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The Americas
Paperback. From ritual killings to subtle acts of self-denial, the practice and rhetoric of sacrifice has a special centrality in modern American literature. This book portrays an episode in American cultural history when the literary movement of realism and the fledgling field of sociology both converged in the belief that sacrifice is basic to sociality. Num Pages: 496 pages, 1 halftone. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; DSBH; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 657.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 496
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691015064
- ISBN
- 9780691015064
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 64.68€ 50.21
€ 64.68
€ 50.21
Hardcover. Science of the Soul in Colonial New England Num Pages: 400 pages, ill. BIC Classification: 1KBBE; 3JD; 3JF; HRCC2; HRCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 29. Weight in Grams: 688.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- The University of North Carolina Press
- Edition
- 1st New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780807835241
- ISBN
- 9780807835241
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 72.58
€ 72.58
Paperback. Num Pages: 280 pages, 4 line illus. 12 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JWA; JWJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 236 x 153 x 22. Weight in Grams: 394.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 280
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691157993
- ISBN
- 9780691157993
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 26.99
€ 36.99
€ 26.99
Hardcover. An award-winning historian illuminates the strategy for ending slavery that precipitated the crisis of civil war. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white illustrations, frontispiece. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 150 x 19. Weight in Grams: 370.
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393239935
- ISBN
- 9780393239935
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 22.26
€ 25.99
€ 22.26
Paperback. "Beautifully argued .. succeeds in telling us new things about a heavily explored topic."-Mark M. Smith, Wall Street Journal Num Pages: 208 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 208 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 160.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393351217
- ISBN
- 9780393351217
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 19.73
€ 21.99
€ 19.73
Paperback. This account of the Scotch-Irish heritage discusses life in Scotland, when their character and culture were shaped; their removal to Northern Ireland and the effect this had on their outlook on life; and their successive migrations to America. Num Pages: 377 pages, index. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 1DBR; 1KBB; HBJD1; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; JFFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 159 x 25. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Publisher
- The University of North Carolina Press United States
- Edition
- 1 New ed
- Number of pages
- 397
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780807842591
- ISBN
- 9780807842591
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 24.56
€ 25.99
€ 24.56
hardcover. In an examination of the links between the ethnic and religious loyalties of Scottish-Irish immigrants, the author analyzes the process by which these two splinter branches of the Church of Scotland evolved into an important element in American Presbyterianism. Num Pages: 168 pages, bibliography. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 1DBR; 1KBB; HBTB; HRCC91; HRCC93; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 223 x 143 x 14. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- University Press of America United States
- Number of pages
- 168
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780819197603
- ISBN
- 9780819197603
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 104.73
€ 104.73
Paperback. In an examination of the links between the ethnic and religious loyalties of Scottish-Irish immigrants, the author analyses the process by which these two splinter branches of the Church of Scotland evolved into an important element in American Presbyterianism. Num Pages: 168 pages, bibliography. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 1DBR; 1KBB; HBTB; HRCC91; HRCC93; JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 204.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- University Press of America United States
- Number of pages
- 168
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780819197610
- ISBN
- 9780819197610
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 79.48
€ 79.48
paperback. In this captivating volume in the acclaimed Pivotal Moments series, Calloway reveals how the 1763 Treaty of Paris had a profound effect on American history, setting in motion unexpected consequences, as Indians and Europeans, settlers and frontiersmen, all struggled to adapt to new boundaries, alignments, and relationships, and shows how and why. Series: Pivotal Moments in American History. Num Pages: 240 pages, 13 halftones, 6 maps. BIC Classification: 1KB; 3JF; HBJK; HBLL; HBTQ; HBTR; JFSL; JPHC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 146 x 18. Weight in Grams: 351.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press, U.S.A. United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Reprint
- SKU
- V9780195331271
- ISBN
- 9780195331271
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.34
€ 19.34
Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLSBZ; WTLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 127 x 16. Weight in Grams: 262.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Dover Publications Inc.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780486795737
- ISBN
- 9780486795737
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 12.42
€ 14.99
€ 12.42
Paperback. A finalist for the Lincoln Prize, The Sea Captain's Wife "comes surprisingly, and movingly, alive" (Tina Jordan, Entertainment Weekly). Num Pages: 384 pages, 47 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 211 x 139 x 24. Weight in Grams: 310.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393330298
- ISBN
- 9780393330298
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 18.24
€ 18.99
€ 18.24
hardcover. Editor(s): Carter, Alden R. Series: The American Crisis Series: Books on the Civil War Era. Num Pages: 184 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BG; HBJK; HBWJ; JWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 162 x 15. Weight in Grams: 417.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Annotated
- SKU
- V9780742570535
- ISBN
- 9780742570535
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 77.95
€ 77.95
Hardback. The ecologically inspired planning and innovative architecture created at The Sea Ranch in the mid-1960s caused a quiet revolution in architecture. This revised and updated edition of the now-classic monograph contains ten additional projects plus an updated account of the ongoing development process and land management issues. Num Pages: 304 pages, 200 colour nad 170 black and white photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; 3JJP; 3JM; AMCR; AMX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 282 x 290 x 27. Weight in Grams: 1978.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Princeton Architectural Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781616891770
- ISBN
- 9781616891770
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.68€ 50.15
€ 64.68
€ 50.15
Hardback. Num Pages: 350 pages, colour illustrations, figures, charts. BIC Classification: 1KBBS; HBJK; JPQB; RPC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Regnery Publishing Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 350
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781596981973
- ISBN
- 9781596981973
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 24.39
€ 29.99
€ 24.39
Hardcover. This is a history of the region now known as the United States of America, from earliest times to the American victory over the British and the Declaration of Independence in 1776. The book charts the arrival of the first Americans through Alaska, millennia before the coming of the Norsemen, or of Cabot, Columbus and Raleigh. Series: History of USA. Num Pages: 608 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JB; 3JD; 3JF; HBJK; HBLH; HBTQ; HBTR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 183 x 41. Weight in Grams: 1230.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 608
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781557865885
- ISBN
- 9781557865885
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 60.04
€ 60.04
Paperback. * Highly entertaining account of four journeys into the Himalayas and Tibet * Includes a ground-breaking survey of the history of early Tibet Num Pages: 320 pages, Section: 16, colour. BIC Classification: 1FPCT; 1KBB; 2ADF; DSBH; DSK; JFHF; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 203 x 128 x 21. Weight in Grams: 388.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780349111421
- ISBN
- 9780349111421
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.97
€ 16.97
Hardback. This text aims to provide a complete picture of social Christianity, a movement which worked to address various social issues. This analysis presents a case that argues social Christianity was the most widespread and influential religious social reform movement in American history. Num Pages: 560 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; HBTB; HRAX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 158 x 35. Weight in Grams: 862.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Lexington Books United States
- Number of pages
- 560
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780739101964
- ISBN
- 9780739101964
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 207.42
€ 207.42
Paperback. Tells the story of the author's experiences on the trail of a cultural treasure, a Mexican 'painted book' that first came into public view at Sotheby's auction house in London in 1982, nearly four hundred years after it was presumably made by Mexican artists and scribes. Num Pages: 208 pages, 8 page color insert. BIC Classification: 1KL; 2ADSL; HB; HD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 156 x 13. Weight in Grams: 306.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822346142
- ISBN
- 9780822346142
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 26.96
€ 26.99
€ 26.96
Paperback. "The CIA expose to end all CIA exposes." -New York Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPSH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 141 x 19. Weight in Grams: 378.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- W. W. Norton & Co New York
- Number of pages
- 286
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393307948
- ISBN
- 9780393307948
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 17.49
€ 18.99
€ 17.49
Hardcover. Cumberland Island can be reached only by boat, but more than forty thousand people make the trip each year. Naturalist and photographer Fred Whitehead captures the allure of the island's flora and fauna. Num Pages: 112 pages, 118 colour photos, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBBFG; AJC; WN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 305 x 229 x 18. Weight in Grams: 1134.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- University of Georgia Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780820324975
- ISBN
- 9780820324975
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 42.16
€ 44.99
€ 42.16
Hardback. Num Pages: 208 pages, 150 Colour Photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; AJC; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 215 x 24. Weight in Grams: 924.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Universe Publishing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780789324313
- ISBN
- 9780789324313
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 16.46
€ 24.99
€ 16.46
Paperback. The Seattle bungalow was the nation's first modern home, and it established the essential characteristics of popular housing. This book modifies the common notion that architectural change flows only from the design elite - the architects, reformers and planners - and argues that ordinary people played a crucial role in creating the bungalow. Series: Samuel and Althea Stroum Books. Num Pages: 38 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBBWS; 3JJ; AMK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 253 x 176 x 13. Weight in Grams: 553.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295986272
- ISBN
- 9780295986272
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.38
€ 37.38
paperback. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPVH; LNDC; VSD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 165 x 114 x 23. Weight in Grams: 285.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Skyhorse Publishing United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Reprint
- SKU
- V9781632206190
- ISBN
- 9781632206190
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.44
€ 13.99
€ 13.44
Paperback. This is an ambitious, sweeping book that argues how rights are vital to the continuing security of our nation. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; LND. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 161 x 229 x 21. Weight in Grams: 444.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Basic Books
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780465083336
- ISBN
- 9780465083336
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.79
€ 26.79