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The Americas

Paperback. Television drama and the rhetoric of U.S. cultural identity Num Pages: 248 pages, 10 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APT; JFCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 458. Weight in Grams: 404.
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
248
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252073120
ISBN
9780252073120
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.73

Hardback. This work challenges the assumption that the rhetorical presidency refers to presidential messages delivered from the bully pulpit only. By examining the Cold War discourse, it shows how Presidents Truman and Eisenhower transformed the US propaganda programme into an executive tool. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 1KBB; HBG; HBLW3; JPHL; JPS; JPVN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 159 x 236 x 21. Weight in Grams: 508.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780275974633
ISBN
9780275974633
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 87.23
€ 78.92

paperback. The Quebec student strike in the spring of 2012 has been linked with the Arab Spring, and The Idle No More movements as one of the most important and significant social protests of modern times. " Num Pages: 232 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBCQ; 3JMG; JNM; JPWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 227.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Fernwood Publishing Canada
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9781552667255
ISBN
9781552667255
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 21.47

Paperback. In 1890, a delegation of African American activists formed the Afro-American League, the nation's first national civil rights organization. Over the course of nearly two decades, these activists fought to end disfranchisement and segregation, and to contest racial violence, creating the foundation for the NAACP and the modern civil rights movement. Series: Politics & Culture in Modern America. Num Pages: 408 pages, 22 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JPVH1. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 635.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Number of pages
408
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812222449
ISBN
9780812222449
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 37.34

Paperback. Visual texts demonstrate the contested terms of American identity. This book offers an account of how photography and the sciences of biological racialism joined forces in the nineteenth century to offer an idea of what Americans look like - or 'should' look like. Num Pages: 302 pages, 60 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; AJ; HBTB; JFC; JFSJ; JFSL1; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 227 x 154 x 20. Weight in Grams: 492.
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
302
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691004785
ISBN
9780691004785
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 37.69

Paperback. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSJ2; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 139 x 9. Weight in Grams: 196.
Publisher
A Cappella Books United States
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9781556527340
ISBN
9781556527340
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 15.08

Hardback. For the most part, Brazil's forests were not harvested, but annihilated, and relatively little was extracted for the benefit of Brazilians. This text aims to make sense of what at first glance appears to be the senseless destruction of Brazil's incomparable timber. Num Pages: 344 pages, 6 half-tones 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; 3J; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 30. Weight in Grams: 599.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804733960
ISBN
9780804733960
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 86.02

Paperback. Rainsford is a fourth-generation Chinese American named after the town where his great grandfather worked during the gold rush. Orphaned at fifteen, he attempts to claim America as his homebase, and his personal history is interwoven with dreams, stories, and letters of his family's life in America. Num Pages: 112 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1KBB; BGA; JHMP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 136 x 9. Weight in Grams: 142.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
112
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295988160
ISBN
9780295988160
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 17.69

Paperback. During the Second World War, Chinese Americans contributed to the war effort by joining the armed forces and working in the defense industries. This title traces the history of the 14th Air Service Group, a segregated outfit of Chinese Americans sent to China in support of the American Army Air Corps and the Chinese Air Force. Series: Asian American History and Culture Series. Num Pages: 272 pages, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1KBB; HBJK; HBTB; HBWQ; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 209 x 139 x 16. Weight in Grams: 310.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Temple University Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9781592138401
ISBN
9781592138401
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.12

Paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages, 11 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVGP; HRAM2; HRCC99; HRCX7. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 228 x 17. Weight in Grams: 440.
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231172394
ISBN
9780231172394
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 27.32

Hardback. Num Pages: 336 pages, 11 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVGP; HRAM2; HRCC99; HRCX7. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 160 x 236 x 21. Weight in Grams: 548.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231172387
ISBN
9780231172387
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 103.74
€ 79.32

Paperback. De-stigmatization of sex work encourages efforts toward legal changes to create safe communities for all. Num Pages: 272 pages, 11. BIC Classification: 1KBC; JFFE; JFSJ1; JHB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 410.
Publisher
University of Alberta Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781772120059
ISBN
9781772120059
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.14

Paperback. Written by examiners and teachers to give you an expert understanding of the text you're studying, 'York Notes for GCSE' has the most in-depth coverage and analysis of everything from themes and contexts to characters, plots and language. Series: York Notes. Num Pages: 64 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; 4KHT; YQE. Category: (E) Primary & Secondary Education. Dimension: 297 x 218 x 5. Weight in Grams: 212.
Publisher
Pearson Education Limited
Number of pages
64
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781408270011
ISBN
9781408270011
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.33

Hardcover. Contemporary Mexican food from Shay Ola, founder of Death by Burrito, one of east London's trendiest eateries. Num Pages: 160 pages, Over 100 colour photographs. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; WBN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 253 x 197 x 17. Weight in Grams: 708.
Publisher
Mitchell Beazley
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845339067
ISBN
9781845339067
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 18.85

Paperback. Editor(s): Ilias, Shayerah; Fergusson, Ian F. Num Pages: 74 pages, tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; KCLT; LNR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 139 x 7. Weight in Grams: 132.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
74
Condition
New
SKU
V9781604565621
ISBN
9781604565621
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 115.51
€ 80.34

Paperback. Explicates the influence of race on black Americans' trust perceptions Num Pages: 295 pages, 43 tables, 5 figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFJ; JFSL3; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 166 x 18. Weight in Grams: 390.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
New York University Press
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814758663
ISBN
9780814758663
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.69

Paperback. Examines how the lives of dispossessed men and women are affected by the rise of narco-trafficking along the US - Mexico border. This book explores the everyday reality of the drug trade by living alongside its low-level workers: those living at the edges of the violence generated by the militarization of "the war on drugs." Series: California Series in Public Anthropology. Num Pages: 240 pages, 10 b/w photographs, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KLCM; JHMC; JKVG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 140 x 209 x 17. Weight in Grams: 282.
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
255
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520276789
ISBN
9780520276789
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.74

Paperback. Where the River Ends examines the response of the Cucapa people of Mexico's northwest coast to the state's claim that they are not "indigenous enough" to merit the special fishing rights which would allow them to subsist during environmental crisis. Num Pages: 240 pages, 11 photographs, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; JFSL9; RNFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 14. Weight in Grams: 342.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Duke University Press
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822354451
ISBN
9780822354451
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.29

Paperback. T D Jakes has emerged as one of the most prolific spiritual leaders of our time. In 2001, "Time" magazine featured Jakes on the cover and asked: Is Jakes the next Billy Graham? This work examines his rise to prominence. It frames Jakes' success as a metaphor for changes in the Black Church and American Protestantism more broadly. Num Pages: 201 pages, 3 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HRCX1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 15. Weight in Grams: 295.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
201
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814752241
ISBN
9780814752241
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 27.48

Hardcover. Editor(s): Sheckley, Martin C. Num Pages: 129 pages, tables & charts. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPWL; MBGL; MBNH2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 158 x 14. Weight in Grams: 332.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
129
Condition
New
SKU
V9781613246665
ISBN
9781613246665
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 169.74
€ 116.58

Paperback. Investigates how Chinese immigrants to the United States transformed themselves into Chinese Americans during the period between 1911 and 1927. This study also documents the emergence of permanent Chinese American communities, or Chinatowns. Series: The Asian American Experience. Num Pages: 264 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJF; 3JJG; HBJK; HBTB; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 458. Weight in Grams: 354.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
Edition
First Edition
SKU
V9780252073892
ISBN
9780252073892
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.60

Paperback. Series: Insider's Guides. Num Pages: 336 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEJ; 1KBBEY; 3JMC; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 150 x 230 x 18. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
GPP Travel United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780762744381
ISBN
9780762744381
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 15.94

Hardback. Covering a forty-year period, this comparative and longitudinal study traces the medicalization of birth in Guatemala and its effects on women's lives and their economic and social status. Num Pages: 318 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLCG; JHMC; KNAC; MJT; PSXM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 661. Weight in Grams: 587.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Texas Press United States
Number of pages
318
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9781477311387
ISBN
9781477311387
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 91.27

Paperback. Illustrator(s): Ko, Chin. Series: I Can Read Level 2. Num Pages: 32 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; YQCR; YQH; YQN. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 294.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
KTG0014101
ISBN
9780062432582
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 4.99

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