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The Americas
Paperback. Historians have long viewed the rural Midwest as a place more representative of "Real America" than any other region from New England to the Deep South. Though the rural Midwest contains many cultures, a commitment to modernity and progress are a common element among them. In this book, contributors present the myriad distinctions of the area. Num Pages: 335 pages, 22 halftones, 5 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; HBJK; HBLW3; JFSF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 230 x 29. Weight in Grams: 534.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Northern Illinois University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 335
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780875806945
- ISBN
- 9780875806945
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 28.79
€ 31.99
€ 28.79
Hardback. Focusing on Jasper National Park, this richly illustrated book shows how photography has shaped and continues to inform perceptions of nature and ecological issues in Canada. Series: Nature, History, Society. Num Pages: 208 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBCL; AJ; RN. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 5817 x 3887. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780774819077
- ISBN
- 9780774819077
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 114.01
€ 114.01
Paperback. The proliferation of social media has altered the way that people interact with each other - leveling the channels of communication to allow an individual to be "friends" with a sitting president. In a world where a citizen can message Barack Obama directly, this book addresses the new channels of communication in politics, and what they offer. Num Pages: 225 pages, 5 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JM; JPA; JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 157 x 234 x 13. Weight in Grams: 358.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137380845
- ISBN
- 9781137380845
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.04
€ 66.04
Hardcover. A study of US-Syria relations, this book analyzes the legacy of mistrust between the two states and continuities and discontinuities over time. It challenges the purely realist and power-political explanation that is dominant and points to a politically embedded set of ideas rooted in anti-colonial Arab nationalist ideology. Series: Middle East Today. Num Pages: 251 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FBS; 1KBB; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 143 x 220 x 19. Weight in Grams: 432.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137358349
- ISBN
- 9781137358349
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.64
€ 66.64
Paperback. Num Pages: 128 pages, 24 b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBBFV; VXQG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 230 x 9. Weight in Grams: 260.
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764332586
- ISBN
- 9780764332586
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 14.29
€ 18.99
€ 14.29
Hardback. The work of a master critic writing at the peak of his powers, this magisterial book draws on speech act theory, as it originated with J. L. Austin and was further developed by Paul de Man and Jacques Derrida, to investigate the many dimensions of doing things with words in James's fiction. Num Pages: 366 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBF; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 3895 x 5830 x 32. Weight in Grams: 667.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 366
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823225378
- ISBN
- 9780823225378
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 103.82
€ 103.82
Paperback. This innovative work sets two texts by two different authors on facing pages, designed so that they read in tandem--Miller's text on the right, Asensi's on the left. Miller analyzes the changes in the contemporary research university in the West; Asensi provides the first comprehensive interpretation of Miller's work. Series: Cultural Memory in the Present. Num Pages: 560 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 31. Weight in Grams: 735.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 560
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804732444
- ISBN
- 9780804732444
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.51€ 53.33
€ 53.51
€ 53.33
Paperback. Editor(s): Manning, Susan. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BJ; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 160 x 19. Weight in Grams: 222.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- Reissue
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199554744
- ISBN
- 9780199554744
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.76
€ 13.99
€ 11.76
Hardcover. This study imagines modernism as a series of conversations and locates Edith Wharton's voice in those debates. Num Pages: 220 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 215 x 145 x 16. Weight in Grams: 345.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 2008th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230604698
- ISBN
- 9780230604698
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.78
€ 66.78
Paperback. An assessment of the impact of Spain on the Americas. It presents a picture of the conquests of Cortes and Pizarro and of the economic and social consequences in Spain of the effort to maintain control of vast holdings. It probes the complex administration of the empire, its economy, social structure, the influence of the Church, and more. Num Pages: 417 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1KLS; HBTQ; HBTR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 142 x 26. Weight in Grams: 570.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 417
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520071407
- ISBN
- 9780520071407
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 30.31
€ 41.99
€ 30.31
paperback. This 1992 book shows how the discovery of the new world affected Europe intellectually, economically, and politically. Series: CANTO. Num Pages: 136 pages, 1 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1D; 1K; 3JB; 3JD; HBJD; HBJK; HBLH; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 213 x 140 x 9. Weight in Grams: 190.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780521427098
- ISBN
- 9780521427098
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 39.99€ 18.40
€ 39.99
€ 18.40
Hardback. Surveys the first century of African American Methodism from its emergence in the 1860s through the changes wrought by the Civil War. From the beginning of Methodism in the United States, African Americans appropriated Methodism, helped transform it from a revitalization movement into an evangelical church. Num Pages: 330 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HRCC95; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 164 x 28. Weight in Grams: 621.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 330
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742552647
- ISBN
- 9780742552647
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 177.39
€ 177.39
Hardback. A selection of 100 films from one of the best-loved genres of Hollywood and world cinema, with entries ranging from 'Gold Diggers of 1933' to 'High School Musical' of 2006, and from the Reggae classic 'The Harder They Come' to Guru Dutt's 'Pyaasa' (1957). The authors' introduction outlines the history and key features of the film musical. Series: Screen Guides. Num Pages: 296 pages, 0, 35 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1D; 1F; 1K; A. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 133 x 175 x 24. Weight in Grams: 474.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 296
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781844573790
- ISBN
- 9781844573790
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 107.02€ 96.34
€ 107.02
€ 96.34
Hardcover. Num Pages: 296 pages, 12 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226428321
- ISBN
- 9780226428321
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 28.00
€ 34.99
€ 28.00
Paperback. Num Pages: 340 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJF; HBJK; HBLW; HBWN; JWK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 617.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- The University Press of Kentucky United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 340
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813154077
- ISBN
- 9780813154077
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 39.49
€ 39.49
Paperback. Num Pages: 230 pages, 193 b/w photos & 242 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 278 x 215 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1306.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 230
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764326646
- ISBN
- 9780764326646
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 25.45
€ 37.99
€ 25.45
Paperback. Suburbanization is often blamed for a loss of civic engagement in contemporary America. How justified is this claim? Just what is a suburb? How do social environments shape civic life? Looking beyond stereotypes, this title answers these questions by examining how suburbs influence citizen participation in community and public affairs. Num Pages: 264 pages, 24 tables, 36 line illus., 5 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFS; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 428.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691088808
- ISBN
- 9780691088808
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 38.20
€ 52.99
€ 38.20
Paperback. Offers comprehensive analysis of electoral politics in America's municipalities. Arguing that explanations of voting behavior are ill suited for local contests, the author puts forward a theory that the differences between local, state, and national democracies. Num Pages: 240 pages, 15 line illus. 14 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPHF; JPR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 388.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691143569
- ISBN
- 9780691143569
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.81
€ 46.99
€ 33.81
Paperback. The United States is rapidly changing from a country monochromatically divided between black and white into a multiethnic society. This title helps us to understand America's racial future by revealing the complex relationships among integration, racial attitudes, and neighborhood life. Num Pages: 216 pages, 2 maps, 43 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 295.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226626635
- ISBN
- 9780226626635
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 26.09
€ 32.99
€ 26.09
Paperback. Covers the history, legal status, controversies, and impact of affirmative action in both the private and public sectors - and in education as well as employment. This title shows how the development and implementation of affirmative action policies have significantly influenced by the nature and operation of our political institutions. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 249.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Georgetown University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781589010895
- ISBN
- 9781589010895
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 74.25
€ 74.25