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The Americas

Hardcover. A compelling biography which reinserts this forgotten Founding Father into the historical canon and reveals the transatlantic dimensions of early American history Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations, frontispiece. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BG; HBJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 158 x 19. Weight in Grams: 404.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
Edition
First Edition
SKU
V9780814721117
ISBN
9780814721117
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 43.49

Hardback. Addresses questions such as: What are the best anthologies of African-American poetry? What have African-American poets written about such highly charged issues as religion? Politics? Patriotism? Slavery? Racism? Money? Sex? What have they written about Harlem? The civil-rights movement? Martin Luther King Jr? Editor(s): Frankovich, Nicholas; Larzelere, David. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DSC; GBCR; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 250 x 180 x 17. Weight in Grams: 681.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231112345
ISBN
9780231112345
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 147.65
€ 111.05

Paperback. Jazz is one of the most influential American art forms of our time. It shapes our ideas about musical virtuosity, human action, and new forms of social expression. In this text, Nicholas Gebhardt shows how the study of jazz can offer profound insights into American historical consciousness. Num Pages: 232 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVGJ; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 330.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226284675
ISBN
9780226284675
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 29.52

Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages, 36 b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; VXQ; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 152 x 11. Weight in Grams: 318.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764336126
ISBN
9780764336126
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 14.13

Hardcover. Num Pages: 416 pages, B/W photos throughout. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 35. .
Publisher
Basic Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780465018413
ISBN
9780465018413
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 42.60

Paperback. This updated edition explores two questions: How is the US shaping the rest of the world? And how does it persuade itself that its actions are just? Series: Global Issues. Num Pages: 308 pages, notes, bibliog , index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPQB; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 25. Weight in Grams: 272.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Zed Books Ltd London
Edition
2nd Edition
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9781842774298
ISBN
9781842774298
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 27.87

paperback. Journeying to the dusty heartlands of America's Bible Belt, the author goes in search of the truth behind a startling statistic: 50 million Americans believe the apocalypse will take place in their own lifetimes. Are they devout or deranged? Why do they seem so cheerful about the end of the world? Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HRC; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 127 x 21. Weight in Grams: 220.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Ebury Press
Condition
New
SKU
9780091910884
ISBN
9780091910884
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 7.02

Hardback. Num Pages: 256 pages, 9 black and white photographs. BIC Classification: 1DFGE; 1KBB; HBTW; JPS; JPVN; KNTD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 789. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252039690
ISBN
9780252039690
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.25

Hardcover. Editor(s): Brewster, Nicholas J. Num Pages: 218 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JKVF1; JPWL. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 258 x 183 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1094.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
218
Condition
New
SKU
V9781613246924
ISBN
9781613246924
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 335.45
€ 226.86

Hardback. The story of the nation's most shocking crime after the assassination of Abraham Lincoln-the 1874 ax murder of a family of five in the small German-immigrant town of Saxtown that tore apart a community, grabbed national headlines, and revealed the flaws of 19th-Century law enforcement Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BTC; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 30.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780762786978
ISBN
9780762786978
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 21.26

Paperback. Now in paperback, the story of one of our nation's most infamous and horrific crimes: The Saxtown Massacre. The 1874 murder of a family of five near St. Louis grabbed national headlines like no murder had since the assassination of Abraham Lincoln, and investigations into the crime exposed the flaws of nineteenth-century law enforcement. Num Pages: 256 pages, 18 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBBNU; 3JH; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 220 x 142 x 17. Weight in Grams: 21.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780762788606
ISBN
9780762788606
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 15.20

Hardback. This extended, real-world case study provides an authentic, unvarnished account of a fully-human principal knee deep in what is appropriately called the toughest job in education. Num Pages: 150 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BM; JNK; JNL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 163 x 16. Weight in Grams: 363.
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781475806694
ISBN
9781475806694
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 91.07

Paperback. The growth of industrialism, the rise of professionalism and the decline of slavery led to debates in 19th-century America about the concept of work. This book examines the literary view of this debate, arguing that many writers felt an affinity between the mental labour of writing and manual work. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; DSBD; DSBF; HBTB; JFC; JHBL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 390.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226075556
ISBN
9780226075556
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.41

Paperback. Celebrates Pacific Northwest literature through interviews in which 22 authors discuss their work and the region's influence on it. Authors include Ursula Le Guin, Raymond Carver, Tess Gallagher, Tom Robbins, Gary Snyder, and Denise Levertov. Two interviews have been added since the publication of Num Pages: 352 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; BG; DNF; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 545.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Edition
2nd Revised and Expanded ed
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295977232
ISBN
9780295977232
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.67

Paperback. For years, Lefty provided the smarts, while Tony kept the bosses happy with weekly suitcases filled with millions in skimmed cash. Lefty's obsessions with running the town and Tony's obsession with Lefty's beautiful showgirl wife, Geri eventually led to betrayals and investigations that exploded into one of the greatest scandals in mob history. Num Pages: 432 pages, N/A. BIC Classification: 1KBBWN; 3JJPL; 3JJPN; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 127 x 198 x 29. Weight in Grams: 294.
Publisher
Ebury Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781785031540
ISBN
9781785031540
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.53

Hardback. Published in celebration of the Renwick Gallery's fortieth anniversary, this title highlights forty artists (all under the age of forty) actively engaged in creating objects that are transforming contemporary crafts. It also investigates evolving notions of craft within traditional media such as ceramics and metalwork. Series: Smithsonian American Art Museum. Num Pages: 256 pages, 220 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; ACXJ; AFT; AGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 305 x 254 x 30. Weight in Grams: 1737.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300187977
ISBN
9780300187977
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.48

Hardcover. The Great Rebellion claimed tens of thousands of lives and traumatized imperial psyches for decades. This work delves into the fractious relations between Indian communities and their clergy and the role that such tensions played as a major causal factor in the rebellion. Num Pages: 272 pages, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KLSL; 1KLSR; 3JF; HBJK; HBLL; HBTV; HRCX1; JFSL9; JPWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 572.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815631187
ISBN
9780815631187
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 81.29

Paperback. The Great Rebellion claimed tens of thousands of lives and traumatized imperial psyches for decades. This work delves into the fractious relations between Indian communities and their clergy and the role that such tensions played as a major causal factor in the rebellion. Num Pages: 272 pages, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KLSL; 1KLSR; 3JF; HBJK; HBLL; HBTV; HRCX1; JPWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 449.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815631422
ISBN
9780815631422
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.67

Paperback. By developing the concept of critical space, this title presents a fresh genealogy of twentieth-century American fiction. It argues that the radical American fiction of Jack London, Upton Sinclair, John Dos Passos, and Josephine Herbst re-imagines the spatial concerns of late nineteenth-century utopian American texts. Num Pages: 276 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; 3JJ; DSBH; DSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 16. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
276
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803220768
ISBN
9780803220768
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.32

Hardcover. Introduces the symphonists and their major works from the romanticism of Samuel Barber and the 'All-American' Roy Harris through the theatrics of Leonard Bernstein and Marc Blitzstein to the broad-shouldered appeal of Virgil Thompson and Aaron Copland. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVGC6; AVRB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 164 x 22. Weight in Grams: 518.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253353054
ISBN
9780253353054
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 37.05

Paperback. Series: Stackpole Military Photo Series. Num Pages: 208 pages, 300 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 1KBB; 1MKPH; 3JJH; HBJK; HBLW; HBWQ; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 278 x 12. Weight in Grams: 760.
Publisher
Stackpole Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780811718387
ISBN
9780811718387
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.12

Paperback. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; MBN; MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 279 x 216 x 7. Weight in Grams: 318.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
RAND United States
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
SKU
V9780833031464
ISBN
9780833031464
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.76

Hardback. Editor(s): Nichols, Betty; Weaver, Jeff. Num Pages: 159 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; LNFB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 263 x 185 x 14. Weight in Grams: 460.
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
159
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781622574414
ISBN
9781622574414
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 236.23
€ 160.69

Paperback. "When I moved to northern New Mexico thirty-three years ago," writes John Nichols, "I immediately fell in with my neighbours and commenced laughing." As folklorist Nasario Garcia explains in his introduction to this collection, falling in with the voices of laughter and comic relief is a timeless, vital aspect of Hispanic culture. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBWX; JFC; WH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 123 x 14. Weight in Grams: 280.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Museum of New Mexico Press United States
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9780890134313
ISBN
9780890134313
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 21.35

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