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paperback. Between 1868 and 1935, four killings in the state of Virginia attracted extensive press coverage and led to the press itself playing a role in the construction of the killings and the reporting of them. This text explores the interplay of national media and culture with Southern law and values. Series: American South Series. Num Pages: 288 pages, 8 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBFV; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLL; HBLW; HBTB; JFD; JKV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 426.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
University of Virginia Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780813922089
ISBN
9780813922089
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.62

Paperback. The foreign-born population in the United States comes in disproportionately large numbers from Latin America and Asia. Focusing on the period from 1965 to the year 2020, this work presents an evidence-based examination of the consequences that these demographic changes might have for the contemporary politics of the United States. Editor(s): Lee, Taeku; Ramakrishnan, S. Karthick; Ramirez, Ricardo. Series: Race, Ethnicity and Politics. Num Pages: 320 pages, 26 tables & 7 figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; JFFN; JFSL; JPVH1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 21. Weight in Grams: 549.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of Virginia Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813925547
ISBN
9780813925547
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.35

Hardback. Addresses the startling fact that many African American intellectuals in the 1930s sympathized with fascism, seeing in its ideology a means of envisioning new modes of African American political resistance. This book surveys the work and thought of several authors to have an understanding of Depression-era African American literary culture. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; DSBH; JFC; JFSL3; JPFQ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 481.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of Virginia Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813926704
ISBN
9780813926704
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 87.64

paperback. Focused on the inside story of law reform, this book contains portraits of some figures, including Thurgood Marshall, William Kuntsler, and the black law professor Derrick Bell, as well as of movers and shakers such as the attorney C B King of Albany, Georgia, and Margaret Burnham. Num Pages: 336 pages, 15 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; BGA; JPVH1; LAT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of Virginia Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780813926957
ISBN
9780813926957
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.20

Hardback. Women have practiced as landscape architects, since the founding of the practice as a profession in the United States in the 1890s. They came to landscape architecture as gardeners, garden designers, horticulturalists, and fine artists. This book describes design practice in landscape architecture by women in the first half of the 20th century. Num Pages: 288 pages, 10 colour & 65 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; AMV; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 25. Weight in Grams: 862.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of Virginia Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813928081
ISBN
9780813928081
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 80.52

Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages, 158 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJ; AMX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 20. Weight in Grams: 612.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Virginia Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813936444
ISBN
9780813936444
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.82

Hardback. In the 1930s there were close to a billion annual admissions to the cinema in Britain and it was by far the most popular paid-for leisure activity. This book is an exploration of that popularity. The book establishes similarities and differences between national and regional tastes through case study analysis of cinemagoing in Bolton and Brighton. Series: Exeter Studies in Film History. Num Pages: 328 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJG; APF; HBJD1; HBLW; HBT; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 26. Weight in Grams: 700.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
University of Exeter Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9780859896603
ISBN
9780859896603
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 145.15

paperback. On the morning of April 27, 1935, Louis N Hammerling fell to his death from the nineteenth floor of an apartment in New York City, where he lived alone. Hammerling was one of the most influential Polish immigrants in America and the leading voice and advocate of the Eastern Europeans who had come to the country seeking a better life. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 1KBB; 3JJG; BGH; JPSH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 10. Weight in Grams: 240.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Northern Illinois University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9780875807218
ISBN
9780875807218
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 31.02

hardcover. Translator(s): Tranviet, Thuy. Num Pages: 74 pages. BIC Classification: 1FM; 3JJ; HBJF; HBLW; JHBK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 10. Weight in Grams: 371.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Southeast Asia Program Publications United States
Number of pages
74
Condition
New
SKU
V9780877271703
ISBN
9780877271703
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 174.20

hardcover. In 1955, after assignments at the US Office of Naval Intelligence (ONI) and on board a destroyer, Marvin Durning arrived at ONI's office in Munich, Germany. During this year, he participated in the final stages of transforming Germany from a defeated enemy into a respected democracy. World Turned Upside Down is Durning's account this period. Num Pages: 208 pages, 15 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJPG; HBJD; HBLW3; JPSH; JWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 426.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Potomac Books, Inc. United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9781597971348
ISBN
9781597971348
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 25.54

Hardback. The Cold War continues to shape international relations almost twenty years after being acknowledged as the central event of the last half of the twentieth century. Interpretations of how it ended thus remain crucial to an accurate understanding of global events and foreign policy. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 1KBB; 3JJP; HBA; HBTW; JPS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 599.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Potomac Books Inc United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9781597971744
ISBN
9781597971744
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.70

Hardback. In New York City in 1939, neither eighteen-year-old Jack "Jake" Jacobson nor his comrade Murray "Duke" Davison had any intention of joining the military. Their sights were set on playing club dates in what Duke called the "upholstered sewers" of Manhattan. Num Pages: 292 pages, 16 b+w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJH; HBJK; HBLW; HBWQ; JWT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 599.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Potomac Books Inc United States
Number of pages
292
Condition
New
SKU
V9781597972857
ISBN
9781597972857
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.93

Hardback. Delves into the myths associated with the Vietnam veteran's experience and looks at them through the war stories they told and continue to tell. Kulik conducts an extremely thorough review of the Vietnam literature and interviews participants wherever possible, poking holes in the war myths of people throughout the political spectrum. Num Pages: 304 pages, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; HBJF; HBLW3; HBWS2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 599.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Potomac Books Inc United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9781597973045
ISBN
9781597973045
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.61

Hardback. On October 23, 1983, nearly simultaneous suicide truck bombings killed 241 U.S. peacekeepers in their barracks at the Beirut International Airport (BIA) and 58 French paratroopers at their headquarters two miles north of BIA. In this long-awaited book, the Marine Corps commander of the U.S. Num Pages: 272 pages, 10 b&w photos, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1FBL; 3JJPN; HBLW3; HBW; JPWL; JWH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 562.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Potomac Books Inc United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9781597974257
ISBN
9781597974257
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.09

Paperback. Explains how the financial system that led to crisis also created shocking and rising inequality. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJG; KCL; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 135 x 17. Weight in Grams: 378.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Pluto Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745329437
ISBN
9780745329437
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.90

Paperback. Provides an account of life of the author's first tour of duty in Vietnam - the blood, fear, camaraderie, and tedium of combat and maneuver. First published in 1987, this book shows an eager young recruit growing before the reader's eyes into a proud but bloodied combat veteran. Series: Williams-Ford Texas A&M University Military History Series. Num Pages: 310 pages. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 1KBB; 3JJPK; BGHA; HBJF; HBJK; HBWS2; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Texas A & M University Press United States
Number of pages
310
Condition
New
SKU
V9781585446049
ISBN
9781585446049
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.76

Hardback. Films and television dramas about the Second World War have always been popular. Written by acknowledged experts in the field, this collection offers challenging, sometimes controversial, insights into how the popular memory of the Second World War has been 're-pictured' since 1989, which marked the sixtieth anniversary of the start of the war. Num Pages: 245 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 3JJH; APF; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 440.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
245
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230002579
ISBN
9780230002579
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.66

Hardback. This exciting book uniquely combines interviews with scholars and practitioners in theatre studies to look at what most people feel is a pivotal moment of British theatre - the 1990s. With a particular focus on 'in-yer-face theatre', this volume will be essential reading for all students and scholars of contemporary British theatre. Editor(s): Aragay, Mireia; Klein, Hildegard; Monforte, Enric; Zozaya, Pilar. Num Pages: 220 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DB; 2AB; 3JJPR; AN; DSBH; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 410.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
220
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230005099
ISBN
9780230005099
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.65

Hardback. Hennis has been a leading critic of German political life and thought for the last 50 years. In this selection from his writings on government and constitutionality he shows how the postwar reconstruction of democratic politics in Germany highlighted general problems of party politics and democratic order that have only recently been recognized. Series: New Perspectives in German Political Studies. Num Pages: 268 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJP; JPA; JPS. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 222 x 139 x 21. Weight in Grams: 444.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
268
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230007284
ISBN
9780230007284
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.88

Hardback. From 1930-62 the idea of race was studied across a range of academic disciplines. This book explores expert thinkings on race in the period and explains the relationship between scientific racial research, social policy and attitudes regarding immigration, ultimately offering new insight into the evolving understanding of the idea of race. Num Pages: 243 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJG; 3JJH; 3JJPG; HBJD1; HBLW; HBTB; JFSL1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 462.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
243
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230008922
ISBN
9780230008922
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.01

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