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The Americas
Hardcover. At the time San Francisco International Airport opened as Mills Field Municipal Airport of San Francisco in 1927, most of the San Francisco Peninsula was pastureland. Over the years, new terminals and hangars were built to satisfy the demand of increased air traffic. The airport advanced to the larger San Francisco Airport Administration Building. Num Pages: 60 pages, 60 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; AM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 306 x 287 x 11. Weight in Grams: 832.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Edition Axel Menges Germany
- Number of pages
- 60
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783932565649
- ISBN
- 9783932565649
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.65
€ 33.99
€ 24.65
Hardback. Presents over 200 selected original artworks from the collection Betsy Beinecke Shirley bequeathed to the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library of Yale University. This volume offers to study the reading lives of children throughout American history. It invites reader to recollect images from the treasured books of his or her own childhood. Series: Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library. Num Pages: 196 pages, 250 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AGC; AKLB; DSY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 305 x 248 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1647.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 196
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300126730
- ISBN
- 9780300126730
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.12
€ 40.99
€ 29.12
Hardcover. Num Pages: 392 pages, 365 color illus. BIC Classification: 1DST; 1KBBEY; ACND; AFP; AGC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 314 x 31. Weight in Grams: 2038.
- Publisher
- Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781588395610
- ISBN
- 9781588395610
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 59.42€ 50.00
€ 59.42
€ 50.00
Paperback. An intriguing account of Canada's role as a Pacific power during the crisis that led to war with Japan. Series: Studies in Canadian Military History. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBC; HBJK; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780774821223
- ISBN
- 9780774821223
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 36.10
€ 40.99
€ 36.10
Hardback. The first joint biography of President and Mrs. Hoover by scholars who have conducted extensive research into their lives. Num Pages: 328 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 163 x 28. Weight in Grams: 644.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing Plc United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780275979966
- ISBN
- 9780275979966
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 101.01€ 90.71
€ 101.01
€ 90.71
Hardback. American Georgics takes as its primary problem the question of the human place in nature. By extending our understanding of what counts as environmental literature back before Thoreau, Sweet shows that early texts, while not necessarily "green" in contemporary terms, can offer important insights into our relationship to the environment. Num Pages: 232 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3J; DS; GTB. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 498.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812236378
- ISBN
- 9780812236378
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 86.34
€ 86.34
Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APFN; HBJK; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 238 x 21. Weight in Grams: 464.
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781477310632
- ISBN
- 9781477310632
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.60
€ 32.99
€ 29.60
Paperback. A study of the representation of teenagers in American cinema since David Considine's Cinema of Adolescence in 1985. It reaffirms the idea that films about youth constitute a legitimate genre worthy of study on its own terms. Num Pages: 436 pages, 26 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APF; JFSP2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 153 x 27. Weight in Grams: 706.
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780292756625
- ISBN
- 9780292756625
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.51
€ 32.99
€ 29.51
Hardcover. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HPS; JPVH1; KCS; LND. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 571.
- Publisher
- Encounter Books
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781594038396
- ISBN
- 9781594038396
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 25.20
€ 27.99
€ 25.20
He argues that the human-machine systems used to coordinate forces were as critical to naval successes in World War II as the ships and commanders more familiar to historians. Series: Johns Hopkins Studies in the History of Technology. Num Pages: 336 pages, 16, 16 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JWMV2; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 162 x 237 x 25. Weight in Grams: 564.
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421410265
- ISBN
- 9781421410265
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 68.78
€ 68.78
Paperback. An ethnographic study of Trinidadian gospel music that engages the multiple musical styles circulating in the nation's Full Gospel community and illustrates the carefully negotiated and contested spaces that they occupy in relationship to questions of identity. It explores gospelypso, jamoo ('Jehovah's music'), and gospel dancehall. Series: Music of the African Diaspora. Num Pages: 230 pages, 4 b/w photographs, 5 line illustrations, 6 music examples. BIC Classification: 1KJWWT; AVGQ; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 152 x 230 x 14. Weight in Grams: 330.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 230
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520250680
- ISBN
- 9780520250680
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.89
€ 33.99
€ 24.89
Hardback. Num Pages: 212 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFD; JFFC; JKSR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5334 x 3556 x 20. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 212
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781439913697
- ISBN
- 9781439913697
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 96.43
€ 96.43
Paperback. Num Pages: 212 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFD; JFFC; JKSR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 280.
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 212
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781439913703
- ISBN
- 9781439913703
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 28.48
€ 31.99
€ 28.48
Paperback. A rich history of American theater, Timothy White's Blue-Collar Broadway tells the story of the people who created costumes, shoes, scenery, lights, and props. From the 1880s to the 1990s, White explores the shifting centers of theatrical craft and their impact on the nation and the iconic New York City district of Times Square. Num Pages: 288 pages, 23 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AN. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812223644
- ISBN
- 9780812223644
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.51
€ 32.99
€ 29.51
Guerrillas and Revolution in Latin America: A Comparative Study of Ins...
Timothy P. Wickham-Crowley
Paperback. A comparative survey of guerrilla movements in Latin America, this title explores the origins and outcomes of rural insurgencies in nearly a dozen cases since 1956. Focusing on the personal backgrounds of the guerrillas themselves and on national social conditions, it explains why guerrillas emerged strongly in certain countries but not others. Num Pages: 454 pages, 2 figs., 43 tables. BIC Classification: 1KLC; 1KLS; 3JJP; JPWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 28. Weight in Grams: 628.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Edition
- First Printing
- Number of pages
- 454
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691023366
- ISBN
- 9780691023366
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 83.18€ 63.58
€ 83.18
€ 63.58
Paperback. If you love waterfalls, here are some of the best hikes in the Southern Appalachians. And if you love plants - or simply would like to learn more about them - you will be in hiking heaven: naturalist Tim Spira's guidebook links waterfalls and wildflowers in a spectacularly beautiful region famous for both. Series: Southern Gateways Guides. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBE; WSZC; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 581.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- The University of North Carolina Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781469622644
- ISBN
- 9781469622644
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.03
€ 32.99
€ 29.03
Paperback. Wildflowers and Plant Communities of the Southern Appalachian Mountains and Piedmont: A Naturalist's Guide to the Carolinas, Virginia, Tennessee, and Georgia Series: Southern Gateways Guides. Num Pages: 540 pages, colour illustrations, frontispiece. BIC Classification: 1KBBF; WNP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 32. Weight in Grams: 1107.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- The University of North Carolina Press United States
- Edition
- 1 New ed
- Number of pages
- 540
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780807871720
- ISBN
- 9780807871720
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 32.28
€ 32.99
€ 32.28
Hardback. Recently declassified documents at the JFK Library have made this new analysis possible. It covers Kennedy's New Pacific Community plans and his efforts to win the "Cold War" in the Asian and Pacific region. It examines the USA's relations with a variety of regions during the 1960s. Series: New Waves in Philosophy. Num Pages: 155 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPK; HBJK; HBLW3; JPS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 222 x 148 x 20. Weight in Grams: 349.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 155
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333524916
- ISBN
- 9780333524916
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 121.47
€ 121.47
Hardcover. While headline writers in the ETO were naturally focused on events in Normandy and the Bulge in the north, equally ferocious combats were taking place in southern France and Germany during 1944-45, which are now finally getting their due. Num Pages: 336 pages, 16-pg photo section. BIC Classification: 1D; 1KBB; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JWMV1; JWTR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 156 x 28. Weight in Grams: 617.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Casemate Publishers United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781935149446
- ISBN
- 9781935149446
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 38.80
€ 47.99
€ 38.80
Hardback. Thirty-seven million people visit Las Vegas every year. It's a city that offers to fulfil all your desires, without any repercussions. But what happens to the people who have to grow up there? This book tells ten of their stories: tales of overdoses, desert shoot-outs, suicides, casinos, and broken dreams. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBWN; BTP; JFSP1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 145 x 222 x 19. Weight in Grams: 334.
- Publisher
- Random House UK
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781783522507
- ISBN
- 9781783522507
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 24.02
€ 29.99
€ 24.02
Paperback. This in-depth study of a Black congregation in Charleston, South Carolina provides a window into the tremendously important yet still largely overlooked world of African American religion as the faith is lived by ordinary believers. Series: Qualitative Studies in Religion Series. Num Pages: 222 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBFS; HRCC9; HRCS; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 14. Weight in Grams: 368.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 222
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814758205
- ISBN
- 9780814758205
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.60
€ 32.99
€ 29.60
Tells the story of the courageous men who agreed to put their lives in danger to perform a critical mission in which they could not be officially acknowledged. This book chronicles the communist air attack on Site 85, the only such aerial bombing of the entire Vietnam War. Num Pages: 368 pages, 36 photos, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 1KBB; HBJF; HBJK; HBLW3; JWG; JWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 31. Weight in Grams: 681.
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231103169
- ISBN
- 9780231103169
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 149.07
€ 149.07
Hardback. This collection of essays offers a wide-ranging examination of the place of AIDS in gay activism, literature, film, news reporting and gay culture. The contributors stress the connection between language and moral responsibility. Editor(s): Murphy, Timothy F.; Poirier, Suzanne. Series: Between Men - Between Women: Lesbian & Gay Studies. Num Pages: 352 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DNF; JFSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 33. Weight in Grams: 726.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231078641
- ISBN
- 9780231078641
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 109.33€ 82.56
€ 109.33
€ 82.56
Hardcover. This work chronicles intentional communities in the 20th century. The chronological account first studies the older groups that were operating until 1900, it then explores the impact of the early 19th-century art colonies, before discussing decade-by-decade the new groups formed up to 1960. Num Pages: 350 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB; JFS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 608.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815627753
- ISBN
- 9780815627753
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 46.17
€ 46.17