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Hardback. A lively look at magazine ads during World War II and their roles in sustaining morale and promoting home-front support of the war, with lots of illustrations Num Pages: 340 pages, 70 illus. (10 colour). BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJH; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB; HBWQ; JFDV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 635.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University Press of New England United States
Number of pages
340
Condition
New
SKU
V9781584657682
ISBN
9781584657682
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 40.72

Paperback. A jouney into the Vermont hills, where in the 19th century humans tried their hand, and where bear and moose now find shelter. Robert Frost's poem "Directive" accompanies the text, and sees the reader through a landscape in which nature and literature, loss and recovery, are inextricably joined. Num Pages: 272 pages, 12 fine line illustrations, 2 maps, 1 halftone. BIC Classification: 1KBBEV; DN; WND. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 210 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 313.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Edition
1st
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674748897
ISBN
9780674748897
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 32.61

Hardback. This volume pursues the prospects for US progressive political movements in the 21st Century with case studies of ten representative movements, including the anti-globalization forces, environmental interest groups, and takes on the peace movement. Editor(s): Berg, John C. Series: People, Passions, and Power: Social Movements, Interest Organizations and the Political Process. Num Pages: 320 pages, Bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JHBA; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 158 x 21. Weight in Grams: 495.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742501911
ISBN
9780742501911
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 172.57

Paperback. This volume pursues the prospects for US progressive political movements in the 21st Century with case studies of ten representative movements, including the anti-globalization forces, environmental interest groups, and takes on the peace movement. Editor(s): Berg, John C. Series: People, Passions, and Power: Social Movements, Interest Organizations and the Political Process. Num Pages: 320 pages, Bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JHBA; JPW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 149 x 16. Weight in Grams: 390.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742501928
ISBN
9780742501928
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 76.11

Paperback. Editor(s): Koritansky, John C. Num Pages: 278 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; GTB; JPH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 255 x 180 x 17. Weight in Grams: 530.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Focus Publishing/R Pullins & Co United States
Number of pages
278
Condition
New
SKU
V9781585100019
ISBN
9781585100019
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.99
€ 38.45

Hardcover. Num Pages: 268 pages, tab. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFE; JP; LNV; WS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 260 x 181 x 21. Weight in Grams: 650.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
268
Condition
New
SKU
V9781560725060
ISBN
9781560725060
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 58.36
€ 45.33

Paperback. Burnham's sweeping narrative makes sense of medical practice, medical research, and human frailties and foibles, opening the door to a new understanding of our current concerns. Num Pages: 616 pages, 142, 99 black & white halftones, 43 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; MBN; MBX; PDX. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 238 x 165 x 39. Weight in Grams: 858.
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421416083
ISBN
9781421416083
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.74

Hardback. This volume, by eminent political scientist John Courtney, assesses the history and development of five "building blocks" of Canada's electoral regime: the franchise, electoral districts, voter registration, election machinery, and plurality voting. Series: Canadian Democratic Audit. Num Pages: 224 pages, 2 figures, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBC; JPHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5487 x 3556. Weight in Grams: 399.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780774809177
ISBN
9780774809177
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 102.47

Paperback. John C Cremony's first encounter with the Indians of the Southwest occurred in the early 1850s, when he accompanied John R Bartlett's boundary commission surveying the US-Mexican border. Some ten years later, as an officer of the California Volunteers, he renewed his acquaintance whom he came to know as few white Americans before him had. Num Pages: 322 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KB; JFSL9; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 138 x 203 x 20. Weight in Grams: 384.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1983
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
322
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803263123
ISBN
9780803263123
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.87

Hardback. As economic crises struck the Third World in the 1970s and 1980s, large segments of the population turned to the informal economy to survive. This book looks at street vending as a political process in the largest city in the world. Num Pages: 284 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; JP; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5182 x 3226 x 21. Weight in Grams: 500.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
284
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804730600
ISBN
9780804730600
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 148.06

Paperback. This history of the American Revolution uses 79 first-hand accounts from veterans of the war to provide the reader with the feel of what it must have been like to fight and live through America's bloody battle for independence. Editor(s): Dann, John C. Series: Clements Library Bicentennial Studies. Num Pages: 472 pages, 28 halftones, 19 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLL; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 160 x 26. Weight in Grams: 740.
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
472
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226136240
ISBN
9780226136240
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.81

Paperback. Reprint. Originally published: Philadelphia: Claxton, Remsen & Haffelfinger; Macon, Ga.: J.W. Burke, 1871. Num Pages: 304 pages, B&W illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; BGH; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140 x 28. Weight in Grams: 314.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Skyhorse Publishing United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9781629147345
ISBN
9781629147345
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.60

Paperback. The battleship Texas was for a time the most powerful weapon on earth. When it was commissioned in 1914, the 14-inch guns were the largest in the world. It served with the British Grand Fleet in World War I and was the flagship of the US Navy between the two World Wars. This work tells its story and the brave men who walked its decks. Series: Military History of Texas S. Num Pages: 192 pages, b&w photos, maps, notes, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBW; JWF; JWMV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 11. Weight in Grams: 268.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
State House Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781933337074
ISBN
9781933337074
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.09

Paperback. Fremont's report documents the opening of the West even as it offers a firsthand look at the making of the American myth Num Pages: 392 pages, 1 photograph, 11 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; RGR; WTLP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 154 x 23. Weight in Grams: 536.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
392
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803271357
ISBN
9780803271357
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.87

Hardback. Num Pages: 200 pages, 16. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; TVSW; WBXD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 202 x 18. Weight in Grams: 416.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801448812
ISBN
9780801448812
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 23.51

Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DSB; GTC; JFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 157 x 20. Weight in Grams: 354.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Massachusetts Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9781625341747
ISBN
9781625341747
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.55

Paperback. as well as a popular reference work for scholars, students, and lay readers. Num Pages: 504 pages, 196, 138 black & white halftones, 58 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KBC; RGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 181 x 254 x 36. Weight in Grams: 892.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Edition
a
Number of pages
504
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801865671
ISBN
9780801865671
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.99
€ 41.41

Paperback. On the night of April 8, 1956, marine drill instructor, Matthew McKeon led Platoon 71 on a forced march through backwaters of Parris Island in an effort to restore flagging discipline. Strong currents in Ribbon Creek and panic led to drowning of six recruits. This work examines events of that night, men of Platoon 71, and fate of Sergeant McKeon. Num Pages: 184 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBFS; 3JJPG; HBW; JWF; LNDK. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 354.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of South Carolina Press
Edition
Pbk. Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9781570037030
ISBN
9781570037030
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.80

Paperback. Want to know more about American military history? U.S. Military History For Dummies presents concise and revealing accounts of all of the nation's armed conflicts from the French and Indian War to Iraq. It explains how the U.S. military is organized and how its branches operate, both independently and together. Num Pages: 384 pages, black & white illustrations, maps, figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 192 x 237 x 28. Weight in Grams: 618.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780470165027
ISBN
9780470165027
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 19.20

Hardcover.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780471739050
ISBN
9780471739050
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 37.39

Paperback. Focuses on the complicated relationship between the National Park Service and its policy goals of wilderness preservation and recreation. This title examines the overlapping and sometimes contradictory responsibilities of the park service and the national wilderness preservation system. Num Pages: 344 pages, 20 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; RNF; RNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 21. Weight in Grams: 422.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295988757
ISBN
9780295988757
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.08

Paperback. Architectural style is defined as a definite type of architecture, distinguished by special characteristics of structure and ornament. This revised edition of What Style Is It? includes new sections on Neoclassical, Romanesque and Rustic Styles. It also provides more examples of how pure styles vary by geographic region across the US. Num Pages: 160 pages, photographs, drawings, glossary, bibliography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 258 x 135 x 8. Weight in Grams: 224.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
Edition
Revised Edition
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9780471250364
ISBN
9780471250364
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.91

Hardback. Three to Ride chronicles the events leading to the actions taken by British colonists in America against British troops, ultimately concluding in independence for the colonies. This book presents the courage of singular individuals and groups during a momentous period. Num Pages: 328 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLL; HBTQ; HBTV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 158 x 26. Weight in Grams: 681.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University Press of America United States
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9780761858546
ISBN
9780761858546
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 146.10

Paperback. What was it like to work behind the scenes, away from the spotlight's glare, in Hollywood's so-called Golden Age? The interviews in this book provide eye-witness accounts from the likes of Steven Spielberg and Terry Gilliam, to explore the creative decisions that have shaped some of Classical Hollywood's most-loved films. Num Pages: 256 pages, 11 figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 140 x 221 x 16. Weight in Grams: 324.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137541901
ISBN
9781137541901
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 131.89

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