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The Americas
Hardcover. This study imagines modernism as a series of conversations and locates Edith Wharton's voice in those debates. Num Pages: 220 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 215 x 145 x 16. Weight in Grams: 345.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 2008th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230604698
- ISBN
- 9780230604698
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.80
€ 66.80
Hardcover. Guerrero focuses on a selection of Mexican historical novels that are particularly revealing of literary trends during the last three decades. The study addresses the balancing act of Mexican writers as they trace a national identity in the face of globalization and respond to modernization on their own terms. Series: New Directions in Latino American Cultures. Num Pages: 187 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; 2ADS; DSBH; DSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 370.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230606371
- ISBN
- 9780230606371
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Condition: New
€ 66.41
€ 66.41
Hardcover. This book narrates and analyzes the southern tours that Booker T. Washington and his associates undertook in 1908-1912, relating them to Washington's racial philosophy and its impact on the various parts of black society. Num Pages: 260 pages, 10 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJC; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB; JFSL3; JPVH1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 224 x 140 x 24. Weight in Grams: 504.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230606524
- ISBN
- 9780230606524
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Condition: New
€ 67.40
€ 67.40
Hardcover. This book demonstrates how human rights instruments and values have brought different movements together in the struggle against free trade. Estevez employs a specifically Latin American definition of human rights, thus challenging Eurocentric and Western discourses. Num Pages: 272 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; JPVH; KCLT. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 163 x 19. Weight in Grams: 422.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230606555
- ISBN
- 9780230606555
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Condition: New
€ 67.11
€ 67.11
Cuban Women Writers: Imagining a Matria (New Concepts in Latino Americ...
Madeline Cámara Betancourt
Hardcover. Betancourt examines women's writings in relation to language, power, sexuality and race in contemporary Cuba, analyzing the creation of alternative matria frameworks that enunciate a feminist/feminine perspective of the nationalist discourse. Translator(s): Frye, David. Series: New Directions in Latino American Cultures. Num Pages: 200 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KJC; 2ADS; DSBH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 164 x 15. Weight in Grams: 326.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230606586
- ISBN
- 9780230606586
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Condition: New
€ 66.50
€ 66.50
Hardcover. Respected film critic Gonzalo Aguilar offers a lucid and sophisticated analysis of Argentine films of the last decade. This is the most complete and up-to-date work in English to examine the 'new Argentine cinema' phenomenon. Aguilar looks at highly relevant films, including those by Lucrecia Martel and Sergio Rejtman. Series: New Directions in Latino American Cultures. Num Pages: 288 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KLSA; APF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 416.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230606593
- ISBN
- 9780230606593
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Condition: New
€ 67.37
€ 67.37
Hardcover. By examining the minister who helped inspire the founding of the Harlem Unitarian Church Reverend Ethelred Brown, Floyd-Thomas offers a provocative examination of the religious and intellectual roots of Black humanist thought. Series: Black Religion/Womanist Thought/Social Justice. Num Pages: 282 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HRAX; HRCC9; JFSL3. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 218 x 138 x 19. Weight in Grams: 418.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230606777
- ISBN
- 9780230606777
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Condition: New
€ 67.16
€ 67.16
Hardcover. Accidental presidents, those who assume office as a result of death, assassination or resignation, struggle to establish their legitimacy. This book examines and evaluates the strategies of nine accidental presidents, from John Tyler to Gerald Ford, to demonstrate authority and their capacity to govern. Series: The Evolving American Presidency. Num Pages: 242 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JPHL. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 460.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 244
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230607668
- ISBN
- 9780230607668
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.99
€ 66.99
Hardcover. What does it take to win the White House? This text helps students understand both the issues and the how and why people vote for a candidate. Num Pages: 184 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPA; JPHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 467.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230607682
- ISBN
- 9780230607682
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.04
€ 67.04
Hardcover. This book is a critical analysis of the technologies of identity-formation in governmental family planning policy. Num Pages: 244 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFMA; JPQB; MBNH4. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 219 x 149 x 16. Weight in Grams: 384.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230607989
- ISBN
- 9780230607989
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.92
€ 66.92
Hardcover. This is the first book-length analysis of the rise in power of the Bolivian party Movement Towards Socialism (MAS) and its leader, President Evo Morales. Num Pages: 240 pages, 11 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1KLSL; JPFF; JPHF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 219 x 166 x 18. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230608191
- ISBN
- 9780230608191
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Condition: New
€ 66.92
€ 66.92
Hardcover. The book narrates the story of how the school, founded by women pioneers of public education in a Rocky Mountain mining settlement, became the centre and sustaining force of the town's community life from its beginning in the 1870s to the present day. Num Pages: 228 pages, 7 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; HBTB; JFSJ1; JNL. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 420.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230608351
- ISBN
- 9780230608351
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.37€ 46.95
€ 53.37
€ 46.95
Hardcover. The Impact of 9-11 on Psychology and Education is the fifth volume of the six-volume series The Day that Changed Everything? edited by Matthew J. Morgan. It features forewords by Robert Sternberg and Philip Zimbardo. Series: The Day That Changed Everything?. Num Pages: 306 pages, 5 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JMC; JMQ; JNF; JPWL2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 149 x 21. Weight in Grams: 446.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230608436
- ISBN
- 9780230608436
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.37
€ 67.37
Hardcover. The Impact of 9-11 on Religion and Philosophy is the sixth volume of the six-volume series The Day that Changed Everything? edited by Matthew J. Morgan. This volume features a foreword by John Esposito and contributors include Jean Bethke Elshtain, Philip Yancey, John Milbank, Ada Maria Isasi-Diaz, John Cobb and Martin Cook. Series: The Day That Changed Everything?. Num Pages: 294 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JMC; HP; HRA; JPWL2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 149 x 21. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230608443
- ISBN
- 9780230608443
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.47
€ 67.47
Overcoming Katrina: African American Voices from the Crescent City and...
Penner, D'Ann R., Ferdinand, Keith C.
Hardcover. This books brings together the narrated autobiographies of black New Orleanians, united by their residence in New Orleans, Louisiana during Hurricane Katrina in 2005 Series: Palgrave Studies in Oral History. Num Pages: 248 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBBSL; 3JMC; HBJK; HBLX; HBTB; JFSL3; RNR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 164 x 19. Weight in Grams: 530.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230608702
- ISBN
- 9780230608702
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.71
€ 67.71
Paperback. This books brings together the narrated autobiographies of black New Orleanians, united by their residence in New Orleans, Louisiana during Hurricane Katrina in 2005. Series: Palgrave Studies in Oral History. Num Pages: 248 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBBSL; 3JMC; HBJK; HBLX; HBTB; JFSL3; RNR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 18. Weight in Grams: 458. African American Voices from the Crescent City and Beyond. 288 pages, Illustrations, maps. This books brings together the narrated autobiographies of black New Orleanians, united by their residence in New Orleans, Louisiana during Hurricane Katrina in 2005. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1KBBSL; 3JMC; HBJK; HBLX; HBTB; JFSL3; RNR. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 18. Weight: 458.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230608719
- ISBN
- 9780230608719
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.92
€ 66.92
Hardcover. Sean Wilentz gathers illuminating reflections on a beloved president from some of America's greatest historians. Editor(s): Wilentz, Sean. Num Pages: 252 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 554.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230609150
- ISBN
- 9780230609150
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.73
€ 67.73
Hardcover. This book explores the experiences and writings of four teachers at the University of Chicago Laboratory School, both to investigate their lives as female professionals during the Progressive era, and to add to our understanding of this innovative institution and how these philosophies and innovations have carried out to this day. Num Pages: 241 pages, 4 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBBNC; HBTB; JFSJ1; JNKH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 380.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230610736
- ISBN
- 9780230610736
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.89
€ 66.89
Hardcover. Utilizing cross-cultural strands, this comparative study analyzes Caribbean literary representations of magic and invisible cities reworking the notion of the city as both instituted social space and imaginary community. Num Pages: 212 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KJ; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 400.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 212
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230612181
- ISBN
- 9780230612181
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.58
€ 66.58
Hardcover. Philip Goldstein explains the socio-historical context of the diverse interpretive practices which make up the humanities in the USA in the 21st century. He considers the rise of college-educated women, minority readers, the increased influence of the Universities, the media and the dominance of the Universities by the sciences. Num Pages: 188 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 312.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230612259
- ISBN
- 9780230612259
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95