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Paperback. Why do severe recessions happen? Could we have prevented the Great Recession and its consequences? And what actions are needed to prevent such crises going forward? This book offers convincing answers to some of the most important questions faced by the economy. Num Pages: 227 pages, 16 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JMC; KCX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 378.
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- First Edition, Enlarged
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226271651
- ISBN
- 9780226271651
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.90
€ 16.90
Hardback. Num Pages: 288 pages, over 430 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLL; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 288 x 222 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1498.
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764312908
- ISBN
- 9780764312908
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.39€ 46.95
€ 65.39
€ 46.95
Paperback. An analysis of the foundations of autobiography in America Num Pages: 255 pages, 2 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 390. Fine copy
- Condition
- Used, Like New
- Publisher
- New Hampshire
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- KST0009829
- ISBN
- 9781584651321
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New
€ 5.49
€ 5.49
Paperback. Through a discussion of mainstream Hollywood films, this title investigates what the author terms 'the paradox of negative emotion' and the function of mainstream narratives as ritualistic fantasies. It describes the sensual nature of the movies and shows how film emotions are often elicited for rhetorical purposes. Num Pages: 296 pages, 14 b/w photographs, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 231 x 154 x 19. Weight in Grams: 420. American Film and the Spectator's Experience. 296 pages, illustrations. Through a discussion of mainstream Hollywood films, this title investigates what the author terms 'the paradox of negative emotion' and the function of mainstream narratives as ritualistic fantasies. It describes the sensual nature of the movies and shows how film emotions are often elicited for rhetorical purposes. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: 1KBB; APFA. Dimension: 231 x 154 x 19. Weight: 424.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Number of pages
- 296
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- First Trade Paperback
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520256965
- ISBN
- 9780520256965
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.44
€ 40.99
€ 29.44
Hardback. Num Pages: 176 pages, Black and white photos throughout. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BM; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 194 x 132 x 22. Weight in Grams: 262.
- Publisher
- Random House USA Inc
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812993547
- ISBN
- 9780812993547
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 22.72
€ 29.99
€ 22.72
Hardback. Provides a comprehensive overview of human history from two million years ago to the historic period. This volume focuses on Middle America. Editor(s): Peregrine, Peter N.; Ember, Melvin. Num Pages: 462 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KLC; 3B; HBG; HBLA; HD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 279 x 210 x 32. Weight in Grams: 1460.
- Publisher
- Springer Science+Business Media
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- 2001st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780306462597
- ISBN
- 9780306462597
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 200.81
€ 200.81
Paperback. Num Pages: 176 pages, 39 b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBBSN; VXQG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 230 x 15. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764331206
- ISBN
- 9780764331206
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 14.29
€ 18.99
€ 14.29
Hardback. Num Pages: 336 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBFG; WSJS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 263 x 188 x 18. Weight in Grams: 848.
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810860407
- ISBN
- 9780810860407
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.88
€ 37.99
€ 34.88
Paperback. Over 60 of the most scandalous stories from Hollywood. Murders, suicides, unexplained deaths, scandalous romances, illegitimate children, cover-ups, and more, from the 1920s to Hollywood's Golden Age in the 1960s and right up to the present day. Series: Mammoth Books. Num Pages: 528 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APB; APF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 33. Weight in Grams: 360.
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Number of pages
- 528
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781472100337
- ISBN
- 9781472100337
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.12
€ 13.99
€ 11.12
Hardback. Takes on received wisdom about gay identities and gay rights, arguing that we are not "almost there," but on the contrary have settled for a watered-down goal of tolerance and acceptance rather than a robust claim to full civil rights. Series: Intersections. Num Pages: 343 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KB; JFC; JFFJ; JFSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 161 x 27. Weight in Grams: 606.
- Publisher
- New York University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814770573
- ISBN
- 9780814770573
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 95.12€ 15.90
€ 95.12
€ 15.90
Paperback. In 1992 the author embarked on a new journey, into a long, tempestuous marriage to Charlie Ross, the love of her life. In this memoir, she charts their twenty years together, from the brutal beauty of the Zambezi to the mountains of Wyoming - the new adventures, the unexplored paths, and the many signals that they missed along the way. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFMZ; 1KBBWY; BM; DN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784700591
- ISBN
- 9781784700591
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.76
€ 13.99
€ 11.76
Hardcover. Presents a photographic and narrative survey of the major sites of the Inca empire, including the famed city of Machu Picchu, the Inca town and sun temple of Ollantaytambo, the mighty temple-fortress of Sacsahuaman, and the steeply terraced ruins of Pisac. This book also includes chapters about Choquequirao, Chinchero, and Vitcos. Num Pages: 240 pages, 174 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLS; 1QDAK; 3H; HBJK; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 246 x 274 x 31. Weight in Grams: 1546.
- Publisher
- Thames & Hudson Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 2nd Revised ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780500051634
- ISBN
- 9780500051634
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 28.92
€ 40.99
€ 28.92
Paperback. This text argues that melodrama is a crucial mode of expression in modern literature. After studying stage melodrama as a dominant popular form in the 1800s, the author looks at Balzac and Henry James, to show how these "realist" novelists created fiction using rhetoric and excess of melodrama. Num Pages: 251 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ADF; AN; DSBF; DSBH; DSG; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 157 x 18. Weight in Grams: 362.
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 251
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300065534
- ISBN
- 9780300065534
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 24.18
€ 32.99
€ 24.18
Paperback. Eleven experts provide a complete, objective assessment of mara gang violence in Central America Num Pages: 332 pages, 1 figure, 7 charts, 7 tables. BIC Classification: 1KLC; JFFE; JKVM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 148 x 22. Weight in Grams: 456.
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press United States
- Number of pages
- 332
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780292729285
- ISBN
- 9780292729285
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.90
€ 32.99
€ 29.90
Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JHBL; KNXB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 288.
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801487804
- ISBN
- 9780801487804
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 32.13
€ 34.99
€ 32.13
Paperback. Editor(s): Greensmith, Bill; Camarigg, Mark; Rowe, Mike. Series: Music in American Life. Num Pages: 496 pages, 80 black and white photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; AVGK; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 180 x 255 x 31. Weight in Grams: 1032.
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252080999
- ISBN
- 9780252080999
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.36
€ 37.99
€ 34.36
Paperback. An encyclopedia survey of Brazilian popular music--now updated and expanded Num Pages: 280 pages, 175 halftones, 12 maps,12 figures. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; AVGW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 251 x 178 x 13. Weight in Grams: 606.
- Publisher
- Temple University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- Revised
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781592139293
- ISBN
- 9781592139293
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.41
€ 44.41
Paperback. Including an introduction and bibliography, this is a collection of writings by and about the work of the 1960s minimalists, generously illustrated with photographs of paintings, sculpture, and performance. Editor(s): Battcock, Gregory. Num Pages: 454 pages, 167 b&w photographs, bibliography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; ACXJ4; ACXJ5; AFC; AFKP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 147 x 203 x 28. Weight in Grams: 616.
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 454
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520201477
- ISBN
- 9780520201477
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 32.06
€ 44.99
€ 32.06
Paperback. Provides the comparative analysis of how "knowledge regimes" - communities of policy research organizations like think tanks, political party foundations, ad hoc commissions, and state research offices, and the institutions that govern them - generate ideas and communicate them to policymakers. Num Pages: 424 pages, 2 line illus. 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 1DFG; 1DND; 1KBB; JPB; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 157 x 234 x 26. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691161167
- ISBN
- 9780691161167
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.44
€ 40.99
€ 29.44
Paperback. Some Fun Tonight! The Backstage Story of How the Beatles Rocked America: The Historic Tours of 1964 1966 Volume 1 is the first title, in a comprehensive two volume set, which gives you a city-by-city synopsis of the group s activities as they travelled the United States and Canada for their ground-breaking series of concerts. Num Pages: 306 pages, Over 400 photographs and illustrations throughout. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPK; AVGP; AVH; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 259 x 310 x 21. Weight in Grams: 1452.
- Publisher
- Hal Leonard Corporation
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781495065675
- ISBN
- 9781495065675
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 42.46
€ 43.99
€ 42.46
Hardback. .
- Publisher
- Teachers´ College Press United States
- Number of pages
- 112
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780807736494
- ISBN
- 9780807736494
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 51.07€ 10.01
€ 51.07
€ 10.01
Hardback. Num Pages: 475 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBFV; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 168 x 41. Weight in Grams: 848.
- Publisher
- Potomac Books Inc
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781612347127
- ISBN
- 9781612347127
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.85
€ 52.85
Paperback. BIC Classification: 1KBB; WBF; WBH; WBN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 203 x 20. Weight in Grams: 726.
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Publisher
- Oxmoor House
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780848745851
- ISBN
- 9780848745851
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.36
€ 26.36
Hardback. This work demonstrates that the way to understand the distinctions between American and English cultures is to study each country's favourite art form. Therefore it studies America's fascination with movies and stars, and the way Britain is reflected in its relationship with the theatre. Num Pages: 192 pages, 17 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1KBB; AN; APF; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 162 x 21. Weight in Grams: 544. .
- Condition
- Used, Like New
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press New York
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Edition
- 1st
- SKU
- KEX0211152
- ISBN
- 9780231112246
Hardback
Condition: Used, Like New
€ 5.49
€ 5.49