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Paperback. Presented for the first time is a detailed picture of the Spanish settlement landscape of New Mexico during the period from the beginning of colonization in 1598 up to 1680. Num Pages: 296 pages, , black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBWX; 3JD; HBJK; HBLH; HBTQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 440.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University of New Mexico Press United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780826350848
ISBN
9780826350848
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 29.44

hardcover. Spanish flotas (convoys) traversed the Atlantic throughout the colonial period, shuttling men and goods between the Old and New Worlds. In August 1750, at the height of hurricane season, a small convoy of seven ships left Havana for Cadiz. A fierce storm scattered the ships from North Carolina's outer banks to Maryland's eastern shore. Series Editor(s): Bradford, James C.; Smith, Gene Allen. Series: New Perspectives on Maritime History & Nautical Archaeology. Num Pages: 192 pages, illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 1KBB; 3JF; HBJD; HBJK; HBLL; HBTM. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 404.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University Press of Florida United States
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780813033587
ISBN
9780813033587
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 75.48
€ 69.20

Paperback. Presents the story of Spain's three-hundred-year tenure on the continent. From the first Spanish-Indian contact through Spain's gradual retreat, this title offers an assessment of the impact of each civilization upon the other. Series: The Lamar Series in Western History. Num Pages: 320 pages, 40 black-&-white illustrations & 16 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 466.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Yale University Press
Edition
Brief
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300140682
ISBN
9780300140682
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 22.44

Paperback. In 1898, US public opinion turned against the Spanish for their repression of Cuba. Relations between the two governments resulted in the blowing up of the USS Maine in Havana harbour, which triggered a short war. This book highlights this crucial war that changed the future of American foreign policy during 'the age of American imperialism.' Illustrator(s): Walsh, Stephen. Series: Men-at-Arms. Num Pages: 48 pages, Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJC; HBJK; HBLL; HBW; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 246 x 185 x 5. Weight in Grams: 170.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Edition
1st Ed.
Number of pages
48
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846031243
ISBN
9781846031243
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.29

Paperback. Num Pages: 344 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 150 x 23. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Naval Institute Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781591141792
ISBN
9781591141792
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 32.57

Paperback. Is the federal special prosecutor an unprincipled abuser of power or a staunch defender of the law? In this work, the author shows that special prosecutor was a much debated and controversial role throughout much of its existence. She offers an assessment of their use in the post-Watergate era. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPL; 3JJPN; 3JJPR; JPA; JPHC; JPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 512.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Univ Pr of Kansas
Edition
2 Revised
Condition
New
SKU
V9780700610204
ISBN
9780700610204
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 36.50

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822317388
ISBN
9780822317388
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 31.33

Paperback. This critical expose of American media presents the O.J. Simpson story. It is a story of exploitation, media overkill and outright pandering, of huge profitmaking, all of which arguably undermined the trial and fuelled tremendous public cynicism about the way in which justice and the media work. Num Pages: 344 pages, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFD; KNTJ; LNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 26. Weight in Grams: 522.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc United States
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
SKU
V9780275953201
ISBN
9780275953201
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 46.41

Paperback. Argues that in order to understand terrorism today, we must come to terms with how prisoners are treated behind bars Series: Alternative Criminology. Num Pages: 272 pages, 9 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JKV; JPWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 18. Weight in Grams: 390.
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814723968
ISBN
9780814723968
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 31.30

Hardcover. Argues that in order to understand terrorism today, we must come to terms with how prisoners are treated behind bars Series: Alternative Criminology. Num Pages: 272 pages, 9 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JKV; JPWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814725443
ISBN
9780814725443
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 97.31

Paperback. Reveals the many ways that the Salem witch trials loomed over the American collective memory from the Revolution to the Civil War and beyond. Shedding new light on the many, varied American invocations of Salem, the author ultimately illuminates the function of collective memories in the life of a nation. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; HRQX5. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 230 x 156 x 16. Weight in Grams: 384.
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226005430
ISBN
9780226005430
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 25.46

Hardcover. Reveals the many ways that the Salem witch trials loomed over the American collective memory from the Revolution to the Civil War and beyond. Shedding new light on the many, varied American invocations of Salem, the author ultimately illuminates the function of collective memories in the life of a nation. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; HRQX5. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 161 x 22. Weight in Grams: 512.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226005416
ISBN
9780226005416
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 92.89
€ 77.41

Hardcover. The history of the South Philadelphia Hebrew Association's basketball team and the legends it spawned Num Pages: 344 pages, 37 halftones, 75 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBBEP; JFSR1; WSBT; WSJM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 28. Weight in Grams: 612.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Temple University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781592136339
ISBN
9781592136339
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 36.61

Hardcover. Num Pages: 284 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; HBJK; HBLL; HBTV; HBWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 149 x 217 x 29. Weight in Grams: 456.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
The New Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781620971260
ISBN
9781620971260
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 25.61

A diverse collection of essays about a civil rights leader who played a major role in the desegregation of South Carolina Editor(s): Logan, Sadye L. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; JFSL3; JPVH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 454.
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of South Carolina Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9781611173277
ISBN
9781611173277
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 31.56

Hardback. Connects the rejection of compromise to the domination of campaigning over governing - the permanent campaign - in American democracy. This title shows that campaigning for political office calls for a mindset that blocks compromise - standing tenaciously on principle to mobilize voters and mistrusting opponents in order to defeat them. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HPS; JPHV; JPVL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 220 x 147 x 26. Weight in Grams: 498.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691153919
ISBN
9780691153919
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.20

Paperback. To govern in a democracy, political leaders have to compromise. When they do not, the result is political paralysis - dramatically demonstrated by the gridlock in Congress in recent years. This book shows why compromise is so important, what stands in the way of achieving it, and how citizens can make defensible compromises more likely. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HPS; JPHV; JPVL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 139 x 217 x 21. Weight in Grams: 398.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Edition
New Preface by the authors
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691160856
ISBN
9780691160856
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.85

Hardcover. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: 1KBBE; HBJK; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 617.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Univ Tennessee Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781572338777
ISBN
9781572338777
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 62.70
€ 58.02

Hardback.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674046542
ISBN
9780674046542
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 39.30

Paperback. Details the transformation of alcohol from virtue to vice and back again, how it was thought of as both scourge and medicine. This title tells us how the great American thirst developed over the centuries, and how reform movements and laws (some of which, the author says, were "comic masterpieces of the legislator's art") sprang up to combat it. Num Pages: 344 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JHBT; WBXD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3963 x 21. Weight in Grams: 467.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Temple University Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
SKU
V9781592132690
ISBN
9781592132690
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 33.68

hardcover. Editor(s): Albanese, Catherine L. Series: Religion in North America. Num Pages: 320 pages, 5 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BJ; HRAX; HRLK; HRLM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 25. Weight in Grams: 641.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
Edition
Annotated
SKU
V9780253022431
ISBN
9780253022431
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.52

Paperback. Offers insight into the world of the pre-reservation Indians. This book presents a collection of classic essays that examines the universal characteristics of American Indian culture and tradition. It also offers a personal view of Dr Brown's life and research through his private correspondence from his time on the reservation. Editor(s): Brown, Elinita; Weatherly, Marina Brown; Fitzgerald, Michael Oren; Hultkrantz, Ake. Num Pages: 168 pages, colour and black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KB; HBTB; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 238.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
World Wisdom Books United States
Edition
Commemorative ed
Number of pages
168
Condition
New
SKU
V9781933316369
ISBN
9781933316369
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 20.51

Paperback. Num Pages: 217 pages, 9 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJF; HBJK; HBLW3; JFC; JH; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 151 x 13. Weight in Grams: 334.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
217
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814751473
ISBN
9780814751473
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 29.31

Paperback. Editor(s): Kellner, Bruce. Num Pages: 384 pages, 61 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; BGA; HBJK; HBLW; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 549.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780252074622
ISBN
9780252074622
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 33.49

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