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Paperback. Collects the historical research and writing on African Americans in Texas. Covering the time period between 1820 and the late 1970s, this title highlights the significant role that black Texans played in the development of the state. It is suitable for those interested in the history of black Texans. Editor(s): Glasrud, Bruce A. Num Pages: 384 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; HBJK; JFSL3. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 162 x 28. Weight in Grams: 689.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Texas Tech University Press
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780896726093
- ISBN
- 9780896726093
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.94
€ 50.94
Paperback. Winner of the 2007 Banff Mountain Festival Book Awards Grand Prize (The Phyllis & Don Munday Award): "A riveting account of a long-ago mountaineering disaster."-Time Num Pages: 432 pages, maps; 8 pages of photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBBWK; WSZG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 208 x 136 x 37. Weight in Grams: 488.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393331967
- ISBN
- 9780393331967
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.24
€ 19.99
€ 18.24
Paperback. Offers a critical study of the 'happy ending' in classical and contemporary Hollywood cinema. This book encourages students and scholars of film to reconsider some tenacious critical preconceptions, inviting them to approach afresh their understandings of perhaps the most infamous narrative convention in Hollywood cinema. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APFN. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 13. Weight in Grams: 350.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748699773
- ISBN
- 9780748699773
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 34.86
€ 38.99
€ 34.86
Hardcover. What exactly is the happy ending? Is it simply a cliche, as commonly supposed? Why has it earned such an unenviable reputation? What does it, or can it, mean? This book traces the historical development of the scholarly approaches taken towards the cinematic happy ending. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APFN. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 240 x 161 x 18. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Publisher
- EDINBURGH UNIVERSITY PRESS
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748680177
- ISBN
- 9780748680177
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 106.37€ 101.60
€ 106.37
€ 101.60
Hardcover. During the period of this third volume of the "Secretary of State" series, Madison was concerned with ongoing problems in foreign policy, particularly US relations with the European powers. Diplomatic letters describe his efforts to defend American commercial rights. Num Pages: 608 pages, annotations, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BJ; HBJK; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 55. Weight in Grams: 1406.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press United States
- Edition
- annotated ed
- Number of pages
- 608
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813915418
- ISBN
- 9780813915418
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.65
€ 128.65
Hardcover. Beginning with Madison's return to Washington from Montpelier, this fourth volume in the "Secretary of State" series ends with the acquisition of Louisiana by the United States. The letters show Madison's response to the "Louisiana Crisis" as it happened and annotation aids understanding of events. Editor(s): Stagg, J. C. A.; Cross, Jeanne Kerr; Perdue, Susan Holbrook; Barber, Ellen J. Num Pages: 720 pages, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BJ; HBJK; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 152 x 59. Weight in Grams: 1483.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press United States
- Edition
- Annotated
- Number of pages
- 720
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813917474
- ISBN
- 9780813917474
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 122.52
€ 122.52
Hardcover. Num Pages: 121 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 160 x 9. Weight in Grams: 364.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Liberty Fund Inc United States
- Edition
- New Edition
- Number of pages
- 121
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780865976887
- ISBN
- 9780865976887
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.92
€ 19.99
€ 15.92
Hardcover. Covers the eight-month period between 8 February and 24 October 1813, during which the United States continued its military struggle against Great Britain. This volume presents Secretary of War John Armstrong's memorandum on the spring campaign against Canada, recommending attacks on Kingston and York (Toronto). Editor(s): Kreider, Angela; Stagg, J. C. A.; Colony, Anne Mandeville; Cross, Jeanne Kerr; Johnson, Mary Parke; King, Martha J.; Perry, Wendy Ellen. Num Pages: 800 pages, 2 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BJ; HBJK; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 51. Weight in Grams: 1293.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813927565
- ISBN
- 9780813927565
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 125.86
€ 125.86
Hardcover. Covers the period between 4 March 1817, when Madison left the presidency, and 31 January 1820, years when he and Dolley Payne Madison settled once again into the rhythms of rural life at their beloved home, Montpelier. Editor(s): Mattern, David B.; Stagg, J. C. A.; Johnson, Mary Parke; Colony, Anne Mandeville. Num Pages: 704 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BJ; HBJK; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 51. Weight in Grams: 1157.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813928494
- ISBN
- 9780813928494
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 124.99
€ 124.99
Hardcover. Editor(s): Hackett, Mary A.; Stagg, J. C. A.; Colony, Anne Mandeville; Harbury, Katharine E.; Johnson, Mary Parke. Series: Secretary of State S. Num Pages: 800 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 53. Weight in Grams: 1293.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813935713
- ISBN
- 9780813935713
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 125.86
€ 125.86
Hardback. In the five-month period covered by this volume of the "Secretary of States Series", Madison and Jefferson work jointly to acquire final possession of, and establish a preliminary government for, the territory acquired in the Louisiana Purchase of May 1803. Num Pages: 720 pages, notes, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BJ; HBJK; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 58. Weight in Grams: 1415.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press United States
- Number of pages
- 720
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813921204
- ISBN
- 9780813921204
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 126.65
€ 126.65
Paperback. Num Pages: 437 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1KBB; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UF) Further/Higher Education; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 204 x 132 x 23. Weight in Grams: 410.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Random House USA Inc United States
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- Number of pages
- 437
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780679768616
- ISBN
- 9780679768616
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 17.43
€ 18.99
€ 17.43
Paperback. Places the history of children and youth in the context of the Civil War Editor(s): Marten, James. Series: Children and Youth in America. Num Pages: 282 pages, 9 b&w illustrations, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ; JFSP1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 19. Weight in Grams: 381.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- NYU Press
- Number of pages
- 282
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814796085
- ISBN
- 9780814796085
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 33.43
€ 33.99
€ 33.43
paperback. Examines the aspects of childhood in the American colonies between the late sixteenth and late eighteenth centuries. This work contains essays and documents that shed light on the ways in which the process of colonization shaped childhood, and in turn how the experience of children affected life in colonial America. Editor(s): Marten, James. Series: Children and Youth in America. Num Pages: 288 pages, 6 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JD; 3JF; HBJK; HBLH; HBTB; JFSP1. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 17. Weight in Grams: 381.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814757161
- ISBN
- 9780814757161
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 33.59
€ 33.99
€ 33.59
paperback. Unearths the experiences of and attitudes about children and youth during the decades following the American Revolution Editor(s): Marten, James. Series: Children and Youth in America. Num Pages: 320 pages, 10 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; JFSP1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 395.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814757499
- ISBN
- 9780814757499
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 33.63
€ 33.99
€ 33.63
Hardback. How children living in the North experienced the Civil War, considered in the larger contexts of economic, political, and cultural developments during the nineteenth century. Mr. Marten opens a new window on the impact of the war and shows that the youngest Americans were inevitable and enthusiastic participants. Series: American Childhoods Series. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 161 x 23. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Ivan R Dee, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781566635639
- ISBN
- 9781566635639
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 24.37
€ 26.99
€ 24.37
Hardback. Num Pages: 272 pages, 10, 2 maps, 8 graphs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JNF; JNK; JNMH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421421674
- ISBN
- 9781421421674
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 38.32
€ 46.99
€ 38.32
Paperback. Samels, accomplished authors and scholars of leadership in higher education, The Provost's Handbook is destined to become the go-to resource for deans, presidents, trustees, and chief academic officers everywhere. Num Pages: 248 pages, 3, 3 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JNK; JNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 153 x 228 x 15. Weight in Grams: 356.
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421416267
- ISBN
- 9781421416267
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.45
€ 43.45
Paperback. Num Pages: 649 pages, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JPA; JPHC; LND. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 225 x 154 x 42. Weight in Grams: 964.
- Publisher
- Liberty Fund Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 649
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- 3rd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780865972568
- ISBN
- 9780865972568
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 12.52
€ 14.99
€ 12.52
Paperback. Presents stories of Kentucky ghosts. This title contains chapters on haunted places, poltergeists, communication with the dead, and ghosts who linger to resolve unfinished business from their past lives, as well as a chapter about ghosts who reveal themselves through lights, changes in temperature, or sound. Num Pages: 208 pages, 8 photos. BIC Classification: 1KBBSK; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 308.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University Press of Kentucky
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813192376
- ISBN
- 9780813192376
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.43
€ 26.43
Paperback. "A heroically imaginative account of gay metropolitan culture, an elegy and an apologia for a generation."-New York Times Book Review Num Pages: 592 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPG; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 157 x 40. Weight in Grams: 820.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Number of pages
- 592
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- SKU
- V9780393326406
- ISBN
- 9780393326406
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 17.38
€ 18.99
€ 17.38
Hardback. Traces the extraordinary influence of Texas warrior culture on American national politics, from the creation myth of the Alamo to the George W. Bush administration's pre-emptive attack policy in the Middle East. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 163 x 236 x 28. Weight in Grams: 600.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing Plc United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780275983062
- ISBN
- 9780275983062
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 50.82€ 46.84
€ 50.82
€ 46.84
Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 736 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEJ; 3JF; GBCB; JNB; JNMN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 40. Weight in Grams: 942.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 736
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691643892
- ISBN
- 9780691643892
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 346.32
€ 346.32
Hardback. Argues for a more harmonious and rational approach to our relationship with insects, one that does not harm our environment. Beginning with the early techniques of colonial farmers and ending with the modern use of chemical insecticides, this book shows how America's war on insects mirrors its continual struggle with nature and technology. Num Pages: 312 pages, 35 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; TBX; TVP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780231139427
- ISBN
- 9780231139427
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 28.82
€ 40.99
€ 28.82