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Paperback. From digging in at legendary burger joint the Squeeze Inn in Sacramento, California, baking Peanut Pie from Virginia Diner in Wakefield, Virginia, or kicking back with Pete's Rubbed and Almost Fried Turkey Sandwich from Panini Pete's in Fairhope, Alabama, this work showcases the personalities, stories, and food offered by these American treasures. Series: Diners, Drive-ins, and Dives. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; WBN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 188 x 16. Weight in Grams: 430.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780061724886
ISBN
9780061724886
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 21.96

Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages, 242 colour photos & 21 color maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBEP; WTHR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 630.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Stackpole Books United States
Edition
2 Rev ed
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780811706766
ISBN
9780811706766
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 19.80

Paperback. Num Pages: 287 pages, b/w photos & maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; WTHR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Stackpole Books United States
Number of pages
287
Condition
New
SKU
V9780811735254
ISBN
9780811735254
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 18.28

Hardback. Is Canada becoming a more polarized society? Or is it a kind-hearted nation that takes care of its disadvantaged? Editor(s): Green, David A.; Kesselman, Jonathan R. Series: Equality | Security | Community. Num Pages: 480 pages, 60 figures, 55 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBC; JFC; JKS; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887. Weight in Grams: 835.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
480
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780774812078
ISBN
9780774812078
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 114.01

Paperback. This title is collection of 12 essays by black intellectuals and scholars on varied dimensions of black conservative thought and activism. The contributors have provided an historical context for the reader, with several articles examining the origins and development of black conservatism. Editor(s): Tate, Gayle T.; Randolph, Lewis A. Num Pages: 257 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL3; JPFM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 359.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
284
Condition
New
SKU
V9780312293703
ISBN
9780312293703
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 64.39

Hardcover. This book reveals subversive representations of gender, race and class in detective dime novels (1860-1915), arguing that inherent tensions between subversive and conservative impulses-theorized as contamination and containment-explain detective fiction's ongoing popular appeal to readers and to writers such as Twain and Faulkner. Series: Crime Files. Num Pages: 215 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBF; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 220 x 148 x 17. Weight in Grams: 382.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
2013th Edition
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137288646
ISBN
9781137288646
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.95

Hardback. "A portrait of baseball legends Joe DiMaggio and Mickey Mantle"-- Num Pages: 296 pages, 18 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JJ; WSJT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 157 x 25. Weight in Grams: 485.
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781630761240
ISBN
9781630761240
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 24.98

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Edition
Anniversary Edition
Number of pages
468
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253221100
ISBN
9780253221100
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.44

Paperback. Dilemmas of Modernity provides a new framework for understanding Bolivia's contested present through the study of local encounters with transnational law, liberalism, and the institutions and agents of development. Num Pages: 264 pages, 7 tables, 27 illustrations, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KLSL; JHMC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 407. Weight in Grams: 363.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804759823
ISBN
9780804759823
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.67

Hardback. Drawing from ethnographic fieldwork and postcolonial theory, Sarah A. Radcliffe centers the experiences of rural indigenous women in Ecuador to show how the efforts of development agencies to reduce social and economic equality fail because they do not reckon with the legacies of colonialism. Num Pages: 384 pages, 20 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLSE; GTF; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 25. Weight in Grams: 658.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780822359784
ISBN
9780822359784
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 157.03
€ 124.20

Hardback. Courtney C. Smith was an educator of high standards and vision who led Swarthmore College from 1953 to 1969. This work looks at Smith's convictions, commitment, and values, and shows how they preserved liberal arts at Swarthmore and shaped institutions that continue to promote discourse, human dignity, and civil society. Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations, bibliography, notes, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BG; JNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 567.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Associated University Presses United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780874138337
ISBN
9780874138337
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 131.90

Hardback. Willem Assies died in 2010 at the age of 55. The various stages of his career as a political anthropologist of Latin American illustrate how astute a researcher he was. This collection brings together some of Willem Assies' best, most fascinating, and still highly relevant writings. Editor(s): Salman, Ton; Marti i Puig, Salvador; Haar, Gemma van der. Series: CEDLA Latin American Studies. Num Pages: 340 pages, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1KL; JHMC; JPW. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 237 x 158 x 26. Weight in Grams: 690.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Berghahn Books
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782382928
ISBN
9781782382928
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 148.01

Hardcover. Editor(s): Rhodes, Kelly M. Num Pages: 313 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; KCL; KNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 184 x 270 x 27. Weight in Grams: 690.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Nova Science Pub Inc
Condition
New
SKU
V9781634632652
ISBN
9781634632652
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 311.67
€ 211.79

Hardcover. Editor(s): Rhodes, Kelly M. Num Pages: 265 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; KCL; KNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 185 x 261 x 20. Weight in Grams: 680.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Nova Science Pub Inc
Condition
New
SKU
V9781634632645
ISBN
9781634632645
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 311.67
€ 211.79

Hardcover. Presenting school reform grassroots activists - teachers, parents, and organizers alike - in their own words, the editors document the newly emerged role of digital networks of activists in school reform and analyze their efforts as acts of critical literacy. Editor(s): Heron-Hruby, Alison; Landon-Hays, Melanie. Series: Digital Education and Learning. Num Pages: 77 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JNF; JNKP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 145 x 13. Weight in Grams: 268.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Pivot
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137430731
ISBN
9781137430731
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.46
€ 45.98

Hardcover. Editor(s): Eaton, Thomas N.; Cullen, Robert T. Num Pages: 194 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; TJK; UBJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 157 x 16. Weight in Grams: 414.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
194
Condition
New
SKU
V9781613245569
ISBN
9781613245569
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 171.29
€ 117.83

Paperback. Editor(s): Nilsson, John D. Num Pages: 102 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JKVF1; LNFX3; LNFX5. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 229 x 8. Weight in Grams: 200.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
102
Condition
New
SKU
V9781607418030
ISBN
9781607418030
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 73.74
€ 52.53

paperback. Views Cuba from the Soviet Union's demise to the present, to assess how conflicts over media access play out in their both liberating and repressive potential. This title questions myths of how Internet use necessarily fosters global democracy and reveals the impact of new technologies on the country's governance and culture. Series Editor(s): Petro, Patrice. Series: New Directions in International Studies. Num Pages: 208 pages, 11 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KJC; JFD; JPV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Rutgers University Press United States
Edition
None ed.
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813546872
ISBN
9780813546872
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 37.73

Hardback. This book highlights an interdisciplinary terrain where the humanities and social sciences combine with digital methods. It argues that while disciplinary frictions still condition the potential of digital projects, the nature of the urban phenomenon pushes us toward an interdisciplinary and digital future where the primacy of cities is assured. Num Pages: 106 pages, 2 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFR; JFSG; JHBA; RGC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 10. Weight in Grams: 288.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
106
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137524546
ISBN
9781137524546
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.84

Paperback. Reveals a gruesome stories of exhumation and reburial throughout American history. Taking us to the contested grave sites, this title explores how complicated interactions of regional pride, shifting reputations, and evolving burial practices led to public and often emotional battles over the final resting places of famous figures. Num Pages: 272 pages, 40 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTB; JHBT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 372.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226423302
ISBN
9780226423302
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 21.32

Paperback. Presents the mystery of what happened to Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid. In this title, the authors track the outlaws and the enigmatic Etta Place through South America, where they fled in 1901. Information about William T Phillips, who claimed to be Butch Cassidy, is also included. Num Pages: 412 pages, 52 photographs, 16 maps, 3 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 142 x 217 x 23. Weight in Grams: 524.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Edition
2nd Edition
Number of pages
428
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803282902
ISBN
9780803282902
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.44

Paperback. This work examines the African presence in American dance forms, arguing that the Africanist aesthetic has been "invisibilised" by the pervasive force of racism. It provides evidence to correct the record, investigating the Africanist presence as a major factor in shaping American performance. Series: Contributions in Afro-American and African Studies: Contemporary Black Poets. Num Pages: 224 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; ASD; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 338.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780275963736
ISBN
9780275963736
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 55.63

Hardback. A year after Prince's death at the age of 57, acclaimed writer brilliantly anatomizes the star's dramatic career and an aesthetic that at times seemed otherworldly. In thematically structured chapters that blend critical consideration of Prince's art with the author's personal connection to the music. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; AVGP; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 153. .
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571333264
ISBN
9780571333264
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 16.93

Hardback. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BM; HRCV4; HRCV9; WSJS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 371.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Regnery Publishing Inc United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9781621574606
ISBN
9781621574606
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 22.95

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