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Tightrope explores changes in American attitudes that made it possible to elect a black President. Gail Garfield weaves her own experiences with broader racial history to trace the remarkable shift. Her scholarship explores the complex intersection of race, class, and gender. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL3; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 158 x 24. Weight in Grams: 558.
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442224230
- ISBN
- 9781442224230
Condition: New
€ 70.61
€ 70.61
Shaping U.S. Military Forces for the Asia-Pacific examines how U.S. Joint Forces should be used to face the threat of a rising China at a time when future crises and even wars are likely to be defined by relatively limited political stakes alongside competing nationalist identities. Num Pages: 348 pages, 4 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1F; 1KBB; JPS; JPSD; JPSF; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 162 x 27. Weight in Grams: 666.
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 348
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442226142
- ISBN
- 9781442226142
Condition: New
€ 152.66
€ 152.66
In this book, author Kirby Goidel makes the controversial case that the American political system suffers from too much democracy and that the trend toward greater democratization has led to greater citizen frustration, increasing distrust of government, and institutional gridlock. Num Pages: 232 pages, 4 graphs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPH; JPP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 161 x 236 x 26. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442226500
- ISBN
- 9781442226500
Condition: New
€ 74.09
€ 74.09
Hardcover. In The Death Penalty: What's Keeping it Alive an award-winning criminal defense attorney turns a critical eye towards the death penalty in America. Filled with gripping case studies, the book analyzes why the death penalty remains active in most states in spite of well-documented flaws in the justice system. Num Pages: 174 pages, 1 maps, 2 charts, 7 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFE; JKVP; LNFX1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 150 x 24. Weight in Grams: 360.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- ROWMAN & LITTLEFIELD
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442232679
- ISBN
- 9781442232679
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.68
€ 65.68
Num Pages: 244 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVC; AVGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 160 x 236 x 22. Weight in Grams: 510.
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 244
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442234543
- ISBN
- 9781442234543
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 82.40
€ 82.40
Editor(s): Mathews, Cheyenne; Haedicke, Janet V. Num Pages: 262 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 162 x 23. Weight in Grams: 538.
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 262
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442234659
- ISBN
- 9781442234659
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 153.05
€ 153.05
This book examines exaggerated masculinities in select novels by James Baldwin, Cormac McCarthy, and Toni Morrison. Through this analysis Josef Benson connects the masculinities of frontier figures with black male protagonists in postwar American novels, and how these novels present alternative ideal masculinities. Series: Contemporary American Literature. Num Pages: 158 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSK; JFSJ2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 160 x 233 x 16. Weight in Grams: 394.
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 158
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442237605
- ISBN
- 9781442237605
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 118.11
€ 118.11
Hardback. This book by historian Nicolaus Mills links the biographies of players on the 1964 Army team from the time they spent on the field together to the years they spent stationed around the country and the world, serving their country as best they could, for as long as they could. Num Pages: 258 pages, 29 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; HBW; JWXV; WSJS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 164 x 23. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 258
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442239852
- ISBN
- 9781442239852
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 71.31
€ 71.31
Hardback. This book examines in specific detail every musical show that opened on Broadway during the 1940s. Included in each entry are details regarding cast and credits, plot, critical reviews, London productions, recordings, published scripts, and film versions. Num Pages: 610 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AN; AVGM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 294 x 226 x 42. Weight in Grams: 1644.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 610
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442245273
- ISBN
- 9781442245273
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 218.59
€ 218.59
Hardback. Written by Stephen Grace, the companion book to The Great Divide, a film by Havey Productions, will be a sweeping, magnificently illustrated story of Colorado water from the region's first inhabitants to the incoming settlers and developers to modern environmentalists. Num Pages: 216 pages, 23 black & white halftones, 100 colour illustrations, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBWC; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 284 x 223 x 18. Weight in Grams: 957.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442247253
- ISBN
- 9781442247253
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 35.00
€ 37.99
€ 35.00
Hardback. Abetting Batterers reveals the troubling patterns of inattention and incompetence that compromise the safety of women in the US. It looks at how the criminal justice system responds to the ever-growing problem of domestic violence, what preventative strategies and training have been developed and put in place, and why most are still failing. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFE3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 164 x 237 x 28. Weight in Grams: 556.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442248274
- ISBN
- 9781442248274
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.73
€ 64.73
Hardback. The Strong Gray Line profiles members of the West Point class of 2004 who fought and died in service to their country. Alongside these commemorative stories, surviving members describe some of the most brutal combat of the Iraq and Afghanistan war in vivid and stirring vignettes. Editor(s): Wallace, Cory. Num Pages: 332 pages, 13 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; HBW; JWXV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 159 x 24. Weight in Grams: 676.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 332
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442249752
- ISBN
- 9781442249752
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.51
€ 32.99
€ 29.51
Hardback. In this fascinating autobiography, the late Massachusetts Governor and Senator Leverett Saltonstall shares stories from a political career that spanned nearly five decades-from the Massachusetts House of Representatives to the chambers of the U.S. Senate. Num Pages: 288 pages, 54 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBBE; 3JH; 3JJ; BGHA; HBJK; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 161 x 25. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442251434
- ISBN
- 9781442251434
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 54.56
€ 54.56
Hardback. Lyman Bostock was a professional baseball player for the Minnesota Twins and the California Angels in the 1970s. Many believed he was good enough to win multiple batting titles, yet his murder meant it would never come to be. This book tells the story of Bostock's humble beginnings, his too-brief baseball career, and his tragic death. Num Pages: 350 pages, 19 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGS; BTC; WSJT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 159 x 25. Weight in Grams: 621.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 350
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442252059
- ISBN
- 9781442252059
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.01
€ 64.01
hardcover. Num Pages: 336 pages, 10 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPL; WSBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 159 x 27. Weight in Grams: 626.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442256293
- ISBN
- 9781442256293
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 70.86
€ 70.86
Hardback. Explore the stunning architectural, artistic, and technological achievements of America's first peoples (and the archaeological stories behind them) in this accessible guide to fifty historically- and culturally-significant sites, all open to the public and located across the United States. Num Pages: 256 pages, 11 black & white illustrations, 106 black & white halftones, 31 colour illustrations, 4 m. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HDD; WTHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 261 x 184 x 18. Weight in Grams: 640.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442263123
- ISBN
- 9781442263123
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 77.75
€ 77.75
Paperback. One of the most momentous contests in American history between Obama and his enemies from the 2010 midterms through the 2013 inauguration. Num Pages: 448 pages, 16 pp b&w insert. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 235 x 29. Weight in Grams: 498.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781451646085
- ISBN
- 9781451646085
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 17.39
€ 18.99
€ 17.39
Paperback. When a big city writer's small-town sister is diagnosed with cancer, her untimely death teaches him about life, faith and community. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBSL; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 154 x 21. Weight in Grams: 348.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Grand Central Publishing
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781455521890
- ISBN
- 9781455521890
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 17.59
€ 19.99
€ 17.59
Hardcover. Inspired by memories of her beloved grandmother, photographer and author Alysia Burton Steele - picture editor on a Pulitzer Prize-winning team - combines heart-wrenching narrative with poignant photographs of more than 50 female church elders in the Mississippi Delta. Num Pages: 192 pages, Photographs throughout. BIC Classification: 1KBBSM; AJCP; HBTB; JFSJ1; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 264 x 220 x 23. Weight in Grams: 914.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Center Street
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781455562848
- ISBN
- 9781455562848
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.56
€ 30.99
€ 27.56
Hardcover. Everyone loves Texas Food and Dean Fearing, arguably the best chef in Texas, shares the best traditional and modern dishes. Num Pages: 256 pages, 125 colour photos. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; WBN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 261 x 219 x 22. Weight in Grams: 1130.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Grand Central Life & Style
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781455574308
- ISBN
- 9781455574308
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 31.65
€ 34.99
€ 31.65