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Hardcover. This is a chronicle of South Carolina describing in human terms 475 years of recorded history in the Palmetto State. Recounting the period from the first Spanish exploration to the end of the Civil War, the author charts South Carolina's rising national and international importance. Num Pages: 760 pages, 52 colour photographs, 137 halftones, 39 line drawings, 11 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BG; HBJK; HBLH; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 56. Weight in Grams: 1814.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- University of South Carolina Press
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781570032554
- ISBN
- 9781570032554
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 51.74
€ 51.74
Between 1972 and 1991, the US Air Force dramatically changed its doctrines and began to overhaul the way it trained pilots through the introduction of a groundbreaking new training programme called "Red Flag". In The Air Force Way of War , Brian D. Laslie examines the revolution in pilot instruction that "Red Flag" brought about after Vietnam. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPL; 3JJPN; HBJK; HBLW3; HBWS; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 162 x 236 x 26. Weight in Grams: 556.
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- The University Press of Kentucky United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813160597
- ISBN
- 9780813160597
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 50.70
€ 50.70
Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 276 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSA; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 457.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 276
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691649177
- ISBN
- 9780691649177
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 146.30
€ 146.30
hardcover. Num Pages: 340 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JM; KCG; KCX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 166 x 33. Weight in Grams: 642.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Currency United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 340
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780307986146
- ISBN
- 9780307986146
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 25.54
€ 27.99
€ 25.54
Hardcover. A new type of historical guide, this book features more than one hundred photographs and illustrations of thirty key sites in and around the Chickamauga battlefield. Civil War scholars and enthusiasts will find a valuable new source for pondering tactical moves and unravelling historic controversies. Num Pages: 139 pages, 103 photographs, 7 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBFG; HBJK; HBLL; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 279 x 216 x 17. Weight in Grams: 921.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- University of Georgia Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780820325989
- ISBN
- 9780820325989
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 43.97
€ 47.99
€ 43.97
Paperback. A study of the iconic Brillo box through the theories of design, aesthetics, and art Num Pages: 144 pages, 34 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; ABA; AK; JFC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 203 x 203 x 12. Weight in Grams: 572.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Dartmouth
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781584657019
- ISBN
- 9781584657019
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 21.94
€ 26.99
€ 21.94
Paperback. Respected film critic Gonzalo Aguilar offers a lucid and sophisticated analysis of Argentine films of the last decade. This is the most complete and up-to-date work in English to examine the "new Argentine cinema" phenomenon. Aguilar looks at highly relevant films, including recent award-winners at all of the major festivals. Series: New Directions in Latino American Cultures. Num Pages: 318 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KLSA; 3JMC; APF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 21. Weight in Grams: 424.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 318
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230109018
- ISBN
- 9780230109018
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 32.48
€ 37.99
€ 32.48
Paperback. This work describes how four major American thinkers practiced philosophy non-reductively by incorporating the arts and other human activities. It analyzes Peirce, Dewey, Santayana and Buchler, showing how the importance they placed on the human can cure what is missing from recent philosophy. Num Pages: 226 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBAH; HPC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 226
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780847683109
- ISBN
- 9780847683109
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 64.02
€ 64.02
hardcover. Robert Altman has made a dozen films. But many would agree that his crowning achievement was "McCabe & Mrs Miller". Placing the film within the contexts of Altman's career, and the history of American cinema, this book shows how Altman's idiosyncratic interplay between story and style reframed the American West for a new generation. Num Pages: 216 pages, 20 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 481.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University Press of Kansas United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700615513
- ISBN
- 9780700615513
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 49.31
€ 49.31
paperback. An inside look at the New York City Ballet, and an intimate account of the emotional and intellectual development of a young woman dedicated to a demanding art. Toni Bentley began this journal at the age of 22, describing her daily activities and looking back on her past. Num Pages: 168 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; ASDL; BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 227.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University Press of Florida United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 168
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813027050
- ISBN
- 9780813027050
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.80
€ 26.80
Hardcover. Industry luminary Robert Pozen offers his insights on the future of U.S. finance The recent credit crisis and the resulting bailout program are unprecedented events in the financial industry. While it's important to understand what got us here, it's even more important to consider how we should get out. Num Pages: 480 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; KFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 162 x 38. Weight in Grams: 718.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 480
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470499054
- ISBN
- 9780470499054
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 24.86
€ 30.99
€ 24.86
Paperback. In a surprising look at the hidden world of broccoli, this richly drawn ethnography traces the global commodity chain between U.S. consumer and Maya farmer, examining the connections between desire and material production. Num Pages: 224 pages, 1 table, 1 figure, 2 illustrations, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KLCG; JFFT; KNAC; MBNH3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 13. Weight in Grams: 308.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804754842
- ISBN
- 9780804754842
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.17
€ 26.99
€ 25.17
Editor(s): McNair, Wesley. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBEN; DCQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 140. .
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781608932986
- ISBN
- 9781608932986
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 19.42
€ 20.99
€ 19.42
paperback. Reveals how and why US corporations helped replace the Goddess of Democracy that once stood in Tiananmen Square with the Gods of Mammon and Mars that dominate China. Num Pages: 250 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1KBB; 3JJPR; JPS; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 228 x 22. Weight in Grams: 420.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Encounter Books United States
- Number of pages
- 250
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- New Ed
- SKU
- V9781594031229
- ISBN
- 9781594031229
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 18.78
€ 18.99
€ 18.78
Paperback. Series: Wiley Blackwell Readers in American Social and Cultural History. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; RN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 246 x 189. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2021
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781444339390
- ISBN
- 9781444339390
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 64.45
€ 64.45
Hardback. A Companion to the Literature and Culture of the American West presents an in depth exploration of historic and contemporary cultural expressions rooted in America's western states. A series of illuminating essays by literary and cultural scholars reveals the complexity of the many "wests" in our imagination and reality. Editor(s): Witschi, Nicolas S. Series: Blackwell Companions to Literature and Culture. Num Pages: 578 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 250 x 171 x 36. Weight in Grams: 1148.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 578
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405187336
- ISBN
- 9781405187336
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 209.52
€ 209.52
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Penguin Putnam Inc United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781594484810
- ISBN
- 9781594484810
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 15.88
€ 17.99
€ 15.88
hardcover. This collection features profiles and vignettes about figures like Jeanine and Alan Pirro, Archbishop Edward Egan and George W. Bush as well as a tribute to former US governor Malcom Wilson. It also incorporates transcripts of the author's TV programme interviews. Series: Communications & media studies. Num Pages: 637 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; BG; GBC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 170 x 43. Weight in Grams: 1046.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 637
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823221424
- ISBN
- 9780823221424
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 51.11
€ 51.11
Hardcover. Editor(s): Jennings, Agnes S. Num Pages: 189 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPS; JWF; JWMV2; LNDK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 166 x 242 x 18. Weight in Grams: 456.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Nova Science Pub Inc
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781634829397
- ISBN
- 9781634829397
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 259.06€ 195.26
€ 259.06
€ 195.26
Paperback. Following on the heels of the Harlem Renaissance, the Chicago Renaissance was a resonant flourishing of African American arts, literature, theatre, music, and intellectualism, from 1930 to 1955. This work demonstrates the complexity of black women's many vital contributions to this unique cultural flowering. Num Pages: 272 pages, 10 photographs; 7 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1H; 1KBBNC; GTB; JFSJ1; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5830 x 3895 x 458. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252072932
- ISBN
- 9780252072932
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 22.86
€ 22.86
Hardback. An assessment of Native American fiction and criticism. It brings the traditions of Native American fiction into conversation with ideas about the past, present and future of Native literatures. Num Pages: 302 pages. BIC Classification: 1KB; 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 225 x 149 x 28. Weight in Grams: 518.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 302
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803222878
- ISBN
- 9780803222878
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 46.99
€ 46.99
Paperback. A detailed color atlas of the Florida Keys from Key Largo to Key West designed for kayakers and other water enthusiasts interested in shallow water exploration. Series: Paddling Series. Num Pages: 128 pages, 180 colour illustrations, 53 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBFL; WSSN5; WTR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 280 x 216. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781493025510
- ISBN
- 9781493025510
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 29.74
€ 37.99
€ 29.74
Hardback. This book provides a translation from the Nahuatl (or Aztec) of two sets of historical annals written by Mexican indigenous people from the Tlaxcala-Puebla region in the late seventeenth century; the introduction and notes make the works accessible to the modern reader. Editor(s): Townsend, Camilla. Num Pages: 224 pages, 2 illustrations, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; 3JD; HBJK; HBLH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 6452 x 4522 x 20. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804763790
- ISBN
- 9780804763790
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 81.95
€ 81.95
hardcover. Reflections on Native-Newcomer Relations opens up for discussion a series of issues in Native-newcomer history. It addresses all the trends in the discipline of the past two decades and never shies from showing their contradictions, as well as those in the author's own thinking as he matured as a scholar. Series: Heritage. Num Pages: 320 pages, 7ill. BIC Classification: 1KBC; HBJK; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 158 x 31. Weight in Grams: 602.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Edition
- 2nd ed.
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780802087232
- ISBN
- 9780802087232
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 88.31
€ 88.31