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Paperback. Tracing the evolution of each of the bad habits, this title shows how liquor control boards encouraged the consumption of alcohol; how alcoholic beverage producers got their workers deferred from the draft during World War II; and how convenience stores and accounting firms pursued profits by pushing legalized gambling. Editor(s): Burnham, John C. Series: Bad Habits. Num Pages: 378 pages, 34 photographs, 13 black and white drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; JFF; JHM; JMAL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5182 x 3887 x 24. Weight in Grams: 612.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
378
Condition
New
Edition
Revised ed.
SKU
V9780814712245
ISBN
9780814712245
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.01

Paperback. Material Strategies brings together scholars from different disciplines to explore what dress and textiles can tell us about gender history. * Broad in scope -- covers women, men, social groupings and nations from the sixteenth to the twentieth century. Editor(s): Burman, Barbara; Turbin, Carole. Series: Gender and History Special Issues. Num Pages: 280 pages, 0. BIC Classification: AKTA; HBTB; JFCK; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 15. Weight in Grams: 380.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405109062
ISBN
9781405109062
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.21

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 326 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JD; 3JF; 3JH; HBTV2; HRAM2; HRAX; HRCC9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 628.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
326
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691652894
ISBN
9780691652894
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 156.19

paperback. The story of four Wabanaki Indian women, spanning the 17th to the 20th centuries. Num Pages: 152 pages, Illus., map. BIC Classification: 1KBBE; 3J; HBJK; HBTB; JFSJ1; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5741 x 3556 x 9. Weight in Grams: 227.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
152
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780803282773
ISBN
9780803282773
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 17.15

Hardcover. Hardcover, white spine. 183pp
Condition
Used, Like New
Publisher
Tradd Street Press Charleston, South Carolina
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1988
SKU
KON0819662
ISBN
9780937684252
Hardback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 34.99
€ 5.49

Hardback. This volume compares films from the late Cold War era with films of the same genre, or of similar themes, from the post-Cold War era, paying particular attention to shifts in narrative that reflect changes in American culture, attitudes, and ideas. It explains how the absence of the Cold War has changed the way we understand and interpret film. Series: Film and History. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APFA; HBJK; HBTW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 152 x 237 x 20. Weight in Grams: 472.
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442237933
ISBN
9781442237933
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 122.41

Paperback. Num Pages: 300 pages, black & white photos. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJ; BGH; HBJD1; HBTR. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 239 x 158 x 30. Weight in Grams: 582.
Publisher
Irish Academic Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780716532392
ISBN
9780716532392
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 21.27

Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages, 50 B/W photos throughout. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBJK; HBTV; JPL; JPWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 260 x 173 x 21. Weight in Grams: 774.
Publisher
Nation Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781568585550
ISBN
9781568585550
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 20.11

Paperback. Num Pages: 552 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBCO; HBJK; HBTB; JFFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 184. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Between the Lines
Condition
New
SKU
V9781771132817
ISBN
9781771132817
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 27.71

Paperback. .
Publisher
Penguin Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780143107972
ISBN
9780143107972
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 18.53

Paperback. On a frigid, stormy day in February of 1686, a small French sailing ship lost control and ran aground in Matagorda Bay. More than 300 years later, Texas Historical Commission archeologists discovered La Belle's resting place. This title tells a tale of nautical adventure in the seventeenth century. Num Pages: 176 pages, 126 colour, 13 b&w photos, bib, index. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 1KBBSX; 3JD; HBTM; WGG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 279 x 216 x 12. Weight in Grams: 735.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Texas A & M University Press United States
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9781585444311
ISBN
9781585444311
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 39.41

Paperback. Pasteur's success depended upon a whole network of forces, including the public hygiene movement, the medical profession and colonial interests. It is the operation of these forces, in combination with the talent of Pasteur, that Latour sets out as a prime example of science in action. Translator(s): Sheridan, Alan; Law, John. Num Pages: 292 pages, 3 line illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBLL; HBTB; JFC; JHM; MBN; P. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 490.
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
292
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Edition
1st Paberback Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674657618
ISBN
9780674657618
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.99
€ 44.19

Hardback. Discusses about Irish nationalism and how Irish nationalists developed their own conception of the Irish race. This book begins with an exploration of the discourse of race - from the nineteenth - century belief that 'race is everything' to the argument that there are no races. Num Pages: 352 pages, 22 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DBR; HBJD1; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 240 x 165 x 26. Weight in Grams: 644.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691153124
ISBN
9780691153124
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 90.38

Paperback. Confederate Emancipation offers an engaging and illuminating account of a fascinating and politically charged idea, setting it firmly and vividly in the context of the Civil War and the part played in it by the issue of slavery and the actions of the slaves themselves. Num Pages: 272 pages, 12 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBBS; HBJK; HBLL; HBTS; HBWJ; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 157 x 20. Weight in Grams: 385.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195315868
ISBN
9780195315868
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.98

Paperback. Num Pages: 480 pages, maps; 16-pp black and white photo section. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; HBWJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 199 x 27. Weight in Grams: 361.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Random House Trade Paperbacks
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812978728
ISBN
9780812978728
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 17.58

Paperback. Documents the impact radio had on the lives of Depression-era Americans and charts the formative years of our modern mass culture. Offering insight into radio's use as a persuasive tool, this work explores how ordinary Americans made radio a part of their lives. It also reveals how the connections between power and mass media began. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 141 x 16. Weight in Grams: 378.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
Rev ed
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226471921
ISBN
9780226471921
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.29

Paperback. Integrates the findings of the 'new' labor history into the established framework of nineteenth-century American labor history. This title is suitable for the students of nineteenth-century America. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: HBTB; KCF; KCZ; KNXB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5334 x 3480 x 21. Weight in Grams: 340.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
Edition
Reprint
SKU
V9780252066603
ISBN
9780252066603
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.28

Paperback. Num Pages: 207 pages, 67 b/w photos. BIC Classification: HBTB; WGM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 142 x 12. Weight in Grams: 346.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Hancock House Publishers Ltd ,Canada Canada
Number of pages
207
Condition
New
SKU
V9780888395566
ISBN
9780888395566
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 17.71

Paperback. Shibe Park was demolished in 1976, and today its site is surrounded by the devastation of North Philadelphia. The author, however, vividly evokes the feelings people had about the home of the Philadelphia Athletics and later the Phillies. Num Pages: 272 pages, 22 halftones, 6 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBT; WSJT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 157 x 18. Weight in Grams: 500.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691021041
ISBN
9780691021041
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.49

Hardback. Jansson documents how presidents from FDR to Clinton have made ill-advised choices that squandered trillions of dollars. Using Office of Management and Budget projections through 2004, Jansson shows how the madness continues-and how an informed electorate can put an end to it. Num Pages: 496 pages, 45 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBT; JPQB; KFFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 160 x 36. Weight in Grams: 796.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
496
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231114325
ISBN
9780231114325
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 157.18

Paperback. Num Pages: 352 pages, Illustrations, map. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; 3JJH; 3JJP; HBTB; KC; RGCM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 158 x 25. Weight in Grams: 626.
Publisher
Duke University Press Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822315377
ISBN
9780822315377
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.77

Paperback. It has become known to many as the moment when the US Supreme Court kicked God out of the public schools, supposedly paving the way for a decline in educational quality and a dramatic rise in delinquency and immorality. This book helps readers understand why Americans remain divided on how divided church and state should be. Series: Landmark Law Cases and American Society. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPK; HBTB; HRAM9; JNKC; LAZ. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 363.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Univ Pr of Kansas
Condition
New
SKU
V9780700615261
ISBN
9780700615261
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.10

Paperback. Debt was an inescapable fact of life in early America. At the beginning of the 18th century, its sinfulness was preached by ministers. By 1800, imprisonment for debt was under attack, and insolvency was seen merely as an economic setback. This work focuses on this crucial transformation in early American society. Num Pages: 358 pages, 1 halftone. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; HBTB; KCZ; LAZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 227 x 144 x 25. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
358
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674032415
ISBN
9780674032415
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.94

Paperback. This compelling analysis of Aboriginal, legal, and anthropological concepts of fact and evidence argues for the inclusion of Aboriginal oral histories in Canadian courts, and pushes for a reconsideration of the Crown's approach to oral history. Num Pages: 212 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KBC; HBJK; HBTB; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 15. Weight in Grams: 326.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
212
Condition
New
SKU
V9780774820714
ISBN
9780774820714
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.00

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