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Paperback. A study of the decade that swept America into the modern age and changed it forever, this book looks at the 1920s as framed by the aspirations, scandals, and attitudes of the Wilson, Harding, Collide and Hoover presidencies, examining how Victorian values transformed into the Jazz Age. Series: America in the Twentieth Century. Num Pages: 248 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 320.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815630333
ISBN
9780815630333
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.13

Paperback. How should America wield its enormous power beyond its borders? Should it adhere to grand principles or act on narrow self-interest? Should it partner with other nations or avoid entangling alliances? This book deals with these questions. Editor(s): Engel, Jeffrey A.; Lawrence, Mark Atwood; Preston, Andrew. Series: America in the World. Num Pages: 416 pages, 23 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; 3JM; HBJK; HBLL; HBLW; HBLX; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 154 x 25. Weight in Grams: 604.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691161754
ISBN
9780691161754
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.24

Hardback. How should America wield its enormous power beyond its borders? Should it adhere to grand principles or act on narrow self-interest? Should it partner with other nations or avoid entangling alliances? This title deals with these questions. Editor(s): Engel, Jeffrey A.; Lawrence, Mark Atwood; Preston, Andrew. Series: America in the World. Num Pages: 416 pages, 23 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; 3JM; HBJK; HBLL; HBLW; HBLX; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 714.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691133355
ISBN
9780691133355
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 99.85
€ 75.86

Paperback. This collection of essays and documents, written and compiled by four distinguished historians, is an essential source book for anyone seeking to understand the causes, character, and consequences of American involvement in Vietnam. Editor(s): Williams, William Appleman; McCormick, Thomas J.; Gardner, Lloyd C.; LaFeber, Walter. Num Pages: 360 pages, map, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1FMV; HBJF; HBLW3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 211 x 140 x 24. Weight in Grams: 296.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1989
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393305555
ISBN
9780393305555
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 17.90

Paperback. Suitable for use in classes on the Progressive Era alone, or in a combined class on the Gilded Age and Progressive Eras, which many universities teach. This text covers various aspects of the era, political (domestic and international), economic, and social/cultural. It also incorporates the perspectives of women, immigrants, and minority groups. Num Pages: 304 pages, 15 halftones, 7 maps. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 157 x 17. Weight in Grams: 468.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195172201
ISBN
9780195172201
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 131.78

Paperback. Such is the continuing volume of work on the Civil War that we are regularly in need of an authoritative and accessible brief synthesis to keep us up to date with this endlessly fascinating subject. Series: American History S. Num Pages: 240 pages, M. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 204 x 135 x 14. Weight in Grams: 286.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Harlan Davidson
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780882959290
ISBN
9780882959290
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.23

Paperback. Examines the historical and theoretical assumptions that have underpinned the discussion of capital punishment in the United States Editor(s): Garland, David; McGowen, Randall; Meranze, Michael. Num Pages: 241 pages, black & white illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JKVP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 356.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
NYU Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814732670
ISBN
9780814732670
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.51

Paperback. Editor(s): Heller, Charles E.; Stofft, William A. Series: Modern War Studies. Num Pages: 450 pages, maps. BIC Classification: HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 150 x 23. Weight in Grams: 748.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1986
Publisher
University Press of Kansas
Condition
New
SKU
V9780700602773
ISBN
9780700602773
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.53

Paperback. This is the biography of Benjamin O. Davis Sr., one of just six black officers in the line of the Regular Army in the 86 years from the Civil War to World War II. He became the only one to make the rank of brigadier general. Series: Modern War Studies. Num Pages: 228 pages, 16 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; HBLW; JWD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 139 x 14. Weight in Grams: 299.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1989
Publisher
Univ Pr of Kansas
Condition
New
SKU
V9780700609635
ISBN
9780700609635
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.63

Paperback. Here are the personal philosophies, opinions, thoughts, witticisms, and feelings of such upstanding and quintessential Americans as Abigail Adams, Dolly Madison, Eleanor Roosevelt, Jacqueline Kennedy, Nancy Reagan, Barbara Bush, and Hillary Clinton. Editor(s): Adler, Bill. Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 221 x 150 x 16. Weight in Grams: 384.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Taylor Trade Publishing United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781589792999
ISBN
9781589792999
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 17.63

Hardcover. Even though they were not granted citizenship until 1924, Native Americans have served in all of America's wars. During World War 1, 12,000 served and in World War II, 44,000 (out of a total population of 350,000). This book offers a tribute to the Native American warriors, men and women, who have served in all of America's wars. Num Pages: 128 pages, 107 colour photos. BIC Classification: HBJF1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 260 x 289 x 15. Weight in Grams: 1018.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Museum of New Mexico Press United States
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
SKU
V9780890135648
ISBN
9780890135648
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.99
€ 38.68

Paperback. Editor(s): Gregg, Gary L., II; Hall, Mark David. Series: Lives of the Founders. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; HBJK; HBWF; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 197 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 300.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Intercollegiate Studies Institute
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781610170239
ISBN
9781610170239
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 17.11

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

€ 39.92

Translator(s): Roth, Professor Kathe. Num Pages: 274 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 1K; HBJD; HBJK; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 142 x 18. Weight in Grams: 395.
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Baraka Books Canada
Edition
2
Number of pages
274
Condition
New
SKU
V9780981240527
ISBN
9780981240527
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 21.71

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
€ 27.04

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

€ 44.05

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

€ 50.99
€ 50.87

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
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 182.80

Num Pages: 344 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1KBB; HBJF; HBJK; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 454.
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
5 Rev ed
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231150767
ISBN
9780231150767
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 148.25

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
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 20.04

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