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The Americas

Paperback. Experience Boston, Massachusetts, as it was and as it is today, through over 300 vintage postcards and current photographs of one of Americas favorite tourist cities. See The Old State House and the new, vibrant skyline; the old Public Garden and the new Num Pages: 136 pages, 215 colour & 99 b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBBES; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 280 x 217 x 11. Weight in Grams: 686.
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764330582
ISBN
9780764330582
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 21.38

Paperback. Houston, the largest city in Texas, has always been a dynamic metropolis, filled with historic and economic significance as well as cultural charm. Journey into its past through over 190 picturesque vintage postcards showing its special features. Approximate dating and values are included. Num Pages: 112 pages, 193 vintage postcards. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; 3JJ; HBJK; WCS; WQH; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 279 x 9. Weight in Grams: 560.
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764326530
ISBN
9780764326530
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 21.38

Paperback. From Wal-Mart drag parties to renegade Homemaker's Clubs, this book offers a contemporary account of the lives of rural queer youth. It maps out the experiences of young people living in small towns across rural Kentucky and along its desolate Appalachian borders. Series: Intersections. Num Pages: 293 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBSK; JFSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 227 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 474.
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
293
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814731932
ISBN
9780814731932
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.70

Paperback. This is the first collection to map the intersection of law and American studies, and it captures the excitement of interdisciplinary work at this intersection. Editor(s): Dudziak, Mary L.; Volpp, Leti. Series: A Special Issue of American Quarterly. Num Pages: 432 pages, 22, 22 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1K; GTB; RGCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 590.
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801884146
ISBN
9780801884146
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.25

Paperback. Mary Dudziak's original analysis of American wartime and its effect on law, policy, and our ideas about time itself, now available in paperback. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBW; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 205 x 141 x 17. Weight in Grams: 262.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Oxford University Press, USA
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199315857
ISBN
9780199315857
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.91

Paperback. Not long after he led the legal team in Brown v Board of Education, Thurgood Marshall aided Kenya's constitutional negotiations, as adversaries battled over rights and land - not with weapons, but with legal arguments. This work tells the story of Marshall's work with Kenyan leaders as they fought with the British for independence in the 1960s. Num Pages: 288 pages, 20 halftones. BIC Classification: 1HFGK; 1KBB; HBJH; JPVH1; LAZ; LND. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 157 x 16. Weight in Grams: 410.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691152448
ISBN
9780691152448
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.98

Paperback. Interprets postwar civil rights as a Cold War feature. This book argues that the Cold War helped facilitate key social reforms, including desegregation. It discusses the way the Cold War figures into civil rights history. Series: Politics and Society in Twentieth Century America. Num Pages: 352 pages, 16 halftones. 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBLW3; JPS; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 157 x 22. Weight in Grams: 528.
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
360
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
With a New preface by the author
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691152431
ISBN
9780691152431
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 27.41

Paperback. Within hours after the collapse of the Twin Towers, the idea that the September 11 attacks had "changed everything" permeated American popular and political discussion. Bringing together leading scholars of history, law, literature, and Islam, this book asks whether the attacks and their aftermath truly marked a transition in US. Editor(s): Dudziak, Mary L. Series: American Encounters/Global Interactions. Num Pages: 254 pages, 20 photos (8 in color). BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JM; HBJK; HBLX; JFC; JPA; JPWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 153 x 16. Weight in Grams: 382.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
254
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780822332428
ISBN
9780822332428
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.31

Hardcover. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; LNF; LNP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 25. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9781479881574
ISBN
9781479881574
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 39.78

Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; YNH. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 277 x 216 x 10. Weight in Grams: 542.
Publisher
A Cappella Books United States
Number of pages
146
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9781556524776
ISBN
9781556524776
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 20.81

Paperback. Num Pages: 310 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1QSP; GBGP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 150 x 20. Weight in Grams: 496.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1974
Publisher
University of Hawaii Press
Edition
Revised ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780824805241
ISBN
9780824805241
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 19.30

Paperback. This is a study of the reciprocal relationship between Mexican muralism and the three major Mexican museums-the Palace of Fine Arts, the National History Museum, and the National Anthropology Museum. Num Pages: 248 pages, 51 illustrations, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; ACX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 255 x 203 x 20. Weight in Grams: 1040.
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
248
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822350378
ISBN
9780822350378
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.31

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 246 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; 3JH; HBJK; LBHG; LNAA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 514.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
246
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691648125
ISBN
9780691648125
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 121.08

Hardcover. This biography chronicles the life of the flamboyant showman, respected statesman, and devout Dominican priest Father Hartke. It tells of his experiences and achievements and offers an inside look at major theatrical and political events in Washington DC from the 1930s through the 1980s. Num Pages: 500 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBWS; 3JJ; AN; BGH; HBJK; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 241 x 165 x 33. Weight in Grams: 916.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
The Catholic University of America Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813210827
ISBN
9780813210827
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 55.75

This discussion of women's entry into the male-dominated world of sports chronicles the evolution of public attitudes and private ambitions from the 1950s to the present. It identifies the intricacies of equality, difference and self-determination that have shaped women's participation in sport. Num Pages: 400 pages, 25 photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; HBJK; HBLW3; HBTB; JFSJ1; WS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 31. Weight in Grams: 726.
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231101622
ISBN
9780231101622
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 107.92

Hardcover. Incompatible with God's Design is the first comprehensive history of the Roman Catholic women's ordination movement in the United States. Mary Jeremy Daigler explores how the focus on ordination and not merely "increased participation" in the life and ministries of the church has come to describe a broad movement. Num Pages: 216 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HRCC7; HRCV4; HRCX4; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 157 x 21. Weight in Grams: 467.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Scarecrow Press
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810884793
ISBN
9780810884793
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 147.50

Paperback. Explores the historic and charming hotels of the Rocky Mountains, covering Montana, Wyoming, Colorado, New Mexico, South dakota, and Alberta, Canada. Includes addresses and phone numbers. Num Pages: 240 pages, colour & b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; WTHH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 258 x 164 x 15. Weight in Grams: 522.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Roberts Rinehart Publishers United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9781570981760
ISBN
9781570981760
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 20.85

Paperback. Chicago is a city dedicated to the modern - from the skyscrapers that punctuate its skyline to the spirited style that inflects many of its dwellings and institutions. Staging the city as a laboratory for some of our most heralded cultural experiments, this work reimagines the modern as a space of self-realization and social progress. Editor(s): Jacob, Mary Jane; Baas, Jacquelynn. Num Pages: 304 pages, 72 colour plates, 36 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBBNC; AM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 248 x 194 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1066.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226389561
ISBN
9780226389561
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 37.06

Paperback. Chronicles the festival cycle in Teotitlan, a Zapotec village located fifteen miles from the capitol." Num Pages: 160 pages, 100 colour photos & 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; ASZP; JHBT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 268 x 193 x 15. Weight in Grams: 696.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Museum of New Mexico Press United States
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9780890134450
ISBN
9780890134450
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 25.68

Hardcover. Num Pages: 99 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 162 x 13. Weight in Grams: 304.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
99
Condition
New
SKU
V9781600214073
ISBN
9781600214073
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 158.04
€ 107.92

Hardback. How is art conceived, created, and experienced? How is it taught? How does the act of viewing a work make the viewer part of that work? This title addresses these questions and documents the changing practices in the making, teaching, and exhibition of art. Editor(s): Jacob, Mary Jane; Baas, Jacquelynn. Num Pages: 296 pages, 67 color illustrations and 6 black-and-white photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AB; JNM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 255 x 200 x 26. Weight in Grams: 1152.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520260764
ISBN
9780520260764
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 62.98
€ 49.44

Hardcover. The Hollenback letters and photographs provide a grand tour from Ft. Leavenworth to the Grand Canyon, Hopi, and the New Mexico pueblos of Zuni, Acoma, and Laguna. Num Pages: 162 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBBF; JFSJ1; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 261 x 186 x 19. Weight in Grams: 648.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Museum of New Mexico Press United States
Number of pages
162
Condition
New
SKU
V9780890134023
ISBN
9780890134023
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.65
€ 43.00

Paperback. Drawing on Catholic social teachings from St Augustine to Pope John Paul II, this title reviews health system successes and failures from around the world and assesses market approaches to health care as proposed by leading economists such as Milton Friedman, Regina Herzlinger, Mark Pauly, and Alain Enthoven. Num Pages: 272 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HRCC7; MBDC; MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 385.
Publisher
Georgetown University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781589011571
ISBN
9781589011571
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 71.89

Hardback. Congress established the Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands - more commonly known as the Freedmen's Bureau - in March 1865. Upon its creation this temporary federal agency assumed the Herculean task of overseeing the transition from slavery to freedom in the war-torn South. Series: Reconstructing America. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTS; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 539.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823232116
ISBN
9780823232116
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 113.17

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