The Americas
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The Americas
Hardcover. Ancient China collides with newfangled America in this epic tale of opium smugglers, sea pirates, and dueling clipper ships. Num Pages: 416 pages, 16 pages of color and 83 black-and-white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1KBB; HBJF; HBJK; HBT; KCLT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 167 x 34. Weight in Grams: 802.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Liveright
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780871404336
- ISBN
- 9780871404336
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 25.28
€ 29.99
€ 25.28
Paperback. "What Moby-Dick is to whales, Brilliant Beacons is to lighthouses-a transformative account of a familiar yet mystical subject." -Laurence Bergreen, author of Columbus: The Four Voyages Num Pages: 560 pages, 112 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; TRLN; WGG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Number of pages
- 560
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781631492501
- ISBN
- 9781631492501
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Condition: New
€ 19.12
€ 19.12
Hardback. In a work rich in maritime lore and brimming with original historical detail, Eric Jay Dolin, the best-selling author of Leviathan, presents an epic history of American lighthouses, telling the story of America through the prism of its beloved coastal sentinels. Num Pages: 560 pages, 112 illustrations; 8 pages of color. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; TRLN; WGG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 170 x 38. Weight in Grams: 960.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Number of pages
- 560
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780871406682
- ISBN
- 9780871406682
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 29.98
€ 30.99
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Hardback. It is one part corporate and industrial history, using the evolution of mortgage finance as a way to understand larger dynamics in the nation's political economy. This biography weaves together three engrossing stories. Num Pages: 368 pages, 25 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPG; HBJK; HBLW3; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 485.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520273757
- ISBN
- 9780520273757
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 28.70
€ 40.99
€ 28.70
Paperback. Once dominated by black-white relations, discussions of race in the USA are increasingly informed by an awareness of strife between non-white racial groups. Combining race history, legal theory, theology, social psychology and anecdote, this work offers an examination of race and responsibility. Series: Critical America Series. Num Pages: 352 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFF; JFSL1; JPVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 450.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- New Ed
- SKU
- V9780814796962
- ISBN
- 9780814796962
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 33.63
€ 33.99
€ 33.63
Paperback. A revelatory examination of the sharp increase in people who live alone and its surprising benefits Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JHBK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 19. Weight in Grams: 212.
- Publisher
- Gerald Duckworth & Co Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780715647356
- ISBN
- 9780715647356
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 12.08
€ 14.99
€ 12.08
Paperback. On Thursday, July 13, 1995, Chicagoans awoke to a blistering day on which the temperature would eventually climb to 106 degrees. This book reveals how in coming decades the effects of climate change will intensify the social and environmental pressures in urban areas around the world. Num Pages: 328 pages, 35 halftones, 3 maps, 7 figures, 12 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBBNC; 3JJPR; JFFC; RNPG; RNR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 481.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226276182
- ISBN
- 9780226276182
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 19.28
€ 24.99
€ 19.28
Paperback. Documents the uneasy place Jews have held in America's racial culture since the late nineteenth century. This book traces Jews' often tumultuous encounter with race from the 1870s through World War II, when they became vested as part of America's white mainstream and abandoned the practice of describing themselves in racial terms. Num Pages: 320 pages, 25 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFJ; JFSL; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 164 x 19. Weight in Grams: 464.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691136318
- ISBN
- 9780691136318
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 30.35
€ 42.99
€ 30.35
Paperback. Based on years of research and personal interviews, Eric L. Muller recreates the emotions and events that followed the punishment imposed on the young men who refused to follow draft orders in World War II. Series: Chicago Series in Law and Society. Num Pages: 250 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 141 x 20. Weight in Grams: 350.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 250
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226548234
- ISBN
- 9780226548234
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 25.69
€ 32.99
€ 25.69
Hardback. * a major new analysis of the hidden networks and alliances that lie behind George W. Busha s power * uncovers the ideological sources of the Bush Administration and its highly controversial a war on terrora * written by the celebrated French reporter and author of the best--selling book Busha s War. . Num Pages: 192 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JM; BGH; HBJK; HBLX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 158 x 18. Weight in Grams: 380.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745633480
- ISBN
- 9780745633480
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.28
€ 65.28
Paperback. * a major new analysis of the hidden networks and alliances that lie behind George W. Busha s power * uncovers the ideological sources of the Bush Administration and its highly controversial a war on terrora * written by the celebrated French reporter and author of the best--selling book Busha s War. . Num Pages: 192 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JM; BGH; HBJK; HBLX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 13. Weight in Grams: 262.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745633497
- ISBN
- 9780745633497
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.22
€ 23.22
Paperback. Using the dramatic story of one former perpetrator who settled in New Jersey, conned the CIA into hiring him, and begged for the agency's support when his wartime identity emerged, Eric Lichtblau tells the full, shocking story of how America became a refuge for hundreds of postwar Nazis. Num Pages: 296 pages, 25 black and white photographs. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 1KBB; 3JJ; HBTZ1; HBWQ; JPHF; JWXK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 206 x 135 x 319. Weight in Grams: 248.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Mariner Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780544577886
- ISBN
- 9780544577886
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 19.18
€ 19.99
€ 19.18
Paperback. Updates and additional information available on the Internet. Series: Insiders' Guide Series. Num Pages: 296 pages, colour illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KBBW; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 205 x 141 x 36. Weight in Grams: 286.
- Publisher
- Insiders' Guide
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Tenth Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780762786442
- ISBN
- 9780762786442
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 16.47
€ 18.99
€ 16.47
Paperback. Drawing on recent research in cultural studies and social history, Eric Lott examines the role of the blackface minstrel show in the political struggles of the years leading up to the Civil War. Series: Race & American Culture. Num Pages: 352 pages, 14 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; ASZH; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 157 x 16. Weight in Grams: 512.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 20th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195320558
- ISBN
- 9780195320558
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.93
€ 50.93
Paperback. In this work Eric M. Freedman re-examines four of the United States Supreme Court's most important habeas corpus rulings. He uncovers new original sources and tells the stories of the cases. He then presents an interpretation that rewrites the conventional view. Num Pages: 243 pages, 1 halftone. BIC Classification: 1KBB; LND. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 225 x 162 x 16. Weight in Grams: 351.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 243
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Reissue
- SKU
- V9780814727188
- ISBN
- 9780814727188
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 33.63
€ 33.99
€ 33.63
Paperback. Examines what happens to sweeping and seemingly successful policy reforms after they are passed. This book shows the political struggle does not end when major reforms become enacted. It argues that the reforms that stick destroy an existing policy subsystem and reconfigure the political dynamic. Series: Princeton Studies in American Politics: Historical, International and Comparative Perspectives. Num Pages: 256 pages, 14 halftones. 13 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 156 x 16. Weight in Grams: 420.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691138978
- ISBN
- 9780691138978
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 28.94
€ 40.99
€ 28.94
Paperback. TWELVE PATIENTS is a memoir from the Medical Director of Bellevue Hospital that uses the plights of twelve very different patients to illustrate larger societal issues. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; MBP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 154 x 26. Weight in Grams: 412.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Little, Brown & Company United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781455503872
- ISBN
- 9781455503872
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.88
€ 19.99
€ 14.88
Hardback. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HPS; JPHC; JPHV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 150 x 25. Weight in Grams: 396.
- Publisher
- Penguin Putnam Inc
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781101979983
- ISBN
- 9781101979983
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 22.60
€ 26.99
€ 22.60
Hardcover. Num Pages: 232 pages, 67 b/w photos & 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BTC; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 163 x 235 x 23. Weight in Grams: 508.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780870335181
- ISBN
- 9780870335181
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 21.79
€ 32.99
€ 21.79
Paperback. Eric Mindling has been travelling the back roads of Oaxaca, Mexico, for over two decades. Oaxaca Stories in Cloth shows not only his love, but his respect for that dramatic geography and the people who have made it their home. Num Pages: 280 pages, 140 Colour Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; AJCP; HBTB; JFCK; JFSL4. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 257 x 277 x 20. Weight in Grams: 1150.
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780983886082
- ISBN
- 9780983886082
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 29.59
€ 44.99
€ 29.59