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The Americas

Paperback. She finds that the country and the conscripts-in their view-entered into a certain social compact, one that assured veterans that the federal government owed conscripted soldiers of the twentieth century debts far in excess of the pensions the Grand Army of the Republic had claimed in the late nineteenth century. Series: War/Society/Culture. Num Pages: 320 pages, 18, 15 black & white halftones, 3 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJD; HBJK; HBTB; HBWN; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 431.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801874468
ISBN
9780801874468
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.10

Paperback. An in-depth look at American soldiers' daily lives during World War I. Num Pages: 234 pages, 36 illustrations, 1 map, 1 chronology, 1 glossary. BIC Classification: 1D; 1KBB; 3JJF; HBJD; HBJK; HBLW; HBWN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 13. Weight in Grams: 424.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803234871
ISBN
9780803234871
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 22.76

Hardback. To combat behavior they viewed as sexually promiscuous, politically undesirable, or downright criminal, social activists in Progressive-era New York employed private investigators to uncover the roots of society's problems. This title reveals the central role of undercover investigation in social change and the constitution of political authority. Series: Historical Studies of Urban America. Num Pages: 256 pages, 7 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JH; 3JJC; HBJK; HBLL; HBLW; HBTB; KNSS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226266091
ISBN
9780226266091
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 61.67

Paperback. The first full-fledged history of what was arguably the most innovative community organizing campaign in post-war American history Num Pages: 257 pages, b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPK; HBJK; HBLW3; JPFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 513.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
NYU Press
Number of pages
270
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814726983
ISBN
9780814726983
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.56

Hardcover. The roaring history of the famed gossip columnist's grip on America's popular and political culture Series: American History and Culture Series. Num Pages: 304 pages, 10. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APF; JFC; JPFM; KNTJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 162 x 24. Weight in Grams: 548.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814728239
ISBN
9780814728239
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 48.95

Hardback. Tracks the crises of sovereign power as it migrates out of the state to become a constitutive feature of the public sphere. Bringing together literature and political theory, this title argues that the antebellum public sphere emerges as a spectacle with investments in both punishment and entertainment. Series: American Literature Initiative. Num Pages: 292 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 519.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
292
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823230990
ISBN
9780823230990
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 96.74

Hardcover. Examines the attempts of several African American writers and playwrights to explore ruptures in memory after a traumatic experience and to develop creative strategies for understanding the inscription of trauma on the body in a racialized cultural context. Series: American Literatures Initiative. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 340.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of Virginia Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813928838
ISBN
9780813928838
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.87

Paperback. When Italian immigrants landed on American shores they were outsiders but over time this community moved from being ethnically suspect to being racially privileged. Asking "are Italians white?", this collection of essays explores how, when and why whiteness became important to Italian Americans. Editor(s): Guglielmo, Jennifer; Salerno, Salvatore; Gugliemo, Jennifer. Num Pages: 344 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; JFSL1; JHMP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 476.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415934510
ISBN
9780415934510
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 60.16

Paperback. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Rutgers University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813565545
ISBN
9780813565545
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 41.66

Hardback. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Rutgers University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813565552
ISBN
9780813565552
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 194.58

Hardback. Editor(s): Haggard, Jennifer. Num Pages: 118 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; KNTX1; TJKT1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 239 x 164 x 15. Weight in Grams: 350.
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781634635851
ISBN
9781634635851
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 193.07
€ 131.12

Paperback. Oprah Winfrey has built an empire on her ability to connect with and inspire her audience. This title examines the origins of her public image and its substantial influence on politics, entertainment, and popular opinion. Editor(s): Harris, Jennifer; Watson, Elwood. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APT; JFCA; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 153 x 22. Weight in Grams: 458.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
The University Press of Kentucky United States
Edition
updated edition
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813192369
ISBN
9780813192369
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.74

Hardcover. In 1934, New York's Museum of Modern Art staged a major exhibition of ball bearings, airplane propellers, pots and pans, cocktail tumblers, petri dishes, protractors, and other machine parts and products. This title tells the story of this extraordinarily popular but controversial show. Num Pages: 224 pages, 61 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JJG; ACX; AGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 188 x 263 x 23. Weight in Grams: 936.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226507156
ISBN
9780226507156
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 79.40

Paperback. How America Eats: A Social History of U.S. Food and Culture tells the story of America by examining American eating habits, and illustrates the many ways in which competing cultures, conquests and cuisines have helped form America's identity, and have helped define what it means to be American. Series: American Ways Series. Num Pages: 258 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBT; HBTB; JFCV; WB. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 226 x 154 x 19. Weight in Grams: 376.
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442232181
ISBN
9781442232181
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.23

Paperback. Num Pages: 287 pages, , black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL3; JPVH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 154 x 21. Weight in Grams: 531.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of Arkansas Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781557289667
ISBN
9781557289667
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.97

Hardcover. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBSN; WBN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 262 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1326.
Publisher
Stewart, Tabori & Chang
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781617691690
ISBN
9781617691690
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 33.51

Paperback. Series: Food Lovers' Series. Num Pages: 336 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white line drawings, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBS; WTH; WTHR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 173 x 147 x 23. Weight in Grams: 18.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780762781546
ISBN
9780762781546
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.83

Hardcover. Clean copy in good to very good condition. Some light shelf wear. Hardback; dustjacket in good condition.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Warner Books
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KRF0006554
ISBN
9780446520362
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Num Pages: 90 pages, tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; LNDK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 153 x 232 x 7. Weight in Grams: 176.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
90
Condition
New
SKU
V9781604565355
ISBN
9781604565355
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 60.03
€ 42.95

Paperback. Editor(s): Elsea, Jennifer K. Num Pages: 85 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; LNDK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 152 x 7. Weight in Grams: 186.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
85
Condition
New
SKU
V9781604567076
ISBN
9781604567076
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 60.03
€ 42.99

Hardback. With personal anecdotes and sometimes surprising intimacy and humour, these wide-ranging conversations represent the diversity of women composing music in the United States from the mid-twentieth century into the twenty-first. Series: New Perspectives on Gender in Music. Num Pages: 488 pages, 25 black and white photographs, discography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVGC6; AVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 43. Weight in Grams: 885.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
488
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252037597
ISBN
9780252037597
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 164.55

Paperback. The New Deal placed security at the center of American political and economic life by establishing an explicit partnership between the state, economy, and citizens. This history of the American reliance on employment-based benefits examines the interwoven politics of social provision and labor relations from the 1910s to the 1960s. Series: Politics and Society in Modern America. Num Pages: 392 pages, 10 halftones. 1 line illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB; JKSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 542.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
392
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691126050
ISBN
9780691126050
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 58.10

Paperback. Colonial Americans were enamored with the rich colors and silky surface of mahogany. As this exotic wood became fashionable, demand for it set in motion a dark, hidden story of human and environmental exploitation. Anderson traces the path from source to sale, revealing how prosperity and desire shaped not just people's lives but the natural world. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JD; HBJK; HBLL; HBT; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 210 x 31. Weight in Grams: 388.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674503823
ISBN
9780674503823
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.90

Paperback. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JMG; YFB; YFM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 126. Weight in Grams: 270.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
ePub edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848456877
ISBN
9781848456877
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.49