×


 x 

Shopping cart

The Americas

Results 10177 - 10200 of 28305

The Americas

Hardback. Fashion knockoffs are everywhere. Even in the out-of-the-way markets of highland Guatemala, fake branded clothes offer a cheap, stylish alternative for people who cannot afford high-priced originals. The author approaches the fashion industry from the perspective of indigenous Maya people who make and sell knockoffs. Num Pages: 328 pages, 14 b/w, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KLCG; JHMC; KNSX; LNR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 617.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780520290969
ISBN
9780520290969
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 95.07
€ 73.01

Paperback. Fashion knockoffs are everywhere. Even in the out-of-the-way markets of highland Guatemala, fake branded clothes offer a cheap, stylish alternative for people who cannot afford high-priced originals. The author approaches the fashion industry from the perspective of indigenous Maya people who make and sell knockoffs. Num Pages: 328 pages, 14 b/w, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KLCG; JHMC; KNSX; LNR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 229 x 21. Weight in Grams: 452.
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520290976
ISBN
9780520290976
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.74

Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 1KBB; LAM; URD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 434.
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801480102
ISBN
9780801480102
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.99
€ 46.00

Paperback. This collection explores the treatment of incest in the criminal courts, racial-ethnic dimensions of alcohol regulation, public health initiatives around venereal disease, and the seizure and indoctrination of Doukhobor children, among other issues. Editor(s): McLaren, Mr. John; Chunn, Dorothy E. Series: Law and Society. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBC; HBJK; HBLL; HBLW; HBTB; LAF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 22. Weight in Grams: 481.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
Edition
Revised ed.
SKU
V9780774808873
ISBN
9780774808873
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 36.10

Hardcover. Editor(s): Simmons, Todd E. Num Pages: 200 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; LNTX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 262 x 186 x 17. Weight in Grams: 598.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9781606927915
ISBN
9781606927915
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 116.45
€ 80.34

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPQB; KCP; KN; LNC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 203 x 127 x 19. Weight in Grams: 428.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691650388
ISBN
9780691650388
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 161.33

paperback. This text describes the interplay between rapid economic change and regulatory policy in the period between 1900 and 1933. Num Pages: 432 pages, 19 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJC; 3JJF; 3JJG; HBJK; HBLW; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 444.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Edition
Revised ed.
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674753631
ISBN
9780674753631
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.99
€ 43.04

Paperback. Series: Globalisation & community. Num Pages: 280 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; 3JJPR; JFFS; KCM; RPC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 150 x 14. Weight in Grams: 370.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
Edition
First Edition
SKU
V9780816633401
ISBN
9780816633401
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.45

paperback. Series: Wynford Books. Num Pages: 344 pages, No illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBC; HBJK; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 14. Weight in Grams: 318.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
OUP Canada Canada
Edition
Wynford ed.
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195438307
ISBN
9780195438307
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.32

Hardback. In a globalized international system, international and regional organizations can only function within the context of a larger social partnership with governments and private sectors. This book traces the way the Organization of American States has pursued its objectives in the context of evolving hemispheric and international circumstances. Num Pages: 173 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPQB; JPSN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 12. Weight in Grams: 990.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Number of pages
173
Condition
New
SKU
V9780792379133
ISBN
9780792379133
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 126.78

Hardback. The debate between Lewis Mumford and Thomas Adams over the Regional Plan of New York and Its Environs (RPNY) often stirs intellectual debate. This book analyzes one of the only instances where the theoretical debate between the regionalists and the metropolitanists moved from intellectual polemic to planning practice. Num Pages: 202 pages, 4 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; RN; RP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 488.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Number of pages
202
Condition
New
SKU
V9781402071041
ISBN
9781402071041
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 123.63

hardcover. A book about the courageous decision taken by the Government of a Ceara, Brazil, to tackle the painful economic and social conflict caused by the enormous gap between rich and poor. It tells how the Governor of the State, Tasso Ribeiro Jereissati, decided to develop an understanding of the conflict between growth and distribution. Editor(s): Bar-El, Raphael. Series: Contributions to Conflict Management, Peace Economics and Development. Num Pages: 208 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; GTF; GTJ; JFFA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 431.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Emerald Group Publishing Limited United Kingdom
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9781848551909
ISBN
9781848551909
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 190.01

Paperback. Regional Cases in U.S. Foreign Policy, Second Edition, seeks to serve as a supplement to comprehensive foreign policy textbooks by providing micro-level bilateral interactions among specific states-material that is often ignored or downplayed in more general treatments of the subject. Num Pages: 288 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, 7 maps, 1 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPS. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442268203
ISBN
9781442268203
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.55

Paperback. This work looks at the reasons behind the success of Silicon Valley when compared to other industrial centres such as Route 128 in Massachusetts. It argues that Silicon Valley developed a decentralized but co-operative industrial system while Route 128 was dominated by self-sufficient corporations. Num Pages: 240 pages, 6 graphs, 2 maps, 5 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; KJC; KJF; KNDH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 278.
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Edition
50525th
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674753402
ISBN
9780674753402
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 34.86

Paperback. As we approach the bicentennial of the Lewis and Clark Expedition in 2004, attention will inevitably turn to the nineteenth century explorers who risked life and limb to interpret the natural history of the American West. Num Pages: 224 pages, 20 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; PST; WNP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 154 x 17. Weight in Grams: 340.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Roberts Rinehart Publishers United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9781570983979
ISBN
9781570983979
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 19.67

Paperback. Using the concept of urban regime, this book analyzes the ways in which resource-rich groups are able to devise informal means of cooperation and create an effective capacity to govern. Series: Studies in Government and Public Policy. Num Pages: 376 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 156 x 231 x 18. Weight in Grams: 460.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1989
Publisher
University Press of Kansas
Condition
New
SKU
V9780700604166
ISBN
9780700604166
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.68

Paperback. .
Publisher
Spokesman Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
80
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Condition
New
SKU
V9780851247182
ISBN
9780851247182
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.37

Paperback. In this timely book, Charles Derber argues that the current regime - the American system of corporate control - is destroying the American dream by outsourcing millions of jobs, turning American employment into a "one-night stand", undermining the security that created the American middle class, and turning the forces of law against citizens. Num Pages: 291 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JP; KJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 149 x 27. Weight in Grams: 470.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Berrett-Koehler United States
Number of pages
291
Condition
New
SKU
V9781576752920
ISBN
9781576752920
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 19.14

Hardback. A disturbing look at how asylum seekers fare in America Num Pages: 354 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFN; JPA; LND. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 27. Weight in Grams: 621.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
354
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814740743
ISBN
9780814740743
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 96.43

Paperback. A disturbing look at how asylum seekers fare in America Num Pages: 354 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white line drawings, black & white tables, figures,. BIC Classification: 1KBB; LNDA3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 221 x 144 x 23. Weight in Grams: 478.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
354
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814741061
ISBN
9780814741061
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.86

Rees shows that how we obtain and preserve perishable food is related to our changing relationship with the natural world. Series: Studies in Industry and Society. Num Pages: 248 pages, 12, 12 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JFCD; KCZ; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 149 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454.
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421411064
ISBN
9781421411064
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 58.07

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 368 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; PDR; PHFB; TBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 685.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691653266
ISBN
9780691653266
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 225.78

Paperback. Providing an introduction to cultural studies, regardless of chronological or geographic focus, and presenting various readings from Latin American writers, this book brings the concepts of cultural studies and postmodernism. It guides readers through five identity constructs, including nation, race, and gender. Num Pages: 368 pages, 19 b&w illus., 2 line drawings, 7 figures. BIC Classification: 1KL; HBJK; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 154 x 21. Weight in Grams: 500.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of Texas Press United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780292717503
ISBN
9780292717503
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 33.91

Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 268 pages, 25 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJC; APFA; HBTB; JFC; KNTC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 371.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
268
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691600277
ISBN
9780691600277
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 37.82

Subscribe to our newsletter

News on special offers, signed editions & more!