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The Americas

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The Americas

Paperback. This text tells the story of the true provenance of rice in the Americas. It establishes, through agricultural and historical evidence, the vital significance of rice in West African society for a millennium before Europeans arrived and the slave trade began. Num Pages: 256 pages, 18 halftones, 10 line illustrations, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1K; KNAC; TVKC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 159 x 17. Weight in Grams: 308.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674008342
ISBN
9780674008342
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 30.50

Hardback. The Art Institute of Chicago is home to one of the world's finest - and largest - collections of American folk art. Including reproductions and detailed entries for each of the sixty-one objects it features, this book highlights an array of masterworks such as "primitive" New England portraits, a face jug from South Carolina, and ship figureheads. Series: Art Institute of Chicago. Num Pages: 112 pages, 90 colour images + 12 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AFTB; AGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 248 x 15. Weight in Grams: 734.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
112
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300179729
ISBN
9780300179729
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.19

Hardback. Focusing on the Art Institute's outstanding collection of American modernism, this title includes over 175 important paintings, sculptures, decorative art objects, and works on paper made in North America between World War II and 1955. Series: Art Institute of Chicago. Num Pages: 376 pages, 140 black-&-white illustrations + 250 colour images. BIC Classification: 1KBB; ACXD2; AGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 305 x 241 x 33. Weight in Grams: 2426.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
376
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300117387
ISBN
9780300117387
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.74
€ 53.74

Paperback. Presents the framework for a feminist jurisprudence - one that would return feminism to relevance by connecting it in fresh and creative ways with liberalism. This title constructs a feminist interpretation of three central components of conventional theory - equality, rights, and responsibility. Num Pages: 296 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFK; JPA; LAB; LAF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 428.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691019451
ISBN
9780691019451
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.97
€ 41.35

hardcover. Offers a comprehensive assessment of Charlotte Perkins Gilman's complicated feminism by exploring the renowned writer's theories of sexuality and evolutionary analyses of androcentric, or male-dominated, culture. Series: Women in Culture and Society Series. Num Pages: 448 pages, 48 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBF; DSK; JFFK. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 794.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
448
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780226014623
ISBN
9780226014623
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 107.12
€ 87.95

Paperback. Get to Know the Presidents! Ever wonder what the U.S. presidents were really like? Just like the rest of us, our nation's leaders got into scrapes as kids, shared happy times with their families, had interesting hobbies, and romped with their pets. Now you can discover interesting facts about the lives of the presidents that will surprise you. Num Pages: 176 pages, photographs, line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 5AL; YNH; YNM. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 252 x 200 x 10. Weight in Grams: 358.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9780471253006
ISBN
9780471253006
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 15.22

Hardback. Editor(s): Harmon, Juanita. Num Pages: 140 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSP31; JKSG; LNTH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 159 x 240 x 18. Weight in Grams: 424.
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781634854436
ISBN
9781634854436
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 203.45
€ 150.31

Paperback. The author documents the ways in which identity formation and representation within the gay Latinidad population impacts gender and cultural studies today. Series: Sexual Cultures. Num Pages: 227 pages, halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSK2; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 15. Weight in Grams: 331.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
227
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814775509
ISBN
9780814775509
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 29.27

Paperback. Num Pages: 504 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL3; JPVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 129 x 28. Weight in Grams: 418.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Random House USA Inc United States
Number of pages
504
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812932997
ISBN
9780812932997
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.80

Paperback. The United States has seen a dramatic rise in the number of informal day labor sites in the last two decades. This book offers a perspective on how the informal economy of undocumented labor truly functions in American society. Series: California Series in Public Anthropology. Num Pages: 280 pages, 13 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFN; JHMC; KCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 230 x 19. Weight in Grams: 402.
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520277861
ISBN
9780520277861
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.51

Paperback. The secrets behind one of the world's most secretive dictators. Fidel Castro's life from revolutionary to being one of the wealthiest leaders in the world Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1KJC; 3JJP; BGH; HBJK; HBLW3; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Amberley Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781445660141
ISBN
9781445660141
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.21

Paperback. Num Pages: 180 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLSR; HBTB; WST. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 179 x 6. Weight in Grams: 304.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
North Atlantic Books,U.S. United States
Number of pages
180
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9781583941805
ISBN
9781583941805
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 16.78

paperback. Series: Cultural Studies of the Americas S. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1KL; HBJK; HBTB; JFSL4; JHBD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 148 x 17. Weight in Grams: 380.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
Edition
First Edition
SKU
V9780816640799
ISBN
9780816640799
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 27.17

Paperback. Students and scholars of both Latin American politics and comparative politics will find The Resilience of the Latin American Right of vital interest. Editor(s): Luna, Juan Pablo; Rovira Kaltwasser, Cristobal. Num Pages: 392 pages, 33, 33 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KL; HBJK; JPA; JPB. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 24. Weight in Grams: 578.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421413907
ISBN
9781421413907
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.17

Multiple-component retail product. Discover a new and effective way to learn Latin American Spanish. With 13 units covering the four key skills of reading, writing, speaking and listening, this best-selling course comprises a book and audio support which is easy to download to your computer or MP3 player. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1KL; 2ADS; CJBT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 166 x 235 x 55. Weight in Grams: 478.
Publisher
John Murray Press
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
3rd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781444192643
ISBN
9781444192643
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 34.05

Paperback. Problems of Democratic Transition and Consolidation contains the first systematic comparative analysis of the process of democratic consolidation in southern Europe and the southern cone of South America, and it is the first book to ground post-Communist Europe within the literature of comparative politics and democratic theory. Num Pages: 506 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DS; 1DV; 1KLS; JPA; JPHC; JPHV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 155 x 28. Weight in Grams: 724.
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Number of pages
504
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801851582
ISBN
9780801851582
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 30.79

Paperback. This sombre biography of an urban slave who taught himself to read and write, and who ultimately achieved fame as a poet in Cuba's slave society, is presented in both Spanish and English. There is an introduction which sets the text in its historical and cultural context. Translator(s): Garfield, Evelyn Picon. Series: Latin American Literature & Culture S. Num Pages: 160 pages, Illustrations, 1 facsim. BIC Classification: 1KJC; 2ADS; BGA; DSBD; HBTS; JFSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 11. Weight in Grams: 218.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Wayne State University Press United States
Edition
Bilingual Ed
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814325384
ISBN
9780814325384
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.98

Hardcover. A Companion to Latina/o Studies is a collection of 40 original essays written by leading scholars in the field, dedicated to exploring the question of what 'Latino/a' is. Editor(s): Flores, Juan; Rosaldo, Renato. Series: Blackwell Companions in Cultural Studies. Num Pages: 560 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 265 x 187 x 35. Weight in Grams: 1144.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
560
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405126229
ISBN
9781405126229
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 50.14

Hardcover. This study describes a Latin American legal system which punishes only the poor and a "democratic" state which fails to control its own agents' arbitrary practices. The contributors argue that judicial reform cannot be seperated from human rights and that justice must be made available to the poor. Editor(s): Mendez, Juan; O'Donnell, Guillermo; Pinheiro, Paulo Sergio (Professor and Director, Center for the Study of Violence, University of Sao Paulo, Brazil). Series: Helen Kellogg Institute for International Studies. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1KL; JFF; JPVH; LNAA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Univ of Notre Dame Pr
Edition
First edition, presumed.
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780268043018
ISBN
9780268043018
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 141.59

Hardback. Presents a cultural history of science and engineering (SandE) policymaking in the United States, from World War II to the post 9/11 era. Num Pages: 192 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPQB; PD. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 238 x 157 x 19. Weight in Grams: 435.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University Press of America United States
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780761831563
ISBN
9780761831563
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 111.81

Hardcover. Series: The Nathan I. Huggins Lectures. Num Pages: 160 pages, 10 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; JFCA; JFSL3; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 148 x 20. Weight in Grams: 370.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674015074
ISBN
9780674015074
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 39.62

Paperback. Examines the second Bush administration's misguided management of foreign policy, the legacy of which has been seven major - and almost irresolvable - national security crises Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JMC; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5830 x 3895 x 17. Weight in Grams: 409.
Publisher
University of Washington Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295991702
ISBN
9780295991702
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 31.15

Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; KJZ; WCW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 279 x 215. .
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
3rd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764352836
ISBN
9780764352836
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 29.24

Paperback. From 1918 into the early twenties, any African American who spoke out forcefully for their race-editors, union organizers, civil rights advocates, radical political activists, and Pan-Africanists - were likely to be investigated by a network of federal intelligence agencies. This title presents an account of this story. Series: Blacks in the Diaspora. Num Pages: 248 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; HBJK; HBLW; JFFJ; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 409.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253213549
ISBN
9780253213549
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.19

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