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Paperback. Presents a pioneering exploration of Asian American visual art. This title focuses on works produced during the watershed 1990s, when surging Asian immigration had significantly altered the demographic, cultural, and political contours of Asian America, and a renaissance in Asian American art and visual culture was well underway. Series: Objects/Histories. Num Pages: 384 pages, 65 color illustrations. BIC Classification: 1F; 1KBB; ACX; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 179 x 26. Weight in Grams: 1108.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780822342045
ISBN
9780822342045
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 29.83

Hardcover. This text is a look at how the social welfare system in the United States developed, and with what results. It critically assesses how social workers invent themselves as they simultaneously invent their field of knowledge, and in so doing, upsets conventional understandings of social work. Series: Knowledge: Disciplinarity & Beyond S. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JKSN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 608.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
University of Virginia Press
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813917139
ISBN
9780813917139
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 68.15

Paperback. Shows how the state systematically came to penalize homosexuality, giving rise to a regime of second-class citizenship that sexual minorities still live under today. This title looks at three key arenas of government control - immigration, the military, and welfare. Series: Politics and Society in Modern America. Num Pages: 296 pages, 6 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBLW; JFSK; JPVH1; JWT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 428.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691149936
ISBN
9780691149936
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 22.43

Hardback. This book explores how whiteness and Indigeneity are articulated through commonplace symbols of Canadian identity and how the work of contemporary artists is subverting these nostalgic accounts of the past. Num Pages: 288 pages, ill. BIC Classification: 1KBC; JFC; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 456.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780774820257
ISBN
9780774820257
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 114.01

Paperback. This book explores how whiteness and Indigeneity are articulated through commonplace symbols of Canadian identity and how the work of contemporary artists is subverting these nostalgic accounts of the past. Num Pages: 525 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSJ; JFSL9; JHB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 33. Weight in Grams: 748.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
525
Condition
New
SKU
V9780774820264
ISBN
9780774820264
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 34.36

Paperback. #1 New York Times Bestseller NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE Oscar Nominated For Best Picture and Best Adapted Screenplay Set amid the civil rights movement, the never-before-told true story of NASA's African-American female mathematicians who played a crucial role in America's space program. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; HBJK; HBLW3; HBTB; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 26. Weight in Grams: 258.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780008201326
ISBN
9780008201326
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 12.61

Paperback. Biography of Olive Oatman Series: Women in the West. Num Pages: 280 pages, 31 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBNC; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 141 x 17. Weight in Grams: 344.
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
280
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803235175
ISBN
9780803235175
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99

Hardback.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803211483
ISBN
9780803211483
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 38.93

Hardback. While poverty persists as a major social problem, Canadians are increasingly framing their concerns over poverty and its consequences as issues of human rights and citizenship. This volume examines the ideas and practices of human rights, citizenship, legislation, and institution-building that are crucial to addressing poverty in this country. Editor(s): Young, Margot; Boyd, Susan B.; Brodsky, Gwen; Day, Shelagh. Series: Law and Society. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBC; JFFA; JPVH; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 30. Weight in Grams: 712.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780774812870
ISBN
9780774812870
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 114.01

Paperback. Num Pages: 416 pages, 24 black and white photos. BIC Classification: 1KLSA; 3JJP; HBJK; HBLW3; JPWL; JWXK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 155 x 29. Weight in Grams: 532.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199744695
ISBN
9780199744695
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 54.93

Paperback. "Randel is endlessly fascinating, and Holloway's biography tells his life with great skill."-Steve Weinberg, USA Today Num Pages: 384 pages, 53 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; BGH; RGV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 209 x 140 x 24. Weight in Grams: 310.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393347906
ISBN
9780393347906
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.61

Hardback. Editor(s): Ramirez, Mari Carmen. Num Pages: 224 pages, 180 color illus. BIC Classification: 1KL; ACXJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 305 x 254. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300214819
ISBN
9780300214819
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 41.67

Paperback. Crazy Horse, the legendary military leader of the Oglala Sioux whose social non-conformity contributed to his reputation as being "strange," fought in many famous battles, and held out tirelessly against the US government's efforts to confine the Lakotas to reservations. This book offers an evocation of the spirit of Crazy Horse. Num Pages: 460 pages, map. BIC Classification: 1KBB; GTB; HBJK; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 203 x 139 x 24. Weight in Grams: 538.
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
460
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
3rd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803217874
ISBN
9780803217874
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.29

Paperback. In 1867, conservative estimates put the number of buffaloes in the trans-Missouri region at fifteen million. By the end of the 1880s, that figure had dwindled to a few hundred. This title focuses on the destruction of the great herds. Num Pages: 392 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5182 x 3226 x 21. Weight in Grams: 417.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Edition
Revised edition
Number of pages
392
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803218802
ISBN
9780803218802
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 22.15

Paperback. A portrait of the author's pioneer father that grew out of the hours of listening behind the stove or the wood box. This book contains the accounts of the hunts, of the fights with the cattlemen and the sheepmen, of the scarcity of women, when a man had to 'marry anything that got off the train,' of the droughts, storms, wind and isolation. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BG; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 203 x 136 x 24. Weight in Grams: 500.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803293243
ISBN
9780803293243
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.04

Paperback. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Rutgers University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813565460
ISBN
9780813565460
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 37.73

Hardback. Num Pages: 100 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; KC; KJVS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 230 x 155. .
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781634820035
ISBN
9781634820035
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 166.89
€ 127.54

Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, 100 colour photos & maps. BIC Classification: 1KBC; WSZC; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 144 x 218 x 13. Weight in Grams: 416.
Publisher
Harbour Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781550176919
ISBN
9781550176919
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 25.96

Paperback. For more than thirty years, musician Carlos Varela has been a guide to the heart, soul, and sound of Havana. My Havana is a lyrical exploration of Varela's life and work, and of the vibrant musical, literary, and cinematic culture of his generation. Editor(s): Cumana, Maria Caridad; Dubinsky, Karen; De La Cruz, Xenia Reloba. Num Pages: 324 pages, 4. BIC Classification: 1KJC; AVG; DSB; HBJK; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 158 x 19. Weight in Grams: 474.
Publisher
University of Toronto Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442615786
ISBN
9781442615786
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 36.50

Hardcover. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1KL; 2ADS; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 161 x 18. Weight in Grams: 413.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Bucknell University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781611480085
ISBN
9781611480085
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.40

Paperback. Editor(s): Fumagalli, Maria Cristina; Ledent, Benedicte; Del Valle Alcala, Roberto. Series: New World Studies. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KJ; DSK; JHBK5. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 151 x 21. Weight in Grams: 426.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of Virginia Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813935232
ISBN
9780813935232
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.78

Hardcover. A literary study of the borderlands between Haiti and the Dominican Republic. Series: American Tropics: Towards a Literary Geography. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KJD; 1KJH; DSBH5. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 243 x 164 x 32. Weight in Grams: 814.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Liverpool University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781381601
ISBN
9781781381601
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 203.28

Hardback. Taking up the challenge of redefining modernity from a Caribbean perspective instead of assuming that the North Atlantic view of modernity is universal, this book shows how the Caribbean's contributions to the modern world not only provide an accurate account of the past but also have the potential to change the way in which we imagine the future. Series: New World Studies. Num Pages: 224 pages, 13 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KJ; AB; JFC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of Virginia Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813928579
ISBN
9780813928579
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 90.38

Paperback. The political upheaval in Nicaragua, El Salvador, and Guatemala had a devastating human toll at the end of the twentieth century. Many of those who survived the wars chose temporary refuge in neighboring countries such as Honduras and Costa Rica. This book tells the story of that migration. Num Pages: 289 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLC; 3JJPN; 3JJPR; HBTB; JFFN; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 63.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
289
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520247017
ISBN
9780520247017
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.44

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