The Americas
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The Americas
Paperback. In Brazil, the country with the largest population of African descent in the Americas, the idea of race underwent a dramatic shift in the first half of the twentieth century. This title explores the significance of this transition by looking at the history of the Rio de Janeiro school system between 1917 and 1945. Num Pages: 312 pages, 41 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; JFC; JFSL1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 156 x 228 x 24. Weight in Grams: 496.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780822330707
- ISBN
- 9780822330707
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 28.42
€ 31.99
€ 28.42
Paperback. Dictatorship in South America explores the experiences of Brazil, Argentina, and Chile with brutal military dictatorships in the Cold War period. Based on the strong and recent currents of historiography emerging from these countries, it offers a compelling narrative that brings popular perspectives to bear on national histories. Series: Viewpoints/Puntos de Vista. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLS; 3JJP; HBJK; HBLW3; JPHX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 141 x 11. Weight in Grams: 250.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405190558
- ISBN
- 9781405190558
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.93
€ 40.93
Hardback. The Battle of the Bulge lives in history as the U.S. Army's largest and bloodiest battle of World War II. This innovative study of American military leadership in action during the battle examines the performance of six generals in the days and weeks after the German attack in December 1944. Num Pages: 432 pages, 8 pg. insert w/ 21 b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1D; 1KBB; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 164 x 35. Weight in Grams: 612.
- Publisher
- Stackpole Books
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780811711999
- ISBN
- 9780811711999
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 27.96
€ 37.99
€ 27.96
Hardback. As long as the United States has banks, robbers will try to steal from them. A History of Heists details trends in bank robbery, including how advances in law enforcement and security have foiled many bandits. The ostensible goal of every bank robbery is to get the money, but it is a crime that often has a strong hold on the popular imagination. Num Pages: 262 pages, 10 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 163 x 237 x 27. Weight in Grams: 548.
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442235458
- ISBN
- 9781442235458
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.12
€ 62.12
Paperback. John Gotti: Gangster, killer, celebrity. From the tough streets of Queens to the heights of the American Mafia, John Gotti thought he was invincible. Ruthless, brutal and always immaculately dressed, he was known as the Teflon Don, because no charge the Feds brought against him would stick. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 132 x 36. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Ebury Publishing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780091943189
- ISBN
- 9780091943189
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.29
€ 19.99
€ 15.29
Paperback. An insider's guide to San Francisco Series: National Geographic Traveler. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 136 x 215 x 16. Weight in Grams: 474.
- Publisher
- National Geographic Society
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 5th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781426217005
- ISBN
- 9781426217005
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 21.43
€ 24.99
€ 21.43
Paperback. Presents the world of rhythm and blues from the perspective of an insider. This book features anecdotes about such R&B legends as Otis Redding, Curtis Mayfield, and Dionne Warwick. It chronicles the 'Iceman's' journey from rural Mississippi to Chicago and the founding and eventual breakup of the legendary Impressions vocal group. Series: Black Music and Expressive Culture. Num Pages: 288 pages, 41 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVGK; BGF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 19. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253217042
- ISBN
- 9780253217042
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.21
€ 27.99
€ 26.21
Hardcover. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; 3JJPN; AJB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
- Publisher
- Steidl
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2018
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783869308982
- ISBN
- 9783869308982
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 38.96
€ 46.99
€ 38.96
Hardback. There are about 8,000 named species of moths in our region, and although most are unnoticed by the public, many attract attention when their larvae create economic damage: eating holes in woolens and damaging crops and garden plants. This book treats an important component of the western insect biota - moths and their plant relationships. Num Pages: 383 pages, 64 plates, 252 line illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KB; PSVT7; WNCN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 280 x 216 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1861.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 383
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520251977
- ISBN
- 9780520251977
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 99.48€ 76.52
€ 99.48
€ 76.52
Hardback. This reader contains nearly 800 excerpts of Thomas Jefferson's writing. From the glory of crafting the Declaration of Independence, through his moral struggle with slavery and the agony of losing his young wife and daughter, Jerry Holmes chronicles Jefferson's life through his own words. Editor(s): Holmes, Jerry. Num Pages: 360 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; HBLH; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 159 x 24. Weight in Grams: 605.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742521162
- ISBN
- 9780742521162
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 93.08
€ 93.08
Paperback. Editor(s): Thormond, Jerrod F. Num Pages: 86 pages, Illustrations (chiefly col.). BIC Classification: 1KBB; LND. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 8. Weight in Grams: 186.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 86
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781604565157
- ISBN
- 9781604565157
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 60.59€ 43.33
€ 60.59
€ 43.33
Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 478 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1KBB; 3JF; HBJK; HBLL; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 27. Weight in Grams: 1028.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 478
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691631226
- ISBN
- 9780691631226
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 228.08
€ 228.08
Paperback. This memoir celebrates the Sicilian life in America, while providing a sociological portrait of the immigrant experience in the US. The author reminisces about his experience as a fledgeling writer trying to escape from the restrictive Italian American culture in which he grew up. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: 1DST; 1KBB; BG; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 220 x 142 x 19. Weight in Grams: 367.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815604297
- ISBN
- 9780815604297
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 20.43
€ 20.99
€ 20.43
Paperback. This work begins with a boy named Geraldo growing up Sicilian in Rochester, New York, and ends with the author breakfasting with Eleanor Roosevelt in the White House. It is a portrait of what it was like to come of age in the 1930s and 1940s. Num Pages: 388 pages, 41 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGHA; DNF; HBJK; HBLW; JFSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 467.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 388
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815607168
- ISBN
- 9780815607168
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.48
€ 13.48
Hardcover. Num Pages: 179 pages, tables & charts. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KJ; 1KLC; HBJK; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 162 x 17. Weight in Grams: 436.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 179
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781590334676
- ISBN
- 9781590334676
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 93.87€ 71.58
€ 93.87
€ 71.58
Hardback. Num Pages: 304 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 1KBB; 3JH; HBTB; HBW; JFSL3; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 164 x 239 x 24. Weight in Grams: 532.
- Publisher
- Chicago Review Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781613730461
- ISBN
- 9781613730461
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 25.34
€ 29.99
€ 25.34
Paperback. What does it mean to say that some of the best Chinese contemporary art is made in America, by Americans? This book challenges the artificial and narrowly conceived definitions of Chinese art, revealing the great diversity of Chinese art and showing just how complex and uncertain the labels 'contemporary', 'Chinese', and 'American' have become. Editor(s): Silbergeld, Jerome; Ching, Dora C. Y. Series: Publications of the Department of Art & Archaeology, Princeton University. Num Pages: 320 pages, 10 color illus. 172 halftones. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1KBB; 3JM; ABA; ACBP; ACXJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 241 x 167 x 21. Weight in Grams: 728.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691148601
- ISBN
- 9780691148601
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.15
€ 40.99
€ 29.15
Hardback. Argues that American audiences have been exposed only to a narrow range of what is available - with the majority of exposure having been given to avant-garde, experimental, or politically charged art. This book discusses contemporary Chinese art in a range of styles and subject matter and substantially expands on our understanding of this work. Series: Princeton University Art Museum. Num Pages: 272 pages, 30 black-&-white illustrations + 215 colour images. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1KBB; ACXJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 273 x 229 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1928.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Edition
- 1St Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300122084
- ISBN
- 9780300122084
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 36.85
€ 46.99
€ 36.85
Paperback. Num Pages: 352 pages, b/w photos & illus. BIC Classification: 1KBBNG; WTHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 139 x 217 x 21. Weight in Grams: 486.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Chicago Review Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781613748930
- ISBN
- 9781613748930
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 18.01
€ 18.99
€ 18.01
Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBBNF; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 292.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Chicago Review Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781556525643
- ISBN
- 9781556525643
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 17.30
€ 18.99
€ 17.30
Paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBNW; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 472.
- Publisher
- Chicago Review Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Second Edition, Second edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781613746660
- ISBN
- 9781613746660
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 17.93
€ 18.99
€ 17.93
Paperback. Num Pages: 400 pages, b/w photos & illus. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 143 x 22. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Publisher
- A Cappella Books United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781556525834
- ISBN
- 9781556525834
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 20.20
€ 20.99
€ 20.20
Paperback. Num Pages: 306 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 142 x 18. Weight in Grams: 372.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Chicago Review Press United States
- Number of pages
- 306
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781556525032
- ISBN
- 9781556525032
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 17.73
€ 18.99
€ 17.73
Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, b/w photos & maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBNT; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 139 x 14. Weight in Grams: 306.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Chicago Review Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781556524783
- ISBN
- 9781556524783
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 17.11
€ 18.99
€ 17.11