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hardcover. The discovery and imparting of knowledge are the essential undertakings of any university. Designed with over 300 illustrations and photographs, this title tells the remarkable story of the administrators, boards, faculty, students, and programs that have made Georgetown a leading institution of higher education. Num Pages: 496 pages, 100 color illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBFC; 3JF; 3JH; HRLP; JNB; JNMN. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 254 x 203 x 31. Weight in Grams: 1566.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Georgetown University Press United States
Number of pages
496
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9781589016880
ISBN
9781589016880
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.25

hardcover. The discovery and imparting of knowledge are the essential undertakings of any university. Designed with over 300 illustrations and photographs, this title tells the remarkable story of the administrators, boards, faculty, students, and programs that have made Georgetown a leading institution of higher education. Num Pages: 1328 pages, col. Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBFC; HRLP; JNB; JNMN. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 254 x 203 x 114. Weight in Grams: 5062.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Georgetown University Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
1328
Condition
New
SKU
V9781589016910
ISBN
9781589016910
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.94

Hardback. As long as the United States has banks, robbers will try to steal from them. A History of Heists details trends in bank robbery, including how advances in law enforcement and security have foiled many bandits. The ostensible goal of every bank robbery is to get the money, but it is a crime that often has a strong hold on the popular imagination. Num Pages: 262 pages, 10 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 163 x 237 x 27. Weight in Grams: 548.
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442235458
ISBN
9781442235458
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 60.48

Paperback. This volume gives an account of contraction in household authority and the effects these changes had upon the governmental system. It argues that the disintegration of household powers during the mid 19th century is much more central to the modernization of the period than industrialization. Num Pages: 224 pages, 17 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JD; 3JF; 3JH; HBJK; HBTB; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 372.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University of Virginia Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813921266
ISBN
9780813921266
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 39.10

hardcover. This volume gives an account of contraction in household authority and the effects these changes had upon the governmental system. It argues that the disintegration of household powers during the mid 19th century is much more central to the modernization of the period than industrialization. Num Pages: 224 pages, 17 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JD; 3JF; 3JH; HBJK; HBTB; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 522.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University of Virginia Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813921259
ISBN
9780813921259
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 94.65

Paperback. Series: Columbia History of Urban Life. Num Pages: 512 pages, 300 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; HBJK; JFFB; JFSG; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 235 x 49. Weight in Grams: 1222.
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
revised edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231178358
ISBN
9780231178358
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 64.11

Hardback. Series: Columbia History of Urban Life. Num Pages: 512 pages, 300 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; HBJK; JFFB; JFSG; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 245 x 225 x 36. Weight in Grams: 1408.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Edition
revised edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231178341
ISBN
9780231178341
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 177.60

Paperback. The updated and enhanced third edition of A History of Latin America to 1825 presents a comprehensive narrative survey of Latin American history from the region's first human presence until the majority of Iberian colonies in America emerged as sovereign states c. 1825. Series: Blackwell History of the World. Num Pages: 608 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KL; HBJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 247 x 172 x 32. Weight in Grams: 1058.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Number of pages
608
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
3rd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405183680
ISBN
9781405183680
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.09

Hardback. In telling the story of how New York has grown from Dutch colonial outpost to the global city, 'the capital of the 21st century', Francois Weil also examines the social tensions that have arisen from this evolving role and how the New York experience has affected American notions of urban space. Translator(s): Gladding, Jody. Series: The Columbia History of Urban Life. Num Pages: 256 pages, 59 photos and maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; HBJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 137 x 25. Weight in Grams: 635.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231129343
ISBN
9780231129343
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 126.66

Paperback. Editor(s): Morris, Richard B. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 278 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 371.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
278
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691613222
ISBN
9780691613222
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 64.82

Paperback. A fully-revised and updated new edition of a concise and insightful socio-historical analysis of the Cuban revolution, and the course it took over five and a half decades. Series: Viewpoints/Puntos de Vista. Num Pages: 248 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KJC; HBJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 142 x 216 x 15. Weight in Grams: 276.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781118942284
ISBN
9781118942284
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 29.70

Paperback. Aided by a comprehensive filmography and production synopses, this work recounts an overlooked chapter in American cinema, not only detailing the business operations of Hal Roach's productions but also exposing the intricate workings of Hollywood's rivalrous moviemaking establishment. Num Pages: 280 pages, 27 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 467.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Southern Illinois University Press
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780809327270
ISBN
9780809327270
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.43

Hardcover. Num Pages: 408 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 1FBQ; 1KBB; 3JJPR; HBJD; HBJK; HBWS5; JPSD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 163 x 249 x 31. Weight in Grams: 768.
Publisher
Woodrow Wilson Center Press / Columbia University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231704441
ISBN
9780231704441
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 80.17

paperback. "Originally published in 1887 by Harper & Brothers, New York"--T.p. verso. Series: The North's Civil War. Num Pages: 294 pages, black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 150 x 20. Weight in Grams: 491.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
294
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780823233854
ISBN
9780823233854
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.00

Paperback. .
Publisher
Verso Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784781712
ISBN
9781784781712
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.19

Paperback. The Vikings called North America 'Vinland', the land of wine. The history of wine in America is, in many ways, the history of American origins and of American enterprise in microcosm. This title offers a comprehensive account of winemaking in the US, from the Norse discovery of native grapes in 1001 AD, through Prohibition, and up to the present. Num Pages: 572 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; WBXD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 260 x 184 x 31. Weight in Grams: 508.
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
572
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
First
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520254299
ISBN
9780520254299
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.99

Paperback. An entertaining and informative volume that investigates the history of mining frauds in the U.S. from the Civil War to World War I Num Pages: 374 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; HBJK; RNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 140 x 28. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of Utah Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781607810209
ISBN
9781607810209
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.68

Hardcover.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9780884023654
ISBN
9780884023654
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 87.40

Paperback. Challenges readers to rethink the work of a range of post-World War II artists - Jasper Johns, Andy Warhol, Maya Lin, Bruce Nauman, and Agnes Martin among them - and thus to re-assess the relationship of art to politics and social life. Num Pages: 304 pages, 66 color images and 52 halftones, all scattered. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; ACXJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 201 x 19. Weight in Grams: 566. American Art Since 1955. 304 pages, illustrations. Challenges readers to rethink the work of a range of post-World War II artists - Jasper Johns, Andy Warhol, Maya Lin, Bruce Nauman, and Agnes Martin among them - and thus to re-assess the relationship of art to politics and social life. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; ACXJ. Dimension: 155 x 201 x 19. Weight: 566.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of California Press
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520270978
ISBN
9780520270978
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.90

Paperback. Provides an informal social history of immigrant mobility, prostitution, Jewish life in New York, police dishonesty, the "white slavery" scare of the early twentieth century, and political corruption. This book brings women's lives and problems to the forefront. Num Pages: 424 pages, 6 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BG; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 208 x 139 x 25. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of Massachusetts Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781558495593
ISBN
9781558495593
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.43

Paperback. An Ivy League admissions officer reveals the inner secrets behind the admissions process of the country's top schools Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JNMN; VSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 334.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Little, Brown & Company United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780446540674
ISBN
9780446540674
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 19.85

Hardcover. The letters of the alphabet are illustrated for children in details from 26 paintings in the collection of the John Paul Getty Museum. The book also contains reproductions of the 26 paintings. Editor(s): Harris, John. Num Pages: 60 pages, 56 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 5AF; WTHM; YBLA; YNA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 204 x 204 x 13. Weight in Grams: 363.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Getty Trust Publications United States
Number of pages
60
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780892363773
ISBN
9780892363773
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.51

paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBS; HBJK; WGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 456.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University Press of Florida United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813041940
ISBN
9780813041940
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 19.92

Paperback. Editor(s): Gehring, Charles T.; Starna, William A. Num Pages: 130 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBE; 3JD; HBJK; HBLH; WTLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 177.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Edition
Revised
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815633228
ISBN
9780815633228
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.21

Paperback. Num Pages: 128 pages, 295 colour photos. BIC Classification: 1KBBWZ; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 280 x 217 x 9. Weight in Grams: 644.
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764332692
ISBN
9780764332692
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 20.91

Paperback. Num Pages: 226 pages, b/w maps & illus. BIC Classification: 1KB; YNH; YXN. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 216 x 279 x 12. Weight in Grams: 576.
Publisher
A Cappella Books United States
Number of pages
226
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
Original
Condition
New
SKU
V9781556528026
ISBN
9781556528026
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.17

Paperback. In 1913, Charlie Birger began his career as a bootlegger, supplying Southern Illinois with whiskey and beer. Drawing on a cast of the living, the dead and the soon-to-be-dead, DeNeal recreates Prohibition-era Illinois, depicting shoot-outs, gang wars, arrests, trials and convictions. Series: Shawnee Classics. Num Pages: 304 pages, 72 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; HBLW; JFFE; JKV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 558.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Southern Illinois University Press
Edition
2nd
Condition
New
SKU
V9780809322176
ISBN
9780809322176
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.33

Hardcover. Num Pages: 104 pages, 1. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JMC; HBJK; JFSL; WQP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 255 x 289 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1062.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
powerHouse Books
Condition
New
SKU
V9781576877678
ISBN
9781576877678
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 34.98

Paperback. Kreyling confronts the changing nature of our relationship to the anniversary of the war that nearly split the United States, revealing as much about our sense of place in the present as our conception of the past. These essays explore the mechanisms by which each era has staged, written, and thought about the meaning of the Civil War. Series: Mercer University Lamar Memorial Lectures. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 181.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of Georgia Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780820346571
ISBN
9780820346571
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.73

Paperback. Editor(s): Leon, Javier F.; Simonett, Helena. Num Pages: 464 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KL; AV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 243 x 31. Weight in Grams: 802.
Edition
Illustrated
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
464
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252081675
ISBN
9780252081675
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.75

Hardback. Editor(s): Leon, Javier F.; Simonett, Helena. Num Pages: 496 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KL; AV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 36. Weight in Grams: 816.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
496
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780252040214
ISBN
9780252040214
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 168.72

Hardcover. Written by pioneering attorneys in the emerging fields of urbanism and green building, A Legal Guide to Urban and Sustainable Development for Planners, Developers and Architects offers you practical solutions for legal issues you may face in planning, zoning, developing, and operating such communities. Num Pages: 368 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AMVD; LAY; LNS; RPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 199 x 243 x 27. Weight in Grams: 932.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780470053294
ISBN
9780470053294
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 128.13

Hardback. Lori Chambers' fascinating study explores the legal history of adoption in Ontario since the passage of the first statute in 1921. Editor(s): Chambers, Lori. Series: Osgoode Society for Canadian Legal History. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; 3JM; LAZ; LNMK; VFVK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 236 x 159 x 22. Weight in Grams: 540.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9781487501013
ISBN
9781487501013
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 82.59

Paperback. .
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Student
Condition
New
SKU
V9781107587427
ISBN
9781107587427
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 47.61

Paperback. .
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Student
Condition
New
SKU
V9781107530171
ISBN
9781107530171
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 47.49

Hardback. The noted cultural critic Gerald Early explores the intersection of race and sports, and our deeper, often contradictory attitudes toward the athletes we glorify. What desires and anxieties are encoded in our worship of (or disdain for) high-performance athletes? What other, invisible contests unfold when we watch a sporting event? Series: Alain Locke Lecture Series. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFCA; JFSL3; WS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 185 x 124 x 28. Weight in Grams: 328.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Edition
First Edition, First Printing
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674050983
ISBN
9780674050983
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 58.66

Hardback. Num Pages: 368 pages, 35 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; JNMN; TBC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 165 x 229 x 28. Weight in Grams: 630.
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231166881
ISBN
9780231166881
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.01

Paperback. A collection of 850 letters of the author to friends, family, his editor and a diverse circle of well-known and influential public figures. It opens with letters that were written during the author's early years in California, and closing with and unfinished 1968 note written in Sag Harbor, New York. Editor(s): Steinbeck, Elaine; Wallsten, Robert. Num Pages: 928 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; BG; BJ; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 131 x 55. Weight in Grams: 664.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
928
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141186290
ISBN
9780141186290
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 28.27

Hardback. French naturalist and medical doctor Aime Bonpland (1773-1858) was one of the most important scientific explorers of South America in the early nineteenth century. This title presents Bonpland's remarkable and diverse career in South American - in Argentina, Paraguay (where he was imprisoned for nearly a decade), Uruguay, and southernmost Brazil. Num Pages: 336 pages, 14 illustrations, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KLS; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 25. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804752602
ISBN
9780804752602
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 86.12

paperback. The life story of a grassroots, civil rights activist Series: Critical Perspectives on the Past Series. Num Pages: 320 pages, 16 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BG; JPVH; JPWF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 21. Weight in Grams: 431.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Temple University Press,U.S. United States
Edition
2nd
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9781566393218
ISBN
9781566393218
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.12

Hardcover. Num Pages: 312 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HRAX; HRJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 163 x 31. Weight in Grams: 676.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Texas Christian University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780875651842
ISBN
9780875651842
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 29.44

Hardback. Highlights the large array of Indigenous linguistic and cultural groups of the US Southeast. The traditional and modern Native literature genres showcased include stories that speakers perceive to be in the past, genres that have developed alongside these stories, and modern story types that have sometimes supplanted traditional tales. Editor(s): Haag, Marcia. Series: Native Literatures of the Americas. Num Pages: 366 pages, 1 map, 1 illustration. BIC Classification: 1KBBF; 2JN; CF; DQ; HBTB; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 24. Weight in Grams: 685.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
366
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780803262874
ISBN
9780803262874
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 94.39

Paperback. A fast-paced, character-filled history that brings the unique American saga to life for readers of all ages Series: Little Histories. Num Pages: 344 pages, 11 maps + 40 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 216 x 33. Weight in Grams: 396.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Yale University Press
Condition
New
SKU
9780300223484
ISBN
9780300223484
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 12.58

Paperback. The acknowledged expert on all things related to the battle of Atlanta, the author of A Long and Bloody Task tells the tale of the Atlanta campaign as only a native can. Series: Emerging Civil War Series. Num Pages: 192 pages, 150 images and maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 154 x 14. Weight in Grams: 318.
Publisher
Savas Beatie
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781611213171
ISBN
9781611213171
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 16.73

Paperback. The race to the moon was won spectacularly by Apollo 11 on 20 July 1969. This title presents an account of the heroic Apollo programme - from the tragedy of the fire in Apollo 1 during a simulated launch, through the euphoria of the first moonwalk, to the discoveries made by the first scientist in space aboard Apollo 17. Series: Penguin Magnum Collection. Num Pages: 704 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; WNX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 194 x 129 x 44. Weight in Grams: 476.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
704
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141041834
ISBN
9780141041834
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.64

Paperback. Num Pages: 560 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; HBLW; HBWQ; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 135 x 32. Weight in Grams: 294.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780062405524
ISBN
9780062405524
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 20.61

Paperback. Editor(s): Gutmann, Amy. Series: The University Center for Human Values Series. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; LAB; LNAA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2018
Edition
New
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691174044
ISBN
9780691174044
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 21.07

hardcover. The former mayor--the son of a barber and a domestic who grew up in Harlem and Trenton--discusses his journey to becoming the 106th mayor of New York City. Num Pages: 408 pages, Including an 8-pp. B/W photo insert on gloss. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JJPR; BGHA; JPHL; JPR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 165 x 244 x 33. Weight in Grams: 662.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
PublicAffairs United States
Number of pages
408
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9781610393010
ISBN
9781610393010
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 25.97

Paperback. Editor(s): Ulrich, Laurel. Num Pages: 444 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 133 x 25. Weight in Grams: 386.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
Vintage Books
Condition
New
SKU
V9780679733768
ISBN
9780679733768
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 16.00

Paperback. A moving, fascinating memoir of Penny Armstrong's years as midwife to an Amish community in rural Pennsylvania. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBEP; BM; MQD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 18. Weight in Grams: 230.
Publisher
Pinter & Martin Ltd.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2018
Edition
3rd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780662008
ISBN
9781780662008
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.12

hardcover. A Mile of Make Believe examines the unique history of the Santa Claus parade in Canada. This volume focuses on the Eaton's sponsored parades that occurred in Toronto, Montreal and Winnipeg as well as the shorter-lived parades in Calgary and Edmonton. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBC; ASZP; HBTB; JHBT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 500.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442630963
ISBN
9781442630963
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 83.72

Paperback. A Mile of Make Believe examines the unique history of the Santa Claus parade in Canada. This volume focuses on the Eaton's sponsored parades that occurred in Toronto, Montreal and Winnipeg as well as the shorter-lived parades in Calgary and Edmonton. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBC; ASZP; HBJK; HBTB; KNPR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 380.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9781442629240
ISBN
9781442629240
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.67

Paperback. Illustrator(s): Liles, Joe. Num Pages: illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; YBG; YNM. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 284 x 288 x 16. Weight in Grams: 516.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Univ Of Minnesota Press
Edition
Clr Csm
Condition
New
SKU
V9781517901394
ISBN
9781517901394
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 39.93

Paperback. On November 29, 1864, over 150 Native Americans, mostly women, children, and elderly, were slaughtered in one of the most infamous cases of state-sponsored violence in U.S. history. Kelman examines how generations of Americans have struggled with the question of whether the nation s crimes, as well as its achievements, should be memorialized." Num Pages: 384 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KB; HBWJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674503786
ISBN
9780674503786
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.18

Hardback. Traces the path of electricity through early American culture, exploring how the relationship between human, natural, and divine powers was understood in the 18th Century. This book offers a view of the origins of American science and the cultural meaning of the American Enlightenment. It talks about the revolutionary New World of wonder. Num Pages: 378 pages, 15 halftones, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; HBTB; PDX; PHK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 150 x 30. Weight in Grams: 582.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
378
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674022997
ISBN
9780674022997
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 57.82

Paperback. A memoir recounting a family s efforts to locate and free a young Brazilian activist arrested, imprisoned, and tortured by the military dictatorship. Editor(s): Green, James N. Translator(s): Nielsen, Rex P. Num Pages: 208 pages, frontispiece. BIC Classification: 1KL; 1KLS; BG; HB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 13. Weight in Grams: 296.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Duke University Press
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822347361
ISBN
9780822347361
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.30

Paperback. "[Makes] history, with all its messiness, ugliness, and even humanity, come vividly alive."-Chicago Tribune Num Pages: 448 pages, 27 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBFV; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 140 x 28. Weight in Grams: 340.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
448
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393326062
ISBN
9780393326062
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 39.95

Paperback. Some Adventures, Dangers, and Sufferings of Joseph Plumb Martin. Series: Signet Classics. 269 pages. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; BGHA; BM; HBJK; HBLL; JW. Dimension: 171 x 114 x 21. Weight: 140.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Signet Classics
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
269
Condition
New
SKU
V9780451531582
ISBN
9780451531582
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 8.48

Paperback. Describing the hard working conditions on plantations and harsh treatment of apprentices unjustly incarcerated, this book argues that apprenticeship actually worsened the conditions of Jamaican ex-slaves: former owners, no longer legally permitted to directly punish their workers, used the Jamaican legal system as a punitive lever against them. Editor(s): Paton, Diana. Series: Latin America Otherwise. Num Pages: 208 pages, 5 b&w photos, 2 maps, 7 figures. BIC Classification: 1KJ; 3JH; DNF; HBJK; HBLL; HBTS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3734 x 15. Weight in Grams: 313.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
Edition
Annotated
SKU
V9780822326472
ISBN
9780822326472
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 39.93

Paperback. Even as a pup, Davy Crockett 'always delighted to be in the very thickest of danger.' This book describes his earliest days in Tennessee, his two marriages, his career as an Indian fighter, his bear hunts, and his electioneering. Num Pages: 211 pages, Illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5182 x 3404 x 16. Weight in Grams: 290.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1987
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
211
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780803263253
ISBN
9780803263253
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 16.94

Paperback. In A Narrow Vision, Brian Titley chronicles the career of Confederation poets Duncan Campbell Scott in the Department of Indian Affairs between 1880 and 1932. Num Pages: 255 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBC; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB; JFF; JFSL1; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887. Weight in Grams: 340.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1986
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
255
Condition
New
SKU
V9780774804202
ISBN
9780774804202
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.06

Paperback. Editor(s): Moen, Phyllis; Dempster, McClean Donna; Walker, Henry A. Series: ILR Press Book. Num Pages: 360 pages, 50. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSC; JHBD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 514. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Condition
Used, Like New
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
SKU
KHN0001975
ISBN
9780801485886
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 4.99

hardcover. In this reinterpretation of American political culture, James Block offers a different perspective on the formation of the modern American self and society. Num Pages: 672 pages, 1 halftone. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 50. Weight in Grams: 1103.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
672
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674008830
ISBN
9780674008830
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 120.16

Paperback. Few of us question the slips of green paper that come and go in our purses, pockets, and wallets. Prior to the Civil War, the United States did not have a single, national currency. Instead, countless banks issued paper money in a bewildering variety of denominations and designs - more than ten thousand different kinds by 1860. Num Pages: 480 pages, 37 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 220 x 144 x 28. Weight in Grams: 588.
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
480
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674032446
ISBN
9780674032446
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 55.20

Paperback. The US has been described as a nation of immigrants, but it is also a nation of religions in which Muslims and Methodists, Buddhists and Baptists live and work side by side. This book explores that nation of religions, focusing on how four arrived religious communities - Muslims, Buddhists, Hindus, and Sikhs - are being shaped by American values. Editor(s): Prothero, Stephen R. Num Pages: 328 pages, 12 tables, notes, bibl., index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
The University of North Carolina Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780807857700
ISBN
9780807857700
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.21

Hardcover. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 163 x 24. Weight in Grams: 468.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons
Edition
1st
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781118279052
ISBN
9781118279052
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 25.04

Hardback. A groundbreaking reassessment of when, and why, Canada's army broke away from its British imperial roots to become a truly national force. Series: Studies in Canadian Military History. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 3JJ; HBW; JWD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887. Weight in Grams: 658.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780774826396
ISBN
9780774826396
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 132.39

Paperback. The landscape of the Sonoran Desert Region varies dramatically from parched desert lowlands to semiarid tropical forests and frigid subalpine meadows. This book looks at the relationships of plants and animals with the land and people, through time and across landscapes. Editor(s): Phillips, Steven John; Comus, Patricia Wentworth; Dimmitt, Mark Alan; Brewer, Linda M. Num Pages: 590 pages, 432 b/w line illustrations and photos, 24-page color insert. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; 1KLCM; RGBA; RNC; WNC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
Second Edition
Number of pages
590
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520287471
ISBN
9780520287471
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 55.52

Hardback. Offering a balance between analysis, personal memoir, and foreign policy remedies, this book injects much-needed wisdom into the public discussion of long-term US-Muslim relations. This title argues that an engagement with the Muslim world benefits the national interest of the United States. Series: Princeton Studies in Muslim Politics. Num Pages: 184 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1KBB; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 220 x 149 x 20. Weight in Grams: 354.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
184
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691135250
ISBN
9780691135250
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 51.90

Paperback. Editor(s): Eschelbacher, Andrew. Num Pages: 200 pages, 170 color illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; ACXD2; AFKB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 289 x 248. .
Publisher
Yale University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300226218
ISBN
9780300226218
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 57.07

Paperback. Despite many successes in the field of conservation, species extinction rates continue to climb and wild areas and habitats continue to be lost. Many look to more (or better) biology and ecology to solve the problem but the obstacles are not just scientific but political. Num Pages: 408 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; RNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 157 x 23. Weight in Grams: 754.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
408
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405190145
ISBN
9781405190145
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 71.01

Paperback. A consideration of the power of institutions to shape politics and political life. Believing that constitutionalism needs to go beyond the arbitrary exercise of political power, the contributors argue that it should be designed to achieve economic efficiency, informed democratic control, and other valued political ends. Editor(s): Elkin, Stephen L.; Soltan, Karol Edward. Num Pages: 250 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPA; JPHC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 147 x 16. Weight in Grams: 358.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Chicago University Press Chicago
Number of pages
250
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226204642
ISBN
9780226204642
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.45

Paperback. Adding to the growing body of scholarship on the long civil rights struggle. Series: Radical Perspectives. Num Pages: 392 pages, 40 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBBFM; 3JJG; JFSL1; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 160 x 228 x 23. Weight in Grams: 550. Race and Class Struggles in Depression-Era Baltimore. Series: Radical Perspectives. 392 pages, 40 photographs. Adding to the growing body of scholarship on the long civil rights struggle. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1KBBFM; 3JJG; JFSL1; JHMC. Dimension: 160 x 228 x 23. Weight: 550.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Duke University Press
Number of pages
392
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822353591
ISBN
9780822353591
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.69

Paperback. Num Pages: 128 pages, black & white line drawings, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JKS; JPA; KCQ; MBP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5182 x 3226 x 407. Weight in Grams: 136.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Stanford University Press
Number of pages
104
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804787000
ISBN
9780804787000
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.01

Paperback. Num Pages: 376 pages, 23 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTB; JFSL3. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 253 x 178 x 17. Weight in Grams: 658.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Number of pages
376
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415879545
ISBN
9780415879545
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 69.98

Paperback. Conveying through 16 essays the continuing importance of American Studies and the excitement to be gained from its study, this book provides an evaluation of America's place in the world and the often tangled paths that led her there. It also examines ideals such as the commitment to liberty, equality and material progress. Num Pages: 432 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1K; GTB; HBJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 670.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Pearson
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
SKU
V9780582894372
ISBN
9780582894372
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.45

Paperback. Since the end of World War II, poverty in the United States has been a persistent focus of social anxiety, public debate and federal policy. This book argues that poverty will not be reduced or eliminated until the political factors that contribute to its continuation are taken into account. Editor(s): Kushnick, Louis; Jennings, James. Num Pages: 400 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 6452 x 4522 x 24. Weight in Grams: 612.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814742396
ISBN
9780814742396
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.29

paperback. An insightful history of Italian immigrants' personal experience of language in America Series: Statue of Liberty-Ellis Island Centennial Series. Num Pages: 264 pages, 25 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JFFN; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 154 x 15. Weight in Grams: 388.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
Edition
First Edition
SKU
V9780252078620
ISBN
9780252078620
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.43

Paperback. America is a nation making itself up as it goes along. From the first conception of a New World in the sixteenth century to the latest re-envisioning of that world in cartoons, television, science fiction, and hip hop, this book gives us a fresh, kaleidoscopic view of what Made in America means. Editor(s): Marcus, Greil; Sollors, Werner. Series: Harvard University Press Reference Library. Num Pages: 1128 pages, 27 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 251 x 163 x 49. Weight in Grams: 1580.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Number of pages
1128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674064102
ISBN
9780674064102
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 38.03

Hardcover. Num Pages: 304 pages, 150 photos. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; WBN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 306 x 258 x 34. Weight in Grams: 1974.
Publisher
Ten Speed Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781607745945
ISBN
9781607745945
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 57.98
€ 44.53

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