The Americas
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The Americas
Paperback. Rainsford is a fourth-generation Chinese American named after the town where his great grandfather worked during the gold rush. Orphaned at fifteen, he attempts to claim America as his homebase, and his personal history is interwoven with dreams, stories, and letters of his family's life in America. Num Pages: 112 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1KBB; BGA; JHMP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 136 x 9. Weight in Grams: 142.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Number of pages
- 112
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295988160
- ISBN
- 9780295988160
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 17.69
€ 20.99
€ 17.69
Hardback. For the most part, Brazil's forests were not harvested, but annihilated, and relatively little was extracted for the benefit of Brazilians. This text aims to make sense of what at first glance appears to be the senseless destruction of Brazil's incomparable timber. Num Pages: 344 pages, 6 half-tones 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; 3J; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 30. Weight in Grams: 599.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804733960
- ISBN
- 9780804733960
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 86.02
€ 86.02
Paperback. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSJ2; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 139 x 9. Weight in Grams: 196.
- Publisher
- A Cappella Books United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781556527340
- ISBN
- 9781556527340
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 15.08
€ 16.99
€ 15.08
Paperback. Visual texts demonstrate the contested terms of American identity. This book offers an account of how photography and the sciences of biological racialism joined forces in the nineteenth century to offer an idea of what Americans look like - or 'should' look like. Num Pages: 302 pages, 60 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; AJ; HBTB; JFC; JFSJ; JFSL1; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 227 x 154 x 20. Weight in Grams: 492.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 302
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691004785
- ISBN
- 9780691004785
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 37.69
€ 52.99
€ 37.69
Paperback. In 1890, a delegation of African American activists formed the Afro-American League, the nation's first national civil rights organization. Over the course of nearly two decades, these activists fought to end disfranchisement and segregation, and to contest racial violence, creating the foundation for the NAACP and the modern civil rights movement. Series: Politics & Culture in Modern America. Num Pages: 408 pages, 22 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JPVH1. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 635.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 408
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812222449
- ISBN
- 9780812222449
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 37.34
€ 41.99
€ 37.34
paperback. The Quebec student strike in the spring of 2012 has been linked with the Arab Spring, and The Idle No More movements as one of the most important and significant social protests of modern times. " Num Pages: 232 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBCQ; 3JMG; JNM; JPWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 227.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Fernwood Publishing Canada
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781552667255
- ISBN
- 9781552667255
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 21.47
€ 24.99
€ 21.47
Hardback. This work challenges the assumption that the rhetorical presidency refers to presidential messages delivered from the bully pulpit only. By examining the Cold War discourse, it shows how Presidents Truman and Eisenhower transformed the US propaganda programme into an executive tool. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 1KBB; HBG; HBLW3; JPHL; JPS; JPVN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 159 x 236 x 21. Weight in Grams: 508.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing Plc United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780275974633
- ISBN
- 9780275974633
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Condition: New
€ 87.96€ 78.92
€ 87.96
€ 78.92
Paperback. Television drama and the rhetoric of U.S. cultural identity Num Pages: 248 pages, 10 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APT; JFCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 458. Weight in Grams: 404.
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252073120
- ISBN
- 9780252073120
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.73
€ 32.99
€ 29.73
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781138797574
- ISBN
- 9781138797574
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 62.39
€ 62.39
Paperback. While millions of Americans fought the Nazis, liberty was under attack at home with the persecution of Jehovah's Witnesses who were intimidated and even imprisoned for refusing to salute the flag or serve in the armed forces. This study explores their defence of their First Amendment rights. Num Pages: 352 pages, 24 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJH; HBJK; HBTB; HBWQ; HRCC99; JFSR; JPVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 18. Weight in Grams: 470.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Univ Pr of Kansas
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700611829
- ISBN
- 9780700611829
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.88
€ 42.88
Paperback. In the late 1960s an Amish community considered state education detrimental to its own values. When the state claimed truancy and took Jonas Yoder to court, a legal battle of landmark proportions followed. This volume is a complete and compelling account of the Yoder case. Series: Landmark Law Cases and American Society. Num Pages: 216 pages, bibliographical references, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; HBT; HRCC99; LA; LND; LNT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 139 x 13. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Univ Pr of Kansas
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700612734
- ISBN
- 9780700612734
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.48
€ 35.48
Hardcover. Editor(s): Diaz, Shawn. Num Pages: 299 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; KJU; KJVS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 185 x 260 x 22. Weight in Grams: 742.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Nova Science Pub Inc
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781634828796
- ISBN
- 9781634828796
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 311.41€ 230.92
€ 311.41
€ 230.92
Paperback. This follow-up to the bestselling Paris Street Style explores the iconic fashion sense of New York's hippest borough Num Pages: 240 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; WJF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 163 x 240 x 21. Weight in Grams: 588.
- Publisher
- Abrams
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781419717956
- ISBN
- 9781419717956
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.42
€ 26.99
€ 23.42
Hardback. Editor(s): Bennett, Shawn. Num Pages: 106 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; LNRD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 155. .
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 106
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781634836265
- ISBN
- 9781634836265
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 194.92€ 145.73
€ 194.92
€ 145.73
Hardcover. Describes the early history of American guitar design in detail. This title tells the story of how a European instrument was transformed into one with all of the design and construction features that define the iconic American flat-top guitar. Num Pages: 360 pages, Four-Colour, Heavily Illustrated Throughout. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; AVRL1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 284 x 276 x 27. Weight in Grams: 1898.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Hal Leonard Corporation United States
- Edition
- 2013 edition
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781458405760
- ISBN
- 9781458405760
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 86.73
€ 86.73
Hardback. Editor(s): Shaw, Korrigan A.; White, Rudy E. Num Pages: 189 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JKS; JKVJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 261 x 185 x 16. Weight in Grams: 582.
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 189
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781620817445
- ISBN
- 9781620817445
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 231.77€ 156.76
€ 231.77
€ 156.76
Hardcover. Despite the evident importance of Silicon Valley North for regional, national, and international technological development this phenomenon is far from being well understood. An exceptionally timely endeavor, this book is devoted to the multidimensional and multifaceted nature of SVN, its history, current state and future developments. Editor(s): Shavinina, Larisa V. Dr. (Universite du Quebec en Outaouais, Canada); Thomas, Howard. Series: Technology, Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Competitive Strategy. Num Pages: 360 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; KCA; KNDH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 165 x 26. Weight in Grams: 812.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Emerald Group Publishing Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780080444574
- ISBN
- 9780080444574
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.29
€ 127.29
Hardback. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPF; JPHF; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 503.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781479825998
- ISBN
- 9781479825998
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 96.39
€ 96.39
Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPF; JPHF; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 14. Weight in Grams: 367.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781479877485
- ISBN
- 9781479877485
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.71
€ 33.99
€ 30.71
Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1KBB; JFFT; KC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 302.
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118926802
- ISBN
- 9781118926802
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 15.39
€ 17.99
€ 15.39