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Paperback. Gunmakers have a culture in their traditions, tools, and products which this book exposes in very human terms. The people of the isolated mountain valleys of Appalachia tell how they make and use the Kentucky and related firearms and the supplies that go with them, both in the past and today as tradition continues. Num Pages: 118 pages, 315 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; WCK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 280 x 216 x 8. Weight in Grams: 464.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1983
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing
- Edition
- 2 Sub
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780916838812
- ISBN
- 9780916838812
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 14.16
€ 18.99
€ 14.16
Paperback. Firearms have long been at the core of our national narratives. This title documents and analyzes the history of firearms in America, exploring various aspects of gun manufacture, ownership, and use - and importantly, the cultural and political implications which this history reveals. Editor(s): Dizard, Jan E.; Muth, Robert M.; Andrews, Stephen P. Num Pages: 517 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DQ; HBT; JFC; WSXS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 35. Weight in Grams: 1089.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 517
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814718797
- ISBN
- 9780814718797
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 31.02
€ 33.99
€ 31.02
Paperback. Gun enthusiasts argue that the only way to keep federal authority in check is to arm individual citizens who can, if necessary, defend themselves from an aggressive government. This title reveals that the proponents of this view base their argument on a deliberate misreading of history. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFF; JPV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- The University of Michigan Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780472033706
- ISBN
- 9780472033706
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.93
€ 33.99
€ 30.93
Paperback. Analyzes writers and gurus, literary texts and religious movements, and the political uses of religion alongside the literary expressions of religious teachers, showing the cosmopolitan interconnections between the Indian subcontinent, the British Empire, and the American New Age. Series: Translation/Transnation. Num Pages: 336 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 1KBB; 1QDB; CFB; JFSR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 514.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691118284
- ISBN
- 9780691118284
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.00€ 33.45
€ 41.00
€ 33.45
Hardcover. Presents the full range of the filmmaker's artistry (photography, painting and music) through the optic of his films. This work also explores the work of other artists whose heritage Gus Van Sant believes he is continuing: heritage beat, pop, rock, and experimental filmmakers, writers and visual artists like William Burroughs, and Ed Ruscha. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; 3JM; APFA; APFB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 309 x 21. Weight in Grams: 1002.
- Publisher
- Actes Sud/Cinémathèque Française
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9782330060763
- ISBN
- 9782330060763
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 48.99€ 43.31
€ 48.99
€ 43.31
Sheet map. Illustrator(s): Harper, Kourtney. Num Pages: 2 pages, 150 line drawings/cartoons. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; YRW. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 108 x 138 x 3. Weight in Grams: 44.
- Publisher
- Guy Fox Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 2
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781904711094
- ISBN
- 9781904711094
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 7.29
€ 7.29
Paperback. Presents the results of a collaborative project with Native communities of Southeast Alaska to record indigenous geographic names. Documenting and analyzing more than 3,000 Tlingit, Haida, and other Native names on the land, this book highlights their descriptive force and cultural significance. Editor(s): Thornton, Thomas F. Num Pages: 61 illus. BIC Classification: 1KB; GTB; HBJK; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 279 x 217 x 19. Weight in Grams: 628.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295988580
- ISBN
- 9780295988580
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.58
€ 32.99
€ 29.58
Hardback. Presents the results of a collaborative project with Native communities of Southeast Alaska to record indigenous geographic names. Editor(s): Thornton, Thomas F. Num Pages: 61 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; CFG; HBJK; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 279 x 216 x 23. Weight in Grams: 885.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295992174
- ISBN
- 9780295992174
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 143.39
€ 143.39
Paperback. In this work Eric M. Freedman re-examines four of the United States Supreme Court's most important habeas corpus rulings. He uncovers new original sources and tells the stories of the cases. He then presents an interpretation that rewrites the conventional view. Num Pages: 243 pages, 1 halftone. BIC Classification: 1KBB; LND. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 225 x 162 x 16. Weight in Grams: 351.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 243
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Reissue
- SKU
- V9780814727188
- ISBN
- 9780814727188
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 31.02
€ 33.99
€ 31.02
Paperback. Maintains that habeas corpus remains the single most important check against arbitrary and unlawful detention, torture, and the abuse of executive power Num Pages: 331 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPV; LBBR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 331
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Reprint
- SKU
- V9780814724408
- ISBN
- 9780814724408
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.67
€ 33.99
€ 30.67
Paperback. Offers a mosaic of domestic life in one of the world's most fascinating cities and a vivid portrait of the true meaning of home in the 21st-century metropolis Num Pages: 256 pages, 40 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; GTB; JFSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 147 x 17. Weight in Grams: 366.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- New York University Press
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814771549
- ISBN
- 9780814771549
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 22.97
€ 24.99
€ 22.97
Hardback. The aim to increase the moral and civic responsibility of American students is investigated here, in order to examine opinions rooted in larger areas of national identity, culture, and values. Theoretical points, policy debates and portraits of adolescents in school are included. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC; JFM; JNA; JNKC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 239 x 161 x 22. Weight in Grams: 452.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780787900618
- ISBN
- 9780787900618
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 47.73
€ 47.73
Paperback. Offers an interpretation of American society. This book features a preface relating the arguments of the book both to the realities of American society and to the debate about the country's future. Num Pages: 410 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 208 x 141 x 25. Weight in Grams: 484. Individualism and Commitment in American Life. 410 pages, Illustrations. Offers an interpretation of American society. This book features a preface relating the arguments of the book both to the realities of American society and to the debate about the country's future. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1KBB; JF. Dimension: 208 x 141 x 25. Weight: 482.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Number of pages
- 410
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- 3Rev Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520254190
- ISBN
- 9780520254190
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.80
€ 33.99
€ 24.80
Paperback. Num Pages: 280 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBNW; JFSF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 428.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801476433
- ISBN
- 9780801476433
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 34.36
€ 36.99
€ 34.36
Hardcover. Cabdrivers and their yellow taxis are as much a part of the cityscape as the high-rise buildings and the subway. And, undoubtedly, taxi drivers have stories to tell. This title recounts tales that offers a vision of Chicago and its people. Num Pages: 184 pages, 66 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBBNC; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 146 x 16. Weight in Grams: 328.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Edition
- 1ST
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226734736
- ISBN
- 9780226734736
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 20.15
€ 24.99
€ 20.15
Hardcover. Num Pages: 368 pages, 20 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBW; JWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 160 x 33. Weight in Grams: 724.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Taylor Trade Publishing United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781589797000
- ISBN
- 9781589797000
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 32.54
€ 35.99
€ 32.54
Paperback / so. Illustrator(s): Witschonke, Alan. Num Pages: black & white illustrations, colour illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; YQH; YQN. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 274 x 224 x 13. Weight in Grams: 159.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- United Kingdom
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781580892865
- ISBN
- 9781580892865
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 9.82
€ 9.82
Paperback. This study consists of an examination of the presidency, the personalities who defined it, and the strategies that led to their triumphs or defeats. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; JPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 143 x 217 x 21. Weight in Grams: 350.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195145823
- ISBN
- 9780195145823
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 22.22
€ 24.99
€ 22.22
Paperback. Focusing on the everyday discussions that Black women have among themselves and about themselves, this book analyzes how talking about hair reveals Black women's ideas about race, gender, sexuality, beauty, and power. Num Pages: 197 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC; JFSJ1; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 155 x 12. Weight in Grams: 300.
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 197
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814713372
- ISBN
- 9780814713372
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 27.37
€ 29.99
€ 27.37
Paperback. Two world wars, the Civil Rights movement, and a Jheri curl later, Blacks in America continue to have a complex and convoluted relationship with their hair. This book takes a chronological look at the culture behind the ever-changing state of Black hair - from fifteenth-century Africa to the present-day United States. Editor(s): Byrd, Ayana. Num Pages: 258 pages, 50 black & white illustrations throughout. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTB; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 292.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- St. Martin's Griffin
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781250046574
- ISBN
- 9781250046574
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 18.36
€ 20.99
€ 18.36