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The Americas

Paperback. Ranging from black slaveholders and frontier outlaws to serial killers and gangsta rappers, this title examines the pivotal role of black villains in American society and popular culture. It offers the extensive treatment to date of the black badman and the challenges that this figure has posed for race relations in America. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFCA; JFSL3; JKV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 340.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
Edition
Reprint
SKU
V9780226104638
ISBN
9780226104638
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 19.36

Paperback. Num Pages: 489 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 220 x 140 x 36. Weight in Grams: 676.
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
489
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1987
Edition
3rd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822307723
ISBN
9780822307723
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 31.70

Hardback. A memoir about growing up in Montana and what it means to call Montana home. Num Pages: 248 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBBWM; BM; HBJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 440.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803225183
ISBN
9780803225183
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 22.10

Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBC; JKSW1; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 142 x 15. Weight in Grams: 330.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Heritage House Publishing Co Ltd Canada
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9781894384391
ISBN
9781894384391
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.81

Hardback. Series: Religion and American Culture. Num Pages: 408 pages, 22 halftones, 0 color illus., 0 line drawings, 0 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HRK; HRLP1; JF; JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
408
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231145022
ISBN
9780231145022
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 112.89
€ 85.89

Hardback. Num Pages: 136 pages, black & white illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPHC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 151 x 22. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
136
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442205604
ISBN
9781442205604
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 87.89

Paperback. This biography traces the career of General Harold K. Johnson. It provides insight into the nature of civil-military relations at the highest level of American government. Series: Modern War Studies. Num Pages: 364 pages, 37 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; BGH; HBTM; JWD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 26. Weight in Grams: 626.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
University Press of Kansas
Condition
New
SKU
V9780700609529
ISBN
9780700609529
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.85

Paperback. Num Pages: 608 pages, black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBW; JPSH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 53. Weight in Grams: 918.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Grove Press / Atlantic Monthly Press United States
Number of pages
608
Condition
New
SKU
V9780802123282
ISBN
9780802123282
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.43

Hardback. The inspiring story of the Japanese American "Go for Broke" unit that rescued--against all odds--a trapped American battalion and went on to become the most decorated unit of its size in World War II Num Pages: 304 pages, 16 pages black-&-white photos. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 1KBB; 3JJH; BTP; HBWQ; JFSL3; JWTR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
INGRAM PUBLISHER SERVICES US
Edition
First
Condition
New
SKU
V9780306824456
ISBN
9780306824456
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 23.82

Paperback. The 'honorable men' who ruled the Old South had a language that comprised apparently outlandish features, yet revealed much about the lives of masters and the nature of slavery. This book demonstrates the language of honor that embraced a system of phrases, gestures, and behaviors centered on values, asserting authority and maintaining respect. Num Pages: 192 pages, 12 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; HBTS; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 28.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691017198
ISBN
9780691017198
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.48
€ 42.35

Paperback. Suitable for a range of readers, including students and scholars in the fields of American literature, film, and gay studies, this book challenges widely held assumptions about postwar gay male culture and politics. Series: New Americanists. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSJ; JFSK1; JFSK2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 4039 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822319641
ISBN
9780822319641
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.21

Hardcover. Offers alternative insights into the complex relationship between politics and intelligentsia in revolutionary Cuba. Series: Coleccion Tamesis: Serie A, Monografias. Num Pages: 228 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KJC; 2ADS; APFB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 164 x 243 x 25. Weight in Grams: 556.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Tamesis Books
Condition
New
SKU
V9781855662889
ISBN
9781855662889
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 97.58

Paperback. Addresses homosexuality in modern culture. This text discusses queer theory, Foucault and psychoanalysis, the politics of sadomasochism, and the image of "the gay outlaw" in works by Gide, Proust and Genet. Num Pages: 220 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC; JFSK1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 202 x 129 x 14. Weight in Grams: 250.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Edition
Revised ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674406209
ISBN
9780674406209
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 29.82

Paperback. Using the tools of sociological theory, Robert Brenneman seeks to discover why a pot-smoking, gun-wielding "homie" gang member would want to trade in la vida loca for a Bible and the buttoned-down lifestyle of an evangelical hermano (brother in Christ) - and to what extent this strategy works for the many youth who have tried it. Num Pages: 312 pages, 2 b/w halftones. BIC Classification: 1KLC; HRAM; HRCC96; JKVM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 157 x 21. Weight in Grams: 412.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199753901
ISBN
9780199753901
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 57.87

Paperback. A book about homicide detectives by an American writer, which is based on a year on the killing streets of Baltimore. Series: Canons. Num Pages: 672 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBFM; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 131 x 44. Weight in Grams: 494.
Publisher
Canongate Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Main - Canons Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782116301
ISBN
9781782116301
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 12.97

Paperback. Num Pages: 672 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBFM; JKV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 144 x 210 x 28. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Holt Paperbacks
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780805080759
ISBN
9780805080759
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 24.18

Hardback. The American homicide rate remains dramatically higher than that in other Western nations. This work focuses on one important phenomenon to explain larger currents in American society. It examines the historical and cross-national dimensions of homicides and evaluates attempts to explain it. Num Pages: 240 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JKV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 157 x 19. Weight in Grams: 431.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780847694723
ISBN
9780847694723
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 162.24

Hardback. Alive with personal stories, this book considers how people and communities on the Canadian home front perceived the Great War. Num Pages: 360 pages, 16 b/w photographs, 10 figures. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 3JJF; HBJK; HBTB; HBWN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 4217. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
SKU
V9780774810135
ISBN
9780774810135
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 112.38

Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages, 125 colour illustrations, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; WSBV; WSJT; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 178. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781493028580
ISBN
9781493028580
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 19.89

Hardcover. Num Pages: 112 pages, 70. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AJB; AJC; JNQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 249 x 357 x 19. Weight in Grams: 1088.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Kehrer Verlag
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9783868286878
ISBN
9783868286878
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 45.50

Paperback. Num Pages: 317 pages, 1 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JNB; JNL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
2nd ed. 2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349950553
ISBN
9781349950553
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.75

Paperback. Series: Fesler-Lampert Minnesota Heritage Book. Num Pages: 312 pages, 85 b&w photos, 77 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBBN; AMKD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780816653539
ISBN
9780816653539
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.12

Hardback. Num Pages: 192 pages, 8 colour and 66 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; ACV; ACX; AFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 24. Weight in Grams: 880.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Pennsylvania State University Press United States
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780271023298
ISBN
9780271023298
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 97.39
€ 80.60

Hardcover. Explores the transformative power that enables popular culture to influence political agendas, frame the consciousness of audiences, and create profound shifts in values and ideals. Editor(s): Dale, Timothy M.; Foy, Joseph J. Num Pages: 328 pages, 16 photos, 5 figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFCA; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 164 x 288 x 30. Weight in Grams: 654.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University Press of Kentucky
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813125800
ISBN
9780813125800
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 43.73

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