The Americas
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The Americas
Hardback. This book contextualizes 21st century representations of disappearance, torture, and detention within a historical framework of inter-American narratives. Examining a range of sources, Pitt finds a persistent focus on the body that links contemporary practices of political terror to concerns about corporality and sovereignty. Num Pages: 219 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1K; 3JM; DSBH5. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 213 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 350.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 219
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230107137
- ISBN
- 9780230107137
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.65
€ 66.65
Paperback. Series: Cheap Bastard. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white halftones, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KBBS; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 19.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780762773008
- ISBN
- 9780762773008
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 14.39
€ 16.99
€ 14.39
Paperback. Series: Food Lovers' Series. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBS; WTH; WTHR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 173 x 150 x 18. Weight in Grams: 14.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780762773138
- ISBN
- 9780762773138
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 14.40
€ 16.99
€ 14.40
Paperback. Based on historical archives, interviews, and a survey evidence, this title suggests that the gun control campaign has been stymied by a combination of factors, including the inability to secure patronage resources, difficulties in articulating a message that resonates with supporters, and strategic decisions made in the name of effective policy. Series: Princeton Studies in American Politics: Historical, International and Comparative Perspectives. Num Pages: 312 pages, 9 line illus. 8 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPWD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691138329
- ISBN
- 9780691138329
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.44
€ 40.99
€ 29.44
Tells the story of a natural treasure and the spell it casts on those who seek it. This book unfolds ginseng's history and its future through the stories of seven people whose lives center on it: a huckster, a field researcher, a farmer, a ginseng "missionary," a criminal investigator, a broker, and a cancer researcher. Num Pages: 232 pages, 9 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; WNP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 449.
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- The University Press of Kentucky United States
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813123844
- ISBN
- 9780813123844
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.30
€ 30.30
Paperback. The first ethnography of the vibrant Aboriginal media community in Vancouver, Sovereign Screens uncovers the social forces shaping that community, including community media organisations and avant-garde art centres, as well as the national spaces of cultural policy and media institutions. Num Pages: 296 pages, 23 photographs, 1 map, 1 appendix, 1 index. BIC Classification: 1KBC; APFA; HBTB; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 17. Weight in Grams: 435.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780803296961
- ISBN
- 9780803296961
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.44
€ 26.99
€ 25.44
Paperback. Series: Urban Life, Landscape and Policy. Num Pages: 294 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW; JFSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 294
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781439912065
- ISBN
- 9781439912065
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.90
€ 32.99
€ 29.90
Hardback. Explores the practice and meanings of death rituals in poor urban neighborhoods on the outskirts of the southern Mexican city of Oaxaca. This book provides descriptions of the Day of the Dead and other religious practices. It analyzes how the rites and beliefs associated with death shape and reflect poor Oaxacans' values and social identity. Num Pages: 336 pages, 42 illus. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; HRCR; JFCA; JHBT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 771.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231136884
- ISBN
- 9780231136884
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 105.99€ 82.00
€ 105.99
€ 82.00
Paperback. Explores the practice and meanings of death rituals in poor urban neighborhoods on the outskirts of the southern Mexican city of Oaxaca. This book provides descriptions of the Day of the Dead and other religious practices. It analyzes how the rites and beliefs associated with death shape and reflect poor Oaxacans' values and social identity. Num Pages: 336 pages, ill. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; HRCR; JFCA; JHBT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 206 x 165 x 20. Weight in Grams: 681.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231136891
- ISBN
- 9780231136891
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.44
€ 40.99
€ 29.44
hardcover. Num Pages: 192 pages, 29. BIC Classification: 1KBB; ACV; AGR; HRAX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 19. Weight in Grams: 571.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780801445774
- ISBN
- 9780801445774
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 61.32
€ 61.32
Hardback. Examines the evolution of a variety of taxa ancient and recent, native and migratory to elucidate evolutionary events both major and minor that shaped the distribution, radiation, and speciation of the biota of California. This book also interprets evolutionary history in a geological context and reviews new and emerging phylogeographic patterns. Num Pages: 368 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; PSAJ; PST; RNC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 230 x 30. Weight in Grams: 708.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520278875
- ISBN
- 9780520278875
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.77€ 51.49
€ 64.77
€ 51.49
Paperback. An ethnographic investigation into the lives of street outreach workers and the homeless of New York City Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; JFFB; JFSP1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 144 x 16. Weight in Grams: 342.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- NYU Press
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814732281
- ISBN
- 9780814732281
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 31.02
€ 33.99
€ 31.02
Paperback. Visitors to Cuba will notice that Afro-Cuban figures and references are everywhere. In this book, the author examines how the animation of Cuba's colonial past and African heritage through such figures and performances not only reflects but also shapes the Cuban experience of Blackness. Num Pages: 344 pages, 56 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KJC; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 60 x 90 x 18. Weight in Grams: 467.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226119052
- ISBN
- 9780226119052
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 28.00
€ 34.99
€ 28.00
Paperback. Num Pages: 200 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; AMVD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 149 x 13. Weight in Grams: 268.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816649105
- ISBN
- 9780816649105
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 27.75
€ 29.99
€ 27.75
Hardback. This book looks at both the past and the future of the debate over whether there are moral limits to scientific progress and what life will look like in the genetic age. Num Pages: 384 pages, bibliog , index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFM; MBDC; PDZ; PSAK; TCBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 161 x 27. Weight in Grams: 617.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742521957
- ISBN
- 9780742521957
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 107.73€ 90.03
€ 107.73
€ 90.03
Paperback. In 1998, a Mexican American woman named Estela Ruiz began seeing visions of the Virgin Mary in south Phoenix. This book traces the spiritual transformation of Ruiz, the development of the community that has sprung up around her, and the international expansion of their message. Series: Qualitative Studies in Religion Series. Num Pages: 291 pages, Black and White. BIC Classification: 1KBBWZ; BGH; HRCX7. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 19. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 291
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814758250
- ISBN
- 9780814758250
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.90
€ 32.99
€ 29.90
Paperback. Num Pages: 126 pages, 50 b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; VXQG; WT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 166 x 9. Weight in Grams: 258.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 126
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764334085
- ISBN
- 9780764334085
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 14.29
€ 18.99
€ 14.29
Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages, 169 b/w images. BIC Classification: 1KBBN; VXQ; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 159 x 230 x 14. Weight in Grams: 380.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764342400
- ISBN
- 9780764342400
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 18.28
€ 25.99
€ 18.28
Paperback. S. Num Pages: 144 pages, 12, 12 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; MBN; MJCJ2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 9. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 144
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421418865
- ISBN
- 9781421418865
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 26.97
€ 31.99
€ 26.97
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814749036
- ISBN
- 9780814749036
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.90
€ 32.99
€ 29.90
Paperback. How can we learn more about Native women's lives in North America in earlier centuries? This is a guide to the significance, experiences, and histories of Native women. It features essays that describe a range of research methods and sources offering insight into the lives of Native American women. Editor(s): Kugel, Rebecca; Murphy, Lucy Eldersveld. Num Pages: 503 pages, 8 photos, 5 maps. BIC Classification: 1KB; JFSJ1; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 26. Weight in Grams: 681.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 503
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803278318
- ISBN
- 9780803278318
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 34.36
€ 36.99
€ 34.36
Paperback. Illustrator(s): Parkins, David. Num Pages: 32 pages, 1. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; YNH; YNM; YNT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 206 x 253 x 7. Weight in Grams: 160.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Tundra Books Canada
- Number of pages
- 32
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781101918432
- ISBN
- 9781101918432
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 9.06
€ 9.06
Paperback. Num Pages: 32 pages, 1. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 5AJ; YNH; YNT. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 245 x 202 x 4. Weight in Grams: 160.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Tundra Books Canada
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 32
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781770495159
- ISBN
- 9781770495159
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 9.75
€ 9.75
Paperback. Num Pages: 64 pages, colour & b/w photos & illus. BIC Classification: 1KBC; TVR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 6. Weight in Grams: 136.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 64
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781616682668
- ISBN
- 9781616682668
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 73.01€ 52.53
€ 73.01
€ 52.53