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The Americas

Paperback. For more than a century, accounts of progress in the West foregrounded the technological feats performed while canals and railroads were built and lionized the capitalists who financed the projects. This book focuses on the suffering and survival of the workers who were treated as outsiders. Num Pages: 284 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTK; KNG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 431.
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
284
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520284609
ISBN
9780520284609
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 25.06

Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages, 40 b/w images. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 153 x 11. Weight in Grams: 312.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764334726
ISBN
9780764334726
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 14.29

Paperback. New edition of Diedrich's award winning account of analysis of the history and changes in the Olympic Peninsula's forests and logging trade. Num Pages: 320 pages, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBWS; KNAL; RGBL; RNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5830 x 3895 x 20. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295990620
ISBN
9780295990620
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 20.88

Hardback. Visit our website for sample chapters! Num Pages: 328 pages, 50 b&w photographs, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 160 x 22. Weight in Grams: 567.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Cooper Square Publishers Inc.,U.S. United States
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815411390
ISBN
9780815411390
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 28.56

Paperback. Presents the story of the battle of Plattsburgh during the War of 1812, wherein, despite the odds, the Americans managed to thwart the British, the world's strongest naval power. This title explores the immediacy and immensity of the British threat, the bloody reality of naval warfare, and the consequences of the American victory against odds. Num Pages: 296 pages, 1 map, 1 image. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 4039 x 15. Weight in Grams: 404.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803227941
ISBN
9780803227941
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 20.93

Hardback. The Golden Gate Bridge is one of the most photographed structures in the world. It's also the most deadly. Since it opened in 1937, more than 1,500 people have died jumping off the bridge, making it the top suicide site on earth. This title leads us on a journey that uncovers the reasons for the design decision that led to so many deaths. Num Pages: 322 pages, 13 b/w photographs, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; JHBZ; TNCJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 152 x 215 x 25. Weight in Grams: 494. Suicide on the Golden Gate Bridge. 322 pages, Illustrations. The Golden Gate Bridge is one of the most photographed structures in the world. It's also the most deadly. Since it opened in 1937, more than 1,500 people have died jumping off the bridge, making it the top suicide site on earth. This title leads us on a journey that uncovers the reasons for the design decision that led to so many deaths. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; JHBZ; TNCJ. Dimension: 152 x 215 x 25. Weight: 494.
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
322
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520272408
ISBN
9780520272408
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 25.06

Hardback. Num Pages: 248 pages, 14 line illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; VSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691172989
ISBN
9780691172989
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 25.06

Paperback. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DSK. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 139 x 215 x 25. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9781517901523
ISBN
9781517901523
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.67

Paperback. Praise for The Financial Numbers Game "So much for the notion 'those who can, do-those who can't, teach. ' Mulford and Comiskey function successfully both as college professors and real-world financial mercenaries. These guys know their balance sheets. Num Pages: 408 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; KFCR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 253 x 179 x 28. Weight in Grams: 662.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
Number of pages
408
Condition
New
SKU
V9780471770732
ISBN
9780471770732
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 27.17

Hardcover. Num Pages: 138 pages, colour photos. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; AJC; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 281 x 16. Weight in Grams: 818.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
McBooks Press United States
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
SKU
V9781590131602
ISBN
9781590131602
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 38.45

Paperback. Num Pages: 305 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 250 x 150 x 15. Weight in Grams: 666.
Publisher
HAU
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780997367546
ISBN
9780997367546
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 28.48

hardcover. This is a study of the religious and social thought of the Jesuit Antonio Vieira (1608-97), a key actor in European and Ibero-American politics whose long career exemplifies the tension between the missionary project and the Portuguese imperial project. Num Pages: 276 pages. BIC Classification: 1DSP; 1KLSB; HBJK; HBLH; HRC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 22. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
276
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804729079
ISBN
9780804729079
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 82.16

Paperback. 'My friends, I want to talk for a few minutes with the people of the United States about banking.' So began the first of Franklin D Roosevelt's famous Fireside Chats. This book illuminates the period from 1933 to 1938 by setting each of the Fireside Chats in context. Num Pages: 288 pages, 2 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 153 x 18. Weight in Grams: 394.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520265547
ISBN
9780520265547
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 23.31

Paperback. Compares the First Amendment with free speech law in Japan, Canada, Germany, and the United Kingdom. Series: Critical America Series. Num Pages: 336 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPA; L. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 431.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814748251
ISBN
9780814748251
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.60

Hardback. This volume contains two new chapters: one demonstrating precedents in the state constitutions for the US Constitution, and another chapter testing the "republicanism over liberalism" thesis against political ideas and institutional arangements that constitute the first states constitutions. Translator(s): Kimber, Rita; Kimber, Robert B. Num Pages: 400 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLH; JPF; JPHC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 163 x 34. Weight in Grams: 712.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742520684
ISBN
9780742520684
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 212.71

Hardback. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 164 x 243 x 25. Weight in Grams: 512.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691164472
ISBN
9780691164472
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.51
€ 42.58

Hardcover. Num Pages: 240 pages, 302 colour & b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJF; HBJK; HBLW; HBWQ; JWG; JWTR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 290 x 228 x 27. Weight in Grams: 1556.
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764343759
ISBN
9780764343759
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 48.99
€ 32.61

Hardback. .
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442225879
ISBN
9781442225879
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 116.53
€ 18.77

Hardback. The First Green Wave examines the origins and development of first wave environmental activism (1967-86) in Toronto, home to one of Canada's earliest and most dynamic communities of environmentalists. Series: Nature / History / Society Series. Num Pages: 19 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBCO; RNB; RNP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780774828086
ISBN
9780774828086
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 107.64

Jacksonville, Florida, was the king of the infant film industry. By 1914, fifteen major companies - including Fox and Metro Pictures - had set up shop there. This book uses first-person accounts, filmmaker biographies, newspaper reports, and city and museum archives to present a little-known aspect of film history. Num Pages: 208 pages, 19 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBFL; APF; HBT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 420.
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University Press of Florida United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813032436
ISBN
9780813032436
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 32.34

Paperback. Translator(s): Roth, Kathe. Num Pages: 360 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KB; HBJK; HRJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Baraka Books
Condition
New
SKU
V9781926824093
ISBN
9781926824093
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 33.07

Paperback. Critical legal information for enhancing and expanding the activities of charitable fund-raisers As the competition for gifts grows increasingly intense, managers and fund-raisers for charitable organizations must learn how to work with tax and business law to optimize their return. Series: Wiley Nonprofit Law, Finance, and Management Series. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; KJVX; LN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 252 x 180 x 20. Weight in Grams: 558.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780471356196
ISBN
9780471356196
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 105.09

Hardcover. This revised edition includes a new introduction which discusses how religious liberty has taken on deeper dimensions in a post-9/11 world. It includes new material on Supreme Court cases involving church-state relations and a new concluding chapter on America's religious and political landscape. Num Pages: 296 pages, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLL; HBLW; HRCX6; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Georgetown University Press
Edition
Expanded and Updated
Condition
New
SKU
V9780878408993
ISBN
9780878408993
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 41.68

Hardcover. With gorgeous art from award-winning illustrator E. B. Lewis, "The First Step" is an inspiring look at the story of four-year-old Sarah Roberts, the first African American girl to try to integrate a white school, and how her experience in 1847 set greater change in motion. Illustrator(s): Lewis, E. B. Num Pages: 40 pages, color. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 5AF; YNH. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 280 x 215. Weight in Grams: 457.
Publisher
Bloomsbury USA Childrens
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780802737397
ISBN
9780802737397
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 11.73

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