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Paperback. Analyzes film distribution and exhibition practices in order to reconstruct a context for understanding moviegoing at a time when American cities were coming to grips with new groups of immigrants and women working outside the home. This book talks about the history of the film industry, and about the process of imaging a national community. Num Pages: 391 pages, 61 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJC; APF; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
391
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520247437
ISBN
9780520247437
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 28.78

Paperback. Illustrator(s): Hook, Richard. Series: Men-at-Arms. Num Pages: 48 pages, illustrations, maps, bibliography. BIC Classification: 1KB; HBJK; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 247 x 184 x 5. Weight in Grams: 172.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Osprey Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
48
Condition
New
SKU
V9780850459999
ISBN
9780850459999
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 17.35

Paperback. .
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199328338
ISBN
9780199328338
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.77

Paperback. Features essays which propose to address the state of scholarship on the political, cultural, and intellectual history of Americans responses to wilderness from first contact. This volume attempts to gather competing interpretations of wilderness in historical context. Num Pages: 304 pages, 7 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTB; WN. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 172 x 233 x 16. Weight in Grams: 434.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195174144
ISBN
9780195174144
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 57.38

Hardcover. This book provides a brief yet informative evaluation of the variety and complexity of theatrical endeavours in the United States, embracing all epochs of theatre history and situating American theatre as a lively, dynamic and diverse arena. Series: British Association for American Studies (BAAS) Paperbacks. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AN; HBJK; HBT. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 218 x 144 x 18. Weight in Grams: 372.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
216
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748645206
ISBN
9780748645206
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 105.84
€ 101.60

Paperback. This book provides a brief yet informative evaluation of the variety and complexity of theatrical endeavours in the United States, embracing all epochs of theatre history and situating American theatre as a lively, dynamic and diverse arena. Series: British Association for American Studies (BAAS) Paperbacks. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AN; HBJK; HBT. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 138 x 13. Weight in Grams: 270.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
216
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748625925
ISBN
9780748625925
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.49

Paperback. Shows the deep, broad, and continuous influence of slavery on America's fear and loathing of taxes. This book reveals how the heated battles over taxation, the power to tax, and the distribution of tax burdens were rooted not in debates over personal liberty but rather in the rights of slaveholders to hold human beings as property. Num Pages: 352 pages, 6 line drawings, 2 maps, 10 tables. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBLL; HBTS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 158 x 20. Weight in Grams: 450.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226194882
ISBN
9780226194882
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 28.19

Paperback. A new look at the American Revolution's first weeks, from the author of the bestseller The Admirals. Num Pages: 496 pages, 10 maps & 8pp b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 144 x 35. Weight in Grams: 480.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Back Bay Books
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780316220996
ISBN
9780316220996
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 18.06

Paperback. A concise history of slavery in America, including the daily life of American slaves, the laws that sought to legitimize white supremacy, the anti-slavery movement, and the abolition of slavery Num Pages: 160 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 177 x 9. Weight in Grams: 126.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc
Condition
New
SKU
9780199922680
ISBN
9780199922680
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 11.61

Paperback. Beginning with the Colonial period, progressing through the Revolution and the Antebellum period, this book chronologically documents the historical evolution of slavery in the USA. Num Pages: 320 pages, notes, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JD; 3JF; 3JH; HBTB; HBTS; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 20. Weight in Grams: 238.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140241501
ISBN
9780140241501
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.29

Paperback. "Thoughtful, suggestive and highly readable."-New York Times Book Review Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBFV; HBJK; HBLH; HBTS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 160 x 234 x 31. Weight in Grams: 660.
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Number of pages
464
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393324945
ISBN
9780393324945
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.21

Paperback. Series: Dover Maritime. Num Pages: 256 pages, 137ill. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTM; WGG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 158 x 13. Weight in Grams: 368.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Dover Publications
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780486246581
ISBN
9780486246581
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 14.82

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 354 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBTK; KCF; KND; KNXB2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 280 x 216 x 21. Weight in Grams: 1114.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2019
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
354
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691633817
ISBN
9780691633817
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 157.59
€ 117.06

Paperback. Attempts to chronicle every visit to the UK by American (and Canadian!) rock 'n' roll artists, and includes full tour itineraries, support acts, show reports, and TV appearances. This work features illustrations of programmes, tickets, vintage ads and atmospheric live shots. Num Pages: 422 pages, tables & b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; AVGP; HBT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 702.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Music Mentor Books United Kingdom
Edition
UK ed.
Number of pages
422
Condition
New
SKU
V9780951988862
ISBN
9780951988862
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 24.14

Num Pages: 2 pages, over 700 color/bw images. BIC Classification: 3JJH; HBTM; HBWQ; JWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 305 x 236 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1572. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 3JJH; HBTM; HBWQ; JWF. Dimension: 305 x 236 x 24. Weight: 1574.
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
2
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764339486
ISBN
9780764339486
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 75.26
€ 52.85

"American Organic" analyzes the history and significance of organic gardening, farming, shopping, and eating as a cultural movement in the United States. Series: CultureAmerica. Num Pages: 408 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; JFCV; TVG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 33. Weight in Grams: 825.
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University Press of Kansas United States
Number of pages
408
Condition
New
SKU
V9780700621330
ISBN
9780700621330
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 56.26

Paperback. Scholars in the history of medicine, nursing, and public policy, those interested in the intersections of identity, work, gender, education, and race, and nurses will find this a provocative book. Num Pages: 272 pages, 6, 6 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; JFSJ1; MQCW. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 16. Weight in Grams: 370.
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801895654
ISBN
9780801895654
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 32.28

Hardcover. For more than a century Friedrich Nietzsche has been a hugely popular - and surprisingly influential - figure in American high and popular culture alike. This title delves into Nietzsche's thought, and America's reception of it, to tell the story of his curious appeal. Num Pages: 448 pages, 21 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 748.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
448
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226705811
ISBN
9780226705811
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 25.41

Hardback. Originally printed in 1988 by the University Press of America as "Selected and Annotated Bibliography American History". This edition has been modernized by listing titles about the last years of the Reagan presidency, Bush's presidency, and the first two years of Clinton's presidency. The list of periodicals have been expanded and revised. Series: Historical Dictionaries of Ancient Civilizations & Historical Eras. Num Pages: 960 pages, maps, diagrams, illustrations, glossaries, appendices. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTM; JWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 146 x 57. Weight in Grams: 1171.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Edition
3 Rev ed
Number of pages
960
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810833029
ISBN
9780810833029
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 326.09

Paperback. Probing the effect of the Vietnam War on the American self-image, the author uses popular culture, literature, and film to study how the myths and symbols of the war reflected the politics of Americans. Num Pages: 241 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 1KBB; HBJK; HBTB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 229 x 16. Weight in Grams: 442.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1989
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
241
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231058797
ISBN
9780231058797
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 28.66

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