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Paperback. Lavishly illustrated study of historical narrative stereography and the story it tells about women and gender roles Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University Press of New England United States
Edition
Nov
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781611688399
ISBN
9781611688399
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.41

Paperback. Edited by her niece Sophia Grene, the anthology 'A Life in Postcards' is divided into several sections, each introduced by members of the family or friends, who round out a sense of the writer's life. Melosina Lenox- Conyngham's writings are rich with a delightful sense of humour and her ironic, quizzical pleasure in the world is contagious. Editor(s): Grene, Sophia. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: BJ; HBJD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 138 x 16. Weight in Grams: 340.
Publisher
The Lilliput Press Ltd
Number of pages
232
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843514015
ISBN
9781843514015
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.00
€ 17.10

Paperback. With an executive order from President Franklin Roosevelt in 1941, the United States Marine Corps - the last all-white branch of the US military - was forced to begin recruiting and enlisting African Americans. This book tells the story of these pioneering African American Marines. Num Pages: 216 pages, 36 illustrations, 4 maps, bibl., index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; HBJK; HBLW3; HBW; JFSL3; JWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 340.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
The University of North Carolina Press United States
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780807861769
ISBN
9780807861769
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 23.42

paperback. No group is quoted - and misquoted - more often than America's founders. The Quotable Founding Fathers offers a compilation of some 2,500 quotes summing up the wit and wisdom of the founders. It mines into the founders' essays, diaries, letters, speeches, and sermons to extract all the nuggets that are significant to the history of the US. Num Pages: 352 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; GBC; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 463.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Potomac Books Inc United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9781574888294
ISBN
9781574888294
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.52

Hardback. The history of one of the most dramatic and underreported stories of WWII. Num Pages: 336 pages, 8-page black & white illustrated insert. BIC Classification: 1FMP; 1QSPN; 3JJH; HBJF; HBTM; HBWQ; JWF; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 41.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9781592289783
ISBN
9781592289783
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 22.03

This companion offers an overview of Richard M. Nixon s life, presidency, and legacy, as well as a detailed look at the evolution and current state, of Nixon scholarship. Editor(s): Small, Melvin. Series: Wiley Blackwell Companions to American History. Num Pages: 648 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 251 x 178 x 41. Weight in Grams: 1318.
Publication date
2011
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
648
Condition
New
SKU
V9781444330175
ISBN
9781444330175
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 261.90

Hardcover. Based on primary source research, this is the most comprehensive history of the Victoria Cross available, tracing the evolution of the award from its inception in 1856 to the most recent bestowals. The study also examines the evolution of the concept of heroism and how the definition of heroism changed along with the nature of warfare. Num Pages: 290 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; 3JJ; 3JMC; HBJD1; HBLW; HBW; JWT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 158 x 25. Weight in Grams: 588.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
2008th Edition
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230547056
ISBN
9780230547056
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 60.16

Paperback. Based on primary source research, this is the most comprehensive history of the Victoria Cross available, tracing the evolution of the award from its inception in 1856 to the most recent bestowals. The study also examines the evolution of the concept of heroism and how the definition of heroism changed along with the nature of warfare. Series: Studies in Military and Strategic History. Num Pages: 281 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD1; HBL; HBTB; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155. Weight in Grams: 450.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
281
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349361366
ISBN
9781349361366
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 59.22

Hardcover. Melvin G. Holli shows how presidential reliance on public opinion polls dates back to the New Deal era, when Franklin Roosevelt employed a first-generation Finnish American named Emil Hurja to conduct polls for his 1932 and 1936 presidential campaigns. Series: The World of the Roosevelt's. Num Pages: 172 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBBWS; 3JJG; HBJK; HBLW; JPHF; JPVK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 322.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780312293956
ISBN
9780312293956
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.38

Paperback. The first book-length study of Emil Hurja, who introduced the use of public opinion polls to drive presidential campaigning. Series: The World of the Roosevelt's. Num Pages: 172 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBL; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
172
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349634491
ISBN
9781349634491
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.95

Paperback. Focusing on "Amos 'n' Andy", a nightly American radio comedy in the 1930s, this text unveils a tale of America's shifting colour line, in which two professional directors of blackface minstrel shows produced a series so complex that it won admirers ranging from ultra-racists to racial egalitarians. Num Pages: 360 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; APW; HBJK; HBLW; JFD; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 248 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 567.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
University of Virginia Press
Edition
10th ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813920924
ISBN
9780813920924
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 39.04

Paperback. Num Pages: 148 pages. BIC Classification: 1FMV; HBWS2; JPQB. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
Policy Studies Associates United States
Number of pages
148
Condition
New
SKU
V9780936826370
ISBN
9780936826370
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.75

Paperback. The Vietnam war destroyed the presidency of Lyndon Johnson and forced the resignation of Richard Nixon. Those presidents who followed constructed their foreign policies mindful that they would not survive politically if they were to lead the nation into another limited war. This book presents a study of the Vietnam War's domestic politics. Series: American Ways Series. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBWS2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 139 x 272 x 23. Weight in Grams: 318.
Publisher
Ivan R Dee, Inc Chicago, IL
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9781566636476
ISBN
9781566636476
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 22.56

Paperback. In this first historical overview of the subject, Melvin Small examines the central role of domestic politics in the shaping and conduct of American foreign policy from the early republic to the end of the Cold War. Series: The American Moment. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLL; HBLW; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 156 x 230 x 14. Weight in Grams: 370.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801851780
ISBN
9780801851780
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 26.97

hardcover. Small delivers the first authoritative study of the Vietnam War's domestic politics. The war ultimately destroyed the presidency of Lyndon Johnson and indirectly forced the resignation of Richard Nixon. Series: American Ways Series. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 1KBB; 3JJPK; HBJF; HBWS2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 208 x 148 x 27. Weight in Grams: 413.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Ivan R. Dee United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781566635936
ISBN
9781566635936
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 35.98

Paperback. This title provides a comprehensive assessment of the Nixon administration. It should serve as a useful introduction for readers who are as interested in Nixon's presidency as they are in his personality. Series: American Presidency Series. Num Pages: 408 pages, 23 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; BGH; HBJK; HBLW3; JPHL; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 594.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
University Press of Kansas United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
408
Condition
New
SKU
V9780700612550
ISBN
9780700612550
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.58

Paperback. Contested Conventions is a cohesive and compelling account of the defining issues that led to the establishment of the Constitution; it should appeal to history students and scholars alike. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBWF; JPHC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 153 x 228 x 20. Weight in Grams: 432.
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421420264
ISBN
9781421420264
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 26.47

Paperback. Presents a detailed, non-partisan account of the demise of the Lamaist state. This book examines what happened and why. It balances the traditional focus on international relations with an emphasis on the intricate web of internal affairs and events that produced the fall of Tibet. It is suitable for students of Asian history. Num Pages: 936 pages, Ill.M. BIC Classification: 1FPCT; 3JJ; HBJF; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 155 x 46. Weight in Grams: 1276.
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520075900
ISBN
9780520075900
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 57.59
€ 46.08

Paperback. It is not possible to fully understand contemporary politics between China and the Dalai Lama without understanding what happened - and why - during the 1950s. This work offers an understanding of that key period in midcentury. Num Pages: 676 pages, 26 b/w photographs, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPCT; 3JJPG; HBJF; HBLW3; JPS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 43. Weight in Grams: 964. The Calm Before the Storm: 1951-1955. 676 pages, Illustrations, maps. It is not possible to fully understand contemporary politics between China and the Dalai Lama without understanding what happened - and why - during the 1950s. This work offers an understanding of that key period in midcentury. Cateogry: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: 1FPCT; 3JJPG; HBJF; HBLW3; JPS. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 43. Weight: 928.
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
676
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520259959
ISBN
9780520259959
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 34.69

Paperback. Tensions over the 'Tibet Question' - the political status of Tibet - are escalating everyday. The Dalai Lama has gained broad international sympathy in his appeals for autonomy from China, yet the Chinese government maintains a hard-line position against it. This title presents a view of the conflict and a proposal for the future. Num Pages: 165 pages, 16 black-and-white photos. BIC Classification: 1FPCT; HBJF; HBLW; JFC; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 141 x 11. Weight in Grams: 232. China, Tibet and the Dalai Lama. 165 pages, 25 b&w illustrations. Tensions over the 'Tibet Question' - the political status of Tibet - are escalating everyday. The Dalai Lama has gained broad international sympathy in his appeals for autonomy from China, yet the Chinese government maintains a hard-line position against it. This title presents a view of the conflict and a proposal for the future. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1FPCT; HBJF; HBLW; JFC; JPS. Dimension: 209 x 141 x 11. Weight: 216.
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
165
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520219519
ISBN
9780520219519
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 23.31

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