The Americas
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The Americas
Hardback. Offers a fresh cultural history of sport and imperialism. focusing on nineteenth-century British big-game hunting and exploration narratives from the western interior of Rupert's Land. Series: Nature, History, Society. Num Pages: 176 pages, 22 b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 3JH; HBTB; WSXH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780774813549
- ISBN
- 9780774813549
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 112.09
€ 112.09
Hardcover. Inuit hunting traditions are rich in perceptions, practices and stories relating to animals and human beings. Laugrand and Oosten examine key figures such as the raven, an animal that has a central place in Inuit culture as a creator and a trickster, and qupirruit, a category consisting of insects and other small life forms. Num Pages: 424 pages, 34 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBC; JFFZ; JFSL9; JHM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 157 x 231 x 29. Weight in Grams: 794.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782384052
- ISBN
- 9781782384052
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 175.75
€ 175.75
Paperback. Series: Peabody Museum Collections Series. Num Pages: 148 pages, 72 color illustrations, 15 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBC; ACBK; AGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 205 x 14. Weight in Grams: 554.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 148
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780873654074
- ISBN
- 9780873654074
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 24.60
€ 27.99
€ 24.60
paperback. In 1966, a group of respected aerospace engineers revealed that US scientists were perfecting ways to control gravity. Aerospace and defence journalist Nick Cook considers the possibility that America did indeed crack the gravity code, examining German weapons technology along the way. Num Pages: 416 pages, facsimiles, , portraits. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JWM; JWX; PDZ; TRP; TTD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 109 x 178 x 27. Weight in Grams: 234.
- Publisher
- Arrow
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099414988
- ISBN
- 9780099414988
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 12.61
€ 14.99
€ 12.61
Paperback. African American writers have consistently drawn connections between hunger and illiteracy, and by extension between food and reading. This book investigates the juxtaposition of mulnutrition and spectacular food abundance as a key trope of African American writing. Num Pages: 232 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; 3JJ; DSBH; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 354.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of Georgia Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780820325620
- ISBN
- 9780820325620
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 48.17
€ 48.17
Hardcover. Just what was so wild about the Wild West? Americans have had an enduring yet ambivalent obsession with the West as both a place and a state of mind. This book offers a cultural and historical analysis of how ideas of wildness have shaped the ways Euro-Americans have perceived, reacted to, and acted upon the West for nearly five hundred years. Num Pages: 528 pages, 30 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBN; 1KBBW; HBTB. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 241 x 164 x 42. Weight in Grams: 975.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Univ Pr of Kansas
- Number of pages
- 528
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700615018
- ISBN
- 9780700615018
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 73.83
€ 73.83
Hardback. In twelve essays on Hungarian-American history, the authors discuss Louis Kossuth's tumultuous mid-nineteenth-century visit to the United States, the political activities of Hungarian-Americans during and after World War II, and the question of dual and multiple identities, among many other topics. Num Pages: 302 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJD; HBJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 160 x 229 x 21. Weight in Grams: 552.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- East European Monographs United States
- Number of pages
- 302
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780880336680
- ISBN
- 9780880336680
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 58.49€ 46.20
€ 58.49
€ 46.20
paperback. The heartwarming true story of a wrong-way humpback whale who is helped and cheered back to freedom in San Francisco. Illustrator(s): Wakiyama, Hanako. Num Pages: 36 pages, Color illustrations throughout. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; YFY; YNNR. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 260 x 203 x 5. Weight in Grams: 181.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Stone Bridge Press United States
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 36
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781611720174
- ISBN
- 9781611720174
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.88
€ 11.88
Hardback. These essays capture the humour of the Old South, in tales, almanac entries, turf reports, historical sketches, gentlemen's essays on outdoor sports, and profiles of local characters, all of which flourished between 1830 and 1860. Editor(s): Inge, M. Thomas; Piacentino, Edward J. Num Pages: 336 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DN; WHX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 27. Weight in Grams: 771.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- The University Press of Kentucky United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813121949
- ISBN
- 9780813121949
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 57.13
€ 57.13
Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 222
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137010285
- ISBN
- 9781137010285
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.65
€ 66.65
hardcover. This book addresses a variety of regional humor traditions such as exploitation cinema, Brazilian chanchada, the Cantinflas heritage, the comedy of manners and light sexuality, iconic figures and characters, as well as a variety of humor registers evident in different Latin American films. Editor(s): Poblete, Juan; Suarez, Juana. Series: New Directions in Latino American Cultures. Num Pages: 279 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KL; APFA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 500.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2016
- Number of pages
- 279
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137549457
- ISBN
- 9781137549457
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.19
€ 67.19
Hardback. .
- Publisher
- Lexington Books
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780739197493
- ISBN
- 9780739197493
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 102.94€ 37.67
€ 102.94
€ 37.67
Paperback. This carefully researched study of America's greatest showman, huckster, and impresario is both an inclusive analysis of the historical and cultural forces that were the conditions of P. T. Barnum's success, and, as befits its subject, a richly entertaining presentation of the outrageous man and his exploits. Num Pages: 352 pages, 28 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; ASZW; HBJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 554.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1981
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- Phoenix ed
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226317526
- ISBN
- 9780226317526
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.48
€ 40.99
€ 31.48
Hardback. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; AJB; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 192 x 237 x 35. Weight in Grams: 1322.
- Publisher
- Pan Macmillan
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Main Market Ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781447295556
- ISBN
- 9781447295556
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 22.93
€ 33.99
€ 22.93
Hardback. This book tests the proposition that the humanities can, and at their best do, represent a commitment to ethical reading. And that this commitment, and the training and discipline of close reading that underlie it, represent something that the humanities need to bring to other fields: to professional training and to public life. Editor(s): Brooks, Peter. Num Pages: 172 pages, 3 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KB; JFC; JNA; JNM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 158 x 17. Weight in Grams: 400.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 172
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823257041
- ISBN
- 9780823257041
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 101.83
€ 101.83
Paperback. Catherine Dauvergne examines the relationship between migration laws and national identities and highlights the role of humanitarianism in this linkage. Series: Law and Society. Num Pages: 224 pages, 2 figures, 4 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 1MBF; LNDA1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 345.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780774811132
- ISBN
- 9780774811132
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 37.13
€ 41.99
€ 37.13
Paperback. Series: Difference Incorporated. Num Pages: 280 pages, 10 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTR; JFFJ; JFSL; JPH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816680948
- ISBN
- 9780816680948
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 27.37
€ 29.99
€ 27.37
Paperback. Num Pages: 118 pages, tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JKV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 213 x 137 x 9. Weight in Grams: 188.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 118
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781604569612
- ISBN
- 9781604569612
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 59.64€ 43.27
€ 59.64
€ 43.27
Hardcover. Editor(s): Newton, Harold J. Num Pages: illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFF; JKV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 161 x 14. Weight in Grams: 370.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781621003595
- ISBN
- 9781621003595
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 166.09€ 114.28
€ 166.09
€ 114.28
Paperback. Presents the American experience in the World War II era. This book looks at the conflict through the ordeals of an array of men and women. Editor(s): Muir, Malcolm, Jr. Series: The Human Tradition in America. Num Pages: 285 pages, photographs, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJH; BGH; HBJK; HBTB; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 164 x 20. Weight in Grams: 517.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Scholarly Resources Inc.,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 285
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780842027861
- ISBN
- 9780842027861
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 63.28
€ 63.28
Paperback. This text offers an intimate telling of America's evolution into an urban nation through the experiences of individuals. The book considers the growth of American cities by looking at the lives of those people, famous and ordinary, who contributed to this transition in the country's history. Editor(s): Biles, Roger. Series: The Human Tradition in America. Num Pages: 230 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSG; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 413.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Scholarly Resources Inc.,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 230
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780842029933
- ISBN
- 9780842029933
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 62.60
€ 62.60
paperback. The Vietnam War was an immense national tragedy that played itself out in the individual experiences of millions of Americans. The conflict tested and tormented the country collectively and individually in ways few historical events have. Editor(s): Anderson, David L. Series: The Human Tradition in America. Num Pages: 237 pages, photographs, index, further reading. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 1KBB; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; BGH; HBJF; HBJK; HBTB; HBWS2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 164 x 17. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Scholarly Resources Inc.,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 237
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780842027632
- ISBN
- 9780842027632
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 60.28
€ 60.28
Hardback. By presenting a diverse group of Americans who were part of the Vietnam era, this text puts a human face on the tensions and travails of the nation. It offers insight into how individuals looked at and lived through one of the most controversial conflicts in American history. Editor(s): Anderson, David L. Series: The Human Tradition in America. Num Pages: 237 pages, photographs, index, further reading. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 1KBB; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; BGH; HBJF; HBJK; HBTB; HBWS2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Scholarly Resources Inc.,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 237
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780842027625
- ISBN
- 9780842027625
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 146.29
€ 146.29
Hardback. The period between 1870 and 1920 witnessed the invention of the automobile, the establishment of women's suffrage, and the opening of the Panama Canal. This volume looks at the experiences of 13 people who contributed to the shaping of American culture and thought during this period. It is suitable for courses in American studies. Series: The Human Tradition in America. Num Pages: 231 pages, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJC; GBCB; HBJK; HBLL; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 158 x 22. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Scholarly Resources Inc.,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 231
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780842027342
- ISBN
- 9780842027342
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 164.06
€ 164.06