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The Americas

Hardcover. In this volume, scholars from three continents trace the role of dreams in the cultural transitions of the early modern Atlantic world, illustrating how both indigenous and European methods of understanding dream phenomena became central to contests over religious and political power. Editor(s): Plane, Ann Marie; Tuttle, Leslie. Num Pages: 336 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 1K; HBJD; HBJK; HBLC; HBLH; HRQ. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 236 x 162 x 26. Weight in Grams: 592.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812245042
ISBN
9780812245042
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 81.31

Hardcover. A compelling history of nineteenth-century economic, social, and cultural life, Capitalism by Gaslight explores the blurred boundary between legitimate and illegitimate economic activity, describing the dealings of prostitutes, dealers in dirty books and used goods, mock auctioneers, illegal slavers, and other entrepreneurs. Editor(s): Luskey, Brian P.; Woloson, Wendy A. Series: Early American Studies. Num Pages: 328 pages, 19 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; KCZ. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 164 x 237 x 32. Weight in Grams: 668.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812246896
ISBN
9780812246896
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 71.50

Hardcover. Among the many contentious frontier zones in nineteenth-century North America, Florida was an early and important borderland where the United States worked out how it would colonize new territories. Series: Early American Studies. Num Pages: 288 pages, 8 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBBFL; HBJK; JFSJ1; JFSL. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812248364
ISBN
9780812248364
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.10

Hardcover. Tea Sets and Tyranny offers a political history of politeness in early America, from its origins in the late seventeenth century to its remaking in the age of the Revolution. Series: Early American Studies. Num Pages: 304 pages, 19 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 635.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812248609
ISBN
9780812248609
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 59.88

Hardcover. Offers comprehensive coverage of various tendrillate lianas of Costa Rica and most of the tendrillate lianas of Central America. This book is suitable for tropical botanists, forestry scientists, ecologists, biologists, and horticulturalists. Num Pages: 182 pages, 181. BIC Classification: 1KLC; PST. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 261 x 182 x 17. Weight in Grams: 564.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Iowa State University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
182
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813807584
ISBN
9780813807584
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 201.46

Hardcover. Includes ten interdisciplinary case studies that represent a range of pest and disease threats to US agriculture, wildlands, and the urban landscape. This book describes possible government responses to these threats. It educates students, practitioners, and academics in the field of economics, verterinary medicine, plant pathology and entomology. Editor(s): Sumner, Daniel A.; Buck, Frank H. Num Pages: 265 pages, 18 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; KCN; TVP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 261 x 185 x 20. Weight in Grams: 663.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Iowa State University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
265
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813819662
ISBN
9780813819662
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 179.34

Hardcover. Toxic Plants of North America, Second Edition is an up-to-date, comprehensive reference for both wild and cultivated toxic plants on the North American continent. Num Pages: 1390 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KB; PST. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 277 x 225 x 57. Weight in Grams: 3578.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Iowa State University Press United States
Edition
2nd Edition
Number of pages
1390
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813820347
ISBN
9780813820347
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 363.50

Hardcover. This controversial volume discusses and reports on the "soft terrorism" perpetrated by alternative agriculture radicals and by populists who peddle misinformation, propaganda, hate and property destruction in agriculture and the massive costs to Americans. Num Pages: 196 pages, 2. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPWL; KNAC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 157 x 18. Weight in Grams: 457.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Iowa State University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
196
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813821580
ISBN
9780813821580
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 109.27

Hardcover. Consultant and long-time Food and Drug Administration (FDA) food labeling expert James Summers answers the many questions surrounding FDA food labeling regulations and compliance in Food Labeling Compliance Review. This comprehensive manual and fully searchable, accompanying CD-ROM are designed to aid in understanding the requirements of the FDA. Num Pages: 334 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; KNDF; LNCB; LNTJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 280 x 221 x 27. Weight in Grams: 1150.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Iowa State University Press United States
Edition
4th Edition
Number of pages
334
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813821818
ISBN
9780813821818
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 314.45

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814709238
ISBN
9780814709238
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.51

Hardcover. Argues that the prison systems of California and Texas during the Depression set the tone for the identity roles of the 30s Series: American History and Culture Series. Num Pages: 335 pages, 16 b&w illustrations, 17 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; 1KBBWF; 3JJG; HBJK; HBTB; JKVP1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 28. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
NYU Press
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814709405
ISBN
9780814709405
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 71.57

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814712900
ISBN
9780814712900
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.61

Paperback. Terrorism, jihad, fundamentalism, blowback. These and other highly charged terms have saturated news broadcasts and everyday conversation since September 11th. But to keen ears their meanings change depending upon who's doing the talking. So what do these words really mean? And what are people trying to say when they use them? Editor(s): Collins, John; Glover, Ross. Num Pages: 230 pages, black and white. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JM; CFG; JFC; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 155 x 230 x 18. Weight in Grams: 380.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
NYU Press
Number of pages
230
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814716281
ISBN
9780814716281
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.58

Paperback. Examines the participation of New Yorkers in the political struggles and armed conflict that many historians consider a critical precursor to World War II. This book also describes the involvement of students in the war, the key role of writers and the media, and the contributions made by members of New York's art and theater communities. Editor(s): Carroll, Peter N.; Fernandez, James D. Num Pages: 223 pages, b&w. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 1KBBEY; 3JJG; HBJK; HBLW; HBW; JPFQ; JPW. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 256 x 180 x 19. Weight in Grams: 868.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
NYU Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814716816
ISBN
9780814716816
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 38.45

Paperback. Provides a portrait of East European and American Jewish life in the immigrant generation at the turn of the twentieth century. Editor(s): Cohen, Jocelyn; Soyer, Daniel. Num Pages: 329 pages, 21 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DV; 1KBB; 3JJC; HBTB; JFFN; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 458.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
329
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814716953
ISBN
9780814716953
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.71

Paperback. Shows how youth integrate the history of social movement activism of the 1960s, popular culture strategies like hip-hop and spoken word, as well as their experiences in the contemporary urban landscape, to mobilize their peers Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVGR; JFSL1; JFSP2; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 325 x 228 x 19. Weight in Grams: 364.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814717172
ISBN
9780814717172
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.51

Paperback. Museums have become ground zero in America's culture wars. Whereas fierce public debates once centred on provocative work by upstart artists, the scrutiny has expanded to mainstream cultural institutions and the ideas they present. This title examines the most controversial exhibitions of the 1990s. Num Pages: 288 pages, 25 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPR; GM; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 20. Weight in Grams: 540.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
NYU Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814718902
ISBN
9780814718902
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.61

Paperback. Between the years 1850 and 1950, Americans became the leading energy consumers on the planet, expending tremendous physical resources on energy exploration, mental resources on energy exploitation, and monetary resources on energy acquisition. This book includes changing ideas about fitness and gender in dialogue with the culture of technology. Series: American History and Culture Series. Num Pages: 329 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC; MBG; PDR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 224 x 168 x 21. Weight in Grams: 517.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
NYU Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814719831
ISBN
9780814719831
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.61

Paperback. Looks at figures and events that changed New York, the United States and the world. This handbook provides a compact method for studying sculpture, inspired by Ayn Rand's writings on art. It is useful for residents and tourists, and historians and students, who want to spend more time viewing and appreciating sculpture and New York history. Num Pages: 302 pages, 60 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AFK; AMGD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 354.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
NYU Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814719879
ISBN
9780814719879
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.31

Paperback. From polo players to migrant workers, an inside peek at one of America's most exclusive communities. Num Pages: 277 pages, Black and White. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 399.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
277
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814719978
ISBN
9780814719978
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.71

Paperback. Presents alternative and more empowering representations of Latinidad to help attain true political equity and intra-racial coalitions Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KL; JFSL4; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 154 x 226 x 14. Weight in Grams: 310.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814720073
ISBN
9780814720073
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.31

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
NYU Press
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814720783
ISBN
9780814720783
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.51

Paperback. A major re-examination of postwar American Jewry that debunks the assumption of silence Series: The Goldstein-Goren Series in American Jewish History. Num Pages: 540 pages, 26 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; HBJK; HBLW3; HBTZ1; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 220 x 147 x 32. Weight in Grams: 704.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
NYU Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814721223
ISBN
9780814721223
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.81

Paperback. How did Martin Luther King Jr's birthday become a national holiday? Why do we exchange presents on Christmas and Chanukah? What do bunnies have to do with Easter? How did Earth Day become a global holiday? This title answers these questions. Editor(s): Etzioni, Amitai; Bloom, Jared. Num Pages: 253 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JHBT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 231 x 153 x 20. Weight in Grams: 438.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
253
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814722275
ISBN
9780814722275
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99

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