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The Americas

Weaving together the stories of the Old World apple in America and the life and myth of John Chapman, Johnny Appleseed and the American Orchard casts new light on both. Num Pages: 248 pages, 11, 7 black & white illustrations, 4 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBTB; TVS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 454.
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421407289
ISBN
9781421407289
Condition: New

€ 63.20

Hardback. In dark skirts and bloodied boots, Clara Barton fearlessly ventured on to Civil War battlefields to tend to wounded soldiers. She later founded and ran the American Red Cross. This book tells the story of this charitable organization from its start in 1881, through its humanitarian aid during wars, to its relief efforts of the 1930s. Num Pages: 404 pages, 19, 19 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; MBN; MBX; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 166 x 33. Weight in Grams: 752.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
404
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421407388
ISBN
9781421407388
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.56

Paperback. A guide to the Chesapeake's fishes. Suitable for both anglers and students of the Bay, it includes detailed descriptions of physical characteristics, range, occurrence in the Bay, reproduction, diet, and statistics from fisheries research. Illustrator(s): Kells, Valerie A. Num Pages: 360 pages, 253, 251 colour illustrations, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; PSVW1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 154 x 27. Weight in Grams: 646.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421407685
ISBN
9781421407685
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 26.20

Yet many of us still like amusement park rides that scare the devil out of us; they dare us to take risks. Num Pages: 344 pages, 21, 21 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JKSW; KNXC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 160 x 26. Weight in Grams: 598.
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421407906
ISBN
9781421407906
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 69.34

Marshall retired at the beginning of 1949, but his respite from public service would be short-lived. Editor(s): Bland, Larry I.; Stevens, Sharon Ritenour; Holt, Daniel D.; Stoler, Mark A. Series: The Papers of George Catlett Marshall. Num Pages: 880 pages, 50, 46 black & white illustrations, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPG; HBJK; HBLW3; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 160 x 53. Weight in Grams: 1308.
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
880
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421407920
ISBN
9781421407920
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 110.19

Paperback. It carries the legacy of the 1960s forward: from Tom Hayden's idealistic 1962 Port Huron Statement through Newt Gingrich's 1994 "Contract with America" and Grover Norquist's twenty-first century "Tax Payer's Protection Pledge." Series: The American Moment. Num Pages: 232 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JFFJ; JPVH1. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 153 x 15. Weight in Grams: 328.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Edition
2 Rev ed
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421408224
ISBN
9781421408224
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.62

By asking questions about authenticity, cultural appropriation, and commodification, Thrill of the Chaste considers Amish fiction's effects on Amish and non-Amish audiences alike. Series: Young Center Books in Anabaptist and Pietist Studies. Num Pages: 344 pages, 18, 17 black & white halftones, 1 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DSK; HBTB; JFC; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 590.
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421408903
ISBN
9781421408903
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 64.14

Paperback. By asking questions about authenticity, cultural appropriation, and commodification, Thrill of the Chaste considers Amish fiction's effects on Amish and non-Amish audiences alike. Series: Young Center Books in Anabaptist and Pietist Studies. Num Pages: 344 pages, 18, 17 black & white halftones, 1 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DSK; HBTB; JFC; JHB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 153 x 22. Weight in Grams: 472.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421408910
ISBN
9781421408910
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.34

Secession Winter explores the fact of contingency and reminds readers and students that nothing was foreordained. Series: The Marcus Cunliffe Lecture Series. Num Pages: 136 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBWJ. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 148 x 222 x 15. Weight in Grams: 290.
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
136
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421408958
ISBN
9781421408958
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.73

Jaskoski looks briefly at this theory's implications for military responsiveness to government orders in democratic Bolivia, Colombia, and Venezuela, and in newly formed democracies more broadly. Num Pages: 322 pages, 8, 6 black & white illustrations, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KL; JP; JWK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 159 x 24. Weight in Grams: 544.
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
322
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421409078
ISBN
9781421409078
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 69.94

Hardcover. Translated for the first time into English, The Myth of the Superhero looks beyond the cape, the mask, and the superpowers, presenting a serious study of the genre and its place in a broader cultural context. Translator(s): Richards, Jamie. Num Pages: 216 pages, 66, 66 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSK; JFCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421409108
ISBN
9781421409108
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 62.95

Scholars of civil-military relations will find much to debate in Herspring's framework, while students of civil-military and defense policy will appreciate Herspring's brief historical tour of each countries' post-World War II political and policy landscapes. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 1KB; JPA; JPB; JWK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 151 x 27. Weight in Grams: 626.
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421409283
ISBN
9781421409283
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 80.06

Paperback. Whether you want to see snow geese and trumpeter swans pausing in their northward migration each March, or the mating "jubileeof polychaete worms during the new moon in May, A Year across Maryland offers valuable advice for the spontaneous adventurer and the serious planner alike. Num Pages: 312 pages, 78, 78 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBFM; WN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 141 x 18. Weight in Grams: 572.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421409399
ISBN
9781421409399
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 29.73

Paperback. An excellent overview of the field."-Journal of Legal History, reviewing Law and People in Colonial America Series: Witness to History. Num Pages: 168 pages, 6, 6 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; HBJK; HBLL; HBWF. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 230 x 151 x 11. Weight in Grams: 248.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
168
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421410067
ISBN
9781421410067
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.75

Paperback. "-Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians"Ably tells the story of the New York rail system's most active and visible symbol: the architectural and engineering masterpiece, with its grand public concourse, in the heart of Midtown."-New Scientist Series: The Johns Hopkins University Studies in Historical and Political Science. Num Pages: 296 pages, 52, 31 black & white illustrations, 21 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JJC; HBJK; TBX; TN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 250 x 179 x 22. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421411934
ISBN
9781421411934
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.45

Scholars, students, and general readers interested in indigenous and military history in the early American republic will appreciate these important memoirs, along with Benn's helpful introductions and annotations. Series: Johns Hopkins Books on the War of 1812. Num Pages: 208 pages, 22, 17 black & white illustrations, 5 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BM; HBJK. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 161 x 471 x 20. Weight in Grams: 428.
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421412184
ISBN
9781421412184
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 68.98

The capstone of Clifford's distinguished career and the definitive book on women teachers in America, Those Good Gertrudes will engage scholars in the history of education and women's history, teachers past, present, and future, and readers with vivid memories of their own teachers. Num Pages: 496 pages, 19, 18 black & white halftones, 1 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTB; JFSJ1; JNB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 36. Weight in Grams: 839.
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
496
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421414331
ISBN
9781421414331
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 57.35

Hardback. Once you enter the world of the city's birds, life in the great metropolis will never look the same. Illustrator(s): Smoke, Trudy. Num Pages: 384 pages, 415, 61 colour plates, 354 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; WNCB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 133 x 26. Weight in Grams: 771.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421416175
ISBN
9781421416175
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.35

Hardcover.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Focal Point
Condition
New
SKU
V9781426205750
ISBN
9781426205750
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 23.83

Paperback. All the wonders of the Grand Canyon are captured in this first-person narrative Num Pages: 200 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBWZ; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 251 x 176 x 13. Weight in Grams: 560.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
National Geographic
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9781426205866
ISBN
9781426205866
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 17.42

Paperback. Alaska is shimmering with life. Grizzlies stitch riverbanks; salmon flash in the streams; and 40-ton humpback whales leap from the blue waters. It is also a land of history, with stories of would-be miners struggling along the Chilkoot Trail during the Klondike gold rush. This title takes you on a journey into this untamed land. Num Pages: 200 pages, col. Illustrations, col. maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBWK; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 253 x 175 x 13. Weight in Grams: 560.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
National Geographic Society United States
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9781426205873
ISBN
9781426205873
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.02

Hardcover. Offers everyday people a sneak peek into life at the chief executive's side - providing an intriguing glimpse of White House inhabitants and the professionals who capture their images. Num Pages: 256 pages, 150 Photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; AJC; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 262 x 26. Weight in Grams: 1109.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
National Geographic Society United States
Edition
Mti
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781426206764
ISBN
9781426206764
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 32.93

Paperback. This guide covers "classic" parks, national historical parks, national monuments, national battlefields, national scenic trails, and beyond. Num Pages: 480 pages, 100 Colour Photographs, 100 Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 203 x 31. Weight in Grams: 1296.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
National Geographic Society United States
Number of pages
480
Condition
New
SKU
V9781426207341
ISBN
9781426207341
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.44

Paperback. The book guides the exploring naturalist to water's edge destinations throughout North America including Canada and Alaska. Num Pages: 288 pages, 450 Colour Photographs, 20 Maps, 30 Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 141 x 15. Weight in Grams: 432.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
National Geographic Society United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9781426208683
ISBN
9781426208683
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 20.23

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