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The Americas

Paperback. This study concerns a pivotal but unexamined surge in frontier violence that engulfed the eastern forests of eighteenth-century Brazil. It focuses on social, cultural, and racial relations among settlers, slaves, and native peoples accused of cannibalism. Num Pages: 432 pages, 14 tables, 5 figures, 26 illustrations, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; HBJK; HBLL; HBTQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 585. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804763387
ISBN
9780804763387
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 33.63

Hardback. This study concerns a pivotal but unexamined surge in frontier violence that engulfed the eastern forests of eighteenth-century Brazil. It focuses on social, cultural, and racial relations among settlers, slaves, and native peoples accused of cannibalism. Num Pages: 432 pages, 14 tables, 5 figures, 26 illustrations, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; 3JF; 3JH; HBJK; HBLH; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 30. Weight in Grams: 735.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804751803
ISBN
9780804751803
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 147.48

Hardback. Num Pages: 288 pages, 60 black & white illustrations, 32 black & white plates. BIC Classification: 1KJC; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 167 x 243 x 32. Weight in Grams: 684.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780750962254
ISBN
9780750962254
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 28.55

paperback. Among the criminal celebrities of Prohibition-era Chicago, two well-educated Jewish boys from wealthy South Side families were notorious. Revealing secret testimony, this book separates fact from myth as it unravels the crime, the investigation, and the trial, in which they were defended by the era's famous attorney, Clarence Darrow. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBNC; 2ABM; 3JJG; BTC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 153 x 23. Weight in Grams: 530.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252068294
ISBN
9780252068294
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 23.71

Paperback. With nearly three hundred stunning images, this title provides an illustrated journey through the protest and psychedelic rock posters of the 1960s, the posters of Eugene McCarthy's 1968 presidential campaign, the poster explosion of George McGovern's 1972 campaign, and the best campaign posters from 1976 to 2012. Num Pages: 264 pages, 290 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; JPHF; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 7747 x 5817 x 20. Weight in Grams: 525.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780803278714
ISBN
9780803278714
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 35.75

Containing Communism was the primary goal of American foreign policy for four decades, allowing generations of political leaders to build consensus atop a universally accepted foundation. This title dissects numerous attempts, after Communism's collapse, to devise a strategy that could match containment's moral clarity and political efficacy. Num Pages: 440 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 712.
Publication date
2008
Publisher
The University Press of Kentucky United States
Number of pages
440
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813124629
ISBN
9780813124629
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 59.01

Hardback. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; 3JM; HBG; HBJK; HBLW; HBLW3; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 36. Weight in Grams: 771.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
480
Condition
New
SKU
V9781501702723
ISBN
9781501702723
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.47

Paperback. For Latin America, the Cold War was anything but cold. Nor was it the so-called "long peace" afforded the world's superpowers by their nuclear standoff. Taking an international perspective on the postwar decades in the region, this book explains what exactly happened in Latin America during the Cold War, and why it was so traumatic. Num Pages: 408 pages, 17 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KL; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 236 x 26. Weight in Grams: 464.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Number of pages
408
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674064270
ISBN
9780674064270
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 25.21

Hardback. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; WSJT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 130 x 22. Weight in Grams: 440.
Publisher
Triumph Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781600789380
ISBN
9781600789380
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 23.21

paperback. Features an account of the 19th century conquests of the highest and most imposing of Pacific Northwest mountains, Mt. Rainier. This is the history of organized mountaineering in the Northwest as well as of Mt. Rainier and those who accepted its challenge. It carries those stories when Mt. Rainier achieved the status of a national park. Series: Columbia Northwest Classics. Num Pages: 278 pages, 16 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; WSZG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 150 x 17. Weight in Grams: 382.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
University of Washington Press Washington
Edition
Revised ed.
Number of pages
278
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295978475
ISBN
9780295978475
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.77

Paperback. Haiming Liu presents a transnational history of a Chinese family from the late nineteenth century to the 1970s. It makes it clear that, for many Chinese American families, migration does not mean a break from the past but the beginning of a life that incorporates and transcends dual national boundaries. Num Pages: 256 pages, 16 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1KBB; JFFN; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 390.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Rutgers University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813535975
ISBN
9780813535975
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.46

Hardcover. Editor(s): Fox, Hailie. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPP; KFFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 181 x 255 x 18. Weight in Grams: 680.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Nova Science Pub Inc
Condition
New
SKU
V9781633217638
ISBN
9781633217638
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 309.64
€ 206.86

paperback. Suitable for the casual student of Navajo culture, religion, or mythology as well as for the scholar, this title includes tales that show Coyote as a warrior, a shaman, a trickster; a lecher, a thief; a sacrificial victim, and always as the indomitable force of life. It considers Coyote mythology in a theoretical and historical framework. Editor(s): Luckert, Karl W. Num Pages: 146 pages, Illus. BIC Classification: 1KB; JFHF; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 9. Weight in Grams: 227.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1984
Publisher
Bison Books United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
146
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803272224
ISBN
9780803272224
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 18.01

Hardback. Num Pages: 203 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; GBC; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB; JFSJ1; LAQG; LAZ; LND. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 157 x 18. Weight in Grams: 431.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Fairleigh Dickinson University Press United States
Number of pages
203
Condition
New
SKU
V9781611474787
ISBN
9781611474787
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 119.34

Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JMC; JPHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 236 x 158 x 21. Weight in Grams: 366.
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199394609
ISBN
9780199394609
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 28.20

Hardback. The book examines how the underprivileged become motivated to participate in politics even though they lack the educational, financial, and civic resources commonly assumed to be necessary for participation. Num Pages: 208 pages, 5 tables, 11 figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 440.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804762243
ISBN
9780804762243
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 108.61

Paperback. The book examines how the underprivileged become motivated to participate in politics even though they lack the educational, financial, and civic resources commonly assumed to be necessary for participation. Num Pages: 208 pages, 5 tables, 11 figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 318.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804762250
ISBN
9780804762250
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.00

Hardcover. Editor(s): Hahn, Leon. Num Pages: 169 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; TQSR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 259 x 186 x 16. Weight in Grams: 532.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
169
Condition
New
SKU
V9781614707875
ISBN
9781614707875
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 299.01
€ 199.87

Sheet map.
Publisher
Old House
Number of pages
1
Publication date
2013
Edition
Map
Condition
New
SKU
9781908402554
ISBN
9781908402554
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 10.05

Paperback. The twelve papers in this volume examine how and why inequality affects the patterns of crime and criminal justice. The contributors evaluate the merits of various theoretical ideas, debates, and controversies and document the dynamics of inequality in varied crime settings. Editor(s): Hagan, John; Peterson, Ruth. Num Pages: 384 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JKVC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 21. Weight in Grams: 520.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804724777
ISBN
9780804724777
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 35.59

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