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The Americas

Paperback. Studies the working poor in the United States, focusing on the relation between welfare and low-wage earnings among working mothers. Grounded in the experience of thirty-three women living in Milwaukee and Racine, Wisconsin, this title tells the story of their struggle to balance child care and wage-earning in poorly paying jobs. Num Pages: 264 pages, 16 halftones, 8 line drawings, 3 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFA; JFSJ1; JKSB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 318.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226114064
ISBN
9780226114064
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 28.00

Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JM; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152. .
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226446141
ISBN
9780226446141
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 25.14

Hardback. A glimpse into the development of the American West through startling photographs of the frontier landscape and the rich culture of American Indian tribes Series: Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art. Num Pages: 200 pages, 275 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; 3JH; AJB; AJCR; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 290 x 284 x 26. Weight in Grams: 1684.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Yale University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300208245
ISBN
9780300208245
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 38.20

Paperback. Culture Smart! Costa Rica provides essential information on local attitudes, beliefs and behaviour. This concise guide will tell you what to expect and how to behave. This inside knowledge will enable you to avoid embarrassing faux pas, feel confident in Series: Culture Smart!. Num Pages: 168 pages, ill. BIC Classification: 1KLCR; JHBT; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 113 x 169 x 13. Weight in Grams: 178.
Publisher
Kuperard United Kingdom
Number of pages
168
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Second Revised
Condition
New
SKU
V9781857336658
ISBN
9781857336658
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.51

Paperback. How migration - especially by Latinos - can create new forms of intimacy across cultural, religious, and ethnic lines Num Pages: 204 pages. BIC Classification: 1KB; JFC; JFFN; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 138 x 210 x 13. Weight in Grams: 246.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Temple University Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
204
Condition
New
SKU
V9781439910535
ISBN
9781439910535
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 28.79

Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPK; 1KBB; BM; JFSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 141 x 15. Weight in Grams: 272.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Graywolf Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9781555975296
ISBN
9781555975296
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.07

Hardcover. Num Pages: 226 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPK; 1KBBNT; BGA; JFSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 148 x 23. Weight in Grams: 440.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Minnesota Historical Society Press,U.S. United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
226
Condition
New
SKU
V9780873514668
ISBN
9780873514668
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 24.14

Paperback. Num Pages: 412 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPA; JPHV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 225 x 155 x 26. Weight in Grams: 646.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1983
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
412
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226503554
ISBN
9780226503554
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 37.57

Paperback. Jane Iwamura examines contemporary fascination with Eastern spirituality and provides a cultural history of the representation of Asian religions in American mass media. At the heart of her study is the Oriental Monk, a non-sexual, solitary, conventionalized icon who generously and purposefully shares his wisdom with the West. Num Pages: 232 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white line drawings, figures. BIC Classification: 1F; 1KBB; HR; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 13. Weight in Grams: 342.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199738618
ISBN
9780199738618
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 60.23

Paperback. Examines the rise of the anti-nuclear power movement in the former Soviet Union during the early perestroika period, its unexpected successes in the late 1980s, and its substantial decline after 1991. This work argues that anti-nuclear activism was a means of demanding local self-determination under the Soviet system. Num Pages: 240 pages, 8 b&w photographs, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JH; JPFN; JPSF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 152 x 229 x 18. Weight in Grams: 431.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780822318378
ISBN
9780822318378
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 26.56

Paperback. BIC Classification: 1K; AMC; AMV; TNK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2019
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781138830684
ISBN
9781138830684
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 54.12

paperback. An examination of how the automobile has ravaged America's cities and landscape in the 20th century together with a strategy for reversing America's automobile dependency. Num Pages: 440 pages, 23 black-and-white photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AMVD; HBJK; HBLW; KCN; KNGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 513.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
440
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520216204
ISBN
9780520216204
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.68

Paperback. Series: Asian American Studies Today. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 1KBB; JFFN; JFFS; JFSL3; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 340.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Rutgers University Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813576367
ISBN
9780813576367
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 37.73

Hardback. Beautiful images and evocative essays tell the backstory of the essential places, events, foods, and things that together convey the personalitiy of the Treasure State. Series: Icons. Num Pages: 112 pages, black & white illustrations, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KBBW; AJC; HBJK; WTH; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 178 x 13. Weight in Grams: 21.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
112
Condition
New
SKU
V9780762779673
ISBN
9780762779673
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 15.95

Hardback. Series: Icons. Num Pages: 112 pages, colour illustrations, frontispiece. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KBBW; AJC; HBJK; WTH; WTHH1; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 180 x 183 x 15. Weight in Grams: 23.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
112
Condition
New
SKU
V9780762770007
ISBN
9780762770007
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 15.95

Hardback. Series: Falcon Pocket Guides Series. Num Pages: 96 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBWM; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 95 x 130 x 11. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
96
Condition
New
SKU
V9780762748044
ISBN
9780762748044
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 10.61

Paperback. Sailing the tide of a tumultuous era of Atlantic revolutions, a remarkable group of African-born and African-descended individuals transformed themselves from slaves into active agents of their lives and times. This title alters our vision of the breadth and extent of the Age of Revolution, and our understanding of its actors. Num Pages: 352 pages, 21 halftones, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; HBJK; HBLL; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 210 x 23. Weight in Grams: 438.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674062047
ISBN
9780674062047
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 26.92

Paperback. The 1959 Cuban Revolution remains one of the signal events of modern political history. A tiny island, once a de facto colony of the United States, declared its independence, not just from the imperial behemoth ninety miles to the north, but also from global capitalism itself. Num Pages: 456 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KJC; HBJK; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 210 x 34. Weight in Grams: 532.
Publisher
Monthly Review Press,U.S.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
3rd Revised edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781583676059
ISBN
9781583676059
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.81

Hardback. Illustrator(s): Foster, Jane. Num Pages: 24 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; YBCB; YBGT; YBL. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 165 x 165. .
Publisher
Templar Publishing
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781783708116
ISBN
9781783708116
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 9.99
€ 8.62

Hardcover. Jane Flax argues that a reciprocal relationship exists between unconscious processes and race/gender domination and that unless we attend to these unconscious processes, no adequate remedy for the malignant consequences of our current race/gender practices and relations can be devised. Flax supports her arguments using a variety of sources. Series: Breaking Feminist Waves. Num Pages: 235 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSJ; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 212 x 159 x 17. Weight in Grams: 372.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
236
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230108660
ISBN
9780230108660
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 116.52

Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; CFD; JFFJ; JFSL; JHMP; JPA; LAB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 250. Fine copy
Condition
Used, Like New
Edition
Revised ed.
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
SKU
KST0009942
ISBN
9780801485619
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 5.49

Hardback. Offers a different understanding of American literary realism that draws on neuroscience and cognitive psychology. This work explores the connections among the aesthetic, emotion, consciousness, and the body in readings that illuminate lesser-known works such as "Elsie Venner" and that resuscitate classics such as "The Yellow Wallpaper." Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 616.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674025127
ISBN
9780674025127
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 71.78
€ 66.26

Hardback. Today's progressives have given up on organizing and now work for professional organizations more comfortable with the inside game in Washington. Meanwhile, promising movements like Occupy Wall Street and Black Lives Matter cannot build enough power to accomplish meaningful change. Num Pages: 272 pages, 5 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JHBL; JPWD; KNXB2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 171 x 24. Weight in Grams: 514.
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780190624712
ISBN
9780190624712
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 71.13

Hardback. This book argues that popular feminist fiction provided a key means by which American culture narrated and negotiated the perceived breakdown of American progress after the 1960s. It explores the intersection of two key features of late twentieth-century American culture. Num Pages: 234 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 425.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
234
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230605428
ISBN
9780230605428
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.77

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