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Paperback. Reveals the breadth of working-class black experiences and activities in Cleveland and the extent to which these were shaped by traditions and values brought from the South. The author shows how migrants' moves north established complex networks of kin and friends and infused the city with a highly visible southern African-American culture. Editor(s): Brody, David; Kessler-Harris, Alice; Montgomery, David; Wilentz, Sean. Series: The Working Class in American History. Num Pages: 360 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBNH; 3JJF; 3JJH; HBTB; JFSL3; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 661. Weight in Grams: 470.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780252067938
- ISBN
- 9780252067938
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.48
€ 27.99
€ 26.48
Argues that widespread public disinterest in global affairs, a prevailing characteristic of American political culture, has given private interest groups a paramount influence over the formulation and implementation of US foreign policy. This title examines the causes and the serious consequences of Americans' apathy toward foreign policy. Num Pages: 184 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPS; JPWD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- The University Press of Kentucky United States
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813125244
- ISBN
- 9780813125244
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.10
€ 37.10
Hardcover. Offers an introduction to North American archaeology for those interested in the history and culture of North American natives. This title is illustrated with case studies based on the lives of real people, to emphasize human agency, cultural practice, the body, issues of inequality, and the politics of archaeological practice. Editor(s): Pauketat, Timothy R.; Loren, Diana DiPaolo. Series: Blackwell Studies in Global Archaeology. Num Pages: 416 pages, 20 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KB; HDD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 255 x 180 x 28. Weight in Grams: 868.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631231837
- ISBN
- 9780631231837
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 148.73
€ 148.73
Paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 148 x 16. Weight in Grams: 395.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816637539
- ISBN
- 9780816637539
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.53
€ 30.99
€ 27.53
Hardback. This title tells the story of how small farmers responded to a free-market onslaught that devastated one of the Western Hemisphere's most advanced social-democratic welfare states. Num Pages: 344 pages, 18 half-tones 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KLCR; 3JJPN; 3JJPR; JFSC; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 25. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804734011
- ISBN
- 9780804734011
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 183.73
€ 183.73
Paperback. This concise and elegant contribution to the Very Short Introduction series reintroduces the history that shaped the founding fathers, the history that they made, and what history has made of them. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 184 pages, 10 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 176 x 112 x 12. Weight in Grams: 142.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780190273514
- ISBN
- 9780190273514
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.99€ 11.61
€ 12.99
€ 11.61
Paperback. Building its incisive narrative from a wide range of archival sources, interviews, and accounts of Puerto Rican life in New York, this book illuminates the history of a group that is still invisible to many scholars and transforms the way we understand this community's integral role in shaping our sense of citizenship in 20th-century America. Series: Historical Studies of Urban America. Num Pages: 368 pages, 20 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB; JFSL4; JPVH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780226151762
- ISBN
- 9780226151762
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 29.83
€ 37.99
€ 29.83
Hardback. Num Pages: 208 pages, 125 Full Colour Photographs. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; WBN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 261 x 193 x 28. Weight in Grams: 988.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Ten Speed Press United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781580089944
- ISBN
- 9781580089944
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 28.90
€ 32.99
€ 28.90
Paperback. To be a black woman of faith in the American South is to understand and experience spirituality in a particular way. This work aims to take readers beyond common misconceptions and narrow assumptions about black religion and into the actual complexities of African American women's spiritual lives. Num Pages: 275 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBS; HRCC92; HRCV; JFSJ1; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 59.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 275
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520233942
- ISBN
- 9780520233942
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.06
€ 40.99
€ 29.06
Paperback. Published in conjunction with the History of the City of New York Project. "..a valuable case study in the micropolitics of one of the Progressive era's signature projects." (The Wall Street Journal) "Illuminating .. " (New York magazine) Num Pages: 442 pages, b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB; TR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 22. Weight in Grams: 650.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 442
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814719541
- ISBN
- 9780814719541
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.71
€ 33.99
€ 30.71
Hardcover. Editor(s): Gould, Arnold. Num Pages: 148 pages, tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; KJVS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 262 x 186 x 15. Weight in Grams: 526.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 148
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781590332207
- ISBN
- 9781590332207
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 82.89€ 63.78
€ 82.89
€ 63.78
Paperback. Num Pages: 280 pages, 13 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLC; HBJK; JFSK2; JHB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816665549
- ISBN
- 9780816665549
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.04
€ 35.04
Paperback. Offering reference for bird-watchers in North Carolina and South Carolina, this work collects information on the avian species known to have occurred in the region since 1900. It is illustrated with 350 color photographs, and includes information on the nesting and feeding habits of the birds as well as major changes in taxonomy and nomenclature. Num Pages: 416 pages, 350 colour photos, 1 drawing, 1 map, glossary, bibl., index. BIC Classification: 1KBBFN; 1KBBFS; WNCB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 748.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- The University of North Carolina Press
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780807856710
- ISBN
- 9780807856710
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 31.84
€ 34.99
€ 31.84
Hardcover. George Vanderbilt's "Gilded Age" Biltmore Estate, near Asheville, North Carolina, is the nation's largest private residence. However, it was once a terrible financial drain--banker David Rockefeller called it a "white elephant"--and no one gave its future a chance. Lady on the Hill is the remarkable account of how Vanderbilt's grandson, William A. Num Pages: 352 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBFN; AMKH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 165 x 31. Weight in Grams: 644.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471758181
- ISBN
- 9780471758181
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 27.95
€ 34.99
€ 27.95
paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Tundra Books Canada
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 32
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781770495135
- ISBN
- 9781770495135
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 9.50
€ 9.50
Hardback. Using a race, gender and social-class context, this volume challenges the traditional notions of mental health and mental illness as they apply to African American women, focusing on the contradictions between the strengths and vulnerabilities of this population. Editor(s): Brown, Diane; Keith, Verna M. Num Pages: 396 pages, 2 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSJ1; JFSL3; JMM; MMH; MMJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 164 x 22. Weight in Grams: 681.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 396
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231113786
- ISBN
- 9780231113786
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 118.43€ 89.80
€ 118.43
€ 89.80
Hardback. These books, produced from the archives of the Library of Congress and edited by Vincent Virga, offer a glimpse into the history of the United States through rare historical full-color maps, narrative captions, and short essays. Series: Mapping the States Through History. Num Pages: 128 pages, black & white illustrations, colour illustrations, maps, frontispiece. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KBBN; HBJK; HBTP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 249 x 221 x 18. Weight in Grams: 50.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 128
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780762760114
- ISBN
- 9780762760114
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 21.00
€ 26.99
€ 21.00
Paperback. Provides fresh new translations of Native oral literatures of the American Southwest, a region of vital and varied cultures and languages. The collection features songs, stories, chants, and orations from the four major language groups: Yuman, Nadine (Apachean), Uto-Aztecan, and Kiowa-Tanoan. Editor(s): Kozak, David L. Series: Native Literatures of the Americas. Num Pages: 696 pages, 6 illustrations, 3 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2JN; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 41. Weight in Grams: 954.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 696
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803215757
- ISBN
- 9780803215757
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 80.81
€ 80.81
Paperback. Explores the anxious and emotional events surrounding the attack on Pearl Harbor, showing how the president and the American public responded in the pivotal hours that followed the attack. Num Pages: black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 1KBB; 3JJH; HBJF; HBJK; HBWQ; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 147 x 20. Weight in Grams: 295.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Basic Books
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780465031795
- ISBN
- 9780465031795
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.98
€ 19.99
€ 15.98
Paperback. Posits that the subprime mortgage crisis, as well as the global macroeconomic catastrophe it spawned, is traceable to a gross failure of law. This book ensures that economic opportunity isn't limited to a small group of elites that enjoy growth at the expense of many, particularly those in vulnerable economic situations. Num Pages: 304 pages, illustrations (black and white). BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JM; KCS; KCX; LNP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 464.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- NYU Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781479845323
- ISBN
- 9781479845323
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.51
€ 32.99
€ 29.51
An Unsettled Conquest. The British Campaign Against the Peoples of Aca...
Plank, Geoffrey (Associate Professor Of Histo...
paperback. "Ultimately, the story of Nova Scotia's violent integration into the British system offers a case study in the limits of voluntarism in the ramshackle empire that preceded the Seven Years' War."-William and Mary Quarterly Series: Early American Studies. Num Pages: 256 pages, 17 illus. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1KBCV; 3JF; HBJK; HBLL; HBTQ. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 381.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812218695
- ISBN
- 9780812218695
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.60
€ 32.99
€ 29.60
Num Pages: 184 pages, 229 b/w & colour photos. BIC Classification: 1KLSH; AFJG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 239 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1100.
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764349270
- ISBN
- 9780764349270
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 28.26
€ 42.99
€ 28.26
Hardback. A showcase of the "golden age" of the circus in America Editor(s): Weber, Susan; Ames, Kenneth L.; Wittmann, Matthew. Series: Bard Graduate Center for Studies in the Decorative Arts, Design & Culture. Num Pages: 432 pages, 327 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; ASZW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 276 x 44. Weight in Grams: 2344.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300185393
- ISBN
- 9780300185393
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.14€ 54.98
€ 65.14
€ 54.98
Paperback. This title tells the story of how small farmers responded to a free-market onslaught that devastated one of the Western Hemisphere's most advanced social-democratic welfare states. Num Pages: 344 pages, 18 half-tones 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KLCR; 3JJPN; 3JJPR; JFFS; JFSC; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 155 x 228 x 20. Weight in Grams: 460.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804736930
- ISBN
- 9780804736930
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 38.73
€ 42.99
€ 38.73