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The Americas

Hardback. Charts how the cartographies of American literature as an institutional category have varied. Arguing that American literature was consolidated as a distinctively nationalist entity only in the wake of the U S Civil War, this title identifies this formation as extending until the beginning of the Reagan presidency in 1981. Num Pages: 344 pages, 17 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBF; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 164 x 27. Weight in Grams: 628.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691136134
ISBN
9780691136134
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.65
€ 50.82

Paperback. "Paul Giles .. describes episodes of literary exchange between Britain and America not as case studies in reproduction or disavowal but as moments of 'transnational convergence.'.. A rich and reasoned understanding of what these influences may be and of the often inspired anxiety the produce." -Modern Language Quarterly Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1KB; DSBD; DSBF. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 435.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812217674
ISBN
9780812217674
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 34.12

hardcover. Focuses on American romantic writers' attempts to theorize aesthetic experience through the language of electricity. This work moves between historical and cultural analysis and close textual reading, aiming to challenge readers to see American literature as at once formal and historical and as a product of both aesthetic and material experience. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DSBF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 534. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804761239
ISBN
9780804761239
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 81.69

Paperback. Award-winning author Paul Goble examines the construction, art, and significance of the tipi to the Plains Indians in his newest book, entitled Tipi: Home of the Nomadic Buffalo Hunters. Through a re-telling of the old-timer's stories, Goble shows how the tipi was more than just a home, but an expression of spiritual beliefs. Num Pages: 120 pages, 150 color ills. BIC Classification: 1KB; HBJK; HBTB; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 254 x 12. Weight in Grams: 534.
Publisher
World Wisdom Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9781933316376
ISBN
9781933316376
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 21.95

Hardback. Examines the addition to the Art Institute of Chicago, designed by Renzo Piano; this expansion to The Art Institute of Chicago, already one of the largest museums in the country, adds galleries for modern and contemporary painting and sculpture, as well as for photography, film and video, and architecture and design. Series: Art Institute of Chicago. Num Pages: 160 pages, 20 duotone illustrations + 120 colour images. BIC Classification: 1KBBNC; AGC; AMG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 285 x 264 x 19. Weight in Grams: 1270.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Yale University Press
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300141122
ISBN
9780300141122
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.37

Paperback. Num Pages: 144 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; WN; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 214.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Milkweed Editions United States
Edition
2 Rev ed
Number of pages
144
Condition
New
SKU
V9781571313188
ISBN
9781571313188
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 14.46

Paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; WSBT; WSJS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 436.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Triumph Books
Condition
New
SKU
V9781600789311
ISBN
9781600789311
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 17.93

Paperback. First printed in the United States during the American Revolution, the Bible underwent many revisions, translations, and changes in format as different editors and publishers appropriated it to meet a wide range of changing ideological and economic demands. Num Pages: 276 pages, 45 half-tones 4 tables 3 graphs 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; DSB; HRCG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 19. Weight in Grams: 582.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
276
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780804743396
ISBN
9780804743396
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 34.12

Series: Grover E. Murray Studies in the American Southwest. Num Pages: 176 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; ASDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 440.
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Texas Tech Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9780896728912
ISBN
9780896728912
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 25.76

Paperback. Series: Zona Tropical Publications. Num Pages: 384 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KL; PSVT5; PSVT6; PSVT7; WNCN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 771.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801456947
ISBN
9780801456947
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 35.83

Paperback. Tracing the origins of the "black rage" defence back through American history, this work recreates many dramatic legal trials. The author distinguishes between applying an environmental defence and simply blaming society, in the abstract, for individual crimes. Series: Critical America Series. Num Pages: 306 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL3; LND; LNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 431.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
New York University Press
Number of pages
306
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814735923
ISBN
9780814735923
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.86

Hardcover. Series: Chicago History of American Religion. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBF; 1KBBS; HRC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 522.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226415352
ISBN
9780226415352
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 94.04
€ 78.49

Hardback. Series: American Ways Series. Num Pages: 264 pages, 5 black & white illustrations, 14 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HRAM9; HRAX; JFSL1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 159 x 23. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442236189
ISBN
9781442236189
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 82.87

Paperback. Color of Christ: The Son of God and the Saga of Race in America Num Pages: 340 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HRCM; JFSL3; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 161 x 21. Weight in Grams: 512.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
The University of North Carolina Press United States
Condition
New
SKU
V9781469618845
ISBN
9781469618845
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 28.40

Paperback. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; HBJK; HBLW3; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 165 x 15. Weight in Grams: 272.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Bauhan (William L.),U.S. United States
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780872332225
ISBN
9780872332225
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 20.51

Paperback. A landmark successor to the acknowledged classic, Architects on Architecture American Architecture Ideas and Ideologies in the Late Twentieth Century Paul Heyer From the author of the best-selling Architects on Architecture, here is an important new contribution to the history and theory of modern architecture. Num Pages: 304 pages, illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 278 x 210 x 17. Weight in Grams: 720.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780471285298
ISBN
9780471285298
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 78.49

Hardcover. Editor(s): Hickman, Paul W.; Curtis, Thomas P. Num Pages: 212 pages, tables & charts. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 259 x 185 x 19. Weight in Grams: 632.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
212
Condition
New
SKU
V9781604560961
ISBN
9781604560961
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 115.19
€ 80.34

Paperback. Discusses the heated debate raging on the US nation's schools, with proposals ranging from imposing national standards to replacing public education altogether with a voucher system for private schools. This study proposes a solution to the problem by finding a middle ground between these extremes. Num Pages: 270 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 151 x 20. Weight in Grams: 380.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
270
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226336527
ISBN
9780226336527
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 34.23

Paperback. Includes chapters on the Virginia State Capitol, the Governor's Mansion, the Virginia Supreme Court building, Old City Hall, and Morrison Row. Num Pages: 144 pages, 26 b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; VXQG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 157 x 11. Weight in Grams: 278.
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764343209
ISBN
9780764343209
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 15.71

Paperback. An epic history of the American southwest. Num Pages: 1038 pages, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1KB; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 137 x 53. Weight in Grams: 1089.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
University Press of New England United States
Edition
4 ed
Number of pages
1038
Condition
New
SKU
V9780819562517
ISBN
9780819562517
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 40.16

Paperback. Offers an account of two second-generation Japanese Americans who were demonized as threats to national security during World War II. This book follows their lives before, during, and after the war. It leads through the half century of uncertainty and trauma endured by the family before it was able to confront issues central to its existence. Series: The Scott & Laurie Oki Series in Asian American Studies. Num Pages: 256 pages, 20 illus. BIC Classification: 1F; 1K; BGH; GTB; HBG; HBWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 386.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780295985855
ISBN
9780295985855
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.51

Paperback. Num Pages: 80 pages, 280 colour photos & b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1KBBFL; 1KJ; WNCS1; WSSC1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 229 x 6. Weight in Grams: 198.
Publisher
New World Publications Inc.,U.S. United States
Number of pages
80
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Edition
Spi
Condition
New
SKU
V9781878348104
ISBN
9781878348104
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 15.35

Paperback. Num Pages: 350 pages, colour photos. BIC Classification: 1KLC; PSPM; RGBR; WNCS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 160 x 22. Weight in Grams: 892.
Publisher
New World Publications Inc.,U.S. United States
Number of pages
350
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781878348388
ISBN
9781878348388
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 37.83

Hardcover. The Upside of Aging: How Long Life Is Changing the World of Health, Work, Innovation, Policy and Purpose explores a titanic shift that will alter every aspect of human existence, from the jobs we hold to the products we buy to the medical care we receive - an aging revolution underway across America and the world. Num Pages: 304 pages, illustrations (black and white). BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSP31; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 163 x 230 x 26. Weight in Grams: 514.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9781118692035
ISBN
9781118692035
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 32.33

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