The Americas
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The Americas
Hardcover. This text focuses on the Jekyll Island social club's members and the "cottages" they built near the clubhouse between 1888 and 1928. It tells the story of each home, the owners' connections with the island, and their interactions with one another. Num Pages: 352 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; AMK; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 204 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1184.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- University of Georgia Press
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780820319285
- ISBN
- 9780820319285
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 50.99€ 47.41
€ 50.99
€ 47.41
Hardcover. Examining the sermons and writings of Protestant clergy, the author finds that clerics on both sides of the Mason-Dixon Line (the dividing line between North and South before the Civil War) displayed unanimity in their condemnation of mammonism, which, they believed, would destroy the nation. Num Pages: 232 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBG; HBLL; HBTB; HRCC9; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- University of Georgia Press
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780820319056
- ISBN
- 9780820319056
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 60.81
€ 60.81
Paperback. Arranged in a region-by-region format, this guide is filled with tours, essays, and more. It aims to provide a view of yesterday's and today's Georgians, providing a sense of who they are, what they believe, and what their connections are to each other and to the places where they live/work. Num Pages: 768 pages, 85 photographs, 33 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 139 x 39. Weight in Grams: 1021.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- University of Georgia Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780820317991
- ISBN
- 9780820317991
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.39
€ 50.39
Hardcover. This work offers an interdisciplinary view of American culture in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The author examines the ways in which the works of writers and filmmakers from 1885 to 1925 shaped and were shaped by the business, politics and social life of the period. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; APFA; DSBF; DSBH; JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 630.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- University of Georgia Press
- Edition
- 1st Ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780820317304
- ISBN
- 9780820317304
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 61.08
€ 61.08
Paperback. This work presents a mixture of anecdotes, memories, interviews and observations from a minister's son whose father performed missionary work in the deeply religious communities of the Bible Belt in America. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; BGA; HRCC9; HRCX7. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 139 x 20. Weight in Grams: 395.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- University of Georgia Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780820317168
- ISBN
- 9780820317168
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 25.46
€ 29.99
€ 25.46
Hardcover. John Franklin Jameson (1859-1937) was instrumental in the development of history as an academic discipline in the United States. This volume includes diary entries covering nearly all of Jameson's collegiate and graduate education and his early teaching career. It also includes letters and reports. Editor(s): Chase, John Terry; Millikan, Frank Rives. Num Pages: 392 pages, 15 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; BG; HBAH; HBG; JNKC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 28. Weight in Grams: 748.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- University of Georgia Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780820317137
- ISBN
- 9780820317137
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 69.54
€ 69.54
Hardcover. This is a study of American writing about foreign travel. Considering travel memoirs and journals, guidebooks and novels, this text applies recent forms of ideological and postcolonial criticism to a body of work published from 1810 to 1992. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; DSBF; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 644.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- University of Georgia Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780820316734
- ISBN
- 9780820316734
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 63.57
€ 63.57
Hardcover. This text examines the struggle of bondpeople to secure and retain for themselves recognised rights as producers and consumers in the context of the brutal, formal slave economy sanctified by the law. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; 3JH; HBTS; JPVH; KCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 621.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- University of Georgia Press
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780820316673
- ISBN
- 9780820316673
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 61.01
€ 61.01
Paperback. Offers a literary and philosophical analysis of Flannery O'Connor's life and literature. It draws upon Robert Coles's personal experiences in the South during the civil rights movement of the late 1950s and early 1960s, his brief acquaintance with the writer herself, and readings of her works. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; BG; DSBH; DSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 358.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- University of Georgia Press
- Edition
- 2nd Revised ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780820315362
- ISBN
- 9780820315362
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.22
€ 36.22
Paperback. Four historians consider the popularly held explanations for Southern defeat in the US Civil War - state-rights disputes, inadequate military supply and strategy, and the Union blockade - supporting their discussion with a chronological account of the war's progress. Num Pages: 608 pages, 2 maps, 38 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 151 x 40. Weight in Grams: 767.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- University of Georgia Press
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780820313962
- ISBN
- 9780820313962
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.28
€ 53.28
Paperback. Examines developments in American higher education from the colonial era through the mid-20th century in their social, economic and political context. Topics discussed include the financing of institutions, the curriculum, education of women and blacks, college athletics and student life. Num Pages: 616 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; JNM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 213 x 140 x 35. Weight in Grams: 640.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- University of Georgia Press
- Edition
- 2nd ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780820312842
- ISBN
- 9780820312842
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.79
€ 53.79
Paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; JFSL4. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 227 x 156 x 21. Weight in Grams: 456.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of Arizona Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816524686
- ISBN
- 9780816524686
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.69
€ 37.69
America in the Thirties (America in the Twentieth Century)
Sullivan, Marnie M., Olszowka, John, Sheridan...
Hardcover. Series: America in the Twentieth Century. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; HBJK; HBLW. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815633808
- ISBN
- 9780815633808
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.87
€ 67.87
Hardcover. Traces the feminist contributions of a wide range of Irish American women writers, from Mother Jones, Kate Chopin, and Margaret Mitchell to contemporary authors such as Gillian Flynn, Jennifer Egan, and Doris Kearns Goodwin. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 1KBB; 2AB; DSBF; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 572.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815633303
- ISBN
- 9780815633303
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 50.79
€ 50.79
Hardcover. Drawing on extensive federal, state, and tribal archival research, Hauptman explores the political background of the Kinzua dam while also providing a detailed, at times very personal account of the devastating impact the dam has had on the Seneca Nation and the resilience the tribe has shown in the face of this crisis. Num Pages: 424 pages, illustrations, map. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; HBJK; HBLW3; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 36. Weight in Grams: 776.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Syracuse Univ Pr (Sd)
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815633280
- ISBN
- 9780815633280
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 57.66
€ 57.66
Hardcover. "ER", "Law and Order" and "The Sopranos" are just a few of the dramas that launched a new era of TV at the turn of the millennium. This text gives scholars and fans alike a firsthand account of the lives, philosophy and contribution of some of the best writers and producers of the 1980s and 1990s. Series: Television S. Num Pages: 296 pages, 12 photographs, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPN; 3JJPR; APT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 503.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815628743
- ISBN
- 9780815628743
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 61.40
€ 61.40
Hardcover. On March 31, 1929, seventy-seven men left New York City on an epic 3,554-mile footrace to Los Angeles nicknamed the Bunion Derby. For seventy-eight consecutive days, the men pushed their bodies and spirits to the breaking point as they chased a $25,000 first prize in what is arguably the greatest long distance footrace in history. Series: Sports and Entertainment. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; HBJK; HBLW; WSBX; WSKC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 159 x 24. Weight in Grams: 584.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815610366
- ISBN
- 9780815610366
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.26
€ 26.99
€ 25.26
Hardcover. This monumental work answers the grand question of where American Jewish liberalism comes from and ultimately questions whether the communal motivations behind such behaviour are strong enough to withstand twenty-first-century America. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSR1; JPFK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 658.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815610250
- ISBN
- 9780815610250
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 36.70
€ 42.99
€ 36.70
Hardcover. TV on Strike examines the 2007 upheaval in the entertainment industry by telling the inside story of the hundred-day writers' strike that crippled Hollywood. The television industry's uneasy transition to the digital age was the driving force behind the most significant labour dispute of the twenty-first century. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFD; KNTD; KNXB1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 585.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815610083
- ISBN
- 9780815610083
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 28.91
€ 32.99
€ 28.91
Paperback. This work shows how the present drug war started at the beginning of this century, when the US government first assumed the task of protecting people from patent medicines. It demonstrates, however, the deleterious effects of prescription laws, which place people under lifelong medical supervision. Num Pages: 229 pages, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HPQ; JFM; JPQB; JPVH; LNTJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 153 x 230 x 13. Weight in Grams: 312.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 229
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815603337
- ISBN
- 9780815603337
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 19.84
€ 20.99
€ 19.84
Hardback. From classic Kentucky cocktails such as the Mint Julep, to bourbon-inspired desserts, such as Bourbon-Pecan Creme Brulee with Chocolate Sauce, and more savory fare, such as Steaks with Bourbon Ginger Sauce, this book supplies recipes for various courses. It also recounts bourbon lore, food traditions, and Kentucky history. Num Pages: 160 pages, 16 colour photos. BIC Classification: 1KBBSK; WBN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 178 x 23. Weight in Grams: 671.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- The University Press of Kentucky United States
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813125794
- ISBN
- 9780813125794
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.78
€ 26.99
€ 25.78
Num Pages: 272 pages, 24 black & white photographs, 5 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KJC; 3JJPG; JFSL4; WSBX; WSJT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 825.
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University Press of Florida United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813061160
- ISBN
- 9780813061160
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 24.97
€ 26.99
€ 24.97
"A Florida Quincentennial book"--Title page verso. Series: Florida Government and Politics. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1KBBFL; JPR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 481.
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University Press of Florida United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813060453
- ISBN
- 9780813060453
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 26.02
€ 29.99
€ 26.02
St. George Tucker's Law Reports and Selected Papers, 1782-1825
. Ed(S): Hobson, Charles F.; Lovelace, Joan S...
"Sponsored by The College of William and Mary, The William and Mary School of Law, and The Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture." Editor(s): Hobson, Charles F.; Lovelace, Joan S. Series: Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture. Num Pages: 2064 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; LAZ; LNAC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 135. Weight in Grams: 3289.
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- The University of North Carolina Press United States
- Edition
- 1 New ed
- Number of pages
- 2064
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780807837214
- ISBN
- 9780807837214
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 466.05
€ 466.05