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Hardback. The book analyzes the official and popular celebrations on the Brazilian empire's days of national festivity to elucidate elite and popular understandings of the imperial state in the capital city. Num Pages: 576 pages, illustrations (black and white), 1 map (black and white). BIC Classification: 1KLSB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; JHBT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 36. Weight in Grams: 907.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Stanford University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804785266
ISBN
9780804785266
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 86.02

Hardback. Focusing on the military institutions of Bahia, Brazil, this book analyzes the region's transition from Portuguese colony to province of the Brazilian Empire. It examines the social, racial and cultural dimensions of post-independence state-building in the principal slave region of the Americas. Num Pages: 376 pages, 1 half-tone. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; 3JH; HBG; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 26. Weight in Grams: 676.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
376
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804742481
ISBN
9780804742481
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 161.80

Hardback. Num Pages: 456 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 263 x 189 x 32. Weight in Grams: 962.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
456
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810859043
ISBN
9780810859043
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 177.04

Paperback. Num Pages: 77 pages, tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 7. Weight in Grams: 172.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
77
Condition
New
SKU
V9781604564112
ISBN
9781604564112
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 60.59
€ 43.33

Paperback. Num Pages: 152 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BG; JFFG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 162 x 14. Weight in Grams: 363.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Gallaudet University Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
152
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9781563681226
ISBN
9781563681226
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 25.96

hardcover. Henri Garidel was expelled from occupied New Orleans by Federal forces after refusing to pledge loyalty to the Union. This is his diary from 1863 to 1865, in which he relates the trials and discomforts - physical, emotional, spiritual and professional - of life in a city foreign to him. Series: Nation Divided: Studies in the Civil War Era. Num Pages: 544 pages, 12 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBFV; 3JH; BGHA; BJ; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; HBWJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 34. Weight in Grams: 894.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
University of Virginia Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
544
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813920184
ISBN
9780813920184
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 76.15

Paperback. Num Pages: 188 pages. BIC Classification: 1KL; HRCV; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 140 x 209 x 12. Weight in Grams: 250.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Orbis Books (USA) United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
188
Condition
New
SKU
V9780883448519
ISBN
9780883448519
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 18.00

Hardback. Num Pages: 160 pages, 178col.ill. BIC Classification: 1KBBSL; 3JH; AK; ASZP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 280 x 215 x 19. Weight in Grams: 1055.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Pelican Publishing Co United States
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9781565547230
ISBN
9781565547230
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 35.26

Paperback. Situating jewellery in the cultural economy of the American Southwest, this title explores Southwestern jewellery as a decorative form in constant transition. It describes this rich tradition as subject to a number of desires, fostered and regulated, at different times, by government agencies, traders, curators and Native American communities. Num Pages: 272 pages, 300 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; AFKG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 299 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1304.
Publisher
British Museum Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780714125985
ISBN
9780714125985
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 38.98

Hardback. Editor(s): Walters, Henrietta. Num Pages: 94 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; KFFM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 159 x 232 x 12. Weight in Grams: 286.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781634846981
ISBN
9781634846981
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 179.43
€ 135.00

Paperback. Editor(s): Balslev, Henrik; Pedersen, Henrik Borgtoft. Series: AAU Reports. Num Pages: 122 pages, illus. BIC Classification: 1KLSE; PST; TVR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 206 x 146 x 8. Weight in Grams: 180.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
Aarhus University Press
Number of pages
122
Condition
New
SKU
V9788787600309
ISBN
9788787600309
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.56

Paperback. In Brazil nothing is more important than football. If England is the birthplace of football then Brazil - the five-time World Cup winners and home of Pele, Romario, Ronaldo, Neymar and the rest - is the heart and soul of the game. This book takes you on a journey through the Wild West of Brazilian football. Translator(s): Smalley, Nicholas. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; WSJA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 136 x 21. Weight in Grams: 310.
Publisher
Yellow Jersey Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780224099899
ISBN
9780224099899
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.00

Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BTC; HBJK; HBLW; JFHC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 152. .
Publisher
Trine Day
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Updated edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781634240185
ISBN
9781634240185
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.81

Paperback. Num Pages: 344 pages, 100. BIC Classification: 1KBCB; AMVD; RPC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 184 x 20. Weight in Grams: 862.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Simply Read Books Canada
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
SKU
V9781897476802
ISBN
9781897476802
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 26.33

Hardcover. Between 1928 and 1981, architectural and cultural critic Lewis Mumford exchanged nearly six hundred letters with Melville scholar and Harvard psychologist Henry A Murray. This book documents that interaction. It covers fifty years of devoted camaraderie between two exceptional minds, offering profound insights into their careers and lives. Editor(s): Novak, Frank G., Jr. Num Pages: 424 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; BG; JFCX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 31. Weight in Grams: 966.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815631132
ISBN
9780815631132
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.01

Paperback. Editor(s): Quaife, Milo Milton. Num Pages: 372 pages, Map, Illus. BIC Classification: 1KB; HBJK; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5182 x 3404 x 331. Weight in Grams: 426.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
372
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803257146
ISBN
9780803257146
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.31

Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSP2; JKS; JN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 208 x 134 x 17. Weight in Grams: 286.
Publisher
Monthly Review Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9781583673447
ISBN
9781583673447
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 17.39

Paperback. In the United States today, the term "terrorism" conjures up images of dangerous, outside threats: religious extremists and suicide bombers in particular. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFF; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Publisher
Monthly Review Press,U.S.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781583675700
ISBN
9781583675700
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.46

Paperback. A blistering critique of how America's drift toward authoritarian intolerance is dividing the nation and intensifying social and political conflicts. Series: City Lights Open Media. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JM; JPHL; JPHV; JPV; JPW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 179 x 30. Weight in Grams: 300.
Publisher
City Lights Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780872867321
ISBN
9780872867321
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 17.09

Paperback. Num Pages: 176 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPF; JPHV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 154 x 16. Weight in Grams: 356.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Inc
Condition
New
SKU
V9781612058641
ISBN
9781612058641
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 61.01

Hardback. In an era when the American public regards politics cynically, this book shows why and how citizens must reclaim an influence on the public insitutions and policies that shape their lives. Series: Culture and Politics Series. Num Pages: 208 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 158 x 22. Weight in Grams: 460.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742515536
ISBN
9780742515536
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 24.96

Paperback. This text offers a context for understanding and engaging the threats posed by the increase in domestic militarization and a neoliberal ideology that substitutes market values for democratic values crucial to rethinking what a vibrant democracy would look like in the aftermath of September 11th. Series: Culture and Politics Series. Num Pages: 224 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 174 x 229 x 17. Weight in Grams: 332.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742525269
ISBN
9780742525269
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.38

Hardback. In the United States today, the term "terrorism" conjures up images of dangerous, outside threats: religious extremists and suicide bombers in particular. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFF; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Monthly Review Press,U.S.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781583675717
ISBN
9781583675717
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 59.42
€ 54.53

Paperback. Examines the effects of rising social security costs and of measures adopted to deal with them, and discusses possible ways of coping with the shortfall of available money for the aging American population. Num Pages: 158 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JKSB; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 11. Weight in Grams: 220. "Includes bibliographical references and index. Commissioning organisation: Henry J. Aaron, Barry P. Bosworth, Gary T. Burtless. xiv, 144 p. ill. 23 cm. Associated Names: Bosworth, Barry,. Associated Names: Burtless, Gary T.,. Associated Dates: 1942-. Associated Dates: 1950-. Paperback. Nice clean copy." Keywords: "Subjects - Society, Politics & Philosophy - Social Sciences - Social Issues - Social Welfare & Services - General,Subjects - Society, Politics & Philosophy - Social Sciences - Social Issues - Social W"
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
The Brookings Institution
Number of pages
90
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1988
SKU
KEX0129317
ISBN
9780815700432
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

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