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The Americas

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The Americas

Hardcover. Thomas Murray's The Story of the Irish in Argentina was first published in New York in 1919. During the nineteenth century, nearly 45,000 Irish-born individuals emigrated to Argentina. They were members of medium tenant families from Westmeath, Longford, Offaly, and Wexford (though Dublin, Cork, and Clare were well represented). Num Pages: 366 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 1KLSA; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; JFFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 264 x 173 x 22. Weight in Grams: 662.
Publisher
Cork University Press
Number of pages
366
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Revised ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781859184745
ISBN
9781859184745
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 39.00
€ 31.26

Hardcover. Num Pages: 130 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JNL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 145 x 15. Weight in Grams: 320.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
130
Condition
New
SKU
V9781590331965
ISBN
9781590331965
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 79.61
€ 60.45

Hardback. Offers a pioneering social and environmental history of southern Chile, exploring the origins of forestry "miracle" in Chile. This book narrates the century-long struggles among peasants, indigenous communities, large landowners, and the state over access to forest commons in the frontier territory. Series: Radical Perspectives. Num Pages: 416 pages, 13 photos, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1KLS; HBG; HBLW; JFC; RNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 157 x 28. Weight in Grams: 658.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780822355984
ISBN
9780822355984
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 122.90

Hardcover. Over the years, think tanks have become fixtures of American politics. But what are think tanks? Who funds them? And just how influential have they become? The author argues that the unsettling ambiguity of the think tank is less an accidental feature of its existence than the very key to its impact. Num Pages: 296 pages, 1 map, 12 line drawings, 7 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPQB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 612.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226517292
ISBN
9780226517292
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 95.07
€ 78.78

Paperback. Over the past half-century, think tanks have become fixtures of American politics, supplying advice to presidents and policy makers, expert testimony on Capitol Hill. This book argues that the curious ambiguity of the think tank is not an accidential feature of its existence, but the very key to its impact. Num Pages: 344 pages, 1 map. 12 figures, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW; JHB; JPQB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 154 x 21. Weight in Grams: 530.
Publisher
University of Chicago Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226143668
ISBN
9780226143668
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 26.97

Paperback. Before "Sex and the City" and Viagra[trademark], America relied on William Masters and Virginia Johnson to teach us everything we needed to know about what goes on in the bedroom. Including interviews with William Masters and Virginia Johnson, this title sheds light on the eternal mysteries of desire, intimacy, and the American psyche. Num Pages: 424 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BG; JHBK5. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 207 x 144 x 33. Weight in Grams: 484.
Publisher
The Perseus Books Group United States
Number of pages
424
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Updated
Condition
New
SKU
V9780465079995
ISBN
9780465079995
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.96

Paperback. Thomas M. Prymak uses the essays and articles he has written over the past thirty years as a historian of Ukrainian and Ukrainian Canadian history to reflect on the evolution of ethnic studies in Canada and the United States. Num Pages: 384 pages, 2. BIC Classification: 1KB; JFSL1; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 576.
Publisher
University of Toronto Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442614383
ISBN
9781442614383
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.17

Paperback. Num Pages: 370 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; LNAA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 141 x 19. Weight in Grams: 530.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
370
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226428857
ISBN
9780226428857
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 29.52

Hardback. .
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780190269128
ISBN
9780190269128
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 151.52
€ 23.25

Hardback. Provides statistical evidence on when the Administration tried to influence monetary policy and when the Federal Reserve did and did not respond. This book provides the statistical evidence on why the Federal Reserve behaved the way it did. Num Pages: 381 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; KCBM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1640.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Edition
2 Rev ed
Number of pages
381
Condition
New
SKU
V9780792395614
ISBN
9780792395614
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 248.29

Hardback. Focuses on the relationship between political processes and macroeconomic consequences, especially in the area of monetary policy. Num Pages: 372 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; KCBM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 724.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Number of pages
372
Condition
New
SKU
V9780792393009
ISBN
9780792393009
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 194.69

Paperback. On May 4, 1970, National Guard troops opened fire on unarmed antiwar protesters at Kent State University in Ohio, killing four students and wounding nine others. The book shows how these events were not some tragic anomaly but were grounded in a tradition of student political activism that extended back to Ohio's labor battles of the 1950s. Num Pages: 400 pages, 12 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBNH; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; HBJK; HBLW3; JNMN; JPWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 635.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Massachusetts Press United States
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9781625341112
ISBN
9781625341112
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.04

hardcover. This is a study of the religious and social thought of the Jesuit Antonio Vieira (1608-97), a key actor in European and Ibero-American politics whose long career exemplifies the tension between the missionary project and the Portuguese imperial project. Num Pages: 276 pages. BIC Classification: 1DSP; 1KLSB; HBJK; HBLH; HRC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 22. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
276
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804729079
ISBN
9780804729079
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 81.00

Hardcover. At the time of European discovery, the ancient North American forests stretched across nearly half the continent. And while today little remains of this past glory, efforts are underway to bring back some of the diverse ecosystems of that era. Num Pages: 608 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1KBB; PSAF; RNF; TQ; TVR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 244 x 166 x 39. Weight in Grams: 1036.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
608
Condition
New
SKU
V9780471136224
ISBN
9780471136224
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 219.03

Hardcover. Editor(s): Thomas, Morgan; Harris, Luke D. Num Pages: 238 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; LNAA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 262 x 187 x 19. Weight in Grams: 622.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
238
Condition
New
SKU
V9781619427266
ISBN
9781619427266
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 294.70
€ 198.51

Paperback. Showcasing cutting-edge theoretical debates, Promoting Democracy in the Americas offers a much needed reality check on whether international and transnational actors are indeed successful in their efforts to promote democracy and, if so, exactly what type of democracy they envision. Editor(s): Legler, Thomas; Lean, Sharon F.; Boniface, Dexter S. Num Pages: 360 pages, 1, 1 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1K; JPHV. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 486.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801886768
ISBN
9780801886768
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 33.01

Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages, 58 b/w and color photos. BIC Classification: 1KBBSK; VXQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 167 x 13. Weight in Grams: 464.
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764339899
ISBN
9780764339899
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 18.21

Hardcover. Series Editor(s): Peterson, Barbara Bennett. Num Pages: 152 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 162 x 15. Weight in Grams: 374.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
152
Condition
New
SKU
V9781590339909
ISBN
9781590339909
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 68.91
€ 48.84

Paperback. * The first compact Dictionary of American History for over 50 years*3000 concise entries on political, economic, cultural and legal events and people* Full coverage of Americaa s ethnic and religious diversity. . Editor(s): Purvis, Thomas. Num Pages: 464 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1KBB; GBC; HBJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 25. Weight in Grams: 676.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
464
Condition
New
SKU
V9781577180999
ISBN
9781577180999
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.06

Paperback. Dramatizes how everyday life in the United States intersects with and is influenced by the power of events, on the one hand, and forces of conformity and normalcy on the other. Num Pages: 296 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC; JH; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 15. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814718971
ISBN
9780814718971
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.75

Paperback. Known for their stunning displays of artistry and technique, Italian illuminated manuscripts have long been coveted by collection around the world. This illustrated volume presents many examples of Italian painting and illumination by noted artists such as Girolamo da Cremona, Pacino de Bonaguida, and Pisanello. Num Pages: 112 pages, 96 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DST; 1KBBWF; WCS; WTHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 171 x 240 x 10. Weight in Grams: 386.
Publisher
Getty Trust Publications
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781606064368
ISBN
9781606064368
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.88

Paperback. Tort law is a good thing (whatever it is..). Num Pages: 345 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; LNV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 494.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
345
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814747582
ISBN
9780814747582
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.71

Paperback. Illustrator(s): Tejido, Jomike. Series: Fly on the Wall History. Num Pages: illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; YNTR; YQH; YQT. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 254 x 226 x 3. Weight in Grams: 159.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Picture Window Books
Condition
New
SKU
V9781479597918
ISBN
9781479597918
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.78

Paperback. Editor(s): Newitt, Professor Malyn. Series: Lost & Found: Classic Travel Writing S. Num Pages: 256 pages, ill. BIC Classification: 1KLS; 3JH; HBLL; HBTV. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 215 x 133. .
Publisher
Non Basic Stock Line
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9781904955696
ISBN
9781904955696
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 19.79

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