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Paperback. This definitive collection of the Empire State's odd, wacky, and most offbeat people, places, and things is filled with quirky photographs throughout and maps for each region. New York Curiosities includes humorous state facts and amusing stories and serves as a combination almanac, off-the-wall travel guide, and wacky news gazette. Series: Curiosities Series. Num Pages: 384 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KBBE; HBJK; WH; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 150 x 28. Weight in Grams: 28.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Edition
- 2 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780762769841
- ISBN
- 9780762769841
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 14.94
€ 16.99
€ 14.94
Paperback. he contributors to Southern Political Party Activists examine both the development of American political party organizations and the changing political character of the South, focusing on grassroots party activists - those who are involved in party organizations at the county level. Editor(s): Clark, John A; Prysby, Charles. Num Pages: 304 pages, 84 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBF; JPL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 399.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- University Press of Kentucky
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813191164
- ISBN
- 9780813191164
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.46
€ 32.46
Hardcover. This correspondence documents the evolution of Washington's ideas about economic and political relationships within the Empire, and helps to explain how he came to hold his particular vision of the West. It also deals with personal and local matters, such as plantation management. Series: Papers of George Washington: Colonial Series. Num Pages: 704 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; BJ; HBJK; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 47. Weight in Grams: 1134.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813913629
- ISBN
- 9780813913629
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 121.99
€ 121.99
Lucsko offers a rich and heretofore untold account of the culture and technology of the high-performance automotive aftermarket in the United States, offering a fresh perspective on the history of the automobile in America. Series: Johns Hopkins Studies in the History of Technology. Num Pages: 368 pages, 25, 25 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBTK; KNDR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 241 x 166 x 26. Weight in Grams: 684.
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801889905
- ISBN
- 9780801889905
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 69.96
€ 69.96
Paperback. The societies of Vaupes region are among the most documented indigenous cultures, in part because they are thought to resemble earlier civilizations lost during initial colonial conflict, and students and scholars are eagerly awaiting the publication of this posthumous work by the man widely regarded as the preeminent. Editor(s): Wilson, Peter J. Num Pages: 488 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KLSC; HRKT; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 25. Weight in Grams: 771.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 488
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231130219
- ISBN
- 9780231130219
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 57.50
€ 57.50
paperback. Editor(s): Ortiz, Hector. Num Pages: 100 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JM; HBJK; JPQB; JWXV; KCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 231 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 184.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 100
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781634853538
- ISBN
- 9781634853538
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 91.51€ 70.07
€ 91.51
€ 70.07
Paperback. Horton argues that the rise of the National Security State is stabbing at the heart of American democracy. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPS; JPWL; LB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Avalon Publishing Group United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781568585178
- ISBN
- 9781568585178
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 15.42
€ 20.99
€ 15.42
Paperback. Illuminates the historical tensions between the legal paradigms of citizenship and contract, and in the emergence of free labour ideology in American culture Series: America and the Long 19th Century. Num Pages: 272 pages, 3 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBTS; JPVH1; LNDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 159 x 18. Weight in Grams: 446.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- New York University Press
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814771709
- ISBN
- 9780814771709
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 31.10
€ 34.99
€ 31.10
Hardback. Num Pages: black & white illustrations, black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KLS; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLL; HBLW; JHB; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 160 x 23. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Pennsylvania State University Press United States
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780271066967
- ISBN
- 9780271066967
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 97.24€ 80.52
€ 97.24
€ 80.52
Paperback. Num Pages: 672 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 135 x 28. Weight in Grams: 504.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 672
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780061915420
- ISBN
- 9780061915420
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 21.98
€ 24.99
€ 21.98
Hardcover. Nighttime breastfeeding and sleep for many new parents in the United States is fraught with intense challenges. Through a close ethnographic examination, this volume explores the impact of conflicting medical guidelines about breastfeeding and infant sleep, and uncovers cultural tensions about expectations for children and parents. Series: Fertility, Reproduction & Sexuality. Num Pages: 296 pages, 4 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JHBK; JHMC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 236 x 150 x 23. Weight in Grams: 624.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782384359
- ISBN
- 9781782384359
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 159.31
€ 159.31
Paperback. This work chronicles the history of sickle cell anaemia in the US, tracing its transformation from an "invisible" malady to a powerful, yet contested, cultural symbol of African American pain and suffering. Series: Studies in Social Medicine. Num Pages: 360 pages, illustrations, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBBSN; JFFJ; JFSL; MBP; MBX; MJF; PSXM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 494.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- The University of North Carolina Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780807848968
- ISBN
- 9780807848968
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.97
€ 45.97
Paperback. Num Pages: 452 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPA; JPQ; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 150 x 26. Weight in Grams: 566.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1987
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 452
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226852966
- ISBN
- 9780226852966
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 37.26
€ 47.99
€ 37.26
Paperback. Shows Charles Ives in the context of his world in a number of ways. This volume features essays which examine Ives' relationships to European music and to American music, politics, business, and landscape. It also shows Ives as a composer well versed in four distinctive musical traditions who blended them in his mature music. Editor(s): Burkholder, Peter J. Series: The Bard Music Festival. Num Pages: 464 pages, 13 halftones 3 b&w illus 1 map 50+ music exs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVA; AVGC6; AVH; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 158 x 29. Weight in Grams: 686.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 464
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Annotated
- SKU
- V9780691011639
- ISBN
- 9780691011639
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.99€ 38.74
€ 53.99
€ 38.74
Hardcover. This text looks at the intervention of Napoleon III in Mexico in the 1860s. The book considers whether this was consistent with his foreign policy and his belief that free trade would lead to peace. It covers his attempts to achieve his goal and how he was thwarted by his own representatives. Num Pages: 264 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; 3JH; HBG; HBJD; HBLL; JPS; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 531.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333793022
- ISBN
- 9780333793022
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 122.84
€ 122.84
Paperback. Includes over 3,000 images by Oscar Castillo that are available through an online digital archive Editor(s): Gunckel, Colin. Num Pages: 208 pages, 50 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; 1KBBWF; AJB; AJC; JFSL4. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 279 x 217 x 8. Weight in Grams: 384.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- UCLA Chicano Studies Research Center Press United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780895511409
- ISBN
- 9780895511409
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 19.87
€ 20.99
€ 19.87
Paperback. Num Pages: 564 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 141 x 37. Weight in Grams: 484.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Penguin Putnam Inc
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780143127031
- ISBN
- 9780143127031
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 20.87
€ 21.99
€ 20.87
Paperback. This book will interest scholars of Latin American politics, democratization studies, market reform, and comparative politics and international relations. Num Pages: 304 pages, 4, 4 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; 1KLSH; JPH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801888007
- ISBN
- 9780801888007
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 29.62
€ 34.99
€ 29.62
Paperback. Num Pages: 204 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBS; HBJK; JFHC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 143 x 251 x 12. Weight in Grams: 176.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Disinformation Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781934708682
- ISBN
- 9781934708682
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 17.97
€ 19.99
€ 17.97
Paperback. This volume takes the reader on a tour of 160 homes in and around New York City, from affluent townhouses on Manhattan's Upper East Side and rowhouses in blue-collar Brooklyn to the middle- and upper-class suburbs of Long Island. Num Pages: 278 pages, 66 halftones, 5 maps, 28 line drawings, 25 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AMR; JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 166 x 16. Weight in Grams: 452.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition, 2nd Printing
- Number of pages
- 278
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226313689
- ISBN
- 9780226313689
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 30.81
€ 38.99
€ 30.81
Paperback. People of African descent in the New World (the United States, Latin America, and the Caribbean) share a common set of experiences: domination and resistance, slavery and emancipation, the pursuit of freedom, and struggle against racism. This volume embraces the challenge to probe differences embedded in Black ethnicities. Editor(s): Hine, Darlene Clark; McLeod, Jacqueline. Series: Blacks in the Diaspora. Num Pages: 520 pages, 1 figures, 1 index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KJ; 1KL; HBJK; HBTB; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 29. Weight in Grams: 749.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 520
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Reprint
- SKU
- V9780253214508
- ISBN
- 9780253214508
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 26.80
€ 29.99
€ 26.80
Hardcover. Barack Obama has faced many challenges in reversing U.S. policy on the Middle East. This book highlights points of resistance to Obama's efforts regarding U.S. foreign policy and what lessons may be learned from this experience for the remainder of his presidency and his potential second term in office. Editor(s): Akbarzadeh, Shahram. Num Pages: 284 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1KBB; 3JMC; JPA; JPQB; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 147 x 217 x 22. Weight in Grams: 464.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 284
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230112773
- ISBN
- 9780230112773
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.55
€ 64.55
Hardback. Damon G. Douglas began researching some of the US's early coins, but his New Jersey manuscript was far from finished when he abandoned it. An important source of information on New Jersey copper coinage of 1786-1789, the American Numismatic Society has published this study for the first time. Editor(s): Trudgen, Gary A. Num Pages: 126 pages, tbs and graphs. BIC Classification: 1KBBEJ; WCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 285 x 220 x 14. Weight in Grams: 708.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- American Numismatic Society,U.S. United States
- Edition
- annotated ed
- Number of pages
- 126
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780897222891
- ISBN
- 9780897222891
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.32
€ 67.32
Hardcover. Editor(s): Remillard, Marrok. Num Pages: 152 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; MMG; TDCW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 181 x 257 x 18. Weight in Grams: 488.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 152
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781624179099
- ISBN
- 9781624179099
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 225.89€ 153.31
€ 225.89
€ 153.31