The Americas
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The Americas
Paperback. Focuses on the need to revitalise public life and political agency in the United States. Delivering a devastating critique of contemporary discourses of American citizenship, this title addresses the triumph of the idea of private life over that of public life borne in the right-wing agenda of the Reagan revolution. Series: Series Q. Num Pages: 320 pages, 57 black and white photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFN; JFSJ; JHM; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 150 x 23. Weight in Grams: 524.
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822319245
- ISBN
- 9780822319245
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 28.50
€ 33.99
€ 28.50
Paperback. Lauren Berlant explores individual and collective affective responses to the unraveling of the U.S. and European economies by analzying mass media, literature, television, film, and video Num Pages: 352 pages, 58 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 1KBB; 3JJPR; 3JMC; JFC; JFD; JHBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 157 x 235 x 21. Weight in Grams: 506.
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822351115
- ISBN
- 9780822351115
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.48
€ 27.99
€ 26.48
Hardback. Num Pages: 392 pages, 5 line illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSC; KJU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 168 x 243 x 31. Weight in Grams: 692.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691155623
- ISBN
- 9780691155623
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.37
€ 46.99
€ 33.37
Paperback. Num Pages: 392 pages, 4 line illus. 16 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSC; JHBL; KCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691169279
- ISBN
- 9780691169279
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 17.88
€ 23.99
€ 17.88
Paperback. Editor(s): Ulrich, Laurel. Num Pages: 444 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 133 x 25. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- Vintage Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780679733768
- ISBN
- 9780679733768
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 16.34
€ 23.99
€ 16.34
Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764352577
- ISBN
- 9780764352577
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 21.20
€ 26.99
€ 21.20
Paperback. Presents the story of post-9/11 America and the nation's descent into the netherworld of prisoner abuse. This book describes events surrounding Guantanamo detainees capture, their years of incarceration, and the myriad difficulties preventing many from resuming a normal life upon returning home. Num Pages: 232 pages, 18 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPVH; LBBR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 153 x 14. Weight in Grams: 324.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520261778
- ISBN
- 9780520261778
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.35
€ 40.99
€ 29.35
Hardcover. Among the many contentious frontier zones in nineteenth-century North America, Florida was an early and important borderland where the United States worked out how it would colonize new territories. Series: Early American Studies. Num Pages: 288 pages, 8 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBBFL; HBJK; JFSJ1; JFSL. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812248364
- ISBN
- 9780812248364
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.10
€ 66.10
Paperback. A primer on a topic rarley discussed in public debate: corporations who engage in both criminal and legal but socially harmful behaviours in their relentless pursuit of profit. Num Pages: 144 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBC; JKVK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 127 x 13. Weight in Grams: 227.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Fernwood Publishing Co Ltd Canada
- Number of pages
- 144
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781552667330
- ISBN
- 9781552667330
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 19.02
€ 20.99
€ 19.02
Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; AV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 308 x 241 x 14. Weight in Grams: 828.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Trolley Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781904563969
- ISBN
- 9781904563969
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.74
€ 26.99
€ 23.74
Hardcover. Editor(s): Hughes, Laura C. Num Pages: 104 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFA; JP; KNAC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 230 x 155. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 104
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781634837347
- ISBN
- 9781634837347
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 194.88€ 145.21
€ 194.88
€ 145.21
Hardcover. Acclaimed for his portraits of people and women of great beauty, Richard Avedon was one of the 20th century's greatest photographers - but perhaps not the most obvious choice to create a portrait of ordinary people of the American West. This work shows Avedon's working methods, choice of subjects, creative process, and experiments and failures. Series: Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center Imprint Series. Num Pages: 175 pages, 110 duotones. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; AJC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 289 x 242 x 19. Weight in Grams: 1076.
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press United States
- Number of pages
- 175
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- 1st edition,
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780292701939
- ISBN
- 9780292701939
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Hardback. "Rather than the proverbial melting pot, Wilson asks us to recognize a West that is at least a place where, against a backdrop of aridity and expansive space, diverse lives can and do coexist." -John Rohrbach Num Pages: 232 pages, 11 color + 107 duotone illus. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; AJB; AJC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 266 x 319 x 30. Weight in Grams: 1956.
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300215397
- ISBN
- 9780300215397
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 34.62
€ 43.99
€ 34.62
Hardcover. Explores the dynamic and complex traditions of Islamic art through more than 115 major works in a dazzling array of media, reproduced in full color and exquisite detail manuscripts inscribed with gold, paintings on silk and more. This book introduces you to the riches of the Islamic art collection. Num Pages: 192 pages, 150 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBES; ACBP; AGC; JFSR2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 290 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1340.
- Publisher
- MFA Publications, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780878468065
- ISBN
- 9780878468065
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 33.71
€ 40.99
€ 33.71
Hardback. The Winchester Rifle, the iconic gun made in New Haven, Connecticut, and sold in its hundreds of thousands around the world, mirrors American expansion at a key period in the young country's history. It explores the history of, and the family behind, this renowned representation of American power. Num Pages: 288 pages, 18 bw integrated. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTB; JWM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 155. .
- Publisher
- I.B. Tauris & Co. Ltd.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780764696
- ISBN
- 9781780764696
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.48€ 49.51
€ 53.48
€ 49.51
Paperback. Although the subject of federally mandated Institutional Review Boards (IRBs) has been extensively debated, we actually do not know much about what takes place when they convene. This book melds observations of IRB meetings with the history of how rules for the treatment of human subjects were formalized in the United States. Series: Morality and Society Series. Num Pages: 248 pages, 13 halftones, 1 line drawing, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1KBB; MBDC; MBGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 230 x 21. Weight in Grams: 400.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226770871
- ISBN
- 9780226770871
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.41
€ 40.99
€ 31.41
Hardback. Although the subject of federally mandated Institutional Review Boards (IRBs) has been extensively debated, we actually do not know much about what takes place when they convene. This book melds observations of IRB meetings with the history of how rules for the treatment of human subjects were formalized in the United States. Series: Morality and Society Series. Num Pages: 248 pages, 13 halftones, 1 line drawing, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1KBB; MBDC; MBGR; MBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 158 x 18. Weight in Grams: 436.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226770864
- ISBN
- 9780226770864
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 108.14€ 88.84
€ 108.14
€ 88.84
Paperback. Series: Discovering Vintage. Num Pages: 240 pages, 96 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 141 x 17. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781493012640
- ISBN
- 9781493012640
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 17.50
€ 17.99
€ 17.50
Hardcover. Exploring the wider implications about the nature of liberalism, the author of this book aims to show how state constitutions not only remade the states but also expressed careful deliberation about citizenship, popular sovereignty, individual rights and America's political identity. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; JPA; JPHC; JPR; LND. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 158 x 23. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Northern Illinois University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780875802442
- ISBN
- 9780875802442
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 50.99€ 50.87
€ 50.99
€ 50.87
Hardback. This volume examines many aspects impacting the digital divide in Latin America and the politics of digital inclusion including mobile youth identities, technology affordability, school transformation by digital media, the diffusion of e-commerce platforms and digital technology in SMEs. Series: Studies in Media and Communications. Num Pages: 392 pages. BIC Classification: 1KJ; 1KL; GTC; JFD; UBJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 162 x 304 x 27. Weight in Grams: 688.
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781786354822
- ISBN
- 9781786354822
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 125.06
€ 125.06
hardcover. The Huaorani of Ecuador lived as hunters and gatherers in the Amazonian rainforest for hundred of years, largely undisturbed by western civilization. This book provides description of Huaorani society and culture according to modern standards of ethnographic writing. Series: Historical Ecology Series. Num Pages: 256 pages, Color Illus.: 12,. BIC Classification: 1KLSE; HBTB; JFSL9; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780231118446
- ISBN
- 9780231118446
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 163.70
€ 163.70
Paperback. A manifesto against systematic thinking, this text on literary theory, first published 70 years ago in 1928, is a difficult book by a famously difficult writer. Editor(s): Samuels, Lisa. Num Pages: 352 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DSA; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 141 x 23. Weight in Grams: 472.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520213944
- ISBN
- 9780520213944
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.06
€ 40.99
€ 29.06
Hardcover. A stunning visual accompaniment to the history of the state with 330 full color reproductions from the glory days of Maryland printmaking, with accompanying essays. Num Pages: 416 pages, 330, 330 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AFH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 305 x 229 x 38. Weight in Grams: 2406.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Maryland Historical Society United States
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Reprinted from Data Mining and ed.
- SKU
- V9780938420712
- ISBN
- 9780938420712
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 76.05€ 72.68
€ 76.05
€ 72.68
Paperback. A guide to Los Angeles that offers an assortment of alternatives to LA's usual tourist destinations. It documents 115 little-known sites in the City of Angels where struggles related to race, class, gender, and sexuality have occurred. It shows how power operates in the shaping of places, and how it remains embedded in the landscape. Num Pages: 328 pages, 91 color illustrations, 67 b/w photographs, 6 line illustrations, 14 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 229 x 15. Weight in Grams: 540. 328 pages, Illustrations (chiefly col.), maps. A guide to Los Angeles that offers an assortment of alternatives to LA's usual tourist destinations. It documents 115 little-known sites in the City of Angels where struggles related to race, class, gender, and sexuality have occurred. It shows how power operates in the shaping of places, and how it remains embedded in the landscape. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; WTM. Dimension: 154 x 229 x 15. Weight: 540.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Number of pages
- 328
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520270817
- ISBN
- 9780520270817
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 21.28
€ 27.99
€ 21.28