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The Americas

Paperback. Andrew Schlesinger tells the fascinating story of Harvard College as an American institution. He examines the important actions and decisions of its leadership from Puritan times to the present. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JNM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 147 x 24. Weight in Grams: 431.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Ivan R Dee, Inc United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9781566637312
ISBN
9781566637312
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 19.16

Hardback. Andrew Schlesinger tells the fascinating story of Harvard College as an American institution. He examines the important actions and decisions of its leadership from Puritan times to the present. Num Pages: 318 pages, Illustrations, map, ports. BIC Classification: 1KBBES; HBTB; JNM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 30. Weight in Grams: 594.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Ivan R Dee, Inc United States
Number of pages
318
Condition
New
SKU
V9781566636360
ISBN
9781566636360
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 36.85

Paperback. "The auteur theory, of which film criticAndrew Sarris was the leading American proponent, holds that artistry in cinema can be largely attributed to film directors, who, while often working against the" Num Pages: 392 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 214 x 129 x 25. Weight in Grams: 436.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
The Perseus Books Group United States
Edition
1st Da Capo Press ed
Number of pages
392
Condition
New
SKU
V9780306807282
ISBN
9780306807282
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 17.41

Paperback. Examines four attempts to answer the question of national identity that Americans faced in the wake of the American Revolution. This work explores a complicated political world in which boundaries between the personal and the political were fluid and ill-defined. Num Pages: 232 pages, 16 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 342.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691122366
ISBN
9780691122366
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.64

Hardback. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JNF; JNM; KJB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 203 x 133 x 23. Weight in Grams: 440.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Kaplan AEC Education United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9781607144410
ISBN
9781607144410
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99

Paperback. Any listener knows the power of music to define a place, but few can describe the how or why of this phenomenon. This title showcases how American jazz defined a culture particularly preoccupied with place. It analyzes both the performances and cultural context of leading jazz figures, including the many famous venues where they played. Num Pages: 312 pages, 8 halftones, 11 line drawings, 10 musical examples. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; 3JJH; AVGJ; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 152 x 229 x 18. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226044958
ISBN
9780226044958
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 33.56

Hardcover. Any listener knows the power of music to define a place, but few can describe the how or why of this phenomenon. This title showcases how American jazz defined a culture particularly preoccupied with place. It analyzes both the performances and cultural context of leading jazz figures, including the many famous venues where they played. Num Pages: 312 pages, 8 halftones, 11 line drawings, 10 musical examples. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; 3JJH; AVGJ; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 567.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226044941
ISBN
9780226044941
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 112.86
€ 93.56

Paperback. The belief that US presidents' legislative policy formation has centralized over time, shifting inexorably out of the executive departments and into the White House, is shared by many who have studied the American presidency. Andrew Rudalevige argues that such a linear trend is neither at all certain nor necessary for policy promotion. Series: Princeton Studies in American Politics: Historical, International and Comparative Perspectives. Num Pages: 296 pages, 13 line illus. 12 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; JPH; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 428.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691095011
ISBN
9780691095011
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.48

Paperback. They were masters of the financial universe, flying in private jets and raking in billions. They thought they were too big to fail. This book gives an account of the most powerful men and women at the eye of the financial storm - from Lehman Brothers CEO Dick the gorilla Fuld, to AIG's Joseph Cassano, dubbed 'The Man Who Crashed the World'. Num Pages: 640 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JMC; KCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 30. Weight in Grams: 466.
Edition
01st Edition
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141043166
ISBN
9780141043166
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 16.53

Paperback. Num Pages: 312 pages, 19 b/w halftone; 3 b/w line. BIC Classification: 1KBBWZ; JFSG; JHBD; RNU. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 160 x 21. Weight in Grams: 418.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199975525
ISBN
9780199975525
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.19

Num Pages: 312 pages, 19 b&w halftone; 3 b&w line. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSG; JHBD; RGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 166 x 28. Weight in Grams: 544.
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199828265
ISBN
9780199828265
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.40

Paperback. The history of anti-Americanism is as long and varied as the history of the United States. Contributors here provide substance and depth to the recent outburst of fast talk on the topic of anti-Americanism by analyzing its history and currency in five key global regions. Editor(s): Ross, Andrew; Ross, Kristin. Num Pages: 344 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 227 x 151 x 21. Weight in Grams: 472.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814775677
ISBN
9780814775677
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.71

Paperback. The eighth edition of California: A History covers the entire scope of the history of the Golden State, from before first contact with Europeans through the present; an accessible and compelling narrative that comprises the stories of the many diverse peoples who have called, and currently do call, California home. Num Pages: 456 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; HBJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 648.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
8th
Condition
New
SKU
V9781118701041
ISBN
9781118701041
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 59.60

Paperback. Bringing the psychology of uncertainty together with contemporary case studies, this book is a sweeping diagnostic for-and antidote to-ineffective political discourse in a globalized world that imports bads as well as goods. Series: Themes in Global Social Change. Num Pages: 256 pages, 22 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JM; JFC; JHB; JPA; JPS. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421419602
ISBN
9781421419602
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 32.74

Paperback. Based on ten years of research-including extensive interviews with Major Taylor's 91-year old daughter-this is the dramatic story of a young black man who, against prodigious odds, rose to fame and stardom in the tempestuous world of international professional bicycle racing a century ago. Num Pages: 336 pages, 33, 33 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BG; JFSL3; WSQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 472.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
Edition
Revised ed.
SKU
V9780801853036
ISBN
9780801853036
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 29.18

Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AN; VSC. Category: (XV) Technical / Manuals. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 448.
Publisher
Sentient Publications United States
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781591810209
ISBN
9781591810209
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 24.42

Paperback. Series: Battleground Europe. Num Pages: 160 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1D; 1KBB; 3JJF; HBJD; HBWN; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 141 x 9. Weight in Grams: 340.
Publisher
Pen & Sword
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
SKU
V9780850529043
ISBN
9780850529043
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 12.50

Hardback. This book reconsiders the so-called Western Hemisphere idea, showing that it can be conceived as an illuminating and flexible conceptual framework through which we can gain new and enriching insights into the history and politics of US-Latin American relations. Editor(s): Scarfi, Juan Pablo. Series: Studies of the Americas. Num Pages: 260 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KL; JPS; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 470.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st ed. 2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137510730
ISBN
9781137510730
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.13

Hardback. In 1997, after General Motors shuttered a massive complex of factories in the gritty industrial city of Flint, Michigan, workers placed signs around the empty facility reading. This book suggests that the struggling city could not move forward to greatness until the old plants met the wrecking ball. Series: Historical Studies of Urban America. Num Pages: 424 pages, 35 halftones, 17 maps, 3 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; RPC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 685.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
424
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226050058
ISBN
9780226050058
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 94.05
€ 78.49

Paperback. Series: Historical Studies of Urban America. Num Pages: 398 pages, , black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBN; HBJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 153 x 229 x 24. Weight in Grams: 584.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226419558
ISBN
9780226419558
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 27.72

Paperback. Recognizes the central role Jews and Jewish values have played in shaping American ideas of the inner life. This book aims to overturn the widely shared assumption that modern ideas of human nature derived from the nation's Protestant heritage. It also provides fresh interpretations of Sigmund Freud, Alfred Adler, and Western views of the psyche. Num Pages: 480 pages, 20 halftones. 1 line illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 685.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
480
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691127750
ISBN
9780691127750
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 30.98

paperback. In the late nineteenth century, the Texas Rangers and Canada's North-West Mounted Police were formed to bring the resource-rich hinterlands at either end of the Great Plains under governmental control. This book presents a comparative history of these two most famous constabularies in the world. Num Pages: 293 pages, 25 Illus., 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBC; HBJK; HBLL; HBLW; JKSW1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 15. Weight in Grams: 400.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
293
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803260023
ISBN
9780803260023
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 34.03

Paperback. Examining the role of McGeorge Bundy and National Security Council, this title demonstrates that policymakers escalated the conflict in Vietnam in the face of internal opposition, external pressures, and a continually failing strategy. It presents the story with 2 themes: acquisition and consolidation of power; and, how that power is exercised. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW; HBWS2; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 158 x 22. Weight in Grams: 490.
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674046320
ISBN
9780674046320
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 30.66

Paperback. This report explores the context of the global innovation environment that is driving the need for the U.S. Department of Defense to better connect with the global commercial economy. Series: CSIS Reports. Num Pages: 56 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPS; JWK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 281 x 218 x 3. Weight in Grams: 154.
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442258969
ISBN
9781442258969
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 71.71

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