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Paperback. Takes a fresh look at the Supreme Court's controversial and much-debated stances on capital punishment - in the landmark case of Furman versus Georgia. Series: Landmark Law Cases and American Society. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; JFMC; JN; LAZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 215 x 139 x 11. Weight in Grams: 222.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Univ Pr of Kansas
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700617111
- ISBN
- 9780700617111
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.22
€ 32.22
Paperback. The Santeria religion of Cuba - the Way of the Saints - mixes West African Yoruba culture with Catholicism. Similar to Haitian voodoo, Santeria has long practiced animal sacrifice in certain rites. Here, David O'Brien illuminates this controversy and its significance for law, government, and religion in America. Series: Landmark Law Cases and American Society. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; LND. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Univ Pr of Kansas
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700613038
- ISBN
- 9780700613038
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.13
€ 37.13
Paperback. Shows how federal intervention spurred a dramatic shift in the language and logic of racial integration in residential neighborhoods after World War II - away from invocations of a mythical racial hierarchy and toward talk of markets, property, and citizenship. Series: Historical Studies of Urban America. Num Pages: 496 pages, 13 halftones, 4 maps, 5 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; JFSL. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 703.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 496
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780226262765
- ISBN
- 9780226262765
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 29.89
€ 37.99
€ 29.89
Paperback. Series: Phoenix Books. Num Pages: 229 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC; JM; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 204 x 133 x 15. Weight in Grams: 300.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1958
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Edition
- 3rd Impression 1958
- Number of pages
- 229
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226676333
- ISBN
- 9780226676333
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 29.90
€ 37.99
€ 29.90
Paperback. Government spending has increased in the United States since World War II despite the many rules intended to rein in the insatiable appetite for tax revenue most politicians seem to share. This book explains why these budget rules tend to fail, and proposes alternatives for imposing the fiscal discipline on our legislators. Series: American Politics & Political Economy S. Num Pages: 216 pages, 16 line drawings, 6 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; KFFD; KJMV1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 13. Weight in Grams: 314.
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226682600
- ISBN
- 9780226682600
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 27.99
€ 35.99
€ 27.99
Hardcover. Government spending has increased in United States since World War II. Drawing on examples from the federal and state governments, this book explains why these budget rules tend to fail, and proposes original alternatives for imposing much-needed fiscal discipline on our legislators. Series: American Politics & Political Economy S. Num Pages: 216 pages, 16 line drawings, 6 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; KFFD; KJMV1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 160 x 19. Weight in Grams: 422.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226682594
- ISBN
- 9780226682594
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 71.67€ 60.61
€ 71.67
€ 60.61
Hardback. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBF; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 157 x 23. Weight in Grams: 512.
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801443138
- ISBN
- 9780801443138
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.71
€ 33.71
Paperback. Journalists have failed to respond adequately to the challenge of the Internet, with far-reaching consequences for the future of journalism and democracy. This is the compelling argument set forth in this timely new text, drawing on the most extensive ethnographic fieldwork in American newsrooms since the 1970s. Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; KNTJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 18. Weight in Grams: 370.
- Publisher
- Polity
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 2nd ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745654287
- ISBN
- 9780745654287
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.06
€ 26.06
Paperback. In the English-language survey of Argentine-US relations, the author challenges the accepted view that confrontation has been the characteristic state of affairs between the two countries. From the perspectives of both countries, he discusses topics such as Pan-Americanism, petroleum, communism and fascism, and foreign debt. Series: United States and the Americas Series. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KLSA; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 449.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of Georgia Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780820328096
- ISBN
- 9780820328096
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 36.46
€ 40.99
€ 36.46
Paperback. Brings together notes and essays of the author. This book includes are autobiographical vignettes from childhood and youth describing the gamut of human emotion, from childhood fear to adult nostalgia in the re-creation of the past. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ACG; BG; DN; DSBH; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 432
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571170760
- ISBN
- 9780571170760
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 18.28
€ 26.99
€ 18.28
Paperback. Dimension: 232 x 157 x 53. Weight in Grams: 1058. Dimension: 232 x 157 x 53. Weight: 1058.
- Publisher
- Atlantic Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Export/Airside
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848872806
- ISBN
- 9781848872806
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 16.10
€ 23.99
€ 16.10
Paperback. "Quite simply, a tour de force--a wonderful synthesis of history and criticism."--Daniel Czitrom, author of Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APT; JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 354.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Edition
- Revised
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812215601
- ISBN
- 9780812215601
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.87
€ 32.99
€ 29.87
Paperback. Billie Holiday's signature tune, 'Strange Fruit', with its graphic and heart-wrenching portrayal of a lynching in the South, brought home the evils of racism as well as being an inspiring mark of resistance. In 1939, its performance sparked controversy (and sometimes violence) wherever Billie Holiday went. Num Pages: 176 pages, 8pp plates. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJH; 3JJP; AVGK; AVH; BGF; HBJK; HBLW; JFFJ; JFSL; JPVH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 199 x 11. Weight in Grams: 129.
- Publisher
- Canongate Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781841952840
- ISBN
- 9781841952840
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.54
€ 15.99
€ 11.54
Hardback. A history of negative campaigning in American politics, and an examination of how candidates and political consultants have employed this often-controversial technique. This book includes case studies on races throughout the television era, in which negative campaign strategies were introduced, or existing tactics were refined and amplified upon. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPVL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 159 x 23. Weight in Grams: 503.
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742545007
- ISBN
- 9780742545007
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 75.32
€ 75.32
Hardcover. Num Pages: 306 pages, col. Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; AVGU. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 304 x 214 x 29. Weight in Grams: 1690.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Bazillion Points United States
- Number of pages
- 306
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781935950073
- ISBN
- 9781935950073
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 45.04
€ 45.04
Paperback. Mayers analyses the entire history of American foreign relations with first Russia and then the Soviet Union, using the drama of the lives of the men and women who worked at the American embassy in Moscow to tell his story. Particular attention is paid to the critical events of the twentieth century. Num Pages: 368 pages, 14 pp halftones. BIC Classification: 1DVU; 1KBB; HBJD; HBJK; HBLW; JPSD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 619. Good clean copy
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- SKU
- KEC0000122
- ISBN
- 9780195115765
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 5.49
€ 5.49
paperback. This work, aimed at general readers and environmentalists alike, offers a discussion of the formation, development and history of the Everglades, considered by many to be the most endangered ecosystem in North America. Series: The Florida History and Culture Series. Num Pages: 240 pages, 23 figures, 15 b&w photographs, 2 tables, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBBFL; HBT; RGBF; RNF; RNK; WN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 354.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- University Press of Florida United States
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813018270
- ISBN
- 9780813018270
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 20.87
€ 20.99
€ 20.87
Hardback. Beginning with responses to fascism in the 1930s and ending with protests against the Iraq wars, this book shows how American artists have borne witness, registered dissent, and asserted the enduring ability of imagination to uncover truths about individuals and nations. Num Pages: 272 pages, 12 color, 63 b/w. BIC Classification: 1KBB; ACX; JPW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 186 x 261 x 22. Weight in Grams: 828.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520286702
- ISBN
- 9780520286702
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 50.17€ 39.92
€ 50.17
€ 39.92
paperback. This biography of Harry Truman presents a picture of an extraordinary American President. Drawing archival material and interviews, McCullough chronicles Truman's boyhood, his entry into politics and his emergence as President. This book won the Pulitzer Prize for Biography in 1993. Num Pages: 1117 pages, 316pp b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; BGH; JPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 155 x 51. Weight in Grams: 1440.
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780671869205
- ISBN
- 9780671869205
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 15.88
€ 23.99
€ 15.88
Paperback. Presents the story of the year of the birth of the United States of America. This book tells two stories: how a group of squabbling, disparate colonies became the United States, and how the British Empire tried to stop them. It features a cast of amazing characters from George III to George Washington, to soldiers and their families. Num Pages: 400 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 127 x 27. Weight in Grams: 342.
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141021713
- ISBN
- 9780141021713
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 16.67
€ 23.99
€ 16.67