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Hardback. Describes how Filipino exiles and immigrants in the United States played a crucial role in overthrowing the dictatorship of former president Ferdinand Marcos. Series: Asian American Experience. Num Pages: 288 pages, 9 black and white photographs, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1FMP; 1KBB; 3JJPN; HBJF; HBLW3; HBTV; JFFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
Edition
First Edition
SKU
V9780252037580
ISBN
9780252037580
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 117.71

Hardback. A comprehensive, at times intimate, portrait of Verdun and Verdunites, both English and French, during the Second World War. Series: Studies in Canadian Military History. Num Pages: 320 pages, 30 b/w photos, 15 tables, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBCQ; 3JJH; HBJK; HBTB; HBWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5969 x 4039. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780774812603
ISBN
9780774812603
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 112.38

Paperback. Draws on the story of two African American combat divisions as they experienced military service during World War II. This work provides a historical account which is built around personal interviews and correspondence with participants, National Archive research, as well as military archive materials. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJH; HBJK; HBWQ; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 144 x 16. Weight in Grams: 349.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742548053
ISBN
9780742548053
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.53

Hardcover. This visually rich volume presents, for the first time, stories of deaf soldiers and civilians who lived during the Civil War. Num Pages: 248 pages, 160 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBWJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 279 x 216. .
Publisher
Gallaudet University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781563686801
ISBN
9781563686801
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.41

Paperback. Series: Stackpole Military History. Num Pages: 272 pages, 40 b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBLW3; HBWS2; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 173 x 16. Weight in Grams: 402. The Experience of the US Soldier. Series: Stackpole Military History S. 272 pages, 40 b/w photos. Stories of the men and women who served during the Vietnam War. Topics, include the effects of climate and terrain on fighting, life in camp, food, R&R, morale, relations with the South Vietnamese, medical treatment, the draft, the antiwar movement, minority issues, reception back home, and post-traumatic stress disorder. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBLW3; HBWS2; JWL. Dimension: 230 x 173 x 16. Weight: 402.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Stackpole Books
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780811708319
ISBN
9780811708319
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 16.65

Paperback. Demonstrates how indigenous power in Ecuador is energized by disagreements over values and priorities, eloquently contending that the plurality of Andean communities, not their unity, has been the key to their political success. Num Pages: 224 pages, 20 halftones, 5 maps, 4 figures, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1KLSE; 3JJP; JFSL9; JPVH1; JPW. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 363.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226114033
ISBN
9780226114033
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 27.64

Hardcover. Demonstrates how indigenous power in Ecuador is energized by disagreements over values and priorities, eloquently contending that the plurality of Andean communities, not their unity, has been the key to their political success. Num Pages: 224 pages, 20 halftones, 5 maps, 4 figures, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1KLSE; 3JJP; JFSL9; JPVH1; JPW. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780226114026
ISBN
9780226114026
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 95.07
€ 79.04

Hardback. This book considers how the way we think about law affects the way we make war and how the way we think about war affects the way we make law. Num Pages: 340 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DB; 1KBB; JWA; LBBS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 166 x 27. Weight in Grams: 676.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Number of pages
340
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849460934
ISBN
9781849460934
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 89.15
€ 80.41

Paperback. A history of race relations during the Vietnam War. The author describes how black American soldiers grappled with the same racial conflicts as existed in their homeland thousands of miles away. Num Pages: 248 pages, 14 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 1KBB; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; HBJF; HBJK; HBLW3; JFF; JFSL1; JFSL3; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 154 x 21. Weight in Grams: 424.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814793244
ISBN
9780814793244
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.51

Hardback. Translator(s): Good, Carl. Num Pages: 312 pages, 10 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KJC; 3JJPG; HBJK; HBLW3; HBTV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 599.
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
312
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691169514
ISBN
9780691169514
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 31.01

Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; HBAH; HBJK; HBTV; HBWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 318.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Edition
Reprint
SKU
V9781479884100
ISBN
9781479884100
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.31

Paperback. Presenting a study of different approaches of America and Europe to the problems of domestic inequality and poverty, this book describes how different the two continents are in the level of State engagement in the redistribution of income. It discusses various economic and sociological explanations for the difference, including various attitudes. Series: The Rodolfo De Benedetti Lecture Series. Num Pages: 264 pages, Numerous tables and figures. BIC Classification: 1D; 1KBB; JFFA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 139 x 14. Weight in Grams: 328.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Number of pages
264
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199286102
ISBN
9780199286102
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 80.13

Hardcover. McCaslin's in-depth historical detail paints a full picture of this famous Texan, a fighter not only on the battlefield, but on the civic and political fields as well. Num Pages: 368 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; BGHA; HBJK; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 680.
Publisher
Texas Christian University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780875654218
ISBN
9780875654218
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.52

Paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBSB; HBJK; JFSL3; JPVH1; JPW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 146 x 219 x 21. Weight in Grams: 442.
Publisher
Chicago Review Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781613734162
ISBN
9781613734162
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 18.54

Hardback. "Fighting the Forces" explores the struggle to create meaning in an impressive example of popular culture, the television series phenomenon "Buffy the Vampire Slayer". These essays analyze the social and culture issues implicit in the series and place it in its literary context. Editor(s): Lavery, David; Wilcox, Rhonda V. Num Pages: 320 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPR; APT; JFD; KNTD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 154 x 23. Weight in Grams: 520.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742516809
ISBN
9780742516809
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 174.30

Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSK; JWT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 159 x 21. Weight in Grams: 524.
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Chicago Review Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9781613743720
ISBN
9781613743720
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 26.00

Hardcover.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Stackpole Books United States
Edition
1st
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9780811707763
ISBN
9780811707763
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 17.29

Hardback. In this work, with the help of Steven DeVito, Womer provides an amazingly frank look at close-quarters combat in Europe, as well as the almost surreal experience of dust-bowl-era GI's entering country after country in their grapple with the Wehrmacht, finally ending up in Hitler's mountaintop lair in Germany itself. Num Pages: 304 pages, illustrated section. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJH; HBJK; HBLW; HBWQ; JWH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 159 x 25. Weight in Grams: 632. The World War II Memoirs of Jack Womer - Ranger and Paratrooper. 304 pages, illustrated section. In this work, with the help of Steven DeVito, Womer provides an amazingly frank look at close-quarters combat in Europe, as well as the almost surreal experience of dust-bowl-era GI's entering country after country in their grapple with the Wehrmacht, finally ending up in Hitler's mountaintop lair in Germany itself. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJH; HBJK; HBLW; HBWQ; JWH. Dimension: 235 x 159 x 25. Weight: 630.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Casemate Publishers
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9781612001005
ISBN
9781612001005
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 51.99
€ 42.72

Hardcover. Num Pages: 144 pages, 285 color photos. BIC Classification: 1KB; AFKG; AFTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 157 x 19. Weight in Grams: 622.
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
144
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764345586
ISBN
9780764345586
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 21.27

hardcover. Through studies of such writers as Hawthorne, Melville, and Stowe, this book shows how the increased demand for salable entertainment fostered a new consciousness of authorship as a commercial and professional mode of work in the first half of the nineteenth century in America. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; DSBF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 22. Weight in Grams: 481.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804728584
ISBN
9780804728584
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 88.89

Paperback. Explains how the Senate managed to satisfy its lawmaking role during the 19th and early 20th century, when it lacked essential formal rules for governing debate. This book argues that in a system where filibusters played out as wars of attrition, the threat of rule changes prevented the institution from devolving into parliamentary chaos. Series: Princeton Studies in American Politics: Historical, International and Comparative Perspectives. Num Pages: 328 pages, 26 line illus. 35 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 161 x 236 x 20. Weight in Grams: 482.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691134062
ISBN
9780691134062
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.49

Hardcover. In the modern Congress, one of the highest hurdles for major bills or nominations is gaining the sixty votes necessary to shut off a filibuster in the Senate. But this wasn't always the case. This title shows that filibustering is a game with slippery rules in which legislators who think fast and try hard can triumph over superior numbers. Series: Chicago Studies in American Politics. Num Pages: 272 pages, 51 line drawings, 14 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPQ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 431.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226449647
ISBN
9780226449647
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 95.07
€ 79.17

Paperback. In the modern Congress, one of the highest hurdles for major bills or nominations is gaining the sixty votes necessary to shut off a filibuster in the Senate. But this wasn't always the case. This title shows that filibustering is a game with slippery rules in which legislators who think fast and try hard can triumph over superior numbers. Series: Chicago Studies in American Politics. Num Pages: 272 pages, 51 line drawings, 14 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPQ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 318.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
First Edition, First Printing
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226449654
ISBN
9780226449654
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 29.77

Paperback. Explores Filipino American religious institutions as essential locations for empowerment Num Pages: 224 pages, 8 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FMP; 1KBB; HRA; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 15. Weight in Grams: 318.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814731970
ISBN
9780814731970
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.60

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