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Paperback. Shows magical realism to be an international movement with a wide-ranging history. Editor(s): Faris, Wendy B. Num Pages: 592 pages, 11 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLC; 1KLS; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 155 x 38. Weight in Grams: 840.
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Number of pages
- 592
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Edition
- 1st ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822316404
- ISBN
- 9780822316404
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.36
€ 37.99
€ 34.36
Hardback. Domestic Violence Laws in the United States and India is a comparative study of the domestic violence laws in India and the United States, seeking to illuminate the critical issues of intimate partner violence through the lenses of these two societies. Num Pages: 112 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 1KBB; JFC; JFFE; JHBT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 144 x 224 x 12. Weight in Grams: 252.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 2014th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137399700
- ISBN
- 9781137399700
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.77
€ 65.77
Hardcover. Practically every major artistic figure of the mid-twentieth century spent some time at Black Mountain College: Harry Callahan, Merce Cunningham, Walter Gropius, Willem and Elaine de Kooning, Robert Motherwell, Robert Rauschenberg, Aaron Siskind, Cy Twombly - the list goes on and on. This book reveals the influence of Black Mountain College. Num Pages: 256 pages, 20 colour plates, 58 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBBFN; ACX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 264 x 179 x 20. Weight in Grams: 808.
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226067988
- ISBN
- 9780226067988
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 44.97
€ 46.99
€ 44.97
Hardback. This book analyzes tango, specifically queer tango, and the role of musical practices and bodily expressions in social and cultural transformations in Buenos Aires. Translator(s): Vila, Pablo; Westwell, Peggy. Series: Music, Culture, and Identity in Latin America. Num Pages: 182 pages, 10 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KLSA; ASD; AVGP; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 161 x 238 x 19. Weight in Grams: 418.
- Publisher
- Lexington Books
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781498538510
- ISBN
- 9781498538510
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 107.02€ 67.87
€ 107.02
€ 67.87
Paperback. Focuses on the history, costume, and material culture of the native peoples of North America. In this title, Coronado's battle against the Zuni at Hawikuh in 1540, during his search for the legendary Seven Cities of Cibola; the Pueblo Revolt of 1680; and the Taos Revolt of 1847 - and warriors of all of these are described and illustrated. Illustrator(s): Smith, Jonathan. Series: Men-at-Arms. Num Pages: 48 pages, Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 187 x 4. Weight in Grams: 170.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 48
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780961866
- ISBN
- 9781780961866
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 18.13
€ 21.99
€ 18.13
Paperback. Looks at the lives of eight ordinary women, four Iraqis and four Americans, during the Iraq War. This title presents a comparison of American and Iraqi women's diverse and complex experiences and focuses on the different realities that together we call, perhaps too easily, 'the Iraq war'. Num Pages: 336 pages, 7 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; 1KBB; HBWS5; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 474.
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- First Edition, First Printing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520260788
- ISBN
- 9780520260788
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.44
€ 40.99
€ 29.44
Paperback. Touching on aging central cities, technoburbs, and the ongoing conflict between inner-city poverty and urban boosterism, The Twentieth-Century American City offers a broad, accessible overview of America's persistent struggle for a better city. Series: The American Moment. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JM; HBJK; HBTB; JFSG; RPC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 153 x 229 x 18. Weight in Grams: 342.
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- third edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421420387
- ISBN
- 9781421420387
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 30.61
€ 35.99
€ 30.61
Hardcover. The Zero-Sum Game: The Rise of the World s Largest Derivatives Exchange and its Influence on the Global Economy offers a behind-the-scenes look at how CME Group came seemingly out of nowhere to give Wall Street s power players a run for their money literally. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; KFFM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 158 x 24. Weight in Grams: 468.
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470624203
- ISBN
- 9780470624203
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 24.17
€ 30.99
€ 24.17
Hardback. Editor(s): Reid, Irwin E.; Stevens, Hale A. Num Pages: 153 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; THR; URD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 261 x 180 x 14. Weight in Grams: 468.
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 153
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781620816202
- ISBN
- 9781620816202
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 231.85€ 158.44
€ 231.85
€ 158.44
Hardback. At the age of thirty-eight, the author made her first visit to the IVF clinic, full of optimism. In this book, she navigates the science of IVF, copes with the impact of treatment, and reconciles the seductive promises of the worldwide multi-billion-dollar IVF industry with the reality. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BM; MFKC; VFV; WH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 139 x 205 x 19. Weight in Grams: 210.
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571333295
- ISBN
- 9780571333295
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.09
€ 17.99
€ 13.09
Paperback. Num Pages: 128 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AJCP; AJG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 256 x 191 x 9. Weight in Grams: 394.
- Publisher
- Amherst Media
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781608958917
- ISBN
- 9781608958917
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 31.85
€ 37.99
€ 31.85
Paperback. Pulls back the curtain on the secret aspects of America's Cold War with the Soviet Union: the underwater battles and espionage operations that brought the world to the brink of nuclear warfare numerous times. This book sheds light on the harrowing missions conducted during the Cold War. Num Pages: 416 pages, 16-Page Black and White Photo Insert; 8-Page Color Insert. BIC Classification: 1DVU; 1KBB; 3JJP; HBJD; HBJK; HBLW3; HBTW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 141 x 25. Weight in Grams: 326.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 416
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780061806773
- ISBN
- 9780061806773
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 18.70
€ 20.99
€ 18.70
Hardcover. This work gives an overview of trends in American crime fiction. It focuses on the work of popular and award-winning authors since 1985. Attention is given to writers who have re-worked established conventions and explored new directions, especially women and those from ethnic minorities. Series: Crime Files. Num Pages: 248 pages, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 222 x 141 x 21. Weight in Grams: 493.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- 2001 ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333674550
- ISBN
- 9780333674550
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.81
€ 127.81
Paperback. Margaret Atwood's popular dystopian novel "A Handmaid's Tale", engages the reader with a broad range of issues relating to power, gender and religious politics. This guide provides an overview of the key critical debates and interpretations of the novel and encourages you to engage with key questions and readings in your reading of the text. Series: Reader's Guides. Num Pages: 160 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 218 x 139 x 12. Weight in Grams: 214. Series: Reader's Guides. 160 pages. Margaret Atwood's popular dystopian novel "A Handmaid's Tale", engages the reader with a broad range of issues relating to power, gender and religious politics. This guide provides an overview of the key critical debates and interpretations of the novel and encourages you to engage with key questions and readings in your reading of the text. Cateogry: (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Dimension: 218 x 139 x 12. Weight: 212.
- Publisher
- Continuum
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826426017
- ISBN
- 9780826426017
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.55
€ 37.55
Paperback. Editor(s): Dilts, James D.; Black, Catharine F. Num Pages: 101 pages, 4 color & 69 b/w photos/maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBFM; AMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 279 x 215 x 10. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Publisher
- Tidewater Pub
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780870334276
- ISBN
- 9780870334276
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 25.45
€ 37.99
€ 25.45
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780190227937
- ISBN
- 9780190227937
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.72
€ 26.72
Paperback. This work analyses words used in the southeastern United States and how they have changed during the 20th century. It also describes how the lexicon varies according to various factors such as the speaker's age, race, education, sex and place of residence. Num Pages: 376 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; 3JJG; 3JJH; 3JJP; CFFD; CFM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 544. Clean copy.Large format paperback.
- Condition
- Used, Like New
- Edition
- Reprint
- Publisher
- The University of Alabama Press Alabama
- Number of pages
- 376
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- SKU
- KEX0212436
- ISBN
- 9780817307943
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New
€ 5.49
€ 5.49
Paperback. * Argues that slavery transformed the tastes and economy of the western world * Illustrated with frequent reference to individual lives * New edition incorporates recent scholarly findings * Notes and bibliography have been updated. Num Pages: 344 pages, 2. BIC Classification: 1DB; 1KB; 1KJW; 1QDB; 3JB; 3JD; HBJD1; HBJK; HBLH; HBTS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 18. Weight in Grams: 504.
- Publisher
- Wiley-Blackwell
- Number of pages
- 344
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- Revised
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631229605
- ISBN
- 9780631229605
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.21
€ 41.21
Paperback. With a new preface from Michael Nelson, editor of the Interpreting American Politics series, this award-winning book will be sought out by public policymakers eager to read a leading scholar's newest insights into the field. Series: Interpreting American Politics. Num Pages: 240 pages, 5, 5 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JM; JPA; JPP. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 330.
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- updated edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421416359
- ISBN
- 9781421416359
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 26.47
€ 30.99
€ 26.47
Paperback. In the company of his friend Stephen Katz (last seen in the bestselling Neither Here nor There), Bill Bryson set off to hike the Appalachian Trail, the longest continuous footpath in the world. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBE; 1KBBF; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 198 x 24. Weight in Grams: 232.
- Publisher
- Transworld Publishers Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784161446
- ISBN
- 9781784161446
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.88
€ 15.99
€ 11.88
Paperback. Num Pages: 344 pages, 2 line illustrations, 1 map, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 148 x 228 x 20. Weight in Grams: 506.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 344
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674015951
- ISBN
- 9780674015951
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 35.20
€ 41.99
€ 35.20
Paperback. Takes a look at the continuum of intercultural exchange that reinvents, recreates, and restores history. Complemented with fifty-five illustrations, including photos of Mardi Gras Indians, this work employs a study of the culture. It explores cultural connections over place and time, showing through examples how performance revises the past. Series: The Social Foundations of Aesthetic Forms S. Num Pages: 320 pages, 55 photographs. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1KBB; JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 478. Circum-Atlantic Performance. Series: The Social Foundations of Aesthetic Forms S. 320 pages, 55 photographs. Takes a look at the continuum of intercultural exchange that reinvents, recreates, and restores history. Complemented with fifty-five illustrations, including photos of Mardi Gras Indians, this work employs a study of the culture. It explores cultural connections over place and time, showing through examples how performance revises the past. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1KBB; JFC; JHM. Dimension: 228 x 156 x 18. Weight: 488.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231104616
- ISBN
- 9780231104616
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.44
€ 40.99
€ 29.44
Paperback. Num Pages: 125 pages, 310 color photos. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; WTHT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 280 x 11. Weight in Grams: 662.
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764334788
- ISBN
- 9780764334788
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 18.28
€ 25.99
€ 18.28
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Feral House,U.S.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781627310116
- ISBN
- 9781627310116
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 31.46
€ 44.99
€ 31.46