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The Americas

Paperback. Offers an interpretation of the Revolutionary period that places women at the center. This book provides a synthesis of the scholarship on women's experiences during the era, as well as a nuanced understanding that moves beyond a view of the war as either a "golden age" or a disaster for women. Num Pages: 296 pages, 12 illustrations, notes, bibl., index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 21. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
The University of North Carolina Press United States
Edition
Rev ed
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780807856970
ISBN
9780807856970
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 58.66

Paperback. Num Pages: 464 pages, 100 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; ACXD2; AVRL; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 178 x 25. .
Publisher
MIT Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780262533584
ISBN
9780262533584
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 31.45

paperback. Transforming Labour offers one of the first critical assessments of women's paid labour in this era, a period when more and more women, particularly those with families, were going 'out to work'. Num Pages: 416 pages, 12, 12 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBC; HBJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 28. Weight in Grams: 640.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780802096524
ISBN
9780802096524
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 41.07

Paperback. Earning Respect examines the lives of white and blue-collar women workers in Peterborough between 1920 and 1960 and notes the emerging changes in their work lives, as working daughters gradually became working mothers. Series: Studies in Gender and History. Num Pages: 334 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 3JJG; 3JJH; 3JJP; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 555.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Number of pages
334
Condition
New
SKU
V9780802069535
ISBN
9780802069535
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 36.50

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780028609980
ISBN
9780028609980
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 24.23

Paperback. In the years between 1880 and 1950, Americans recited poetry at family gatherings, school assemblies, church services, camp outings, and civic affairs. This book presents a portrait of the uses of verse in America. It shows how the sites and practices of reciting poetry influenced readers' lives and helped them to find meaning in a poet's words. Num Pages: 488 pages, 25 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DCF; HBJK; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 141 x 31. Weight in Grams: 616.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
488
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674035126
ISBN
9780674035126
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 31.06

Paperback. Series: Women in the West. Num Pages: 428 pages, Illus. BIC Classification: 1KB; JFSL9; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 28. Weight in Grams: 653.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1988
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
428
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803281561
ISBN
9780803281561
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99

Paperback. Paints a picture of how a small town in the West coped with disaster at the turn of the twentieth century. This book illustrates that even the smallest things we do have consequences - good or bad. Num Pages: 256 pages, 45 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBBWR; 3JJC; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; RNR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5830 x 3895 x 15. Weight in Grams: 386.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295989419
ISBN
9780295989419
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 39.04

Hardback. Cites writings about women in American music, covering the period from 1776-1976. A total of 1,305 books and articles are included. Num Pages: 191 pages, Plans, transparencies, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AV; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 148 x 16. Weight in Grams: 317.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1978
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
191
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810811058
ISBN
9780810811058
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 124.46

Paperback. Takes us on a series of delightful trips, lending exciting perspectives to Pine Barrens, the underappreciated regions. This book introduces us to amphibians and reptiles, neotropical migrants and other birds, and a range of unusual mammals. It is useful for those concerned with the history and preservation of these landscapes and their wildlife. Num Pages: 352 pages, 91 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBE; WN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 485.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Rutgers University Press United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813537948
ISBN
9780813537948
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.44

Hardcover. Luxurious Citizens traces the ways in which Americans tied consumer desire to the national interest between 1789 and 1865 and reveals how the nation transformed individual desires for goods into an index of civic worth, placing unbridled consumption at the heart of their modern political economy. Series: America in the Nineteenth Century. Num Pages: 296 pages, 16 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; JFFT; KCP; KCZ. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 240 x 162 x 33. Weight in Grams: 618.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812248920
ISBN
9780812248920
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.85

Hardback. Antiwar protest has long been an under-reported component of the Civil War story. "Heaven Will Frown on Such a Cause as This" traces the life stories of six men in northern states who denounced the war against the Confederacy. These men were called "copperheads" by their opponents, but they labeled themselves "Peace Democrats." Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 141 x 20. Weight in Grams: 422.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
University Press of America United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780761819974
ISBN
9780761819974
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 123.99

Paperback. Probing the experiences of migrant parents, children in Mexico, and their caregivers, this title offers an account of the lives of families divided by borders. It shows that the difficulties endured by transnational families make it nearly impossible for parents' sacrifices to result in the benefits they expect. Num Pages: 336 pages, 16 b/w photographs, 5 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KLCM; JFFN; JFSL4; JHBK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 158 x 20. Weight in Grams: 460.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520260900
ISBN
9780520260900
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 25.06

Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages, b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1KBC; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 135 x 20. Weight in Grams: 260.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Blue Bike Books Canada
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9781926700243
ISBN
9781926700243
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.10

Paperback. Num Pages: 88 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBCQ; WTHR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 107 x 5. Weight in Grams: 77.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Vehicule Press Canada
Number of pages
88
Condition
New
SKU
V9781550652970
ISBN
9781550652970
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 14.11

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803219274
ISBN
9780803219274
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.90

Hardback. Explores the construction and emergence of 'Bohemia' in American literature and culture. This title presents a study that follows la vie boheme from its earliest expressions in the US until its explosion in Greenwich Village in the 1920s. Num Pages: 480 pages, Illustrations, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; DSBF; DSBH; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 231 x 163 x 33. Weight in Grams: 771.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Stanford University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804760836
ISBN
9780804760836
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 87.25

Hardback. This first in-depth English-language study of Argentine fiction films released since the mid-1990s explains how they have registered Argentina s recent experience of capitalism, neoliberalism, and economic crisis. Num Pages: 248 pages, 39 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLSA; APFA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780822344575
ISBN
9780822344575
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 111.46

Paperback. This first in-depth English-language study of Argentine fiction films released since the mid-1990s explains how they have registered Argentina s recent experience of capitalism, neoliberalism, and economic crisis. Num Pages: 248 pages, 39 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLSA; APFA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 366.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780822344728
ISBN
9780822344728
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.56

Hardback. This book examines the failure of truth commissions in Uganda and Haiti and develops a rigorous framework to evaluate truth commissions around the world. Series: Law and Society. Num Pages: 224 pages, 2 maps, 2 figures. BIC Classification: 1HFGU; 1KJH; JPA; JPVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887. Weight in Grams: 431.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780774818469
ISBN
9780774818469
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 114.01

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