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hardcover. As the first great Jewish player in the major leagues and the first African American to play major-league baseball during the twentieth century, respectively, Hank Greenberg and Jackie Robinson are forever linked because of the barriers they encountered, the discrimination they endured, the athletic gifts they exhibited, and especially the .. Num Pages: 304 pages, 20 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGS; WSJT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 162 x 27. Weight in Grams: 596.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Potomac Books, Inc. United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781597978422
- ISBN
- 9781597978422
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 46.54
€ 46.99
€ 46.54
Paperback. An account of congressional responses to foreign policy over the last 30 years. Hinckley argues that congressional assertiveness is as much a myth as the struggle between the elected branches, and proposes reforms that might result in real congressional participation. Series: Twentieth Century Fund Books. Num Pages: 264 pages, 13 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW3; JPHC; JPQB; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 253 x 153 x 15. Weight in Grams: 339.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- University of Chicago Press Chicago, IL
- Edition
- 2nd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226341446
- ISBN
- 9780226341446
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 27.64
€ 35.99
€ 27.64
Paperback. Analyzes representative works of African American fiction, film, and music in which interracial desire appears in the context of same sex desire. This book explores the ways in which the interracial intersects with queerness, blackness, whiteness, class, and black national identity. Num Pages: 152 pages, 5 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSK; JFSL3. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 210 x 139 x 12. Weight in Grams: 196.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 152
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253221094
- ISBN
- 9780253221094
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 21.12
€ 21.99
€ 21.12
Paperback. The story of Nat Turner and his slave rebellion - which began on August 21, 1831 - is known among school children and adults. This novel includes introduction by TBD (either Stanley Crouch, Cornell West, or Michael Dyson), as well as footnotes, a bibliography and historical supplementary material and documents. Num Pages: 208 pages, cl182 / bw / tt182 illustrations, cl / bw / tt photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBBFV; 3JH; FX; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 164 x 22. Weight in Grams: 578.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Harry N. Abrams
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810972278
- ISBN
- 9780810972278
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 20.20
€ 20.99
€ 20.20
Paperback. "What is a Creole? Even in Louisiana, the question would be variously answered". Despite this admission, the author seeks to address the query with precision and aplomb. In this case, he is writing about the white descendants of the early French and Spanish immigrants born in the New World. Num Pages: 312 pages, 31 colour illus. BIC Classification: 1KBBSL; HBJK; HBTB; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 108 x 18. Weight in Grams: 255.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Pelican Publishing Co United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781565547520
- ISBN
- 9781565547520
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.29
€ 11.29
Paperback. Editor(s): Running Press. Num Pages: 256 pages, Color photos throughout. BIC Classification: 1KBBE; WBN; WTHR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 169 x 216 x 23. Weight in Grams: 720.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Running Press,U.S.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780762457472
- ISBN
- 9780762457472
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.50
€ 19.99
€ 14.50
Paperback. Insider account of Colombia's guerrilla war, assessing the future of armed struggle in Latin America. Num Pages: 352 pages, 17 figures, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KLSC; 3JJP; 3JMC; HBJK; HBLW3; JPWQ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 149 x 20. Weight in Grams: 488.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Pluto Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745328751
- ISBN
- 9780745328751
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 30.34
€ 38.99
€ 30.34
Paperback. Num Pages: 168 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBNH; JPHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 15. Weight in Grams: 295.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Ohio University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 168
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780821422083
- ISBN
- 9780821422083
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 26.35
€ 29.99
€ 26.35
Paperback. Num Pages: 556 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBFL; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 150 x 15. Weight in Grams: 350.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- GPP Travel United States
- Edition
- 7 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 556
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780762753383
- ISBN
- 9780762753383
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 14.01
€ 16.99
€ 14.01
Hardback. Editor(s): Podnieks, Elizabeth. Num Pages: 430 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; BGLA; BJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 164 x 33. Weight in Grams: 803.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of Delaware Press United States
- Number of pages
- 430
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781611493764
- ISBN
- 9781611493764
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 160.42
€ 160.42
Paperback. Reveals that the globalization of American mass culture that seems unstoppable today began as early as the mid-nineteenth century. This book narrates how the circuses, amusement parks, vaudeville, mail-order catalogs, dime novels, and movies that developed after the Civil War actually doubled as agents of American cultural diplomacy abroad. Num Pages: 232 pages, 37 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJC; 3JJF; HBTB; JFCA; JFFS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 153 x 14. Weight in Grams: 326.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226007120
- ISBN
- 9780226007120
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 24.05
€ 30.99
€ 24.05
Paperback. Arguing that lawyers need to share more power with the judge and jury, this study recommends ways in which the basic adversarial system can be retained and improved. It examines the power the attorneys had over the court in the O.J. Simpson case and sheds light on the trial system's weaknesses. Num Pages: 328 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; LNAA. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 150 x 21. Weight in Grams: 430.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226777184
- ISBN
- 9780226777184
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 28.55
€ 36.99
€ 28.55
Paperback. This volume offers a collection of ten key essays selected from contemporary historical scholarship with coverage ranging from the the colonial period to the modern day. The essays add up to an exploration of major technological themes in American history. Editor(s): Pursell, Carroll W. Series: Blackwell Readers in American Social and Cultural History. Num Pages: 376 pages, 7. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JFC; TBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 558.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631219972
- ISBN
- 9780631219972
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 56.28
€ 56.28
Paperback. Documents organized crime's exploitation of organized labor and the massive federal clean-up effort. This book explains how Cosa Nostra families gained a foothold in the labor movement, and used this power to become part of the political and economic power structure of 20th-century urban America. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; JKVM; KCZ; KNXB2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 152 x 228 x 27. Weight in Grams: 470.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814742945
- ISBN
- 9780814742945
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.69
€ 33.99
€ 30.69
Paperback. Num Pages: 276 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSJ1; JFSL3; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 207 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 249.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Random House USA Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 276
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780345434838
- ISBN
- 9780345434838
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.11
€ 17.99
€ 16.11
Paperback. This book investigates the UK's experience as a junior partner in the only Cold war conflict where some of the main protagonists confronted each other on the battlefield. The author assesses the strains within the 'Special Relationship' between London and Washington and offers a new perspective on the limits and successes of British influence. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1KBB; 3JJPG; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 158 x 233 x 22. Weight in Grams: 436.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719097386
- ISBN
- 9780719097386
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.55
€ 43.55
Paperback. The institution of property is as old as mankind, and property rights are deemed vital to a prosperous economic system. This book explores how property rights arise, and how they bolster economic development. It also examines as well how controversies over valuable property rights are resolved: by agreement, by violence, or by law. Editor(s): Anderson, Terry L.; McChesney, Fred S. Num Pages: 408 pages, 2 tables. 14 line illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPVH3; KCP; LNS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 571.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 408
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691099989
- ISBN
- 9780691099989
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.53€ 51.35
€ 66.53
€ 51.35
Paperback. Editor(s): Martin, Scott C. Num Pages: 272 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 167 x 17. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742527713
- ISBN
- 9780742527713
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 72.37
€ 72.37
Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; BGX; HRE. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 231.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Shambhala Publications Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781590305683
- ISBN
- 9781590305683
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 18.02
€ 20.99
€ 18.02
Hardback. Num Pages: 256 pages, 200 Colour. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; AJC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 310 x 266 x 30. Weight in Grams: 2120.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Monacelli Press United States
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781580933056
- ISBN
- 9781580933056
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 54.93€ 49.75
€ 54.93
€ 49.75
Hardcover. The author analyses six novels of the "boom" in Cuban fiction of the 1990s that subvert homogenized views of Cuban identity. Series: Coleccion Tamesis: Serie A, Monografias. Num Pages: 299 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KJC; 2ADS; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 163 x 29. Weight in Grams: 650.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Tamesis Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781855662711
- ISBN
- 9781855662711
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 99.48
€ 99.48
Paperback. This study celebrates the "anarchistic" film comedies made in the USA in the 1930s, which mocked the creativity and impulsiveness of their protagonists in a form of clowning that ultimately re-established the status quo. Films discussed include "Duck Soup" and W.C. Fields's "It's a Gift". Series: Film and Culture Series. Num Pages: 416 pages, 116 photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APFA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 167 x 24. Weight in Grams: 542.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231078559
- ISBN
- 9780231078559
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 26.47
€ 36.99
€ 26.47
Paperback. Shows how Eleanor Roosevelt, after being freed from the constraints imposed by her role in the White House, expanded her career and challenged both the Democratic party and American liberals to practice what they preach. Num Pages: 298 pages, 25 photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; HBLW3; JPFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 298
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231104050
- ISBN
- 9780231104050
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.76
€ 45.76
Paperback. Editor(s): Bennett, George W. Num Pages: 71 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JWKF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 155 x 6. Weight in Grams: 150.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 71
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781608760428
- ISBN
- 9781608760428
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 71.33€ 49.84
€ 71.33
€ 49.84