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Paperback. Containing more than three hundred photographs, this is written primarily for students of arms, but also contains material of interest to historians, museum specialists, collectors, and dealers of antique arms. Num Pages: 556 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; HBW; JWM; TTM; WCK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 279 x 216 x 29. Weight in Grams: 1256.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of New Mexico Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780826349989
ISBN
9780826349989
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 134.95

Paperback. The book is an excellent springboard for understanding the complex relationship of science, technology, and war in American history. Num Pages: 232 pages, 12, 12 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBW; TTM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 385.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801887727
ISBN
9780801887727
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.87

Hardcover. Looks at The Museum of Modern Arts holdings of American art made between 1915 and 1950, and considers the cultural preoccupations of a rapidly changing American society in the first half of the 20th century. Num Pages: 144 pages, 154 illustrations, 104 in colour. BIC Classification: 1KBB; ACXD; AGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 311 x 240 x 19. Weight in Grams: 1326.
Publisher
Museum of Modern Art United States
Number of pages
144
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Edition
F First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780870708527
ISBN
9780870708527
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 28.58

Paperback. This work describes how four major American thinkers practiced philosophy non-reductively by incorporating the arts and other human activities. It analyzes Peirce, Dewey, Santayana and Buchler, showing how the importance they placed on the human can cure what is missing from recent philosophy. Num Pages: 226 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBAH; HPC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
226
Condition
New
SKU
V9780847683109
ISBN
9780847683109
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 62.72

Hardback. Focusing on the Art Institute's outstanding collection of American modernism, this title includes over 175 important paintings, sculptures, decorative art objects, and works on paper made in North America between World War II and 1955. Series: Art Institute of Chicago. Num Pages: 376 pages, 140 black-&-white illustrations + 250 colour images. BIC Classification: 1KBB; ACXD2; AGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 305 x 241 x 33. Weight in Grams: 2426.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
376
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300117387
ISBN
9780300117387
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.36
€ 54.42

Paperback. Beginning with the late work of Henry James, this book goes on to examine at length Ezra Pound and Gertrude Stein, to conclude with the uncanny regionalism of mid-century San Francisco Renaissance poet Jack Spicer, and the deterritorialised aesthetic of Spicer's peer, John Ashbery. Series: Edinburgh Studies in Transatlantic Literatures. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JH; DSBF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 12. Weight in Grams: 328.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748691210
ISBN
9780748691210
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.51

Hardback. A catalogue that presents a selection of approximately 100 of the finest watercolours, pastels, and drawings by American modernists from the Wadsworth Atheneum's renowned collection of American art. It features two essays exploring the historical significance of the collection and the importance to American modernists of working on paper. Series: Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art. Num Pages: 216 pages, 190 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; ACXD2; AFCC; AFF; AGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 298 x 248 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1522.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300151664
ISBN
9780300151664
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 77.24
€ 59.26

Paperback. In the early twentieth century, a brand of men and women moved to New York City. For them, the city's immigrant neighborhoods provided a place where the fancies and forms of a new America could be tested. This book tells the story of most famous of these neighborhoods, Greenwich Village, which became a symbol of social and intellectual freedom. Num Pages: 432 pages, 25 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JJC; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 632.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
440
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691142838
ISBN
9780691142838
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.48

Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 209 x 22. Weight in Grams: 272.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Penguin Putnam Inc United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780425262511
ISBN
9780425262511
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 17.03

Paperback. Explores how Islamic ideals of racial harmony and equality create hopeful possibilities in an American society that remains challenged by race and class inequalities Series: Religion, Race, & Ethnicity. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HRH; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 155 x 229 x 23. Weight in Grams: 478.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814748107
ISBN
9780814748107
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.86

Paperback. Probing the effect of the Vietnam War on the American self-image, the author uses popular culture, literature, and film to study how the myths and symbols of the war reflected the politics of Americans. Num Pages: 241 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 1KBB; HBJK; HBTB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 229 x 16. Weight in Grams: 442.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1989
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
241
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231058797
ISBN
9780231058797
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.35

Paperback. Details how Americans have traditionally relied on narratives to address what it means to be strong, morally responsible individuals and to explain why some people are more successful than others - in short, to help us make sense of our lives. This title argues that these narratives have done little to help Americans confront new challenges. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 428.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691138558
ISBN
9780691138558
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.81

Hardcover. Num Pages: 590 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBWJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 290 x 222 x 40. Weight in Grams: 1684.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Liberty Fund Inc United States
Edition
New Edition
Number of pages
590
Condition
New
SKU
V9780865977297
ISBN
9780865977297
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.77

Paperback. Num Pages: 590 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBWJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 276 x 208 x 35. Weight in Grams: 1448.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Liberty Fund Inc United States
Number of pages
590
Condition
New
SKU
V9780865977303
ISBN
9780865977303
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.64

Paperback. Presents an account of the significant changes in national security policy. This work offers an examination of the international environment and factors affecting US national security policy making. Num Pages: 688 pages, 47, 31 black & white halftones, 16 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPS; JWK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 41. Weight in Grams: 930.
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Number of pages
688
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
sixth edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801891540
ISBN
9780801891540
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 37.22

Hardcover. Editor(s): Slovich, Carrie D. Num Pages: 197 pages, tables & charts. BIC Classification: 1KBB; RNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 262 x 182 x 18. Weight in Grams: 672.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
197
Condition
New
SKU
V9781600211515
ISBN
9781600211515
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 158.04
€ 107.92

Hardback. Originally printed in 1988 by the University Press of America as "Selected and Annotated Bibliography American History". This edition has been modernized by listing titles about the last years of the Reagan presidency, Bush's presidency, and the first two years of Clinton's presidency. The list of periodicals have been expanded and revised. Series: Historical Dictionaries of Ancient Civilizations & Historical Eras. Num Pages: 960 pages, maps, diagrams, illustrations, glossaries, appendices. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTM; JWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 146 x 57. Weight in Grams: 1171.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Edition
3 Rev ed
Number of pages
960
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810833029
ISBN
9780810833029
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 328.79

Hardback. A wide-ranging yet concise survey of the U.S. Navy from the colonial era through the Civil War Series: Studies in War, Society, and the Military. Num Pages: 216 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JD; 3JF; 3JH; HBJK; HBLH; HBTM; JWF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 19. Weight in Grams: 404.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780803240520
ISBN
9780803240520
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 25.94

Paperback. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFHF; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 216 x 24. Weight in Grams: 466.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Dover Publications Inc.
Edition
First Edition, First
Condition
New
SKU
V9780486796802
ISBN
9780486796802
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.25

Paperback. This volume surveys the full breath of American neo-noir, its style and substance, its evolution over succeeding generations of filmmakers, from activist through postmodern to millennial and on. Num Pages: 280 pages, heavily illustrated throughout. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 256 x 205 x 21. Weight in Grams: 958.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Applause Theatre & Cinema Books
Condition
New
SKU
V9781480386266
ISBN
9781480386266
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 28.71

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