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Paperback. Editor(s): Young, Mabel A.; Barnes, Jack O. Num Pages: 113 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; 1KBBWR; RND; RNFD; RNKH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 154 x 9. Weight in Grams: 224.
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781620813553
ISBN
9781620813553
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 93.87
€ 65.38

Paperback. Demonstrates the role that race has played in the formation of knowledge. This book demonstrates how race theory intersects with other bodies of knowledge by examining discursive records such as travelogues, literature, and historiography and theoretical structures such as common sense, pseudoscientific racism, and Eurocentrism. Editor(s): Young, Joseph A.; Braziel, Jana Evans. Num Pages: 280 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFCX; JHMP; JNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5830 x 3895 x 534. Weight in Grams: 449.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252072567
ISBN
9780252072567
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 22.91

Paperback. Four travellers meet in Bolivia and set off into the Amazon rainforest on an expedition to explore places tourists only dream of seeing. But what begins as the adventure of a lifetime quickly becomes a struggle for survival when they get lost in the wilds of the jungle. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLSL; BTP; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 131 x 22. Weight in Grams: 228.
Publisher
Octopus Publishing Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
CL 86
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849538824
ISBN
9781849538824
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.45

Paperback. Editor(s): Allon, Yoram; Cullen, Del; Patterson, Hannah. Series: Wallflower Critical Guides S. Num Pages: 620 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APFB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 158 x 38. Weight in Grams: 1162. Series: Wallflower Critical Guides S. 620 pages. Editor(s): Allon, Yoram; Cullen, Del; Patterson, Hannah. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APFB. Dimension: 234 x 158 x 38. Weight: 1162.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Wallflower Press
Edition
2nd
Number of pages
620
Condition
New
SKU
V9781903364529
ISBN
9781903364529
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.06

Paperback. The place occupied by Japanese Americans within the annals of US history has consisted mainly of a cameo appearance as victims of incarceration after the bombing of Pearl Harbor. This work examines how the second generation - the Nisei - has shaped its identity and negotiated its place within American society. Editor(s): Daniels, Roger. Series: The Asian American Experience. Num Pages: 264 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; GTB; JFC; JFFN; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 21. Weight in Grams: 400.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252068225
ISBN
9780252068225
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.40

Paperback. Founded during the Gold Rush years, the Chinese community of San Francisco became the largest and most vibrant Chinatown in America. This is a detailed social and cultural history of the Chinese in San Francisco. Series: Asian America. Num Pages: 432 pages, 10 half-tones 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJK; HBTB; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 27. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804745505
ISBN
9780804745505
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.71

Hardback. Series: Arts & Traditions of the Table: Perspectives on Culinary History. Num Pages: 312 pages, 18 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1KBB; HBJF; HBJK; HBTB; JFCV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 157 x 25. Weight in Grams: 596.
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231168922
ISBN
9780231168922
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.06

Paperback. Almost 100 years before Rosa Parks, Sojourner Truth was mistreated by a streetcar conductor. She took him to court and won! Before she was Sojourner Truth, she was known simply as Belle. Even after she escaped from slavery, she knew her work was not yet done. She changed her name and travelled, inspiring everyone she met and sharing her story. Num Pages: 112 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; YNH; YNM. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 195 x 136 x 9. Weight in Grams: 124.
Publisher
Grosset & Dunlap
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Illustrated
Condition
New
SKU
V9780448486789
ISBN
9780448486789
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 7.94

Paperback. Series: American Social and Political Movements of the 20th Century. Num Pages: 170 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; JFSL3; JPVH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 229 x 13. Weight in Grams: 266.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415826143
ISBN
9780415826143
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 56.46

Paperback. Before publishing his book How the Other Half Lives, Jacob Riis (1849-1914) spent his first years in the US as an immigrant and itinerant laborer, until he landed a job as a muckraking reporter. This book places Jacob Riis' images in historical context. It explores Riis' reporting and activism within the gritty specifics of Gilded Age New York. Num Pages: 296 pages, 96 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JH; 3JJC; AJB; AJCR; BGH; KNTJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 60 x 80 x 19. Weight in Grams: 417.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226182865
ISBN
9780226182865
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 19.21

Hardcover. Num Pages: 296 pages, 261 colour photos. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; AFJG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 264 x 270 x 37. Weight in Grams: 1548.
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764352652
ISBN
9780764352652
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 28.26

Hardcover. Editor(s): Wei, Yingqi A.; Balasubramanyam, V. N. Series: New Horizons in International Business Series. Num Pages: 240 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 1FKA; 1FMM; 1FPC; 1HF; 1KLCM; KFFM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 244 x 160 x 18. Weight in Grams: 500.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Edward Elgar Pub
Edition
illustrated edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843764670
ISBN
9781843764670
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.45

Hardcover. In this collection of interviews, Yevette Richards allows Maida Springer to tell her story in her own words. The result is a glimpse into the private struggles and thoughts behind one of the 20th century's most enigmatic international labour leaders. Num Pages: 400 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGB; JFSL3; KNXB2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 31. Weight in Grams: 685.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
University of Pittsburgh Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822942313
ISBN
9780822942313
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 68.08

Paperback. During the 1990s a particular focus of discussions on American culture has been the role of visual arts in public life. In this volume, five cultural critics and two contemporary artists set out to show the ways in which this debate has profoundly reshaped the view of American culture. Editor(s): Yenawine, Philip; Weems, Marianne; Wallis, Brian. Num Pages: 320 pages, 125 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPR; ABA; ABQ; AC; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 252 x 183 x 18. Weight in Grams: 762.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
Edition
Reprint
SKU
V9780814793510
ISBN
9780814793510
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.60

Paperback. Filipino Americans, who experience life in the United States as immigrants, colonized nationals, and racial minorities, are one of our largest immigrant groups. This title investigates how Filipino women and men are transformed through the experience of migration, and how they in turn remake the social world around them. Num Pages: 282 pages, 3 tables. BIC Classification: 1FMP; 1KBB; GTB; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 18. Weight in Grams: 400. Filipino American Lives across Cultures, Communities, and Countries. 282 pages, 3 tables. Filipino Americans, who experience life in the United States as immigrants, colonized nationals, and racial minorities, are one of our largest immigrant groups. This title investigates how Filipino women and men are transformed through the experience of migration, and how they in turn remake the social world around them. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1FMP; 1KBB; GTB; JFSL. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 18. Weight: 400.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
282
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520235274
ISBN
9780520235274
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.06

Paperback. A comprehensive examination of the origins, development and rising electoral prominence of Mexico's Partido Accion Nacional (PAN). The authors discussion of how and why political parties adjust to changes in the political landscape is particularly relevant to scholars of Latin America. Num Pages: 256 pages, 1 line drawing, 9 tables, 21 graphs. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; JPH; JPL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 150 x 17. Weight in Grams: 331.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
University of Notre Dame Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780268028701
ISBN
9780268028701
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.17

Hardcover. A comprehensive examination of the origins, development and rising electoral prominence of Mexico's Partido Accion Nacional (PAN). The authors discussion of how and why political parties adjust to changes in the political landscape is particularly relevant to scholars of Latin America. Num Pages: 256 pages, 1 line drawing, 9 tables, 21 graphs. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; JPH; JPL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 239 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 458.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
University of Notre Dame Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780268028671
ISBN
9780268028671
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 107.73

Paperback. A look at how blackness is represented in entertainment programming in Puerto Rico. Series: Console-ing Passions. Num Pages: 280 pages, 24 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1KJP; APT; GTB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 19. Weight in Grams: 399.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
Edition
Annotated
SKU
V9780822335436
ISBN
9780822335436
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.40

Hardback. Num Pages: 240 pages, 24. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KBBE; 3JH; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 141 x 21. Weight in Grams: 414.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801448515
ISBN
9780801448515
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.90

Paperback. Num Pages: 232 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KJWVG; JHMC; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 228 x 14. Weight in Grams: 340.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University of Chicago Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226283814
ISBN
9780226283814
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 26.02

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