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Paperback. Presents a collection of letters by a member of the legendary 442nd Combat Team, which served in Italy and France during World War II. Written to his wife by a medic serving with the segregated Japanese American unit, the letters featured in this book describe a soldier's daily life. Editor(s): Bridgman, Dianne; Masuda, Hana. Series: The Scott & Laurie Oki Series in Asian American Studies. Num Pages: 224 pages, 16 illustrations, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1F; 1K; GTB; HBG; HBWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 19. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295987453
- ISBN
- 9780295987453
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.82
€ 32.99
€ 29.82
Paperback. A collection of essays by historians of the Canadian-U.S. border region and those focused on the Mexican-U.S. border, examining borderlands events and phenomena from the mid-nineteenth century through the mid-twentieth. Editor(s): Johnson, Benjamin; Graybill, Andrew R. Series: American Encounters/Global Interactions. Num Pages: 384 pages, 23 photos, 1 table, 6 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KBC; 1KLCM; HBJK; HBTP; JFFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 156 x 26. Weight in Grams: 554.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780822346999
- ISBN
- 9780822346999
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 37.67
€ 41.99
€ 37.67
Paperback. Num Pages: 274 pages, Illustrations (colour). BIC Classification: 1KBCB; WBA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 249 x 211 x 20. Weight in Grams: 1024.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Appetite by Random House
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780449015858
- ISBN
- 9780449015858
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 30.51
€ 31.99
€ 30.51
Paperback. By considering three case study regions in Mexico during the Colonial era, Climate and Society in Colonial Mexico: A Study in Vulnerability examines the complex interrelationship between climate and society and its contemporary implications. Series: RGS-IBG Book Series. Num Pages: 248 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, maps, figures. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; JH; RBP; RG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 14. Weight in Grams: 368.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405145824
- ISBN
- 9781405145824
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.98
€ 34.98
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
€ 38.89
€ 38.89
Hardback. Series: Religion and American Culture. Num Pages: 408 pages, 22 halftones, 0 color illus., 0 line drawings, 0 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HRK; HRLP1; JF; JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 408
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231145022
- ISBN
- 9780231145022
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 111.59€ 86.13
€ 111.59
€ 86.13
Hardcover. Editor(s): Rider, Lydia. Num Pages: 172 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; RNFY; THX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 161 x 236 x 17. Weight in Grams: 420.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Nova Science Pub Inc
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781633218291
- ISBN
- 9781633218291
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 229.05€ 158.22
€ 229.05
€ 158.22
Paperback. Uncovers the forgotten World War II diary of journalist Roi Ottley, who was the first African American correspondent to cover the war for major American newspapers. Establishes Ottley as a key figure in both American journalism and the Civil Rights movement. Editor(s): Huddle, Mark A. Num Pages: 200 pages, frontispiece. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 295.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University Press of Kansas
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700618910
- ISBN
- 9780700618910
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 29.62
€ 31.99
€ 29.62
Hardcover. As Democratic ward committeeman for more than twenty years (a position that controlled many patronage jobs), Bill Clay, Sr. was also a congressman putting him at the epicenter of most local political storms. Clay recounts his forty-one-year odyssey through a career filled with controversy, conflict, and confrontation. Num Pages: 320 pages, 50 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBNU; BGH; HBJK; HBLW; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 165 x 29. Weight in Grams: 712.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Missouri History Museum Press
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781883982522
- ISBN
- 9781883982522
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 25.10
€ 31.99
€ 25.10
Paperback. Scenic Routes & Byways Virginia features nearly twenty-five separate drives through the Old Dominion. An indispensable highway companion, Scenic Routes & Byways Virginia includes full-color photos, route maps and in-depth descriptions of attractions. Series: Scenic Routes & Byways. Num Pages: 240 pages, colour illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBFV; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 150 x 13. Weight in Grams: 28.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Edition
- 2 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780762786534
- ISBN
- 9780762786534
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 21.78
€ 25.99
€ 21.78
Hardcover. This book is a photographic documentation of Hispanic New Mexicans (Nuevomexicanos) taken between 1981-1983 in Albuquerque and Santa Fe and in several northern New Mexico villages. Num Pages: 140 pages, 82 b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBBWX; AJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 316 x 288 x 19. Weight in Grams: 1380.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Museum of New Mexico Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780890136119
- ISBN
- 9780890136119
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.99€ 38.45
€ 53.99
€ 38.45
Paperback. Words of a Century presents an anthology of the top 100 speeches of the twentieth-century. The selections were determined in a nationwide survey of communication scholars, based on rhetorical artistry and historical impact. Reprinted in full, these authoritative texts are preceded by headnotes that place the speeches into historical context. Num Pages: 704 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; DNS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 193 x 27. Weight in Grams: 1078.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195168051
- ISBN
- 9780195168051
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 153.06
€ 153.06
Paperback. With Jackie in a pill-box hat and Marilyn crooning to the president, the 1960s opened with women hovering at the fringes of the public imagination - and ended with a feminist movement that outpaced anything NASA could concoct. A compelling story, but did it really happen that way? Yes and no, argue Lauri Umansky and Avital Bloch. Editor(s): Bloch, Avital H.; Umansky, Lauri. Series: American History and Culture Series. Num Pages: 342 pages, photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPK; JFCA; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 21. Weight in Grams: 472.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 342
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814799109
- ISBN
- 9780814799109
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.98
€ 33.99
€ 30.98
Hardback. An expert overview of baseball over the past 175 years, showing how the game has reflected and contributed to changes in American society over that time. Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; WSJT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 153 x 24. Weight in Grams: 494.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Ivan R Dee, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781566632874
- ISBN
- 9781566632874
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 24.90
€ 26.99
€ 24.90
Paperback. Although Christian believers agreed that the Bible was authoritative and that it should be interpreted through commonsense principles, there was rampant disagreement about what Scripture taught about slavery. This book tells how most Americans were radically divided in their interpretations of what God was doing in and through the Civil War. Series: The Steven and Janice Brose Lectures in the Civil War Era. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBWJ; HRAM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 268.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- The University of North Carolina Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781469621814
- ISBN
- 9781469621814
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 34.67
€ 34.99
€ 34.67
Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; DSBH; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 149 x 19. Weight in Grams: 370.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Duke University Press Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822313427
- ISBN
- 9780822313427
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.98
€ 33.99
€ 30.98
Paperback. Centered on the lawsuit over Kennewick Man, this lively history illuminates one of the most contentious issues in science: the battle between archeologists and American Indians. Num Pages: 368 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HDD; LNAC5; LND. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 146 x 192 x 24. Weight in Grams: 313.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Basic Books
- Edition
- 44826th
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780465092253
- ISBN
- 9780465092253
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.60
€ 20.60
paperback. Num Pages: 130 pages, Ill.M. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KLSC; JPS; JPV; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Human Rights Watch United States
- Number of pages
- 130
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781564322654
- ISBN
- 9781564322654
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.34
€ 12.34
Hardcover. Num Pages: 384 pages, 70 black & white photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; BGB; HBJK; JFSG; RPC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 36. Weight in Grams: 825.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University Press of Florida
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813061511
- ISBN
- 9780813061511
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 32.58
€ 33.99
€ 32.58
Hardcover. From colonial history to the present, Americans have passionately, even violently, debated the nature and the character of money. The author provides a deep history and a penetrating analysis of American thinking about money and the ways that this ambivalence unexpectedly intertwines with race. Num Pages: 256 pages, 20 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; JFSL; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 531.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226629377
- ISBN
- 9780226629377
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 93.97€ 79.56
€ 93.97
€ 79.56
Paperback. What does it mean to be a child or an adolescent growing up on the streets or in a state institution? How do children define their everyday lives in the midst of global processes? This ethnographic study situates childhood and adolescence as social forms in the complex urban world of Caracas, Venezuela. Num Pages: 292 pages, illustrations, notes, index. BIC Classification: 1KLSV; JFSP1; JFSP2; JHMC; JKSB1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5182 x 3226 x 18. Weight in Grams: 295.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 292
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804745529
- ISBN
- 9780804745529
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 34.32
€ 36.99
€ 34.32
Hardcover. Despite the evident importance of Silicon Valley North for regional, national, and international technological development this phenomenon is far from being well understood. An exceptionally timely endeavor, this book is devoted to the multidimensional and multifaceted nature of SVN, its history, current state and future developments. Editor(s): Shavinina, Larisa V. Dr. (Universite du Quebec en Outaouais, Canada); Thomas, Howard. Series: Technology, Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Competitive Strategy. Num Pages: 360 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; KCA; KNDH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 165 x 26. Weight in Grams: 812.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Emerald Group Publishing Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780080444574
- ISBN
- 9780080444574
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.64
€ 127.64
Hardback. Providing a close-up of the all-too-human soul behind the stern presidential, this book talks about George Washington, who laughed, loved, and lived life to the full. Drawing on letters, diaries, and primary sources, it describes this passionate lover, husband, father, grandfather, and friend. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; BGH; HBJK; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 164 x 28. Weight in Grams: 594.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471744962
- ISBN
- 9780471744962
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 31.46
€ 34.99
€ 31.46
Paperback. The book is an excellent springboard for understanding the complex relationship of science, technology, and war in American history. Num Pages: 232 pages, 12, 12 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBW; TTM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 385.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801887727
- ISBN
- 9780801887727
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.40
€ 36.40