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The Americas

Paperback. Drawing on the works and words of artisans and artisanas, Indians, and mestizos, the author critiques the national ideology of ethnic homogeneity. He shows how Gueguence tells a story about the passing of time, the absurdity of authority, and the contradictions of coping with inheritances of the past. Num Pages: 320 pages, 19 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KLCN; JFSC; JFSL; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 24. Weight in Grams: 553.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Duke University Press North Carolina
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822322887
ISBN
9780822322887
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 30.22

Paperback. Num Pages: 414 pages, illustrations (some colour). BIC Classification: 1KLC; RNKH; WNC; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 144 x 220 x 28. Weight in Grams: 868.
Publisher
Interlink Publishing Group, Inc United States
Number of pages
414
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781566565295
ISBN
9781566565295
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.98

paperback. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPVH; LNDC; VSD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 165 x 114 x 23. Weight in Grams: 285.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Skyhorse Publishing United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
Edition
Reprint
SKU
V9781632206190
ISBN
9781632206190
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.44

Paperback. The M1 Garand gave the US infantryman a marked edge during World War II. It shot faster and further than enemy infantry rifles and hit harder. No less an authority on killing the enemy than General George S Patton called the Garand, The greatest battle implement ever devised. This book deals with this rifle. Illustrator(s): Dennis, Peter; Gilliland, Alan. Series: Weapon. Num Pages: 80 pages, 40 b/w; 15 col. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJH; HBJK; HBLW; HBWQ; JWM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 246 x 186 x 7. Weight in Grams: 270.
Edition
Illustrated
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
80
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849086219
ISBN
9781849086219
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.63

Paperback. John Jacob Astor's dream of empire took shape as the American Fur Company. At Astor's retirement in 1834, this corporate monopoly reached westward from a depot on Mackinac Island to subposts beyond the confluence of the Missouri and Yellowstone Rivers. This book focuses on eighteen men who represented the American Fur Company and its successors. Num Pages: 142 pages, Illus., map. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 11. Weight in Grams: 185.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
142
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803272699
ISBN
9780803272699
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.16

Paperback. It is unparalleled in history, the procession of Latter-Day Saints pushing handcarts from Iowa City and Florence (Omaha) to their promised Zion by the Great Salt Lake. Describing the migration, this work draws on diaries and reports of the participants, rosters of the ten companies, and a collection of the songs sung on the trail. Num Pages: Illus., maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBTB; HRCC99. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 18. Weight in Grams: 463.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780803272552
ISBN
9780803272552
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.56

paperback. The legendary mountain men - the fur traders and trappers who penetrated the Rocky Mountains and explored the Far West in the first half on the nineteenth century - formed the vanguard of the American empire and became the heroes of American adventure. This volume presents brief biographies of eighteen representative mountain men. Editor(s): Hafen, LeRoy R. Num Pages: 401 pages, Map. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 138 x 202 x 22. Weight in Grams: 460.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1982
Publisher
Bison Books United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
401
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803272101
ISBN
9780803272101
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 22.22

Paperback. Num Pages: 712 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 158 x 41. Weight in Grams: 1000.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
The University Press of Kentucky United States
Number of pages
712
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813141077
ISBN
9780813141077
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 55.55

Hardback. Presents an ethnography of seven Gullah/Geechee women from the South Carolina lowcountry. This book emphasizes that this communication affirms the women's spiritual faith - which seamlessly integrates Christian and folk traditions - and reinforces their position as powerful culture keepers within Gullah/Geechee society. Num Pages: 304 pages, 1 table, 2 maps, 1 figure. BIC Classification: 1KBBFS; HRLF; JFSL3; JHBZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 540.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Duke University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822356639
ISBN
9780822356639
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 123.23

Paperback. Presents an ethnography of seven Gullah/Geechee women from the South Carolina lowcountry. By looking in depth at this long-standing spiritual practice, this book highlights the subversive ingenuity that lowcountry inhabitants use to thrive spiritually and to maintain a sense of continuity with the past. Num Pages: 304 pages, 1 table, 2 maps, 1 figure. BIC Classification: 1KBBFS; HRLF; JFSL3; JHBZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 158 x 18. Weight in Grams: 418.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Duke University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822356745
ISBN
9780822356745
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 30.22

Paperback. Leoti L West (1851-1933) left her Iowa home to teach at a school in Washington Territory. Undertaking the two-week journey alone, the young teacher arrived in a Northwest that was still very much a pioneer territory. This book details her teaching career. Num Pages: 277 pages, Illus. BIC Classification: 1K; GTB; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5182 x 3429 x 15. Weight in Grams: 318.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
277
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803298583
ISBN
9780803298583
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.45

Paperback.
Publisher
Berg Publishers
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
English Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845202613
ISBN
9781845202613
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 30.39

Hardback. Editor(s): Arrick, Leonel. Num Pages: 146 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JKSN1; KJMV1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 236 x 159 x 14. Weight in Grams: 406.
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
146
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781624179907
ISBN
9781624179907
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 99.95
€ 69.24

Hardback. Editor(s): Giangiulio, Leone. Num Pages: 177 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; LNTM; MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 160 x 231 x 18. Weight in Grams: 402.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781634846004
ISBN
9781634846004
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 198.74
€ 146.90

Hardcover. Editor(s): Giangiulio, Leone. Num Pages: 175 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 164 x 240 x 18. Weight in Grams: 442.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Nova Science Pub Inc
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781634634380
ISBN
9781634634380
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 308.11
€ 206.86

Hardback. Editor(s): Giangiulio, Leone. Num Pages: 167 pages, illustrations (black and white), 1 map (black and white). BIC Classification: 1KBB; MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 236 x 160 x 16. Weight in Grams: 388.
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
167
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781624173837
ISBN
9781624173837
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 198.74
€ 133.70

Hardcover. Editor(s): Giangiulio, Leone. Num Pages: 153 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; MBP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 232 x 162 x 17. Weight in Grams: 378.
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
153
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781626184138
ISBN
9781626184138
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 198.74
€ 134.56

Hardback. In this volume, two Brazilian photographers seek and find soccer in places where one might not expect to find it. Num Pages: 80 pages, 50. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; AJC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 176 x 232 x 7. Weight in Grams: 250.
Publisher
Lars Muller Publishers
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9783037784310
ISBN
9783037784310
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 18.18

Paperback. Ultimately, Participatory Institutions in Democratic Brazil provides a more complex understanding of the links among participation, citizenship, and democracy through a set of case studies that will resonate both inside and outside Brazil. Num Pages: 224 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; JPF; JPHV. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 314.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801891809
ISBN
9780801891809
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.60

Paperback. A study of the emergence of democracy in Latin America. It shows that traditional theories of democratization fall short in explaining this phenomenon. It argues that democracy can be far more inclusive and can rely on a sphere of autonomous association and argument by citizens. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KL; JPF; JPHV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 11. Weight in Grams: 28.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691090887
ISBN
9780691090887
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 37.63

Hardback. An examination of the arguments made by critics as they have sought to modify or replace liberalism. It explains the process of both radical and limited degrees of ideological change and reveals three approaches to this - cultural transformation, oppositional politics, and conceptual critique. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPA; JPFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 224 x 148 x 19. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Northern Illinois University Press United States
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780875802275
ISBN
9780875802275
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 37.93

Hardback.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691096810
ISBN
9780691096810
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.68
€ 49.96

paperback. The Hateful and the Obscene is a compelling interpretation of freedom of expression that combines serious philosophical thought with a focus on Canadian law, thus maintaining the breadth to deal with both obscenity and hate literature. Series: Toronto Studies in Philosophy. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBC; HPQ; LNT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 420.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
University of Toronto Press, Scholarly Publishing Division Canada
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780802080837
ISBN
9780802080837
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 43.63

Paperback. For the first time in trade paperback, a reissue of the classic memoir by the late Leonard Nimoy, best remembered for his portrayal as everyone's favorite Vulcan Spock in Star Trek, the TV series and the movies. Num Pages: 352 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; 3JM; APB; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 153 x 25. Weight in Grams: 392.
Publisher
Little, Brown & Company
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780316388375
ISBN
9780316388375
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 18.38

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