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The Americas

Paperback. Examining the breadth of Northern popular culture, J. Matthew Gallman offers a dramatic reconsideration of how the Union's civilians understood the meaning of duty and citizenship in wartime. This groundbreaking study investigates how men and women, both white and black, understood their roles in the People's Conflict. Series: Civil War America. Num Pages: 336 pages, 69 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBTB; HBWJ; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 485.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
The University of North Carolina Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9781469633411
ISBN
9781469633411
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.04

Hardback. Covers a mosaic of religious and ethnic perspectives with considerable breadth by examining evangelical Christians, the religious left, Catholics, Mormons, African Americans, Latinos, Jews, and Muslims. This book takes a look at the role of secular and antifundamentalist positions, adding an even wider outlook to the critical concerns. Editor(s): Wilson, J. Matthew. Series: Religion and Politics Series. Num Pages: 336 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HRLP5; JP. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 567.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Georgetown University Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9781589011731
ISBN
9781589011731
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 115.65

Paperback. Does religion promote political mobilization? Are individuals motivated by their faith to focus on issues of social justice, personal morality, or both? This title examines these topics and assesses one question central to these issues: How does faith shape political action in America's diverse religious communities? Editor(s): Wilson, J. Matthew. Series: Religion and Politics Series. Num Pages: 336 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HRLP5; JP. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Georgetown University Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9781589011724
ISBN
9781589011724
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.78

Paperback. Offers an account of the Great American Education War being waged from coast to coast. Num Pages: 242 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 157 x 24. Weight in Grams: 508.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Encounter Books,USA United States
Number of pages
242
Condition
New
SKU
V9781594030444
ISBN
9781594030444
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 18.38

Hardback. A firsthand account of the Great American Education War being waged from coast to coast. Num Pages: 242 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JF; JN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 164 x 30. Weight in Grams: 628.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Encounter Books,USA United States
Number of pages
242
Condition
New
SKU
V9781893554535
ISBN
9781893554535
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 26.27

Paperback. Presents the Harlem Renaissance, exploring early challenges to the idea that race is a static category. Drawing on vernacular theories of African American literature from figures such as Henry Louis Gates Jr and Houston Baker, this book looks at the work of four fiction writers: James Johnson, Nella Larsen, George Schuyler, and Jean Toomer. Series: New Americanists. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; DSB; JFC; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 15. Weight in Grams: 331.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822323457
ISBN
9780822323457
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.29

Hardback. The most powerful American of his time, Andrew Jackson saw himself as the people's "great avenger." Yet his ideas also limited the people's sovereignty, imposing one kind of law to inflict one sort of "justice." Drawing from new evidence about Jackson and the southern frontiers, Avenging the People boldly reinterprets the man and his age. Num Pages: 336 pages, 21 hts. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLW; LAZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199751709
ISBN
9780199751709
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 32.04

Hardback. Proposes that the origins of modernism movement can be traced well into the nineteenth century. This book contends that several cultural developments after the Civil War set the stage for modernism. Num Pages: 256 pages, 75 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; ACV; ACX; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 203 x 19. Weight in Grams: 799.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780691118130
ISBN
9780691118130
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 97.11
€ 74.21

Paperback. Conjures the consciousness of Mexico, evoking the dreams that made and unmade an ancient culture. This book takes readers into the dream that was the religion of the Aztecs, a religion whose own apocalyptic visions anticipated the coming of the Spanish conquerors. Translator(s): Fagan, Teresa Lavender. Num Pages: 240 pages, 1 halftone, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; HBJK; HBLC; HRKP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 156 x 13. Weight in Grams: 354.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226110035
ISBN
9780226110035
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 17.45

Paperback. .
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099584223
ISBN
9780099584223
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.73

Hardback. An illustrated survey of the many archaeological and prehistory sites which provide conflicting evidence and answers to the question, 'Where did Native Americans come from and when did they first arrive?' Num Pages: 336 pages, Over 200 colour photos, archival photos, colour illustrations and maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3B; HBJK; HDDA; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 279 x 228. .
Publisher
Firefly Books Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781770853638
ISBN
9781770853638
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 51.22

Paperback. Num Pages: 232 pages, 25 figures, 2 maps, 3 tables. BIC Classification: 1KLC; 1KLS; JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 218 x 150 x 18. Weight in Grams: 398.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226476834
ISBN
9780226476834
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 28.79

Paperback. Series: Lewis Henry Morgan Lecture Series. Num Pages: 560 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226297736
ISBN
9780226297736
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 27.72

Paperback. The American Success Myth on Film examines the enduring appeal that rags-to-riches stories and other success narratives exert on our collective imagination. It highlights how Hollywood movies have illuminated - if not resolved - the ideological contradictions at the heart of the American idea of success. Num Pages: 232 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APFA; APFB; APFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 142 x 216 x 18. Weight in Grams: 278.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
2012th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137482525
ISBN
9781137482525
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 54.19

Paperback. Num Pages: 200 pages, 14 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; HBJK; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 151 x 11. Weight in Grams: 308.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9781493026166
ISBN
9781493026166
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 17.53

Paperback. Num Pages: 286 pages, 26. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; KFFK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 457.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
286
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801475955
ISBN
9780801475955
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 41.95

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
€ 28.62

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

€ 113.28

Paperback. .
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Number of pages
64
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472806789
ISBN
9781472806789
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.50

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
€ 14.24

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