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Paperback. Presents the country music scene that flourished in and around Los Angeles from the Dust Bowl migration of the 1930s to the early 1970s. This work explores how migrant musicians and their audiences came to gain a sense of identity through music and mass media, and to celebrate African American and Mexican American musical influences. Series: American Crossroads. Num Pages: 364 pages, 7 b/w photos 1 line drawing 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; AVGL; JFCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 512.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of California Press
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
364
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520248892
ISBN
9780520248892
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.06

Paperback. Covering the tumultuous period of the 1950s, this work explores the divorce of movie studios from their theater chains; the panic of the blacklist era; the explosive emergence of science fiction as the dominant genre; and the rise of television and Hollywood's response with widescreen spectacles. Series: History of the American Cinema S. Num Pages: 396 pages, 110 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPG; APF; KNTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 253 x 21. Weight in Grams: 836.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
396
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520249660
ISBN
9780520249660
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 34.35

Peter Levine defends the principles that motivate today's best civic renewal efforts, shows that these experiments have already reached substantial scale, analyzes the opposition that they face, and proposes a strategy to turn them into a movement that can tackle America's most serious social problems. Num Pages: 248 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JHB; JPA; JPVH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 163 x 235 x 21. Weight in Grams: 456.
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199939428
ISBN
9780199939428
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 90.85

Paperback. Focusses on basic ethical systems in forestry and forest management. This title also includes: philosophical issues in forestry ethics, codes of ethics in forestry and related natural resource sciences such as fisheries science and wildlife biology, ethical advocacy and whistleblowing in government resource agencies, and ecoforestry. Series: Environmental Ethics, Values, & Policy. Num Pages: 364 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HPQ; RNA; RNPD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 6452 x 4522 x 27. Weight in Grams: 680.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Temple University Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
364
Condition
New
SKU
V9781566397858
ISBN
9781566397858
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 46.34

Paperback. Strategic alliances are becoming increasingly important as a long--term response to the move towards globalization of businesses, and to their need to learn and adapt quickly, gain access to new markets, and diffuse new technologies. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 1FPJ; 1KBB; KJC; KJK; KJM; KJVB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 23. Weight in Grams: 470.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Basil Blackwell Inc, US United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9781557864970
ISBN
9781557864970
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.24

Hardback. Offering innovative readings of these canonical works, this study sheds new light on Faulkner's uniquely American modernism. Num Pages: 256 pages, 1, 1 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; APFA; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 164 x 236 x 21. Weight in Grams: 512.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801879296
ISBN
9780801879296
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 51.11
€ 47.03

paperback. Analyses the transformation of army [enlisted] recruitment and service in Brazil between 1864 and 1945, using this history of common soldiers to examine nation building and the social history of Latin America's largest nation. Series: Latin America Otherwise. Num Pages: 416 pages, 15 b&w photos, 8 tables, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLL; HBLW; HBTB; JWT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5893 x 3963 x 27. Weight in Grams: 640.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822327431
ISBN
9780822327431
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.70

Paperback. Franchises have become an ever-present feature of American life, both in our landscapes and our economics. Peter M. Birkeland worked for three years in the front-line operations of franchise units for three companies, met with CEOs and executives, and attended countless trade shows, seminars, and expositions. Num Pages: 196 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; KJVF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 204 x 145 x 15. Weight in Grams: 262.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
196
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226051918
ISBN
9780226051918
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 25.96

Paperback. Describes the author's early life in a farm-labour camp in Livingston, California, and the path that took him, through naval service and graduate school, far beyond Livingston. This book describes decades of toil and progress before the Filipino community entered the socio-political mainstream. Series: The Scott & Laurie Oki Series in Asian American Studies. Num Pages: 52 illus. BIC Classification: 1F; 1K; BG; GTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 220 x 150 x 23. Weight in Grams: 545.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295986425
ISBN
9780295986425
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.54

Hardback. Broad in scope and original in its interpretation, Fly Away illuminates the origins, development, and transformation of national culture during an important chapter in twentieth-century American history. Num Pages: 432 pages, 75, 66 black & white halftones, 9 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; JFFM; JFSL3. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 32. Weight in Grams: 718.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801894770
ISBN
9780801894770
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 45.88

Paperback. Broad in scope and original in its interpretation, Fly Away illuminates the origins, development, and transformation of national culture during an important chapter in twentieth-century American history. Num Pages: 432 pages, 75, 66 black & white halftones, 9 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 26. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421418476
ISBN
9781421418476
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 38.86

Paperback. Num Pages: 255 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPHV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 349.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
255
Condition
New
Edition
Reprint
SKU
V9780226380704
ISBN
9780226380704
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 21.05

Paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLSH; JPH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 399.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Pennsylvania State University Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780271019482
ISBN
9780271019482
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 34.41

Paperback. Num Pages: 480 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW; LAZ; LB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 150 x 18. Weight in Grams: 482.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
revised edition
Number of pages
480
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231146470
ISBN
9780231146470
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.06

Hardback. Our Conrad is a literary and cultural history, political in emphasis, of the modern American invention of Joseph Conrad as a "master" literary figure as well as a call to transnationalize the field of American literary and cultural studies. Num Pages: 488 pages, 15 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 36. Weight in Grams: 771.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
488
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804757911
ISBN
9780804757911
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 184.46

Hardback. The objective of this book is not to serve as a definitive guide, but to encapsulate some of Kansas City's most romantic places and inspire further exploration. Num Pages: 144 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBNK; HBJK; WZG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 166 x 175 x 15. Weight in Grams: 201.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Addax Publishing Group,U.S. United States
Number of pages
144
Condition
New
SKU
V9781886110472
ISBN
9781886110472
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 14.79

Hardback. Series: Studies in Latin America & Car. Num Pages: 368 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KJ; AVA; AVG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 28. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Temple University Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
Edition
3rd Edition
SKU
V9781439913994
ISBN
9781439913994
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 106.85

Paperback. Series: Studies in Latin America & Car. Num Pages: 360 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KJ; AVA; AVG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 567.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Temple University Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
SKU
V9781439914007
ISBN
9781439914007
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.03

Paperback. This text provides students and professionals with an international and comparative examination of changes in global cities, to reveal a growing pattern of social and spatial division or polarization. Case studies of New York, Johannesburg, Frankfurt, Istanbul, Calcutta and Rio are included. Editor(s): Marcuse, Peter; Kempen, Ronald van. Series: Studies in Urban and Social Change. Num Pages: 336 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 1DVT; 1FKA; 1HFMS; 1KBB; 1KLSB; JFC; JFSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 484.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631212904
ISBN
9780631212904
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.29

Hardback. From the Justice Department's memos defending coerced interrogation to Alberto Gonzales' firing of US Attorneys who did not fit the Bush Administration's political needs, this title paints a picture of the many detours that George W Bush and his allies created to thwart transparency and undermine the rule of law after September 11, 2001. Series: Critical America Series. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPA; LBBR; LN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 161 x 20. Weight in Grams: 452.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814795590
ISBN
9780814795590
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 55.64

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