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Paperback. Presents an account of the author's adventures in Haiti. This work includes Art Deco-style woodcuts, and it chronicles the African traditions of the island's people. Translator(s): Vesey, Desmond Ivo. Num Pages: 274 pages, 61 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KJH; HBTB; VXW; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 150 x 22. Weight in Grams: 449.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Pelican Publishing Co United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
274
Condition
New
SKU
V9781589803626
ISBN
9781589803626
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 17.80

hardcover. An analysis of the interplay between the Voodoo cult and the complexity of Haitian politics from the colonial period to the post Papa Doc and Baby Doc Duvalier era. The author attempts to reveal the strategic role played by Voodoo ideology and cult leaders during the Haitian Revolution. Num Pages: 161 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KJH; HRQX; JP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 359.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1989
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
161
Condition
New
Edition
1989th Edition
SKU
V9780333468524
ISBN
9780333468524
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 184.84

Hardback. '..a fascinating analysis of the status of the obscene and its representation in pornography in modern culture.. Caputi's thesis is masterfully argued..'-James Glass, University of Maryland Series: New Feminist Perspectives. Num Pages: 144 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC; JFFK; JFMP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 367.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
144
Condition
New
SKU
V9780847678853
ISBN
9780847678853
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 143.56

Paperback. Num Pages: 344 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; HBJK; HBLL; WZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 144 x 24. Weight in Grams: 481.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Republic of Texas Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
SKU
V9781556226755
ISBN
9781556226755
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 19.48

Hardcover. Who tends to volunteer and why? What causes attract certain types of volunteers? What motivates people to volunteer? Making use of survey information to offer a detailed portrait of the volunteer in America, this work provides a resource for everyone who works with volunteers or is interested in their role in contemporary society. Series: Philanthropic and Nonprofit Studies. Num Pages: 680 pages, 7 figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JKSN1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 241 x 167 x 40. Weight in Grams: 1078.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
680
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253349293
ISBN
9780253349293
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 47.21

Paperback. Num Pages: 120 pages. BIC Classification: 1KJWVM; BT; HBJK; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 207 x 146 x 32. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Peepal Tree Press Ltd.
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845230371
ISBN
9781845230371
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.98

Paperback. Num Pages: 248 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 303 x 17. Weight in Grams: 340.
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801474422
ISBN
9780801474422
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.25

Paperback. An examination of crucial texts of 18th-century American literature, this book argues that the United States was self-consciously enacted through the spoken word. Balancing the strong emphasis on the importance of print culture, it uncovers the complex process of articulating a new nation. Num Pages: 288 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; DSBD; JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 137 x 18. Weight in Grams: 400.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226492834
ISBN
9780226492834
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 25.76

paperback. Collects diverse accounts and histories from Louisiana citizens who endured Hurricane Katrina in 2005. Culled from hundreds of manuscripts, audio recordings and interviews housed at the University of New Orleans Library, this title provides a record for the understanding and study of collapse and reorganization, disaster and recovery. Num Pages: 475 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBS; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 155 x 30. Weight in Grams: 601.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of New Orleans Press United States
Number of pages
475
Condition
New
SKU
V9780970619082
ISBN
9780970619082
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 24.45

Paperback. A sampling of hundreds of manuscripts, interviews, and transcripts that were collected from students and other residents who were willing to share their personal stories of the Katrina disaster. Num Pages: 250 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBS; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 154 x 17. Weight in Grams: 401.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of New Orleans Publishing United States
Number of pages
250
Condition
New
SKU
V9780972814362
ISBN
9780972814362
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 14.78

Paperback. Series: The Fesler-Lampert Minnesota Heritage Book Series. Num Pages: 336 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; KNGS; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 458.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816641772
ISBN
9780816641772
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 17.59

Hardback. Series: American Thought and Culture. Num Pages: 276 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 175 x 23. Weight in Grams: 562.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
276
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742532625
ISBN
9780742532625
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 165.83

Paperback. This work explores the popular Catholic musical ensembles of southeastern Brazil known as Folias de Reis (companions of kings).Focusing on urban folias, Suzel Ana Reily shows how participants use the ritual journeys and musical performance to create sacred spheres set apart from the everyday. Series: Chicago Studies in Ethnomusicology. Num Pages: 240 pages, 19 halftones, 6 musical examples. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; AVGD; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226709413
ISBN
9780226709413
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.41

Paperback. Transcripts from the explosive trial are paired with historic contextual writings to provide the "Essential Chicago Conspiracy Handbook." Series: City Lights Open Media. Num Pages: 200 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 137 x 20. Weight in Grams: 357.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
City Lights Books United States
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9780872864955
ISBN
9780872864955
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.73

Num Pages: 463 pages, 52 b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBBF; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 166 x 34. Weight in Grams: 894.
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
463
Condition
New
SKU
V9780978727888
ISBN
9780978727888
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 28.40

Paperback. Num Pages: 463 pages, 52 b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBBF; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 154 x 29. Weight in Grams: 752.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
463
Condition
New
SKU
V9780978727857
ISBN
9780978727857
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 18.06

Paperback. Num Pages: 8 pages, illustrations, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KB; YNH. Category: (JC) Children's (6-12). Dimension: 204 x 132 x 22. Weight in Grams: 394.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1983
Publisher
Vintage
Condition
New
SKU
V9780394716282
ISBN
9780394716282
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.10

paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages, Illustrations maps, ports. BIC Classification: 1KBCV; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 150 x 10. Weight in Grams: 308.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Fernwood Publishing Canada
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9781552661130
ISBN
9781552661130
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 22.48

Hardcover. Editor(s): Obiakor, Festus E.; Grant, Patrick. Num Pages: 185 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 160 x 18. Weight in Grams: 446.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
185
Condition
New
SKU
V9781608763221
ISBN
9781608763221
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 171.11
€ 116.58

Paperback. Seeks to recover the lives and words of former slaves in vivid detail Editor(s): Regosin, Elizabeth; Shaffer, Donald R. Num Pages: 232 pages, 5 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBTB; HBTS; HBW; KFFP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 14. Weight in Grams: 313.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814775875
ISBN
9780814775875
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.71

Paperback. This interdisciplinary book explores how the post-war discourse on urban decline in the United States has articulated the contradictions of capitalist development, the ambivalence Americans have towards their cities and the nature of social responsibilities in an urban society. Num Pages: 320 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC; JFSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 21. Weight in Grams: 532.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9781557864420
ISBN
9781557864420
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 55.03

Paperback. Series: Modern Traditionalist Classical Music. Num Pages: 432 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVGC5; AVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 183 x 25. Weight in Grams: 567.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810857285
ISBN
9780810857285
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 79.74

Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HRAM9; HRKT; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 186 x 129 x 2. Weight in Grams: 186.
Publisher
New World Library
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781608683901
ISBN
9781608683901
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 17.10

Series: The Culture and Politics of Health Care Work. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JJPR; 3JM; BM; MBDP; MJCJ2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 514.
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801453625
ISBN
9780801453625
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.55

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