The Americas
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The Americas
Hardback. Why is it that Japan, with few natural resources, has become one of the world's leading economies but not Latin America, which is so rich in natural resources? This anthropological essay questions the Euro-centric notion of modernity and modernization and argues that Latin America has to find its own form of modernity. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLS; HBJK; PDR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 220. Weight in Grams: 410.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books, Incorporated United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781571810120
- ISBN
- 9781571810120
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 154.60
€ 154.60
Hardback. It seems to be a tenet of the human condition to perceive "others" as "different" and potentially hostile. In nearly all societies stereotypes are developed to stigmatize suspected enemies within and without. The American case is particularly interesting in this respect because American society consists of nothing but "others"; to be open to "other Editor(s): Hase, Ragnhild Fiebig-Von; Lehmkuhl, Ursula; Fiebig-von-Hase, Ragnhild. Num Pages: 400 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JFC; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 149 x 223 x 26. Weight in Grams: 604.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books, Incorporated United States
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781571810311
- ISBN
- 9781571810311
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 167.69
€ 167.69
Hardback. A number of essays in this volume show how the foreign policies of the US and Germany have directly or inadvertently contributed to the influx of refugees from the former Yugoslavia, Mexico, the Caribbean, and the former Soviet Union. Editor(s): Munz, Rainer; Weiner, Myron. Series: Migration & Refugees S. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 1KBB; 3JJPN; JFFD; JFFN; JPQB; JPS; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 220. Weight in Grams: 599.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books, Incorporated United States
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781571810878
- ISBN
- 9781571810878
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 166.91
€ 166.91
Hardback. Recognizing that the US is an immigrant country and Germany is not, historians and demographers from each describe how the two countries have come to have the largest number of immigrants among advanced industrial countries; how their conception of citizenship and nationality differ.. Editor(s): Bade, Klaus J.; Weiner, Myron. Series: Migration & Refugees S. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 1KBB; JFFN; JPQB; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 220. Weight in Grams: 394.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books, Incorporated United States
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781571811257
- ISBN
- 9781571811257
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 154.54
€ 154.54
Hardback. Jews and Judaism played a significant role in the history of the expansion of Europe to the west as well as in the history of the economic, social, and religious development of the New World. They played an important role in the discovery, colonization, and eventually exploitation of the resources of the New World. Editor(s): Bernardini, Paolo; Fiering, Norman. Series: European Expansion & Global Interaction. Num Pages: 592 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 1F; 1K; 3H; 3JF; GTB; HBG; HRJ; JFC; JHM; KC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 31. Weight in Grams: 1000.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books, Incorporated United States
- Number of pages
- 592
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781571811530
- ISBN
- 9781571811530
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 206.86
€ 206.86
Hardback. The United States on the eve of the Second World War was still a society largely isolated from the world. Facing enemies with unfamiliar cultural traditions, the U.S. government turned to anthropologists for insight. The result was a research effort that continued long after the war, aimed, in the words of Margaret Mead, at analyzing the cultural. Editor(s): Mead, Margaret; Metraux, Rhoda. Series: Margaret Mead: The Study of Contemporary Western Cultures. Num Pages: 560 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 140 x 32. Weight in Grams: 804.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books, Incorporated United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 560
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781571812155
- ISBN
- 9781571812155
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 205.66
€ 205.66
Hardcover. Margaret Mead wrote this comprehensive sketch of the culture of the United States - the first since de Tocqueville - in 1942 at the beginnning of the Second World War, when Americans were confronted by foreign powers from both Europe and Asia in a particularly challenging manner. Mead's work became an instant classic. Series: Margaret Mead: The Study of Contemporary Western Cultures. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 219 x 148 x 20. Weight in Grams: 438.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781571812179
- ISBN
- 9781571812179
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 154.82
€ 154.82
Hardback. This volume combines vivid descriptions of various public celebrations with a sophisticated methodological and theoretical approach. Editor(s): Heideking, Jurgen; Fabre, Genevieve. Num Pages: 316 pages, 12 ills. BIC Classification: 1KBB; GTB; JHBT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 620.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books, Incorporated United States
- Number of pages
- 316
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781571812377
- ISBN
- 9781571812377
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 155.77
€ 155.77
Hardback. Editor(s): Coleman, Professor Simon; Crang, Mike. Num Pages: 240 pages, Illustrations, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1D; 1KB; 1MB; JFC; JHMC; KNSG; WT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 0 x 0. Weight in Grams: 528.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books, Incorporated United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781571817457
- ISBN
- 9781571817457
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 155.28
€ 155.28
Hardcover. With the growing fragmentation of western societies and disillusionment with the political process, the question of legitimacy has become one of the key issues of contemporary politics and is examined in this volume in depth for the first time. Drawing on ethnographic material from the U.S., Europe, India, Japan, and Africa.. Editor(s): Pardo, Italo. Series: New Directions in Anthropology. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 1FKA; 1FPJ; 1H; 1KBB; JFF; LAB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 151 x 217 x 20. Weight in Grams: 480.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781571817655
- ISBN
- 9781571817655
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 155.00
€ 155.00
Hardback. Num Pages: 224 pages, Color photos throughout, Maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBNW; WBN; WTHR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 280 x 216 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1228.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Surrey Books,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781572841932
- ISBN
- 9781572841932
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 36.45
€ 37.99
€ 36.45
The Saga of Leon Trotsky. His Clandestine Operations and His Assassina...
Mahoney, Harry Thayer; Mahoney, Marjorie Lock...
Hardback. This historical study focuses on Leon Trotsky's efforts to create a military intelligence operation of global significance and his subsequent efforts to recreate earlier success. It features material on Mexican sources and the players in the various assassination plots against him. Num Pages: 450 pages, graphs, maps, index, bibliography. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 1KLCM; BGH; HBJD; HBJK; HBLW; JPSH; JPWL1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 40. Weight in Grams: 1048.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Austin & Winfield,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 450
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781572921245
- ISBN
- 9781572921245
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 124.66
€ 124.66
Paperback. Num Pages: 260 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JMR; JMS; MMJT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 139 x 14. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- International Scholars Publications,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 260
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781573092036
- ISBN
- 9781573092036
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.33
€ 44.33
Paperback. Num Pages: 215 pages, 25 B&W photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BG; HBJK; JFSJ1; WHX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 270.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Viva Editions United States
- Edition
- 1st
- Number of pages
- 215
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781573443562
- ISBN
- 9781573443562
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.18
€ 17.99
€ 16.18
Paperback. This is the comprehensive and up-to-date guide to the extensive mountain biking possibilities in Orange County, California. Series: Regional Mountain Biking Series. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; WSQ; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 19.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781575400112
- ISBN
- 9781575400112
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 13.92
€ 16.99
€ 13.92
Hardback. This study examines the agenda setting and decision making behavior of the U.S. Supreme Court from 1888 to 1997. The study finds that economics decisions dominated the Court's docket up until the 1950s, when civil liberties cases became more prominent, and judicial power decisions remained relatively constant. Num Pages: 276 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; LNAA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 163 x 25. Weight in Grams: 580.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Associated University Presses United States
- Number of pages
- 276
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781575910673
- ISBN
- 9781575910673
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 124.43
€ 124.43
Hardback. This volume seeks to address the conundrum of reading African American poets as racial spokespeople, and to model alternative ways of addressing their work. Num Pages: 178 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 239 x 164 x 17. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Associated University Presses United States
- Number of pages
- 178
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781575910826
- ISBN
- 9781575910826
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 120.46
€ 120.46
Hardback. This is a history of the Olmsted Case. Num Pages: 173 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBEP; 3JF; HBJK; HBLL; HBTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Associated University Presses United States
- Number of pages
- 173
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781575910925
- ISBN
- 9781575910925
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 110.51
€ 110.51
Hardback. Examines the extent that changes in the world around them affected backcountry Quakers, by focusing on the activities of Exeter Monthly Meeting of Friends, based in Berks County, Pennsylvania. Friends within the realm of Exeter Monthly Meeting had to confront matters the Quaker founders of the province could hardly have anticipated. Num Pages: 251 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBEP; HRCC97. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 165 x 20. Weight in Grams: 540.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Associated University Presses United States
- Number of pages
- 251
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781575910932
- ISBN
- 9781575910932
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 107.92
€ 107.92
Hardback. Focuses on the mutilated and fragmented body that appears in United States literature in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Num Pages: 244 pages, 4 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBF; DSBH. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 236 x 160 x 20. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Associated University Presses United States
- Number of pages
- 244
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781575911199
- ISBN
- 9781575911199
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 129.75
€ 129.75
Paperback. This work covers the fact that America has become not merely the strongest nation in the world, but the strongest nation in the history of the world. It shows that now, in the 21st century, it is challenged by globalisation and by a systematic crisis in the nation-state system. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; GTB; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 160 x 20. Weight in Grams: 520.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Berrett-Koehler United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781576752814
- ISBN
- 9781576752814
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 22.67
€ 26.99
€ 22.67
Paperback. Exposes the covert war conservatives and corporations are waging against America's middle class - a war that's reducing the rest of us to a politically impotent working poor. This book asks: How did this happen? Who's benefiting? And how can we stop it? Num Pages: 220 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 95 x 64 x 8. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Berrett-Koehler United States
- Number of pages
- 220
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781576754146
- ISBN
- 9781576754146
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 21.55
€ 24.99
€ 21.55
Made in Brooklyn: An Essential Guide to the Borough's Artisanal Food &...
Vaughan, Melissa Schreiber, König, Susanne
Hardcover. Num Pages: 206 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; WBN; WBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 263 x 210 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1050.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- powerHouse Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781576877609
- ISBN
- 9781576877609
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 33.17
€ 36.99
€ 33.17
Hardcover. Num Pages: 104 pages, 1. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JMC; HBJK; JFSL; WQP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 255 x 289 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1062.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- powerHouse Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781576877678
- ISBN
- 9781576877678
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 36.54
€ 42.99
€ 36.54