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Paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages, 50 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; DSC; JFC; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 450. Poetry and Popular Culture in Modern America. 336 pages, 50 black & white halftones. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; DSC; JFC; JHB. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 16. Weight: 450.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231158657
ISBN
9780231158657
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 28.70

Paperback. Adds the perspectives, realities, struggles, and spiritualities of US Latinas to the larger feminist theological discourse. Editor(s): Aquino, Maria Pilar; Machado, Daisy L.; Rodriguez, Jeanette. Num Pages: 320 pages, 9 graphs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HRCM; JFSJ1; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 160 x 319 x 21. Weight in Grams: 506.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University of Texas Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780292705128
ISBN
9780292705128
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 31.30

Hardcover. A powerful history of emancipation that reshapes our understanding of Lincoln, the Civil War, and the end of American slavery. Num Pages: 596 pages, 8 pages illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 170 x 41. Weight in Grams: 1044.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Edition
First
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393065312
ISBN
9780393065312
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 27.37

Hardcover. Ancient China collides with newfangled America in this epic tale of opium smugglers, sea pirates, and dueling clipper ships. Num Pages: 416 pages, 16 pages of color and 83 black-and-white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1KBB; HBJF; HBJK; HBT; KCLT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 167 x 34. Weight in Grams: 802.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Liveright
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
SKU
V9780871404336
ISBN
9780871404336
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 25.28

Paperback. The Oxford Handbook of Urban Planning is an authoritative volume on planning, a long-established professional social science discipline in the U.S. and throughout the world. Editor(s): Weber, Rachel; Crane, Randall C. Series: Oxford Handbooks. Num Pages: 888 pages, 17 figures, 2 maps, 11 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; KCU; RPC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 175 x 246 x 48. Weight in Grams: 1426.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
888
Condition
New
SKU
V9780190235260
ISBN
9780190235260
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 86.52

paperback. In this revisionist account of U.S.-Iran relations during the Cold War, Roham Alvandi provides a detailed historical study of the partnership that Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi of Iran forged with U.S. President Richard Nixon and his adviser Henry Kissinger in the 1970s. Num Pages: 272 pages, 12 illus. BIC Classification: 1FBN; 1KBB; 3JJP; HBJF1; HBJK; HBTW; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 396.
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
Publication date
2016
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780190610685
ISBN
9780190610685
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 54.47

Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages, 15 halftone illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; ASD; AVGR; JFC; JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 10. Weight in Grams: 282.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195334067
ISBN
9780195334067
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.94

paperback. Rev. and updated ed. of: The Civil War and Reconstruction, 2001 Num Pages: 384 pages, 14 maps and charts, 148 halftones, 38 line art illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; GBC; HBWJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 252 x 213 x 18. Weight in Grams: 662.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780199782017
ISBN
9780199782017
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.33

paperback. Num Pages: 656 pages, 27 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DSB; DSK; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 168 x 41. Weight in Grams: 848.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
656
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780199782840
ISBN
9780199782840
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.60

Paperback. How much do we really know about Thomas Edison, the man who considered deriving rubber from a goldenrod plant as opposed to the genius who gave us electric light? This text gives a complex portrait of the inventor and an account of the intellectual climate of the country he worked in and changed. Num Pages: 544 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; TJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 156 x 46. Weight in Grams: 760.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Number of pages
544
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226035710
ISBN
9780226035710
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.01

Hardcover. Alain L Locke, in his famous 1925 anthology "The New Negro", declared that 'the pulse of the Negro world has begun to beat in Harlem'. This biography of this extraordinarily gifted philosopher and writer, narrates the untold story of Locke's profound impact on twentieth-century America's cultural and intellectual life. Num Pages: 448 pages, 21 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BG; HPCF; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 60 x 90 x 30. Weight in Grams: 726.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226317762
ISBN
9780226317762
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 94.62
€ 77.43

Hardcover. Sex can be an oppressive force, a tool to shame, divide, and control a population. But it can also be a force for change, for the legal and physical challenge of inequity and injustice. The author uses court transcripts and criminal cases to provide a coherent picture of Mexican-American sexuality at the turn of the twentieth century. Num Pages: 176 pages, 10 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KLCM; 3JJC; 3JJF; 3JJG; JFSL4; JHBK5. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226532684
ISBN
9780226532684
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 94.62
€ 77.43

Paperback. In 1998 the United States Department of Justice and state antitrust agencies charged that Microsoft was monopolizing the market for personal computer operating systems. This book traces the development of the case from its conceptual origins through the trial and the key decisions on both liability and remedies. Num Pages: 368 pages, 2 halftones, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; LNCH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226644646
ISBN
9780226644646
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 28.19

Paperback. The story of Reconstruction is about how a middle class formed in America and how its members defined what the nation would stand for, both at home and abroad. Presenting the history of the United States from the era of Abraham Lincoln to the presidency of Theodore Roosevelt, this book provides an understanding of the Reconstruction. Num Pages: 416 pages, 23 b&w illustrations + 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 27. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300136302
ISBN
9780300136302
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 24.54

Paperback. Today, many believe the Civil War was fought over slavery. This view satisfies our contemporary sense of justice, but as Gallagher's searing revisionist history shows, it is an anachronistic judgment. Northern citizen-soldiers fought the war to preserve the Union. Emancipation was secondary to the war's primary goal of safeguarding the republic. Num Pages: 256 pages, 41 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBTB; HBWJ; JPHV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 402.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674066083
ISBN
9780674066083
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 30.37

Hardback. The Olmsted Papers project is supported by the National Endowment for the Humanities, the National Historical Publications and Records Commission, the National Trust for the Humanities, the National Association for Olmsted Parks, as well as private foundations and individuals. Editor(s): Beveridge, Charles E.; Hoffman, Carolyn F.; Hawkins, Kenneth; Hummel, Tina. Series: The Papers of Frederick Law Olmsted. Num Pages: 784 pages, 87, 70 black & white halftones, 17 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AMB; AMV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 159 x 47. Weight in Grams: 1225.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
784
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801883361
ISBN
9780801883361
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 105.65

Paperback. A survey of community-based performance in the US from its roots, to its flourishing during the 1960s, to present-day popular culture. It provides descriptions of performances and processes, first-person stories, and analysis and shows how ritualism reinforces community identification while aestheticism enables locals to transgress cultural norms. Series: Rutgers Series: The Public Life of the Arts. Num Pages: 232 pages, 16 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AN; ASZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 15. Weight in Grams: 326.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Rutgers University Press
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813535500
ISBN
9780813535500
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 39.25

Paperback. This work shows how immigrants in the USA responded to the Civil War. It stresses the social and political situation in the US from which the phenomonon of the ethnic regiments emerged, the relationships the groups had within larger society, and the impact the war had on the ethnics. Series: North's Civil War. Num Pages: 282 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBW; JFFN; JFSL; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 151 x 20. Weight in Grams: 445.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
282
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823218288
ISBN
9780823218288
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 37.02

Hardcover. A piece of Plymouth Rock. A lock of George Washington's hair. Wood from the cabin where Abraham Lincoln was born. Kept in museum collections across the US, such objects are the touchstones of our popular engagement with history. This book explores the history of private collections of items like these, illuminating how Americans view the past. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; GM; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 522.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226059600
ISBN
9780226059600
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 48.99
€ 37.33

Hardcover. How the smile and fortitude of a child actress revived a nation. Num Pages: 320 pages, 32 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; APB; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 164 x 243 x 27. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393240795
ISBN
9780393240795
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 49.99
€ 41.70

Paperback. Series: Anthropology of Contemporary Issues S. Num Pages: 208 pages, 21. BIC Classification: 1HBS; 1KBB; JFFN; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 314.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Cornell University Press Ithaca
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801487798
ISBN
9780801487798
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 41.01

Paperback. This book brings to light the historical significance of five women artists - Yoko Ono, Yayoi Kusama, Takako Saito, Mieko Shiomi, and Shigeko Kubota, who were among the first Japanese women to leave their country - and its male-dominated, conservative art world -to explore the artistic possibilities in New York. Num Pages: 288 pages, 76ill. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; AFKP; AGB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 11. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Rutgers University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813535210
ISBN
9780813535210
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 46.89

Paperback. An insider's view of the idealism, anger and vitality of the much-maligned group known as the Young Lords as they rose to become the most respected and powerful voice of Latin American empowerment in the US. From their emergence in the 60's to their fracture in 1972, this is the story of how one group took on the establishment - and won. Num Pages: 272 pages, 19 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JJPK; JPWD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 390.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Rutgers University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813535593
ISBN
9780813535593
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 37.02

Paperback. Traces the struggles and achievements of Japanese Americans in claiming their place in American society. This title outlines three forces shaping ethnic groups in general: shared interests, shared institutions, and shared culture, and chronicles the Japanese American experience within this framework. Num Pages: 272 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 431.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Rutgers University Press
Edition
Revised
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813544335
ISBN
9780813544335
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 39.20

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