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The Americas
Paperback. Chronicles a colourful period in American film history, from the origin of store-front nickleodeons to the establishment of the Motion Picture Patents Company. The study recounts how film companies brought about the emergence of the feature film, and played a role in implementing moral reforms. Series: History of the American Cinema S. Num Pages: 337 pages, 100 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJC; 3JJF; APF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 175 x 254 x 22. Weight in Grams: 758.
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 337
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520085343
- ISBN
- 9780520085343
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.05
€ 46.99
€ 33.05
Paperback. The contemporary American political landscape has been marked by two paradoxical transformations: the emergence after 1960 of an increasingly activist state, and the rise of an assertive and politically powerful conservatism that strongly opposes activist government. This work features young scholars who take up these issues. Editor(s): Pierson, Paul; Skocpol, Theda. Series: Princeton Studies in American Politics: Historical, International and Comparative Perspectives. Num Pages: 328 pages, 42 line illus. 10 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 230 x 157 x 21. Weight in Grams: 496.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Edition
- First Paperback Edition
- Number of pages
- 342
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691122588
- ISBN
- 9780691122588
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.77€ 41.78
€ 52.77
€ 41.78
Hardback. Analyzes the evolution of American-Soviet relations during the 1970s, from the rise of detente during the Nixon administration to the policy's crisis and fall. Num Pages: 352 pages, 18 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPL; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 163 x 26. Weight in Grams: 614.
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 270
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781107041080
- ISBN
- 9781107041080
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 110.94
€ 110.94
Paperback. Series: ILR paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JHBL; KNXB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 157 x 232 x 20. Weight in Grams: 518.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Edition
- Ilr Press
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780875463209
- ISBN
- 9780875463209
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 46.48
€ 46.99
€ 46.48
Hardback. Series: Cornell Studies in Security Affairs. Num Pages: 352 pages, 12. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JWK; JWM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 241 x 167 x 29. Weight in Grams: 690.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801438165
- ISBN
- 9780801438165
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.68
€ 52.68
Hardcover. Examines how postwar thinkers from both sides of the Atlantic considered urban landscapes radically changed by the political and physical realities of sprawl, urban decay, and urban renewal. This title traces changing responses to the challenging issues that most affected the lives of the world's cities. Series: Historical Studies of Urban America. Num Pages: 336 pages, 77 halftones, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1D; 1KB; 3JJP; JFSG; RPC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226441740
- ISBN
- 9780226441740
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 93.81€ 77.34
€ 93.81
€ 77.34
paperback. This is the true story of the massive thirty-year cover-up that followed the sinking of the U.S.S. Indianapolis. Num Pages: 336 pages, 54. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJD; HBWQ; JWF; WZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 154 x 18. Weight in Grams: 450.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Cooper Square Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780815411208
- ISBN
- 9780815411208
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.20
€ 19.20
Hardback. Legal scholars expect to resolve religious dilemmas according to principles of equality, neutrality, or separation of church and state. But such abstractions fail to do justice to the clashing values in today's pluralistic society. Marc DeGirolami explains why conflicts implicating religious liberty are so emotionally fraught and deeply contested. Num Pages: 290 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HRAM2; LNDC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 156 x 26. Weight in Grams: 632.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 290
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674072664
- ISBN
- 9780674072664
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 56.23€ 51.39
€ 56.23
€ 51.39
The Tra Vigne Cookbook. Seasons in the California Wine Country.
Chiarello, Michael; Wisner, Penelope
paperback. Includes personal stories, descriptions of how to make the food and how to choose ingredients, and a sense of the author's personal philosophy of life as it relates to cooking and feeding those you love. This book includes a "Pantry" section, which advises on essential items to have in the kitchen. Num Pages: 216 pages, 100 full colour photographs by Karl Petzke. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; WBN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 280 x 240 x 18. Weight in Grams: 1207.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Chronicle Books United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780811863797
- ISBN
- 9780811863797
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 28.03
€ 28.03
Hardback. Tells the story of Chapel Hill's "town" and "gown" from the earliest architecture of the town and campus to the imposing public and university structures of the early twentieth century and the modernist subdivisions built from the late 1950s through the 1970s. This volume contains photographs and maps. Num Pages: 320 pages, 320 halftones, 12 colour plates, 13 maps, glossary, notes, bibl., index. BIC Classification: 1KBBFN; 3JH; 3JJ; AM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 203 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1193.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- The University of North Carolina Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780807830727
- ISBN
- 9780807830727
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 34.27
€ 34.27
Paperback. Everyone wants to visit New York at least once. The Big Apple is a global tourist destination with a dizzying array of attractions throughout the five boroughs. This title provides long history of tour-giving across the globe as well as the ups and downs of New York's tour guide industry in the wake of 9/11. Series: Fieldwork Encounters and Discoveries. Num Pages: 232 pages, 5 halftones, 8 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JMC; KNSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 153 x 14. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226919065
- ISBN
- 9780226919065
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 28.23
€ 35.99
€ 28.23
Paperback. Presents a unified method for conducting good survey research centered on the various types of errors that can occur in surveys - from measurement and nonresponse error to coverage and sampling error. This comprehensive guide is built on theoretical elements drawn from specific disciplines, with detailed treatments of the specific types of errors. Num Pages: 336 pages, 17 tables, 10line drawings, 9text boxes. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JHBC; JPVK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 163 x 23. Weight in Grams: 556.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226891286
- ISBN
- 9780226891286
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 36.75
€ 47.99
€ 36.75
Paperback. From the Americas to Australasia, from northern Europe to southern Africa, the tomato tickles the world's taste buds. This book traces the early cultivation of the tomato, its infiltration of American cooking practices, the early manufacture of preserved tomatoes and ketchup, and the great tomato mania of the 1820s and 1830s. Num Pages: 240 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; TVK; WBT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 154 x 19. Weight in Grams: 350.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Reprint
- SKU
- V9780252070099
- ISBN
- 9780252070099
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.09
€ 27.99
€ 26.09
Paperback. A political movement rallies against under regulated banks, widening gaps in wealth, and gridlocked governments. Sound familiar? Historians wrote approvingly of the Populists up into the 1950s. This title sets out to uncover the truth of populism, focusing on the prominent Populist state, Kansas. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBNK; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; JPW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 358.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- Second Edition
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226054087
- ISBN
- 9780226054087
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 26.33
€ 33.99
€ 26.33
Hardback. Takes on received wisdom about gay identities and gay rights, arguing that we are not "almost there," but on the contrary have settled for a watered-down goal of tolerance and acceptance rather than a robust claim to full civil rights. Series: Intersections. Num Pages: 343 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KB; JFC; JFFJ; JFSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 161 x 27. Weight in Grams: 606.
- Publisher
- New York University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814770573
- ISBN
- 9780814770573
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 93.81€ 15.70
€ 93.81
€ 15.70
Hardcover. This book is an exploration of 3000 years of Tiwanakan history, from the first appearance of their settlement around the shores of Lake Titicaca to their contemporary descendants in the Andes. The author draws on archaeological evidence throughout the region, supplementing this with what can be drawn from later recorded myths and legends. Series: Peoples of America. Num Pages: 256 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1KLS; HBJK; HBLC; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 161 x 28. Weight in Grams: 672.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781557861832
- ISBN
- 9781557861832
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.99€ 53.85
€ 53.99
€ 53.85
paperback. The title of a poem is often seen as no more than a convenient means of reference. But in shorter lyric poems the title can often be as long as a line of verse, and as allusive. This is a theoretical, critical, and historical exploration of the traditions for titling shorter English poems. Num Pages: 324 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 1KBB; 2AB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 435.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 324
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804735179
- ISBN
- 9780804735179
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 33.73
€ 36.99
€ 33.73
Hardcover. Reports of tinkering's death have been greatly exaggerated. In this book, readers will see how tinkering has been the guiding force behind both major corporate-sponsored innovations such as the personal computer and Ethernet, and smaller scale inventions with great potential. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW; KJH. Category: (Y) Teenage / Young Adult. Dimension: 248 x 164 x 22. Weight in Grams: 418. 224 pages. Reports of tinkering's death have been greatly exaggerated. In this book, readers will see how tinkering has been the guiding force behind both major corporate-sponsored innovations such as the personal computer and Ethernet, and smaller scale inventions with great potential. Cateogry: (Y) Teenage / Young Adult. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW; KJH. Dimension: 248 x 164 x 22. Weight: 418.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Basic Books
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780465009237
- ISBN
- 9780465009237
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 41.78
€ 41.78
Paperback. Based on the latest research findings, this is the moving story of the demise of one of the oldest of the American Indian peoples. Series: Peoples of America. Num Pages: 256 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1KBBFG; 1KBBFL; HBJK; HDD; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 368.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631218647
- ISBN
- 9780631218647
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 47.67
€ 47.99
€ 47.67
Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JFF; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 132 x 21. Weight in Grams: 290. Good copy with some shelf wear.
- Condition
- Used, Good
- Publisher
- Random House Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- SKU
- KTG0015150
- ISBN
- 9780812975123
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. An amazing, best of collection of writing by beloved Wall Street Journal columnist and New York Times bestselling author Peggy Noonan. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGHA; DNJ; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 135. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Little, Brown & Company
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781455563135
- ISBN
- 9781455563135
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 17.71
€ 18.99
€ 17.71
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- University Press of Florida United States
- Number of pages
- 376
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813032160
- ISBN
- 9780813032160
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.65
€ 46.65
Paperback. An antholgy that collects the writings of James Thurber, author of 'The Secret Life of Walter Mitty', in which an ordinary man's fantasies have a more powerful hold on him than reality. It also includes his essays, poetry and cartoons. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; WHX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 132 x 25. Weight in Grams: 304.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 871st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141395975
- ISBN
- 9780141395975
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.95
€ 13.99
€ 10.95
Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBT; JFFJ; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 145 x 19. Weight in Grams: 438.
- Publisher
- A Cappella Books United States
- Number of pages
- 294
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781556526763
- ISBN
- 9781556526763
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 19.77
€ 19.99
€ 19.77