Modern period, c 1500 onwards
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Modern period, c 1500 onwards
Hardback. Presents studies of Americanization and American imperialism to assess how far the twentieth century can be seen as the 'American Century'. This title explores the 'geographic dialogues' that arise as the result of the projection of American power and culture in the world. Editor(s): Slater, David; Taylor, Peter J. Num Pages: 376 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; GTB; HBJK; HBLW; JFC; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 253 x 174 x 30. Weight in Grams: 868.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631212218
- ISBN
- 9780631212218
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 146.64
€ 146.64
Paperback. Presents studies of Americanization and American imperialism to assess how far the twentieth century can be seen as the "American Century". This book provides a critical evaluation of the extent of the diffusion and adoption of the "American way of life" and the very concept of "America" itself. Editor(s): Slater, David; Taylor, Peter J. Num Pages: 376 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; GTB; HBJK; HBLW; JFC; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 245 x 172 x 25. Weight in Grams: 738.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd Oxford
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631212225
- ISBN
- 9780631212225
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 61.25
€ 61.25
Paperback. Does America have a sense of community and a vital civic culture? Are disparate groups capable of uniting as a single people who can call themselves Americans? This book addresses these questions and spans three hundred years of American urban life. It reconciles both liberal and conservative viewpoints and responds unequivocally, 'yes'. Num Pages: 400 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; JFSG; JHBC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 157 x 27. Weight in Grams: 634.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781557869180
- ISBN
- 9781557869180
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.21
€ 66.21
Paperback. The American Civil War was one of the longest and bloodiest of modern wars. It is also one of the most mysterious. This book unpicks the geography, leadership and strategic logic of the war and takes us to the heart of the conflict. Num Pages: 416 pages, 16. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 28. Weight in Grams: 320.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780712616102
- ISBN
- 9780712616102
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 13.29
€ 18.99
€ 13.29
Hardcover. This book explores the continuous British fascination with the American Civil War from the 1870s to the present. Analysing the War's place in British political discourse, military writing, intellectual life and popular culture, it traces the sources of Britons' appeal to the American conflict and their use of its representations at home and abroad. Num Pages: 229 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 223 x 18. Weight in Grams: 406.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137489258
- ISBN
- 9781137489258
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.31
€ 64.31
Hardcover. The diplomatic dispatches included in this volume offer an insight into contemporary Anglo-American relations. The period covered witnessed the election of Abraham Lincoln, the secession crisis, the formation of the Confederacy and the first military confrontations of the war. Num Pages: 336 pages, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; JPSD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Scholarly; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Kent State University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780873387873
- ISBN
- 9780873387873
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.70€ 57.86
€ 62.70
€ 57.86
Paperback. This text covers the secession and the war - the years 1861-1865. Its focus is the interaction of the military progress of the war, Union and Confederate politics, and social change, particularly emancipation. This treatment integrates literature on the war, society, and politics. Series: Seminar Studies. Num Pages: 162 pages, illustrations maps, portraits. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 159 x 13. Weight in Grams: 280.
- Publisher
- Routledge
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780582319738
- ISBN
- 9780582319738
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 46.85
€ 47.99
€ 46.85
Hardback. Series: Seminar Studies. Num Pages: 162 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156. Weight in Grams: 471.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 162
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9781138130289
- ISBN
- 9781138130289
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 193.23
€ 193.23
At the end of the 18th century, just 18 colleges existed in the USA. One hundred years later, there were over 450 American colleges and universities. The role of educational institutions had been utterly transformed. This title provides a fresh view of the development of American colleges. Editor(s): Geiger, Roger L. Series: Vanderbilt Issues in Higher Education S. Num Pages: 368 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBT; JNMH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 29. Weight in Grams: 735.
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Vanderbilt University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826513366
- ISBN
- 9780826513366
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 80.12€ 73.06
€ 80.12
€ 73.06
Hardcover. This study of global political history since 1941, with a particular emphasis on America's attitude to neutrality, draws on newly released documentation, most importantly on Southeast Asia and the Vietnam War. Num Pages: 321 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; HBJK; HBLW3; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 203 x 127 x 24. Weight in Grams: 617.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- Rev Upd
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333762561
- ISBN
- 9780333762561
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 122.64
€ 122.64
Paperback. A landmark history of the rise, abolition, and legacy of slavery in the New World. Num Pages: 520 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 155 x 29. Weight in Grams: 718.
- Publisher
- Verso
- Number of pages
- 520
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781681060
- ISBN
- 9781781681060
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 34.59
€ 38.99
€ 34.59
Hardcover. This volume begins in a period in which bitterness and revenge vied with hope and a new ideal of liberty. The Reconstruction imposed by the North upon the South is examined by the author from all points of view. He traces the steps by which the economy recovered and by which the USA emerged as the world's industrial giant. Series: History of USA. Num Pages: 576 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLL; HBLW3; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 184 x 256 x 47. Weight in Grams: 1416.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Basil Blackwell Inc, US United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 576
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781557865892
- ISBN
- 9781557865892
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 98.38
€ 98.38
Paperback. A multidisciplinary conversation on the state of the American Dream Editor(s): Hanson, Sandra L.; White, John Kenneth. Num Pages: 168 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JM; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 209 x 141 x 10. Weight in Grams: 206.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 168
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781439903155
- ISBN
- 9781439903155
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 31.61
€ 34.99
€ 31.61
Hardcover. Presents an overview of the development of American printmaking since 1960, paying particular attention to key figures such as Jasper Johns, Robert Rauschenberg and Andy Warhol. Num Pages: 332 pages, 350 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; 3JJPN; 3JJPR; 3JM; ACXJ; AFH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 280 x 250. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Thames and Hudson Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780500239605
- ISBN
- 9780500239605
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 12.93
€ 45.99
€ 12.93
Paperback. Presents an overview of the development of American printmaking since 1960, paying particular attention to key figures such as Jasper Johns, Robert Rauschenberg and Andy Warhol. Num Pages: 316 pages, 350 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; 3JJPN; 3JJPR; 3JM; ACXJ; AFH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 280 x 250. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Thames & Hudson Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780500292822
- ISBN
- 9780500292822
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 25.00
€ 29.99
€ 25.00
Hardcover. Series: Race in the Atlantic World 1700-1900. Num Pages: 180 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBTS; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 505.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of Georgia Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780820338385
- ISBN
- 9780820338385
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 113.79€ 102.72
€ 113.79
€ 102.72
Hardback. This work focuses on the economic challenges the American economy has met during the post-World War II era, and on the new challenges which confront it. Series: Cambridge Studies in Economic Policies and Institutions. Num Pages: 306 pages, 8 figures. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 1FPJ; 1KBB; 1QFE; 3JJP; KCS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 614. 286p. d. w. First Edition. Keywords: "Business, Finance & Law - Economics - Economic Conditions,Business, Finance & Law - Economics - Economic Systems,Subjects - Business, Fi"
- Condition
- Used, Good
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Number of pages
- 306
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- SKU
- KON0725195
- ISBN
- 9780521480130
Hardback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137394422
- ISBN
- 9781137394422
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.90
€ 64.90
Hardcover. Num Pages: 272 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; 3JJ; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 551.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of Missouri
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826219251
- ISBN
- 9780826219251
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 75.48€ 69.20
€ 75.48
€ 69.20
Paperback. A collection of essays which seeks to explain the evolution of cinema from a novelty sideline into an industry fought over by corporate empires. The book contains work on the commercial strategies which promoted and sustained this process and on the effect it has had on American society. Editor(s): Balio, Tino. Num Pages: 672 pages, 97 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; APF; KNTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 150 x 37. Weight in Grams: 907.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1985
- Publisher
- University of Wisconsin Press
- Edition
- Revised edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780299098742
- ISBN
- 9780299098742
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.55
€ 44.55
Paperback. Num Pages: 136 pages, 44 colour plates, 13 colour illustrations, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJC; ACVT; AFC; AGC; AGN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 279 x 254 x 13. Weight in Grams: 703.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Vanderbilt University Press
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826516923
- ISBN
- 9780826516923
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 29.44
€ 34.99
€ 29.44
paperback. 'The Civil War was a major event in the lives of southern Indians who had been removed to Indian Territory in the antebellum period. The author describes the 1862 Battle of Pea Ridge, a bloody disaster for the Confederates but a glorious moment for Colonel Stand Watie and his Cherokee Mounted Rifles. Num Pages: 403 pages, Illus., map. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 25. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 403
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803259195
- ISBN
- 9780803259195
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 27.81
€ 34.99
€ 27.81
Paperback. The occupation of Alcatraz Island by American Indians from November 20, 1969, through June 11, 1971, focused the attention of the world on Native Americans and helped develop pan-Indian activism. This work examines the takeover, and tells the story of those who organized the occupation and those who participated. Num Pages: 312 pages, 15 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; 3JJPK; HBJK; HBLW3; JFSL9; JPW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780803217799
- ISBN
- 9780803217799
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 20.17
€ 21.99
€ 20.17
Hardcover. Only the American right has ever really recognised the potency of the American left. This book details the left's achievements, including the welfare state, opposing militarism, reshaping of American culture, black rights and civil liberties, awakening the USA to the dangers of fascism and great public enterprises such as the late Twin Towers. Num Pages: 246 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; JPFF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 165 x 21. Weight in Grams: 546.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Number of pages
- 246
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748668878
- ISBN
- 9780748668878
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 104.51€ 100.65
€ 104.51
€ 100.65