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The Americas
Hardback. This text looks at how sociological concepts that were first "invented" to social inequality in Europe were also used to explain inequality in the United States. This book challenges classical approaches to social stratification to reconcile contradictory elements of social freedom found in the US. Num Pages: 198 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSC; JHBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 405.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 198
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333918104
- ISBN
- 9780333918104
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 121.80
€ 121.80
Paperback. Structured to meet employers' needs for low-wage farm workers, the well-known Bracero Program recruited thousands of Mexicans to perform physical labor in the United States between 1942 and 1964 in exchange for remittances sent back to Mexico. This book uncovers a previously hidden history of transnational family life. Series: American Crossroads. Num Pages: 280 pages, black & white illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; 1KLCM; HBJK; JFFN; JFSL4. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 227 x 17. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520282674
- ISBN
- 9780520282674
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.24
€ 40.99
€ 29.24
paperback. A panoramic new look at the critical role of Corinth, Mississippi in the Civil War. Vividly details the nearly year-long campaign that opened the way to Vicksburg and presaged the Confederacy's defeat in the West. Series: Modern War Studies. Num Pages: 464 pages, 22 illustrations, 8 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBSM; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 658.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University Press of Kansas United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 464
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700623457
- ISBN
- 9780700623457
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 29.40
€ 31.99
€ 29.40
Hardback. Chronicles the three very different sieges of Quebec and sheds light on these pivotal eighteenth-century conflicts. This book describes the power of the city to draw historical figures such as Benedict Arnold and George Washington. It focuses on the detail of military strategy. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBCQ; 3JF; HBJK; HBLL; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 165 x 22. Weight in Grams: 496.
- Publisher
- Continuum Publishing Corporation
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781441113597
- ISBN
- 9781441113597
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 76.41€ 58.43
€ 76.41
€ 58.43
Hardback. The US sees itself as being locked into a confrontation with Iran, its number one enemy since the invasion of Saddam Hussein's Iraq. This book argues that by attempting to isolate Iran, the US may in fact be undermining its own power. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBN; 1KBB; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 481.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845112493
- ISBN
- 9781845112493
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.90€ 49.51
€ 52.90
€ 49.51
Paperback. A guide to Annie Proulx's novel "Postcards" and her short story "Brokeback Mountain" that features a biography of the author, an analysis of the texts, a summary of the their popular and critical reception, a discussion of the film adaptation of "Brokeback Mountain" and its reception. Series: Continuum Contemporaries Series. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 190 x 135 x 11. Weight in Grams: 156. Series: Continuum Contemporaries Series. 96 pages. A guide to Annie Proulx's novel "Postcards" and her short story "Brokeback Mountain" that features a biography of the author, an analysis of the texts, a summary of the their popular and critical reception, a discussion of the film adaptation of "Brokeback Mountain" and its reception. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Dimension: 190 x 135 x 11. Weight: 156.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 96
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847064554
- ISBN
- 9781847064554
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 21.68
€ 24.99
€ 21.68
Paperback. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 143 x 216 x 17. Weight in Grams: 338.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing Plc United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781623568191
- ISBN
- 9781623568191
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 32.84
€ 38.99
€ 32.84
Hardcover. Offers alternative insights into the complex relationship between politics and intelligentsia in revolutionary Cuba. Series: Coleccion Tamesis: Serie A, Monografias. Num Pages: 228 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KJC; 2ADS; APFB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 164 x 243 x 25. Weight in Grams: 556.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Tamesis Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781855662889
- ISBN
- 9781855662889
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 97.58
€ 97.58
Paperback. Num Pages: 154 pages, 5 b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL3; JNC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 142 x 8. Weight in Grams: 200.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- African American Images United States
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781934155769
- ISBN
- 9781934155769
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.59
€ 17.99
€ 16.59
Paperback. Arranged chronologically and illustrated throughout with full-color maps, photographs, drawings, and charts, this atlas tracks New York City from early Native American culture to the present with meticulously researched detail and compelling text. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBF; GBGM; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 279 x 15. Weight in Grams: 764.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- St Martin´s Press
- Edition
- 3rd ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781250098061
- ISBN
- 9781250098061
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 29.55
€ 33.99
€ 29.55
Hardback. This study examines the agenda setting and decision making behavior of the U.S. Supreme Court from 1888 to 1997. The study finds that economics decisions dominated the Court's docket up until the 1950s, when civil liberties cases became more prominent, and judicial power decisions remained relatively constant. Num Pages: 276 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; LNAA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 163 x 25. Weight in Grams: 580.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Associated University Presses United States
- Number of pages
- 276
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781575910673
- ISBN
- 9781575910673
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 124.43
€ 124.43
Paperback. It was Thomas Jefferson who envisioned the United States as a great 'empire of liberty.' This title takes Jefferson's phrase as a key to the saga of America - helping unlock both its grandeur and its paradoxes. Num Pages: 704 pages, 16pp b/w inset. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 31. Weight in Grams: 510.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Number of pages
- 704
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- First Penguin Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141033679
- ISBN
- 9780141033679
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 18.18
€ 25.99
€ 18.18
Paperback. As America descended into Civil War, British loyalties were torn between support for the North, which was against slavery, and defending the South, which portrayed itself as bravely fighting for its independence. This book gives fresh accounts of Civil War battles by seeing them through the eyes of British journalists and myriad soldiers. Num Pages: 1040 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 152 x 197 x 48. Weight in Grams: 758.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Number of pages
- 1040
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141040585
- ISBN
- 9780141040585
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 20.45
€ 29.99
€ 20.45
Hardback. Series: Historicizing Modernism. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781474278577
- ISBN
- 9781474278577
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 152.82€ 137.06
€ 152.82
€ 137.06
Paperback. Num Pages: 149 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; LN; U. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 212 x 139 x 11. Weight in Grams: 246.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 149
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781594547829
- ISBN
- 9781594547829
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 78.75€ 55.92
€ 78.75
€ 55.92
Hardback. Editor(s): Downs, Kelly; Rasmussen, Delmer. Num Pages: 153 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFN; JKV; LNDA1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 154 x 230 x 16. Weight in Grams: 406.
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 153
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781619426313
- ISBN
- 9781619426313
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 166.91€ 115.01
€ 166.91
€ 115.01
Hardback. Num Pages: 120 pages, 100 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEN; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 178 x 9. Weight in Grams: 263.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 120
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781608932559
- ISBN
- 9781608932559
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 15.24
€ 15.99
€ 15.24
Paperback. The 1990 United States Census was the most exhaustive in history. This book is dedicated to the needs of the local census data users. It provides an introduction to the data and teaches useful methods of analysis, focusing on four major themes: mastering access to a range of census data, measuring changes over time, comparing places, and more. Num Pages: 369 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JHBC; JHBD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 190 x 21. Weight in Grams: 688.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Emerald Group Publishing Limited United States
- Number of pages
- 369
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780125123082
- ISBN
- 9780125123082
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 115.32
€ 115.32
Paperback. Drinking is recognized as one of the most important problems confronting students on campus today, with major impacts on health and safety. Num Pages: 336 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFH1; JNM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Stylus Publishing
- Edition
- Revised
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781579228132
- ISBN
- 9781579228132
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.42
€ 38.42
Hardback. Vidor recounts his early days in Texas, his years at the birth of Hollywood, and his rise through the MGM Studios to become a prominent film director. Series: Directors Guild of America Oral History S. Num Pages: 333 pages, illustrations, portraits. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; APFB; HBT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 142 x 23. Weight in Grams: 558.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1988
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 333
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810821613
- ISBN
- 9780810821613
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 113.48
€ 113.48
Hardback. Num Pages: 328 pages, 15 halftones. 6 line illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSR1; JPFR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691168999
- ISBN
- 9780691168999
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.74
€ 33.99
€ 24.74
Paperback. Editor(s): Daley, James. Series: Dover Thrift Editions. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; DNS; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 147 x 209 x 10. Weight in Grams: 128.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Dover Publications Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780486498829
- ISBN
- 9780486498829
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 9.19
€ 9.19
Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave, Writte...
Douglass, Frederick, Davis, Angela Y.
Paperback. A new edition of the African American masterpiece featuring critical essays by Angela Y. Davis. Num Pages: 220 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BG; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 141 x 17. Weight in Grams: 286.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- City Lights Publishers
- Edition
- None, a New Critical ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780872865273
- ISBN
- 9780872865273
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 15.59
€ 15.99
€ 15.59
Hardback. Num Pages: 240 pages, 6 photographs, 1 drawing, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KLC; HBJK; HRCC2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 825.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780803268432
- ISBN
- 9780803268432
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 60.06
€ 60.06