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The Americas

Paperback. In this book, author Gabe Oppenheim examines the rise and fall of boxing in Philadelphia, and how it often mirrored the city's own narrative arc. Throughout, Oppenheim weaves together cultural history, urban studies, and biographical sketches of Philadelphia fighters such as Jimmy Young, Meldrick "The Kid" Taylor, Teon Kennedy, and Mike Jones. Num Pages: 250 pages, 11 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBBEP; WSBX; WSTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 150 x 18. Weight in Grams: 381.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
250
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442260641
ISBN
9781442260641
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.93

Paperback. Insiders' Guide to Twin Cities is the essential source for in-depth travel and relocation information to Minneapolis and St. Paul. Written by a local (and true insider), this guide offers a personal and practical perspective of the cities and the surrounding environs. Series: Insiders' Guide Series. Num Pages: 336 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBNT; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 154 x 17. Weight in Grams: 28.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Insiders' Guide United States
Edition
7 Rev ed
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780762757039
ISBN
9780762757039
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 16.53

Paperback. Translator(s): Zatz, Asa. Num Pages: 136 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLSH; BGH; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 129 x 12. Weight in Grams: 186.
Publisher
The New York Review of Books, Inc
Number of pages
136
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781590173404
ISBN
9781590173404
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 15.46

Hardback. Editor(s): Carreiro, Gabriel L. Num Pages: 137 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPHV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 157 x 16. Weight in Grams: 410.
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781633212312
ISBN
9781633212312
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 192.86
€ 130.67

Hardback. Editor(s): Carreiro, Gabriel L. Num Pages: 174 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 159 x 15. Weight in Grams: 388.
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
174
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781622579259
ISBN
9781622579259
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 166.99
€ 113.56

Hardback. Editor(s): Carreiro, Gabriel L. Num Pages: 150 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPH. Dimension: 230 x 155. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Edition
UK ed.
Number of pages
150
Condition
New
SKU
V9781634838917
ISBN
9781634838917
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 229.32
€ 170.99

Paperback. "Essential reading for anyone seriously interested in national security and freedom of the press."-Leonard Downie Jr., Washington Post Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPS; JPVH2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 141 x 208 x 21. Weight in Grams: 266.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393339932
ISBN
9780393339932
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 16.22

Paperback. The Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) has stirred passions like no other trade negotiation in recent history. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1QFE; KCLT1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 141 x 210 x 21. Weight in Grams: 266.
Publisher
Polity Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781509501021
ISBN
9781509501021
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.62

Hardback. Raised by conservative parents who hoped he would "stay with his own kind," Fred Ross instead became one of the most influential community organizers in American history. His activism began alongside Dust Bowl migrants, where he managed the same labor camp that inspired John Steinbeck's The Grapes of Wrath. Num Pages: 288 pages, 20 b/w images. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of California Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520280830
ISBN
9780520280830
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.51

Hardback. Via military conquest, Catholic evangelization, and intercultural engagement and struggle, a vast array of knowledge circulated through the Spanish viceroyalties in Mexico and the Andes. This book highlights the critical role that indigenous intellectuals played in this cultural ferment. Editor(s): Ramos, Gabriela; Yannakakis, Yanna P. Num Pages: 344 pages, 29 photographs, 5 maps, 2 figures. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; 1KLSX; HBTB; HBTQ; JFCX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5830 x 3895 x 23. Weight in Grams: 595.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Duke University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822356479
ISBN
9780822356479
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 114.25

Paperback. Via military conquest, Catholic evangelization, and intercultural engagement and struggle, a vast array of knowledge circulated through the Spanish viceroyalties in Mexico and the Andes. This book highlights the critical role that indigenous intellectuals played in this cultural ferment. Editor(s): Ramos, Gabriela; Yannakakis, Yanna P. Num Pages: 344 pages, 29 photographs, 5 maps, 2 figures. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; 1KLSX; HBTB; HBTQ; JFCX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 151 x 18. Weight in Grams: 464.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Duke University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822356608
ISBN
9780822356608
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 31.30

Paperback. Editor(s): Villalobos, Gabriela A.; Segura, Daniel E. Num Pages: 124 pages. BIC Classification: 1FMM; 1KBB; JPS; KC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 154 x 8. Weight in Grams: 206.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
124
Condition
New
SKU
V9781614701729
ISBN
9781614701729
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 68.20
€ 48.25

Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages, 12 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; 1KLSC; JKVG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 318.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of Pittsburgh Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822962571
ISBN
9780822962571
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 59.06

Paperback. Argues that understanding the relation between death and conversion in the Andes involves not only considering the obvious attempts to destroy the cult of the dead, but also investigating a range of policies and strategies whose application demanded continuous negotiation between Spaniards and Andeans. Series: History, Languages and Cultures of the Spanish and Portuguese Worlds. Num Pages: 384 pages, 28 tables, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1KLSX; HBJD; HBLH; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 160 x 298 x 27. Weight in Grams: 560.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of Notre Dame Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780268040284
ISBN
9780268040284
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 41.07

Paperback. In the 1940s chemists discovered that barbasco, a wild yam indigenous to Mexico, could be used to mass produce synthetic steroid hormones. This book features the story of how rural yam pickers, international pharmaceutical companies, and the Mexican state collaborated and collided over the barbasco. Num Pages: 352 pages, 26 illustrations, 1 figure. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; KNDP; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 508.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780822346050
ISBN
9780822346050
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.78

Hardcover. Editor(s): Gabriele, Alberto. Num Pages: 158 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KJC; 3JMC; KC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 236 x 161 x 15. Weight in Grams: 386.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
158
Condition
New
SKU
V9781622574490
ISBN
9781622574490
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 136.41
€ 93.34

Paperback. .
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472807250
ISBN
9781472807250
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.34

Paperback. Turf Wars: Discourse, Diversity, and the Politics of Place is the fascinating story of an urban neighborhood undergoing rapid gentrification. * Explores how members of a multi-ethnic, multi-class Washington, DC, community deploy language to legitimize themselves as community members while discrediting others. Series: New Directions in Ethnography. Num Pages: 376 pages, 18. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 538.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
376
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405129558
ISBN
9781405129558
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.18

Hardback. Turf Wars: Discourse, Diversity, and the Politics of Place is the fascinating story of an urban neighborhood undergoing rapid gentrification. * Explores how members of a multi-ethnic, multi-class Washington, DC, community deploy language to legitimize themselves as community members while discrediting others. Series: New Directions in Ethnography. Num Pages: 376 pages, 18 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 161 x 25. Weight in Grams: 680.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
376
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405129565
ISBN
9781405129565
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 121.79

Paperback. Series: Literary Research: Strategies and Sources. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBC; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 340.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810877689
ISBN
9780810877689
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 76.35

Hardback. Explore 50 illustrated maps, each featuring state capitals, famous residents and key historical moments. Also includes a guide to the state flags and presidents of the USA. Illustrator(s): Linero, Sol. Num Pages: 112 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; YRW. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 290 x 349 x 18. Weight in Grams: 1228.
Publisher
Wide Eyed Editions
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847807113
ISBN
9781847807113
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 19.09

Paperback. A summer activity book to accompany smash-hit The 50 States Illustrator(s): Linero, Sol. Series: The 50 States. Num Pages: 32 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; YBG. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 229 x 311 x 8. Weight in Grams: 264.
Publisher
Wide Eyed Editions
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Act Csm St
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847808622
ISBN
9781847808622
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.56

paperback. Recovers one woman's compelling history through a modern-day family's adventures into realms of ultimately timeless experiences Series: American Lives. Num Pages: 328 pages, 14 illustrations, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; 3JH; BGH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803236387
ISBN
9780803236387
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.66

Paperback. Everyday Architecture of the Mid-Atlantic gives proof to the insights architecture offers into who we are culturally as a community, a region, and a nation. Num Pages: 424 pages, 344 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AMK; HBTB; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 269 x 217 x 36. Weight in Grams: 1046.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801853258
ISBN
9780801853258
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 39.05

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