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The Americas

Hardback. Unlike the 1930s, when the United States tragically failed to open its doors to Europeans fleeing Nazism, the country admitted over three million refugees during the Cold War. This book explores the reasons behind the remarkable changes to American refugee policy, laws, and programs. Series: Politics and Society in Modern America. Num Pages: 288 pages, 10 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBLW3; JFFD; JFFN; LNDA1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 542.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691123325
ISBN
9780691123325
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.61
€ 51.19

Paperback. Analyzes film distribution and exhibition practices in order to reconstruct a context for understanding moviegoing at a time when American cities were coming to grips with new groups of immigrants and women working outside the home. This book talks about the history of the film industry, and about the process of imaging a national community. Num Pages: 391 pages, 61 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJC; APF; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
391
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520247437
ISBN
9780520247437
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.42

Paperback. Series: Modernist Literature and Culture. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1KBB; 2AB; APF; DSBH; DSK; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 157 x 13. Weight in Grams: 334.
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780190272418
ISBN
9780190272418
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.89

Paperback. SHORTLISTED FOR THE BAILEY'S WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION 2014. From the award-winning author of 'Half of a Yellow Sun,' a powerful story of love, race and identity. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFDN; 1KBB; FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 32. Weight in Grams: 348.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007356348
ISBN
9780007356348
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.58

Hardcover. Looking at texts by writers who do not necessarily define themselves as Orientalists, this title broadens the possible ways of thinking about Istanbul - a complex, idiosyncratic city of the world. Series: Contemporary Issues in the Middle East. Num Pages: 224 pages, 22 b/w illustrations, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1DVT; 1KBB; 2AB; DSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 236 x 160 x 24. Weight in Grams: 562.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815632368
ISBN
9780815632368
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 39.89

Hardcover. Num Pages: 139 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSB; GBCR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 261 x 186 x 5. Weight in Grams: 488.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
139
Condition
New
SKU
V9781590333990
ISBN
9781590333990
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 68.12
€ 49.27

Paperback. A collection containing over 300 pieces of literature by, about, and in the interests of the working class in America. Organized in an historical fashion, with texts are grouped around key historical and cultural developments in working-class life, this volume records the literature of the working classes from the early laborers of the 1600. Num Pages: 960 pages, 17 halftones, 14 line illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DQ; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 173 x 245 x 55. Weight in Grams: 1530.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
960
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195144567
ISBN
9780195144567
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 161.78

Paperback. Gall presents new information on government workers and their recent battles to defend workplace rights. Series: The American Moment. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; 3JM; HBJK; HBLW; HBLX; KNXB2. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 155 x 229 x 22. Weight in Grams: 486.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Edition
4 Rev ed
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421413433
ISBN
9781421413433
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 39.18

Paperback. Illustrator(s): Hook, Richard. Series: Men-at-Arms. Num Pages: 48 pages, illustrations, maps, bibliography. BIC Classification: 1KB; HBJK; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 247 x 184 x 5. Weight in Grams: 172.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Osprey Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
48
Condition
New
SKU
V9780850459999
ISBN
9780850459999
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 18.12

Paperback. .
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199328338
ISBN
9780199328338
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.68

paperback. Brings together twenty-five writings by women who share their varied World War II experiences, from serving in the military to working on the home front to preparing for the postwar world. Editor(s): Litoff, Judy Barrett; Smith, David C. Series: The Worlds of Women Series. Num Pages: 237 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJH; BG; HBJD; HBJK; HBWQ; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 381.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
237
Condition
New
SKU
V9780842025713
ISBN
9780842025713
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 63.26

Paperback. Series: American Women and the Repeal of Prohibition. Num Pages: 238 pages, 14 photographs, 11 black and white drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 155 x 257 x 21. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
238
Condition
New
Edition
Revised ed.
SKU
V9780814774663
ISBN
9780814774663
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.33

Hardback. American women who have participated in politics, the Civil Rights movement, environmental protection, religious tolerance, and many other issues here express their convictions. The contributors range from Abigail Adams and Elizabeth Cady Stanton to Alice Walker and Betty Friedan. Num Pages: 664 pages, 16. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JFFK; JPW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 162 x 43. Weight in Grams: 998.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Cooper Square Publishers Inc.,U.S. United States
Number of pages
664
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815411857
ISBN
9780815411857
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 37.83

Hardback. Intended for students of economics, wine professionals, and general readers who seek to gain a unified and systematic understanding of the economic organization of the wine trade, this title delivers information about complex attributes of wine; grape growing, wine production, and wine distribution activities; and wine firms and consumers. Num Pages: 368 pages, 8 line illustrations, 8 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; KNDF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 638.
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
363
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520276499
ISBN
9780520276499
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 32.92

Paperback. Features essays which propose to address the state of scholarship on the political, cultural, and intellectual history of Americans responses to wilderness from first contact. This volume attempts to gather competing interpretations of wilderness in historical context. Num Pages: 304 pages, 7 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTB; WN. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 172 x 233 x 16. Weight in Grams: 434.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195174144
ISBN
9780195174144
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 60.56

Hardback. The bible of American whiskeys, bourbons, and ryes has been updated! Arranged alphabetically by distillery and then brand, this revised edition offers histories, ratings, and tasting notes for over 300 whiskeys - with more than 100 entirely new entries. Each section includes the contact information of the featured maker, along with its products. Num Pages: 400 pages, full colour photographs and illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; WBXD3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 127. .
Publisher
Union Square & Co. United States
Number of pages
400
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Revised
Condition
New
SKU
V9781454916888
ISBN
9781454916888
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 21.70

Paperback. Comprehensive account in words and images of all US Wheeled AFVs of the last 80 years. Num Pages: 192 pages, 250 colour and black and white images. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JWMV1; WGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 192 x 248 x 13. Weight in Grams: 588.
Publisher
Pen & Sword Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781473854369
ISBN
9781473854369
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 25.57

Paperback. Gives an illustrated overview of the webbing straps, holsters, carriers and haversacks used by American combat troops from before World War One to the Vietnam War. This book is useful for students of American uniform and equipment, modellers, re-enactors and collectors. Series: Europa Militaria. Num Pages: 64 pages, 100 colour photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJF; 3JJH; 3JJP; HBJK; HBWQ; JWM; WCK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 258 x 190 x 6. Weight in Grams: 234. Series: Europa Militaria. 64 pages, 100 colour photographs. Gives an illustrated overview of the webbing straps, holsters, carriers and haversacks used by American combat troops from before World War One to the Vietnam War. This book is useful for students of American uniform and equipment, modellers, re-enactors and collectors. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJF; 3JJH; 3JJP; HBJK; HBWQ; JWM; WCK. Dimension: 258 x 190 x 6. Weight: 234.
Publisher
Crowood
Number of pages
64
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781861268327
ISBN
9781861268327
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.58

Paperback. From the beginning of the twentieth century, United States military individual load-carrying equipments were fabricated mainly of cotton duck and cotton webbing. Throughout the First and Second World Wars, as well as the Korean War, cotton-based load-carrying equipments served the infantryman with little change in their design and construction. Series: Europa Militaria. Num Pages: 64 pages, 160 colour photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPL; 3JJPN; WCK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 259 x 191 x 4. Weight in Grams: 212. Series: Europa Militaria. 64 pages, 160 colour photographs. From the beginning of the twentieth century, United States military individual load-carrying equipments were fabricated mainly of cotton duck and cotton webbing. Throughout the First and Second World Wars, as well as the Korean War, cotton-based load-carrying equipments served the infantryman with little change in their design and construction. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPL; 3JJPN; WCK. Dimension: 259 x 191 x 4. Weight: 214.
Publisher
Crowood Press
Number of pages
64
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847973153
ISBN
9781847973153
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.69

Paperback. Whether you're a business person visiting for a week or a foreign student visiting for a semester, American Ways, A Cultural Guide to the United States covers all your basic needs-from the trends and customs of day-to-day activities to the more esoteric customs regarding cultural values, politics, education, religion and relationships. Num Pages: 326 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 149 x 225 x 29. Weight in Grams: 382. A Cultural Guide to the United States. 326 pages. Whether you're a business person visiting for a week or a foreign student visiting for a semester, American Ways, A Cultural Guide to the United States covers all your basic needs-from the trends and customs of day-to-day activities to the more esoteric customs regarding cultural values, politics, education, religion and relationships. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC. Dimension: 149 x 225 x 29. Weight: 422.
Publisher
Intercultural Press
Number of pages
326
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
3rd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780984247172
ISBN
9780984247172
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 16.65

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