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The Americas

Paperback. Offers a mosaic of domestic life in one of the world's most fascinating cities and a vivid portrait of the true meaning of home in the 21st-century metropolis Num Pages: 256 pages, 40 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; GTB; JFSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 147 x 17. Weight in Grams: 366.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
New York University Press
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814771549
ISBN
9780814771549
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 22.91

Paperback. Maintains that habeas corpus remains the single most important check against arbitrary and unlawful detention, torture, and the abuse of executive power Num Pages: 331 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPV; LBBR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
331
Condition
New
Edition
Reprint
SKU
V9780814724408
ISBN
9780814724408
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.81

Paperback. In this work Eric M. Freedman re-examines four of the United States Supreme Court's most important habeas corpus rulings. He uncovers new original sources and tells the stories of the cases. He then presents an interpretation that rewrites the conventional view. Num Pages: 243 pages, 1 halftone. BIC Classification: 1KBB; LND. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 225 x 162 x 16. Weight in Grams: 351.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
243
Condition
New
Edition
Reissue
SKU
V9780814727188
ISBN
9780814727188
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.71

Hardback. Presents the results of a collaborative project with Native communities of Southeast Alaska to record indigenous geographic names. Editor(s): Thornton, Thomas F. Num Pages: 61 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; CFG; HBJK; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 279 x 216 x 23. Weight in Grams: 885.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295992174
ISBN
9780295992174
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 135.27

Paperback. Presents the results of a collaborative project with Native communities of Southeast Alaska to record indigenous geographic names. Documenting and analyzing more than 3,000 Tlingit, Haida, and other Native names on the land, this book highlights their descriptive force and cultural significance. Editor(s): Thornton, Thomas F. Num Pages: 61 illus. BIC Classification: 1KB; GTB; HBJK; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 279 x 217 x 19. Weight in Grams: 628.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295988580
ISBN
9780295988580
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.82

From 1911 to 1917 Craftman Farms was the home of Gustav Stickley, one of the central figures in the American Arts and Crafts Movement. This book unravels the, sometimes contradictory, ideas that informed many of the artists and literary figures in the progressive era in America. Num Pages: 280 pages, 85 b&w photographs, 15 colour photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AFT; HBT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 165 x 24. Weight in Grams: 540.
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Syracuse University Press United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815606895
ISBN
9780815606895
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 36.08

Hardcover. Presents the full range of the filmmaker's artistry (photography, painting and music) through the optic of his films. This work also explores the work of other artists whose heritage Gus Van Sant believes he is continuing: heritage beat, pop, rock, and experimental filmmakers, writers and visual artists like William Burroughs, and Ed Ruscha. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; 3JM; APFA; APFB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 309 x 21. Weight in Grams: 1002.
Publisher
Actes Sud/Cinémathèque Française
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9782330060763
ISBN
9782330060763
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 28.76

Paperback. Analyzes writers and gurus, literary texts and religious movements, and the political uses of religion alongside the literary expressions of religious teachers, showing the cosmopolitan interconnections between the Indian subcontinent, the British Empire, and the American New Age. Series: Translation/Transnation. Num Pages: 336 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 1KBB; 1QDB; CFB; JFSR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 514.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691118284
ISBN
9780691118284
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.45

Paperback. Firearms have long been at the core of our national narratives. This title documents and analyzes the history of firearms in America, exploring various aspects of gun manufacture, ownership, and use - and importantly, the cultural and political implications which this history reveals. Editor(s): Dizard, Jan E.; Muth, Robert M.; Andrews, Stephen P. Num Pages: 517 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DQ; HBT; JFC; WSXS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 35. Weight in Grams: 1089.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
517
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814718797
ISBN
9780814718797
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.71

Paperback. Gunmakers have a culture in their traditions, tools, and products which this book exposes in very human terms. The people of the isolated mountain valleys of Appalachia tell how they make and use the Kentucky and related firearms and the supplies that go with them, both in the past and today as tradition continues. Num Pages: 118 pages, 315 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; WCK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 280 x 216 x 8. Weight in Grams: 464.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1983
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing
Edition
2 Sub
Condition
New
SKU
V9780916838812
ISBN
9780916838812
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 14.27

Paperback. A provocative history that reveals how guns-not abortion, race, or religion-are at the heart of America's cultural divide. Num Pages: 384 pages, 20 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFE; LNDK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 209 x 141 x 23. Weight in Grams: 318.
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Number of pages
361
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393345834
ISBN
9780393345834
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.32

Hardcover. As more countries develop nuclear weapons, the effectiveness of the bomb as a deterrent reduces. The author discusses this proliferation with regard to the options open to the USA naval forces. Using scenarios, the author discusses whether these countries are immune to superpower intervention. Num Pages: 194 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBN; 1FKA; 1HBL; 1KBB; JPSD; JWMN. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate; (XV) Technical / Manuals. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 405. Clean copy lacking dust jacket with minor shelf wear. Stamp to page edges
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1989
Publisher
Praeger Publishers
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KMK0001687
ISBN
9780275933456
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Hardback. Examines the American decision to intervene militarily in three key episodes in American foreign policy - the Dominican Republic, Grenada, and Panama. This book analyzes the complex deliberations and motives behind military intervention in each case. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations, maps, 1 port. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPS. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 167 x 20. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742550476
ISBN
9780742550476
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 168.20

Hardback. Num Pages: 250 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPVH; WSXS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 145 x 26. Weight in Grams: 430.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
The New Press United States
Number of pages
250
Condition
New
SKU
V9781595580870
ISBN
9781595580870
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.58

Paperback. Focuses on how the NRA constructs and perceives threats to gun rights as one more attack in a broad liberal cultural war Num Pages: 336 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSJ2; JPSF; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 160 x 18. Weight in Grams: 470.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814764503
ISBN
9780814764503
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.61

paperback. The second amendment is the most hotly debated and controversial right in the Constitution. This anthology includes selections from legal cases, hunting stories, public policy briefs and journalistic accounts. Anyone looking for a fair, even-handed account of the gun issue will find it in this book. Editor(s): McClurg, Andrew J.; Kopel, David B.; Denning, Brannon P. Num Pages: 368 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFE; JPQB; JPVH1; JWM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 606.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814747605
ISBN
9780814747605
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.71

Hardcover. Editor(s): Sanders, Martin; Ramirez, Louis J. Num Pages: 143 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JKVJ; LNTJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 159 x 13. Weight in Grams: 326.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
143
Condition
New
SKU
V9781622578061
ISBN
9781622578061
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 168.73
€ 115.01

Hardcover. With comprehensive text and detailed illustrations, this guide includes some familiar seabirds as well as some little-known and globally threatened species. Illustrator(s): Larsson, Hans. Series: Helm Identification Guides. Num Pages: 608 pages, Illustrations (chiefly col.), col. maps. BIC Classification: 1D; 1F; 1KB; GBC; WNCB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 249 x 181 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1666.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
608
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9780713670875
ISBN
9780713670875
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 59.42
€ 54.63

Hardcover. Reflects the place of the US in a world it has defined by 9/11, the war on terrorism, and the invasion of Iraq. This analysis considers the events and actions that have led America down the path of imperialism. Tracing the significance of September 11 in the course of American history, it explains the consequences for international order. Num Pages: 168 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; 1KBB; HBJF1; HBLW3; JPS; JPWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 345.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield
Number of pages
168
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742536005
ISBN
9780742536005
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 20.73

Paperback. Reflects the place of the US in a world it has defined by 9/11, the war on terrorism, and the invasion of Iraq. This analysis considers the events and actions that have led America down the path of imperialism. Tracing the significance of September 11 in the course of American history, it explains the consequences for international order. Num Pages: 168 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; 1KBB; JPS; JPWL. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 210 x 136 x 12. Weight in Grams: 213.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
168
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742536012
ISBN
9780742536012
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 28.42

Paperback. Sallie Ann Robinson presents the robust dishes of her native Sea Islands and offers readers a taste of the West African-influenced Gullah culture still found there. Daufuskie folk have traditionally relied on the fresh ingredients found on the land and in the waters around them. Num Pages: 192 pages, 28 photographs, map, index. BIC Classification: 1KBBFS; WBN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 178 x 13. Weight in Grams: 313.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
The University of North Carolina Press
Edition
1St Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780807854563
ISBN
9780807854563
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.47

Hardback. Editor(s): Walsh, Christine R.; Duncan, James P. Num Pages: 192 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; KNBP; LNKJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 167 x 16. Weight in Grams: 414.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Edition
UK ed.
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9781613247297
ISBN
9781613247297
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 160.42
€ 109.46

Paperback. Buttressed by historical documentary sources, and by painstaking linguistic researches, Maureen Warner-Lewis offers a re-issue and thematic expansion of her classic collection of essays on the forced and voluntary migration to Trinidad of West and West-Central Africans during the 1800s, extending through both the slavery and post-emancipation eras. Num Pages: 260 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KJWWT; 3JH; 3JJ; HBTB; HBTS; JFC; JFFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 472.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University of the West Indies Press
Edition
2nd Revised ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9789766405052
ISBN
9789766405052
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 59.80

Hardcover. Includes coverage of the topics: Coordinating Effective Government Responses to Bio-terrorism; Interagency Relations in Animal Biosecurity Disasters; Nuclear Power Plant Security; and, Modeling and Analysis of Public Policies. This volume is for those who are involved with issues of homeland security from planners to administrators to researchers. Editor(s): Amass, Sandra F.; Chaturvedi, Alok; Peeta, Srinivas. Num Pages: 180 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPS; JWKW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Purdue University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781557534187
ISBN
9781557534187
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 31.65

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