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Paperback. Looks at how the Comic Strip began, straight from the mouths of the stars who built their careers on its stage. In this title, the author and a wealth of comics open their hearts and souls to share their intimate memories in order to paint an all-encompassing, behind-the-scenes history of this iconic club. Num Pages: 320 pages, 32 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; ASZB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 395.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Skyhorse Publishing United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781620870747
- ISBN
- 9781620870747
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 23.13
€ 27.99
€ 23.13
Improving Access and Quality of Public Services in Latin America
. Ed(S): Perry, Guillermo; Angelescu-Naqvi, R...
Hardback. Editor(s): Perry, Guillermo; Angelescu-Naqvi, Ramona. Series: Latin American Political Economy. Num Pages: 188 pages, 32 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1KL; JPP; KCM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 188
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137593436
- ISBN
- 9781137593436
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.16
€ 127.16
Hardback. Tells the story of how a high school art teacher transformed himself into an artist of international stature and ambition. This title shows how Robert Arneson's work articulated the crisis of narcissism that has defined American culture since 1970. Num Pages: 270 pages, 220 Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; ACXJ; AFKB; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 286 x 224 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1364. The Art of Robert Arneson. 270 pages, illustrations. Tells the story of how a high school art teacher transformed himself into an artist of international stature and ambition. This title shows how Robert Arneson's work articulated the crisis of narcissism that has defined American culture since 1970. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1KBB; ACXJ; AFKB; AGB. Dimension: 286 x 224 x 25. Weight: 1364.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Number of pages
- 270
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520273832
- ISBN
- 9780520273832
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 58.89€ 46.96
€ 58.89
€ 46.96
Paperback. Analyzing pre and post-1954 American literature, film, autobiography, government documents, ethnography, photographs, and popular culture, this title investigates the ways in which racially 'in-between' people and communities were brought to heel within the South's prevailing cultural logic. Num Pages: 296 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1F; 1KBB; 3JJ; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 21. Weight in Grams: 404.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814791332
- ISBN
- 9780814791332
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 31.02
€ 33.99
€ 31.02
Hardback. As HIV/AIDS wreaked havoc on the worlds of some of the most marginal and disenfranchised people in New York, they came together to create a shared response, forming an organizational field within which their various efforts were coordinated. This work offers a study of how communities organize in response to threats to their lives and well being. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; JKS; MJCJ2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742540835
- ISBN
- 9780742540835
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 171.64
€ 171.64
Hardback. In this work, with the help of Steven DeVito, Womer provides an amazingly frank look at close-quarters combat in Europe, as well as the almost surreal experience of dust-bowl-era GI's entering country after country in their grapple with the Wehrmacht, finally ending up in Hitler's mountaintop lair in Germany itself. Num Pages: 304 pages, illustrated section. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJH; HBJK; HBLW; HBWQ; JWH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 159 x 25. Weight in Grams: 632. The World War II Memoirs of Jack Womer - Ranger and Paratrooper. 304 pages, illustrated section. In this work, with the help of Steven DeVito, Womer provides an amazingly frank look at close-quarters combat in Europe, as well as the almost surreal experience of dust-bowl-era GI's entering country after country in their grapple with the Wehrmacht, finally ending up in Hitler's mountaintop lair in Germany itself. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJH; HBJK; HBLW; HBWQ; JWH. Dimension: 235 x 159 x 25. Weight: 630.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Casemate Publishers
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781612001005
- ISBN
- 9781612001005
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.99€ 44.98
€ 53.99
€ 44.98
Hardcover. A thorough analysis of public policy and the Clean Water Act's effect on water quality in the U.S. Using water quality data and historical records from the past 60 years, this book presents the measured impact of the 1972 Clean Water Act on domestic waterways-ecologically, politically, and economically. Num Pages: 672 pages, acronyms, glossary, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; RNH; TQSW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 247 x 179 x 37. Weight in Grams: 1046.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 672
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471243601
- ISBN
- 9780471243601
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 192.95
€ 192.95
Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages, 36 b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; VXQ; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 152 x 11. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764336126
- ISBN
- 9780764336126
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 14.29
€ 18.99
€ 14.29
Hardcover. Editor(s): D'Onofrio, Raffaele. Num Pages: 232 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; KCLT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 259 x 184 x 19. Weight in Grams: 596.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781624171208
- ISBN
- 9781624171208
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 240.24€ 165.61
€ 240.24
€ 165.61
Reconstructing the Common Good in Education: Coping with Intractable A...
. Ed(S): Cuban, Larry; Shipps, Dorothy
paperback. For two centuries, Americans expected that their public schools would cultivate personal, moral, and social development, however, modern school reformers are intent on using schools to solve economic problems. This text explores the ongoing debates on the commongood in American public education. Editor(s): Cuban, Larry; Shipps, Dorothy. Num Pages: 304 pages, 1 line diagram. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 17. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804738637
- ISBN
- 9780804738637
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 37.81
€ 37.99
€ 37.81
Hardcover. Num Pages: 24 illus. BIC Classification: 1KL; APF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 186 x 24. Weight in Grams: 794.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Wallflower Press United Kingdom
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781903364840
- ISBN
- 9781903364840
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 94.22€ 73.24
€ 94.22
€ 73.24
Hardcover. Newell examines noted Americans at seven critical turning points in American history to look at what it takes to be a statesman.Through a powerful speech and the events preceding and following it, they show us how they grappled with conflicting values, varying demands, and the uncertainties of trying to forge a good society. Num Pages: 300 pages, 2 black & white line drawings, 7 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPB; JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 139 x 21. Weight in Grams: 482.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230341081
- ISBN
- 9780230341081
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.31
€ 67.31
Paperback. Num Pages: 344 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; HBJK; HBLL; WZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 144 x 24. Weight in Grams: 481.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Republic of Texas Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781556226755
- ISBN
- 9781556226755
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 20.48
€ 20.99
€ 20.48
Hardcover. A study of riots in the urban US during the pivotal year of 1967, set within the context of the "long, hot summers." Num Pages: 227 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPK; HBJK; HBLW3; HBTB; JFFE. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 138 x 19. Weight in Grams: 420.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137269621
- ISBN
- 9781137269621
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 149.56
€ 149.56
Paperback. Stir It Up explores the changing aims of home economics while putting the phenomena of Martha Stewart, Rachael Ray, Ty Pennington, and the "Mommy Wars" into historical context. Num Pages: 240 pages, 15 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 376.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780812221213
- ISBN
- 9780812221213
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.52
€ 32.99
€ 29.52
Paperback. Inside this book are 18 easy-to-make crafts taken straight from the pages of Laura Ingalls Wilder's "Little House" books. From Laura's corncob doll to Mary's Christmas tassels, and from Ma's button lamp to Charlotte's straw hat, readers will be able to share in Laura's pioneer experience by creating homemade crafts that they'll cherish forever. Illustrator(s): Collier, Mary. Series: Little House Nonfiction. Num Pages: 64 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; YBG; YNPH; YQH. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 254 x 203 x 5. Weight in Grams: 240.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 64
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780064462044
- ISBN
- 9780064462044
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 14.48
€ 15.99
€ 14.48
Hardcover. Editor(s): Kingely, Rudolph V. Num Pages: 195 pages, tables, charts & b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; PST. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 263 x 185 x 20. Weight in Grams: 672.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 195
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781607410102
- ISBN
- 9781607410102
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 203.73€ 140.92
€ 203.73
€ 140.92
hardcover. Americans of Arab heritage have made major contributions to U.S. society. This book provides an overview for a general audience of their immigration patterns, settlement, adaptation, and assimilation. It discusses their history, and looks at the successive waves of immigrants. Series: The New Americans. Num Pages: 216 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFN; JFSL1. Category: (E) Primary & Secondary Education; (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 12. Weight in Grams: 473.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Greenwood United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780313332197
- ISBN
- 9780313332197
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 69.90
€ 69.90
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. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press New York
- Edition
- 1st
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- Used, Like New
- SKU
- KEX0211153
- ISBN
- 9780231112246
Hardback
Condition: Used, Like New
€ 5.49
€ 5.49
Paperback. This perspective allows a unique view of the development of an industrial society not just from the ground up but from the hearth up. Series: How Things Worked. Num Pages: 200 pages, 12, 10 black & white halftones, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBTB; HBTK; TBX. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 230 x 174 x 13. Weight in Grams: 280.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421413570
- ISBN
- 9781421413570
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 24.90
€ 27.99
€ 24.90
Paperback. Num Pages: 312 pages, 6 black & white illustrations, 6 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; JFSL1; JHBL; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 229 x 27. Weight in Grams: 430.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295995670
- ISBN
- 9780295995670
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.90
€ 32.99
€ 29.90
Hardback. Upending many of our assumptions about American culture since the 1950s, this text particularly focuses on the notion that the '60s represented a total rupture and that the '70s marked the end of meaningful change. The essays map an alternative history of American culture from the '50s to the '90s. Series: Popular Cultures, Everyday Lives. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPK; GTB; JFCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 157 x 22. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231106702
- ISBN
- 9780231106702
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 141.16
€ 141.16
hardcover. Offers a collection of essays that seeks to historicize one of our nation's founding fathers. Challenging attempts to appropriate Jefferson to serve all manner of contemporary political agendas, this work argues that historians must look at Jefferson's language and life within the context of his own place and time. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 535.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813925783
- ISBN
- 9780813925783
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 78.27
€ 78.27
Hardcover. A comprehensive examination of the origins, development and rising electoral prominence of Mexico's Partido Accion Nacional (PAN). The authors discussion of how and why political parties adjust to changes in the political landscape is particularly relevant to scholars of Latin America. Num Pages: 256 pages, 1 line drawing, 9 tables, 21 graphs. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; JPH; JPL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 239 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of Notre Dame Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780268028671
- ISBN
- 9780268028671
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 107.64
€ 107.64