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The Americas

Paperback. The search for gold and for the mythical El Dorado gripped the imagination of the conquistadors from the beginning of the sixteenth century. Crossing over the Andes, they explored the unknown eastern forests and jungles, launching expeditions that were often disastrous and always disappointing. Num Pages: 368 pages, black & white illustrations, colour illustrations, black & white tables, maps. BIC Classification: 1KLSC; 1KLSX; 3JB; HBJK; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 209 x 139 x 18. Weight in Grams: 296.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Polity Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745645537
ISBN
9780745645537
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.68

Paperback. El Alto, Rebel City combines ethnography and political theory to explore the astonishing political power exercised by the indigenous citizens of El Alto, Bolivia in the past decade. Series: Latin America Otherwise. Num Pages: 344 pages, 19 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KLS; JFC; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 476.
Publisher
Duke University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822341543
ISBN
9780822341543
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.60

Hardback. Num Pages: 368 pages, 14, 14 charts. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JPH; WNX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 165 x 237 x 29. Weight in Grams: 664.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801451508
ISBN
9780801451508
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.00

Hardback. Based on extensive research in government archives and private papers, this book analyzes the secret debate within the Eisenhower administration over the pursuit of a nuclear test-ban agreement. Series: Stanford Nuclear Age Series. Num Pages: 376 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPG; HBJK; HBLW3; JPSF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 11. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
376
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804754453
ISBN
9780804754453
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 110.78

Paperback. Discusses Eisenhower's role as economic manager in the 1950s. The text explores the way policy in the 1950s set a foundation for the economic growth of the 1960s. It raises questions about such subjects as presidential leadership and the economic policy process. Num Pages: 191 pages, 10 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPG; 3JJPK; JPQB; KCB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
Univ Pr of Kansas
Condition
New
SKU
V9780700605873
ISBN
9780700605873
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.75

Hardcover. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; AFKG; AKTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 279 x 215. Weight in Grams: 1510.
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764352348
ISBN
9780764352348
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 48.99
€ 32.18

Hardcover. Num Pages: 144 pages, over 150 color/bw images. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJH; HBJK; HBLW; HBWQ; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 289 x 228 x 16. Weight in Grams: 912.
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764333743
ISBN
9780764333743
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.64
€ 46.73

Hardback. Through an examination of 1980s America cultural texts and media, Kevin L. Ferguson offers analyses of critical and cultural strategies for fashioning self-knowledge in the American 1980s. Num Pages: 193 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPN; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 390.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st ed. 2090
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137586384
ISBN
9781137586384
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 63.67

Paperback. A fascinating tale of extreme travelling on foot and by mule in the high Andes. Num Pages: 320 pages, Maps. BIC Classification: 1KLSR; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 21. Weight in Grams: 212. 302pp
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
John Murray Dublin
Edition
New
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
9780719565168
ISBN
9780719565168
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 10.64

Paperback. Smuggled out of Europe after the collapse of Germany, Eichmann managed to live a peaceful and active exile in Argentina for years before his capture by the Mossad. Though once widely known by nicknames such as 'Manager of the Holocaust', he was able to portray himself, from the defendant's box in Jerusalem in 1960. Num Pages: 608 pages. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJ; BGH; HBJD; HBTZ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Number of pages
608
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784700010
ISBN
9781784700010
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.37

Paperback. Explores the relation between nineteenth-century American interest in ancient Egypt in architecture, literature, and science, and the ways Egypt was deployed by advocates for slavery and by African American writers. Series: New Americanists. Num Pages: 376 pages, 16 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1F; 1HBE; 1KBB; GTB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 22. Weight in Grams: 508.
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
376
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822333623
ISBN
9780822333623
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.73

Hardback. Editor(s): Daniels, Jaret C. Num Pages: 192 pages, 13 black & white illustrations, 20 colour illustrations, 4 colour tables, biography. BIC Classification: 1KB; PSVT7; RNKH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 498.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9789401798518
ISBN
9789401798518
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 128.80

Paperback. Num Pages: 110 pages, tables & charts. BIC Classification: 1KBBSN; KF; KNDR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 8. Weight in Grams: 202.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
110
Condition
New
SKU
V9781590332443
ISBN
9781590332443
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 28.28

Hardback. Provides a comprehensive overview of the safety experiences of three case study industries and their implications for the US nuclear power industry. This book indicates that economic deregulation need not be incompatible with a reasonable safety record, especially in those aspects of safety that are positively related to productivity. Num Pages: 248 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1KBB; KJMD; KNXC; RN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 548.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9781402073359
ISBN
9781402073359
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 126.90

Paperback. Editor(s): Solberg, Alrik M. Num Pages: 146 pages, tables & maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; KNB; RNPG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 231 x 151 x 12. Weight in Grams: 248.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
146
Condition
New
SKU
V9781607414261
ISBN
9781607414261
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 72.87
€ 52.00

Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, colour & b/w photos & illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; KNAC; RNCB; RNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 253 x 176 x 17. Weight in Grams: 576.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781604569896
ISBN
9781604569896
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 34.65

Hardback. Offers an assessment of global climate change's impact on agriculture at the farm level, in the context of farm level adaptation decisions. This book discusses guidelines and analytical options for input suppliers, and agricultural producers to enable risk averting strategies and adaptations as global climate change plays out. Editor(s): Doering, Otto C.; Randolph, J C.; Southworth, Jane; Pfeifer, Rebecca A. Num Pages: 275 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KLSA; 1MBF; KNAC; RBP; RNPG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 662.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Number of pages
275
Condition
New
SKU
V9781402070280
ISBN
9781402070280
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 123.47

paperback. Summarizing the results of a study on behalf of the European Commission, this book gives estimates of effective average tax rates (EATR) in five EU Member States plus the USA, comparing EATR on domestic investments by companies and working out the impact of different tax drivers on the tax burden. Series: ZEW Economic Studies. Num Pages: 141 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; 1KBB; 1QFE; KFFD1; KFFH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 8. Weight in Grams: 240.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Physica Germany
Edition
Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2002
Number of pages
141
Condition
New
SKU
V9783790814705
ISBN
9783790814705
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 62.72

Paperback. Examines the recent work of the Latin American theologian, Juan Luis Segundo. The author evaluates Segundo's resources in order to develop a more adequate contemporary Christological method. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLC; 1KLS; HRCM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 134 x 12. Weight in Grams: 276.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
University Press of America United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780819191069
ISBN
9780819191069
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 79.01

Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages, 150 photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 207 x 232 x 13. Weight in Grams: 532.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764344695
ISBN
9780764344695
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 21.20

Paperback. A colloquium discussion on the artist's work includes Abbott's contributions as well as those of six other participants: photographer William Clift; Amy Conger, author of Edward Weston: Photographs from the Collection of the Center for Creative Photography; David Featherstone, a freelance writer and editor;. Series: In Focus. Num Pages: 144 pages, 61 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AJB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 194 x 153 x 9. Weight in Grams: 290.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Getty Trust Publications United States
Number of pages
144
Condition
New
SKU
V9780892368099
ISBN
9780892368099
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 17.88

Hardback. Edward Weston Num Pages: 152 pages, 110 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AJB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 288 x 249 x 21. Weight in Grams: 1200.
Publisher
Skira Italy
Number of pages
152
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9788857216331
ISBN
9788857216331
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 42.51

Hardcover. This volume offers an account of the life and labours of Edward Sorin, founder of the University of Notre Dame. It describes how he overcame great odds to found and grow one of world's premier Catholic institutions of higher learning. Num Pages: 800 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBND; 3JH; BGH; JNMN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 185 x 56. Weight in Grams: 1792.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
University of Notre Dame Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780268027599
ISBN
9780268027599
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 47.25

Paperback. A behind-the-scenes glimpse at Edward S Curtis and his associates' anthropological research during the first decades of the twentieth century as they used words and pictures to document the traditional cultures of Native Americans in the western United States Editor(s): Gidley, Mick. Num Pages: 216 pages, 25 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KB; HBTB; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 154 x 10. Weight in Grams: 300.
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
216
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803234680
ISBN
9780803234680
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.20

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