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The Americas

hardcover. This text reader provides a broad-ranging feminist introduction to the ongoing controversies of development in Latin America and the Caribbean, and identifies key trends and debates in the scholarly literature on women and gender in the region. Editor(s): Abbassi, Jennifer; Lutjens, Sheryl L. Series: Latin American Perspectives in the Classroom. Num Pages: 320 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KJ; 1KL; JFC; JFSJ1; KCP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 160 x 28. Weight in Grams: 653.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
Edition
Annotated
SKU
V9780742510746
ISBN
9780742510746
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 175.12

Paperback. Num Pages: 187 pages, black & white illustrations, colour illustrations, colour tables, figures. BIC Classification: 1KLS; AC; AFF; AGZ; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 333 x 244 x 18. Weight in Grams: 1157.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Getty Trust Publications United States
Number of pages
187
Condition
New
SKU
V9780892368945
ISBN
9780892368945
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.61

Paperback. An illustrated account of the Getty Museum's research into outdoor sculpture conservation. Num Pages: 288 pages, 132 colour & 81 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; AFKB; AGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 268 x 191 x 18. Weight in Grams: 970.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Getty Trust Publications United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9781606060100
ISBN
9781606060100
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 76.62
€ 59.72

Hardback. Offers a visual tour of the treasures to found both inside and outside the Getty Centre. This title features photos that showcase the Centre's world-class architecture and design. Num Pages: 96 pages, full-colour illustrations throughout. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; WTHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 152 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Getty Trust Publications United States
Number of pages
96
Condition
New
SKU
V9780892369751
ISBN
9780892369751
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.93

Paperback. In eight decades photographer Manuel Alvarez Bravo created works of art that display an array of styles and themes. This volume contains 50 images with extended commentaries on each by Robert Tejada, a curator and critic. There is also a transcript of a symposium on Manuel Alvarez Bravo. Series: In Focus. Num Pages: 144 pages, 50 duotones. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; 3JJ; ACX; AGB; AJC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 156 x 194 x 11. Weight in Grams: 284.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Getty Trust Publications United States
Number of pages
144
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780892366255
ISBN
9780892366255
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.82

paperback. El Pueblo de Los Angeles was founded in 1781 by settlers from present-day Mexico, as well as settlers of Indian, African and European descent. Illustrated in colour, this volume uses text, paintings and photographs to create a portrait of the pueblo, its history, and its heritage. Series: Conservation & cultural heritage. Num Pages: 136 pages, 88 colour & 72 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; 3J; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 203 x 10. Weight in Grams: 567.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Getty Trust Publications United States
Number of pages
136
Condition
New
Edition
First Edition
SKU
V9780892366620
ISBN
9780892366620
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 22.20

Paperback. A colloquium discussion on the artist's work includes Abbott's contributions as well as those of six other participants: photographer William Clift; Amy Conger, author of Edward Weston: Photographs from the Collection of the Center for Creative Photography; David Featherstone, a freelance writer and editor;. Series: In Focus. Num Pages: 144 pages, 61 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AJB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 194 x 153 x 9. Weight in Grams: 290.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Getty Trust Publications United States
Number of pages
144
Condition
New
SKU
V9780892368099
ISBN
9780892368099
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.92

Paperback. This study places American constitutional law within a cultural context. It analyzes the psychological processes involved in the American legal system, arguing that the categorizing, narration and rhetorics used in the courthouse depend on the shifting cultural notions of heroes and villians. Num Pages: 468 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1KBB; LAB; LND. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 154 x 27. Weight in Grams: 736.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Edition
First Harvard University Paperback Edition
Number of pages
468
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674008168
ISBN
9780674008168
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 37.01

Paperback. Provides readings from the works of eighteen Latin American thinkers of the nineteenth century, each of whom were engaged in examining the problems that Spanish and Portuguese America faced in the one hundred years after securing independence in 1810. This book includes biographical headnotes for each contributor, a glossary, and a bibliography. Editor(s): Burke, Janet; Humphrey, Ted. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1KL; 3JH; HPCD; JFCX. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 512.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
Number of pages
366
Condition
New
SKU
V9780872208377
ISBN
9780872208377
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.53

paperback. Chauncey Cooke enlisted in the Union army in 1862 at only sixteen, after lying about his age. His letters to family members paint a realistic and compelling picture of daily life in the Civil War. He also describes the boredom of camp, the chaos of battle, and the suffering caused by illness. Series: Great Lake Books Series. Num Pages: 144 pages, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; BJ; HBJK; HBLL; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 167 x 228 x 15. Weight in Grams: 246.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Wayne State University Press
Condition
New
SKU
9780814333433
ISBN
9780814333433
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 6.49

Paperback. An examination of the relationship between modernism and postmodernism within the frame of 20th-century American culture. The essays suggest that the relationship between the modern and the postmodern is not one of rupture, belatedness, dilution or extremity, but of haunting. Editor(s): Scandura, Jani. Series: Cultural Front. Num Pages: 321 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 21. Weight in Grams: 431.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
321
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814781371
ISBN
9780814781371
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.83

Paperback. Num Pages: 142 pages, colour illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; PSVW6. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 190 x 119 x 12. Weight in Grams: 262.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
McDonald & Woodward Publishing Company, US United States
Number of pages
142
Condition
New
SKU
V9780939923960
ISBN
9780939923960
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 15.75

Paperback. In The Black Urban Atlantic, eleven original essays by leading scholars from the United States, Europe, and Latin America chronicle the black experience in Atlantic ports, providing a rich and diverse portrait of the ways in which Africans experienced urban life during the era of plantation slavery. Editor(s): Canizares-Esguerra, Jorge; Childs, Matt D.; Sidbury, James. Series: The Early Modern Americas. Num Pages: 384 pages, 4 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3J; HBJK; HBTS. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 566.
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812223767
ISBN
9780812223767
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.91

Paperback. Editor(s): Gorski, Paul C.; Landsman, Julie. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFA; JNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 530.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Stylus Publishing
Condition
New
SKU
V9781579228590
ISBN
9781579228590
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 62.94

Hardcover. "A Joint Project of the Center for Texas Studies at TCU and TCU Press." Editor(s): Volcansek, Mary. Num Pages: 113 pages, black & white illustrations, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; HBJK; JNM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 254 x 16. Weight in Grams: 821.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Texas Christian University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780875654171
ISBN
9780875654171
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 36.30

Hardcover. Phil Vinson grew up in Fort Worth. He started making photographs while still in his teens but as an adult he rediscovered the visual richness of his hometown. Through out his career as a journalist, photographer, and teacher, he spent the weekends driving around taking pictures.This title features his photographs, which focus on Fort Worth. Num Pages: 120 pages, 100 colour & b&w photos, index. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; AJB; AJC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 279 x 216 x 18. Weight in Grams: 839.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Texas Christian University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780875653709
ISBN
9780875653709
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 30.55

Paperback. Those who like to think Texas is special believe that Christmas there is bigger, better, and more treasured than anywhere else. This collection, first published in 1983, grew out of that conviction. Editor(s): Roach, Joyce Gibson. Num Pages: 96 pages, 36 b&w illustrations, photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; 5HC; JHBT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 8. Weight in Grams: 154.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Texas Christian University Press
Edition
2nd ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780875652894
ISBN
9780875652894
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 12.96

Paperback. This historical guide explores the past and present of "Cowtown" and its neighbouring cities. It introduces the reader to the places where Tarrant County history was made. Book in hand you can visit these sites and many more. Editor(s): Roark, Carol. Num Pages: 192 pages, 100 b&w illustrations, maps, index. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; HBJK; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 11. Weight in Grams: 367.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Texas Christian University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780875652795
ISBN
9780875652795
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.33

Paperback. A collection of essays by American and Mexican scholars, offering perspectives on the Mexican-American War of 1846-48. Topics addressed include the influence of Great Britain; the role of the first war correspondents; and the reasons for the collaboration by many Mexicans with US troops. Editor(s): Francaviglia, Richard; Richmond, Douglas (both of University of Texas, Arlington, Texas, USA). Num Pages: 216 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KLCM; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; JWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 318.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Texas Christian University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780875652320
ISBN
9780875652320
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 19.84

Paperback. Editor(s): Turner, Elizabeth Hayes; Cole, Stephanie; Sharpless, Rebecca. Series: Southern Women : Their Lives and Times. Num Pages: 464 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; HBJK; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 739.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University of Georgia Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780820347202
ISBN
9780820347202
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.58

Hardcover. A collection of seventeen biographical essays that provides a window into the social, cultural, and geographic milieu of women's lives in Louisiana. Within the context of the historical forces that have shaped Louisiana, it looks at ways in which the women either abided by gender norms or negotiated new models of behavior for themselves. Editor(s): Allured, Janet; Gentry, Judith F. Num Pages: 352 pages, 18 b&w & 7 colour photos, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBBSL; 3J; DNF; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 658.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of Georgia Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780820329468
ISBN
9780820329468
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 155.23

Paperback. Brings together work by scholars from the United States, Canada, Latin America, and Europe to discuss the common problem of how the nations of the Americas grappled with the basic questions of nationalism: Who are we? How do we imagine ourselves as a nation? The contributors to this volume "Americanize" the conversation on nationalism. Editor(s): Doyle, Don H.; Pamplona, Marco Antonio. Num Pages: 320 pages, 2 b&w photos, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1K; JPFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 458.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of Georgia Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780820328201
ISBN
9780820328201
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.55

Hardcover. Editor(s): Rossen, Jack. Series: The Iroquois and Their Neighbors. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JB; HBJK; HBTB; HDD; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 485.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815634058
ISBN
9780815634058
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 55.11

Paperback. Editor(s): Ryan, Barbara; Shamir, Milette. Series: Television and Popular Culture. Num Pages: 304 pages, 11 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; APF; DSBF; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 399.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815634034
ISBN
9780815634034
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.46

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