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Paperback. Dona Marina (La Malinche).. Pocahontas.. Sacagawea - their names live on in historical memory because these women bridged the indigenous American and European worlds. This title investigates the many roles played by go-betweens in the colonization of sixteenth-century Brazil. Num Pages: 391 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; HBJK; HBLH; JFC; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 24. Weight in Grams: 608.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of Texas Press United States
Edition
annotated edition
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780292712768
ISBN
9780292712768
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 35.38

Paperback. Num Pages: 326 pages, 30 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APF; HBJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 151 x 19. Weight in Grams: 444. The Rise of Early Hollywood. 326 pages, illustrations. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APF; HBJK. Dimension: 228 x 151 x 19. Weight: 444.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
326
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520274099
ISBN
9780520274099
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 25.05

Paperback. .
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Number of pages
480
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847391766
ISBN
9781847391766
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.73

paperback. Now hailed as a classic, one of the most unforgettable and heartbreaking books ever written about the Vietnam War. Num Pages: 512 pages, 16 pages of photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPK; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWS2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 208 x 141 x 23. Weight in Grams: 394.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
WW Norton
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
463
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393342819
ISBN
9780393342819
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 18.24

Hardback. Num Pages: 336 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; 3JJPL; 3JJPN; 3JJPR; WSJS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 159 x 29. Weight in Grams: 612.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Taylor Trade Publishing United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9781589793644
ISBN
9781589793644
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.64

Num Pages: 429 pages, over 80 bw images. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 1KBB; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; HBJF; HBLW3; HBWS2; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 161 x 45. Weight in Grams: 1144.
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
429
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764330865
ISBN
9780764330865
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 28.60

Paperback. Aimed at students and the general public, Glorious Victory will reward readers with a clear understanding of Andrew Jackson's role in the War of 1812 and his iconic place in the postwar era. Series: Witness to History. Num Pages: 168 pages, 15, 11 black & white illustrations, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBSL; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 230 x 151 x 16. Weight in Grams: 238.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421417042
ISBN
9781421417042
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 22.30

Hardback. Aimed at students and the general public, Glorious Victory will reward readers with a clear understanding of Andrew Jackson's role in the War of 1812 and his iconic place in the postwar era. Series: Witness to History. Num Pages: 168 pages, 15, 11 black & white illustrations, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBSL; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 159 x 236 x 16. Weight in Grams: 352.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421417035
ISBN
9781421417035
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 56.74
€ 51.90

Paperback. Editor(s): Raffle, William. Series: Reason to Revolution. Num Pages: 256 pages, 1 Frontispiece ill, 8 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 3JF; BJ; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. .
Publisher
Helion & Company
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781911512196
ISBN
9781911512196
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.53

Hardback. The author chronicles LA's emergence as the nation's leading trade centre and gateway to the Pacific Rim in the 20th century, exploring recent epic battles over port development, expanding LAX, creating a new international airport in Orange County, building the Alameda Corridor rail link and more. Num Pages: 336 pages, 23 tables, 5 figures, 10 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; JFFS; KCM; RP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 28. Weight in Grams: 599.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804746809
ISBN
9780804746809
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 156.45

Hardback. Editor(s): Lee, John W.I.; North, Michael. Series: Borderlands and Transcultural Studies. Num Pages: 288 pages, 4 maps, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1D; 1KB; HBL; HBTP; JFFS; JPSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 21. Weight in Grams: 576.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780803285620
ISBN
9780803285620
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.99

Paperback. The discipline of American studies was established in the early days of World War II and drew on the myth of American exceptionalism. But now that the so-called American Century has come to an end, what would a truly globalized version of American studies look like? The authors offer a new standard for the field's transnational aspiration. Editor(s): Edwards, Brian T.; Gaonkar, Dilip Parameshwar. Num Pages: 368 pages, 11 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTB; JFCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226185071
ISBN
9780226185071
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.74

Paperback. A kaleidoscopic view of Afghanistan and the global networks of power, influence, and representation in which it is immersed Editor(s): Jalalzai, Zubeda; Jefferess, David. Series: American Encounters/Global Interactions. Num Pages: 232 pages, 13 photographs. BIC Classification: 1FCA; 1KBB; 3JMC; HBJF; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 320.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822350149
ISBN
9780822350149
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.98

hardcover. Written with precision and skill, Globalization Unplugged will spark controversy on both sides of the globalization debate and help deflate the rhetoric of both advocates and detractors. Series: Studies in Comparative Political Economy and Public Policy. Num Pages: 240 pages, 31 figures. BIC Classification: 1KBC; JFFS; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 157 x 24. Weight in Grams: 500.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
Edition
2nd ed.
SKU
V9780802038555
ISBN
9780802038555
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 79.97

Paperback. This volume presents research, analysis and reflections on the major issues of Guatemalan development and democracy: the role of the military, the involement of Mayan communities in national development; the possible emergence of more inclusive political institutions; and other issues. Editor(s): Chase-Dunn, Christopher; Amaro, Nelson; Jonas, Susanne. Num Pages: 264 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KLCG; GTF; JFFS; KCM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 148 x 14. Weight in Grams: 450.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742508675
ISBN
9780742508675
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 74.21

Hardcover. Explores capital mobility under globalization by studying some of its salient consequences in agriculture and food in North and South America. This title probes the manner in which capital mobility alters the organization of the temporal and spatial dimensions that characterize the reproduction of capital. Editor(s): Bonanno, Alessandro; Cavalcanti, Josefa Salete Barbosa. Series Editor(s): Marsden, Terry. Series: Research in Rural Sociology & Development. Num Pages: 250 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1K; JFFS; KNAC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 151 x 24. Weight in Grams: 540.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Emerald Group Publishing Limited United Kingdom
Number of pages
250
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857243171
ISBN
9780857243171
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 125.25

Paperback. Drawing from extensive historical research into how economic and environmental dynamics interacted in the extraction of different materials in the Amazon, especially in the development of the iron mine of Carajas, the authors illustrate the profound connection between global dominance and control of natural resources. Series: Themes in Global Social Change. Num Pages: 288 pages, 4, 4 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DD; 1FPJ; 1KBB; JFFS; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 155 x 228 x 16. Weight in Grams: 398.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780801882432
ISBN
9780801882432
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 29.02

Paperback. An interdisciplinary argument that the concept of cultural creolization must be expanded to encompass cultural productions by vulnerable populations living in situations of modern power inequalities anywhere in the world. Series: A John Hope Franklin Center Book. Num Pages: 328 pages, 3 figures. BIC Classification: 1KJ; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 226 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 458.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780822344414
ISBN
9780822344414
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.32

Paperback. Examines the economic, political, and social causes and consequences of declining wages in the United States. This title presents a comprehensive analysis of the many factors affecting labor costs and concludes that many of them result from choices made by the states themselves through the laws and policies they enact. Series: American Governance and Public Policy Series. Num Pages: 248 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; KCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 340.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Georgetown University Press United States
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9781589010888
ISBN
9781589010888
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 74.05

Paperback. This study draws on data and surveys to examine the measurable and the perceived effects of globalization on American workers. It explores whether large relative losses will continue to limit US international economic initiatives and then looks at perceptions of globalization's effects. Num Pages: 150 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFS; KCF; KCL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 8. Weight in Grams: 218.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Peterson Institute
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780881322958
ISBN
9780881322958
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.65

Paperback. Argues that a firm grasp of globalization requires an understanding of how race has constituted and been constituted by global transformations. Focusing attention on race as an analytic category, this book includes a collection of essays that explores the changing meanings of blackness in the context of globalization. Editor(s): Clarke, Kamari Maxine; Thomas, Deborah. Num Pages: 424 pages, 1 illustration. BIC Classification: 1H; 1K; GTB; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 160 x 25. Weight in Grams: 572.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
424
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822337720
ISBN
9780822337720
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.56

Paperback. Explores the effects of global socio-economic forces on the domestic policies and administrative institutions of Japan and the United States. This title explains how these global factors have shifted power and authority downward from the national government to subnational governments. Editor(s): Jun, Jong S.; Wright, Deil S. Num Pages: 416 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 1KBB; JPH; JPS; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Georgetown University Press United States
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
SKU
V9780878406197
ISBN
9780878406197
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 76.32

Hardback. This book will serve as a valuable guide for those unfamiliar with trade policy and provides a challenging critique of trade policy for those already knowledgeable in the field. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFS; KCLT1. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 157 x 225 x 23. Weight in Grams: 538.
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
304
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421411682
ISBN
9781421411682
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.29
€ 60.47

Paperback. In 1999, more than 50,000 protesters at the World Trade Organization meeting turned downtown Seattle into a war zone. Windows were smashed, stores were looted, and 500 were arrested. Num Pages: 166 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; HBJK; HBLW3; HBT; JFFS; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 308.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Scholarly Resources Inc.,U.S. United States
Number of pages
166
Condition
New
SKU
V9780842050159
ISBN
9780842050159
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 62.54

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