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Hardback. Known as Hollywood's 'Boy Wonder', Irving Thalberg created classics such as "Ben-Hur", "Tarzan the Ape Man", "Grand Hotel", "Freaks", "Mutiny on the Bounty", and "The Good Earth", but died tragically at thirty-seven. This work uses production files, financial records, and correspondence to confirm the genius of Thalberg's methods. Num Pages: 528 pages, 36 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APFB; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 165 x 40. Weight in Grams: 902.
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
528
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Edition
1St Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520260481
ISBN
9780520260481
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 37.97

paperback. Coupled with problems such as speculation, food and clothing shortages, conscription, taxation, and a focus on the protection of local interests, desertion started as a military problem and spilled over into the civilian world. This book studies desertion in the Confederate army. It confronts a question: did desertion hurt the Confederacy? Num Pages: 346 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBWJ; JWD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 21. Weight in Grams: 567.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
346
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803220805
ISBN
9780803220805
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.20

Paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KLSR; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 134 x 20. Weight in Grams: 304.
Publisher
Penguin Putnam Inc United States
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780452297982
ISBN
9780452297982
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 18.64

From 1911 to 1917 Craftman Farms was the home of Gustav Stickley, one of the central figures in the American Arts and Crafts Movement. This book unravels the, sometimes contradictory, ideas that informed many of the artists and literary figures in the progressive era in America. Num Pages: 280 pages, 85 b&w photographs, 15 colour photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AFT; HBT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 165 x 24. Weight in Grams: 540.
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Syracuse University Press United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815606895
ISBN
9780815606895
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 36.08

Hardback. Presents a comprehensive analysis of race, health, and colonization in a specific cross-cultural contact zone in the Texas borderlands between 1780 and 1861. Throughout this eighty-year period, ordinary health concerns shaped cross-cultural interactions during Spanish, Mexican, and Anglo colonization. Series: Borderlands and Transcultural Studies. Num Pages: 258 pages, 6 photos, 4 figures, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; 3JF; 3JH; HBJK; HBTB; HBTQ; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 19. Weight in Grams: 535.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
258
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803285880
ISBN
9780803285880
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.17

Hardcover. Learn the crucial ins and outs of the world s largest market The U. S government market represents the largest single market anywhere. Num Pages: 234 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPQ; KJS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 154 x 23. Weight in Grams: 436.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
234
Condition
New
SKU
V9780470881330
ISBN
9780470881330
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 24.98

Hardback. Num Pages: 304 pages, 12 b&w illustrations, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1KLCH; JFFT; JFSL3; JFSL9. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 431.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816661015
ISBN
9780816661015
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 81.91

Paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages, 12 b&w illustrations, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1KLCH; JFFT; JFSL3; JFSL9. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 340.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816661022
ISBN
9780816661022
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.40

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
New York University Press
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814758366
ISBN
9780814758366
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.31

Hardcover. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBNT; 3JJPL; BM; JFSL9; JHBZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 221 x 149 x 20. Weight in Grams: 414.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Minnesota Historical Society Press,U.S. United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780873518536
ISBN
9780873518536
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.75

Paperback. Num Pages: 232 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KLCM; JPS; KCLT1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 458. Weight in Grams: 259.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804782302
ISBN
9780804782302
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.60

Paperback. Drawing on the oral histories of forty Omaha elders collected in 1992, Dance Lodges of the Omaha People provides insights into how these lodges shaped Omaha cultural identity and illustrates the adaptive abilities of the modern Omaha tribe. A new afterword by the author highlights advances in research on these unique structures since 1992. Num Pages: 214 pages, 7 figures, 18 halftones, 4 tables. BIC Classification: 1KB; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 12. Weight in Grams: 318.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
214
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780803217577
ISBN
9780803217577
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 21.82

Hardback. Editor(s): Adams, Mark B. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 262 pages, 11 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; BGT; PSAJ; PSAK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 542.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
262
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691630243
ISBN
9780691630243
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 162.04

Paperback. When Orange County, California, filed for Chapter 9 protection on December 6, 1994, it became the largest municipality in United States history to declare bankruptcy. Presenting an analysis of this momentous fiscal crisis, this title uncovers the many twists and turns from the dark days in December 1994 to the financial recovery of June 1996. Num Pages: 320 pages, 86 tables, 1 map, 1 line figure. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPR; HBTB; KCP; KFFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 458.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520214866
ISBN
9780520214866
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 26.73

Paperback. In 2008, Mark Beaumont smashed the world record for cycling around the world, by an astonishing 81 days. This title tells the story of a 15,000 mile expedition that once again broke the barriers of human achievement. It offers a trip through the diverse cultures of the Americas. Num Pages: 464 pages, 3x8 colour. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGSA; WSQ; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 31. Weight in Grams: 370.
Publisher
Corgi
Number of pages
464
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780552163972
ISBN
9780552163972
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 12.60

Hardcover. A study that reveals the history of how the emergence of the DVD market changed cultural and industrial attitudes about horror movies and film ratings. These changes made way for increasingly violent horror films, like those produced by the Splat Pack, a group of filmmakers who were heralded in the press as subversive outsiders. Num Pages: 192 pages, 20 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APFN. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 242 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 472.
Publisher
EDINBURGH UNIVERSITY PRESS
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748685493
ISBN
9780748685493
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 106.58
€ 102.99

Paperback. Reveals the history of how the emergence of the DVD market changed cultural and industrial attitudes about horror movies and film ratings. This title presents a re-evaluation of the history of the horror film from an industry studies perspective. It also features an exploration of the relationship between DVDs and film ratings. Num Pages: 224 pages, 20 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APFN; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 157 x 16. Weight in Grams: 342.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781474405584
ISBN
9781474405584
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.77

paperback. Once America's capitalist dream town, the Silicon Valley of the Jazz Age, Detroit became the country's greatest urban failure, having fallen the longest and the furthest. The city of Henry Ford, modernity, and Motown found itself blighted by riots, arson, unemployment, crime and corruption. Num Pages: 352 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBNG; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 199 x 26. Weight in Grams: 332.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Vintage
Condition
New
SKU
9780099553885
ISBN
9780099553885
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 11.01

Hardcover. The original 1944 G I Bill holds a special place in the American imagination. This book takes the story of veterans' politics beyond the 1944 G I Bill as he seeks to uncover the reasons why Vietnam veterans were less well compensated than their predecessors. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; JWXV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 236 x 22. Weight in Grams: 508.
Publisher
NYU Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814724873
ISBN
9780814724873
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.69

Hardback. Is the United States "overstretched" in its international commitments? This book examines differing responses to overstretch in modern history, focusing mostly on military and economic policies in the U.S. and Britain over the past century. Num Pages: 350 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1KBB; HBJD1; HBJK; HBLL; HBLW; JPA; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
350
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231113267
ISBN
9780231113267
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 118.43
€ 90.18

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