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The Americas

Paperback. This series of essays examines why Americans have a penchant for going to extremes in their arts, popular culture, politics, social movements and other aspects of life. The author considers historical examples but concentrates on comtemporary subjects, such as the media coverage of O.J. Simpson. Num Pages: 156 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFCA; JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 141 x 11. Weight in Grams: 227.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
University of Notre Dame Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780268031572
ISBN
9780268031572
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 20.75

Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 350 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; DNF; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 19. Weight in Grams: 599.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
350
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691601816
ISBN
9780691601816
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 58.80
€ 45.60

Hardcover. On March 16, 1758, the turmoil sweeping North America came crashing down on the little log mission on the banks of the San Saba River. Allied northern tribes, pressed from all sides, attacked the Mission Santa Cruz de San Sab and burned it to the ground. In this book, the author chronicles the events following the attack. Num Pages: 224 pages, 17 b/w illus., 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KB; 3JF; HBJK; HBLL; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 163 x 19. Weight in Grams: 458.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Texas Tech University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780896725966
ISBN
9780896725966
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 29.90

Paperback. Offering a critical analysis of Louis Farrakhan's ascent to national influence, the author argues that the minister's rise to prominence is a function of race and reaction in contemporary America. He probes the origins and significance of Farrakhan in American politics. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; JFF; JFSL1; JFSL3; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 490.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Georgetown University Press United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780878406586
ISBN
9780878406586
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 71.05

Paperback. Series: WCS Birds of Brazil Field Guides. Num Pages: 432 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; WNCB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 140 x 25. Weight in Grams: 857.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781501704536
ISBN
9781501704536
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 33.81

Paperback. Offers information on the birds of Costa Rica, Nicaragua, and Honduras. This book adopts the basic sequence and systematics of the AOU 1983 Check-list. It also includes information on birdfinding in Panama. It contains a section outlining developments in Panama ornithology and conservation. Num Pages: 656 pages, 48 colour photographs, 53 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KLCH; 1KLCN; 1KLCP; 1KLCR; PSVW6; RNKH; WNCB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 37. Weight in Grams: 1314.
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
412
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691025124
ISBN
9780691025124
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 64.68
€ 49.96

paperback. Num Pages: 480 pages, 32 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 1KBB; HBJF; HBJK; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 134 x 29. Weight in Grams: 551.
Publisher
Vintage Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Edition
Vintage ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780679767497
ISBN
9780679767497
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.97

Paperback. In the Bush era Iran and North Korea were branded "rogue" states. The Obama administration has chosen instead to call the countries nuclear "outliers" and has proposed means other than regime change to bring them back into the community of nations. This book raises questions about its feasibility and its possible consequences. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPB; JPS. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421408125
ISBN
9781421408125
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 25.80

Hardback. In the Bush era Iran and North Korea were branded "rogue" states. The Obama administration has chosen instead to call the countries nuclear "outliers" and has proposed means other than regime change to bring them back into the community of nations. This book raises questions about its feasibility and its possible consequences. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPB; JPS. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 522.
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421408118
ISBN
9781421408118
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.99
€ 44.85

Paperback. This book takes a closer look at the perceptions that Americans develop about foreign countries and the role the press plays in creating those perceptions. Num Pages: 304 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KLCN; HBJK; HBLW; JFD; JPHF; JPVL; KNTJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 145 x 17. Weight in Grams: 399.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742523425
ISBN
9780742523425
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 71.27

Hardback. This book takes a closer look at the perceptions that Americans develop about foreign countries and the role the press plays in creating those perceptions. Num Pages: 304 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KLCN; HBJK; HBLW; JFD; JPHF; JPVL; KNTJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 153 x 23. Weight in Grams: 517.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742523418
ISBN
9780742523418
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 166.07

Hardcover. Num Pages: 360 pages, 300 photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JWMV3; WGM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 290 x 216 x 19. Weight in Grams: 1304.
Publisher
Crecy Publishing
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Revised, Updated
Condition
New
SKU
V9781910809013
ISBN
9781910809013
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 45.24

Paperback. Examining the decades from the Civil War to World War I, this text explores a neglected chapter in the history of American utopian and communal experiments. Countering the view that utopianism declined dramatically after the 1840s, it studies utopian experiments across the USA from 1860 to 1914. Num Pages: 314 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJC; HBJK; HBLL; HBLW; HBTB; JFS; JPF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 151 x 23. Weight in Grams: 481.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Lexington Books United States
Number of pages
314
Condition
New
SKU
V9780739105207
ISBN
9780739105207
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 81.80

Hardback. Alive with personal stories, this book considers how people and communities on the Canadian home front perceived the Great War. Num Pages: 360 pages, 16 b/w photographs, 10 figures. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 3JJF; HBJK; HBTB; HBWN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 4217. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
SKU
V9780774810135
ISBN
9780774810135
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 119.94

Hardcover. This text explains the upheaval in thinking about educational testing which may reform American education. An examination of the shift in thinking about testing, through illustrative case examples of assessment programs in schools in Colorado, California, Vermont and Kentucky, is documented. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JNKD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 238 x 160 x 23. Weight in Grams: 426.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Jossey Bass Wiley
Edition
1st ed
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780787900557
ISBN
9780787900557
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 46.46

Hardcover. Num Pages: 143 pages, over 200 color/bw images. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJH; HBJK; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 286 x 220 x 19. Weight in Grams: 1050.
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764339493
ISBN
9780764339493
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.09
€ 38.86

Paperback. Num Pages: 350 pages, 200 colour photographs. BIC Classification: 1KB; MX; PSQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 253 x 32. Weight in Grams: 1658.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
North Atlantic Books,U.S. United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
350
Condition
New
SKU
V9781556439537
ISBN
9781556439537
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 27.64

Paperback. Journey back fifty years to explore the decade of baby boomers, the Red scare, and the birth of rock and roll with Robert Rodriguez's The 1950s' Most Wanted: The Top 10 Book of Rock & Roll Rebels, Cold War Crises, and All-American Oddities. Rodriguez gives you a whole decade's worth of fun, facts, and all-important memories. Series: Most Wanted S. Num Pages: 336 pages, 10 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPG; HBTB; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 127 x 20. Weight in Grams: 358.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Potomac Books Inc United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9781574887150
ISBN
9781574887150
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.15

Paperback. Gangsters dealt with in this book include Louis Lepke Buchalter, Benjamin Bugsy Siegel, Arthur Dutch Schultz Flegenheimer, Meyer The Little Man Lansky, Chalie King Solomon, Max Boo Boo Hoff and Abner Longy Zwillman. Editor(s): Rockaway, Robert A. Num Pages: 287 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BG; JFSR1; JKVM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 148 x 16. Weight in Grams: 406.
Publisher
Gefen Publishing House
Number of pages
287
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
2nd Revised edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9789652292490
ISBN
9789652292490
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 15.51

Paperback. From acclaimed thinker and former US Labor Secretary Robert Reich: how capitalism can be fixed. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; KCG; KCS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 198 x 26. Weight in Grams: 246.
Publisher
Icon Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781785781766
ISBN
9781785781766
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.50

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