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Hardcover. Shows that fundraising mechanisms - ranging from complex transnational gift-giving systems to national bonds - are organizational tools that can be used to bind dispersed groups to the nation. This title examines how the Irish republicans and the Zionist movement secured financial support in US during the first half of the twentieth century. Num Pages: 240 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL1; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 161 x 22. Weight in Grams: 450.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Polity Press United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745662640
ISBN
9780745662640
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 73.18

Hardcover. In essays comparing poets as seemingly different in context and temperament as Wordsworth and Adrienne Rich, Lord Byron and Anne Sexton, John Keats and Elizabeth Bishop, Deborah Forbes reveals unexpected convergences of poetic strategy. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1KBB; 2AB; DSBF; DSBH; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 513.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674011885
ISBN
9780674011885
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 90.42
€ 81.69

Paperback. This colourful examination of "translated" television characters in Italy looks at the implications for transnational intersections of commerce and culture. Num Pages: 176 pages, 1 map, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APT; HRJ; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 156 x 11. Weight in Grams: 280.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of Texas Press United States
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9780292737556
ISBN
9780292737556
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 20.83

Paperback. This book examines over 4000 years of culture history of the related Nuu-chah-nulth, Ditidaht, and Makah peoples on western Vancouver Island and the Olympic Peninsula. Series: Pacific Rim Archaeology. Num Pages: 264 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1KBC; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 19. Weight in Grams: 395.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Edition
Revised ed.
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780774807012
ISBN
9780774807012
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 36.54

Paperback. Winner of the 2016 Yale Series of Younger Poets prize Series: Yale Series of Younger Poets. Num Pages: 104 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 190 x 152. Weight in Grams: 90.
Publisher
Yale University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300223965
ISBN
9780300223965
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 20.11

Paperback. They melted like snow on the ground, one officer said-wave after wave of Federal soldiers charging uphill across an open, muddy plain. Confederates, fortified behind a stone wall along a sunken road, poured a solid hail of lead into them as they charged .. and faltered .. and died. Series: Emerging Civil War Series. Num Pages: 168 pages, 171 illustrations and 6 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBFV; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 152 x 229 x 13. Weight in Grams: 280. The Battle of Fredericksburg, December 13, 1862. 168 pages, 171 illustrations and 6 maps. Mackowski and White have worked for years along Fredericksburg's Sunken Road and Stone Wall. In Simply Murder: The Battle of Fredericksburg, December 13, 1862, they not only recount Fredericksburg's tragic story of slaughter, they also share information about the battlefield itself. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1KBBFV; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ; JWLF. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 10. Weight: 280.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Savas Beatie
Number of pages
168
Condition
New
SKU
V9781611211467
ISBN
9781611211467
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 17.55

Paperback. At a time when most Americans have come to distrust government at all levels, the author aims to show how a consistent application of economic and political theory allows for a middle path between too much and too little. Num Pages: 378 pages, 1 table, notes, indices. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPA; JPQ; KCA; LAB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 158 x 234 x 23. Weight in Grams: 548.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
378
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674808218
ISBN
9780674808218
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.99
€ 43.25

Series: Latin American Silhouettes. Num Pages: 168 pages, map. BIC Classification: 1KLS; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 174 x 17. Weight in Grams: 392.
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
168
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742537521
ISBN
9780742537521
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 73.81

Paperback. .
Publisher
McNidder & Grace
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857161505
ISBN
9780857161505
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 22.74

Hardback. Silver, Trade, and War is about men and markets, national rivalries, diplomacy and conflict, and the advancement or stagnation of states. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 1K; 1QD; 3J; HBJD; HBLH; HBTQ; HBTR; KCLT; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 238 x 162 x 28. Weight in Grams: 620.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801861352
ISBN
9780801861352
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 84.79

Paperback. Taking us back to the early nineteenth century, when baseball was played in the meadows and streets of Rochester, New York, this title retraces the careers of the players and managers who honed their skills at Silver Stadium and later at Frontier Field. Num Pages: 400 pages, 63 black-&-white illustrations, index. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JJ; WSJT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815609513
ISBN
9780815609513
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 22.10

Num Pages: 224 pages, 484 color photos. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; WCP; WCR; WFJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 286 x 224 x 24. Weight in Grams: 149.
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780887409615
ISBN
9780887409615
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 54.75
€ 39.06

Hardback. Num Pages: 506 pages, 243 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; AJ. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 260 x 205 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1637.
Publisher
University of New Mexico Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Edition
Revised & enlarged
Condition
New
SKU
V9780826331786
ISBN
9780826331786
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 45.50

hardcover. What accounts for the growing income inequalities in Silicon Valley, despite huge technological and economic strides? Why have the once-powerful labor unions declined in their influence? This book examines these questions from a fresh perspective: that provided by the history of women in Silicon Valley in the twentieth century. Num Pages: 336 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; 3JJ; JFSJ1; JFSL; KNTX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 24. Weight in Grams: 567.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804741545
ISBN
9780804741545
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 144.76

Hardcover. Despite the evident importance of Silicon Valley North for regional, national, and international technological development this phenomenon is far from being well understood. An exceptionally timely endeavor, this book is devoted to the multidimensional and multifaceted nature of SVN, its history, current state and future developments. Editor(s): Shavinina, Larisa V. Dr. (Universite du Quebec en Outaouais, Canada); Thomas, Howard. Series: Technology, Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Competitive Strategy. Num Pages: 360 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; KCA; KNDH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 165 x 26. Weight in Grams: 812.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Emerald Group Publishing Limited United Kingdom
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780080444574
ISBN
9780080444574
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 125.57

Paperback. "Silent Warfare" is an insider's guide to a shadowy, often misunderstood world. Abram Shulskey and Gary Schmitt explain such topics as the principles of collection, analysis, counter-intelligence and covert action, and their interrelationship with policy makers and democratic values. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; JPSH; JWKF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 227 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 380.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Potomac Books Inc United States
Edition
3rd
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9781574883459
ISBN
9781574883459
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 26.68

Paperback. Presents an argument that the process of collecting information on public preferences through surveys may bias our picture of several preferences. This book focuses on the many respondents who say they "don't know" when asked for their views on the political issues of the day. Num Pages: 240 pages, 16 line illus. 29 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPVK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 153 x 236 x 13. Weight in Grams: 322.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691123783
ISBN
9780691123783
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.39

Paperback. This study traces the American tradition of the suspicion of immigrant populations spreading disease. From the cholera outbreak of the 1930s to the associations of Haitians and AIDS, the author shows how immigrant groups have been regularly slandered as carriers of particular diseases. Num Pages: 384 pages, 27 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLH; HBTB; JFFN; JPVH1; MBN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801850967
ISBN
9780801850967
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 31.60

Paperback. A selective history for those who want to be informed without being overwhelmed, who would like to know enough about the silent era to feel at home there, respect its artists, and admire their work. Series: American Movies: The First Thirty Years S. Num Pages: 272 pages, 12 photographs, 5 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJC; 3JJF; 3JJG; APF; HBT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 363.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810833920
ISBN
9780810833920
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 91.06

Hardcover. Offers a fresh look at the Russian/Soviet Jewish emigration phenomenon. Although the author credits Israel with initiating the struggle for Soviet Jewry and fostering it within American Jewry, he maintains that it was the actions of a secure and confident American Jewry that finally delivered the Jews from the Soviet Union. Series: Modern Jewish History. Num Pages: 368 pages, 12 black-&-white illustrations, glossary, notes, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFN; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 29. Weight in Grams: 921.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815631019
ISBN
9780815631019
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.37

Paperback. Presents the landmark Supreme Court case of Brown vs. Board of Education. This book states that the Brown decision actually enraged and energized its opponents. It also states that racial policy is made through silent covenants, unspoken convergences of interest, that ensure that policies conform to priorities set by policy-makers. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; LND; LNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 158 x 233 x 14. Weight in Grams: 366.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195182477
ISBN
9780195182477
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.69

Paperback. Num Pages: 520 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPL; HBJK; HBLW3; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 230 x 34. Weight in Grams: 638.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Trine Day
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781634240536
ISBN
9781634240536
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.78

Paperback. MacCann features Mack Sennett, Charlie Chaplin, Buster Keaton, Harold Lloyd, and Harry Langdon in this guide to the lives and works of the most important silent comedy movie-makers in America. Series: American Movies: The First Thirty Years S. Num Pages: 257 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJC; 3JJF; 3JJG; APF; HBT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 136 x 15. Weight in Grams: 318.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
257
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810827301
ISBN
9780810827301
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 90.60

Paperback. On October 15, 1994, Jean-Bertrand Aristide was returned to power as Haiti's leader. In a blend of political, historical and moral concerns, the author of this study here provides an account of Aristide's reinstatement and explores the uncertain fate of democracy in Haiti. Num Pages: 310 pages, 6 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KJH; HBJK; HBLW3; JPHV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 225 x 150 x 22. Weight in Grams: 400.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press
Number of pages
310
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226776279
ISBN
9780226776279
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 29.90

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