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Hardback. With interesting facts, statistics, and comparisons presented in almanac style as well as the expertise of prominent scholars, The Columbia Guide to America in the 1960s is the most complete guide to an enduringly fascinating era. Series: Columbia Guides to American History and Cultures. Num Pages: 448 pages, charts, bibliography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPK; HBJK; HBLW3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 160 x 35. Weight in Grams: 681.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231113724
- ISBN
- 9780231113724
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 148.10
€ 148.10
The Columbia Anthology of Modern Japanese Literature. From Restoration...
Rimer, J. Thomas; Gessel, Van C.
Collects works of fiction, poetry, drama, and essay-writing from a pivotal time in Japanese history. This book reflects the political, social, and intellectual changes that occurred in Japanese society during this period. It reveals the influences in the development of Japanese literature. It includes biographical introductions for each writer. Series: Modern Asian Literature Series. Num Pages: 880 pages. BIC Classification: 2GJ; 3JH; 3JJ; DQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 58. Weight in Grams: 1543.
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 880
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231118606
- ISBN
- 9780231118606
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 188.96
€ 188.96
This is the autobiography of Xie Bingying (1906-2000), providing a portrait of a woman fighting to free herself from the constraints of ancient Chinese tradtion amid the changes that shook China during the 1920s, 1930s and 1940s. Translator(s): Brissman, Lily Chia; Brissman, Barry. Num Pages: 288 pages, 12 photos, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJ; BGA; HBJF; HBLW; HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 150 x 226 x 24. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231122504
- ISBN
- 9780231122504
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 71.50
€ 71.50
Tells the story of the evolution of American technology since World War II. This book links pop culture icons with landmarks in technological innovation and shows how postwar politics left their mark on everything from television, automobiles, and genetically engineered crops to contraceptives, Tupperware, and the Veg-O-Matic. Num Pages: 320 pages, 23 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; HBJK; HBLW3; HBTK; TBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 161 x 25. Weight in Grams: 635.
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231123044
- ISBN
- 9780231123044
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 77.57
€ 77.57
Shows how America began to intervene in world affairs. This book covers developments in New York, Washington, Santo Domingo, Brussels, and London. It recounts a little-known incident: the takeover by the Santo Domingo Improvement Company (SDIC) of the foreign debt, national railroad, and national bank of the Dominican Republic. Series: Columbia Studies in Contemporary American History. Num Pages: 190 pages, 8 photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KJD; 3JJ; HBT; JPSD; KCL; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 158 x 233 x 25. Weight in Grams: 771.
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 190
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231125864
- ISBN
- 9780231125864
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 130.15
€ 130.15
In Oklahoma in the 1980s and 1990s, suicide-not accident as previously assumed-was the leading cause of agricultural fatalities among farmers. Men were five times more likely to die by suicide than by accident. Num Pages: 240 pages, 8 photos. BIC Classification: 1KBBSH; 3JJPN; 3JJPR; JFSJ2; JHBZ; KNAC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 164 x 19. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231130240
- ISBN
- 9780231130240
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 129.59
€ 129.59
In the 1930s, Thomas G Corcoran, Benjamin V Cohen, William O Douglas, Abe Fortas, and James Rowe helped FDR build the Democratic Party into a coalition whose command over power and ideas invincible. This book shows how they were at the nexus of reform impulses at the electoral level with reform thinking in the social sciences and the law. Series: Columbia Studies in Contemporary American History. Num Pages: 352 pages, 16 photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; HBJK; HBLW; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 817.
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231131087
- ISBN
- 9780231131087
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 136.47
€ 136.47
he eminent historian Leopold Haimson examines the nature of political power in Russia during the years leading to the Bolshevik revolution. The book explores the issue of power as it was reflected in struggles of Russian workers to control their own lives and in the outlooks and strategies of leading political figures on the objectives of the revolution and the ways to achieve them. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JJC; 3JJF; HBJD; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 635.
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231132824
- ISBN
- 9780231132824
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 94.97
€ 94.97
Surveys the materials and experimental practices of radioactivity research in early twentieth century Vienna, focusing on radioactive materials, instruments, women's work in physics, and gendered skills. This title shows how experimental cultures in radioactivity are constructed and reshaped by politics as well as scientists of different genders. Series: Gutenberg-E. Num Pages: 316 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFA; 3JJC; HBTB; PDN; PDX; PN; TBX. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 162 x 27. Weight in Grams: 656.
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 316
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231135580
- ISBN
- 9780231135580
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 101.51
€ 101.51
Offers insights into Reagan's ideological development and his political ascendancy. This book links the eight years (1954-1962) in which Reagan worked for General Electric; acting as host of its television program, GE Theater, and traveling the country as the company's public-relations envoy - to his conversion to conservatism. Series: Columbia Studies in Contemporary American History. Num Pages: 320 pages, 6 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPG; BGH; HBJK; HBLW3; JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 142 x 26. Weight in Grams: 681.
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231138604
- ISBN
- 9780231138604
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 130.58
€ 130.58
In 1995, an Okinawan schoolgirl was raped by several US servicemen. Reaction to the crime culminated in a rally attended by some 85,000 people. Using this event as a point of reference, this book explores how Okinawans began to regard themselves as a confident citizenry embracing ideals of democracy, human rights, and women's equality. Num Pages: 344 pages, 27 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJP; HBTQ; HBTR; JHMC; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- With a new preface
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231138901
- ISBN
- 9780231138901
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 95.15
€ 95.15
Drawing on secondary theoretical material as well as her own original research, the author conducts an analysis of the political, narrative, and ideological structures involved in the fictional and cinematic representations of the 2/28 Incident and White Terror. Series: Global Chinese Culture. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPCW; 3JJP; APFA; DSBH; DSK; JPHX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 481.
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231143608
- ISBN
- 9780231143608
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 94.60
€ 94.60
Series: Columbia Studies in Contemporary American History. Num Pages: 376 pages, 20 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; HRAM2; HRC; JPHV. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 671.
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231144186
- ISBN
- 9780231144186
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 130.95
€ 130.95
Paperback. This book is a companion to the catalogue for California Design, 1930-1965: Living in a Modern Way, an exhibition on view at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art from October 1, 2011, through June 3, 2012. Editor(s): Tigerman, Bobbye. Num Pages: 320 pages, 40 color illus., 140 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; 3JJG; 3JJH; 3JJPG; ACXJ8; AK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 221 x 153 x 28. Weight in Grams: 570.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- MIT Press Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780262518383
- ISBN
- 9780262518383
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.54
€ 40.99
€ 31.54
Paperback. A study of the struggle for environmental justice, focusing on conflicts over solid waste and pollution in Chicago. Series: Urban and Industrial Environments. Num Pages: 256 pages, 8 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBBNC; 3JH; 3JJ; HBT; RNH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- MIT Press Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780262661874
- ISBN
- 9780262661874
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 21.71
€ 26.99
€ 21.71
Paperback. Details the experiences of Japanese Americans (Nisei) who served in the U.S. Army during World War II Series: Scott and Laurie Oki Series in Asian American Studies. Num Pages: 360 pages, 34 illus. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 1KBB; 3JJH; HBWQ; JWTR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 165 x 23. Weight in Grams: 492.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295992099
- ISBN
- 9780295992099
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.51
€ 26.99
€ 23.51
Hardcover. Adds valuable context to the body of work by legal scholars and historians on the seminal Hirabayashi case Series: Scott and Laurie Oki Series in Asian American Studies. Num Pages: 43 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJH; BM; HBWQ; JWXR; LNDC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 160 x 20. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295992709
- ISBN
- 9780295992709
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 30.54
€ 36.99
€ 30.54
Paperback. Originally published: Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott Company, 1955. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBWS; 3JJH; 3JJPG; BM; HBJK; HBWQ; VFV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5499 x 3564 x 15. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295999807
- ISBN
- 9780295999807
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 21.20
€ 24.99
€ 21.20
Paperback. "From the vaudeville era, through the Astaire-Rogers movies, to the intricate artistry of bebop, tap has dominated American dance with its rhythm, originality, and humor. This book collects the voices" Num Pages: 358 pages, 200 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; ASD; ASZH; BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 191 x 20. Weight in Grams: 658.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Da Capo Press
- Edition
- REV
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780306806353
- ISBN
- 9780306806353
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 18.94
€ 26.99
€ 18.94
Paperback. An epic story of a legendary Marine company's valor and sacrifice in the Korean War brought to gripping, cinematic light by an acclaimed historian Num Pages: 288 pages, 14 pages b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1FPK; 1KBB; 3JJPG; HBJF; HBJK; HBWS1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 354.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- The Perseus Books Group United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780306820441
- ISBN
- 9780306820441
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 18.73
€ 20.99
€ 18.73
Paperback. The vivid, fast-paced account of the siege of Khe Sanh told through the eyes of the men who lived it. Num Pages: 400 pages, 16 page insert, 6 maps. BIC Classification: 1FM; 1FMV; 3JJ; HBJF; HBLW; HBWS2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 463.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Da Capo Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780306823725
- ISBN
- 9780306823725
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 21.31
€ 23.99
€ 21.31
Paperback. An outrageous, hilarious, and touching memoir of childhood as the youngest of nine children in a hardscrabble, beyond-eccentric Maine family Series: A Merloyd Lawrence Book. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBEN; 3JJP; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 328.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- The Perseus Books Group United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780306824234
- ISBN
- 9780306824234
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 15.27
€ 16.99
€ 15.27
Hardback. The inspiring story of the Japanese American "Go for Broke" unit that rescued--against all odds--a trapped American battalion and went on to become the most decorated unit of its size in World War II Num Pages: 304 pages, 16 pages black-&-white photos. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 1KBB; 3JJH; BTP; HBWQ; JFSL3; JWTR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- INGRAM PUBLISHER SERVICES US
- Edition
- First
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780306824456
- ISBN
- 9780306824456
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 23.82
€ 27.99
€ 23.82
Paperback. The remarkable untold story of how a young American airman became the last to die in World War II Num Pages: 288 pages, 16 pages black-&-white photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJH; HBJK; HBLW; HBWQ; JWTY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 342.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- The Perseus Books Group United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780306825187
- ISBN
- 9780306825187
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.47
€ 17.99
€ 16.47