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The Americas

Hardback. Tells the story of Jackie Robinson valiantly breaking baseball's color barrier in 1947. Focusing on Philadelphia, Washington DC, and Richmond - three cities with large African American populations and thriving baseball clubs, this book uncovers the origins of baseball's segregation and the mechanics of its implementation. Num Pages: 272 pages, 4 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; WSJT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 25. Weight in Grams: 553.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803235212
ISBN
9780803235212
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 38.30

Paperback. .
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141981185
ISBN
9780141981185
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 16.77

Hardcover. Editor(s): Marrone, Ryan B.; Gallo, Van B. Num Pages: 145 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KLCM; JPQB; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 158 x 17. Weight in Grams: 418.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Edition
UK ed.
Number of pages
145
Condition
New
SKU
V9781626183308
ISBN
9781626183308
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 198.67
€ 136.28

Hardcover. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSK; JFSL; JFSP2; JKSN2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 151 x 217 x 31. Weight in Grams: 430.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Nation Books
Condition
New
SKU
V9781568585093
ISBN
9781568585093
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 20.59

Hardback. Analyses the growth of American comedy film in relation to world events and cultural trends. This book uses large scale social and cultural trends and major world events to analyse the American comedy film. It offers a historical and conceptual study discussing the comedy narrative, comic traditions, and role of visual culture. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 156 x 16. Weight in Grams: 420.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
192
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748643073
ISBN
9780748643073
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 105.81
€ 102.99

Paperback. Analyses the growth of the American comedy film in relation to world events and cultural trends. This book uses large scale social and cultural trends and major world events to analyse the American comedy film. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 157 x 11. Weight in Grams: 302.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748698042
ISBN
9780748698042
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 35.31

Paperback. A pop-culture compendium, in which an award-winning illustrator and web designer, takes on the strange, incestuous, gossip-fueled world of celebrity hookups. Num Pages: 192 pages, Full Colour Throughout. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AP; VFVG; WH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 193 x 14. Weight in Grams: 498.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
It Books
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780062266774
ISBN
9780062266774
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 17.66

Paperback. Editor(s): Daly, Ryan; Crocciata, Jon. Num Pages: 164 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; RNFY. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 239 x 160 x 17. Weight in Grams: 396.
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
164
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781622575299
ISBN
9781622575299
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 166.93
€ 115.01

Paperback. For more than a century, accounts of progress in the West foregrounded the technological feats performed while canals and railroads were built and lionized the capitalists who financed the projects. This book focuses on the suffering and survival of the workers who were treated as outsiders. Num Pages: 284 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTK; KNG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 431.
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
284
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520284609
ISBN
9780520284609
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.74

Paperback. Num Pages: 112 pages, 32 b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBBFG; VXQG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 230 x 11. Weight in Grams: 228.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
112
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764347696
ISBN
9780764347696
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 15.68

Paperback. The Mexican government's brutal repression of the Student Movement of 1968 in the infamous Massacre of Tlatelolco exposed and exacerbated a serious crisis of political legitimacy. This study examines the cultural impact of this watershed event through historically contextualized readings of five paradigmatic novels. Series: Purdue Studies in Romance Literatures. Num Pages: 210 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 363.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Purdue University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781557534873
ISBN
9781557534873
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 59.21

Hardback. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTB; JFFH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 163 x 26. Weight in Grams: 490.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Turner Publishing Company United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780470167397
ISBN
9780470167397
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 26.08

Paperback. Num Pages: 248 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JNF; JNL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 140 x 2. Weight in Grams: 344.
Publisher
Monthly Review Press,U.S.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781583676134
ISBN
9781583676134
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 22.52

Hardback. In 1798 Robert Morris - "financier of the American Revolution", confidante of George Washington, recent US Senator - plunged from the peaks of wealth and prestige into debtor's prison and public contempt. Setting Morris' tale in the context of the nation's founding, this title focuses on an essential yet nearly forgotten American figure. Series: The Lewis Walpole Series in Eighteenth-century Culture & History. Num Pages: 416 pages, 56 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; BGH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 29. Weight in Grams: 662.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Yale University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300196047
ISBN
9780300196047
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 31.22

Hardcover. Editor(s): Farrell, Ryan M.; Becker, Victoria D. Num Pages: 295 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; KFFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 183 x 259 x 22. Weight in Grams: 716.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
295
Condition
New
SKU
V9781613245873
ISBN
9781613245873
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 375.02
€ 254.43

Paperback. Conflicting Visions recounts the Cold War history of Canada's turbulent diplomatic relationship with India, from India's independence through to its controversial emergence as a nuclear power, using Canadian technology to help build its first nuclear device. Num Pages: 640 pages, 13 b&w photographs, 1 illustration, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBC; HBJK; JPSD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
640
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780774829014
ISBN
9780774829014
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 36.23

Hardback. Tells the story of how music and youth culture have changed along with the economic, political, and cultural transformations of American society. This book traces the histories of punk, hardcore, heavy metal, glam, thrash, alternative rock, grunge, and riot grrrl music, and relates them to wider social changes that have taken place. Num Pages: 286 pages, 30 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVGP; JFCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 499.
Publisher
New York University Press
Number of pages
296
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814757475
ISBN
9780814757475
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 97.69

Paperback. Tells the story of how music and youth culture have changed along with the economic, political, and cultural transformations of American society. This book traces the histories of punk, hardcore, heavy metal, glam, thrash, alternative rock, grunge, and riot grrrl music, and relates them to wider social changes that have taken place. Num Pages: 286 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVGP; JFCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 153 x 19. Weight in Grams: 404.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
New York University Press
Edition
11/15/09
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814757482
ISBN
9780814757482
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.51

Hardback. The First Green Wave examines the origins and development of first wave environmental activism (1967-86) in Toronto, home to one of Canada's earliest and most dynamic communities of environmentalists. Series: Nature / History / Society Series. Num Pages: 19 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBCO; RNB; RNP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780774828086
ISBN
9780774828086
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 106.50

Hardback. Ryan P. Jordan uses the discourse of religious liberty to explore racial differences during an era of American empire building (1750-1900). This book seeks to destabilize the widespread assumption that the dominant American culture inevitably trends toward greater freedom in the realm of personal expression. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; 3JH; HBJK; HRAM2; JFFJ; JFSL1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 160 x 19. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University Press of America United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780761858119
ISBN
9780761858119
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 110.79

Paperback. The story of the fighting at Monocacy, known as the "Battle that Saved Washington." A pivotal day and an even more pivotal campaign that went right to the gates of Washington, D.C. Series: Emerging Civil War Series. Num Pages: 192 pages, 10 maps, 150 images. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBLL; HBWJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Savas Beatie
Condition
New
SKU
V9781611213461
ISBN
9781611213461
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.53

Flexibound. BIC Classification: 1KBB; WBF; WBN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 203 x 23. Weight in Grams: 816.
Publisher
Oxmoor House
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780848747770
ISBN
9780848747770
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 25.64

Paperback. Num Pages: 128 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; 1KLCM; WBJ; WBN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 199.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Microcosm Publishing United States
Edition
Second Edition
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
SKU
V9781621069898
ISBN
9781621069898
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.57

Hardback. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HPCD; HPCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 164 x 236 x 24. Weight in Grams: 470.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231171007
ISBN
9780231171007
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 58.78
€ 46.32

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