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The Americas

Paperback. In this eye-opening work of American history, Todd DePastino tells the epic story of the veritable army of homeless men that swept across America after the Civil War and crafts a stunning new interpretation of the "American century" in the process. Num Pages: 350 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 166 x 20. Weight in Grams: 482.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Number of pages
350
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226143798
ISBN
9780226143798
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 29.74

Hardback. Brings together enlightening, important, and amusing selections from Hamilton's speeches, published writings and personal letters. As we come to understand his thoughts on subjects as diverse as the Constitution, love, war, liberty and honor, we find that his words are often as applicable in our own time as they were in his. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 177 x 20. Weight in Grams: 376.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742549753
ISBN
9780742549753
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 20.92

Paperback. In the history of post-colonial Latin America no person has held power so firmly and for so long as did Pedro II as emperor of Brazil. This is the first full-length biography in 60 years, and the first in any language to make close use of Pedro II's diaries and family papers. Num Pages: 576 pages, 60 half-tones. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 156 x 235 x 34. Weight in Grams: 814.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
569
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804744003
ISBN
9780804744003
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.34
€ 52.60

Hardback. In the history of post-colonial Latin America no person has held power so firmly and for so long as did Pedro II as emperor of Brazil. This is the first full-length biography in 60 years, and the first in any language to make close use of Pedro II's diaries and family papers. Num Pages: 576 pages, 60 half-tones. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 40. Weight in Grams: 965.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
576
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804735100
ISBN
9780804735100
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 245.96

Paperback. Num Pages: 344 pages, 100. BIC Classification: 1KBCB; AMVD; RPC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 184 x 20. Weight in Grams: 862.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Simply Read Books Canada
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
SKU
V9781897476802
ISBN
9781897476802
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.88

Paperback. Num Pages: 24 pages, 50. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; WTHF; WTM; WTR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 202 x 13. Weight in Grams: 162.
Publisher
Victionary
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9789887714866
ISBN
9789887714866
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.95

Paperback. Num Pages: 132 pages, 350. BIC Classification: 1KBBWR; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 165 x 114. .
Publisher
Victionary
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9789881320407
ISBN
9789881320407
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.39

Paperback. Num Pages: 132 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 117 x 208 x 12. Weight in Grams: 138.
Publisher
Victionary
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9789881320322
ISBN
9789881320322
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.48

Paperback. The fourth edition brings added emphasis to "elasticity mimics"-a variety of intergovernmental policies that can provide some of the benefits of regional consolidation efforts in situations where annexation and consolidation are impossible. Num Pages: 178 pages, black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSG; JPA; KCU; RP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 159 x 14. Weight in Grams: 366.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
178
Condition
New
SKU
V9781938027048
ISBN
9781938027048
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 28.06

Paperback. Takes a look at the continuum of intercultural exchange that reinvents, recreates, and restores history. Complemented with fifty-five illustrations, including photos of Mardi Gras Indians, this work employs a study of the culture. It explores cultural connections over place and time, showing through examples how performance revises the past. Series: The Social Foundations of Aesthetic Forms S. Num Pages: 320 pages, 55 photographs. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1KBB; JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 478. Circum-Atlantic Performance. Series: The Social Foundations of Aesthetic Forms S. 320 pages, 55 photographs. Takes a look at the continuum of intercultural exchange that reinvents, recreates, and restores history. Complemented with fifty-five illustrations, including photos of Mardi Gras Indians, this work employs a study of the culture. It explores cultural connections over place and time, showing through examples how performance revises the past. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1KBB; JFC; JHM. Dimension: 228 x 156 x 18. Weight: 488.
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231104616
ISBN
9780231104616
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.26

Hardback. What is the magic formula for turning a place into a high-tech capital? How can a city or region become a high-tech powerhouse like Silicon Valley? This book examines why high-tech development became so economically important late in the twentieth century, and why its magic formula of people, jobs, and capital has been so difficult to replicate. Series: Politics and Society in Modern America. Num Pages: 320 pages, 10 halftones. 4 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 599.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691117164
ISBN
9780691117164
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 71.12
€ 54.95

hardcover. An exciting contribution to the Radical Orthodoxy series, Graham Ward fills a major void in theological literature by offering the first detailed theological response to urban living for thirty-five years. Series: Routledge Radical Orthodoxy. Num Pages: 324 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DD; 1KB; 3JJPL; HRCM; JFSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
324
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780415202558
ISBN
9780415202558
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 173.30

Paperback. Does globalization menace our cities? Are cities able to exercise democratic rule and strategic choice when international competition increasingly limits the importance of place? This book looks at the political responses of ten cities in North America and Western Europe as they grappled with the forces of global restructuring. Num Pages: 552 pages, 15 halftones. 31 line illus. 24 tables. BIC Classification: 1DD; 1KB; JFSG; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 231 x 154 x 31. Weight in Grams: 662.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
480
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691120140
ISBN
9780691120140
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.34
€ 42.00

Paperback. This book arises from the Cities in dialogue exhibition that was held in in FACT in conjunction with the University of Liverpool and the Liverpool Independents Biennial in 2014, and covers the works of artists Brian Mackern (Uruguay), Barbara Palomino (Chile), Marina Zerbarini (Argentina), and Ricardo Miranda Zuniga (US-Nicaragua). Num Pages: 144 pages, 128, 128 colour illustrations, Colour. BIC Classification: 1KL; ACXJ; AFKN; AGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 340 x 11. Weight in Grams: 474.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Liverpool University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781382448
ISBN
9781781382448
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 15.16

Hardback. The paperback edition of the critically-acclaimed, pioneering book on successful urban recovery. Two urban experts draw on their firsthand observations of downtown change across the country to identify a flexible, effective approach to urban rejuvenation. Num Pages: 384 pages, 90 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AMVD; GTF; JFSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 193 x 261 x 32. Weight in Grams: 902.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780471144175
ISBN
9780471144175
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.30

Paperback. The paperback edition of the critically-acclaimed, pioneering book on successful urban recovery. Two urban experts draw on their firsthand observations of downtown change across the country to identify a flexible, effective approach to urban rejuvenation. Num Pages: 376 pages, 75 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFS; RPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 179 x 20. Weight in Grams: 662.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
Edition
Edition Unstated
Number of pages
376
Condition
New
SKU
V9780471361244
ISBN
9780471361244
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.34

Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages, 799 colour illus & 105 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBF; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 179 x 20. Weight in Grams: 710.
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764344633
ISBN
9780764344633
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 28.15

hardcover. Based on interviews from those who knew the thoroughbred, including famed jockey Eddie Arcaro, this book is the full story of the greatest sports figure in the history of horseracing, a champion who won or placed in thirty different contests in his career and whose spirit continues to captivate the American public. Num Pages: 256 pages, 11 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; WSNB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 158 x 18. Weight in Grams: 440.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Taylor Trade Publishing United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780878332922
ISBN
9780878332922
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.43

Hardback. This book, the first to be written about the Lake Babine Nation in north-central British Columbia, examines its traditional legal order, self-identity, and their involvement in current treaty negotiations. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBCB; JFSL9; JHM; LBBC; LN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887. Weight in Grams: 549.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780774808118
ISBN
9780774808118
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 112.38

Paperback. A look at the future of the business of sports in America Num Pages: 234 pages, 66 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; KNSP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 208 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 276.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Temple University Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
234
Condition
New
SKU
V9781439902837
ISBN
9781439902837
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 28.44

Paperback. Num Pages: 296 pages, 1x8 b/w illustration section. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JJPL; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 380.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Disinformation Company United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9781932857856
ISBN
9781932857856
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 17.75

Paperback. Num Pages: 364 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KB; HRKT; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 22. Weight in Grams: 610.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Clear Light Publishers United States
Number of pages
364
Condition
New
SKU
V9781574160826
ISBN
9781574160826
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 19.69

Hardcover. Explores the gross inequality that has grown between individual and professional investors over the years, highlighting the vast information gap that favors professionals over amateurs, and the superwealthy over the rest of us. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; KFFM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 31. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780062096067
ISBN
9780062096067
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 25.94

Paperback. Examines the importance of the year 1958 as a critical tipping point in the evolution of American art. This title explores the moment American artists first departed from Abstract Expressionism to develop fresh trends that helped define the last half of the 20th century. It includes approximately sixty-one works by fifty-six artists. Num Pages: 160 pages, with 62 full-colour plates. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPG; ACX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 279 x 236 x 12. Weight in Grams: 944.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
The University of North Carolina Press
Edition
1st New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780807859490
ISBN
9780807859490
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 35.72

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