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The Americas

Paperback. This book covers the rights of lesbians, gay men, bisexuals, and transgender people under present US law; specifically in regard to freedom of speech and association, employment, housing, the military, family and parenting, and HIV disease. Series: ACLU Handbook Series. Num Pages: 218 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSJ; LND. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 16. Weight in Grams: 327.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Edition
4 Rev ed
Number of pages
218
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814736791
ISBN
9780814736791
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.67

Hardcover. Drawing on legal cases, legal debates, and fiction including works by James Fenimore Cooper, Mark Twain, Stephen Crane, and Charles Chesnutt, thsi book investigates changing notions of responsibility and agency in nineteenth-century America. Num Pages: 224 pages, 6 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; DSBF; LA; LNV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 457.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691011998
ISBN
9780691011998
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 109.39
€ 83.75

Hardback. Revised edition of: New immigrants in New York. New York: Columbia University Press, c2001. Editor(s): Foner, Nancy. Num Pages: 312 pages, 35 illustrations and tables. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JM; JFFN; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231159364
ISBN
9780231159364
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 118.91
€ 90.75

Paperback. Includes case studies that examine the intricacies of relations between the generations in a broad range of immigrant groups - from Latin America, Asia, the Caribbean, and Africa - and gives a sense of what everyday life is like in immigrant families. Editor(s): Foner, Nancy. Num Pages: 248 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KB; JFC; JFFN; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 342.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814727713
ISBN
9780814727713
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.90

Paperback. According to the 2000 census, foreign-born US residents, together with their American-born children, constitute one fifth of the nation's population. What does this mass immigration mean for America? Nancy Foner, answers this question in her study of comparative immigration. Num Pages: 327 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFN; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 231 x 170 x 22. Weight in Grams: 450.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
327
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814727461
ISBN
9780814727461
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.90

Paperback. Updated to reflect changes in the composition of New York City's immigrant population, this volume aims to show how new immigrants are transforming the city - and how New York, in turn, has affected the newcomers' lives. Editor(s): Foner, Nancy. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; HBTB; JFFN; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
Completely revised and updated ed
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231124157
ISBN
9780231124157
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 57.37

paperback. Series: Women in American History. Num Pages: 376 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBFL; 3JH; 3JJ; GTB; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 21. Weight in Grams: 503.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
376
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252071911
ISBN
9780252071911
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.67

Hardback. Presents studies attempting to define and dissect American humor for students and scholars. Editor(s): Walker, Nancy A. Series: American Visions: Readings in American Culture. Num Pages: 284 pages, illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 567.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Scholarly Resources Inc.,U.S. United States
Number of pages
284
Condition
New
SKU
V9780842026871
ISBN
9780842026871
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 164.42

Paperback. Presents studies attempting to define and dissect American humor for students and scholars. Editor(s): Walker, Nancy A. Series: American Visions: Readings in American Culture. Num Pages: 284 pages, illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC; JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 229 x 17. Weight in Grams: 414.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Scholarly Resources Inc.,U.S. United States
Number of pages
284
Condition
New
SKU
V9780842026888
ISBN
9780842026888
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 63.73

Hardcover. "The Awakening", the story of a woman who defied social and sexual conventions, elicited negative reviews, denying Chopin prominence until the mid-20th century. This study sets her in the context of 19th-century American women writers to show how standards of literary propriety affected her career. Series: Literary Lives. Num Pages: 180 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; 3JH; DSBF; DSK; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 385.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333737880
ISBN
9780333737880
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.52

Paperback. "The Awakening", the story of a woman who defied social and sexual conventions, elicited negative reviews, denying Chopin prominence until the mid-20th century. This study sets her in the context of 19th-century American women writers to show how standards of literary propriety affected her career. Series: Literary Lives. Num Pages: 180 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; 3JH; DSBF; DSK; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 138 x 11. Weight in Grams: 238.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
180
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333737897
ISBN
9780333737897
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.53

Paperback. The majority of undergraduates at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign - including a large population of Korean American students - come from nearby metropolitan Chicago. This book explores the tensions between liberal ideals and the particularities of race, family, and community in the contemporary university. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: 1F; 1K; GTB; JHM; JNA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 14. Weight in Grams: 308.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822346159
ISBN
9780822346159
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.44

Hardback. Hardback in good to very good condition. With dustjacket. Some shelf wear.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
HarperCollins Focus
Number of pages
200
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Edition
2nd ed.
SKU
KRF0020669
ISBN
9781604330472
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Hardback. Hardback in good to very good condition. With dustjacket. Some shelf wear.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
HarperCollins Focus
Edition
2nd ed.
Number of pages
200
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KRF0020707
ISBN
9781604330472
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Explores a little-known story of a young boy's fate in the juvenile justice system during the bloodiest years in Americas penitentiaries Num Pages: 12 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BTC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 450.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295992457
ISBN
9780295992457
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.17

Paperback. A horticultural escape and guided tour through all the best- and little-known gardens in New York City's five boroughs. Num Pages: 424 pages, 75 color photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; WMB; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 114 x 30. Weight in Grams: 440.
Publication date
2010
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Edition
Revised Edition
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
Format
Paperback
SKU
V9780393733075
ISBN
9780393733075
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 21.78

Hardback. Num Pages: 396 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1KBB; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 278 x 153 x 32. Weight in Grams: 771.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1983
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
396
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231053624
ISBN
9780231053624
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 129.61
€ 98.65

Hardback. Num Pages: 312 pages, 12 halftones. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1KBB; 3JJPG; HBJF; HBLW3; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 160 x 25. Weight in Grams: 552.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231159241
ISBN
9780231159241
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 99.88
€ 76.74

Hardback. Features essays by scholars and practitioners in the arena of US-Taiwan-Chinese relations. This book clarifies historical developments, examines myths about past and present policies, and assesses issues facing policymakers. It examines a variety of issues, including the movement for independence and its place in Taiwanese domestic politics. Editor(s): Tucker, Nancy Bernkopf. Num Pages: 288 pages, 14 Tables. BIC Classification: 1FPCW; 1KBB; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 163 x 24. Weight in Grams: 635.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231135641
ISBN
9780231135641
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 109.39
€ 83.75

Hardback. In an increasingly diverse social environment, misunderstandings often arise between practitioners in helping professions and clients from different backgrounds. This work investigates the culturally specific beliefs and child-rearing practices of five racial/ethnic groups in America. Editor(s): Webb, Nancy Boyd. Num Pages: 384 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 1KBB; GTB; JFSL; JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 156 x 26. Weight in Grams: 681.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231118187
ISBN
9780231118187
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 111.29

Paperback. Explains how and why Margaret Mead became the best-known anthropologist and female public intellectual in twentieth-century America. Using photographs, films, television appearances, and materials from newspapers, magazines, and scholarly journals, this title explores the ways in which Mead became an American cultural heroine. Num Pages: 392 pages, 37 halftones. 15 line illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BG; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 552.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
392
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691148083
ISBN
9780691148083
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.44

hardcover. The development of the modern social security state in Canada saw an ideological shift away from the mother and welfare entitlements based on family reproduction, and toward state policies that promoted men's paid labour in the workplace. Num Pages: 480 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 3JJ; HBTB; JFSJ; JPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 162 x 38. Weight in Grams: 819.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
480
Condition
New
SKU
V9780802047687
ISBN
9780802047687
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 92.36

Hardcover. Editor(s): Nelson, Victoria C. Num Pages: 243 pages, tables & charts. BIC Classification: 1KBB; MBNH3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 261 x 185 x 22. Weight in Grams: 738.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
243
Condition
New
SKU
V9781606927779
ISBN
9781606927779
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 101.06
€ 70.85

Paperback. Editor(s): Bonilla, Nancy D.; Leal, Maria A. Num Pages: 98 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFG; JKSB; LNTQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 153 x 8. Weight in Grams: 204.
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
98
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781626183704
ISBN
9781626183704
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 101.06
€ 70.85

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