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The Americas

Paperback. What do the images transmitted by that screen tell us about power, authority, gender stereotypes, and ideology in the United States? This book addresses this question by illuminating how television both reflects and influences American culture and identity. It is suitable for those interested in women's studies and American studies. Editor(s): Haralovich, Mary Beth; Rabinovitz, Lauren. Series: Console-ing Passions. Num Pages: 232 pages, 25 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APF; APT; JFC; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 18. Weight in Grams: 386.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780822323945
ISBN
9780822323945
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.20

Paperback. A reference source about one aspect of American history and record-keeping: the state song. Organized alphabetically by state, it features a reproduction of the sheet music for the state song and a brief history of the song, with details about its composition, adoption and legislative life. Editor(s): Hladczuk, John; Hladczuk, Sharon. Num Pages: 240 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVGG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 276 x 215 x 15. Weight in Grams: 667.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810837232
ISBN
9780810837232
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 102.16

Paperback. Takes you on a guided tour of New York City's most terrifyingly haunted places. This title includes 30 legendary haunted places, all of which are open to the public - so you can test your own ghost hunting skills, if you dare. Editor(s): Kachuba, John B. Series: America's Haunted Road Trip. Num Pages: 256 pages, B&W photos throughout, Maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; VXQG; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 314.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Clerisy Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781578604487
ISBN
9781578604487
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.10

Paperback. Illuminates the historical tensions between the legal paradigms of citizenship and contract, and in the emergence of free labour ideology in American culture Series: America and the Long 19th Century. Num Pages: 272 pages, 3 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBTS; JPVH1; LNDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 159 x 18. Weight in Grams: 446.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
New York University Press
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814771709
ISBN
9780814771709
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.51

Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBCL; WBN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 151 x 16. Weight in Grams: 422.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
TouchWood Editions Canada
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9781927129159
ISBN
9781927129159
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 19.69

paperback. Since pre-colonial days, America has been both torn apart and united by love, sex, and marriage across racial boundaries. This title provides a historical foundation for contemporary discussions of sex across racial lines, which, despite the numbers of interracial marriages and multiracial children, remains a controversial issue. Editor(s): Hodes, Martha. Num Pages: 416 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KB; HBTB; JFCX; JFF; JFSJ; JFSL1; JMU. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 40. Weight in Grams: 1270.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814735572
ISBN
9780814735572
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 35.12

Paperback. Series: Rockhounding Series. Num Pages: 240 pages, 109 colour illustrations, 43 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBWM; WNR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 28.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Edition
3 Rev ed
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780762781621
ISBN
9780762781621
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 16.65

Paperback. Present a synthetic treatment of the colonial colleges, tracing their role in the intellectual development of early America through the American Revolution. This work focuses on Harvard, William and Mary, Yale, the College of New Jersey (Princeton), King's College (Columbia), the College of Philadelphia (Penn), among others. Series: American Intellectual Culture. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFCX; JNMN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 154 x 28. Weight in Grams: 594.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742548398
ISBN
9780742548398
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 62.47

Hardcover. For the newly United States under the Constitution, the central question during the 1790s was whether the centre would hold. The essays in this volume explore some of the potentially divisive realities that characterised the Federalist Era. Editor(s): Hoffman, Ronald; Albert, Peter J. Series: United States Capitol Historical Society S. Num Pages: 327 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLL; JPH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 239 x 163 x 34. Weight in Grams: 771.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
University of Virginia Press Charlottesville
Number of pages
327
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813916248
ISBN
9780813916248
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 63.14

Hardcover. Reflects the place of the US in a world it has defined by 9/11, the war on terrorism, and the invasion of Iraq. This analysis considers the events and actions that have led America down the path of imperialism. Tracing the significance of September 11 in the course of American history, it explains the consequences for international order. Num Pages: 168 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; 1KBB; HBJF1; HBLW3; JPS; JPWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 345.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield
Number of pages
168
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742536005
ISBN
9780742536005
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 20.73

Paperback. Title IX of the Educational Amendments of 1972 reflects America's aspirational belief that girls and boys, women and men, both deserve equal educational opportunities in athletics. This book shows how this ideal has been both implemented and thwarted over the years via actions in the legislature, executive and judicial branches of government. Editor(s): Hogshead-Makar, Nancy; Zimbalist, Andrew. Num Pages: 328 pages, 7 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFJ; JNU; YNW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 253 x 180 x 21. Weight in Grams: 576.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Temple University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781592133802
ISBN
9781592133802
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 44.90

Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages, 253 photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; WCP; WCR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 220 x 281 x 12. Weight in Grams: 1088.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780887402265
ISBN
9780887402265
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 21.35

Paperback. Num Pages: 115 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBEP; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 189 x 136 x 10. Weight in Grams: 180.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
115
Condition
New
SKU
V9781590337776
ISBN
9781590337776
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 137.84
€ 94.53

Hardcover. Editor(s): Holden, Samuel R.; Snider, Dominic E. Num Pages: 247 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 261 x 184 x 19. Weight in Grams: 694.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
247
Condition
New
SKU
V9781619426610
ISBN
9781619426610
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 294.70
€ 198.51

Num Pages: 176 pages, over 200 b/w and color photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW; JWG; JWMV; TBX; WGM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 286 x 223 x 17. Weight in Grams: 1010.
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9780887409127
ISBN
9780887409127
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 48.99
€ 32.18

Paperback. An analysis of the nature and trajectory of Jamaica's foreign relations from 1972 to 1989. It argues that the relative autonomy of Jamaica declined due to the evolution of an international regime, which in effect disallowed the political, social and economic experimentation originally envisioned. Num Pages: 228 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KJWJ; 3JJPL; 3JJPN; HBJK; HBLW3; HBT; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 299.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
University of the West Indies Press Jamaica
Number of pages
228
Condition
New
SKU
V9789766400583
ISBN
9789766400583
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.91

Paperback. Num Pages: 144 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBND; WBXD2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 155 x 10. Weight in Grams: 259.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Stackpole Books United States
Number of pages
144
Condition
New
SKU
V9780811706612
ISBN
9780811706612
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 15.18

Paperback. Editor(s): Boer, Faye. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 210 x 24. Weight in Grams: 318.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Folklore Publishing Canada
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9781894864077
ISBN
9781894864077
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 12.60

Hardback. The Companion to Latin American History collects the work of leading experts in the field to create a single-source overview of the diverse history and current trends in the study of Latin America. Editor(s): Holloway, Thomas H. Series: Blackwell Companions to World History. Num Pages: 544 pages, 30 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KL; HBJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 248 x 177 x 36. Weight in Grams: 1074.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
544
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405131612
ISBN
9781405131612
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 229.08

Paperback. A revised and expanded edition of a groundbreaking text Editor(s): Holloway, Joseph E. Series: Blacks in the Diaspora. Num Pages: 448 pages, 18 b&w photos, 2 figures, 2 maps, 1 index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; GTB; JFC; JFSL3; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 161 x 235 x 29. Weight in Grams: 666.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Edition
Second
Number of pages
448
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253217493
ISBN
9780253217493
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.12

Paperback. In 1984, John Thompson was convicted and sentenced to death for the murder of a white man in New Orleans, Louisiana. He was sent to Angola prison and confined to his cell twenty-three hours a day. This title is about the eighteen-year quest for John Thompson's freedom from a wrongful murder conviction. Num Pages: 480 pages, 32 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBSL; 3JJPN; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 156 x 27. Weight in Grams: 689.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Skyhorse Publishing
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
480
Condition
New
SKU
V9781620876084
ISBN
9781620876084
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.47

Hardback. Num Pages: 272 pages, 12 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; 3JJH; HBJK; HBLW; HBWQ; JFSJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 165 x 242 x 24. Weight in Grams: 524.
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801453571
ISBN
9780801453571
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 60.31

Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBWN; APB; APT; BM; VFVG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 135 x 16. Weight in Grams: 294.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780062457141
ISBN
9780062457141
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.27

Paperback. It's no surprise that remote Martha's Vineyard is home to a significant population of ghosts. After twenty years in print, this classic is now updated and expanded with new information and new stories. Num Pages: 192 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBES; VXQG; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 155 x 12. Weight in Grams: 272.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Edition
20 Anniversary ed
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9781608933525
ISBN
9781608933525
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.36

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