The Americas
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The Americas
Paperback. A study of African American actors in Hollywood during the 1930s, a decade that saw the consolidation of stardom as a potent cultural and industrial force. This title focuses on performers whose Hollywood film careers flourished during this period - Louise Beavers, Fredi Washington, Lincoln "Stepin Fetchit" Perry, and more. Num Pages: 312 pages, 35 b/w images. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; APFA; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520279773
- ISBN
- 9780520279773
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.36
€ 40.99
€ 29.36
Hardback. The story of a huge, largely hidden, and entirely unexpected conservation movement in America. Num Pages: 416 pages, 5 illustrations; 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; RNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 165 x 38. Weight in Grams: 610.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393247343
- ISBN
- 9780393247343
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 28.28
€ 30.99
€ 28.28
Paperback. Offers a perspective on American film by tying the growth of spectatorship to the historical transformation of the public sphere. Focusing on silent films, this text examines how the spectator concept evolved, integrating ethnically, socially and sexually differentiated audiences. Num Pages: 390 pages, 57 halftones, 2 line illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APFA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 24. Weight in Grams: 562.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Edition
- Second Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674058316
- ISBN
- 9780674058316
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.99€ 45.06
€ 53.99
€ 45.06
Paperback. Looking at early twentieth-century westerners through the writings of an acerbic female agricultural journalist. Editor(s): Demers, Patricia. Num Pages: 296 pages, 28 b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBC; BGH; KNTJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 165 x 22. Weight in Grams: 446.
- Publisher
- University of Alberta Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 296
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780888646262
- ISBN
- 9780888646262
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.20
€ 40.99
€ 29.20
Hardback. When Alfred Kinsey's studies "Sexual Behavior in the Human Male" and "Sexual Behavior in the Human Female" appeared in 1948 and 1953, their data spurred an unprecedented public discussion of the nation's sexual practices and ideologies. This work examines national debates about sexuality, gender, and Americanness after World War II. Num Pages: 305 pages, 17 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 485.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 305
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520238350
- ISBN
- 9780520238350
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 84.52€ 65.32
€ 84.52
€ 65.32
Hardback. Tells the continuous story of queer American workers from the mid-1960s through 2013. This book chronicles the evolution of labor politics with queer activism and identity formation, showing how unions began affirming the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender workers in the 1970s and 1980s. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; 3JM; JFSK; JHBL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 230 x 21. Weight in Grams: 466.
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- Format
- Hardback
- SKU
- V9781439911396
- ISBN
- 9781439911396
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 61.69
€ 61.69
Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, 11. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 457.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780801480058
- ISBN
- 9780801480058
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 42.12
€ 46.99
€ 42.12
Hardback. In this definitive study of Hemingway's masterpiece on bull-fighting, Miriam Mandel addresses not only Hemingway's tome, but the bullfighting and the Spain of his time. Num Pages: 696 pages, 19 photographs, 37 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 1KBB; 2ABM; ASZX; DNF; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 146 x 39. Weight in Grams: 839.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 696
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810839960
- ISBN
- 9780810839960
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 248.66
€ 248.66
Paperback. Group Politics and Social Movements in Canada, Second Edition updates and expands its exploration of a wide range of organized group and social movement activity in Canadian politics. Editor(s): Smith, Miriam. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBC; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 520.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Edition
- 2 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442606951
- ISBN
- 9781442606951
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.99€ 44.17
€ 49.99
€ 44.17
Hardback. Choosing Ethnic Identity explores the ways in which people are able to choose their ethnic identities in contemporary multiethnic societies such as the USA and Britain. Notions such as adopting an identity, or self--designated terms, such as Black British and Asian American, suggest the importance of agency and choice for individuals. Num Pages: 190 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DB; 1KBB; JFSL; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 190
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745622767
- ISBN
- 9780745622767
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 79.56
€ 79.56
Paperback. Published on the occasion of the exhibition Southern accent: seeking the American South in contemporary art, co-corganized by the Nasher Museum of Art at Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, and Speed Art Museum, Louisville, Kentucky. Editor(s): Lash, Miranda; Schoonmaker, Trevor. Num Pages: 276 pages, 336 color illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; ACXJ; AGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 273 x 271 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1582.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Duke University Museum of Art,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 276
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780938989387
- ISBN
- 9780938989387
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.99€ 46.59
€ 51.99
€ 46.59
Hardback. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Rutgers University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813571386
- ISBN
- 9780813571386
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.41
€ 52.41
paperback. Editor(s): Houston, Miranda. Num Pages: 85 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JKVQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 155. Weight in Grams: 168.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Nova Science Pub Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 85
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781634849920
- ISBN
- 9781634849920
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 94.04€ 72.26
€ 94.04
€ 72.26
Hardback. The French Revolution invented the notion of the citizen, but it also invented the noncitizen--the person whose rights were nonexistent. The South American outpost of Guiana became a depository for these outcasts of the new French citizenry, and an experimental space for the exercise of new kinds of power and violence against marginal groups. Series: Harvard Historical Studies. Num Pages: 296 pages, 2 maps, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1KLSF; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 167 x 242 x 24. Weight in Grams: 562.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674057548
- ISBN
- 9780674057548
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 60.65€ 55.83
€ 60.65
€ 55.83
Paperback. A funny and poignant account of life in Buenos Aires, by a young prize-winning writer. Num Pages: 224 pages, Black and White 24. BIC Classification: 1KLSA; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 17. Weight in Grams: 216.
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing Co London
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780753805510
- ISBN
- 9780753805510
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.95
€ 13.99
€ 10.95
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Rutgers University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813571393
- ISBN
- 9780813571393
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 38.14
€ 43.99
€ 38.14
Hardcover. At the start of World War I, the US was a debtor nation. Three decades later it ended World War II as the economic superpower of the world. Mira Wilkins explores the causes of this dramatic internationalization of the American economy. Series: Harvard Studies in Business History. Num Pages: 1008 pages, 9 charts, 79 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJF; 3JJG; 3JJH; KCZ; KFFM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 55. Weight in Grams: 1452.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 1008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674013087
- ISBN
- 9780674013087
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 155.89€ 136.07
€ 155.89
€ 136.07
Paperback. Presents a collection of letters by a member of the legendary 442nd Combat Team, which served in Italy and France during World War II. Written to his wife by a medic serving with the segregated Japanese American unit, the letters featured in this book describe a soldier's daily life. Editor(s): Bridgman, Dianne; Masuda, Hana. Series: The Scott & Laurie Oki Series in Asian American Studies. Num Pages: 224 pages, 16 illustrations, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1F; 1K; GTB; HBG; HBWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 19. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295987453
- ISBN
- 9780295987453
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.38
€ 32.99
€ 29.38
Florida Butterfly Caterpillars and Their Host Plants
Minno, Marc C.; Butler, Jerry F.; Hall, Donal...
paperback. A guide to southern butterfly caterpillars and their host plants. With hundreds of color photographs and concise information in a format that can be carried into the field, it is a tool for all butterfly gardeners, teachers, naturalists, students, and scientists in the southern United States. Num Pages: 360 pages, 475 color photos, 167 maps, 10 diagrams, references, index. BIC Classification: 1KBBFL; WM; WNCN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 726.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University Press of Florida United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813027890
- ISBN
- 9780813027890
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 35.15
€ 37.99
€ 35.15
The Art of Wonder: Inspiration, Creativity, and the Minneapolis Instit...
Minneapolis Institute Of Arts (Ed.)
Hardback. Editor(s): Minneapolis Institute of Arts. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBNT; ABA; AGC; DQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 203 x 20. Weight in Grams: 862.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816698929
- ISBN
- 9780816698929
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 28.59
€ 28.59
Paperback. In the Cause of Freedom: Radical Black Internationalism from Harlem to London, 1917-1939 Num Pages: 309 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 1KBBEY; 3JJ; HBJD1; HBJK; HBLW; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 149 x 228 x 19. Weight in Grams: 444.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- The University of North Carolina Press
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781469617527
- ISBN
- 9781469617527
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 44.97
€ 44.99
€ 44.97
paperback. The Gettysburg Campaign has been examined in minute detail from nearly every aspect but one; the key role played by Richard Ewell's Second Corps during the final days in June. Num Pages: 312 pages, 32 illustrations and 10 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 151 x 23. Weight in Grams: 548.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Savas Beatie United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- SKU
- V9781611210729
- ISBN
- 9781611210729
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.30
€ 26.99
€ 25.30
paperback. The authors present narratives on ethnic identity written by first and second generation Asian American professionals. This book aims to prove the ethnicity is a dynamic process, not a fixed state. Editor(s): Kim, Rose. Series: Critical Perspectives on Asian Pacific Americans. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFJ; JFSL; JHMP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 149 x 13. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- AltaMira Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780761990673
- ISBN
- 9780761990673
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 68.63
€ 68.63
Hardback. Presents a comprehensive sociological investigation of the experiences of Chinese immigrants to the United States - and of their offspring - in the late twentieth and early twenty-first centuries. This title collects research on a range of subjects, including the causes and consequences of emigration from China and ethnic enclave economies. Series: Asian American History and Culture Series. Num Pages: 328 pages, 4 Halftones, 14 Tables, 3 Maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1KBB; JFFN; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 661. Weight in Grams: 540.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781592138579
- ISBN
- 9781592138579
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 102.96
€ 102.96