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The Americas
Hardcover. Tells how Los Angeles came to be what it is today. Exploring the cultural, political, industrial, and sociological history via the work of myriad photographers, this book examines the city's critical developments ranging from the real estate booms of the 1880s to the uncontrolled urban sprawl of the late 20th century. Editor(s): Heimann, Jim. Num Pages: 572 pages, chiefly Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; AJC; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 347 x 262 x 47. Weight in Grams: 3700.
- Publisher
- Taschen GmbH Germany
- Number of pages
- 572
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- Mul
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783836502917
- ISBN
- 9783836502917
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 59.42€ 51.17
€ 59.42
€ 51.17
Paperback. Examines the built environment of Los Angeles, looking at its manifestations of popular taste and industrial ingenuity, as well as its traditional modes of residential and commercial building. This title also examines 'four ecologies' in the ways Angelenos relate to the beach, the freeways, the flatlands, and the foothills. Num Pages: 296 pages, 111 b/w photographs, 4 line illustrations, 8 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; AMX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 141 x 19. Weight in Grams: 354. The Architecture of Four Ecologies. 296 pages, Illustrations. Examines the built environment of Los Angeles, looking at its manifestations of popular taste and industrial ingenuity, as well as its traditional modes of residential and commercial building. This title also examines 'four ecologies' in the ways Angelenos relate to the beach, the freeways, the flatlands, and the foothills. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; AMX. Dimension: 209 x 141 x 19. Weight: 352.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Edition
- 2nd edition
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520260153
- ISBN
- 9780520260153
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.81
€ 33.99
€ 24.81
Paperback. A ringing call to action by one of the country's longest serving and most respected legislators. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JMC; JPVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 280.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393327014
- ISBN
- 9780393327014
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 14.74
€ 15.99
€ 14.74
Hardback. A detailed and thorough challenge to the Revisionist historians' claims that the Vietnam War was in fact won in the period after the 1968 Tet Offensive only to be thrown away by media influence on a war weary public. Series: Modern War Studies. Num Pages: 416 pages, 4 illustrations, 27 maps. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 1KBB; 3JJP; HBJF; HBLW3; HBWS2; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 680.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University Press of Kansas United States
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780700623525
- ISBN
- 9780700623525
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 74.76
€ 74.76
Paperback. Losing Eden traces the environmental history and development of the American West and explains how the land has shaped and been shaped by the people who live there. Series: Western History Series. Num Pages: 240 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; HBJK; RN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 143 x 216 x 12. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118934296
- ISBN
- 9781118934296
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.20
€ 41.20
Paperback. The first book to look beyond the brutal events toward the broad implications of Matt Shepard's story. Loffreda shows how the politics of sexuality unfolds in a remote and sparsely populated area of the country. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBWY; JFFE; JFSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231118590
- ISBN
- 9780231118590
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 19.60
€ 25.99
€ 19.60
Hardback. The first book to sum up the consequences of the cold war for Americans. Num Pages: 257 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW3; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 221 x 151 x 23. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Ivan R Dee, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 257
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781566630375
- ISBN
- 9781566630375
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.19
€ 33.19
Paperback. The first book to sum up the consequences of the cold war for Americans. "A searching account of the costs of the cold war 'victory' that we are celebrating-not only the material price but the blight on our ideas, ideals, and institutions."-James MacGregor Burns. Num Pages: 257 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW3; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 207 x 136 x 17. Weight in Grams: 295.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Ivan R Dee, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 257
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781566630962
- ISBN
- 9781566630962
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.12
€ 19.12
paperback. Num Pages: 70 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DCF; WS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 181.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- CavanKerry Press United States
- Number of pages
- 70
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9781933880150
- ISBN
- 9781933880150
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 15.43
€ 17.99
€ 15.43
Hardback. This book reveals how and why U.S. corporations helped replace the Goddess of Democracy that once stood in Tiananmen Square with the Gods of Mammon and Mars that dominate China today. Num Pages: 250 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1KBB; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 175 x 25. Weight in Grams: 557.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Encounter Books,USA United States
- Number of pages
- 250
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781893554832
- ISBN
- 9781893554832
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 25.09
€ 27.99
€ 25.09
paperback. Reveals how and why US corporations helped replace the Goddess of Democracy that once stood in Tiananmen Square with the Gods of Mammon and Mars that dominate China. Num Pages: 250 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1KBB; 3JJPR; JPS; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 228 x 22. Weight in Grams: 420.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Encounter Books United States
- Number of pages
- 250
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- New Ed
- SKU
- V9781594031229
- ISBN
- 9781594031229
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 17.89
€ 17.99
€ 17.89
Paperback. Losing to Win:The 1996 Elections and American Politics advances their groundbreaking research to electoral politics and continues their penetrating discussions of divided government, independent candidates, party platform, 'outsiderism', and campaign strategies. Series: Studies in American Political Institutions and Public Policy. Num Pages: 200 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPR; JPHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 145 x 15. Weight in Grams: 310.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780847684069
- ISBN
- 9780847684069
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 58.10
€ 58.10
Paperback. A passionate and vivid recreation of the history of Trinidad by the winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature. Num Pages: 400 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1KJWWT; HBJK; HBTQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 26. Weight in Grams: 326.
- Publisher
- PAN MACMILLAN
- Number of pages
- 400
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780330522847
- ISBN
- 9780330522847
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.28
€ 17.99
€ 13.28
Paperback. Reveals the complexities of a people reclaiming their own history. This title ponders how the dual act of recovering - and recovering from - history necessitates private and public mediation between remembering and forgetting, speaking out and remaining silent. Series: The Asian American Experience. Num Pages: 264 pages, 100 photographs. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 1KBB; 3JJH; HBJK; HBLW3; HBTB; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5182 x 4522 x 407. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780252073724
- ISBN
- 9780252073724
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.12
€ 26.99
€ 25.12
Paperback. Num Pages: 220 pages, 23 b&w photos, 5 b&w charts/graphs. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; JKVP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 259 x 18. Weight in Grams: 374.
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781477308455
- ISBN
- 9781477308455
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.21
€ 27.99
€ 26.21
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Adventures Unlimited Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780932813022
- ISBN
- 9780932813022
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.09
€ 19.09
Hardback. Hiram Bingham describes the Peruvian expedition to the Inca capitals of Vitcos and Vilcapampa, lost for three centuries under the shadow of Machu Picchu mountain. Here is all that is known about Machu Picchu, its origin, how it came to be lost, and how it was finally discovered. Num Pages: 263 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLSR; HD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 150 x 29. Weight in Grams: 608.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1981
- Publisher
- ABC-CLIO United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 263
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780313229503
- ISBN
- 9780313229503
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 90.59
€ 90.59
Paperback. First published in the 1950s, this is a classic account of the discovery in 1911 of the lost city of Machu Picchu. Editor(s): Thomson, Hugh. Num Pages: 320 pages, 25, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1KLSR; HBJK; HBLC; HDD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 23. Weight in Grams: 264.
- Publisher
- Phoenix London
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781842125854
- ISBN
- 9781842125854
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.41
€ 17.99
€ 13.41
paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages, , black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JNLR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 295.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780226418438
- ISBN
- 9780226418438
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 25.92
€ 32.99
€ 25.92
Hardback. In his brief but productive life, noted Muscogee (Creek) writer, humorist, and political activist Alexander Posey (1873-1908) became an influential political spokesperson, man of letters, and advocate for better conditions in Indian Territory. This book presents a collection of the journals and shorter autobiographical works of Posey. Editor(s): Sivils, Matthew Wynn. Num Pages: 200 pages, photograph. BIC Classification: 1KBB; C; GTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 23. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803216280
- ISBN
- 9780803216280
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 55.14
€ 55.14
Paperback. A clear, authoritative guide to the crisis of 2008, its continuing repercussions, and the needed reforms ahead. Num Pages: 304 pages, figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JMC; KCX; KFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 210 x 24. Weight in Grams: 242.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 284
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393344103
- ISBN
- 9780393344103
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.74
€ 26.99
€ 23.74
Paperback. Num Pages: 159 pages, 30 b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBBES; JFHF; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 183 x 227 x 11. Weight in Grams: 320.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 159
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764335686
- ISBN
- 9780764335686
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 14.13
€ 18.99
€ 14.13
Paperback. Discusses films such as: "Five Easy Pieces"; "Chinatown"; "Carnal Knowledge"; "Straw Dogs"; "A Clockwork Orange"; "Mean Streets"; "The Conversation"; "Nashville"; "Shampoo"; "Taxi Driver"; and, "Apocalypse Now". Series: History of the American Cinema S. Num Pages: 717 pages, 281 b/w photographs, 9 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPL; APFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 253 x 178 x 42. Weight in Grams: 1522. American Cinema in the Shadow of Watergate and Vietnam, 1970-1979. Series: History of the American Cinema S. 717 pages, 281 b&w photographs, 15 tables. Discusses films such as: "Five Easy Pieces"; "Chinatown"; "Carnal Knowledge"; "Straw Dogs"; "A Clockwork Orange"; "Mean Streets"; "The Conversation"; "Nashville"; "Shampoo"; "Taxi Driver"; and, "Apocalypse Now". Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPL; APFA. Dimension: 253 x 178 x 42. Weight: 1440.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Number of pages
- 717
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520232655
- ISBN
- 9780520232655
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.99€ 38.81
€ 53.99
€ 38.81
Hardcover. Shows how Scottish imagination was shaped by its emigre experience with wilderness and the extreme. Drawing on journals, emigrant guides, memoirs, letters, poetry and fiction, this book examines patterns of survival, defeat, adaptation and response in North America's harshest landscapes. Num Pages: 224 pages, map. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 1KB; HBJD1; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 21. Weight in Grams: 554.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748647392
- ISBN
- 9780748647392
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 95.07€ 91.90
€ 95.07
€ 91.90