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The Americas

Paperback. Written as a cultural weapon and a call to arms, Howl touched a raw nerve in Cold War America and has been controversial from the day it was first read aloud nearly fifty years ago. This study of Howl elucidates the nexus of politics and literature in which it was written and gives portraits of Allen Ginsberg, Jack Kerouac, and William Burroughs. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSC; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 207 x 139 x 20. Weight in Grams: 388.
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
First
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520246775
ISBN
9780520246775
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 23.09

Paperback. Illustrator(s): Widener, Terry. Num Pages: 40 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; YNM; YNW. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Weight in Grams: 367.
Publisher
Random House USA Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781101934210
ISBN
9781101934210
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.43

Paperback. Illustrator(s): Carrilho, Andre. Num Pages: 40 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGS; HBTB; WSJT. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Weight in Grams: 367.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Dragonfly Books
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780553498424
ISBN
9780553498424
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.38

Hardcover. Num Pages: 144 pages, 70 colour photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; WBN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 246 x 195 x 20. Weight in Grams: 684.
Publisher
Pavilion Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781909815094
ISBN
9781909815094
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 18.13

Hardback. Selections from the author's column Movie journal published in the Village voice. Series: Film and Culture Series. Num Pages: 496 pages, 12 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPK; APF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
2 Rev ed
Number of pages
496
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231175562
ISBN
9780231175562
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 99.82
€ 75.95

Paperback. Series: Cornell Studies in Political Economy. Num Pages: 256 pages, 81. BIC Classification: 1D; 1KBB; JP; KCP. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 368. Social Europe vs. Liberal America. 248 pages, 46 tables, 35 charts/graphs. Cateogry: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: 1D; 1KBB; JP; KCP. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 16. Weight: 368.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801489709
ISBN
9780801489709
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.61

hardcover. Series: Cornell Studies in Political Economy. Num Pages: 256 pages, 81. BIC Classification: 1D; 1KBB; JP; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 16. Weight in Grams: 542.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780801443510
ISBN
9780801443510
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 139.61

Paperback. Michael Levi Rodkinson is today frequently referred to as a minor Hasidic author and publisher, a characterization based on the criticism of his opponents rather than on his writings. In Literary Hasidism, Meir draws on those writings and their reception to present a completely different picture of this colourful and influential writer. Series: Judaic Traditions in Literature, Music and Art. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJC; BGX; HRJS; KNTP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 340.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815634478
ISBN
9780815634478
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.96

Paperback. Editor(s): Gaskin, Jonathan B. Num Pages: 93 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPSD; LBBD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 230 x 8. Weight in Grams: 182.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
93
Condition
New
SKU
V9781613247068
ISBN
9781613247068
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 73.67
€ 52.00

Paperback. A collection of essays that offer new perspectives on postwar American liberalism. It assesses the problems liberals have confronted in the twentieth century, examines their strategies for reform, and charts the successes and potential for future liberal reform. Editor(s): Bell, Jonathan; Stanley, Timothy. Num Pages: 272 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 230 x 18. Weight in Grams: 468.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
Edition
First Edition
SKU
V9780252080005
ISBN
9780252080005
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.51

Hardcover. Though "Moby-Dick" is one of the most-discussed and most-read works of American literature, the influence of the Bible has been overlooked in many contemporary studies of the novel. This book illuminates Melville's abiding preoccupation with the problem of evil and the pervasive role of the Bible in shaping his iconic work. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBF; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 612.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Northern Illinois University Press United States
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780875804644
ISBN
9780875804644
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 139.11

Hardcover. An examination of the supposed role of poverty, the fear of poverty and other negative work incentives in the era of early industrial capitalism and escalating sectional conflict over slavery. This text examines a wide spectrum of antebellum American thought on these and related issues. Num Pages: 384 pages, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; KCF; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 33. Weight in Grams: 748.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University of Virginia Press Virginia
Edition
First
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813921150
ISBN
9780813921150
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 75.92

Paperback. Look at the woman who may become the next president of America. Combining deep reporting and West Wing-esque storytelling, this book reveals the strategising, machinations and last minute decision-making that have accompanied one of the greatest political comebacks in history. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JMC; 3JMG; BGH; HBJK; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 131 x 29. Weight in Grams: 338.
Publisher
Arrow
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099594697
ISBN
9780099594697
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.01

Paperback. One of the most momentous contests in American history between Obama and his enemies from the 2010 midterms through the 2013 inauguration. Num Pages: 448 pages, 16 pp b&w insert. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 235 x 29. Weight in Grams: 498.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Simon & Schuster United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
448
Condition
New
SKU
V9781451646085
ISBN
9781451646085
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.39

Hardback. Num Pages: 200 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 250 x 200 x 19. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1989
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
Morningside ed
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231071161
ISBN
9780231071161
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 118.84
€ 89.47

Paperback. Shows how politics and aesthetics merge in American film noirs made between the late 1930s and the mid-1950s; their oft-noted uncanniness betrays the fear that un-American foes lurk within the homeland. Num Pages: 280 pages, 24 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APFN; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 154 x 17. Weight in Grams: 402.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Duke University Press
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822350064
ISBN
9780822350064
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.31

Hardback. Truly interdisciplinary in both scope and method, this book will appeal to students and scholars in American studies, history, political theory, media and communications, and rhetoric and literary studies. Series: New Studies in American Intellectual and Cultural History. Num Pages: 232 pages, 1, 1 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJK; JFD; JPHV; JPVK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 159 x 21. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421417363
ISBN
9781421417363
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 51.10
€ 47.15

Hardback.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691135748
ISBN
9780691135748
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.48
€ 42.00

Hardback. This book explores the role of the Cold War in shifting the center of gravity in American politics sharply to the right in the years immediately following World War II. Series: Columbia Studies in Contemporary American History. Num Pages: 408 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW3; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 165 x 26. Weight in Grams: 817.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
408
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231133562
ISBN
9780231133562
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 106.38

Hardback. Takes the pulse of the left in contemporary US politics Editor(s): Bell, Jonathan; Stanley, Timothy. Num Pages: 272 pages, 1 line drawing, 2 maps, 5 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 33. Weight in Grams: 558.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
Edition
First Edition
SKU
V9780252036866
ISBN
9780252036866
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 118.10

Paperback. The US Army AH-1 was the world's first purpose-built attack helicopter, and was used by the US Army in the Vietnam War. This manual discusses the history, technology and crew of the AH-1, and includes first-hand accounts, archival footage and scale plans of all major US Army AH-1 variants. Illustrator(s): Laurier, Jim. Series: Osprey Combat Aircraft. Num Pages: 96 pages, Illustrations (some col.), ports. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 1KBB; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; HBJK; HBWS2; JWG; JWMV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 247 x 171 x 8. Weight in Grams: 320.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Number of pages
96
Condition
New
SKU
V9781841766065
ISBN
9781841766065
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 20.55

Hardback. Illustrates in poignant and humorous ways the changes in a historic neighborhood facing the challenges of gentrification. Num Pages: 226 pages, 20 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 162 x 23. Weight in Grams: 508.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
226
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823239009
ISBN
9780823239009
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 79.97
€ 66.32

Hardback. Subtitle in pre-publication: how Barack Obama defied his critics and transformed America. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JM; HBJK; HBLX; JPHC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 165 x 237 x 29. Weight in Grams: 420.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780062426970
ISBN
9780062426970
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 24.50

Hardback. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JNMN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 167 x 246 x 41. Weight in Grams: 692.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
INGRAM PUBLISHER SERVICES US
Condition
New
SKU
V9781610392655
ISBN
9781610392655
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 27.33

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