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The Americas

Paperback. In September 19, 1985, a powerful earthquake hit Mexico City in the early morning hours. Written by a Mexican journalist, this book chronicles the disintegration of the city's physical and social structure, the widespread grassroots organizing against government corruption and incompetence, and the reliency of the human spirit. Series: Voices of Latin American Life Series. Num Pages: 384 pages, 24 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; 3JJPN; 3JJPR; JFFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 230 x 30. Weight in Grams: 584.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Temple University Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9781566393454
ISBN
9781566393454
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 37.99

Paperback. Num Pages: 390 pages. BIC Classification: 1KJC; 2AB; 2ADS; DCQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 198 x 18. Weight in Grams: 218.
Publisher
Smokestack Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780993454738
ISBN
9780993454738
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 12.42

Paperback. An account of an unprecedented feat of engineering, vision and matchless determination: the building of the railroad that united America's East and West. Num Pages: 432 pages, Illustrations , maps, ports. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTK; WGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 28. Weight in Grams: 466.
Publisher
Simon & Schuster United States
Number of pages
432
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781416511427
ISBN
9781416511427
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.84

Paperback. Num Pages: 96 pages, b&w cartoons. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; WHC; WSJG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 154 x 6. Weight in Grams: 172.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Gulf Publishing Co United States
Number of pages
96
Condition
New
SKU
V9780884152941
ISBN
9780884152941
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.16

Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL4. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 257 x 219 x 10. Weight in Grams: 553.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780892727797
ISBN
9780892727797
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.87

Hardback. Examines the cultural conditions that brought agriculture and science together in nineteenth-century America. This book shows how and why agrarian Americans - yeoman farmers, gentleman planters, politicians, and policy makers alike - accepted, resisted, and shaped scientific ways of knowing the land. Series: Yale Agrarian Studies Series. Num Pages: 288 pages, 29 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; PDX; TVB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 210 x 140 x 25. Weight in Grams: 540.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300139235
ISBN
9780300139235
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 37.21

Hardback. Presents biographical sketches and analytical overviews of 145 of the best-known American and Canadian writers of long fiction from the 19th and 20th centuries, arranged alphabetically by name. This volume surveys the novelists, whose works are included in core curricula of high school and undergraduate literature studies. Num Pages: 1536 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KBC; 2AB; DSBF; DSBH; DSK; DSR; GBC. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 184 x 140. Weight in Grams: 2910.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Salem Press Inc
Edition
Revised
Condition
New
SKU
V9781587653933
ISBN
9781587653933
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 345.52

Hardback. Drawing on interviews with parents and teens, this title offers an intimate account of the different ways that girls and boys in the United States and the Netherlands negotiate love, lust, and growing up. It provides a probing analysis of the way family culture shapes not just sex but also alcohol consumption and parent-teen relationships. Num Pages: 280 pages, 9 tables. BIC Classification: 1DDN; 1KBB; JFC; JFSP2; JHBK5. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226736181
ISBN
9780226736181
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 107.02
€ 87.64

Paperback. Drawing on interviews with parents and teens, this title offers an intimate account of the different ways that girls and boys in the United States and the Netherlands negotiate love, lust, and growing up. It provides a probing analysis of the way family culture shapes not just sex but also alcohol consumption and parent-teen relationships. Num Pages: 280 pages, 9 tables. BIC Classification: 1DDN; 1KBB; JFC; JFSP2; JHBK5. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 170 x 17. Weight in Grams: 430.
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
280
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226736198
ISBN
9780226736198
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 29.55

Paperback. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPK; JFSL3; WSBB; WSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 150 x 25. Weight in Grams: 596.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
464
Condition
New
Edition
First Edition
SKU
V9780816639458
ISBN
9780816639458
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.66

Paperback. An account of a young journalist's experience during World War II. This book records the events of the war and the development of journalistic strategies for covering international affairs. Num Pages: 522 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGHA; HBJK; HBWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 36. Weight in Grams: 748.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
University of Missouri
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780826210142
ISBN
9780826210142
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 30.85

Paperback. Num Pages: 152 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 155 x 11. Weight in Grams: 272.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Duke University Press Books
Number of pages
152
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822312208
ISBN
9780822312208
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.20

Paperback. Explores how members of Guanajuato's Santa Fe Cooperative, Mexico's cooperatively owned silver mine, give meaning to their labor in an era of globalization and neoliberalism. This work analyzes the cooperative's practices and the importance of patrimonio in their understanding of work, kinship, and morality. Num Pages: 296 pages, 21 photos, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; JHBL; KCF; KNAT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 154 x 16. Weight in Grams: 400.
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
296
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231132398
ISBN
9780231132398
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 30.39

Paperback. Countering the popular misconception that racial discrimination has largely not existed in Puerto Rico, this book shows that racial prejudice has long had an insidious effect on Puerto Rican society. It is of interest to specialists in Caribbean studies, Puerto Rican history, and Latin America studies, and also to scholars in a variety of fields. Num Pages: 192 pages, 34 tables, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KJP; HBJK; HBLL; JFFJ; JFSL; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 152 x 229 x 14. Weight in Grams: 290.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822318422
ISBN
9780822318422
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.05

Hardback. Num Pages: 240 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DST; 1KBB; WBN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 163 x 237 x 27. Weight in Grams: 498.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Charlesbridge Publishing,U.S.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781623545017
ISBN
9781623545017
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 22.38

Paperback. A frank exploration of how parents view their teen's sexuality Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSP2; JHBK5. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 153 x 228 x 17. Weight in Grams: 344.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814722596
ISBN
9780814722596
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 29.12

Paperback. .
Publisher
Ivan R. Dee
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Condition
New
SKU
V9781566631662
ISBN
9781566631662
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.71

Paperback. Describes Cambodian history, migration, and resettlement in the US. Editor(s): Chan, Sucheng. Series: The Asian American Experience. Num Pages: 336 pages, bibliographical references, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 21. Weight in Grams: 495.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252071010
ISBN
9780252071010
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 24.89

Paperback. The late twentieth century has seen a fantastic expansion of personal, sexual, and domestic liberties in the United States. In this title, the author explores the rise of cohabitation, and the changing social norms that have allowed cohabitation to become the chosen lifestyle of more than fifteen million Americans. Num Pages: 312 pages, 15 halftones, 3 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; HBTB; JHBK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226671048
ISBN
9780226671048
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.01

Hardcover. The late twentieth century has seen a fantastic expansion of personal, sexual, and domestic liberties in the United States. In this title, the author explores the rise of cohabitation, and the changing social norms that have allowed cohabitation to become the chosen lifestyle of more than fifteen million Americans. Num Pages: 312 pages, 15 halftones, 3 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; HBTB; JHBK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 612.
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
312
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226671031
ISBN
9780226671031
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 105.84
€ 86.72

Paperback. In the popular stereotype of post-World War II America, women abandoned their wartime jobs and contentedly retreated to the home. This work unveils the diversity of postwar women, showing how far women departed from this one-dimensional image. Series: Critical Perspectives on the Past Series. Num Pages: 424 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPG; HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 153 x 45. Weight in Grams: 620.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Temple University Press,U.S. United States
Edition
First Edition (US) First Printing
Number of pages
424
Condition
New
SKU
V9781566391719
ISBN
9781566391719
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 38.12

Paperback. The most definitive book yet written on the assassination of JFK, published for the fiftieth anniversary. Num Pages: 656 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPK; HBJK; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 172 x 42. Weight in Grams: 458.
Publisher
Headline Publishing Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780755365425
ISBN
9780755365425
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.74

Hardback. Editor(s): Stellato, Jesse. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; GTJ; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 23. Weight in Grams: 748.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Pennsylvania State University Press
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9780271048680
ISBN
9780271048680
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 110.49
€ 91.11

Hardback. The pioneering anthropologist Sherry B. Ortner explores the culture and practices of independent filmmaking in the U.S., arguing that during the past three decades, independent cinema has provided vital cultural critique. Num Pages: 352 pages, 3 tables. BIC Classification: 1KB; APFA; JHM; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 163 x 28. Weight in Grams: 595.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780822354109
ISBN
9780822354109
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 123.83

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