The Americas
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The Americas
Paperback. military policy from the end of the Cold War through the beginning of the Obama presidency provides a clear picture of why the United States is militarily powerful but "otherwise insecure." Num Pages: 256 pages, 17, 17 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPS; JWK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 352.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801894398
- ISBN
- 9780801894398
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.43
€ 41.43
Paperback. Traces the diplomatic maneuverings and political drama of national unification in nineteenth-century Germany and Italy. This book demonstrates that Germany's and Italy's 'founding fathers' were constrained by two different pre-unification patterns of institutional development. It offers a broader theory of federalism's origins. Num Pages: 288 pages, 2 line illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 354.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691136493
- ISBN
- 9780691136493
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Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 32.90
€ 46.99
€ 32.90
Hardback. Sets the Italian-American political confrontation within the context of the two countries' cultural perceptions of each other, different war experiences, and ideas about participatory democracy and peace. This book highlights the impact of American ideology and sense of mission in the world. Translator(s): Shugaar, Antony. Series: Harvard Historical Studies. Num Pages: 276 pages, 2 tables, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1DST; 1KBB; HBG; HBJK; HBLW; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 553.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Edition
- Tra
- Number of pages
- 276
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674028241
- ISBN
- 9780674028241
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 74.03€ 66.48
€ 74.03
€ 66.48
paperback. Bringing together Mexican, Soviet, and North American (as well as British) perspectives, this book shows how the convergence of each country's domestic and foreign policies precluded them from a harmonious triangular relationship. It contributes to an understanding of the international dimension of the Mexican revolution. Series: American Encounters/Global Interactions. Num Pages: 280 pages, 16 b&w photographs, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 1KBB; 1KLCM; 3JJG; HBTV; JPSD; JPWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 21. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822322894
- ISBN
- 9780822322894
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 28.03
€ 28.03
Paperback. In 1996, an older woman in Lima, Peru - part of a group of women street sweepers protesting the privatization of the city's cleaning services - stripped to the waist in full view of the crowd that surrounded her. This title analyzes the ramifications of this act within the city's conflicted history and across its class divisions. Num Pages: 256 pages, 10 halftones, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1KLSR; JFSG; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226280981
- ISBN
- 9780226280981
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 28.23
€ 35.99
€ 28.23
Num Pages: 191 pages, 96 color & 46 b/w images. BIC Classification: 1KBB; WSBX; WSSN7. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 303 x 234 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1438.
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 191
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764341823
- ISBN
- 9780764341823
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Condition: New
€ 48.99€ 31.73
€ 48.99
€ 31.73
Hardcover. Editor(s): Vesser, Danielle B. Num Pages: 86 pages, graphs, charts. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JNKG; JNM; LA; MB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 162 x 12. Weight in Grams: 312.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 86
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781611225297
- ISBN
- 9781611225297
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 136.41€ 92.76
€ 136.41
€ 92.76
Paperback. The Power of Race in Cuba analyzes racial ideologies that negate the existence of racism and their effect on racial progress, racial attitudes and activism through the lens of Cuba. This work gives a nuanced portrait of black identity and draws from the many black spaces, both formal and informal to highlight black consciousness on the island. Series: Transgressing Boundaries: Studies in Black Politics and Black Communities. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 1KJC; JFFJ; JFSL3; JPA; JPF; JPFN; JPHL. Dimension: 235 x 156. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780190632304
- ISBN
- 9780190632304
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 58.41
€ 58.41
Hardcover. Follmi travelled far and wide to witness the celebrations, landscapes, rituals and traditions of cultures all over the world, discovering new ways of seeing as he sought to understand and capture through photography the connections linking the people to their ancestral lands. This book deals with his work. Num Pages: 288 pages, 130 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KL; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 120 x 167 x 23. Weight in Grams: 402.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Thames and Hudson Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780500518229
- ISBN
- 9780500518229
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 5.80
€ 11.99
€ 5.80
Hardback. Using archival documents and newly collected oral histories, this book shows that musical diplomacy had vastly different meanings for its various participants, including government officials, musicians, concert promoters, and audiences. Series: California Studies in 20th-Century Music. Num Pages: 352 pages, 15 b/w photos, 2 charts. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; AVG; HBJK; HBLW3; JPSD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 163 x 28. Weight in Grams: 632.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520284135
- ISBN
- 9780520284135
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.68€ 50.14
€ 64.68
€ 50.14
Hardcover. Editor(s): Becker, Danielle M. Num Pages: 174 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 1KBB; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 161 x 18. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 174
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781617618888
- ISBN
- 9781617618888
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 136.01€ 93.34
€ 136.01
€ 93.34
Paperback. Modern Moves examines the movement of social dances between black and white cultural groups and immigrant and migrant communities during the early twentieth century. It focuses on Manhattan, a Black Atlantic capital into which diverse people and dances flowed and intermingled, and out of which new dances were marketed globally. Num Pages: 224 pages, 17 b&w halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; ASD. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 158 x 235 x 17. Weight in Grams: 308.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199779222
- ISBN
- 9780199779222
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 59.97
€ 59.97
Paperback. A tour de force. . . . No one has ever written a book on the Declaration quite like this one. Gordon Wood, New York Review of Books" Num Pages: 320 pages, 35 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; HBJK; HBLH; HPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 209 x 139. Weight in Grams: 666.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- W W Norton & Co Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781631490446
- ISBN
- 9781631490446
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Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.51
€ 17.99
€ 16.51
Paperback. Series: Captured World History. Num Pages: illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KL; YQH. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 234 x 260 x 5. Weight in Grams: 228.
- Publisher
- Compass Point Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780756554422
- ISBN
- 9780756554422
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 9.99€ 9.73
€ 9.99
€ 9.73
Paperback. In her memoir His Bright Light, the author opened her heart to share the story of the loss of her beloved son. In this book, she shows us how she transformed that pain into a campaign of service that enriched her life beyond what she could imagine. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; BM; JFFB; JKS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 10. Weight in Grams: 110.
- Publisher
- Transworld Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 144
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780552165440
- ISBN
- 9780552165440
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Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.87
€ 13.99
€ 10.87
Paperback. Written from foster mothers' perspectives, this book voices the often painful experiences of contemporary US foster mothers as they struggle to mother and care-work in the face of exploitative social relations with the state. Num Pages: 245 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JHBK; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 17. Weight in Grams: 350.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 245
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814793473
- ISBN
- 9780814793473
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Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 33.63
€ 33.99
€ 33.63
paperback. An anthology of literary criticism of Appalachian novelists, poets, and playwrights. It reprises critical writing of influential authors such as Joyce Carol Oates, Cratis Williams, and Jim Wayne Miller. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBE; 2AB; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 712. Weight in Grams: 603.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Ohio University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780821415900
- ISBN
- 9780821415900
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Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 33.47
€ 34.99
€ 33.47
Paperback. WONDERLAND AVENUE is the careering autobiography of someone who wilfully, skilfully and enthusiastically abused all the cards that life dealt. Num Pages: 480 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVGP; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 38. Weight in Grams: 326.
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780349101750
- ISBN
- 9780349101750
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.31
€ 17.99
€ 13.31
Paperback. This work is termed a "roman temoignage" (testimonial-novel) bridging documentary and fiction. Spanning six decades of Leonara's life, the book indirectly explores the economic, social and cultural life of Guadeloupe's peasants and working class, especially black women. Translator(s): Leskes, Andrea. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1KJWVG; 2ADF; DNF; DSK; JFC; JFSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813915180
- ISBN
- 9780813915180
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.40
€ 36.40
paperback. Argues that from the mid-nineteenth century to the early twentieth, black transatlantic entertainers often transformed the alienating conditions of social and political marginalization into modes of self-actualization through performance Num Pages: 488 pages, 23 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1K; AN; GTB; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 154 x 29. Weight in Grams: 654.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 488
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780822337225
- ISBN
- 9780822337225
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 33.59
€ 34.99
€ 33.59