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History: earliest times to present day
Paperback. Num Pages: 352 pages, 24 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLH. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 156. .
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300187328
- ISBN
- 9780300187328
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Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 19.79
€ 25.99
€ 19.79
Hardback. This is the rollicking, never-before-published memoir of a fascinating African American woman with an uncanny knack for being in the right place in the most interesting times. Actress, dancer, model, literary critic, psychologist, and free-spirited provocateur, Anita Reynolds was, as her Parisian friends nicknamed her, an American Cocktail. Num Pages: 352 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; BM; HBLW; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 138 x 28. Weight in Grams: 504.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674073050
- ISBN
- 9780674073050
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 40.39
€ 47.99
€ 40.39
Paperback. "American Capitalism is an important contribution to our understanding of postwar American thought and culture. It will force historians to revise their pantheon of important thinkers for the period."-George Cotkin, author of Existential America Editor(s): Lichtenstein, Nelson. Series: Politics & Culture in Modern America. Num Pages: 392 pages, 1 illus. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBLW. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 594.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812219401
- ISBN
- 9780812219401
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Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.36
€ 37.99
€ 34.36
Paperback. Provides us the lives of the twelve men, from Franklin D Roosevelt to George W Bush, who presided over America's imperial fortunes - the good, the bad and the truly awful. Num Pages: 608 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; BGH; HBJK; HBLW; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 41. Weight in Grams: 448.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099520412
- ISBN
- 9780099520412
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Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 22.44
€ 23.99
€ 22.44
Paperback. Traces both the history of civil rights and black power politics as well as the history of suburbanization and home-owner politics. This work shows that racial inequities in both New Deal and Great Society liberalism precipitated local struggles over land, jobs, taxes, and race within postwar metropolitan development. Series: Politics and Society in Modern America. Num Pages: 408 pages, 30 halftones. 8 tables. 11 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; HBJK; HBLW3; HBTB; JFSL; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 599.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 408
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691124865
- ISBN
- 9780691124865
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Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 31.19
€ 43.99
€ 31.19
Paperback. This book critically examines the origins of American diplomacy in the greater Persian Gulf region, arguing that it was the inability of the United States to contend effectively with the disintegration of British imperial authority in the Gulf that eventually led it to assume its current role in the region. Num Pages: 291 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBG; HBJD1; HBJF; HBJK; HBL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 372.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2008
- Number of pages
- 291
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349370825
- ISBN
- 9781349370825
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Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
American Arsenal examines the United States' transformation from isolationist state to military superpower by means of sixteen vignettes, each focusing upon an inventor and his contribution to the cause. Num Pages: 336 pages, 31 b/w. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; HBW; JWM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 167 x 27. Weight in Grams: 568.
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199959747
- ISBN
- 9780199959747
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Condition: New
€ 60.48
€ 60.48
Paperback. Num Pages: 480 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 23 x 15. .
- Publisher
- Belknap Press: An Imprint of Harvard University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674975439
- ISBN
- 9780674975439
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 26.92
€ 31.99
€ 26.92
Paperback. Series: Palgrave Studies in the History of Social Movements. Num Pages: 247 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBL; HBTB; RNQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 305.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 247
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349492510
- ISBN
- 9781349492510
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.77
€ 65.77
American Anthropology, 1921-1945: Papers from the American Anthropolog...
American Anthropological Association
Paperback. The 39 selections in this volume represent the increasingly diverse areas of research and range of lasting accomplishments in American anthropology during the interwar period through World War II. Editor(s): Stocking, George W. Num Pages: 543 pages, 2 maps, 4 tables, 3 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; 3JJH; HBJK; HBLW; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 29. Weight in Grams: 735.
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press Nebraska
- Number of pages
- 543
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- KEX0227909
- ISBN
- 9780803292963
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Condition: New
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
American Alliance Policy in the Middle East, 1945-1992
Miglietta, John P. (Assistant Professor Of Po...
Hardback. A look at US Cold War diplomacy, examining a policy compromised by the demands of anti-communist ideology. Through case studies of America's relationships with Iran, Israel and Saudi Arabia, it reveals how the fear of communism led to the over-commitment of US security in the region. Num Pages: 360 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1KBB; 3JJP; HBJK; HBLW3; JPQB; JPSD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 160 x 32. Weight in Grams: 662.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Lexington Books United States
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780739103043
- ISBN
- 9780739103043
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 195.01
€ 195.01
Paperback. Now in its second edition, American Adventurism Abroad traces US foreign policy from the late 1940s through the past six years of America's "war on terror," and examines the impact of its repeated militaristic meddling into developing nations. Num Pages: 280 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW3; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 416.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405170758
- ISBN
- 9781405170758
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.51
€ 51.51
Paperback. This work examines the movement to abolish slavery in the US, from the origins of the movement in the 18th century through to the Civil War and the abolition of slavery in 1865. Within a basic chronological framework it also considers black abolitionists, feminism, and anti-slavery violence. Series: Seminar Studies. Num Pages: 200 pages, chronology, glossary, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLH; HBLL; HBTS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 175 x 12. Weight in Grams: 412.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780582357389
- ISBN
- 9780582357389
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.29
€ 50.29
Paperback. Num Pages: 319 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JM; HBJK; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 137 x 28. Weight in Grams: 334.
- Publisher
- Thomas Nelson Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 319
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781595554284
- ISBN
- 9781595554284
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 20.13
€ 21.99
€ 20.13
Hardcover. This collection uses Theodore Roosevelt to form a fresh approach to the history of US and European relations, arguing that the best place to look for the origins of the modern transatlantic relationship is in Roosevelt's life and career. Editor(s): Krabbendam, Hans; Thompson, John M. Series: The World of the Roosevelt's. Num Pages: 218 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJC; HBJD; HBJK; HBLW; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 147 x 222 x 21. Weight in Grams: 378.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 220
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137286482
- ISBN
- 9781137286482
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.64
€ 66.64
Paperback. This collection uses Theodore Roosevelt to form a fresh approach to the history of US and European relations, arguing that the best place to look for the origins of the modern transatlantic relationship is in Roosevelt's life and career. Editor(s): Krabbendam, Hans; Thompson, J. Series: The World of the Roosevelt's. Num Pages: 218 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBJK; HBL; HBTB; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 218
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349449361
- ISBN
- 9781349449361
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.82
€ 65.82
Paperback. Num Pages: 335 pages, b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 141 x 19. Weight in Grams: 312.
- Publisher
- Trine Day United States
- Number of pages
- 317
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780972020749
- ISBN
- 9780972020749
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Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 20.55
€ 21.99
€ 20.55
Paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages, 10 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW; JFHC; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 400.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Trine Day United States
- Edition
- Second Edition, Second edition
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781936296040
- ISBN
- 9781936296040
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.34
€ 24.34
Paperback. Argues that the global strength and prestige of democracy today are due in large part to America's impact on international affairs. This book documents the history of how American foreign policy has been used to try to promote democracy worldwide. Series: Princeton Studies in International History and Politics. Num Pages: 528 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBLW; HBLX; JPHV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 152 x 227 x 33. Weight in Grams: 704.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Edition
- Revised & expanded ed
- Number of pages
- 528
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691154923
- ISBN
- 9780691154923
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Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 25.06
€ 33.99
€ 25.06
Hardback. A study of Birmingham, Alabama, and the black struggle for civil rights. It argues that Alabama's path to industrialism differed significantly from that in the North and Midwest. No other industrial city in the United States depended so much upon the exploitation of black labour. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBSB; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB; JFSL3; JPVH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 21. Weight in Grams: 485.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780847694808
- ISBN
- 9780847694808
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Condition: New
€ 193.85
€ 193.85
Hardcover. Exploring the wider implications about the nature of liberalism, the author of this book aims to show how state constitutions not only remade the states but also expressed careful deliberation about citizenship, popular sovereignty, individual rights and America's political identity. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; JPA; JPHC; JPR; LND. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 158 x 23. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Northern Illinois University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780875802442
- ISBN
- 9780875802442
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 51.58
€ 51.58
Hardback. As an Army lieutenant, the author served in Tokyo as an intelligence officer. He translated thousands of letters, interviews, and other documents by Japanese citizens of all kinds, and came to know, as few Americans could, the hearts and minds of a defeated people as they moved slowly to democracy. This is a chronicle of his experience in Japan. Series: World War II: The Global, Human and Ethical Dimension. Num Pages: 176 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJPG; HBJF; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 150 x 221 x 20. Weight in Grams: 392.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823225156
- ISBN
- 9780823225156
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 46.05
€ 46.05
Hardcover. Interweaves the life stories of the CIA Arabists with the momentous historical events through which they lived, revealing that the US stance toward the Arab world was once quite different than it is today - and that the current crisis in US relations with the Middle East was a tragic, but not inevitable, rupture between two former friends. Num Pages: 384 pages, B&W illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1KBB; HBJF1; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 164 x 236 x 33. Weight in Grams: 636.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Basic Books
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780465019656
- ISBN
- 9780465019656
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 28.18
€ 32.99
€ 28.18
Paperback. During World War II, Japan was vilified by America as our hated enemy in the East. As the Cold War heated up, however, the US government decided to make Japan its bulwark against communism in Asia. This work charts the remarkable reversal from hated enemy to valuable ally that occurred in the two decades after the war. Num Pages: 408 pages, 11 halftones. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 1KBB; HBJF; HBJK; HBLW; JFFS; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 140 x 25. Weight in Grams: 480.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 408
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674057470
- ISBN
- 9780674057470
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.66
€ 41.66