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The Americas

Paperback. Throughout the 18th and early 19th centuries, illegitimate offspring of elite families in colonial Spanish America appealed to the Council of the Indies in Spain to purchase legitimations. This analysis provides a detailed picture of attitudes to illegitimacy in colonial Spanish America. Num Pages: 464 pages, 16 tables 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KLS; 3J; HBJK; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 158 x 29. Weight in Grams: 646.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Stanford University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
464
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804731485
ISBN
9780804731485
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 35.62

Paperback. Fits, trances, visions, clairvoyance, and possession. Believers have viewed these experiences as religious - as manifestations of God, or the Christ within. This book explores the myriad ways in which believers and detractors interpreted these experiences in Anglo-American culture between the mid-eighteenth and early-twentieth centuries. Num Pages: 448 pages, 12 halftones 1 line illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; 3JH; 3JJC; HBJK; HBLH; HBLL; HBLW; HRCS; HRLK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 240 x 231 x 32. Weight in Grams: 718.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
448
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691010243
ISBN
9780691010243
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 64.68
€ 50.55

Paperback. A portrait of the lawyers who serve the diverse constituencies of the conservative movement. It explains what unites and divides lawyers for the three major groups - social conservatives, libertarians, and business advocates - that have coalesced in recent decades behind the Republican Party. Series: Chicago Series in Law and Society. Num Pages: 240 pages, 4 line drawings, 9 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPFM; LAQ; LAT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 18. Weight in Grams: 370.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780226768342
ISBN
9780226768342
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 25.41

Paperback. Martin finds that objects not only reflect culture, they are the means to create it. Series: Studies in Early American Economy and Society from the Library Company of Philadelphia. Num Pages: 288 pages, 50, 4 black & white line drawings, 34 black & white halftones, 12 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBFV; HBJK; HBLL; KCZ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 157 x 236 x 20. Weight in Grams: 446.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801898266
ISBN
9780801898266
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 28.27

Paperback. Series: Wildflowers in the National Parks Series. Num Pages: 256 pages, 324 colour illustrations, 2 maps, 1 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBBF; WNP; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 105 x 12. Weight in Grams: 16.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Falcon Guides
Condition
New
SKU
V9780762770113
ISBN
9780762770113
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 15.08

Paperback. Could a mother shoot her own children? This title is a reissue of a true crime classic. Num Pages: 624 pages, 8 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBWR; 3JJPN; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 177 x 111 x 40. Weight in Grams: 338.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780751535563
ISBN
9780751535563
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.29

Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages, 75 black & white halftones, 25 colour illustrations, 8 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBE; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 252 x 204 x 14. Weight in Grams: 721.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Edition
2 Rev ed
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9781608931750
ISBN
9781608931750
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 35.46

Paperback. Using concepts from political economy, feminism, and public policy, this study will be of interest across a range of disciplines. Series: Studies in Comparative Political Economy and Public Policy. Num Pages: 336 pages, 5 diagrams, 3 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 3JJP; JFSJ; JKS; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 558.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780802084088
ISBN
9780802084088
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 43.63

hardcover. Using concepts from political economy, feminism, and public policy, this study will be of interest across a range of disciplines. Series: Studies in Comparative Political Economy and Public Policy. Num Pages: 336 pages, 5 diagrams, 3 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 3JJP; JFSJ; JKS; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 157 x 33. Weight in Grams: 686.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780802035233
ISBN
9780802035233
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 104.41

Hardback. Using a wide variety of archaeological and archival evidence of indigenous clothing, jewelry, and hairstyles, scholars trace the history of costume in Ecuador from prehistory to the twentieth century. Series: Joe R. and Teresa Lozana Long Series in Latin American and Latino Art and Culture. Num Pages: 382 pages, 9 color and 194 b&w photos, 7 line drawings, 8 maps, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1KLSE; HBTB; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 160 x 33. Weight in Grams: 816.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of Texas Press United States
Number of pages
382
Condition
New
SKU
V9780292725911
ISBN
9780292725911
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 70.24

Paperback. In most parts of highland Ecuador, people still identify themselves as indigenous and as belonging to a particular ethnic subgroup by the clothes and ornaments they wear. This book offers insight into the role of costume-clothing, jewelry, and bodily adornment - in a society changing from a subsistence economy to one based on wage income. Editor(s): Rowe, Ann Pollard. Series: Samuel and Althea Stroum Books. Num Pages: 400 pages, 286 illus. BIC Classification: 1KLSE; AKTA; JFCK; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 204 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1225.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295977423
ISBN
9780295977423
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 85.70

Paperback. Espouses that government can be a force for good in society, while addressing critics simultaneously. Through coverage of events and an accessible writing style, this text fosters interest and involvement in state and local politics, policy, and public service. Num Pages: 352 pages, colour illustrations, colour tables, maps, figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPR. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 188 x 231 x 15. Weight in Grams: 526.
Publisher
Cengage Learning, Inc United States
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
6th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781285737485
ISBN
9781285737485
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 113.68

Paperback. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTB; JHBZ; MBP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 229 x 30. Weight in Grams: 378.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Beacon Press
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780807076996
ISBN
9780807076996
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 19.29

Paperback. During the 1980s and 1990s, Brazil struggled to rebuild its democracy after 20 years of military dictatorship, experiencing financial crises, political protest and electoral contention. This work argues that youth activists of various stripes played a vital role, contributing new forms of political talk and action to Brazil's emerging democracy. Series: Princeton Studies in Cultural Sociology. Num Pages: 456 pages, 36 line illus. 17 tables. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; JHMC; JPHV; JPW. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 148 x 27. Weight in Grams: 606.
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
454
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691141046
ISBN
9780691141046
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.05

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
University of Texas Press United States
Edition
Edition Unstated
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780292701717
ISBN
9780292701717
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 26.97

Paperback. Num Pages: 247 pages, b/w maps & photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; WSXF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 154 x 18. Weight in Grams: 443. 247 pages, b/w maps & photos. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1KBB; WSXF. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 18. Weight: 438.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Stackpole Books
Edition
1st
Number of pages
247
Condition
New
SKU
V9780811728515
ISBN
9780811728515
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 15.16

Paperback. A glimpse into the arts of southwestern tribes and a shimmering portrait of the desert's oldest miracle. Num Pages: 144 pages, 160 colour photos. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; HBTB; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 302 x 215 x 10. Weight in Grams: 768.
Publisher
Museum of New Mexico Press United States
Number of pages
144
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
1St Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780890133446
ISBN
9780890133446
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 29.66

Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages, 17. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JD; 3JF; HBJK; HBLH; JFSL9; JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801483639
ISBN
9780801483639
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 33.59

Hardcover. In this volume, scholars from three continents trace the role of dreams in the cultural transitions of the early modern Atlantic world, illustrating how both indigenous and European methods of understanding dream phenomena became central to contests over religious and political power. Editor(s): Plane, Ann Marie; Tuttle, Leslie. Num Pages: 336 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 1K; HBJD; HBJK; HBLC; HBLH; HRQ. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 236 x 162 x 26. Weight in Grams: 592.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812245042
ISBN
9780812245042
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 86.52

Paperback. This text offers advice on bringing women and people of colour into the leadership ranks of organizations, that will appeal to both ends of the political spectrum. It includes research on 16 organizations to reveal "best practices" for achieving diversity in executive positions. Num Pages: 352 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFJ; KJMV2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 161 x 23. Weight in Grams: 484.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
Edition
1st
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780787901844
ISBN
9780787901844
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.30

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