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The Americas

Paperback. An up-to-date guide to the best trail running sites in western Massachusetts Num Pages: 160 pages, 51 maps, 6 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBBES; WSKC; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 175 x 109 x 15. Weight in Grams: 181.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University Press of New England United States
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9781611687866
ISBN
9781611687866
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.02

Paperback. Num Pages: 488 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DDF; 1KBC; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 175 x 246 x 26. Weight in Grams: 1350.
Publisher
Helion & Company
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781911096184
ISBN
9781911096184
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 32.49

Paperback. The rumbustious true story of the Victorian master thief who was the model for Conan Doyle's Moriarty, Sherlock Holmes' arch-rival. From the bestselling author of 'Operation Mincemeat' and 'Agent Zigzag'. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1KBB; 2AB; 3JH; BGH; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 23. Weight in Grams: 258.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers United Kingdom
Number of pages
350
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780006550624
ISBN
9780006550624
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 12.65

paperback. From the bestselling author of "Operation Mincemeat" and "Agent Zigzag" comes the fascinating story of Elisabeth Nietzsche--sister of the famed philosopher--and her insane attempt to found a utopian colony in the jungles of Paraguay in the late 19th century. Num Pages: 320 pages, 16pp black and white. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 1KLSP; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; JFSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 132 x 20. Weight in Grams: 264. Good clean copy with minor age & shelf wear, remains very good
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Bloomsbury Paperbacks
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSG0038876
ISBN
9781408838150
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 7.43

Hardcover. Moise served with distinction as a South Carolina game warden for nearly a quarter century, patrolling the coastal woods and waters of the Palmetto State. This memoir chronicles grueling stakeouts, complex trials, hair-raising adventures, and daily interactions with a host of outrageous personalities. Num Pages: 264 pages, 45 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBFS; BGA; RNF; WN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 544.
Publisher
University of South Carolina Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9781570037283
ISBN
9781570037283
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 75.03

Paperback. Chuck Zukowski is obsessed with tracking down UFO reports, but this innocent hobby takes on a sinister urgency when he makes a horrifying discovery. This is a story of a computer programmer whose investigations into alien activity lead him deep into a vast conspiracy stretching 3000 miles across America. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFH; VXQB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Cornerstone
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784755492
ISBN
9781784755492
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 17.39

Paperback. For nearly five years, he was known as the 'Darling Of Las Vegas'. Some said he was a Russian arms dealer, others a pop star from Eastern Europe. But the truth was even more unlikely: he was a twenty-one year old graduate student who had a plan that would one day make him richer than anyone could possibly imagine. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBWN; BG; BTC; WDMC; WDP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 22. Weight in Grams: 256. Good copy with some shelf wear.
Condition
Used, Good
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Arrow London
Edition
New Ed
Publication date
2006
SKU
KTG0007136
ISBN
9780099490999
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. For nearly five years, he was known as the 'Darling Of Las Vegas'. Some said he was a Russian arms dealer, others a pop star from Eastern Europe. But the truth was even more unlikely: he was a twenty-one year old graduate student who had a plan that would one day make him richer than anyone could possibly imagine. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBWN; BG; BTC; WDMC; WDP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 22. Weight in Grams: 256. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Arrow London
Edition
New Ed
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KAK0006914
ISBN
9780099490999
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Takes us to the remote indigenous villages on the shore of Lake Titicaca, high in the Peruvian Andes. This title describes the landscapes and rhythms of life in the Andean highlands, considering the intrusions of modern technology and economic demands in the region. Num Pages: 314 pages, 36 b/w photographs & drawings, 5 maps. BIC Classification: 1KLSL; 1KLSR; JFSL9; JHMC; JHMP; PDR; RNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 68.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
314
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520229594
ISBN
9780520229594
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.74

Hardcover. Ben S. Bernanke's rise to chair of the Fed, the massive financial crisis, and the Fed's bold and effective response. Num Pages: 624 pages, 16 pages of photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JM; BGBA; JPH; KCA; KCX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 171 x 242 x 54. Weight in Grams: 1082.
Publisher
W. W. Norton & Company
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393247213
ISBN
9780393247213
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 33.77

Paperback. Num Pages: 144 pages, 1 halftone. 39 line illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; 3JM; KCX; KCZ; KFFK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 218 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 146.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691165578
ISBN
9780691165578
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.12

Paperback. This is a collection of Ben Bernanke's essays on why the Great Depression was so devastating and lasted so long. The essays also show that while the it was an unparalleled disaster on a universal scale, some economies pulled up faster than others, and some made an opportunity out of a disaster. Num Pages: 320 pages, 48 tables, 11 line illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 456.
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691118208
ISBN
9780691118208
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 57.07

Paperback. Looking back to the sensational or "blood and thunder" melodramas (e.g., The Perils of Pauline, The Hazards of Helen, etc.), Singer uncovers a fundamentally modern cultural expression, one reflecting transformations in the sensory environment of the metropolis, in the experience of capitalism, in the popular imagination of gender, and in the exploitation of the thrill in popular amusement. Series: Film and Culture Series. Num Pages: 256 pages, 97 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APFA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 177 x 20. Weight in Grams: 648.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231113298
ISBN
9780231113298
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 57.07

Paperback. Editor(s): Colligan, Ben V. Num Pages: 93 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; LNV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 226 x 153 x 9. Weight in Grams: 194.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
93
Condition
New
SKU
V9781606929896
ISBN
9781606929896
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 62.10
€ 43.78

Hardback. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; 3JM; AVGR; AVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 164 x 36. Weight in Grams: 660.
Publisher
Little, Brown & Company
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780316383899
ISBN
9780316383899
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 25.18

Paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVGN; AVGP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 210 x 26. Weight in Grams: 306.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Penguin Putnam Inc United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9781594634093
ISBN
9781594634093
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.16

Hardcover. Presents transcriptions, English translations, and annotations of more than 1,600 gravestones from Suriname's oldest Jewish burial grounds. This title examines three Sephardi cemeteries, whose monuments date from 1666 to 1904. It is based on years of on-site fieldwork in Suriname and research in archives in the United States and the Netherlands. Num Pages: 277 pages, 200 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLSS; AMGD; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 279 x 216 x 51. Weight in Grams: 2585.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Hebrew Union College Press
Edition
Pck
Condition
New
SKU
V9780878202249
ISBN
9780878202249
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 113.74

Hardcover. Editor(s): Bencivenni, Amedeo; Carideo, Romana. Num Pages: illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPR; 3JMC; JPQB; KFFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 234 x 14. Weight in Grams: 336.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Condition
New
SKU
V9781614706304
ISBN
9781614706304
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 166.40
€ 111.99

Paperback. This volume asks questions about both nationalism and the discipline of history itself. The essays offer fresh ways of thinking about the traditional themes and periods of American history. The aim is to provide a history that more accurately reflects the dimensions of American experience. Editor(s): Bender, Thomas. Num Pages: 436 pages, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 174 x 26. Weight in Grams: 612.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
436
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520230583
ISBN
9780520230583
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.34

Paperback. Makes a powerful case for the enduring importance of cities in American life Num Pages: 287 pages, 55 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5004 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 381.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
287
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814799963
ISBN
9780814799963
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.50

Paperback. Offering an examination and analysis of histroy education in American colleges and univerities, this report explains why and offers recommendations for improving the state of graduate education. It includes recommendations for handling institutional challenges, as well as advice for those involved in the advanced training of historians. Num Pages: 240 pages, 16 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HB; JNMH; JNMN; JNU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 390.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252071652
ISBN
9780252071652
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.49

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Dundurn Group Ltd Canada
Edition
1St Edition
Number of pages
300
Condition
New
SKU
V9781550024067
ISBN
9781550024067
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 17.63

Paperback. Series: The A to Z Guide Series. Num Pages: 360 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBFC; GBC; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 206 x 151 x 22. Weight in Grams: 508.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810855090
ISBN
9780810855090
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 64.98

Paperback. Investigates how Italian Baroque painting demonstrates an unprecedented ability to create powerful spectacles through pictorial illumination. Editor(s): Leca, Benedict. Num Pages: 96 pages, 66 colour. BIC Classification: 1DST; 1KBC; ACQB; AFC; AGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 183 x 182 x 11. Weight in Grams: 288.
Publisher
GILES
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781907804571
ISBN
9781907804571
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.48

Hardcover. Chile enjoys a privileged position in South America, with a diverse climate and geography that hosts a wide variety of ingredients, from seafood to grass-raised cattle, and a variety of fruit and vegetables. This book includes recipes for fritters, dumplings and salsas, hearty stews and tender fish dishes as main courses, and creamy desserts. Num Pages: 128 pages, over 370 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KLSH; WBN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 287 x 238 x 16. Weight in Grams: 938.
Publisher
Lorenz Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780754829898
ISBN
9780754829898
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.80

Hardback. The first biography in over sixty years of a great American artist whose paintings are more famous than the man who made them. Num Pages: 480 pages, 8 pages of color, 8 pages of black-and-white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; AFC; AGB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 168 x 38. Weight in Grams: 870.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Number of pages
480
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393066166
ISBN
9780393066166
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 28.58

Hardback. A previously unpublished photo series by Irwin Klein of northern New Mexican counterculture communes from 1967-1971 blended with modern essays on the topic. Editor(s): Klein, Benjamin. Num Pages: 192 pages, 80 photographs, 12 figures. BIC Classification: 1KBBWX; 3JJPK; AJB; AJC; HBJK; HBLW3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 6452 x 7112 x 20. Weight in Grams: 1402.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803285101
ISBN
9780803285101
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.04

Hardcover. Addresses the fundamental question of what role discretionary executive power should play in a constitutional order, reexamining what has become an intractable debate to show that what can destroy our Constitution also has the potential to save it. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 658.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Univ Pr of Kansas
Condition
New
SKU
V9780700616657
ISBN
9780700616657
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 78.51

Paperback. Features over 50 of the state's best hikes, combining detailed hiking information with a fascinating education on the ecology of the region and GPS-quality relief maps. Series: State Hiking Guides Series. Num Pages: 240 pages, colour illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBES; WSZC; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 28.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Globe Pequot Press
Edition
Second Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780762784806
ISBN
9780762784806
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 20.35

Paperback. Num Pages: 595 pages, tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; KCZ; KFFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 33. Weight in Grams: 820.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1980
Publisher
Liberty Fund Inc United States
Edition
2nd
Number of pages
595
Condition
New
SKU
V9780913966693
ISBN
9780913966693
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 12.38

Hardcover. A unique excavation of how U.S. cross-border, anti-imperialist movements shaped cultural modernism Series: Class: Culture. Num Pages: 336 pages, 23 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTB; HBTR; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 825.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University of Michigan Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780472119714
ISBN
9780472119714
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 108.79

Paperback. Following a visit to Camp David in 1994, Benjamin Barber became an informal consultant to the Clinton White House, working with a President who was an astonishing listener and synthesizer of ideas. This book features an introduction reflecting on Clinton's 'vision' problem and on his role in shaping the Democratic Party. Series: Columbia Studies in Political Thought / Political History. Num Pages: 336 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPR; HBJK; HBLW3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 472.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231144391
ISBN
9780231144391
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.36

Paperback. Series: Politics and Society in Twentieth Century America. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPL; 3JJPN; HBJK; HBLW3; JP; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691168012
ISBN
9780691168012
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.29

Hardback.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691149165
ISBN
9780691149165
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.64

Hardback. A provocative, sobering examination of British Columbia's forest industry in the 1990s. Editor(s): Cashore, Benjamin; Howlett, Michael; Wilson, Jeremy; Hoberg, George; Rayner, Jeremy. Num Pages: 340 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBCB; KNAL; RNU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
340
Condition
New
SKU
V9780774808309
ISBN
9780774808309
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 141.13

Hardcover. Charting the development of jazz photography from the swing era of the 1930s to the rise of black nationalism in the '60s, this title offers an account of the partnership between two of the twentieth century's innovative art forms. It introduces us to the great jazz photographers - including Gjon Mili, William Gottlieb, Herman Leonard, and more. Num Pages: 392 pages, 65 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AJ; AVGJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 261 x 189 x 26. Weight in Grams: 814.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
392
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226098753
ISBN
9780226098753
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 63.23

Hardback. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Rutgers University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813541792
ISBN
9780813541792
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 45.68

Paperback. Fleury-Steiner draws on the experiences of white and black jurors in capital punishment trials to discuss the effect of race on the sentencing process in America. He shows how jurors rely on narratives that deny defendants their individuality and complexity, while reinforcing the jurors' own moral superiority. Series: Law, Meaning & Violence. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JKVP; LNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 349.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
University of Michigan Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780472068609
ISBN
9780472068609
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.74

Hardcover. At Limestone Prison, the Alabama State Department of Corrections reserves Dorm 16 exclusively for inmates infected with HIV. This book takes readers for a visit to the Limestone infirmary where patients lie chained to beds while insects and rodents run freely through filthy, drafty rooms. Series: Law, Meaning & Violence. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFH2; JKVP1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of Michigan Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780472114290
ISBN
9780472114290
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 60.52

Paperback. A new exploration of how religions respond to science in our modern world. Series: New and Alternative Religions. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; HRAM3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 151 x 15. Weight in Grams: 327.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814797211
ISBN
9780814797211
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.89

Hardback. Despite running a gauntlet of ridicule, the marchers laid down a rough outline of what, some forty years later, emerged as the New Deal. Series: Witness to History. Num Pages: 176 pages, 13, 11 black & white halftones, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; JPWF; KCZ. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 237 x 157 x 17. Weight in Grams: 352.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421416205
ISBN
9781421416205
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 57.95

Paperback. Despite running a gauntlet of ridicule, the marchers laid down a rough outline of what, some forty years later, emerged as the New Deal. Series: Witness to History. Num Pages: 176 pages, 13, 11 black & white halftones, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; JPWF; KCZ. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 230 x 150 x 16. Weight in Grams: 248.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421416212
ISBN
9781421416212
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.92

Paperback. In American music, the notion of "roots" has been a powerful refrain, but the musical traditions that constitute the US musical heritage are hotly debated. This book explores the competing musical visions of America's past that vie for influence over the public imagination. Series: Cultural Studies of the United States. Num Pages: 400 pages, 22 illustrations, notes, discography, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVGH; HBT; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 458.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
The University of North Carolina Press
Edition
1st New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780807848623
ISBN
9780807848623
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.82

Paperback. Editor(s): Seavey, Ormond. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; BGHA; HBJK; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 278.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199554904
ISBN
9780199554904
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.65

Paperback. Series: Dover Thrift Editions. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGHA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 205 x 129 x 11. Weight in Grams: 114.
Publisher
Dover Publications Inc.
Number of pages
144
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780486290737
ISBN
9780486290737
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 8.99
€ 8.14

Paperback. The only edition of the celebrated Autobiography that includes the long-missing and recently identified "Wagon Letters." Editor(s): Chaplin, Joyce E. Series: Norton Critical Editions. Num Pages: 480 pages, Illustrations, map. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; BGHA; HBJK; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 175 x 213 x 24. Weight in Grams: 462.
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
New
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393935615
ISBN
9780393935615
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.09

paperback. The authoritative edition of Franklin's autobiography, now with a new foreword by the eminent Franklin scholar Edmund S. Morgan Editor(s): Labaree, Leonard W.; Ketcham, Ralph L.; Boatfield, Helen C.; Fineman, Helene H. Series: Yale Nota Bene. Num Pages: 364 pages, notes, bibliography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; BGHA; HBJK; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 128 x 24. Weight in Grams: 300.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Yale University Press
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300098587
ISBN
9780300098587
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.66

hardcover. A printer, inventor, scientist, diplomat and statesman, Benjamin Franklin was also a brilliant writer whose wit and wisdom shine on every page. Franklin was a remarkably prolific author, well known in his lifetime for his humorous, philosophical, parodic and satirical writings. This book deals with his life and work. Num Pages: 408 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; BGHA; HBJK; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 137 x 213 x 28. Weight in Grams: 484.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Everyman
Condition
New
SKU
9781841593661
ISBN
9781841593661
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 13.60

Hardback. Num Pages: 334 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KBBF; 3JH; GBC; HBJK; HBWJ; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 289 x 226 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1166.
Publisher
Scarecrow Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Edition
New Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810867598
ISBN
9780810867598
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 148.91

Hardcover. In Jubal Early: Robert E. Lee's Bad Old Man, a new critical biography of Confederate Lieutenant General Jubal Anderson Early, Civil War historian B.F. Cooling III takes a fresh look at one of the most fascinating, idiosyncratic characters in the pantheon of Confederate heroes and villains. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 476.
Publisher
ROWMAN & LITTLEFIELD
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810889132
ISBN
9780810889132
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 68.24

Hardcover. Presents an oral history of the tradition and influence of jazz and the blues in the Palmetto State. This book features performers who recall their love affairs with the sounds of jazz and blues, indoctrinations into the musical word, early gigs, life on the tour bus, fans, drugs, military service, and amateur night at the Apollo Theater. Num Pages: 296 pages, 34 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBFS; AVGJ; AVGK; HBTD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 25. Weight in Grams: 730.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of South Carolina Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781570037436
ISBN
9781570037436
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 48.07

Hardback. Series: Ozarks Studies. Num Pages: 400 pages, 21 images. BIC Classification: 1KBBS; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 36. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
University of Arkansas Press United States
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9781682260197
ISBN
9781682260197
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 55.90

Hardback. Revisiting the story of the South's "most perfect scalawag," Ginsberg contributes to a broader understanding of the essential role southern Jews played during the Civil War and Reconstruction. Num Pages: 240 pages, 7, 7 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801894640
ISBN
9780801894640
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 72.90

Hardback. A counterintuitive and optimistic reconsideration of the crisis in the American legal profession. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; LAT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 168 x 242 x 28. Weight in Grams: 554.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780190205560
ISBN
9780190205560
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 39.48

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Temple University Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
396
Condition
New
SKU
V9781439906026
ISBN
9781439906026
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.99
€ 43.94

Hardback. The first comprehensive collection of Vodou sacred literature in bilingual form Num Pages: 396 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KJ; HRK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 30. Weight in Grams: 617.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Temple University Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
396
Condition
New
SKU
V9781439906019
ISBN
9781439906019
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 94.87

Paperback. Num Pages: 206 pages, B&W photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW; JFSL3; JPVH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 203 x 17. Weight in Grams: 268.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
City Lights Publishers
Condition
New
SKU
V9780872866478
ISBN
9780872866478
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.58

Paperback. Presents evidence that most Americans favor free enterprise and practical government programs to distribute wealth more equitably. This book provides a popular mandate to combat the economic inequity that plagues the nation. Num Pages: 144 pages, 20 line drawings, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPVK; KCB; KCP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 159.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
144
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226644554
ISBN
9780226644554
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.49

Paperback. Series: American Politics & Political Economy S. Num Pages: 506 pages, 18 tables, 73 figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPVK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 33. Weight in Grams: 686.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
506
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226644783
ISBN
9780226644783
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 54.39

Paperback. Can governments do anything right? This work argues that federal, state, and local governments can and should do a great deal. It analyzes government programmes that affect Americans' food, housing, health care, education, jobs and wages, incomes and taxes. Series: American Politics & Political Economy S. Num Pages: 410 pages, 2 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFA; JKS; JPA; JPQB; JPRB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 147 x 24. Weight in Grams: 558.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
410
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226644820
ISBN
9780226644820
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.74

Hardback. Presents evidence that most Americans favor free enterprise and practical government programs to distribute wealth more equitably. This book provides a popular mandate to combat the economic inequity that plagues the nation. Num Pages: 144 pages, 20 line drawings, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPVK; KCB; KCP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 318.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
144
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226644547
ISBN
9780226644547
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 72.46

paperback. Grounded in archival research and oral history, Militant Minority provides a valuable case study of one of the most organized and independent working classes in North America, during a period of ideological tension and unprecedented material advance. Num Pages: 424 pages, 24 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBCB; 3JJPG; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; HBTB; HBTK; JPFF; KNXB2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 150 x 33. Weight in Grams: 754.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
424
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442611054
ISBN
9781442611054
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 55.83

hardcover. Grounded in archival research and oral history, Militant Minority provides a valuable case study of one of the most organized and independent working classes in North America, during a period of ideological tension and unprecedented material advance. Num Pages: 424 pages, 24 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBCB; 3JJPG; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; HBTB; HBTK; JPFF; KNXB2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 160 x 36. Weight in Grams: 860.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
424
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442641945
ISBN
9781442641945
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 105.35

Hardback. A collection of essays by historians of the Canadian-U.S. border region and those focused on the Mexican-U.S. border, examining borderlands events and phenomena from the mid-nineteenth century through the mid-twentieth. Editor(s): Johnson, Benjamin; Graybill, Andrew R. Series: American Encounters/Global Interactions. Num Pages: 384 pages, 23 photos, 1 table, 6 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KBC; 1KLCM; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJK; HBTP; JFFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 236 x 157 x 28. Weight in Grams: 680.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780822346883
ISBN
9780822346883
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 214.70

Paperback. A collection of essays by historians of the Canadian-U.S. border region and those focused on the Mexican-U.S. border, examining borderlands events and phenomena from the mid-nineteenth century through the mid-twentieth. Editor(s): Johnson, Benjamin; Graybill, Andrew R. Series: American Encounters/Global Interactions. Num Pages: 384 pages, 23 photos, 1 table, 6 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KBC; 1KLCM; HBJK; HBTP; JFFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 156 x 26. Weight in Grams: 554.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780822346999
ISBN
9780822346999
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.69

Hardback. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HR; JNF; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 386.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226400310
ISBN
9780226400310
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 126.49

Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HR; JNF; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 272.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226400457
ISBN
9780226400457
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.75

Hardcover. Clean copy with some shelf wear, slight sunning with minor nicks and bumps on dustwrapper. Dustwrapper is price-clipped
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1986
Publisher
Rutgers University Press
Condition
Used, Good
SKU
KSS0008849
ISBN
9780813506982
Hardback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

The final volume of The L.M. Montgomery Reader, A Legacy in Review examines a long overlooked portion of Montgomery's critical reception: reviews of her books. Num Pages: 464 pages, 1. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 236 x 162 x 34. Weight in Grams: 864.
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Number of pages
464
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442644939
ISBN
9781442644939
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 72.76

paperback. Levin's unique combination of informed analysis with real stories of real events told by participants provides an incisive exploration of government in action. Series: IPAC Series in Public Management & Governance. Num Pages: 240 pages, 5 figures. BIC Classification: 1KBC; JNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 151 x 13. Weight in Grams: 312.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University of Toronto Press, Scholarly Publishing Division Canada
Edition
2nd ed.
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780802086228
ISBN
9780802086228
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.21

Paperback. Series: Historical Studies of Urban America. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; HBJK; HBLW3; JFSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 590.
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
432
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226290317
ISBN
9780226290317
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.12

Paperback. Published in Richmond, Virginia, "The Southern Literary Messenger" was originally edited by Edgar Allan Poe. In 1905, Benjamin Blake Minor wrote a study of this magazine. This book presents Minor's account of the journal's history, along with an introduction by Wells which places Minor's account in a historical context. Series: Southern Classics. Num Pages: 296 pages, 9 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 254.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of South Carolina Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781570036712
ISBN
9781570036712
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.93

Hardback. Based on extensive research in government archives and private papers, this book analyzes the secret debate within the Eisenhower administration over the pursuit of a nuclear test-ban agreement. Series: Stanford Nuclear Age Series. Num Pages: 376 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPG; HBJK; HBLW3; JPSF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 11. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
376
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804754453
ISBN
9780804754453
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 106.46

Hardback. Series: Contemporary Asia in the World. Num Pages: 232 pages, 17 line drawings, 6 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1KBB; HBJF; JPSD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 260.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Edition
1st
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231152082
ISBN
9780231152082
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.29

Paperback. Focusing on New York City, this title examines five disparate events: the New York Philharmonic's disastrous performance of John Cage's Atlas Eclipticalis; Henry Flynt's demonstrations against the downtown avant-garde; Charlotte Moorman's Avant Garde Festival; founding of the Jazz Composers Guild; and, the emergence of Iggy Pop. Series: California Studies in 20th-Century Music. Num Pages: 296 pages, 15 b/w photographs, 3 music examples. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JJP; AVG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 151 x 19. Weight in Grams: 412.
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
296
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520268517
ISBN
9780520268517
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.40

Hardback. Takes the reader into the heart of what we mean by 'experimental' in avant-garde music. This title examines five disparate events. Series: California Studies in 20th-Century Music. Num Pages: 296 pages, 15 b/w photographs, 3 music examples. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; AVG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 467.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520268500
ISBN
9780520268500
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 100.20

Paperback. Num Pages: 404 pages, 4ill. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 137 x 23. Weight in Grams: 500.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1989
Publisher
INGRAM PUBLISHER SERVICES US
Edition
paperback / softback
Condition
New
SKU
V9780306803505
ISBN
9780306803505
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 18.81

Paperback. Originally published by UNC Press in 1961, this work is a comprehensive history of the roles played by African Americans during the American Revolution. It also addresses the diplomatic repercussions created by the British evacuation of African Americans at the close of the war. Series: Published for the Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture, Williamsburg, Virginia. Num Pages: 266 pages, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLL; HBTV; JFSL3; JPWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 372.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
The University of North Carolina Press United States
Edition
1 New ed
Number of pages
266
Condition
New
SKU
V9780807846032
ISBN
9780807846032
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 55.94

Paperback. Provides an account of the National Afro-American Council, the first nationwide US civil rights organization, which existed from 1898 to 1908. This volume chronicles the Council's achievements and its annual meetings and provides portraits of its leaders. Num Pages: 304 pages, 13 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJC; HBTB; JFSL3; JPVH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 376.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Southern Illinois University Press
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780809328437
ISBN
9780809328437
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.29

Paperback. "Powerful and disturbing. No one who cares about the future of our public life can afford to ignore this book."-Jackson Lears Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 207 x 141 x 28. Weight in Grams: 370.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
WW Norton & Co
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393330892
ISBN
9780393330892
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 17.63