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History
Paperback. The Illusion of Victory demonstrates that most of the rewards of victory in modern warfare are either exaggerated or false. Consequently, long-term political and military stability is denied to both the victorious power and to the defeated one. As a result, neither victory nor defeat deter further outbreaks of war. Num Pages: 400 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HBW; JWA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 232 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 344.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Melbourne University Publishing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780522856156
- ISBN
- 9780522856156
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.30
€ 46.30
Paperback. Much has been written about the lives and art of Heide, but finally the remaining members of the inner circle have entrusted the truth to be told through this intimate biography of John and Sunday Reed. Equal parts romance and tragedy, Modern Love explores the lives of these champions of successive generations of Australian artists and writers. Num Pages: 304 pages, Colour illustrations throughout. BIC Classification: 1MBF; 3JJ; ABQ; BGFA; HBJM; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 172 x 29. Weight in Grams: 854.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Melbourne University Publishing
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780522862812
- ISBN
- 9780522862812
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.99€ 50.50
€ 50.99
€ 50.50
Hardcover. This book synthesizes the wartime experiences of American combat soldiers, from the doughboys of World War I to the grunts of Vietnam. The author looks at what motivated these men to serve and how they were turned into soldiers. Series: Modern War Studies. Num Pages: 472 pages, 30 photographs. BIC Classification: 1D; 1FMV; 1FPK; 1KBB; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; JWT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 36. Weight in Grams: 862.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University Press of Kansas
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700612291
- ISBN
- 9780700612291
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 39.97
€ 39.97
Paperback. Tying together legal, historical, social, political and literary strands to show how the law itself was implicated in the persistence of slavery, this work sheds new light on slavery and Southern history, as it probes the conscience of a troubled jurist incapable of fully transcending his times. Series: Landmark Law Cases and American Society. Num Pages: 152 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTS; LA; LND. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 139 x 12. Weight in Grams: 218.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Univ Pr of Kansas
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700612710
- ISBN
- 9780700612710
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.26
€ 32.26
Hardcover. The press leak in 1971 of a secret government document about the Vietnam War set off a chain of events that culminated in one of the most important First Amendment decisions in American legal history. This book re-examines what happened, why it mattered, and why it still has relevance today. Editor(s): Prados, John; Porter, Margaret Pratt. Series: Modern War Studies. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBWS2; JPQ; LND; LNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 576.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- University Press of Kansas
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700613250
- ISBN
- 9780700613250
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 34.82
€ 34.82
Paperback. Given his background - growing up in the border state of Missouri - President Truman was an unlikely champion of civil rights. Yet it was he who energized the modern civil rights movement. Michael Gardner analyses Truman's speeches and the appointments he made of like-minded civil rights activists. Num Pages: 320 pages, 28 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPG; BGH; HBJK; HBLW3; JPHL; JPVH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 221 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 462.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Southern Illinois University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780809325504
- ISBN
- 9780809325504
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.80
€ 26.80
Hardcover. Num Pages: 248 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; JPHC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 549.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Southern Illinois University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780809333295
- ISBN
- 9780809333295
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 39.26
€ 39.26
Paperback. In 1738, the Spanish established the fort-town of Gracia Real de Santa Teresa de Mose as the first legal, free Black community in the United States. This book shows how the people of "Fort Mose" shaped Spanish international policy on slavery and provided inspiration for all slaves. Num Pages: 64 pages, 125 colour photographs, 84 b&w photographs, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLH; HBLL; HBTS; HD; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 220 x 280 x 6. Weight in Grams: 240.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- University Press of Florida United States
- Number of pages
- 64
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813013527
- ISBN
- 9780813013527
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.80
€ 21.80
Paperback. A path-breaking work when first published in 1973, this book remains the standard work on attempts by the South to spread American slavery into the tropics - Cuba, Mexico and Central America in particular - before the Civil War. Series: New Perspectives on the History of the South. Num Pages: 336 pages, 4 illustrations, map, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KJ; 1KLC; 3JH; HBG; HBJK; HBLL; HBTS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 404.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University Press of Florida United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813025124
- ISBN
- 9780813025124
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.28
€ 29.28
Paperback. Examining excavated underwater "treasure sites" and terrestrial pirate lairs found off the coast of Madagascar, throughout the Caribbean, and within the United States, this book explores the romanticized "Golden Age of Piracy," and the "gentleman pirate" Jean Lafitte. Editor(s): Skowronek, Russell K.; Ewen, Charles R. Series: New Perspectives on Maritime History & Nautical Archaeology S. Num Pages: 368 pages, 153 b&w illustrations, 20 tables, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1K; HBTM; HDD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 157 x 24. Weight in Grams: 560.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University Press of Florida United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813030791
- ISBN
- 9780813030791
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.02
€ 33.02
Hardback. A collection of essays which range from a general discussion of the private sector to case studies about volunteer work, religious entities, and nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) in Cuba. Editor(s): Gray, Alexander Ian; Kapcia, Antoni. Series Editor(s): Kirk, John M. Series: Contemporary Cuba. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1KJC; GTB; HBJK; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 445.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University Press of Florida United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813031927
- ISBN
- 9780813031927
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.48
€ 65.48
Jacksonville, Florida, was the king of the infant film industry. By 1914, fifteen major companies - including Fox and Metro Pictures - had set up shop there. This book uses first-person accounts, filmmaker biographies, newspaper reports, and city and museum archives to present a little-known aspect of film history. Num Pages: 208 pages, 19 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBFL; APF; HBT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 420.
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University Press of Florida United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813032436
- ISBN
- 9780813032436
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 32.29
€ 32.29
Paperback. Heralded by Brazilians as the 'Father of Flight', Alberto Santos-Dumont made the first of several spectacular flights in his lighter-than-air dirigible in France in 1901, two years before the Wright brothers' first fixed-wing flight in North Carolina. This illustrated book tells their story. Num Pages: 616 pages, 16 colour, 232 b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KL; HBT; TRP; WGM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 155 x 30. Weight in Grams: 862.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University Press of Florida United States
- Number of pages
- 616
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813035093
- ISBN
- 9780813035093
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.82
€ 34.82
An examination of Johnson's personal and political journey on civil rights, synthesizing available research into a concise study to focus on his record on racial politics. Num Pages: 340 pages. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBLW; JPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 162 x 26. Weight in Grams: 610.
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University Press of Florida United States
- Number of pages
- 340
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813044569
- ISBN
- 9780813044569
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.99€ 50.57
€ 50.99
€ 50.57
Paperback. Editor(s): Porter, Kenneth W. Num Pages: 352 pages, black & white halftones, maps. BIC Classification: HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University Press of Florida United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813044880
- ISBN
- 9780813044880
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.75
€ 29.75
Paperback. Considers why the Confederacy never received foreign aid and traces the Civil War's impact on European and Latin nations and dependencies. Editor(s): May, Robert E. Num Pages: 192 pages, illustrations (black and white), 1 map (black and white). BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University Press of Florida United States
- Edition
- Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813049229
- ISBN
- 9780813049229
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.49
€ 24.49
Paperback / so. Num Pages: 424 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBS; HBJK; HBLW; JFSL3; JNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 621.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University Press of Florida United States
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813060330
- ISBN
- 9780813060330
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.25
€ 38.25
Paperback. Num Pages: 352 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBFL; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 558.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University Press of Florida United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813060545
- ISBN
- 9780813060545
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.30
€ 24.30
Paperback. Too easily we forget that the process of European colonization was not simply a matter of armed invaders elbowing themselves into position to take charge. As John Juricek reminds us, the road to revolution was paved in part by complicated negotiations with Indians, as well as unique legal challenges. Series: Contested Boundaries. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJ; HBWF; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 699.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University Press of Florida United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813060743
- ISBN
- 9780813060743
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 80.49
€ 80.49
Paperback. Num Pages: 416 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; BGL; DSB; HB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 640.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University Press of Florida United States
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813061320
- ISBN
- 9780813061320
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 39.89
€ 39.89