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Hardcover. illustrates the arc of McWilliams's life and career, from his early writing through his law, business, and political careers in the 30s, 40s, and 50s, to his two decades as editor of the Nation. This book makes the case for McWilliams's place in the Olympian realm of our most influential and prescient political writers. Num Pages: 384 pages, 34 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BG; HBJK; HBLW; JPVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 635.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University of Michigan Press
- Edition
- First Edition; First Printing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780472115242
- ISBN
- 9780472115242
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 50.29€ 46.80
€ 50.29
€ 46.80
Hardcover. Covers a crucial ten years in sports history in a concise, easy-to-use format. Organized by year, this reference documents key contributions, athletes, new records, and championships, among other things. Series: Sports in America: Decade by Decade. Num Pages: 96 pages, 35ill. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPG; WS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 191 x 11. Weight in Grams: 395.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Facts on File
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816052370
- ISBN
- 9780816052370
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 33.59
€ 40.99
€ 33.59
Hardcover. The surprising truth behind Barack Obama's decision to continue many of his predecessor's counterterrorism policies. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JM; JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 161 x 17. Weight in Grams: 624.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393081336
- ISBN
- 9780393081336
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 24.26
€ 27.99
€ 24.26
Paperback. How can we learn more about Native women's lives in North America in earlier centuries? This is a guide to the significance, experiences, and histories of Native women. It features essays that describe a range of research methods and sources offering insight into the lives of Native American women. Editor(s): Kugel, Rebecca; Murphy, Lucy Eldersveld. Num Pages: 503 pages, 8 photos, 5 maps. BIC Classification: 1KB; JFSJ1; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 26. Weight in Grams: 681.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 503
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803278318
- ISBN
- 9780803278318
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 35.86
€ 40.99
€ 35.86
Hardcover. Series: Religion/Culture/Critique. Num Pages: 191 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPG; HRCC9; HRCX6; HRLP; JFD; KNTD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 219 x 170 x 15. Weight in Grams: 334.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781403965738
- ISBN
- 9781403965738
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 63.81
€ 63.81
hardcover. A unique non-fiction picture book about the growth of Washington, D.C., during the early to mid-nineteenth century, as told through the fascinating journal entries of former slave Michael Shiner (c. 1804-1880). Num Pages: 96 pages, Archival images throughout. BIC Classification: 1KBBFC; 3JH; 5AL; YBCS; YNH. Category: (JC) Children's (6-12). Dimension: 262 x 257 x 16. Weight in Grams: 834.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Abrams Books for Young Readers
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781419707339
- ISBN
- 9781419707339
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 22.95
€ 23.99
€ 22.95
Paperback. Offers an insight into the ways that war is presented and viewed as entertainment or 'militainment' in contemporary American popular culture. This work demonstrates the ways that war invites audiences to enter the spectacle as an interactive participant through a variety of channels - from news coverage to online video games to reality television. Num Pages: 224 pages, 3 black & white tables, 20 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFCA; JFD; JW. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 227 x 154 x 14. Weight in Grams: 310.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415999786
- ISBN
- 9780415999786
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 47.72
€ 47.99
€ 47.72
Hardcover. American Regional Cuisine, Third Edition combines history, anthropology, and cuisine into a clear and comprehensive resource for the American Regional course. Its menu-driven approach makes this book unique in the marketplace, providing unparalleled value to culinary-arts students. Num Pages: 496 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; WBN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 289 x 226 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1388.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Edition
- 3rd Edition
- Number of pages
- 480
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118523964
- ISBN
- 9781118523964
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 110.88
€ 110.88
Hardback. Num Pages: 256 pages, 27 b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 162 x 24. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Stackpole Books United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780811703185
- ISBN
- 9780811703185
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 21.12
€ 26.99
€ 21.12
Paperback. Series: Blacks in the New World. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1H; 1K; GTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 21. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press Illinois
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252066177
- ISBN
- 9780252066177
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.22
€ 33.99
€ 30.22
Paperback. A revealing look at the origins of modern wildlife conservation in Quebec. Series: Nature | History | Society. Num Pages: 608 pages, 2 b&w photos, 2 maps, 12 figures. BIC Classification: 1KBCQ; HBTB; RNKH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 229 x 21. Weight in Grams: 462.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 608
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780774821414
- ISBN
- 9780774821414
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 40.01
€ 44.99
€ 40.01
Hardcover. A study of Congress at the crossroads between the New Deal and the postwar era, showing that the wartime political dynamic established the dominant patterns for national politics through the remainder of the century. Reveals that moderates, not conservatives, determined the outcomes in key policy debates and examines how compromises were reached. Num Pages: 376 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJH; HBWQ; JPHV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 703.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University Press of Kansas United States
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700619177
- ISBN
- 9780700619177
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 69.09€ 62.92
€ 69.09
€ 62.92
Hardcover. Num Pages: 353 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Academica Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781933146577
- ISBN
- 9781933146577
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 36.63
€ 43.99
€ 36.63
Hardcover. Robert Wagner was New York City's true New Deal mayor, killed Tammany Hall. The world Wagner shaped delivers municipal services efficiently at the cost of local democracy. The story of Wagner's mayoralty will be of interest to anyone who cares about New York City, local democracy and the debate about the legacy of the City's important leaders. Num Pages: 141 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JJPG; JPHL; JPP; JPRB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 147 x 13. Weight in Grams: 322.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137406217
- ISBN
- 9781137406217
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 63.46
€ 63.46
Paperback. This title argues that economic growth in developing countries is intrinsically tied to the dynamics of production structures and to the specific policies and institutions created to support it. Editor(s): Ocampo, Jose Antonio. Num Pages: 264 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KL; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 151 x 15. Weight in Grams: 344.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- United Nations
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780821358191
- ISBN
- 9780821358191
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 33.59
€ 40.99
€ 33.59
hardcover. Between 1560 and 1620, a thousand or more people left the town of Brihuega in Spain to migrate to New Spain (now Mexico), where nearly all of them settled in Puebla de los Angeles. This text examines the transference of social, economic and cultural patterns within the early modern Hispanic world. Num Pages: 272 pages, 1 line diagram 6 maps 9 genealogical tables. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 1KLCM; 3JB; 3JD; HBG; HBLH; JFFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 24. Weight in Grams: 517.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804736633
- ISBN
- 9780804736633
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 86.58
€ 86.58
hardcover. A collection of 13 biographies of men and women who have contributed to the development of the American West. It includes the lives that collectively offer racial and gender diversity as well as differing class and sexual orientation backgrounds. Editor(s): Tong, Benson; Lutz, Regan A. Series: The Human Tradition in America. Num Pages: 237 pages, bibliographical references, index. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 157 x 22. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Scholarly Resources Inc.,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 237
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780842028608
- ISBN
- 9780842028608
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 156.64
€ 156.64
paperback. Flaneuse [flanne-euhze], noun, from French. Feminine form of flaneur [flanne-euhr], an idler. In this book, the author defines her as 'a determined resourceful woman keenly attuned to the creative potential of the city, and the liberating possibilities of a good walk'. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 1DDF; 1KBBEY; BM; DNF; HBTB; JFFK; WTLP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 135. Weight in Grams: 368.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780099593379
- ISBN
- 9780099593379
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.99€ 10.49
€ 12.99
€ 10.49
An account of how Nixon's unwillingness to comply with the prosecutors' subpoenas for the audio-tapes eventually led to the involvement of the Supreme Court, who decided that the president does not have absolute power. This book discusses the tense atmosphere surrounding this historic decision, which eventually led to Nixon's resignation. Series: Great Supreme Court Decisions. Num Pages: 112 pages, Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPL; YQN. Category: (EJ) Primary. Dimension: 235 x 165 x 11. Weight in Grams: 376.
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Chelsea House Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 112
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780791093818
- ISBN
- 9780791093818
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 30.54
€ 35.99
€ 30.54
Messiah of the New Technique: John Howard Lawson, Communism, and Ameri...
Associate Professor Jonathan L Chambers
Hardcover. Presents a political biography and a cultural history that focuses on John Howard Lawson's career in the theatre. This book emphasizes the evolution and interplay of the playwright's artistic vision and political ideology, considering his art as both a documentation of this evolution and a product of the socio-political and cultural matrix. Series Editor(s): Schanke, Robert A. Series: Theater in the Americas. Num Pages: 304 pages, 10 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 540.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Southern Illinois University Press
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780809326990
- ISBN
- 9780809326990
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 69.09€ 63.10
€ 69.09
€ 63.10
Hardcover. An exploration of the development of FDR's views in the years before he became president. Series: The World of the Roosevelt's. Num Pages: 217 pages, 7 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBJK; JPHL; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 218 x 18. Weight in Grams: 406.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137014535
- ISBN
- 9781137014535
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.15
€ 64.15
Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages, 5 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPQB; KNXB2. Category: (P) Professional & Scholarly; (UP) Postgraduate; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 22. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Monthly Review Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781583670033
- ISBN
- 9781583670033
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.18
€ 17.99
€ 16.18
Hardback. With an unconventional new perspective, Anderson identifies Edgar Allan Poe's texts as a journey and explores the ways Poe both encounters and transcends the realm of the material. Num Pages: 201 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBF; DSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 201
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230619432
- ISBN
- 9780230619432
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.11
€ 64.11
Hardback. Gabrielle Roy is one of the best-known figures of Quebec literature, yet she spent much of the first thirty years of her life studying, working, and living in English. This title explores the effects of Roy's knowledge of English language and culture, challenging the established view that her work is distinctly French-Canadian or Quebecois. Num Pages: 320 pages, 20 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBC; C; DSA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 28. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- McGill-Queen's University Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780773534964
- ISBN
- 9780773534964
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 116.95
€ 116.95