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The Americas
Paperback. During the 1930s and 1940s William Grant Still was known as the "Dean of Afro-American Composers". He worked as an arranger for early radio, on Broadway, and in Hollywood. This text brings William Grant Still out of the archives and examines his place in America's musical heritage. Series: Music of the African Diaspora. Num Pages: 384 pages, 14 b/w illustrations, 1 table, 22 music examples. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVGC6; AVH; BGF; JFC; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 485. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KHN0001970
- ISBN
- 9780520215436
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
paperback. A brilliant and hilarious new collection of essays from the award-winning author of the bestseller INFINITE JEST Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 127 x 24. Weight in Grams: 282.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Abacus
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780349119526
- ISBN
- 9780349119526
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 10.33
€ 19.99
€ 10.33
paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages, 6 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC; JPVR. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 150 x 19. Weight in Grams: 452.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Univ Of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- First Edition
- SKU
- V9780816645619
- ISBN
- 9780816645619
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 26.95
€ 26.99
€ 26.95
Paperback. A collection containing over 300 pieces of literature by, about, and in the interests of the working class in America. Organized in an historical fashion, with texts are grouped around key historical and cultural developments in working-class life, this volume records the literature of the working classes from the early laborers of the 1600. Num Pages: 960 pages, 17 halftones, 14 line illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DQ; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 173 x 245 x 55. Weight in Grams: 1530.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 960
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195144567
- ISBN
- 9780195144567
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 193.46
€ 193.46
Paperback. The story of the fighting at Monocacy, known as the "Battle that Saved Washington." A pivotal day and an even more pivotal campaign that went right to the gates of Washington, D.C. Series: Emerging Civil War Series. Num Pages: 192 pages, 10 maps, 150 images. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBLL; HBWJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Savas Beatie
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781611213461
- ISBN
- 9781611213461
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.14
€ 18.14
Hardcover. Focuses on the early years of statehood and statesmanship in three pivotal western territories. This work explores the conquest, immigration, and settlement of the first three states of the western region. It investigates the building of local political customs, habits, and institutions, as well as the socioeconomic development of the region. Num Pages: 474 pages, 23 half-tones, 4 maps, 3 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 150 x 230 x 33. Weight in Grams: 517.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 474
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520073487
- ISBN
- 9780520073487
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.39€ 48.24
€ 62.39
€ 48.24
Hardcover. This unforgettable narrative follows the astonishing career and epic manhunt for Whitey Bulger--a gangster whose life was more sensational than fiction. Num Pages: 496 pages, 16 pages of photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BTC; JKVM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 167 x 40. Weight in Grams: 880.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- W. W. Norton & Co.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393087727
- ISBN
- 9780393087727
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 27.52
€ 27.99
€ 27.52
paperback. Series: ILR Press Books. Num Pages: 272 pages, 4, tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; KNXB2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 16. Weight in Grams: 428.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- ILR Press United States
- Edition
- Updated
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801487330
- ISBN
- 9780801487330
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 32.37
€ 32.99
€ 32.37
Paperback. The landscape of the Calumet, an area that sits astride the Indiana-Illinois state line at the southern end of Lake Michigan was shaped by the glaciers that withdrew toward the end of the last ice age - about 45,000 years ago. This book deals with this region. Num Pages: 264 pages, 150 b&w photos, 20 figures, 2 color photos, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KB; HBJK; RGBP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 6452 x 4522 x 13. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253012227
- ISBN
- 9780253012227
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 26.96
€ 26.99
€ 26.96
hardcover. Shedding light on British war aims and maritime strategy, this book is suitable for scholars of Napoleonic Wars and British political, diplomatic, economic and maritime/military history. Series: International Library of Historical Studies. Num Pages: 352 pages, Illustrations, maps, ports. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DSP; 1KLS; 3JH; HBLL; HBWH; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 145 x 28. Weight in Grams: 592.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- I B TAURIS
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781848851962
- ISBN
- 9781848851962
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 8.07
€ 19.99
€ 8.07
paperback. The U.S. economy faced the prospect of a serious recession even prior to the September 11 terrorist attacks. The afflictions that had deepened under both Bill Clinton and George W. Bush - wage stagnation, rising inequality and wildly inflated stock markets - sharpened further. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; KCA; KCP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 418.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- VERSO
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781844675340
- ISBN
- 9781844675340
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 7.02
€ 34.99
€ 7.02
unknown_binding. October 1962, The Cuban Missile Crisis: the confrontation that brought the world closer to nuclear catastrophe than ever before or since. Drawing on an extensive body of research, including primary sources released only in the last few years, this work places the crisis in a broader international and chronological context than previously possible. Num Pages: 256 pages, 12 black and white, 8 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KJC; 3JJPK; HBJK; HBTW; HBWS; JWMN. Category: (UA) A / AS level; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 158 x 234 x 19. Weight in Grams: 472.
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780748696307
- ISBN
- 9780748696307
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Condition: New
€ 39.99€ 29.39
€ 39.99
€ 29.39
paperback. From World War II until the 1980s, the United States reigned supreme as both the economic and the military leader of the world. This book offers a devastating analysis of American Imperialism, drawing alarming connections between its repression of information inside the US and its aggressive empire-building abroad. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; HBJK; HBLW3; HBTQ; JPHV; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 29. Weight in Grams: 324.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780099135012
- ISBN
- 9780099135012
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 13.52
€ 19.99
€ 13.52
paperback. Journeying to the dusty heartlands of America's Bible Belt, the author goes in search of the truth behind a startling statistic: 50 million Americans believe the apocalypse will take place in their own lifetimes. Are they devout or deranged? Why do they seem so cheerful about the end of the world? Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HRC; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 127 x 21. Weight in Grams: 220.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Ebury Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780091910884
- ISBN
- 9780091910884
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 7.02
€ 34.99
€ 7.02
The First West Indies Cricket Tour. Canada and the United States in 18...
Professor Hilary McD. Beckles
Paperback. The West Indies Cricket Team, formed in 1884, made its first overseas tour to Canada and United States. The first match was played against the Montreal Cricket Club, 16-17 August 1886. This book speaks to the Canadian and American beginning of the West Indian cricket culture that emerged a century later as a powerful performance force of the game. Num Pages: 140 pages, Illustrations, map. BIC Classification: 1KJW; 3JH; HBTB; WSJC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 151 x 10. Weight in Grams: 236.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Canoe Press Jamaica
- Number of pages
- 140
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789768125866
- ISBN
- 9789768125866
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.99€ 48.21
€ 49.99
€ 48.21
Paperback. The fascinating, definitive chronicle of the timber rattlesnake and its fate in the northeast Num Pages: 228 pages, 12 illus. 8 ht. BIC Classification: 1KBB; PSVW5. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 395.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University Press of New England United States
- Number of pages
- 228
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781584656562
- ISBN
- 9781584656562
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 20.95
€ 25.99
€ 20.95
paperback. Explains how the American military's anti-gay policy is fundamentally misdescribed by its common nickname, 'Don't Ask/Don't Tell.' This title shows that this ubiquitous phrase implies that it discharges service members not for who they are, but for what they do. It is suitable for legal scholars, policymakers, activists, and military historians. Series: Public Planet Books. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSK2; JWT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 13. Weight in Grams: 218.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822323174
- ISBN
- 9780822323174
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 23.90
€ 25.99
€ 23.90
Paperback. Num Pages: 237 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBNC; WSBX; WSJT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- McFarland & Co Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 237
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780786472680
- ISBN
- 9780786472680
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.43
€ 34.43
Paperback. This biography traces the early life of George Edward Waddell in western Pennsylvania, the fits and starts of his first years in professional baseball, his big years with the A's, and his subsequent fade into obscurity and his early death. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEP; 3JJC; BGS; WSJT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 435.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- McFarland & Company
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780786407866
- ISBN
- 9780786407866
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 40.69
€ 40.99
€ 40.69
Hardcover. A highly anticipated work by one of the preeminent political theorists of the twentieth century, Wilson Carey McWilliams. Presents his most mature and most developed writings--the distillation of a distinguished career of thinking about the American experiment. Editor(s): Deneen, Patrick J.; McWilliams, Susan J. Series: American Political Thought. Num Pages: 336 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPHV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 30. Weight in Grams: 658.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University Press of Kansas
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700617852
- ISBN
- 9780700617852
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 73.52
€ 73.52