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The Americas

paperback. Editor(s): Kaplan, Amy; Pease, Donald E. Series: New Americanists. Num Pages: 680 pages, 19ill. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTQ; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 158 x 43. Weight in Grams: 1039.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
680
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780822314134
ISBN
9780822314134
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 36.53

paperback. Editor(s): Pease, Donald E. Series: New Americanists. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 24. Weight in Grams: 540.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822314936
ISBN
9780822314936
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 29.83

paperback. Provides an overview of the power of written discourse in the historical formation of Latin American societies, and highlights the central role of cities in deploying and reproducing that power. Starting with the colonial period, this title undertakes a historical analysis of the hegemonic influences of the written word. Editor(s): Chasteen, John Charles. Translator(s): Chasteen, John Charles. Series: Post-Contemporary Interventions. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLC; 1KLS; HBA; JFSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 224.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822317661
ISBN
9780822317661
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 24.27

paperback. Offers an analysis of the culture and paintings of colonial Cuzco. Focusing on the era's paintings and its historical archives, this book explores how the festival celebrated the victory of the Christian God over sin and death, the triumph of Christian orthodoxy over the imperial Inka patron (the Sun), and Spain's conquest of Peruvian society. Num Pages: 312 pages, 51 illustrations, 8 in color. BIC Classification: 1KLSR; HBJH; HRA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780822323679
ISBN
9780822323679
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 28.87

paperback. A biography of Mexican guerilla leader (in Chiapas) Subcommander Marcos that synthesizes his life, his career, and his influence. The first such study in English. Num Pages: 528 pages, 19 photographs, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; BGH; HBTV; JPWQ; JWDG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5893 x 3887 x 32. Weight in Grams: 739.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
528
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780822339953
ISBN
9780822339953
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 33.17

hardcover. This history of the connections between Argentine and Italian fascisms explains how Italy promoted fascism in Argentina, and how far-right Argentines adopted some elements of Italian fascism and rejected others. Num Pages: 344 pages. BIC Classification: 1DST; 1KLSA; 3JJ; JPFQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 157 x 25. Weight in Grams: 635.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822345947
ISBN
9780822345947
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 116.27

hardcover. An ethnography examining the history of Korean adoption to West, the emergence of a distinctive adoptee collective identity, and adoptee returns to Korea in relation to South Korean modernity and globalization. Num Pages: 344 pages, 15 photographs, 4 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPK; 1KBB; JHBK; JKSF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5983 x 3971 x 27. Weight in Grams: 617.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822346838
ISBN
9780822346838
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 116.27

hardcover. A cultural history describing how folklore studies and the music industry helped to create a "musical color line" in the South, associating certain genres with particular racial and ethnic identities. Series: Refiguring American Music. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVG; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 157 x 28. Weight in Grams: 658.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
Edition
1. Ausgabe.
SKU
V9780822346890
ISBN
9780822346890
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 124.20

paperback. In Punk and Revolution Shane Greene radically uproots punk from its place in Western culture to situate it as a crucial element in Peru's culture of subversive militancy and political violence. Experimenting with form and content, Greene redefines how we think about punk subculture and revolutionary politics. Num Pages: 248 pages, 63 illustrations, 8 page color insert. BIC Classification: 1KLSR; AVGU; HBJK; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 15. Weight in Grams: 431.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780822362746
ISBN
9780822362746
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 26.56

hardcover. Series: American Literatures Initiative. Num Pages: 320 pages, 16 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KJ; 2AB; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 570.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
Edition
2nd Edition
SKU
V9780823233557
ISBN
9780823233557
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 60.35

paperback. An evocative history of a World War II German POW camp in New Hampshire, where friendships among prisoners, guards, and villagers overcame the bitter divisions of war Num Pages: 150 pages, 15 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 222.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1988
Publisher
University Press of New England United States
Number of pages
150
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780874514681
ISBN
9780874514681
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 17.46

paperback. Gives accounts by women on active duty, retired officers, women who have worked for the armed forces in a civilian capacity, and civilian academics. This book dispels many of the myths about women and the military and explores the reasons for the persistence of misconceptions in the face of increased female participation. Editor(s): Stiehm, Judith Hicks. Series: Women in the Political Economy. Num Pages: 352 pages, 37 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DNF; JFSJ1; JWT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 22. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Temple University Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9781566394567
ISBN
9781566394567
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 34.28

paperback. Pilipino Cultural Nights at American campuses have been a rite of passage for youth culture and a source of local community pride since the 1980s. This title uses interviews and participant observer techniques to consider the relationship between the invention of performance repertoire and the development of diasporic identification. Num Pages: 228 pages. BIC Classification: 1FMP; 1KBB; AS; JFC; JFSL1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 209 x 141 x 16. Weight in Grams: 272.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Temple University Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
228
Condition
New
SKU
V9781592137299
ISBN
9781592137299
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 32.05

hardcover. Reveals that Chinese Americans began 'shooting hoops' nearly a century before Chinese superstar Yao Ming turned pro. Drawing on interviews with players and coaches, this book takes readers back to San Francisco in the 1930s and 1940s, when young Chinese American men and women developed a new approach to the game - with fast breaks. Series: Asian American History and Culture Series. Num Pages: 216 pages, 19 Halftones, 1 Figure. BIC Classification: 1F; 1K; GTB; JHBS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5334 x 3556 x 534. Weight in Grams: 340.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Temple University Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9781592139422
ISBN
9781592139422
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 29.83

Paperback. The story of the Boston Marathon bombing through the eyes of those most intimately affected Num Pages: 264 pages, 20 colour illus. BIC Classification: 1KBBES; 3JMG; JPWL2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 228 x 22. Weight in Grams: 394.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University Press of New England United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9781611685596
ISBN
9781611685596
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 18.41

hardcover. A passionate and provocative assessment of the decline of performing arts institutions in the United States and how to save them Num Pages: 168 pages, 11 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 163 x 15. Weight in Grams: 363.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University Press of New England United States
Number of pages
168
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9781611687033
ISBN
9781611687033
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 27.93

Hardcover. Over the years, the War on Drugs has done almost nothing to prevent drugs from being sold or used, but it has nonetheless created a little-known surveillance state in America's most disadvantaged neighborhoods. The author introduces us to a cast of young African American men who are caught up in this web of warrants and surveillance. Series: Fieldwork Encounters and Discoveries. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBEP; JFSG; JKVG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 160 x 236 x 26. Weight in Grams: 582.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226136714
ISBN
9780226136714
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 26.05

Hardcover. On May 26, 1889, four thousand mourners proceeded down Michigan Avenue, followed by a crowd forty thousand strong, in a howl of protest at what commentators called one of the ghastliest and most curious crimes in civilized history. Num Pages: 320 pages, 26 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBBNC; 3JH; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 162 x 25. Weight in Grams: 574.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226248950
ISBN
9780226248950
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 94.22
€ 79.61

Hardcover. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1FMP; 1KBB; 3JJ; AMX; HBTQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 166 x 238 x 27. Weight in Grams: 550.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226417769
ISBN
9780226417769
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 50.99
€ 39.97

paperback. Primordial, mythic narratives from the indigenous Wakuenai of South America, available in English for the first time ever Series: Interp Culture New Millennium. Num Pages: 224 pages, 17 photographs; 6 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KLSV; JFHF; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 153 x 13. Weight in Grams: 364.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252075704
ISBN
9780252075704
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 24.29

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