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paperback. This sixtieth-anniversary edition of the 1943 classic returns to print the exciting story of a U.S. Navy fighter squadron during the invasion of French North Africa in World War II. Series: Aviation Classics. Num Pages: 320 pages, b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1HB; 1KBB; HBJK; HBWQ; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 508.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Potomac Books Inc United States
Edition
60th Anniversary edition
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9781574887228
ISBN
9781574887228
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 22.03

hardcover. Despite the voluminous literature on the central figure in American history, no other book in the field of political science compares to Lincoln's American Dream. It addresses comprehensively the overarching themes of Lincoln's political thought and leadership through provocative and divergent interpretations from leading scholars. Num Pages: 544 pages. BIC Classification: 1KB; HBG; HBJK; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 42. Weight in Grams: 862.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Potomac Books Inc United States
Number of pages
544
Condition
New
SKU
V9781574885880
ISBN
9781574885880
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.65

hardcover. Charles Stewart's life of sailing and combat on the high seas rivals that of Patrick O'Brien's fictional hero, Jack Aubrey. Stewart held more sea commands (11) than any other U.S. Navy captain and served longer (63 years) than any officer in American naval history. Num Pages: 320 pages, 27 illustrations, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; HBTM; JWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 29. Weight in Grams: 612.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Potomac Books Inc United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9781574885187
ISBN
9781574885187
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 42.52

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Continuum Pub Group
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
SKU
V9780826429773
ISBN
9780826429773
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 59.86

paperback. In the five decades after the Civil War, the United States witnessed a profusion of legal institutions designed to cope with the nation's exceptionally acute industrial accident crisis. This book talks about how jurists elaborated the common law of torts; workingmen's organisations founded a widespread system of cooperative insurance; and more. Num Pages: 322 pages, 3 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; LAZ; LNV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 466.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
322
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674022614
ISBN
9780674022614
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 35.10

Paperback. Entertaining and educational activities focusing on the ocean and its creatures. The Ocean Book Aquarium and Seaside Activities and Ideas for all Ages This activity book on the world of the oceans and the living things that inhabit them is filled with experiments, investigations, puzzles, games, and all sorts of fun things to do and learn. Series: Wiley Science Editions. Num Pages: 128 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1KBB; WNCS1; YNNR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (J) Children / Juvenile; (XV) Technical / Manuals. Dimension: 279 x 217 x 8. Weight in Grams: 378.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1989
Publisher
Wiley
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
SKU
V9780471620785
ISBN
9780471620785
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 13.77

Hardback. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; HBLW; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 131 x 18. Weight in Grams: 272.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199732029
ISBN
9780199732029
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.62

hardcover. Based on a field research on the changing montane and temperate rainforests of Mexico and South America. By concentrating on these largely overlooked environments, this work allows for comparative analysis across areas and helps identify how human disturbance has impacted the biodiversity of all forest types. Editor(s): Newton, A. C. Num Pages: 416 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; 1KLS; KNAL; RGBL; RNCB; RNF; RNPD; TQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 244 x 172 x 26. Weight in Grams: 1102.
Format
Hardback
Publisher
CABI Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
Publication date
2007
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9781845932619
ISBN
9781845932619
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 176.23

hardcover. This text examines the importance of air pollution for the forests of rapidly industrializing countries and regions. The problems presented by air pollution are placed within the more general context of sustainable development and the historical legacy that they are attempting to deal with. Editor(s): Innes, J. L.; Haron, A.H.; Hassan, Haron Abu (Institute of Foresters, Malaysia). Series: IUFRO Research S. Num Pages: 264 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1F; 1H; 1KL; 1QFG; RGBL; RNP; TVR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 658.
Format
Hardback
Publisher
CABI Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
Publication date
2000
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780851994819
ISBN
9780851994819
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 140.04

Hardcover. 528 pages, maps. Challenges the view that the lowlands of Central and Western Europe would revert to their prehistoric state of closed forest systems if free from human intervention. This text uses examples from pollen analyses and studies on tree species, and tests hypothesis of herbivore governance of vegetation. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: 1DD; 1DF; 1KB; PSAF; PSTS; PSVS; RBX. Dimension: 242 x 168 x 34. Weight: 950.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
CABI
Edition
First
Number of pages
528
Condition
New
SKU
V9780851994420
ISBN
9780851994420
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 153.45

hardcover. Presents further material generated by the World Bank/ISNAR/Australian government biotechnology study. The volume covers the present status and future prospects for the application of biotechnology to solve agricultural and environmental problems in 12 countries. Editor(s): Persley, Gabrielle J.; Macintyre, L.R. Series: Biotechnology in Agriculture. Num Pages: 256 pages, port. BIC Classification: 1F; 1H; 1KLS; TCB; TVB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 612.
Format
Hardback
Publisher
CABI Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Publication date
2001
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780851988160
ISBN
9780851988160
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 123.90

paperback. With a focus on Willa Cather's artistic principle of "the thing not named," this book illuminates the contradictions and complexities inherent in notions of identity and shows how her fiction transforms the very categories-regarding gender, sexuality, race, and class-around which most recent Cather scholarship has focused. Series: Series Q. Num Pages: 248 pages, 14 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; DSBH; DSK; GTB; JFSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3810 x 18. Weight in Grams: 413.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822326724
ISBN
9780822326724
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.48

Paperback. An original and radically revised view of British and US foreign policy, exposing the extent to which Anglo-American interests have shaped and damaged the current world order. Num Pages: 272 pages, notes, references, index. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1FB; 1KBB; 1QFG; 3JJPR; GTF; JPQB; JPSN1; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 218 x 139 x 19. Weight in Grams: 340.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Pluto Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745312347
ISBN
9780745312347
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 24.42

Paperback. Unearthing legal history of racial identity, this book examines the paradoxical and often circular relationship of race and the perceived capacity for citizenship in American society. It reminds us that the imaginary connection between racial identity and fitness for citizenship remains potent and continues to impede racial justice and equality. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JFSL3; LNDC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 158 x 25. Weight in Grams: 564.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674047983
ISBN
9780674047983
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 30.82

hardcover. The Framers' Coup is a a concise yet sharply argued narrative account of how the Framers persuaded the country to adopt a constitution drafted based on their preferences. Num Pages: 880 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JPHC; LAZ; LND. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 239 x 163 x 54. Weight in Grams: 1378.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
880
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780199942039
ISBN
9780199942039
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 45.60

Paperback. This study of American behavioural and thought patterns analyzes Americans' perceptual processes and how they contrast with the ways of thinking of other cultures. It should help the reader examine the cultural dimensions of communication and their implications for cross-cultural interaction. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; CFB; GTC; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 169 x 229 x 15. Weight in Grams: 334.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Nicholas Brealey Publishing United Kingdom
Edition
2nd Edition
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9781877864018
ISBN
9781877864018
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.06

Paperback. Examines how popular culture has shaped the ways Americans define their 'interests' in the Middle East. Including the 9/11 and the Iraq war, this book argues that US foreign policy, while grounded in material and military realities, is also developed in a cultural context. Series: American Crossroads. Num Pages: 426 pages, 30 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1KBB; HBJF1; HBJK; HBLW3; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 152 x 228 x 26. Weight in Grams: 570.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
2 Rev ed
Number of pages
426
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520244993
ISBN
9780520244993
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.35

paperback. Argues that the flaw in the fight for gay and lesbian marriage rights lies in its failure to call into question the forms of oppression gender, racial, and economic that lead society to privilege the nuclear family. This title shapes a theory of rights, freedom, and democracy that can liberate us from the strictures of conservative hegemony. Series: Queer Politics, Queer Theories. Num Pages: 212 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSK; JHBK; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 458. Weight in Grams: 308.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Temple University Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
212
Condition
New
SKU
V9781566396844
ISBN
9781566396844
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.82

paperback. The Wild Bunch, the confederation of western outlaws headed by Butch Cassidy, found sanctuary on Outlaw Trail. Stretching across Montana, Idaho, Wyoming, Colorado, Utah, Nevada, Arizona, and New Mexico, this trail offered hideouts to bandits and cowboys. This book presents the history of the lives and exploits of the outlaws of the Northwest. Num Pages: 398 pages, Illus., maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLL; JKV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 138 x 204 x 24. Weight in Grams: 456.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Edition
Third Printing
Number of pages
398
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803277786
ISBN
9780803277786
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.18

paperback. The story of what happened at the colonial fortified town of Louisbourg between 1749 and 1758 is one of the great dramas of the history of Canada, indeed North America. This book presents the dramatic military and social history of this short-lived and significant fortress, seaport, and community, and the citizens who made it their home. Series: France Overseas: Studies in Empire and Decolonization Series. Num Pages: 382 pages, 13 photos, 3 maps, 4 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 3JF; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 161 x 21. Weight in Grams: 510.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
382
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780803260092
ISBN
9780803260092
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 20.79

Paperback. Series: A Bur Oak Guide. Num Pages: 12 pages, illustrations (colour). BIC Classification: 1KBBN; WNCK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 114 x 13. Weight in Grams: 68.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of Iowa Press United States
Number of pages
12
Condition
New
SKU
V9781609382025
ISBN
9781609382025
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.27

hardcover. Across black America during the Golden Age of Aviation, John C. Robinson was widely acclaimed as the long-awaited "black Lindbergh." Robinson's fame, which rivaled that of Joe Louis and Jesse Owens, came primarily from his wartime role as the commander of the Imperial Ethiopian Air Force after Italy invaded Ethiopia in 1935. Num Pages: 352 pages, 16 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBBSB; JWG; WGM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 658.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Potomac Books Inc United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9781597974875
ISBN
9781597974875
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 42.23

paperback. The Cold War continues to shape international relations almost twenty years after being acknowledged as the central event of the last half of the twentieth century. Interpretations of how it ended thus remain crucial to an accurate understanding of global events and foreign policy. Series: Issues in the History of American Foreign Relations. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 1KBB; 3JJP; HBA; HBTW; JPS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Potomac Books Inc United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9781597971751
ISBN
9781597971751
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 24.53

Paperback. "Consistently rated the best guides to the regions covered..Readable, tasteful, appealingly designed. Strong on dining, lodging, and history."-National Geographic Traveler Series: Explorer's Great Destinations. Num Pages: 256 pages, 100 full-color photographs and maps throughout. BIC Classification: 1KBBFS; WTH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 18. Weight in Grams: 666.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Countryman Press Inc. United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781581571110
ISBN
9781581571110
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 27.23

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