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The Americas

Hardback. Takes a look at the film industry's use of opinion polling in the 1930s and '40s. George Gallup's polling techniques first achieved fame when he accurately predicted that Franklin D Roosevelt would be reelected president in 1936. This work traces Gallup's intellectual and methodological developments, examining his approach to market research. Series: Film and Culture Series. Num Pages: 304 pages, 16 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; APF; KJSM; KNTC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 161 x 21. Weight in Grams: 635.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231121323
ISBN
9780231121323
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 131.81

Paperback. George Gallup's polling techniques achieved fame when he predicted that Franklin D Roosevelt would be reelected president in 1936. This work traces Gallup's intellectual and methodological developments, examining his comprehensive approach to market research. It takes a look at the film industry's use of opinion polling in the 1930s and '40s. Series: Film and Culture Series. Num Pages: 304 pages, 16 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; APF; KJSM; KNTC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 160 x 15. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231121330
ISBN
9780231121330
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 27.32

Paperback. This analysis of the causes of racial and ethnic conflict in American cities between 1877-1914 presents evidence that suggests that the explanation for ethnic unrest is to be found in competition processes. Editor(s): Olzak, Susan. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; JFSL; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 19. Weight in Grams: 400.
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
287
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804723374
ISBN
9780804723374
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.54

Hardback. This analysis of the causes of racial and ethnic conflict in American cities between 1877-1914 presents evidence that suggests that the explanation for ethnic unrest is to be found in competition processes. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; JFSL; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 159 x 23. Weight in Grams: 600.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804720281
ISBN
9780804720281
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 136.40

Paperback. How community influences contribute to civic and political engagement in a city undergoing rapid change Num Pages: 190 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBES; JFFN; JFSG; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 164 x 14. Weight in Grams: 270.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Temple University Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
190
Condition
New
SKU
V9781439910139
ISBN
9781439910139
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.51

Hardback. How community influences contribute to civic and political engagement in a city undergoing rapid change Num Pages: 190 pages, black & white line drawings, maps, figures. BIC Classification: 1KBBES; JFFN; JFSG; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 17. Weight in Grams: 390.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Temple University Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
190
Condition
New
SKU
V9781439910122
ISBN
9781439910122
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 87.88

Paperback. Num Pages: 81 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; KNGV; KNXC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 150 x 227 x 6. Weight in Grams: 164.
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
81
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781626183803
ISBN
9781626183803
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 100.73
€ 70.11

Paperback. With their tonsured heads, white faces, and striking cowls, the monkeys might vaguely resemble the Capuchin monks for whom they were named. This downright ethnographic account of the capuchins of Lomas Barbudal, shows their world that is as complex, ritualistic, and structured as any society. Num Pages: 368 pages, 16 color illustrations, 15 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KLCR; PSVW79. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 606.
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674060388
ISBN
9780674060388
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 29.82

Hardcover. Num Pages: 176 pages, 434 color photos. BIC Classification: 1KBBEJ; AJC; WNCB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 291 x 223 x 22. Weight in Grams: 1206.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764340215
ISBN
9780764340215
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 28.26

Hardcover. This book describes contemporary perspectives on the identity development of college students in the U.S. with an emphasis on multiple social identities. The book traces the evolution of the study of identity in relation to contemporary research and theoretical frameworks. Num Pages: 352 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JNKS; JNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 176 x 29. Weight in Grams: 710.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780470947197
ISBN
9780470947197
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 50.99
€ 50.85

Hardback. An in-depth look at the changing status of American artists in the 18th and early 19th century Num Pages: 316 pages, 90 color + 80 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; 3JH; ACQ; ACV; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 190. .
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
316
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300214611
ISBN
9780300214611
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 59.26
€ 46.32

Hardback. .
Publisher
Severn House Publishers Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
First World Publication
Condition
New
SKU
V9780727887115
ISBN
9780727887115
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 11.34

Hardcover. Num Pages: 107 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 156 x 13. Weight in Grams: 318.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
107
Condition
New
SKU
V9781604564150
ISBN
9781604564150
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 100.73
€ 70.11

Num Pages: 176 pages, 100 b&w, 200 colour. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; HBTW; JPQ; JWKW; JWMN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 264 x 235 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1186. How the U.S. Government Misled Itself and Its People into Believing They Could Survive a Nuclear Attack. 176 pages, 100 b&w, 200 colour. Lays bare the buried truths of America's family fallout shelter obsession. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; HBTW; JPQ; JWKW; JWMN. Dimension: 264 x 235 x 24. Weight: 1186.
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Pointed Leaf Press United States
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9780982358573
ISBN
9780982358573
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 50.83
€ 48.98

South Beach and Miami Beach, Florida, have dozens of whimsical, colorful, and sometimes wacky lifeguard stands that have become media stars in their own right, including the "Lighthouse Guardhouse," the "Surfboard," and the "Putting Green Guardhouse." In Num Pages: 71 pages, 64 color photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; WT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 283 x 223 x 14. Weight in Grams: 668.
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
71
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764329005
ISBN
9780764329005
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 18.06

Paperback. Num Pages: 20 pages, 20 color photos. BIC Classification: 1KBBFL; AJB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 188 x 130 x 6. Weight in Grams: 130.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
20
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764326301
ISBN
9780764326301
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.22

"Women of Privilege" traces the decline of a once-privileged Hudson River Valley family whose neighbors were Vanderbilts, Delanos, and Roosevelts. Based on diaries and journals, and written by a family descendant, it combines biography and memoir with social history. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BM; JFSC; JHBK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 520.
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Academy Chicago Publishers United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780897336802
ISBN
9780897336802
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 31.06

Hardback. "Reclaiming Authorship augments our knowledge of the female literary tradition and enriches our grasp of the process by which women authors sought public status in a publishing marketplace. It challenges basic tenets of the origins of realism and posits a definable historical transition from the romantic to the realist."-Cecelia Tichi Num Pages: 264 pages, 17 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812239423
ISBN
9780812239423
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 75.98

Paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBC; HBJK; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 177 x 205 x 24. Weight in Grams: 694.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Caitlin Press Canada
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9781894759762
ISBN
9781894759762
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 17.39

Paperback. How did Tennessee become the amazing state that it is today you may wonder? More than Petticoats: Remarkable Tennessee Women recognizes the women who shaped the "Volunteer State." Female teachers, writers, entrepreneurs, and artists from across the state are illuminated through short biographies and archival photographs and paintings. Series: More Than Petticoats Series. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBS; BG; HBJK; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 12.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Edition
2 Rev ed
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9780762769810
ISBN
9780762769810
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 15.15

Paperback. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Rutgers University Press United States
Number of pages
222
Condition
New
Edition
None ed.
SKU
V9780813536064
ISBN
9780813536064
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 39.50

Paperback. The recording studio, she argues, is at the center of musical culture in the twentieth century. Series: Studies in Industry and Society. Num Pages: 320 pages, 16, 16 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVX; KNTF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 466.
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421418483
ISBN
9781421418483
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 30.18

Hardback. The Spaniards portrayed the conquest and fall of Mexico Tenochtitlan as Armageddon, while native peoples in colonial Mesoamerica continued to write and paint their histories and lives often without any mention of the foreigners in their midst. This volume addresses aspects of indigenous perspectives of the conquest and Spanish colonialism. Editor(s): Schroeder, Susan. Num Pages: 273 pages, illus. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; HBJK; HBLC; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 161 x 235 x 21. Weight in Grams: 546.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
273
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845192990
ISBN
9781845192990
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 129.56

Paperback. The Spaniards typically portrayed the conquest and fall of Mexico Tenochtitlan as Armageddon, while native people in colonial Mesoamerica continued to write and paint their histories and lives often without any mention of the foreigners in their midst. This title addresses key aspects of indigenous perspectives of the conquest. Editor(s): Schroeder, Susan. Num Pages: 273 pages, b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1KLC; HBJK; HBTQ; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 153 x 17. Weight in Grams: 422.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Sussex Academic Press United Kingdom
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
273
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845194758
ISBN
9781845194758
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 36.34

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