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Hardcover. Robert Hopkins Miller spent nearly one-third of his forty-year Foreign Service career on Americas unsuccessful Vietnam venture from 1962 to the end of the war. This memoir of his full career emphasizes his Vietnam years, covering his postings in Europe and assignments as ambassador to Malaysia, 1977-80, and to Cte dIvoire, 1983-86. Series: Modern Southeast Asia Series. Num Pages: 247 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 1KBB; HBWS2; JPSD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 161 x 26. Weight in Grams: 599.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Texas Tech University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780896724914
- ISBN
- 9780896724914
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 35.43
€ 38.99
€ 35.43
Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 454 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 1FPC; 3JJH; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 799.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 454
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691648392
- ISBN
- 9780691648392
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 230.12
€ 230.12
Paperback. This work is a cultural history of the Vietnam War and its continuing impact upon contemporary American society. The author presents an investigation of how myths about the war evolved and why people depend on them to answer the confusing questions that have become the legacy of the war. Series: Culture, Politics & the Cold War. Num Pages: 272 pages, 11 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; GTB; HBJK; HBWS2; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 157 x 18. Weight in Grams: 463.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- University of Massachusetts Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781558493322
- ISBN
- 9781558493322
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 31.78
€ 37.99
€ 31.78
Paperback. Impressive in terms of scale and structure, the Fire Support Base became a dominant element in ground maneuver during the Vietnam War. With a description of the design, development and operational history of the Fire Support Base, this book aims to provide the key to understanding one of the main assets of US battle strategy in the Vietnam War. Illustrator(s): Dennis, Peter. Series: Fortress. Num Pages: 64 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJF; HBWS2; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 247 x 186 x 5. Weight in Grams: 222.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Osprey Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 64
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781846031038
- ISBN
- 9781846031038
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 19.36
€ 23.99
€ 19.36
Paperback. Num Pages: 148 pages. BIC Classification: 1FMV; HBWS2; JPQB. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- Policy Studies Associates United States
- Number of pages
- 148
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780936826370
- ISBN
- 9780936826370
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.65
€ 33.65
Paperback. Num Pages: 384 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: JPFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 139 x 24. Weight in Grams: 528.
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1986
- Edition
- New ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801493973
- ISBN
- 9780801493973
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 39.92
€ 44.99
€ 39.92
Paperback. The author has been a Labour MP for 20 years, and despite his refusal to toe the party line, he has held several prominent posts. This book offers humorous and incisive takes on various aspects of political life: from the build-up to Iraq, to the scandalous sums of tax-payers' money spent on ministerial cars he didn't want to use. Num Pages: 416 pages, 16 page mono plate section. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJPR; 3JMC; BGHA; BJ; JPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 40. Weight in Grams: 510.
- Publisher
- Profile Books
- Number of pages
- 416
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781846682308
- ISBN
- 9781846682308
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.28
€ 17.99
€ 13.28
Hardback. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: JPHL; KJMB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 166 x 22. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118901106
- ISBN
- 9781118901106
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 24.14
€ 30.99
€ 24.14
Paperback. Num Pages: 504 pages, frontispiece. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JPHC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 30. Weight in Grams: 742.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Liberty Fund Inc United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 504
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780865972018
- ISBN
- 9780865972018
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 12.73
€ 15.99
€ 12.73
Paperback. This work looks at the ways in which hunting has figured in the Western imagination, from the myth of Artemis to the tale of Bambi. Num Pages: 347 pages, 17 halftones, 1 table. BIC Classification: JFC; JHM; WSX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 157 x 235 x 19. Weight in Grams: 502.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 347
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674937369
- ISBN
- 9780674937369
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.32€ 48.25
€ 52.32
€ 48.25
Hardback. Shows where our media has gone wrong and what we can do about it. This title illustrates the problems with much of contemporary media content, why it is this way, how to better manage children's media use, how to become more critical audience members, and more. It also includes a chapter on how readers can actively challenge media companies. Num Pages: 172 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 149 x 17. Weight in Grams: 331.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 172
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742555198
- ISBN
- 9780742555198
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 143.80
€ 143.80
Hardback. A history of public broadcasting, the book questions public television's common-sense priorities and argues that its tendency to reject popular culture has undermined its capacity to serve the people it claims to represent. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APT; JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 159 x 21. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231119429
- ISBN
- 9780231119429
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 109.52€ 83.70
€ 109.52
€ 83.70
Hardcover.
- Publisher
- Cork University Press
- Number of pages
- 296
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781859184967
- ISBN
- 9781859184967
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 39.00€ 31.26
€ 39.00
€ 31.26
Hardcover. A study of the innovations, obligations, and fresh possibilities in the field of visual anthropology. It concentrates on documentary photography and ethnographic film, as well as lesser-known areas of study and presentation including dance, painting, architecture, archaeology, and primate research. Editor(s): Strong, Mary; Wilder, Laena. Num Pages: 384 pages, 166 colour and b&w figures, 3 tables, 1 diagram, 1 box. BIC Classification: AJCR; APF; JFC; JHMC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 284 x 223 x 34. Weight in Grams: 1988.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780292706712
- ISBN
- 9780292706712
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 102.28
€ 102.28
Hardcover. In 1799, the authors set out to determine whether the Orinoco River connected with the Amazon. This title brings together drawings and detailed texts to achieve multifaceted views of cultures and landscapes across the Americas. Editor(s): Kutzinski, Vera M.; Ette, Ottmar. Series: Alexander von Humboldt in English. Num Pages: 576 pages, 30 colour plates, 41 halftones, 17 tables. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; HBJK; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 165 x 49. Weight in Grams: 1676.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- Critical
- Number of pages
- 576
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226865065
- ISBN
- 9780226865065
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 77.38€ 65.18
€ 77.38
€ 65.18
Paperback. Former New York City Police Commissioner Ray Kelly's "powerful" (Washington Post) and "proudly unapologetic" (Wall Street Journal) memoir about his life fighting crime and the dozens of sinister plots foiled by his anti-terrorist teams after 9/11. Num Pages: 352 pages, 1 8 page colour insert. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; BM; JKSW1; JPWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 322 x 27. Weight in Grams: 332.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Little, Brown & Company
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780316383783
- ISBN
- 9780316383783
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 16.53
€ 23.99
€ 16.53
Paperback. Vigilantes operate in the shadows rather than the bright lights of mainstream political consensus. They have arisen at many times in different regions of the world as defenders, often by force, of their view of the good life against those they see to be its enemies. Num Pages: 200 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JKV; JPWF; JPWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 15. Weight in Grams: 296.
- Publisher
- Polity Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 200
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745616384
- ISBN
- 9780745616384
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.06
€ 26.06
Hardback. Vigilantes operate in the shadows rather than the bright lights of mainstream political consensus. They have arisen at many times in different regions of the world as defenders, often by force, of their view of the good life against those they see to be its enemies. Num Pages: 200 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JKV; JPWF; JPWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 238 x 159 x 19. Weight in Grams: 410.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745616377
- ISBN
- 9780745616377
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 79.50
€ 79.50
Hardcover. Throughout southwestern Nigeria, Yoruba men and women create objects called aale to protect their properties-farms, gardens, market goods, piles of collected firewood-from the ravages of thieves and Vigilant Things argues that aale are keys to understanding how images function in Yoruba social and cultural life. Num Pages: 416 pages, 87 illus., 77 in color. BIC Classification: 1HFDN; ACBK; JFCD; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 257 x 185 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1228.
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295990736
- ISBN
- 9780295990736
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.82
€ 66.82
Paperback. Vigilantes and lynch mobs not only usurped the authority of the law, they shaped the histories of their actions Num Pages: 204 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JHMP; JKV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 163 x 14. Weight in Grams: 302.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 196
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781439908457
- ISBN
- 9781439908457
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 28.75
€ 31.99
€ 28.75