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The Americas
paperback. This comprehensive analysis of the complex relationships between black political thought and black political identity and behaviour illuminates the history and role of this plays in shaping political debate in America. Num Pages: 352 pages, 8 line drawings, 37 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL3; JPF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 219 x 231 x 28. Weight in Grams: 652.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 2nd ed.
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226138619
- ISBN
- 9780226138619
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 27.27
€ 34.99
€ 27.27
Hardback. The radical black left has largely disappeared from the struggle for equality and justice. Michael Dawson examines the causes and consequences, and argues that the conventional left has failed to take race seriously as a force in reshaping American institutions and civil society. Black politics needs to find its way back to its radical roots. Series: W. E. B. Du Bois Lectures. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; 3JMC; HBJK; JFSL3; JPVH1; JPW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 187 x 212 x 22. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674057685
- ISBN
- 9780674057685
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 39.32
€ 47.99
€ 39.32
Paperback. In early nineteenth century the US government, acting through the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), began a systematic campaign to assimilate Indians. Featuring a comparison of US and British government attempts to assimilate problem peoples through mass elementary education, the author offers a portrait of imperialism at work in the two nations. Series: Indigenous Education. Num Pages: 400 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KB; GTB; HBJD; JFSL9; JN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 22. Weight in Grams: 613.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803224858
- ISBN
- 9780803224858
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 31.45
€ 32.99
€ 31.45
Surrounding the war with an aura of nostalgia both fosters the delusion that war can cure our social ills and makes us strong again, and weakens confidence in our ability to act effectively in our own time."-Journal of Military History Num Pages: 304 pages, 1, 1 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 163 x 24. Weight in Grams: 552.
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421412214
- ISBN
- 9781421412214
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.42
€ 42.42
This work argues that living history, even if it is an incomplete depiction of the past, plays a vital role in stimulating the historical imagination. It examines how one of the most popular fields of history is portrayed, embraced, and shaped by mainstream culture. Num Pages: 288 pages, 20 photographs, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBG; HBJK; JFCA; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 612.
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- The University Press of Kentucky United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813122403
- ISBN
- 9780813122403
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.89
€ 46.89
Paperback. He contrasts it with modern-day rhetoric surrounding the War on Terror, while analyzing the real-world consequences that result from distorting the past, including the dangerous idea that only through (perpetual) military conflict can we achieve lasting peace. Series: The American Moment. Num Pages: 184 pages, 9, 3 black & white illustrations, 3 black & white illustrations, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJH; HBJK; HBLW; HBWQ; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 151 x 14. Weight in Grams: 260.
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- second edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421416670
- ISBN
- 9781421416670
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.28
€ 32.28
Paperback. Surrounding the war with an aura of nostalgia both fosters the delusion that war can cure our social ills and makes us strong again, and weakens confidence in our ability to act effectively in our own time."-Journal of Military History Num Pages: 304 pages, 1, 1 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBWJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 153 x 239 x 19. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421421452
- ISBN
- 9781421421452
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 21.76
€ 24.99
€ 21.76
Paperback. Series: Exploring Wine Regions. Num Pages: colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLSA; WBXD; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 216 x 18. Weight in Grams: 1089.
- Publisher
- International Exploration Society
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780996966016
- ISBN
- 9780996966016
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 35.34
€ 35.99
€ 35.34
Paperback. Burlingame interprets Lincoln's private life, discussing his marriage to Mary Todd, the untimely death of his son Willie to disease in 1862, and his recurrent anguish over the enormous human costs of the war. Num Pages: 1048 pages, 32, 32 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 252 x 178 x 44. Weight in Grams: 1658. Volume 2
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 1048
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421410586
- ISBN
- 9781421410586
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 32.52
€ 38.99
€ 32.52
Paperback. Published to coincide with the 200th anniversary of Lincoln's birth, this landmark publication establishes Burlingame as the most assiduous Lincoln biographer of recent memory and brings Lincoln alive to modern readers as never before. Num Pages: 960 pages, 32, 32 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 251 x 177 x 41. Weight in Grams: 1504. Volume 1
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 960
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421409733
- ISBN
- 9781421409733
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.59
€ 54.59
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Compass Point Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780756549985
- ISBN
- 9780756549985
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 9.99€ 9.73
€ 9.99
€ 9.73
Paperback. Series: Captured History Sports. BIC Classification: 1KBB; YQH. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 254 x 226 x 5. Weight in Grams: 227.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Compass Point Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780756555320
- ISBN
- 9780756555320
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 9.99€ 9.73
€ 9.99
€ 9.73
Paperback. Known for his eccentric lifestyle and trillion-watt smile, Branson's hot air balloon flights, innovative leadership, and world record attempts have made him an instantly-recognizable global icon. Born into a wealthy family in London, Branson suffered from dyslexia. His knack for business started early with a parakeet-breeding enterprise at age 11. Num Pages: 112 pages, full colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; YNM; YNT. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 195 x 136 x 8. Weight in Grams: 128.
- Publisher
- Grosset & Dunlap
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Dgs
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780448483153
- ISBN
- 9780448483153
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 8.31
€ 8.31
Paperback. Num Pages: 250 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 143 x 20. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Wordware Publishing Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 250
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781556227349
- ISBN
- 9781556227349
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.00
€ 19.00
Num Pages: 463 pages, 52 b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBBF; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 166 x 34. Weight in Grams: 894.
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 463
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780978727888
- ISBN
- 9780978727888
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 28.20
€ 30.99
€ 28.20
Paperback. Num Pages: 463 pages, 52 b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBBF; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 154 x 29. Weight in Grams: 752.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 463
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780978727857
- ISBN
- 9780978727857
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 17.90
€ 25.99
€ 17.90
Paperback. From wooden mechanical clocks of the 1870s to later neon electric models, American advertising clocks are celebrated in many diverse styles to promote any product: beverages, cigarettes, manufacturers, Over 300 are described and illustrated with color photos. Series: Schiffer books for collectors. Num Pages: 128 pages, 300 color photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; TDPB1; WCJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 220 x 282 x 8. Weight in Grams: 612.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 128
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780887407901
- ISBN
- 9780887407901
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 24.89
€ 36.99
€ 24.89
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- Boydell & Brewer Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 254
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781580463553
- ISBN
- 9781580463553
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 32.32
€ 33.99
€ 32.32
hardcover. Seeks to understand the composer as he exists in the American imagination and explores how Beethoven became a cultural icon Num Pages: 418 pages, 61 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVGC4; AVH; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 166 x 237 x 36. Weight in Grams: 722.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 418
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253357045
- ISBN
- 9780253357045
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 51.09
€ 51.09
Paperback. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 480.
- Publisher
- Beacon Press
- Number of pages
- 312
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780807044650
- ISBN
- 9780807044650
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.41
€ 19.99
€ 18.41
Hardcover. Chronicles the integration of dog owners, a much-maligned subculture, into mainstream society by tracing the history of the legislation. This book shows how a combination of science and politics, fact and fear, altruism and self-interest led to the adoption and enforcement of legislation that became a shining success. Num Pages: 300 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; JFFZ; LNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 680.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Purdue University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781557534927
- ISBN
- 9781557534927
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 29.15
€ 30.99
€ 29.15
Paperback. This compelling collection of true anecdotes from America's Civil War offers a lively look at thirty unusual, little-known, and bizarre incidents that impacted the course of the war. Series: It Happened in Series. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBW; HBWJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 150 x 10. Weight in Grams: 14.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Edition
- 2 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780762758722
- ISBN
- 9780762758722
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 13.65
€ 15.99
€ 13.65
Hardback. Michael Boyce Gillespie shifts the ways we think about black film, seeing it not as the representation of the black experience, but as the visual negotiation between film as art and the social construction of race, as well as an interdisciplinary form that enacts black visual and expressive culture. Num Pages: 248 pages, 50 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APFA; JFC; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822362050
- ISBN
- 9780822362050
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 117.62
€ 117.62
Paperback. Michael Boyce Gillespie shifts the ways we think about black film, seeing it not as the representation of the black experience, but as the visual negotiation between film as art and the social construction of race, as well as an interdisciplinary form that enacts black visual and expressive culture. Num Pages: 248 pages, 50 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APFA; JFC; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 269 x 15. Weight in Grams: 370.
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822362265
- ISBN
- 9780822362265
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 28.06
€ 28.06