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The Americas

Paperback. Love it or hate it, the world that radio made has steered popular music and provided the soundtrack of American life for more than half a century. The author studies the evolution of this multicentered pop landscape, along the way telling the stories of the Isley Brothers, Dolly Parton, A&M Records, and Elton John, among others. Num Pages: 312 pages, 30 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVG; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 229 x 16. Weight in Grams: 464.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226896182
ISBN
9780226896182
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 25.76

Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; BM; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 128 x 204 x 20. Weight in Grams: 330.
Publisher
Dover Publications Inc.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780486804606
ISBN
9780486804606
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.33

Hardback. Written over a 25-year span, these essays explore the ways in which the rural, regional, political, and cultural history of colonial and nineteenth-century Mexico has been approached by scholars. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; HBAH; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 567.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804768603
ISBN
9780804768603
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 161.12

Paperback. Written over a 25-year span, these essays explore the ways in which the rural, regional, political, and cultural history of colonial and nineteenth-century Mexico has been approached by scholars. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; HBAH; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 440.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804768610
ISBN
9780804768610
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 33.91

Paperback. This book argues that in addition to being a war of national liberation, Mexico's movement toward independence from Spain was also an internal war pitting classes and ethnic groups against each other, an intensely localized struggle by rural people, especially Indians, for the preservation of their communities. Num Pages: 720 pages, tables, figures, maps, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTQ; HBTR; JPV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 6452 x 4522 x 38. Weight in Grams: 1193.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
720
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804748216
ISBN
9780804748216
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 38.45

Hardcover. An innovative investment approach that takes the actions of the U.S. Series: Wiley Trading. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; KFFM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 163 x 21. Weight in Grams: 410.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9781118362433
ISBN
9781118362433
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 56.10
€ 44.77

Every society expresses its fundamental values and hopes in the ways it shapes and inhabits its landscapes. This work raises difficult questions about American culture while illuminating the intellectual origins of urban sprawl, dwindling wildlife habitats, over-engineered rivers, and degraded forests and grasslands. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; RNA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 440.
Publication date
2007
Publisher
The University Press of Kentucky United States
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813124391
ISBN
9780813124391
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 37.10

Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; RND; RNF; TQD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 153. .
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226326115
ISBN
9780226326115
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 27.73

Paperback. This selection of essays taken from "Hollywood Quarterly" reflect the astonishing eclecticism of the journal, with sections on animation, the avant-garde, and documentary to go along with a representative sampling of articles about feature-length narrative films. Editor(s): Smoodin, Eric; Martin, Ann. Num Pages: 417 pages, 22 b/w photographs, 12 line figures, 5 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPG; APFA; GBCS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 228 x 36. Weight in Grams: 814.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
417
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520232747
ISBN
9780520232747
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 23.87

Paperback. Num Pages: 64 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 280 x 200 x 3. Weight in Grams: 191.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Dover Publications Inc. United States
Number of pages
64
Condition
New
SKU
V9780486444116
ISBN
9780486444116
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.98

Paperback. Num Pages: 128 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 168 x 6. Weight in Grams: 238.
Publisher
Dover Publications Inc.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
SKU
V9780486425603
ISBN
9780486425603
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.53

Paperback. Num Pages: 112 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 168 x 5. Weight in Grams: 204.
Publisher
Dover Publications Inc.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Condition
New
SKU
V9780486425610
ISBN
9780486425610
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.24

Paperback. The founding of the United States after the American Revolution was so deliberate, so inspired, and so monumental in scope that the key actors considered this new government to be a work of art framed from natural rights. The author explores these ideas and gives an account of the origins and meanings of the Constitution of the United States. Num Pages: 392 pages, 23 halftones, 5 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPHC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 540.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
392
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226761961
ISBN
9780226761961
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.61

Hardback. The founding of the United States after the American Revolution was so deliberate, so inspired, and so monumental in scope that the key actors considered this new government to be a work of art framed from natural rights. The author explores these ideas and gives an account of the origins and meanings of the Constitution of the United States. Num Pages: 392 pages, 23 halftones, 5 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JPHC; LAZ; LND. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 60 x 90 x 33. Weight in Grams: 680.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
392
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780226761954
ISBN
9780226761954
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 94.50
€ 78.49

Paperback. An account of a young journalist's experience during World War II. This book records the events of the war and the development of journalistic strategies for covering international affairs. Num Pages: 522 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGHA; HBJK; HBWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 36. Weight in Grams: 748.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
University of Missouri
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780826210142
ISBN
9780826210142
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 31.70

Paperback. Interweaves the minute-by-minute story of an accident at a missile silo in rural Arkansas, where a single crew struggled to prevent the explosion of the most powerful nuclear warhead ever built by the United States, with a historical narrative that spans more than fifty years. Num Pages: 656 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JWMN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 136 x 199 x 30. Weight in Grams: 452.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141037912
ISBN
9780141037912
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.95

Hardback. Series: Princeton Studies in American Politics: Historical, International and Comparative Perspectives. Num Pages: 384 pages, 34 line illus. 1 table. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; JFSL1; JPL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 657.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780691153872
ISBN
9780691153872
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 108.67
€ 82.56

Paperback. Analyzing leadership, committee, and procedural restructuring in four periods, this book argues that coalitions promoting a wide range of member interests drive change in both the House and Senate. It shows that multiple interests determine institutional innovation within a period; and that different interests are important in different periods. Series: Princeton Studies in American Politics: Historical, International and Comparative Perspectives. Num Pages: 376 pages, 4 line illus., 19 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; JPA; JPH; JPQ; JPV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 571.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691049267
ISBN
9780691049267
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 64.97
€ 50.77

Paperback. Series: Princeton Studies in American Politics: Historical, International and Comparative Perspectives. Num Pages: 360 pages, 34 line illus. 1 table. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; JFSL1; JPL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691153889
ISBN
9780691153889
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 30.35

Featuring over a hundred evocative images, The Day in Its Color sheds new light on the everyday American landscape from the 1930s through the 1960s. Num Pages: 240 pages, 149 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AJC; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 186 x 21. Weight in Grams: 792.
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199772339
ISBN
9780199772339
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.09

Hardcover. An exploration of John Brinkley, Norman Baker and Harry Hoxsey, the ultimate snake oil salesmen of the 20th century. This volume takes a revealing look at health quackery, and the connections between fraudulent medicine and populist rhetoric in middle America. Num Pages: 224 pages, 28 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; JFC; JFHX; MBX; MX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University Press of Kansas
Condition
New
SKU
V9780700612031
ISBN
9780700612031
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.99

Hardcover. Num Pages: 408 pages, over 300 bw images. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBWJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 261 x 188 x 39. Weight in Grams: 1400.
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764342554
ISBN
9780764342554
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 48.99
€ 32.29

Hardback. Num Pages: 171 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSP1; JKSW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 260 x 181 x 15. Weight in Grams: 502.
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
171
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781614706977
ISBN
9781614706977
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 298.83
€ 202.44

Paperback. Presents a description of the legislative process by tracing the drafting and passing of a single piece of legislation. This book offers a picture of the bureaucratic infighting, political prerogatives, and Congressional courtesies that is necessary to make something happen on Capitol Hill. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPA; LN. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 210 x 133 x 18. Weight in Grams: 363.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295980232
ISBN
9780295980232
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 24.27

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