The Americas
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The Americas
Paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; JFSL4. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 227 x 156 x 21. Weight in Grams: 456.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of Arizona Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816524686
- ISBN
- 9780816524686
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.60
€ 41.60
Paperback. Presents a rationale for the development of political alternatives to the exclusionary, exploitative institutions of neoliberal globalization. This work lays out the foundational elements for a politics of just and sustainable co-existence. It explains the political principles of liberation and addresses matters such as reform and revolution. Translator(s): Ciccariello-Maher, George. Series: Latin America in Translation. Num Pages: 184 pages, 9 tables, 8 figures. BIC Classification: 1KL; HPS; JPA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 158 x 11. Weight in Grams: 256.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822343288
- ISBN
- 9780822343288
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.64
€ 30.99
€ 27.64
Paperback. Reveals the human drama behind the radical agrarian reform process that unfolded in Peru during the final three decades of the twentieth century. This book also evaluates Peru's military government (1969-79), its audacious agrarian reform program, and what that reform meant to Peruvians from all walks of life. Series: Latin America Otherwise. Num Pages: 328 pages, 21 photographs, 3 tables, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KLSR; JPVH3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780822344698
- ISBN
- 9780822344698
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 33.75
€ 37.99
€ 33.75
Hardback. Analyzes the pattern of assimilation and incorporation among the Hispanic population in the Washington DC metro region. Following a comprehensive introduction looking at theoretical and policy implication, this book discusses the literature of ethnic incorporation and assimilation in urban regions. Editor(s): Pumar, Enrique S. Series Editor(s): Cunnigen, Donald; Bruce, Marino A. Series: Research in Race & Ethnic Relations. Num Pages: 250 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBFC; JFFN; JFFP; JFSG; JFSL4. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 157 x 24. Weight in Grams: 500.
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 250
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780523446
- ISBN
- 9781780523446
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 121.49
€ 121.49
Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; WBA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 10. Weight in Grams: 250.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of Arizona Press
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816530113
- ISBN
- 9780816530113
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.09
€ 31.09
hardcover. A perspective on Latinos - not only as a diverse and growing population in the US with distinct social, cultural and economic features, but as a political force with a collective ethnic identity. It explores the personal identity and resiliency, adaptive strategies, and successes of Latinos. Series: Critical Perspectives Series: A Book Series Dedicated to Paulo Freire. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: 1KB; 1KL; JFSL4; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 161 x 17. Weight in Grams: 444.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780847687282
- ISBN
- 9780847687282
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 189.55
€ 189.55
Paperback. Num Pages: 208 pages, 15 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 158 x 12. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781493023394
- ISBN
- 9781493023394
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 18.01
€ 18.99
€ 18.01
Hardcover. Examines the literature of the Revolutionary era to explore the ways in which American patriots employed the classics and to assess antiquity's importance to the early political culture of the United States. Series: Jeffersonian America. Num Pages: 320 pages, 8 b&w illustrations, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; HBJK; HBLL; HBWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 151 x 28. Weight in Grams: 592.
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813928333
- ISBN
- 9780813928333
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 80.56
€ 80.56
Hardcover. Num Pages: 248 pages, 13 black & white illustrations, 1 black & white tables, 13 b&w illus., 1 table. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; 3JJ; HBWQ; JFFN; JFSL4; WGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 160 x 20. Weight in Grams: 477.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295998329
- ISBN
- 9780295998329
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 118.94
€ 118.94
Hardback. Record numbers of Americans fear that our political process is broken-for good reason. Our nation faces unprecedented challenges, yet our politicians spend most of their energy attacking one another. All the while, no one in public life has offered a practical way to neutralize the bitter partisanship that paralyzes Washington. Num Pages: 216 pages, tables, figures, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPA; JPH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Potomac Books Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781597972697
- ISBN
- 9781597972697
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 23.13
€ 23.13
Hardback. Spurred by court rulings requiring states to increase public-school funding, the US spends more per student on K-12 education than almost any other country. This work traces the history of reform efforts and concludes that the principal focus of both courts and legislatures on ever-increasing funding has done little to improve student achievement. Num Pages: 432 pages, 44 line illus. 10 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JNF; JNKG; LNTD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 164 x 32. Weight in Grams: 732.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691130002
- ISBN
- 9780691130002
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 50.99€ 36.06
€ 50.99
€ 36.06
Paperback. This is a thorough assessment of the gripping yet gruesome topic of Latin American violence. Written by leading scholars from the Americas and Europe, this is the most comprehensive study of the subject to date and it focuses specifically on state-supported murder and violence. Editor(s): Johnson, Eric A.; Salvatore, Ricardo; Spierenburg, Pieter. Series: Bulletin of Latin American Research Book Series. Num Pages: 328 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KL; JFFE; JKV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118657355
- ISBN
- 9781118657355
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 28.60
€ 28.60
Hardcover. Series: Cultural Frames, Framing Culture. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSA; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813934839
- ISBN
- 9780813934839
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 102.84
€ 102.84
paperback. Series: Quadrant Book. Num Pages: 248 pages, 27 black & white illustrations, 16 colour plates. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AMVD; AMX; JFSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780816680733
- ISBN
- 9780816680733
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.18
€ 26.99
€ 25.18
Paperback. The harrowing story of one of America's first and costliest wars-featuring a new foreword by bestselling author Nathaniel Philbrick Num Pages: 432 pages, 25 b&w photographs and 10 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLH; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 142 x 30. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Edition
- Revised
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781581574890
- ISBN
- 9781581574890
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 20.91
€ 21.99
€ 20.91
Paperback. Series: Encounter: Narrative Nonfiction Stories. BIC Classification: 1KBB; YNM; YQH; YQN; YXZ. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 185 x 145 x 10. Weight in Grams: 181.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Capstone Press
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9781515745525
- ISBN
- 9781515745525
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 13.49
€ 14.99
€ 13.49
Paperback. Series Editor(s): Harrold, Stanley; Miller, Randall M. Series: Southern Dissent Series. Num Pages: 2408 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; HBTS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 372.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University Press of Florida United States
- Number of pages
- 2408
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813032733
- ISBN
- 9780813032733
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.46
€ 29.46
Hardback. Offers a look at how journalists have misreported history. This title shows how the media got history wrong and how those mistakes have been magnified and distorted over time, changing our view and understanding of the past. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; KNTJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470405239
- ISBN
- 9780470405239
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 25.60
€ 27.99
€ 25.60
Hardback. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 163 x 34. Weight in Grams: 510.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Pegasus Books United States
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781605987729
- ISBN
- 9781605987729
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 25.85
€ 30.99
€ 25.85
Paperback. Reexamines the trope of the machine in the garden that laid out by Leo Marx years ago. Extending the relevance of Marx's theory from the nineteenth to the twenty-first century, this title examines the filmic and literary representations of industrial, bureaucratic, and digital gardens; explore its role in the aftermath of the Civil War and more. Editor(s): Erbacher, Eric; Maruo-Schroder, Nicole; Sedlmeier, Florian. Series: North American Studies. Num Pages: 246 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AB; DQ; JHMC; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 55 x 83 x 28. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Campus Verlag Germany
- Number of pages
- 246
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783593501918
- ISBN
- 9783593501918
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 76.04€ 63.78
€ 76.04
€ 63.78
Paperback. Explains why youth gangs emerged, how they evolved, and why young men found membership and the violence it involved so attractive. This book describes how postwar urban renewal, slum clearances, and ethnic migration pitted African-American, Puerto Rican, and Euro-American youths against each other in battles to dominate changing neighborhoods. Num Pages: 360 pages, 11 halftones, 3 line illus., 5 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; HBTB; JFC; JFFE; JFSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 236 x 156 x 27. Weight in Grams: 524.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- SKU
- V9780691074542
- ISBN
- 9780691074542
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.46€ 42.52
€ 53.46
€ 42.52
Hardback. Based on Gallup data; it's an important book that challenges conventional wisdom and sheds greater light on what advances entrepreneurship Num Pages: 196 pages, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: 1KBBNN; KJH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 157 x 15. Weight in Grams: 376.
- Publisher
- Gallup Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781595620200
- ISBN
- 9781595620200
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 22.99
€ 26.99
€ 22.99
Hardback. In this oral history, gay Asian Americans talk frankly about their struggle for self-determination and independence. These pioneers in the Los Angeles movement discuss the gay scene in Southern California and the development of a distinctly Asian-American identity. Series: Pacific Formations: Global Relations in Asian & Pacific Perspectives. Num Pages: 224 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1F; 1KBBWF; GTB; JFSK2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 154 x 20. Weight in Grams: 472.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742511095
- ISBN
- 9780742511095
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 183.96
€ 183.96
Hardback. Focuses on Native literatures in a postcolonial context. This work contains essays that consider the complex social and political influences that have shaped American Indian literatures in the second half of the twentieth century, with particular emphasis on core themes of identity, sovereignty, and land. Series: Columbia Guides to Literature Since 1945. Num Pages: 448 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 36. Weight in Grams: 1089.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231117647
- ISBN
- 9780231117647
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 125.09
€ 125.09