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The Americas
Paperback. Jean de Lery had undertaken his arduous voyage to the land of Brazil in 1556, as a youthful member of the first Protestant mission to the New World. This title presents a translation of an early European account of life in the New World. Translator(s): Whatley, Janet. Series: Latin American Literature & Culture S. Num Pages: 340 pages, 9 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; DNF; WTLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 21. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 266
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520082748
- ISBN
- 9780520082748
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 26.81
€ 36.99
€ 26.81
Hardback. Reaching an apogee of 6,000 members in the years just before the American Civil War, the Shaker movement was the most enduring, and successful utopian society established in America. This book presents an array of fine examples of Shaker furniture, household objects, textiles, religious drawings, and items made to sell to the 'world's people'. Series: Published in Association with the Bard Graduate Centre for Studies in the Decorative Arts, Design and Culture. Num Pages: 320 pages, 350 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBE; 3JF; 3JH; ACQ; ACV; WF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 252 x 292 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1618.
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300137286
- ISBN
- 9780300137286
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 77.14€ 60.10
€ 77.14
€ 60.10
Paperback. New edition of this classic study of the US, with a new introduction by Geoff Dyer. Num Pages: 160 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 134 x 13. Weight in Grams: 178.
- Publisher
- Verso Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- New Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781844676828
- ISBN
- 9781844676828
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 18.09
€ 21.99
€ 18.09
hardcover. Born in 1877 on the British Columbia frontier, Constance Lindsay Skinner died in New York City in 1939, a successful and prolific writer. In contrast to her reputation in the United States, she remains virtually unknown in the country of her birth. Num Pages: 416 pages, 24 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 2AB; 3JH; 3JJ; BG; DSBF; DSBH; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 159 x 23. Weight in Grams: 701.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780802036780
- ISBN
- 9780802036780
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 73.05
€ 73.05
Paperback. No other book offers such a comprehensive brief history of the Maryland and Virginia colonies and their place within the emerging British Empire. Series: Regional Perspectives on Early America. Num Pages: 256 pages, 16, 13 black & white halftones, 3 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBBFV; 3JD; HBJF; HBLH. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 214 x 138 x 16. Weight in Grams: 306.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421405568
- ISBN
- 9781421405568
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 29.04
€ 33.99
€ 29.04
Paperback. Editor(s): Antoine-Dunne, Jean. Num Pages: 224 pages, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KJ; 2AB; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 460.
- Publisher
- Peepal Tree Press Ltd
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845232207
- ISBN
- 9781845232207
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 31.03
€ 35.99
€ 31.03
Paperback. Drawing from a wide spectrum of disciplines, the essays in this collection examine in different national contexts the consequences of the "Latin American multicultural turn" in Afro Latino social movements of the past two decades. Editor(s): Rahier, Jean. Num Pages: 262 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KL; JFSL3; JHMC; JPW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 219 x 139 x 15. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 262
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137485182
- ISBN
- 9781137485182
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.22
€ 66.22
Paperback. Num Pages: 360 pages, 40 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; WSZC; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2018
- Edition
- Third
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781493028832
- ISBN
- 9781493028832
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.33
€ 24.33
Paperback. Investigates why key Chicana/o writers, including Americo Paredes, Rolando Hinojosa, Oscar Acosta, Miguel Mendez, and Virginia Grise, from the 1950s to the present day, have persistently referenced Asian people and places in the course of articulating their political ideas. Series: Latinidad: Transnational Cultures in the United States. Num Pages: 168 pages, 9 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; JFSL4. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 11. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Rutgers University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813577166
- ISBN
- 9780813577166
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 36.59
€ 40.99
€ 36.59
Hardcover. This engaging biography brings light to the life, art, and extraordinary contributions of Olive Rush (1873 1966), artist, illustrator, muralist, Native American art educator, and social reformer." Num Pages: 292 pages, 95 colour & b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1KBBWX; 3JH; 3JJ; ACX; AFC; AGB; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 291 x 235 x 2. Weight in Grams: 1778.
- Publisher
- Museum of New Mexico Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780890136201
- ISBN
- 9780890136201
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.99€ 39.06
€ 53.99
€ 39.06
Paperback. Presents a cultural history of the African American women who performed in variety shows - chorus lines, burlesque revues, cabaret acts, and the like - between 1890 and 1945. This book describes the strange phenomenon of blackface performances by women, both black and white, and considers how black expressive artists navigated racial segregation. Num Pages: 360 pages, 49 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJC; 3JJF; 3JJG; 3JJH; ASZH; JFSJ1; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822341574
- ISBN
- 9780822341574
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.90
€ 32.99
€ 29.90
Hardback. This book examines the vibrant twentieth-century political history of rural Ayacucho, the region where Shining Path militants launched a bloody armed struggle in 1980. Num Pages: 272 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1KLS; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJK; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804770941
- ISBN
- 9780804770941
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 82.16
€ 82.16
Paperback. Since the 1990s, gay and lesbian civil rights organizations have increasingly focused on the right of same-sex couples to marry, which represents a major change from earlier activists' rejection of the institution. This title explores this shift and its connections to the transformation of the US from a welfare state to a neo-liberal one. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSK; JPVH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226895291
- ISBN
- 9780226895291
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 29.91
€ 37.99
€ 29.91
Paperback. Jay Winik brings to life in gripping detail the year 1944, which determined the outcome of World War II and put more pressure than any other on an ailing yet determined President Roosevelt. Num Pages: 656 pages, 1x16pg b 6 b&w chap opener photos; 7 b&w maps thru-out. BIC Classification: 1D; 1KBB; 3JJH; HBG; HBJK; HBLW; HBW; HBWQ; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 38. Weight in Grams: 679.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster United States
- Number of pages
- 656
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781501125362
- ISBN
- 9781501125362
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 23.13
€ 24.99
€ 23.13
Hardback. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBNT; JPHF; JPR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 485.
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816670383
- ISBN
- 9780816670383
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 28.63
€ 28.63
Paperback. Num Pages: 66 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 137 x 7. Weight in Grams: 144.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 66
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781590337059
- ISBN
- 9781590337059
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 28.55
€ 38.99
€ 28.55
Paperback. Num Pages: 152 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 155 x 11. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Duke University Press Books
- Number of pages
- 152
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822312208
- ISBN
- 9780822312208
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 24.33
€ 25.99
€ 24.33
Paperback. A photographic guide that traces the evolution of University of Chicago's campus architecture from the university's founding in 1890 to its plans for the twenty-first century. It features the work of architects such as Frank Lloyd Wright, Henry Ives Cobb, Holabird & Roche, Eero Saarinen, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, Walter Netsch, and, Cesar Pelli. Num Pages: 186 pages, 100 colour plates. BIC Classification: 1KBBNC; AMG; JNMN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 229 x 15. Weight in Grams: 816.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 186
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226046808
- ISBN
- 9780226046808
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 26.09
€ 32.99
€ 26.09
Num Pages: 384 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGS; WSD; WSJA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 164 x 31. Weight in Grams: 712.
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Triumph Books United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781600789748
- ISBN
- 9781600789748
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 27.91
€ 29.99
€ 27.91
Hardback. This collection of critical essays attempts to construct a comprehensive portrait of Vidal's writings and to determine why his work has been underestimated. It includes an interview with Vidal in which he discusses his career and his troubled relationship with literary reviewers. Editor(s): Parini, Jay, Ph.D. Num Pages: 321 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 28. Weight in Grams: 681.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1980
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 321
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231072083
- ISBN
- 9780231072083
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 118.68€ 90.75
€ 118.68
€ 90.75