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The Americas

Paperback. Years after the Great Recession, the economy is still weak, and an unprecedented number of workers have sunk into long spells of unemployment. This book provides an account of the experiences of some of these men and women, through the example of a historically important group: autoworkers. Num Pages: 344 pages, 7 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFA; JHBL; KCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 482.
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520283015
ISBN
9780520283015
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.61

Paperback. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Rutgers University Press
Edition
First Paperback Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813551920
ISBN
9780813551920
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 36.69

hardcover. In this charming and affecting book, Victoria Radford has collected the best of the many impressions and recollections of real people who met President Abraham Lincoln. 15 photos & engravings. Editor(s): Radford, Victoria. Num Pages: 128 pages, photographs, engravings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 145 x 15. Weight in Grams: 276.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Ivan R Dee, Inc United States
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
SKU
V9781566631990
ISBN
9781566631990
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 25.36

Paperback. Reveals the impact on the wives and families of men incarcerated in Guantanamo, or in prison in Britain and the US, during the 'war on terror'. Num Pages: 192 pages, ill. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1KBB; JPVH; JPWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 137 x 10. Weight in Grams: 234.
Publisher
Pluto Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745333267
ISBN
9780745333267
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 18.61

Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BG; HBJK; JFSJ1; JPQB; KNXB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 371.
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1986
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780875461298
ISBN
9780875461298
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 32.37

Paperback. Num Pages: 128 pages, 295 colour photos. BIC Classification: 1KBBWZ; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 280 x 217 x 9. Weight in Grams: 644.
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764332692
ISBN
9780764332692
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 21.12

Paperback. Tour Northern Arizona through 374 vintage postcards and other color images. See the Grand Canyon, the White Mountain lakes, Oak Creek Canyon, and the Petrified Forest, the home of Navajo Native Americans. The ever changing beauty of the 270-million-year-o Num Pages: 128 pages, 374 color images. BIC Classification: 1KBBWZ; WQP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 279 x 214 x 11. Weight in Grams: 636.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764330100
ISBN
9780764330100
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 21.01

Paperback. The most significant conquest of the twentieth century may well have been the triumph of American consumer society over Europe's bourgeois civilization. This book gives an account of how the American standard of living defeated the European way of life and achieved the global cultural hegemony that is both its great strength and its key weakness. Num Pages: 608 pages, 45 halftones. BIC Classification: 1D; 1KBB; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 155 x 29. Weight in Grams: 818.
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
608
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674022348
ISBN
9780674022348
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 34.78

Paperback. Editor(s): Gonzalez, Victoria; Kampwirth, Karen. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: 1KL; JFC; JFSJ1; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 522.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Pennsylvania State University Press
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780271021010
ISBN
9780271021010
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 34.01

Hardback. Art for everyone--the Federal Art Project's drive for middlebrow visual culture and identity Num Pages: 240 pages, 13 black and white photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; ACXD. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252034213
ISBN
9780252034213
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 51.85

Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages, 58 b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; VXQG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 168 x 14. Weight in Grams: 374.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764331718
ISBN
9780764331718
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 14.03

Paperback. Race in United States has been associated with inequality. This book aims to recover history of this distinction and the divisive politics it engenders. It locates origins of ethnicity in New York Zionist movement of early 1900s. It argues that Jewish activists identified as ethnics as a way of defending immigrant difference as distinct from race. Num Pages: 288 pages, 2 colour plates, 9 line drawings, 4 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL4. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 255 x 19. Weight in Grams: 432.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226319230
ISBN
9780226319230
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 27.29

Hardback. Relates the stories of twenty black architects from around the United States to examine the sociological context of architectural practice. This book explores the role systemic racism plays in an occupation commonly referred to as the white gentlemen's profession. Series: Perspectives on a Multiracial America. Num Pages: 244 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AMB; JFSL3. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 163 x 23. Weight in Grams: 490.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
244
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742545823
ISBN
9780742545823
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 144.03

Hardback. In this book, written by educators for educators, scholars from a variety of academic disciplines at Babson College share their experiences in inspiring the next generation of entrepreneurs. It offers unique insights into how self and contextual awareness is created and delivered. Editor(s): Crittenden, Victoria L.; Esper, Kathryn; Slegers, Rosa; Karst, Nathaniel. Num Pages: 528 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBES; JNM; KJH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 164 x 236 x 37. Weight in Grams: 900.
Publisher
Emerald Publishing Limited
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781785602016
ISBN
9781785602016
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.01

Hardback. Series: Postwestern Horizons. Num Pages: 210 pages, 5 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBF; DSBH; DSK; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 16. Weight in Grams: 463.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
210
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780803237629
ISBN
9780803237629
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.03

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822353126
ISBN
9780822353126
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 31.30

Hardback. An innovative study of student activism during Brazil's military dictatorship (1964-85) and an examination of the very notion of student activism, which changed dramatically in response to the student protests of 1968. Num Pages: 352 pages, 32 photographs, 7 tables. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; 3JJPK; HBJK; HBLW; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5983 x 3971 x 25. Weight in Grams: 654.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780822352983
ISBN
9780822352983
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 123.83

Paperback. Features the shift between the explosive and experimental moment in the Argentine art scene of the 1960s. This exhibition catalogue brings together a historical section as well as information of performance-based actions and sound and video works by Argentine contemporary artists. Editor(s): Noorthoorn, Victoria. Series: David Rockefeller Centre for Latin American Studies, Art Catalogs. Num Pages: 150 pages, 50 colour photographs. BIC Classification: 1KLSA; ACX; AGC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 204 x 8. Weight in Grams: 446.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies
Condition
New
SKU
V9781879128347
ISBN
9781879128347
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.30

Paperback. A study of literacy among Appalachian families who migrated to northern cities of America. They represent a significant proportion of the urban poor, and their often severe literacy problems provide a perspective of literacy and the relationship between print and culture. Num Pages: 256 pages, 4 line illustrations, 5 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; CFC; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 210 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 236.
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674645110
ISBN
9780674645110
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 33.29

Hardback. The complex story behind Henry Ford's stunning 1927 apology to the Jews--a statement that was supposed to put an end to his career as a purveyor of hate speech but which ironically kept his name on one of the most widely circulated antisemitic tracts in history. Num Pages: 424 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW; LND. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 28. Weight in Grams: 680.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
424
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804772341
ISBN
9780804772341
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 147.96

Paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBS; WBA; WBN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 188 x 20. Weight in Grams: 46.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Edition
2 Rev ed
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780762781089
ISBN
9780762781089
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 20.83

Hardcover. Victoria Vantoch takes us on a fascinating journey into the golden era of air travel. The Jet Sex explores the much-mythologized stewardess within the context of the Cold War, globalization, and the emerging culture of glamour to reveal how beauty and sexuality were critical to national identity and international politics. Num Pages: 296 pages, 30 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC; KNDV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 161 x 28. Weight in Grams: 614.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780812244816
ISBN
9780812244816
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 35.03

Paperback. Race, Riots, and Roller Coasters tells the story of the battle for access to leisure space in cities across the United States. This detailed and eloquent history shows how African Americans fought to enter segregated amusement areas not only in pursuit of happiness but in connection to a wider movement for racial equality. Series: Politics & Culture in Modern America. Num Pages: 320 pages, 18 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; JFSL3; JPVH1. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 230 x 153 x 23. Weight in Grams: 484.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780812223286
ISBN
9780812223286
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 35.80

Paperback. This work describes how four major American thinkers practiced philosophy non-reductively by incorporating the arts and other human activities. It analyzes Peirce, Dewey, Santayana and Buchler, showing how the importance they placed on the human can cure what is missing from recent philosophy. Num Pages: 226 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBAH; HPC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
226
Condition
New
SKU
V9780847683109
ISBN
9780847683109
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 60.44

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