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Hardcover. Chronicles the rise and fall of ACT UP - the organization founded by lesbians and gay men - highlighting a key factor in its trajectory: emotion. This book offers an account of ACT UP's origin, development, and decline as well as a look at the role of emotion in contentious politics. Num Pages: 458 pages, 18 halftones, 5 figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPN; JFFH2; JPWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 236 x 157 x 32. Weight in Grams: 830.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
458
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226305295
ISBN
9780226305295
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 95.07
€ 79.37

Paperback. Through a discussion of mainstream Hollywood films, this title investigates what the author terms 'the paradox of negative emotion' and the function of mainstream narratives as ritualistic fantasies. It describes the sensual nature of the movies and shows how film emotions are often elicited for rhetorical purposes. Num Pages: 296 pages, 14 b/w photographs, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 231 x 154 x 19. Weight in Grams: 420. American Film and the Spectator's Experience. 296 pages, illustrations. Through a discussion of mainstream Hollywood films, this title investigates what the author terms 'the paradox of negative emotion' and the function of mainstream narratives as ritualistic fantasies. It describes the sensual nature of the movies and shows how film emotions are often elicited for rhetorical purposes. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: 1KBB; APFA. Dimension: 231 x 154 x 19. Weight: 424.
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
296
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
First Trade Paperback
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520256965
ISBN
9780520256965
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.15

Paperback. Ranging from wagon trails to interstate highways, this book retraces how the leaders and employees of the Washington State Department of Transportation and their predecessors helped to shape Washington's transportation system during a century of technological revolution and dramatic transformation of its communities and landscapes. Num Pages: 128 pages, 300 color illus. BIC Classification: 1K; GTB; KNG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 166 x 8. Weight in Grams: 300.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295985619
ISBN
9780295985619
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.81

Hardcover.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Stackpole Books United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780811710220
ISBN
9780811710220
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.88

Paperback. Points to a Third Way between liberals and conservatives, combining a commitment to government expenditures that enhance the incomes of working families Num Pages: 263 pages, 21 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JHBK; JPA; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 15. Weight in Grams: 364.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
263
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814790007
ISBN
9780814790007
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.51

Paperback. Finally in paperback comes Mo' Meta Blues Questlove's New York Times bestselling and critically acclaimed psychedelic, punch-drunk memoir Num Pages: 288 pages, 2 x 8pp insert. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; 3JM; AVGR; BGFA; HBJK; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 205 x 134 x 23. Weight in Grams: 262.
Publisher
Little, Brown & Company
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Illustrated
Condition
New
SKU
V9781455501373
ISBN
9781455501373
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 16.71

paperback. He was Britain's most wanted man. He spent seven years in America's toughest penitentiary. You'll like him. During the mid 1980s Howard Marks had forty three aliases, eighty nine phone lines and owned twenty five companies throughout the world. Num Pages: 560 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPN; BGA; BTC; JKVG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 129. Weight in Grams: 368.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Vintage
Condition
New
SKU
9781784705909
ISBN
9781784705909
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.00
€ 15.16

Paperback. The emergence of the presidential couple is one of the most contentious developments in US post-war political history. Reaction to the First Couple reflects the country's changing morality and attitudes. This work traces these shifts through ten presidential marriages, including the Clintons. Num Pages: 472 pages, 33 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JHBK; JPA; JPHL; JPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 152 x 35. Weight in Grams: 839.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Univ Pr of Kansas
Edition
2 Rev Sub
Condition
New
SKU
V9780700610341
ISBN
9780700610341
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.24

hardcover. This volume collects together battlefront letters composed by Dunn Browne (the pseudonym of Captain Samuel Wheelock Fiske of the 14th Connecticut regiment) during the American Civil War. Fiske was both a fighting infantryman and an experienced newspaper correspondent. Series: North's Civil War S. Num Pages: 254 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BG; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 160 x 20. Weight in Grams: 539.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Edition
2nd Edition
Number of pages
254
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823218332
ISBN
9780823218332
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 105.78

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 604 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; BGH; HBJK; JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 33. Weight in Grams: 999.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
604
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691649184
ISBN
9780691649184
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 308.26

Hardback. Num Pages: 334 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KBBF; 3JH; GBC; HBJK; HBWJ; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 289 x 226 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1166.
Publisher
Scarecrow Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Edition
New Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810867598
ISBN
9780810867598
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 153.25

Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages, 75 black & white halftones, 25 colour illustrations, 8 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBE; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 252 x 204 x 14. Weight in Grams: 721.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Edition
2 Rev ed
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9781608931750
ISBN
9781608931750
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 35.72

Paperback. This volume chronicles the first five months of Truman's presidency, encompassing the destruction and defeat of the Axis Powers in Germany and Japan, the dropping of the first atomic bombs, the birth of the United Nations, the death of colonialism and the beginning of the Cold War. Series: Modern War Studies. Num Pages: 408 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJH; BGH; HBJD; HBJK; HBWQ; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 31. Weight in Grams: 635.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University Press of Kansas
Condition
New
SKU
V9780700611843
ISBN
9780700611843
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.23

Hardcover. Mrs. Howard, Room by Room is the follow-up to Phoebe Howard's critically acclaimed Joy of Decorating and takes readers even deeper in the design process, revealing the seemingly small but essential tips and tricks that will help them imbue Mrs. Howard's celebrated Southern style and taste into their own homes. Num Pages: 272 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBF; WJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 302 x 30. Weight in Grams: 1830.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Stewart, Tabori & Chang
Condition
New
SKU
V9781617691683
ISBN
9781617691683
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.16

paperback. Daughter of Alzace Lewis Landry - founder of the chain that would develop into the Don's Seafood Restaurant chain - Myrtle Landry Simms makes cooking New Orleans and Louisiana Cajun country dishes easy in this simple to follow collection of recipes. Num Pages: 159 pages, photograph, illustrations, index. BIC Classification: 1KBBSL; WBN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 150 x 15. Weight in Grams: 250.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Pelican Publishing Company United States
Number of pages
159
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9781565548411
ISBN
9781565548411
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.68

paperback. Reprints stories from Mrs. Spring Fragrance by the first published Asian North American fiction writer Editor(s): Sui Sin Far; Ling, Amy; White-Parks, Annette. Series: The Asian American Experience. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; C. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 159 x 23. Weight in Grams: 462.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
Edition
First Softcover Edition
SKU
V9780252064197
ISBN
9780252064197
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 22.91

paperback. This text looks at opinion polls, the news media, special interest groups, and interviews with congressional members, using the Iran-Contra hearing as a case study. It explores the construction, interpretation and uses of public opinion and questions the media's role in forming public policy. Series: Power, Conflict, and Democracy: American Politics into the 21st Century. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFD; JPA; JPVK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231108218
ISBN
9780231108218
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.15

Hardback. An officially authorized collection, Muhammad Ali Unfiltered is an intimate look at one of the most inspiring figures of our age. Num Pages: 256 pages, est. 200 4-C t-o. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; AJCP; BGS; WSTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 301 x 26. Weight in Grams: 864.
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781501161940
ISBN
9781501161940
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 30.73

Hardcover. Num Pages: 176 pages, 150. BIC Classification: 1KBBSK; 3JJH; 3JJP; AJCR; WSTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 283 x 21. Weight in Grams: 1240.
Publisher
Reel Art Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781909526389
ISBN
9781909526389
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 46.38

Paperback. Heroic women warriors as reflections of social and moral values Num Pages: 280 pages, figures. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1KBB; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 18. Weight in Grams: 390.
Publisher
Temple University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
American Literatures Initiative
Condition
New
SKU
V9781592139712
ISBN
9781592139712
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 33.91

paperback. Num Pages: 218 pages, photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; GBGP; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 141 x 14. Weight in Grams: 317.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Gulf Publishing Co United States
Number of pages
218
Condition
New
SKU
V9780884158653
ISBN
9780884158653
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.34

Hardback. Presenting an international comparison of segregation patterns of immigrants and policy reactions at local and state level, this book sets out to give an insight into the European experience with ethnic segregation in metropolitan areas. Series: Geojournal Library. Num Pages: 209 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; 1KBC; JFSL1; RGC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 498.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Number of pages
209
Condition
New
SKU
V9780792348542
ISBN
9780792348542
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.52

Paperback. .
Publisher
University of Toronto Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442630147
ISBN
9781442630147
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 38.32

Hardback. This volume compares and contrasts foundational myths and highlights the sociopolitical contexts that affect the conditions of citizenship, access to education, and inclusion of diverse cultural knowledge in educational systems. Editor(s): Joshee, Reva; Johnson, Lauri. Num Pages: 272 pages, 2 figures, 3 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KBC; JFSL1; JNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 21. Weight in Grams: 517.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780774813259
ISBN
9780774813259
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 113.64

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