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The Americas

Paperback. A personal and historical account of the particular place of death and funerals in African American life. Series: A John Hope Franklin Center Book. Num Pages: 248 pages, 56 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL3; JHBZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 159 x 19. Weight in Grams: 345.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780822332459
ISBN
9780822332459
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.43

Hardback. More than twelve million immigrants, many of them children, passed through Ellis Island's gates between 1892 and 1954. Children also came through the "Guardian of the Western Gate," the detention center on Angel Island in California that was designed to keep Chinese immigrants out of the United States. Num Pages: 208 pages, 18 b&w photos, chronology, bibliography, notes, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTD; JFFN; JFSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 458.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Potomac Books Inc United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9781597972963
ISBN
9781597972963
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 38.30

Paperback. 'This is Raban at his best, which is saying a great deal' Ian McEwan Num Pages: 448 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; 1KBC; 1QSPN; BG; TRLN; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 31. Weight in Grams: 366.
Publisher
Picador
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Condition
New
SKU
V9780330346290
ISBN
9780330346290
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.21

Paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages, 64 colour photos & 15 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBBWK; 1KBCB; BTP; WSSN5; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 143 x 17. Weight in Grams: 436.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Hancock House Publishers Ltd ,Canada Canada
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780888395238
ISBN
9780888395238
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 15.75

hardcover. This book shows how voter anger, due to problems of corruption and poor representation, brings about party-system collapse and the rise of important outsider political leaders in South America. Num Pages: 312 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLSR; 1KLSV; JPB; JPL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 534. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804782364
ISBN
9780804782364
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 76.82

Paperback. The authors in this edited volume examine the political economy of the history of Congress by showing how changes in Congressional practices and institutions are related to key economic and political events. Editor(s): Brady, David W.; McCubbins, Mathew D. Series: Social Science History. Num Pages: 536 pages, 7 tables, 8 figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPA; JPHC; JPQ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 29. Weight in Grams: 712.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
536
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780804755917
ISBN
9780804755917
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 42.06

Paperback. This book argues that, despite the scholarly emphasis on 20th-century congressional history, it is necessary to study the nation's first 150 years in order to understand more fully the evolution and functioning of the modern Congress. Editor(s): Brady, David; McCubbins, Mathew D. Series: Social Science History. Num Pages: 576 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBT; JPA; JPHC; JPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 32. Weight in Grams: 757.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
576
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804745710
ISBN
9780804745710
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.29
€ 53.17

Hardback. The authors in this edited volume examine the political economy of the history of Congress by showing how changes in Congressional practices and institutions are related to key economic and political events. Editor(s): Brady, David W.; McCubbins, Mathew D. Series: Social Science History. Num Pages: 536 pages, 7 tables, 8 figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPA; JPHC; JPQ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 33. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
536
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804755900
ISBN
9780804755900
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 207.39

Hardback. This book argues that, despite the scholarly emphasis on 20th-century congressional history, it is necessary to study the nation's first 150 years in order to understand more fully the evolution and functioning of the modern Congress. Editor(s): Brady, David; McCubbins, Mathew D. Series: Social Science History. Num Pages: 576 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBT; JPA; JPHC; JPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 36. Weight in Grams: 866.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
576
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804745703
ISBN
9780804745703
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 251.21

Paperback. Num Pages: 432 pages, 39 black & white illustrations, 17 black & white tables, 39 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPHF; JPL. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 566.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
17th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781138683686
ISBN
9781138683686
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 115.63

Paperback. Reveals the flow of political events in the state of Alabama, and the people behind them, during the critical decade preceding the American Civil War. This study explains sectional rivalries and factional politics, as well as offering statistical data, election maps and tables of election results. Series: Library of Alabama Classics Series. Num Pages: 264 pages, 1 halftone, 13 maps and tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; JPHF; JPL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 417. Large format paperback. Clean copy.
Condition
Used, Like New
Publisher
The University of Alabama Press Alabama
Number of pages
264
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Edition
Reprint
SKU
KEX0211626
ISBN
9780817307806
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 5.49

Hardcover. The presidential campaign of 1848 saw the first strong electoral challenge to the expansion of slavery in the US; most historians consider the appearance of Free Soil Party in that election a major turning point of the 19th century. This title deals with the 1848 election, and clarifies our understanding of a pivotal moment in American history. Series: American Presidential Elections. Num Pages: 224 pages, 14 illustrations, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; JPHF; JPVL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 146 x 22. Weight in Grams: 481.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Univ Pr of Kansas
Condition
New
SKU
V9780700616404
ISBN
9780700616404
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.36

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Workman Publishing Company
Condition
New
SKU
V9780761180845
ISBN
9780761180845
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 15.75

Hardcover. Num Pages: 171 pages, tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 160 x 17. Weight in Grams: 434.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
171
Condition
New
SKU
V9781590333303
ISBN
9781590333303
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 82.89
€ 63.81

Hardcover. In this study, contributors scrutinize promising school-university partnerships across the USA and discuss the principles and benefits of such programmes in promoting educational innovation. Num Pages: 348 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JNK; JNL; JNMN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 238 x 161 x 25. Weight in Grams: 551.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
Number of pages
348
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780787900656
ISBN
9780787900656
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 51.03

Paperback. Analyzing pre and post-1954 American literature, film, autobiography, government documents, ethnography, photographs, and popular culture, this title investigates the ways in which racially 'in-between' people and communities were brought to heel within the South's prevailing cultural logic. Num Pages: 296 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1F; 1KBB; 3JJ; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 21. Weight in Grams: 404.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814791332
ISBN
9780814791332
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.71

Hardcover. Analyzing pre and post-1954 American literature, film, autobiography, government documents, ethnography, photographs, and popular culture, this title investigates the ways in which racially 'in-between' people and communities were brought to heel within the South's prevailing cultural logic. Num Pages: 296 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1F; 1KBB; 3JJ; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 157 x 23. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814791325
ISBN
9780814791325
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 92.06

Paperback. Num Pages: 392 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 229 x 24. Weight in Grams: 582.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Chicago Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226402697
ISBN
9780226402697
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 32.34

hardcover. Num Pages: 392 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 658.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
392
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226402550
ISBN
9780226402550
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 107.77
€ 88.84

Paperback. Combining literary biography with reporting and moral insight, in this text David Laskin shows how sex, politics, and art affected relationships among the "Partisan Review" writers. Num Pages: 328 pages, 16 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 2ABM; DSBH; HBJK; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 157 x 19. Weight in Grams: 470.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
Edition
Univ of Chicago PR ed.
SKU
V9780226468938
ISBN
9780226468938
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 25.76

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