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Paperback. Few events in American history loom as large or changed the country as profoundly as the conflict between the Union and Confederacy. This title chronicles the history of the many disastrous decisions made by both sides. Series: How to Lose Series. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 138 x 21. Weight in Grams: 250.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780061807275
- ISBN
- 9780061807275
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 15.60
€ 15.99
€ 15.60
Hardcover. Covers the period 1 November 1778 through 14 January 1779. This title begins with George Washington at Fredericksburg, New York, watching New York City for signs that the British were about to evacuate North America. The British had different intentions, however, dispatching the first of several amphibious expeditions to invade the Deep South. Editor(s): Lengel, Edward G. Series: Revolutionary War Series. Num Pages: 784 pages, maps, frontispiece. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; BJ; HBJK; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 50. Weight in Grams: 1197.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 784
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813927213
- ISBN
- 9780813927213
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 130.74
€ 130.74
Hardcover. Provides an understanding of how war was conducted in the early French Wars in northern New England Series: Warfare and Culture Series. Num Pages: 320 pages, 5 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBE; 3JD; 3JF; HBW; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 163 x 23. Weight in Grams: 626.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- NYU Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814722701
- ISBN
- 9780814722701
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 82.16
€ 82.16
Paperback. Presents essays written by senior instructors and division heads at the Stanford Online High School. In this book, the essays discuss the challenges of teaching particular disciplines, accomplishing particular pedagogical objectives, and fostering the habits of mind characteristic of students who have received deep education in a given discipline. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JNQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 60 x 90 x 13. Weight in Grams: 340.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Centre for the Study of Language & Information United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781575867403
- ISBN
- 9781575867403
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 24.66
€ 30.99
€ 24.66
Paperback. Series: Exploring the Appalachian Trail Series. Num Pages: 464 pages, maps & ilus. BIC Classification: 1KBBF; WSZC; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 180 x 125 x 21. Weight in Grams: 395.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Stackpole Books United States
- Number of pages
- 464
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780811726702
- ISBN
- 9780811726702
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 18.22
€ 21.99
€ 18.22
Paperback. In this comprehensive exploration of the history and practice of folk medicine in the Appalachian region, Anthony Cavender melds folklore, medical anthropology and Appalachian history and draws extensively on oral histories and archival sources from the 19th to the 21st century. Num Pages: 288 pages, 20 illustrations, 2 maps, glossary, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBBE; 3JH; 3JJ; 3JM; MBX; MX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 354.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- The University of North Carolina Press United States
- Edition
- 1 New ed
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780807854938
- ISBN
- 9780807854938
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 27.16
€ 31.99
€ 27.16
Hardcover. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBFN; 1KBBSM; JFSL3; JNB; JNFR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of Chicago Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226394626
- ISBN
- 9780226394626
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 56.53€ 48.39
€ 56.53
€ 48.39
Paperback. Accounts for the origins of Social Security as we know it. This book tells the story of the Townsend Plan - a political organization that sought to alleviate poverty and end the Great Depression through a government-provided retirement stipend of $200 a month for every American over the age of sixty. Series: Princeton Studies in American Politics: Historical, International and Comparative Perspectives. Num Pages: 352 pages, 34 halftones. 7 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JKSB; JKSG; JPA; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 485.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691138268
- ISBN
- 9780691138268
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.44
€ 40.99
€ 29.44
Hardcover. This title assesses the current state of knowledge concerning oil, integration, and conflict and formulates an anthropological research strategy to advance an understanding of oil and its vicissitudes. Editor(s): Behrends, Andrea; Reyna, Stephen P.; Schlee, Gunther. Series: Dislocations. Num Pages: 308 pages, 7 figs & tabs. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 1H; 1KL; JHM; KNBP; RGCP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 236 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 578. An Anthropology of Oil. Series: Dislocations. 308 pages, 7 figs & tabs. Editor(s): Behrends, Andrea; Reyna, Stephen P.; Schlee, Gunther. This title assesses the current state of knowledge concerning oil, integration, and conflict and formulates an anthropological research strategy to advance an understanding of oil and its vicissitudes. Cateogry: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 1H; 1KL; JHM; KNBP; RGCP. Dimension: 236 x 155 x 22. Weight: 578.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Number of pages
- 308
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857452559
- ISBN
- 9780857452559
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 174.76
€ 174.76
Hardback. The Mirage of America in Contemporary Italian Literature and Film explores the use of images associated with the United States in Italian novels and films released between the 1980s and the 2000s. Series: Toronto Italian Studies. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: 1DST; 1KBB; 2ADT; APFA; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 162 x 19. Weight in Grams: 488.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442644052
- ISBN
- 9781442644052
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 61.77
€ 61.77
Paperback. Looking at the sixteenth- and seventeenth-century people who wrote about the Andean region that became Peru, this work shows how the lens of Rome had a profound influence on Spanish understanding of the Incan empire. It focuses on issues such as the role of language in conquest, the interpretation of civil war, and the founding of cities. Num Pages: 352 pages, 50 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KL; 1KLSR; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 157 x 24. Weight in Grams: 512.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691140957
- ISBN
- 9780691140957
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.73
€ 46.99
€ 33.73
Paperback. Series: Peabody Museum Collections Series. Num Pages: 128 pages, 68 colour illustrations & 8 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBBWX; 3H; AFPC; HDD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 213 x 206 x 11. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 128
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780873654029
- ISBN
- 9780873654029
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 24.85
€ 27.99
€ 24.85
Hardback. It has been half a century since the publication of An American Dilemma, Gunnar Myrdal's seminal work on race in America. This book is an attempt to contribute to a fresh understanding of this dilemma by viewing the issues of race as they are now, not as they were a generation or so ago. Editor(s): Sniderman, Paul M.; Tetlock, Philip E.; Carmines, Edward G. Num Pages: 352 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFJ; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 159 x 28. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804721325
- ISBN
- 9780804721325
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 158.00
€ 158.00
Paperback. The history of Haiti has been marked by oppression at the hands of colonial and dictatorial overlords, but there has also been a history of resistance and sometimes triumph. This study aims to show that Haiti's vibrant and expressive music has been a important element in the power struggle. Series: Chicago Studies in Ethnomusicology. Num Pages: 306 pages, 16 halftones, 2 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KJH; AVGH; HBTQ; HBTR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 550.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Edition
- Paper edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226032924
- ISBN
- 9780226032924
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 33.73
€ 42.99
€ 33.73
Paperback. Abandoned villages hold mysteries that only ghosts can reveal. Read accounts forgotten places, such as flooded Flagstaff, Maine, that contains the spirits of former residents still clinging to homes now nothing more than foundations or cellar holes. Visi Num Pages: 190 pages, 45 b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBBE; VXQG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 230 x 13. Weight in Grams: 362.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 190
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764330766
- ISBN
- 9780764330766
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 14.29
€ 18.99
€ 14.29
Hardback. Tells the stories of three of the most dramatic fugitive slave trials of the 1850s, presenting the determination of the fugitives, the radical tactics of their rescuers, the brutal doggedness of the slavehunters, and the tortuous response of the federal courts. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; LND. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 163 x 241 x 32. Weight in Grams: 696.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674047044
- ISBN
- 9780674047044
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 40.39
€ 47.99
€ 40.39
Hardback. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 399.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Regnery Publishing Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781596981539
- ISBN
- 9781596981539
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 25.22
€ 31.99
€ 25.22
Paperback. A South Carolinian's attempts to secure freedom for America and itsslaves Num Pages: 354 pages, 2 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 517.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University of South Carolina Press United States
- Number of pages
- 354
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781611176124
- ISBN
- 9781611176124
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.88
€ 34.88
Paperback. Num Pages: 221 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBCB; 3JJPN; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 143 x 15. Weight in Grams: 302.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Heritage House Publishing Co Ltd Canada
- Edition
- First
- Number of pages
- 221
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781894974523
- ISBN
- 9781894974523
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 19.88
€ 27.99
€ 19.88
Paperback. A century of change in an American industrial utopia Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBND; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 16. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253222886
- ISBN
- 9780253222886
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 20.95
€ 20.99
€ 20.95
Hardcover. Road pricing as a means of generating revenue for infrastructure investment has become a major policy option in both Europe and the US. This text assembles and assesses theoretical knowledge, empirical results and experiences of actual road pricing. Future policy formulation is also considered. Editor(s): Johansson, B.; Mattsson, Lars-Goran (Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden). Series: Transportation, Research, Economics and Policy. Num Pages: 240 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; 1KBB; JFSG; KC; KNG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 243 x 164 x 20. Weight in Grams: 506. Theory, Empirical Assessment and Policy. Series: Transportation, Research, Economics and Policy. 247 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. Editor(s): Johansson, B.; Mattsson, Lars-Goran (Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden). Road pricing as a means of generating revenue for infrastructure investment has become a major policy option in both Europe and the US. This text assembles and assesses theoretical knowledge, empirical results and experiences of actual road pricing. Future policy formulation is also considered. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: 1D; 1KBB; JFSG; KC; KNG. Dimension: 243 x 164 x 20. Weight: 506.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Springer
- Edition
- 1994th Edition
- Number of pages
- 247
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792331346
- ISBN
- 9780792331346
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 198.88
€ 198.88
Paperback. Digs into our modern political landscape, dominated by President Barack Obama, to ask how did America turn its back on its basic beliefs and ignore the Socialist movement underway long before the 2012 election. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 158 x 29. Weight in Grams: 474.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- St. Martin's Griffin
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781250055811
- ISBN
- 9781250055811
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 22.31
€ 25.99
€ 22.31
Hardcover. This collection reflects on the international political economy of media and the valuable lessons to be learned from the media reforms currently taking place across South America. The contributors present a range of theoretical and methodological perspectives on the ongoing battle for media space in South America. Editor(s): Vivares, Ernesto; Martens, Cheryl; McChesney, Robert W. Series: International Political Economy Series. Num Pages: 216 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KL; JFD; JPS; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 153 x 18. Weight in Grams: 394.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137434678
- ISBN
- 9781137434678
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 94.44
€ 94.44
Paperback. An archive-based study of the failure of President Cardenas's agrarian reform in Mexico's Yucatan region. Num Pages: 240 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; 3JJG; HBJK; HBLW; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 395.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780822327677
- ISBN
- 9780822327677
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 26.56
€ 33.99
€ 26.56