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Paperback. American society in the years from 1920 to 1945 experienced transformation and upheaval. It witnessed significant changes in the role of government, in the nation's world outlook, in the economy, in technology, and in the social order. Series: The Human Tradition in America. Num Pages: 241 pages, photographs, notes, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; 3JJH; BG; HBJK; HBWN; HBWQ; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 164 x 16. Weight in Grams: 422.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Scholarly Resources Inc.,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 241
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780842050128
- ISBN
- 9780842050128
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 59.21
€ 59.21
Paperback. Num Pages: 124 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KJWJ; HRJ; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 136 x 13. Weight in Grams: 182.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Aspekt,The Netherlands Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 124
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789059113862
- ISBN
- 9789059113862
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 13.52
€ 16.99
€ 13.52
Paperback. Collects the foremost aticles written about Jews and the Civil War in a single accessible volume Editor(s): Sarna, Jonathan D.; Mendelsohn, Adam D. Num Pages: 445 pages, 26 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 151 x 21. Weight in Grams: 594.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 445
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814771136
- ISBN
- 9780814771136
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.60
€ 32.99
€ 29.60
Hardback. The Everglades underwent a metaphorical and ecological transition from impenetrable swamp to endangered wetland. This study situates the environmental transformation of the Everglades within the economic and historical geography of global sugar production and trade. Num Pages: 336 pages, 25 halftones, 6 line drawings, 5 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBBFL; 3JJPR; 3JMC; JFFS; KNDF; RGCM; RNC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 169 x 28. Weight in Grams: 722.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226349503
- ISBN
- 9780226349503
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 58.03€ 49.30
€ 58.03
€ 49.30
Leather / fine bindi. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; 3JH; GBCQ; HBJK; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 163 x 107 x 16. Weight in Grams: 154.
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Cider Mill Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781604337013
- ISBN
- 9781604337013
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 13.19
€ 14.99
€ 13.19
Hardback. Num Pages: 260 pages, B&W photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BG; HBJK; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 471.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Skyhorse Publishing United States
- Number of pages
- 260
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781510714250
- ISBN
- 9781510714250
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 22.90
€ 26.99
€ 22.90
Hardback. First constructed in Nevada in 1924, the gas chamber, a method of killing sealed off and removed from the sight and hearing of witnesses, was originally touted as a 'humane' method of execution. Delving into science, war, industry, medicine, law, and politics, the author overturns this mythology for good. Num Pages: 344 pages, 18 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JFMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 614.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520255623
- ISBN
- 9780520255623
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.77€ 48.91
€ 62.77
€ 48.91
Hardback. This work provides a chronicle of the constitutional history of New York state. It uses as its organizational frame the nine constitutional conventions in New York history and the constitutions each produced. Each convention is placed in its political, legal and economic context. Num Pages: 409 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFCX; JPA; JPHC; LN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 3895 x 5830 x 29. Weight in Grams: 738.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 409
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823216512
- ISBN
- 9780823216512
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 123.58
€ 123.58
Paperback. Editor(s): Stewart, Aaron; Gray, Keith. Num Pages: 87 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, maps, figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; KNAC; TVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 162 x 8. Weight in Grams: 170.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 87
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781619422728
- ISBN
- 9781619422728
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 73.41€ 51.97
€ 73.41
€ 51.97
Hardback. Part of a series, this title is designed to facilitate identification of South American insects likely to be encountered in, on, or near water, on wetlands, and in unusual aquatic habitats. It permits identification of all known adults and larvae. Series: Encyclopedia of South American Aquatic Insects. Num Pages: 329 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KLS; PSPM; PSVT7. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 653.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 329
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402015205
- ISBN
- 9781402015205
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 246.69
€ 246.69
Paperback. Series: Native American. Num Pages: 608 pages, 4 maps, 20 halftones and 2 line figures. BIC Classification: 1KB; JFHF; JFSL9; JHMP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 155 x 29. Weight in Grams: 762.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Dover Publications Inc. United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 608
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780486289076
- ISBN
- 9780486289076
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 24.82
€ 24.99
€ 24.82
Paperback. Explores American culture's attitudes toward shame and sexuality Num Pages: 213 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC; JFM; JHBK5. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 14. Weight in Grams: 308.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 213
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814740286
- ISBN
- 9780814740286
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.40
€ 30.99
€ 27.40
Hardback. Throughout the Cold War, theorists argue, nuclear arms stopped war, as both sides could retaliate with "mutual assured destruction". This fact begs the question: why did the USA not strike preemptively before the USSR developed atomic arms? This text sets the case for such a preventive nuclear war. Num Pages: 234 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVU; 1KBB; 3JJP; JPS; JWMN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 160 x 24. Weight in Grams: 549.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Inc
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780765800220
- ISBN
- 9780765800220
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 110.27
€ 110.27
Hardcover. Covers the entire Cold War period from the Yalta Conference of 1945 to the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991. This book analyzes the Cold War and the various ways that it impacted American life: how it stimulated the economy, was a primary agent of social cohesion (at least until the Vietnam War), and greatly inflated presidential power. Series: Problems in American History. Num Pages: 384 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; HBJK; HBLW3; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 143 x 217 x 34. Weight in Grams: 572.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781577180517
- ISBN
- 9781577180517
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 149.24
€ 149.24
Hardback. Focuses on one aspect of the corporate finance revolution that restructured Corporate America and led to the longest expansion in US history - changes in rates of merger efficiency. Series: The Milken Institute Series on Financial Innovation and Economic Growth. Num Pages: 308 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPN; 3JJPR; KJC; KJVB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 1360.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 308
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402070150
- ISBN
- 9781402070150
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 193.15
€ 193.15
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- City Lights Books United States
- Number of pages
- 225
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780872865129
- ISBN
- 9780872865129
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.10
€ 17.99
€ 16.10
Hardcover. The first Yiddish writer to serve successfully as an interpreter and representative of this world was Morris Rosenfeld. This title examines the career of Rosenfeld, a key figure in the development of Yiddish literature geared to American immigrants in the late 1800s and early 1900s. Series: Judaic Traditions in Literature, Music and Art. Num Pages: 224 pages, notes, bibliography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ACY; DSBF; DSC. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 221 x 145 x 20. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815631101
- ISBN
- 9780815631101
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 43.00
€ 43.00
Hardcover. An examination of critical elements of modern philanthropy and how they affect Black communities for good and for ill. Features eight essays from prominent African American grantmakers, scholars, activists and clergy that will examine critical elements of modern philanthropy. Num Pages: 238 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL3; JKSN1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 162 x 23. Weight in Grams: 546.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 238
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470397923
- ISBN
- 9780470397923
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 32.02
€ 32.02
Hardback. In Double Agency, Tina Chen proposes impersonation as a paradigm for teasing out the performative dimensions of Asian American literature and culture. Asian American acts of impersonation, she argues, foreground the limits of subjectivity even as they insist on the undeniable importance of subjecthood. Series: Asian America. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 549.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804751858
- ISBN
- 9780804751858
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 112.81
€ 112.81
Hardback. This annual serves as a continuing record of trends in the output of famous and lesser known poets and the cultural influences they represent. It includes contemporary poets from the United States, Canada and the Caribbean, as well as other lands, cultures and times. Series: Index of American Periodical Verse. Num Pages: 712 pages, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; DCQ; DSBH; DSC; GBCR; GBCY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 144 x 45. Weight in Grams: 930.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 712
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810838888
- ISBN
- 9780810838888
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 215.04
€ 215.04
Hardcover. Editor(s): Rivera, Jessica. Num Pages: 110 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; KNGV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 162 x 13. Weight in Grams: 326.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Nova Science Pub Inc
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781629489964
- ISBN
- 9781629489964
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 189.47€ 130.16
€ 189.47
€ 130.16
Hardcover. This volume deals with the development of the American colonies from the first permanent settlement at Jamestown to the independence of the 13 which became the USA. Series: American History in Depth. Num Pages: 240 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3J; HBJK; HBLH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 223 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 410.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333790557
- ISBN
- 9780333790557
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.29€ 49.51
€ 53.29
€ 49.51
Paperback. Comprehensive and accessible, The Colonial Era: A Documentary Reader offers a clear and original framework for studying the important issues in colonial American history. . Editor(s): Clemens, Paul G. E. Series: Uncovering the Past: Documentary Readers in American History. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 160 x 12. Weight in Grams: 360.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405156622
- ISBN
- 9781405156622
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.74
€ 43.74
Eastern Kentucky University (EKU) in Richmond, Kentucky, will celebrate its centennial in 2006. Reflecting on the social, economic, and cultural changes in the region over the last century, William E. Ellis follows the university's story and details each university president's administration in the context of the times. Num Pages: 344 pages, 34 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBBSK; JNMN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 585.
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- The University Press of Kentucky United States
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813123462
- ISBN
- 9780813123462
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.52
€ 53.52