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Hardback. Tells the story of how the business of film libraries emerged and evolved, spanning the silent era to the sale of feature libraries to television. This book discusses film libraries as an important and often underestimated part of Hollywood history. It presents a trajectory that incorporates cultural, legal, and industrial history. Num Pages: 288 pages, 2 graphs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APF; HBJK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 458.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
Edition
First Edition, 1 ed.
SKU
V9780520282636
ISBN
9780520282636
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 95.07
€ 72.48

Paperback. The first book in a new Johns Hopkins series, Regional Perspectives on Early America, At the Edge of Empire explores one of British America's most intriguing regions, both widening and deepening our understanding of North America's colonial experience. Series: Regional Perspectives on Early America. Num Pages: 224 pages, 17, 17 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KB; 1QDB; HBJK; HBLH; HBTQ; HBTR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 272.
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801871375
ISBN
9780801871375
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 26.71

Hardback. The 1850s offered the last remotely feasible chance for the United States to steer clear of Civil War. Yet fundamental differences between North and South about slavery and the meaning of freedom caused political conflicts to erupt again and again throughout the decade. This book analyzes the major ideas and events that resulted in the Civil War. Series: The American Crisis Series: Books on the Civil War Era. Num Pages: 224 pages, illustrations, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; GTB; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 161 x 21. Weight in Grams: 494.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Scholarly Resources Inc.,U.S. United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780842027984
ISBN
9780842027984
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 158.87

Hardback. With the United States on the way to becoming an almost completely urban nation, the financing of cities has become an issue of great urgency; put simply, American cities do not have enough money. This book examines the role of local fiscal policies and fiscal politics in late nineteenth- and early twentieth-century America. Series: Stanford Studies in the New Political History. Num Pages: 204 pages, Illustrations, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; KCZ; KFFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 224 x 146 x 19. Weight in Grams: 428.
Publisher
Stanford University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804724128
ISBN
9780804724128
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 88.55

Hardcover. As more countries develop nuclear weapons, the effectiveness of the bomb as a deterrent reduces. The author discusses this proliferation with regard to the options open to the USA naval forces. Using scenarios, the author discusses whether these countries are immune to superpower intervention. Num Pages: 194 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBN; 1FKA; 1HBL; 1KBB; JPSD; JWMN. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate; (XV) Technical / Manuals. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 405. Clean copy lacking dust jacket with minor shelf wear. Stamp to page edges
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1989
Publisher
Praeger Publishers
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KMK0001687
ISBN
9780275933456
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

paperback. "This smart, knowing book examines the evolution of early America in terms of region. I know of no better way to come to terms with the development of the British colonies." - Alan Gallay, The Ohio State University Num Pages: 368 pages, black & white tables, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 594.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442601406
ISBN
9781442601406
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 39.84

Paperback. From the number of ridges a dime has around the edge (118) to the fact that the average American spends six months waiting at red lights, this title presents 1,001 fresh facts that put a different spin on the United States of America. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; WDKX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 191 x 137 x 19. Weight in Grams: 284. 1,001 Frightening, Bizarre, Outrageous Facts About the Land of the Free and the Home of the Frog People, The Cockroach Hall of Fame, and Carhenge. 256 pages. From the number of ridges a dime has around the edge (118) to the fact that the average American spends six months waiting at red lights, this title presents 1,001 fresh facts that put a different spin on the United States of America. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1KBB; WDKX. Dimension: 191 x 137 x 19. Weight: 284.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Adams Media
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781440536144
ISBN
9781440536144
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 14.62

Hardcover. From windswept tundra to humid subtropical everglades, from gracious coniferous forests to austere deserts, North America is blessed with an incredibly diverse array of natural environments, each supporting a unique system of plant and animal life. Num Pages: 464 pages, 150 photographs, diagrams. BIC Classification: 1KBB; RNC; TQ. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 247 x 196 x 28. Weight in Grams: 890.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
464
Condition
New
SKU
V9780471131564
ISBN
9780471131564
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 243.53

paperback. Whither the life of online images? Num Pages: 230 pages, 3 figures, 26 tables, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KB; GTC; JFD. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 14. Weight in Grams: 320.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Temple University Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
230
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9781439903278
ISBN
9781439903278
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.12

Paperback. "Exhilarating .. strikes a balance between the personal and the abstract."-Edward Rothstein, New York Times Editor(s): Foner, Eric. Num Pages: 336 pages, 10 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 142 x 25. Weight in Grams: 310.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393337051
ISBN
9780393337051
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 24.58

Paperback. Foner's famous book has been one of the most influential and successful works dealing with the factors that brought the North to fight the Civil War. Foner has now written a new introduction that puts his argument in the book into the context of contemporary scholarship. Num Pages: 400 pages, bibliography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 204 x 139 x 20. Weight in Grams: 298.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195094978
ISBN
9780195094978
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.85

Paperback. A stirring history of America focused on its animating impulse: freedom. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBT; JPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 210 x 139 x 22. Weight in Grams: 350.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Number of pages
448
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393319620
ISBN
9780393319620
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 19.26

Paperback. A new generation of scholars addresses the current themes and questions in interpreting American history Editor(s): Foner, Eric; McGirr, Lisa; American Historical Association. Series: Critical Perspectives on the Past Series. Num Pages: 440 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBAH; HBJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 155 x 24. Weight in Grams: 596.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Temple University Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
440
Condition
New
SKU
V9781439902448
ISBN
9781439902448
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 36.10

Hardcover. The story of how three remarkable New Yorkers helped over 3000 African American slaves escape to a life of liberty in Canada, in the decades before the American Civil War Num Pages: 320 pages, 35 black & white halftones, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KBC; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 164 x 33. Weight in Grams: 668.
Publisher
OUP Oxford
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198737902
ISBN
9780198737902
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 22.28

Paperback. "A masterwork [by] the preeminent historian of the Civil War era."-Boston Globe Num Pages: 448 pages, 16 pages of black-and-white illustrations; 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTS; JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 172 x 209 x 28. Weight in Grams: 422.
Publisher
WW Norton & Co
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393340662
ISBN
9780393340662
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.49

Paperback. Num Pages: 752 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBWJ; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 41. Weight in Grams: 864.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Updated
Condition
New
SKU
V9780062354518
ISBN
9780062354518
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 17.47

Hardcover. An irreplaceable portrait of George W. Bush Series: Focus on American History Series. Num Pages: 226 pages, 149 color photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JMC; AJCP; HBJK; HBLX; JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 314 x 286 x 28. Weight in Grams: 2216.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of Texas Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780292745476
ISBN
9780292745476
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 56.12

Paperback. Introduces community planning as practiced in the United States, focusing on the comprehensive plan. Suitable for the readers, including professional planners, planning students, and interested citizens, this book provides a pragmatic view of the comprehensive plan. Num Pages: 455 pages, black & white tables, maps, figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; RPC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 266 x 204 x 22. Weight in Grams: 886.
Publisher
Island Press United States
Number of pages
455
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781597265539
ISBN
9781597265539
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 59.26

Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages, 7 black & white halftones, 58 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEC; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 141 x 15. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9781493013289
ISBN
9781493013289
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 19.84

Paperback. Series: Insiders' Guide Series. Num Pages: 320 pages, colour illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KBBE; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 137 x 25. Weight in Grams: 25.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780762773190
ISBN
9780762773190
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 16.82

Paperback. This is a history of the California prison movement from 1950 to 1980, highlighting the role that prison reading and writing played in the creation of radical inmate ideology in those years. Editor(s): Cummins, Eric. Num Pages: 320 pages, 24 half-tones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPG; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; HBJK; HBLW; JKVP1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 19. Weight in Grams: 480.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804722322
ISBN
9780804722322
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.03

Hardback. Focuses on Native literatures in a postcolonial context. This work contains essays that consider the complex social and political influences that have shaped American Indian literatures in the second half of the twentieth century, with particular emphasis on core themes of identity, sovereignty, and land. Series: Columbia Guides to Literature Since 1945. Num Pages: 448 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 36. Weight in Grams: 1089.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
448
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231117647
ISBN
9780231117647
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 120.17

Hardback. In this oral history, gay Asian Americans talk frankly about their struggle for self-determination and independence. These pioneers in the Los Angeles movement discuss the gay scene in Southern California and the development of a distinctly Asian-American identity. Series: Pacific Formations: Global Relations in Asian & Pacific Perspectives. Num Pages: 224 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1F; 1KBBWF; GTB; JFSK2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 154 x 20. Weight in Grams: 472.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742511095
ISBN
9780742511095
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 174.00

Hardback. Based on Gallup data; it's an important book that challenges conventional wisdom and sheds greater light on what advances entrepreneurship Num Pages: 196 pages, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: 1KBBNN; KJH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 157 x 15. Weight in Grams: 376.
Publisher
Gallup Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9781595620200
ISBN
9781595620200
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 21.94

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