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The Americas

Paperback. A passionately intelligent, exquisitely illustrated guide to the native trees of the North American continent that offers an informative and entertaining blueprint for rebuilding the biosphere Num Pages: 214 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; RGBL; RNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 213 x 277 x 13. Weight in Grams: 748.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN REGIONAL
Edition
First Printing
Condition
New
SKU
V9780472068517
ISBN
9780472068517
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 35.30

Hardcover. Num Pages: 188 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPH; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 159 x 18. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
University Press of Kansas
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780700605026
ISBN
9780700605026
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 55.48

Hardcover. In the violent world of radical extremists, "the enemy of my enemy is my friend." This study reveals how that precept plays out in the unexpected bonding between militant Islam and the extreme right in America and Europe. It provides an insightful and sane look at the possibilities for collaboration between these groups. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1KBB; JP. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 34. Weight in Grams: 785.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University Press of Kansas
Condition
New
SKU
V9780700614448
ISBN
9780700614448
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 61.59

Paperback. Celebrates hip-hop and confronts the cult of authenticity that defines its essential character. Deftly balancing an insider's love of the culture with a scholar's detached critique, the author traces hip-hop's rise as a cultural juggernaut and challenges widely held notions that hip-hop is socially dangerous - to black youth in particular. Series: CultureAmerica. Num Pages: 248 pages, 20 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVGR; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 154 x 13. Weight in Grams: 352.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University Press of Kansas
Edition
60219th
Condition
New
SKU
V9780700616510
ISBN
9780700616510
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.28

Hardcover. Examines depictions of and by Catholics in American popular culture during the period between the Great Depression and the height of the Cold War. The author surveys the popular films, television, and photojournalism of the era that reimagined Catholicism Series: CultureAmerica. Num Pages: 280 pages, 14 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW; HRCC7. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 26. Weight in Grams: 630.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Univ Pr of Kansas
Edition
1st edition,
Condition
New
SKU
V9780700617166
ISBN
9780700617166
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 50.50

Paperback. A clear-headed, deeply researched, and convincing critique of the Warren Commission's investigation into the murder of President John F. Kennedy and its deliberate attempt to deceive the public with its "lone gunman" finding. Num Pages: 496 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPWL1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 169 x 22. Weight in Grams: 696.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University Press of Kansas
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780700619399
ISBN
9780700619399
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 30.93

Paperback. Exploring the social significance of the devil in the folklore of contemporary plantation workers and miners in South America, the author finds that the fetishization of evil, in the image of the devil, mediates the conflict between precapitalist and capitalist modes of objectifying the human condition. Num Pages: 320 pages, 7 illustrations, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KL; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 440.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
The University of North Carolina Press
Edition
Thirtieth Anniversary Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780807871331
ISBN
9780807871331
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.00

Paperback. Tracing the history of parking, this study with a range of interesting illustrations, discusses the role of parking in downtown revitalization efforts and, by contrast, its role in the promotion of outlying suburban shopping districts and its incorporation into our neighborhoods and residences. Num Pages: 308 pages, 80 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; RPC; RPT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 21. Weight in Grams: 508.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University of Virginia Press
Edition
1st Pbk. Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813925196
ISBN
9780813925196
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.18

Paperback. Num Pages: 378 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 158 x 21. Weight in Grams: 566.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of Virginia Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813933139
ISBN
9780813933139
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.46

Paperback. Series: New World Studies. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 160 x 14. Weight in Grams: 274.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of Virginia Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813935737
ISBN
9780813935737
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.85

Hardcover. Series: New World Studies. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1KJ; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 295.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of Virginia Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813936284
ISBN
9780813936284
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 82.47

Hardcover. Series: Jeffersonian America. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; HBJK; HBLL; JPH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 158 x 26. Weight in Grams: 520.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University of Virginia Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813938042
ISBN
9780813938042
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.82

Hardcover. Green Chimneys is a nationally renowned US nonprofit organization that helps improve the lives of at-risk urban children by incorporating animals and environmental activities into their educational experiences. Series: New Directions in the Human-Animal Bond. Num Pages: 268 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; JFFZ; JNSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 159 x 21. Weight in Grams: 1646.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Purdue University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781557535801
ISBN
9781557535801
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 29.28

Paperback. An exploration of the outburst of cultural exuberance that swept African America during the late 1930s. It chronicles the triumphs of black Americans and shows how they shaped American music, sports, and dance of the 1930s and beyond. It also shows how they emboldened ordinary African Americans to push for greater recognition and civil liberties. Num Pages: 264 pages, 24 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1K; 3JJG; GTB; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 159 x 22. Weight in Grams: 530.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of Massachusetts Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781558496637
ISBN
9781558496637
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.28

Paperback. A fascinating look at Lakota lifeways and history through the voices of medicine men and White Hat s personal stories" Num Pages: 224 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTB; JFSL9. Category: (Y) Teenage / Young Adult. Dimension: 216 x 175 x 15. Weight in Grams: 386.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of Utah Press
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9781607811848
ISBN
9781607811848
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.46

Paperback. A memoir by acclaimed educator and leader Gwendolyn Calvert Baker exploring her life and work Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSJ1; JNFR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 363.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of Michigan Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780472052370
ISBN
9780472052370
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 21.67

Paperback. The games, coaches, and players of the University of Michigan's storied hockey program Num Pages: 448 pages, 40 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBNG; WSWY. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 158 x 29. Weight in Grams: 730.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN REGIONAL
Condition
New
SKU
V9780472067817
ISBN
9780472067817
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 28.22

Hardcover. TV on Strike examines the 2007 upheaval in the entertainment industry by telling the inside story of the hundred-day writers' strike that crippled Hollywood. The television industry's uneasy transition to the digital age was the driving force behind the most significant labour dispute of the twenty-first century. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFD; KNTD; KNXB1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 585.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815610083
ISBN
9780815610083
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 30.15

Paperback. Follows the soldiers of the Fifty-seventh as they push far into Unionist Kentucky, starve at the siege of Vicksburg, guard Union prisoners at the Andersonville stockade, defend Atlanta from Sherman, and more. Num Pages: 336 pages, 17 b&w photos, 1 table, 16 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBFG; 3JH; BTM; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 21. Weight in Grams: 485.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of Georgia Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780820329338
ISBN
9780820329338
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 27.12

Hardcover. The story of the Civil War as told through the Wray Collection's many one-of-a-kind objects housed at the Atlanta History Center. More than six hundred of the rarest Confederate artifacts, including firearms, weapons, flags, uniforms, and accoutrements, reveal historical truths in their detail and help to contextualize the battles. Num Pages: 448 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ; WCK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 286 x 261 x 38. Weight in Grams: 2466.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of Georgia Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780820346854
ISBN
9780820346854
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 69.55

Paperback. A cipher is a scheme for creating coded messages for the secure exchange of information. This book develops various encryption schemes, and also introduces the reader to number theory. It places the study of integers and their properties in the context of cryptology. Series: Mathematical World. Num Pages: 159 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; GPJ; PBH. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 252 x 179 x 12. Weight in Grams: 306.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
American Mathematical Society
Condition
New
SKU
V9780821837306
ISBN
9780821837306
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 57.98

Paperback. Num Pages: 376 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 512.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of North Texas Press
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
376
Condition
New
SKU
V9781574415339
ISBN
9781574415339
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.80

Paperback. Argues that confrontation with major paradigms of world history has marked African and Latin American history during the last quarter-century and that the process has dramatically restructured historical and theoretical understanding of peasantries, labour and the capitalist world system. Num Pages: 416 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1H; 1KLC; 1KLS; HBAH; JHBL; JHM; KC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 599.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
University of Wisconsin Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780299136840
ISBN
9780299136840
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.78

Paperback. This study reconstructs the history of the folk-music revival in the States, tracing its origins to the early decades of the 20th century. Cohen shows how a broad range of traditions - from hillbilly and sea shanties to cowboy and ethnic - all contributed to the genre known as folk. Num Pages: 424 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; AVGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 157 x 28. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University of Massachusetts Press
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781558493483
ISBN
9781558493483
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.52

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