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Hardcover. Extras, bit players, and stand-ins have been a part of the film industry almost from its conception. On a personal and a professional level, their stories are told in Hollywood Unknowns, the first history devoted to extras from the silent era through the present. Num Pages: 256 pages, 778 black & white. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 262 x 187 x 21. Weight in Grams: 886.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University Press of Mississippi United States
Edition
1St Edition
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781617034749
ISBN
9781617034749
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 45.50

Paperback. The most definitive book yet written on the assassination of JFK, published for the fiftieth anniversary. Num Pages: 656 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPK; HBJK; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 172 x 42. Weight in Grams: 458.
Publisher
Headline Publishing Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780755365425
ISBN
9780755365425
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 11.86

Paperback. For nearly fifty years, J Edgar Hoover held great power in the United States. The creator of the FBI and its Director until his death, he played a role in nearly every major tragedy and scandal in America during the twentieth century. This title explodes the myths, and exposes the dark secrets that remained hidden throughout Hoover's lifetime. Num Pages: 640 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; BGH; JKVF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 203 x 40. Weight in Grams: 452.
Publisher
Ebury Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780091941772
ISBN
9780091941772
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 21.84

Paperback. Soon after Alexander Gardner's "Photographic Sketch Book" was published, in 1866, it became the Civil War's best-known visual record and helped define how viewers would come to know the war. This study of a pivotal American historical document, approaching it from the perspective of visual studies as well as American literature and history. Series: Defining Moments in American Photography. Num Pages: 128 pages, 27 duotones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; AJCR; HBAH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 152 x 10. Weight in Grams: 49.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520253315
ISBN
9780520253315
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.80

Hardback. On a June morning in 1870, seventy-five Chinese immigrants stepped off a train in New England. They threaded their way through a hostile mob and then their new employer lined them up and had them photographed. This work seeks to understand the social forces that brought this photograph into being, and the events it subsequently spawned. Num Pages: 312 pages, 1 color illus. 136 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBBES; 3JH; AJCR; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 178 x 24. Weight in Grams: 971.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Edition
illustrated edition
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691133256
ISBN
9780691133256
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 68.53
€ 53.34

Hardback. Num Pages: 172 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBWJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 163 x 18. Weight in Grams: 435.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University Press of America United States
Edition
3 Rev ed
Number of pages
172
Condition
New
SKU
V9780761854944
ISBN
9780761854944
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 119.10

Hardcover. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL1; JKVQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 163 x 19. Weight in Grams: 494.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9781590339701
ISBN
9781590339701
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 126.42
€ 88.13

Hardback. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1KBB; 3JJP; 3JM; JPS; JWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 166 x 243 x 2. Weight in Grams: 528.
Publisher
Naval Institute Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781682471203
ISBN
9781682471203
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 50.49

Hardcover. The folktales and myths of the Iroquois and their Algonquian neighbors rank among the most imaginatively rich and narratively coherent traditions in North America. Inspired by these wondrous tales, this title explores their significance to the Iroquois and Algonquian religion and worldview. Series: Iroquois & Their Neighbors S. Num Pages: 224 pages, 7 black-&-white illustrations, 4 maps, notes, references, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 386.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Edition
1St Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815632078
ISBN
9780815632078
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 28.91

Hardback. Details the life of Charley Chase-a major force in the shaping of motion picture comedy. Series: The Scarecrow Filmmakers Series. Num Pages: 320 pages, 80 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APF; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 153 x 28. Weight in Grams: 578.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810833777
ISBN
9780810833777
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 120.16

Paperback. A sampling of hundreds of manuscripts, interviews, and transcripts that were collected from students and other residents who were willing to share their personal stories of the Katrina disaster. Num Pages: 250 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBS; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 154 x 17. Weight in Grams: 401.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of New Orleans Publishing United States
Number of pages
250
Condition
New
SKU
V9780972814362
ISBN
9780972814362
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.44

hardcover. Profiles are presented under the headings of orchestras and orchestra leaders, string players, wind and percussion players, keyboard players, and non-playing orchestra/band affiliates. Features 100 photographs. Num Pages: 432 pages, 100 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVH; AVRB; JFSJ1; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Edition
2nd Edition
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810834194
ISBN
9780810834194
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 156.15

Hardcover. "This book considers the complex religious tensions in seventeenth-century Maryland in relation to colonial sovereignty under the English crown"-- Series: Early American Histories. Num Pages: 248 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBBF; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 825.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University of Virginia Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813937472
ISBN
9780813937472
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.14

Paperback. Focusing on the agency of enslaved Africans and their descendants in the South, this work argues for the systematic recovery of subjugated knowledge, histories, and cultural practices of those traditionally silenced and overlooked by national heritage projects and national public memories. Num Pages: 178 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 358.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Left Coast Press Inc United States
Number of pages
178
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9781598745498
ISBN
9781598745498
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 60.17

Hardcover. Atlas of Indian Nations is a comprehensive resource for those interested in Native American history and culture. Told through maps, photos, art, and archival cartography, this is the story of American Indians that only National Geographic can tell. Num Pages: 350 pages, 300 colour and black and white photos, 50 maps. BIC Classification: 1KB; HBJK; HBTP; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 280 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1662.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
National Geographic
Condition
New
SKU
V9781426211607
ISBN
9781426211607
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 48.99
€ 45.36

Paperback. Editor(s): Treuer, Anton. Num Pages: 274 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFHF; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 466.
Publisher
Minnesota Historical Society Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
274
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780873514040
ISBN
9780873514040
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 23.50

Paperback. This work, based on a conference sponsored by the Inter-American Development Bank and the David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies, examines how this free trade process is surging ahead, while at the same time taking on a broader set of issues including institutional reform, transparency, the environment, labor, and social cohesion. Editor(s): Estevadeordal, Antoni; Rodrik, Dani; Taylor, Alan M.; Velasco, Andres. Series: David Rockefeller Centre for Latin American Studies. Num Pages: 756 pages, 206 figures, tables. BIC Classification: 1KB; KCLT1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 214 x 154 x 51. Weight in Grams: 1334.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Number of pages
756
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
n
Condition
New
SKU
KEX0227890
ISBN
9780674014848
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 4.99

Paperback. Series: Issues in Canada. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBC; MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 151 x 230 x 9. Weight in Grams: 190.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199003389
ISBN
9780199003389
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.11

Hardback. Explores the development of health insurance in the United States and Canada. This book shows that Canada's federal structure and its parliamentary institutions encouraged a social-democratic third party that became pivotal in demonstrating the feasibility of universal, public health insurance. Series: Princeton Studies in American Politics: Historical, International and Comparative Perspectives. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KBC; 3JJG; 3JJH; 3JJP; JKSB; JKSW; JPQB; KFFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 457.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691057965
ISBN
9780691057965
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 108.71
€ 82.78

Paperback. The struggle of the Witsuwit'en peoples to establish the meaning of aboriginal rights. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBC; JFSL9; JHM; JPVH3; KFFR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887. Weight in Grams: 318.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780774805131
ISBN
9780774805131
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 31.62

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