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Hardcover. Conventional screen histories tend to concentrate on New York City and Hollywood in chronicling the evolution of American cinema. Notwithstanding the tremendous contribution of both cities, Syracuse and Central New York also played a strategic - yet little-known - role in early screen history. This book details the origins of American film. Num Pages: 140 pages, 100 black-&-white & 25 colour illustrations, tables. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; APF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 21. Weight in Grams: 671.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815608967
- ISBN
- 9780815608967
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.78
€ 26.99
€ 25.78
Paperback. A selective history for those who want to be informed without being overwhelmed, who would like to know enough about the silent era to feel at home there, respect its artists, and admire their work. Series: American Movies: The First Thirty Years S. Num Pages: 272 pages, 12 photographs, 5 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJC; 3JJF; 3JJG; APF; HBT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810833920
- ISBN
- 9780810833920
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 86.66
€ 86.66
Hardcover. Editor(s): Lasonde, Karen. Num Pages: 495 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1KBB; JPS; KCL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 262 x 184 x 30. Weight in Grams: 994.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Edition
- Critical
- Number of pages
- 495
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781624178139
- ISBN
- 9781624178139
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 388.43€ 261.53
€ 388.43
€ 261.53
Hardback. Num Pages: 200 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTS; JFFE2; JKV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780231169202
- ISBN
- 9780231169202
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 118.43€ 89.80
€ 118.43
€ 89.80
This work is based upon Soule's wartime journals. With no previous military experience, he was assigned to set up the U.S. Marine Corps' first photographic field unit and led it into battle. He provides closeups of generals, sergeants, and privates, everyone he met along the way. Num Pages: 272 pages, 38 b&w photographs, 9 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1QSP; 3JJH; AJC; BGH; HBG; HBJD; HBWQ; JWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 576.
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- The University Press of Kentucky United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813121376
- ISBN
- 9780813121376
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 47.75
€ 47.75
Paperback. The largest inland city in Florida, Orlando, also known as the City Beautiful, stands proudly among the great lakes of central Florida. This is a colorful reminder of Orlandos past, from 1902 to 1950, with 351 color postcards that show Orlando from ora Num Pages: 128 pages, 351 color images. BIC Classification: 1KBBFL; 3JJ; WQP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 281 x 11. Weight in Grams: 644.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 128
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764329661
- ISBN
- 9780764329661
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 21.20
€ 31.99
€ 21.20
paperback. A critical examination of the dramatic changes in criminal justice over the last two decades and the first full-length study of the law and politics of criminal justice in the era of the Charter and victims' rights. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBC; HP; LNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 28. Weight in Grams: 640.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780802079015
- ISBN
- 9780802079015
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 39.76
€ 44.99
€ 39.76
Paperback. Dispelling the myth of spare the rod and spoil the child, this book shows how African-American parents can teach their children responsibility and accountability - for their own sake and in defense against societal hostility. Num Pages: 224 pages, , black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL3; VFX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 309.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780787957025
- ISBN
- 9780787957025
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 22.91
€ 27.99
€ 22.91
Hardback. Investigates the effects of victim-offender dialogue programs that allow victims of violent crime to meet their incarcerated attackers. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JKV; LNFB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814795521
- ISBN
- 9780814795521
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 91.38
€ 91.38
Hardback. Featuring great powers and grand strategies, this work offers insights into the nature and evolution of American foreign policy in the Gulf and provides a framework for understanding and evaluating it. Num Pages: 272 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1KBB; JPS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 481.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801887819
- ISBN
- 9780801887819
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 70.10
€ 70.10
Paperback. Editor(s): Noyes, William B. Num Pages: 121 pages, tables, graphs, diagrams, charts. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 226 x 148 x 9. Weight in Grams: 240.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 121
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781607411253
- ISBN
- 9781607411253
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 62.75€ 44.89
€ 62.75
€ 44.89
Hardcover. Before skyscrapers and streetlights glowed at all hours, American cities fell into inky blackness with each setting of the sun. But over the course of the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, technologies began to light up streets, buildings, and public spaces. This book depicts the changing experience of the urban night over this period. Series: Historical Studies of Urban America. Num Pages: 304 pages, 16 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJC; 3JJF; 3JJG; HBTB; JFSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226036021
- ISBN
- 9780226036021
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 94.74€ 79.37
€ 94.74
€ 79.37
Hardback. Bacevich has drawn together a stimulating collection of arguments on a subject of compelling current importance. Num Pages: 288 pages, bibliographical references , index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 151 x 27. Weight in Grams: 449.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Ivan R Dee, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781566635325
- ISBN
- 9781566635325
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 37.51
€ 37.51
Conserving the Commonwealth: The Early Years of the Environmental Move...
Peters, Margaret T.. Ed(S): Hass, Patricia Ce...
hardcover. Describes the earliest days of Virginia's environmental movement, recounting the efforts of a farsighted group of leaders to preserve Virginia's priceless resources - open land, waterways, and historic sites - and to create new parks within reach of all the state's citizens. Editor(s): Hass, Patricia Cecil. Num Pages: 144 pages, 17 b&w illustrations, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBFV; RNK; RP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 372.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press United States
- Number of pages
- 144
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780813927732
- ISBN
- 9780813927732
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 27.53
€ 32.99
€ 27.53
Hardback. Ever since Alexis de Tocqueville published his observations in "Democracy in America", Americans have recognized the distinctiveness of their voluntary tradition. This book traces the origins of this venerable tradition to the vexed beginnings of American democracy in Massachusetts. Series: Harvard Historical Studies. Num Pages: 270 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBES; 3JF; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; JPHV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 270
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674030794
- ISBN
- 9780674030794
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 74.55€ 67.37
€ 74.55
€ 67.37
Paperback. Wild Frenchmen and Frenchified Indians offers a distinctive and original reading of racialization in early America. Focusing on cultural cross-dressing from a wide range of sources, Sophie White shows that material culture-especially dress-was central to discourses about race, as colonization was built on encounters mediated by appearance. Series: Early American Studies. Num Pages: 360 pages, 33 color, 17 b/w. BIC Classification: 1KBBSL; 3JF; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 612.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780812223088
- ISBN
- 9780812223088
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.25
€ 37.99
€ 34.25
Paperback. Longstreth explores the early development of two kinds of retail space that have become ubiquitous in the United States in the second half of the twentieth century. Num Pages: 304 pages, 164. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; 3JJF; 3JJG; 3JJH; AC; AMG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 280 x 190 x 17. Weight in Grams: 771.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- MIT Press Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780262621427
- ISBN
- 9780262621427
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 32.93
€ 46.99
€ 32.93
Paperback. Authenticity is considered the best way to distinguish the real from the phony, the genuine from the fake. The author proposes a new model for thinking about these issues - racial sincerity. This book offers a kaleidoscope of subjects and stories that directly and indirectly address how race is negotiated in today's world. Num Pages: 288 pages, 4halftones, 6line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; JFFJ; JFSL; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 24. Weight in Grams: 486.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226390024
- ISBN
- 9780226390024
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 21.05
€ 25.99
€ 21.05
Hardback. Takes readers on a 1000-mile-long field trip back through more than 100 million years of deep time to explore America's most spectacular and scientifically intriguing landscapes. This title examines the evidence for how these rough-hewn lands came to be. Num Pages: 320 pages, 55 b/w photographs, 41 line illustrations, 24 maps, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1KBB; RBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 25. Weight in Grams: 880.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520259355
- ISBN
- 9780520259355
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 29.91
€ 41.99
€ 29.91
Paperback. A family friendly chocolate-treats cookbook offering 100 sweet and savory chocolate recipes, along with fun history and trivia about chocolate making and the town that Milton Hershey built. Num Pages: 160 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBF; WBA; WBN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 216 x 14. Weight in Grams: 25.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780762741557
- ISBN
- 9780762741557
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 15.24
€ 18.99
€ 15.24
Paperback. Editor(s): Pierce, Donna; Weigle, Marta. Num Pages: 312 pages, colour photos. BIC Classification: 1KBBWX; ACB; AFTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 277 x 269 x 33. Weight in Grams: 2072.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Museum of New Mexico Press United States
- Edition
- Box
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780890133118
- ISBN
- 9780890133118
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 73.41€ 60.82
€ 73.41
€ 60.82
hardcover. This is a perfect resource for students interested in the Revolutionary War, the birth of the new nation, and the actual opinions and words of those involved. Series: Debating Historical Issues in the Media of the Time. Num Pages: 384 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLH; JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 803.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- ABC-CLIO United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780313320835
- ISBN
- 9780313320835
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 95.32
€ 95.32
Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 180
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742551145
- ISBN
- 9780742551145
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 89.76
€ 89.76
Hardcover. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813936550
- ISBN
- 9780813936550
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 79.28
€ 79.28