The Americas
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The Americas
Paperback. IBeautifully designed with 21 color and 15 halftone illustrations, this first substantial study of Emily Dickinson's devotion to flowers and gardening seeks to join both poet and gardener in one creative personality. Num Pages: 368 pages, 24 color illustrations, 12 tritone illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBF; DSC; WM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 146 x 15. Weight in Grams: 510.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674018297
- ISBN
- 9780674018297
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 30.75
€ 36.99
€ 30.75
Hardback. No nation in history has placed greater emphasis on the role of technology in planning and waging war than the United States. Drawing on six decades of debate on the subject of US military affairs, this book suggests how the armed forces might exploit the opportunities of the information revolution in the future. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; 3JM; JW; TBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- First Edition
- SKU
- V9780231123365
- ISBN
- 9780231123365
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 104.58€ 79.41
€ 104.58
€ 79.41
Paperback. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 5S; VSD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 231.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Beacon Press United States
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780807079669
- ISBN
- 9780807079669
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.92
€ 19.99
€ 15.92
Paperback. In the history of post-colonial Latin America no person has held power so firmly and for so long as did Pedro II as emperor of Brazil. This is the first full-length biography in 60 years, and the first in any language to make close use of Pedro II's diaries and family papers. Num Pages: 576 pages, 60 half-tones. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 156 x 235 x 34. Weight in Grams: 814.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 569
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804744003
- ISBN
- 9780804744003
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.48€ 52.60
€ 53.48
€ 52.60
Hardcover. This a book about a poet, about a poem, about a city, and about a world at a point of change. More than a work of literary criticism or literary biography, it is a record of why and how we create and respond to great poetry. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 141. Weight in Grams: 450.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2019
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780007557219
- ISBN
- 9780007557219
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 6.23
€ 19.99
€ 6.23
Paperback. Num Pages: 228 pages. BIC Classification: 1K; AVA; AVGC6. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156. Weight in Grams: 421.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 228
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781138270534
- ISBN
- 9781138270534
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 71.73
€ 71.73
Paperback. Religion has been a powerful political force throughout American history. When race enters the mix the results have been some of our greatest triumphs as a nation - and some of our most shameful failures. This book traces the explosive political effects of the religious intermingling with race. Num Pages: 224 pages, 3 line illus. 8 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HRAM3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 133 x 19. Weight in Grams: 308.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691146294
- ISBN
- 9780691146294
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 22.22
€ 30.99
€ 22.22
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
€ 27.99€ 24.73
€ 27.99
€ 24.73
Paperback. Beginning with the founding of profession in late 1920s and continuing into post-September 11 era, this title examines the history of men who joined workplaces customarily identified as female-oriented. It examines various hardships these men faced at work, paying particular attention to conflation of gender-based, and AIDS-based discrimination. Num Pages: 302 pages, 10 b/w photographs, 4 line illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JFSK; KCFM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 414. Labor, Sexuality, and AIDs in the History of Male Flight Attendants. 302 pages, illustrations. Beginning with the founding of profession in late 1920s and continuing into post-September 11 era, this title examines the history of men who joined workplaces customarily identified as female-oriented. It examines various hardships these men faced at work, paying particular attention to conflation of gender-based, and AIDS-based discrimination. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JFSK; KCFM. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight: 414.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Number of pages
- 302
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520274778
- ISBN
- 9780520274778
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.82
€ 33.99
€ 24.82
Hardcover. Fine copy in fine dustwrappers
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1986
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KCW0014530
- ISBN
- 9780671494414
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Hardback. More than a century's worth of atrocities culled from the city's police blotter, told through startling, rarely seen images and incisive text written by two NYPD officers and a NYC crime reporter. Num Pages: 320 pages, 500 b&w and colour photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JH; 3JJ; BTC; JKSW1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 268 x 318 x 32. Weight in Grams: 2180. Fine copy in fine dustwrappers
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers Inc
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KCW0014254
- ISBN
- 9780316391238
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 11.94
€ 11.94
Paperback. Investigates the paradox at the heart of modern Gulf of Guinea politics. This study aims to bring out the extent to which oil has forged the interaction of the region with the world economy and how the ongoing expansion of the oil sector will deepen this pivotal role. Num Pages: 380 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBF; JPS; KNBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 139 x 23. Weight in Grams: 506.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781850658580
- ISBN
- 9781850658580
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 19.04
€ 29.99
€ 19.04
Paperback. This volume asks questions about both nationalism and the discipline of history itself. The essays offer fresh ways of thinking about the traditional themes and periods of American history. The aim is to provide a history that more accurately reflects the dimensions of American experience. Editor(s): Bender, Thomas. Num Pages: 436 pages, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 174 x 26. Weight in Grams: 612.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 436
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520230583
- ISBN
- 9780520230583
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 26.68
€ 36.99
€ 26.68
Paperback. Tombstone, Bodie, St Elmo, Silver City: these are some of the most famous of the Old West ghost towns and mining camps that dot America's landscape and provide hints to the country's history. This title describes various types of ghost towns, explains their histories, and outlines ongoing research and archaeological study into decaying towns. Series: Shire Library USA. Num Pages: 64 pages, 80 col. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 207 x 4. Weight in Grams: 148.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Shire Publications
- Number of pages
- 64
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780747810858
- ISBN
- 9780747810858
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 13.27
€ 15.99
€ 13.27
Paperback. A concise history of slavery in America, including the daily life of American slaves, the laws that sought to legitimize white supremacy, the anti-slavery movement, and the abolition of slavery Num Pages: 160 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 177 x 9. Weight in Grams: 126.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780199922680
- ISBN
- 9780199922680
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.99€ 11.61
€ 12.99
€ 11.61
Paperback. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 184 pages, 10 b/w halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBG; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 172 x 113 x 9. Weight in Grams: 142.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780195389142
- ISBN
- 9780195389142
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.99€ 11.61
€ 12.99
€ 11.61
Paperback. This concise and elegant contribution to the Very Short Introduction series reintroduces the history that shaped the founding fathers, the history that they made, and what history has made of them. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 184 pages, 10 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 176 x 112 x 12. Weight in Grams: 142.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780190273514
- ISBN
- 9780190273514
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.99€ 11.61
€ 12.99
€ 11.61
Paperback. Between 1760 and 1800, the people of the United States created a new nation, based on the idea that all people have the right to govern themselves. This Very Short Introduction recreates the experiences that led to the Revolution; the experience of war; and the post-war creation of a new political society. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 160 pages, 10 hts. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 114 x 175 x 11. Weight in Grams: 138.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780190225063
- ISBN
- 9780190225063
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.99€ 11.61
€ 12.99
€ 11.61
Paperback. A witty, fascinating, and unprecedented account of black male identity as seen through our culture's perceptions of hair. Num Pages: 250 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BM; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 127 x 23. Weight in Grams: 271.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Agate Publishing United States
- Number of pages
- 250
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781932841961
- ISBN
- 9781932841961
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 15.51
€ 16.99
€ 15.51
Paperback. This volume offers an illuminating overview of the work of a pioneering and highly distinguished scholar of Latin American social and cultural history and philology. The "old and new" of the subtitle is meant literally; the first piece was written in 1968, the last in 1998. Four of the twelve essays are published here for the first time. Num Pages: 416 pages, 2 line diagrams 1 table 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KLS; 3J; HBJK; HBLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 22. Weight in Grams: 550.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804738101
- ISBN
- 9780804738101
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 36.23
€ 40.99
€ 36.23