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The Americas
Paperback. Num Pages: 280 pages, 12. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFJ; JFSL3; JKVP; JPVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 322.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816692415
- ISBN
- 9780816692415
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.32
€ 26.99
€ 25.32
Paperback. Series: Blacks in the New World. Num Pages: 192 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1H; 1K; GTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 15. Weight in Grams: 299.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252065491
- ISBN
- 9780252065491
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.32
€ 26.99
€ 25.32
Hardcover. A detailed history showing that the free blacks and "contraband" slaves who joined the US Navy during the Civil War were essential to Northern victories at sea. Through their role in preserving the Union, they helped to win recognition for African Americans as full citizens. Num Pages: 252 pages, 12ill. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLL; JFSL3; JWF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 152 x 226 x 25. Weight in Grams: 506.
- Publisher
- Northern Illinois University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780875802862
- ISBN
- 9780875802862
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 46.01
€ 46.01
Hardback. In 1834 Harvard dropout Richard Henry Dana Jr. became a common seaman, and soon his Two Years Before the Mast became a classic. Literary acclaim did not erase the young lawyer s memory of floggings he witnessed aboard ship or undermine his vow to combat injustice. Jeffrey Amestoy tells the story of Dana s determination to keep that vow." Num Pages: 350 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BG; HBLL; LAZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 160 x 30. Weight in Grams: 726.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 350
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780674088191
- ISBN
- 9780674088191
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 39.97
€ 47.99
€ 39.97
Paperback. Continuing film lovers' ongoing conversation about the low, the bad, and the sleazy face of cinema, this book examines the ineffable quality of "sleaze" in relation to a range of issues, including the production realities of low-budget exploitation pictures and the ever-shifting terrain of reception and taste. Editor(s): Sconce, Jeffrey. Num Pages: 352 pages, 59 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KB; APFA; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 157 x 21. Weight in Grams: 512.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822339649
- ISBN
- 9780822339649
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.67
€ 32.99
€ 29.67
paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Seven Stories Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781583227015
- ISBN
- 9781583227015
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 14.07
€ 15.99
€ 14.07
Paperback. Presents the story of friendship, loyalty and revenge, set against the unmistakable backdrop of New York City. They were four boys who shared everything - the laughter and bruises of an impoverished upbringing in New York's West Side. Then one of their pranks misfired - a man nearly died and they were sent away to a reformatory school. Num Pages: 384 pages, 16pp b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 133 x 24. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Arrow
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- New edition
- SKU
- V9780099628712
- ISBN
- 9780099628712
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.88
€ 15.99
€ 11.88
Paperback. In an engaging narrative format, Sleuthing the Alamo employs a particular archival "find" in each chapter to show how the meaning of the Texas Revolution, and especially the Alamo battle, cannot be understood without examining the construction of the histories and myths about the birth of the Texas Republic. Series: New Narratives in American History. Num Pages: 228 pages, 4pp full colour plates, numerous halftones, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; 3JH; HBAH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 122 x 171 x 16. Weight in Grams: 176.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Edition
- 1ST
- Number of pages
- 220
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195163506
- ISBN
- 9780195163506
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 39.18
€ 39.18
Paperback. A chronicle of the tradition of Syracuse University sports. This book captures the heroics of running back Jim Brown's 43-point performance against Colgate at old Archbold Stadium; the pain of Keith Smart's jumper that denied Syracuse a national title in 1987; and the joy of forward Carmelo Anthony's levitation act in 2003. Num Pages: 232 pages, 30 black-&-white photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; WSBT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 376.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815608448
- ISBN
- 9780815608448
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 20.49
€ 20.99
€ 20.49
Studies the ways the media put their own spin on the news of our sound-bite generation. This book shows how the media follow their biased agenda, unaware of the deep wells of history, prejudice, and primal fear that inform their version of reality, making the reader think twice about "the news". Num Pages: 250 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 160 x 23. Weight in Grams: 635.
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 250
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231101523
- ISBN
- 9780231101523
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.29
€ 50.29
Hardback. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBC; KNBP; RNFY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 151 x 225 x 28. Weight in Grams: 576.
- Publisher
- Greystone Books,Canada
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781771640763
- ISBN
- 9781771640763
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 25.97
€ 29.99
€ 25.97
Paperback. Tours America to explore some of the more unusual dilemmas that have arisen in our struggle to possess nature. This book recounts the battle for three thousand acres of land the river carved from a Nebraska Indian reservation and deposited in Iowa. It illuminates what it means to live in a culture of property where everything must have an owner. Num Pages: 224 pages, 5 b&w photographs, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; KFFR; RNP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 139 x 13. Weight in Grams: 45.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520207097
- ISBN
- 9780520207097
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 26.47
€ 36.99
€ 26.47
Paperback. A profile of the black men who congregate at Slim's Table at the Valois "See Your Food" cafeteria on Chicago's South Side. Num Pages: 200 pages, 11 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFF; JFSJ; JFSL1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 212 x 145 x 13. Weight in Grams: 288.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1St Edition
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226170312
- ISBN
- 9780226170312
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 15.54
€ 17.99
€ 15.54
hardcover. During the 1990s, the Eastern Caribbean was caught in a bitter trade dispute between the US and EU over the European banana market. When the World Trade Organization rejected preferential access for Caribbean growers in 1998 the effect on the region's rural communities was devastating. Series: Dislocations. Num Pages: 272 pages, 22 ills. BIC Classification: 1KJ; KCLT; KNAC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Weight in Grams: 518.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9781845451455
- ISBN
- 9781845451455
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 155.12
€ 155.12
Paperback. Num Pages: 292 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGT; KNDR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 164 x 23. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 292
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226238050
- ISBN
- 9780226238050
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 17.45
€ 19.99
€ 17.45
Paperback. Charts the studio's fortunes, which peaked during World War II, declined in the post-war period, and finally collapsed in the 1950s. With unparalleled access to archival materials, the author chronicles the period from 1942 to the company's demise in 1957. It represents the most insightful exploration of the Hollywood studio system to date. Num Pages: 296 pages, 26 b/w. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APFA; HBJK; HBLW; JFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520289673
- ISBN
- 9780520289673
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.35
€ 40.99
€ 29.35
Hardback. Completing the detailed two-part history of the RKO film studio, which began with RKO Radio Pictures: A Titan Is Born, this second volume charts the studio's fortunes, which peaked during World War II, declined in the postwar period, and finally collapsed in the 1950s. It chronicles the period from 1942 to the company's demise in 1957. Num Pages: 288 pages, 26 b/w. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPG; APFA; HBJK; HBLW; JFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520289666
- ISBN
- 9780520289666
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 70.11€ 54.28
€ 70.11
€ 54.28
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Greystone Books,Canada
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781771640497
- ISBN
- 9781771640497
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 20.45
€ 20.99
€ 20.45
Paperback. From its appearance as a 'fashionable dissipation' centered on the immigrant and working-class districts of 1880s New York through its spread to Chicago and into the 1930s nightspots frequented by lesbians and gay men, this book charts the development of slumming. Series: Historical Studies of Urban America. Num Pages: 432 pages, 19 halftones, 7 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780226322445
- ISBN
- 9780226322445
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 29.83
€ 37.99
€ 29.83
Hardcover. The 353rd Fighter Group, the 'Slybirds', participated in the major WWII aerial battles. 450 photographs provide a unique window on this historic group. Num Pages: 208 pages, 450. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJH; HBJK; HBLW; HBWQ; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 275 x 22. .
- Publisher
- Fighting High Publishing
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780993415265
- ISBN
- 9780993415265
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 28.78
€ 40.99
€ 28.78