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The Americas
Paperback. In this account of mass media images, David Ruth looks at Al Capone and other "invented" gangsters of the 1920s and 1930s. It shows that the media gangster was less a reflection of reality than a projection created from Americans' values, concerns and ideas about what would sell. Num Pages: 200 pages, 18 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; JFC; JFD; JKVM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 12. Weight in Grams: 310.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226732183
- ISBN
- 9780226732183
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Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 28.87
€ 36.99
€ 28.87
Hardback. An exploration of American religious responses to the Cold and Vietnam Wars Num Pages: 244 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTW; HBWS2; HRAM2; HRCX6. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 159 x 20. Weight in Grams: 468.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 244
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814741337
- ISBN
- 9780814741337
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Condition: New
€ 47.25
€ 47.25
Paperback. An essential narrative of American history, with a focus on core learning objectives in the text and online. Num Pages: 864 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 261 x 207 x 27. Weight in Grams: 1350.
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Number of pages
- 864
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393938036
- ISBN
- 9780393938036
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 80.83€ 77.86
€ 80.83
€ 77.86
Paperback. An essential narrative of American history, with a focus on core learning objectives in the text and online. Num Pages: 744 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 257 x 208 x 22. Weight in Grams: 1160.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Number of pages
- 744
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393938029
- ISBN
- 9780393938029
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Condition: New
€ 80.83€ 78.15
€ 80.83
€ 78.15
Paperback. John Edwin Gardiner was the eldest son of James "Jimmy" Gardiner, the most prominent Liberal politician of his day in western Canada. Edwin was called up by the RCAF in November 1940, received his wings in October 1941, and travelled to England in early November 1941. Editor(s): Smith, David E. Num Pages: 216 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBC; HBWQ; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 162 x 11. Weight in Grams: 356.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- University of Regina Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780889771574
- ISBN
- 9780889771574
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.56
€ 19.99
€ 18.56
Hardback. Series: Cornell Studies in Political Economy. Num Pages: 208 pages, 14. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPS; KCLT; KCP; KNBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 165 x 238 x 20. Weight in Grams: 492.
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801428845
- ISBN
- 9780801428845
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 60.10
€ 60.10
Paperback. Arguing that the European and white American destruction of the native American people was the most massive act of genocide in the history of the world, Stannard attempts to set the records straight on what befell American Indians over the last five centuries. Num Pages: 416 pages, halftones. BIC Classification: 1K; HBJK; HBTZ; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 27. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 374
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195085570
- ISBN
- 9780195085570
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 62.40
€ 62.40
Hardback. American Indian Politics and the American Political System remains the definitive source on the structure of indigenous governments and their international relations. The text analyzes the challenges facing Indigenous nations as they develop new and innovative strategies to defend and demand recognition of their national character and rights. Num Pages: 352 pages, 13 black & white illustrations, 10 black & white halftones, 6 maps, 18 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTB; JPHC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 178. .
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Fourth
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442252646
- ISBN
- 9781442252646
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 148.12
€ 148.12
Paperback. A reference to the sharks, rays, and chimaeras found in California's waters - from the intertidal zone to 500 miles offshore. It includes information on the California marine environment, ecology and conservation, and shark biology. Illustrator(s): Squillante, Mathew D. Series: California Natural History Guides. Num Pages: 297 pages, 69 color illustrations, 92 line drawings, 5 tables,2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; WNCS1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 184 x 114 x 22. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 297
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780520234840
- ISBN
- 9780520234840
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Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 23.06
€ 31.99
€ 23.06
Paperback. Traces how America's global modernization efforts during the twentieth century were a means to remake the world in its own image. This title shows that the emerging concept of modernization combined existing development ideas from the Depression. Series: America in the World. Num Pages: 408 pages, 17 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 162 x 25. Weight in Grams: 596.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 408
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691152455
- ISBN
- 9780691152455
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.20
€ 40.99
€ 29.20
Paperback. A clear overview of the major cultural forms of 1930s America: literature and drama, music and radio, film and photography, art and design, and case studies of influential texts and practitioners of the decade. Editor(s): Halliwell, Martin. Series: Twentieth-century American Culture. Num Pages: 288 pages, 22 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; AB; HBTB; JFC. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 159 x 18. Weight in Grams: 482.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748622597
- ISBN
- 9780748622597
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Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.87
€ 33.99
€ 30.87
Paperback. An ambitious, original book describing a century of Europe coping with America: its inventions, personalities, films, armies, business, and politics. These decades reveal how much emotional energy Europeans invested in finding their own ways to reconcile tradition and modernity under the pressure of the ever-evolving American challenge. Series: Oxford History of Modern Europe. Num Pages: 608 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 1KBB; 3JJ; 3JMC; HBJD; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 219 x 141 x 37. Weight in Grams: 740.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198778837
- ISBN
- 9780198778837
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 60.23
€ 60.23
Paperback. Compares and contrasts the historical course of Britain and America, exploring the significance of their similarities and differences over a period of two centuries. This book includes wide-ranging analyses of such issues as industrialization and urbanization, democracy and politics. Editor(s): Englander, David. Series: Open University. Num Pages: 334 pages, 10 illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1KBB; 3JF; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJD1; HBJK; HBTB; JP; KCZ. Category: (UU) Undergraduate; (XO) Open University set text. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 26. Weight in Grams: 576.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300069785
- ISBN
- 9780300069785
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 19.64
€ 25.99
€ 19.64
Paperback. Num Pages: 96 pages, 1. BIC Classification: 1KBBNC; 3JJP; 3JMC; AVGU; AVH; BGF; HBJK; HBTB; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 140 x 10. Weight in Grams: 113.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Microcosm Publishing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781621067665
- ISBN
- 9781621067665
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 9.78
€ 9.78
Paperback. Examines blues as literature, music, personal expression, and cultural product. This title contains pieces on Ella Fitzgerald, Son House, and Robert Johnson; on the styles of vaudeville, solo guitar, and zydeco; on a comparison of blues and African music; on blues nicknames; and on lyric themes of disillusionment. Editor(s): Evans, David S. Series: African American Music in Cultural Perspective. Num Pages: 392 pages, 27 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVGH; AVGK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 32. Weight in Grams: 655.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252074486
- ISBN
- 9780252074486
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.67
€ 32.99
€ 29.67
Hardback. Editor(s): Bowers, David F. Series: Princeton Studies in American Civilization. Num Pages: 282 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFN; JHB; JHM; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 571.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 282
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691650401
- ISBN
- 9780691650401
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 144.58
€ 144.58
Hardcover. Published to commemorate Gallaudet University's 150th anniversary, this book traces the historic path that Gallaudet traveled to become the finest institution of higher education for deaf people throughout the world. Num Pages: 208 pages, 75 colour plates, 90 sepia, 85 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JNB; JNM; JNSC1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 85 x 110 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1306.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Gallaudet University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9781563685958
- ISBN
- 9781563685958
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 71.32€ 59.88
€ 71.32
€ 59.88
Paperback. Examines the context in which salmon have been harvested in south-east Alaska by Native and Euro-American fishermen Series: Weyerhaeuser Environmental Books. Num Pages: 296 pages, 24 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBBWK; KNAF; RNU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5830 x 3895 x 23. Weight in Grams: 477.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Reprint
- SKU
- V9780295991375
- ISBN
- 9780295991375
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.51
€ 32.99
€ 29.51
Paperback. Examining the health care market in a historical framework, this title analyzes the forces and events that have shaped American health care in the twentieth century and sheds light on why and how our health care system has dampened competitive market forces and failed to provide sound value for much of our health care expenditures. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; MBPM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 400.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Georgetown University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780878405688
- ISBN
- 9780878405688
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 70.85
€ 70.85
Paperback. Offers a guide to fundamental principles of American government as they were understood by framers of the Constitution. This book demonstrates clarity of The Federalist's argument, reveals its political (not merely economic) view of human nature, and describes how and why American regime combines liberal and republican values. Num Pages: 244 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; HBJK; HBLL; JPA; JPHC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 229 x 15. Weight in Grams: 406.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 244
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226213002
- ISBN
- 9780226213002
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 24.82
€ 31.99
€ 24.82
Paperback. A critique of the ideas espoused in In The Liberal Tradition in America (1955), Louis Hartz, and those of its detractors, such as Bernard Bailyn, who argued that preliberal, republican values initially held sway in eighteenth-century American politics. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 339.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226216843
- ISBN
- 9780226216843
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 29.52
€ 37.99
€ 29.52
Paperback. Frederick Douglass and George Fitzhugh disagreed on virtually every major issue of the day. On slavery, women's rights, and the preservation of the Union their opinions were opposed. This title demonstrates the links between their very different ideas and to show how, operating from liberal principles, they came to such different conclusions. Num Pages: 252 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTS; JPFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 16. Weight in Grams: 300.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 252
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814722138
- ISBN
- 9780814722138
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.71
€ 33.99
€ 30.71
Paperback. Tells the story of Women Painters of Washington Num Pages: 128 pages, 120 color illus. BIC Classification: 1KBBFC; ACX; AFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 7128 x 5499 x 10. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Number of pages
- 128
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780295991931
- ISBN
- 9780295991931
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 27.67
€ 32.99
€ 27.67
Paperback. In this anthology drug policy expert David Musto chronicles the rise and fall and rise again of the most popular mind altering substances in the United States: alcohol, marijuana, cocaine and opiates. Num Pages: 574 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBT; JFFH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 177 x 254 x 27. Weight in Grams: 1016.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 574
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814756638
- ISBN
- 9780814756638
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.71
€ 33.99
€ 30.71