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Modern period, c 1500 onwards

Hardback. With full-colour photographs of over 587 quilts, this title offers a visual and tactile understanding of American culture and society, bridging the transition from traditional folk culture to the age of mass production and consumption. It shows us some of America's treasured material culture as it was pieced and stitched into place. Editor(s): Hanson, Marin F; Crews, Patricia Cox. Num Pages: 496 pages, 812 color photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJC; 3JJF; AFW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 7112 x 5487 x 38. Weight in Grams: 2246.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
496
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803220546
ISBN
9780803220546
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 102.41

Hardcover. Interwar era efforts to expand US radio into China floundered in the face of flawed US policies and approaches. Situated at the intersection of media studies, technology studies, and US foreign relations, this study frames the ill-fated radio initiatives as symptomatic of an increasingly troubled US-East Asian relationship before the Pacific War. Series: Palgrave Studies in the History of the Media. Num Pages: 299 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1KBB; 3JJG; 3JJH; HBTB; JFD; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 221 x 139 x 22. Weight in Grams: 472.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230252660
ISBN
9780230252660
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 117.55

Paperback. Attempts to chronicle every visit to the UK by American (and Canadian!) rock 'n' roll artists, and includes full tour itineraries, support acts, show reports, and TV appearances. This work features illustrations of programmes, tickets, vintage ads and atmospheric live shots. Num Pages: 422 pages, tables & b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; AVGP; HBT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 702.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Music Mentor Books United Kingdom
Edition
UK ed.
Number of pages
422
Condition
New
SKU
V9780951988862
ISBN
9780951988862
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 24.65

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 354 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBTK; KCF; KND; KNXB2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 280 x 216 x 21. Weight in Grams: 1114.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2019
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
354
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691633817
ISBN
9780691633817
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 159.22
€ 120.54

Paperback. From "The Next Generation" and "The X-Files", to "Farscape" and "Enterprise", sci-fi television series in the US have multiplied since the 1980s. Jan Johnson-Smith shows how, in line with national political upheavals, this genre expands the myth of the Western frontier into deep space. Series: Popular TV Genres. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPR; APT; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 215 x 148 x 30. Weight in Grams: 408.
Publisher
I.B.Tauris
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9781860648823
ISBN
9781860648823
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 27.99

Hardcover. Over the course of three centuries, American settlers helped to create the richest, most powerful nation in human history, even as they killed and displaced millions. This groundbreaking work shows that American history is defined by settler colonialism, providing a compelling framework through which to understand its rise to global dominance. Num Pages: 268 pages, 1 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JD; 3JF; 3JH; HBJK; HBLH; HBLL; HBTQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 316.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
2013th Edition
Number of pages
268
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137374240
ISBN
9781137374240
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 128.03

Paperback. Over the course of three centuries, American settlers helped to create the richest, most powerful nation in human history, even as they killed and displaced millions. This groundbreaking work shows that American history is defined by settler colonialism, providing a compelling framework through which to understand its rise to global dominance. Num Pages: 265 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JD; 3JF; 3JH; HBJK; HBLH; HBLL; HBTQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 157 x 15. Weight in Grams: 416.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
2013th Edition
Number of pages
258
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137374257
ISBN
9781137374257
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 127.46

Paperback. Beginning with the Colonial period, progressing through the Revolution and the Antebellum period, this book chronologically documents the historical evolution of slavery in the USA. Num Pages: 320 pages, notes, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JD; 3JF; 3JH; HBTB; HBTS; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 20. Weight in Grams: 238.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140241501
ISBN
9780140241501
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.41

Hardcover. This study illuminates the commonalities and the peculiarities of different slaveries and contributes to a growing body of literature that showcases the flexibility of slavery as an institution. Num Pages: 240 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1HBA; 3J; HBJH; HBLL; HBTS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 137 x 19. Weight in Grams: 420.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
250
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137268662
ISBN
9781137268662
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.90

Hardback. Num Pages: 480 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; 3JM; BGH; HBLX; HBWS5; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 162 x 37. Weight in Grams: 800.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780062290793
ISBN
9780062290793
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 18.34

Paperback. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; 3JM; BGH; HBLX; HBWS5; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 205 x 135 x 33. Weight in Grams: 430.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc
Condition
New
SKU
V9780062401724
ISBN
9780062401724
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.61

Paperback. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; 3JM; BGHA; HBLX; HBWS5; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 135 x 20. Weight in Grams: 362.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
496
Condition
New
Edition
Reprint
SKU
V9780062431646
ISBN
9780062431646
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 19.26

Paperback. Examines an important quarter century of the American Station Wagon - a time when it evolved into a practical, yet sometimes luxurious family transporter or business vehicle. This volume covers the histories of the major, minor and obscure station wagon manufacturers and models. It also features images of rarer Canadian versions. Series: Those Were the Days.. Num Pages: 96 pages, 100 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; WGCB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 192 x 213 x 9. Weight in Grams: 320.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Veloce Publishing Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
96
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845842680
ISBN
9781845842680
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 16.06

Hardback. Analyzes the scope and nature of statutory and common-law American theatrical regulation. An introduction provides context as well as definitions of legal terms that appear throughout. Num Pages: 447 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JD; 3JF; 3JH; AN; LNT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 221 x 151 x 25. Weight in Grams: 644.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
447
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810828254
ISBN
9780810828254
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 176.39

Hardback. This volume considers the changing patterns of American thought and culture in its transition into the early 21st century. Editor(s): Halliwell, Martin; Morley, Catherine. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JMC; JFC. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 244 x 172 x 25. Weight in Grams: 786.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
336
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748626014
ISBN
9780748626014
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 136.64
€ 131.38

Paperback. Num Pages: 432 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; APB; APF; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 139 x 203 x 41. Weight in Grams: 348.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780062269027
ISBN
9780062269027
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.54

Hardcover. A major new biography of the Civil War general and American president, by the author of the New York Times bestseller, A. Lincoln. Num Pages: 816 pages, 30 MAPS; 120 PHOTOGRAPHS THROUGHOUT. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 246 x 47. Weight in Grams: 1208.
Publisher
Random House
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781400069026
ISBN
9781400069026
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 38.84

Paperback. Introducing students to the study of American history, this edition has been substantially revised to include such topics as the experience of colonial women and generational conflicts. It explores America's social, political and diplomatic past from the early 1600s to the US Civil War. Editor(s): Dinnerstein, Leonard; Jackson, Kenneth T. Num Pages: 348 pages, line figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JD; 3JF; 3JH; HBJK; HBLH; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 203 x 136 x 18. Weight in Grams: 307. Clean copy
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Edition
7th Edition
SKU
KST0035887
ISBN
9780195087833
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Hardcover. No other cinematic genre more sharply illustrates the contradictions of American society - notions about social class, politics, and socio-economic ideology - than the war film. This book examines the latest cycle of war films to reveal how they mediate and negotiate the complexities of war, class, and a military-political mission largely gone bad. Num Pages: 273 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; APFA; APFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 138 x 20. Weight in Grams: 448.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
276
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137277886
ISBN
9781137277886
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.58

Paperback. Gives an illustrated overview of the webbing straps, holsters, carriers and haversacks used by American combat troops from before World War One to the Vietnam War. This book is useful for students of American uniform and equipment, modellers, re-enactors and collectors. Series: Europa Militaria. Num Pages: 64 pages, 100 colour photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJF; 3JJH; 3JJP; HBJK; HBWQ; JWM; WCK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 258 x 190 x 6. Weight in Grams: 234. Series: Europa Militaria. 64 pages, 100 colour photographs. Gives an illustrated overview of the webbing straps, holsters, carriers and haversacks used by American combat troops from before World War One to the Vietnam War. This book is useful for students of American uniform and equipment, modellers, re-enactors and collectors. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJF; 3JJH; 3JJP; HBJK; HBWQ; JWM; WCK. Dimension: 258 x 190 x 6. Weight: 234.
Publisher
Crowood
Number of pages
64
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781861268327
ISBN
9781861268327
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.61

paperback. Brings together twenty-five writings by women who share their varied World War II experiences, from serving in the military to working on the home front to preparing for the postwar world. Editor(s): Litoff, Judy Barrett; Smith, David C. Series: The Worlds of Women Series. Num Pages: 237 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJH; BG; HBJD; HBJK; HBWQ; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 381.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
237
Condition
New
SKU
V9780842025713
ISBN
9780842025713
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 63.15

Paperback. Gall presents new information on government workers and their recent battles to defend workplace rights. Series: The American Moment. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; 3JM; HBJK; HBLW; HBLX; KNXB2. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 155 x 229 x 22. Weight in Grams: 486.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Edition
4 Rev ed
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421413433
ISBN
9781421413433
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 39.49

Hardback. To find more information about Rowman and Littlefield titles, please visit www.rowmanlittlefield.com. Editor(s): Cohen, Warren I. Series: America in the Modern World. Num Pages: index. BIC Classification: 1FP; 3JJG; 3JJH; 3JJP; HBJD; HBJF; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 164 x 29. Weight in Grams: 658.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
Scholarly Resources Inc.,U.S. United States
Condition
New
SKU
V9780842023474
ISBN
9780842023474
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 167.21

Paperback. Analyzes film distribution and exhibition practices in order to reconstruct a context for understanding moviegoing at a time when American cities were coming to grips with new groups of immigrants and women working outside the home. This book talks about the history of the film industry, and about the process of imaging a national community. Num Pages: 391 pages, 61 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJC; APF; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
391
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520247437
ISBN
9780520247437
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.44

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