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The Americas

hardcover. This innovative study compares the history of economic ideas and ideologies in Rumania and Brazil--and more broadly, those in East Central Europe and Latin America--in the late nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Series: Comparative Studies in History, Institutions & Public Policy. Num Pages: 364 pages, 5 half-tones. BIC Classification: 1DVWR; 1KLSB; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 158 x 27. Weight in Grams: 650.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
364
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804725460
ISBN
9780804725460
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 168.77

hardcover. In the 1930s and 1940s, the prevalent American view of China was that of a friendly, democratic, and increasingly Christian state, in many ways akin to the United States. This is an analysis of how seeing the Chinese as aspiring Americans shaped American attitudes toward Asia. Num Pages: 280 pages, 13 illustrations, halftones, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1KBB; 3JJG; 3JJH; 3JJP; HBJF; HBLW; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 161 x 25. Weight in Grams: 561.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804725965
ISBN
9780804725965
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 135.76

hardcover. This book highlights the conceptual utility of relying on macropolitical consensus and lateral autonomy for understanding industrial policy, international bargaining, and technological development, via an unprecedented systematic and multidisciplinary comparison of the Brazilian and Argentine nuclear industries. Num Pages: 332 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLC; 1KLS; KCP; KNBN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 161 x 25. Weight in Grams: 665.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
332
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804726016
ISBN
9780804726016
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 81.53

hardcover. This is the first comprehensive collection of remarks attributed to Abraham Lincoln by his contemporaries. Much of what is known or believed about the man comes from such utterances, which have been an important part of Lincoln biography. Editor(s): Fehrenbacher, Don E.; Fehrenbacher, Virginia. Num Pages: 648 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 244 x 164 x 47. Weight in Grams: 1125.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
648
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804726368
ISBN
9780804726368
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 115.12

Paperback. Originally published: Boston: Little, Brown, 1951. Editor(s): Day, Donald. Num Pages: 461 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; KJR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 557.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Transaction Publishers
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781412842419
ISBN
9781412842419
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 60.80

Paperback. Obama and the Biracial Factor is the first book to explore the significance of mixed-race identity as a key factor in the election of President Obama and examines the sociological and political relationship between race, power, and public policy in the United States. Editor(s): Jolivette, Andrew. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL; JPP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 157 x 14. Weight in Grams: 400.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Policy Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781447301004
ISBN
9781447301004
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 34.63

Paperback. In Blood Feud, Colorado Avalanche beat writer Adrian Dater not only submits that the Red Wings-Avalanche rivalry was the most feverish match-up in recent years, but also that there was none better played. Num Pages: 272 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; WSWY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 151 x 228 x 19. Weight in Grams: 414.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Taylor Trade Publishing United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9781589793194
ISBN
9781589793194
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.38

Paperback. Divided into three parts-History, Interpretation, and Practice-this provocative volume incorporates law, history, political theory, and philosophy to analyze the U.S. Constitution as a whole in relation to the rights and fate of women. Editor(s): Schwarzenbach, Sibyl A.; Smith, Patricia. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSJ1; LAB; LND. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 25. Weight in Grams: 681.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
448
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231128933
ISBN
9780231128933
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 28.91

paperback. This exceptional chronicle takes readers on a visual tour of the glittering "white city" that emerged along the swampy south shore of Lake Michigan as a symbol of Chicago's rebirth and pride twenty-two years after the Great Fire Num Pages: 176 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; AGC; RGR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 275 x 214 x 13. Weight in Grams: 520.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
Edition
Reprint
SKU
V9780252070815
ISBN
9780252070815
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 22.80

paperback. Here is the first field guide to the damselflies of Texasowhich include more than half of all damselfly species found in North Americaorichly illustrated with digitally created images that show amazing details, as well as photos taken in the wild. Illustrator(s): Klein, Barrett Anthony. Series: Texas Natural History Guides. Num Pages: 632 color photos, 79 illustrations, 80 maps, 4 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; WNCN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 181 x 111 x 25. Weight in Grams: 450.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of Texas Press United States
Condition
New
SKU
V9780292714496
ISBN
9780292714496
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 26.95

Hardcover. Num Pages: 738 pages, 12 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BJ; HBJK; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 241 x 159. Weight in Grams: 1066.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1951
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
738
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674014749
ISBN
9780674014749
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 213.01
€ 186.69

Hardcover. Num Pages: 900 pages, 12 halftones, 1 line illustration. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BJ; HBJK; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155. Weight in Grams: 1316.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1952
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
900
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674014763
ISBN
9780674014763
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 213.01
€ 185.15

Hardcover. Num Pages: 840 pages, 14 halftones, 2 line illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BJ; HBJK; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155. Weight in Grams: 1203.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1954
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
840
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674014787
ISBN
9780674014787
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 213.01
€ 186.69

Paperback. Argues that the global strength and prestige of democracy today are due in large part to America's impact on international affairs. This book documents the history of how American foreign policy has been used to try to promote democracy worldwide. Series: Princeton Studies in International History and Politics. Num Pages: 528 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBLW; HBLX; JPHV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 152 x 227 x 33. Weight in Grams: 704.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Edition
Revised & expanded ed
Number of pages
528
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691154923
ISBN
9780691154923
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.43

paperback. Explores the founding discourses of race, hybridity, savagery, and degenercy in the seventeenth and eighteenth century French Caribbean, in particular the way many of these discourses were used to describe French settlers. Series: A John Hope Franklin Center Book. Num Pages: 408 pages, 19 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1KJ; HBJK; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 156 x 235 x 26. Weight in Grams: 640.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
408
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780822334651
ISBN
9780822334651
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.35

Paperback. Before publishing his book How the Other Half Lives, Jacob Riis (1849-1914) spent his first years in the US as an immigrant and itinerant laborer, until he landed a job as a muckraking reporter. This book places Jacob Riis' images in historical context. It explores Riis' reporting and activism within the gritty specifics of Gilded Age New York. Num Pages: 296 pages, 96 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JH; 3JJC; AJB; AJCR; BGH; KNTJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 60 x 80 x 19. Weight in Grams: 417.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226182865
ISBN
9780226182865
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 18.92

Paperback. Num Pages: 283 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JH; JPHV; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 159 x 16. Weight in Grams: 412.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226674490
ISBN
9780226674490
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.25

Paperback. A seminal biography of Thomas Jefferson and a fascinating exploration of his relationship with Sally Hemings. Num Pages: 624 pages, 16 pages of illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 140 x 35. Weight in Grams: 700.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Number of pages
624
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393338331
ISBN
9780393338331
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.25

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

€ 19.99
€ 18.38

Paperback. John Colter was a crack hunter with the Lewis and Clark expedition before striking out on his own as a mountain man and fur trader. This title covers the facts and legends about a man who was dogged by misfortune and 'robbed of the just rewards he had earned.' Num Pages: 184 pages, Maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 165 x 12. Weight in Grams: 316.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
184
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803272644
ISBN
9780803272644
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.22

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