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Paperback. This diverse collection of material about the history of film exhibition in the United States documents and enlivens the history of moviegoing, film exhibition practices, business policies, and programming strategies. It is a comprehensive study of the cultural history of American film. Editor(s): Waller, Gregory A. Num Pages: 368 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; APF; HBJK; HBLW; JFC; KNTC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 245 x 171 x 20. Weight in Grams: 630.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631225928
- ISBN
- 9780631225928
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 55.98
€ 55.98
The Saga of Leon Trotsky. His Clandestine Operations and His Assassina...
Mahoney, Harry Thayer; Mahoney, Marjorie Lock...
Hardback. This historical study focuses on Leon Trotsky's efforts to create a military intelligence operation of global significance and his subsequent efforts to recreate earlier success. It features material on Mexican sources and the players in the various assassination plots against him. Num Pages: 450 pages, graphs, maps, index, bibliography. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 1KLCM; BGH; HBJD; HBJK; HBLW; JPSH; JPWL1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 40. Weight in Grams: 1048.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Austin & Winfield,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 450
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781572921245
- ISBN
- 9781572921245
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 126.19
€ 126.19
Hardback. Examines how various American communities create and maintain a sense of collective identity through sports. Editor(s): Nathan, Daniel A. Num Pages: 248 pages, 10 black and white photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFCA; WSBT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 25. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252037610
- ISBN
- 9780252037610
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 122.83
€ 122.83
Hardback. Num Pages: 416 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBFV; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ; JPHC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 155 x 41. Weight in Grams: 44.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780762778072
- ISBN
- 9780762778072
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 23.49
€ 30.99
€ 23.49
hardcover. This text examines the "dark side" of civil society - the cases in which the participation of average citizens leads to undemocratic results. It looks at associational life in pre-Nazi Germany, anti-desegregation movements in the United States and organizations for rights in democratic Argentina. Num Pages: 312 pages, 19 tables, 5 figures. BIC Classification: 1KL; JPHV; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804748988
- ISBN
- 9780804748988
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 100.89
€ 100.89
Hardback. Congress established the Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands - more commonly known as the Freedmen's Bureau - in March 1865. Upon its creation this temporary federal agency assumed the Herculean task of overseeing the transition from slavery to freedom in the war-torn South. Series: Reconstructing America. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTS; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 539.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823232116
- ISBN
- 9780823232116
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 117.19
€ 117.19
Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGHA; HBJK; HBLX; JPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 134 x 201 x 21. Weight in Grams: 232.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Ballantine Books
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804179096
- ISBN
- 9780804179096
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 15.91
€ 17.99
€ 15.91
Hardback. Series: Studies of the East Asian Institute. Num Pages: 332 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1KBB; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 278 x 153 x 24. Weight in Grams: 771.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1980
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 332
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231047388
- ISBN
- 9780231047388
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 109.32€ 81.87
€ 109.32
€ 81.87
Paperback. Num Pages: 364 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBC; WSBG; WSBX; WSWY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Anchor Canada
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780385671484
- ISBN
- 9780385671484
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.78
€ 19.99
€ 18.78
Paperback. Num Pages: 378 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPS; JW; LND. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 154 x 25. Weight in Grams: 548.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 378
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226960326
- ISBN
- 9780226960326
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 20.39
€ 24.99
€ 20.39
Hardcover. A provocative blueprint for how the United States can successfully disengage from failing wars without compromising its core values or interests. Num Pages: 400 pages, 45 b/w photos, illustrations, drawings, diagrams run w/text, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 245 x 163 x 35. Weight in Grams: 626.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Little, Brown and Company
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780316254885
- ISBN
- 9780316254885
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 25.68
€ 30.99
€ 25.68
Paperback. In the late summer of 1839, Thoreau and his older brother John made a two-week boat-and-hiking trip from Concord, to the White Mountains of New Hampshire. After John's death in 1842, Thoreau began to prepare a memorial account of their excursion. This is the story of a river journey depicting the early years of his spiritual and artistic growth. Editor(s): Hovde, Carl F.; Howarth, William L.; Witherell, Elizabeth Hall. Series: Writings of Henry D. Thoreau. Num Pages: 440 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBE; 3JH; WN; WTLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 128 x 200 x 15. Weight in Grams: 456.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Edition
- Revised edition
- Number of pages
- 440
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691118789
- ISBN
- 9780691118789
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 19.79
€ 26.99
€ 19.79
Hardback. Offers a new way of thinking about the largely unacknowledged "productivity of the unproductive" Series: America and the Long 19th Century. Num Pages: 272 pages, 10 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; JFC; JFSJ2; KCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 517.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814748909
- ISBN
- 9780814748909
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 94.75
€ 94.75
Hardback. In Lyndon Johnson Remembered: An Intimate Portrait of a Presidency Thomas W. Cowger and Sherwin J. Markman bring together essays by Johnson administration insiders reflecting on his personality, domestic agenda, and legacy. Editor(s): Cowger, Thomas W.; Markman, Sherwin J. Num Pages: 208 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPK; BGH; HBJK; HBLW3; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 164 x 236 x 24. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742527980
- ISBN
- 9780742527980
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.10
€ 66.10
Hardcover. Suitable for readers interested in environmental issues in the American West, this book developed out of interviews of key figures (historians, environmentalists, lawyers, and Native Americans) in the land usage rights movement. Num Pages: 175 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; RN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 183 x 22. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Museum of New Mexico Press United States
- Edition
- Har/Com
- Number of pages
- 175
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780890135204
- ISBN
- 9780890135204
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 32.97
€ 46.99
€ 32.97
Paperback. This volume focuses on stage design and dramatic space, using the notion of "offstage" - characterized as an active, present in-abstentia, universal, highly creative and medium-orientated ambience - to offer a link between the Canadian and Israeli theatre traditions. Num Pages: 132 pages, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1FBH; 1KBC; AN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 15. Weight in Grams: 258.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Sussex Academic Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 132
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781898723165
- ISBN
- 9781898723165
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 24.26
€ 25.99
€ 24.26
paperback. "A compelling and readable story of resistance to the new economic order."-Boston Globe Num Pages: 376 pages, 16 black-and-white photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; JPFM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 142 x 25. Weight in Grams: 350.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393337662
- ISBN
- 9780393337662
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 18.53
€ 18.99
€ 18.53
Hardback. On March 28, 1979 the worst accident in the history of commercial nuclear power in the United States occurred at Three Mile Island. This is the comprehensive account of the causes, context, and consequences of the Three Mile Island crisis. It captures the high human drama surrounding the accident. Num Pages: 314 pages, 22 b/w photographs, 2 line illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW3; RNP; RNQ; THK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 472.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 314
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520239401
- ISBN
- 9780520239401
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 37.23
€ 52.99
€ 37.23
Paperback. An anthropological examination of the globalized discourse of human rights and the local production of cultural identities and forms of resistance in indigenous communities of Chiapas, Mexico. Num Pages: 264 pages, 10 illustrations, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; JFSL9; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 458. Weight in Grams: 354.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804757348
- ISBN
- 9780804757348
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 26.45
€ 29.99
€ 26.45
Paperback. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFCV; JFFU. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 154 x 15. Weight in Grams: 313.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442248663
- ISBN
- 9781442248663
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 17.30
€ 17.99
€ 17.30
Paperback. Analyzes how the movement to legalize midwifery in Ontario reproduced racial inequality by excluding from practice hundreds of professional midwives from the global south. This work offers a counter-history of the re-emergence of midwifery, a feminist project that represented itself as fundamentally concerned with social equity. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBCO; JFFJ; JFSJ; JFSL; MQD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 13. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780774812207
- ISBN
- 9780774812207
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 39.01
€ 44.99
€ 39.01
Paperback. Ranging from wagon trails to interstate highways, this book retraces how the leaders and employees of the Washington State Department of Transportation and their predecessors helped to shape Washington's transportation system during a century of technological revolution and dramatic transformation of its communities and landscapes. Num Pages: 128 pages, 300 color illus. BIC Classification: 1K; GTB; KNG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 166 x 8. Weight in Grams: 300.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Number of pages
- 128
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295985619
- ISBN
- 9780295985619
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.12
€ 19.12
Hardcover. Editor(s): Eksterowicz, Anthony J.; Hastedt, Glenn Peter. Num Pages: 185 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 266 x 187 x 16. Weight in Grams: 566.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781604562484
- ISBN
- 9781604562484
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 97.80€ 67.17
€ 97.80
€ 67.17
Paperback. Public opinion polls are everywhere. Journalists report their results without hesitation, and political activists spend millions of dollars on them, fueling the assumption that elected officials "pander" to public opinion. In this book, the authors argue that the reality is quite the opposite. Series: Studies in Communication, Media & Public Opinion. Num Pages: 436 pages, 37 graphs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPQB; JPVK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 224 x 149 x 24. Weight in Grams: 598.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 436
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226389837
- ISBN
- 9780226389837
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 24.92
€ 31.99
€ 24.92