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Paperback. These stories provide a tour of the port of New York, Manhattan Harbor, throughout the 20th century. From the Iron Steamboat Company to the Norwegian Cruise lines, the port has played an important part in the life of the city. Here the focus is on the vessels which have passed through the harbour. Num Pages: 269 pages, 100 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLL; HBLW; HBTM; KNGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 3895 x 5830 x 18. Weight in Grams: 463.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 269
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823217618
- ISBN
- 9780823217618
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.65
€ 44.65
Hardback. Over 100 years ago, 200 leading lawyers met to organize the "Association of the Bar of the City of New York". Boss Tweed and his cronies were robbing the city's treasury and corrupting the courts and judges. This work tells of the struggle to remove his gang and the conflicts that ensued. Num Pages: 436 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLL; HBLW; HBTB; LA; LN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 33. Weight in Grams: 846.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 436
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823217359
- ISBN
- 9780823217359
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 80.16
€ 80.16
Hardback. A re-issue of this classic study of President Roosevelt's adminstrative policy toward monopoly during the period of the New Deal, updated with a new introduction by the author. Num Pages: 525 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 145 x 218 x 36. Weight in Grams: 794.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 525
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823216086
- ISBN
- 9780823216086
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 118.43
€ 118.43
Hardback. Canavan's treatment of the relationship of Edmund Burke's economic theory to his political theory, aims to show that Burke's own emphasis was not on capitalistic laissez-faire economics, but that his goals were primarily political and cultural, dependent on the support of landed property owners. Num Pages: 185 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBJD1; HBLL; JPA; JPF; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 3895 x 5830 x 17. Weight in Grams: 445.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 185
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823215904
- ISBN
- 9780823215904
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 99.66
€ 99.66
Hardback. Lisio re-examines the events surrounding the 1932 Bonus March on Hoover's White House by outraged veterans. Included is a look at the protective motives of Hoover himself, and how the president came to be vilified for the actions of MacArthur. Num Pages: 346 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; HBJK; HBLW; JPWF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 157 x 231 x 25. Weight in Grams: 667.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 346
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823215713
- ISBN
- 9780823215713
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 112.09
€ 112.09
An Irishman in the Iron Brigade. The Civil War Memoirs of James P. Sul...
Beaudot, William J. K.; Herdegen, Lance J.; S...
Hardback. 17-year-old James P. Sullivan was among the first to answer Lincoln's call for volunteers in 1861. This is a collection of his writings about his days in President Lincoln's army, including accounts of the battles of Brawner Farm, Second Bull Run, South Mountain, Chancellorsville and Gettysburg. Series: Irish in the Civil War. Num Pages: 189 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGHA; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ; JWD. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 158 x 21. Weight in Grams: 457.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 189
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823215003
- ISBN
- 9780823215003
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 105.26
€ 105.26
Hardback. Offers a collection of five satires from the Reformation period, written between 1517 and 1526. This title focuses on the impact and importance of a supporting cast of satirists whose ad hoc productions reached a wider audience, in a more visceral manner, than the rational approach which typified scholarly theological arguments. Num Pages: 122 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 2AB; 3JB; DNF; DSBD; HBJD1; HBLH; HRCC9; WHX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 3895 x 5830 x 15. Weight in Grams: 392.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 122
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823214822
- ISBN
- 9780823214822
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 93.84
€ 93.84
Hardback. Num Pages: 208 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 519.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823213382
- ISBN
- 9780823213382
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 49.51
€ 49.51
Hardback. A study of the nature and extent of the social reforms and political involvement of Athanasius during his two tenures on the patriarchal throne of Constantinople. For Athanasius, the idea of reform was part of the renewal of the centralised institutions of the empire. Num Pages: 181 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVT; HBJD; HBLA; HRCC1; JPH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 3895 x 5830 x 13. Weight in Grams: 419.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 181
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823213344
- ISBN
- 9780823213344
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 105.03
€ 105.03
Hardback. Illustrator(s): Duncan, W. Jack; Taylor, Frank H. Num Pages: 329 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 24. Weight in Grams: 564.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 329
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823212699
- ISBN
- 9780823212699
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 106.13
€ 106.13
Hardback. An account of life in the army during the American Civil War. Corby describes all aspects of a soldier's life in the Irish Brigade of the Army of the Potomac. The book includes stories of both the tradegy and hardship, and the hope and humour of war. Series: Irish in the Civil War. Num Pages: 412 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BG; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 239 x 165 x 33. Weight in Grams: 841.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 412
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823212514
- ISBN
- 9780823212514
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 74.75
€ 74.75
hardcover. Num Pages: 338 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: HBJK; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 3895 x 5830 x 24. Weight in Grams: 908.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 338
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- SKU
- V9780823212255
- ISBN
- 9780823212255
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 113.64
€ 113.64
Hardback. Num Pages: 265 pages. BIC Classification: BGH; HBJF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 3233 x 5830 x 29. Weight in Grams: 636.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1988
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 265
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823211883
- ISBN
- 9780823211883
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 106.41
€ 106.41
Paperback. Very seldom does one come across so inspiring a volume. . . . It belongs in every Irish-American library. . . . Anyone with an interest in the Civil War and/or the history of the Irish in America should own a copy of this very fine work. -Irish Edition Editor(s): Kohl, Lawrence Frederick; Richard, M.C. Series: Irish in the Civil War. Num Pages: 170 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BJ; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 150 x 14. Weight in Grams: 319.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1986
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 170
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823211647
- ISBN
- 9780823211647
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 41.60
€ 46.99
€ 41.60
Hardback. Num Pages: 462 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JH; HBJK; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 3895 x 5830 x 36. Weight in Grams: 817.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 462
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823209958
- ISBN
- 9780823209958
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 102.04
€ 102.04
Paperback. This text argues that the Korean war was a consequence of the historical process that emerged in the summer of 1945, escalated in the period of occupation (1945-1948) and finally reaching a climax in the summer of 1950. Num Pages: 292 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPK; 3JJPG; HBJF; HBLW3; HBW; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 136 x 14. Weight in Grams: 326.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- University Press of America United States
- Number of pages
- 292
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780819198686
- ISBN
- 9780819198686
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 84.77
€ 84.77
Hardback. This text argues that the historical settlement of liberated Americans of African descent had a destabilising impact on the geography, politics, social and economic structure and culture of Liberia. It focuses on the environmental consciousness of indigenous Liberians. Num Pages: 172 pages, bibliograohy. BIC Classification: 1HFDL; HBJH; HBTB; JFC; JH; RNP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- University Press of America United States
- Number of pages
- 172
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780819196538
- ISBN
- 9780819196538
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 123.72
€ 123.72
Hardback. This biography describes Hannibal Hamlin's ancestors and boyhood before tracing his career through the Maine legislature and US House of Representatives. Num Pages: 324 pages, 7 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- University Press of America United States
- Number of pages
- 324
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780819194404
- ISBN
- 9780819194404
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.00
€ 127.00
Paperback. This text focuses on some of the main ethical and spiritual problems raised by the Holocaust. It addresses the views and moral dilemmas of prominent Jewish thinkers and leaders, then presents the author's own reflections on the problem of "justification of religion" and faith after Auschwitz. Num Pages: 185 pages. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBTZ1; HPQ; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- University Press of America United States
- Number of pages
- 185
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780819193599
- ISBN
- 9780819193599
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 71.39
€ 71.39
Hardback. Traces the clandestine Comintern activities of a German communist and his associates between the two World Wars. The study examines the founding, expansion and collapse of a revolutionary institution and reveals Ewert's political strengths and weaknesses. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJG; BGH; HBJD; HBLW; JPFC; JPH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 153 x 22. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- University Press of America United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780819192585
- ISBN
- 9780819192585
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.40
€ 127.40
Hardback. In the 1970s and 1980s the Republic of China on Taiwan was under the direction of Chiang Ching-Kuo, who served first as its premier, and later as its president. This work provides insight into the substantial role that Chiang played in the social and economic development of the republic. Series: Miller Center Series on Asian Political Leadership. Num Pages: 230 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPCW; 3JJPL; 3JJPN; BGH; HBJF; HBLW3; JPQ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- University Press of America United States
- Edition
- 3 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 230
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780819189035
- ISBN
- 9780819189035
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 120.46
€ 120.46
Hardback. An updated edition of the original, published in 1986 by UPA; the book is divided into four parts: From Byzantium to the Communes, 476-1122; From the Communes to the High Renaissance, 1122-1534; Italy Between the Hapsburgs and the French, 1534-1814; Italy in the Modern World. The author describes recent events in the Epilogue. Num Pages: 430 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3D; 3F; 3H; 3J; HBJD. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 30. Weight in Grams: 744.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- University Press of America United States
- Edition
- 2 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 430
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780819180841
- ISBN
- 9780819180841
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 156.07
€ 156.07
Paperback. Puts to rest the unfounded allegations surrounding Jefferson and Sally Hemings. Num Pages: 176 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; JFM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 194 x 132 x 10. Weight in Grams: 204.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- University Press of America United States
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780819178213
- ISBN
- 9780819178213
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.37
€ 17.99
€ 16.37
Paperback. This thought provoking strategic analysis of NATO's Northern Front and U.S. military policy questions a number of the assumptions currently held in Norway, Denmark and the United States. Concrete and specific measures are proposed to strengthen conventional defense of this vital northern NATO front and deterrence of conflict in Europe as a whole. Num Pages: 90 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBW; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 135 x 9. Weight in Grams: 158.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Publisher
- University Press of America United States
- Number of pages
- 90
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780819173416
- ISBN
- 9780819173416
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.20
€ 53.20