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Paperback. As a new way to conceptualize the history of computing, this book will be of great interest to historians of science, technology, and culture, as well as computer scientists and theorists. Between Human and Machine: Feedback, Control, and Computing before Cybernetics Series: Johns Hopkins Studies in the History of Technology. Num Pages: 456 pages, 82, 46 black & white halftones, 36 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBT; TJFM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 179 x 255 x 32. Weight in Grams: 1128.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 456
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801880575
- ISBN
- 9780801880575
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 33.12
€ 40.99
€ 33.12
Paperback. Editor(s): Sklar, Kathryn Kish; Schuler, Anya; Strasser, Susan; Schuler, Anja. Num Pages: 400 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; HBTB; JFFK; JPWD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 599.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press New York
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801484698
- ISBN
- 9780801484698
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 48.80
€ 54.99
€ 48.80
paperback. Whither the life of online images? Num Pages: 230 pages, 3 figures, 26 tables, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KB; GTC; JFD. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 14. Weight in Grams: 320.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 230
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9781439903278
- ISBN
- 9781439903278
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 34.99
€ 38.99
€ 34.99
Paperback. True stories of the Show Me state's most infamous crooks, culprits, and cutthroats. Series: Outlaw Tales. Num Pages: 176 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBN; BGH; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 150 x 13. Weight in Grams: 204.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Edition
- 2 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780762793969
- ISBN
- 9780762793969
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.61
€ 17.99
€ 16.61
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Marion Boyars Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 260
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780714530130
- ISBN
- 9780714530130
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 12.91
€ 13.99
€ 12.91
Paperback. Life in America at the turn of the 19th century has been characterised as distinctly male orientated. Fleissner disputes this popular view and uncovers a new understanding of the era through naturalism, the prominent literary style of the time. Series: Women in Culture and Society Series. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DSB; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 229 x 24. Weight in Grams: 554.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226253107
- ISBN
- 9780226253107
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 32.17
€ 41.99
€ 32.17
Paperback. Moving beyond catfish and collard greens to the soul of African American cooking Editor(s): Bower, Anne L. Series: The Food Series. Num Pages: 200 pages, 3 photographs; 1 line drawing. BIC Classification: 1H; 1KBB; 1KJ; JFSL3; WBN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 228 x 14. Weight in Grams: 312.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- First Edition
- SKU
- V9780252076305
- ISBN
- 9780252076305
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.33
€ 24.33
Paperback. An evocative history of long frustration and ultimate failure, A Spirited Resistance tells of a creative people, whose insights, magic, and ritual add a much-needed dimension to our understanding of the American Indian. Series: Johns Hopkins University Studies in Historical and Political Science. Num Pages: 288 pages, 11, 11 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KB; 3JF; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801846090
- ISBN
- 9780801846090
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 39.77
€ 39.77
Hardcover. Celebrates the strengths and virtues that have made the United States great. This book ranges widely over American history, culture, and current affairs, and reflects on the key values - both national and spiritual - that have been such a profound part of Governor Palin's life and continue to inform her vision of America's future. Num Pages: 304 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140 x 26. Weight in Grams: 452.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Harper New York
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780062010964
- ISBN
- 9780062010964
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 23.27
€ 27.99
€ 23.27
Hardcover. The tenth volume of the revolutionary war papers of George Washington. It opens with Washington headquartered at the Continental army's encampment at Middlebrook, New Jersey. From this vantage point Washington could survey the country between Perth Amboy and New Brunswick. Series: Papers of George Washington: Revolutionary War Series. Num Pages: 768 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; BJ; HBJK; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 52. Weight in Grams: 1247.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 768
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813919010
- ISBN
- 9780813919010
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 124.19
€ 124.19
Hardback. Argues that cultural politics - specifically America's often covert patronage of the arts - played a highly important role in the transfer of imperial authority from Britain to the United States during a critical period after World War II. Series: Translation/Transnation. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1KBB; 3JJP; DSBH; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 237 x 161 x 21. Weight in Grams: 446.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691154152
- ISBN
- 9780691154152
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 51.99€ 36.53
€ 51.99
€ 36.53
Paperback. Num Pages: 368 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1K; GTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 158 x 229 x 20. Weight in Grams: 500.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816636730
- ISBN
- 9780816636730
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 28.46
€ 31.99
€ 28.46
Hardback. Num Pages: 220 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; LA; LNTJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 144 x 20. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University Press of America United States
- Number of pages
- 220
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780761826651
- ISBN
- 9780761826651
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 133.77
€ 133.77
hardcover. This 2005 book is an exciting exploration of a century of scientific discovery. Num Pages: 294 pages, 63 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1KBBFC; JNM; PST. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 595.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 294
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780521830812
- ISBN
- 9780521830812
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 124.79
€ 124.79
Paperback. Num Pages: 432 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 154 x 33. Weight in Grams: 660.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Reprint
- SKU
- V9780226324012
- ISBN
- 9780226324012
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 25.82
€ 32.99
€ 25.82
Hardback. Southern California is sandwiched between two tectonic plates with an ever-shifting boundary. Over the last several million years, movements of these plates have dramatically reshuffled the Earth's crust to create rugged landscapes and seascapes riven with active faults. This book tells the scientific story of the Southern California coast. Num Pages: 271 pages, 15 line illustrations, 3 b/w images, 1 table, 68 color images. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; RBG; RBKC; WNW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 159 x 20. Weight in Grams: 620.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520280045
- ISBN
- 9780520280045
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 23.94
€ 32.99
€ 23.94
Hardback. By exploring the use of film in mid-twentieth-century institutions including libraries, classrooms, and professional organizations, film scholars show how moving images became an ordinary feature of American life. Editor(s): Acland, Charles R.; Wasson, Haidee. Num Pages: 400 pages, 56 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 163 x 30. Weight in Grams: 748.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780822349976
- ISBN
- 9780822349976
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.28
€ 127.28
paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPR; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 190 x 133 x 23. Weight in Grams: 346.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- The New Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781565849839
- ISBN
- 9781565849839
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 17.55
€ 17.99
€ 17.55
The first book about lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender families that connects issues of gender, sexuality, and the family with the broader issues of social movements, politics, and law. Editor(s): Bernstein, Mary; Reimann, Renate. Series: Between Men - Between Women: Lesbian & Gay Studies. Num Pages: 336 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC; JFSK; JHBK; JPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 162 x 30. Weight in Grams: 771.
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231116909
- ISBN
- 9780231116909
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 148.28
€ 148.28
Paperback. Argues for the repeal of laws that regulate political spending and contributions, contending that they violate the right to free speech and diminish citizens' power. Smith demonstrates that laws which force people contributing cash or labor to register with the Federal Election Commission or state agencies fail to accomplish their objectives. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPVH2; JPVL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 485.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Edition
- With a New preface by the author
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691113692
- ISBN
- 9780691113692
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 61.83
€ 61.83
Paperback. Num Pages: 237 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBNC; WSBX; WSJT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- McFarland & Co Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 237
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780786472680
- ISBN
- 9780786472680
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.14
€ 37.14
Hardcover. Explores the relationship between overseas developments and the most important reform movement in modern American history, the struggle for racial justice. This book argues that civil rights leaders were interested in the world beyond America and incorporated their understanding of overseas matters into their reform program. Num Pages: 336 pages, 12 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPVH1; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 241 x 164 x 26. Weight in Grams: 606.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691007069
- ISBN
- 9780691007069
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.74€ 51.53
€ 66.74
€ 51.53
Paperback. Published in conjunction with the History of the City of New York Project. "..a valuable case study in the micropolitics of one of the Progressive era's signature projects." (The Wall Street Journal) "Illuminating .. " (New York magazine) Num Pages: 442 pages, b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB; TR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 22. Weight in Grams: 650.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 442
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814719541
- ISBN
- 9780814719541
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.55
€ 33.99
€ 30.55
hardcover. This work analyzes the foreign policies of 18 countries in Latin America and the Caribbean. Assessing the discipline, the introduction develops a common framework that compares the relevant explanatory weight of foreign policy determinants individual, state, and international level for each country Editor(s): Mora, Frank O.; Hey, Jeanne A. K. Num Pages: 432 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KJ; 1KL; GTB; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 158 x 29. Weight in Grams: 671.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742516007
- ISBN
- 9780742516007
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 185.38
€ 185.38