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Modern period, c 1500 onwards

Hardcover. Analyzes both the success and failures of the US Air Force in Korea, offering an examination of how the air war in Korea actually unfolded. The book considers not only the actual air effort in Korea but also its ramifications. Series: Modern War Studies. Num Pages: 248 pages, 32 photographs, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1FPK; 1KBB; 3JJPG; HBJF; JWG; JWK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 157 x 23. Weight in Grams: 510.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
University Press of Kansas United States
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780700609918
ISBN
9780700609918
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 60.47

Hardback. A look at US Cold War diplomacy, examining a policy compromised by the demands of anti-communist ideology. Through case studies of America's relationships with Iran, Israel and Saudi Arabia, it reveals how the fear of communism led to the over-commitment of US security in the region. Num Pages: 360 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1KBB; 3JJP; HBJK; HBLW3; JPQB; JPSD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 160 x 32. Weight in Grams: 662.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Lexington Books United States
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
SKU
V9780739103043
ISBN
9780739103043
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 195.01

Paperback. The 55 selections in this volume represent the interests and accomplishments in American anthropology from the establishment of the American Anthropologist through World War I. Editor(s): Laguna, Frederica de. Num Pages: 838 pages, Illus., maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJC; 3JJF; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 44. Weight in Grams: 1134.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press Nebraska
Number of pages
868
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803280083
ISBN
9780803280083
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.72

Paperback. The 39 selections in this volume represent the increasingly diverse areas of research and range of lasting accomplishments in American anthropology during the interwar period through World War II. Editor(s): Stocking, George W. Num Pages: 543 pages, 2 maps, 4 tables, 3 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; 3JJH; HBJK; HBLW; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 29. Weight in Grams: 735.
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press Nebraska
Number of pages
543
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Condition
New
SKU
KEX0227909
ISBN
9780803292963
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 4.99

Hardcover. Looking at national peace organizations alongside lesser-known protest collectives, this book argues that anti-nuclear activists encountered familiar challenges common to other social movements of the late twentieth century. Series: Palgrave Studies in the History of Social Movements. Num Pages: 247 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPL; 3JJPN; HBTB; HBTW; RNQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 147 x 19. Weight in Grams: 416.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137432834
ISBN
9781137432834
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.55

Paperback. Examines representations of Arabs, Islam and the Near East in nineteenth-century American culture Series: America and the Long 19th Century. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; 3JH; DSBF; HBJK; JFC; JFSR2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 229 x 24. Weight in Grams: 444.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814745182
ISBN
9780814745182
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.43

Paperback. Visual texts demonstrate the contested terms of American identity. This book offers an account of how photography and the sciences of biological racialism joined forces in the nineteenth century to offer an idea of what Americans look like - or 'should' look like. Num Pages: 302 pages, 60 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; AJ; HBTB; JFC; JFSJ; JFSL1; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 227 x 154 x 20. Weight in Grams: 492.
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
302
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691004785
ISBN
9780691004785
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.99
€ 37.59

Hardback. Lists 5,100 artists, with nearly 10,000 signature examples with biographical, bibliographical, and auction sources. Num Pages: 844 pages, bibliography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; AC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 289 x 225 x 56. Weight in Grams: 2268.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
844
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810822498
ISBN
9780810822498
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 417.82

Hardback. A colorful social and cultural history of the often-overlooked independent radio stations of the 1920s, which played an integral role in shaping the American broadcast system through innovative commercial practices, all the while incurring the wrath of the large corporate stations trying to fulfill radio's utopian cultural potential. Num Pages: 176 pages, 10 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; HBTB; KNTD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 158 x 18. Weight in Grams: 402.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812238716
ISBN
9780812238716
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.06

Hardback.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691161099
ISBN
9780691161099
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 70.13
€ 54.80

Paperback. Num Pages: 392 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DFG; 1KBB; 3JJ; HBJD; HBLW; KJVG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691171449
ISBN
9780691171449
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.44

Hardcover. A study of the Attorney General's List of Subversive Organizations (AGLOSO) and its critical role in the post - World War II Red Scare. This book demonstrates how the listed organizations and their members (including a large number of federal employees) came under suspicion, were investigated, and suffered numerous public and private penalties. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; JPWJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 31. Weight in Grams: 708.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University Press of Kansas
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780700616046
ISBN
9780700616046
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 78.42

Hardcover. Num Pages: 224 pages, 257 b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; JWM; TTMW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 300 x 30. Weight in Grams: 1460.
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764350498
ISBN
9780764350498
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 47.48

Paperback. Provides us the lives of the twelve men, from Franklin D Roosevelt to George W Bush, who presided over America's imperial fortunes - the good, the bad and the truly awful. Num Pages: 608 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; BGH; HBJK; HBLW; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 41. Weight in Grams: 448.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099520412
ISBN
9780099520412
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 22.44

Hardback. A compact and incisive history of the American economy since 1945, concentrating on the development of economic policy, economic structure, and ideas about both, and explaining the complex interaction of these factors over the past half-century. Series: American Ways Series. Num Pages: 224 pages, bibliographical references , index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 145 x 21. Weight in Grams: 363.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Ivan R Dee, Inc United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9781566635370
ISBN
9781566635370
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 34.40

Paperback. Spanning nearly 500 years, this book describes the Catholic experience from the arrival of Columbus and the other European explorers to the present day. Jay P. Dolan discusses Catholicism as it spread across the New World, transforming - and being transformed by - the land and its people. Num Pages: 504 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3J; HBTB; HRCC7. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 200 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 816.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
University of Notre Dame Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780268006396
ISBN
9780268006396
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.53

Hardcover. Before his death in 1832, Charles Carroll of Carrollton - the last living signer of the Declaration of Independence - was widely regarded as one of the most important founders. This is his biography. Series Editor(s): Bunting, Josiah. Series: Lives of the Founders. Num Pages: 230 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 197 x 140 x 27. Weight in Grams: 481.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Intercollegiate Studies Institute
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781933859897
ISBN
9781933859897
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.63

Hardcover. Drawing upon Broadway musicals ranging from Irene (1919) to Gypsy (1959), Maya Cantu considers how Cinderella Broadway musicals from the 1920s through the 1950s adapted and transformed Perrault's fairy tale icon in order to address changing social and professional roles for American women. Series: Palgrave Studies in Theatre and Performance History. Num Pages: 290 pages, 11 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; 3JJH; 3JJPG; AVGM; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 149 x 223 x 23. Weight in Grams: 490.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137561459
ISBN
9781137561459
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 116.43

Paperback. During the 1920s, sound revolutionized the motion picture industry and cinema continued as one of the most significant and popular forms of mass entertainment in the world. This work examines the film industry's growth and prosperity while focusing on important themes of the era. Editor(s): Fischer, Lucy Rose. Series Editor(s): Friedman, Lester D.; Pomerance, Murray. Series: Screen Decades: American Culture/American Cinema. Num Pages: 312 pages, 33 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; APF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 540.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Rutgers University Press United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813544854
ISBN
9780813544854
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 37.83

Paperback. Num Pages: 328 pages, 32 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBNT; 3JJG; HBTB; KNXB1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 141 x 203 x 18. Weight in Grams: 396.
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816646074
ISBN
9780816646074
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 19.67

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