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The Americas

Paperback. Henkin explores the influential but little-noticed role reading played in New York City's public life between 1825 and 1865. The "ubiquitous urban texts"--from newspapers to paper money, from street signs to handbills--became both indispensable urban guides and apt symbols for a new kind of public life that emerged first in New York. Series: Popular Cultures, Everyday Lives. Num Pages: 224 pages, 28 photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; JFC; JFSG; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 14. Weight in Grams: 681.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
260
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231107457
ISBN
9780231107457
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 27.52

Paperback. Since late 2001 more than fifty percent of the babies born in California have been Latino. When these babies reach adulthood, they will, by sheer force of numbers, influence the course of the Golden State. This study suggests that the future of Latinos in California will be neither complete assimilation nor unyielding separatism. Num Pages: 280 pages, 35 line drawings, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; HBJK; JFSL4; JHB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 152 x 228 x 18. Weight in Grams: 386.
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Second Edition, Revised
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520292536
ISBN
9780520292536
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 22.35

Hardback. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801448270
ISBN
9780801448270
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 30.99

Paperback. American historical writing has traditionally been a form of moral reflection. However this study argues that, in the disillusionment following the 1960s, history abandoned its redemptive potential, and adopted the methodology of the social sciences. It describes the reasons for this change. Num Pages: 318 pages, 1 halftone. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DSA; HBA; HBJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 19. Weight in Grams: 450.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
First Paperback Printing
Number of pages
318
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226316178
ISBN
9780226316178
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.74

Paperback. Illustrator(s): Thornton, J.M. Num Pages: 96 pages, 164 photos & 9 illus. BIC Classification: 1KB; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 141 x 5. Weight in Grams: 182.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Hancock House Publishers Ltd ,Canada Canada
Edition
Rev Ed
Number of pages
96
Condition
New
SKU
V9780888396198
ISBN
9780888396198
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.84

Paperback. Num Pages: 471 pages, , black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; ACXJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 626.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
471
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780226379067
ISBN
9780226379067
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 26.02

Paperback. This volume presents advanced studies that consider the fundamental difference of urban center versus decentralization that operates in the cities of New York and Los Angeles, while comparing politics and culture in each area. Editor(s): Halle, David. Num Pages: 472 pages, 39 halftones, 33 maps, 25 figures, 48 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 1KBBWF; GTB; JFSG; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 31. Weight in Grams: 758.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
472
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226313702
ISBN
9780226313702
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 29.74

Paperback. This volume takes the reader on a tour of 160 homes in and around New York City, from affluent townhouses on Manhattan's Upper East Side and rowhouses in blue-collar Brooklyn to the middle- and upper-class suburbs of Long Island. Num Pages: 278 pages, 66 halftones, 5 maps, 28 line drawings, 25 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AMR; JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 166 x 16. Weight in Grams: 452.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition, 2nd Printing
Number of pages
278
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226313689
ISBN
9780226313689
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.64

Hardcover. Tells the story of New York's west side no longer stars the Sharks and the Jets. This book offers an analysis of the transforming district in New York's New Edge, and the result is a new understanding of how we perceive and interpret culture and the city in New York's gallery district. Num Pages: 432 pages, 63 halftones, 6 figures, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; RPC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 157 x 36. Weight in Grams: 880.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226032405
ISBN
9780226032405
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 94.52
€ 79.10

Paperback. Examines anthropologists' little-known contributions to the Second World War. This book looks at the role played by the two primary US anthropological organizations, the American Anthropological Association and the Society for Applied Anthropology, in facilitating the application of anthropological methods to the problems of war. Num Pages: 400 pages, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJH; HBJK; HBWQ; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 157 x 25. Weight in Grams: 570.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780822342373
ISBN
9780822342373
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.73

Paperback. An archival history of governmental investigations of anthropologists in the 1950s, based on over 20,000 pages of documents obtained by the author under the Freedom of Information Act Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPG; JHM; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3887 x 25. Weight in Grams: 635.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
448
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822333388
ISBN
9780822333388
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.83

Hardback. David H. Price uses information from CIA, FBI, and military records to map the connections between academia and the strategic use of anthropological research to further the goals of the U.S. military and outline the major influence the American security state has had on the field of anthropology. Num Pages: 488 pages, 2 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBJK; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 160 x 238 x 31. Weight in Grams: 846.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Duke University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822361060
ISBN
9780822361060
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 128.89

Paperback. David H. Price uses information from CIA, FBI, and military records to map the connections between academia and the strategic use of anthropological research to further the goals of the U.S. military and outline the major influence the American security state has had on the field of anthropology. Num Pages: 2 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBJK; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 153 x 29. Weight in Grams: 704.
Publisher
Duke University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822361251
ISBN
9780822361251
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 31.94

paperback. This volume is the second in the Essays in the History of Canadian Law series, designed to illustrate the wide possibilities for research and writing in Canadian legal history. Editor(s): Flaherty, David H. Series: Essays in the History of Canadian Law. Num Pages: 612 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBC; LAZ. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 225 x 152 x 32. Weight in Grams: 800.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of Toronto Press, Scholarly Publishing Division Canada
Edition
3rd Edition
Number of pages
612
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442613584
ISBN
9781442613584
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 67.34
€ 66.50

Hardback. David Gutierrez and his contributors have produced this volume that provides interpretations of recent Latino history, including the six major groups, as well as insight into the major areas of contention and debate that characterize Latino scholarship in the early 21st century. Editor(s): Gutierrez, David G. Num Pages: 512 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPK; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 150 x 221 x 38. Weight in Grams: 953.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
512
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231118088
ISBN
9780231118088
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 118.15
€ 90.18

Paperback. The only text not to focus exclusively on the Third World. Second edition of a clasic text, completely revised and updated since first publication in 1985. The clearest and most up-to-date account of the supply of and demand for the world's food. The only text not to focus exclusively on the Third World. Num Pages: 336 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1F; 1H; 1KLC; 1KLS; JFFC1; KCM; KNAC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 516.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631176336
ISBN
9780631176336
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.38

Paperback. Series: Rural Studies. Num Pages: 208 pages, 17 b&w illustrations, 6 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBE; 3J; HBTB; RNT; RP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 139 x 18. Weight in Grams: 308.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Pennsylvania State University Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780271019512
ISBN
9780271019512
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.46

Paperback. "A brilliant, fast-moving narrative history of the leaders who have defined the modern American presidency."-Bob Woodward Num Pages: 576 pages, 24 pages of illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JPHL; JPVL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 142 x 30. Weight in Grams: 440.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Number of pages
576
Condition
New
Edition
Reprint
SKU
V9780393353648
ISBN
9780393353648
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.57

Hardcover. The most powerful political tool of the modern presidency is control of the message and the image. Num Pages: 560 pages, 24 pages of illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JPHL; JPVN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155. .
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Number of pages
560
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393067064
ISBN
9780393067064
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 31.94

Paperback. A blockbuster adventure about life, death and obsession in the Amazon Num Pages: 352 pages, 16 pages b-w plate. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1KLSB; 3JH; 3JJ; BGH; HBJK; WTLC; WTLP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 133 x 198 x 23. Weight in Grams: 272.
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Film tie-in edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781471164910
ISBN
9781471164910
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 9.99

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