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hardcover. This book reinterprets how and when presidents use unilateral power, arguing that these orders are used not only to press the president's agenda, but also to share power with Congress and facilitate the work of government. Series: Studies in the Modern Presidency. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804799973
ISBN
9780804799973
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 81.21

Hardback. This book chronicles the complex connections between race and class that have marked American social reform since the New Deal, revealing an aspect of the civil rights struggle that that has been too long overlooked or obscured: the struggle for policies to expand social and economic welfare for blacks and whites alike. Series: Power, Conflict, and Democracy: American Politics into the 21st Century. Num Pages: 335 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; JFFJ; JFSL; JHM; JKSB; JPQB; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 162 x 26. Weight in Grams: 681.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
335
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231103640
ISBN
9780231103640
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 118.67
€ 89.47

Hardback. An inspiring and heartfelt memoir about the friendship between eight women forged over two decades. Num Pages: 272 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBNG; 3JJPR; 3JM; BGH; HBJK; VFV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 151 x 217 x 27. Weight in Grams: 404.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Little, Brown & Company
Condition
New
SKU
V9781455554744
ISBN
9781455554744
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 22.79

Paperback. Encourages readers to think critically about the role of corporations in everyday life, health, and culture Num Pages: 251 pages, black & white illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: 1KJP; JHM; KNDP; RNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 400.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
251
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814724736
ISBN
9780814724736
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.61

Paperback. Longstreth explores the early development of two kinds of retail space that have become ubiquitous in the United States in the second half of the twentieth century. Num Pages: 304 pages, 164. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; 3JJF; 3JJG; 3JJH; AC; AMG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 280 x 190 x 17. Weight in Grams: 771.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
MIT Press Ltd United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780262621427
ISBN
9780262621427
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 32.93

paperback. Studies this famous case of judicial failure, and discusses the legal bases of slavery, the debate over the Constitution, and the dispute over slavery and continental expansion. Num Pages: 768 pages, 5 line illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTS; JFSL3; LND. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 171 x 37. Weight in Grams: 1110.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Edition
Revised ed.
Number of pages
768
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195145885
ISBN
9780195145885
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.65

paperback. Num Pages: 504 pages, 18 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJF; HBJK; HBWN; JWG; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 149 x 26. Weight in Grams: 630.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
504
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816642717
ISBN
9780816642717
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 23.10

Hardback. This study explores how magazines became the first mass medium in the USA and how they expressed a new American culture built on dreams of a better future. The author argues that the birth of the popular magazine at the turn of the 20th century laid the foundations of the modern consumer culture. Num Pages: 357 pages, 20 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; HBTB; JFC; JFD; KNTJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 158 x 28. Weight in Grams: 635.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
357
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231082907
ISBN
9780231082907
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 73.57
€ 56.89

Paperback. An elegant, poetic, and experimental memoir by one of the foremost voices in Native American literature today. Num Pages: 220 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DQ; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 162 x 14. Weight in Grams: 302.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803234819
ISBN
9780803234819
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.51

Paperback. Num Pages: 480 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPK; APFA; HBJK; HBLW3; JFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 201 x 150 x 21. Weight in Grams: 620.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
The New Press
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
480
Condition
New
SKU
V9781565849785
ISBN
9781565849785
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.10

Paperback. Traces the trajectory of the author's philosophical career through a selection of his essays. This work addresses specific issues in American thought and culture. It constitutes a mosaic of his philosophy, showing its roots in an American conception of experience. Editor(s): Anderson, Douglas R. Series: American Philosophy. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HPCF; JFC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 156 x 227 x 37. Weight in Grams: 784.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823226634
ISBN
9780823226634
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.99
€ 46.17

Hardback. Traces the trajectory of the author's philosophical career through a selection of his essays. This work addresses specific issues in American thought and culture. It constitutes a mosaic of his philosophy, showing its roots in an American conception of experience. Editor(s): Anderson, Douglas R. Series: American Philosophy. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HPCF; HPS; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 157 x 231 x 36. Weight in Grams: 891.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823226627
ISBN
9780823226627
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 124.55

Paperback. An intrepid journalist's quest to trace the origins of the Asian arowana or "dragon fish"-the world's most sought-after aquarium fish. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1FM; 1KBB; WNCS; WTLP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 139. .
Publisher
Scribner
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781451678956
ISBN
9781451678956
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 17.62

Paperback. .
Publisher
Dover Publications Inc.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780486780764
ISBN
9780486780764
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 19.02

Paperback. The secrets behind one of the world's most secretive dictators. Fidel Castro's life from revolutionary to being one of the wealthiest leaders in the world Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1KJC; 3JJP; BGH; HBJK; HBLW3; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Amberley Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781445660141
ISBN
9781445660141
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.33

Paperback. Few incidents in crime history have been as notorious as the 1927 murder of Queens suburbanite Albert Snyder by his wife and her lover. This book assesses the entire case, from grisly slaying and shabby cover-up to sharp police work and aftermath. It explores the question: what effect does news reportage exert upon high profile cases. Num Pages: 304 pages, 13 black-&-white illustrations, index. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; BTC; JKV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 567.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Syracuse University Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815608240
ISBN
9780815608240
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.45

Paperback. A veteran White House reporter asks, Can a president's private life be separated from his performance in office? Num Pages: 336 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLL; HBLW; JPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 459.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Basic Books
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813367774
ISBN
9780813367774
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 35.31

Hardback. In the Election of 1872 the conflict between President US Grant and Horace Greeley has been typically understood as a battle for the soul of the ruling Republican Party. This book argues that the campaign was more than a narrow struggle between Party elites and a class-based radical reform movement. Series: Reconstructing America. Num Pages: 306 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ; JPL; JPQB. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 148 x 226 x 32. Weight in Grams: 582.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
306
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823227099
ISBN
9780823227099
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 100.58

paperback. Based on a wide range of sources, from commercial and government reports to personal interviews, The Donut is a comprehensive and fascinating look at one of Canada's most popular products. It offers original insights on consumer culture, mass consumption, and the dynamics of Canadian history. Num Pages: 256 pages, 12 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBC; HBT; KNDF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 409.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780802095459
ISBN
9780802095459
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.01

Hardback. Despite its significance in the history of Spanish colonialism, the Dominican Republic is familiar to most outsiders through only a few elements of its past and culture. This book provides an introduction to the history, politics, and culture of the country from precolonial times into the early twenty-first century. Editor(s): Roorda, Eric Paul; Derby, Lauren Hutchinson; Gonzalez, Raymundo. Series: The Latin America Readers. Num Pages: 560 pages, 85 illustrations, including 10 in colour. BIC Classification: 1KJD; HBJK; JFC; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 165 x 36. Weight in Grams: 916.
Publisher
Duke University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822356882
ISBN
9780822356882
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 115.20

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