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Paperback. An analysis of why relations between the United States and the Chinese Communists were hostile in the first decade of the Cold War. It discusses questions such as why Truman refused to recognize the Chinese Communists and why Mao shelled islands in the Taiwan Straits in 1958. It provides a link between domestic politics and foreign policy. Series: Princeton Studies in International History and Politics. Num Pages: 352 pages, 1 halftone 16 line illus. 1 map 4 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1KBB; 3JJPG; HBJF; HBJK; HBLW; JPA; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 485.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691026374
- ISBN
- 9780691026374
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Condition: New
€ 58.80€ 46.37
€ 58.80
€ 46.37
Paperback. "A standout .. a balanced, informative, and highly intelligent guide to dealing with China."-Fareed Zakaria Num Pages: 400 pages, 23 maps and charts. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1KBB; HBJF; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 133. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393352993
- ISBN
- 9780393352993
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 17.27
€ 18.99
€ 17.27
Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBWX; VXQB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Publisher
- Red Wheel/Weiser United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781632650191
- ISBN
- 9781632650191
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Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 17.15
€ 17.99
€ 17.15
Hardback. Dorothea Dix was the most politically engaged woman of her generation. An activist who disdained the women's rights and antislavery movements, she sought to promote national harmony. Series: Harvard Historical Studies. Num Pages: 432 pages, 8 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 162 x 28. Weight in Grams: 708.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780674214880
- ISBN
- 9780674214880
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Condition: New
€ 77.56€ 69.39
€ 77.56
€ 69.39
This collection continues the conversation Warren began fifty years ago, although taking it in unorthodox and challenging directions, to offer fresh and stimulating perspectives on the war's presence in the collective imagination of the nation. Editor(s): Brown, Thomas J. Num Pages: 256 pages, 17, 17 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421402505
- ISBN
- 9781421402505
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.79
€ 62.79
Hardback. Num Pages: 194 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 412.
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 194
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781628086676
- ISBN
- 9781628086676
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 229.32€ 154.77
€ 229.32
€ 154.77
Hardback. Num Pages: 282 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 160 x 236 x 23. Weight in Grams: 510.
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781634639781
- ISBN
- 9781634639781
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 250.49€ 185.32
€ 250.49
€ 185.32
Paperback. This collection continues the conversation Warren began fifty years ago, although taking it in unorthodox and challenging directions, to offer fresh and stimulating perspectives on the war's presence in the collective imagination of the nation. Editor(s): Brown, Thomas J. Num Pages: 256 pages, 17, 17 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 227 x 16. Weight in Grams: 352.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421402512
- ISBN
- 9781421402512
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 28.31
€ 33.99
€ 28.31
Paperback. Offers an institutional history of the Chemical Warfare Service, the department tasked with improving the Army's ability to use and defend against chemical weapons during and after World War One. Num Pages: 176 pages, 20 black and white photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBW; JFD; JWMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 155 x 11. Weight in Grams: 296.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252080265
- ISBN
- 9780252080265
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.05
€ 27.05
Paperback. Editor(s): Huber, Thomas; Spera, Jack. Num Pages: 163 pages, black & white tables, maps, figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; KNGR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 163 x 14. Weight in Grams: 364.
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 163
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781622575565
- ISBN
- 9781622575565
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Condition: New
€ 166.99€ 113.56
€ 166.99
€ 113.56
Paperback. A stunning visual game that helps readers enjoy, appreciate, and identify great works of art. Num Pages: 176 pages, 250 color illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; ABA; GM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 191 x 14. Weight in Grams: 536.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393328387
- ISBN
- 9780393328387
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Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 19.21
€ 20.99
€ 19.21
Hardback. Theatre lovers know that Irving Berlin wrote the score for "Annie Get Your Gun", and that Frank Loesser penned the musical numbers for "Guys and Dolls". But who wrote the librettos for these Broadway classics? This text presents a different perspective for looking at the American musical theatre. Num Pages: 288 pages, bibliography, index, footnotes. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVGM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 220 x 148 x 20. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810844407
- ISBN
- 9780810844407
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 106.54
€ 106.54
Hardback. The Oxford Companion to the American Musical is an engaging and authoritative reference for this highly popular genre, covering Broadway, Hollywood, and television in one volume. With more than two thousand entries, this book offers a wealth of information on musicals, performers, composers, lyricists, producers, choreographers, and much more. Editor(s): Hischak, Thomas S. Series: Oxford Companions. Num Pages: 960 pages, numerous halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVGM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 166 x 50. Weight in Grams: 1494.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 958
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195335330
- ISBN
- 9780195335330
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Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 44.94
€ 45.99
€ 44.94
Paperback. An exploration of the relationship between US political and social thought and literary consciousness in the early post-war years in which the author analyzes the efforts by writers to reshape their "old" liberalism into a "new" sceptical liberalism that recognized the persistence of human evil. Series: History of American Thought & Culture S. Num Pages: 236 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSK; JFC; JPFK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 304. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- University of Wisconsin Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KAC0004273
- ISBN
- 9780299128449
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Provides a fascinating culinary and natural history of greens in the South, as well as an overview of the many varieties of edible greens that are popular in the region. Including practical information about cultivation, selection, and preparation, Head also shows how greens are embraced around the world for their taste and healthfulness. Series: Savor the South Cookbooks. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBF; 1KBBS; WBN; WBT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 336.
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- The University of North Carolina Press United States
- Number of pages
- 128
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781469626680
- ISBN
- 9781469626680
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Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 19.76
€ 19.99
€ 19.76
Paperback. Based on Theodor de Bry's 1590 edition of Thomas Hariot's book, this facsimile edition presents de Bry's engravings, based on John White's sixteenth-century watercolors, in their original hand-colored form. Accompanying the Latin facsimile is an English text. Num Pages: 224 pages, 50 text & 86 facsimile illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBFV; WCS; WTLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 305 x 229 x 19. Weight in Grams: 1188.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press
- Edition
- Facsimile
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813926056
- ISBN
- 9780813926056
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 57.13
€ 57.13
Paperback. A history of the Religious Society of Friends. This book provides an introduction to its beliefs and practices; and a picture of the culture and controversies of the Friends. It reflects the group's diversity in the wake of the sectarian splintering of the nineteenth century. It also examines commonalities among American Friends. Series: Columbia Contemporary American Religion Series. Num Pages: 304 pages, 30 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HRCC97. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 156 x 228 x 16. Weight in Grams: 416.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231123631
- ISBN
- 9780231123631
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Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 26.99
€ 36.99
€ 26.99
Hardback. Much of the improved survival rate from heart attack can be traced to Eugene Braunwald's work. He proved that myocardial infarction was an hours-long dynamic process which could be altered by treatment. The author tells the life story of a physician whose activist approach transformed not just cardiology but the culture of American medicine. Num Pages: 400 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFA; 1KBB; BGT; MBX; MJD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 149 x 32. Weight in Grams: 562.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Number of pages
- 400
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674724976
- ISBN
- 9780674724976
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 39.28
€ 47.99
€ 39.28
Paperback. The Companion to Latin American History collects the work of leading experts in the field to create a single-source overview of the diverse history and current trends in the study of Latin America. Editor(s): Holloway, Thomas H. Series: Wiley Blackwell Companions to World History. Num Pages: 544 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1KLS; HBJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 245 x 173 x 28. Weight in Grams: 924.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 544
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781444338843
- ISBN
- 9781444338843
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.99€ 53.85
€ 53.99
€ 53.85
Hardback. Both the Special Operations Forces (SOF) and the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) have served as the nation's eyes, ears, and daggers, often in close cooperation but occasionally at cross-purposes. In this book, Thomas H. Henriksen examines the warrior-spy connection both before and after the formation of the SOF and the CIA. Num Pages: 222 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPWL2; JWH; JWKF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Hoover Institution Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 222
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780817919740
- ISBN
- 9780817919740
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Condition: New
€ 20.00
€ 20.00
Paperback. Series: Music in American Life. Num Pages: 288 pages, 32 black and white photographs, 2 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; AVGJ; HBJK; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 229 x 20. Weight in Grams: 428.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252081606
- ISBN
- 9780252081606
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 29.27
€ 29.99
€ 29.27
Paperback. An ethnographic study of the American folk music revival that began in the late 1980s, this work examines its people, economy, and politics. Covering the perspectives of fans, performers, marketers, and others, it takes on some of the folk community's stickiest issues. Num Pages: 256 pages, 2 figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; AVGH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 327.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of Georgia Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780820328300
- ISBN
- 9780820328300
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.37
€ 33.37
Paperback. It is often said that a teen "old enough to do the crime is old enough to do the time", but are teens mature and capable enough to participate in adult criminal court? In this book, leaders in developmental psychology and law combine their expertise to investigate the limitations of youth policy. Series: John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation Series on Mental Health and Development. Num Pages: 472 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JKVQ2; JMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 138 x 26. Weight in Grams: 626.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 472
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226309132
- ISBN
- 9780226309132
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 27.39
€ 34.99
€ 27.39
Paperback. Num Pages: 398 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; JFSL9; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 220 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 452.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1980
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- Phoenix Edition, 1980
- Number of pages
- 398
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226307466
- ISBN
- 9780226307466
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.01
€ 40.99
€ 31.01