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Paperback. Government spending has increased in the United States since World War II despite the many rules intended to rein in the insatiable appetite for tax revenue most politicians seem to share. This book explains why these budget rules tend to fail, and proposes alternatives for imposing the fiscal discipline on our legislators. Series: American Politics & Political Economy S. Num Pages: 216 pages, 16 line drawings, 6 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; KFFD; KJMV1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 13. Weight in Grams: 314.
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
216
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226682600
ISBN
9780226682600
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 27.64

Hardcover. Government spending has increased in United States since World War II. Drawing on examples from the federal and state governments, this book explains why these budget rules tend to fail, and proposes original alternatives for imposing much-needed fiscal discipline on our legislators. Series: American Politics & Political Economy S. Num Pages: 216 pages, 16 line drawings, 6 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; KFFD; KJMV1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 160 x 19. Weight in Grams: 422.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226682594
ISBN
9780226682594
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 71.30
€ 60.16

Hardback. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBF; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 157 x 23. Weight in Grams: 512.
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
264
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801443138
ISBN
9780801443138
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.36

Paperback. Journalists have failed to respond adequately to the challenge of the Internet, with far-reaching consequences for the future of journalism and democracy. This is the compelling argument set forth in this timely new text, drawing on the most extensive ethnographic fieldwork in American newsrooms since the 1970s. Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; KNTJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 18. Weight in Grams: 370.
Publisher
Polity
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
2nd ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745654287
ISBN
9780745654287
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.74

Paperback. In the English-language survey of Argentine-US relations, the author challenges the accepted view that confrontation has been the characteristic state of affairs between the two countries. From the perspectives of both countries, he discusses topics such as Pan-Americanism, petroleum, communism and fascism, and foreign debt. Series: United States and the Americas Series. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KLSA; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 449.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of Georgia Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780820328096
ISBN
9780820328096
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.59

Hardback. This unique collection of writings by the celebrated author David Madden provides a multitude of reflections on the Civil War and Reconstruction, from nonfiction to fiction. Num Pages: 260 pages, 9 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; DNF; HBJK; HBWJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 160 x 26. Weight in Grams: 526.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
260
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442243484
ISBN
9781442243484
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 26.08

Paperback. Brings together notes and essays of the author. This book includes are autobiographical vignettes from childhood and youth describing the gamut of human emotion, from childhood fear to adult nostalgia in the re-creation of the past. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ACG; BG; DN; DSBH; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 454.
Publisher
Faber & Faber United Kingdom
Number of pages
432
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571170760
ISBN
9780571170760
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 18.37

Paperback. Dimension: 232 x 157 x 53. Weight in Grams: 1058. Dimension: 232 x 157 x 53. Weight: 1058.
Publisher
Atlantic Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Export/Airside
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848872806
ISBN
9781848872806
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 15.99

Paperback. Combines historical research with cultural analysis to provide a study of television comedy as a reflection of the diversity and richness in American society. This book examines the roots of television comedy beginning with the influence of Vaudeville, cinema and radio on the variety shows and sitcoms of the 1940's and 1950's. Num Pages: 240 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APT; JFC; JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 348.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
2nd Edition
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9781577180036
ISBN
9781577180036
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 62.11

Paperback. "Quite simply, a tour de force--a wonderful synthesis of history and criticism."--Daniel Czitrom, author of Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APT; JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 354.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Edition
Revised
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812215601
ISBN
9780812215601
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.70

Paperback. Billie Holiday's signature tune, 'Strange Fruit', with its graphic and heart-wrenching portrayal of a lynching in the South, brought home the evils of racism as well as being an inspiring mark of resistance. In 1939, its performance sparked controversy (and sometimes violence) wherever Billie Holiday went. Num Pages: 176 pages, 8pp plates. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJH; 3JJP; AVGK; AVH; BGF; HBJK; HBLW; JFFJ; JFSL; JPVH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 199 x 11. Weight in Grams: 129.
Publisher
Canongate Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781841952840
ISBN
9781841952840
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.54

Hardback. A history of negative campaigning in American politics, and an examination of how candidates and political consultants have employed this often-controversial technique. This book includes case studies on races throughout the television era, in which negative campaign strategies were introduced, or existing tactics were refined and amplified upon. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPVL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 159 x 23. Weight in Grams: 503.
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742545007
ISBN
9780742545007
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 71.71

Hardcover. Num Pages: 306 pages, col. Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; AVGU. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 304 x 214 x 29. Weight in Grams: 1690.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Bazillion Points United States
Number of pages
306
Condition
New
SKU
V9781935950073
ISBN
9781935950073
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 44.07

Paperback. Now available in paperback, Tongues of Fire deals with one of the most extraordinary developments in the world today -- the rapid spread of Evangelical Protestantism in vast areas of the underdeveloped societies, notable Latin America. Num Pages: 366 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1KLC; 1KLS; HRCC9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 164 x 22. Weight in Grams: 546.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
366
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631189145
ISBN
9780631189145
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 54.57

Paperback. The indigenous people of the Americas have resisted a 500-year assault. During this time, authorities insisted that the toleration of indigenous societies would undermine the states. However, they have started to reverse themselves. This work offers the history behind these times of transition. Series: David Rockefeller Centre for Latin American Studies. Num Pages: 340 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1KL; HBJK; JFSL9; JHM; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 662.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Harvard University Press Massachusetts
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674009646
ISBN
9780674009646
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 24.53

Paperback. Mayers analyses the entire history of American foreign relations with first Russia and then the Soviet Union, using the drama of the lives of the men and women who worked at the American embassy in Moscow to tell his story. Particular attention is paid to the critical events of the twentieth century. Num Pages: 368 pages, 14 pp halftones. BIC Classification: 1DVU; 1KBB; HBJD; HBJK; HBLW; JPSD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 619. Good clean copy
Condition
Used, Very Good
Edition
Illustrated
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
SKU
KEC0000122
ISBN
9780195115765
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 5.49

Hardback. Beginning with responses to fascism in the 1930s and ending with protests against the Iraq wars, this book shows how American artists have borne witness, registered dissent, and asserted the enduring ability of imagination to uncover truths about individuals and nations. Num Pages: 272 pages, 12 color, 63 b/w. BIC Classification: 1KBB; ACX; JPW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 186 x 261 x 22. Weight in Grams: 828.
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520286702
ISBN
9780520286702
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 39.41

Hardback. This book is a study of the development of Brazil's far western frontier during the years of the Empire (1822-1889). Num Pages: 312 pages, 22 tables, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 558.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804751797
ISBN
9780804751797
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 105.93

paperback. The author situates the work experience in Latin America's broader history in a chronological order and divided into five periods. With each period, he discusses the chief economic, political and social characteristics as they relate to work, identifying with continuities from the previous period. Num Pages: 220 pages, tables, maps, bibliography. BIC Classification: 1KL; HBJK; HBTB; JHBL; KCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 14. Weight in Grams: 317.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Routledge United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
220
Condition
New
SKU
V9780765602084
ISBN
9780765602084
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 57.94

paperback. This biography of Harry Truman presents a picture of an extraordinary American President. Drawing archival material and interviews, McCullough chronicles Truman's boyhood, his entry into politics and his emergence as President. This book won the Pulitzer Prize for Biography in 1993. Num Pages: 1117 pages, 316pp b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; BGH; JPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 155 x 51. Weight in Grams: 1440.
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
Illustrated
Condition
New
SKU
V9780671869205
ISBN
9780671869205
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.00

Paperback. Presents the story of the year of the birth of the United States of America. This book tells two stories: how a group of squabbling, disparate colonies became the United States, and how the British Empire tried to stop them. It features a cast of amazing characters from George III to George Washington, to soldiers and their families. Num Pages: 400 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 127 x 27. Weight in Grams: 342.
Publisher
Penguin
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141021713
ISBN
9780141021713
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.49

Paperback.
Publisher
Simon & Schuster United States
Number of pages
698
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1978
Condition
New
SKU
V9780671244095
ISBN
9780671244095
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.83

Hardcover.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Simon & Schuster United States
Edition
Anniversary Edition
Number of pages
560
Condition
New
SKU
V9781451683233
ISBN
9781451683233
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 35.55

Paperback. David McDermott Hughes investigates why climate change is not yet a moral issue by examining the history of energy use in Trinidad and Tobago. Drawing parallels between Trinidad's history of slavery and its oil industry, Hughes shows how treating oil as "ordinary" prevents us from making the moral choice to abandon it. Num Pages: 208 pages, 29 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KJ; HBJK; JHMC; RNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887. Weight in Grams: 295.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780822362982
ISBN
9780822362982
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.20

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