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Paperback. The Old South is a collection of primary documents and previously published essays introducing students to recent themes found in scholarship on the social and cultural history of the Old South. Editor(s): Smith, Mark M. Series: Blackwell Readers in American Social and Cultural History. Num Pages: 320 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1KBBS; 1KLS; HBJK; HBTB; HBTS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 17. Weight in Grams: 422.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631219279
ISBN
9780631219279
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 57.54

Hardcover. Media coverage of presidential actions can not only serve journalistic purposes, but can also act as a check against unilateral decision making. The book seeks to uncover how the news media has worked to curtail overreaching power within the executive branch, demonstrating how the fourth estate keeps presidential overreach at bay. Series: The Evolving American Presidency. Num Pages: 207 pages, 3 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFD; JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 149 x 224 x 18. Weight in Grams: 390.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137393067
ISBN
9781137393067
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 62.03

Num Pages: 160 pages, 230 color photos. BIC Classification: 1KBBEJ; AJC; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 206 x 20. Weight in Grams: 904.
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764344701
ISBN
9780764344701
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 25.06

Paperback. Num Pages: 368 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; 1KBB; BG; HBJH; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 213 x 140 x 24. Weight in Grams: 336.
Publisher
Scribner
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Edition
1st Touchstone Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780684848280
ISBN
9780684848280
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.09

Hardback. Num Pages: 220 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBSB; WSBT; WSJS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 442.
Publisher
Sports Publishing LLC
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781613219706
ISBN
9781613219706
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 22.08

Paperback. Offers a fundamental reinterpretation of postwar American fiction, asserting that it can be properly understood only in relation to the rise of mass higher education and the creative writing program. Num Pages: 480 pages, 9 halftones, 13 line illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 163 x 30. Weight in Grams: 558.
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
480
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674062092
ISBN
9780674062092
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 26.60

hardcover. During the 1990s, the Eastern Caribbean was caught in a bitter trade dispute between the US and EU over the European banana market. When the World Trade Organization rejected preferential access for Caribbean growers in 1998 the effect on the region's rural communities was devastating. Series: Dislocations. Num Pages: 272 pages, 22 ills. BIC Classification: 1KJ; KCLT; KNAC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Weight in Grams: 518.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Berghahn Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9781845451455
ISBN
9781845451455
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 152.18

Paperback. Explains how maps can tell where to anticipate certain hazards, but also how maps can be misleading. The text considers that although it is important to predict and prepare for catastrophic natural hazards, more subtle and persistent phenomena such as pollution and crime also pose serious dangers. Num Pages: 378 pages, 2 halftones, 16 line drawings, 97 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFC; JKV; RGV; RNP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 516.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
378
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226534190
ISBN
9780226534190
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 39.00
€ 33.79

Hardback. Explains how maps can tell where to anticipate certain hazards, but also how maps can be misleading. The text considers that although it is important to predict and prepare for catastrophic natural hazards, more subtle and persistent phenomena such as pollution and crime also pose serious dangers. Num Pages: 378 pages, 9 line drawings, 107 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFC; JKV; RGV; RNP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 160 x 26. Weight in Grams: 682.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
378
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226534183
ISBN
9780226534183
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.00
€ 43.99

paperback. When sanctions prohibited local use of racially, ethnically, and scatalogically offensive toponyms, names like Jap Valley, California, were erased from the national and cultural map forever. This title considers the efforts to computerize mapmaking, standardize geographic names, and respond to public concern over ethnically offensive appellations. Num Pages: 230 pages, 33 halftones, 9 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; GBGP; HBTP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 338.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
230
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780226534664
ISBN
9780226534664
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 18.16

Paperback. This book is an introductory narrative of the foundational educational history and philosophy of the American system. The author presents the history of education as a part of the larger picture of the development of civilization. Therefore, the historic and philosophical antecedents of our current education system are explained. Num Pages: 90 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JNA; JNB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 233 x 154 x 6. Weight in Grams: 154.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University Press of America United States
Number of pages
90
Condition
New
SKU
V9780761851196
ISBN
9780761851196
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.26

Hardback. Series: Game of My Life. Num Pages: black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; WSJS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 155 x 28. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Sports Publishing LLC United States
Condition
New
SKU
V9781613210123
ISBN
9781613210123
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 22.12

Hardback. Anyone concerned with the future of the War on Terror will find Katz's argument highly thought provoking. Num Pages: 168 pages, 2, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; 1FCA; 1KBB; 3JM; HBWS4; HBWS5; JPS; JWK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 163 x 17. Weight in Grams: 386.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
168
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421405582
ISBN
9781421405582
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.27

Paperback. Anyone concerned with the future of the War on Terror will find Katz's argument highly thought provoking. Num Pages: 164 pages, 2, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JM; HBJF1; HBJK; HBWS4; HBWS5; JPS; JPWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 152 x 11. Weight in Grams: 236.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
168
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421411835
ISBN
9781421411835
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 26.29

paperback. Naison's odyssey begins as Brooklyn public schools respond to a new wave of Black migrants and Caribbean immigrants, and established residents flee to virtually all-white parts of the city or suburbs. This memoir offers a participant's account of the New Left's racial dynamics. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; BG; DN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 336.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Temple University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781566399425
ISBN
9781566399425
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 31.56

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Stackpole Books United States
Number of pages
227
Condition
New
SKU
V9780811731027
ISBN
9780811731027
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 15.11

Hardback. Num Pages: 336 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KB; HBJK; HBL; WSSN5. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 271 x 31. Weight in Grams: 1504.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780816681174
ISBN
9780816681174
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 47.95

Paperback. This introduction to the Civil Rights Movement synthesises its history, explaining its origins, development and results as well as historiographical debates. A survey based on a wealth of recent scholarship, it provides a critical perspective on the movement. Series: British Association for American Studies (BAAS) Paperbacks. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 213 x 139 x 13. Weight in Grams: 264. Series: British Association for American Studies (BAAS) Paperbacks. 200 pages. This introduction to the Civil Rights Movement synthesises its history, explaining its origins, development and results as well as historiographical debates. A survey based on a wealth of recent scholarship, it provides a critical perspective on the movement. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPVH. Dimension: 213 x 139 x 13. Weight: 272.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
200
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748615933
ISBN
9780748615933
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 32.64

Paperback. The National Council of Churches established the Delta Ministry in 1964 to further the cause of civil rights in Mississippi. This work is a full-length history of one of the largest and most enduring civil rights organizations in the Mississippi movement. Num Pages: 360 pages, 1 map, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBBSM; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; HBJK; HBLW; HRCC99; JFSL3; JPVH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 24. Weight in Grams: 531.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
University of Georgia Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780820325323
ISBN
9780820325323
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.61

Paperback / so. Num Pages: black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW; JFHC; JPHC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Skyhorse Publishing United States
Condition
New
SKU
V9781626361225
ISBN
9781626361225
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.69

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