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Paperback. Looks at the postmodern presidency - from Reagan and George H W Bush, through the administration, and including Hillary. The author interrogates symptomatic moments in political rhetoric, popular culture, and presidential behavior to elucidate profound and disturbing changes in the American presidency and the way it embodies a national imaginary. Num Pages: 299 pages, 8 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 153 x 19. Weight in Grams: 422.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 299
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- First Edition
- SKU
- V9780814776032
- ISBN
- 9780814776032
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 31.18
€ 36.99
€ 31.18
Hardback. Num Pages: 320 pages, 60 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1D; 1KBB; 3JJF; BGH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 158 x 23. Weight in Grams: 553.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield
- Edition
- 1St Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781493017362
- ISBN
- 9781493017362
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.33
€ 27.99
€ 26.33
Hardback. American Politics in the Age of Ignorance looks at ten policy myths and bad ideas that governments and public officials - most often conservatives - consistently repeat and re-enact. Acting on these myths, the policies inevitably fail and thereby reinforce preconceived beliefs that government is ineffective at solving problems. Num Pages: 145 pages, 2 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JM; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 337.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 145
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137308719
- ISBN
- 9781137308719
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 63.63
€ 63.63
Paperback. Examines how US foreign policy since the 1960s has led to partial or total cover-ups of past domestic criminal acts, including, perhaps, the catastrophe of 9/11. This book probes how the policies of presidents since Nixon have augmented the tangled bases for the 2001 terrorist attack. Num Pages: 449 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW3; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 152 x 228 x 26. Weight in Grams: 606.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 449
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520258716
- ISBN
- 9780520258716
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 22.59
€ 30.99
€ 22.59
Hardcover. When George McGovern lost the 1972 presidential election, Richard Nixon's landslide victory buried more than an insurgent campaign. By tracing the transformation of American liberalism and sixties idealism from their political crash in 1972 to muddled centrism of twenty-first century, this book shows what the McGovern insurgency has to teach us. Num Pages: 336 pages, 21 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; JPF; JPL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 29. Weight in Grams: 658.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Univ Pr of Kansas
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700615469
- ISBN
- 9780700615469
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 71.59
€ 71.59
paperback. Num Pages: 68 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JWK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 153 x 6. Weight in Grams: 122.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- RAND United States
- Number of pages
- 68
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780833030610
- ISBN
- 9780833030610
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.13
€ 20.13
Paperback. Editor(s): Mathis, Simon F.; Hewitt, Ivory B. Num Pages: 57 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPP; KCB; KFFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 231 x 152 x 6. Weight in Grams: 138.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781620810484
- ISBN
- 9781620810484
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 71.87€ 50.90
€ 71.87
€ 50.90
Paperback. There is little doubt that the recent oil boom (2006-2014) and subsequent downturn in unconventional production has reshaped rural lives and landscapes. In the summer of 2014, at the height of the boom, geographer Emily Eaton and photographer Valerie Zink travelled to oil towns across Saskatchewan to record these changes. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBCS; AJC; KNBP; RGC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 152 x 8. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of Manitoba Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 128
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780887557835
- ISBN
- 9780887557835
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 28.40
€ 33.99
€ 28.40
Hardback. W H Auden's emigration from England to the United States in 1939 marked more than a turning point in his own life and work - it changed the course of American poetry itself. This book deals with Auden's influence on American poetry. It offers an account of Auden's dramatic impact on the younger American poets, from Allen Ginsberg to Sylvia Plath. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 243 x 164 x 19. Weight in Grams: 534.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691136790
- ISBN
- 9780691136790
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.99€ 38.64
€ 53.99
€ 38.64
Paperback. Focuses on the extensive changes that have taken place in Cuba since 1993, when Castro legalized the dollar, with essays including transformations in the economy, religious life, the literary world, ballet, and hip hop. Editor(s): Chavez, Lydia. Num Pages: 264 pages, 75 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1KJ; GTC; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 158 x 17. Weight in Grams: 513.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780822334941
- ISBN
- 9780822334941
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 28.95
€ 31.99
€ 28.95
Paperback. From Grand Pitch on remote Webster Stream to the blueberry covered summit of The Sentinel to dozens of waterfalls and swimming holes on Howe Brook, Hiking Maine's Baxter State Park is your source for detailed hike descriptions, maps, and color photos for Baxter State Park's best hikes. Series: Regional Hiking Series. Num Pages: 176 pages, 71 colour illustrations, 41 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBE; WSZC; WTH; WTHH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781493019007
- ISBN
- 9781493019007
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 22.58
€ 24.99
€ 22.58
Paperback. This book takes a look at the institutional framework established in the 1990s to manage the political and economic relations of the EU and the US. It focuses on the many different actors who influence transatlantic policy making at different stages of the policy process. Num Pages: 224 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1QFE; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 157 x 12. Weight in Grams: 338.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719069710
- ISBN
- 9780719069710
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.36
€ 33.36
Paperback. Taking concepts such as place and community, freedom and control, Miller shows how they operate in Laura Ingalls Wilder's novels of prairie life. The book is grounded in detailed research of the Dakotas of the 1880s. Num Pages: 208 pages, 16 llustrations, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; 3JH; DSBF; DSBH; DSK; DSY; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 139 x 8. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Univ Pr of Kansas
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700607136
- ISBN
- 9780700607136
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.03
€ 34.03
The Great American Biotic Interchange. A South American Perspective.
Cione, Alberto Luis; Gasparini, German Marian...
Paperback. Series: SpringerBriefs in Earth System Sciences. Num Pages: 107 pages, 2 black & white illustrations, 28 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1KL; PSAJ; RBX; RGM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 6. Weight in Grams: 216.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 107
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789401797917
- ISBN
- 9789401797917
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 73.75
€ 73.75
Hardcover. From World War II to the war in Iraq, periods of international conflict seem like unique moments in US political history - but when it comes to public opinion, they are not. This title explores conventional wisdom about American reactions to World War II, as well as conflicts in Korea, Vietnam, the Persian Gulf, Afghanistan, and Iraq. Series: Chicago Studies in American Politics. Num Pages: 344 pages, 70 line drawings, 38 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJH; 3JJP; HBWQ; HBWS; JPS; JPVK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 689.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780226043586
- ISBN
- 9780226043586
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 92.75€ 76.88
€ 92.75
€ 76.88
Paperback. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; BGB; KNSX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 228 x 27. Weight in Grams: 444.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Harper Paperbacks
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780062108081
- ISBN
- 9780062108081
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 17.50
€ 17.99
€ 17.50
Paperback. Ride through vibrant Philadelphia neighborhoods, past historic sites, public parks and squares, exceptional architecture, and one of the world's best collections of public art, all guided by Patricia Vance's engaging narrative. Num Pages: 216 pages, 10 maps, 36 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBBEP; WSQ; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 127 x 19. Weight in Grams: 249.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812218688
- ISBN
- 9780812218688
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 22.80
€ 26.99
€ 22.80
Hardcover. Editor(s): Devaland, Mary Jo. Num Pages: 251 pages, tables & charts. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1KBB; KC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 230 x 159 x 20. Weight in Grams: 472.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 251
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781606921944
- ISBN
- 9781606921944
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 98.54€ 68.61
€ 98.54
€ 68.61
Paperback. Remembering Bill Neal: Favorite Recipes from a Life in Cooking Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBBF; 1KBBS; WBN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 354.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- The University of North Carolina Press United States
- Edition
- 1 New ed
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781469614960
- ISBN
- 9781469614960
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.57
€ 45.57
Hardback.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674046542
- ISBN
- 9780674046542
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 39.05
€ 46.99
€ 39.05
Paperback. "The first comprehensive history of the settlement of Germans in the 1700s and how they influenced the economy, politics, and ways of life in the New World."-Pennsylvania Series: Early American Studies. Num Pages: 272 pages, 41 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; HBJK; HBLL; JFFN; JPA; JPVH1. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 404.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780812215489
- ISBN
- 9780812215489
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 35.48
€ 38.99
€ 35.48
Hardback. This interdisciplinary text analyzes modern applications of research methods in education, focusing on science and literacy. It demonstrates how the results of research can be applied to produce better teachers and better-educated students. Editor(s): Shelley, Mack C.; Yore, Larry D.; Hand, Brian. Num Pages: 666 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 38. Weight in Grams: 1150.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 666
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402084263
- ISBN
- 9781402084263
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 190.61
€ 190.61
Paperback / so. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; AJC; HBJK; HBLW; WGCB; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 277 x 213 x 5. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Trinity University Press,U.S. United States
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781595346803
- ISBN
- 9781595346803
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 19.05
€ 19.99
€ 19.05
Paperback. Containing a new introduction, this book on corporate power offers a theory of the effects of power and powerlessness within the corporation. The theory is updated by considering attitudes and practices in the corporate power structure of the 1990s. Num Pages: 416 pages, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JHBL; KJU. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 204 x 130 x 28. Weight in Grams: 488.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- The Perseus Books Group United States
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780465044542
- ISBN
- 9780465044542
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.39
€ 34.39