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The Americas

Paperback. Of many slave narratives published before the Civil War, this is one of the few written by a woman. It blends and manipulates several narrative techniques, including those of sentimental novel, of autobiography, and of the classical slave narrative. Series: The Schomburg Library of Nineteenth-Century Black Women Writers. Num Pages: 352 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BG; DNF; HBTS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 164 x 117 x 23. Weight in Grams: 482.
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
346
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195066708
ISBN
9780195066708
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 22.93

Firmly establishing the importance of the topic for understanding eighteenth-century English literature and culture, her work is bound to spur further discussion of the significance of incest discourses in the early modern period and beyond. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1KBB; 2AB; 3JF; DSBD; DSBF; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 522.
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801872044
ISBN
9780801872044
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 58.50

Hardcover. Completely revised, this work aims to articulate a social ethic that can make sense of the Orthodox experience in the United States, as well as challenge the Orthodox tradition to formulate a new strategy for church and societal interaction. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HRCC8; HRCM; HRLP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University of Notre Dame Press
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780268031688
ISBN
9780268031688
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 108.57

Paperback. Over the decades, structural unemployment, concentrated urban poverty, and mass homelessness have also become permanent features of the political economy. This title traces the roots of this carceral crisis through a series of turning points in US history including the Watts insurrection in 1965, the Detroit rebellion in 1967, and more. Series: American Crossroads. Num Pages: 268 pages, 15 b/w images. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of California Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520281820
ISBN
9780520281820
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.81

Paperback. Completed in 1653, Father Bernabe Cobo's "Historia del Nuevo Mundo" is an important source of information on pre-conquest and colonial Spanish America. Though parts of the work are lost, the remaining sections which have been translated offer insights into Inca culture and Peruvian history. This title presents a translation of Cobo's massive work. Translator(s): Hamilton, Roland. Num Pages: 5 maps. BIC Classification: 1KLC; HDD; HRAX; HRQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 18. Weight in Grams: 496.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
University of Texas Press United States
Condition
New
SKU
V9780292738614
ISBN
9780292738614
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.40

Paperback. A modern classic of travel and adventure. Num Pages: 240 pages, 8. BIC Classification: 1KLSR; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 19. Weight in Grams: 246.
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9781857990768
ISBN
9781857990768
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.02

Hardback. A fascinating and comprehensive analysis of the official security discourse in Colombia, this book investigates discursive and material practices that write the identities of state, self and others. Series Editor(s): Lawler, Peter; Guittet, Emmanuel-Pierre. Series: New Approaches to Conflict Analysis. Num Pages: 288 pages, Tables. BIC Classification: 1KLSC; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 162 x 27. Weight in Grams: 578.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Manchester University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719079856
ISBN
9780719079856
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 150.11

Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFD; JPH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 160 x 235 x 22. Weight in Grams: 458.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691173535
ISBN
9780691173535
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 22.15

Hardback. Num Pages: 288 pages, 46 line illus. 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFD; JPH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 166 x 243 x 27. Weight in Grams: 544.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691165110
ISBN
9780691165110
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.72

Paperback. In fast-food corporate America, In-N-Out Burger stands apart. This title presents the story of a unique and profitable business that exceeds all expectations. It explores the evolution of a California fad that transformed into an enduring cult of popularity. Num Pages: 368 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFCV; KNDF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 135 x 23. Weight in Grams: 278.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780061346729
ISBN
9780061346729
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 17.43

Paperback. Num Pages: 94 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; JPA; JPH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 203 x 12. Weight in Grams: 106.
Publisher
PM Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781629631097
ISBN
9781629631097
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 14.44

Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages, 21 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; HBJK; JPQB; RND; WNCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 153 x 13. Weight in Grams: 22.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Edition
1 New ed
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780762797530
ISBN
9780762797530
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.62

Paperback. During World War I, the first US war in which women were mobilized by the armed services on a mass scale, more than sixteen thousand female personnel served overseas with the American Expeditionary Force. The author presents the stories of servicewomen in the context of women's employment in the early twentieth century. Num Pages: 224 pages, 16 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJF; HBJK; HBWN; JFSJ1. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 340.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780812218756
ISBN
9780812218756
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.82

Paperback. Editor(s): Leffler, Melvyn P.; Legro, Jeffrey W. Series: A Miller Center of Public Affairs Book. Num Pages: 232 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPR; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 157 x 17. Weight in Grams: 388.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801476198
ISBN
9780801476198
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.60

Paperback. .
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780241962602
ISBN
9780241962602
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.00
€ 16.79

paperback. Tracing the history of New York transit workers from the Depression to the 1966 transit strike, this work shows how, through collective action, the men and women who operated the world's largest transit system brought about a revolution in their daily lives. It is for those interested in New York City's subways, politics, history, and labor. Series: Labor in Crisis. Num Pages: 456 pages, 1 figure, 16 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JJH; 3JJPG; 3JJPK; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB; KNG; KNXB2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 29. Weight in Grams: 735.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Temple University Press United States
Number of pages
456
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9781566399227
ISBN
9781566399227
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 37.34

Paperback. From World War II to the war in Iraq, periods of international conflict seem like unique moments in US political history - but when it comes to public opinion, they are not. This work explodes conventional wisdom about American reactions to World War II, as well as the more recent conflicts in Korea, Vietnam, Persian Gulf, Afghanistan, and Iraq. Series: Chicago Studies in American Politics. Num Pages: 344 pages, 70 line drawings, 38 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJH; 3JJP; HBWQ; HBWS; JPS; JPVK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 163 x 20. Weight in Grams: 484.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226043593
ISBN
9780226043593
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 27.64

Hardcover. From World War II to the war in Iraq, periods of international conflict seem like unique moments in US political history - but when it comes to public opinion, they are not. This title explores conventional wisdom about American reactions to World War II, as well as conflicts in Korea, Vietnam, the Persian Gulf, Afghanistan, and Iraq. Series: Chicago Studies in American Politics. Num Pages: 344 pages, 70 line drawings, 38 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJH; 3JJP; HBWQ; HBWS; JPS; JPVK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 689.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780226043586
ISBN
9780226043586
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 95.07
€ 78.49

Paperback. In a study that encompasses all aspects of American society-from television talk shows to the criminal justice system, from office politics to world politics-Moskowitz identifies a debilitating "sense of selfthat is intimately bound up with the major developments of the twentieth century. Num Pages: 362 pages, 17, 15 black & white halftones, 2 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
362
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801889745
ISBN
9780801889745
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.93

Hardback. Num Pages: 352 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL; JKSF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231172202
ISBN
9780231172202
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 123.14

Paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages, ports. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; AN; DSBH; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 153 x 20. Weight in Grams: 546.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Theatre Communications Group Inc.,U.S. United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780930452704
ISBN
9780930452704
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.95

Hardcover. Before skyscrapers and streetlights glowed at all hours, American cities fell into inky blackness with each setting of the sun. But over the course of the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, technologies began to light up streets, buildings, and public spaces. This book depicts the changing experience of the urban night over this period. Series: Historical Studies of Urban America. Num Pages: 304 pages, 16 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJC; 3JJF; 3JJG; HBTB; JFSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226036021
ISBN
9780226036021
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 95.07
€ 79.37

Hardback. Using the multiple meanings of "wake" to illustrate the ways Black lives are determined by slavery's afterlives, Christina Sharpe weaves personal experiences with readings of literary and artistic representations of Black life and death to examine what survives in the face of insistent violence and the possibilities for resistance. Num Pages: 192 pages, 31 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSB; HBTB; JFFJ; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 431.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822362838
ISBN
9780822362838
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 107.73

Paperback. Using the multiple meanings of "wake" to illustrate the ways Black lives are determined by slavery's afterlives, Christina Sharpe weaves personal experiences with readings of literary and artistic representations of Black life and death to examine what survives in the face of insistent violence and the possibilities for resistance. Num Pages: 192 pages, 31 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSB; HBTB; JFFJ; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 175 x 300 x 14. Weight in Grams: 300.
Publisher
Duke University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822362944
ISBN
9780822362944
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.37

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