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The Americas
Paperback. The National Mall in Washington, DC, is 'a great public space, as essential a part of the American landscape as the Grand Canyon,' according to architecture critic Paul Goldberger, but few realize how recent, fragile, and contested this achievement is. This title tells the Mall's engrossing story - its historic plan, the structures, and more. Num Pages: 402 pages, 126 black-and-white photographs, 1 line drawing. BIC Classification: 1KBBFC; AMGD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 179 x 32. Weight in Grams: 816. Washington, D.C., The National Mall, and the Transformation of the Memorial Landscape. 402 pages, Illustrations. The National Mall in Washington, DC, is 'a great public space, as essential a part of the American landscape as the Grand Canyon,' according to architecture critic Paul Goldberger, but few realize how recent, fragile, and contested this achievement is. This title tells the Mall's engrossing story - its historic plan, the structures, and more. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1KBBFC; AMGD. Dimension: 254 x 179 x 32. Weight: 876.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Number of pages
- 402
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520271333
- ISBN
- 9780520271333
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.98
€ 33.99
€ 24.98
Paperback. Editor(s): Kirkland, James K.; Matthews, Holly F.; Sullivan, Charles W.; Baldwin, Karen. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; MMG; VXH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5944 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 395.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822312178
- ISBN
- 9780822312178
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.40
€ 27.99
€ 26.40
Paperback. Tracing the rise of the California teen as a national icon in the 1950s and 60s, Kirse May shows how idealized images of a suburban youth culture soothed America's post-war nerves while denying racial and urban realities. Num Pages: 272 pages, 12 illustrations, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 16. Weight in Grams: 367.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- The University of North Carolina Press
- Edition
- 1st New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780807853627
- ISBN
- 9780807853627
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.06
€ 49.06
Paperback. The "Vinland Map" first surfaced on the antiquarian market in 1957 and the map's authenticity has been debated ever since in controversies ranging from the anomalous composition of the ink and the map's lack of provenance to historical and cartographical riddles. This book addresses the fuli range of this debate. Num Pages: 480 pages, 14 illustrations, 18 maps. BIC Classification: 1KB; RGS; RGV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 28. Weight in Grams: 667.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 480
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804749633
- ISBN
- 9780804749633
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.03
€ 37.99
€ 34.03
Hardback. The "Vinland Map" first surfaced on the antiquarian market in 1957 and the map's authenticity has been debated ever since in controversies ranging from the anomalous composition of the ink and the map's lack of provenance historical and cartographical riddles. This book addresses the full range of this debate. Num Pages: 480 pages, 18 maps, 14 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KB; RGS; RGV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 32. Weight in Grams: 776.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 480
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804749626
- ISBN
- 9780804749626
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 162.43
€ 162.43
Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages, 16. BIC Classification: 1KBBFN; HBJK; HBLH; JFSJ; JFSL1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 157 x 20. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780801486791
- ISBN
- 9780801486791
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 31.96
€ 34.99
€ 31.96
Hardback. This collection of eight essays and 24 supporting documents concerning mainland British North America includes essays about Native Americans, the transatlantic slave trade, regulation of the sexual behaviour of white and black women, and the creation of new religious practices. Editor(s): Fischer, Kirsten; Hinderaker, Eric. Series: Blackwell Readers in American Social and Cultural History. Num Pages: 408 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLH; HBTB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 159 x 35. Weight in Grams: 708.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 408
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631218531
- ISBN
- 9780631218531
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 133.98
€ 133.98
Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGHA; HBJK; HBLX; JPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 134 x 201 x 21. Weight in Grams: 232.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Ballantine Books
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804179096
- ISBN
- 9780804179096
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 16.22
€ 18.99
€ 16.22
Hardback. Explores why astronomy captivated Joseph Cornell, and considers hundreds of his works - found-footage films, three-dimensional space-object boxes, enigmatic collages, and cosmic ephemera - that contain references to astronomical phenomena. Num Pages: 336 pages, 60 color illus. 81 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; ACX; AGB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 260 x 210 x 31. Weight in Grams: 1578.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691134987
- ISBN
- 9780691134987
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 61.58€ 48.58
€ 61.58
€ 48.58
Hardback. This book examines the relationship between politics, crime, and violence in Latin America with the aim of moving away from overly simplified views of the region. Instead, it engages in deeper structural analysis, making use of a range of approaches with the wider aim of improving policies that seek to reduce the impact of crime-related violence. Editor(s): Peterson, Jenny H.; Howarth, Kirsten. Series: Security in the Americas in the Twenty-First Century. Num Pages: 174 pages, 3 tables. BIC Classification: 1KL; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 161 x 236 x 19. Weight in Grams: 422.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Lexington Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781498507196
- ISBN
- 9781498507196
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 99.99€ 10.45
€ 99.99
€ 10.45
Paperback. Highlights South and Central American approaches to wildlife conservation and documents the state and the historical development of a Latin American conservation and management strategy. This book addresses the threats to bio-diversity caused by ranching, fishing, and hunting and assesses the benefits and risks of continued human use of wildlife. Editor(s): Silvius, Kirsten M.; Bodmer, Richard E.; Fragoso, Jose M. V. Num Pages: 464 pages, 58 line drawings, 2 halftones, 3 color figs, 73 tables. BIC Classification: 1KLC; 1KLS; RNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 771.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 464
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231127837
- ISBN
- 9780231127837
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 39.84
€ 54.99
€ 39.84
Hardback. An intimate study of the friendship and creative dialogue between two artists, offering an in-depth understanding of their work and the upheavals of 1960s New York Num Pages: 200 pages, 33 color + 46 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JJPK; ACXJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 190 x 237 x 22. Weight in Grams: 810.
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300211566
- ISBN
- 9780300211566
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 50.33€ 39.99
€ 50.33
€ 39.99
paperback. Num Pages: 370 pages, 2 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 148. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Transcript Publishing Germany
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 370
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783837634655
- ISBN
- 9783837634655
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.31€ 52.05
€ 66.31
€ 52.05
Paperback. Presents an account of the astonishing discovery and rescue of Guatemala's secret police archives. This title explores Guatemala's struggles to manage this avalanche of evidence of past war crimes, providing a firsthand look at how postwar justice activists worked to reconfigure terror archives into implements of social change. Series: American Encounters/Global Interactions. Num Pages: 352 pages, 27 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KL; GTJ; HBJK; HBLW; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 154 x 19. Weight in Grams: 472.
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822356028
- ISBN
- 9780822356028
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.60
€ 32.99
€ 29.60
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Pearson Education Limited
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2018
- Edition
- Online ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781292176376
- ISBN
- 9781292176376
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.20
€ 11.20
Hardback. Num Pages: 280 pages, map. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; BGA; HBJK; HBLL; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 540.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813933092
- ISBN
- 9780813933092
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.15
€ 67.15
Birdwatchers' Guide to Cuba, Jamaica, Hispaniola, Puerto Rico and the ...
Kirwan, Guy M.; Kirkconnell, Arturo; Flieg, M...
Paperback. From Cuba, with about 360 species, to the Cayman Islands with just over 220 species. This guide covers the Greater Antilles, which comprises five groups of islands and six countries. It features species lists that show what has been seen in each country, and also includes a selective list that helps to target the best places to visit. Series: Prion Birdwatchers' Guide Series. Num Pages: 198 pages, Line illus, maps. BIC Classification: 1KJC; 1KJD; 1KJH; 1KJM; 1KJP; 1KJWJ; WNCB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 170 x 245 x 17. Weight in Grams: 638.
- Publisher
- Prion Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 198
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781871104127
- ISBN
- 9781871104127
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.24
€ 34.24
Hardback. Deals with transnational networks of radicalism in the Caribbean Num Pages: 256 pages, 1 map, 3 tables. BIC Classification: 1KJP; 3JH; 3JJC; 3JJF; 3JJG; JPFB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 161 x 232 x 17. Weight in Grams: 480.
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252037641
- ISBN
- 9780252037641
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 118.34
€ 118.34
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1966
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803250314
- ISBN
- 9780803250314
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 16.43
€ 16.99
€ 16.43
paperback. Num Pages: 110 pages, Illustrations, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBC; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 159. Weight in Grams: 163.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Fernwood Publishing Canada
- Number of pages
- 110
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781895686050
- ISBN
- 9781895686050
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 22.64
€ 25.99
€ 22.64