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The Americas

Paperback. This is the story of a spectacular naval rebellion in which ordinary Brazilian seamen (mostly black and led by a black sailor) overpowered their officers on Dreadnought-class battleships in 1910, to abolish flogging and secure civic rights; it also tells how the sailors suffered lethal retribution, although flogging would never return. Num Pages: 176 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLS; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 458. Weight in Grams: 456.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804781091
ISBN
9780804781091
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.53

paperback. A classic rediscovered. Num Pages: 288 pages, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1H; 1K; HBJH; JFSL1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 1476 x 114 x 19. Weight in Grams: 230.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812217759
ISBN
9780812217759
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.60

Hardback. In Skyscraper, Benjamin Flowers explores the role of culture and ideology in shaping the construction of skyscrapers and the way wealth and power have operated to reshape the urban landscape. Num Pages: 240 pages, 51 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JJ; AM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 261 x 185 x 22. Weight in Grams: 698.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Edition
y First printing
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812241846
ISBN
9780812241846
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.69

Hardcover. In The Great War and American Foreign Policy, 1914-1924, Robert E. Hannigan challenges the conventional belief that the United States entered World War I only because its hand was forced and disputes the claim that Washington was subsequently driven by a desire "to make the world safe for democracy." Series: Haney Foundation Series. Num Pages: 368 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJF; HBJK; HBLW; HBWN; JPS. 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 United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812248593
ISBN
9780812248593
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 91.67

Paperback. Here, journalists can find the facts they need to cover complex and controversial environmental health stories accurately. It is also a resource for librarians, students, editors and anyone who wishes to better understand the who, what, where, why and how of the media reports on the environment. Editor(s): West, Bernadette M. (Assistant Professor, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey School of Public Health, USA); Greenberg, Michael R. Num Pages: 352 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; GBC; KNTJ; RN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 472.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Rutgers University Press United States
Edition
3rd Edition
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813532875
ISBN
9780813532875
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 37.53

Hardcover. In 1894, an eighteen-year-old Jack London quit his job shoveling coal, hopped a freight train, and left California on the first leg of a ten thousand-mile odyssey. This book features several stories that London told about his hoboing days. It presents a collection of nine essays, with accompanying illustrations. Editor(s): DePastino, Todd. Series: Subterranean Lives Series. Num Pages: 224 pages, 48 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; BGLA; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 417.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Rutgers University Press United States
Edition
None ed.
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813538068
ISBN
9780813538068
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 159.26

Paperback. Traces the rhetoric of reform across American history, examining such pivotal periods as the American Revolution, slavery, McCarthyism, and today's gay liberation movement. This book argues that the rhetoric of reform in America represents the continuation of a tradition separate from the commonly accepted principles of the Greeks. Num Pages: 292 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; CFG. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 19. Weight in Grams: 400.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
292
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814719244
ISBN
9780814719244
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.81

Paperback. Num Pages: 152 pages, Illustrations(some col.). BIC Classification: 1K; GTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 149 x 8. Weight in Grams: 215.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Edition
2nd ed.
Number of pages
152
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816636723
ISBN
9780816636723
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.39

Paperback. Num Pages: 352 pages, 32 black & white illustrations, 8 colour plates. BIC Classification: 1KL; ACXJ; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 24. Weight in Grams: 445.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816679348
ISBN
9780816679348
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.75

paperback. Editor(s): Kaplan, Marshall. Series: Duke Press Policy Studies. Num Pages: 415 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSG; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 220. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1989
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
415
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822309277
ISBN
9780822309277
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.75

paperback. Although in recent years scholars have explored the cultural construction of masculinity, the ways in which masculinity intersects with other categories of identity, particularly those of race and ethnicity, have largely been ignored. This title includes essays that address this concern and focus on the social construction of masculinity. Editor(s): Stecopoulos, Harilaos; Uebel, Michael. Series: New Americanists. Num Pages: 432 pages, 23 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFJ; JFSJ; JFSL; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 160 x 236 x 34. Weight in Grams: 738.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822319665
ISBN
9780822319665
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.81

paperback. Bringing together Mexican, Soviet, and North American (as well as British) perspectives, this book shows how the convergence of each country's domestic and foreign policies precluded them from a harmonious triangular relationship. It contributes to an understanding of the international dimension of the Mexican revolution. Series: American Encounters/Global Interactions. Num Pages: 280 pages, 16 b&w photographs, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 1KBB; 1KLCM; 3JJG; HBTV; JPSD; JPWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 21. Weight in Grams: 490.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822322894
ISBN
9780822322894
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.28

Paperback. Compares the discourses of indigeneity used by Maori and Native American peoples and proposes the concept treaty discourse to characterize the relevant form of postcolonial situation. Series: New Americanists. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1MBN; DSBH; DSK; JFC; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 21. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Duke University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822329473
ISBN
9780822329473
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 28.64

paperback. Shows how a shared consciousness, or third sight, rooted in pre-colonial African cultures and disseminated in a rich oral tradition, has served diasporic communities by creating structures of feeling linking those of African descent across centuries and continents. Series: New Americanists. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: 1KJ; 2ABM; DSB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 15. Weight in Grams: 299.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822332220
ISBN
9780822332220
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.39

Paperback. A cultural history of sexual content in television shows and TV advertising during the 1970s. Series: Console-ing Passions. Num Pages: 336 pages, 29 b&w photos, 3 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPL; APT; VFVC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 21. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822339199
ISBN
9780822339199
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 28.42

paperback. Contending that even at its best patriotism subverts the democracy it purports to value, this book turns to patriotism's defenders to show how they must jettison democracy to champion patriotism. Drawing from various aspects of American political and popular culture, this book presents examples to disclose patriotism's self-defeating character. Num Pages: 296 pages, 10 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1K; GTB; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 154 x 17. Weight in Grams: 417.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822341109
ISBN
9780822341109
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.31

Paperback. An interdisciplinary collection exploring how creative practices broadly conceived to encompass urban design, museums, graffiti, film, music, literature, architecture, and performance art, continually reconstruct the urban scene in Latin America. Editor(s): Biron, Rebecca. Num Pages: 288 pages, 39 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KL; ACX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 233 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 416.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822344704
ISBN
9780822344704
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.45

paperback. An examination of the meanings of blackness in the Brazilian state of Bahia, which is often called the most African part of Brazil. Translator(s): Langdon, Elena. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: 1H; 1KLSB; JFSL3. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 20. Weight in Grams: 431.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822346463
ISBN
9780822346463
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.59

Hardback. An anthology of primary documents that collects material from the end of the 19th century up through World War II on the material history of sound technologies and music in America. It is divided into three sections: on the phonograph, sound in the cinema (including musical accompaniment), and music on radio. Editor(s): Taylor, Timothy Dean; Katz, Mark; Grajeda, Tony. Num Pages: 432 pages, 20 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APF; APW; AVX; JFCA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 236 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 726.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822349273
ISBN
9780822349273
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 128.57

Paperback. An anthropologist describes the working world of Maine lobstermen, focusing on the intricate personal network that sustains them. Num Pages: 205 pages, 23 illus. 3 tables. 5 figs. 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 322.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1988
Publisher
University Press of New England United States
Number of pages
205
Condition
New
SKU
V9780874514513
ISBN
9780874514513
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 18.36

Paperback. Series: ILR paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JHBL; KNXB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 157 x 232 x 20. Weight in Grams: 518.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Edition
Ilr Press
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780875463209
ISBN
9780875463209
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 41.60

Paperback. Series: Ohio RIS Latin America Series. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLCN; HBTV; JPA; JPHV; JPWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 407. Weight in Grams: 286.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Ohio University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780896801974
ISBN
9780896801974
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 28.42

Hardback. Policy analysis in Brazil is the first book to paint a comprehensive panorama of policy analysis activities in Brazil. It brings together 18 studies by leading Brazilian social scientists on policy analysis as a widespread activity and offers key insights into the practice of this field. Editor(s): Vaitsman, Jeni; Ribeiro, Jose M.; Lobato, Lenaura. Series: International Library of Policy Analysis. Num Pages: 304 pages, 21 black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; JPQB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 245 x 177 x 21. Weight in Grams: 678.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Bristol University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9781447306849
ISBN
9781447306849
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 134.97

Paperback. "The squeezed middle" brings together leading experts from both sides of the Atlantic to ask what the UK can learn from the US experience of stagnating wages and rising living costs. Editor(s): Parker, Sophia. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white line drawings, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1KBB; JHBL. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 237 x 157 x 12. Weight in Grams: 292.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Policy Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9781447308935
ISBN
9781447308935
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 34.92

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