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The Americas

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The Americas

Paperback. Colonial Americans were enamored with the rich colors and silky surface of mahogany. As this exotic wood became fashionable, demand for it set in motion a dark, hidden story of human and environmental exploitation. Anderson traces the path from source to sale, revealing how prosperity and desire shaped not just people's lives but the natural world. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JD; HBJK; HBLL; HBT; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 210 x 31. Weight in Grams: 388.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674503823
ISBN
9780674503823
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 24.61

paperback. Num Pages: 208 pages, Illustrations (some col.), 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KLCG; AFW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 318.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of Arizona Press
Condition
New
SKU
9780816526987
ISBN
9780816526987
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 6.49

Paperback. Environmental historian Philip L. Fradkin offers a history of earthquakes and a guide to the San Andreas Fault, the seismic scar that bisects the Golden State's spectacular scenery. He examines the mythology, culture, social implications, politics and science of earthquakes. Num Pages: 348 pages, 1 map, 1 b/w photograph. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; HBTP; JHMC; WNW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 458. Clean copy.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
University of California Press California
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
SKU
KEX0216333
ISBN
9780520221192
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. In words that are as clean and precise as his haunting, starkly beautiful photographs (71 duotones, 10 1/2 x 8 1/2 inches), the author vividly recreates the life and times of the Western Homestead Era. Num Pages: 200 pages, 71 half-tones 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; AJC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5487 x 6782 x 13. Weight in Grams: 689.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804738873
ISBN
9780804738873
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.12
€ 46.93

Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages, colour & b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KB; WNC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 142 x 8. Weight in Grams: 204.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Hancock House Publishers Ltd ,Canada Canada
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9780888394941
ISBN
9780888394941
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 15.75

Hardback. BIC Classification: 1KBC; BGH; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Publisher
Eyewear Publishing
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2018
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781911335344
ISBN
9781911335344
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 21.15

Paperback. Editor(s): Lion, Jenny. Num Pages: 384 pages, Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KBC; 3JJPL; 3JJPR; AFKV; APF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 168 x 231 x 26. Weight in Grams: 886.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
Edition
First Edition
SKU
V9780816637799
ISBN
9780816637799
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.40

Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages, Maps and illustrations throughout. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 187 x 16. Weight in Grams: 459.
Publisher
Spiegel & Grau
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780553394702
ISBN
9780553394702
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 21.01

Hardback. The first comprehensive history of magical treasure hunting from the Middle Ages to the 20th century, revealing a magical universe of treasure spirits, and wizards who tried to deal with them. Combining history and anthropology, this study sees treasure hunting as an expression of shifting economic mentalities and changing ideas about history. Series: Palgrave Historical Studies in Witchcraft and Magic. Num Pages: 262 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; 1KBB; HBTB; HRQX2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 147 x 218 x 20. Weight in Grams: 434.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
264
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230000049
ISBN
9780230000049
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 156.49

Paperback. Shows magical realism to be an international movement with a wide-ranging history. Editor(s): Faris, Wendy B. Num Pages: 592 pages, 11 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLC; 1KLS; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 155 x 38. Weight in Grams: 840.
Publisher
Duke University Press
Number of pages
592
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Edition
1st ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822316404
ISBN
9780822316404
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.21

Hardcover. This text looks at the United States-Mexico border in fiction, film and song. Borderlands have long served as backgrounds for depicting social instability. They are readily used as backdrops for films, novels, ballads, and tales in which characters shift easily from one culture to another. Num Pages: 312 pages, notes, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KLCM; AB; APF; AVQ; FA; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 553.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Texas Christian University Press
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780875652573
ISBN
9780875652573
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 28.70

Paperback. Maggie: A Girl of the Streets was the first major naturalistic novel in America. Editor(s): Gullason, Thomas A. Series: Norton Critical Editions. Num Pages: 272 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; 3JH; DSBF; FC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 209 x 134 x 17. Weight in Grams: 302.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1979
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393950243
ISBN
9780393950243
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.57

Hardback. Series: Princeton Studies in Cultural Sociology. Num Pages: 432 pages, 1 halftone. 39 line illus. 28 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; 3JH; JFD; JHB; KNTP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 168 x 243 x 34. Weight in Grams: 754.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691164403
ISBN
9780691164403
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.29
€ 42.32

Paperback. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; BTC; JKVM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140 x 30. Weight in Grams: 424.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Skyhorse Publishing United States
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
SKU
V9781632203199
ISBN
9781632203199
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 16.98

Hardback. This volume presents biographical and critical essays of the leading orchestral conductors of US nationality, or of non-US citizens holding permanent appointments in the US, during the twenty-first century. Num Pages: 386 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVRB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 684.
Publisher
Scarecrow Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810860223
ISBN
9780810860223
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 193.15

Paperback. Explores the general consensus that societal ills were at the root of mental illness. This book chronicles the surge in influence of socially attuned psychodynamic theories along with the rise of radical therapy and psychiatric survivors' movements. Num Pages: 264 pages, 8 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPG; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; HBJK; HBLW3; JKSM; MBPK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 153 x 16. Weight in Grams: 370.
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226214634
ISBN
9780226214634
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 26.02

Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 152. Weight in Grams: 449.
Publisher
Chicago Review Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781613736494
ISBN
9781613736494
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 17.55

Paperback. Madison's Managers challenges public management scholars and professionals to recognize that the legitimacy and future of public administration depend on its constitutional foundations and their specific implications for managerial practice. Series: Johns Hopkins Studies in Governance and Public Management. Num Pages: 240 pages, 1, 1 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPHC; JPP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 344.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801883194
ISBN
9780801883194
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 30.45

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 238 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; HBJK; HBTB; JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 203 x 127 x 14. Weight in Grams: 342.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691649115
ISBN
9780691649115
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 116.68

Paperback. Num Pages: 255 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPHV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 349.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
255
Condition
New
Edition
Reprint
SKU
V9780226380704
ISBN
9780226380704
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 21.20

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