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Hardcover. A Companion to the American Short Story traces the development of this versatile literary genre over the past two centuries. Written by leading critics in the field, it explores a wide range of writers, from Edgar Allen Poe and Edith Wharton, Kate Chopin, and Charles Chesnutt at the end of the nineteenth century. Editor(s): Bendixen, Alfred; Nagel, James. Series: Blackwell Companions to Literature and Culture. Num Pages: 536 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 253 x 181 x 35. Weight in Grams: 1098.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
536
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405115438
ISBN
9781405115438
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 51.99
€ 50.23

Hardback. A Companion to the American Novel provides a comprehensive treatment of the development of the novel in the United States from 1780 to the present day. Leading scholars in the field trace the development of the American novel during a specific period, paying special attention to the interaction of cultural forces and aesthetic principles. Editor(s): Bendixen, Alfred. Series: Blackwell Companions to Literature and Culture. Num Pages: 704 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DSRC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 252 x 180 x 37. Weight in Grams: 1210.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
704
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405101196
ISBN
9781405101196
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 209.00

Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 328 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; 3JJ; JPA; JPH; JWA; JWT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 628.
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691645506
ISBN
9780691645506
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 175.71

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 370 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLSR; JPB; JPF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 685.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
370
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691632070
ISBN
9780691632070
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 191.60

Paperback.
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
780
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674789951
ISBN
9780674789951
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.23
€ 51.74

Paperback. Num Pages: 624 pages, 11 tables, 13 line illustrations, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; KJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 160 x 31. Weight in Grams: 802.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Number of pages
624
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674940529
ISBN
9780674940529
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 37.57

Paperback. Explores the way historians have contested the meaning of the American Revolution Num Pages: 293 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; HBAH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 18. Weight in Grams: 410.
Publisher
NYU Press
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814797112
ISBN
9780814797112
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.83

Paperback. Takes the reader on a journey through the American Revolution, exploring the role played by ordinary women and men in shaping events during and after the Revolution. This book also explores their impact on the Founding generation of the new American nation, and finally, how this populist side of the Revolution has fared in public memory. Num Pages: 419 pages, 18 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 19. Weight in Grams: 576.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
419
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814796863
ISBN
9780814796863
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.71

Paperback. First published around 1950, this study assesses the military leadership of Grant, Lee, Sherman, Hood, Johnston, Early and Sheridan from mid-1864 to Appomattox, contradicting prevailing perceptins of the generals and proposing that Grant's military capabilities were inferior to Lee's. Series: Modern War Studies. Num Pages: 280 pages, 25 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ; JWLF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Univ Pr of Kansas
Condition
New
SKU
V9780700610730
ISBN
9780700610730
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.49

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 160 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; HBJK; HBTB; JWLF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 314.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691644530
ISBN
9780691644530
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 105.47

Hardback. The development of an American science establishment began early in the twentieth century when the federal government began to invest in a national scientific infrastructure. How did this complex marriage between science and government occur? This work is an overview of the science establishment and its relationship with the federal government. Num Pages: 272 pages, 59 halftones, 18 line art. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JP; PDK; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 726.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231117067
ISBN
9780231117067
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.36
€ 50.82

Paperback. Alfred Kazin, one of the central figures of intellectual life for three decades in the middle of the 20th century, tells his own story and with it a history of contemporary American letters. Series: New York Classics. Num Pages: 307 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BG; DSA; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 157 x 18. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Syracuse University Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
307
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815604136
ISBN
9780815604136
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99

Hardback. This text offers Alfred Kroeber's report on his 1926 expedition to the ruins of the Nazca region. Kroeber's report contains a complete analysis and seriation of the beautiful painted pottery of Nazca. Editor(s): Carmichael, Patrick. Num Pages: 283 pages, photographs, drawings. BIC Classification: 1KLSR; HBJK; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 282 x 222 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1184.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
AltaMira Press,U.S.
Edition
1St Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780761989646
ISBN
9780761989646
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 131.55

Hardcover. The terrain between Panama and Tierra del Fuego contains some of the richest mammalian fauna. Containing identification keys and brief descriptions of each order, family, and genus, this title covers marsupials, shrews, armadillos, sloths, anteaters, and bats. Editor(s): Gardner, Alfred L. Num Pages: 912 pages, 283 maps. BIC Classification: 1KLS; PSVW7. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 288 x 222 x 37. Weight in Grams: 1830.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226282404
ISBN
9780226282404
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 112.89
€ 92.61

hardcover. While mainstream economic thought assumes tastes and technology as given, it has had little to say about how society has promoted and adjusted to technological change. The book presents a utopian design for society, whose purpose is to promote discovery, invention and innovation, which have become principal aspects of national state competition. Num Pages: 344 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; KCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 680.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Edition
1993rd Edition
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
SKU
V9780792393030
ISBN
9780792393030
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 194.06

Hardcover. Award-winning journalist Alfred Lubrano takes an incisive look at the estimated 65 million Americans who straddle the line between the middle-class communities in which they grew up and the upper-class corporate world they inhabit from nine to five. Num Pages: 256 pages, 1 port. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 244 x 168 x 23. Weight in Grams: 536.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780471263760
ISBN
9780471263760
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 35.16

Hardback. Friedrich von Boetticher was Germany's only military attache accredited to the United States between the world wars. Num Pages: 356 pages, 35 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 1KBB; 3JJG; 3JJH; BG; JPS; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 32. Weight in Grams: 658.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Potomac Books Inc United States
Number of pages
356
Condition
New
SKU
V9781574888775
ISBN
9781574888775
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 38.70

Hardback. Brazilian Politics offers the most comprehensive and up-to-date introduction to the contemporary politics of South Americas largest democracy. Accessibly written for students, the book traces the major trends in Brazils political development and analyses the main challenges facing the country today. Num Pages: 176 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 255 x 180 x 16. Weight in Grams: 428.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745633602
ISBN
9780745633602
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 72.21

Paperback. Brazilian Politics offers the most comprehensive and up-to-date introduction to the contemporary politics of South Americas largest democracy. Accessibly written for students, the book traces the major trends in Brazils political development and analyses the main challenges facing the country today. Num Pages: 176 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 246 x 172 x 13. Weight in Grams: 328.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745633619
ISBN
9780745633619
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.82

Hardcover. Once deemed a dysfunctional democracy with a feckless set of political institutions and a drunk economy, today s Brazil has undergone a complete reversal of fortune. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; JP; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 161 x 24. Weight in Grams: 494.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Polity Press United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745661643
ISBN
9780745661643
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 72.21

Paperback. Once deemed a dysfunctional democracy with a feckless set of political institutions and a drunk economy, today s Brazil has undergone a complete reversal of fortune. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; JP; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 152 x 228 x 19. Weight in Grams: 382.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Polity Press United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745661650
ISBN
9780745661650
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.82

Hardcover. Exploring the major changes that have shaped Latin America since independence - decentralization of the state - this text explores the causes of decentralization in six significant case studies: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Mexico and Venezuela. Shorter analyses of Uruguay and Peru are also included. Editor(s): Montero, Alfred P.; Samuels, David J. Series: Helen Kellogg Institute for International Studies. Num Pages: 336 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KL; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 160 x 29. Weight in Grams: 594.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
University of Notre Dame Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780268025588
ISBN
9780268025588
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 49.78

Paperback. These essays are a treatment of one of the changes that have shaped Latin America since independence: decentralization of the state. Contributors argue that though the assignment of political, fiscal, and administrative duties to subnational governments has been an important political developments, it is also one of the most overlooked. Editor(s): Montero, Alfred P.; Samuels, David J. Series: Helen Kellogg Institute for International Studies. Num Pages: 336 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KL; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 151 x 230 x 23. Weight in Grams: 468.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
University of Notre Dame Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780268025595
ISBN
9780268025595
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.81

Hardback. Humorous, sometimes acerbic, and always well informed, Sommer's thought-provoking book will change the way you look at health care in America. Num Pages: 152 pages, 33, 31 black & white line drawings, 2 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; MBP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 322.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
152
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801893872
ISBN
9780801893872
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.27

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