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The Americas

paperback. Michael L. Ondaatje examines the ideas and arguments of prominent black conservative thinkers during the past three decades, charting the evolution of black conservative thought in relation to key debates on affirmative action, welfare, and education. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL3; JPFM. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 318.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812222043
ISBN
9780812222043
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.87

Paperback. Kurtz, a distinguished historian who has plumbed every crevice of the controversial Kennedy assassination case for more than 30 years, now sums up and critiques four decades of debate, while also offering provocative new perspectives. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW3; JPHL; JPWL1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 230 x 153 x 16. Weight in Grams: 402.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Univ Pr of Kansas
Edition
59389th
Condition
New
SKU
V9780700616251
ISBN
9780700616251
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.75

Hardcover. Just what was so wild about the Wild West? Americans have had an enduring yet ambivalent obsession with the West as both a place and a state of mind. This book offers a cultural and historical analysis of how ideas of wildness have shaped the ways Euro-Americans have perceived, reacted to, and acted upon the West for nearly five hundred years. Num Pages: 528 pages, 30 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBN; 1KBBW; HBTB. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 241 x 164 x 42. Weight in Grams: 975.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Univ Pr of Kansas
Number of pages
528
Condition
New
SKU
V9780700615018
ISBN
9780700615018
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 56.14

paperback. Describes Panama's experience as owner-operator of one of the world's premier waterways and the United States' adjustment to its new, smaller role. He finds that Panama has done extremely well with the canal and economic growth but still struggles to curb corruption, drug trafficking, and money laundering. Num Pages: 260 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KLCP; HBJK; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 381.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of Georgia Press United States
Edition
3rd Edition
Number of pages
260
Condition
New
SKU
V9780820344140
ISBN
9780820344140
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.74

Paperback. Kreyling confronts the changing nature of our relationship to the anniversary of the war that nearly split the United States, revealing as much about our sense of place in the present as our conception of the past. These essays explore the mechanisms by which each era has staged, written, and thought about the meaning of the Civil War. Series: Mercer University Lamar Memorial Lectures. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 181.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of Georgia Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780820346571
ISBN
9780820346571
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.21

Hardback. In 2008, the iconic doomsday clock of the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists was set at five minutes to midnight - two minutes closer to Armageddon than in 1962, when John F Kennedy and Nikita Khrushchev went eyeball to eyeball over missiles in Cuba. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPSF; JWMN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 28. Weight in Grams: 567.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804760638
ISBN
9780804760638
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 35.03

Paperback. This reference contains narrative essays on key events and issues, and also features an A-to-Z encyclopedia, a concise chronology, and an annotated resource section listing books, articles, films, novels, web sites, and CD-ROMs on Cold War themes. Num Pages: 420 pages, chronology. BIC Classification: 1DVU; 1KBB; 3JJPG; HBJD; HBJK; HBLW3; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 499.
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231107730
ISBN
9780231107730
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.66

Paperback. Originally published in hardcover in 2014. Num Pages: 848 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; HBWJ; JWD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 151 x 269 x 55. Weight in Grams: 954.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780062116307
ISBN
9780062116307
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 12.21

Paperback. Num Pages: 191 pages, 23 b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBBNC; VXQ; WT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 228 x 13. Weight in Grams: 380.
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
2010 Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764334306
ISBN
9780764334306
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 14.17

Hardback. Tells the story of postwar America's political evolution through two fascinating figures: Lionel Trilling and Whittaker Chambers. Born at the turn of the twentieth century, they were college classmates who went on to intellectual prominence, sharing the questions, crises, and challenges of their generation. Series: Harvard Historical Studies. Num Pages: 440 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; JPF. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 33. Weight in Grams: 818.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
440
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674032583
ISBN
9780674032583
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.42
€ 59.54

Paperback. The definitive history of the epic struggle for economic justice that became Martin Luther King Jr.'s last crusade. Num Pages: 640 pages, 16 pages of illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBSN; 3JJPK; JFSL3; JPVH; KNXB1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 211 x 140 x 32. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Number of pages
640
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393330533
ISBN
9780393330533
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 21.63

Paperback. An encyclopedia that provides comprehensive coverage of both the traditional topics of US political history and the broader forces that shape American politics - including economics, religion, social movements, race, class, and gender. Editor(s): Kazin, Michael; Edwards, Rebecca; Rothman, Adam. Num Pages: 672 pages, 3 line illus. 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 256 x 183 x 35. Weight in Grams: 1142.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Edition
Concise
Number of pages
656
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691152073
ISBN
9780691152073
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.42

Hardback. Suitable for those interested in US history and politics, this encyclopedia covers the major forces that have shaped American politics from the founding to today. It traces the history of political institutions, parties, and founding documents. It explains ideas, philosophies, and movements that shaped American politics. Editor(s): Kazin, Michael; Edwards, Rebecca; Rothman, Adam. Num Pages: 1056 pages, 44 halftones. 3 line illus. 8 tables. 7 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; GBC; HBJK; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 265 x 210 x 71. Weight in Grams: 2840.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
1056
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691129716
ISBN
9780691129716
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 397.62
€ 305.31

paperback. Kammen is a major American historian, whose books have received the Bancroft and Parkman prizes. This book collects his essays on American culture, of which he is one of the major historians. Num Pages: 296 pages, halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 420. Very good clean copy. Covers showing v. light shelf wear, remains very good
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSG0031746
ISBN
9780195130911
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 6.49

Paperback. Reveals a gruesome stories of exhumation and reburial throughout American history. Taking us to the contested grave sites, this title explores how complicated interactions of regional pride, shifting reputations, and evolving burial practices led to public and often emotional battles over the final resting places of famous figures. Num Pages: 272 pages, 40 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTB; JHBT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 372.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226423302
ISBN
9780226423302
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 21.31

Hardcover. In this collection of essays and interviews, nine gifted composers openly discuss their work. Editor(s): Slayton, Michael K. Num Pages: 496 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVGC6; AVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 26. Weight in Grams: 868.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
496
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810877429
ISBN
9780810877429
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 156.48

Hardback. The author sheds some much-needed light on one of the most interesting anomalies in American musical history_Septimus Winner a.k.a. Alice Hawthorne. Num Pages: 328 pages, 28 b&w photographs, footnotes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; AVGC5; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 141 x 23. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810845404
ISBN
9780810845404
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 140.49

Hardback. In providing empirical comparisons of access to care in these three health systems, the authors refute inaccurate claims about health care outside of the United States. Num Pages: 176 pages, 3, 2 black & white line drawings, 1 maps. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 1DDF; 1KBB; MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 162 x 18. Weight in Grams: 402.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801894442
ISBN
9780801894442
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.49

Paperback. The White House Situation Room is arguably the most important facility in the most important building in the world. As the president's intelligence and alert center, it provides vital communication and crisis management capabilities to the chief executive and his advisers. Num Pages: 288 pages, 20 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW3; JWK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 145 x 221 x 16. Weight in Grams: 358.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Potomac Books Inc United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9781574887006
ISBN
9781574887006
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 20.96

Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages, 31. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFN; JHMP; JPHF; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 399.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801483646
ISBN
9780801483646
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.32

Paperback. Num Pages: 150 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 13. Weight in Grams: 328.
Publisher
African American Images United States
Number of pages
222
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9780974900070
ISBN
9780974900070
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 16.43

Paperback. The federated Iroquois tribes were essential to the British during their various colonial campaigns in eastern North America. This work looks at the material culture, social organization and religion of these people and tells the story of the many frontier campaigns they fought. Illustrator(s): Smith, Jonathan. Series: Men-at-Arms. Num Pages: 48 pages, 8 colour & 40 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JB; 3JD; 3JF; HBJK; HBLH; JFSL9; JWDG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 248 x 183 x 4. Weight in Grams: 166.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Number of pages
48
Condition
New
SKU
V9781841764900
ISBN
9781841764900
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 18.02

Paperback. Provides a study of the origins, development and history of the Sioux culture and peoples, covering all seven of their divisions, in peacetime and at war. Illustrator(s): Smith, Jonathan. Series: Men-at-Arms. Num Pages: 48 pages, colour and b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 249 x 185 x 4. Weight in Grams: 166.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Osprey Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
48
Condition
New
SKU
V9781855328785
ISBN
9781855328785
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.34

Paperback. Details the growth of the European Fur trade in North America and how it drew the Native Americans who lived in the Great Lakes region, notably the Huron, Dakota, Sauk and Fox, Miami and Shawnee tribes into the colonial European Wars. Illustrator(s): Smith, Jonathan. Series: Men-at-Arms. Num Pages: 48 pages, black & white illustrations, colour illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBN; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBW; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 247 x 187 x 4. Weight in Grams: 166.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Number of pages
48
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849084598
ISBN
9781849084598
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.28

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