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paperback. It is widely held that the United States lagged behind Western Europe in developing modern social policies. This historical analysis, however, shows that the United States actually pioneered generous social spending for many of its elderly, disabled and dependent citizens. Num Pages: 736 pages, 10 tables, 33 line illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; JFF; JKS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 162 x 45. Weight in Grams: 1053.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
736
Condition
New
Edition
Revised ed.
SKU
V9780674717664
ISBN
9780674717664
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 44.33

Hardcover. This title aims to show a new side to Lyndon Johnson and demonstrates that Johnson's diplomacy toward Europe deserves recognition as one of the most important achievements of his presidency. Num Pages: 352 pages, 15 halftones. BIC Classification: 1D; 1KBB; BGH; HBJD; HBJK; HBLW3; HBWS2; JPHL; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 147 x 29. Weight in Grams: 562.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674010741
ISBN
9780674010741
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 40.27

paperback. This panoramic account of 1776 chronicles the other revolutions unfolding that year across North America, far beyond the British colonies. Num Pages: 288 pages, 22 illustrations; 15 maps. BIC Classification: 1KB; 3JF; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 211 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 230.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
Edition
Reprint
SKU
V9780393351156
ISBN
9780393351156
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 17.03

Paperback. "Essential reading for anyone seriously interested in national security and freedom of the press."-Leonard Downie Jr., Washington Post Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPS; JPVH2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 141 x 208 x 21. Weight in Grams: 266.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393339932
ISBN
9780393339932
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 24.57

Paperback. A finalist for the Lincoln Prize, The Sea Captain's Wife "comes surprisingly, and movingly, alive" (Tina Jordan, Entertainment Weekly). Num Pages: 384 pages, 47 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 211 x 139 x 24. Weight in Grams: 310.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393330298
ISBN
9780393330298
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.45

Paperback. A stunning visual game that helps readers enjoy, appreciate, and identify great works of art. Num Pages: 176 pages, 250 color illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; ABA; GM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 191 x 14. Weight in Grams: 536.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393328387
ISBN
9780393328387
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.52

Hardcover. Winner of the 2014 Pulitzer Prize for History This searing story of slavery and freedom in the Chesapeake by a Pulitzer Prize-winning historian reveals the pivot in the nation's path between the founding and civil war. Num Pages: 624 pages, 35 illustrations; 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBFV; 3JF; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 164 x 242 x 46. Weight in Grams: 1072.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
624
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393073713
ISBN
9780393073713
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.53

hardcover. Series: Indigenous Confluences. Num Pages: 184 pages, 16 black & white illustrations, 3 maps, 16 illus., 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; HBJK; HBTB; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 14. Weight in Grams: 409.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
184
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295998343
ISBN
9780295998343
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 117.71

paperback. Bowden's classic study of "mining" the waters of the southwestern United States presents a historical, ethnological, and technological analysis in clean, compelling prose. Num Pages: 206 pages, 36 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; RGB; RNK; RNP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5830 x 3895 x 330. Weight in Grams: 332.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1985
Publisher
University of Texas Press United States
Number of pages
206
Condition
New
Edition
Reprint
SKU
V9780292743069
ISBN
9780292743069
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.88

paperback. Num Pages: 1 figure, 4 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; LNB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 148 x 18. Weight in Grams: 422.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1983
Publisher
University of Texas Press United States
Condition
New
SKU
V9780292738348
ISBN
9780292738348
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.53

paperback. How ethnological show business shaped European and American perceptions of Africa and Africans. Editor(s): Lindfors, Bernth. Num Pages: 320 pages, 40 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1D; 1H; 1KBB; ASZH; JFC; JFSL3; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 174 x 18. Weight in Grams: 556.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253212450
ISBN
9780253212450
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 21.94

paperback. Identifying problems and pointing to solutions in media representation Series: The History of Communication. Num Pages: 264 pages, 5 photographs; 7 tables; 1 appendix. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPR; KNTT; KNXB1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 534. Weight in Grams: 435.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252075896
ISBN
9780252075896
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.53

paperback. An insight into the life and world of Civil War-time Washington from the woman's perspective, this collection of letters is a perspective on life in the nation's capital during an important period in American history. Editor(s): Laas, Virginia Jeans. Num Pages: 592 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGHA; BJ; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 32. Weight in Grams: 787.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
592
Condition
New
Edition
First Edition
SKU
V9780252068591
ISBN
9780252068591
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.17

Paperback. Editor(s): Parascandola, Louis J.; Parascandola, John. Num Pages: 360 pages, B&W Illus.: 25,. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; HBJK; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 178 x 19. Weight in Grams: 542.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231165730
ISBN
9780231165730
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 22.22

Paperback. Long recognized as a Chicago landmark, the Carson Pirie Scott Building also represents a milestone in the development of architecture. This study traces the origins of the building's design and analyzes its role in commercial, urban, and architectural history. Series: Chicago Architecture and Urbanism. Num Pages: 298 pages, 132 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBBNC; AMB; AMG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 150 x 227 x 16. Weight in Grams: 580. Louis Sullivan and the Chicago Department Store. Series: Chicago Architecture and Urbanism. 298 pages, 132 halftones. Long recognized as a Chicago landmark, the Carson Pirie Scott Building also represents a milestone in the development of architecture. This study traces the origins of the building's design and analyzes its role in commercial, urban, and architectural history. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1KBBNC; AMB; AMG. Dimension: 150 x 227 x 16. Weight: 580.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
298
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226761374
ISBN
9780226761374
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.36
€ 55.42

Paperback. In the 1920s thousands of migrants settled in the Los Angeles suburb of South Gate. Blue collar workers built the suburb literally from the ground up. 'My blue heaven' demonstrates the ethic of self-reliance and homeownership which formed the core of South Gate's identity. Series: Historical Studies of Urban America. Num Pages: 432 pages, 4 colour plates, 11 halftones, 9 maps, 5 line drawings, 17 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; HBTB; JFS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 23. Weight in Grams: 580.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226583013
ISBN
9780226583013
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.74

paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBCQ; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 340.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780226391687
ISBN
9780226391687
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 32.46

Hardcover. Explores the ambitions, tastes, and prejudices of Chicagoans during the 1920s and '30s. This book reproduces various elements of the "Chicagoan": its covers, cartoons, editorials, reviews, and features. Num Pages: 400 pages, 81 colour plates, 301 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBBNC; 3JJG; HBTB; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 366 x 290 x 30. Weight in Grams: 3180.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226317618
ISBN
9780226317618
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.55
€ 60.30

Hardcover. Charting the development of jazz photography from the swing era of the 1930s to the rise of black nationalism in the '60s, this title offers an account of the partnership between two of the twentieth century's innovative art forms. It introduces us to the great jazz photographers - including Gjon Mili, William Gottlieb, Herman Leonard, and more. Num Pages: 392 pages, 65 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AJ; AVGJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 261 x 189 x 26. Weight in Grams: 814.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
392
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226098753
ISBN
9780226098753
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 51.99
€ 40.31

Hardcover. Tells the story of the disastrous housing market during the Great Depression and the extent to which an immensely popular New Deal relief program, the Home Owners' Loan Corporation (HOLC), was able to stem foreclosures by buying distressed mortgages from lenders and refinancing them. Series: National Bureau of Economic Research - Long Term Factors in Economic Development. Num Pages: 200 pages, 14 line drawings, 10 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; HBJK; HBLW; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 404.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226082448
ISBN
9780226082448
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 34.51

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