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The Americas

Hardback. Speaking to the ongoing debate over the development of urban space and culture, this book demonstrates the centrality of the physical and social being of cities to American literature and other arts in the twentieth century. Num Pages: 324 pages, 16 half-tones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; DSBD; JHBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 25. .
Publisher
Stanford University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804726450
ISBN
9780804726450
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 87.13

Paperback. Series: American Literatures Initiative. Num Pages: 304 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; JFC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Rutgers University Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813547855
ISBN
9780813547855
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.04

paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 227 x 150 x 16. Weight in Grams: 386.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
Edition
First Edition
SKU
V9780816641819
ISBN
9780816641819
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.07

Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages, 10 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFR; JFSG; KCU. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 225 x 150. .
Publisher
Transcript Verlag Germany
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9783837631111
ISBN
9783837631111
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.91
€ 42.22

Hardback. Urban Schools: Crisis and Revolution describes America's inner-city public schools and the failure of most to provide even a minimally adequate education for their students. With numerous examples, James Deneen and Carm Catanese argue that these failures are preventable. Num Pages: 160 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSG; JNL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 161 x 15. Weight in Grams: 394.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9781610480864
ISBN
9781610480864
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 101.00

Hardcover. Riobamba and Cuenca,two intermediate cities in Ecuador, have become part of global networks through transnational migration, incoming remittances, tourism, and global economic connections. Their landscape is changing in several significant ways, a reflection of the social and urban transformations occurring in contemporary Ecuadorian society. Series: CEDLA Latin American Studies. Num Pages: 360 pages, 42 figs, 13 tables, 5 maps. BIC Classification: 1KLSE; JFSG; JHM; KCU. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 153 x 22. Weight in Grams: 562. Housing and Social Transformations in Globalizing Ecuador. Series: CEDLA Latin American Studies. 360 pages, 42 figs, 13 tables, 5 maps. Riobamba and Cuenca,two intermediate cities in Ecuador, have become part of global networks through transnational migration, incoming remittances, tourism, and global economic connections. Their landscape is changing in several significant ways, a reflection of the social and urban transformations occurring in contemporary Ecuadorian society. Cateogry: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. BIC Classification: 1KLSE; JFSG; JHM; KCU. Dimension: 235 x 153 x 22. Weight: 562.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Berghahn Books
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857453716
ISBN
9780857453716
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 161.96

Paperback. Num Pages: 120 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; KFFR; KJMV4. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 256 x 204 x 11. Weight in Grams: 356.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Urban Land Institute
Condition
New
SKU
V9780874203585
ISBN
9780874203585
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 71.23

Paperback. Editor(s): Saunders, William S. Series: Harvard Design Magazine Readers S. Num Pages: 160 pages, 18 halftones, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSG; RPC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 150 x 9. Weight in Grams: 236.
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
First edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816647576
ISBN
9780816647576
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 20.88

Paperback. Breaking with the exoticizing cast of public discourse and conventional research, Urban Outcasts takes the reader inside the black ghetto of Chicago and the deindustrializing banlieue of Paris to discover that urban marginality is not everywhere the same. Num Pages: 360 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1KBB; JFSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 26. Weight in Grams: 540.
Publisher
Polity Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
360
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745631257
ISBN
9780745631257
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.14

Hardcover. Moore explores Jewish participation in American cities and considers the implications of urban living for American Jews across three centuries. Looking at synagogues, streets, and snapshots, she contends that key features of American Judaism can be understood as an imaginative product grounded in urban potentials. Series: George H. Shriver Lecture Series in Religion in American History. Num Pages: 208 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; HRJP; JFSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of Georgia Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780820346823
ISBN
9780820346823
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 47.21

Paperback. Num Pages: 360 pages, 35 halftones, 6 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFD; JFSG; JPFM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 150 x 20. Weight in Grams: 513.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
Edition
First Edition
SKU
V9780816643615
ISBN
9780816643615
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 27.65

Paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1KB; JFSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 150 x 18. Weight in Grams: 408.
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226289014
ISBN
9780226289014
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 27.98

Paperback. The story of crippling overdevelopment in Mexico's economic and social center Num Pages: 422 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; JFSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 29. Weight in Grams: 676.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Temple University Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
422
Condition
New
SKU
V9781566391511
ISBN
9781566391511
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.73

Hardback. The turn of the century has been a moment of rapid urbanization. Much of this urban growth is taking place in the cities of the developing world and much of it in informal settlements. This book presents cutting-edge research from various world regions to demonstrate how these trends make new forms of social and political power possible. Editor(s): Roy, Ananya; AlSayyad, Nezar. Series: Transnational Perspectives on Space and Place. Num Pages: 352 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1FM; 1KL; JFSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 158 x 24. Weight in Grams: 553.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Lexington Books United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780739107409
ISBN
9780739107409
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 132.59

Hardcover. Num Pages: 328 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; 3J; HBJK; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 161 x 237 x 25. Weight in Grams: 618.
Publisher
Stanford University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804796118
ISBN
9780804796118
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 129.55

Hardcover. Num Pages: 256 pages, 30 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW; TV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 490.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of Arizona Press
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816528202
ISBN
9780816528202
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 63.48

Paperback. The mere notion of examining local elections in Latin America would have produced a puzzled look and a simple question: Why? Editor(s): Dietz, Henry A.; Shidlo, Gil. Series: Latin American Silhouettes. Num Pages: 298 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPHF; JPHV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 147 x 17. Weight in Grams: 444.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Scholarly Resources Inc.,U.S. United States
Number of pages
298
Condition
New
SKU
V9780842026284
ISBN
9780842026284
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 54.23

Paperback. The Great Chicago Fire of 1871, Haymarket bombing of 1886, and the making and unmaking of the model town of Pullman are remarkable events. This book explores the imaginative dimensions of these events and traces the evolution of interconnected beliefs and actions that increasingly linked city, disorder, and social reality in minds of Americans. Num Pages: 403 pages, 40 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBBNC; 3JH; HBTB; JFSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 156 x 229 x 32. Weight in Grams: 708.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
2nd
Number of pages
403
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226764245
ISBN
9780226764245
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.81

Hardback. Num Pages: 320 pages, 150 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBS; WBN; WJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 216. .
Publisher
Lone Star Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781493025619
ISBN
9781493025619
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.68

Hardcover. Focuses on the rise of New York as both a metropolis and a food capital, opening a new window onto the intersection of the cultural, social, political, and economic transformations of the nineteenth century. This book offers accounts of public markets and private food shops; and cake and coffee shops. Series: Historical Studies of Urban America. Num Pages: 288 pages, 31 halftones, 5 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JH; HBTB; JFCV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 238 x 22. Weight in Grams: 546.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226128757
ISBN
9780226128757
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 94.08
€ 79.76

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