how US foreign policy since the 1960s has led to partial or total cover-ups of past domestic criminal acts, including, perhaps, the catastrophe of 9/11. This book probes how the policies of presidents since Nixon have augmented the tangled bases for the 2001 terrorist attack. Num Pages: 449 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW3; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 152 x 228 x 26. Weight in Grams: 606.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
449
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520258716
ISBN
9780520258716
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.58

Paperback. Discusses how the death penalty might be abolished, with particular emphasis on the debate over lethal injection as a case study on why and how the elimination of certain forms of execution might provide a model for the larger abolition of the death penalty. Editor(s): Ogletree, Charles J., Jr.; Sarat, Austin. Series: The Road to Abolition?. Num Pages: 384 pages, black & white illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 23. Weight in Grams: 526.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814762189
ISBN
9780814762189
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.61

Hardcover. This first detailed account of the Denver Anti-Chinese Riot of 1880 tells the complex story of how anti-Chinese nativism in the nineteenth century grew from a regional political issue to a full-fledged national concern. Provides a new way of understanding late nineteenth-century race relations, as well as American sectionalism. Num Pages: 376 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1KBBWC; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; JFFJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 717.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University Press of Kansas
Condition
New
SKU
V9780700619191
ISBN
9780700619191
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 78.89

Paperback. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Rutgers University Press United States
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780813569536
ISBN
9780813569536
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.70

Paperback. Tells a story of Dublin Dr Pepper Bottling Co, a case study of the Dr Pepper bottling plant that has used pure cane sugar in spite of compelling reasons to switch sweeteners. This book traces the story from the founder's birth through the contemporary struggles of a tiny independent, family-owned franchise against industry giants. Num Pages: 192 pages, 50 b&w photos, notes, index. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; HBTK; KNDF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 272.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
McWhiney Foundation Press United States
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9781933337043
ISBN
9781933337043
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.48

Paperback. Num Pages: 178 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; WT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 178 x 13. Weight in Grams: 413.
Publisher
University of Arizona Press Arizona
Number of pages
178
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Condition
Used, Like New
SKU
KEX0212613
ISBN
9780816517251
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 17.95

Paperback. Investigates how managed competition became the Bill Clinton's reform framework, but also illuminates how issues and policies emerge. This book follows Clinton's policy ideas from their initial formulation by policy experts through their endorsement by medical industry leaders and politicians to their inclusion in the proposal itself. Series: Princeton Studies in American Politics: Historical, International and Comparative Perspectives. Num Pages: 256 pages, 9 line illus. 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPA; JPLM; MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 371.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Edition
Revised ed.
SKU
V9780691005287
ISBN
9780691005287
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 73.01

Hardback. Num Pages: 230 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPQB; RPC; RPT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 161 x 19. Weight in Grams: 426.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
AEI Press United States
Number of pages
230
Condition
New
SKU
V9780844743462
ISBN
9780844743462
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 68.54
€ 59.24

paperback. Abner Small served as a non-commissioned officer in the Third Maine Infantry during the summer of 1861, experiencing battle for the first time at First Bull Run. As a recruiting officer, he helped to raise the Sixteenth Maine Infantry and served as its adjutant. This book tells his story. Series: North's Civil War. Num Pages: 314 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; BJ; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 449.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
314
Condition
New
Edition
2nd Edition
SKU
V9780823220144
ISBN
9780823220144
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.27

Paperback. .
Publisher
Haus Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781909961227
ISBN
9781909961227
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.64

Paperback. A photo memoir of one man's travels through America that is as sprawling and chaotic as the country itself. Num Pages: 416 pages, Four-color illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; WTL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 192 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1206.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Edition
Original
Number of pages
411
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393340051
ISBN
9780393340051
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.55

Hardcover. Editor(s): Ahuja, Sunil; Dewhirst, Robert E. Num Pages: 145 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 263 x 185 x 15. Weight in Grams: 560.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
145
Condition
New
SKU
V9781600218323
ISBN
9781600218323
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 82.04
€ 57.97

Paperback. Contrasting the Enlightenments in the three nations, this book demonstrates the primacy and wisdom of the British, exemplified in such thinkers as Adam Smith, David Hume, and Edmund Burke, as well as the enduring contributions of the American Founders. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DDF; 1KBB; HPCD; JFCX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 20. Weight in Grams: 202.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845951412
ISBN
9781845951412
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 17.33

Hardback. Num Pages: 111 pages, 276 color photos. BIC Classification: 1KBBEJ; 3JJG; HBJK; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 283 x 17. Weight in Grams: 858.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
111
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764332180
ISBN
9780764332180
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 21.16

Hardback. Catalogs more than four hundred decorative objects in the Robert Lehman Collection at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, including painted enamels, snuffboxes, porcelain, pottery, ceramics, jewelry, furniture, cast metal, and textiles from throughout Europe and Asia, with the majority dating from the late seventh century to the twentieth century. Num Pages: 400 pages, 478 color illus. 75 duotones. BIC Classification: 1D; 1F; 1KBBEY; AC; AFT; AGC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 290 x 42. Weight in Grams: 2448.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691154909
ISBN
9780691154909
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 151.97

hardcover. The Rock, the Curse, and the Hub is a collection of original essays about the people and places of Boston sports that live in the minds and memories of Bostonians and all Americans. Each chapter focuses on the games and the athletes, but also on which sports have defined Boston and Bostonians. Editor(s): Roberts, Randy W. Num Pages: 416 pages, 15 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBBES; HBT; WS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 167 x 35. Weight in Grams: 744.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
Edition
New
SKU
V9780674015043
ISBN
9780674015043
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 35.90

Hardback. Hardback in good to very good condition. With dustjacket. Some shelf wear.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
HarperCollins Focus
Number of pages
200
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Edition
2nd ed.
SKU
KRF0020669
ISBN
9781604330472
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99