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The Americas

Paperback. America is a grotesquely polarized society and becoming more so all the time. This collection of pieces shows how the widening gap between rich and poor over the years has left the country increasingly divided between the gated communities on the one hand, and the trailer parks and tenements on the other. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 17. Weight in Grams: 190.
Publisher
Granta Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847080653
ISBN
9781847080653
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 9.94

Paperback. Compelling first-hand stories of Jewish women fighting racism in the American south while coming of age in the shadow of the Holocaust. Num Pages: 248 pages, halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; HBT; JFFJ; JFSJ1; JFSL; JFSR1; JPVH1; JPW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 157 x 23. Weight in Grams: 382.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780814797754
ISBN
9780814797754
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.31

Paperback. A revelatory examination of the sharp increase in people who live alone and its surprising benefits Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JHBK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 19. Weight in Grams: 212.
Publisher
Gerald Duckworth & Co Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780715647356
ISBN
9780715647356
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.16

Hardback. A memoir of Sarah Palin - the first female Republican Vice Presidential candidate. It recounts her political experiences, her time as Mayor of Wasilla and as the first female governor of Alaska, as well as her rapid rise on the national stage during the 2008 campaign. It includes her insights into the personal challenges she's faced. Num Pages: 432 pages, 16-Page Colour Insert. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BM; HBJK; HBLX; JPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 163 x 40. Weight in Grams: 652. In good to very good condition. A fine reading copy
Condition
Used, Very Good
Edition
1st Edition
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
SKU
KRS0014083
ISBN
9780061939891
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages, 12. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 342.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801486951
ISBN
9780801486951
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.71

Paperback. Jazz is one of the most influential American art forms of our time. It shapes our ideas about musical virtuosity, human action, and new forms of social expression. In this text, Nicholas Gebhardt shows how the study of jazz can offer profound insights into American historical consciousness. Num Pages: 232 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVGJ; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 330.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226284675
ISBN
9780226284675
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 29.52

Hardback. Our growing national debt has dropped out of the headlines recently - but that doesn't mean that the problem has gone away. The truth is that there is no way to address America's debt problem without reforming entitlements. This book provides a critical analysis of these entitlement programs and lays out much needed solutions for real reform. Num Pages: 190 pages, 2 tables, 47 graphs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; KCP; KCQ; KCY; KFFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 162 x 25. Weight in Grams: 474.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Cato Institute United States
Number of pages
190
Condition
New
SKU
V9781939709745
ISBN
9781939709745
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 19.38

Paperback. Going Driftless explores a whole world within a world in the upper Midwest, the region known as the Driftless, examining what makes us nostalgic for small towns and following the paths of the people who continue to make small towns and communities work in this unusual region. Num Pages: 240 pages, 41 black & white halftones, 1 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBN; WTH; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 154 x 13. Weight in Grams: 281.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Edition
1 New ed
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780762780655
ISBN
9780762780655
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 17.35

Paperback. The definitive history of the epic struggle for economic justice that became Martin Luther King Jr.'s last crusade. Num Pages: 640 pages, 16 pages of illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBSN; 3JJPK; JFSL3; JPVH; KNXB1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 211 x 140 x 32. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Number of pages
640
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393330533
ISBN
9780393330533
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 20.40

Hardback. A history of negative campaigning in American politics, and an examination of how candidates and political consultants have employed this often-controversial technique. This book includes case studies on races throughout the television era, in which negative campaign strategies were introduced, or existing tactics were refined and amplified upon. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPVL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 159 x 23. Weight in Grams: 503.
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742545007
ISBN
9780742545007
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 71.71

Paperback. In the summer of 1964, the turmoil of the civil rights movement reached its peak in Mississippi, with activists across the political spectrum claiming that God was on their side in the struggle over racial justice. This work takes us back to this place and time. Num Pages: 296 pages, 16 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW3; HBTB; HRC; JFFJ; JFSL; JPVH; JPWF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 428.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691130675
ISBN
9780691130675
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 31.10

Paperback. How and why three emerging religious groups failed to find a peaceful home in a purportedly tolerant region Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; HRCC99; HRCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 407. Weight in Grams: 336.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
Edition
Reprint
SKU
V9780252075889
ISBN
9780252075889
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.75

Paperback. Contributes to a richer understanding of this diverse, dynamic, and fluid religious world Editor(s): Pasquier, Michael. Series: Religion in North America. Num Pages: 240 pages, 0 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HRAX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 153 x 18. Weight in Grams: 354.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253008060
ISBN
9780253008060
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.31

Hardback. Contributes to a richer understanding of this diverse, dynamic, and fluid religious world Editor(s): Pasquier, Michael. Series: Religion in North America. Num Pages: 240 pages, 0 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HRAX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 477.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253008039
ISBN
9780253008039
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 81.91

Paperback. Offers a survey of the people, ideologies, and practices that make up the fragmented yet increasingly radical and militant milieu of radical paganism. This book reveals the trends that have converged to fuel militant paganism in the United States, feelings of economic and cultural marginalization in the face of globalization, and more. Num Pages: 456 pages, 26 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HRKP; JFFJ; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 158 x 233 x 27. Weight in Grams: 644.
Publisher
Duke University Press
Number of pages
456
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
Advance Reader's Copy
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822330714
ISBN
9780822330714
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.70

Paperback. Series: Latin American Originals. Num Pages: 112 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1KLSR; 1QDAK; HRKP; HRLF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 218.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Pennsylvania State University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780271048802
ISBN
9780271048802
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 26.65

A survey of the topographic and metaphoric landscape of New Hampshire's White Mountains through the artistic and tourist life of the region as it appears in paintings and illustrations. Extending from the late-18th to the late-20th century, it includes a large collection of pictorial works. Num Pages: 264 pages, 16 colour & 148 b&w illustrations, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBBEH; 3JF; 3JH; 3JJ; ACQ; ACV; ACX; AGN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 203 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1070.
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Syracuse University Press United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815606635
ISBN
9780815606635
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 47.37

Paperback. On his return to the village of Chipaya, the author learned that a group of Uru Indians, believed to be sorcerers and vampires, was being incarcerated and tortured. This study examines relations between the Urus and the region's dominant ethnic groups. Translator(s): Volk, Carol. Num Pages: 164 pages, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KLC; 1KLS; JFSL; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 220 x 141 x 14. Weight in Grams: 240.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
164
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226867649
ISBN
9780226867649
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 24.82

Paperback. An exploration of Goddess Spirituality in American history, herstory and culture. Editor(s): Greenfield, Trevor. Num Pages: 204 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HRC; JFFK; VXWS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 216 x 31. Weight in Grams: 244.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
John Hunt Publishing
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782799252
ISBN
9781782799252
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 14.36

Hardback. Religion has been on the rise in America for decades - which strikes many as a shocking new development. This book shows how the American public, powered by a national religious revival, was purposefully disillusioned regarding the country's mythical innocence and fortified for an epochal struggle with totalitarianism. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW; HRAM2; HRC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 34. Weight in Grams: 803.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Number of pages
448
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674055551
ISBN
9780674055551
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.60
€ 50.03

Hardcover. When reason fails to guide us in our everyday lives, we turn to faith, to religion; we close our minds; we reject austere reasoning. This rejection, which is a faith-based social and intellectual malignancy, has two unfortunate consequences: it blocks the way to knowledge that might enhance the quality of life and it opens the way to charlatans.. Num Pages: 244 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HR; JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Berghahn Books
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845455125
ISBN
9781845455125
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 154.94

Paperback. A survey of the roots and origins of Isaac Bashevis-Singer's works. Biletzky also explores the relationship between Singer and Shalom Aleichem and I.L. Peretz, offering an analysis which synthesizes the Jewish and the Yiddish in Singer's thought and writing. Num Pages: 154 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DSBH; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 135 x 8. Weight in Grams: 186.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
University Press of America United States
Number of pages
154
Condition
New
SKU
V9780819198297
ISBN
9780819198297
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 80.63

Hardcover. In these memoirs, Father Theodore Hesburgh chronicles the transformation of Notre Dame from a somewhat mediocre midwestern university into a major teaching and research institution. Num Pages: 328 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGA; HBT; JNMN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 142 x 25. Weight in Grams: 603.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
University of Notre Dame Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780268010386
ISBN
9780268010386
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 38.30

Hardback. A groundbreaking exploration of the religious roots of Alberta conservatism. Num Pages: 296 pages, 7 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBCL; HBJK; HRAM2; JFSR; JPFM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 28. Weight in Grams: 581.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
McGill-Queen's University Press Canada
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780773547148
ISBN
9780773547148
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 43.79

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