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Paperback. Jim Bridger was one of the greatest explorers and pathfinders in American history. At eighteen, he had braved the fury of the Missouri, ascending it in a keelboat flotilla commanded by that stalwart Mike Fink. By 1824, when he was only twenty, he had discovered the Great Salt Lake. This biography provides a portrait of Bridger. Num Pages: 333 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 199 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 382.
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1970
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803257207
- ISBN
- 9780803257207
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 20.04
€ 20.99
€ 20.04
Paperback. Offers an insight into the Standard-type classes of US battleships. This book provides an investigation into the histories of each of the warships in the Standard-type battleship classes, the first three of which, the Nevada, Pennsylvania and New Mexico, formed the US Navy's main force in the inter-war period. Illustrator(s): Wright, Paul. Series: New Vanguard. Num Pages: 48 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJH; HBTM; HBWQ; JWF; JWMV2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 249 x 186 x 6. Weight in Grams: 172.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781472806963
- ISBN
- 9781472806963
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 12.40
€ 16.99
€ 12.40
Paperback. On April 14, 1994, two US Air Force F-15 fighters accidentally shot down two US Army Black Hawk Helicopters over Northern Iraq, killing all twenty-six peacekeepers onboard. This book attempts to make sense of this tragedy - a tragedy that on its surface makes no sense at all. Num Pages: 280 pages, 1 table, 12 line illus., 6 halftones. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; 1FBXK; 1KBB; JMAL; JWG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 404.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- Revised
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691095189
- ISBN
- 9780691095189
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.61
€ 46.99
€ 33.61
Paperback. John Gledhill examines how and why governments across Latin America are failing to provide security to disadvantaged citizens whilst painting them as a menace to the rest of society. Num Pages: 260 pages. BIC Classification: 1KL; GTF; JFFA; JPV. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 139 x 216 x 18. Weight in Grams: 316.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781783603022
- ISBN
- 9781783603022
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 26.51
€ 31.99
€ 26.51
Hardback. Num Pages: 472 pages, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 38. Weight in Grams: 799.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 472
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Revised edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691162942
- ISBN
- 9780691162942
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.06
€ 40.99
€ 29.06
Paperback. Invites us to step back into an era when the hourglass figure was in vogue and striptease was a true art form. This title reveals the personal journeys of yesteryear's icons of female sexuality and power, restoring their legacy to an age that has all but forgotten them - despite resurgence of the art of burlesque. Num Pages: 304 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; ASZH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 203 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1182.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780062011817
- ISBN
- 9780062011817
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 12.87
€ 17.99
€ 12.87
Paperback. Examines the recent and diverse proliferation of responses that challenge, reform, and even retrench neoliberalism's hegemony in Latin America. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL4; JHBA; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 534. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804784535
- ISBN
- 9780804784535
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.60
€ 32.99
€ 29.60
Paperback. Comic Book Nation is at once a serious study of popular culture and an entertaining look at an enduring American art form. Num Pages: 360 pages, 53, 53 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AKLC; HBTB; JFCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 248 x 177 x 26. Weight in Grams: 670.
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Number of pages
- 360
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801874505
- ISBN
- 9780801874505
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 28.87
€ 33.99
€ 28.87
Hardcover. An online travel journal that presents the author's observations and taglines that celebrate the special details of each city (that is Paris and New York). Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations (chiefly col.). BIC Classification: 1DDF; 1KBBEY; WH; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 185 x 131 x 22. Weight in Grams: 362.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780143120254
- ISBN
- 9780143120254
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 22.00
€ 22.00
Hardcover. Editor(s): Jensen, Merrill. Series: American Heritage S. Num Pages: 498 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 219 x 147 x 38. Weight in Grams: 784.
- Publisher
- Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 498
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780872206946
- ISBN
- 9780872206946
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 63.99€ 49.94
€ 63.99
€ 49.94
Hardback. Num Pages: 280 pages, 28, 8 colour plates, 20 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 169 x 243 x 24. Weight in Grams: 554.
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801453526
- ISBN
- 9780801453526
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 30.83
€ 34.99
€ 30.83
Paperback. In 1968, Mexico prepared to host the Olympic games amid growing civil unrest. In this study of the afterlives of the '68 Movement, the author explores how urban spaces - material but also literary, photographic, and cinematic - became an archive of 1968, providing a framework for de facto modes of justice for years to come. Num Pages: 336 pages, 28 b/w. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; 3JJPK; HBJK; HBTV; JPWQ; WSBB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 229 x 22. Weight in Grams: 468.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520291072
- ISBN
- 9780520291072
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.15
€ 40.99
€ 29.15
Hardback. Robert Tsai's history invites readers into the circle of defiant groups who refused to accept the Constitution's definition of who "We the People" are and how their authority should be exercised. It is the story of America as told by dissenters: squatters, Native Americans, abolitionists, socialists, internationalists, and racial nationalists. Num Pages: 310 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JPHC; LAZ; LND. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 158 x 29. Weight in Grams: 680.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674059955
- ISBN
- 9780674059955
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 48.99€ 41.12
€ 48.99
€ 41.12
paperback. An account of the most powerful of the American Indian tribes. It traces the Comanches' rise to power, from their prehistoric origins to their domination of the high plains for more than a century until their demise in the face of Anglo-American expansion. Num Pages: 592 pages, 15. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; HBJK; HBTB; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 132 x 32. Weight in Grams: 414.
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Number of pages
- 592
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099520559
- ISBN
- 9780099520559
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.96
€ 19.99
€ 14.96
Hardback. Num Pages: 288 pages, 12 hts. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; HBJK; HBLL; HBWF; JPSH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156. .
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199916863
- ISBN
- 9780199916863
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.11
€ 32.99
€ 29.11
Paperback. Presents the view that the courts offer the best chance for achieving a set of rights for gays and lesbians, particularly those courts whose judges draw on the expansive interpretation of liberalism. This book guides readers through a discussion of liberalism, court rulings on sodomy laws and same-sex marriage, and a look at the example of Canada. Series: Queer Politics, Queer Theories. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSK; JHBK; LN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 16. Weight in Grams: 349.
- Publisher
- Temple University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781592134014
- ISBN
- 9781592134014
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.80
€ 32.80
Hardcover. Examines the literature of the Revolutionary era to explore the ways in which American patriots employed the classics and to assess antiquity's importance to the early political culture of the United States. Series: Jeffersonian America. Num Pages: 320 pages, 8 b&w illustrations, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; HBJK; HBLL; HBWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 151 x 28. Weight in Grams: 592.
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813928333
- ISBN
- 9780813928333
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.47
€ 67.47
Paperback. Series: Cushwa Center Studies of Catholicism in Twentieth-Century America. Num Pages: 352 pages, 10. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HRCC7; JFMA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 5. Weight in Grams: 514.
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801474941
- ISBN
- 9780801474941
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 30.21
€ 30.99
€ 30.21
Paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC; JHBA; KCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 540.
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801499043
- ISBN
- 9780801499043
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 37.34
€ 41.99
€ 37.34
Paperback. Looks at the multi-faceted nature of New Orleans, a city replete with contradictions. Featuring 22 full-color two-page-spread maps, this title plumbs the depths of this major tourist destination, pivotal scene of American history and culture and, most recently, site of monumental disasters such as Hurricane Katrina and the BP oil spill. Num Pages: 176 pages, 39 color illustrations, 7 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBBSL; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 179 x 303 x 15. Weight in Grams: 616.
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 176
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520274044
- ISBN
- 9780520274044
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.82
€ 33.99
€ 24.82
Paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages, black and white photos throughout. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BTC; JPWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 264.
- Publisher
- Broadway Books (A Division of Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group Inc)
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780307886118
- ISBN
- 9780307886118
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 15.44
€ 16.99
€ 15.44
Hardback. This "living" text provides readers with a solid understanding of the three cuisines that have had the greatest impact on the globe historically. Deep knowledge of Italian, Mexican, and Chinese cuisines illuminates many of the great historical themes of the past 10,000 years as well as why we eat the way we do today. Series: Rowman & Littlefield Studies in Food and Gastronomy. Num Pages: 392 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DST; 1FPC; 1KLCM; TTVC; WBN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 265 x 183 x 26. Weight in Grams: 871.
- Publisher
- AltaMira Press,U.S.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780759121256
- ISBN
- 9780759121256
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 232.08
€ 232.08
Hardcover. A compendium of the best food in the USA. Num Pages: 288 pages, 125. BIC Classification: 1KBB; WBN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 272 x 187 x 31. Weight in Grams: 1148.
- Publisher
- Phaidon Press
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780714865829
- ISBN
- 9780714865829
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 22.72
€ 33.99
€ 22.72
Paperback. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBE; WHC; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 153 x 10. Weight in Grams: 138.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780062303110
- ISBN
- 9780062303110
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 9.94
€ 11.99
€ 9.94