C O N D I T I O N : Poor. An acceptable reading copy just. N O T E S: Paperback. Size: A Format (Approx. 4¼" x 7"). C O N T E N T S : The theme is the major social changes which the people of England experienced during the period of 'the great peace' between the battle of waterloo and the first world war. 251pp. Index. Advertisements. ||| || |

C O N D I T I O N : Good. N O T E S: Paperback. C O N T E N T S : In telling this story a new volume of the Pelican History of England has not only managed to stand back from the times; he has also accomplished an extraordinary feat of compression and, in describing an age of revolution, underlined the significance of continuity. 304pp. Index. Advertisements. Size: 18cm / 7" Paperback Jacket Designed by Michael Stewart. ||| || |

C O N D I T I O N : Good. N O T E S: Paperback. C O N T E N T S : This book is a theme of the major social changes which the people of England experienced during the period of 'the great peace' between the Battle of Waterloo and the First World War. 250pp. Index. Advertisements. Size: 18cm / 7" Paperback ||| || |

C O N D I T I O N : Good. An acceptable reading copy only. N O T E S: Paperback. C O N T E N T S : (Originally £10.00)Size: A Format (111 x 175mm). 251pp. ||| || |

C O N D I T I O N : Very Good - in Good DJ. Very slightly ruffled edges of DJ. Leans. N O T E S: Hardback. DJ. C O N T E N T S : It's no great surprise that film guru David Thomson should write a sweeping, cinematic tome about America, packed with more human insight, wit and compassion than a decade of Hollywood's output can muster. What may cause a few raised eyebrows is his choice of state. But Thomson's beloved Nevada turns out to be an inspired choice. America's fastest growing state, it comes across as the raw, unhinged schizoid sibling to the rest of the union. It's home to strange phenomena--the Area 51 military base where UFO spotters gather to monitor the strange lights in the sky, Lake Tahoe where corpses sink rather than float, the pagan Burning Man Festival and Las Vegas, that most hygienically degenerate of cities.Today the harsh environment may have been tamed but one thing unites the present and the past. Whether it's the first explorers' decision to cross an unmapped mountain range, a family man's decision to sell up and join the gold rush, physicists' quest for more and more destructive nuclear weapons or the hunch of the gambler about number seven on the roulette wheel, the need to plunge headfirst into the unknown is fundamental to the Nevada experience.Thomson coaxes not only a wonderful story from his subject but crosscuts the narrative with verve, sprinkling the text with telling motifs and zooming in to record memorable cameos from a cast of walk on Nevadans. And like Coppola or Scorsese he does something more: he evokes a unique slice of America, a vibe--Nevadana, if you like. --Tom de Castella(Originally £20.00) 345pp. ||| || | Weighs 0.800 Kg. please contact me using the Ask Bookseller link before ordering as standard rates will NOT apply.

ID 187160 Tipo de encadernação: brochura Estado de conservação: regular Capas e lombada com danos marcas de dobradura e reforços de fita adesiva. Manchas do tempo no corte. Miolo em bom estado com sublinhados a caneta. Assinatura de antigo dono na folha de ante-rosto.História Contemporânea: Século XX. Primeira Guerra Mundial. Pós-Guerra. Nacionalismo. Socialismo. Segunda Guerra Mundial. Mundo Contemporâneo: 1945-1961.

ID 187363 Tipo de encadernação: brochura Estado de conservação: bom Capas e lombada um pouco gastas principalmente nas bordas. Manchas do tempo no corte. Miolo em bom estado. História Contemporânea: Século XX. Primeira Guerra Mundial. Pós-Guerra. Nacionalismo. Socialismo. Segunda Guerra Mundial. Mundo Contemporâneo: 1914-1961.

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