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The Americas

Paperback. Prins shows how powerful Wall Street bankers partnered with presidents to became the unelected leaders of the 20th century. Num Pages: 544 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW; JPHC; KJZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 209 x 42. Weight in Grams: 528.
Publisher
Nation Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781568584799
ISBN
9781568584799
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 24.14

hardcover. Chronicles the story of the evolution of relationship between presidential press secretaries and reporters who covered White House news during the terms of presidents from Franklin D Roosevelt to George W Bush. This book reveals how the tension between government and media has resulted in the manipulation of facts and release of "official" news. Num Pages: 296 pages, 26 b&w illustrations, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 246 x 166 x 30. Weight in Grams: 626.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Praeger United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780275990985
ISBN
9780275990985
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 79.64

Hardcover. From the public outing of Ellen DeGeneres to the murder of Matthew Shepard, gay lives and images have moved onto the centre stage of American public life. Combining personal stories with analysis, this book argues that we live in a time where gays are seen, but not necessarily heard. Num Pages: 344 pages, 56 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; GTB; JFC; JFSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 238 x 160 x 29. Weight in Grams: 710.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Chicago University Press
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226872315
ISBN
9780226872315
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 94.76
€ 78.29

Paperback. Num Pages: 338 pages, 69 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJK; JFC; TB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 146 x 25. Weight in Grams: 504.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1987
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
338
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226732404
ISBN
9780226732404
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 29.59

Paperback. Examining the decades from the Civil War to World War I, this text explores a neglected chapter in the history of American utopian and communal experiments. Countering the view that utopianism declined dramatically after the 1840s, it studies utopian experiments across the USA from 1860 to 1914. Num Pages: 314 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJC; HBJK; HBLL; HBLW; HBTB; JFS; JPF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 151 x 23. Weight in Grams: 481.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Lexington Books United States
Number of pages
314
Condition
New
SKU
V9780739105207
ISBN
9780739105207
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 87.09

Paperback. With punk tunes to die for, raucous gigs to get the world jumping and lyrics that resonate with a generation, All Time Low are putting the power back into power-pop and owning stages across the globe. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVGP; AVGU; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 23. Weight in Grams: 242.
Publisher
John Blake Publishing Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784189853
ISBN
9781784189853
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.33

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9781479873258
ISBN
9781479873258
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.53

Hardcover. This critical institutional history marks the University of Alberta's centennial. Num Pages: 392 pages, 130+ b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBC; HBJK; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 260 x 187 x 33. Weight in Grams: 980.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
University of Alberta Press Canada
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
372
Condition
New
SKU
V9780888644442
ISBN
9780888644442
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 50.92
€ 40.36

Hardback. The material lives of rural upcountry women improved dramatically by midcentury-yet in becoming middle class, Walker concludes, the women found their experiences both broadened and circumscribed. Series: Revisiting Rural America. Num Pages: 344 pages, 13, 13 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBF; 3JJG; HBJK; HBLW; JFSJ1; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 612.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801863189
ISBN
9780801863189
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 73.80

Paperback. An invaluable resource, a trove of lore for anyone interested in The Velvet Underground, their roots, and legacy. Num Pages: 320 pages, 15 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPK; AVGP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 153 x 21. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
The Perseus Books Group United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780306814778
ISBN
9780306814778
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 19.40

Paperback. Num Pages: 351 pages, Illustrations (some col.), col. map. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 154 x 21. Weight in Grams: 492.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Seven Stories Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
351
Condition
New
SKU
V9781583228548
ISBN
9781583228548
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 22.75

Hardback. Analyses the work of recent American church coalitions that support and campaign for low wage workers. Series: Religion and Social Transformation. Num Pages: 217 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HRCX6; JHBL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 163 x 18. Weight in Grams: 414.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
217
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814741122
ISBN
9780814741122
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.26

Hardback. Offering an intriguing new approach to American cultural history through one of its enduring icons, Larzer Ziff traces the rise and flourishing of an ideal type once represented by such figures as George Washington and Tom Sawyer - a type immensely popular before antiheroes like Holden Caulfield captured our imagination Series: Discovering America. Num Pages: 154 pages, 10 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DSB; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3556 x 23. Weight in Grams: 386.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of Texas Press United States
Number of pages
154
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780292738928
ISBN
9780292738928
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 23.49

Hardback. A lively look at magazine ads during World War II and their roles in sustaining morale and promoting home-front support of the war, with lots of illustrations Num Pages: 340 pages, 70 illus. (10 colour). BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJH; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB; HBWQ; JFDV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 635.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University Press of New England United States
Number of pages
340
Condition
New
SKU
V9781584657682
ISBN
9781584657682
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 40.72

Hardback. Num Pages: 224 pages, 135 color + b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; ACXJ; ACXJ5; AFKP; HBJK; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 267 x 216. .
Publisher
Yale University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300222609
ISBN
9780300222609
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 50.34
€ 39.95

Hardback. Presents a study of the two important artists of the twentieth century that links the art practices of Allan Kaprow and Robert Smithson in their attempts to test the limits of art - both what it is and where it is. Translator(s): Elliott, Fiona. Num Pages: 342 pages, 37 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; ACX; AFKP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 163 x 229 x 25. Weight in Grams: 688.
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
342
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520245419
ISBN
9780520245419
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 84.10
€ 64.59

Hardcover. Num Pages: 264 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 526.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815610113
ISBN
9780815610113
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 30.11

hardcover. This book deals with a sequence of lively and often bizarre episodes within San Francisco's Russian community set in motion in early 1888 by the arrival in San Francisco of a new Russian Orthodox bishop--and his entourage, which included some twenty clergymen and eleven boys. Num Pages: 268 pages, 13 half-tones. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HRCC8; JFFE; JFS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 222 x 146 x 23. Weight in Grams: 487.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Stanford University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
246
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804727679
ISBN
9780804727679
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 88.07

Paperback. Num Pages: 264 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AMG; HBJF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 431.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of Pittsburgh Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822963134
ISBN
9780822963134
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 27.61

Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; APF; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 150 x 228 x 15. Weight in Grams: 394.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816626779
ISBN
9780816626779
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.24

paperback. Allen Ginsberg (1926-97) was born in Newark, New Jersey, to a poet-teacher father and Russian emigre mother. When "Howl and Other Poems" was impounded by San Francisco customs in 1956, the subsequent trial for obscenity catapulted Ginsberg and his publisher City Lights to national fame and helped to define the Beat Generation. Editor(s): Ford, Mark. Series: Poet to Poet. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 120 x 11. Weight in Grams: 146.
Publisher
Faber & Faber United Kingdom
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
Main - Poet to Poet
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571238101
ISBN
9780571238101
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.45

Paperback. Allende s Chile and the Inter-American Cold War" Series: New Cold War History (Paperback). Num Pages: 375 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KLS; HBJK; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 157 x 31. Weight in Grams: 626.
Publisher
The University of North Carolina Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781469613901
ISBN
9781469613901
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.30

Num Pages: 224 pages, 398 colour & 75 b/w images. BIC Classification: 1KBBEP; WCS; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 281 x 218 x 11. Weight in Grams: 654.
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764327506
ISBN
9780764327506
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 21.15

Paperback. In 1935, the author set off from his adopted home, Paris, to revisit his native land, America. This title describes the trip and his return journey on a Dutch steamer. It shows height of his powers. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JJG; WTLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
112
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141398860
ISBN
9780141398860
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.30

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