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The Americas

Hardback. Emphasizing the centrality of religious practices to the enterprise of divine healing, Curtis sheds light on the relationship among Christian faith, medical science, and the changing meanings of suffering and healing in American culture. Series: Lived Religions. Num Pages: 288 pages, 19, 19 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HRCM; MX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801886867
ISBN
9780801886867
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 57.07
€ 53.01

Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JNAM; JNLR; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 342.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691171388
ISBN
9780691171388
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 25.06

Hardcover. Hasinoff brings the untold history of the World in Boston of 1911, 'America's First Great Missionary Exposition,' to light, focusing on how the material culture of missions shaped domestic interactions with evangelism, Christianity, and the consumption of ethnological knowledge. Series: Contemporary Anthropology of Religion. Num Pages: 284 pages, 11 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBBES; 3JJC; HRCX7; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 147 x 21. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
286
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230116726
ISBN
9780230116726
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.19

paperback. The human impulse to religion can be seen to encompass environmentalism as an offshoot of the secular, material faith in human reason and power that dominates modern society. This book traces the history of environmentalism - and its moral thrust - from its roots in the Enlightenment and Romanticism through the Progressive Era to the present. Series: Weyerhaeuser Environmental Books. Num Pages: 223 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HR; RNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 320.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Edition
Annotated
Number of pages
223
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295985565
ISBN
9780295985565
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.90

Paperback. A look at rural and small-town churches scattered throughout Colorado. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBWC; AMN; HBJK; WTHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 159 x 13. Weight in Grams: 358.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Roberts Rinehart Publishers United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9781570980138
ISBN
9781570980138
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 18.17

Paperback. Richard L. Wood spent several years working with two local groups in Oakland, California, one faith-based, the other race-based. Comparing their activist techniques and acheivements, Wood argues that their alternative cultures offer a more democratic future for all Americans. Series: Morality and Society Series. Num Pages: 288 pages, 9 halftones, 5 figures, 5 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFS; JHBA; JPA; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 21. Weight in Grams: 490.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226905969
ISBN
9780226905969
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 29.91

Hardback. An exploration of American religious responses to the Cold and Vietnam Wars Num Pages: 244 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTW; HBWS2; HRAM2; HRCX6. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 159 x 20. Weight in Grams: 468.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
244
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814741337
ISBN
9780814741337
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 47.76

Paperback. Features legal scholars from sixteen different religious traditions who contend that religious discourse has an important function in the making, practice, and adjudication of American law, not least because our laws rest upon a framework of religious values. This book also includes topics such as abortion, gay rights, euthanasia, and free speech. Editor(s): Cochran, Robert F., Jr. Num Pages: 299 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HRAM; LN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 431.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
299
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814716731
ISBN
9780814716731
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 31.02

Hardcover. Editor(s): Butler, Matthew. Series: Studies of the Americas. Num Pages: 295 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; 3JJC; HBJK; HBLW; HBTV; HR; JPWQ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 243 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 562.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9781403983817
ISBN
9781403983817
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.81

Paperback. A beautiful, vibrant memoir about growing up motherless in 1970s and '80s San Francisco with an openly gay father. Num Pages: 352 pages, 10 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; 3JJPL; 3JJPN; BM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 143 x 209 x 21. Weight in Grams: 286.
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393348903
ISBN
9780393348903
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.21

Hardback. Series: Chef's Table. Num Pages: 208 pages, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBE; WBA; WBN; WTHR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 190 x 20. Weight in Grams: 50.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780762786411
ISBN
9780762786411
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 24.00
€ 22.10

Hardback. Series: Owners Workshop Manual. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; 3JM; JWG; JWMV3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 270 x 210. .
Publisher
Haynes Publishing Group
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781785210815
ISBN
9781785210815
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 28.96

Paperback. Num Pages: 170 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 136 x 12. Weight in Grams: 208.
Publisher
Haymarket Books United States
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Second Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781608463039
ISBN
9781608463039
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 14.54

Paperback. Underscores the impossible mission that the U.S. public attempts to impose on students in schools: to contain the anger and rage that they feel toward society. Num Pages: 232 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFE; JNA; JNSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 146 x 13. Weight in Grams: 308.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742519848
ISBN
9780742519848
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 74.64

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 580 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 32. Weight in Grams: 942.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
580
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691648279
ISBN
9780691648279
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 292.79

Hardcover. The original 1944 G I Bill holds a special place in the American imagination. This book takes the story of veterans' politics beyond the 1944 G I Bill as he seeks to uncover the reasons why Vietnam veterans were less well compensated than their predecessors. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; JWXV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 236 x 22. Weight in Grams: 508.
Publisher
NYU Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814724873
ISBN
9780814724873
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.85

Paperback. The United States asserts the right to use military force against 'failed states' around the globe. Offering an examination of America, this title argues that America shares features with many of the regimes it insists are failing and constitute a danger to their neighbours. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 21. Weight in Grams: 234.
Publisher
Penguin
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141023038
ISBN
9780141023038
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.61

Hardcover. Seeks to explain why law enforcement resists science Num Pages: 269 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APT; JKV; LNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 21. Weight in Grams: 508.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
269
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814790557
ISBN
9780814790557
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 49.27

Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APFN; HBJK; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 238 x 21. Weight in Grams: 464.
Publisher
University of Texas Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781477310632
ISBN
9781477310632
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.90

Paperback. Before and during World War II, the Japanese army conducted horrifying scientific experiments upon live human beings, but were granted immunity from the US Army's war crimes investigation in return for the results of their experiments. This title details the activities and the subsequent cover-up. Num Pages: 424 pages, 25 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 1KBB; JWMC; JWXK; MBGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 153 x 24. Weight in Grams: 620.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United States
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415932141
ISBN
9780415932141
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.57

paperback. Dramatizing the misery of the dust bowl migrants hoping to find work in California agriculture, this text starts with the scandals of the Spanish land grant purchases, and goes on to examine the experience of ethnic groups that have provided labour for California's agricultural industry. Num Pages: 363 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; JFSC; JHBL; KNAC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 212 x 141 x 27. Weight in Grams: 484.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
University of California Press
Condition
New
SKU
9780520224131
ISBN
9780520224131
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 25.31

Paperback. The ideology of the American dream - the faith that an individual can attain success and virtue through strenuous effort - is the very soul of the American nation. This book talks about America's racial conflicts, and claims that the alternative lies in the inclusiveness, optimism, discipline, and high-mindedness of the American dream at its best. Series: Princeton Studies in American Politics: Historical, International and Comparative Perspectives. Num Pages: 440 pages, 10 figs. 24 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC; JFF; JFSL1; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 657.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
438
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691029207
ISBN
9780691029207
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 38.20

Paperback. Editor(s): Heller, Dave. Series: Facing. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; WSJT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 399.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Sports Publishing LLC United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9781613217696
ISBN
9781613217696
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 16.17

Paperback. The successful slave uprising, the Haitian Revolution gave birth to first independent black republic of modern era. Numerous narratives of these events survive. This book unearths these documents and presents excerpts from more than a dozen accounts written by white colonists trying to come to grips with a world that had suddenly disintegrated. Num Pages: 416 pages, 11 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KJH; HBG; HBLL; HBTV; JPWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 228 x 26. Weight in Grams: 572.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226675831
ISBN
9780226675831
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 21.32

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