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The Americas
paperback. "This smart, knowing book examines the evolution of early America in terms of region. I know of no better way to come to terms with the development of the British colonies." - Alan Gallay, The Ohio State University Num Pages: 368 pages, black & white tables, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 594.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442601406
- ISBN
- 9781442601406
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 39.73
€ 44.99
€ 39.73
Hardback. With the United States on the way to becoming an almost completely urban nation, the financing of cities has become an issue of great urgency; put simply, American cities do not have enough money. This book examines the role of local fiscal policies and fiscal politics in late nineteenth- and early twentieth-century America. Series: Stanford Studies in the New Political History. Num Pages: 204 pages, Illustrations, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; KCZ; KFFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 224 x 146 x 19. Weight in Grams: 428.
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804724128
- ISBN
- 9780804724128
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 92.13
€ 92.13
Hardback. The 1850s offered the last remotely feasible chance for the United States to steer clear of Civil War. Yet fundamental differences between North and South about slavery and the meaning of freedom caused political conflicts to erupt again and again throughout the decade. This book analyzes the major ideas and events that resulted in the Civil War. Series: The American Crisis Series: Books on the Civil War Era. Num Pages: 224 pages, illustrations, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; GTB; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 161 x 21. Weight in Grams: 494.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Scholarly Resources Inc.,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780842027984
- ISBN
- 9780842027984
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 166.91
€ 166.91
Paperback. The first book in a new Johns Hopkins series, Regional Perspectives on Early America, At the Edge of Empire explores one of British America's most intriguing regions, both widening and deepening our understanding of North America's colonial experience. Series: Regional Perspectives on Early America. Num Pages: 224 pages, 17, 17 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KB; 1QDB; HBJK; HBLH; HBTQ; HBTR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801871375
- ISBN
- 9780801871375
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 26.93
€ 31.99
€ 26.93
Paperback. Viva La Revolucion is Hobsbawm's magisterial work on Latin America, the fruit of forty years' writing about the continent. Num Pages: 480 pages, No illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KL; 3JJPL; 3JJPN; HBJK; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 126. .
- Publisher
- Abacus
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2018
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780349141299
- ISBN
- 9780349141299
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.03
€ 19.99
€ 15.03
Hardback. Tells the story of how the business of film libraries emerged and evolved, spanning the silent era to the sale of feature libraries to television. This book discusses film libraries as an important and often underestimated part of Hollywood history. It presents a trajectory that incorporates cultural, legal, and industrial history. Num Pages: 288 pages, 2 graphs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APF; HBJK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- First Edition, 1 ed.
- SKU
- V9780520282636
- ISBN
- 9780520282636
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 95.48€ 72.02
€ 95.48
€ 72.02
hardcover. Num Pages: 1032 pages, Ill.(some col.).M. BIC Classification: 1KB; PST. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 280 x 190 x 54. Weight in Grams: 2465.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1968
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 1032
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804706438
- ISBN
- 9780804706438
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 177.69
€ 177.69
Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, 80 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBES; HBJK; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 141 x 14. Weight in Grams: 422.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781493019274
- ISBN
- 9781493019274
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 20.08
€ 20.99
€ 20.08
Paperback. Series: Renaissance Travelers. Num Pages: 48 pages. BIC Classification: 1KB; CBD; WT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 109 x 5. Weight in Grams: 70.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- American Traveler Press United States
- Number of pages
- 48
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781558381353
- ISBN
- 9781558381353
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 9.51
€ 10.99
€ 9.51
Paperback. Series: Renaissance Travelers. Num Pages: 48 pages, Col.ill.M. BIC Classification: 1KB; CBD; WT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 107 x 5. Weight in Grams: 70.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- American Traveler Press United States
- Number of pages
- 48
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781558381476
- ISBN
- 9781558381476
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 9.51
€ 10.99
€ 9.51
paperback. This volume highlights the approach of medical anthropology to contemporary African American health care issues and aims to demonstrate the importance of cultural relatism for those working in health care intervention among the different segments of the African American population. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL3; PSXM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Praeger United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780897899024
- ISBN
- 9780897899024
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.46
€ 44.46
Paperback. A Seattle Times selection for one of Best Non-Fiction Books of 2010Winner of the New England Historial Association's 2010 James P. Hanlan AwardWinner of the Outdoor Writers Association of America 2011 Excellence in Craft Award, Book Division, First Place"A compelling and well-annotated tale of greed, slaughter and geopolitics." Los Angeles Times Num Pages: 464 pages, 125 black-and-white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3J; HBJK; HBLH; HBLL; HBTQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 147 x 28. Weight in Grams: 640.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 442
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393340020
- ISBN
- 9780393340020
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 22.07
€ 22.07
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
€ 30.99€ 29.12
€ 30.99
€ 29.12
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
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 20.11
€ 20.99
€ 20.11
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
€ 32.99€ 32.12
€ 32.99
€ 32.12
Paperback. Boston Harbor served as a colonial gateway to the world, witnessed the Boston Tea Party, and helped the community transform itself from an outpost of a few hardy settlers into a metropolis and self-proclaimed hub of the universe. For hundreds of years Boston Harbor was also a cesspool. This title shows Boston's struggle to deal with its sewage. Num Pages: 296 pages, 40 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBES; HBJK; RNP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 153 x 18. Weight in Grams: 463.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Massachusetts Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781558496415
- ISBN
- 9781558496415
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 31.78
€ 37.99
€ 31.78
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€ 29.42
€ 40.99
€ 29.42
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
€ 15.99€ 12.24
€ 15.99
€ 12.24
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€ 23.18
€ 24.99
€ 23.18
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
€ 43.99€ 31.15
€ 43.99
€ 31.15