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The Americas
Paperback. Aiming to reveal the role sailors played in helping forge new identities for black people in America and how they actively contributed to the Atlantic maritime culture, this book traces the history of black seamen to the end of the American Civil War. Num Pages: 320 pages, 37 halftones, 3 maps, 3 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; 3JH; HBTB; HBTM; HBTS; JFSL3; KNGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 145 x 23. Weight in Grams: 460.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Edition
- (4th)
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674076273
- ISBN
- 9780674076273
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 22.75
€ 25.99
€ 22.75
Paperback. Did the Washington Post bring down Richard Nixon by reporting on the Watergate scandal? Did a cryptic remark by Walter Cronkite effectively end the Vietnam War? This book describes how myths like these can feed stereotypes, deflect blame from policymakers, and overstate the power and influence of the news media. Num Pages: 381 pages, 20 black and white. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW; JFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520291294
- ISBN
- 9780520291294
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.76
€ 33.99
€ 24.76
Hardback. Offers fresh interpretations of the decisive moments of 1995, including the emergence of the Internet and the World Wide Web in mainstream American life; the bombing at Oklahoma City, the deadliest attack of domestic terrorism in US history; and the sensational Trial of the Century," at which OJ Simpson faced charges of double murder. Num Pages: 296 pages, 17 b/w, 3 line. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPR; HBJK; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 150 x 21. Weight in Grams: 540.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520273993
- ISBN
- 9780520273993
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 23.99
€ 32.99
€ 23.99
Hardback. Many of American journalism's best-known and most cherished stories are exaggerated, dubious, or apocryphal. They are media-driven myths. In this book, the author confronts and dismantles prominent media-driven myths, describing how they can feed stereotypes, distort understanding about the news media, and deflect blame from policymakers. Num Pages: 368 pages, 27 black and white. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JFD; KNTJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 612.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520291270
- ISBN
- 9780520291270
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 93.64€ 73.14
€ 93.64
€ 73.14
Hardback. With million-dollar awards for seemingly frivolous claims and inadequate settlements for serious injuries, the liability crisis may adversely affect product innovation and deprive customers of safer goods. Viscusi analyzes the crisis, diagnoses the causes and assesses the value of reform policies. Num Pages: 287 pages, 8 line drawings, 44 tables, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; LN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 287
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674753235
- ISBN
- 9780674753235
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 51.45€ 48.60
€ 51.45
€ 48.60
Hardcover. Looking at the intimate relationship between political power and the news media, this title argues that the dependence of reporters on official sources disastrously thwarts coverage of dissenting voices from outside the Beltway. Num Pages: 222 pages, 3 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; KNTJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 160 x 23. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 222
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226042848
- ISBN
- 9780226042848
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 24.17
€ 29.99
€ 24.17
Hardback. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 154 x 25. Weight in Grams: 620.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742560901
- ISBN
- 9780742560901
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 82.91
€ 82.91
Paperback. Examines the ways in which Indians and their cultures have been represented by museums and presents new directions. Num Pages: 119 pages, 18 illus. BIC Classification: 1KB; ACBK; HBJK; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 155 x 12. Weight in Grams: 204.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Number of pages
- 119
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295984599
- ISBN
- 9780295984599
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.28
€ 32.28
paperback. Separating Georgian Bay from Lake Huron, the Bruce Peninsula's remarkable natural history and richly varied wildlife today continue to draw thousands of visitors every year. Num Pages: 264 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBC; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 153 x 18. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press, Scholarly Publishing Division Canada
- Edition
- 2nd Revised ed.
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780802060075
- ISBN
- 9780802060075
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 31.73
€ 34.99
€ 31.73
Hardcover. Lhamon's reading shows us how these plays built a public blackness and how they engaged a disaffected white audience, who found in Jim Crow's sass and wit and madcap dancing an expression of rebellion and resistance against the oppression and confinement suffered by all ordinary people. Num Pages: 478 pages, 8 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; 3JH; DQ; DSBF; DSG; JFCA; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 167 x 38. Weight in Grams: 900.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 478
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674010628
- ISBN
- 9780674010628
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 81.88€ 75.52
€ 81.88
€ 75.52
paperback. This text encapsulates the whole of the author's philosophical enterprise, including his thinking on the components of his epistemological stance - especially the value of logic and mathematics. Num Pages: 120 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HPCF; HPK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 210 x 140 x 8. Weight in Grams: 154. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear, remains very good
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0034573
- ISBN
- 9780674326361
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 5.65
€ 5.65
Hardback. Examining the altered roles of courts, politics, and markets over the last two decades, this book explores the evolving concept of the citizen in Canada at the beginning of this century. Series: Law and Society. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBC; LN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780774811644
- ISBN
- 9780774811644
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 113.04
€ 113.04
Paperback. This volume explains the deep influence of biological methods and theories on the practice of Americanist archaeology by exploring W.C. McKern's use of Linnaean taxonomy as the model for development of a pottery classification system. Editor(s): Lyman, R. Lee; O'Brien, Michael J. Series: Classics in Southeastern Archaeology. Num Pages: 336 pages, 28ill. BIC Classification: 1KB; HDD; HDW; PDC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 21. Weight in Grams: 531.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Alabama
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780817312220
- ISBN
- 9780817312220
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.04
€ 46.04
Paperback. An autobiographical account of one soldier's experiences as he fought in the Vietnam war. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 1KBB; BGHA; HBJF; HBJK; HBLW3; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 22. Weight in Grams: 503.
- Publisher
- University of Massachusetts Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Edition
- second edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780870239571
- ISBN
- 9780870239571
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 33.40
€ 36.99
€ 33.40
Hardcover. Num Pages: 330 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1FBN; 1KBB; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 150 x 29. Weight in Grams: 644.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- IBEX Publishers,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 330
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780936347844
- ISBN
- 9780936347844
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 72.56€ 57.38
€ 72.56
€ 57.38
Paperback. Num Pages: 544 pages, 229ill. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; KNGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 196 x 228 x 26. Weight in Grams: 1110.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 544
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674690769
- ISBN
- 9780674690769
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 24.84
€ 27.99
€ 24.84
Hardcover. Louis, where new styles of jazz were soon produced, all the way up the Ohio River, where the music captivated audiences in Cincinnati and Pittsburgh alike. Jazz on the River concludes with the story of the decline of the old paddle wheelers - and thus riverboat jazz - on the inland waterways after World War II. Num Pages: 248 pages, 23 halftones, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBBSL; AVGJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 157 x 17. Weight in Grams: 478.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226437330
- ISBN
- 9780226437330
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 38.17
€ 38.17
Paperback. Such grappling, Rawls concludes, results in a nuanced, durable machine, producing better laws that have benefited from minority input. Num Pages: 160 pages, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPHC; JPQ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 191 x 127 x 10. Weight in Grams: 172.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801894039
- ISBN
- 9780801894039
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 28.32
€ 28.32
Paperback. A collection of essays that veers from the author's early years as the son of immigrants in Philadelphia to his working life in art, film, music, and poetry. It shows him to be insightful about himself and his work in spite of his protestations against the 'boosterism' of autobiography. Num Pages: 196 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DNF; JFC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 11. Weight in Grams: 281.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Northwestern University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 196
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810125162
- ISBN
- 9780810125162
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 18.12
€ 18.99
€ 18.12
Paperback. The Saratoga Campaign provides a new and greatly expanded understanding of the battles of Saratoga by drawing on the work of scholars in a broad range of academic disciplines. Editor(s): Linebaugh, Donald W.; Griswold, William A. Num Pages: 272 pages, 64 colour illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; HBJK; HBLL; HBWF; JWLF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 180 x 253 x 18. Weight in Grams: 726.
- Publisher
- University Press of New England
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781611688962
- ISBN
- 9781611688962
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 27.72
€ 29.99
€ 27.72