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The Americas
Hardback. Andrea Wiley contrasts the practices of the world's leading milk producers, India and the United States. In both countries, milk is considered to have special qualities. Drawing on ethnographic and scientific studies, popular media, and government reports, she shows that the cultural significance of milk goes well beyond its nutritive value. Num Pages: 192 pages, illustrations (black and white). BIC Classification: 1FKA; 1KBB; HBJF; HBJK; JFCV; JHMC; KNAC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 164 x 248 x 20. Weight in Grams: 466.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674729056
- ISBN
- 9780674729056
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 51.63€ 47.31
€ 51.63
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Paperback. A jouney into the Vermont hills, where in the 19th century humans tried their hand, and where bear and moose now find shelter. Robert Frost's poem "Directive" accompanies the text, and sees the reader through a landscape in which nature and literature, loss and recovery, are inextricably joined. Num Pages: 272 pages, 12 fine line illustrations, 2 maps, 1 halftone. BIC Classification: 1KBBEV; DN; WND. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 210 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 313.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674748897
- ISBN
- 9780674748897
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Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 31.60
€ 37.99
€ 31.60
Paperback. Num Pages: 382 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1KJC; JPQB; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 34. Weight in Grams: 544.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Edition
- 1St Edition
- Number of pages
- 382
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674893252
- ISBN
- 9780674893252
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Condition: New
€ 92.98€ 82.67
€ 92.98
€ 82.67
Hardback. The First Seminole War shaped how the United States demarcated its spatial and legal boundaries. Rooted in exceptionalism, manifest destiny, and racism, the legal framework that emerged from Andrew Jackson's invasion of Florida laid the groundwork for the Monroe Doctrine, the Dred Scott decision, and westward expansion, as Deborah Rosen shows. Num Pages: 316 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; LAZ; LND. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 245 x 165 x 32. Weight in Grams: 634.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674967618
- ISBN
- 9780674967618
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.78€ 48.36
€ 52.78
€ 48.36
Hardback. Though Massachusetts banned slavery in 1780, prior to the Civil War a law prohibiting marriage between whites and blacks reinforced the state's racial caste system. Amber Moulton recreates an unlikely collaboration of reformers who sought to rectify what they saw as an indefensible injustice, leading to the legalization of interracial marriage. Num Pages: 280 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBES; 3JH; JFSL3; JPVH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 168 x 243 x 28. Weight in Grams: 602.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674967625
- ISBN
- 9780674967625
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.78€ 48.30
€ 52.78
€ 48.30
Hardback. Reagan's Legacy in a World Transformed offers a timely retrospective on the fortieth president's policies and impact on today's world, from the influence of free market ideas on economic globalization, to the role of an assertive military in U.S. foreign policy, to reduction of nuclear arsenals in the interest of stability. Num Pages: 310 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPN; HBJK; HBLW3; JPQB; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 165 x 31. Weight in Grams: 608.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674967694
- ISBN
- 9780674967694
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.78€ 48.20
€ 52.78
€ 48.20
Paperback. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KLCM; HBJK; JFSL4. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Belknap Press: An Imprint of Harvard University Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674975354
- ISBN
- 9780674975354
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Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 24.10
€ 27.99
€ 24.10
Hardcover. Demonstrates that the creation of a civil defense program produced dilemmas about the degree to which civilian society should be militarized to defend itself against threats. This book uncovers responses to the militarization of daily life and reveals how government planners and ordinary people negotiated their way at the dawn of the atomic age. Series: Politics and Society in Modern America. Num Pages: 240 pages, 9 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPG; HBJK; HBLW3; JWKW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 457.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691001388
- ISBN
- 9780691001388
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 104.38
€ 104.38
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 340
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691001937
- ISBN
- 9780691001937
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Condition: New
€ 50.99€ 36.45
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Paperback. Provides an overview of the antebellum slavery debate and its key issues and participants. This book introduces each selection, locating it historically, culturally, and thematically as well as linking it to other writings. The documents represent the full scope of the varied debates over slavery. Editor(s): Lowance, Mason I., Jr. Num Pages: 568 pages, 3 tables. 17 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; 3JH; DNF; HBJK; HBLH; HBLL; HBTB; HBTS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 32. Weight in Grams: 828.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 568
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691002286
- ISBN
- 9780691002286
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.99€ 38.68
€ 53.99
€ 38.68
Paperback. America and Russia were both willing to live with the status quo in Europe. What then could have generated the kind of conflict that might have led to a nuclear holocaust? This book focuses on the central question of how a stable international system came into being during the Cold War period. Series: Princeton Studies in International History and Politics. Num Pages: 440 pages, 1 table, 4 maps, 2 line illus., 11 halftones. BIC Classification: 1D; 1KBB; GTJ; HBG; HBLW3; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 156 x 235 x 27. Weight in Grams: 622.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691002736
- ISBN
- 9780691002736
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Condition: New
€ 51.69€ 40.61
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Paperback. Famous for their stunts, gags, and images, Buster Keaton's silent films have enticed everyone from Hollywood movie fans to the surrealists, such as Dali and Bunuel. This book looks at the appeal of Keaton's genius, considering his vaudeville roots and his ability to integrate this aesthetic into the techniques of classical Hollywood cinema. Num Pages: 232 pages, 30 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APFA; APFB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 155 x 230 x 18. Weight in Grams: 336.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 230
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691004426
- ISBN
- 9780691004426
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Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 32.29
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Paperback. Describes how blacks, Africans, and Afro-Americans, deeply influenced white's perceptions, values, and identity, and that although two world views existed, there was a deep symbiotic relatedness that must be explored if we are to understand either or both of them. Num Pages: 388 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 571.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 388
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691006086
- ISBN
- 9780691006086
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Condition: New
€ 53.99€ 38.06
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€ 38.06
Hardcover. Explores the relationship between overseas developments and the most important reform movement in modern American history, the struggle for racial justice. This book argues that civil rights leaders were interested in the world beyond America and incorporated their understanding of overseas matters into their reform program. Num Pages: 336 pages, 12 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPVH1; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 241 x 164 x 26. Weight in Grams: 606.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691007069
- ISBN
- 9780691007069
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.62€ 52.20
€ 66.62
€ 52.20
Paperback. Can the Supreme Court be free of politics? This book argues for an openly political role for the Supreme Court. It asserts that politically motivated constitutional decisionmaking is not only inevitable, it is legitimate and desirable as well. It examines that a political Court possesses instrumental value in American democracy. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPA; LAB; LNB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 542.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691007182
- ISBN
- 9780691007182
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.99€ 38.06
€ 53.99
€ 38.06
Paperback. Addresses the problems that arise not only from a politicized foreign policy process but also from excessive bureaucratization and lack of leadership in the Foreign Service itself. Series: 20th-Century Fund Books. Num Pages: 232 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPSD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 342.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 228
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691007458
- ISBN
- 9780691007458
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 32.29
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€ 32.29
Paperback. Riots and demonstrations, the lifeblood of American social and political protest in the 1960's, are now largely a historical memory. This book argues that the protest has not disappeared - it has simply moved off the streets into the country's core institutions. Series: Princeton Studies in American Politics: Historical, International and Comparative Perspectives. Num Pages: 288 pages, 1 line illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HRCX; JFFK; JPWF; JWT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 428.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691010083
- ISBN
- 9780691010083
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.99€ 38.06
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Paperback. Focuses on political, social, and institutional processes governed by the dynamics of power. The author shows how the corporation started as a quasi-public device used by governments to create and administer public services like turnpikes and canals. He conducts a historical inquiry into the rise of the large publicly traded American corporation. Num Pages: 360 pages, 8 line illus. 10 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTB; JH; KCP; KJV; KN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 159 x 23. Weight in Grams: 528.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Edition
- Later Printing
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691010342
- ISBN
- 9780691010342
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 55.13€ 42.92
€ 55.13
€ 42.92
Paperback. What turns rich nations into great powers? How do wealthy countries begin extending their influence abroad? This book seeks to answer these questions by examining the most puzzling case of a rising power in modern history - that of the United States. Series: Princeton Studies in International History and Politics. Num Pages: 216 pages, 2 tables 4 maps 1 line illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JPA; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 156 x 12. Weight in Grams: 310.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691010359
- ISBN
- 9780691010359
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 28.10
€ 38.99
€ 28.10
Paperback. In towns like Amigo, Red Jacket, Helen, Odd, Viper, Decoy, and Twilight, men and women track a dense social imaginary through stories of traumas, apparitions, encounters, and eccentricities. This book explores how this storytelling imbues everyday life in the hills and forms a cultural poetics. Num Pages: 264 pages, 36 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC; JFSG; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 236 x 157 x 17. Weight in Grams: 400.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691011035
- ISBN
- 9780691011035
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.99€ 36.45
€ 50.99
€ 36.45