The Americas
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The Americas
Hardback. When Alex Haley's book Roots was published by Doubleday in 1976, it became an immediate bestseller. The television series, broadcast by ABC in 1977, became the most popular miniseries of all time. This book looks at the importance, contradictions, and limitations of mass culture and examines how Roots pushed the boundaries of history. Num Pages: 280 pages, 22 b/w images. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JM; HBJK; HBTB; JFD; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 220 x 147 x 24. Weight in Grams: 434.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520291324
- ISBN
- 9780520291324
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 22.80
€ 31.99
€ 22.80
Paperback. Num Pages: 368 pages, 28 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTW; JPS; RG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816648436
- ISBN
- 9780816648436
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.20
€ 30.99
€ 27.20
Paperback. Looking at the field of "whiteness studies" and linking it to traditional historical inquiry, Matthew Frye Jacobson shows that in the USA, nation of immigrants, "race" has been at the core of civic assimilation: ethnic minorities in becoming American were reracialized to become Caucasian. Num Pages: 368 pages, 14 halftones, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JFFN; JFSL1; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 24. Weight in Grams: 404.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674951914
- ISBN
- 9780674951914
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 31.23
€ 37.99
€ 31.23
Hardcover. Examines several types of data relevant to ancient Maya dance, including hieroglyphic texts, pictorial images in diverse media, and architecture. This title illustrates the application of various analytical methodologies and offers interpretations of the form, meaning, and social significance of dance performance. Series: The Linda Schele Series in Maya and Pre-Columbian Studies. Num Pages: 280 pages, 16 color photographs, 160 line drawings, 2 maps, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1KLC; AC; HBJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 288 x 223 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1096.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780292709881
- ISBN
- 9780292709881
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 70.24
€ 70.24
Paperback. Presents the comprehensive history of the meteoric rise and precipitous decline of the United Farm Workers, the most successful farm labor union in United States history. Based on little-known sources and one-of-a-kind oral histories with many veterans of the farm worker movement, this book revises much of what we know about the UFW. Num Pages: 368 pages, 18 b/w photographs, 1 map, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; HBTK; JPWQ; KNXB2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 220 x 144 x 22. Weight in Grams: 460.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520283855
- ISBN
- 9780520283855
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.43
€ 33.99
€ 24.43
Paperback. Num Pages: 102 pages, tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 260 x 187 x 12. Weight in Grams: 398.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 102
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781604563986
- ISBN
- 9781604563986
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 60.37€ 42.80
€ 60.37
€ 42.80
Paperback. In the tradition of "Devil in the White City" and "The War of the Worlds," the remarkable true story of the hoax that bewildered nineteenth-century America. Num Pages: 360 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 133 x 19. Weight in Grams: 480.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Basic Books
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780465019007
- ISBN
- 9780465019007
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 19.22
€ 25.99
€ 19.22
Hardcover. Food Stamps, now known as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), has endured and expanded in recent years. The program has been preserved and in some cases enhanced as a result of its inclusion in the Farm Bill, being characterized as a safety net of last resort and as a program for the deserving poor. Num Pages: 93 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JKSB; JPH; JPP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 148 x 224 x 15. Weight in Grams: 256.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Pivot
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137520913
- ISBN
- 9781137520913
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 61.41
€ 61.41
Paperback. Latin America is home to emerging global powers such as Brazil and Mexico and has important links to other titans including China, India, and Africa. This book examines a range of historical events and cultural forms in Latin America that continue to influence peoples' lives far outside the region. Editor(s): Gutmann, Matthew C.; Lesser, Jeffrey. Series: Global Square. Num Pages: 376 pages, 4 maps, 30 b/w. BIC Classification: 1KL; 3JM; HBJK; JFFN; JHMC; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 229 x 23. Weight in Grams: 516.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780520277731
- ISBN
- 9780520277731
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 32.82
€ 37.99
€ 32.82
Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 234
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137025272
- ISBN
- 9781137025272
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.76
€ 62.76
Paperback. A fresh and fascinating look at the Space Age that demolishes the myth of the fearless, hot-shot astronaut. Series: Palgrave Studies in the History of Science and Technology. Num Pages: 219 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 161 x 25. Weight in Grams: 374.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 219
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137025289
- ISBN
- 9781137025289
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 61.90
€ 61.90
Hardback. Num Pages: 728 pages, 12 illustrations, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBC; HBTB; JFSL4; JPQB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 165 x 27. Weight in Grams: 656.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780774830041
- ISBN
- 9780774830041
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 105.51
€ 105.51
Hardback. Provides a cogent, multipronged analysis of this subgenre of films to investigate the underpinnings of the Hollywood-constructed images of idealized white Americans. Examining the content of fifty films, and interviews with viewer focus groups, this book accounts for the popularity of this subgenre and its portrayal of "racial progress." Num Pages: 230 pages, illustrations (black and white). BIC Classification: 1KBB; APF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781439910009
- ISBN
- 9781439910009
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 103.43
€ 103.43
Paperback. Surveying the major antiwar artists, art collectives,and iconic works, as well as offering an original typology of antiwar engagement, this is the first comprehensive history of American artistic protest against the Vietnam War Num Pages: 252 pages, 73 b&w and 18 color illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; ACXJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 17. Weight in Grams: 468.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press United States
- Number of pages
- 278
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780292748309
- ISBN
- 9780292748309
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 31.15
€ 32.99
€ 31.15
The Impact of 9/11 on Politics and War. The Day That Changed Everythin...
Matthew J. . Ed(S): Morgan
Hardback. The Impact of 9/11 on Politics and War is the first volume of the six-volume series The Day that Changed Everything? edited by Matthew J. Morgan. The series brings together from a broad spectrum of disciplines the leading thinkers of our time to reflect on one of the most significant events of our time. Editor(s): Morgan, Matthew J. Series: The Day That Changed Everything?. Num Pages: 264 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JMC; JPWL2; JW. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 478.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230607637
- ISBN
- 9780230607637
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.91
€ 62.91
The Impact of 9/11 on Business and Economics: The Business of Terror: ...
Matthew J. . Ed(S): Morgan
hardcover. The Impact of 9/11 on Business and Economics is the second volume of the six-volume series The Day that Changed Everything? edited by Matthew J. Morgan. The series brings together from a broad spectrum of disciplines the leading thinkers of our time to reflect on one of the most significant events of our time. Editor(s): Morgan, Matthew J. Series: The Day That Changed Everything?. Num Pages: 285 pages, 7 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JMC; JPWL2; KC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2009th Edition
- Number of pages
- 285
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230608375
- ISBN
- 9780230608375
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.76
€ 62.76
Hardcover. Editor(s): Cesari, Matthew J. Num Pages: 138 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JHBD. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 156 x 234 x 14. Weight in Grams: 360.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 138
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781614702498
- ISBN
- 9781614702498
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 159.83€ 108.12
€ 159.83
€ 108.12
Paperback. This book examines how competing narratives about the Haitian Revolution influenced American public culture during the Civil War. It argues that both antislavery and proslavery groups appropriated the symbols of Toussaint Louverture and the Haitian Revolution in their attempts to determine the fate of slavery in the United States. Num Pages: 248 pages, 10 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780812221848
- ISBN
- 9780812221848
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 31.45
€ 32.99
€ 31.45
Hardback. Series: New Directions in Latino American Cultures. Num Pages: 199 pages, 9 black & white illustrations, 12 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1KLSA; JFC; JFSJ2; JFSK2; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 148. Weight in Grams: 411.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 199
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137581594
- ISBN
- 9781137581594
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 70.37
€ 70.37
Paperback. Comprehensive in its chronology, the works it discusses, and the commentators it critically examines, Alexis de Tocqueville and American Intellectuals tells the surprising story of Tocqueville's reception in American thought and culture from the time of his 1831 visit to the United States to the turn of the twenty-first century. Series: American Intellectual Culture. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPA. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 169 x 15. Weight in Grams: 367.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742523449
- ISBN
- 9780742523449
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 64.90
€ 64.90
Hardcover. This book describes the intense mobilization of American society in the Global War on Terrorism coupled with trends in progress before 9/11. With its focus on maximizing civilian casualties, terrorism has been uniquely able to arouse the popular emotion and make us rethink the use of military force. Series: The Day That Changed Everything?. Num Pages: 220 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPWL; JWK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 221 x 166 x 16. Weight in Grams: 354.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230603844
- ISBN
- 9780230603844
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.26
€ 62.26
Hardcover. The Impact of 9-11 on Psychology and Education is the fifth volume of the six-volume series The Day that Changed Everything? edited by Matthew J. Morgan. It features forewords by Robert Sternberg and Philip Zimbardo. Series: The Day That Changed Everything?. Num Pages: 306 pages, 5 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JMC; JMQ; JNF; JPWL2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 149 x 21. Weight in Grams: 446.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230608436
- ISBN
- 9780230608436
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.92
€ 62.92
Hardcover. The Impact of 9-11 on Religion and Philosophy is the sixth volume of the six-volume series The Day that Changed Everything? edited by Matthew J. Morgan. This volume features a foreword by John Esposito and contributors include Jean Bethke Elshtain, Philip Yancey, John Milbank, Ada Maria Isasi-Diaz, John Cobb and Martin Cook. Series: The Day That Changed Everything?. Num Pages: 294 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JMC; HP; HRA; JPWL2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 149 x 21. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230608443
- ISBN
- 9780230608443
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 63.00
€ 63.00
Hardcover. 223pp. Keywords: Irish Abroad. These essays examine diverse elements of the Irish American Experience in the fifteen years after World War II. It emphasises the transition through which the diaspora were moving with focus on social and political developments
- Publisher
- Irish Academic Press Ltd Dublin
- Number of pages
- 276
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780716529873
- ISBN
- 9780716529873
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 60.00€ 42.11
€ 60.00
€ 42.11