The Americas
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The Americas
Paperback. Brings fresh perspectives on the works of celebrated modernists Georgia O'Keeffe, Margaret Preston and Grace Cossington Smith, illuminating some of the artistic and cultural parallels and common themes between American and Australian modernism while exploring each artist's unique contribution to international developments of modernism. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1MBF; 3JJ; ACXD2; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 262 x 210 x 19. Weight in Grams: 940.
- Publisher
- Art Gallery New South Wales
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781921330537
- ISBN
- 9781921330537
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 48.99€ 42.71
€ 48.99
€ 42.71
Hardback. Lesley Gill traces the rise and fall of the strong labor unions and working class of Barrancabermeja, Colombia, showing how the incursion of neoliberalism, the drug trade, and counterinsurgency military campaigns into civil society that began in the 1980s has destabilized everyday life and decimated the city's powerful social institutions. Num Pages: 304 pages, 8 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLS; HBJK; JFSG; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 238 x 23. Weight in Grams: 580.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780822360292
- ISBN
- 9780822360292
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 136.34€ 116.56
€ 136.34
€ 116.56
Hardback. Focusing on an impoverished city on the periphery of La Paz, the Bolivian capital, Gill examines the ways in which neoliberal policies reorder social relations among poor men and women-and between them and the state. Num Pages: 288 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1KLSL; JFSC; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231118040
- ISBN
- 9780231118040
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 117.54€ 91.03
€ 117.54
€ 91.03
Paperback. Lesley Gill traces the rise and fall of the strong labor unions and working class of Barrancabermeja, Colombia, showing how the incursion of neoliberalism, the drug trade, and counterinsurgency military campaigns into civil society that began in the 1980s has destabilized everyday life and decimated the city's powerful social institutions. Num Pages: 304 pages, 8 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLS; HBJK; JFSG; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 450.
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822360605
- ISBN
- 9780822360605
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 28.79
€ 36.99
€ 28.79
Hardcover. Written by Halston's niece and confidante, this is the first monograph to chronicle the designer's life and his glamorous, minimalist aesthetic that personified American fashion in the electric 1970s. Num Pages: 304 pages, illustrations (black and white, and colour). BIC Classification: 1KBB; AKTA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 314 x 249 x 32. Weight in Grams: 2144.
- Publisher
- Rizzoli
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780847843497
- ISBN
- 9780847843497
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 75.96
€ 75.96
Hardback. Probes the ideological assumptions underlying the transfer of body parts, the social significance of donors' deaths, and the medico-scientific desires surrounding complex forms of body repair. This book considers the experimental realm, in which nonhuman species and artificial devices present further opportunities for recovery and for controversy. Series: Leonard Hastings Schoff Lectures. Num Pages: 144 pages, 12 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JHBZ; JHMC; MNQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 144
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231138383
- ISBN
- 9780231138383
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 94.03€ 73.24
€ 94.03
€ 73.24
Paperback. For Native peoples of California, the abalone found along the state's coast has remarkably complex significance as food, spirit, narrative symbol, tradable commodity, and material with which to make adornment and sacred regalia. This book examines the cultural, social, and economic importance of abalone among the California Indian tribes. Series: Narrating Native Histories. Num Pages: 208 pages, 10 illustrations, 1 map, 1 figure. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5665 x 3963 x 15. Weight in Grams: 336.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780822342335
- ISBN
- 9780822342335
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.44
€ 26.99
€ 25.44
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
€ 36.99€ 28.87
€ 36.99
€ 28.87
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
€ 33.99€ 29.79
€ 33.99
€ 29.79
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€ 14.86
€ 19.99
€ 14.86
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
€ 19.99€ 19.87
€ 19.99
€ 19.87
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
€ 24.99€ 23.69
€ 24.99
€ 23.69
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
€ 59.22
€ 59.22
Hardback. Describes the dimensions of diversity which characterize the contemporary American family and discusses the implications for public policy and associated intervention programs linked to this diversity. This book focuses on child poverty and argues that this topic may be usefully studied within the context of developmental systems theory. Series: International Series in Outreach Scholarship. Num Pages: 168 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JKSB; JMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 12. Weight in Grams: 1000.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 168
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792386124
- ISBN
- 9780792386124
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 131.35
€ 131.35
Talking to the Dead: Religion, Music, and Lived Memory among Gullah/Ge...
Lerhonda S. Manigault-Bryant
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
€ 116.56
€ 116.56
Talking to the Dead: Religion, Music, and Lived Memory among Gullah/Ge...
Lerhonda S. Manigault-Bryant
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€ 28.79
€ 31.99
€ 28.79
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
€ 19.99€ 19.87
€ 19.99
€ 19.87
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
€ 99.89€ 70.85
€ 99.89
€ 70.85
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
€ 198.62€ 151.19
€ 198.62
€ 151.19
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
€ 307.93€ 211.26
€ 307.93
€ 211.26