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The Americas
Paperback. Details the transformation of alcohol from virtue to vice and back again, how it was thought of as both scourge and medicine. This title tells us how the great American thirst developed over the centuries, and how reform movements and laws (some of which, the author says, were "comic masterpieces of the legislator's art") sprang up to combat it. Num Pages: 344 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JHBT; WBXD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3963 x 21. Weight in Grams: 467.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781592132690
- ISBN
- 9781592132690
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.03
€ 34.03
Paperback. Num Pages: 448 pages, , black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KJH; HRAM2; HRKT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 229 x 31. Weight in Grams: 694.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780226703800
- ISBN
- 9780226703800
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 27.73
€ 34.99
€ 27.73
Hardback.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674046542
- ISBN
- 9780674046542
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 39.84
€ 47.99
€ 39.84
Paperback. To govern in a democracy, political leaders have to compromise. When they do not, the result is political paralysis - dramatically demonstrated by the gridlock in Congress in recent years. This book shows why compromise is so important, what stands in the way of achieving it, and how citizens can make defensible compromises more likely. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HPS; JPHV; JPVL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 139 x 217 x 21. Weight in Grams: 398.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Edition
- New Preface by the authors
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691160856
- ISBN
- 9780691160856
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 17.88
€ 23.99
€ 17.88
Hardcover. Num Pages: 284 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; HBJK; HBLL; HBTV; HBWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 149 x 217 x 29. Weight in Grams: 456.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- The New Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781620971260
- ISBN
- 9781620971260
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 25.17
€ 29.99
€ 25.17
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Temple University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781592134854
- ISBN
- 9781592134854
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.51
€ 32.99
€ 29.51
Hardcover. The history of the South Philadelphia Hebrew Association's basketball team and the legends it spawned Num Pages: 344 pages, 37 halftones, 75 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBBEP; JFSR1; WSBT; WSJM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 28. Weight in Grams: 612.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Temple University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781592136339
- ISBN
- 9781592136339
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Condition: New
€ 37.05
€ 37.05
Hardcover. Reveals the many ways that the Salem witch trials loomed over the American collective memory from the Revolution to the Civil War and beyond. Shedding new light on the many, varied American invocations of Salem, the author ultimately illuminates the function of collective memories in the life of a nation. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; HRQX5. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 161 x 22. Weight in Grams: 512.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226005416
- ISBN
- 9780226005416
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 95.09€ 78.49
€ 95.09
€ 78.49
Paperback. Reveals the many ways that the Salem witch trials loomed over the American collective memory from the Revolution to the Civil War and beyond. Shedding new light on the many, varied American invocations of Salem, the author ultimately illuminates the function of collective memories in the life of a nation. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; HRQX5. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 230 x 156 x 16. Weight in Grams: 384.
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226005430
- ISBN
- 9780226005430
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 25.84
€ 32.99
€ 25.84
Paperback. Arguing that race has been the specter that has haunted many of the discussions about Latin American regional and national cultures today, Anke Birkenmaier describes Latin American anthropology as a field of knowledge that evolved dramatically in the period between the two world wars. Series: New World Studies. Num Pages: 224 pages, 5 black & white photographs. BIC Classification: 1KL; JFSL1; JFSL4; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813938790
- ISBN
- 9780813938790
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.25
€ 41.25
Hardcover. Argues that in order to understand terrorism today, we must come to terms with how prisoners are treated behind bars Series: Alternative Criminology. Num Pages: 272 pages, 9 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JKV; JPWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814725443
- ISBN
- 9780814725443
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 91.67
€ 91.67
Paperback. Argues that in order to understand terrorism today, we must come to terms with how prisoners are treated behind bars Series: Alternative Criminology. Num Pages: 272 pages, 9 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JKV; JPWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 18. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814723968
- ISBN
- 9780814723968
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.51
€ 32.99
€ 29.51
Paperback. Stephanie Merrim offers a dynamic interdisciplinary approach to colonial Hispanic writing based on the spectacular city, a model that encompasses three driving forces of New World literary culture: cities, festivals & wonder. Series: Joe R. & Teresa Lozano Long Series in Latin American & Latino Art & Culture. Num Pages: 377 pages, 4 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; DSB; HBG; HBLL; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 562.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press United States
- Number of pages
- 377
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780292737464
- ISBN
- 9780292737464
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Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 33.99
€ 37.99
€ 33.99
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822317388
- ISBN
- 9780822317388
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.70
€ 32.99
€ 29.70
Paperback. In 1898, US public opinion turned against the Spanish for their repression of Cuba. Relations between the two governments resulted in the blowing up of the USS Maine in Havana harbour, which triggered a short war. This book highlights this crucial war that changed the future of American foreign policy during 'the age of American imperialism.' Illustrator(s): Walsh, Stephen. Series: Men-at-Arms. Num Pages: 48 pages, Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJC; HBJK; HBLL; HBW; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 246 x 185 x 5. Weight in Grams: 170.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Ed.
- Number of pages
- 48
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781846031243
- ISBN
- 9781846031243
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 12.41
€ 16.99
€ 12.41
Paperback. An assessment of the impact of Spain on the Americas. It presents a picture of the conquests of Cortes and Pizarro and of the economic and social consequences in Spain of the effort to maintain control of vast holdings. It probes the complex administration of the empire, its economy, social structure, the influence of the Church, and more. Num Pages: 417 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1KLS; HBTQ; HBTR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 142 x 26. Weight in Grams: 570.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 417
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520071407
- ISBN
- 9780520071407
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 29.91
€ 41.99
€ 29.91
The Spanish Influenza Pandemic of 1918-1919 (Rochester Studies in Medi...
María-Isabel Porras-Gallo (Ed.)
Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of Rochester Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781580464963
- ISBN
- 9781580464963
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 114.97
€ 114.97
Paperback. Presents the story of Spain's three-hundred-year tenure on the continent. From the first Spanish-Indian contact through Spain's gradual retreat, this title offers an assessment of the impact of each civilization upon the other. Series: The Lamar Series in Western History. Num Pages: 320 pages, 40 black-&-white illustrations & 16 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 466.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Edition
- Brief
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300140682
- ISBN
- 9780300140682
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 22.82
€ 30.99
€ 22.82
Paperback. In its exploration of how spaces become places, The Spaces between Buildings invites readers to see anew the spaces they encounter every day and often take for granted. Series: Center Books on Space, Place and Time. Num Pages: 240 pages, 52, 52 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AMA; AMG; AMK; RGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 178 x 17. Weight in Grams: 635.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801863318
- ISBN
- 9780801863318
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 33.01
€ 38.99
€ 33.01
Hardback. "Sergo Mikoyan, who died in 2010, was a historian specializing in Latin America and in Soviet-Latin American relations. Svetlana Savranskaya is a research fellow at the National Security Archive at George Washington University." Editor(s): Savranskaya, Svetlana. Series: Cold War International History Project. Num Pages: 616 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KJC; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 41. Weight in Grams: 975.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804762014
- ISBN
- 9780804762014
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 158.83
€ 158.83
Hardback. By examining how the Olympic movement developed in Puerto Rico, Antonio Sotomayor illuminates the profound role sports play in the political and cultural processes of an identity that developed within a political tradition of autonomy rather than traditional political independence. Num Pages: 360 pages, 14 photographs, 2 illustrations, 2 maps, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1KJP; HBTQ; WSBB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 22. Weight in Grams: 825.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780803278813
- ISBN
- 9780803278813
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.38
€ 66.38
Paperback. Present-day Americans may feel secure in their citizenship, but there was a time when citizens could be denationalized. Patrick Weil examines the twentieth-century legal procedures, causes, and enforcement of denaturalization to illuminate an important and neglected dimension of American citizenship, sovereignty, and federal authority. Series: Democracy, Citizenship, and Constitutionalism. Num Pages: 296 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; LNDA. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780812222128
- ISBN
- 9780812222128
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 37.61
€ 41.99
€ 37.61
Paperback. Tammy Algood's The Southern Slow Cooker Bible serves up 365 recipes, covering a year's worth of dishes that let you effortlessly pair the flavors of the South with the convenience of slow cooking. Num Pages: 304 pages, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBS; WBN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 182 x 229 x 24. Weight in Grams: 678.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Thomas Nelson
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781401605001
- ISBN
- 9781401605001
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.18
€ 26.99
€ 25.18
Paperback. Since the Civil War, whites and blacks have struggled over the meanings and uses of the Southern past. This title argues that these battles are ultimately about who has the power to determine what we remember of the past, and whether that remembrance will honor all Southerners or only select groups. Num Pages: 432 pages, 23 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBBF; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 201 x 133 x 32. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674027213
- ISBN
- 9780674027213
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 30.66
€ 36.99
€ 30.66