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The Americas

Hardback. American universities serve as economic engines, performing the scientific research that can create new industries, drive economic growth, and keep the United States globally competitive. This title sheds light on how knowledge and politics intersect to structure the economy. Num Pages: 264 pages, 6 line illus. 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JNKG; JNMN; PDK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 240 x 167 x 22. Weight in Grams: 534.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691147086
ISBN
9780691147086
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.15
€ 42.14

Paperback. Chronicles the rise and demise of legal, feminist, and medical campaigns against domestic violence, based on research into court records, newspaper accounts, and autobiographies. This book argues that the most consistent barrier to reform has been the Family Ideal - ideas about family privacy, conjugal and parental rights, and family stability. Num Pages: 320 pages, 14 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFE3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 229 x 23. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252071751
ISBN
9780252071751
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 24.78

Hardback. Num Pages: 362 pages, Ill.M. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 278 x 153 x 25. Weight in Grams: 771.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1980
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
362
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231045063
ISBN
9780231045063
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 112.21
€ 85.82

paperback. Series: Families, Law, and Society. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JHBK; JKSB1; JPQB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
Edition
Reprint
SKU
V9781479860296
ISBN
9781479860296
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.75

Hardcover. Working mothers are common in the United States. In over half of all two-parent families, both parents work, and women's paychecks on average make up 35 percent of their families' incomes. This book helps you explore the reasons behind the relative paucity of US child care and child care support. Series: Families, Law, and Society. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; LNMK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 25. Weight in Grams: 526.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
NYU Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781479862658
ISBN
9781479862658
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 96.31

Hardback. One of the world's leading authorities presents a major overview of the Moche, one of pre-Columbian America's greatest civilizations, renowned for its monumental architecture, metalwork, ceramics, and textiles Series: The William and Bette Nowlin Series in Art, History, and Culture of the Western Hemisphere. Num Pages: 208 pages, 11 colour and 62 b&w photographs, 23 line drawings, 1 map, 1 graph. BIC Classification: 1KLSR; 1KLSX; HDD; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 287 x 223 x 18. Weight in Grams: 808.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of Texas Press United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780292737594
ISBN
9780292737594
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.93

Hardcover. Enter the bustling realm of domestic workers at Maymont House from 1893 to 1925, the opulent mansion of Richmond multimillionaire James H. Dooley. Drawing on personal letters, business documents and oral histories, O'Leary examines the parallel and divergent viewpoints of server and served. Num Pages: 192 pages, 40 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBFV; 3JH; 3JJC; HBJK; HBLL; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 567.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
University of Virginia Press
Edition
First printing.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813921600
ISBN
9780813921600
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.54

Paperback. The first comprehensive study of one city, Baltimore, forty years after the unrest that swept across some 120 U.S. cities. Num Pages: 294 pages, 20 black & white illustrations, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBFM; 3JJPK; HBJK; HBLW3; JFSL; JPWF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Temple University Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
294
Condition
New
SKU
V9781439906620
ISBN
9781439906620
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 31.92

Hardback. Num Pages: 156 pages, , black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLC; ACBK; HRKP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 331. Weight in Grams: 392.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Texas Press United States
Number of pages
156
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9781477310595
ISBN
9781477310595
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 81.31

Paperback. Num Pages: 416 pages, colour illus. BIC Classification: 1K; 3H; HBJK; HBLC1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 246 x 189. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Sussex Academic Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845197018
ISBN
9781845197018
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 59.06
€ 58.43

Hardcover. Num Pages: 400 pages, colour illus. BIC Classification: 1K; 3H; HBJK; HBLC1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 198 x 254 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1006.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Sussex Academic Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845197001
ISBN
9781845197001
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 148.45

Num Pages: 224 pages, 363 colour & 51 b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; AM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 312 x 237 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1774.
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764314605
ISBN
9780764314605
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.32
€ 50.26

Dramatic photos and fascinating text explore the rich angular ornament, towers, graphics, and exaggerated works created by architects and designers in 1920s to 1940s Los Angeles. Num Pages: 192 pages, 231 color & 65 b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AMG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 311 x 238 x 27. Weight in Grams: 1920.
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764320088
ISBN
9780764320088
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.32
€ 42.89

Paperback. Num Pages: 230 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 1KBCL; HBJK; HBLW; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 274.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
NeWest Press Canada
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
230
Condition
New
SKU
V9781896300764
ISBN
9781896300764
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 18.90

Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages, port. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 3JJH; HBTB; JN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 128 x 13. Weight in Grams: 244.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
NeWest Press Canada
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9781896300481
ISBN
9781896300481
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 18.12

Paperback. Num Pages: 187 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 3JJG; HBTB; JN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 130 x 14. Weight in Grams: 212.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
NeWest Press Canada
Edition
1st
Number of pages
187
Condition
New
SKU
V9781896300115
ISBN
9781896300115
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 18.12

Paperback. Recovers the history of 19th- and early-20th-century African-American reading societies. Series: New Americanists. Num Pages: 440 pages, 4 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; DSBF; JFSL1; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3810 x 29. Weight in Grams: 644.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
440
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822329954
ISBN
9780822329954
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.61

Hardback. Series: The Olana Collection. Num Pages: 80 pages. BIC Classification: 1KJWJ; ACVC; AGB; AGN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 254 x 12. Weight in Grams: 628.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
80
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801449208
ISBN
9780801449208
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.36

Hardback. A catalogue that presents a selection of approximately 100 of the finest watercolours, pastels, and drawings by American modernists from the Wadsworth Atheneum's renowned collection of American art. It features two essays exploring the historical significance of the collection and the importance to American modernists of working on paper. Series: Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art. Num Pages: 216 pages, 190 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; ACXD2; AFCC; AFF; AGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 298 x 248 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1522.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300151664
ISBN
9780300151664
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 76.78
€ 59.26

Paperback. Thompson, Karin Wulf, Avihu Zakai. Editor(s): Mancke, Elizabeth; Shammas, Carole. Series: Anglo-America in the Transatlantic World. Num Pages: 408 pages, 4, 4 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1KBB; 3JD; 3JF; HBJD1; HBJK; HBLH; HBTQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 296 x 29. Weight in Grams: 588.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421418445
ISBN
9781421418445
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 30.19

Paperback. In a sweeping reassessment of early American literature, The Gender of Freedom explores the workings of the literary public sphere-from its colonial emergence through the antebellum flourishing of sentimentalism-and places representations of and by women at the center rather than the margin of the public sphere and the politics of liberalism. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DSBD; DSK; JHBK5. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 17. Weight in Grams: 431.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804758475
ISBN
9780804758475
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.60

Hardcover. Editor(s): Nuxoll, Elizabeth Miles. Num Pages: 768 pages, black & white illustrations, maps, frontispiece. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; HBTV; JFSL3; JPSD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 51. Weight in Grams: 1247.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of Virginia Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813932804
ISBN
9780813932804
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.86

Hardback. By examining the Cold War court-martial, this book opens a window on conflicts that divided America at the time, such as the competing demands of work and family and the tension between individual rights and social conformity. Using military justice records, it demonstrates the criminal consequences of the military's violent mission. Series: Politics and Society in Modern America. Num Pages: 256 pages, 6 line illus. 3 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; LNAA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 243 x 165 x 22. Weight in Grams: 498.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691118048
ISBN
9780691118048
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 70.87
€ 54.95

Paperback. Now in paperback, the fascinating story behind the outsiders who staged the 1913 Armory Show in New York, the most important art exhibition in United States history, which introduced Picasso, Duchamp, Matisse, and the rest of Modernism to America. Num Pages: 232 pages, 18 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JJC; ACXD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 141 x 15. Weight in Grams: 18.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9781493000623
ISBN
9781493000623
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 17.29

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