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The Americas

Hardback. Takes the reader into the heart of what we mean by 'experimental' in avant-garde music. This title examines five disparate events. Series: California Studies in 20th-Century Music. Num Pages: 296 pages, 15 b/w photographs, 3 music examples. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; AVG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 467.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520268500
ISBN
9780520268500
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 74.09
€ 56.70

Paperback. "Powerful and disturbing. No one who cares about the future of our public life can afford to ignore this book."-Jackson Lears Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 207 x 141 x 28. Weight in Grams: 370.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
WW Norton & Co
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393330892
ISBN
9780393330892
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 17.13

Paperback. Argues for participatory democracy without dependence on abstract metaphysical foundations, and stresses the relationship among democracy and civil society, civic education and culture. This book is divided into sections including 'American Theory: Democracy, Liberalism, and Rights' and 'American Practice: Leadership, Citizenship, and Censorship'. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPHV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691050249
ISBN
9780691050249
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 58.80
€ 45.66

Hardback. Examines the cultural conditions that brought agriculture and science together in nineteenth-century America. This book shows how and why agrarian Americans - yeoman farmers, gentleman planters, politicians, and policy makers alike - accepted, resisted, and shaped scientific ways of knowing the land. Series: Yale Agrarian Studies Series. Num Pages: 288 pages, 29 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; PDX; TVB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 210 x 140 x 25. Weight in Grams: 540.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300139235
ISBN
9780300139235
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 37.21

Paperback. In the mid-1800s a utopian movement to rehabilitate the insane resulted in a wave of publicly funded asylums - many of which became unexpected centers of cultural activity. This work prompts us to reflect on what our society can learn from a generation that urgently and creatively tried to solve the problem of mental illness. Num Pages: 240 pages, 14 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; AN; HBTB; MBPK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 402.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226709642
ISBN
9780226709642
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 29.15

Hardback. Series: Cornell Studies in Security Affairs. Num Pages: 352 pages, 12. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JWK; JWM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 241 x 167 x 29. Weight in Grams: 690.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801438165
ISBN
9780801438165
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.68

hardcover. In his readings of "The Professor's House", "The Great Gatsby", and "Miss Lonelyhearts", the author finds that, far from the simple selfishness or apathy for which it is so often dismissed, the cynicism in these texts is suffused by a desire for the certainty promised by norms such as national teleology, ethnic identity, and civic participation. Series: American Literatures Initiative. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of Virginia Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813928128
ISBN
9780813928128
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 60.37

Hardback. Experience the ancient roots and enduring natural beauty of New York as never before. Num Pages: 152 pages, 100 color photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; AJB; AJC; WNP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 226 x 20. Weight in Grams: 740.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Number of pages
152
Condition
New
SKU
V9781581574425
ISBN
9781581574425
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 23.70

Hardcover. Editor(s): Chase, Benjamin V. Num Pages: 116 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSP31; JHBL; KCFM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 158 x 236 x 12. Weight in Grams: 306.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
116
Condition
New
SKU
V9781614702535
ISBN
9781614702535
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 158.76
€ 108.12

Paperback. The Girondins of Chile deals with events that were inspired by the French Revolution of 1848 and offers a shrewd description of the emerging group of Chilean liberals. Vicuna MacKenna participated in the uprising of 1851, yet his book on the events was not published until 1902. Translator(s): Polt, John. Series: Library of Latin America. Num Pages: 96 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLSH; 3JH; BGH; HBG; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 142 x 217 x 6. Weight in Grams: 146. Clean copy in good to very good condition. Some light shelf wear.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Oxford University Press England
Number of pages
94
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
SKU
KRF0006709
ISBN
9780195151817
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. The Girondins of Chile deals with events that were inspired by the French Revolution of 1848 and offers a shrewd description of the emerging group of Chilean liberals. Vicuna MacKenna participated in the uprising of 1851, yet his book on the events was not published until 1902. Translator(s): Polt, John. Series: Library of Latin America. Num Pages: 96 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLSH; 3JH; BGH; HBG; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 142 x 217 x 6. Weight in Grams: 146. Previously read but remains in good to very good condition
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
Oxford University Press England
Number of pages
94
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
SKU
KIN0006235
ISBN
9780195151817
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Editor(s): Virtanen, Benjamin W.; Laine, Elias A. Num Pages: 90 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFB; KFFR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 156 x 8. Weight in Grams: 174.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
90
Condition
New
SKU
V9781613243503
ISBN
9781613243503
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 72.90
€ 51.35

Paperback. Editor(s): Wright, Benjamin G. Num Pages: 84 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JKSM; MBN; MBPK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 156 x 229 x 8. Weight in Grams: 168.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Nova Science Pub Inc
Condition
New
SKU
V9781634830430
ISBN
9781634830430
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 99.95
€ 75.86

Paperback. Benjamin Zyla rejects the claim that countries like Canada have shirked their responsibilities within NATO since the fall of the Berlin Wall. Num Pages: 344 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 1KB; JPSN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 231 x 153 x 26. Weight in Grams: 544.
Publisher
University of Toronto Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442615595
ISBN
9781442615595
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.20

Benjamin Zyla rejects the claim that countries like Canada have shirked their responsibilities within NATO since the fall of the Berlin Wall. Num Pages: 344 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 1KB; JPSN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 237 x 162 x 27. Weight in Grams: 628.
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442647503
ISBN
9781442647503
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 94.63

Hardback. Establishes nineteenth-century American women's poetry as a major field in American literature and American women's history. This title features selections from 140 writers that provide an interweaving of established and marginalized women's poetry from the various geographical region of the United States. Editor(s): Bennett, Paula Bernat. Series: Blackwell Anthologies. Num Pages: 576 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; 3JH; DCQ; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 157 x 35. Weight in Grams: 934.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
576
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631203988
ISBN
9780631203988
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 172.69

Paperback. Establishes nineteenth-century American women's poetry as a major field in American literature and American women's history. This title features selections from 140 writers that provide an interweaving of established and marginalized women's poetry from the various geographical region of the United States. Editor(s): Bennett, Paula Bernat. Series: Blackwell Anthologies. Num Pages: 576 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; 3JH; DCQ; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 31. Weight in Grams: 814.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
576
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631203995
ISBN
9780631203995
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 67.37

Paperback. Covering the lively, even raucous, history of Louisiana from before First Contact through the Elections of 2012, this sixth edition of the classic Louisiana history survey provides an engaging and comprehensive narrative of what is arguably America s most colorful state. Editor(s): Wall, Bennett H; Rodrigue, John C. Num Pages: 552 pages, illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBSL; HBJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 26. Weight in Grams: 696.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
Number of pages
544
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
6th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781118619292
ISBN
9781118619292
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 47.64

Hardback. An entertaining and unpretentious chronicle of a life in American popular music, recounted with wit and honesty. Bennett evokes a bygone era when 'territory' and 'name' bands-each with its own 'girl singer'-crisscrossed the country. Series: Studies in Jazz. Num Pages: 192 pages, 30 photographs, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; AVGJ; BGF; HBT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 143 x 15. Weight in Grams: 340.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810837140
ISBN
9780810837140
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 89.56

Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages, 317 b/w photos, 40 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 278 x 218 x 17. Weight in Grams: 1032.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764325106
ISBN
9780764325106
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 29.60

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