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The Americas

Paperback. James Madison led one of the most influential and prolific lives in American history, and his story--although all too often overshadowed by his more celebrated contemporaries--is integral to that of the nation. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 299.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Basic Books
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780465063802
ISBN
9780465063802
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 18.08

Hardback. Providing an overview of all of James M. Cain's fiction, including an analysis of the major themes of his entire literary career, the book examines Cain's impact on and importance in 20th-century culture, film in particular. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DSB; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 159 x 232 x 21. Weight in Grams: 516.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810881181
ISBN
9780810881181
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 96.99

Hardcover. "Few figures from the American Civil War have generated more controversy than Confederate general James Longstreet. As the senior officer present at Pickett's Charge, he has been blamed by many, partic" Num Pages: 304 pages, maps, diagrams. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 162 x 26. Weight in Grams: 644.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Da Capo Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780938289968
ISBN
9780938289968
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 29.31

hardcover. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 532 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 29. Weight in Grams: 914.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
532
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691650418
ISBN
9780691650418
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 261.39

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 550 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 30. Weight in Grams: 942.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
550
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691652931
ISBN
9780691652931
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 267.09

She highlights the human side of what many view as that most arcane and otherworldly of intellectual endeavors, mathematics, which indeed answers to such diverse factors as religion, ego, and depression. Num Pages: 544 pages, 13, 8 black & white halftones, 5 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGT; PBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 242 x 169 x 36. Weight in Grams: 830.
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
544
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801882913
ISBN
9780801882913
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 89.32

Paperback. Assesses James G Blaine's role as an architect of empire and revisits the ambitious imperialistic goals of this two-time secretary of state. Series: Biographies in American Foreign Policy. Num Pages: 157 pages, cartoons, photographs, chronology, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTQ; JPHC; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 163 x 10. Weight in Grams: 249.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Scholarly Resources Inc.,U.S. United States
Number of pages
157
Condition
New
SKU
V9780842026055
ISBN
9780842026055
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 61.44

Hardback. James Fenimore Cooper (1789-1851) invented the key forms of American fiction - the Western, the sea tale, the Revolutionary War romance. This work is the treatment of Cooper's life. It is the story of how, in literature and other endeavours, Americans in his period sought to solidify their political and cultural economic independence from Britain. Num Pages: 752 pages, 20 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; BGL; DSBF; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 48. Weight in Grams: 1202.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Yale University Press
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300108057
ISBN
9780300108057
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 50.33
€ 39.95

Hardback. An annotated bibliography to the criticism of the work of James Fenimore Cooper, regarded as a pioneer in the development of the American social and political novel. The material is divided into broad subject categories and, where appropriate, subdivided by the Cooper work in question. Series: Bibliographies and Indexes in American Literature. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBF; DSK; GBCR. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 638.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc United States
Edition
Annotated
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780313279195
ISBN
9780313279195
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 93.90

Paperback. Focusing on one album rather than an artist's entire output, the books dispense with the standard biographical background that fans know already, and cut to the heart of the music on each album. Series: 33 1/3. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVGQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 167 x 123 x 8. Weight in Grams: 120. Series: 33 1/3. 128 pages. Focusing on one album rather than an artist's entire output, the books dispense with the standard biographical background that fans know already, and cut to the heart of the music on each album. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVGQ. Dimension: 167 x 123 x 8. Weight: 120.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Academic
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780826415721
ISBN
9780826415721
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.65

Paperback. Reveals the significant role that Turkish locales, cultures, and friends played in James Baldwin's life and thought. This book demonstrates how Baldwin's Turkish sojourns enabled him to re-imagine himself as a black queer writer and to revise his views of American identity and US race relations as the 1960s drew to a close. Num Pages: 416 pages, 53 illustrations, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 156 x 28. Weight in Grams: 608.
Publisher
Duke University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822341673
ISBN
9780822341673
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.51

Paperback. An attempt to understand the complexity of the vision and contributions of the African-American writer, James Baldwin, without needing to name him as exclusively homosexual, expatriate, black or activist. A group of scholars discuss Baldwin's life, his presence and his political thought and work. Editor(s): McBride, Dwight A. Num Pages: 356 pages, 7 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; BG; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 27. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
356
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780814756188
ISBN
9780814756188
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.60

Paperback. This collection of comparative critical and theoretical essays examines James Baldwin and Toni Morrison's reciprocal literary relationship. By reading these two authors side-by-side, this collection forges new avenues of discovery and interpretation related to their representations of African American cultural experience. Num Pages: 309 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 164 x 20. Weight in Grams: 424.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230619722
ISBN
9780230619722
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 124.23

Hardcover. Editor(s): Peterson, Barbara Bennett. Num Pages: 252 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 158 x 22. Weight in Grams: 526.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Nova Science Pub Inc
Condition
New
SKU
V9781634822152
ISBN
9781634822152
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 288.95
€ 214.50

Paperback. Num Pages: 440 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 1KJWJ; 3JJ; AN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 899.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of the West Indies Press Jamaica
Number of pages
440
Condition
New
SKU
V9789766402266
ISBN
9789766402266
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 61.71
€ 60.31

Hardback. Editor(s): Henry, L.Mike; Harris, Kevin S. Num Pages: 76 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KJWJ; PST; VXHT; WMPH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 162 x 113 x 12. Weight in Grams: 148.
Publisher
LMH Publishing Jamaica
Number of pages
76
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9789768184337
ISBN
9789768184337
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 8.99
€ 8.28

Paperback. Num Pages: 112 pages, col. Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KJWJ; WBN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 153 x 7. Weight in Grams: 254.
Publisher
LMH Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
COOK
Condition
New
SKU
V9789768202079
ISBN
9789768202079
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 8.99
€ 8.27

A Multiculturalizing Presence. 320 pages. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1KBC; JFSL1; JFSL3. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 17. Weight: 474.
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9781552665350
ISBN
9781552665350
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 26.63

paperback. Demonstrates that Jamaica's troubles were caused not by lazy blacks but by the incompetence of absentee white planters operating within an obsolete colonial system. This book also shows that although large plantations languished, many former slaves worked tirelessly and became successful small-scale landowners. Num Pages: 256 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1H; 1KJWJ; HBJK; HBLL; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 142 x 209 x 17. Weight in Grams: 360.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252073274
ISBN
9780252073274
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.33

Paperback. Examines how Pentecostalism has managed to achieve such ascendancy in a former British colony among people of predominantly African descent. This book argues that it has flourished because it successfully mediates between two historically central themes in Jamaican religious life. Num Pages: 324 pages, 11 halftones, 4 maps, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1KJWJ; HRCC99; JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 150 x 19. Weight in Grams: 440.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
324
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226032863
ISBN
9780226032863
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 33.29

Paperback. Giving the historical, political and cultural background, the guide reveals how to read body language and be aware of potential pitfalls in communication, and at the same time provide the cultural essentials business travellers need to successfully develop working relations in Jamaica. Series: Culture Smart!. Num Pages: 168 pages, colour illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KJWJ; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 167 x 110 x 14. Weight in Grams: 178.
Publisher
Kuperard United Kingdom
Number of pages
168
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781857335286
ISBN
9781857335286
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.44

Hardback. Num Pages: 160 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 147 x 19. Weight in Grams: 395.
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Edition
First edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816633616
ISBN
9780816633616
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 28.34

Paperback. Num Pages: 32 pages, Full colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; YBLB1; YQE. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 216 x 151 x 3. Weight in Grams: 154.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Charlesbridge Publishing,U.S. United States
Number of pages
32
Condition
New
SKU
V9780881068658
ISBN
9780881068658
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.35

Paperback. Series: Routledge Historical Americans. BIC Classification: 1KB; 3JD; HBJK; HBLH; HBTQ; RGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781138814585
ISBN
9781138814585
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 57.66

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