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The Americas

Paperback. Explores why the United States - counter to widely accepted wisdom in international relations theory - chose the course it did. In this book the author asserted that domestic political institutions and culture played a decisive role in preventing the mobilization of resources necessary to implement an expansionist grand strategy. Num Pages: 344 pages, 4 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBW; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Georgetown University Press United States
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
SKU
V9781626161771
ISBN
9781626161771
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 72.05

Paperback. Since 1989 an indigenous political movement - the Coalition of Workers, Peasants, and Students of the Isthmus (COCEI) - has governed the southern Mexican city of Juchitan. This title examines this Zapotec Indian movement and shows how COCEI forged a political and cultural path - overcoming oppression in the 1970s to achieve democracy in the 1990s. Num Pages: 328 pages, 12 photographs, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; 1KLS; JFSL; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 152 x 229 x 24. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822320630
ISBN
9780822320630
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 30.35

Hardback. A father-daughter research team tell the behind-the-scenes story of a social movement started by a group of Brazilian women in 1986 in order to secure economic rights for women and transform their roles in homes and communities. Num Pages: 200 pages, 26 photographs, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KL; JFC; JFSJ1; JPF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 157 x 15. Weight in Grams: 386.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822354062
ISBN
9780822354062
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 115.12

Num Pages: 321 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJH; HBJK; HBTB; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 241 x 165 x 27. Weight in Grams: 748.
Publication date
1996
Publisher
The University Press of Kentucky United States
Number of pages
321
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813119748
ISBN
9780813119748
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.88

paperback. Justice Lewis F. Powell, Jr. is an absorbing and readable biography of one of the most important Supreme Court Justices since World War II. Num Pages: 690 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BG; LN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 41. Weight in Grams: 1058.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
690
Condition
New
Edition
2nd Edition
SKU
V9780823221103
ISBN
9780823221103
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.84

Hardback. This insightful, concise story makes clearer the complexities of the revolutionary era and shows how the first president's political ideas shaped governmental institutions and instantiated the nation's foundational principles. Series: The Political Philosophy of the American Founders. Num Pages: 256 pages, 1, 1 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPA; JPHL. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801891090
ISBN
9780801891090
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 50.99
€ 42.71

Paperback. Provides an introduction and overview of church-state relations in the United States. Exploring the inherent tension between the Establishment and Free Exercise clauses of the First Amendment, this work discusses how the fragmented nature of political authority in the US provides the basis for continuing conflict concerning church-state relations. Series: Religion and Politics Series. Num Pages: 208 pages, 3. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HRAM2; JP. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 295.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Georgetown University Press United States
Edition
2 Rev ed
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9781589016378
ISBN
9781589016378
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 70.33

Paperback. Introduces us to the famous, the infamous, the unknown and the occasionally unfortunate men who have led a country from its early years as a colony fighting for independence, through to it becoming the most powerful nation in the world. Series: In 100 Facts. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 127 x 198 x 30. Weight in Grams: 182.
Publisher
Amberley Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781445656502
ISBN
9781445656502
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.48

Paperback. The career of controversial San Francisco publisher James Mason Hutchings, the tireless promoter whose efforts were essential to establishing Yosemite's place in the American imagination and to its preservation. Num Pages: 232 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; BGT; HBJK; RNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 153 x 13. Weight in Grams: 349.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University Press of Kansas
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780700619672
ISBN
9780700619672
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 39.26

paperback. Editor(s): Chang, Jen. Num Pages: 192 pages, illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBCQ; JPA; JPW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 183 x 13. Weight in Grams: 318.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Fernwood Publishing Canada
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9781552660638
ISBN
9781552660638
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 22.28

Hardcover. Helps you discover the origins of the different people who live in the most northerly reaches of the Earth - including the Inuit, Nenet, Saami and Chukchi races - and how they have managed to survive in such harsh conditions. This book examines Arctic habitation through the ages. Num Pages: 64 pages, over 350 pictures. BIC Classification: 1KB; 1MTN; 5AJ; YNH; YNPH. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 228 x 303 x 12. Weight in Grams: 664.
Publisher
Anness Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
64
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843229940
ISBN
9781843229940
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.87

Paperback. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPR; APFA; HBTB; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 121. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
ECW Press,Canada
Condition
New
SKU
V9781770413139
ISBN
9781770413139
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 12.09

Paperback. This title provides a portal to the past, a mirror of the present, and a window to the future for a remarkable land and its people. It brings to life the rich mix of history, culture, economics, and wilderness that characterizes the Adirondack region, including its vast capacity for adaptation and recovery. Num Pages: 296 pages, 150 colour figures, maps, tables. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; RG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 299 x 229 x 19. Weight in Grams: 1202.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Syracuse University Press United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815607571
ISBN
9780815607571
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.24

Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, 376. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JJ; HBTK; RGBS; RNP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 280 x 216 x 14. Weight in Grams: 914.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801474248
ISBN
9780801474248
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 62.64

Hardback. This book shows how, in the post-9/11 era, Arab Canadians have become "targeted transnationals" through racialized immigration and security policies as well as negative media representations that legitimize their homogenization and racialization. Editor(s): Hennebry, Jenna; Momani, Bessma. Num Pages: 284 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBC; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
284
Condition
New
SKU
V9780774824408
ISBN
9780774824408
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 113.73

Hardback. Scholars and students interested in slavery and abolition, British and American politics and culture, and Atlantic history will take an interest in this provocative work. Series: Early America: History, Context, Culture. Num Pages: 328 pages, 22, 22 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; 3JH; HBJD1; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 151 x 26. Weight in Grams: 582.
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421413389
ISBN
9781421413389
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 55.86
€ 50.94

Paperback. Num Pages: 368 pages, 12 black & white illustrations, 3 maps, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; JPW; MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 422.
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816676514
ISBN
9780816676514
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 29.14

hardcover. Through a series of deftly-rendered vignettes, prominent historian Jenna Weissman Joselit offers a compelling and fresh-eyed perspective on the Ten Commandments, situating them within the context of modern America. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HRCC99; HRCM; HRCV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
OXFORD UNIV PR United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780190253196
ISBN
9780190253196
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 38.94

Paperback. Examines the roles violence and terrorism have played in the exercise of democratic ideals in America. This book explores how crowds, rallying behind the principle of popular sovereignty and desiring to make law conform to justice, can disdain law and engage in violence. Num Pages: 168 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFE; JPHV; JPW. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 228.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
152
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691138770
ISBN
9780691138770
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 28.70

Hardcover. Shows how Scottish imagination was shaped by its emigre experience with wilderness and the extreme. Drawing on journals, emigrant guides, memoirs, letters, poetry and fiction, this book examines patterns of survival, defeat, adaptation and response in North America's harshest landscapes. Num Pages: 224 pages, map. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 1KB; HBJD1; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 21. Weight in Grams: 554.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
224
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748647392
ISBN
9780748647392
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 94.08
€ 90.66

Hardback. Vibrant recipes from an exotic cuisine - explore ingredients, techniques and sizzling dishes, with 500 photographs. Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KJ; 1KLC; 1KLS; WBN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 180 x 227 x 22. Weight in Grams: 828.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Anness Publishing
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857231925
ISBN
9780857231925
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.82

Hardcover. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AFPC; HBJK; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 264 x 187 x 27. Weight in Grams: 1072.
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226303116
ISBN
9780226303116
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 50.99
€ 39.37

Hardback. This volume provides a unique sociological focus on education, social factors and health beliefs in health and health care, including a review of the literature to date. Series: Research in the Sociology of Health Care. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFF; JHM; JNA; MBNH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 269 x 236 x 30. Weight in Grams: 606.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Emerald Publishing Limited
Condition
New
SKU
V9781785603679
ISBN
9781785603679
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 172.10

Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages, 14. BIC Classification: 1KJH; JHMC; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 371.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780801486739
ISBN
9780801486739
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 33.75

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