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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
€ 28.88

Hardback. This volume offers a collection of ten key essays selected from contemporary historical scholarship with coverage ranging from the the colonial period to the modern day. The essays add up to an exploration of major technological themes in American history. Editor(s): Pursell, Carroll W. Series: Blackwell Readers in American Social and Cultural History. Num Pages: 376 pages, 7. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JFC; TBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 163 x 33. Weight in Grams: 680.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
376
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631219965
ISBN
9780631219965
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 117.47

Paperback. This volume offers a collection of ten key essays selected from contemporary historical scholarship with coverage ranging from the the colonial period to the modern day. The essays add up to an exploration of major technological themes in American history. Editor(s): Pursell, Carroll W. Series: Blackwell Readers in American Social and Cultural History. Num Pages: 376 pages, 7. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JFC; TBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 558.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
376
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631219972
ISBN
9780631219972
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 59.80

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
€ 30.87

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

€ 106.47
€ 102.99

Hardback. Commentators call the United States an empire: occasionally a benign empire, sometimes an empire in denial, often a destructive empire. In American Umpire Elizabeth Cobbs Hoffman asserts instead that America has performed the role of umpire since 1776, compelling adherence to rules that gradually earned broad approval, and violating them as well. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 181 x 240 x 32. Weight in Grams: 790.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Number of pages
448
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674055476
ISBN
9780674055476
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 39.96

Paperback. Introducing students to the study of American history, this edition has been substantially revised to include such topics as the experience of colonial women and generational conflicts. It explores America's social, political and diplomatic past from the early 1600s to the US Civil War. Editor(s): Dinnerstein, Leonard; Jackson, Kenneth T. Num Pages: 348 pages, line figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JD; 3JF; 3JH; HBJK; HBLH; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 203 x 136 x 18. Weight in Grams: 307. Clean copy
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Edition
7th Edition
SKU
KST0035887
ISBN
9780195087833
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Gives an illustrated overview of the webbing straps, holsters, carriers and haversacks used by American combat troops from before World War One to the Vietnam War. This book is useful for students of American uniform and equipment, modellers, re-enactors and collectors. Series: Europa Militaria. Num Pages: 64 pages, 100 colour photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJF; 3JJH; 3JJP; HBJK; HBWQ; JWM; WCK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 258 x 190 x 6. Weight in Grams: 234. Series: Europa Militaria. 64 pages, 100 colour photographs. Gives an illustrated overview of the webbing straps, holsters, carriers and haversacks used by American combat troops from before World War One to the Vietnam War. This book is useful for students of American uniform and equipment, modellers, re-enactors and collectors. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJF; 3JJH; 3JJP; HBJK; HBWQ; JWM; WCK. Dimension: 258 x 190 x 6. Weight: 234.
Publisher
Crowood
Number of pages
64
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781861268327
ISBN
9781861268327
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.53

Paperback. Series: American Women and the Repeal of Prohibition. Num Pages: 238 pages, 14 photographs, 11 black and white drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 155 x 257 x 21. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
238
Condition
New
Edition
Revised ed.
SKU
V9780814774663
ISBN
9780814774663
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.73

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
€ 10.83

Paperback. During the Second World War, Chinese Americans contributed to the war effort by joining the armed forces and working in the defense industries. This title traces the history of the 14th Air Service Group, a segregated outfit of Chinese Americans sent to China in support of the American Army Air Corps and the Chinese Air Force. Series: Asian American History and Culture Series. Num Pages: 272 pages, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1KBB; HBJK; HBTB; HBWQ; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 209 x 139 x 16. Weight in Grams: 310.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Temple University Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9781592138401
ISBN
9781592138401
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.29

Paperback. Num Pages: 715 pages, 81 b/w photographs, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1KJ; 1KL; HBJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 151 x 42. Weight in Grams: 990.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of California Press
Edition
3rd Edition
Number of pages
715
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520245013
ISBN
9780520245013
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.27

Paperback. Was Christmas always as commercialized as it is today? Is Thanksgiving a religious or secular holiday? When did we begin trick-or-treating on Halloween? This book reveals answers to questions about each holiday's traditions. Num Pages: 232 pages, 30 b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 5H; ASZP; HBJK; HBTB; HRAX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 153 x 16. Weight in Grams: 340.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University of California Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520284722
ISBN
9780520284722
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 21.43

Hardback. A lively account of the brash men who chased their American Dreams all the way to China Num Pages: 264 pages, black & white illustrations, maps, figures. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1KBB; HBJF; HBJK; JPS; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 155 x 28. Weight in Grams: 544.
Publisher
Temple University Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
294
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781439906897
ISBN
9781439906897
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 87.96

Hardback. Num Pages: 264 pages, 14, 8 black & white halftones, 1 black & white tables, 5 graphs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; KCX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 428.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801450334
ISBN
9780801450334
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 47.25

Paperback. Num Pages: 264 pages, 14, 8 black & white halftones, 1 tables, 5 graphs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 159 x 235 x 19. Weight in Grams: 378.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801478864
ISBN
9780801478864
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.32

Hardback. Robert Tsai's history invites readers into the circle of defiant groups who refused to accept the Constitution's definition of who "We the People" are and how their authority should be exercised. It is the story of America as told by dissenters: squatters, Native Americans, abolitionists, socialists, internationalists, and racial nationalists. Num Pages: 310 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JPHC; LAZ; LND. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 158 x 29. Weight in Grams: 680.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674059955
ISBN
9780674059955
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 48.99
€ 41.12

Paperback. Argues that American cultural conceptions of religion and race during the 1950s played a crucial role in framing an ideology through which U.S. policymakers understood their options in Vietnam. Series: American Encounters/Global Interactions. Num Pages: 392 pages, 28 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 1KBB; 3JJPG; HBJF; HBWS2; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 166 x 25. Weight in Grams: 508.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Duke University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822334408
ISBN
9780822334408
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.73

Paperback. Num Pages: 222 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 13. Weight in Grams: 311.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
222
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226763682
ISBN
9780226763682
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 33.53

Paperback. .
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442207981
ISBN
9781442207981
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 14.58

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