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The Americas

Paperback. This Pulitzer Prize-winning book is the epic story of how African-Americans, in the six decades following slavery, transformed themselves into a political people - an embryonic black nation. Num Pages: 624 pages, 18 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBBF; 1KBBS; HBJK; HBLL; HBTS; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 28. Weight in Grams: 776.
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
624
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674017658
ISBN
9780674017658
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 30.75

Hardcover. This collection of essays celebrates the spirit of the music of the author's adopted home in Georgia's southern Appalachian mountains. Descriptions of music, hills and people blend together as Harvey explores where music has taken him, and where music can take anyone. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBFG; AVGH; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 390.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
University of Georgia Press
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780820321974
ISBN
9780820321974
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 27.64

Paperback. A wide-ranging discussion of what American law can and cannot do well. Frankly activist and reforming, Herman's study describes key elements of popular discontent and suggests an analytic framework for legal change and service-oriented activity. Num Pages: 288 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; LAB; LN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 137 x 19. Weight in Grams: 399.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Austin & Winfield,U.S. United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9781572921184
ISBN
9781572921184
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 90.69

Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AJCR; HBTK; JFSG; KCFM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 155 x 12. Weight in Grams: 340.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801474019
ISBN
9780801474019
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 22.99

Hardcover. Num Pages: 156 pages, 70. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AGN; AJC; AJCR; RNB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 273. Weight in Grams: 567.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
powerHouse Books,U.S. United States
Number of pages
156
Condition
New
SKU
V9781576877920
ISBN
9781576877920
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 39.88

Hardback. Provides a comprehensive overview of the US-Iraqi relationship since 1979 and places the 2003 American invasion and subsequent occupation of Iraq in that wider historical context. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; 1KBB; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 548.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
280
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748627677
ISBN
9780748627677
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 124.81
€ 119.62

Paperback. Provides a comprehensive overview of the US-Iraqi relationship since 1979 and places the 2003 American invasion and subsequent occupation of Iraq in that wider historical context. Num Pages: 280 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; 1KBB; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 230 x 159 x 19. Weight in Grams: 420.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
280
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748627684
ISBN
9780748627684
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 37.54

Hardback. The first comprehensive description and critique of the six most important historical interpretations of US Cold War foreign policy: Traditionalism, Revisionism, Post-Revisionism, Corporatism, World Systems Theory, and Post-Structuralism. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 163 x 21. Weight in Grams: 452.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
200
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748620791
ISBN
9780748620791
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 124.81
€ 119.62

Hardcover. Num Pages: 560 pages, over 560 color/bw images. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBW; JWMV3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 287 x 225 x 32. Weight in Grams: 1560.
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764342783
ISBN
9780764342783
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.67
€ 39.25

Hardback. Ultimately, this book is a considered and long overdue look at the symbiotic impact of these two great American institutions: the city and the university. Num Pages: 192 pages, 14, 14 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JFSG; JNB; JNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. .
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421422411
ISBN
9781421422411
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 51.99
€ 42.94

Hardcover. Illustrates how the divided spheres of Civil War experience created social and political conflict far removed from the better-known battlefields of the war. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 499.
Publisher
NYU Press
Number of pages
256
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814729199
ISBN
9780814729199
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.29

Hardcover. A detailed history showing that the free blacks and "contraband" slaves who joined the US Navy during the Civil War were essential to Northern victories at sea. Through their role in preserving the Union, they helped to win recognition for African Americans as full citizens. Num Pages: 252 pages, 12ill. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLL; JFSL3; JWF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 152 x 226 x 25. Weight in Grams: 506.
Publisher
Northern Illinois University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780875802862
ISBN
9780875802862
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.01

Paperback. This collection of thirteen essays and supporting primary documents explores how films have changed-and been changed by-American society. Each chapter covers a distinct period and contains an introduction, essay, discussion questions, primary documents, and suggestions for further reading and film screenings. Series: Wiley Blackwell Readers in American Social and Cultural History. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; 3JM; APFA; JFC; JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 532.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
2nd Edition
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
SKU
V9780470673645
ISBN
9780470673645
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 67.35

Paperback. Reveals how Hollywood became "Hollywood" and what that meant for the politics of America and American film. This book tells the story of filmmaking in the first three decades of the twentieth century, a time when going to the movies could transform lives and when the cinema was a battleground for control of American consciousness. Num Pages: 392 pages, 38 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJC; 3JJF; 3JJG; APFA; HBTB; JFSC; KNTC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 238 x 157 x 25. Weight in Grams: 580.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Edition
58713th
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691024646
ISBN
9780691024646
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.49
€ 42.28

Hardback. Examines a wide range of controversies over films, books, paintings, sculptures, clothing, music, and television in dozens of cities across the country to find out what turns personal offense into public protest. This title discovers is that these protests are always deeply rooted in local concerns. Num Pages: 376 pages, 8 line drawings, 38 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AB; AP; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 635.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
376
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226792866
ISBN
9780226792866
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 114.08
€ 93.56

Paperback. Examines a wide range of controversies over films, books, paintings, sculptures, clothing, music, and television in dozens of cities across the country to find out what turns personal offense into public protest. This title discovers is that these protests are always deeply rooted in local concerns. Num Pages: 376 pages, 8 line drawings, 38 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AB; AP; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 149 x 20. Weight in Grams: 518.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
376
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226792873
ISBN
9780226792873
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 33.29

Paperback. In the summer of 1944, plans began for a complex operation to seize a Rhine river bridge at Arnhem in the Netherlands. This title features photographs, maps and color artwork that complement extensive archival research revealing the successes of those American airborne missions, largely overshadowed by the failure of the operation as a whole. Illustrator(s): Noon, Steve. Series: Campaign. Num Pages: 96 pages, illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1DDN; 1DFG; 1KBB; 3JJH; HBWQ; JWH; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 249 x 184 x 7. Weight in Grams: 310.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782008163
ISBN
9781782008163
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.31

Paperback. A highly illustrated history of the United States Army s first tanks from 1916 to the outbreak of World War II, which will appeal to armor enthusiasts, wargamers, and modelers." Illustrator(s): Rodriguez, Felipe. Series: New Vanguard. Num Pages: 48 pages, 18 b/w. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJF; 3JJG; 3JJH; HBW; JWD; JWMV1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 186 x 248 x 5. Weight in Grams: 164.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472818072
ISBN
9781472818072
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.64

Paperback. Series: Battle Orders S. Num Pages: 96 pages, 54ill.4col.ill. BIC Classification: 1D; 1KBB; 3JJH; HBJD; HBWQ; JWD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 247 x 180 x 7. Weight in Grams: 312.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Number of pages
96
Condition
New
SKU
V9781841767987
ISBN
9781841767987
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 22.89

Paperback. The Allies' M10 Tank Destroyer and the Germans' Sturmgeschutz (StuG) lll were the unsung workhorses of the northwest European battlefields of 1944-45. Fully illustrated with specially commissioned artwork, this title tells the story of their confrontation at the height of World War ll. Illustrator(s): Chasemore, Richard. Series: Duel. Num Pages: 80 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 1KBB; 3JJH; HBLW; HBWQ; JWMV1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 245 x 189 x 7. Weight in Grams: 272.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780960999
ISBN
9781780960999
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 19.65

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