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The Americas

Paperback. At the turn of the twentieth century, a consumer culture in the United States promoted constant spending to meet material needs and develop social identity and self-cultivation. This work examines the key players active in shaping this cultural evolution: advertisers and consumer advocates. Num Pages: 528 pages, 50 illustrations, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; JFC; JFFT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 157 x 33. Weight in Grams: 806.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
The University of North Carolina Press United States
Number of pages
528
Condition
New
SKU
V9780807856765
ISBN
9780807856765
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 61.87

Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBE; 3JD; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 127 x 11. Weight in Grams: 257.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801475443
ISBN
9780801475443
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.37

Hardback. Num Pages: 112 pages, 125 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEC; HBJK; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 178. Weight in Grams: 28.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield
Edition
2nd ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781493027330
ISBN
9781493027330
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 17.50

Paperback. Examines houses in the small Massachusetts town of Edgartown; in Santa Barbara, California, where a commitment was made to re-create an imaginary Spanish past; and in Sea Ranch, on the northern California coast, where the authors attempt to create a community. Num Pages: 315 pages, 229 b/w photographs, 115 line illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBES; 1KBBWF; AMKD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 191 x 20. Weight in Grams: 686.
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
315
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
First
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520223578
ISBN
9780520223578
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 28.28

Paperback. From the bestselling author of The Trillion Dollar Meltdown and The Tycoons comes the fascinating, panoramic story of the rise of American industry between the War of 1812 and the Civil War Num Pages: 384 pages, b/w photos and art throughout. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 28. Weight in Grams: 442.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
PublicAffairs,U.S.
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781610393577
ISBN
9781610393577
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 19.01

Hardcover. This is a new edition of an old classic from 1936, which reproduces new photographic prints made from the original negatives. It shows the early buildings - houses, churches, banks, mills, arsenals, barns, outbuildings - of Western Pennsylvania in their original condition. Num Pages: 304 pages, 416 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AJ; AMG; AMK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 341 x 241 x 32. Weight in Grams: 2590.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
University of Pittsburgh Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822937876
ISBN
9780822937876
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 98.08

Hardcover. This reissue marks the 250th anniversary of the French and Indian War. Charles Stotz brings his knowledge as an architect and architectural historian to tell and show what colonial forts looked like, where they stood, who built them and why, what materials were used, and how they varied in design to fit different military purposes. Num Pages: 260 pages, 37 b/w photographs, 104 illustrations & maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBEP; 3JF; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 279 x 368 x 22. Weight in Grams: 1665.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University of Pittsburgh Press
Edition
n Second edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822942627
ISBN
9780822942627
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 84.77
€ 79.92

Paperback. Num Pages: 416 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 133 x 24. Weight in Grams: 336.
Publisher
Random House USA Inc United States
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780307453433
ISBN
9780307453433
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.68

hardcover. Offers a radical design for American college education. This title predicts the roles for students and faculty, redefines educational breadth and depth, and calls for deeper assessment of learning and teaching. Num Pages: 184 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JNKC; JNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 146 x 17. Weight in Grams: 358.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of Virginia Press United States
Number of pages
184
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813928159
ISBN
9780813928159
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 29.75

Hardback. Presidential campaigns of the twenty-first century were not the first to mobilize an array of new media forms in efforts to gain electoral victory. The author looks at four US presidential campaigns during the long 1890s (1888-1900) as Republicans and Democrats deployed a variety of media forms to promote their candidates and platforms. Num Pages: 288 pages, 30 b/w, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; GTC; JPA; JPHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 522.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780520292727
ISBN
9780520292727
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 95.07
€ 72.70

Paperback. Ever wonder where sand comes from? Or why shells are coloured differently? Or how to estimate the size of a wave? Featuring more than forty fun hands-on activities for families with children, Lessons from the Sand reveals the science behind the amazing natural wonders found on the beaches of North and South Carolina. Series: Southern Gateways Guides. Num Pages: 248 pages, 212 colour illustrations, 39 figs, 14 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBBF; WN; YNN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 178 x 15. Weight in Grams: 544.
Publisher
The University of North Carolina Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781469627373
ISBN
9781469627373
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 23.39

Paperback. This work brings together the three volumes of Olson's long poem (originally published in 1960, 1968 and 1975 respectively) in one book. Num Pages: 664 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DCF; DSBH; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 176 x 256 x 41. Weight in Grams: 1228.
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
664
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1985
Edition
Revised
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520055957
ISBN
9780520055957
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 37.78

Paperback. Perspectives on the Obama campaign and early administration Num Pages: 344 pages, 2 charts, 7 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL1; JPHL; JPHV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 157 x 235 x 22. Weight in Grams: 560.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252078224
ISBN
9780252078224
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.21

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Broadway Books (A Division of Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group Inc) United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780767926157
ISBN
9780767926157
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 15.66

Paperback. Exploring why America has failed to compensate Black Americans for the wrongs of slavery, this book provides a history of the racial reparations movement and shows why it is an idea whose time has come. Num Pages: 268 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1H; 1KBB; GTB; JPA; JPVH; LN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 143 x 16. Weight in Grams: 332.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
268
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814737415
ISBN
9780814737415
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.60

Paperback. Series: History of American Civilization. Num Pages: 232 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 202 x 192 x 13. Weight in Grams: 254.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1962
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
Edition Not Stated
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226724515
ISBN
9780226724515
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 34.23

Hardcover. Num Pages: 162 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL9; JPVH; LND. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 158 x 16. Weight in Grams: 412.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
162
Condition
New
SKU
V9781604562026
ISBN
9781604562026
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 79.61
€ 61.20

Paperback. Shows that there was nothing inevitable about the surge in corporate size and power by century's end. This book concludes that the driving force of our history is not technology, politics, or culture, but large, bureaucratic organizations. It features various vignettes and offers insights presaging a different historical genre. Num Pages: 272 pages, 2 line illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; KJU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 232 x 153 x 17. Weight in Grams: 384.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691123158
ISBN
9780691123158
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.48
€ 42.14

Hardcover.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Anness Publishing United Kingdom
Edition
Box Ill
Number of pages
528
Condition
New
SKU
V9780754828228
ISBN
9780754828228
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 34.64

Paperback. Num Pages: 349 pages, Ill.1M. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; JPF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 159 x 22. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
349
Condition
New
Edition
1995th Edition
SKU
V9780295974446
ISBN
9780295974446
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.51

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