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hardcover. Assesses the short- and long-term impact of the war on Confederate veteran families of different classes in Pittsylvania County and Danville, Virginia. This title explores the consequences of the war for over three thousand Confederate soldiers and their families. Series: Nation Divided: Studies in the Civil War Era. Num Pages: 256 pages, 1 map, 14 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBBFV; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of Virginia Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780813928135
ISBN
9780813928135
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 59.54

Editor(s): McNair, Wesley. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBEN; DCQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 140. .
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9781608932986
ISBN
9781608932986
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.48

hardcover. Num Pages: 142 pages, Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: 1KBB; AJC; AKT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 249 x 189 x 13. Weight in Grams: 526.
Publisher
powerHouse Books,U.S. United States
Number of pages
142
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781576875506
ISBN
9781576875506
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 26.44

During the Civil War, Confederate John Singleton Mosby led the Forty-third Battalion, Virginia Cavalry. Following the war, Mosby stayed in touch with several of his closest confidants, one of whom was former captain and Baptist minister Samuel Forrer Chapman. This is a collection of more than eighty letters written by Mosby to Chapman. Editor(s): Brown, Peter A. Num Pages: 220 pages, 17 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BJ; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 399.
Publication date
2007
Publisher
The University Press of Kentucky United States
Number of pages
220
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813124278
ISBN
9780813124278
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 36.67

Paperback. The history of American gender and sexuality is examined here through a case study of the YMCA, the organization devoted to young men. After 1900 the YMCA seemed to grow hostile towards masculine love, reflecting the struggle and shifting societal mores about masculine friendship and intimacy. Series: Chicago Series on Sexuality, History & Society. Num Pages: 274 pages, 16 halftones, 2 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB; JFSK2; JKS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 390.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
274
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226907857
ISBN
9780226907857
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 25.76

Paperback. This text examines the role played by the mass media and public opinion in the development of United States foreign policy in the Gulf War. It explores the prewar media debate, news coverage during and after the war, and the media's effect on public opinion and decision-makers. Editor(s): Bennett, W.Lance; Paletz, David L. Series: American Politics & Political Economy S. Num Pages: 341 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJF; JFD; JPQB; JPS; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 18. Weight in Grams: 514.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226042596
ISBN
9780226042596
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 25.96

Hardcover. This work offers an account of the 1998 merger between Chrysler - a resurgent, deeply American company famous for its minivans, and Daimler - maker of Mercedes-Benz cars; a merger that created a global mega-company with $130 billion in annual revenue. Num Pages: 382 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPR; KJF; KJM; KJVB; KNDR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 163 x 28. Weight in Grams: 724.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780471497325
ISBN
9780471497325
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 74.72

Paperback. On November 4, 1979, Iranian militants stormed the United States Embassy in Tehran and took sixty-six Americans captive. Thus began the Iran Hostage Crisis. This book takes a look at the hostage crisis, examining its lessons for America's contemporary War on Terrorism. It includes fresh insights regarding the central players in the crisis. Series: Politics and Society in Modern America. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBN; 1KBB; HBG; HBJF1; HBJK; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 16. Weight in Grams: 354.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691127590
ISBN
9780691127590
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 27.51

Paperback. Weaving case studies from the wars against AIDS and drugs with an empirical analysis of congressional action on these issues, this title shows how members of Congress balance problem solving with re-election concerns, paying particular attention to their need to craft compelling rationales for their actions. Series: American Governance and Public Policy Series. Num Pages: 160 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFH1; JFFH2; JFS; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 249.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Georgetown University Press United States
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9780878408290
ISBN
9780878408290
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 69.40

Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages, 5 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPQB; KNXB2. Category: (P) Professional & Scholarly; (UP) Postgraduate; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 22. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Monthly Review Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9781583670033
ISBN
9781583670033
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.42

Hardback. Successor to the author's ground-breaking Feminist Drama (1979), this book describes the evolution of contemporary American feminist thought since that volume appeared and traces its themes in a cross-section of contemporary plays. Num Pages: 177 pages, Plans transparencies :Bibliography: p157-166. - Includes index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AN; JFFK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 143 x 15. Weight in Grams: 326.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
177
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810824485
ISBN
9780810824485
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 90.87

Paperback. Editor(s): O'Neill, Karen M.; Abs, Daniel J. van. Num Pages: 250 pages, 10 photographs, 14 maps, 11 figures, 15 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; RNR; RPC; TNF; TQ. Category: (Y) Teenage / Young Adult. Dimension: 156 x 229 x 18. Weight in Grams: 436.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Rutgers University Press United States
Number of pages
250
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813573762
ISBN
9780813573762
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 38.72

Editor(s): O'Neill, Karen M.; Abs, Daniel J. van. Num Pages: 250 pages, 10 photographs, 14 maps, 11 figures, 15 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; RNR; RPC; TNF; TQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 549.
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Rutgers University Press United States
Number of pages
250
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813573779
ISBN
9780813573779
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 159.83

Paperback. A personal meditation on the meaning of Judaism, and a vision for revitalising Jewish community and tradition in America. Series: Helen & Martin Schwartz Lectures in Jewish Studies. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HRJ; HRLC1; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 15. Weight in Grams: 273.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253213815
ISBN
9780253213815
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 21.95

Hardback. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; JHB; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 161 x 24. Weight in Grams: 526. C. Wright Mills and the Making of Political Intellectuals. 288 pages. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; JHB; JPA. Dimension: 237 x 161 x 24. Weight: 526.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231135405
ISBN
9780231135405
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 108.67
€ 82.56

Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JHB; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 151 x 17. Weight in Grams: 364.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231135412
ISBN
9780231135412
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 27.51

Hardback. Editor(s): Varsanyi, Monica. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFN; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 567.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804770262
ISBN
9780804770262
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 150.08

Hardback. A physician, medical researcher, and feminist scholar integrates up-to-date medical research with practical information for use in women's daily lives. She offers a way of looking at health issues affecting women that accentuates their living better rather than just longer. Num Pages: 368 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; VFDW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 160 x 25. Weight in Grams: 695.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804728287
ISBN
9780804728287
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 205.84

Paperback. A physician, medical researcher, and feminist scholar integrates up-to-date medical research with practical information for use in women's daily lives. She offers a way of looking at health issues affecting women that accentuates their living better rather than just longer. Num Pages: 368 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; VFDW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 21. Weight in Grams: 510.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780804731379
ISBN
9780804731379
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 41.76

Hardback. While much has been gained from the traditional legal scholars' doctrinal mode of analysis of the takings issue, this volume is presented in the belief that contributions from scholars from the various schools of thought that comprise Law and Economics complements the traditional doctrinal approach to law. Editor(s): Mercuro, Nicholas. Series: Recent Economic Thought. Num Pages: 223 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; KCS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 523.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Number of pages
223
Condition
New
SKU
V9780792392330
ISBN
9780792392330
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 122.35

Paperback. Goes beyond the dichotomies of "pro" and "anti" environmentalism to tell the stories of the women who seek to maintain resource use in rural places. Num Pages: 296 pages, 10 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBCB; JFSJ1; RNA; RNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 440.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780774810180
ISBN
9780774810180
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 36.39

Paperback. Challenges hallowed American traditions of judicial review and judicial supremacy, which allow US judges to invalidate "unconstitutional" governmental actions. This book encourages us to take responsibility for protecting our liberties. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPHC; JPHV; LND. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 399.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
254
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691070353
ISBN
9780691070353
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 39.41

Paperback. Shows that majority party leaders in Congress have set and successfully pushed their own policy agendas for decades. This title probes the strategies and evaluates the effectiveness of House and Senate leaders operating in a divided government, when Congress and the presidency are controlled by different political parties. Series: American Governance and Public Policy Series. Num Pages: 304 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPH; JPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 18. Weight in Grams: 440.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Georgetown University Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780878406296
ISBN
9780878406296
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 71.15

Hardcover. Explores culture and intellectual life in Lexington, Kentucky, at the turn of the twentieth century. This book reveals Lexington to be a city of contradictions: known as a cultural 'Athens of the West,' it also struggled with the poverty, ignorance, and bigotry characteristic of southern communities after the Civil War. Series: Thomas D. Clark Studies in Education, Public Policy and Social Change. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBSK; 3JH; 3JJC; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 36. Weight in Grams: 748.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University Press of Kentucky
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813125046
ISBN
9780813125046
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 49.96

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