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Hardcover. A multi-author compendium that details the lives and careers of America's vice presidents. Completely updated through the 2004 election, this edition contains biographies of each vice president, a detailed chronology of the political history of the US from the Revolution to the present, and suggested further reading about each vice president. Editor(s): Purcell, Edward. Series: American Political Biographies S. Num Pages: 512 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; GBCB; HBJK; JPHL. Category: (E) Primary & Secondary Education; (J) Children / Juvenile; (Y) Teenage / Young Adult. Dimension: 243 x 194 x 28. Weight in Grams: 998.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Facts on File
- Edition
- 3rd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816057405
- ISBN
- 9780816057405
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 81.56€ 74.28
€ 81.56
€ 74.28
Hardcover. Political and historical, this work takes a look at the second command. It addresses the state of the country at the time these men were in office and features an analysis of prevailing political conditions, the opposition, and the relationship between the president and vice president. Editor(s): Purcell, L.Edward. Num Pages: 496 pages, 46 b&w photographs, illustrations, bibliography, index, chronologies. BIC Classification: 1KBB; GBCB; HBJK; JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 189 x 28. Weight in Grams: 984.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Facts on File
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816046454
- ISBN
- 9780816046454
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 75.73€ 69.20
€ 75.73
€ 69.20
Hardcover. Volume 18 of the Australian Dictionary of Biography is the second of two volumes to deal with Australians who died between 1981 and 1990. It includes articles by 560 authors on 670 individuals with surnames from L to Z, recording the lives of Australians whom many of us remember from the recent past. Editor(s): Nolan, Melanie. Num Pages: 688 pages. BIC Classification: 1MBF; GBCB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 260 x 168 x 53. Weight in Grams: 1606.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Melbourne University Publishing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780522861310
- ISBN
- 9780522861310
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 102.53€ 92.30
€ 102.53
€ 92.30
Hardcover. Num Pages: 640 pages, col. photographs. BIC Classification: 1MBF; GBCB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 257 x 166 x 49. Weight in Grams: 1392.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Melbourne University Publishing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780522853827
- ISBN
- 9780522853827
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 110.68€ 99.40
€ 110.68
€ 99.40
Hardcover. Offers a collection of quotations from notable Australians who have suffered major public defeats or setbacks, yet in some manner carried the day. From Ned Kelly's words at his sentencing to John Howard's famous 'Lazarus act' in the mid-90s, this book is a reminder that when things look at their bleakest, not all is necessarily lost. Editor(s): Lane, Tim; Richardson, Nick. Num Pages: 160 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1MBF; GBCQ; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 178 x 135 x 15. Weight in Grams: 202.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Melbourne University Publishing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780522851472
- ISBN
- 9780522851472
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 21.35
€ 23.99
€ 21.35
Hardcover. Contains articles on 103 male senators and one woman, the Senator Agnes Robertson Robertson of Western Australia, and the three clerks who served them. This book shows senators grappling with a mechanised society, major industrial, economic and social problems and the complexities of public policy. Editor(s): Millar, Ann. Num Pages: 600 pages, portraits. BIC Classification: 1MBF; GBCB; JPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 184 x 43. Weight in Grams: 1645.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Melbourne University Publishing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780522850901
- ISBN
- 9780522850901
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 73.40€ 66.99
€ 73.40
€ 66.99
Hardcover. Editor(s): Nairn, Bede; Serle, Geoffrey. Num Pages: 677 pages, illustrations, corrigenda. BIC Classification: 1MBF; GBCB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 258 x 164 x 50. Weight in Grams: 1239.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1983
- Publisher
- Melbourne University Publishing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780522842739
- ISBN
- 9780522842739
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 60.58€ 55.84
€ 60.58
€ 55.84
Hardcover. Since 1966 the Australian Dictionary of Biography has provided Australians with concise, informative and fascinating descriptions of prominent men and women of this country who contributed their vision and energies to a growing nation. Num Pages: 654 pages, illustrations, corrigenda. BIC Classification: 1MBF; BG; GBCB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 256 x 165 x 41. Weight in Grams: 1238.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1967
- Publisher
- Melbourne University Publishing
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780522841947
- ISBN
- 9780522841947
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 60.58€ 55.84
€ 60.58
€ 55.84
Hardcover. Editor(s): Harbin, Billy; Marra, Kim; Schanke, Robert A. Series: Triangulations: Lesbian/Gay/Queer Theater/Drama/Performance. Num Pages: 440 pages, 26 illustrations. BIC Classification: AN; GBCB; JFSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 30. Weight in Grams: 753.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University of Michigan Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780472098583
- ISBN
- 9780472098583
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 104.86€ 94.33
€ 104.86
€ 94.33
Hardback. This bibliography will help to ensure that - even in a world becoming increasingly homogenized by the forces of globalization - unique cultural identities like Cape Breton's can be preserved and nurtured. Num Pages: 550 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBCV; GBCR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 161 x 59. Weight in Grams: 1220.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 550
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780802087126
- ISBN
- 9780802087126
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 150.83
€ 150.83
Hardcover. Iowa has been blessed with citizens of strong character who have made invaluable contributions to the state and to the nation. Written by a team of more than 150 scholars and writers, this title presents the rewarding lives of more than four hundred notable citizens of the Hawkeye State. Editor(s): Hudson, David; Bergman, Marvin; Horton, Loren N. Series: A Bur Oak Book. Num Pages: 600 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBNF; GBCB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 44. Weight in Grams: 989.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University Of Iowa Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781587296857
- ISBN
- 9781587296857
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 50.99€ 42.62
€ 50.99
€ 42.62
Hardcover. Editor(s): Abramson, Rudy; Haskell, Jean; Oxendine, Jill; Gowen, Troy. Num Pages: 1832 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; GBC; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 261 x 209 x 62. Weight in Grams: 3402.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of Tennessee Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781572334564
- ISBN
- 9781572334564
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 87.62
€ 87.62
Paperback. A rich selection of writings by notable preachers, politicians, poets, novelists, essayists and diarists Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; DSB; GBC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of Massachusetts Press
- Edition
- n
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781558498204
- ISBN
- 9781558498204
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.16
€ 42.16
Hardcover. Editor(s): Marszalek, John F. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; GBC; HBJK; HBWJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 165 x 30. Weight in Grams: 794.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Southern Illinois University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780809330911
- ISBN
- 9780809330911
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 77.55
€ 77.55
Paperback. "Published with the assistance of the Anniversary Endowment Fund of the University of North Carolina Press." Editor(s): Jackson, Harvey H. Num Pages: 368 pages, 31 illustrations, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBBF; 1KBBS; GBC; HBJK; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 576.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- The University of North Carolina Press
- Edition
- 1st New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780807871737
- ISBN
- 9780807871737
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.99€ 43.63
€ 51.99
€ 43.63
Paperback. Offers a current and authoritative reference to urbanization in the American South from the eighteenth century to the twenty-first, surveying important southern cities individually and examining the various issues that shape patterns of urbanization from a broad regional perspective. Editor(s): Rushing, Wanda. Num Pages: 304 pages, 18 illustrations, 1 figure, 5 tables, 1 map, biblography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBBF; 1KBBS; GBC; HBJK; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 422.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- The University of North Carolina Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780807871393
- ISBN
- 9780807871393
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 33.51
€ 38.99
€ 33.51
Paperback. Official Publications of the Colony and State of North Carolina, 1749-1939: A Bibliography Num Pages: 360 pages. BIC Classification: GBCR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- The University of North Carolina Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780807868881
- ISBN
- 9780807868881
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 69.91€ 64.13
€ 69.91
€ 64.13
Paperback. The collection of the Lititz Congregation in Pennsylvania, approximately 1,400 titles composed between 1779 and 1911, is now available to scholars for the first time. The American Moravians used vocal music with accompaniment in their church services. This collection includes many holographs and unique compositions. Editor(s): Steelman, Robert. Num Pages: 499 pages. BIC Classification: AV; GBCR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 658.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- The University of North Carolina Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780807868300
- ISBN
- 9780807868300
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 69.91€ 64.13
€ 69.91
€ 64.13
Paperback. Contains thematic articles that address subjects such as sexuality, respectability, and paternalism. This book also investigates the role of gender in broader subjects, including the civil rights movement, country music, and sports. It also highlights individuals such as Oprah Winfrey, the Grimke sisters, and Dale Earnhardt. Num Pages: 456 pages, 30 illustrations, 2 tables, bibl., index. BIC Classification: 1KBBF; 1KBBS; GBC; HBJK; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 24. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- The University of North Carolina Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780807859483
- ISBN
- 9780807859483
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.99€ 43.63
€ 51.99
€ 43.63
Paperback. Examines the economic culture of the South by pairing two categories that account for the ways many southerners have made their living. This volume reflects the variety of southern life, paying attention to the region's economic transformation in the decades. Editor(s): Walker, Melissa; Cobb, James C. Num Pages: 440 pages, 33 illustrations, 1 table, 1 map, bibl., index. BIC Classification: 1KBBF; 1KBBS; GBC; HBJK; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- The University of North Carolina Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780807859094
- ISBN
- 9780807859094
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 33.51
€ 38.99
€ 33.51
Paperback. Southern music has flourished as a meeting ground for the traditions of West African and European peoples in the region, leading to the evolution of various traditional folk genres, bluegrass, country, jazz, gospel, rock, blues, and southern hip-hop. This volume celebrates this essential element of southern life. Num Pages: 512 pages, 47 illustrations, 2 maps, bibl., index. BIC Classification: 1KBBF; 1KBBS; GBC; HBJK; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 28. Weight in Grams: 658.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- The University of North Carolina Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780807859087
- ISBN
- 9780807859087
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 36.54
€ 43.99
€ 36.54
Paperback. From semitropical coastal areas to high mountain terrain, from swampy lowlands to modern cities, the environment holds a fundamental importance in shaping the character of the American South. This volume surveys the dynamic environmental forces that have shaped human culture in the region - and the ways humans have shaped their environment. Num Pages: 336 pages, 26 illustrations, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBBF; 1KBBS; GBC; HBJK; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 21. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- The University of North Carolina Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780807858561
- ISBN
- 9780807858561
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 33.51
€ 38.99
€ 33.51
Paperback. Transcending familiar categories of "black" and "white," this volume offers an understanding of "southernness" by identifying the array of cultures that combined to shape the South. Its essays examine the ways people perform and maintain cultural identities through folklore, religious faith, dress, music, cooking, and transgenerational tradition. Editor(s): Ray, Celeste; Wilson, Charles Reagan. Num Pages: 320 pages, 33 illustrations, 2 tables, 3 maps, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBBF; 1KBBS; GBC; HBJK; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 463.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- The University of North Carolina Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780807858233
- ISBN
- 9780807858233
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 33.51
€ 38.99
€ 33.51
Paperback. Features entries on topics ranging from religious broadcasting to snake handling as well as Asian religions, Latino religion, New Age religion, Islam, Native American religion, and social activism. This encyclopedia contains contributions of more than 60 authorities in the field of religious culture in the American South. Num Pages: 256 pages, 38 illustrations, bibl., index. BIC Classification: 1KBBF; 1KBBS; GBC; HBJK; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 16. Weight in Grams: 395.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- The University of North Carolina Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780807856741
- ISBN
- 9780807856741
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 33.51
€ 38.99
€ 33.51