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The Americas

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814749036
ISBN
9780814749036
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.82

Paperback. Offering bold new perspectives on the politics of memory in Latin America, scholars analyze the memory markets in six countries that emerged from authoritarian rule in the 1980s and 1990s. Editor(s): Bilbija, Ksenija; Payne, Leigh A. Series: Cultures and Practice of Violence. Num Pages: 424 pages, 25 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KL; JFFE; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 160 x 234 x 26. Weight in Grams: 580.
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
424
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822350422
ISBN
9780822350422
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.93

Paperback. S. Num Pages: 144 pages, 12, 12 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; MBN; MJCJ2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 9. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
144
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421418865
ISBN
9781421418865
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 26.89

Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages, 169 b/w images. BIC Classification: 1KBBN; VXQ; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 159 x 230 x 14. Weight in Grams: 380.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764342400
ISBN
9780764342400
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 18.06

Paperback. Num Pages: 126 pages, 50 b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; VXQG; WT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 166 x 9. Weight in Grams: 258.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
126
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764334085
ISBN
9780764334085
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 14.13

Paperback. In 1998, a Mexican American woman named Estela Ruiz began seeing visions of the Virgin Mary in south Phoenix. This book traces the spiritual transformation of Ruiz, the development of the community that has sprung up around her, and the international expansion of their message. Series: Qualitative Studies in Religion Series. Num Pages: 291 pages, Black and White. BIC Classification: 1KBBWZ; BGH; HRCX7. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 19. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
291
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814758250
ISBN
9780814758250
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.60

Hardback. This book looks at both the past and the future of the debate over whether there are moral limits to scientific progress and what life will look like in the genetic age. Num Pages: 384 pages, bibliog , index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFM; MBDC; PDZ; PSAK; TCBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 161 x 27. Weight in Grams: 617.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742521957
ISBN
9780742521957
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 104.43
€ 84.99

Paperback. Visitors to Cuba will notice that Afro-Cuban figures and references are everywhere. In this book, the author examines how the animation of Cuba's colonial past and African heritage through such figures and performances not only reflects but also shapes the Cuban experience of Blackness. Num Pages: 344 pages, 56 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KJC; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 60 x 90 x 18. Weight in Grams: 467.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226119052
ISBN
9780226119052
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 27.64

Paperback. An ethnographic investigation into the lives of street outreach workers and the homeless of New York City Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; JFFB; JFSP1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 144 x 16. Weight in Grams: 342.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
NYU Press
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814732281
ISBN
9780814732281
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.61

paperback. Series: Environmental Ethics & Science Policy Series. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HPQ; HPS; PDA; PDK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 157 x 18. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
SKU
V9780190603816
ISBN
9780190603816
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.45

hardcover. Num Pages: 192 pages, 29. BIC Classification: 1KBB; ACV; AGR; HRAX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 19. Weight in Grams: 571.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780801445774
ISBN
9780801445774
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 57.89

Hardback. This work examines the lives of people caught in the dynamics of changing mores, rapid urbanization and public health issues in 19th century Buenos Aires. "Modernity in the Flesh" shows the costs Argentines paid for the establishment of liberal democracy between 1880 and 1910. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLSA; 3JH; 3JJC; GTB; HBTB; JFC; JPFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 21. Weight in Grams: 481.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804748711
ISBN
9780804748711
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 94.41

Paperback. Explores the practice and meanings of death rituals in poor urban neighborhoods on the outskirts of the southern Mexican city of Oaxaca. This book provides descriptions of the Day of the Dead and other religious practices. It analyzes how the rites and beliefs associated with death shape and reflect poor Oaxacans' values and social identity. Num Pages: 336 pages, ill. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; HRCR; JFCA; JHBT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 206 x 165 x 20. Weight in Grams: 681.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231136891
ISBN
9780231136891
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.06

Hardback. Explores the practice and meanings of death rituals in poor urban neighborhoods on the outskirts of the southern Mexican city of Oaxaca. This book provides descriptions of the Day of the Dead and other religious practices. It analyzes how the rites and beliefs associated with death shape and reflect poor Oaxacans' values and social identity. Num Pages: 336 pages, 42 illus. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; HRCR; JFCA; JHBT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 771.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231136884
ISBN
9780231136884
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 106.95
€ 80.84

Paperback. Series: Urban Life, Landscape and Policy. Num Pages: 294 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW; JFSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Temple University Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
294
Condition
New
SKU
V9781439912065
ISBN
9781439912065
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.60

Paperback. The first ethnography of the vibrant Aboriginal media community in Vancouver, Sovereign Screens uncovers the social forces shaping that community, including community media organisations and avant-garde art centres, as well as the national spaces of cultural policy and media institutions. Num Pages: 296 pages, 23 photographs, 1 map, 1 appendix, 1 index. BIC Classification: 1KBC; APFA; HBTB; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 17. Weight in Grams: 435.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780803296961
ISBN
9780803296961
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.12

Tells the story of a natural treasure and the spell it casts on those who seek it. This book unfolds ginseng's history and its future through the stories of seven people whose lives center on it: a huckster, a field researcher, a farmer, a ginseng "missionary," a criminal investigator, a broker, and a cancer researcher. Num Pages: 232 pages, 9 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; WNP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 449.
Publication date
2006
Publisher
The University Press of Kentucky United States
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813123844
ISBN
9780813123844
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.71

Paperback. Series: American Music Series. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; 3JMC; AVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 183 x 121 x 16. Weight in Grams: 214.
Publisher
University of Texas Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781477311363
ISBN
9781477311363
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 16.37

Paperback. Based on historical archives, interviews, and a survey evidence, this title suggests that the gun control campaign has been stymied by a combination of factors, including the inability to secure patronage resources, difficulties in articulating a message that resonates with supporters, and strategic decisions made in the name of effective policy. Series: Princeton Studies in American Politics: Historical, International and Comparative Perspectives. Num Pages: 312 pages, 9 line illus. 8 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPWD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 440.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691138329
ISBN
9780691138329
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.06

Paperback. Series: Food Lovers' Series. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBS; WTH; WTHR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 173 x 150 x 18. Weight in Grams: 14.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780762773138
ISBN
9780762773138
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 13.75

Paperback. Series: Cheap Bastard. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white halftones, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KBBS; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 19.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780762773008
ISBN
9780762773008
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 13.77

Paperback. The United States was founded on a commitment to religious tolerance. Inherent in this political reality is the question, "What is the appropriate relationship between religious beliefs and public life?" This is not a new question, but in contemporary US politics it has become a particularly insistent one. This book offers new and nuanced answers. Series: Moral Traditions Series. Num Pages: 248 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HRCC7; HRCX6. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Georgetown University Press United States
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9781589010826
ISBN
9781589010826
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 72.45

Paperback. For the city's first two hundred years, the story told at Washington DC's symbolic center, the National Mall, was about triumphant American leaders. Since 1982, when the Vietnam Veterans Memorial was dedicated, the narrative has shifted to emphasize the memory of American wars. This title examines this war memorial boom. Num Pages: 280 pages, 22 b/w photographs, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1KBBFC; JWTY. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 63.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520274112
ISBN
9780520274112
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.74

Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages, 5. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFE3; LNT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 342.
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801488290
ISBN
9780801488290
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 36.10

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