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paperback. Num Pages: 312 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; 3JH; 3JJ; JHM; MBP; MJCJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 240 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 417.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
Edition
First Edition
SKU
V9780816630486
ISBN
9780816630486
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 27.17

Paperback. Analyzes white fantasies of interracial desire in the history of popular American film. With readings of films like D W Griffith's 1915, "The Birth of a Nation" and of key forgotten films and censorship documents, this book argues that dominant fantasies of miscegenation have had a profound impact on the form and content of American cinema. Num Pages: 400 pages, 142 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; APFA; JFSL1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 571.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691113050
ISBN
9780691113050
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.92
€ 41.40

Paperback. Analyzing an eclectic history of film and related media, Split Screen Nation argues that popular visions of the American West and the American South must be thought in relation to one another if we are to fully understand the marks both have left on popular ways of imagining the U.S. Num Pages: 328 pages, over 400 screen stills. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 23. .
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780190459970
ISBN
9780190459970
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.97

Hardback. 50 photographers capture the extraordinary moments in the lives of ordinary Mainers What better way to celebrate fifty years of book publishing than to celebrate everyday life in Maine. Gathering the work of fifty photographers from all over the state, the book presents the day to day lives of ordinary Mainers. Editor(s): Lewis, Winky. Num Pages: 144 pages, 150 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEN; AJCR; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 178. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield
Condition
New
SKU
V9781608936496
ISBN
9781608936496
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 18.09

Hardcover. Traces a daughter's search to recover the "missing parts" of a mother, to know her as an individual for the first time. This work seeks to make heard one of those "lost" women's voices that speak from and help create the world that we know. Series: Writing American Women. Num Pages: 160 pages, 19 black-&-white illustrations, notes. BIC Classification: 1KBB; VFJX; VFVX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 133 x 20. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815608646
ISBN
9780815608646
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 22.36

Paperback. Now in paperback, a fascinating look at our nation's history of drinking and its effects on the American character by bestselling author Susan Cheever. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTB; JFFH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 135 x 203 x 19. Weight in Grams: 220.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Little, Brown & Company
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781455513857
ISBN
9781455513857
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.04

Paperback. American Literature in Context to 1865 is the perfect companion for readers who want to familiarize themselves with the historical events and literary movements that shaped American literature from the pre-Columbian period to the end of the Civil War. Num Pages: 204 pages, figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSB. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 153 x 16. Weight in Grams: 316.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
204
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405188630
ISBN
9781405188630
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.10

Paperback. Great white sharks are enigmas. They ruled the oceans long before dinosaurs inhabited the earth, yet we know surprisingly little about them. Scientists speculate they can live for 60 years and grow to a massive 20 feet long. This title deals with great white sharks and the power they have over us. Num Pages: 304 pages, Illustrations (some col.), 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; BTH; WNCS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 133 x 21. Weight in Grams: 242.
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099555247
ISBN
9780099555247
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 16.69

Paperback. Provides an analysis of the making and unmaking of class consciousness among the urban poor. This title chronicles the transformation of Peru's poor from a culture of deference and clientelism in the late 1960s to a population mobilized for radical political action. Num Pages: 200 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLSR; JFFA; JFSG; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 15. Weight in Grams: 59.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520200234
ISBN
9780520200234
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 26.13

Paperback. Highlights the gendered quality of the immigration process in the US, drawing on Census data and interviews Num Pages: 319 pages, black & white illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 438.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
319
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814767399
ISBN
9780814767399
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 33.59

hardcover. This text integrates knowledge on DMST from the scholarly literature with interviews with those working directly in the field. Interviews with survivors, social workers, psychologists, law enforcement professionals, and others help educate the reader as to why and how this crime occurs, how to fight it, and how to help survivors recover. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFE2; JFMX; JFSP1; JFSP2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 163 x 19. Weight in Grams: 352.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
OXFORD UNIV PR United States
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199300600
ISBN
9780199300600
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 95.96

Hardback. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Rutgers University Press United States
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780813574363
ISBN
9780813574363
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 69.14

Series: The Culture and Politics of Health Care Work. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JJPR; 3JM; BM; MBDP; MJCJ2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 514.
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801453625
ISBN
9780801453625
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.03

Hardback. Gore Vidal has been entertaining - and occasionally outraging - the American public for 50 years. This study examines Vidal's recent and early novels, and considers the recurring theme of the decline of the United States. Series: Critical Companions to Popular Contemporary Writers. Num Pages: 232 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 239 x 160 x 24. Weight in Grams: 500.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc United States
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780313295799
ISBN
9780313295799
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.21

Paperback. The author demonstrates that in 19th and 20th centuries and contrary to popular belief, the Deaf community defended its use of sign language as a distinctive form of communication, thus forming a collective Deaf consciousness, identity, and political organization. Num Pages: 230 pages, halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; JNSC1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 336.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
230
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814798942
ISBN
9780814798942
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 31.45

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Publication date
2007
Publisher
Good Night Books United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
20
Condition
New
SKU
V9781602190061
ISBN
9781602190061
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.95

Paperback. Written by the author, a Brule Lakota woman who experienced firsthand the often devastating changes forced on the Lakotas, this book presents her attempt to correct misconceptions about Lakota history. Num Pages: 199 pages, Illus., maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBTB; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 141 x 14. Weight in Grams: 295.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
199
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803261648
ISBN
9780803261648
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 18.45

Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages, 46 b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; VXQG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 166 x 16. Weight in Grams: 434.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764331756
ISBN
9780764331756
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 14.03

Paperback. Editor(s): Bickford, Susan. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPHV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 141 x 14. Weight in Grams: 320.
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801483776
ISBN
9780801483776
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 35.94

paperback. Series: Global Insecurities. Num Pages: 288 pages, 8 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KLCS; JFFN; JFSL4; JFSP2; LNDA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 15. Weight in Grams: 409.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780822361633
ISBN
9780822361633
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 29.27

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