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The Americas

Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBCB; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 279 x 13. Weight in Grams: 810.
Publisher
Harbour Publishing Canada
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781550175219
ISBN
9781550175219
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 27.39

Paperback. A contribution to the history of the blues and of Afro-American culture in general. Writing from a black/feminist standpoint, Harrison shows the joys, trials, heartbreaks and enduring influence of such singers as Victoria Spivey and Alberta Hunter. Num Pages: 314 pages, photographs, discography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; AVGJ; AVGK; JFFK; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 19. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1988
Publisher
Rutgers University Press
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813512808
ISBN
9780813512808
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 42.18

Paperback. Taking a contemporary look at the religiosity of black women, this work explores what is behind black women's intense loyalty to the church. It illuminates the spiritual sustenance the church provides black women, uncovers their critical assessment of the church's ministry, and interprets the consequences of their limited collective activism. Series: Religion, Race, & Ethnicity. Num Pages: 230 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HRCV; JFSJ1; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 16. Weight in Grams: 336.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
230
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814794098
ISBN
9780814794098
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.90

paperback. Argues that from the mid-nineteenth century to the early twentieth, black transatlantic entertainers often transformed the alienating conditions of social and political marginalization into modes of self-actualization through performance Num Pages: 488 pages, 23 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1K; AN; GTB; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 154 x 29. Weight in Grams: 654.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
488
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780822337225
ISBN
9780822337225
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 32.13

Paperback. This work is termed a "roman temoignage" (testimonial-novel) bridging documentary and fiction. Spanning six decades of Leonara's life, the book indirectly explores the economic, social and cultural life of Guadeloupe's peasants and working class, especially black women. Translator(s): Leskes, Andrea. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1KJWVG; 2ADF; DNF; DSK; JFC; JFSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 490.
Publisher
University of Virginia Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813915180
ISBN
9780813915180
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.98

Hardcover. In the coming presidential primaries, no state is as important in setting the stage or affecting the odds than New Hampshire. This book explains the distinctiveness of New Hampshire politics and how the candidates create strategies to appeal to the state's voters. Editor(s): Scala, Dante J. Num Pages: 224 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBBEH; JPHF; JPL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 465.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780312296223
ISBN
9780312296223
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.31

Paperback. WONDERLAND AVENUE is the careering autobiography of someone who wilfully, skilfully and enthusiastically abused all the cards that life dealt. Num Pages: 480 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVGP; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 38. Weight in Grams: 326.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780349101750
ISBN
9780349101750
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.51

paperback. An anthology of literary criticism of Appalachian novelists, poets, and playwrights. It reprises critical writing of influential authors such as Joyce Carol Oates, Cratis Williams, and Jim Wayne Miller. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBE; 2AB; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 712. Weight in Grams: 603.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Ohio University Press United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780821415900
ISBN
9780821415900
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 32.13

Paperback. Written from foster mothers' perspectives, this book voices the often painful experiences of contemporary US foster mothers as they struggle to mother and care-work in the face of exploitative social relations with the state. Num Pages: 245 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JHBK; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 17. Weight in Grams: 350.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
245
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814793473
ISBN
9780814793473
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 31.02

Paperback. In her memoir His Bright Light, the author opened her heart to share the story of the loss of her beloved son. In this book, she shows us how she transformed that pain into a campaign of service that enriched her life beyond what she could imagine. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; BM; JFFB; JKS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 10. Weight in Grams: 110.
Publisher
Transworld Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
144
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780552165440
ISBN
9780552165440
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.76

Paperback. Series: Captured World History. Num Pages: illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KL; YQH. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 234 x 260 x 5. Weight in Grams: 228.
Publisher
Compass Point Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780756554422
ISBN
9780756554422
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 10.15

Paperback. A tour de force. . . . No one has ever written a book on the Declaration quite like this one. Gordon Wood, New York Review of Books" Num Pages: 320 pages, 35 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; HBJK; HBLH; HPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 209 x 139. Weight in Grams: 666.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
W W Norton & Co Ltd United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9781631490446
ISBN
9781631490446
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.92

Paperback. Modern Moves examines the movement of social dances between black and white cultural groups and immigrant and migrant communities during the early twentieth century. It focuses on Manhattan, a Black Atlantic capital into which diverse people and dances flowed and intermingled, and out of which new dances were marketed globally. Num Pages: 224 pages, 17 b&w halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; ASD. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 158 x 235 x 17. Weight in Grams: 308.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199779222
ISBN
9780199779222
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 63.58

Hardcover. Editor(s): Becker, Danielle M. Num Pages: 174 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 1KBB; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 161 x 18. Weight in Grams: 458.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
174
Condition
New
SKU
V9781617618888
ISBN
9781617618888
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 136.33
€ 95.53

Paperback. Presents a conceptual framework for understanding the development of improvised dance in late 20th-century America. This book also offers an understanding of the 'freedom' of improvisational dance. It is suitable for those interested in dance history and criticism, and for interdisciplinary audiences in the fields of American and cultural studies. Num Pages: 186 pages, 9 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; ASD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 296.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of Michigan Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780472050840
ISBN
9780472050840
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.97

Hardcover. Follmi travelled far and wide to witness the celebrations, landscapes, rituals and traditions of cultures all over the world, discovering new ways of seeing as he sought to understand and capture through photography the connections linking the people to their ancestral lands. This book deals with his work. Num Pages: 288 pages, 130 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KL; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 120 x 167 x 23. Weight in Grams: 402.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Thames and Hudson Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
9780500518229
ISBN
9780500518229
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 5.80

Paperback. The Power of Race in Cuba analyzes racial ideologies that negate the existence of racism and their effect on racial progress, racial attitudes and activism through the lens of Cuba. This work gives a nuanced portrait of black identity and draws from the many black spaces, both formal and informal to highlight black consciousness on the island. Series: Transgressing Boundaries: Studies in Black Politics and Black Communities. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 1KJC; JFFJ; JFSL3; JPA; JPF; JPFN; JPHL. Dimension: 235 x 156. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc
Condition
New
SKU
V9780190632304
ISBN
9780190632304
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 62.70

Hardcover. Editor(s): Vesser, Danielle B. Num Pages: 86 pages, graphs, charts. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JNKG; JNM; LA; MB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 162 x 12. Weight in Grams: 312.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
86
Condition
New
SKU
V9781611225297
ISBN
9781611225297
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 136.33
€ 95.53

Num Pages: 191 pages, 96 color & 46 b/w images. BIC Classification: 1KBB; WSBX; WSSN7. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 303 x 234 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1438.
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
191
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764341823
ISBN
9780764341823
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 48.99
€ 32.61

Paperback. In 1996, an older woman in Lima, Peru - part of a group of women street sweepers protesting the privatization of the city's cleaning services - stripped to the waist in full view of the crowd that surrounded her. This title analyzes the ramifications of this act within the city's conflicted history and across its class divisions. Num Pages: 256 pages, 10 halftones, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1KLSR; JFSG; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226280981
ISBN
9780226280981
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 28.96

paperback. Bringing together Mexican, Soviet, and North American (as well as British) perspectives, this book shows how the convergence of each country's domestic and foreign policies precluded them from a harmonious triangular relationship. It contributes to an understanding of the international dimension of the Mexican revolution. Series: American Encounters/Global Interactions. Num Pages: 280 pages, 16 b&w photographs, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 1KBB; 1KLCM; 3JJG; HBTV; JPSD; JPWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 21. Weight in Grams: 490.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822322894
ISBN
9780822322894
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.56

Hardback. Sets the Italian-American political confrontation within the context of the two countries' cultural perceptions of each other, different war experiences, and ideas about participatory democracy and peace. This book highlights the impact of American ideology and sense of mission in the world. Translator(s): Shugaar, Antony. Series: Harvard Historical Studies. Num Pages: 276 pages, 2 tables, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1DST; 1KBB; HBG; HBJK; HBLW; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 553.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Edition
Tra
Number of pages
276
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674028241
ISBN
9780674028241
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 73.99
€ 68.33

Hardcover. Series: Memory Politics and Transitional Justice. Num Pages: 180 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KLSH; 3JJP; HBJK; JHB; JPHX; JPWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148 x 15. Weight in Grams: 365.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
1st ed. 2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349948529
ISBN
9781349948529
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.20

Hardcover. Democracy promotion is an established principle in US and EU foreign policies today, but how did it become so? This comparative study explores the promotion of democracy, focusing on exponents from emerging democracies alongside more established Western models, and investigates the impact of democratic interests on foreign policy. Num Pages: 253 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1QFE; JPB; JPHV; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 145 x 223 x 19. Weight in Grams: 424.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137414465
ISBN
9781137414465
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.89

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