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The Americas

Paperback. Machado de Assis (1839-1908) is considered the pre-eminent writer of Brazil, but his work has only recently become known to the English-speaking world. This new translation of Posthumous Memoirs of Bras Cubas, first published in 1881, now brings Machado de Assis's sardonic wit and keen appreciation of human foibles to a much larger audience. Editor(s): Regno, Enylton De Sa. Translator(s): Rabassa, Gregory. Series: Library of Latin America. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; 2ADP; BG; FA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 141 x 16. Weight in Grams: 322.
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Edition
Revised ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195101706
ISBN
9780195101706
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.99

Hardback. Migration and intermarriage between Mexican women and men from Asia, Europe, and the United States transformed Baja California into a multicultural society. This book tells the story of working-class communities and how they constituted the racially and ethnically diverse landscape of Baja California from 1850 to 1954. Series: Western Histories. Num Pages: 192 pages, 10 b/w images, 3 maps, 11 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLL; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 163 x 238 x 20. Weight in Grams: 400.
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520291638
ISBN
9780520291638
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 70.13
€ 54.08

Paperback. A collection of essays by Alexander addressing the implications of transnational thinking for our understanding of gender, sex, sexuality, and race Series: Perverse Modernities: A Series Edited by Jack Halberstam and Lisa Lowe. Num Pages: 424 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSJ1; JFSK; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 160 x 294 x 26. Weight in Grams: 592.
Publisher
Duke University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822336457
ISBN
9780822336457
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.93

Paperback. First cultural history of post-1940s Mexico to relate issues of representation and meaning to questions of power Editor(s): Joseph, Gilbert M.; Rubenstein, Anne; Zolov, Eric. Series: American Encounters/Global Interactions. Num Pages: 528 pages, 54 photographs, 1 figure. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; 3JJH; 3JJP; GTB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 6147 x 4039 x 31. Weight in Grams: 717.
Publisher
Duke University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822327189
ISBN
9780822327189
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 33.01

Hardback. Editor(s): Fragopoulos, George; Naydan, Liliana M. Num Pages: 258 pages, 5 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JMC; JFC; JPWL2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 160 x 217 x 21. Weight in Grams: 492.
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st ed. 2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9783319406534
ISBN
9783319406534
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 134.33

Paperback. Num Pages: 640 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBF; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; JFSK2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 135 x 204 x 30. Weight in Grams: 542.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780062078216
ISBN
9780062078216
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 18.38

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
€ 34.21

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

€ 63.98

Paperback. "Thoughtful, suggestive and highly readable."-New York Times Book Review Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBFV; HBJK; HBLH; HBTS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 160 x 234 x 31. Weight in Grams: 660.
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Number of pages
464
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393324945
ISBN
9780393324945
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.49

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
€ 36.35

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

€ 106.98
€ 66.96

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
€ 29.15

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
€ 30.19

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
€ 23.86

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

€ 231.77
€ 156.76

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
€ 12.95

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

€ 36.99
€ 30.51

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

€ 19.99
€ 18.10

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

€ 124.26

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

€ 36.00

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