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The Americas
Paperback. Latin America is home to emerging global powers such as Brazil and Mexico and has important links to other titans including China, India, and Africa. This book examines a range of historical events and cultural forms in Latin America that continue to influence peoples' lives far outside the region. Editor(s): Gutmann, Matthew C.; Lesser, Jeffrey. Series: Global Square. Num Pages: 376 pages, 4 maps, 30 b/w. BIC Classification: 1KL; 3JM; HBJK; JFFN; JHMC; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 229 x 23. Weight in Grams: 516.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780520277731
- ISBN
- 9780520277731
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 32.82
€ 37.99
€ 32.82
Paperback. In the tradition of "Devil in the White City" and "The War of the Worlds," the remarkable true story of the hoax that bewildered nineteenth-century America. Num Pages: 360 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 133 x 19. Weight in Grams: 480.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Basic Books
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780465019007
- ISBN
- 9780465019007
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 19.22
€ 25.99
€ 19.22
Paperback. Num Pages: 102 pages, tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 260 x 187 x 12. Weight in Grams: 398.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 102
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781604563986
- ISBN
- 9781604563986
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 60.02€ 42.80
€ 60.02
€ 42.80
Paperback. Presents the comprehensive history of the meteoric rise and precipitous decline of the United Farm Workers, the most successful farm labor union in United States history. Based on little-known sources and one-of-a-kind oral histories with many veterans of the farm worker movement, this book revises much of what we know about the UFW. Num Pages: 368 pages, 18 b/w photographs, 1 map, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; HBTK; JPWQ; KNXB2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 220 x 144 x 22. Weight in Grams: 460.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520283855
- ISBN
- 9780520283855
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.43
€ 33.99
€ 24.43
Hardcover. Examines several types of data relevant to ancient Maya dance, including hieroglyphic texts, pictorial images in diverse media, and architecture. This title illustrates the application of various analytical methodologies and offers interpretations of the form, meaning, and social significance of dance performance. Series: The Linda Schele Series in Maya and Pre-Columbian Studies. Num Pages: 280 pages, 16 color photographs, 160 line drawings, 2 maps, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1KLC; AC; HBJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 288 x 223 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1096.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780292709881
- ISBN
- 9780292709881
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 70.24
€ 70.24
Paperback. Looking at the field of "whiteness studies" and linking it to traditional historical inquiry, Matthew Frye Jacobson shows that in the USA, nation of immigrants, "race" has been at the core of civic assimilation: ethnic minorities in becoming American were reracialized to become Caucasian. Num Pages: 368 pages, 14 halftones, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JFFN; JFSL1; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 24. Weight in Grams: 404.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674951914
- ISBN
- 9780674951914
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 31.23
€ 36.99
€ 31.23
Paperback. Num Pages: 368 pages, 28 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTW; JPS; RG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816648436
- ISBN
- 9780816648436
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 27.20
€ 29.99
€ 27.20
Hardback. When Alex Haley's book Roots was published by Doubleday in 1976, it became an immediate bestseller. The television series, broadcast by ABC in 1977, became the most popular miniseries of all time. This book looks at the importance, contradictions, and limitations of mass culture and examines how Roots pushed the boundaries of history. Num Pages: 280 pages, 22 b/w images. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JM; HBJK; HBTB; JFD; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 220 x 147 x 24. Weight in Grams: 434.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520291324
- ISBN
- 9780520291324
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 22.80
€ 31.99
€ 22.80
Paperback. Examines the pitched battles over busing at a national scale, focusing on cities such as Boston, Chicago, New York, and Pontiac, Michigan. This book shows how school officials, politicians, the courts, and the media gave precedence to the desires of white parents who opposed school desegregation over the civil rights of black students. Series: American Crossroads. Num Pages: 260 pages, 35 b/w images. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; JFSL3; JNFR; JPVH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520284258
- ISBN
- 9780520284258
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.51
€ 33.99
€ 24.51
Paperback. "American Bandstand", one of the most popular television shows ever, broadcast from Philadelphia in the late fifties, a time when that city had become a battleground for civil rights. This book reveals how the program directed at teens discriminated against black youth and how black teens and civil rights advocates protested this discrimination. Series: American Crossroads. Num Pages: 312 pages, 27 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBBEP; 3JJPG; APT; JFCA; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 422.
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520272088
- ISBN
- 9780520272088
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.61
€ 33.99
€ 24.61
Paperback. Num Pages: 416 pages, 17. BIC Classification: 1DVU; 1KBB; 3JJP; HBJD; HBJK; HBLW3; JPW; JWMN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 154 x 26. Weight in Grams: 586.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801487842
- ISBN
- 9780801487842
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 41.20
€ 41.99
€ 41.20
Paperback. Where are the women writers of color? Where are their theoretical voices? This title examines the ways that women writers of color have contributed to the discourse of literary and cultural theory. It focuses on the impact of key issues, such as social construction and identity politics, and on the works of women writers of color. Editor(s): Stanley, Sandra Carson. Num Pages: 360 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DSA; JFSJ1; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252066665
- ISBN
- 9780252066665
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 47.55
€ 47.99
€ 47.55
Paperback. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 200 x 130 x 29. Weight in Grams: 310.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780141983318
- ISBN
- 9780141983318
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.53
€ 14.99
€ 11.53
Paperback. Seneca Possessed explores how the Seneca people and their homeland were "possessed"-culturally, spiritually, materially, and legally-in the wake of the American Revolution. Series: Early American Studies. Num Pages: 328 pages, 16 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812221992
- ISBN
- 9780812221992
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 35.75
€ 36.99
€ 35.75
Hardback. The Blackfriars Theatre, founded in 1940, was one of New York's first Off-Broadway playhouses. It was unique in another way: it was the only professional level theatre in the United States under Roman Catholic auspices. This book examines the efforts of the Blackfriars staff to meld theatre and religion between 1940 and 1972. Num Pages: 168 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; AN; HBT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 146 x 17. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 168
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810834170
- ISBN
- 9780810834170
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 105.81
€ 105.81
Paperback. A history examining the interactions between church authorities and Mexican parishioners-from the late-colonial era into the early-national period-shows how religious thought and practice shaped Mexico s popular politics. Num Pages: 336 pages, 5 photos, 10 tables, 9 maps, 2 figures. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; 3JF; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 235 x 21. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822346395
- ISBN
- 9780822346395
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 30.35
€ 31.99
€ 30.35
Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages, 15, 10 black & white halftones, 4 maps, 1 black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 1KBBWF; JFFA; JFFB; JFSG; JKS; JPQB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 342.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801479700
- ISBN
- 9780801479700
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 34.99
€ 35.99
€ 34.99
Paperback. Offers an account of the suburbanization of the South from the perspective of corporate leaders, political activists, and especially of the ordinary families who lived in booming Sunbelt metropolises such as Atlanta, Charlotte, and Richmond. Series: Politics and Society in Modern America. Num Pages: 416 pages, 23 halftones. 1 line illus. 4 tables. 8 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 232 x 157 x 25. Weight in Grams: 582.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691133898
- ISBN
- 9780691133898
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.20
€ 46.99
€ 33.20
Hardcover. A new history and evaluation of the "imperial presidency." Num Pages: 432 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JPHV; JPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 166 x 32. Weight in Grams: 756.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780393064889
- ISBN
- 9780393064889
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 25.24
€ 29.99
€ 25.24
Hardcover. The complete history of the covert and sophisticated efforts of Hoover's FBI to promote a positive image and to immunize the FBI from legitimate criticisms of its abusive practices; offers a primer for our time highlighting the dangers to civil liberties and democratic values posed by secretive and effectively unaccountable intelligence agencies." Num Pages: 365 pages, black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; JPV; KNTJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 160 x 30. Weight in Grams: 703.
- Publisher
- University Press of Kansas
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700619467
- ISBN
- 9780700619467
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 73.89
€ 73.89