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History of U.S. Nuclear Testing and its Influence on Nuclear Thought, ...
Blades, David M.; Siracusa, Joseph M.
As states continue to pursue nuclear weaponry, nuclear testing remains an important political issue in the twenty-first century. This survey examines how and why the U.S. conducted nuclear tests from 1945 through 1963 and the resulting influence on key questions from normalization and de-normalization up to the Nuclear Test Ban Treaty of 1963. Num Pages: 246 pages, 3 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPG; 3JJPK; HBW; JPSF; JWMN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 164 x 230 x 21. Weight in Grams: 516.
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 246
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442232006
- ISBN
- 9781442232006
Condition: New
€ 151.93
€ 151.93
Paperback. From the South's pageant queens to the importance of beauty parlors to African American communities, it is easy to see the ways beauty is enmeshed in southern culture. But as Blain Roberts shows in this incisive work, the pursuit of beauty in the South was linked to the tumultuous racial divides of the region. Num Pages: 384 pages, 43 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBBF; 1KBBS; 3JJ; JFCK; JFFJ; JFSL3; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 26. Weight in Grams: 572.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- The University of North Carolina Press United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781469629865
- ISBN
- 9781469629865
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.27
€ 41.27
Paperback. "Superbly reported and written with clarity, insight, and great skill." -Washington Post Book World Num Pages: 288 pages, 7 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; KCN; RNF; RNP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 139 x 18. Weight in Grams: 232.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- W. W. Norton & Company
- Edition
- Revised and Updated
- Number of pages
- 286
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393342567
- ISBN
- 9780393342567
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 17.18
€ 17.99
€ 17.18
Hardcover. A definitive biography of the aviator Bert Hall of the Lafayette Escadrille, a French fighter squadron during World War 1. Hall was variously labelled as: rogue, card cheat, forger, human cannonball, criminal, bigamist, deserter, filmmaker, author, Chinese General, arms smuggler, Foreign Legionnaire, salesman, aerial racer amd aviation pioneer. Num Pages: 192 pages, 16 black and white photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJF; BGH; HBJK; HBWN; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 165 x 24. Weight in Grams: 538.
- Publisher
- Fonthill Media Ltd
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781551301
- ISBN
- 9781781551301
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 22.00€ 18.29
€ 22.00
€ 18.29
Paperback.
- Publisher
- Fonthill Media LLc
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781625450012
- ISBN
- 9781625450012
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.16
€ 19.99
€ 15.16
Hardback. Num Pages: 272 pages, Color photos throughout, B&W illustrations throughout. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; TTVC; WBN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 264 x 237 x 26. Weight in Grams: 1412.
- Publisher
- Running Press,U.S.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780762453788
- ISBN
- 9780762453788
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 27.71
€ 42.99
€ 27.71
Paperback. His work is a rare instance of original research told in an engaging and compelling voice. Num Pages: 432 pages, 31, 31 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBBFC; HBJK; JFC; JHB; WQH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 151 x 229 x 26. Weight in Grams: 564.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421405940
- ISBN
- 9781421405940
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.63
€ 26.99
€ 23.63
Paperback. "The Knowledge Seeker" tells the story of the developing Indigenous-run education movement and calls forth the urgent need to teach about Indigenous spirituality. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HRKT; HRLK; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 152. .
- Publisher
- University of Regina Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780889774179
- ISBN
- 9780889774179
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 28.19
€ 32.99
€ 28.19
Paperback. Through a reexamination of the earliest struggles against Jim Crow, the author exposes the fullness of African American efforts to resist the passage of segregation laws dividing trains and streetcars by race in the early Jim Crow era. Num Pages: 304 pages, 9 illustrations, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLL; HBLW; JPVH1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- The University of North Carolina Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780807871010
- ISBN
- 9780807871010
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.25
€ 41.25
Hardcover. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JNM. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 153 x 94 x 16. Weight in Grams: 172.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Quirk Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781594747106
- ISBN
- 9781594747106
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 11.57
€ 11.99
€ 11.57
Paperback. Highlights both the decades of failure by Arkansas' government to live up to the state's motto of Regnat Populus ("The People Rule") and the positive trends of democracy. This book argues that Arkansas' political and governmental entities are sharply limited as effective instruments of "the people". Series: Politics & Governments of the American States Series. Num Pages: 499 pages, Illus., maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 681.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Edition
- 2 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 499
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803261983
- ISBN
- 9780803261983
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.61
€ 44.61
Hardcover. Blaise Cendrars, one of twentieth-century France's most gifted men of letters, came to Hollywood in 1936 for the newspaper "Paris-Soir". This book records Cendrars' experiences on Hollywood's streets and at its studios and hottest clubs. Illustrator(s): Guerin, Jean. Translator(s): White, Garrett. Num Pages: 195 pages, photograph, 29 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; BGB; KNTC; WT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 139 x 25. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 195
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- First Edition
- SKU
- V9780520078079
- ISBN
- 9780520078079
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.13€ 41.28
€ 52.13
€ 41.28
paperback. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBNC; FA; FH; FR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130. .
- Publisher
- Pan
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Main Market Ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781447297581
- ISBN
- 9781447297581
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.89
€ 13.99
€ 10.89
Hardback. This resource provides information on a popular literary genre - the 20th-century American short story. It contains articles on stories that share a particular theme, and over 100 pieces on individual writers and their work. There are also articles on promising new writers entering the scene. Editor(s): Gelfant, Blanche H. Num Pages: 952 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 165 x 42. Weight in Grams: 1044.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 952
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231110983
- ISBN
- 9780231110983
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 140.16€ 105.37
€ 140.16
€ 105.37
Paperback. This resource provides information on a popular literary genre - the 20th century American short story. It contains articles on stories that share a particular theme, and over 100 pieces on individual writers and their work. There are also articles on promising new writers entering the scene. Editor(s): Gelfant, Blanche H. Num Pages: 952 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 165 x 38. Weight in Grams: 998.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 952
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231110990
- ISBN
- 9780231110990
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.99€ 38.56
€ 53.99
€ 38.56
The First Lady of Radio: Eleanor Roosevelts Historic Broadcasts
Blanche Wiesen Cook Stephan Drury Smith
Hardcover. Editor(s): Smith, Stephen Drury. Num Pages: 272 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJ; JFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 148 x 211 x 21. Weight in Grams: 418.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- New Press, The
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781620970423
- ISBN
- 9781620970423
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 24.70
€ 26.99
€ 24.70
Paperback. Handy, authoritative, and easy to read, National Geographic's series of beginners field guides continues to build its presence in the natural history field guide category with the release of a Pocket Guide to Trees. Num Pages: 184 pages, 160 colour photos, 160 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KB; WNP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 109 x 184 x 14. Weight in Grams: 222.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- National Geographic
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781426214752
- ISBN
- 9781426214752
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.36
€ 13.99
€ 13.36
Hardback. Coasts of Carolina: Seaside to Sound Country Num Pages: 136 pages, col. Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBFN; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 203 x 20. Weight in Grams: 998.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- The University of North Carolina Press United States
- Number of pages
- 136
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780807834398
- ISBN
- 9780807834398
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 36.32
€ 38.99
€ 36.32
Paperback. The extraordinary wreck of a ship, a missing crew, a message in a bottle, the lost captain's determined daughter - these are all elements of a great sea yarn. The fate of the Carroll A. Deering has remained one of the mysteries of maritime history. Simpson's chronicle keeps the story alive, a memorial to the ghost ship and its lost crew. Num Pages: 256 pages, 38ill.2M. BIC Classification: 1KBBFN; 1QSAN; 3JJG; BTP; HBTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 165 x 15. Weight in Grams: 327.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- The University of North Carolina Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780807856178
- ISBN
- 9780807856178
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 25.77
€ 30.99
€ 25.77
Paperback. Blending history, oral history, autobiography, and travel narrative, this title explores the islands that lie in the sounds, rivers, and swamps of North Carolina's inner coast. Each chapter covers a single island or group of islands, many of which, were it not for the buffering Outer Banks, would be lost to the ebbs and flows of the Atlantic. Num Pages: 232 pages, 54 illustrations, 4 maps, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBBFN; WN; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 14. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- The University of North Carolina Press United States
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780807871256
- ISBN
- 9780807871256
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.36
€ 30.99
€ 27.36
Paperback. This memoir blends Bland Simpson's personal experience with travel narrative, oral history and natural history to create a portrait of the Great Dismal Swamp and its people. Num Pages: 208 pages, 39 illustrations, 2 maps, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BG; WN; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 139 x 14. Weight in Grams: 286.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- The University of North Carolina Press
- Edition
- 1st New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780807847527
- ISBN
- 9780807847527
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 23.99
€ 27.99
€ 23.99
Num Pages: 224 pages, 71 halftones, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBFN; WNCS2; WTH; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 18. Weight in Grams: 825.
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- The University of North Carolina Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781469624938
- ISBN
- 9781469624938
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 33.35
€ 36.99
€ 33.35
Hardcover. Reflecting the increased pace of research and the many recent advances in organic chemistry, this series serves as a single-source compendium of the most up-to-date and significant procedures currently in use. Series: Organic Syntheses Collective Volumes. Num Pages: 644 pages. BIC Classification: 1KB; HBJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 181 x 38. Weight in Grams: 942.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1943
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Edition
- Collective Volume 2
- Number of pages
- 644
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471079866
- ISBN
- 9780471079866
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 307.83
€ 307.83
Paperback. Editor(s): Blau, Joseph Leon. Series: American Heritage S. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLL; JPHV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 143 x 23. Weight in Grams: 498.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 383
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780872206892
- ISBN
- 9780872206892
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.16
€ 17.99
€ 14.16