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The Americas
Paperback. Explores Wari' conceptions of person, body, and spirit, as well as indigenous understandings of memory and emotion, to explain why the Wari' felt that corpses must be destroyed and why they preferred cannibalism over cremation. This book shows why, in Wari' terms, it was considered the most honorable and compassionate way of treating the dead. Num Pages: 317 pages, 15 halftones, 3 maps, line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KLSBZ; GTB; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 152 x 228 x 20. Weight in Grams: 514.
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780292712362
- ISBN
- 9780292712362
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.51
€ 32.99
€ 29.51
paperback. Originally published: New York: Farrar & Rinehart, c1942. Num Pages: 296 pages, 24 b/w illustrations; 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBC; HBJK; HBTP; RBKF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 334.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- OUP Canada Canada
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195449556
- ISBN
- 9780195449556
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.31
€ 33.31
Paperback. Offers insights insight into the underpinnings of the theory of plantation economy initiated by Lloyd Best and Kari Levitt in the 1960s as a basis for analyzing the nature of Caribbean economy. This book identifies the main features of the plantation economy as a hinterland characterized by subordination and dependency on the dominant metropole. Num Pages: 280 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KJ; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of the West Indies Press Jamaica
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789766402112
- ISBN
- 9789766402112
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 58.27
€ 58.27
Paperback. First published to mark the occasion of the Century of Progress Exposition, this volume includes the impressions of over a thousand visitors to Chicago, including Kipling and Waldo Frank. It covers all the major events in the history of the city, such as the Great Fire of 1871 and the 1893 World's Fair. Num Pages: 540 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBNC; HBJK; WTM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 165 x 32. Weight in Grams: 766.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 540
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226668215
- ISBN
- 9780226668215
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.46
€ 32.99
€ 29.46
Hardback. This text is a comprehensive guide to the highly varied mycoflora of Cape Cod. It contains accurate and up-to-date descriptions and over 150 colour illustrations that help the reader identify over 250 indigenous mushroom species. Num Pages: 192 pages, 144 colour photographs, notes, glossary. BIC Classification: 1KBBES; PSG; PST; WNP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 241 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 585.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815606871
- ISBN
- 9780815606871
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 34.80
€ 34.80
Paperback. Num Pages: 144 pages, 585 color photos. BIC Classification: 1KBBSH; WCN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 278 x 216 x 15. Weight in Grams: 782.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
- Edition
- 3 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 144
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764309038
- ISBN
- 9780764309038
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 21.15
€ 31.99
€ 21.15
Paperback. Num Pages: 315 pages, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Scholarly; (UP) Postgraduate; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 513.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- Gallaudet University Press,U.S. United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 315
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780930323592
- ISBN
- 9780930323592
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 18.26
€ 20.99
€ 18.26
hardcover. Charles Stewart's life of sailing and combat on the high seas rivals that of Patrick O'Brien's fictional hero, Jack Aubrey. Stewart held more sea commands (11) than any other U.S. Navy captain and served longer (63 years) than any officer in American naval history. Num Pages: 320 pages, 27 illustrations, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; HBTM; JWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 29. Weight in Grams: 612.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Potomac Books Inc United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781574885187
- ISBN
- 9781574885187
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 41.88
€ 41.99
€ 41.88
Hardcover. Traces the persecution of Huguenots in France and the eventual emigration of a small bloc of the French Calvinist population to colonial South Carolina. In a volume devoted to the first generation of Carolina Huguenots, Bertrand Van Ruymbeke describes in detail their gradual transformation from French refugees to South Carolina planters. Num Pages: 424 pages, 20 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBFS; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; HRCC7; JFSR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 31. Weight in Grams: 726.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Univ of South Carolina Pr
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781570035838
- ISBN
- 9781570035838
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 56.72
€ 56.72
hardcover. When famine struck Bolshevik Russia in 1921, the US responded with a two-year relief mission that battled starvation and disease, and saved millions of lives. The tale told here is largely derived from the diaries, memoirs and letters of the American participants. Num Pages: 832 pages, 94 illustrations, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 1KBB; 3JJG; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 6452 x 4522 x 43. Weight in Grams: 1429.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 832
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804744676
- ISBN
- 9780804744676
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 169.31
€ 169.31
Paperback. Num Pages: 640 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBF; 1KBBS; HBJK; HBLH; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 137 x 30. Weight in Grams: 596.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Edition
- 25 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 640
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195325171
- ISBN
- 9780195325171
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 39.56
€ 39.56
hardcover. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTV; JFM; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813934747
- ISBN
- 9780813934747
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.77
€ 32.99
€ 29.77
Paperback. Examines the changing identity of gay men writing within a historical context. By contrasting the personal experience of these disparate writers, this work illustrates the social transformations that these men helped shape. Series Editor(s): Andrews, William L. Series: Wisconsin Studies in Autobiography. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; BGA; DSBH; DSK; HBTB; JFSK2. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 367.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of Wisconsin Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780299222048
- ISBN
- 9780299222048
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.28
€ 29.28
Paperback. Num Pages: 200 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KJH; HRCC9; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 11. Weight in Grams: 295.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Reprint
- SKU
- V9781479841660
- ISBN
- 9781479841660
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 27.24
€ 29.99
€ 27.24
Hardcover. Series: International Social Movements Research. Num Pages: 310 pages, black & white line drawings, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: 1DD; 1KBB; GTJ; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 150 x 26. Weight in Grams: 684.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- Emerald Group Publishing Limited United States
- Number of pages
- 310
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1991 ed.
- SKU
- V9781559383745
- ISBN
- 9781559383745
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 115.48
€ 115.48
Paperback. A witty, fascinating, and unprecedented account of black male identity as seen through our culture's perceptions of hair. Num Pages: 250 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BM; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 127 x 23. Weight in Grams: 271.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Agate Publishing United States
- Number of pages
- 250
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781932841961
- ISBN
- 9781932841961
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 16.23
€ 16.99
€ 16.23
Hardcover. Almon suggests that Texas autobiography reveals as much about the state as it does the writer, recording geography and history; and economic, social, and religious practices. A sense of place distinguishes Texas autobiographical writing, for it springs from a state considered unique. Num Pages: 352 pages, 13 b&w photographs, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; 2ABM; 3JJ; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 36. Weight in Grams: 780.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Texas Christian University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780875652665
- ISBN
- 9780875652665
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 39.65
€ 43.99
€ 39.65
The Outrage Industry. Political Opinion Media and the New Incivility.
Berry, Jeffrey M.; Sobieraj, Sarah
Paperback. A stimulating expose on how the roots of today's partisan rage lie in the "outrage industry" - deregulated, commodified media markets that will do anything for money and attention. Series: Studies in Postwar American Political Development. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFD; JPA; JPVK; KNTJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 157 x 17. Weight in Grams: 428.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780190498467
- ISBN
- 9780190498467
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 57.05
€ 57.05
Hardcover. This final volume of Bernth Lindfors's definitive biography records the remarkable achievements and experiences of Ira Aldridge in the last years of his life, when he performed at theaters throughout Europe. Series: Rochester Studies in African History and the Diaspora. Num Pages: 364 pages, 20 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 1KBB; 3JH; ANB; BGF; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 166 x 35. Weight in Grams: 722.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University of Rochester Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781580465380
- ISBN
- 9781580465380
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 70.69€ 64.19
€ 70.69
€ 64.19
Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Boydell & Brewer Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781580464727
- ISBN
- 9781580464727
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 70.69€ 64.19
€ 70.69
€ 64.19
hardcover. Examines how the LGBT movement's engagement with the law shapes the very meanings of sexuality, sex, gender, privacy, discrimination, and family in law and society. This book contains essays that highlight the struggle to make the law relevant and responsive to the LGBT community. Editor(s): Barclay, Scott. Num Pages: 384 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSK; JPW; LAQ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 658.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814791301
- ISBN
- 9780814791301
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 95.82
€ 95.82
Paperback. Explores the life of Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826): first Secretary of State, second Vice President, fifth President of the United States, and a renaissance man of early America. This biography sets him in context, as a member of the Virginia gentry, an able and skilled lawyer, a talented politician, and the finest writer of his era. Num Pages: 288 pages, 25 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 203 x 136 x 15. Weight in Grams: 216.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195181302
- ISBN
- 9780195181302
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 22.43
€ 25.99
€ 22.43
Paperback. This volume provides an account of how American people have reshaped the Constitution to meet the country's changing needs. It describes how America has adopted 27 amendments since 1789 and debated and rejected 10,000 more. Num Pages: 396 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; 3JH; 3JJ; JPHC; LND. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Univ Pr of Kansas
- Edition
- Reissue
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700607150
- ISBN
- 9780700607150
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.01
€ 46.01
Paperback. Tells the story of the influential group of creative artists - Pauline Oliveros, Morton Subotnick, Ramon Sender, William Maginnis, and Tony Martin - who connected music to technology during a legendary era in California's cultural history. This title presents a comprehensive history of the San Francisco Tape Music Center. Editor(s): Bernstein, David W. Num Pages: 344 pages, 20 color photographs, 29 b/w photographs, 10 line drawings, 1 foldout, DVD. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; 3JJPK; AV; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 252 x 178 x 22. Weight in Grams: 756. 1960s Counterculture and the Avant-Garde. 344 pages. Editor(s): Bernstein, David W. Tells the story of the influential group of creative artists - Pauline Oliveros, Morton Subotnick, Ramon Sender, William Maginnis, and Tony Martin - who connected music to technology during a legendary era in California's cultural history. This title presents a comprehensive history of the San Francisco Tape Music Center. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; 3JJPK; AV; JFC. Dimension: 252 x 178 x 22. Weight: 756.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Number of pages
- 344
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520256170
- ISBN
- 9780520256170
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.12
€ 40.99
€ 29.12