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Hardcover. When four New York City police officers killed Amadou Diallo in 1999, the forty-one shots they fired echoed loudly across the nation. In death, Diallo joined a long list of young men of color killed by police fire in cities and towns all across America. This title offers an oral history of Diallo's death. Series: Syracuse Studies on Peace and Conflict Resolution. Num Pages: 216 pages, 14 black-&-white illustrations, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JJPR; HBTD; JK; JKSW1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 490.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815609407
ISBN
9780815609407
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 26.87

Hardcover. Draws readers into the lives of the author's subjects, showing the passion and naivete of the volunteers, the bravery of the civil rights leaders, and the candid, sometimes troubling reactions of the black and white Mississippi Delta residents. Num Pages: 320 pages, 64 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBSM; 3JJPK; BM; HBTB; HBTD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 612.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815609384
ISBN
9780815609384
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 33.20

Hardcover. In the mid- to late 1940s, a group of young men rattled the psychiatric establishment by beaming a public spotlight on the squalid conditions and brutality in our nation's mental hospitals and training schools for people with psychiatric and intellectual disabilities. This book presents the extraordinary efforts of these courageous men. Series: Critical Perspectives on Disability. Num Pages: 584 pages, 50 black-&-white illustrations, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJH; HBTB; HBWQ; JKSM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 43. Weight in Grams: 1157.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815609155
ISBN
9780815609155
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 44.25

Hardcover. An emigration story, this book explores the rapid expansion of identity at the cusp of American life. Told in a first-person narrative, it is also a love story, in which the romantic protagonist is torn between Russian and Western women. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 1KBB; 3JJPN; BGA; JFFN; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 472.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Edition
Apparent First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815608936
ISBN
9780815608936
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 23.34

Hardcover. A historical memoir that offers a portrait of a remarkable life, told first from the perspective of a young girl in Erie, Pennsylvania, Paris, and Washington before World War I, and then from her husband's postings as US naval attache and then as US ambassador to Belgium, the Soviet Union, and Taiwan during the cold war. Editor(s): Kirk, Roger. Num Pages: 216 pages, 26 illustrations, notes, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; BGHA; JFSJ1; JPSD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 540.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815608912
ISBN
9780815608912
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 23.79

Hardcover. Set during the sexual revolution of the sixties, this work recalls the decade's prodigious effect on a generation of Americans that came of age during that transformative time of changing mores. Series: Writing American Women. Num Pages: 240 pages, 12 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; BGA; VFVK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 553.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815608899
ISBN
9780815608899
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.36

Hardcover. Tells the story of the intercollegiate gridiron sport in the years immediately after World War I when the game underwent monumental changes that transformed it into one of America's fundamental sporting attractions and a commercial entity that would be recognizable to any twenty-first century fan. Series: Sports and Entertainment. Num Pages: 328 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; HBTB; JNM; WSJS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 26. Weight in Grams: 730.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815608868
ISBN
9780815608868
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.85

Hardcover. Provides insights into our American psyche. This book shows that an artist's personal imagery can eclipse the graphic potency of a camera in telling a human story. Num Pages: 232 pages, 20 colour & 70 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; ACX; AGB; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 216 x 21. Weight in Grams: 998.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815608714
ISBN
9780815608714
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 32.01

Paperback. The Hilldale Club of Darby, Pennsylvania, was the dominant team in black baseball during the 1920s. Their success came about largely through the efforts of Hilldale president and manager Edward Bolden. This story, highlighted with photographs, chronicles the origins and development of black baseball. Series: Sports and Entertainment. Num Pages: 304 pages, 34 black-&-white photographs, notes. BIC Classification: 1KBBEP; 3JJF; 3JJG; HBTB; JFSL3; WSJT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 16. Weight in Grams: 413.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815608653
ISBN
9780815608653
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 24.43

Paperback. More than just artifacts of a bygone era, covered bridges enjoyed a cherished place in the public imagination and a special niche in northeastern America's architectural history. This is a comprehensive guide to the design, evolution and romance of historic covered bridges extant in New York State. Num Pages: 236 pages, 25 colour photographs, 24 figures, 11 maps, 9 tables, notes. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JH; 3JJ; AMC; HBTB; TNCJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 203 x 7. Weight in Grams: 327.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Syracuse University Press United States
Edition
annotated ed
Number of pages
236
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815607489
ISBN
9780815607489
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 14.95

Paperback. When World War II erupted in Europe, Konrad Charmatz was a prospering businessman in Sosnowiec, Poland, a loving son and an aspiring poet. For the next seven years he witnesses the Holocaust as it destroyed his family, country and culture. This is his memoir of those years. Translator(s): Beckerman, Miriam Dashkin. Num Pages: 256 pages, glossary. BIC Classification: 1DVP; 3JJH; BGH; HBJD; HBTZ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 404.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Syracuse University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815607069
ISBN
9780815607069
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 24.38

A survey of the topographic and metaphoric landscape of New Hampshire's White Mountains through the artistic and tourist life of the region as it appears in paintings and illustrations. Extending from the late-18th to the late-20th century, it includes a large collection of pictorial works. Num Pages: 264 pages, 16 colour & 148 b&w illustrations, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBBEH; 3JF; 3JH; 3JJ; ACQ; ACV; ACX; AGN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 203 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1070.
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Syracuse University Press United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815606635
ISBN
9780815606635
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 47.37

Paperback. Chronicling the experience of New York City's Jewish families during the Great Depression, this work tells the story of a generation of immigrants and their children as they faced an uncertain future in America. Num Pages: 288 pages, 29 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JJG; 3JJH; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 390.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Syracuse University Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815606178
ISBN
9780815606178
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 20.57

Paperback. This autobiography of Frank O'Connor, one of the great Irish writers, covers his life, from his birth in a Cork slum in 1903 to his release from imprisonment as a revolutionary in 1923. Num Pages: 240 pages, 5ill. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJC; 3JJF; 3JJG; BG; WN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 128 x 13. Weight in Grams: 218.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Syracuse University Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815604167
ISBN
9780815604167
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.97

Paperback. This text examines the doctrine of "Earth First!", the environmental movement whose tactics include unorthodox activities. The background, economic status and members of the organization of the movement are included here, along with details of the F.B.I. investigation which occurred. Series: Religion and Politics. Num Pages: 200 pages, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPN; RNB; RNC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 15. Weight in Grams: 313.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815603658
ISBN
9780815603658
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 20.07

Paperback. This work is a political investigation into the historical and ideological foundations of black education. It situates black education within the context of America's rise to corporate-industrial power in the latter half of the 19th century and the first part of the 20th century. Series: Teaching for Social Justice Series. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLL; HBLW; JFSL3; JNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 157 x 16. Weight in Grams: 308.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Teachers' College Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780807740422
ISBN
9780807740422
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.63

paperback. "As good a second-by-second reconstruction of the assassination and its aftermath as I've read." Bryan Burrough, The New York Times Series: Movie Tie-in Editions. Num Pages: 688 pages, 81 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPK; HBJK; HBLW3; JPWL1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 138 x 211 x 32. Weight in Grams: 548.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
W. W. Norton & Co.
Condition
New
SKU
9780393347333
ISBN
9780393347333
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.86

Paperback. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: 1FMS; 3JJH; HBJF; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 151 x 9. Weight in Grams: 232.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Marshall Cavendish International (Asia) Pte Ltd Singapore
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
SKU
V9789814351195
ISBN
9789814351195
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.95

Paperback. On May 4, 1970, National Guard troops opened fire on unarmed antiwar protesters at Kent State University in Ohio, killing four students and wounding nine others. The book shows how these events were not some tragic anomaly but were grounded in a tradition of student political activism that extended back to Ohio's labor battles of the 1950s. Num Pages: 400 pages, 12 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBNH; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; HBJK; HBLW3; JNMN; JPWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 635.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Massachusetts Press United States
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9781625341112
ISBN
9781625341112
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.04

Paperback. First published by E.C. Temple in Austin, Texas, 1988. Editor(s): Humphrey, Janet G. Series: Women in Texas History Series. Num Pages: 178 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; 3JH; 3JJ; BJ; HBJK; JFSJ1; JPVH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 525.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Texas A & M University Press United States
Number of pages
178
Condition
New
SKU
V9781623493660
ISBN
9781623493660
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 28.99

Paperback. Traces the experiences of Mexican workers on the American home front during World War II as they moved from rural to urban areas and sought better-paying jobs in industries. This title investigates the intervention by Mexico in the treatment of workers and Texas' emergence as a key site for negotiating the application of the Good Neighbor Policy. Series: Rio Grande/Rio Bravo: Borderlands Culture and Traditions. Num Pages: 336 pages, 26 b&w photos, 8 tables, bib., index. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; 3JJH; JFFJ; JHBL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 522.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Texas A & M University Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9781603440974
ISBN
9781603440974
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.00

Paperback. The tenth volume in Samuel Eliot Morison's classic History of the United States Naval Operations in World War II focuses on the war on enemy submarines, a war fought up and down the Atlantic coast from Nova Scotia to Brazil Num Pages: 448 pages, photo section. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJH; HBWQ; JWF; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 152 x 229 x 28. Weight in Grams: 632.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Naval Institute Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781591145769
ISBN
9781591145769
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 28.39

Hardback. Contains 1,112 essays on more than 1,100 world events between 1941 and 1970. This work includes historical maps and a keyword list of contents, an additional 84 maps, as well as 235 quotations from primary source documents, lists, and time lines as well as a bibliography, list of URL's and websites, and a chronological list of entries. Editor(s): Gorman, Robert F. Num Pages: 4020 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 3JJ; GBC; HBG; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 432 x 273 x 171. Weight in Grams: 12247.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Salem Press Inc United States
Number of pages
4020
Condition
New
SKU
V9781587653315
ISBN
9781587653315
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 645.85

Hardcover. Compiled from original county agent records discovered in Purdue University's Virginia Kelly Karnes Archives and Special Collections Research Center, Enriching Hoosier Farms and Families includes hundreds of rare, never-before-published photographs and anecdotal information about how county agents overcame their constituents' reluctance to change. Editor(s): Whitford, Frederick; Harmeyer, Neal; Hovde, David M. Series: The Founders Series. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBND; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; KNAC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 305 x 229 x 30. Weight in Grams: 2177.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Purdue University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781557537430
ISBN
9781557537430
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 47.20

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