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Paperback. Tells the story of the influential group of creative artists - Pauline Oliveros, Morton Subotnick, Ramon Sender, William Maginnis, and Tony Martin - who connected music to technology during a legendary era in California's cultural history. This title presents a comprehensive history of the San Francisco Tape Music Center. Editor(s): Bernstein, David W. Num Pages: 344 pages, 20 color photographs, 29 b/w photographs, 10 line drawings, 1 foldout, DVD. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; 3JJPK; AV; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 252 x 178 x 22. Weight in Grams: 756. 1960s Counterculture and the Avant-Garde. 344 pages. Editor(s): Bernstein, David W. Tells the story of the influential group of creative artists - Pauline Oliveros, Morton Subotnick, Ramon Sender, William Maginnis, and Tony Martin - who connected music to technology during a legendary era in California's cultural history. This title presents a comprehensive history of the San Francisco Tape Music Center. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; 3JJPK; AV; JFC. Dimension: 252 x 178 x 22. Weight: 756.
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
344
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520256170
ISBN
9780520256170
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.14

Paperback. Num Pages: 96 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEC; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 177 x 155 x 5. Weight in Grams: 184.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University of Arizona Press
Edition
First Edition, First Printing
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816524242
ISBN
9780816524242
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.30

Paperback. The San Marcos springs have flowed for around ten million years. Native, non-native, prehistoric, and modern-day plants, animals, and people have inhabited the river and its banks. This book brings us a picture of a watercourse brimming with life, journeying from the river's headwater springs to its junction with the Guadalupe River, and more. Series: River Books, Sponsored by the Meadows Center for Water and the Environment, Texa. Num Pages: 170 pages, 184 colour, 25 b&w photos, 1 drawing, 4 maps, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; RNP; WN; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 216 x 12. Weight in Grams: 703.
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Texas A & M University Press
Publication date
2006
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781585445424
ISBN
9781585445424
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.39

Hardcover. Editor(s): Fields, Brian. Num Pages: 217 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; LBBM; LNDH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 231 x 24. Weight in Grams: 506.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Nova Science Pub Inc
Condition
New
SKU
V9781634826792
ISBN
9781634826792
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 307.83
€ 228.81

Paperback. The rich have always valued early education. More middle-class parents have realized that a good preschool is the smartest investment they can make in their children's future in a competitive world. This work shows that their needs are key to the call for universal preschool. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JNLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 406.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674032354
ISBN
9780674032354
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 56.15

Paperback. Num Pages: 344 pages, 42 halftones, 45 figures, 13 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBNC; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HDD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 160 x 20. Weight in Grams: 482.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226514253
ISBN
9780226514253
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.81

Hardback. Translator(s): Whitty, Diane Grosklaus. Series: Lemann Institute for Brazilian Studies Series. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJK; JP; MBNH2; MBP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
Edition
Translation
SKU
V9780252040610
ISBN
9780252040610
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 145.66

Hardback. The true story of John Duval Gluck, Jr., who in 1913 founded the Santa Claus Association, which had the sole authority to answer Santa's mail in New York City. He made the myth of Santa a reality to poor children, until a crusading charity commissioner exposed Gluck as a fraud. Num Pages: 320 pages, 5 black & white illustrations, 58 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JJG; 5HC; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 164 x 32. Weight in Grams: 588.
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781493008445
ISBN
9781493008445
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 21.08

Paperback. An introduction to Missouri's chunk of Santa Fe Trail, providing an account of the trail's historical and cultural significance. It tells how the route evolved, stitched together from Indian paths, trappers' traces, and wagon roads, and how the experience of traveling the Santa Fe Trail varied even within Missouri. Series: Missouri Heritage Readers Series. Num Pages: 168 pages, 35 illustrations, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBNU; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 167 x 11. Weight in Grams: 249.
Publisher
University of Missouri
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780826218803
ISBN
9780826218803
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 17.14

Paperback. Drawing from letters, diaries, reports, and first-hand reminiscences, one of the foremost historians of the Old West flushes out the story of the men and women who opened commerce with Spanish America along the Santa Fe Trail between Missouri and New Mexico. 110 photos, maps, & drawings. Num Pages: 384 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 30. Weight in Grams: 590.
Edition
Illustrated
Publisher
University Press of Kansas United States
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780700618705
ISBN
9780700618705
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.72

Paperback. The Saratoga Campaign provides a new and greatly expanded understanding of the battles of Saratoga by drawing on the work of scholars in a broad range of academic disciplines. Editor(s): Linebaugh, Donald W.; Griswold, William A. Num Pages: 272 pages, 64 colour illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; HBJK; HBLL; HBWF; JWLF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 180 x 253 x 18. Weight in Grams: 726.
Publisher
University Press of New England
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781611688962
ISBN
9781611688962
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 27.05

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Basic Books
Edition
Revised Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780465064939
ISBN
9780465064939
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 20.33

Paperback. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 27. Weight in Grams: 558.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252064401
ISBN
9780252064401
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 64.23

Paperback. Editor(s): Ching, Barbara; Wagner-Lawlor, Jennifer A. Series: Gender and Culture Series. Num Pages: 280 pages, 9 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231149174
ISBN
9780231149174
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.29

Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJF; HBJK; HBLW3; JFC; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 16. Weight in Grams: 340.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
Edition
New Ed
SKU
V9780814798690
ISBN
9780814798690
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.52

Hardback. A pocket hardback edition of Nathaniel Hawthorne's classic novel Series: Macmillan Collector's Library. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBE; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 100 x 19. .
Publisher
Pan Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9781509827961
ISBN
9781509827961
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.58

Hardcover. Harlem's nightclubs in the 1920s and '30s were a crucible for testing society's racial and sexual limits. Combining performance theory, historical research, and biographical study, this title explores the role of nightlife performance as a definitive touchstone for understanding the racial and sexual politics of the early 20th century. Num Pages: 264 pages, 14 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JJG; JFCA; JFSJ; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226862514
ISBN
9780226862514
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.33

Paperback. Harlem's nightclubs in the 1920s and '30s were a crucible for testing society's racial and sexual limits. Combining performance theory, historical research, and biographical study, this title explores the role of nightlife performance as a definitive touchstone for understanding the racial and sexual politics of the early 20th century. Num Pages: 264 pages, 14 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; JFCA; JFSJ; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 154 x 227 x 15. Weight in Grams: 380.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226862521
ISBN
9780226862521
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.06

Paperback. Calling into question the prevailing narrative of how sociology developed, the author uncovers the seminal theoretical work of Du Bois in developing a "scientific" sociology through a variety of methodologies and examines how the leading scholars of the day disparaged and ignored Du Bois' work. Num Pages: 320 pages, 23 gathered plates, 3 scattered b/w figs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTB; JHB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454.
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520286764
ISBN
9780520286764
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.67

Hardback. Uncovering the seminal theoretical work of Du Bois in developing a scientific" sociology through a variety of methodologies, this book examines how the leading scholars of the day disparaged and ignored his work. It exposes the economic and political factors that marginalized the contributions of Du Bois. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 238 x 162 x 31. Weight in Grams: 632.
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520276352
ISBN
9780520276352
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 49.47

hardcover. Analyzes the current state of the law for each entry point on the pipeline and propose legal theories and remedies to challenge them Num Pages: 239 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JKVQ2; LNFQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 463.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
NYU Press United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
239
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814748435
ISBN
9780814748435
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 131.58

Paperback. Divided into two parts, this title presents a story that covers the period 1943-57, which centers on the admission to and expulsion from the University of Alabama of Autherine Lucy in 1956. It also looks at the events culminating in Wallace's spectacular stand at Foster Auditorium in June 1963. Num Pages: 352 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBSB; 3JJPG; JFSL3; JNMN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 612.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Fire Ant Books
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780817354336
ISBN
9780817354336
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.73

Hardback. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 270.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
The New Press United States
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9781565849518
ISBN
9781565849518
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 21.59

Paperback. Num Pages: 260 pages, 20. BIC Classification: 1KBC; APT; JFCA; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Publisher
ECW Press,Canada
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781770413801
ISBN
9781770413801
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 17.66

Paperback. From ritual killings to subtle acts of self-denial, the practice and rhetoric of sacrifice has a special centrality in modern American literature. This book portrays an episode in American cultural history when the literary movement of realism and the fledgling field of sociology both converged in the belief that sacrifice is basic to sociality. Num Pages: 496 pages, 1 halftone. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; DSBH; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 657.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
496
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691015064
ISBN
9780691015064
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 87.95

Hardcover. Science of the Soul in Colonial New England Num Pages: 400 pages, ill. BIC Classification: 1KBBE; 3JD; 3JF; HRCC2; HRCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 29. Weight in Grams: 688.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
The University of North Carolina Press
Edition
1st New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780807835241
ISBN
9780807835241
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 71.30

Paperback. Num Pages: 280 pages, 4 line illus. 12 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JWA; JWJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 236 x 153 x 22. Weight in Grams: 394.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
280
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691157993
ISBN
9780691157993
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.63

Hardcover. An award-winning historian illuminates the strategy for ending slavery that precipitated the crisis of civil war. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white illustrations, frontispiece. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 150 x 19. Weight in Grams: 370.
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Number of pages
160
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393239935
ISBN
9780393239935
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 32.89

Paperback. "Beautifully argued .. succeeds in telling us new things about a heavily explored topic."-Mark M. Smith, Wall Street Journal Num Pages: 208 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 208 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 160.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
WW Norton & Co
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393351217
ISBN
9780393351217
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 28.94

Paperback. This account of the Scotch-Irish heritage discusses life in Scotland, when their character and culture were shaped; their removal to Northern Ireland and the effect this had on their outlook on life; and their successive migrations to America. Num Pages: 377 pages, index. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 1DBR; 1KBB; HBJD1; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; JFFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 159 x 25. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1989
Publisher
The University of North Carolina Press United States
Edition
1 New ed
Number of pages
397
Condition
New
SKU
V9780807842591
ISBN
9780807842591
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 24.25

Paperback. A historical record of the introduction of English literary study into the curricula of American colleges and universities from the early 18th century to the mid 19th century. Num Pages: 256 pages, appendix. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSB; HBT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 299.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815629177
ISBN
9780815629177
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.48

Paperback. Explores the history of scrapbook-making, its origins, uses, forms and purposes, as well as the human agents behind the books themselves. Scrapbooks bring pleasure in both the making and consuming. This volume considers the makers, their artefacts, and the viewers within the context of American culture. Editor(s): Tucker, Susan; Ott, Katherine. Num Pages: 320 pages, 65 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1K; GTB; JFCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 250 x 182 x 22. Weight in Grams: 614.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Temple University Press
Edition
First Softcover
Condition
New
SKU
V9781592134786
ISBN
9781592134786
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.40

paperback. In this captivating volume in the acclaimed Pivotal Moments series, Calloway reveals how the 1763 Treaty of Paris had a profound effect on American history, setting in motion unexpected consequences, as Indians and Europeans, settlers and frontiersmen, all struggled to adapt to new boundaries, alignments, and relationships, and shows how and why. Series: Pivotal Moments in American History. Num Pages: 240 pages, 13 halftones, 6 maps. BIC Classification: 1KB; 3JF; HBJK; HBLL; HBTQ; HBTR; JFSL; JPHC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 146 x 18. Weight in Grams: 351.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Oxford University Press, U.S.A. United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
Edition
Reprint
SKU
V9780195331271
ISBN
9780195331271
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.10

Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLSBZ; WTLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 127 x 16. Weight in Grams: 262.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Dover Publications Inc.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780486795737
ISBN
9780486795737
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 12.48

Paperback. A finalist for the Lincoln Prize, The Sea Captain's Wife "comes surprisingly, and movingly, alive" (Tina Jordan, Entertainment Weekly). Num Pages: 384 pages, 47 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 211 x 139 x 24. Weight in Grams: 310.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393330298
ISBN
9780393330298
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 18.73

Hardback. The ecologically inspired planning and innovative architecture created at The Sea Ranch in the mid-1960s caused a quiet revolution in architecture. This revised and updated edition of the now-classic monograph contains ten additional projects plus an updated account of the ongoing development process and land management issues. Num Pages: 304 pages, 200 colour nad 170 black and white photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; 3JJP; 3JM; AMCR; AMX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 282 x 290 x 27. Weight in Grams: 1978.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Princeton Architectural Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781616891770
ISBN
9781616891770
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.62
€ 50.38

Hardback. Num Pages: 350 pages, colour illustrations, figures, charts. BIC Classification: 1KBBS; HBJK; JPQB; RPC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Regnery Publishing Inc United States
Number of pages
350
Condition
New
SKU
V9781596981973
ISBN
9781596981973
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 24.02

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Michigan State University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781611861150
ISBN
9781611861150
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.04

Hardcover. This is a history of the region now known as the United States of America, from earliest times to the American victory over the British and the Declaration of Independence in 1776. The book charts the arrival of the first Americans through Alaska, millennia before the coming of the Norsemen, or of Cabot, Columbus and Raleigh. Series: History of USA. Num Pages: 608 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JB; 3JD; 3JF; HBJK; HBLH; HBTQ; HBTR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 183 x 41. Weight in Grams: 1230.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
608
Condition
New
SKU
V9781557865885
ISBN
9781557865885
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 74.48

Paperback. Offers a fresh perspective on the status of the search for Mabila, a small fortified border town within an Indian province and a site where a ferocious battle, between the Spanish army of Hernando de Soto and a larger force of Indian warriors under the leadership of a feared chieftain named Tascalusa, took place. Editor(s): Knight, Vernon James. Num Pages: 344 pages, 33 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KB; HBJK; HBLH; HBW; HDD; JWLF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University Alabama Press
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780817355425
ISBN
9780817355425
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.32