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Hardcover. In a thoroughly engaging style John Miller introduces us to the small-town Midwestern boys who dreamed the America we know today and who made it real; from Frederick Jackson Turner and George Washington Carver to Henry Ford and Sam Walton. Num Pages: 528 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBN; BG; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 160 x 43. Weight in Grams: 953.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Univ Pr of Kansas
Condition
New
SKU
V9780700619498
ISBN
9780700619498
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 58.62

Paperback. Honouring the Contract provides a novel perspective on the distinctive foundations of New Zealand's welfare state. It raises issues concerning modern-day concepts of citizenship as the welfare state comes under challenge. Num Pages: 296 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1MBN; HBJM; HBLW; HBLX; JKS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 565.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Victoria University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780864736345
ISBN
9780864736345
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.51

Hardback. Examines how China's three late imperial dynasties - the Yuan, Ming, and Qing - conquered, colonized, and assumed control of the southwest. This book also highlights the response to China's colonization of the southwest. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 450 pages, 2 b/w illustrations, 6 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; HBLC; HBLL; RG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 163 x 30. Weight in Grams: 646.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Harvard University, Asia Center United States
Number of pages
450
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674025912
ISBN
9780674025912
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 45.96

Paperback. In 1727 John Campbell began a forty-year career as an old corps whig member of parliament. His correspondence, containing letters to his son and to his friend and political ally Henry Fox, is here published together as a single collection for the first time. Series: Parliamentary History Book Series. Num Pages: 394 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JF; HBJD1; HBLL; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 562.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781118710623
ISBN
9781118710623
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.30

Paperback. For millions of Americans, Solomon D. Butcher's photographs epitomize the sod-house frontier. This first book devoted to Butcher and his photos presents a unique visual chronicle of that epoch, firmly establishing Butcher's place in frontier photography. Num Pages: 152 pages, 132 illustrations, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AJC; HBJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 262 x 249 x 16. Weight in Grams: 824.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
152
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803260382
ISBN
9780803260382
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.60

Paperback. Gives us an understanding of how sexuality has dramatically influenced politics and culture throughout our history. Hailed by critics for its comprehensive approach and noted by the US Supreme Court in the Lawrence v Texas ruling, this book details the changes in sexuality and the ongoing growth of individual freedoms in the United States. Num Pages: 560 pages, 55 halftones, 11 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JFSK1; JFSK2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 135 x 37. Weight in Grams: 644.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
3rd Edition
Number of pages
560
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226923802
ISBN
9780226923802
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 26.85

Paperback. Including documentation of the oppression of homosexuals and biographical sketches of the lesbian and gay heroes who helped the late-20th-century gay culture to emerge, this text aims to provide a definitive analysis of the homophile movement in the USA from 1940 to 1970. Num Pages: 282 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJH; 3JJP; HBJK; HBLW3; JFFJ; JFSG; JFSJ; JFSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 144 x 216 x 20. Weight in Grams: 402.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Edition
Second Edition
Number of pages
282
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226142678
ISBN
9780226142678
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 26.02

Hardback. In the mid-1930s the Mexican government expropriated millions of acres of land from hundreds of US property owners as part of President Cardenas' land redistribution program. This title analyzes this conflict at the local, regional, national, and international levels in a nuanced way that combines social, economic, political, and cultural history. Series: American Encounters/Global Interactions. Num Pages: 387 pages, 26 photos, 7 tables, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; 3JJG; HBJK; HBLW; JPVH3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
387
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822342953
ISBN
9780822342953
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 123.28

Paperback. In the mid-1930s the Mexican government expropriated millions of acres of land from hundreds of US property owners as part of President Cardenas' land redistribution program. This title analyzes this conflict at the local, regional, national, and international levels in a nuanced way that combines social, economic, political, and cultural history. Series: American Encounters/Global Interactions. Num Pages: 387 pages, 26 photos, 7 tables, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; 3JJG; HBJK; HBLW; JPVH3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 25. Weight in Grams: 567.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
387
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822343097
ISBN
9780822343097
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.51

Hardcover. Editor(s): Reid-Baxter, Jamie. Series: Scottish History Society Fifth Series. Num Pages: 468 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 3JB; 3JD; HBJD1; HBLH; JNL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 221 x 138 x 39. Weight in Grams: 710.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Scottish History Society United Kingdom
Number of pages
468
Condition
New
SKU
V9780906245286
ISBN
9780906245286
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 50.25

Paperback. A cultural and literary history of Japan's former capital, exploring its religious sites, rich traditions of art and literature and its distinctive geisha heritage. Series: Cities of the Imagination. Num Pages: 256 pages, 30 b&w drawings. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; HBJF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 133 x 16. Weight in Grams: 364.
Publisher
Signal Books
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9781904955139
ISBN
9781904955139
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 19.69

Hardcover. Recovers the lasting significance of the radical ideas of Coleman Street Ward by exploring their wider Atlantic history and revealing how republican radicals redefined themselves against the emergent economy of empire. Num Pages: 400 pages, 9 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JD; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 658.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226157658
ISBN
9780226157658
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 42.71

Paperback. The history of American gender and sexuality is examined here through a case study of the YMCA, the organization devoted to young men. After 1900 the YMCA seemed to grow hostile towards masculine love, reflecting the struggle and shifting societal mores about masculine friendship and intimacy. Series: Chicago Series on Sexuality, History & Society. Num Pages: 274 pages, 16 halftones, 2 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB; JFSK2; JKS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 390.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
274
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226907857
ISBN
9780226907857
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 25.76

Paperback. The author of the bestselling COSA NOSTRA and MAFIA BROTHERHOODS explores the terrifying consequences of the rise of the Italian mafias. Num Pages: 544 pages, 2 x 8pp b&w. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JJP; 3JM; HBJD; HBLW3; HBLX; JKVM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 199 x 35. Weight in Grams: 398.
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781444726411
ISBN
9781444726411
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.39

Hardback. In the year that the Spitfire turns 80, passion for the RAF's best-loved fighter is running at an all-time high. This book reveals the history of the most iconic of British aircraft. It is suitable for aviation enthusiasts. Num Pages: 224 pages, 95 b/w, 90 col. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJH; HBJD1; HBLW; HBWQ; JWMV3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 252 x 292 x 27. Weight in Grams: 1528.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472815491
ISBN
9781472815491
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 26.49

Hardback. James K Polk is described as a spoilsman who appointed officers based upon their party affiliation rather than their qualifications. This book asserts that Polk followed an existing pattern of nomination that dated back to the beginning of the republic, in which the chief executives looked to qualifications first and loyalty to the party second. Num Pages: 162 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 238 x 164 x 18. Weight in Grams: 431.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University Press of America United States
Number of pages
162
Condition
New
SKU
V9780761834502
ISBN
9780761834502
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 97.42

Paperback. Compelling Evidence of Ancient Immigrants, Lost Technologies, and Places of Power. 288 pages. Editor(s): Joseph, Frank. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1KB; HBJK; HBLA; HBLC. Dimension: 227 x 156 x 17. Weight: 474.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
New Page Books
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9781601632043
ISBN
9781601632043
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 19.59

Hardcover. Num Pages: 304 pages, 10 black and white. BIC Classification: 1DBR; HBJD1; HBW. Category: (LB) ELT beginner. Dimension: 240 x 160 x 25. Weight in Grams: 652.
Publisher
Merrion
Number of pages
304
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781908928207
ISBN
9781908928207
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 25.00
€ 21.31

paperback. Strarting from the Ice Ages, this account traces the political, social and cultural history of the land that has come to be called Wales. It spans prehistoric hill forts and Roman ruins to the Reformation, the Industrial Revolution and the series of strikes by Welsh miners in the late twentieth century, offering a history of an enduring people. Num Pages: 784 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKW; 3B; 3D; 3F; 3H; 3J; HBJD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 34. Weight in Grams: 536.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Penguin
Condition
New
SKU
9780140284751
ISBN
9780140284751
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 16.46

Paperback. Yn ymestyn o'r Oesoedd Ia hyd y dwthwn hwn, mae'r gyfrol feistrolgar hon yn olrhain hanes gwleidyddol, cymdeithasol a diwylliannol y rhan honno o'r byd y daethpwyd i'w hadnabod fel Cymru. Dyma'r llyfr sy'n egluro pam, er gwaethaf pawb a phopeth, 'rydym yma o hyd'. Num Pages: 752 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKW; HBJD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 146 x 197 x 34. Weight in Grams: 506.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
752
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140284768
ISBN
9780140284768
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.61

Paperback. A magisterial global history of the rise and fall of the British Empire by an award-winning author. Num Pages: 811 pages, 11 maps. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1QDB; HBG; HBJD1; HBLW. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 226 x 153 x 38. Weight in Grams: 1134. The Rise and Fall of the British World-system, 1830-1970. 811 pages, 11 maps. A magisterial global history of the rise and fall of the British Empire by an award-winning author. Cateogry: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1QDB; HBG; HBJD1; HBLW. Dimension: 226 x 153 x 38. Weight: 1274.
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Number of pages
811
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521317894
ISBN
9780521317894
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.17

Hardcover. "Includes bibliography. Commissioning organisation: John Darwin. [ix, 232] p. 22 cm. Paperback. As new." Keywords: "History - Britain - Post-war Period, 1946-Present,History - Social & Economic History - Imperialism,Subjects - History - General,Subject"
Condition
Used, Like New
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
232
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1988
Edition
1988th Edition
SKU
KEX0164467
ISBN
9780333292563
Hardback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 110.22

Paperback. Offers a both controversial and comprehensive historical analysis of how the British Empire worked. This book shows how diverse, contradictory and in many ways chaotic the British Empire really was, controlled by interests that were often at loggerheads, and as much driven on by others' weaknesses as by its own strength. Num Pages: 496 pages, 16 bw interleaved. BIC Classification: 1QDB; HBG; HBJD1; HBTQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 23. Weight in Grams: 338.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
496
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846140891
ISBN
9781846140891
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.37

Paperback. Drawing on the extensive documentary resources of the Air Force History and Museums Program, and on memoirs and interviews, this is an account of the performance of US Air Force fighter pilots in the Korean War. It examines their motivations and methods, and the effect on their personal lives. Num Pages: 247 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1FPK; 1KBB; 3JJPG; HBJF; HBJK; HBLW3; JWG; TBX; WGM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 19. Weight in Grams: 386.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
247
Condition
New
Edition
Revised ed.
SKU
V9780814781104
ISBN
9780814781104
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.71

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