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The Americas
Paperback. Editor(s): Baletti, James T. Num Pages: 86 pages, 1 graph & 1 table. BIC Classification: 1KBB; LNFQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 211 x 139 x 7. Weight in Grams: 156.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 86
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781604565911
- ISBN
- 9781604565911
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Condition: New
€ 59.71€ 42.64
€ 59.71
€ 42.64
Paperback. Includes essays that tease out the power of print and visual cultures, examine the impact of carnival, delve into religion and war, and study the complex histories of gender identities and disease. Editor(s): Acree, William G.; Espitia, Juan Carlos Gonzalez. Num Pages: 312 pages, 36 illustrations, index. BIC Classification: 1KL; 3JH; HBJK; HBTB; JFSL4. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Vanderbilt University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826516664
- ISBN
- 9780826516664
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Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 37.55
€ 44.99
€ 37.55
Hardcover. John Gregory Bourke kept a monumental set of diaries as aide-de-camp to Brigadier General George Crook. This second volume opens as Crook prepares for the expedition that would lead to his infamous and devastating Horse Meat March. It continues with the Powder River Expedition and ends with a retrospective of his service in Tucson, Arizona. Editor(s): Robinson, Charles M. Num Pages: 608 pages, 25 b&w photos, 2 maps, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBBN; BGHA; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 38. Weight in Grams: 948.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University of North Texas Press
- Edition
- annotated edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781574411966
- ISBN
- 9781574411966
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.40€ 59.04
€ 64.40
€ 59.04
Paperback. Track the effects of a warming climate on Concord, Massachusetts' plants and animals. This book describes how warming temperatures have altered other aspects, from the dates when ice departs from Walden Pond in late winter, to the arrival of birds in the spring, to the populations of fish, salamanders, and butterflies that live in the woodlands. Num Pages: 272 pages, 15 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBBES; RNPG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 228 x 21. Weight in Grams: 432.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226272290
- ISBN
- 9780226272290
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Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 17.10
€ 19.99
€ 17.10
Hardcover. Andrew Dilley offers a major new study of financial dependence, examining the connections this dependence forged between the City and political life in Edwardian Australia and Canada, mediated by ideas of political economy. In doing so he reconstructs the occasionally imperialistic politic of finance which pervaded the British World at this time. Series: Cambridge Imperial and Post-Colonial Studies Series. Num Pages: 277 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 1KBC; 1MBF; 1QFC; 3JJC; HBLL; HBLW; HBTQ; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 147 x 21. Weight in Grams: 442.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230222038
- ISBN
- 9780230222038
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.95
€ 64.95
Paperback. Num Pages: 250 pages, photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; WTHH; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 143 x 17. Weight in Grams: 354.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Wordware Publishing Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 250
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781556227820
- ISBN
- 9781556227820
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Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.86
€ 19.99
€ 18.86
Paperback. Num Pages: 152 pages. BIC Classification: 1KB; WN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 155 x 9. Weight in Grams: 227.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of Arizona Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816524853
- ISBN
- 9780816524853
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 21.35
€ 24.99
€ 21.35
American Culture, Canons, and the Case of Elizabeth Stoddard
. Ed(S): Smith, Robert Mcclure; Weinauer, Ell...
Editor(s): Smith, Robert; Weinauer, Ellen. Num Pages: 308 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DSB; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 463.
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- The University of Alabama Press United States
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780817357931
- ISBN
- 9780817357931
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 33.59
€ 40.99
€ 33.59
Paperback. Over the twentieth century, American Indians fought for their right to be both American and Indian. This title traces how Indians defined democracy, citizenship, and patriotism in both domestic and international contexts. Num Pages: 368 pages, 19 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBJK; HBTB; HBW; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 158 x 23. Weight in Grams: 432.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674066236
- ISBN
- 9780674066236
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Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 30.26
€ 35.99
€ 30.26
Paperback. Tells the story of how Americans came to drink milk. This title lets us: learn how cow's milk, which was associated with bacteria and disease became a staple of the American diet, and encounter 19th century evangelists who were convinced that cow's milk was the perfect food with divine properties. Num Pages: 310 pages, 32 b&w illustrations, 12 pages of halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBT; KNAC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 19. Weight in Grams: 446.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 310
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814719381
- ISBN
- 9780814719381
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 33.68
€ 36.99
€ 33.68
Paperback. Many people are familiar with the story of Al Capone, the "untouchable" Chicago gangster best known for orchestrating the St Valentine's Day Massacre. But few are aware that Capone's remarkable story began in the Navy Yard section of Brooklyn, New York. Num Pages: 320 pages, 50 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 153 x 21. Weight in Grams: 372.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Skyhorse Publishing United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781620871096
- ISBN
- 9781620871096
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.56
€ 15.56
Hardcover. Editor(s): Terwel, J.; Walker, D. Num Pages: 115 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JNKC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 260 x 185 x 13. Weight in Grams: 444.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 115
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781590338421
- ISBN
- 9781590338421
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 78.44€ 60.51
€ 78.44
€ 60.51
Paperback. Explores how a variety of print media - religious tracts, newsletters, cartoons, pamphlets, self-help books, mass-market paperbacks, and editions of the Bible from the King James Version to contemporary "Bible-zines" - have shaped and been shaped by experiences of faith since the Civil War. Editor(s): Cohen, Charles Lloyd; Boyer, Paul S. Series: Print Culture History in Modern America. Num Pages: 392 pages, 26 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HR; JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 522.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Wisconsin Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780299225742
- ISBN
- 9780299225742
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 33.51
€ 40.99
€ 33.51
Paperback. This volume examines the impact of the American Conservative-implemented policy agenda of the last 25 years - featuring balanced budgets, lower taxes, fewer social programmes and family values - on contemporary public policy, and on the future of social justice and democracy. Editor(s): Lo, Clarence Yh (University of Missouri USA); Schwartz, Michael. Num Pages: 336 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPL; 3JJPN; 3JJPR; JKS; JPFM; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 247 x 172 x 19. Weight in Grams: 548.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781577181200
- ISBN
- 9781577181200
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 56.31
€ 56.31
hardcover. "A Free Man of Color and His Hotel" weaves the story of a uniquely successful black businessman into the burgeoning post-Civil War political struggle that pitted the federal government against the states' desire to remain autonomous. Born in Washington, D.C. Num Pages: 184 pages, 8 b notes; bibliography; index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 160 x 11. Weight in Grams: 416.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Potomac Books Inc United States
- Edition
- New
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781597978330
- ISBN
- 9781597978330
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 25.40
€ 32.99
€ 25.40
Hardcover. Abraham Lincoln remained a controversial figure up to the time of his assassination. In this book, the author probes the development of Lincoln's image and reputation in his own time. He considers a wide range of images to reveal what they say about the American President. Num Pages: 240 pages, 55 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Univ Pr of Kansas
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700610013
- ISBN
- 9780700610013
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 63.23€ 58.02
€ 63.23
€ 58.02
Paperback. The first and only guide to the history and architecture of America's famous opera houses The American opera scene has grown with the country, spawning a proliferation of beautiful and enchanting opera houses. Num Pages: 240 pages, photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AMGC; AMR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 252 x 180 x 13. Weight in Grams: 436.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471144212
- ISBN
- 9780471144212
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.45
€ 46.45
Paperback. The devotion to Our Lady of Guadalupe has been an important element in the development of a specifically Mexican tradition of religion and nationality over the centuries. This volume presents an English translation of the original Nahuatl on which the legend is based. Num Pages: 160 pages, bibliography, tables. BIC Classification: 1KLC; 1KLS; 2ADS; HBJK; HBLH; HRC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 11. Weight in Grams: 230.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804734837
- ISBN
- 9780804734837
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 26.99
€ 29.99
€ 26.99
Hardcover. Num Pages: 203 pages, 8 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1KLSR; KFFM; KFFR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 221 x 162 x 16. Weight in Grams: 374.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 206
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781403993465
- ISBN
- 9781403993465
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 63.91
€ 63.91
Hardcover. As more countries develop nuclear weapons, the effectiveness of the bomb as a deterrent reduces. The author discusses this proliferation with regard to the options open to the USA naval forces. Using scenarios, the author discusses whether these countries are immune to superpower intervention. Num Pages: 194 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBN; 1FKA; 1HBL; 1KBB; JPSD; JWMN. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate; (XV) Technical / Manuals. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 405. Clean copy lacking dust jacket with minor shelf wear. Stamp to page edges
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Publisher
- Praeger Publishers
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KMK0001687
- ISBN
- 9780275933456
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
paperback. Series: Melville Studies in Church History Series. Num Pages: 334 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; G; HB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- University Press of America United States
- Number of pages
- 334
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780819189806
- ISBN
- 9780819189806
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 93.17
€ 93.17
Paperback. Jarred by not being considered Chinese by some people of Chinese ancestry living in Thailand despite her mainland China roots, Bao (anthropology, U. of Nevada, Las Vegas) studies what it means to be Chinese outside of China. She examines diasporic space, gendered language, changes in sex relations, and hybrid identity experienced by contemporary Num Pages: 248 pages, 15 illustrations, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSJ; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 399.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- University of Hawaii Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780824828790
- ISBN
- 9780824828790
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 28.51
€ 33.99
€ 28.51
Hardcover. Higher education and university-based research rank among the main forces shaping our world. Focusing on knowledge rather than institutions, this work offers an insight into how higher learning took its present form and the direction in which it is headed. Num Pages: 216 pages, references, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 160 x 21. Weight in Grams: 422.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of Notre Dame Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780268033569
- ISBN
- 9780268033569
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 114.65
€ 114.65
Paperback. The story of a mixed-race family in 19th century America, Michael Healy, a white Irish immigrant planter in Georgia; his African American slave and wife Eliza, and their nine children. Legally slaves these brothers and sisters were smuggled north prior to the Civil War to be educated. Num Pages: 304 pages, 6 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HRCC7; JFSL1; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 157 x 19. Weight in Grams: 534.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of Massachusetts Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781558494176
- ISBN
- 9781558494176
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 26.48
€ 30.99
€ 26.48