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The Americas

Hardback. Focusing on the representations of spiritual crisis in twentieth-century African American fiction and autobiography, this title asks how some of the most distinguished writers of this tradition wrestle with the inexplicable nature of God and the experience of unmerited natural and moral sufferings such as racial oppression. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of Virginia Press United States
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813927961
ISBN
9780813927961
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 80.32

Hardback. Biotechnology offers great potential for sustainable agricultural growth in developing countries, yet there are many institutional constraints that inhibit the poor's access to such innovations. This text explores these constraints across developing nations in Asia, Africa and Latin America. Num Pages: 434 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1F; 1H; 1KL; 1QFG; KC; KNAC; TV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 807.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Number of pages
434
Condition
New
SKU
V9780792372301
ISBN
9780792372301
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 195.83

Paperback. Explores the factors that may lead to greater success in ethnic preservation. This title compares Indian Americans and Korean Americans, two of the most significant ethnic groups in New York, and examines the different ways in which they preserve their ethnicity through their faith. Num Pages: 280 pages, 6 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HRA; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 154 x 18. Weight in Grams: 386.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
Edition
First Edition
SKU
V9780814795866
ISBN
9780814795866
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.71

Hardcover. Explores the factors that may lead to greater success in ethnic preservation. This title compares Indian Americans and Korean Americans, two of the most significant ethnic groups in New York, and examines the different ways in which they preserve their ethnicity through their faith. Num Pages: 280 pages, 6 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HRA; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 163 x 22. Weight in Grams: 490.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814795859
ISBN
9780814795859
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 91.67

Paperback. Investigates the differences and similarities between the immigrant groups from the earlier classical period of immigration into the US and from the post-1965 contemporary period. This book analyzes trends in anti-immigrant attitudes and actions, changes in settlement patterns, entrepreneurship and business patterns, and ethnic diversity. Editor(s): Min, Pyong Gap. Num Pages: 336 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLL; HBLW; JFFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 148 x 20. Weight in Grams: 522.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
AltaMira Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780759102323
ISBN
9780759102323
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 63.10

Hardback. Investigates the differences and similarities between the immigrant groups from the earlier classical period of immigration into the US and from the post-1965 contemporary period. This book analyzes trends in anti-immigrant attitudes and actions, changes in settlement patterns, entrepreneurship and business patterns, and ethnic diversity. Editor(s): Min, Pyong Gap. Num Pages: 336 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLL; HBLW; JFFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 160 x 26. Weight in Grams: 635.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
AltaMira Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780759102316
ISBN
9780759102316
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 151.06

Paperback. This volume offers a collection of ten key essays selected from contemporary historical scholarship with coverage ranging from the the colonial period to the modern day. The essays add up to an exploration of major technological themes in American history. Editor(s): Pursell, Carroll W. Series: Blackwell Readers in American Social and Cultural History. Num Pages: 376 pages, 7. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JFC; TBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 558.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
376
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631219972
ISBN
9780631219972
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 59.80

Num Pages: 143 pages, 225 colour photos. BIC Classification: 1KBBEC; HBJK; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 286 x 17. Weight in Grams: 1042.
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
143
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764332043
ISBN
9780764332043
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 28.26

Hardback. This Companion is a standard reference work for scholars and students of the Gothic from its origins to the present day. Providing stimulating insights into Gothic writing, its history and genealogy, it offers coverage of criticism of the Gothic and of the various theoretical approaches it has inspired and spawned. Editor(s): Punter, David. Series: Blackwell Companions to Literature and Culture. Num Pages: 352 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1KBB; 2AB; ACK; DSBD; DSBF; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 260 x 188 x 27. Weight in Grams: 794.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631206200
ISBN
9780631206200
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 214.58

paperback. Maine has dozens of wonderful beaches tucked away in the nooks and crannies of the coast. This handy guide makes 18 of the state's favorite beaches easy to find and includes loads of useful information so you can make the most of your time at the shore. Num Pages: 72 pages, 6 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBE; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 166 x 122 x 6. Weight in Grams: 95.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Down East Books United States
Number of pages
72
Condition
New
SKU
V9781608930449
ISBN
9781608930449
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.34

Paperback. Chicken - both the bird and the food - has played multiple roles in the lives of African American women since the slavery era. This book examines the complexity of black women's legacies using food as a form of cultural work. It focuses on the ways black women have forged their own self-definitions and relationships to the "gospel bird". Num Pages: 312 pages, 41 illustrations, notes, bibl., index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSJ1; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 485.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
The University of North Carolina Press
Edition
1st New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780807856864
ISBN
9780807856864
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.61

Paperback. Num Pages: 80 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JWKW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 154 x 6. Weight in Grams: 152.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
80
Condition
New
SKU
V9781622574827
ISBN
9781622574827
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 93.87
€ 65.38

Paperback. Presents a thesis about the origins and development of the calendrical system. This title shows how time became materialized - transformed into status objects such as monuments that encoded calendrical or temporal concerns - as well as politicized, becoming the foundation for societal order, political legitimization, and wealth. Series: The William and Bettye Nowlin Series in Art, History, and Culture of the Western Hemisphere. Num Pages: 280 pages, 74 figures. BIC Classification: 1KLC; JHMC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 279 x 195 x 19. Weight in Grams: 852.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of Texas Press United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780292716926
ISBN
9780292716926
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.31

Paperback. Closing the Opportunity Gap offers accessible, research-based essays written by leading experts who highlight the disparities that exist in our public schools for the opportunity to learn instead of test scores and outcomes. Editor(s): Carter, Prudence L.; Welner, Kevin G. Num Pages: 336 pages, 6 graphs, 6 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JHB; JNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 436.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199982998
ISBN
9780199982998
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 58.76

Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, 10 b/w line. BIC Classification: JFSL; JHB; JN; JNFR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 157 x 17. Weight in Grams: 346.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199899654
ISBN
9780199899654
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.31

Paperback. This title brings into sharp focus the merger of celebrity, corporate, power, government and empire which has become an essential part of America's belief in itself as a nation. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; GTB; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 278. 8vo.Good copy
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Icon Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
First paperback edition
SKU
KEX0297140
ISBN
9781840465723
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Hardback. Series: Historical Dictionaries of Diplomacy and Foreign Relations. Num Pages: 392 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; GBC; JPSD. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 148 x 31. Weight in Grams: 662.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
392
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810856356
ISBN
9780810856356
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 164.28

Paperback. The Broadway tomboys, rebel nuns, and funny girls, who upset the 1950s gender norms: Mary Martin, Ethel Merman, Julie Andrews, and Barbra Streisand Series: Triangulations: Lesbian/Gay/Queer Theater/Drama/Performance. Num Pages: 312 pages, 10 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVGM; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 156 x 26. Weight in Grams: 513.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University of Michigan Press
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780472067725
ISBN
9780472067725
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.53

paperback. Drawing on concepts taken from US law and legal theory, postmodernism and queer theory, as well as the author's own experience in the courtroom and classroom, this book examines the complexities of lesbian identity and the often detrimental ways in which legal scholarship approaches lesbianism. Series: Between Men - Between Women: Lesbian & Gay Studies. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSK1; LAB; LN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 161 x 17. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
Edition
0th Edition
SKU
V9780231105613
ISBN
9780231105613
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 27.60

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of Rochester Press
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781580464895
ISBN
9781580464895
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 36.10

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