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The Americas

Paperback. Reveals the power and complexity of the music at the heart of collective rituals across Lowland South America Editor(s): Hill, Jonathan David; Chaumeil, Jean-Pierre. Num Pages: 440 pages, 26 illustrations, 1 map, 2 tables, 5 figures. BIC Classification: 1KLS; AVRN; HRLF; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 159 x 26. Weight in Grams: 664.
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
440
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803220928
ISBN
9780803220928
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 41.60

Paperback. Jonathan Daniel Wells contests the popular idea that the Old South was a region of essentially two classes (planters and slaves) until after the Civil War. He argues that, in fact, the region had a burgeoning white middle class that had a profound impact on southern culture, the debate over slavery, and the coming of the Civil War. Num Pages: 320 pages, 15 illustrations, 9 tables, notes. BIC Classification: 1KBBS; 3JH; HBTB; JFSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 503.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
The University of North Carolina Press
Edition
1st New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780807855539
ISBN
9780807855539
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 56.44

Paperback. This text focuses on what it means to be Jewish in America and the different positions held within the Jewish community on past and present church-state issues - whether Orthodox Jews in the military should wear yarmulkes while in uniform - and if Jewish prisoners have a right to Kosher food. Editor(s): Sarna, Jonathan D.; Dalin, David G. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; JFFJ; JFSL; JFSR1; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 159 x 23. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
University of Notre Dame Press
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780268016562
ISBN
9780268016562
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.12

Paperback. Num Pages: 280 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPN; 3JJPR; HBTB; KNXB1; KNXB2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 428.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Edition
2 Rev ed
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801485541
ISBN
9780801485541
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.17

Hardcover. Editor(s): Antonellis, Jonathan D.; Barone, Nicholas P. Num Pages: 154 pages, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPA; JPQ; KC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 160 x 15. Weight in Grams: 360.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
154
Condition
New
SKU
V9781613244180
ISBN
9781613244180
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 171.11
€ 116.58

Hardback. The Mobius Strip is an extensively researched study of the complex transformation of space-from the spatial politics of the state to the spatial practices of peasants-during three centuries of colonial rule in Mexico. Num Pages: 688 pages, 20 tables, 23 figures, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; HBJK; HBLH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 41. Weight in Grams: 1365.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
688
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804748933
ISBN
9780804748933
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 111.02

Paperback. Traces the story of America's Muslims from the seventeenth-century slave trade to the eighteenth-century immigration wave to the Nation of Islam. Drawing on interviews in communities from industrial Michigan to rural California, Curiel portrays the diversity of practices, cultures and observances that make up Muslim America. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HRH; JFSR2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 274.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848855991
ISBN
9781848855991
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 22.71

unknown_binding. October 1962, The Cuban Missile Crisis: the confrontation that brought the world closer to nuclear catastrophe than ever before or since. Drawing on an extensive body of research, including primary sources released only in the last few years, this work places the crisis in a broader international and chronological context than previously possible. Num Pages: 256 pages, 12 black and white, 8 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KJC; 3JJPK; HBJK; HBTW; HBWS; JWMN. Category: (UA) A / AS level; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 158 x 234 x 19. Weight in Grams: 472.
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Condition
New
SKU
9780748696307
ISBN
9780748696307
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 39.99
€ 29.39

Paperback. Lyndon B Johnson's presidency was characterised by domestic successes and vilified international policies. He presided over the advancement of civil rights and educational reform while escalating the disastrous war in Vietnam. This title offers a balanced overview of Johnson's policies across a range of theatres and issues. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPK; JPS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 158 x 233 x 13. Weight in Grams: 370. The United States and the World, 1963-69. 240 pages. Lyndon B Johnson's presidency was characterised by domestic successes and vilified international policies. He presided over the advancement of civil rights and educational reform while escalating the disastrous war in Vietnam. This title offers a balanced overview of Johnson's policies across a range of theatres and issues. Cateogry: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPK; JPS. Dimension: 158 x 233 x 13. Weight: 370.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748649013
ISBN
9780748649013
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 33.01

Hardback. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JNMN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 167 x 246 x 41. Weight in Grams: 692.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
INGRAM PUBLISHER SERVICES US
Condition
New
SKU
V9781610392655
ISBN
9781610392655
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 27.33

Hardback. Subtitle in pre-publication: how Barack Obama defied his critics and transformed America. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JM; HBJK; HBLX; JPHC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 165 x 237 x 29. Weight in Grams: 420.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780062426970
ISBN
9780062426970
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 24.50

Hardback. Illustrates in poignant and humorous ways the changes in a historic neighborhood facing the challenges of gentrification. Num Pages: 226 pages, 20 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 162 x 23. Weight in Grams: 508.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
226
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823239009
ISBN
9780823239009
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 79.97
€ 66.32

Paperback. The US Army AH-1 was the world's first purpose-built attack helicopter, and was used by the US Army in the Vietnam War. This manual discusses the history, technology and crew of the AH-1, and includes first-hand accounts, archival footage and scale plans of all major US Army AH-1 variants. Illustrator(s): Laurier, Jim. Series: Osprey Combat Aircraft. Num Pages: 96 pages, Illustrations (some col.), ports. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 1KBB; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; HBJK; HBWS2; JWG; JWMV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 247 x 171 x 8. Weight in Grams: 320.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Number of pages
96
Condition
New
SKU
V9781841766065
ISBN
9781841766065
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 20.55

Hardback. Takes the pulse of the left in contemporary US politics Editor(s): Bell, Jonathan; Stanley, Timothy. Num Pages: 272 pages, 1 line drawing, 2 maps, 5 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 33. Weight in Grams: 558.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
Edition
First Edition
SKU
V9780252036866
ISBN
9780252036866
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 118.10

Hardback. This book explores the role of the Cold War in shifting the center of gravity in American politics sharply to the right in the years immediately following World War II. Series: Columbia Studies in Contemporary American History. Num Pages: 408 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW3; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 165 x 26. Weight in Grams: 817.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
408
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231133562
ISBN
9780231133562
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 106.38

Hardback.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691135748
ISBN
9780691135748
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.48
€ 42.00

Hardback. Truly interdisciplinary in both scope and method, this book will appeal to students and scholars in American studies, history, political theory, media and communications, and rhetoric and literary studies. Series: New Studies in American Intellectual and Cultural History. Num Pages: 232 pages, 1, 1 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJK; JFD; JPHV; JPVK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 159 x 21. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421417363
ISBN
9781421417363
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 51.10
€ 47.15

Paperback. Shows how politics and aesthetics merge in American film noirs made between the late 1930s and the mid-1950s; their oft-noted uncanniness betrays the fear that un-American foes lurk within the homeland. Num Pages: 280 pages, 24 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APFN; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 154 x 17. Weight in Grams: 402.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Duke University Press
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822350064
ISBN
9780822350064
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.31

Hardback. Num Pages: 200 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 250 x 200 x 19. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1989
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
Morningside ed
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231071161
ISBN
9780231071161
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 118.84
€ 89.47

Paperback. One of the most momentous contests in American history between Obama and his enemies from the 2010 midterms through the 2013 inauguration. Num Pages: 448 pages, 16 pp b&w insert. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 235 x 29. Weight in Grams: 498.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Simon & Schuster United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
448
Condition
New
SKU
V9781451646085
ISBN
9781451646085
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.39

Paperback. Look at the woman who may become the next president of America. Combining deep reporting and West Wing-esque storytelling, this book reveals the strategising, machinations and last minute decision-making that have accompanied one of the greatest political comebacks in history. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JMC; 3JMG; BGH; HBJK; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 131 x 29. Weight in Grams: 338.
Publisher
Arrow
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099594697
ISBN
9780099594697
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.01

Hardcover. An examination of the supposed role of poverty, the fear of poverty and other negative work incentives in the era of early industrial capitalism and escalating sectional conflict over slavery. This text examines a wide spectrum of antebellum American thought on these and related issues. Num Pages: 384 pages, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; KCF; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 33. Weight in Grams: 748.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University of Virginia Press Virginia
Edition
First
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813921150
ISBN
9780813921150
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 75.92

Hardcover. Though "Moby-Dick" is one of the most-discussed and most-read works of American literature, the influence of the Bible has been overlooked in many contemporary studies of the novel. This book illuminates Melville's abiding preoccupation with the problem of evil and the pervasive role of the Bible in shaping his iconic work. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBF; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 612.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Northern Illinois University Press United States
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780875804644
ISBN
9780875804644
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 139.11

Paperback. A collection of essays that offer new perspectives on postwar American liberalism. It assesses the problems liberals have confronted in the twentieth century, examines their strategies for reform, and charts the successes and potential for future liberal reform. Editor(s): Bell, Jonathan; Stanley, Timothy. Num Pages: 272 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 230 x 18. Weight in Grams: 468.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
Edition
First Edition
SKU
V9780252080005
ISBN
9780252080005
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.51

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