The Americas
Results 1941 - 1960 of 28714
The Americas
paperback. During the Second World War, women pilots were given the opportunity to fly military aircraft for the first time in history. Num Pages: 146 pages, 20 b+w photographs. BIC Classification: 1DVU; 1KBB; 3JJH; HBJD; HBJK; HBLW; HBWQ; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 153 x 10. Weight in Grams: 224.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Potomac Books, Inc. United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 146
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781597972666
- ISBN
- 9781597972666
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 18.54
€ 18.99
€ 18.54
Paperback. To govern in a democracy, political leaders have to compromise. When they do not, the result is political paralysis - dramatically demonstrated by the gridlock in Congress in recent years. This book shows why compromise is so important, what stands in the way of achieving it, and how citizens can make defensible compromises more likely. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HPS; JPHV; JPVL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 139 x 217 x 21. Weight in Grams: 398.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Edition
- New Preface by the authors
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691160856
- ISBN
- 9780691160856
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 17.84
€ 21.99
€ 17.84
Hardcover. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; 3JM; HBTB; JFSL3; KNTJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 30. Weight in Grams: 612.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of Missouri
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826220059
- ISBN
- 9780826220059
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.18
€ 65.18
Paperback. "The Crisis" was an integral part of the struggle to combat racism in America. As editor of the magazine (1910-1934), W E B Du Bois addressed the important issues facing African Americans. This book is an exploration of how W E B Du Bois created a "visual vocabulary" to define a collective memory and historical identity for African Americans. Num Pages: 296 pages, 106 b&w photos, 1 bibliog., 1 index. BIC Classification: 1H; 1KBB; JFFJ; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 20. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253218131
- ISBN
- 9780253218131
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.53
€ 27.99
€ 26.53
Chronicles the settlement and development of Jewish communities along the river. This work discusses the associations among the towns and the big cities of the region, especially Cincinnati and Pittsburgh. It also demonstrates how the circumstances of a specific region influenced the evolution of American Jewish life. Num Pages: 288 pages, 16 photographs, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBBNH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- The University Press of Kentucky United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813124308
- ISBN
- 9780813124308
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.93
€ 44.93
Paperback. Revaels how Boston's weekly "Gay Community News" was "the center of the universe" during the late 1970s. This memoir captures the heady atmosphere of the times. It is also the authors personal story, of growing up in a political movement; and of her deepening relationships with charismatic, talented, and sometimes utterly weird coworkers. Num Pages: 224 pages, 30 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGBA; JFSK; KNTJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 153 x 14. Weight in Grams: 290.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of Massachusetts Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781558496217
- ISBN
- 9781558496217
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.35
€ 33.35
Paperback. How can intense religious beliefs coexist with pluralism in America? Examining the role of the religious imagination in contemporary religious practice and in some of the best-known works of American literature, this title shows how belief for its own sake has become an answer to pluralism in a secular age. Series: 20/21. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; 3JJP; 3JMC; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 159 x 14. Weight in Grams: 308.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 220
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691145754
- ISBN
- 9780691145754
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.99€ 38.10
€ 51.99
€ 38.10
Paperback. Series: Princeton Studies in Cultural Sociology. Num Pages: 424 pages, 1 line illus. 13 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JHB; JNM; JPFM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 148 x 226 x 26. Weight in Grams: 554.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691163666
- ISBN
- 9780691163666
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 19.76
€ 25.99
€ 19.76
Hockey, PQ explores how Canada's national sport has been used to signify a specific Quebecois identity. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBCQ; JHBS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 159 x 22. Weight in Grams: 550.
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442648135
- ISBN
- 9781442648135
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 74.72
€ 74.72
Paperback. See just how much the Lone Star State has to offer Num Pages: 240 pages, 100 color photographs and 10 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 666.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781682680445
- ISBN
- 9781682680445
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 21.32
€ 23.99
€ 21.32
Paperback. Num Pages: 280 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLSA; GTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 399.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816649495
- ISBN
- 9780816649495
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.34
€ 35.34
Paperback. Baby Trouble in the Last Best West explores the ways that women's childbearing became understood as a social problem in early twentieth-century Alberta. Num Pages: 192 pages, 3 figures. BIC Classification: 1KBC; HBJK; JHBK; MBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 153 x 12. Weight in Grams: 310.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442613942
- ISBN
- 9781442613942
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 28.75
€ 30.99
€ 28.75
hardcover. Baby Trouble in the Last Best West explores the ways that women's childbearing became understood as a social problem in early twentieth-century Alberta. Num Pages: 192 pages, 3 figures. BIC Classification: 1KBC; HBJK; JHBK; MBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 161 x 17. Weight in Grams: 420.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442645684
- ISBN
- 9781442645684
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.24
€ 67.24
Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLC; 1KLS; 2ADS; DSA; DSB; JFFK; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 12. Weight in Grams: 300.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816619481
- ISBN
- 9780816619481
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.53
€ 37.53
Paperback. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1KL; 2ADS; DSA; DSB; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 148 x 11. Weight in Grams: 285.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816631483
- ISBN
- 9780816631483
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.21
€ 34.21
Hardcover. A collection of essays that documents the ways in which educational institutions and the arts community responded to the devastation wrought by Hurricane Katrina. It also addresses the larger issues raised by committed public scholarship. Editor(s): Koritz, Amy; Sanchez, George J. Series: New Public Scholarship Series. Num Pages: 264 pages, 12 photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC; JNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- U OF M DIGT CULT BOOKS
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780472116980
- ISBN
- 9780472116980
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 87.55
€ 87.55
Hardback. Series: Chef's Table. Num Pages: 208 pages, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBE; WBA; WBN; WTHR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 190 x 20. Weight in Grams: 50.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780762786411
- ISBN
- 9780762786411
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 21.92
€ 25.99
€ 21.92
Paperback. Presents the history of public health surveillance in the United States to span more than a century of conflict and controversy. This work situates the tension inherent in public health surveillance in a broad social and political context. Series: California/ Milbank Books on Health & the Public. Num Pages: 368 pages, 23 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 156 x 27. Weight in Grams: 588.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520253254
- ISBN
- 9780520253254
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 25.92
€ 34.99
€ 25.92
Paperback. Series: Quadrant Book. Num Pages: 320 pages, 32 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 216 x 21. Weight in Grams: 396.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816665822
- ISBN
- 9780816665822
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.66
€ 37.66
Hardback. Over several generations, villagers of Dominica have been shifting from Patwa, an Afro-French creole, to English, the official language. Despite government efforts at Patwa revitalization and cultural heritage tourism, rural caregivers and teachers prohibit children from speaking Patwa in their presence. Num Pages: 266 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KJWWD; 2JS; CFB; JFSP1; JHMC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 233 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 478. Children and Change in a Caribbean Village. 252 pages, 20 ills & tables, 3 maps. Over several generations, villagers of Dominica have been shifting from Patwa, an Afro-French creole, to English, the official language. Despite government efforts at Patwa revitalization and cultural heritage tourism, rural caregivers and teachers prohibit children from speaking Patwa in their presence. Cateogry: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. BIC Classification: 1KJWWD; 2JS; CFB; JFSP1; JHMC. Dimension: 233 x 155 x 18. Weight: 478.
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Number of pages
- 266
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857457608
- ISBN
- 9780857457608
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 155.55
€ 155.55