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The Americas

Paperback. Spanning the period from the institution's founding in 1913 to the restoration of its independence in 1951, this title chronicles the evolution and development of the Federal Reserve from the Federal Reserve Accord in 1951 to the first phase of the Great Inflation in the 1960s, revealing the inner workings of the Fed during a period of change. Num Pages: 616 pages, 52 line drawings, 48 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPL; 3JJPN; KCZ; KFFK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 155 x 37. Weight in Grams: 892.
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
616
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226213514
ISBN
9780226213514
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 32.58

Paperback. Num Pages: 400 pages, b/w photos & illus. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 143 x 22. Weight in Grams: 476.
Publisher
A Cappella Books United States
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9781556525834
ISBN
9781556525834
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 20.20

Paperback. Editor(s): Antoine-Dunne, Jean. Num Pages: 224 pages, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KJ; 2AB; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 460.
Publisher
Peepal Tree Press Ltd
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845232207
ISBN
9781845232207
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 29.42

Paperback. Aimed at presenting the known and, especially, the unknown Mark Twain, this book covers his works as well as the rambling and often wildly psyche and contradictory life. It presents his unforgettable characters - Tom Sawyer, Huck Finn, Becky Thatcher, Pudd'nhead Wilson and many others. It is suitable for general readers, students, and scholars. Series: Bedside, Bathtub & Armchair Companions. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; BGL; DSBF; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 370. Series: Bedside, Bathtub & Armchair Companions. 224 pages, Illustrations, maps. Aimed at presenting the known and, especially, the unknown Mark Twain, this book covers his works as well as the rambling and often wildly psyche and contradictory life. It presents his unforgettable characters - Tom Sawyer, Huck Finn, Becky Thatcher, Pudd'nhead Wilson and many others. It is suitable for general readers, students, and scholars. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; BGL; DSBF; DSK. Dimension: 230 x 155 x 17. Weight: 370.
Publisher
Continuum
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780826418135
ISBN
9780826418135
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 21.08

Paperback. An autobiography of Vladimir Nabokov. It presents recollections - of his comfortable childhood and adolescence, of his rich, liberal-minded father, his beautiful mother, an army of relations and family hangers - on and of grand old houses in St Petersburg and the surrounding countryside in pre-Revolutionary Russia. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 1KBB; 2ADT; 3JH; 3JJ; BGA; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 128 x 21. Weight in Grams: 268.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141183220
ISBN
9780141183220
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.08

Paperback. This book provides a brief yet informative evaluation of the variety and complexity of theatrical endeavours in the United States, embracing all epochs of theatre history and situating American theatre as a lively, dynamic and diverse arena. Series: British Association for American Studies (BAAS) Paperbacks. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AN; HBJK; HBT. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 138 x 13. Weight in Grams: 270.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
216
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748625925
ISBN
9780748625925
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.49

Paperback. Examines the various ways that blackness is appropriated and performed - toward widely divergent ends - both within and outside African American culture. This title develops from the contention that blackness in the United States is necessarily a politicized identity trope - avowed and disavowed, attractive and repellant, fixed and malleable. Num Pages: 384 pages, 16 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1H; 1KBB; GTB; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 154 x 29. Weight in Grams: 530.
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
New title
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822331919
ISBN
9780822331919
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.51

Hardback. Series: Cornell Studies in Political Economy. Num Pages: 336 pages, 17. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPS; KCP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 246 x 163 x 27. Weight in Grams: 668.
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801439315
ISBN
9780801439315
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 51.42

Paperback. In this "enlightening" (Jane Brody, "New York Times") book, Harvard Medical School physician Volandes offers a solution to traumatic end-of-life care: talking, medicine's oldest tool. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; MBP; MJX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140. Weight in Grams: 457.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing USA United States
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781620408551
ISBN
9781620408551
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.23

Hardback. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JPFM; JPQB; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231166522
ISBN
9780231166522
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.19
€ 51.18

Paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages, 13. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BG; HBTV; JFFJ; JFSL3; JPWF; JPWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 428.
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801485978
ISBN
9780801485978
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.20

Paperback. Compares the demographic characteristics and political views of voters and nonvoters in American presidential elections since 1972 and examines how electoral reforms and the choices offered by candidates influence voter turnout. Num Pages: 232 pages, 44 line illus. 26 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 154 x 16. Weight in Grams: 372.
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
232
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
First Edition (US) First Printing
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691159355
ISBN
9780691159355
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.15

Paperback. Series: Politics and Society in Twentieth Century America. Num Pages: 376 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155. .
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
376
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691168029
ISBN
9780691168029
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 27.36

Paperback. The complete guide to craft beer, the Beer Lover's series cover the world of craft beer from all angles: from brewery and brewpub profiles, to home brewing and beer-infused regional food recipes. Series: Beer Lovers Series. Num Pages: 224 pages, 75 colour illustrations, 1 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBNC; WBXD2; WTHR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 4086.
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781493012701
ISBN
9781493012701
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.14

Hardback. Historians, by relying on biased sources, have perpetuated the acceptance of a privileged perspective on imperial British history. Series: Critical Histories. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KJ; HBJK; HBLL; HBTS; JFC; KCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 550.
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Number of pages
240
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812234671
ISBN
9780812234671
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.32

Hardcover. In the 19th century the great expeditionary photographers Chr(45) William Henry Jackson, T H O'Sullivan, and William Bell Chr(45) first photographed American western landscapes for the geological and geographical surveys. This book presents forty-three pairings documenting two periods of geologic and environmental changes. Num Pages: 238 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; AJC; GTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 315 x 27. Weight in Grams: 1708.
Publisher
Museum of New Mexico Press United States
Number of pages
238
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Edition
Har/DVD
Condition
New
SKU
V9780890134320
ISBN
9780890134320
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 73.08
€ 56.87

paperback. It was Wall Street's toughest investment bank, taking risks where others feared to tread, run by testosterone-fuelled gamblers who hung a sign saying 'let's make nothing but money' over the trading floor. This book tells the outrageous story of how Wall Street's entire house of cards came crashing down. Num Pages: 608 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JMC; KCX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 27. Weight in Grams: 414.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141039596
ISBN
9780141039596
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 18.50

Hardcover. America - A country of many contrasts. This book shows you the quick and easy way to put a little slice of America on your dinner table. Num Pages: 360 pages, 100 integrated colour photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; WBB; WBN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 256 x 202 x 37. Weight in Grams: 1258.
Publisher
Michael Joseph
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780718154769
ISBN
9780718154769
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 23.61

Hardback. Editor(s): Knutson, Anne Classen; Lubin, David M.; Cozzolino, Robert. Num Pages: 320 pages, 214 color illus. 31 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJF; ACXD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 347 x 36. Weight in Grams: 2134.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691172699
ISBN
9780691172699
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.19
€ 52.88

Paperback. In December 1994, Orange County became the largest municipality in US history to become bankrupt. How can a municipal investment pool, which is supposed to be safe, lose billions of dollars? What are derivatives and how did they contribute to this tragedy? This book presents a description of the Orange County bankruptcy. Num Pages: 176 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPR; KCC; KFFM; KJC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 143 x 11. Weight in Grams: 258.
Publisher
Emerald Publishing Limited United States
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Condition
New
SKU
V9780123903600
ISBN
9780123903600
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 63.40

Hardcover. Num Pages: 368 pages, 58 color plates, 17 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KL; 3JJ; ACXD9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 177. .
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226393957
ISBN
9780226393957
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.15
€ 44.59

Paperback. For many of the 200,000 black soldiers sent to Europe with the American Expeditionary Forces in World War I, encounters with French civilians and colonial African troops led them to imagine a world beyond Jim Crow. This title illuminates how World War I mobilized a generation. Num Pages: 336 pages, 16 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJF; HBJK; HBLW; HBWN; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 162 x 22. Weight in Grams: 548.
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674062054
ISBN
9780674062054
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 29.74

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
NYU Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781479859498
ISBN
9781479859498
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.58

Paperback. Thirty-five years into his research among the descendants of rebel slaves living in South American rain forest, anthropologist Richard Price encountered Tooy, living on the outskirts of Cayenne, French Guiana. Tooy is a time traveler. With a blend of storytelling and scholarship, this book recounts the journeys of these two intellectuals. Num Pages: 448 pages, 62 halftones, 1 map, 2 figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 160 x 226 x 25. Weight in Grams: 640.
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
448
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226680590
ISBN
9780226680590
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.41

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