The Americas
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The Americas
Paperback. Colonial Americans were enamored with the rich colors and silky surface of mahogany. As this exotic wood became fashionable, demand for it set in motion a dark, hidden story of human and environmental exploitation. Anderson traces the path from source to sale, revealing how prosperity and desire shaped not just people's lives but the natural world. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JD; HBJK; HBLL; HBT; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 210 x 31. Weight in Grams: 388.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674503823
- ISBN
- 9780674503823
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 24.61
€ 27.99
€ 24.61
Paperback. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JMG; YFB; YFM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 126. Weight in Grams: 270.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- ePub edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848456877
- ISBN
- 9781848456877
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.70
€ 13.99
€ 10.70
Hardcover. Most non-Central Americans think of the narrow neck between Mexico and Colombia in terms of dramatic past revolutions and lauded peace agreements, or, sensational problems of gang violence and natural disasters. In this volume, the contributors examine regional circumstances within frames of democratization and neoliberalism.. Editor(s): Burrell, Jennifer L.; Moodie, Ellen. Series: CEDLA Latin American Studies. Num Pages: 346 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLC; GTB; JHM; JP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 236 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 604.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Number of pages
- 324
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857457523
- ISBN
- 9780857457523
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 167.02
€ 167.02
Paperback. Life in America at the turn of the 19th century has been characterised as distinctly male orientated. Fleissner disputes this popular view and uncovers a new understanding of the era through naturalism, the prominent literary style of the time. Series: Women in Culture and Society Series. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DSB; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 229 x 24. Weight in Grams: 554.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226253107
- ISBN
- 9780226253107
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 33.29
€ 43.99
€ 33.29
Paperback. The ideology of the American dream - the faith that an individual can attain success and virtue through strenuous effort - is the very soul of the American nation. This book talks about America's racial conflicts, and claims that the alternative lies in the inclusiveness, optimism, discipline, and high-mindedness of the American dream at its best. Series: Princeton Studies in American Politics: Historical, International and Comparative Perspectives. Num Pages: 440 pages, 10 figs. 24 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC; JFF; JFSL1; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 657.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 438
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691029207
- ISBN
- 9780691029207
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 37.78
€ 52.99
€ 37.78
Hardback. The American racial order - the beliefs, institutions, and practices that organize relationships among the nation's races and ethnicities - is undergoing its greatest transformation since the 1960s. This title takes a look at the reasons behind this dramatic change, and considers how different groups of Americans are being affected. Num Pages: 280 pages, 19 halftones. 14 line illus. 10 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JM; JFSL1; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 239 x 164 x 22. Weight in Grams: 532.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691152998
- ISBN
- 9780691152998
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.37
€ 46.99
€ 33.37
Paperback. The American racial order - the beliefs, institutions, and practices that organize relationships among the nation's races and ethnicities - is undergoing its greatest transformation since the 1960s. This book looks at the reasons behind this dramatic change, and considers how different groups of Americans are being affected. Num Pages: 280 pages, 19 halftones. 14 line illus. 10 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFN; JFSL1; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 222 x 153 x 16. Weight in Grams: 380.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Edition
- New in Paper
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691160931
- ISBN
- 9780691160931
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.43
€ 26.99
€ 20.43
Paperback. An ethnography that examines the gendered nature of large corporate law firms. Although increasing numbers of women have become lawyers in the past decade, it discovers that the double standards and sexist attitudes of legal bureaucracies are a continuing problem for women lawyers and paralegals. Num Pages: 276 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFJ; JFSJ1; JHM; LAT; LN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 68.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 276
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520201088
- ISBN
- 9780520201088
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 26.47
€ 36.99
€ 26.47
Hardback. Taking seriously the complications involved in moving pictures through the physical world - the sheer bulk and weight of artworks, the long delays inherent in long-distance reception, the uneasy mingling of artworks with other kinds of things in transit, the author forges a model for a material history of visual communication in early America. Num Pages: 240 pages, 25 color, 50 b/w. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 263 x 184 x 19. Weight in Grams: 808.
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520251847
- ISBN
- 9780520251847
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 59.42€ 46.46
€ 59.42
€ 46.46
Paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBW; JPWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 249 x 20. Weight in Grams: 456.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195341249
- ISBN
- 9780195341249
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 39.60
€ 39.60
Series: Gutenberg-E. Num Pages: 414 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APFB; HBTB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 29. Weight in Grams: 862.
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 414
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231142502
- ISBN
- 9780231142502
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 102.75
€ 102.75
Paperback. A woman's search for the world's greatest Chinese restaurant proves that egg rolls are as American as apple pie. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1KBB; WBN; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 132 x 21. Weight in Grams: 306.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Little, Brown & Company United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780446698979
- ISBN
- 9780446698979
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 16.79
€ 18.99
€ 16.79
Paperback. A pioneering study of women's movements in two developing-world revolutions and post-revolutionary transitions to neo-liberal democracies Num Pages: 306 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFMQ; 1KLCN; JFFK; JFSJ1; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 424.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 306
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781592138296
- ISBN
- 9781592138296
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 35.23
€ 36.99
€ 35.23
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814752524
- ISBN
- 9780814752524
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.70
€ 32.99
€ 29.70
Paperback. Series: Postmillennial Pop. Num Pages: 352 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; DSBF; DSBH; JFFJ; JFSL1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 336 x 2. Weight in Grams: 520.
- Publisher
- NYU Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781479889341
- ISBN
- 9781479889341
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.93
€ 33.99
€ 30.93
Hardback. Series: Postmillennial Pop. Num Pages: 352 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; 3JH; DSBF; DSBH; JFFJ; JFSL1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 24. Weight in Grams: 649.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781479890439
- ISBN
- 9781479890439
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 97.14
€ 97.14
Paperback. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSC; JHB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 282.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780190231897
- ISBN
- 9780190231897
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 28.00
€ 29.99
€ 28.00
Paperback. Strikingly argued, richly researched, and methodologically sound, this wide-ranging look at how choices about sex triumphed over established class systems and artificial racial boundaries supplies a refreshing contribution to the history of early Louisiana. Series: Early America: History, Context, Culture. Num Pages: 352 pages, 7, 7 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBBSL; 3JF; 3JH; HBJK; HBTB; JFSL1; JHBK5. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 229 x 23. Weight in Grams: 494.
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421415734
- ISBN
- 9781421415734
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 34.28
€ 41.99
€ 34.28
Strikingly argued, richly researched, and methodologically sound, this wide-ranging look at how choices about sex triumphed over established class systems and artificial racial boundaries supplies a refreshing contribution to the history of early Louisiana. Series: Early America: History, Context, Culture. Num Pages: 352 pages, 7, 7 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBBSL; HBJK; HBTB; JFSL; JHBK5. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 612.
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801886805
- ISBN
- 9780801886805
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.93
€ 65.93
Paperback. In analyses of digital death footage-from victims of police brutality to those who jump from the Golden Gate Bridge-Jennifer Malkowski considers the immense changes digital technologies have introduced in the ability to record and display actual deaths-one of documentary's most taboo and politically volatile subjects. Num Pages: 264 pages, 21 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; APFA; APFR; HPJ; JFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 229 x 23. Weight in Grams: 396.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822363156
- ISBN
- 9780822363156
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.53
€ 30.99
€ 27.53
Hardback. In analyses of digital death footage-from victims of police brutality to those who jump from the Golden Gate Bridge-Jennifer Malkowski considers the immense changes digital technologies have introduced in the ability to record and display actual deaths-one of documentary's most taboo and politically volatile subjects. Num Pages: 264 pages, 21 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; APFA; APFR; HPJ; JFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780822363002
- ISBN
- 9780822363002
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 110.28
€ 110.28
Paperback. This book locates the roots of the 1996 welfare reform many decades in the past, arguing that women, work, and welfare were intertwined concerns of the liberal welfare state beginning just after World War II. It examines the reform of Aid to Dependent Children (ADC) and reconstructs the ideology, implementation, and consequences of rehabilitation. Series: Gender and American Culture. Num Pages: 296 pages, 5ill.3tabs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPG; 3JJPK; JKSB1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 399.
- Publisher
- The University of North Carolina Press Chapel Hill
- Number of pages
- 296
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- KEX0227711
- ISBN
- 9780807855874
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Num Pages: 480 pages, colour tables, figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; LNL; LNW. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 276 x 216 x 16. Weight in Grams: 848.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Pearson Education (US) United States
- Number of pages
- 480
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780132151290
- ISBN
- 9780132151290
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 217.59
€ 217.59
Hardback. The U.S. Military and Stability Operations. Series: Columbia Studies in Terrorism and Irregular Warfare. 280 pages. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPS; JPWS; JWXZ. Dimension: 237 x 162 x 22. Weight: 526.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231153249
- ISBN
- 9780231153249
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 95.07€ 72.21
€ 95.07
€ 72.21