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Paperback. Num Pages: 32 pages, 30 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1KB; YBGC; YNM. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 272 x 217 x 3. Weight in Grams: 126.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Hancock House Publishers Ltd ,Canada Canada
Number of pages
32
Condition
New
SKU
V9780888396358
ISBN
9780888396358
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.53

Paperback. A study of William Bartram's "Travels", Thomas Jefferson's "Notes on the State of Virginia", and J Hector St John de Crevecoeur's "Letters from an American Farmer" that situates them within two important intellectual traditions: the literature of travel and the science of natural history. Num Pages: 200 pages, 7 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; DSB; HBJK; WN. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 305.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780812216868
ISBN
9780812216868
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.90

Paperback. Rethinks films including Pillow Talk and Rear Window by identifying the apartment plot as a distinct genre, one in which the urban apartment figures as a central narrative device. Num Pages: 328 pages, 55 illustrations, incl. 23 in color. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APF; JFCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 604.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780822347736
ISBN
9780822347736
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 28.79

Hardback. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Rutgers University Press United States
Number of pages
236
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780813564487
ISBN
9780813564487
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 161.16

Paperback. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 1KBB; 3JJH; BGH; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 135 x 19. Weight in Grams: 335.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780062351944
ISBN
9780062351944
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 19.40

paperback. Num Pages: 340 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBWR; BM; HBJK; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 571.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Counterpoint United States
Number of pages
340
Condition
New
SKU
V9781619027305
ISBN
9781619027305
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 19.04

Hardcover. This text examines the concept of the "mental landscape" in American romantic literature. It contends that this landscape creates a space in the imagination that helps to form a writer's perspective. The book also explores the function of literary allusion in 19th-century American romance. Num Pages: 236 pages, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; DSBF; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 224 x 132 x 20. Weight in Grams: 412.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
236
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804717939
ISBN
9780804717939
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 77.06

Hardback. Examining both why and how Emerson evades the ancient quarrel between literature and philosophy, this book entirely rethinks the nature of Emerson's radical individualism and its relation to the possibility of an ethics and a politics. Num Pages: 240 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; DSBF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 225 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 430.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804730150
ISBN
9780804730150
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 86.97

Hardcover. An ode to the classic Spanish-style houses of Santa Barbara. Num Pages: 272 pages, 250 colour and black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; AMB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 315 x 29. Weight in Grams: 1882.
Publisher
Rizzoli International Publications
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780847846122
ISBN
9780847846122
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.25

Hardback. This book, based on extended ethnographic and multi-method research in a small town in Canada, adds new perspectives on the ways that citizenship is produced and reproduced under conditions of neoliberalism. Num Pages: 21 b&w photos, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBCO; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Condition
New
SKU
V9780774828215
ISBN
9780774828215
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 107.64

Paperback. Under the welfare reform act of 1996, welfare was the first and most basic safety net program to be sent back to state control. This title examines how the welfare policymaking process has changed. It probes the nature of state welfare politics under devolution and contrasts it with welfare politics on the national level. Series: American Governance and Public Policy Series. Num Pages: 344 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JKS; JPQB; JPR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Georgetown University Press United States
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
SKU
V9780878408924
ISBN
9780878408924
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 75.58

Paperback. Powered by a driving beat, clever lyrics, and assertive attitudes, rap music and hip hop culture have engrossed American youth since the mid-1980s. This title looks at how Chicano/a youth have adopted and adapted rap music and hip hop culture to express their views on gender and violence, and on how Chicano/a youth fit into a globalizing world. Num Pages: 216 pages, 13 color photos in section. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; AVGR; GTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 13. Weight in Grams: 362.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of Texas Press United States
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9780292718036
ISBN
9780292718036
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.38

Paperback. Num Pages: 208 pages, colour illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 5AL; YNK; YXZ. Category: (JC) Children's (6-12). Dimension: 216 x 280 x 13. Weight in Grams: 692.
Publisher
A Cappella Books United States
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9781556526077
ISBN
9781556526077
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 22.00

Hardback. Violence in Mexico is not the result of state failure, but of the nature of state-making itself. Editor(s): Pansters, Wil G. Num Pages: 400 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; HBJK; JPWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 160 x 237 x 27. Weight in Grams: 650.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804781589
ISBN
9780804781589
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 103.55

Paperback. Num Pages: 540 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 135 x 27. Weight in Grams: 594.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
University Press of America United States
Edition
4 Rev ed
Number of pages
540
Condition
New
SKU
V9780761808077
ISBN
9780761808077
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 108.92

Hardback. Originally printed in 1988 by the University Press of America as "Selected and Annotated Bibliography American History". This edition has been modernized by listing titles about the last years of the Reagan presidency, Bush's presidency, and the first two years of Clinton's presidency. The list of periodicals have been expanded and revised. Series: Historical Dictionaries of Ancient Civilizations & Historical Eras. Num Pages: 960 pages, maps, diagrams, illustrations, glossaries, appendices. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTM; JWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 146 x 57. Weight in Grams: 1171.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Edition
3 Rev ed
Number of pages
960
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810833029
ISBN
9780810833029
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 348.82

hardcover. Reflecting on the experiences and contributions of the company's engineers and physicists, Ndiaye traces Du Pont's transformation into one of the corporate models of American success. Translator(s): Forster, Elborg. Series: Studies in Industry and Society. Num Pages: 304 pages, 19, 8 black & white halftones, 11 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBT; KNDC; TB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 567.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780801884443
ISBN
9780801884443
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 62.06

Paperback. Prepared specifically to support social studies and geography courses at upper primary and lower secondary levels throughout the Caribbean. Num Pages: 88 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KJ; 4P; YQG; YQN. Category: (E) Primary & Secondary Education. Dimension: 312 x 226. Weight in Grams: 270.
Publisher
Collins Social Studies Atlas for the Caribbean
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
First Edition,
Condition
New
SKU
V9780008152260
ISBN
9780008152260
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.97

Paperback. How can America be so powerful and yet so innocent? How can a nation so clever at business and selling its products overseas be so oblivious to how outsiders regard it? This book explains to Americans what the world really thinks of their nation and why, and to non-Americans why America is the way it is. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; GTB; HBJK; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 18. Weight in Grams: 206. Clean copy with minor shelf wear and yellowing
Condition
Used, Very Good
Edition
New
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
SKU
KOC0017836
ISBN
9780747563952
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Suitable for students, teachers, and general readers interested in the future of history, this book includes such topics as diverse as parades in 19th-century America, 16th-century Spanish texts, English medical writing, and the visual practices implied in Italian Renaissance frescoes. Editor(s): Hunt, Lynn. Series: Studies on the History of Society & Culture. Num Pages: 244 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBAH; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 15. Weight in Grams: 364.
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
244
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1989
Edition
First
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520064294
ISBN
9780520064294
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 25.06

Paperback. Sir Learie Constantine was an extraordinary figure by any yardstick. One of the greatest and most popular of all West Indian cricketers, he left the game to become, among other things, a barrister, cabinet minister, diplomat, broadcaster, author and journalist. Series: Caribbean Lives. Num Pages: 188 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KJW; BGS; JFSL3; JP; WSJC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 184 x 123 x 14. Weight in Grams: 212.
Publisher
Signal Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9781904955429
ISBN
9781904955429
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.29

Paperback. * Highly entertaining account of four journeys into the Himalayas and Tibet * Includes a ground-breaking survey of the history of early Tibet Num Pages: 320 pages, Section: 16, colour. BIC Classification: 1FPCT; 1KBB; 2ADF; DSBH; DSK; JFHF; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 203 x 128 x 21. Weight in Grams: 388.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780349111421
ISBN
9780349111421
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.21

Paperback. Looking at the lives and works of some of Finster's contemporaries: the self-taught evangelical artists whose beliefs and neuvres occupy the gray area between madness and Christian ecstasy, this book includes biographical portraits, and a profound meditation on the chaos of despair and the ways in which creativity can help order our lives. Num Pages: 198 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AGR; HRCS; HRCX7. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 259.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226066875
ISBN
9780226066875
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 16.54

Paperback. Posits an underlying religious impetus for modernity in Mexico, claiming that the Catholic Church nursed a reform movement that ultimately affected many of the same changes as the Protestant Reformation. Num Pages: 344 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; HRCC7; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3963 x 24. Weight in Grams: 581.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822329435
ISBN
9780822329435
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.90

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