The Americas
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The Americas
paperback. Explores the literary and journalistic career of Hopkins, a turn-of-the-century African American writer. Editor(s): Gruesser, John Cullen. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; C. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 381.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- First Edition
- SKU
- V9780252065545
- ISBN
- 9780252065545
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 33.39
€ 34.99
€ 33.39
paperback. Describes the development of theatre in New York, Philadelphia, and South Carolina as well as Congress's first attempts at theatrical censorship. This book includes an introduction by Tice L Miller. Num Pages: 472 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AN; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 162 x 35. Weight in Grams: 708.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 472
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252072857
- ISBN
- 9780252072857
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 35.62
€ 37.99
€ 35.62
paperback. This volume contains the letters written during the Civil War by Colonel Patrick R. Guiney, of the Ninth Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry. This is the sixth volume in a series exploring "The Irish in the Civil War". Series: Irish in the Civil War. Num Pages: 280 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; BJ; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; HBWJ; JWTR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 3895 x 5830 x 20. Weight in Grams: 479.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- SKU
- V9780823218134
- ISBN
- 9780823218134
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 35.62
€ 37.99
€ 35.62
paperback. An account of death and illness in the White House. It shows that modern presidents - including Coolidge, Eisenhower, Kennedy, and Reagan - all suffered from debilitating medical problems, physical and/or psychological. It examines how they concealed this and the effects on their political lives. Num Pages: 353 pages, ports. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; JPHC; JPQ; MBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 517.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 353
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823218370
- ISBN
- 9780823218370
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Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 41.05
€ 41.99
€ 41.05
paperback. Editor(s): Currie, Ruth; Bryant, Emma Spaulding. Series: Reconstructing America. Num Pages: 518 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 30. Weight in Grams: 706.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 518
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- SKU
- V9780823222742
- ISBN
- 9780823222742
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 35.55
€ 37.99
€ 35.55
paperback. One of the greatest soldiers of the war, Barlow rose from lieutenant to general, suffered two serious wounds in combat, and played critical roles at Antietam, Gettysburg, Chancellorsville, Spotsylvania, and other battles. His letters are accounts of cunning, courage, and the burdens of command. Editor(s): Samito, Christian G. Series: North's Civil War S. Num Pages: 312 pages, 15 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 154 x 18. Weight in Grams: 417.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- SKU
- V9780823223244
- ISBN
- 9780823223244
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 41.05
€ 41.99
€ 41.05
board_book. Series: Global Fund for Children Books (Hardcover). Num Pages: colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; YNM. Dimension: 154 x 149 x 11. Weight in Grams: 154.
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Charlesbridge United Kingdom
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- board book
- SKU
- V9781580892803
- ISBN
- 9781580892803
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 8.48
€ 8.48
Paperback. The author portrays the more than three decades of conflict in Vietnam from the first rumblings of rebellion against French colonialists to the American intervention and eventual withdrawal. The narrative covers each aspect of the war, from the military and economic to the political. Num Pages: 416 pages, 16 pp halftones. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 1KBB; 3JJH; 3JJP; HBJF; HBJK; HBLW3; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 149 x 25. Weight in Grams: 652.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195125016
- ISBN
- 9780195125016
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.33
€ 26.33
Paperback. Part of a trilogy "The Problem of Slavery in World History", this is the second book in the series. It features a preface exploring the anti-slavery debate among American historians, between the 1970s and 1990s, started by the original publication of this book in the 1970s. Num Pages: 576 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; HBTS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 35. Weight in Grams: 860.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 576
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195126716
- ISBN
- 9780195126716
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 54.39
€ 54.99
€ 54.39
Paperback. General Simon Bolivar, called El Liberator, and sometimes the "George Washington of Latin America", was the leading hero of the Latin American independence movement. Although he didn't prepare a systematic treatise, his essays, proclamations and letters contain ideas still widely relevant. Translator(s): Fornoff, Frederick H. Series: Library of Latin America. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLS; BGH; DNF; HBJK; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 141 x 214 x 18. Weight in Grams: 392.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195144819
- ISBN
- 9780195144819
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.42
€ 38.42
paperback. Studies this famous case of judicial failure, and discusses the legal bases of slavery, the debate over the Constitution, and the dispute over slavery and continental expansion. Num Pages: 768 pages, 5 line illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTS; JFSL3; LND. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 171 x 37. Weight in Grams: 1110.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- Number of pages
- 768
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195145885
- ISBN
- 9780195145885
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.48
€ 34.48
hardcover. Num Pages: 368 pages, 17 black and white halftone illustrations, 5 line illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; KNAC; KNXB2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 244 x 162 x 26. Weight in Grams: 653.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195162011
- ISBN
- 9780195162011
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 60.80
€ 60.80
paperback. Born into a free black family in 1766, James Forten served in the Revolutionary War and later went on to become vice-president of the American Anti-Slavery Society and more, taking his place as one of the African Americans who helped to shape America. Num Pages: 528 pages, 16pp halftone plates. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; HBLH; HBLL; HBTS; JFSL3; YNH; YQH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 155 x 34. Weight in Grams: 739.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 528
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195163407
- ISBN
- 9780195163407
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.95
€ 47.95
hardcover. This book uses the life of one man-Walter Lenoir of North Carolina-to explore the origins of southern white identity and the ambiguities and complexities embedded in that history with devotion to the Confederate cause. Lenoirs intention to divest himself of his inherited slaves changed with the war's outbreak and he joined the Confederate army. Series: New Narratives in American History. Num Pages: 272 pages, 25 b/w halftones, 5 line illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 178 x 130 x 20. Weight in Grams: 329.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195314359
- ISBN
- 9780195314359
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 35.74
€ 35.74
paperback. Sullivan chronicles the entire history of a stadium that has been home to the greatest dynasty in sports history. He follows Yankee Stadium, from its inception in 1923 up to the present controversies surrounding the building of a new stadium - for Yankee fans, baseball aficionados, and those in the relationship between sports, business, and politics. Num Pages: 272 pages, 14 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; WSBV; WSJT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 205 x 135 x 10. Weight in Grams: 207.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195331837
- ISBN
- 9780195331837
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.35
€ 27.35
Paperback. The first major history of witchcraft in America - from the Salem witch trials of 1692 to the present day. Num Pages: 304 pages, 16pp black and white plates. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3J; HBLL; HRQX2; HRQX5; HRQX9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 136 x 216 x 25. Weight in Grams: 354.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198745389
- ISBN
- 9780198745389
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.82
€ 19.99
€ 15.82
paperback. Out in the Periphery explores how Latin America, a region known for its Catholic heritage and machismo culture, came to embrace gay rights. At the heart of this analysis is the activism of Latin America's gay rights organizations, a long-neglected social movement even by students of Latin American social movements. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KL; JFSK; JPVH1; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 161 x 17. Weight in Grams: 342.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199356652
- ISBN
- 9780199356652
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 55.39
€ 55.39
Paperback. The Creole Band, which existed from 1914-1918, was the first important jazz band, bringing jazz to the wider American public, from California to Massachusetts. This is the first history of the important group, written by a renowned scholar of early jazz. Num Pages: 400 pages, 47 halftones & line illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGJ; HBJK; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 566.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199732333
- ISBN
- 9780199732333
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 45.76
€ 45.99
€ 45.76
Paperback. This study celebrates the "anarchistic" film comedies made in the USA in the 1930s, which mocked the creativity and impulsiveness of their protagonists in a form of clowning that ultimately re-established the status quo. Films discussed include "Duck Soup" and W.C. Fields's "It's a Gift". Series: Film and Culture Series. Num Pages: 416 pages, 116 photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APFA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 167 x 24. Weight in Grams: 542.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231078559
- ISBN
- 9780231078559
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 27.36
€ 37.99
€ 27.36
Paperback. Upending many of our assumptions about American culture since the 1950s, this text particularly focuses on the notion that the '60s represented a total rupture and that the '70s marked the end of meaningful change. The essays map an alternative history of American culture from the '50s to the '90s. Series: Popular Cultures, Everyday Lives. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPK; GTB; JFCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 224 x 10. Weight in Grams: 438.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231106719
- ISBN
- 9780231106719
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 27.21
€ 37.99
€ 27.21