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paperback. El Pueblo de Los Angeles was founded in 1781 by settlers from present-day Mexico, as well as settlers of Indian, African and European descent. Illustrated in colour, this volume uses text, paintings and photographs to create a portrait of the pueblo, its history, and its heritage. Series: Conservation & cultural heritage. Num Pages: 136 pages, 88 colour & 72 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; 3J; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 203 x 10. Weight in Grams: 567.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Getty Trust Publications United States
Number of pages
136
Condition
New
Edition
First Edition
SKU
V9780892366620
ISBN
9780892366620
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.41

Paperback. A colloquium discussion on the artist's work includes Abbott's contributions as well as those of six other participants: photographer William Clift; Amy Conger, author of Edward Weston: Photographs from the Collection of the Center for Creative Photography; David Featherstone, a freelance writer and editor;. Series: In Focus. Num Pages: 144 pages, 61 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AJB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 194 x 153 x 9. Weight in Grams: 290.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Getty Trust Publications United States
Number of pages
144
Condition
New
SKU
V9780892368099
ISBN
9780892368099
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.62

Paperback. This study places American constitutional law within a cultural context. It analyzes the psychological processes involved in the American legal system, arguing that the categorizing, narration and rhetorics used in the courthouse depend on the shifting cultural notions of heroes and villians. Num Pages: 468 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1KBB; LAB; LND. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 154 x 27. Weight in Grams: 736.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Edition
First Harvard University Paperback Edition
Number of pages
468
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674008168
ISBN
9780674008168
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 54.48

paperback. Chauncey Cooke enlisted in the Union army in 1862 at only sixteen, after lying about his age. His letters to family members paint a realistic and compelling picture of daily life in the Civil War. He also describes the boredom of camp, the chaos of battle, and the suffering caused by illness. Series: Great Lake Books Series. Num Pages: 144 pages, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; BJ; HBJK; HBLL; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 167 x 228 x 15. Weight in Grams: 246.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Wayne State University Press
Condition
New
SKU
9780814333433
ISBN
9780814333433
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 6.23

hardcover. Editor(s): Lienhard, Marc. Series: International Archives of the History of Ideas / Archives Internationales d'Histoire des Idees. Num Pages: 246 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFCX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 542. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear. DJ has some minor nicks and tears, remains very good
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1977
Publisher
Martinus Nijhoff The Hague
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSG0033799
ISBN
9789024718962
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 5.91

hardcover. Written on the Body surveys the history of the tattoo in Europe and North America from Antiquity to the present. While the subject of tattooing has previously been approached from the viewpoints of anthropology, sociology and cultural studies, this book sets the practice into a historical perspective. Editor(s): Caplan, Jane. Series: Critical Views. Num Pages: 319 pages, b/w figs. BIC Classification: 1D; 1KB; AFY; HBT; JHBT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 164 x 21. Weight in Grams: 534. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear, remains very good
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Reaktion Books
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSG0032352
ISBN
9781861890627
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 5.91

Paperback. An examination of the relationship between modernism and postmodernism within the frame of 20th-century American culture. The essays suggest that the relationship between the modern and the postmodern is not one of rupture, belatedness, dilution or extremity, but of haunting. Editor(s): Scandura, Jani. Series: Cultural Front. Num Pages: 321 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 21. Weight in Grams: 431.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
321
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814781371
ISBN
9780814781371
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.64

Paperback. Num Pages: 142 pages, colour illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; PSVW6. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 190 x 119 x 12. Weight in Grams: 262.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
McDonald & Woodward Publishing Company, US United States
Number of pages
142
Condition
New
SKU
V9780939923960
ISBN
9780939923960
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 15.62

Paperback. In The Black Urban Atlantic, eleven original essays by leading scholars from the United States, Europe, and Latin America chronicle the black experience in Atlantic ports, providing a rich and diverse portrait of the ways in which Africans experienced urban life during the era of plantation slavery. Editor(s): Canizares-Esguerra, Jorge; Childs, Matt D.; Sidbury, James. Series: The Early Modern Americas. Num Pages: 384 pages, 4 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3J; HBJK; HBTS. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 566.
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812223767
ISBN
9780812223767
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 33.95

hardcover. Describes the intervention of the tramp as a social type in the United States between 1869 and 1939. Tim Cresswell considers the ways in which the figure of the tramp was imagined, written and spoken about, and how by World War II it was being reclassified, renamed and rendered invisible. Num Pages: 256 pages, 60 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJC; 3JJF; 3JJG; JFC; JFF; JFSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 162 x 22. Weight in Grams: 706.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Reaktion Books United Kingdom
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781861890696
ISBN
9781861890696
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 36.61

Paperback. The states of the Confederacy in 1861 fielded many units of volunteer troops wearing a variety of uniforms, often reflecting foreign influences. This book studies the archival and pictorial evidence for the infantry, cavalry and artillery of Louisiana and Texas, featuring illustrations and early photographic portraits. Illustrator(s): Hook, Richard. Series: Men-at-Arms. Num Pages: 48 pages, Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 250 x 186 x 4. Weight in Grams: 174.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Osprey Publishing
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846030314
ISBN
9781846030314
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 12.84

Paperback. Illustrator(s): Hook, Richard. Series: Men-at-Arms. Num Pages: 48 pages, 40 b&w illustrations, 8 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ; JWD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 247 x 185 x 4. Weight in Grams: 182.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Osprey Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
48
Condition
New
SKU
V9781841768502
ISBN
9781841768502
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 12.84

Paperback. This work concludes the three-part mini-series that describes the history of the local forces raised in the 13 original colonies of eastern North America. Illustrator(s): Rickman, David. Series: Men-at-Arms. Num Pages: 48 pages, 40 b&w and 8 colour illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JD; 3JF; HBJK; HBLH; HBTQ; HBTR; JWD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 249 x 184 x 4. Weight in Grams: 176.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Osprey Publishing United Kingdom
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
48
Condition
New
SKU
V9781841764832
ISBN
9781841764832
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 16.81

Paperback. All along the river, from the front porches of Hannibal to the neighborhoods of St Louis to the cotton fields of the Bootheel and west to Kansas City, stories are being told. This work presents a collection of family stories and traditional tales about all walks of African American life. Series: Missouri Heritage Readers Series. Num Pages: 160 pages, 35 illustrations, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBBNU; HBTB; JFSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 249.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of Missouri
Edition
First
Condition
New
SKU
V9780826218445
ISBN
9780826218445
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 16.69

Paperback. A fascinating account of America's relationship with the airplane Editor(s): Pisano, Dominick A. Num Pages: 408 pages, 11 photographs, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JFCA; WGM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 150 x 27. Weight in Grams: 658.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
University of Michigan Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780472068333
ISBN
9780472068333
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.48

Paperback. Among the most important slave revolts in colonial America, the Stono Rebellion also ranks as South Carolina's largest slave insurrection and one of the bloodiest uprisings in American history. This study introduces readers to the documents needed to understand both the revolt and the discussion among scholars about the legacy of the insurrection. Editor(s): Smith, Mark M. Num Pages: 152 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBFS; 3JF; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; HBTS. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 11. Weight in Grams: 209.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University South Carolina Pr
Condition
New
SKU
V9781570036057
ISBN
9781570036057
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.16

Paperback. An anthology that covers the entirety of the American maritime experience. It provides students with usable, and historically significant documents that prompt class discussion and critical thinking. Editor(s): Smith, Joshua M.; National Maritime Historical Society (U.S.). Num Pages: 400 pages, 6 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JB; 3JD; 3JF; 3JH; HBJK; HBLH; HBLL; HBTM. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 28. Weight in Grams: 640.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University Press of Florida
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813033044
ISBN
9780813033044
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.59

Hardcover. Editor(s): Dochuk, Darren; Kidd, Thomas S.; Peterson, Kurt W. Num Pages: 544 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; HRAX; HRCC99. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 36. Weight in Grams: 862.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of Notre Dame Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780268038427
ISBN
9780268038427
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 165.51

paperback. Looks at post-1960s Asian American communities in the US and Canada. From Chinese Americans in Chicagoland to Vietnamese Americans in Orange County, this collection focuses on global views of Asian American communities as well as on territorial and cultural boundaries. It examines challenges Asian American communities face in the 21st century. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 481.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Rutgers University Press United States
Edition
None ed.
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813544878
ISBN
9780813544878
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.08

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Napoleon Publishing Canada
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
322
Condition
New
SKU
V9781894917377
ISBN
9781894917377
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.05

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1988
Publisher
Betelgeuse Books Canada
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780969078357
ISBN
9780969078357
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 16.86

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Natural Heritage Books Canada
Number of pages
96
Condition
New
SKU
V9780920474778
ISBN
9780920474778
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.21

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1982
Publisher
Natural Heritage Books Canada
Number of pages
64
Condition
New
SKU
V9780920474242
ISBN
9780920474242
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 7.49

Paperback. This superb collection of biographical essays tells the story of the U.S. Navy through the lives of the officers who forged its traditions. The essayists are leading naval historians who assess the careers of these men and their impact on the naval service, from the Continental Navy of the American Revolution to the nuclear Navy of the Cold War. Editor(s): Bradford, James C. Num Pages: 512 pages, 20ill. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JWF; TBX; TRLD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 155 x 29. Weight in Grams: 708.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Naval Institute Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781557500960
ISBN
9781557500960
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.80

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