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The Americas

Paperback. Traces Treasury Secretary William Gibbs McAdoo's triumph over a monetary crisis at the outbreak of World War I that threatened the United States with financial disaster. This title recreates the drama of America's battle for financial credibility. Num Pages: 240 pages, 2 halftones. 16 line illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJC; KCA; KCX; KFFD; KFFK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 149 x 17. Weight in Grams: 332.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691138763
ISBN
9780691138763
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 31.19

Paperback. Num Pages: 392 pages, 38ill. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; JFSL3; JPVH; JPWF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 150 x 24. Weight in Grams: 532.
Publisher
University of Chicago Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Edition
1st U.S. Edition, 2nd Printing
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226847153
ISBN
9780226847153
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 29.91

Paperback. Ranging from black slaveholders and frontier outlaws to serial killers and gangsta rappers, this title examines the pivotal role of black villains in American society and popular culture. It offers the extensive treatment to date of the black badman and the challenges that this figure has posed for race relations in America. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFCA; JFSL3; JKV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 340.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
Edition
Reprint
SKU
V9780226104638
ISBN
9780226104638
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 19.41

Paperback. This work examines the emergence of the ethnic hero within popular culture. It looks at the dynamic rise of African-American pop icons, the social and historical contexts in which they flourished, and their powerful impact on the African-American community. Num Pages: 304 pages, 30 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; JFCA; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 278 x 154 x 17. Weight in Grams: 600.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226847177
ISBN
9780226847177
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 28.00

Hardcover. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL3; JKVQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 164 x 32. Weight in Grams: 636.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226847191
ISBN
9780226847191
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 32.70

paperback. Num Pages: 206 pages, 7 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; WM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 152 x 229 x 17. Weight in Grams: 390.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Edition
Revised ed.
Number of pages
206
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822312239
ISBN
9780822312239
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.44

Paperback. Contains a range of perspectives that illustrate how the American system works. This title is organized into four categories: Foundations, American Politics Today, Issue and Controversy, and View from the Inside. It includes selections that reflect dramatic developments in American politics such as the 2008 election, the economic crisis, and more. Num Pages: 416 pages, black & white line drawings, figures, charts. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JP. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 232 x 163 x 16. Weight in Grams: 526.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Cengage Learning, Inc United States
Edition
6th Edition
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
SKU
V9780495899471
ISBN
9780495899471
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 199.33

Hardcover. This revised edition includes a new introduction which discusses how religious liberty has taken on deeper dimensions in a post-9/11 world. It includes new material on Supreme Court cases involving church-state relations and a new concluding chapter on America's religious and political landscape. Num Pages: 296 pages, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLL; HBLW; HRCX6; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Georgetown University Press
Edition
Expanded and Updated
Condition
New
SKU
V9780878408993
ISBN
9780878408993
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 41.68

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Savas Beatie United States
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9781611211580
ISBN
9781611211580
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 17.30

Hardcover. Num Pages: 432 pages, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DNF; HBJK; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 151 x 40. Weight in Grams: 726.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1984
Publisher
Liberty Fund Inc United States
Edition
First Edition, First Printing
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
SKU
V9780865970366
ISBN
9780865970366
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 15.38

Paperback. Num Pages: 410 pages, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DNF; HBJK; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 209 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 500.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1984
Publisher
Liberty Fund Inc United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
410
Condition
New
SKU
V9780865970373
ISBN
9780865970373
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 11.00

Paperback. Num Pages: 316 pages, xii, 304 p. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPQB; LNCH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 213 x 138 x 19. Weight in Grams: 336.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1981
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
316
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226473536
ISBN
9780226473536
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 28.00

Hardback. This text paints a picture of Roosevelt and the American decade he has come to define. The book investigates the many facets of Roosevelt's politics and personality that inspired a nation to believe that the presidency had been reborn. Num Pages: 377 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW; JPFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 29. Weight in Grams: 771.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
377
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231082983
ISBN
9780231082983
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 118.91
€ 90.75

Hardcover. Num Pages: 640 pages, 16 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 45. Weight in Grams: 1080.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1979
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Edition
First edition.
Number of pages
640
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674526655
ISBN
9780674526655
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 146.20
€ 130.44

Hardback. For more than a quarter century, William Logan has delivered clear-eyed and razor-sharp assessments of contemporary and classic poetry. Combining the sensibilities of poet and critic, Logan vividly conveys what he finds most memorable and most damning in a poet's work. Poets discussed include Shakespeare, Whitman, Robert Lowell, Sylvia Plath, Rita Dove, Seamus Heaney, and Czeslaw Milosz. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 817.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231136389
ISBN
9780231136389
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 104.64
€ 80.25

Hardback. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSC. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 681.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231147323
ISBN
9780231147323
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 104.64
€ 80.25

Paperback. For more than a quarter century, William Logan has delivered clear-eyed and razor-sharp assessments of contemporary and classic poetry. Combining the sensibilities of poet and critic, Logan vividly conveys what he finds most memorable and most damning in a poet's work. Poets discussed include Shakespeare, Whitman, Robert Lowell, Sylvia Plath, Rita Dove, Seamus Heaney, and Czeslaw Milosz. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231136396
ISBN
9780231136396
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.80

Paperback. Drawing upon a variety of genres - myths, proverbs, poems, letters, short stories, news stories, folktales, sermons, and essays - this collection documents the religious dimensions of American philanthropy. It not only chronicles the manifestations of philanthropy, but also reveals philanthropy's integral connection with American history. Num Pages: 480 pages, b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JKSN1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 252 x 179 x 29. Weight in Grams: 952.
Publisher
Baylor University Press United States
Number of pages
480
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9781602580596
ISBN
9781602580596
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 70.26

Hardcover. Contains tales collected from dozens of lawyers and judges from throughout the Volunteer State, ranging from stories of a custody battle over a family dog that garnered national media attention to the self-proclaimed "smartest man in Clay County." Recorded exactly as the lawyers tell them, these stories are sometimes funny and sometimes sad. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBSN; JFHF; LN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 535.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University Press of Kentucky
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813123691
ISBN
9780813123691
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 28.22

Paperback. Num Pages: 312 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBSK; VXQG; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 431.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
The University Press of Kentucky United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813147444
ISBN
9780813147444
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.50

Paperback. Num Pages: 232 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBSN; BGH; HBTB; LAZ; WHX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 347.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
The University Press of Kentucky United States
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813168289
ISBN
9780813168289
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.97

Paperback. Num Pages: 220 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; CBVS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 19. Weight in Grams: 510.
Publisher
Michael Wiese Productions United States
Number of pages
220
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
Paperback
Condition
New
SKU
V9781932907452
ISBN
9781932907452
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 19.44

Hardback. Editor(s): Thaler, William M. Num Pages: 162 pages, tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPS; JWK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 263 x 187 x 17. Weight in Grams: 586.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
162
Condition
New
SKU
V9781594541391
ISBN
9781594541391
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 142.68
€ 98.71

Paperback. The truth about the 2008 economic crisis from a Washington insider The 1980s opened with the prime interest rate at an astonishing 21. 5 percent, leading to a severe recession with unemployment reaching nearly 11 percent. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; KCZ; KFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 17. Weight in Grams: 298.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Wiley
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
218
Condition
New
SKU
V9781118431986
ISBN
9781118431986
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 15.56

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