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Paperback. Series: Climbing Mountains Series. Num Pages: 368 pages, 110 colour illustrations, 100 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBWC; WSZG; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 157 x 20. Weight in Grams: 694.
Publisher
Falcon Guides
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780762784950
ISBN
9780762784950
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.86

Paperback. In 2014, the arrest and detention of thousands of desperate young migrants at the southwest border of the United States exposed the US government's shadowy juvenile detention system, which had escaped public scrutiny for years. This book shows how the US government got into the business of detaining children and what we can learn from this. Num Pages: 280 pages, 8 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFN; JFSP1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 230 x 22. Weight in Grams: 408.
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520281493
ISBN
9780520281493
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.11

Hardback. Examines a key transition in the meaning of envy for the American middle class. This book traces how attitudes about envy changed as department stores, magazines, movies, and advertising became prevalent, and the mass production of imitation luxury goods offered middle- and working-class individuals the opportunity to emulate upper-class life. Num Pages: 232 pages, 10 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; GT; HBTB. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 520.
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812236866
ISBN
9780812236866
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.38

Hardcover. Num Pages: 226 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; RNFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 160 x 21. Weight in Grams: 534.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Bloomberg Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
226
Condition
New
SKU
V9781576603321
ISBN
9781576603321
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 21.03

paperback. Num Pages: 448 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APW; JFCA; JFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 222 x 146 x 25. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
448
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816644230
ISBN
9780816644230
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 22.94

Paperback. The lack of water is no longer just a problem in the arid West. Drought, contaminated groundwater, overuse, and more have affected water supplies from Massachusetts to California, from Georgia to Wisconsin. Aqua Shock is a clear-eyed, objective look at how we arrived at this crisis point. Series: Bloomberg. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; RNFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 151 x 19. Weight in Grams: 368.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780470918067
ISBN
9780470918067
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.69

Paperback. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DNF; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 228 x 20. Weight in Grams: 302.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
New Directions Publishing Corporation United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780811224659
ISBN
9780811224659
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.50

Hardback. How American politics can become more civil and amenable to public policy solutions, while still allowing for effective argument Num Pages: 216 pages, 32 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPHV; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5334 x 3556 x 534. Weight in Grams: 381.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Temple University Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9781439903353
ISBN
9781439903353
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 29.70

Paperback. This study demonstrates that the way public opinion is measured affects the use that voters, legislators, and journalists make of it. It explores the history of public opinion in the United States from the mid-19th century to the present day in order to assess the workings of US politics. Series: American Politics & Political Economy S. Num Pages: 228 pages, 7 halftones and line drawings, 6 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPA; JPH; JPVK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 143 x 217 x 16. Weight in Grams: 336.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New edition
Number of pages
228
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226327433
ISBN
9780226327433
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 29.52

Hardback. Compiles and synthesizes a wealth of data on this singular subject, providing new and updated lists of native species, comparing patterns and causes of both plant and animal endemism, and interrogating the classic explanations proposed for the state's special significance in light of new molecular evidence. Num Pages: 200 pages, 5 b/w photographs, 10 line illustrations, 9 maps, 17 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; PSTS; PSVS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 68.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520275546
ISBN
9780520275546
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 84.37
€ 64.45

Hardback.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
annotated edition
Number of pages
440
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843838173
ISBN
9781843838173
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 62.02

Hardcover. Num Pages: 312 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KB; AMVD; HBJK; JFSF; JFSL9; KC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 162 x 26. Weight in Grams: 696.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Clear Light Publishers United States
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9780940666634
ISBN
9780940666634
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 23.63

Hardback. Num Pages: 336 pages, 11, 11 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JHMP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 599.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801453953
ISBN
9780801453953
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 139.27

Hardback. The china used by the First Families, both at the White House and in their private homes, reveals a story of culture and society as it has evolved in the United States since its early days. This book documents over 200 items and sheds lights on the trends in taste, style, and modes of entertaining, from George Washington to Ronald Reagan. Series: Philadelphia Museum of Art. Num Pages: 91 pages, 6 b&w illustrations + 94 colour images. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AFP; WCN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 241 x 241 x 13. Weight in Grams: 626.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
91
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300135930
ISBN
9780300135930
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 22.59

Hardback. Above all, Goodman shows that novels of manners are central to American literature, and that these novels speak in a large cultural way about who and what composes America. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; 3JH; 3JJ; DSBF; DSBH; DSK; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 431.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801868245
ISBN
9780801868245
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 51.10
€ 47.17

hardcover. Explores the complicated history of the suffrage movement in New York State by delving into the stories of women who opposed the expansion of voting rights to women. Series: Women in American History. Num Pages: 272 pages, 13 black and white photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JH; 3JJC; 3JJF; 3JJG; JFSJ1; JPHF; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
Edition
First Edition
SKU
V9780252037474
ISBN
9780252037474
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 117.40

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252078989
ISBN
9780252078989
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.21

Hardback. Award-winning author Susan Goldman Rubin delivers the only photo-essay about the fascinating women of Gee's Bend and their celebrated quilts Num Pages: 56 pages, Archival images throughout. BIC Classification: 1KBBSB; 5AJ; YNM; YNPH. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 254 x 254. .
Publisher
Abrams
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781419721311
ISBN
9781419721311
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.07

"Women of Privilege" traces the decline of a once-privileged Hudson River Valley family whose neighbors were Vanderbilts, Delanos, and Roosevelts. Based on diaries and journals, and written by a family descendant, it combines biography and memoir with social history. Num Pages: 285 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGA; HBJK; JFSC; JFSJ1; JHBK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 153 x 19. Weight in Grams: 384.
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Academy Chicago Publishers United States
Number of pages
285
Condition
New
SKU
V9780897337243
ISBN
9780897337243
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 21.60

Paperback. "Blood Talk" shows how race melodrama emerged from race abolitionist works such as "Uncle Tom's Cabin" and surprisingly manifested itself in a set of more aesthetically and politically varied works, such as historical romances, sentimental novels and travel literature. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSB; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 154 x 20. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
2nd ed.
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226293905
ISBN
9780226293905
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.66

Paperback. Num Pages: 228 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; DSBF; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 322.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1989
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
228
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226293875
ISBN
9780226293875
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.41

Hardback. Major new book from Susan George - a leading political commentator whose previous books have been massively influential and widely read and reviewed. Fascinating, thorough and often chilling account of this decades-long transformation of American society and political culture. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HRC; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 146 x 24. Weight in Grams: 528.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745644608
ISBN
9780745644608
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 72.21

Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, col. Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 150 x 13. Weight in Grams: 181.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
GPP Travel United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780762758760
ISBN
9780762758760
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 13.75

Hardcover. Num Pages: 208 pages, 288 colour photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; WFG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 177 x 23. Weight in Grams: 732.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Schiffer
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764351969
ISBN
9780764351969
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 21.20

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