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The Americas

Paperback. From Frederick Law Olmsted to Richard Neutra, Michelle Obama to our neighbors, Americans throughout history have revealed something of themselves - their personalities, desires, and beliefs - in the gardens they create. This title offers an inclusive definition of the garden, considering landscapes from domestic kitchen gardens to city parks. Num Pages: 480 pages, 75 Black and White Photos Throughout; 16-PG Colour. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AMV; WMD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 187 x 26. Weight in Grams: 1116.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
480
Condition
New
SKU
V9780061583438
ISBN
9780061583438
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.80

paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages, Color photos throughout, Maps. BIC Classification: 1KBCB; RBKF; RNK; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 267 x 292 x 15. Weight in Grams: 957.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Greystone Books,Canada Canada
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
Edition
Reprint
SKU
V9781771640237
ISBN
9781771640237
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 20.56

Paperback. In 1941, Richard Evans Schultes took a leave of absence from Harvard University and disappeared into the Northern Amazon of Colombia. The world's leading authority on the hallucinogens and medicinal plants of the region, he returned after twelve years of travelling through South America in a dug-out canoe. Num Pages: 544 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLSBZ; WTLP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 40. Weight in Grams: 516.
Publisher
Vintage
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099592969
ISBN
9780099592969
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.95

Paperback. Such grappling, Rawls concludes, results in a nuanced, durable machine, producing better laws that have benefited from minority input. Num Pages: 160 pages, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPHC; JPQ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 191 x 127 x 10. Weight in Grams: 172.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801894039
ISBN
9780801894039
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.07

Paperback. This text examines the role played by the mass media and public opinion in the development of United States foreign policy in the Gulf War. It explores the prewar media debate, news coverage during and after the war, and the media's effect on public opinion and decision-makers. Editor(s): Bennett, W.Lance; Paletz, David L. Series: American Politics & Political Economy S. Num Pages: 341 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJF; JFD; JPQB; JPS; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 18. Weight in Grams: 514.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226042596
ISBN
9780226042596
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 25.96

Paperback. Num Pages: 244 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLSA; BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 139 x 18. Weight in Grams: 316. A Childhood in Argentina. 248 pages. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1KLSA; BG. Dimension: 214 x 139 x 18. Weight: 314.
Publisher
Eland Books
Number of pages
248
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9780907871743
ISBN
9780907871743
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.78

Paperback. Num Pages: 544 pages, 229ill. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; KNGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 196 x 228 x 26. Weight in Grams: 1110.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
544
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674690769
ISBN
9780674690769
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 24.53

Paperback. Editor(s): Blaisdell, Bob. Series: Dover Thrift Editions. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 141 x 11. Weight in Grams: 157.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Dover Publications Inc.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780486496238
ISBN
9780486496238
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 8.55

Hardcover. Num Pages: 330 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1FBN; 1KBB; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 150 x 29. Weight in Grams: 644.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
IBEX Publishers,U.S. United States
Number of pages
330
Condition
New
SKU
V9780936347844
ISBN
9780936347844
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 73.67
€ 56.87

Paperback. Num Pages: 112 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; BTH; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 137 x 8. Weight in Grams: 172.
Publisher
Dover Publications Inc. United States
Number of pages
112
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780486470146
ISBN
9780486470146
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.42

Hardback. Examining the altered roles of courts, politics, and markets over the last two decades, this book explores the evolving concept of the citizen in Canada at the beginning of this century. Series: Law and Society. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBC; LN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780774811644
ISBN
9780774811644
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 113.26

Paperback. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HPL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 171 x 228 x 8. Weight in Grams: 170.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1986
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Edition
2nd Edition
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674665637
ISBN
9780674665637
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 31.85

Paperback. This is the story of an insubordinate, rebellious, popular culture stretching from Jim Crow to Hip hop. It looks at how the outcasts, following blackface, of official culture have made their own place in the world, and are now represented by stand-up comedy, rock 'n' roll, talk TV and Hip hop. Num Pages: 288 pages, 15 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; ASZP; GTC; JFC; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 225 x 144 x 15. Weight in Grams: 363.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674001930
ISBN
9780674001930
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 34.96

Hardcover. Lhamon's reading shows us how these plays built a public blackness and how they engaged a disaffected white audience, who found in Jim Crow's sass and wit and madcap dancing an expression of rebellion and resistance against the oppression and confinement suffered by all ordinary people. Num Pages: 478 pages, 8 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; 3JH; DQ; DSBF; DSG; JFCA; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 167 x 38. Weight in Grams: 900.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
478
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674010628
ISBN
9780674010628
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 83.13
€ 74.52

paperback. Separating Georgian Bay from Lake Huron, the Bruce Peninsula's remarkable natural history and richly varied wildlife today continue to draw thousands of visitors every year. Num Pages: 264 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBC; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 153 x 18. Weight in Grams: 390.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University of Toronto Press, Scholarly Publishing Division Canada
Edition
2nd Revised ed.
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780802060075
ISBN
9780802060075
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 32.04

Paperback. Examines the ways in which Indians and their cultures have been represented by museums and presents new directions. Num Pages: 119 pages, 18 illus. BIC Classification: 1KB; ACBK; HBJK; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 155 x 12. Weight in Grams: 204.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
119
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295984599
ISBN
9780295984599
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.82

Paperback. The changes in the US healthcare system since World War II are documented here, from new technologies, service-delivery arrangements, to financing mechanisms and underlying sets of organizing principles. The authors illustrate the work with five types of healthcare organizations. Num Pages: 442 pages, 62 line drawings, 41 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; MBP; MBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 168 x 23. Weight in Grams: 688.
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
442
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226743103
ISBN
9780226743103
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.99
€ 38.12

Hardback. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 154 x 25. Weight in Grams: 620.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742560901
ISBN
9780742560901
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 78.98

Hardcover. Looking at the intimate relationship between political power and the news media, this title argues that the dependence of reporters on official sources disastrously thwarts coverage of dissenting voices from outside the Beltway. Num Pages: 222 pages, 3 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; KNTJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 160 x 23. Weight in Grams: 522.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
222
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226042848
ISBN
9780226042848
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 23.87

Hardback. With million-dollar awards for seemingly frivolous claims and inadequate settlements for serious injuries, the liability crisis may adversely affect product innovation and deprive customers of safer goods. Viscusi analyzes the crisis, diagnoses the causes and assesses the value of reform policies. Num Pages: 287 pages, 8 line drawings, 44 tables, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; LN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
287
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674753235
ISBN
9780674753235
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.23
€ 48.17

Paperback. Traces Arsenio Rodriguez's early career in Cuba, his influence on Cuban and Latin popular music in the 1940s, his struggle for recognition at the height of mambo-mania in the 1950s, and his importance to Puerto Rican and Cuban communities in New York City, Chicago, and Los Angeles. Series: Studies in Latin American and Caribbean Music Series. Num Pages: 224 pages, 12 b&w illustrations, 5 tables, 18 figures. BIC Classification: 1KL; ASD; AVGE; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 151 x 13. Weight in Grams: 306.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Temple University Press
Edition
annotated edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781592133864
ISBN
9781592133864
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 33.91

Hardback. Many of American journalism's best-known and most cherished stories are exaggerated, dubious, or apocryphal. They are media-driven myths. In this book, the author confronts and dismantles prominent media-driven myths, describing how they can feed stereotypes, distort understanding about the news media, and deflect blame from policymakers. Num Pages: 368 pages, 27 black and white. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JFD; KNTJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 612.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
2nd Edition
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520291270
ISBN
9780520291270
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 95.07
€ 72.48

Hardback. Offers fresh interpretations of the decisive moments of 1995, including the emergence of the Internet and the World Wide Web in mainstream American life; the bombing at Oklahoma City, the deadliest attack of domestic terrorism in US history; and the sensational Trial of the Century," at which OJ Simpson faced charges of double murder. Num Pages: 296 pages, 17 b/w, 3 line. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPR; HBJK; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 150 x 21. Weight in Grams: 540.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of California Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520273993
ISBN
9780520273993
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 23.87

Paperback. Did the Washington Post bring down Richard Nixon by reporting on the Watergate scandal? Did a cryptic remark by Walter Cronkite effectively end the Vietnam War? This book describes how myths like these can feed stereotypes, deflect blame from policymakers, and overstate the power and influence of the news media. Num Pages: 381 pages, 20 black and white. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW; JFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520291294
ISBN
9780520291294
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.86

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