The Americas
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The Americas
Paperback. This book explores Kerouac's fiction, poetry, religious writing, journals, and correspondence to reveal an aesthetic vision for American belle-lettres. Features chapters on Some of the Dharma, On the Road, Desolation Angels, and Mexico City Blues with a discussion of his influence on later writers, including Hunter Thompson and Bob Dylan. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 215 x 139 x 19. Weight in Grams: 368.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 263
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230623620
- ISBN
- 9780230623620
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 64.51
€ 64.51
Paperback. Using insights from ethnographic research conducted in London and New York, this book explores the varying ways young men use graffiti to construct masculinity, claim power and establish independence from the institutions which define, and often limit, them as young people. Num Pages: 269 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 1KBBEY; AFJG; JFC; JFSG; JFSJ2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 137 x 217 x 15. Weight in Grams: 342.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333781913
- ISBN
- 9780333781913
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 59.20€ 58.29
€ 59.20
€ 58.29
Paperback. Tracing the struggle to open the American workplace to all, this work shows how African-American and later Mexican-American civil rights activists and feminists concluded that freedom alone would not suffice: access to jobs at different levels is a requisite of full citizenship. Num Pages: 496 pages, 30 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 30. Weight in Grams: 762.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 496
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674027497
- ISBN
- 9780674027497
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 31.68
€ 37.99
€ 31.68
Paperback. Elegantly written and meticulously researched, this book offers a major new interpretation of the Ku Klux Klan in America, placing the organization in its context of class and gender as well as race and religion. Num Pages: 336 pages, 16 pp halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; HBTV; JFFJ; JFSL; JPWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 209 x 141 x 21. Weight in Grams: 436.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195098365
- ISBN
- 9780195098365
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.23
€ 35.23
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Charlesbridge
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- Bilingual
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781570915505
- ISBN
- 9781570915505
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 9.98
€ 10.99
€ 9.98
Hardcover. A study of the advertising campaigns and marketing strategies launched by Kodak in the early years of snapshot photography. It demonstrates how these stand at the centre of a shift in American domestic life that goes deeper than technological innovations in cameras and film. Series: Cultural Frames, Framing Culture. Num Pages: 304 pages, 16 colour & 40 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; AJ; HBJK; HBLW; JFC; KJSA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 585.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813919584
- ISBN
- 9780813919584
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 86.74
€ 86.74
Paperback. A study of the advertising campaigns and marketing strategies launched by Kodak in the early years of snapshot photography. It demonstrates how these stand at the centre of a shift in American domestic life that goes deeper than technological innovations in cameras and film. Series: Cultural Frames, Framing Culture. Num Pages: 304 pages, 16 colour & 40 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; AJ; HBJK; HBLW; JFC; KJSA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 445.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813919591
- ISBN
- 9780813919591
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.59
€ 36.59
Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages, colour & b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBCB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; KNDF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 226 x 12. Weight in Grams: 554.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780772663436
- ISBN
- 9780772663436
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 22.82
€ 24.99
€ 22.82
Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JH; MBDC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 410.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- First Edition
- SKU
- V9780816635597
- ISBN
- 9780816635597
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.20
€ 26.99
€ 25.20
Hardcover. Num Pages: 296 pages, 80 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1KBBWX; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJK; HBTB; MBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 262 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1282.
- Publisher
- Museum of New Mexico Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780890136126
- ISBN
- 9780890136126
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 34.35
€ 47.99
€ 34.35
Hardback. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Rutgers University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813553016
- ISBN
- 9780813553016
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 159.45
€ 159.45
Paperback. This collection of essays presents a monthly and seasonal exploration of gardening in the mid-Atlantic. It offers advice for both experienced and beginning gardeners, from how to attract butterflies and discourage Japanese beetles to when to prune. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; WM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 139 x 15. Weight in Grams: 299.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813918310
- ISBN
- 9780813918310
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 17.51
€ 18.99
€ 17.51
Paperback. "Also available as an ebook"--Title page verso. Series: Culture, Labor, History. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KJC; HBJK; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 19. Weight in Grams: 481.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814761120
- ISBN
- 9780814761120
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.86
€ 33.99
€ 30.86
Hardback. Num Pages: 168 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AJB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 6466 x 6466. Weight in Grams: 681.
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781477310410
- ISBN
- 9781477310410
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 47.61
€ 47.61
Hardback. An analysis of popular responses to certain key historical events and works of American literature, arguing that these responses were at odds with liberal views being expressed by leading politicians of the day. Events covered include, the Salem witchcraft trials, the Great Awakening, and the works of writers like Burroughs, Cooper, and Emerson. Num Pages: 552 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 41. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 552
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804730969
- ISBN
- 9780804730969
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 119.50
€ 119.50
Paperback. When lives are dominated by hunger, what becomes of love? When assaulted by daily acts of violence and untimely death, what happens to trust? Set in the lands of Northeast Brazil, this is an account of the everyday experience of scarcity, sickness and death that centres on the lives of the women and children of a hillside "favela". Num Pages: 632 pages, 65 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; JFC; JFFE; JFSJ1; JHBZ; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 40. Weight in Grams: 1002. The Violence of Everyday Life in Brazil. 632 pages, 65 b&w photographs. Bringing her readers to the slopes above a modern plantation town, the author follows three generations of shanty-town women as they struggle to survive through hard work, cunning and trial. It is a story of class relations told at the basic level of bodies, emotions, desires and needs. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; JFC; JFFE; JFSJ1; JHBZ; JHM. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 40. Weight: 1006.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Number of pages
- 632
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520075375
- ISBN
- 9780520075375
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 31.48
€ 44.99
€ 31.48
Hardback. This book explores how the lower federal court appointment process became vastly politicized in the modern era. Num Pages: 288 pages, 35 tables, 5 figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPH; LNAA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 21. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804749480
- ISBN
- 9780804749480
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 149.65
€ 149.65
Paperback. Fine details of carving and construction are highlighted to demonstrate the best golden oak furniture from American makers at the end of the 19th century. China cabinets, bookcases, chairs, tables and accent forms all are shown in various styles. Num Pages: 160 pages, 232 color photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; WCL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 279 x 216 x 14. Weight in Grams: 800.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764311475
- ISBN
- 9780764311475
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 25.12
€ 37.99
€ 25.12
Paperback. This book investigates the diverse and lively crafts of today's Navajo people. This celebration of Navajo art has over 250 color photos and explanations of the crafts, including weaving, pottery, basketry, jewelry, dolls, sandpainting, wood carving, stone sculpture, and fetishes. Num Pages: 64 pages, 256 color photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; WC; WF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 272 x 215 x 7. Weight in Grams: 324.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Schiffer Pub Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780887403200
- ISBN
- 9780887403200
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 12.57
€ 16.99
€ 12.57
Hardback. Num Pages: 256 pages, 9 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBW; JFF; JWXV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 167 x 244 x 24. Weight in Grams: 498.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199325276
- ISBN
- 9780199325276
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 26.91
€ 30.99
€ 26.91